Chapter 368: Tai Chi Fishing: Using Softness to Overcome Hardness "This is the live broadcast of the fourth round of the FA Cup, Chelsea's home game against Brentford. We can see that the players of both teams are already in position on the field.""Okay, the game has begun. Now let me introduce the starting lineups of both teams!" "..." "Then there is the visiting team Brentford, a team from the Championship. Although the league level is not as good as the Premier League, as one of the strong teams in the Championship, Brentford's strength is unquestionable." Brentford (3-5-1-1) Goalkeeper: Daniel Bentley Defenders: Bielan, Dean, Ian Midfielders: Barth, Ryan Woods, McEachran, Li Ke, Colin Forwards: Sawyers, Lasse Wiebe Head coach: Dean Smith In order to deal with Chelsea away from home, coach Smith deployed a 3511 formation. In fact, the 3511 formation is very rare in all levels of leagues in England. From the Premier League to League Two and even the English Premier League, coaches at all levels generally prefer the 4231 formation. However, football matches require flexibility. If Brentford uses a 4231 formation, they will have to attack Chelsea from the flanks.
Although William is injured and out, there are still few teams in England that dare to play with Chelsea on the wing. The reason is simple. The mobility of the frontcourt combination of Hazard + Jiang Yuan is too strong. With Pogba passing the cards in the back, Chelsea's attacking ability on the left is simply too strong. The game had already started, and Brentford took advantage of the initiative gained by the first kick-off and launched an attack on Chelsea through McEachran's long pass. It can be seen from here that coach Smith has studied Chelsea specifically. This season, Chelsea is the same as last season, and is slow to warm up. Normal Premier League teams will get into shape within 10 minutes of the game, but Chelsea needs about 15 minutes. If you don’t have the advantage in hard power, then you have to see if you can steal one at the beginning. "Go up, go straight up!" After finishing the ball, Sawyers ran to the left and Ake immediately rushed towards him. The Dutch defender returned to Chelsea on loan just a week ago, and Mourinho started him in the first game, which was enough to show his trust in Ake. Of course, there is another reason that must be considered, that is, Chelsea has few players in the full-back position. "On the wing, Sawyers and Ake are in a one-on-one match..." "Calling teammates to help, Babette wanted to go over the edge, but Falca followed very closely and didn't want to give Brentford players a chance to cooperate." "Sawyers, force your way down the field and pass the ball to the middle!" "Ake cleared the ball, beautifully! This is a corner kick opportunity for Brentford!" A sudden attack at the start resulted in a corner kick, which was a relatively good result. Li Ke walked towards the corner flagpole with the ball, while Chelsea players, under the command of Courtois, made defensive arrangements in the penalty area. Because the opponent in today's game was relatively weak, Jiang Yuan did not go directly into the penalty area, but stood at the top of the arc. Brentford wanted to do something by speeding up the tempo at the beginning of the game. Chelsea also had an idea. They wanted to use this corner kick defense to launch a counterattack, but they didn't know whether they could succeed. Beep! The referee blew the whistle, Li Ke behind the corner flag raised his right hand, ran two steps and then made a cross with a "pop". Inside the restricted area! "Left, left! Look at the one on the left!" Courtois shouted loudly, signaling Terry to keep an eye on Dean who was running out. As a result, Terry was stunned for a moment, and finally Dean found an opportunity to complete the jump.
Engage your abdomen, then... Head the ball directly! “Goooaaaaallllllll!!!!” “Oh it’s amazing!” "amazing goal for BRENTFORD!" The announcer on the scene was stunned. After Dean scored the goal, he looked at the time displayed on the computer. 2'NUMX '' Just 2 minutes and 13 seconds into the game, Brentford, who were playing away from home and were relatively weak, scored a goal against Chelsea. Outrageous! "what the fuck?" Courtois spread his hands to Terry: "I told you to look to the left, and you didn't notice the six on my face?" "I thought you meant my left side!" Terry put his hands on his hips. When Courtois asked him to look to the left, he thought it was his left side. You know, Terry was standing sideways when defending just now, so isn't his left side in front of Courtois? "Oh Jesus!" Courtois licked his lips with a wry smile, then realized that he had said the wrong thing just now. He should have said "left side" instead of "left", which is just hilarious. "What are you fucking doing?" Outside the penalty area, Jiang Yuan and Hazard were both confused. Where are the promised header clearance and quick counterattack? "My problem, my problem" Courtois clapped his hands and signaled his teammates to go back to the front. The director's camera turned to Mourinho on the bench. Mourinho, who was standing just now, now sat down, and the person talking to him was Cahill behind him. "You guys always make mistakes at the beginning!" It can be seen that Mourinho was quite angry about the team's corner kick defense just now. The corner kick was scored on one hand, and the opponent got the corner kick on the other hand. The first ball of the game was a corner kick for the opponent, and it was a corner kick from the right side. Right side, right side... By watching the replay of the ball on Brown's computer, Mourinho found the culprit in the defense. Paul Pogba It's that bastard again! "Focus, concentrate!"
Mourinho shouted twice, but I don’t know if Pogba listened to him. The game was still going on. The sudden fall behind made the home team fans in the stands a little nervous. Everyone had seen Chelsea's sleepwalking defense just now. Looking at it this way, the outcome of this game might not be good. Then, under the call of some fans’ organization leaders, the song “Blue is the colour The players on the field haven't gotten into the game yet, so they need a little help from the fans in the stands. The good news is that Chelsea players just needed a long time to get into the game, not that they were in bad shape. In the 17th minute of the game, Pogba suddenly rushed forward in the backcourt, used his body to block McEachran, and successfully regained the ball. This is the versatility of Pogba. With a height of over 1 meters, he has no problem at all in the midfield, not to mention the defense line. "Go, just go!" Hazard rushed up and stopped Colin who wanted to mark Jiang Yuan. Jiang Yuan reacted very quickly and came to the offside line in the first time. He swayed left and right, and no one knew when he would run away. In the backcourt, after completing a steal with his physical ability, Pogba was not in a hurry to pass the ball, but instead moved forward with the ball himself. As I said before, with the help of his extremely strong physical fitness, Pogba's ability to advance is among the best in the entire Premier League. “Here!” After Pogba came into shooting range, Jiang Yuan suddenly raised his hand and shouted, then ran into the penalty area. !!! When Jiang Yuan ran, several Brentford defenders were scared out of their wits. Except for the central defender Dean who was sticking to Ibrahimovic, everyone else ran towards Jiang Yuan. Pogba originally wanted to pass the ball to Jiang Yuan, but after seeing everyone rushing towards Jiang Yuan, he had a new idea. "Pogba, the pass wasn't very good" "Shoot!" With a "bang" sound, Pogba's long shot flew directly towards the goal. There was another "bang", and the shot hit the crossbar, bounced on the grass and went into the net. "Holyyyy SHIT!" "a world ball, a world ball for Paul Pogba" "What an amazing shoot!" He chose to shoot before reaching the top of the arc, and it was an absolute world wave. Pogba's shooting skills are indeed a bit exaggerated. "Hahaha! Wuhu!" After scoring the goal, Pogba ran off the field, swayed his body after getting into position, showing his excellent dancing talent. With half white and half black hair, he looks like an experienced DJ. In a place that the director's camera did not capture, Abramovich in the VIP box put down the wine glass in his hand, stood up and started clapping on his own.
Because the glass door was not open, the box was now completely silent, and Abu started talking to Marina next to him. "Paul is a miracle boy, we need players like him" Pogba's transfer was proposed by Mourinho and finally reviewed by Abramovich himself. At first, Abramovich was reluctant to sign the player worth more than 1 million euros, but after Marina's persuasion, he finally signed the document. 1 million euros is expensive, but it is undeniable that some players are worth this price. "Marina, haha, do you know what Jose said to me?" Abu sat back on the sofa and said with a smile: "He said he doesn't want Paul anymore!" "Oh, this is a joke" Marina smiled and explained: "You know, he just likes to joke around sometimes." "Bernie, open the door" At Abu's orders, bodyguard Bernie half-opened the glass door of the VIP box, and the overwhelming sound from the stands poured into the room. “Pogba!” Boom! "Chelsea!" Boom! Marina covered her ears, which made Abramovich laugh: "You have to hear the sound on the scene. This is a football game. Although I don't understand the tactics, I know what the fans like." Hearing Abu's words, Marina lowered her hands that had just covered her ears. …… In the 34th minute, Pogba committed a crime again in the backcourt. Fortunately, Ake was quick and blocked Babette's position before he rushed to the wing, successfully helping Chelsea to escape danger. After ending the opponent's attack, Chelsea immediately launched a counterattack. Ake passed the ball to Falcao along the sideline. The ball seemed to be out of bounds, but the linesman did not say anything, so it seemed that it did not go out of bounds. Facing the one-on-one defense of Ryan Woods, Falcao tapped the ball with his heel, stopped and dribbled past, and his excellent ball handling choices helped him find an open space. Look up. Falcao needs to find two people, Jiang Yuan and Hazard. Hazard's position in the middle is not very good, so he can only look for Jiang Yuan. Where is Jiang Yuan? Falcao noticed Jiang Yuan running towards the baseline and his eyes lit up. Jiang Yuan is here! Snapped! "Falcao, the long pass is given. This is an offensive transfer. Falcao's choice is very smart. Jiang Yuan has been running just now. There are no defensive players around him." "Stretching out his foot to stop the ball, very steady, Jiang Yuan's stop is very steady!" Seeing Jiang Yuan stretch his foot to block the long pass, some Chinese fans in the live broadcast room felt relieved. Compared to last season's chest and thigh stopping skills, Jiang Yuan's stopping skills have become much stronger this season. Fans familiar with football know that wingers who can stop the ball and wingers who can’t stop the ball are completely different creatures.
With the ball at his feet, Jiang Yuan started to pass the opponent on the left side of the penalty area. Facing the close approach of Woods and the marking of Bielan, Jiang Yuan began to press towards the periphery of the penalty area with small steps. He stepped on the ball with his right foot and pulled it towards the baseline. Then he tapped it with his left foot and took another step forward to enter the penalty area directly. Unlike the defenders of some Premier League teams, Bielan was very cautious when defending and refused to get close to Jiang Yuan. As a result, even though Jiang Yuan had excellent ability to change direction, he was still unable to get rid of Bielan. There was no other way. A direct shot would definitely not work. Jiang Yuan pretended to pass the ball to Ibrahimovic, but actually made a small inverted triangle pass to Hazard's feet. coming! Hazard hurriedly ran forward, wanting to use Jiang Yuan's cannon to shoot directly, but he was knocked down by Li Ke before he even touched the ball. “xuuuu——!!!” "Beep, beep, beep!" “Beep, beep, beep!” Thousands of fans in the stands turned into referees and blew the whistle at Li Ke. It was a 100% penalty, there was no controversy at all. Although Michael Oliver was blind, he was able to see something. He was like the masters in the blind massage parlors. If he frowned and looked carefully, he could still see some things clearly. Take this ball for example, this is a complete penalty kick. "Penalty! Chelsea penalty!" "Hazard created the penalty, let Jiang Yuan take the penalty" "Jiang Yuan is Chelsea's top penalty taker. So far in the Premier League, he has only missed one penalty, and that missed penalty was eventually scored by a follow-up shot." "Well, Jiang Yuan's current penalty success rate is 100%, so I guess we can say that." The ball rolled to Ibrahimovic's feet. Ibrahimovic picked it up, then came to Jiang Yuan, hesitated for a moment, and finally said, "Can you give me this ball?" "nope" Jiang Yuan took the ball on his own initiative. Seeing that Jiang Yuan was unwilling, Ibrahimovic didn't say much. Jiang Yuan adjusted his mentality at the penalty spot, while Bentley picked up the water bottle next to the net and rinsed his mouth. It looked like he was gargling, but in fact, Jiang Yuan's penalty kick habits were written on his water bottle. The probability of kicking to the left is 40%, the probability of kicking to the right is 60%, the probability of hitting a low ball is 80%, and the probability of a direct volley is 10%... "Hurry up!" Oliver urged. Bentley quickly threw away the water bottle and gave Oliver a thumbs up. Beep——! "penalty for Jiang...it's a good chance" “shoot!” "GOOOOOO-AAAAAAA-LLLLLLLL!!!" "The ball goes in! It's a penalty kick from Jiang Yuan!" "Chelsea have reversed the score!"
Bang bang bang bang! Bravo! Although he had reversed the score, Jiang Yuan did not show much excitement. Isn't it normal to win when the Premier League plays against the Championship? What's there to be excited about? "Nice!" Mourinho in front of the bench raised his arms and shouted, he really felt relieved now. Damn, the offense is so stable and the defense is so unstable. It's really easy to get gray hair coaching Chelsea. [Overtaking, it’s stable, everything is stable, hahahaha! ] [Did Ibrahimovic ask Jiang Yuan for a penalty just now? Why didn’t Jiang Yuan give it to him? Aren’t Ibrahimovic’s penalties more stable?] [Why should we give it? Penalties should be given to the first penalty taker. Tell me, who is the first penalty taker between Ibrahimovic and Jiang Yuan? ] [There's no need to give it. Ibrahimovic's penalty kick is not much better than Xiao Jiang's. What's wrong with him taking it himself?] [Are you still living in last season? Even if it was last season, it wouldn't be Ibrahimovic's turn to take a penalty. Isn't Hazard awesome? ] 【Chelsea has only one king, and that is Bobby! 】 [Come on, do you know why Pogba is worth 8000 million euros? Offense + interception 1 million euros, defense - 2000 million euros, comprehensive evaluation, 8000 million euros] [Oh my god, I've learned something new. So this is how Transfermarkt prices are determined. What does Jiang Yuan's 9000 million consist of?] [9000 million euros? 9000 million pounds! ] 【Why not give Ibrahimovic a penalty?】 [Jiang Yuan: No; Ibrahimovic: Okay; Netizen: No, you must give it to me! ] [Don't you understand? Ibrahimovic is just a pillar in Chelsea. Jiang Yuan and Falcao are looking for Hazard when they attack. When have you ever seen them look for Ibrahimovic? ] During the half-time break, the players returned to the locker room, ready to listen to Mourinho's tactical arrangements. Mourinho said that the game was generally played well. Although the score was 2:1, Chelsea had already controlled the rhythm of the game. This is how high-level competitions work. If one team can control the tempo of the game at will, playing fast or slow as it pleases, then it is basically impossible for that team to lose the game. From the 20th minute until the end of the first half stoppage time, Chelsea kept a tight grip on the rhythm, sometimes fast and sometimes slow, making Brentford dizzy. There are no big problems, but there are many small problems. "Paul!" Mourinho's tone changed and he looked Pogba in the eye seriously: "Where is the defense I want?" "listen..." “I don’t need your explanation.” Mourinho interrupted Pogba who had just started to speak: "In the second half, if you don't return to defense once more in the second half, you will be off the field" ?
Fabregas, who was sitting on the bench, had his eyes lit up. If you don’t return to defense, you will be sent off. What a feeling! "Jose, listen to me..." "stop!" Mourinho stopped Pogba again when he wanted to speak. The latter was so embarrassed that he could only spread his hands in front of him and stiffen his body. "I won't say it a second time. If you don't return to defense once, then come sit down there." Mourinho shouted sternly. He had had a conversation with Abramovich before. After getting Abramovich's support, Mourinho had the confidence to confront Pogba. As a contributor to Chelsea's four championships, if there is a conflict with a player, Abramovich will definitely stand on his side without hesitation. Letting Pogba come off the bench more often can not only educate this arrogant Frenchman, but also give some comfort to Fabregas who is stuck at Chelsea and cannot leave. In theory, this is great! At the start of the second half, neither team made any substitutions. Under the guidance of coach Smith, Brentford players used the same lineup as in the first half and launched a more aggressive attack than in the first half. In Smith's opinion, although they were under pressure in the first half, they only fell behind by one goal in the end. From this point of view, Brentford Bees still have a great chance. "Well, you can see that Smith is in a rather anxious state outside the field. Brentford has performed well in the Championship this season. The players and coaches hope to defeat Chelsea and create a miracle." "Brentford launched a very strong wing attack!" 10 minute later. "It's totally impossible to attack Chelsea. The players on the away team Brentford's wing attacking points don't have any speed ability, and the cooperation in the front court is also rather stiff. They are completely unable to form an effective attack on Chelsea." "Let's take a look at Chelsea's attack. They are ahead in the score, but they are not in a hurry. Pogba, take the ball and observe around the penalty area first." "Just give it a kick!" "Bentley! Bentley saved the ball, but the clearance was not clean enough, Chelsea still has a chance" "Hazard, take the ball into the penalty area and give it to Ibrahimovic" "Eevee!" "The ball goes in! It's a goal from Ibrahimovic! Chelsea scored another goal in the 58th minute of the second half. The score difference between the two teams is now 2 goals!" "The goaler is ..." "Zlatan Ibrahimovi!" Ibrahimovic lifted Hazard up directly, and Jiang Yuan, who ran up from the wing, climbed up a tree like a monkey and jumped directly onto Ibrahimovic. We didn’t celebrate at 2:1, but we should celebrate at 3:1! After taking the lead, Chelsea further slowed down the pace of the game. Whenever Jiang Yuan and Hazard got the ball, their first choice was not to break through, but to wait for their opponents to come up. If you don’t press, then I won’t attack. This is Chelsea’s current tactic.
It was clear that they didn't want to continue scoring goals. The Brentford players who were offended became angry and Dean knocked down Ibrahimovic in the backcourt. Blind masseur Oliver did not blow the whistle and Brentford successfully launched a counterattack. If they were to deal with Chelsea, Tottenham had already given the answer. In addition to close defense, they must not take their time when attacking. If they want to break through Chelsea's defense, they must attack quickly. After Dean got the ball, he passed it to Belan on the side, who made a straight pass, bypassing Falcao and giving the ball to Babette. Another long pass from Babette! The ball went over Kante's head and landed directly in the backcourt. Sawyers rushed past Pogba, and Pogba tried to reach out and knock Sawyers down, but failed. After the failure, Pogba did not choose to chase back, but gave Ake and Zouma a look, signaling the two brothers to cheer up and defend. The final result was that Zuma successfully cleared the ball. call-- The Chelsea fans in the live broadcast room breathed a sigh of relief. In the end it was a false alarm! I thought the game would continue like this, but in the 66th minute, Mourinho replaced Pogba with Fabregas, leaving the fans in the live broadcast room with a look of confusion. [What are you doing? What happened? Why did my busty girl end up like this?] [Rubbish defense, who else should I replace? Although Fabregas is not in good form, he is not as bad as Pogba] [Awesome! Isn’t Mourinho afraid of being criticized by fans for making such substitutions? Popovich is the absolute hero of this game] [I think it has been discussed before. Is there any problem in preserving the strength of the main players? 】 [Save it, Pogba is obviously not satisfied. It has to be Mourinho who should just sack Pogba] [It’s a bit early. Mourinho could have let Pogba play for another 10 minutes before making a substitution. Making a substitution after more than 60 minutes is really a bit disrespectful to Pogba.] [It doesn't matter, as long as Jiang Yuan is still on the court! Jiang Yuan is loyal! ] [Can Pogba please stop playing badly? He is in such a good form this season. If he plays seriously, he can compete for the top spot in the world. Please don’t waste his talent.] “It really went down.” Jiang Yuan and Hazard looked at each other and smiled bitterly. Although Mourinho would not set strict disciplinary rules like other coaches, he would definitely do what he said. If you don't return to defense, I will replace you. You really won't defend? Come down you! "Clap clap clap!" “Pogba wohoo!” The fans in the stands behind the substitutes' bench applauded Pogba. As fans, they look at the game from a different perspective than the coach. Wonderful and imaginative passes during attack can cover up a player's fatal flaws. In the eyes of Chelsea fans, Hazard and Pogba are already tied for the best in the world. "Why Jose, why!?" Pogba spread his hands to Mourinho, who put his hands in his down jacket pockets and ignored Pogba.
Fabregas came on as a substitute with two small notes, handing one to Jiang Yuan and one to Ake. Jiang Yuan didn’t know what was written on the note in Ake’s hand, but the content on his own note was: take a brisk walk, which means take a walk. "Forehead……" Jiang Yuan held his forehead and smiled bitterly. It seemed that in Mourinho's eyes, the main thing to do when playing against a team like Brentford was to retain strength. It is now the end of January, and when the Champions League knockout round begins in February, Chelsea will once again face their devilish schedule. Chelsea is competing for the championship on three fronts: league + FA Cup + Champions League. As long as all 11 Chelsea players are in full form, competing for the championship on three fronts is theoretically feasible. Jiang Yuan stuffed the note into his pants. If nothing unexpected happened, the content on Ake's note was to let the team focus on defense. Then Chelsea started their Tai Chi style, slowly slowing down the tempo of the game. In the end, the scene didn't look like a game between a Premier League team and a Championship team. Rather than saying it’s the Premier League or the English Championship, it’s more like… Chinese Super League! "Chelsea started playing Tai Chi in the backcourt. At 80:3 in the 1th minute, they had basically secured the victory. Chelsea players now have almost no desire to attack." "..." "Here we go, Jiang Yuan, cut inside!" "Just take a long shot from outside the box!" "The ball went in!!!" It was thought that the Tai Chi style could not score a goal, but in the 84th minute, Jiang Yuanyuan's long shot broke through the Brentford goal defended by Bentley. Jiang Yuan celebrated by practicing Tai Chi with Hazard off the court, and Mourinho's eyes seemed to be glowing. You know what, this soft and weak style of play seems to have a story behind it. They kept walking in the front court, and when the time was right, Jiang Yuan and Hazard suddenly accelerated. It was like driving a car. Everyone was cruising at 50 mph, but you stepped on the 8-cylinder engine to 100 mph, and the drivers next to you couldn't react at all. Just now Jiang Yuan had been wandering in the front, and suddenly he accelerated and cut inside, directly confusing Brentford's midfielder. Passing and controlling the ball, and defending and counterattacking are Chelsea’s favorite tactics, but now there is another tactical idea. Tai Chi Fishing uses softness to overcome hardness! In Chelsea's frontcourt, Jiang Yuan with a V-12 cylinder and Hazard with an inline 6 cylinder have full acceleration capabilities. It would be a shame not to use this tactic. After catching the idea in his mind, Mourinho quickly sat back on the bench, took a pen to write down his thoughts, and saw if he could do some targeted training so that he could use this "Tai Chi" in the game. “Beep, beep, beep—!!!” Oliver blew the whistle to end the game. In the fourth round of the FA Cup, Chelsea defeated the Bees with a score of 4:1, almost completely crushing them. The fourth round of the FA Cup can be simply described as the "1/16 finals". After winning this game, Chelsea will officially advance to the 1/8 finals of the FA Cup. They also have to face the Champions League round of 1. In another two and a half weeks, Chelsea will also face the Champions League knockout round this season. Tremendous stress!
The Times Chelsea vs Brentford post-match ratings - Jiang, Hazard, Kante , Pogba , Ibrahimovic, Zouma . After the game, Mourinho was interviewed by a Sky Sports reporter at home. The reporter didn't say hello, but went straight to the point and asked Mourinho why he replaced Pogba. Mourinho said in this regard. "This is a tactical need. Some of our players need a break. Everyone's energy is limited. If we keep playing at a high intensity, the players may lose their focus. Concentration is very important in football games." The reporter nodded and asked the second question. There were previous rumors that Fabregas had a conflict with the club and took the initiative to leave Chelsea in the winter window, but now the winter window is about to end and major European football newspapers have not mentioned anything about Fabregas' transfer. why is that? "well..." Mourinho shook his shoulders: "Transfers have always been a two-way choice" "You mean no team wants Fabregas?" “I didn’t say that.” Mourinho replied with a smile, and after answering a few simple questions, he left the stadium. Mourinho originally planned to go directly back to the locker room, but on the way he met someone he didn't really want to meet. Roman Abramovich! Premier League：英超联赛转会窗将在伦敦时间1月31日晚12点（北京时间2月1日早7点）关闭。目前联赛还有4名球员已经完成转会，但仍旧没有注册，如果他们在规定时间内没有完成注册，那就无法在下半赛季的英超联赛中出场。 Transfermarkt Football: The winter transfer window transactions of the mainstream football leagues have basically been completed, and the update on the market value of European league players will be completed before 2 pm on February 20, Berlin time. In an interview with Bild, Transfermarkt director Schwartz revealed the key word for the market changes in the 2017 winter transfer window - CHINA. …… (End of this chapter)