Chapter 363 Madman's Demeanor
Although he performed poorly in the first half and even missed many opportunities to change the direction of the game due to his overly persistence, he was in line with the old saying that he was so handsome that he could hide all his ugly faces. With an extremely wonderful personal performance before the end of the first half, Ibrahimovic successfully reversed people's perception of him, just one, not a hopeless team cancer!
"Ibrahimovic is still young. It is normal for a talented player of his age to do some irrational things because of his youthful spirit. And even so, Ibrahimovic has helped Chelsea recover a point with his outstanding talent and personal ability." Andy Gray's words expressed the thoughts of most fans at this time, and also made a good excuse for Ibrahimovic's previous misstep. "So, if Ibrahimovic can seriously summarize the gains and losses during the break and learn from his lessons, actively seeking cooperation with his teammates instead of fighting alone, then Chelsea will have a chance to turn the tables in the second half!"
Andy Gray is still quite optimistic about Ibrahimovic. In his opinion, as long as Ibrahimovic can fully open up his potential, then this young man can compete with top strikers such as Ronaldo and Vieri, and become the leader in future international football!
"Edul (Good Johnson), you replaced Michael (Essin) in the second half, and Frank (Lampard) and Claude (Marklele) in the midfield." Just as Andy Grey praised Ibrahimovic, Mourinho, who returned to the locker room, first briefly commented on the team's performance in the first half, and then made a substitution adjustment. "Also, Robert (Hout) you will be warmed up with Edul later and prepare to play. William (Gala)! Please reflect on me on the bench, why there is always a rise in the top when defending high-altitude balls!"
Hearing Mourinho's words, Goodjohansen and Hut couldn't help but be overjoyed and nodded quickly to say that they would do their best in the game. After a season of getting along, they had a relatively clear understanding of Mourinho's strategy of using people. They knew that the other party was the kind of players who refused to change their skills and refused to do their best in the game. Naturally, they would not be able to get mad at this point.
Moreover, most importantly, like Ancelotti, Mourinho is also the kind of head coach who will not easily make changes once the main lineup is determined and will rotate very little during the season. Therefore, in order to get more playing time, they must also seize this opportunity to perform well!
"...Okay, boss, I understand." Gala was slightly stunned at the arrangements made by Mourinho, then nodded, saying that he would obey his coach's decision.
However, although the Frenchman said on the surface that he had no complaints about Mourinho's decision, in fact, Gala was extremely dissatisfied at this time - why did I accept the punishment of being replaced in advance if I made a mistake, while Ibrahimovic, the selfish guy who wasted countless opportunities, could continue to stay on the court?
He will never look for reasons from himself, only see other people's mistakes, and also make some inappropriate remarks in front of the media from time to time. This is the biggest obstacle to Gala's growth as a top central defender. In other words, if Gala cannot adjust his mentality as soon as possible and correct these shortcomings now, then he will never cross this threshold, reach the height of Blank and Deselli, and become a first-class defender!
In contrast, Ibrahimovic is much smarter than Gala in both his previous life and this life. Although the Swedish God Tower also caused a lot of trouble on and off the court, his public relations ability and professional attitude are not comparable to Gala. It is precisely because of this gap that in George's previous life, Gala's football path became narrower and narrower, from captain Arsenal to a locker room bomb and team cancer in people's eyes, while Ibrahimovic was able to serve as the main center at Manchester United at the age of 35!
Therefore, Mourinho's choice to replace Gala in advance during the halftime break is undoubtedly a very wise decision, because it is hard to say how much trouble it will cause to Chelsea!
"It's really Jose, and the on-the-spot adjustments are always so unexpected." Seeing Mourinho's actions of replacing two people in a row during the half-time break, George couldn't help but secretly applaud his senior brother's move. He didn't expect that Mourinho would actually choose to substitute so decisively after seeing Chelsea's shortcomings in lineup, rather than covering up these loopholes through tactical adjustments!
Essin is indeed a defensive player, and he has a strong long-range shooting skills. The sense of attacking can be said to be quite good, but when Alonso and Gerald both need to withdraw significantly to assist Speed's defense, it is a waste of resources to let Essin and Marklele appear together. It is better to let Goodjohansen, who has a stronger attack power, appear, and share the pressure for the Swedes as Ibrahimovic's wingman!
Therefore, if nothing unexpected happens, Chelsea's offense will become more threatening and more difficult to defend in the second half of the game!
Of course, George cannot say these words, otherwise it will inevitably be suspected that the enemy will be angry and destroy his majesty. What's more, although Mourinho's substitution solved the problems faced by Chelsea on the offensive end and also cleared the irregular time bomb on Gala's defense line, after this adjustment, the Blues' defensive intensity naturally declined. In this way, Tottenham can also get more shooting opportunities!
"It's really interesting. Even a defender of Terry's level failed to gain the upper hand when dealing with Didier. Why did Jose think that a second-rate central defender like Hute had the ability to defend him?"
George did not forget how Drogba in his previous life made Sendross explode, and he defeated this young central defender who was in the rising period of his career and collapsed from a rising central defender star to a level colander with constant mistakes!
Since Drogba was able to completely beat Sendros, then this time, when the opponent changed from Arsenal to Chelsea and the opponent's defensive player changed from Sendros to the same young and bulky Hut, what kind of performance can Drogba show? Looking at Drogba standing in the middle of the stadium waiting for the kickoff, George was extremely looking forward to this!
Chapter completed!