"For Tottenham Hotspur, the most important defensive task in this game is how to limit the opponent's number one center, the number one scorer this season, Didier Drogba."

When Sky TV's commentator Andy Gray conducted pre-match analysis and helped Tottenham Hotspur make suggestions, he also mentioned Drogba, and also regarded defense as a key link in Tottenham Hotspur's defense.

But the problem is that at this moment, the Ivorian with thick lips seemed to have no awareness of being targeted at all. He blinked his mouth, and occasionally stuck out his tongue to lick his lips, fiddling with him as if he was sexy Dehua, but he did not expect how hateful his image and posture were in the eyes of others.

At least, in Thiago Silva's eyes, Drogba's image is always linked to nouns such as viciousness, toughness, and fleshy face.

Perhaps considering the direct competition between the leader and the second place, the referee of this game was the head referee of England's chief referee Weber personally enforced the law. From this point, it can also be seen that the FA and the Premier League attach importance to this game.

Fans at Stamford Bridge Stadium have long regarded Tottenham Hotspur as their number one enemy, so every time they encounter Tottenham Hotspur, they will do everything they can to humiliate and attack the visiting team in the stands. Tottenham Hotspur is obviously used to the hatred of Blues fans towards them. Not only do they not feel dissatisfied, they feel very happy.

Looking back at that time, Ye Qiu coached Tottenham Hotspur in his first season, but he broke the league championship trophy from Chelsea and sent it to Ferguson. He was so angry that Chelsea fans almost went crazy at that time.

Later, Tottenham Hotspur rose all the way and Chelsea gradually entered a period of stability. This gap between the two sides also created hatred between fans. Coupled with some disputes in Ye Qiu and the player transfer, it eventually led to Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea, a pair of London-based enemies.

So every London derby between Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur will have a very strong smell of gunpowder and both sides will do their best.

Chelsea's starting lineup in this game, the goalkeeper is Cesar, who was introduced from Inter Milan this season, the defense is Ashley Cole, Alles, Terry and Bosingwa, the midfield is Essin, Barack, Lampard and Ashavin, and the frontcourt combination is Drogba and Anelka.

Tottenham Hotspur also did not hold back. The goalkeeper was Cech, the defense was Marcelo, Ziglinski, Thiago Silva and Alves, the midfield was David Silva, Yaya Toure and Beckham, and the front tridents were still Ribery, Falcao and Messi.

"Whether it is Ancelotti or Ye Qiu, for this game, they have kept their strength in the first round of the Champions League group stage. And judging from the remarks of both sides before the game, they are obviously determined to win this game. After all, whoever wins will be the leader of the league."

With Andy Gray's analysis, referee Weber finally blew the whistle to start the game.

"The game has begun. We saw that Tottenham Hotspur first kick-off. The North London team fell to the backcourt and gave Ziglinsky a long pass to the frontcourt. Falcao competed with Terry for the top, and Terry reached the ball, but Beckham quickly controlled the second landing point and passed it to Messi again."

"Messi got the ball on the right, facing Ashley Cole, and wanted to form a breakthrough, the ball was cut, Ashley Cole kicked the ball forward, Barack headed the ball, but the ball quickly fell to Tottenham Hotspur's feet again

"After the opening, the two sides exchanged ball rights very quickly and the pace was also very fast. They had the intention of fighting against tit. If they really wanted to fight against the opponent, then this game would definitely be very exciting." Andy Gray was afraid that the world would be in chaos and wanted both sides to go out and fight against the opponent.

Although the game started very unrestrainedly, both sides were familiar with each other and were very mature overall teams, because they were constantly testing and pulling each other. On the surface, they looked very lively, but in fact they did not create many real threat opportunities. They just made the fans on the scene and the audience in front of the TV excited them.

It is a strategy formulated by Ye Qiu before the game, because relatively speaking, the pace will consume a lot of physical energy. Chelsea, whether it is a full-back or a single midfielder, has high physical requirements. In addition, Lampard, Barack, Drogba and others are already thirty, so Tottenham Hotspur has an advantage in terms of physical fitness.

Two different professional players, at the age of 25 and 30, both played a game the day before, but the former had a beautiful sleep and woke up the next morning and started to lively again, but the latter was obviously not good because he needed longer recovery time.

Of course, this is during the rest, and the same is true during the game.

So Ye Qiu formulated a strategy from the beginning to speed up the pace, force you to enter a war of attrition, and then use this consumption to overwhelm you, because if you simply want to crush an opponent from strength, it is almost impossible.

After the pace was fast, Tottenham Hotspur, with stronger offensive ability, began to gain some advantages. Alves took the lead in using a free kick to cut to the front of the penalty area, which scared Cesar and made the Brazilian goalkeeper sweat in a cold sweat. This was also the first shot in the whole game.

But immediately afterwards, Tottenham Hotspur created another opportunity. This time it was David Silva and Ribery's two-pass and one-on-one cooperation. The Spanish midfielder made a straight pass like a scalpel, and Falcao reversed offside and formed a one-on-one strike. However, this time Cesar reacted faster, abandoned the goal in advance and attacked with his hands to resolve Falcao's one-on-one strike.

Two minutes later, Yaya Toure's long shot roared Cesar again.

The offensive battle that everyone was expecting did not appear, but it looked more like Tottenham Hotspur's one-sided offensive performance, and Chelsea seemed a little passive.

But just as time entered the thirteenth minute, Ye Qiu walked to the sidelines and made the first adjustment of the game, keeping steady

It is a good thing to be the first to win the game, but Ye Qiu is very clear that if he continues to let the team attack like this, then soon Chelsea may threaten Tottenham Hotspur’s goal through counterattacks, and may even score a goal, which is extremely unfavorable for Tottenham Hotspur.

Sometimes, a football game is played with a rhythm, with a fast and slow rhythm, so it doesn’t mean that you just start by silly, regardless of the scatteredness, and it’s a good thing to directly press the opponent to play, because you have to consider that the football game has ninety minutes in the first and second half, and you have to reasonably allocate your physical fitness and player status.

In fact, when Tottenham Hotspur's offensive gradually stopped, Chelsea made a counterattack.

It was also this time that Drogba and Thiago Silva finally had the first face-to-face contest.

Conspiracy may achieve results for a period of time, but it cannot last long. Only open conspiracy is the sustainable way of kings.

One of the very important factors that Ye Qiu admires Drogba so is that you can only see the plot from Drogba, and you can clearly understand what overwhelming power is and what an unparalleled advantage is.

When Ashley Cole made a long pass from the left and found Drogba accurately, the Ivorians blocked Thiago Silva with their bodies. The difference in figure between the two was there. Drogba easily blocked the Brazilian behind. Facing Ashley Cole's incoming ball, he directly stopped the ball behind Thiago Silva, and then turned around and rushed forward.

As a powerful center, Drogba completed the transformation from a first-class center to a top center under Ye Qiu's command.

The so-called first-class center is to be able to hold the ball behind his back and make the ball, but the top center is not just able to do this. He also has to be able to successfully turn around and directly attack the opponent's defense line. This is the top center.

There are many first-class centers, but there are only a handful of top centers, so Drogba seems so precious.

So, how to turn around?

This is a test for all centers. According to Drogba's usual thinking, you don't need to be obsessed with some method. According to the situation and environment at that time, the opponent, and the route of the ball sent to you by your teammates, you can adapt to the situation.

And you should know that what can make Drogba confident enough to ensure that he can adapt to the situation is his strong physical fitness and overwhelming power confrontation.

At least, this time Thiago Silva was firmly blocked by Drogba, unable to complete the front defense at all, nor could Drogba receive Ashley Cole's pass, and could only watch Drogba stop the ball behind him.

So, is it said that Thiago Silva has no choice?

If he was defeated just like this, Thiago Silva is indeed unworthy of his name and is not worthy of being the best defender in Europe. His battle with Drogba will be completely defeated.

In fact, whether it is offense or defense, it is nothing more than using one's own experience to give full play to one's own advantages.

Thiago Silva seemed passive just now, but in fact he firmly blocked Drogba's left half of the body, because if Drogba took the ball and turned to the left half of the body, with his position, he just shot with his right foot, which is something that no one wants to see, so Thiago Silva was careful about this matter.

Now Drogba stopped the ball to the left of the penalty area, Thiago Silva was prepared for this. The two began to sprint against the ball almost at the same time. They seemed to be sprinters rushing from a starting line, sprinting constantly and sprinting again.

In the end, Thiago Silva, who had faster explosive power and more flexible body, snatched before Drogba and decisively dropped the ball. Before Drogba, she shoveled the ball out of the sideline, destroying Chelsea's attack.

Drogba grinned and smiled at Thiago Silva. He noticed that Anelka in the penalty area had already run to meet him. If Thiago Silva slowed down a little bit just now, he would directly pass after getting the ball, which would be a very threatening shot opportunity, but the Brazilian destroyed the ball in advance.

"Good guy" Drogba passed by Thiago Silva who had climbed up from the ground with a provocative smile.

Yaya Toure and Alves both came over and pulled Thiago Silva up. The latter still had a little trembling legs even now, because he did try his best just now.

Of course, he could feel that Drogba was trying his best, otherwise he would not feel threatened.

Unlike Drogba, the Ivorians can smile at all times, while Thiago Silva looks a little dull and serious, especially when he just felt a direct contest with Drogba, which made him clearly realize the difficulty of this opponent.

"Be careful, this big guy." Yaya Toure was also powerless. He wanted to help, but he also had his own tasks.

Thiago Silva had already sweated and nodded at Yaya Toure and returned to her position.

Chelsea's out-of-bounds ball

Ashley Cole ran over quickly, stood on the sidelines, holding the ball high, while Drogba was entangled with Thiago Silva, who tried desperately to keep Drogba within his control, but the Ivorians were not as good as he thought, so Thiago Silva could only follow him desperately.

After all, with the distance of this out-of-bounds ball and the strength of Ashley Cole, you can throw it into the penalty area at any time to create a chance to score, so Tottenham and Hotspur are all facing a big enemy, very small

In fact, this out-of-bounds ball was indeed looking for Drogba.

When Ashley Cole threw the ball out, Drogba suppressed Thiago Silva with his body. He stopped his chest and turned around. With almost no angle, he swung his left foot and shot hard.

All the Chelsea fans in the game exclaimed because they seemed to see the goal when they entered Tottenham Hotspur goal. Fortunately, Cech reacted very quickly and fell to the ground directly, throwing Drogba's shot into his arms, resolving a crisis.

Thiago Silva gasped. He knew very well that he had taken some advantage in the first contest just now, but in the second contest, he ended with a complete defeat. If he adopted this head-on defensive approach, he would have almost no chance of winning against Drogba.

But the problem is that Drogba is specializing in taking action when he is tough with you. What he is best at is eating hard, one-on-one, head-on, eating you, using his physical fitness and power advantages to completely crush you

This morning, when he was gathering from home to Theoborde, Ye Qiu talked to him specifically and mentioned Drogba.

In fact, Ye Qiu has no way to give him any good advice, because you have almost no good or effective way to defend against a center like Drogba, except for hard work and hard support. Because he has no tricks, all of them are tricks to fight hard. If you can't hold on, you will lose.

"Just treat him as a test, don't be afraid of him, keep telling yourself that you will definitely be able to lose him."

Perhaps, Ye Qiu's words were somewhat spiritually supportive, but in Thiago Silva's psychology, it really worked, because in the past few years, he grew up with Ye Qiu's constant encouragement, trust, and supportive remarks.

He knew better than anyone else that Ye Qiu had put his efforts and energy into this team.

Thinking of this, Thiago Silva let out a heavy breath and walked forward slowly. He still needed to continue to accept the test of Drogba. As long as this giant elephant in Côte d'Ivoire does not lie down for a day, he will not fall for a day.

Soon, the third round of the two sides came again. This time, Ashaven took the ball and passed it to Drogba after he swung the ball over Yaya Toure. But Thiago Silva had a prediction this time. He was ready long ago when Ashaven was about to swing the ball over Yaya Toure, so when the ball came, he quickly stepped forward to intercept it, which made Drogba, who wanted to catch the ball, helplessly save.

Not only that, less than two minutes later, with a pass between Drogba and Anelka, Thiago Silva faced Drogba who was planning to launch a frontal attack without stopping, and he slid his head against Drogba with a neat frontal shovel and destroyed Drogba's ball under his feet.

The two successful defenses in a row have given Thiago Silva a sparse in the stands. Tottenham Hotspur fans who came to the away game with the team. At least, there are not many central defenders in today's football world who can defend Drogba. Thiago Silva is the hardest and most diligent among them, and he is also the best one.

But all the fans are not only looking forward to Thiago Silva blocking Drogba's attack, but also waiting for Tottenham Hotspur to break through Chelsea's defense, because you just blindly defend, which is useless. If you cannot effectively break through the opponent's goal, no matter how good your defense is, it will still be broken.

Ye Qiu said when making arrangements before the game that as long as Drogba is held and Chelsea's midfielder is suppressed, Tottenham Hotspur will score in the first half.

In fact, Ye Qiu fulfilled his promise.

In the 37th minute of the first half, as Tottenham Hotspur curbed Chelsea's offensive, especially Drogba's sharpness was suppressed by Thiago Silva, the visiting team's offense began to show off.

Alves stepped forward to participate in the offense, forming a two-way and one-way cooperation with Messi. After breaking through Ashley Cole on the right, Messi crossed the front point from the right, and Falcao dived and headed the ball in the front point of the penalty area, 0

This goal is Falcao's second header this season. The last time his opponent was Vidic, this time his opponent was also tall and powerful Brazilian central defender Alex. Both tall central defenders were obviously against the short Colombia center, and he seemed powerless to score under his nose.

But this goal not only did not give Tottenham Hotspur a chance to breathe, but instead made Chelsea even more crazy
Chapter completed!