This ordinary Premier League game was compared to the "thin red line" by many media after the game, mainly referring to the long-range shots taken by Robben, Lampard and Wang Ai in front and behind the penalty area. Post-match technical statistics, Robben
Ben completed a total of 7 long-range shots, Wang Ai 6 times, Lampard's long-range shots and direct free kicks 8 times, the three of them completed 21 times in total, 10 of which fell within the goal frame. In the end, Wang Ai made a long-range shot.
In addition, there was a goal attack, Lampard took a direct free kick, and Robben completed an assist.
The main reason for this situation is Sheffield United's ferocious fighting and Chelsea's weakness in the attacking fulcrum. Drogba, who has been playing continuously, is in poor condition, and Kalou, who came on as a half-time substitute, was also lost in Sheffield United's octagonal cage.
In this case, Chelsea's midfielder and frontcourt, who were unwilling to engage in hand-to-hand combat with Sheffield United, relied on the delicate footwork of Robben, Lampard, and Wang Ai to penetrate the fierce midfielder with precise long-range shots.
opponent.
The fierce battle with Reading half a month ago caused Chelsea to lose its first goalkeeper, second goalkeeper and substitute midfielder. Even Robben and Wang Ai were slightly injured. This made Jose once again deeply aware of his
And Chelsea's mocking physique. Especially when they encounter the newly promoted team, the elevator team, and the "Yo-Yo", these poor guys treat Chelsea as the boss of the level and beat them to death. Anyway, it is not embarrassing to lose, and they will win a huge profit!
So in order to avoid being unavailable in the second half of the season, Jose had to compromise. Fortunately, he had enough cards in his hand. Since you and I play cavalry charge, then I will play line up and shoot with you!
Many Chelsea players were violated in this game, and Jose was so angry that he jumped on the sidelines, but in the end no one was injured. Drogba, who was slightly injured, did not get worse. The fierce Sheffield United also fell to Jose.
Under the "thin red line tactics", his adventure achieved another great victory.
This is one of the few exciting moments in attack for Jose's team in several seasons. The ball possession rate was 62%, the shots were 26 to 9, the shots on target were 11 to 4, and the yellow cards were 0 to 2. No matter which data you come from.
Look, this is a complete victory. Of course, Jose's complaints are still there, such as the scale of penalties that are unfavorable to Chelsea for who knows how many times. Sheffield United made many big moves, pushing people, and handballs were not penalized.
Instead, a wonderful assist from Joe Cole was called offside.
This is what Chelsea is like now. Externally, there is the vague malice of UEFA, the dirty tricks of the Football Association and the "self-promotion" of many small teams. Internally, it is not peaceful either, with both arbitrary bosses and unruly bosses.
There are also the disagreements between the tame coach, the most popular Sheva and the most goal-scoring Wang Ai, as well as the spring of the "lucky man" Hilario and the "second child in ten thousand years" Cudicini for three years.
In the late autumn of 2017...and the often late Nigerian genius Mikel's "What time is it?" and the Czech national goalkeeper Cech who is suffering from amnesia asked "Who am I?"
Of course, there are also "Forever Captain" Terry's "Let's play together", "Magic Lamp" Lampard's "Stop making trouble, be good", always injured Joe Cole + Robben's "What a broken team doctor", always
The scolded Carvalho + Ferreira's "what a broken newspaper", and even the "what a broken national team" of Makelele who wants to retreat but refuses to give in + Wright who wants to advance but won't let in... This makes Chelsea
Like a grenade about to explode, it is full of hostility both internally and externally, yet manages to maintain an unstable stability, or what is called stable "instability."
Amid these many contradictions, the most important event in October has arrived, the fourth game of the Champions League group stage, against Barcelona and going to Camp Nou!
Chelsea won last season because of Wang Ai, but the process was full of twists and turns and dangers. The elegance of Barcelona and Rijkaard confused many people, and their huge network of contacts was beyond the reach of Chelsea, so that both parties
Every collision is an overall offensive and defensive battle from the court to the off court, from the court to the off court. Jose bravely gathered all the players, including Terry, under his wings, and jumped out to fight the world alone;
Calder hid behind the scenes and allowed his players and fans to fully attack Jose. In terms of shamelessness, no one on either side could criticize the other. Relatively speaking, Chelsea, who only knew how to add sand and cold water to their home court, were more honest and playful.
Barcelona, with its refereeing tactics, obviously knows better what "football is round" means.
As for Wang Ai, he does not participate in wars of words as usual. He has been the sufferer of Barcelona for several consecutive years and is one of the targets of the ire. If he can keep a low profile, he can keep a low profile. If he can't keep a low profile, he should try his best to let Jose stir up hatred. Anyway, there is no such thing.
People will tackle him. For Wang Ai, the gain in this game is not only that he will start again, but also got an extra piece of good news: Sheva is not healed yet...
Although he teamed up with Ballack to turn the tide in terms of personal reputation and rekindle the hope of competing with Wang Ai, he later became ill and injured and had a continuous truce. Even if he came back, his form was interrupted. The Ukrainians spent all their efforts.
The small flame that finally lit up was faltering. His sponsors were crazy with anxiety and wanted to kneel down to beg him, but it was said that "Ukraine does not believe in tears"...
Jose arranged his strongest lineup for this game, which is also Chelsea's most familiar attacking system: center Drogba, left winger Wang Ai, right winger Robben, attacking midfielder Lampard, defensive midfielder Makélélé, Barça
Luck, center back Terry, Carvalho, left back Ashley Cole, right back Boraluz, the goalkeeper is still Hilario.
Rijkaard also sent out his strongest lineup, Ronaldinho, Messi, and Gudjohnsen formed the frontcourt trident, Deco, Xavi, and Motta formed the midfield, Puyol, Max, and Zambu
Rota and Van Blounthorst formed the back line, and the goalkeeper was Valdes.
Both sides were full of aggressive 433, which showed that at least no one bowed their heads and admitted defeat before the game. Barcelona's young player Messi even said: "Barcelona will win 2:0!"
Jose ignored Messi's provocation. Instead, he reminded reporters from all walks of life to pay attention to how many times 11 played 10 at Camp Nou, reminding everyone that Gudjohnsen, who had only been in Barcelona for three months, had already learned wonderful skills.
Fake...
Amid the chaos, attention to the game also skyrocketed. When the Chelsea team landed at Barcelona Airport one day early, they were once again surrounded by excited Catalans outside, accompanied by banners, flags, noise and insults.
In the words of Terry and Lampard, today's "battle between Chelsea and Barcelona" has surpassed the intensity of the Spanish Clasico.
Wang Ai agreed with this. Although Chelsea's style of play is far different from Real Madrid's, the two have one thing in common that is easily overlooked: their supporters are all "hypocritical" upper-class people.
This made the rebellious Barcelona people instinctively disgusted.
This chapter has been completed!