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Chapter 257 Constructive Opinion
Before the game, Chelsea coach Jose Mourinho did not talk about the match against Fulham. Facing the reporter's question about "Shen Yang's training team", he just twitched the corner of his mouth, obviously dismissive. Demeanor is considered 'full of self-confidence' and 'arrogance', but one thing is for sure, that is, Chelsea's strength is indeed unmatched by Fulham.

When thinking of the Premier League, many people can think of Manchester United, Arsenal, and Liverpool, Everton and the like, but this season's Premier League has subverted most people's perceptions.

Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich invested a lot of money for two consecutive seasons after buying the Chelsea club. This summer, he even invested nearly [-] million euros to buy stars. This kind of large-scale investment can easily create a gorgeous lineup. The team, coupled with a champion coach Jose Mourinho at the helm, Chelsea's results are also quite gorgeous, as evidenced by the unbeaten team and the top position in the league with a big advantage.

Fulham is the exact opposite.

There are no big stars in the team at all, and two main players were transferred in the summer transfer. Their strength has declined but not improved. There are several players in the team who are already veterans, but they still occupy the main position. How bad it is.

That's how it is on the field right now.

This Chelsea team against Fulham is completely crushing.

Chelsea is not like Tottenham Hotspur, let go to attack, but has always maintained a solid defense. The number of players participating in the offense is not many, but even so, it completely suppressed Fulham and let Fuller For a long time, Tom couldn't play half court at all.

This seems to be a game without suspense at all.

Fortunately, the Fulham players are in good condition. Even though they have been pressed and beaten, several defenders performed quite calmly and made the defense airtight. Coupled with the brave Van der Sar in front of the goal, Chelsea has been playing for a long time. Also failed to break through the gate of Fulham.

but……

"This kind of game, the hope of winning is very small!" Even if every player in Fulham is in good condition, so what, the absolute difference in strength cannot be made up by the player's condition. If the game continues like this, Chelsea will almost certainly find it. Chance to score the ball.

Shen Yang helplessly shook his head.

Shen Yang doesn't know much about football, and he doesn't know anything about tactics, but from the perspective of an ordinary fan, Chelsea's advantage is too great, and he can't see the hope of Fulham winning.

However, Coleman, as the head coach, did not choose to give up.

Seeing that the team's defense was facing crisis after crisis, Coleman couldn't sit still anymore. He came to the sidelines and started shouting to direct the team's defense.

I don't know if this will work, but then Fulham's defense is indeed a little more stable, and Chelsea failed to find opportunities for several consecutive offensives.

After that, Fulham began to look for a counterattack.

In the last game against Tottenham Hotspur, Fulham played like this. Tottenham Hotspur also had the advantage and the offense was very tough, but Fulham still found a chance to counterattack and let Tottenham Hotspur When attacking, you have to think about defending.

But it doesn't seem to work on Chelsea.

Fulham's quick counterattack, several times in a row, seemed to give the ball back to Chelsea. Not to mention the slightest threat, there was too little time for the counterattack to control the ball, which meant that it could not even consume time. .

Chelsea is not only tough in offense, but also very solid in defense.

How to fight such an opponent?
Shen Yang thought about it for a long time, and he didn't even bother thinking about it, because he didn't know much about football at all, and he didn't even think about tactics, and he only knew the basic rules.

He started watching players, mainly Chelsea players.

Chelsea's strength may lie in their head coach Mourinho, but a clever woman cannot cook without rice. No matter how good Mourinho is, he can't lead a group of rookies to get good results.

The vast majority of Chelsea's players on the field are strong and in the state of their peak. Each of them is a famous star when taken out individually.

Shen Yang knows someone—Drogba.

Drogba is the famous "Mr. Warcraft". Shen Yang knew about Crespo because of the news reports on TV.

Foreign stars can appear in domestic reports, and have been seen and remembered by ordinary audiences. It must have appeared more than once.

"Drogba is a big star." Said Shen Yang and team doctor Martins next to him.

"Of course, Drogba is very good and his value is very high, but I think it is Crespo who needs to pay more attention."

"Which one?"

"The one on the left." Martins pointed.

Shen Yang saw it.

Next, Martins began to introduce Crespo, and then began to introduce other Chelsea players. Martins knew Chelsea players very well, and he talked about his knowledge with eloquence.

Shen Yang listened patiently.

As Martins spoke, he still felt very fulfilled. All normal fans knew these things, but the young Chinese in front of him didn’t know them. He could tell them one by one, as if he was very knowledgeable.

From Martins' words, Shen Yang also understood one by one, and at the same time lamented that Chelsea is much stronger than Fulham.

They have Didier Drogba and Crespo in the frontcourt. Drogba is a player that Mourinho values ​​very much. His skills are not surprising, but his body is very strong. It is difficult for ordinary players to fight. A nickname of "Warcraft" is also a proof of physical strength.

Although Drogba has only helped Chelsea score seven goals so far, his deterrence on the field is not comparable to that of ordinary players.

Crespo has scored more goals. He is not the main force of Chelsea. Perhaps there is a reason that he is only a player on loan from Chelsea, but the Argentine striker has already become famous, much louder than Drogba. So far, he Playing time is only half of Drogba's, but he is the most goals scored in the Chelsea team.

The combination of these two strikers can definitely sweep European football.

Chelsea are also strong at home.

The player that needs to be mentioned most is Lampard. Lampard has always been the core main force of Chelsea and the absolute main force of the England team. He has superb skills and outstanding footwork. Most importantly, he has a very good overall view. The core of the field is the key role leading the offense.

Another important player is Makelele.

As the former main midfielder of Real Madrid, Makelele is very strong and experienced. He is a veteran midfielder and the top midfielder in the world.

When it comes to offense, Makelele can only be regarded as mediocre, but when it comes to defense, he alone can build an iron wall.

Then there are John Terry and Carvalho. Both of them are the world's top central defenders. They are very intimidating. Perhaps just standing there is enough to make the opponent feel cowardly.

Such a team...

Martins talked for a long time, Shen Yang listened for a long time, and felt that it was just one sentence, "Fulham is definitely not Chelsea's opponent."

Martins didn't say this directly, but the meaning in the words is not too much.

Shen Yang shook his head helplessly, even his own team doctor didn't think he could win. Is there really hope for this kind of competition?

"who's that person?"

Shen Yang suddenly pointed in a direction, it was a player on the sidelines jogging forward.

"Mendez."

"Mendez?"

"He seems to be called Thiago. He used to play for Benfica and moved to Chelsea in the summer."

"Is it great?"

Martins hesitated, "It should be pretty good."

Shen Yang nodded, and immediately said, "Maybe we should find a breakthrough from him."

"why?"

"He's not in good shape."

"bad mood?"

"Yes, I found that his game state is very bad. You just mentioned so many players. I think they are all very good. They must not be used as a breakthrough. This player is different..."

Martins didn't understand what Shen Yang meant.

But it doesn't matter, Shen Yang doesn't need to let Martins down. After all, Martins is just a team doctor. He walked up to Coleman and sat down, and said, "Mr. Coleman, I think we can learn from that player, yes, he Call Thiago, look for a breakthrough from him, and focus on this road..."

Shen Yang expressed his opinion.

Coleman froze for a moment.

Coleman asked Shen Yang to serve as a temporary assistant coach, not for him to give any opinions, but purely as a decoration-in order to make the players more fighting spirit and confidence.

Nor did he think the young Chinese could offer constructive advice.

One of the important reasons is that everyone in the club knows that this young Chinese doesn't understand football at all, and his understanding of English football can be regarded as "blank".

He is not even as good as an ordinary fan!
With such a coach, what meaningful suggestions can he make for the game?

Coleman didn't count on it. He never expected that Shen Yang would take the initiative to make a suggestion. He couldn't help asking, "Why?"

"He's not in good shape."

"Oh?"

Coleman listened patiently.

Shen Yang explained, "Mr. Coleman, although I don't know much about football, I also know the rules of football. Now we can't start the game, and the offense always ends hastily. If this continues, there is no hope of winning."

Coleman was a little disgusted, but still nodded, Shen Yang was telling the truth.

There really isn't much hope for Fulham.

From the first minute of the game to the present 1 minutes, Fulham did not even have a decent shot. The football did not enter Chelsea's penalty area at all, but their own penalty area was frequently threatened.

If the game continues like this, Fulham will definitely concede a goal, and then face failure.

"We need to open up the situation, but it is not practical to suppress the opponent, so we need to find another shortcut. Since this player is not in good condition, we will focus on this way, and open the situation from this way, maybe we can get a good chance Woolen cloth!"

Coleman didn't refute, but asked, "How do you know he's not in good shape?"

"You know what I do. I'm good at training athletes' condition, so I can easily see the condition of an athlete..."

This explanation is confusing.

Coleman did not refute, ten days is enough for him to understand Shen Yang - this young Chinese may not understand football, but the effect of 'state training' is not bad, looking at the current Fulham players on the field, in fact, they all played well. It's not bad, it's just that there is a gap in overall strength that will always be suppressed.

That being the case... can you try it?
Coleman thought.

In the current situation of the game, there is actually no good way. Since he can't think of a way, he can use Shen Yang's way, maybe it will work?
Coleman didn't say anything, but after 5 minutes, taking advantage of the gap when the football went out of bounds, he called Andy Cole and asked him to tell the players to pay attention to Thiago Mendes' way," Shen said. Des is not in good form, we can look for opportunities from this way!"

If Coleman himself said that 'Thiago Mendes is not in good shape', Andy Cole would not really believe it. Coleman has been coaching for two years, but he has never had this ability, but Shen Yang It's different, although it was only ten days in Fulham, it won the trust of most players.

Andy Cole returned to the court and quickly broke the news to his teammates.

A lot of players wondered, "Breakthrough from Thiago Mendes? Because Mendes isn't in the right shape?"

This is a bit weird!
Many head coaches will also tell the players which lane to attack when setting up tactics, but this is the first time they have heard the explanation of "the opponent's player is not in good condition". They don't need to be too entangled in tactics and style of play.

In Fulham's formation, the player directly facing Thiago Mendes is Pembridge. When Fulham is suppressed at the back, Andy Cole also has many times, and Thiago Mendes will play against Thiago Mendes. Jago Mendes tangled up.

Pembridge is a Welsh winger, he is a 34-year-old veteran.

As a veteran, he naturally has a wealth of experience.

Pembridge's physical condition is already declining, and his speed is not so fast, but with his rich experience, it is difficult for ordinary defensive players to grab the ball under his feet.

This time Fulham made a reactionary counterattack, and Pembridge took the ball forward. He didn't find a good space, but he found Thiago Mendes.

Pembridge suddenly remembered what Andy Cole said, "We need to find opportunities from Mendes!" Seeing Mendes rushing over, he originally wanted to pass the ball back, but suddenly changed idea.

Thiago Mendes is so close!

Pembridge thought of using his skills and speed to pass the Portuguese in front of him, and suddenly felt a sense of excitement that he hadn't seen for a long time, "Looking for opportunities from Mendez? That must depend on me!"

"Now let's verify whether this Portuguese kid is really in poor condition!"

(End of this chapter)