Chapter 409 Mourinho's Repentance

What is the difference between juggling and technique?

Actions that can be used on the football field and are effective are called skills, while those that cannot be used on the football field and can only be performed for the public are called juggling.

Obviously, Wang Li's action was technical. He successfully performed an incredible move, broke through the interception of three Arsenal defenders, and passed the ball to the unguarded Gudjohnsen, which allowed the Icelander to score a goal.

The whole audience was in uproar

Even many Blues fans couldn't believe what happened just now. Although they knew that the black-haired boy on the field had extraordinary skills, his occasional outburst was still shocking.

However, after reacting, Chelsea fans in the stands suddenly burst into extremely loud cheers. They were celebrating Gudjohnsen's goal, but more of them were cheering for Wang Li's performance.

The local Welsh fans in the stands burst into applause, expressing their surprise in this way.

How many times in a season can we see such wonderful dribbling, passing and goals?

I'm afraid even the Blues fans who watch Chelsea games all day can count them on their fingers, let alone these Welsh fans. At least, they have never seen such a wonderful goal in Wales.

Sky TV's Lineker was very excited. Although the score was only 2:2, every time he saw Wang Li's wonderful performance, he would be excited: "See, Adams, this is called real technology. It is obvious that Arsenal can't defend Allen at all. Three defenders, including Campbell, were easily dribbled past by Allen. They had no way, yes, no way."

Facing Lineker's questioning, Adams could only keep silent. He didn't know what to say. If he said that the ball was not exciting, he would definitely be drowned in the fans' saliva.

"It's only 2-2, the outcome will depend on the second half." This was all he could do in response.

After the game resumed, Chelsea took advantage of the Arsenal players' inattention, Lampard intercepted the ball in the backcourt and launched another counterattack.

However, this time the ball did not reach Wang Li, but was intercepted by Vieira on the right. Then, the Swiss referee blew the whistle for the half-time break.

Although the entire Millennium Stadium was extremely noisy, the locker rooms of both teams were unusually quiet. Most of the players were thinking about the first half of the game and considering how to play in the second half.

At this time, in the North Wing locker room, Arsenal head coach Wenger's face was full of anxiety and uneasiness. He paced back and forth in the room, thinking about the tactics for the second half and the most important defensive issues.

Yes, defense is the most important issue.

No matter how many goals Arsenal can score, if Chelsea scores more than them, they will always be the losing side.

Wenger hasn't felt this way for a long time. Even when facing the glorious period of Manchester United's treble in 1999, he still had some confidence in playing against Manchester United, but Chelsea? ---

How should that black-haired boy defend?

In the first half, Arsenal tried hard to attack for 45 minutes, but the black-haired boy had two flashes of inspiration and scored two goals. The gap was really big.

To be honest, Wenger doesn't care about the other Chelsea players at all, even the outstanding Icelandic center forward Gudjohnsen, the excellent wing breakthrough ability Arjen Robben, and the commanding Frank Lampard. No matter how outstanding they are, they can have corresponding defensive methods. But facing this comprehensive and perverted black-haired boy, Wenger has really been racking his brains for a season.

During this time, he didn't know how many gray hairs he had lost because of this matter, but he still couldn't come up with a good solution.

'Do we have to have all 11 players block the goal and drag the game to a penalty shootout?'

Wenger suddenly had this idea in his mind, but he immediately shook his head and gave up. Not to mention whether he could defend to the end, even if Arsenal won such a game, it would be an ignominious win. The fans' loyalty to the team comes from a tradition. If they really played such a game and lost, Wenger estimated that he would be immediately drowned in the fans' saliva.

"Arsenal's victory depends on goals. What if we score more goals than them?"

Thinking about the first half of the game, Wenger regained his confidence. In the first 45 minutes of the first half, the team was able to play 2:2, so why couldn't they continue like this and strive to score two more goals?

"Sir, we didn't play very well in the final minutes. Can you give us some suggestions on how we can defend better? How can we strengthen our offense to score goals?" While Wenger was thinking, five minutes had passed and the team's veteran Campbell couldn't help asking.

Wenger turned his head and saw that the atmosphere in the locker room seemed pretty good. At least the players were all full of fighting spirit. It seemed that the first half of the game had given them great confidence. So Wenger became more certain of his judgment. He felt that on top of that, he should give the players some more encouragement.

"You performed very well in the first half, which is worthy of recognition," Wenger turned to the players with a confident smile and said, "However, we still need to work harder to win. The current score is 2:2. I hope that in the second half the score can become 3:2, 4:2 or even 5:2."

At this time, Wenger pointed at Fabregas and asked, "Case, tell me, what does the team rely on to win?"

"Attack, sir," Fabregas said affirmatively as he stood up.

"Very good, yes, it is an attack"

"We need to attack, and we have always won because of our attack, so what are we waiting for? In this stadium, we should use offense to defeat them"

"That black-haired kid number 21 is really powerful, everyone has to admit that, but he is just one person. What about us? We are a whole. There are 11 of us. Can 11 people not beat one person?"

It was rare for Wenger to say something so inspiring. Arsenal players all turned red and started shouting---

"We will win, sir."

"Don't worry, we will score more goals than him."

"The victory belongs to us, Chelsea is nothing, we are Arsenal"

"very good"

Seeing the players' spirits rise, Wenger's gloom dissipated a little, and he immediately began to arrange tactics for the second half.

Although he told the team to win by offense, Wenger did not let temptation cloud his reason. He knew that if the team did not defend well, everything would be in vain. So, he told the team to leave at least 4 people in the backcourt during the offense, so as to prevent Chelsea's rapid and sharp counterattack after a sudden steal.

On the other hand, in the South Wing locker room, Jose Mourinho was also hesitant.

The Portuguese man had always been confident, but at this moment he discovered that he had made a mistake, a very serious mistake: in Chelsea's attack, he relied too much on Wang Li's personal strength, and the tactics he formulated were too conservative.

Too conservative.

It was this style of play that caused Chelsea, which was originally a level higher than Arsenal, to be controlled by others, and it was entirely due to Wang Li's personal strength that the team was able to maintain a draw.

Mourinho found that when he was formulating tactics before the game, he had a strange idea in his mind. He hoped that the team would have 10 players to participate in the defense, so that the goal would be as stable as Mount Tai. Wang Li was alone in the frontcourt. With the strength of this black-haired boy, the goal was guaranteed, and then Chelsea could win steadily.

However, deep down, he felt that this tactic was too strange and did not dare to implement it.

As a result, the tactics he formulated were somewhat biased towards defense, but relied too much on Wang Li's personal strength for offense. The midfielders could not play any role at all, and half of the players on the field were doing useless work.

This is the fundamental reason why the team played so passively in the first half.

Thinking of this, Mourinho suddenly became enlightened. He seemed to have seen the moment when the team won the game.

"So what if I attack? Is Chelsea afraid of attacking?"

This is what he asked himself. The answer is simple: not afraid.

There is no doubt about Chelsea's offensive ability. Whether it is the team, the fans or the media reporters, they all know that Chelsea's offensive ability is extremely terrifying, which can be seen from the number of goals the team has scored.

As long as Wang Li is there, the team's offensive ability will at least be improved by a level.

Thinking of this, Mourinho's mood became better. He gritted his teeth and threw away the cigar in his hand. He also stomped on it twice with his big leather shoes: "I will let the team open up for once. I don't believe that I can't beat them, Shit bastards."

At this time, none of the players in the locker room dared to speak. They all looked at the Portuguese who was constantly venting his anger on the cigar. After a while, Mourinho swore several times, then gritted his teeth and said as if he had made up his mind: "Attack... Go... Shit, we have to attack in the second half."

All the players were sweating profusely.

However, they understood what the head coach meant.

At this time, Wang Li saw Mourinho's performance and was really amused. "Isn't it just an attack? What's the big deal?"

He thought so, but he didn't know how much determination Mourinho had to make to let go of the offensive tactics in such an important game.

This is a decision that can only be made after shedding tears of blood.

For example, in an ancient country in the far east, after a major traffic accident, the spokesperson of a certain ministry claimed: This was the aftermath of a Taoist priest’s practice against the will of heaven to overcome a heavenly calamity. Whether you believe it or not, I believe it anyway - I am an official and I have the final say.

When Mourinho comes to important games, he always thinks: No matter you want to attack or defend, I will defend anyway - I am the coach and I have the final say.

This time, he learned a profound lesson, and after the lesson, he regretted and said: I shouldn't have defended, I could have won by attacking.

So, when the two teams walked out of the player tunnel, all the players saw that Chelsea head coach Mourinho had changed his calm image and his face was full of anxiety, while Chelsea players were in high spirits and full of fighting spirit, which formed a sharp contrast between the two.

The fourth official was also puzzled by this. He thought the Portuguese might be sick, so he immediately came over to express his condolences.

"I'm healthy," Mourinho said with a black face.

At this time, the game on the field was about to start. From the excited momentum of the players of both teams, it can be seen that the two head coaches did a lot of encouragement for them during the halftime break. In response to this, the Sky TV commentator smiled and took the lead: "We can imagine that the next game will be more exciting. The players of both teams are in high spirits. It can be seen that the two head coaches are indeed very capable, at least they have done a good job in mobilizing the players' emotions for the game."

In fact, Mourinho was arranging tactics with a stern face during the halftime break, but his tactics made the players excited---

From the beginning of the season till now, they have never tried to attack with all their strength.

As a member of Chelsea, this is the most depressing thing. They can't play freely every time. They always play passively to prevent the opponent from counterattacking. But this time it won't be the same. The head coach personally issued an order to attack with all his strength---

What does it feel like to attack with all your strength?

So, when the game resumed, when Henry passed the ball to Reyes, who had just come on as a substitute, before he ran forward, he found that Chelsea's formation was not right.

I saw that right back Joe Cole was running forward desperately, Gudjohnsen also ran forward past Henry, and another defender of the opponent was also running forward. Only Lampard was the most normal, he was also running slowly, but... still running forward.

You know, Chelsea is now one man short, so there are only 4 or 5 people involved in the defense.

"What happened to them?"

Just when Henry hadn't reacted, Reyes passed the ball to him again. As Henry was distracted, the football hit his legs and bounced out. Wang Li, who followed, easily grabbed the ball. When he dribbled past Henry, Wang Li looked at the Frenchman in confusion. He didn't understand why the black man would give the ball to him directly?

However, it doesn't matter, Chelsea's massive attack has already begun

At this time, Chelsea players were as active as birds that had just flown out of a cage. They were running desperately in the frontcourt. After dribbling past two people, Wang Li easily found a gap and passed the ball to Joe Cole on the wing.

In the first half of the game, Joe Cole did not play well, mainly because he was not very good at defense. If he stayed in the backcourt, he would certainly not have a good performance. But now, he can let go of the offense.

As a result, Joe Cole's fighting power increased dramatically. He broke through Vieira and Ashley Cole's double-team and kicked a very exquisite cross.

"Oh Joe Cole, this wimp, he finally exploded," Lineker couldn't help but shout out.

The ball was passed very carefully, and landed right on top of the Icelander's head in the penalty area. Gudjohnsen pushed aside the defender and jumped up to head the ball.

Unfortunately, Lehmann performed very well this time. He caught the ball steadily in his arms with both hands.

"Chelsea played so beautifully. In this offensive situation, you can't tell that they are one man short. Instead, it seems like Arsenal is one man short. This is the difference between the two teams."

One opportunity was missed, but another one came. Just one minute later, Lampard calmly intercepted Henry's advance in the middle, and then passed the ball to Wang Li.

In the team's offense, Wang Li's pressure was reduced a lot, because he didn't have to carefully dribble under the pressure of several defensive players. He could also pass the ball to his teammates, and there were strong teammates in every direction, so he had more options.

This time, he still chose to pass the ball, and still passed it to Joe Cole.

However, this time the ball did not return. Joe Cole did not continue to dribble past the opponent. He kicked the ball back. At this time, Wang Li had already passed Campbell who was defending closely.

Football is a team sport after all, and this is the easiest way to pass the ball.

After passing Campbell, Wang Li did not pass the ball again because he found that facing Chelsea's attack, Arsenal's backcourt formation was a bit chaotic and they didn't know how to defend. In this way, Wang Li's pressure was much less, as there was only Toure in front of him.

With a 360-degree turn and a few light steps, Toure was left behind without wasting any time.

At this time, Laurent, who was defending Robben on the left, couldn't help but come to the middle to make up for the defense. Seeing the opportunity, Wang Li passed the ball to Robben on the left. The Dutch boy didn't stick to the ball. He ran towards the ball twice and directly swung his leg to pass the ball. In the previous zone offensive tactics training, the whole team was already familiar with this process.

His choice was right.

After passing the ball, Wang Li took light steps and entered the penalty area at an extremely fast speed, and at this time, Robben's pass just flew over.

Without any hesitation, he jumped up, and when he reached the highest point, he shook his head and the football flew towards the right corner of the goal.

However, Lehmann reacted quickly and saved the ball.

But it doesn't matter, this time Wang Li is not the only one attacking. In the penalty area, in front of the ball, a Chelsea player appeared at some point. Facing this opportunity, he calmly swung his left leg and pushed casually---

"Joe~~~~~ Cole"