On August 19, 2000, the first round of the Premier League began.
Stamford Bridge Stadium.
Su Yun stood at the Stamford Bridge Stadium and looked at the fans who had slowly entered the stadium. Su Yun was very familiar with the Stamford Bridge Stadium. When Su Yun was at Sunderland, he visited the Stamford Bridge Stadium several times.
It has a long history.
Stamford Bridge is a relatively early football stadium in European football.
Compared to Sunderland's Stadium of Light, Stamford Bridge is shabby.
But Chelsea, who play here, is a strong Premier League team.
Thinking of Sunderland, Su Yun smiled bitterly.
Those who like to talk about the history of their ancestors are basically from clubs that are not doing well nowadays.
Nottingham Forest fans love to talk about history, especially the glorious moment when they won two consecutive Champions League titles under the legendary coach Clough.
Aston Villa is also willing to talk about history and their glory of winning the Champions League.
Liverpool fans love to talk about history.
Let’s talk about how they dominated European football twenty years ago. They were completely sideways in Europe. As they boasted, the most powerful team in European football at that time was Liverpool, and the second most powerful team was Liverpool.
The team is Liverpool 2. Although the original words don’t say that, that’s what they think.
But what now?
Nottingham Forest has become a famous lifter in the Premier League, but now they are completely invisible in the Premier League. Aston Villa is a very successful club in England, but now it is difficult for them to even qualify for the UEFA Cup in the Premier League.
Mix in.
Compared to their situation, Liverpool's situation is a little better, after all, they are still a strong team in the Premier League.
But what kind of team is Liverpool?
That is the biggest club in English football. It is even ranked high in European football. Such a giant has never tasted the Premier League championship since the establishment of the Premier League. It is really degenerate.
So they love to talk about history.
In fact, the same is true for Sunderland.
Don't look at the fact that Chelsea is more impressive than Sunderland in the current Premier League. In fact, Chelsea is really bullshit in terms of history. Sunderland's six top league titles can crush Chelsea.
Chelsea, which has been established for nearly a hundred years, it is really ridiculous to show off their honors during this century.
There is only one top league championship, two FA Cup championships, and two League Cup championships. If it had not won two Cup Winners' Cup championships, Chelsea would not be able to rank in the top 20 among English teams in history.
. Even if they can squeeze in, Chelsea will definitely not be in the top ten.
But what's the point?
Look at Chelsea now.
Since Bates invested in Chelsea, Chelsea's performance has improved significantly. It has been a strong Premier League team since the mid-1990s. Who dares to ignore Chelsea now.
No matter how glorious history is, it is of no use.
Looking at the players warming up, Su Yun entered the locker room.
Not long after being in the locker room, the players who had finished their warm-up slowly came to the locker room.
Many big-name players.
Su Yun has been a head coach for more than six years now. If we count from when he was a coach, it would already be fifteen years.
But it was the first time to face so many big names.
Su Yun is about to face his first game as coach of Chelsea.
Su Yun breathed a sigh of relief.
But he didn't show it at all in front of the players.
"Actually, I don't have anything to say. It's just an ordinary game. It's called a London derby, but is West Ham United qualified to call it a derby with us? Everyone, relax."
"How you usually train is how you play in games."
Very simply, Su Yun ended the dressing room lecture.
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In the first round of the Premier League, Chelsea faced West Ham United.
This game, hailed by the media as the East-West London Derby, is about to begin.
In the first round, only Manchester United's match against Newcastle was a slightly important game. There were no other very important games.
In addition, Chelsea has signed a large number of players this summer, including Frank Lampard, a player who came out of the West Ham United youth academy. This makes the game even more interesting.
"Hello everyone. The first round of the 2000-01 Premier League season is about to begin. We are now at Stamford Bridge, and the live broadcast for you is Chelsea's match against West Ham United. Chelsea has changed the most this summer.
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"Not only did they change the head coach, they also made extraordinary moves in the transfer market in the summer. They purged many players and introduced many players. Let's take a look at Chelsea's starting lineup."
"The goalkeeper is Cudicini, the defense is Le Saux, Ayala, Desailly, and Panucci. The starting midfielder is Dennis Wise, Deschamps, Jack Williams, and Frank Lampa.
Germany, the strike combination is Zola and Hasselbaink."
"Chelsea's starting lineup has changed a lot. Cudicini replaced Dehuye as the main goalkeeper, and Ayala, Panucci, Williams, Lampard, and Hasselbaink who were just introduced in the summer have all changed.
They all made it into the starting lineup.”
Mortensen introduces Chelsea's starting lineup.
"Alan, what do you think of Chelsea's starting lineup?"
"Not to mention other things, but there are some problems in their midfield. If you look at Wise, Deschamps, Williams, and Lampard, their styles and characteristics are similar. It can even be said that Williams, Lampard,
Wise's characteristics are basically the same. This lineup is completely offensive without wingers. I don't know what coach Su Yun is thinking."
Alan Hansen shook his head.
It’s not just Alan Hansen.
Even Redknapp was stunned when he was given Chelsea's starting lineup. What is this?
Wise, Deschamps, Williams, and Lampard are almost lined up, but Lampard's position is slightly further forward.
Wing attack?
Su Yun didn't even think about attacking from the wing in this game.
In fact, according to Su Yun's idea, several Chelsea veterans were dealt with, including Wise, Poyet, etc.
But no.
Because Wise, Poyet and Di Matteo are all Chelsea bosses. They have a high reputation among Chelsea fans. Of course, the more important ones are Deschamps, Desailly and Saux Leaux.
I want to stay.
Cleaning a LeBoeuf Suyun is done with great care.
If Wise and Poyet were to be purged, then I don't know what these veterans would think.
For the sake of stability in the locker room, Su Yun can only make changes slowly. And since Wise, Poyet, and Di Matteo are all here, Chelsea itself does not have any good wing attackers.
Now that Su Yun has introduced Williams and Lampard, two of his direct lineage teams, there is no possibility of wing attack.
So Su Yun simply gave up attacking from the wing.
Stop attacking from the side.
In addition to Deschamps, the most outstanding defensive midfielder, Su Yun's other three players in the midfield are all players who can attack and defend well. They are a combination of tough guys.
Su Yun is going to use them to completely confuse the game.
I don't have a wing attack, and I won't let my opponent have a wing attack.
After the game started, Chelsea's arrangement showed results. Chelsea's midfielder stood very far back and ran even more actively. A barrier was formed directly in the midfield. A huge barrier.
The game is very ugly.
It's really ugly.
Deschamps sits in the defensive midfielder position, while Wise is slightly to the left, Williams is slightly to the right, and Lampard is slightly further forward.
Deschamps protects the back line and the middle. Because among the current Chelsea players, Deschamps has the strongest defensive ability, and Deschamps has the best positional sense. Deschamps stands in the middle. It is the kind of thing where one man can control everything and ten thousand people can't open it.
players.
In addition to blocking West Ham United in the middle, Wise and Williams also help the two wings to defend.
Although Lampard is higher up the pitch, he runs more aggressively than anyone else. He fights for the ball from near the midfield, and will start to counterattack as soon as he gets the ball.
This choice makes the game feel like a complete swamp.
West Ham United's offense couldn't get through at all. This was because Chelsea had obviously strengthened their defense. When playing in the middle, Deschamps was watching, and when playing on the two wings, not only two full-backs but also two midfielders assisted in the defense.
Chelsea, on the other hand, was in no hurry to attack.
So the whole game was inked in the middle.
West Ham United's midfield partner in this game is a very young player. Carrick and Joe Cole, these two players have become the current West Ham United midfield combination. Unfortunately, after the game started, they were completely
Caught in the quagmire of Chelsea's midfield defense.
When they are young, they have no room to play when facing this kind of defense.
Joe Cole, a talented player that the whole of England is looking forward to, couldn't even tell the difference between east, west, north and south after several collisions and tackles from Williams.
"Chelsea is completely different from what people think. When Vialli was there, although the results were not very good, the scenes were very beautiful. Vialli's Chelsea might lose three or four games, but they would also win when they win.
Win three or four."
"But look at Su Yun. He has completely subverted Chelsea's original style of play, which makes people a little confused."
Mortensen shook his head.
This game is really ugly right now.
Is Su Yun this kind of coach?
When I was at Sunderland, the Sunderland coached by Su Yun played very brilliantly. They needed wingers and center, and they needed high-altitude balls and high-altitude balls. Under the attack from the three aspects of sea, land and air,
Few teams in the Premier League can resist.
But when he arrived at Chelsea, Su Yun changed his style of play.
It was such an ugly fight.
Not only Mortensen thinks so, but also Redknapp despises Su Yun.
When he came to Stamford Bridge, Redknapp also told Carrick how to defend. Unexpectedly, Carrick had not defended much in this game yet. He was just arranging the game and thinking about how to attack.
Already.
The defense, which was originally thought to be under great pressure, is now doing nothing.
This made Redknapp not sure how to evaluate Su Yun.
Even the Chelsea fans at the scene frowned. Because Chelsea has always played the most beautiful football in the past ten years. The football played by Hoddle, Gullit, and Vialli are all very beautiful. But now they are playing the most beautiful football.
What is this?
But unlike these people, Su Yun on the sidelines had a smile on his face.
