The seventh update!—

The more you stick to your own style and persevere, the more you have the chance to become a top coach. (Read the latest chapter...)

Coaches like Ferguson, Wenger, and Mourinho have their football philosophy deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. The first two rarely undergo drastic changes. They can be called seekers or skywalkers in the coaching circle. They do not change due to success or failure and have unswerving beliefs. Who dares to say that this belief has not contributed to their glory?

The same goes for Mourinho.

Although his utilitarian philosophy disliked some fans, it did not shake his will and determination.

Chelsea is obviously the platform for him to achieve his greater ambitions, and his football philosophy has been significantly sublimated here.

Qin Xiong will definitely be unforgettable for his life in the Champions League final half a year ago.

He remembers that Porto was still 442 in Mourinho's hands. Although that was also very utilitarian, the formation determined the regional control ability. Even if Deco also participated in the defense, Porto's midfield defensive strength was one and a half defensive force.

Chelsea has now removed a striker from Mourinho's hands and played 433.

This liberated Lampard even more, allowing Lampard to devote more energy to the offensive and activate the offensive threat he inserted into.

Because they focus on defense, Lampard still exists in midfield defense in positional defense. In addition to Thiago and Marklele, Chelsea's midfield defense is not considered a striker's retreat, so it is already at least two and a half defensive power.

It is conceivable how much pressure Qin Xiong will face!

I have to say that Chelsea's 433 combined with defensive counterattack tactics is simply the nemesis of the traditional mainstream 442 style of play in the Premier League!

Because in the counterattack, their mid-lane attack will be one more person than their opponents!

England's 442 is two midfielders in the middle, so when they are hit and counterattack, they will most of the time be destroyed by Chelsea's forward explosion. Coupled with the strong personal breakthrough ability of the winger, Chelsea's score on the mid- and lower-level teams is like taking a picture.

It also made Premier League football critics sigh: Chelsea won't dare to attack!

Of course, there is a prerequisite for not daring to attack, that is, Chelsea itself does not take the initiative, and they just wait for the opponent to take action first and then take action.

Fortunately, Arsenal is already a double midfielder under Wenger's training. This is exactly the same as the French team that opened up the European football midfield tactics in 1998, and is not the first to be a pioneer. However, it is one of the pioneers in the wave of the times.

The game was very depressing. Chelsea's stability made Qin Xiong feel tremendous pressure. He couldn't find the ball point forward. Even if his teammates came back to pick him up, it still seemed difficult to move forward again.

Qin Xiong is not an irresponsible midfield commander. He can continue to take risks in passing, but it will definitely be a high pass error rate, and mistakes will bring anxiety and chaos!

Chelsea also played steadily. Without a good counterattack opportunity, they ended their attack hastily. Without room for a winger to raid, they directly looked for Drogba at high altitude. If Drogba can play a fulcrum role, they might be able to get a good offensive opportunity.

But Arsenal's formation is not as good as Drogba's ability to fight is strong, he will not be able to play in the front and back double-team of Silva Vieira Toure Campbell.

The first one to be unable to hold back in this depressing aura was the Arsenal player.

Ashley Cole!

He saw that Chelsea failed to make a threatening attack. His own attack was obviously inferior to playing less and more in the frontcourt. When Qin Xiong did not show his ability to pass the ball directly with a scalpel, he naturally couldn't wait to go up the wing.

He has a proud heart. Why is Arsenal so afraid of Chelsea, who is unbeaten in 56 games?

The opponent only makes more money than Arsenal. Of course, he does not deny that making more money is enviable, but why should you be cowardly on the court?

His rash approaching almost caused a disaster!

When he was running forward, Qin Xiong passed the ball to him immediately. Ashley Cole tried to cooperate with Pirey at one time when passing the midfield, but Pirey failed to receive his pass and grabbed the extremely decisive Ferreira's interception successfully!

Ferreira passed the ball straight ahead without hesitation, behind Ashley Cole. Duff looked at the football rolling behind him, his expression suddenly changed, his eyes were bright!

Chelsea's opportunity is here!

He walked along the wing, drove the ball and rushed into Arsenal's penalty area, cutting inward style.

Campbell dared not move, he had to attack Drogba with Toure.

Lampard quickly stepped forward. Qin Xiong paid attention to Lampard's running while returning to defense, while he blocked the outside and cut off the pass line between Duff and Lampard!

Vieira ensures a frontal blockade of Lampard's forward shock.

Lauren is on guard against Robben when he earns inside.

Although Chelsea's counterattack will not invest too much force, especially the two full-backs basically do not participate in assists, this is Mourinho's approach to ensure the stability of the defense line.

But with enough offensive space, even if a few troops are put into the attack, they can still launch a dazzling counterattack storm!

The core element is fast!

Ashley Cole seemed out of reach in the pursuit. He watched the gap on the wing defensiveness left by himself being exploited by Chelsea's counterattack on the side, and his heart was about to jump out. Especially from his perspective, Duff was driving lightning and driving the ball towards Arsenal's penalty area with his football. It was simply shocking!

An uproar!

Silva successfully intercepted Duff with a fierce sliding tackle outside the penalty area!

Duff lost control of the football and fell to the ground. It was not that he didn't want to pass the ball, but that Qin Xiong blocked the pass route between him and Lampard. Drogba was hit by Campbell and Toure again. His footwork could not ensure that he could accurately send the football to Robben's foot on the other side of the court, and in the end he could only go to the penalty area by himself. Silva saw the right time to intercept it successfully!

"The biggest benefit to Arsenal in this game is that Silva successfully restored his competitive state through the league last weekend and the 65-minute Champions League match in the middle of the week. Now he is completely different from him in Liverpool. Look at this textbook-like slip-tower interception, Arsenal's defense is also convincing!"

Campbell breathed a sigh of relief. If Duff dribbled into the penalty area, he would definitely give up Drogba to defend Duff. How would Drogba run at that time? No one could guarantee whether Duff would seize the fleeting opportunity to pass the ball.

Ashley Cole returned to the back line with lingering fear, and he might only understand why Wenger emphasized defense when preparing for this game.

Qin Xiong kept recalling the threatening counterattack attack that broke out in Chelsea just now.

Arsenal defended Chelsea with 6 players and counterattacked!

If Ashley Cole is in the defensive position, then four defenders + double midfielders, plus he will be defending 7 people.

Then there is definitely no problem with defense. As long as the opponent is not given an offensive space for track and field sprinting, the defense will not be too messed up.

He looked back at Chelsea's half and thoughts arose in his mind.

After defending Chelsea's front-court sideline ball, Qin Xiong's midfield organization style suddenly changed.

He began to search for the almost non-existent pass line and frequently passed the ball to his teammates.

Go forward!

It was the first time I looked for Lungberg directly in the midfield. Although Lungberg took the lead in touching the ball, Galas' pressing made Lungberg immediately lose the ball.

Chelsea did not instigate a better counterattack offensive because Arsenal's defense looked stable.

In the 31st minute of the game, Qin Xiong finally succeeded once after three attempts.

Pire suddenly cut horizontally into the front midfield line and allowed Qin Xiong to complete a tacit pass with him, but was destroyed by Terry when Pire wanted to give Henry a fatal first pass.

Mourinho on the sidelines looked calm. He saw Qin Xiong actively making the ball forward, but in fact the success rate was not high.

He said silently in his heart: He is starting to be in chaos!

With huge defensive pressure and eager to play its own role, Mourinho can imagine Qin Xiong's mental pressure and changes in his mentality.

He was not proud, and he only regretted that he underestimated Qin Xiong in the Champions League final six months ago.

But he won't make the same mistake again!

When Qin Xiong dribbled the ball over the half in the 36th minute of the game and tried to give Henry a direct pass but was cut off by Marklele, Chelsea launched a sharp counterattack.

Lampard's starting position is behind Qin Xiong. He received a pass from Marklele in the frontcourt, and did not give Vieira a chance to get close, so he passed the ball to Robben on the wing.

Although Qin Xiong is retreating, the target he always stares at is Thiago or Marklele. Chelsea's style determines that it is impossible for both midfielders to rush forward to assist. He just needs to be on guard against one of them. Whoever moves, whoever passes the halftime, and whoever follows!

Robben tried to pass Lauren, but Lauren always focused on tightening the inside as his defensive goal. Robben could only make a cross from the bottom of the wing, Campbell cleared the ball and the football fell at Vieira's feet.

Vieira, a long-legged man and brave, pushed the ball horizontally when Lampard counterattacked on the spot, and then made a direct pass. The football quickly rolled to the midfield. Qin Xiong turned around and dribbled forward. His speed suddenly increased!

Mourinho found that every time he watched Qin Xiong play football on the spot, he would find new highlights from Qin Xiong.

But he obviously would not praise Qin Xiong at this time, because Qin Xiong is the opponent's player.

And he shouted loudly at the disciples in the frontcourt in a little exaggerated manner and asked them to defend, especially Robben.

Mourinho's heart was shocked!

He guessed Qin Xiong's intention.

This young and precocious midfield commander has never been panicked!

He wants to fight Chelsea's counterattack! (To be continued.)
Chapter completed!