blogombal Chapter 183
Chapter 183
Shevchenko, who was named by Mourinho, suddenly raised his head and looked at Mourinho with a bit of grievance and anger in his eyes.
Shevchenko couldn't figure it out. Where did he not pass the ball? Did you selectively ignore the threatening ball he passed at the bottom at the beginning of the game? And can you blame yourself for the goal? The defense line pressed so far forward, and was directly penetrated by the long pass. Why don't you blame them! ?
He was about to open his mouth to refute, but Mourinho didn't give him a chance to defend himself.
"This is the data from the first 45 minutes compiled by Silvino. Our success rate of breakthroughs on the left side in the first half was as high as 70%. To put it bluntly, the right-back of Leeds United is basically a decoration. I even suspect that Cudicini can easily pass him as a left winger!" Mourinho specially pointed at the arrow on the left side of the whiteboard with a pen, ignoring Shevchenko who wanted to speak. "In general, everyone executed my tactical requirements well in the first half. Although there was a little accident at the end, I think we still have a great chance to overtake the opponent in the second half." After a slight pause, Mourinho looked at Shevchenko meaningfully and continued: "But I want to emphasize one point. If I find that someone does not play according to my tactical arrangement after the game, then I'm sorry, there are other players on the bench who want to play..." On the other side, Li Shiguang was very satisfied with the team's performance in the first half, but he did not forget to remind his players not to be proud and complacent because of their leading advantage. Chelsea is definitely the best in the Premier League. If they tie the score in the second half, it will be difficult to win the game!
"How is it, Danny, can you still hold on?" After giving a speech to the whole team, Li Shiguang walked to Mills, gently put his hand on his shoulder, lowered his head and asked Mills, who was breathing heavily, softly.
In addition to the three veterans Rivaldo, Cannavaro and Camoranesi, the 29-year-old Mills is already the fourth oldest player in Leeds United. Although he is still in his prime, he has already endured the continuous attacks of Robben and Drogba for 45 minutes. When the referee blew the whistle to end the first half, Mills felt that he could not walk anymore...
"Boss, if Chelsea still attacks me later, I estimate that I can only hold on for 10 minutes at most." Mills shook his head. He was self-aware. Robben's speed alone could drag him down, and he could not hold on for another 45 minutes.
"Then you play again..."
"Forget it, boss, it's more important for the team to win this game!" Hearing that Li Shiguang seemed to want him to play for a while longer, Mills quickly interrupted him, and then made a self-deprecating joke, "You must have seen my performance in the first half. I felt like I was standing on the right side, just like telling Chelsea's people, come over here! If it weren't for Javier and Fabio's help, I would have been beaten into a sieve by that Dutch kid."
"Hahaha, you kid..." Li Shiguang was completely amused by Mills' words, then he nodded and looked at Simeone standing at the door: "Diego, go tell Frank that he will play later, and we will play 3-5-2 in the second half!"
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"Okay, fans, the 15-minute break is gone in a flash, and the players from both sides have returned to the court." After being reminded by the director, Lineker also stopped chatting with Jon and started to get back to the point.
"It seems that Mourinho is still confident in his starting lineup. Chelsea did not make any adjustments during the halftime break. But there were personnel changes at Leeds United. Ribery replaced the right back Mills, and judging from their formation, Leeds United changed to 3-5-2 in the second half. And Lee actually let Lahm stand at the left center back position!?" After seeing the position of Leeds United, Lineker, who was introducing in an orderly manner before, suddenly spoke in a surprised tone, "Jon, what do you think of Lee's adjustment?"
Jon rolled his eyes and joked with Lineker: "How do I see it? I see it with my eyes! It's obvious that Mills can't stand the destruction of Robben and Drogba. Lee is letting Ribery compete with Robben in speed, and Cannavaro is here to watch Drogba."
Mourinho obviously noticed the change of Leeds United. He secretly glanced at Li Shiguang sitting on the bench and cursed in his heart, this cunning Oriental!
He originally thought that according to Li Shiguang's style this season, he shouldn'tThey started to park the bus in the backcourt so quickly. As long as Mills played in the second half, Chelsea would have a point to break through easily! But I didn't expect Li Shiguang to be so decisive and directly replaced Mills.
Now this formation that looks like three defenders but is actually five defenders, it is a bit difficult for Robben to break through Leeds United's defense as easily as in the first half.
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The situation on the field also confirmed what Mourinho thought.
After the start of the second half, all Leeds United players returned to their own half, and even Ibrahimovic and Torres retreated to the center circle.
Chelsea still organized the attack from Robben's wing, but after playing for a few minutes, Mourinho found something wrong!
The biggest problem is that Ribery is not inferior to Robben in speed, and in terms of physique, the Frenchman seems to be a little stronger than Robben.
Just now, Robben was holding the ball on the wing. He wanted to use his speed to beat Ribery. However, after he dribbled the ball out, he not only failed to shake Ribery off, but was even stuck by Ribery in the process of chasing the ball. In the end, he didn't get the ball...
Seeing this situation, Mourinho really had no choice. He quickly took the opportunity of Chelsea's sideline ball to call Lampard to the sidelines and gave him a few instructions.
Chelsea then changed its offensive thinking and began to try to organize penetration from the middle, as if it wanted to penetrate behind the Leeds United defense through short passes.
But in terms of midfield, in terms of strong body and running, these Chelsea midfielders are indeed a head higher than Leeds United.
But in terms of organizing the attack and controlling the rhythm of the game, Alonso's ability is much stronger than Essien and Makelele.
So with the two sides pulling and tugging, the game seemed to return to the state before Leeds United scored in the first half. The two sides kept fighting for the ball in the midfield, and this situation continued until Chelsea made personnel adjustments...