The team's training match has begun. Prince plays the left midfielder position on the substitute side, and Wright-Phillips is the right midfielder. This unlucky British international may really have to give up his main position in the future.
Of course Grant, the coach, now has to serve as a temporary referee, so that he can timely pause the game to solve the problem after discovering the team's problems. Fortunately, he is not old, and there is no problem if he exercises more.
Sir, that is not the case.
After the start of the training match, the main team played according to their usual playing style. In fact, Grant still did not make much changes to Mourinho's tactical system. After all, the tactical thinking that Mourinho is famous for is not the same in football.
It can easily compete with any team. They stock up heavily in the midfield and press fiercely, but in terms of organization, Chelsea still doesn’t have players that are good at it. Although Lampard and Ballack are both very impactful players,
He is also unable to organize the team. Therefore, when attacking, he simply passes the ball through the midfield quickly, which is very similar to the fast break tactics in basketball. This kind of play basically suppresses all teams.
Chelsea's personnel configuration, as long as there is no problem with the players' condition, they can compete with any team, and the probability of winning is definitely not low.
Although the substitutes are playing like this, they are still slightly inferior to the main players in terms of strength, so they are at a disadvantage on the scene. Facing the main team's sharp attack, they are weak and difficult to parry. Although Makelele is experienced in the defensive midfielder position
, but it is no longer as brave as it used to be, and it is difficult to hold up the backbone of the team. It is like facing the successive attacks of Lampard and Ballack, two of the world's top midfielders, and it is already an extraordinary performance without being completely destroyed.
Although central defender Alex is not inferior to Drogba in terms of height, his physical strength is no match for him. He can't squeeze in and has no experience, so the fate of being crushed is inevitable. Faced with this,
With such a disadvantage, the prince has no good solution. Although the prince can get the ball and run long distances, it is meaningless to get the ball during training matches, so there is no solution for the time being.
The main team was attacking, but because the substitutes retreated quickly this time, the fast break turned into a positional battle. Ballack handed the ball to Malouda on the wing. The Frenchman is not a typical wing player, and his offense and defense are relatively different.
He is balanced and has good personal control skills, but his ability to break through individually is slightly weaker. He can provide more powerful support to the midfielder on the wing, so Grant still likes this player very much. Dutch star Kuyt can also be considered this type.
, this kind of frontcourt engineer player is not common among active players. The Frenchman dribbled the ball from the wing, broke through Wright, who was not very good at defensive ability, and then made a pass before Ashley Cole came up to defend, inside the penalty area.
Drogba leaned on Alex behind him and jumped high to ferry the ball to the edge of the penalty area. At this time, both Ballack and Lampard had already moved forward, and the ball just passed to Lampard's feet. The vice-captain
An iconic long-range shot hit the dead center, and substitute goalkeeper Cudicini made a gesture to save the ball but was unable to save it.
The substitute side's situation is rather embarrassing now. They can't attack or defend. However, they are not the focus of today's training match. They can only be regarded as rehearsing the lineup for the main side. It doesn't matter if they play soy sauce at this time. Neither does the prince.
I care about it very much. It's not bad to take a lazy break. As long as the coach doesn't say anything else, I don't care.
The training match ended. The main lineup won by a big score. Drogba and Shevchenko each scored a goal. In addition, Joe Cole also hit a high-quality long shot during an inside cut. Cudicini was unable to block it.
Out. The substitute team actually scored a goal, which was an opportunity to counterattack. After the prince broke through, he passed the ball to Kalou. The Ivorian did not waste the opportunity and scored it in one fell swoop.
Grant is also very satisfied with the good condition of the main players. As long as the condition can be maintained well, then competing for the league championship is not a luxury. Although the prince did not do much in the training match, it is also the support of his teammates.
The intensity was too small, but he finally showed his due strength, as evidenced by his sharp assist.
The Stamford Bridge stadium on the second day was still as popular as before, but now more fans were wearing Prince's No. 27 jersey. Regarding Prince's new number, there was also a full discussion within Chelsea.
The prince must be the core of the team, so the number must also have symbolic meaning. According to normal thinking, the core now generally wears the No. 7 jersey, but the No. 7 jersey of the first team now belongs to the Ukrainian nuclear warhead.
Vchenko, the prince is still very fond of this world's top striker. Although he will return to AC Milan next season, the prince is not willing to take advantage of others. He only needs to wait half a season to get the No. 7
There is no need to be a bad guy at this time. Next is the No. 10 jersey, which now belongs to England international Joe Cole. For the darling of Stamford Bridge, the prince cannot snatch this number; as for 8, 9, 11, 12,
The better numbers such as 13 are all owned by famous flowers. Even the number 33 that the prince picked out of desperation is also worn by someone. The Brazilian defender Alex who arrived in the summer, after all kinds of twists and turns, the prince finally chose the number 27, and he
I had the same jersey number when I was in Frankfurt.
Because there was no formal fan meeting for the Prince's arrival, and yesterday's training was closed, the Blues fans' welcome ceremony for the Prince can only be held today. The organizer of the fan meeting posted it on the website before the game.
The call for the event called on everyone to wear Callejon's new jersey in this game, and prepared various welcome banners and even prepared a special prop, and then everyone gave Callejon a hand when he played.
It was a surprise to him, so this is what happened on the court.
"Jose, I don't see that your popularity is very high. You are almost catching up with me." During the warm-up, any move the prince made would attract cheers from the fans. This made the prince, who had always been self-proclaimed at Stamford Bridge, cheer in unison.
The beloved Joe Cole was extremely jealous and ran over to the prince and said sourly.
"Qiao, you will die if you don't do it. Why didn't I hear anyone cheering you on? Go and cool down. I won't start today. It will be a shame if you can't win the game!" For those who do it, Prince
It has always been a severe blow.
"Tch, just wait until you sit on the bench and see how I perform on the court." In essence, the two people still have a certain competitive relationship. Of course, this is from Cole's perspective.
As for the prince, there is naturally no need to consider this issue.
Newcastle, a once wealthy team, has lost its glory and has always been a civilian team in the Premier League. It has no hope of winning the championship and no worries about being relegated. It is a soy sauce team with no desires and desires. Chelsea has defeated Newcastle in the past 7 home games.
, scoring 18 goals without conceding a single goal. Newcastle’s last win as a guest at Stamford Bridge was in the First Division on November 22, 1986. In the total historical record, Chelsea has the upper hand with 59 wins, 36 draws and 47 losses.
In the 4th minute of the opening, the impulsive Brazilian defender Alex tackled Martins in the midfield, and the referee showed him a yellow card. Then Newcastle took a quick free kick, and the ball went over the top and passed through Chelsea's defense. Fortunately, Cech paid attention
He concentrated his efforts to save Martins' single-handed ball. Then came Chelsea's offensive opportunity. In the 7th minute, Ballack sent a wonderful pass and Malouda stepped in in time. Unfortunately, the shot was not in the right position and the ball went wide of the door.
In the 10th minute, Malouda made a pass from the right, and Ballack volleyed from the edge of the penalty area. During this period, Chelsea took the initiative on the field. In the 12th minute, Faye fouled Essien and was given a yellow card. In the 14th minute
, former Manchester United midfielder Bart made a direct pass, and Martins' shot in the penalty area was blocked by Alex. In the 19th minute, Belletti made a pass from the right side of the penalty area, and Shevchenko's push shot from 12 yards was saved by Given at the near corner.
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Chelsea gradually took control of the situation. The Blues almost scored in the 21st minute. Newcastle cleared a corner kick and Essien passed the ball. Lampard passed Milner and Duff one after another and then hit Butt with a 22-yard shot and deflected it. Given flew to save it with one hand.
Chelsea missed a good opportunity again in the 28th minute. Joe Cole passed a free kick from the right, and Alex's header from 8 yards was confiscated by Given.
Chelsea took the lead in the 29th minute. Ballack headed the ball over. Joe Cole's shot from the edge of the area hit Malouda and was deflected. Taylor failed to make a clearance. Essien easily swept the goal from 6 yards. At this time, the entire Stamford Bridge was in a state of excitement.
, his team took the lead in the first half and completely suppressed Newcastle on the scene. Of course, everyone was elated.
In the last period of the first half, perhaps because Chelsea relaxed a little after scoring, Newcastle gradually strengthened its attack and regained the disadvantage little by little. In the 43rd minute, Cacapa made a long pass and Martins broke into the left side of the penalty area.
The shot missed the near corner. In the 45th minute, Joe Cole made a pass from the left. The unguarded Malouda headed the ball 6 yards away, and the first half ended.
The prince did not return to the locker room during the halftime break to listen to the coach's tactical arrangements for the second half, because he felt that Chelsea had basically mastered the situation with their outstanding performance in this game, so the chance for him to play in the second half was basically gone, unless the coach wanted to
Let him feel the atmosphere of the Premier League so that he can be replaced at the last moment to delay the game.
As expected, Chelsea reversed their sluggish performance at the end of the first half at the beginning of the second half. In just 26 seconds, Malouda made a pass from the right, and Bart almost scored an own goal with a tackle from the edge of the penalty area. Fortunately, Givento
Out of the crossbar. In the 53rd minute, Mikel made a direct pass, Joe Cole passed back from the right side of the penalty area, Ballack missed the ball from 10 yards, and Lampard's shot from 15 yards was blocked by Baye. However, Chelsea attacked fiercely.
However, the defense was ignored. The Buffaloes frequently stepped in and exposed the gaps in the defense. Newcastle seized the opportunity to equalize the score in the 55th minute. N'Zogbia broke through from the left side of the penalty area and Mikel passed the ball. Martins' heel pulled back.
, Bart followed up and scored from close range. At this moment, the boos from the audience suddenly stopped. For this conceded goal, not to mention the players, even the fans couldn't accept it. It was obviously a siege situation just now, but it was counterattacked.
, it is really a very unpleasant thing.
After the restart, Chelsea stabilized the rhythm, entered the positional battle mode, and better controlled the game. In the 57th minute, Malouda made a pass from the right, and Drogba's header from 10 yards away was confiscated by Given.
In the 63rd minute, Shevchenko made a pass from the right, and Ballack's push from the edge of the penalty area was firmly confiscated by Given. In the 65th minute, Pizarro replaced Joe Cole. One minute later, Malouda left the ball.
A pass was made from the edge of the penalty area. Joe Cole missed the chance to header from a distance on the right side of the penalty area. In the 68th minute, Essien stepped in and received the pass in the middle and volleyed the ball. However, due to the long distance, the ball missed the goal.
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Newcastle's head coach Kevin Keegan finally couldn't stand the situation on the field and took the lead in making adjustments. In the 74th minute, Irving was sent on to replace Martinez, who was sleepwalking. Although this substitution was obvious,
There was no obvious conservative trend in the matchup substitutions, but in order to give Irving a better sprint opportunity, Newcastle gave up the positional attack and launched a traditional defensive counterattack.
In the 75th minute, N'Zogbia's shot from the top of the penalty area was blocked by Alex during a quick counterattack. In the 76th minute, Grant replaced Ballack with Sinclair who was a little weak. In the 80th minute, Belletti left
From a pass from the road, Alex headed the ball from 8 yards, and the ball bounced off the ground and went over the crossbar.
In the last ten minutes, Chelsea worked hard. The last game was already tied miserably. If they can't win this game again, it will be a big problem whether it is points or morale. You know, Manchester United won earlier
In the final game, we were defeated by West Ham United at home and suffered an incredible loss. We were overtaken by Arsenal, who beat Everton 4:1, and fell to second place in the standings. If we miss such a good opportunity to chase points,
Chance, then all the Chelsea players really can’t forgive themselves.
Grant could no longer sit still on the bench and came to the long side to shout and direct the team. Of course, he did not forget Prince who was still on the bench.
"Jose, there's no time to warm up. Hurry up and get on the field. No matter you break through or something else, all I want is the result, which is to win the game." Grant's tone was even a little angry, which was very inconsistent with his usual behavior.
The image of Confucian and handsome man.
But before the prince came on the stage, the situation on the field changed. Stamford Bridge was boiling again, and the excitement was definitely more than when the first goal was scored. It turned out that Shevchenko scored.
Chelsea had a corner kick opportunity on the left. The ball was cleared inside the penalty area. Lampard got the ball from outside the penalty area and volleyed hard. The ball hit the foot of Pizarro in the middle of the penalty area. Shevchenko, who was obviously offside, scored from 6 yards.
After scoring the fourth goal of the season, Chelsea led Newcastle 2-1 at home. Slow motion showed that the ball was suspected of being offside. Newcastle player Butt was shown a yellow card by the referee for protesting the referee's penalty. The excited midfielder would have been injured if he had not had teammates.
If you block it, you may have staged a good show of beating the referee.
