soccer king

Sixth!

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"Welcome to Highbury Stadium. The 17th round of the Premier League is about to be staged here. At the same time, this is also the top battle. The defending champion Arsenal is the current leader. They have created a 56-game unbeaten record across the season. What is before them is a brilliant record waiting to be broken, and the eyes of the whole of Europe are focused on them. Can this gorgeous division of the Premier League overturn the unbeaten record of 58 games created by the Milan dynasty? Although Arsenal's Needless to say, Chelsea, No.2 in the standings, should not be underestimated. Today they went north from Stamford Bridge to Highbury to challenge the defending champions. They are only 1 point behind Arsenal. If they can take away the victory from here, They will occupy the top position in the standings and will end Arsenal's unbeaten run!

The Chelsea created by the Portuguese coach Mourinho is impressive. There are many controversies surrounding the coach. Mourinho stole the limelight. At the same time, Chelsea also had an eye-catching performance in the Champions League. They won 4 wins in the first five rounds. 1 tie locks the first place in the group. In the last round, Mourinho sent a victory to his old club Porto, helping Porto advance to the top 16 of the Champions League. Of course, Mourinho claimed that the loss was to preserve his strength and prepare for today's top spot There is nothing wrong with the big war, and we don't have to be too harsh on Chelsea.

Arsenal is the team with the most goals so far this season. Their offensive power is at the top level in Europe, while Chelsea's goals are also good, but their defense is obviously stronger, especially at Stamford Bridge. Conceded 3 goals in the game, amazing defensive strength, although the number of goals conceded in the away game is slightly more, but Chelsea is still the best defensive team in the Premier League, will this be a contest of spear and shield ?Enough for us to look forward to.

Arsenal's starting lineup today is 4231, which is the main formation system determined by Wenger in the new season.

Goalkeeper: Lehmann.

Defenders: Lauren, Toure, Campbell, Ashley Cole.

Midfielder: Ljungberg.Vieira, Qin Xiong.Silva, Pires.

Forward: Henry.

Chelsea started 433. Mourinho brought a new football philosophy to the Premier League. Fans or critics who don't like him will naturally criticize his conservatism and utilitarianism, but objectively speaking, he is great. A master tactician.The results and consistency in Chelsea's Champions League and Premier League campaigns have shown the world his style of coaching, and it has proven to be effective. Let's see if his side make waves at Highbury today.

Goalkeeper: Cech.

Defenders: Ferreira, Terry, Carvalho, Gallas.

Midfielders: Thiago, Makelele, Lampard.

Forwards: Robben, Drogba.Duff. "

Amidst the enthusiastic cheers of Arsenal and Chelsea fans, the battle for the top spot kicked off.

This is a game in which it was announced from the beginning that both teams are very defensive, which can be regarded as setting a big tone for the overall trend.

Qin Xiong serves as Arsenal's attacking midfielder.He retreated to the midfield for offensive organization, and was not in a hurry to instigate the attack forward.But even when he dropped back, he still suffered a lot of defensive pressure.

There is Lampard on the front and Drogba on the back. These two are guys with super physical confrontation ability.

This surprised Qin Xiong.

This is the second time he has played against Mourinho's team. From the game against Porto, he knows that Mourinho is an excellent coach, and his coaching style is also deeply imprinted in his mind.

He is very good, but he is a little different from the football philosophy that Qin Xiong yearned for. We have different paths and do not seek each other. At this time, we will look at the summer transfer decision half a year ago.It was a wise decision for him not to join Chelsea hastily.

Even if the philosophy and style of the player and the coach are different.conflicts, but the most basic reality will not change. It doesn’t make it appear that Mourinho is incapable of coaching because Qin Xiong doesn’t like a football style that is too utilitarian and too conservative. In fact, Mourinho’s ability to train the team makes him Qin Xiong admired him.

At least the team's tactical execution ability is the strongest Qin Xiong has ever seen!

Otherwise, the striker will actively return to the defense, and the winger will also take the initiative to withdraw and participate in the defense. With such a skill alone, there are probably few coaches in European football who can do it. It's not that other coaches can't think of it, but whether the players are willing to obey the coach This arrangement is another matter.

Players who like to attack, and the first standard of their job is also to attack. They often don't like to do dirty work. It has been around since ancient times, and it is considered a tradition.

Since Chelsea mainly focuses on counter-attack tactics, Wenger does not want Arsenal to overwhelm the rhythm of the battle at Highbury. Otherwise, in the fast rhythm, the game is very easy to lose control, giving Chelsea more opportunities.

To put it simply, if Arsenal is actively attacking, then the distance between Arsenal's third lines will be widened, and the front and rear distances of the overall formation will become longer. The offensive space is more open.

Using a spring as a metaphor for the overall elasticity of the team, Arsenal's front line is stretched, and the probability of breaking the third line in a fast-paced game is significantly higher than Chelsea.

Even though Wenger scoffed at Chelsea's utilitarian tactics in front of the media, Wenger really didn't dare to let the team show the spirit of defending champions to try to suppress Chelsea when they confronted Chelsea.

That is absolutely unrealistic!

Among the Premier League teams BIG4, Liverpool, Manchester United, Chelsea, Arsenal.

No one can crush the overall strength gap between them, the gap is very subtle.

Even though Arsenal are many points ahead of Manchester United and Liverpool in the standings, Chelsea are also ahead of both, but in key games, if the BIG4 fight each other, who dares to win?Who dares to say what kind of result is an upset?

There is no upset in the game between BIG4.

It will not be surprising who wins and who loses. If Liverpool, which ranks bottom of the BIG4 in the league standings, beats Arsenal, will it be an upset result?Won't!

Just because everyone's actual strength is not so different that there is no obvious difference between high and low, so in terms of posture, the role of on-the-spot tactical restraint will play a huge role.

Wenger knows what Mourinho wants, so he must not give it to him!

The same reason, the players on the court also understand.

Qin Xiong fell into the embarrassing situation of "unable to pass the ball forward" from the beginning!

Mourinho is not alone in playing a midfield three.

But perhaps he is one of the few top coaches who can make the defense impeccable and make the offensive organizers helpless in static defense.

Thiago and Makelele are double midfielders. When there is no counterattack opportunity, Lampard will of course participate in the defense.

Qin Xiong has three passing points in front of him.

Pires on the left, Henry on the center and Ljungberg on the right.

On the premise that he doesn't try to break through rashly, no matter how the front three teammates move, they will be cut off by Chelsea's defenders from passing the ball to Qin Xiong.

The key point is never how many players are in the defensive zone, but what kind of role the defenders are playing.

Just like PSV Eindhoven even put up 3 midfielders to participate in the defense, but their positions will have flaws, which will allow Qin Xiong to find the passing line. Even if the pass is extremely difficult, Qin Xiong can still catch the ball. to the opportunity.

Today was so difficult that Qin Xiong felt a sense of despair spreading in his heart.

When Mourinho stood on the sidelines from the beginning of the game and yelled at Robben and Duff, commanding them to participate in the midfield defense with a stern expression, perhaps some fans would think that Mourinho was making a fuss and deliberately putting on a show.

But if you think about it one more level, how can Chelsea not be strong in defense!

Pires and Ljungberg were flanked back and forth. Robben and Duff didn't need to close to them. They just stood around them with vigor and cut off the passing line between Qin Xiong and them. That would be enough. Defensive contribution.

And if the two wide players move closer to the center, they will fall into Chelsea's defensive circle.

Qin Xiong couldn't find the point of exit and passed the ball directly to Henry?That's almost impossible, unless the opponent makes a major marking error.

Chelsea was more confident and steady than when they played against each other last season. Qin Xiong could tell that he was making formulaic passes in the midfield and kept telling himself to be patient and see if the situation would change over time.

At the same time, he also sighed in his heart: Mourinho really insisted on going all the way to the dark! (to be continued~^~)