After defeating Juventus 2-0 in an away game and entering the Champions League final, Chelsea became the hottest team in Europe. As the Premier League champion this season, Chelsea successively eliminated the La Liga champion, the Bundesliga champion and now the Serie A champion.
It can be said that Chelsea's journey to the Champions League is very difficult. If they win the Champions League, then Chelsea's Champions League championship will definitely be a very valuable championship.
Chelsea's Champions League title last season was considered by many to be insufficient. Chelsea faced only one traditional giant in the Champions League last season, and that was Real Madrid.
But it is different from the frequent upsets last season.
But this season, Su Yun has almost beaten the European giants in turn. He has eliminated them one after another and entered the finals. If he wins the Champions League in this way, it will be an achievement that no one will question.
Moreover, they also defeated Arsenal first in the FA Cup and will soon face Manchester United.
Such a strong Chelsea is here.
In addition, Chelsea was the Champions League champion last season. It can be said that Chelsea is the team that European football pays the most attention to right now.
"Sky Sports" even said "Is Milan scared?"
Are you scared?
Not so scared.
But Ancelotti dare not underestimate it at all. Because Chelsea is really too strong and has an absolute upper hand against the giants in Europe this season. No matter whether it is Barcelona, Bayern, or Juventus, they have not had good results against Chelsea.
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Therefore, Ancelotti needs to study Chelsea carefully.
"Carlo, the current Chelsea team is very strong. With 200 million euros, it is indeed not easy."
Tassotti and Ancelotti analyzed Chelsea together. They watched Chelsea eliminate Barcelona, Bayern, and Juventus. Even giants like Milan are salivating over Chelsea's lineup.
Tassotti is really envious of Chelsea's transfer fee.
Don't look at those noble fans of wealthy clubs who criticize Chelsea as a nouveau riche every day. In fact, they are mainly greedy for Chelsea's transfer fees.
Ancelotti nodded.
"The 200 million euros are well spent. Su Yun also has a good vision. He rarely buys parallel imports. Look at how they defeated Barcelona. They trapped Xavi and robbed Xavi. I guess Chelsea will use the same method to treat Anzi.
Andre’s.”
Ancelotti is focused on Barcelona.
Because he found that Barcelona and Milan have many similarities. Juventus is a group of dark and hard teams, which is a typical Capello team. Bayern is a Bundesliga team, and it has also declined with the decline of German football.
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Juventus, Bayern and Milan are completely unrelated and there is no comparison at all.
But Milan and Barcelona are very similar.
It's not about the two teams' playing styles, but it's about other issues.
Just like Barcelona's No. 4 Xavi is the player who controls the rhythm of the game, and here in Milan, Pirlo, who pioneered the attacking midfielder's retreat and became the organizing midfielder, controls Milan's rhythm.
Both of them are players with good skills, good passing, and good control of the rhythm of the game. But at the same time, they are both players with poor defensive ability and poor physical strength.
Barcelona are most afraid of speedy players, especially when counterattacking.
Chelsea also used the speed of the two wings to directly defeat Barcelona.
The same is true for Milan.
Milan's right back is Cafu, who can be said to be very powerful. He is a myth of right back, but this myth is now thirty-five years old.
Even though Kafu is thirty-five years old, he is still old.
The left back is Maldini, the best left back in the world. Unfortunately, Maldini is older, already 37 years old.
Both of them are very strong.
But they are too old. They are also worried about the impact of fast players.
Therefore, in Ancelotti's opinion, Milan and Barcelona have many similarities. So he focused on studying the games between Chelsea and Barcelona. Gradually, he saw Chelsea's style of play.
Also found a way to face Chelsea.
Some thoughts about the finals came to mind.
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Ancelotti is thinking about the Champions League final.
They also attacked on the third front this season, but were blocked by Capello's black and hard Juventus in the league. They failed to win the Serie A championship.
So what he is thinking about now is the Champions League final.
But Su Yun is thinking about the FA Cup final. Win the FA Cup first and then talk about it. After all, the Champions League final is about a week later than the FA Cup final. It would be good to win the FA Cup final first and then think about the Champions League final.
Chelsea's opponent is Manchester United.
In the past two seasons, Manchester United's strength has declined rapidly. It can even be said that Manchester United's Premier League championship in the 2002-03 season was just a return to glory. From 2001 to 2004, although Arsenal only had one Premier League championship,
At that time, Arsenal's strength had already surpassed Manchester United.
Not to mention Chelsea.
He spent 200 million euros in two seasons to create the most outstanding team in Europe.
And Manchester United is in a moment of renewal.
The generation of 1992 who created countless brilliance for Manchester United has now reached the age of retirement. Beckham left for Madrid, Bart, Philip Neville and others are not strong enough.
Keane, Scholes, and Giggs also began to decline.
It can be said that after the glory of the Triple Crown, the players from Manchester United have already reached the end of their careers.
However, the young players introduced to replace them are not in stable form. Including Kleberson, Fran, Sylvester, and O'Shea, none of them have the demeanor of their seniors.
Cristiano Ronaldo and Rooney, whom Ferguson focused on bringing in, cannot compare with the big guys back then. They may be more talented, but they are too young after all.
Manchester United is in such a situation.
Su Yun will never lose to Manchester United.
As for the Premier League?
It's useless for Chelsea.
Having already won the Premier League championship, Su Yun has made rotations in the remaining two league games. Moreover, he does not want his players to work too hard. If they are accidentally injured, it would be very bad to reduce the number of their own players.
It's just going through the motions.
Everyone's eyes are completely focused on the FA Cup final on May 21st.
Before the game, Ferguson accepted an interview with the media. He took the lead in provoking a war of words and asked reporters what he thought of the FA Cup. He said in a relaxed tone: "Chelsea is very strong. I think they can win the championship.
Cup champion. But the FA Cup champion must be Manchester United. If Chelsea’s appetite is too big, I’m afraid it will ruin them.”
Su Yun did not back down from the scolding war started by Ferguson.
He said to the media easily: "If Coach Ferguson wants to retire after this season, then I can show my kindness and let him retire with a championship. Let a famous coach like Ferguson retire in a miserable way in my heart.
Very intolerable.”
"As for fear of spoiling us? Chelsea can never have too many champions."
In response to Su Yun's counterattack, the guest invited by BBC's "Sports Today" column was Coach Robson.
He commented on this matter.
"I still remember when I came to coach Newcastle, coach Su Yun was still a very young coach. He didn't have much voice in English football. He just led the team in the game in obscurity."
"A few years have passed and he has become a famous coach in European football. He has become more confident and eloquent than before. Look at how he is now engaging in a war of words with Ferguson."
Robson laughed as he spoke.
Su Yun's changes in the past few years are obvious to all. Not only his grades have improved, but there have also been many changes in other aspects.
It is very rare for Ferguson to fight back like this.
Eto'o even became a pioneer, standing up and criticizing: "Manchester United's era has passed, Ferguson's era has also passed. Now is our Chelsea era."
Hearing Eto'o's words, Keane was tit for tat: "In the past thirteen Premier Leagues, we have won eight championships. We are the dominant player in the Premier League, and Chelsea is just an upstart."
Scholes also said: "I am very willing to fight against today's Chelsea. They are indeed very good, but I think it is more challenging for us to beat Chelsea like this."
Players from both sides came out to express their views on the game.
In fact, the war of words before the game is just some spice before the game. For Chelsea and Manchester United, they are strong teams in the Premier League. They know each other well.
This is especially true for Ferguson and Su Yun.
The two have competed against each other in the Premier League for seven seasons. If we count from the time when Su Yun was at Dagenham, Su Yun and Ferguson have competed more than twenty times.
The two coaches also know each other very well.
No matter whether they are satirizing their opponents, belittling their opponents or whatever before the game, the two sides will not despise each other or underestimate their opponents. On the contrary, both parties will attach great importance to their opponents.
May 21, 2005.
Cardiff Millennium Stadium.
"Hello everyone. This is Cardiff's Millennium Stadium. The upcoming game is the FA Cup final. The starting lineups of both sides have been announced. Let's take a look at Manchester United first. Manchester United's goalkeeper is Carroll and the defense is O'Shea.
, Sylvester, Ferdinand, Brown, the midfielder is Cristiano Ronaldo, Keane, Scholes, Fletcher, and the striker is Ruud van Nistelrooy and Rooney.”
"Let's talk about Chelsea's starting lineup. The goalkeeper is Cech. The defense is Ashley Cole, Lucio, Terry, Alves, and the midfielder is Duff, Lampard, Williams, and Joaquin.
.The strikers are Klose and Eto’o.”
For Manchester United, Gary Neville and Giggs both sat on the bench.
In this game, Ferguson adopted a method of defending on the right and attacking on the left. Ronaldinho on the right never performed well against Ashley Cole.
Ever since Ronaldinho came to the Premier League, he has never defeated Ashley Cole.
Including when Portugal faced England in the European Cup, Ronaldinho also failed to defeat Ashley Cole.
Ashley Cole is definitely the best left back.
For Manchester United now, Ronaldinho is the biggest firepower on the wing. Ferguson did not want Ronaldinho to face Ashley Cole, so Ferguson put Ronaldinho on the left in this game.
Compared with the mature Ashley Cole, Chelsea's Alves on the left is stronger in offense and weaker in defense.
Ferguson hopes to open up space on the left.
As for the right wing, Ferguson adopted a defensive strategy.
Fletcher is a midfielder with very strong running ability. Ferguson put Fletcher in the middle to defend Chelsea's attack from the left. This is Ferguson's style of play.
And of course Rooney.
Rooney's position is very lively.
He can play as a forward when he goes up, and he can play as an attacking midfielder when he goes back. Of course, he can run to the right or the left, and he can also play as a full midfielder. He is a very comprehensive player.
Ferguson made the right choice.
After the game started, Manchester United relied on Rooney and Ronaldinho to constantly change positions on the left to attack Chelsea's left. Alves is a player with very strong offensive ability, but slightly weak defensive ability.
Under the attacks of Rooney and Ronaldinho, he was in a very embarrassed state.
Ronaldinho and Rooney broke through Alves several times on the left. If it weren't for Terry and Lucio in the middle who were constantly guarding Ruud van Nistelrooy, Manchester United would have been able to create good scoring opportunities.
Even O'Shea frequently stepped forward to help.
Ferguson's strategy worked.
Unfortunately, something was wrong. He hoped to break through the left wing to drive the entire Manchester United attack, but one person couldn't do it.
Roy Keane.
At his peak, he guarded the center of Manchester United by himself. He was the world's top defensive midfielder who could only control the situation with one man.
But at the age of thirty-four, his dominance has declined a lot.
Roy Keane is no longer the Roy Keane he was in his prime.
But his opponent is different.
The 28-year-old Williams is currently at his peak. Su Yun hoped to solve the game from the wing, but was beaten by Ferguson instead. So Su Yun began to choose another aspect.
Middle road.
Su Yun has always kept Williams in the midfielder position.
He is rarely allowed out during games.
But seeing Manchester United's attack, Su Yun changed his style of play.
Pressed out from the middle.
Su Yun wants to play Manchester United's strongest link, which has always been Manchester United's strongest position. Klose is at the front, and then Eto'o retreats and runs.
Williams and Lampard press forward,
What he grabbed was Keane's ball.
Although the thirty-four-year-old Keane is still very strong, his strength has dropped a lot.
After attacking in the Chelsea midfield, Keane came under tremendous pressure.
In the 29th minute of the game, Keane's pass in a hurry was intercepted by Lampard. Then he immediately counterattacked. Joaquin on the right received Lampard's pass and made a cross for Klose to head over.
Scored a goal.
But Su Yun did not end his suppression of Keane.
Continue to suppress Keane.
Very unexpected.
Keane was under unprecedented pressure.
Before the end of the first half, when Keane was dribbling the ball forward, Williams, who was inserted from behind, intercepted the ball and then handed it to Eto'o in front. After Eto'o used his speed to get rid of Sylvester,
Scored the second goal.
Basically sealing the victory of the game.
Although Ronaldinho cut in from the left in the second half, he fired a powerful shot and recovered a point for Manchester United.
But it doesn't have much effect on the entire game.
Because in the subsequent corner kick, Terry scored a header.
Won a three to one victory.
"Congratulations to Chelsea. This is the fourth FA Cup championship in Chelsea's history. It is also the third FA Cup championship won by coach Su Yun. Congratulations to coach Su Yun and congratulations to Chelsea."
"They have already completed the double championship."
But Eto'o, who scored the goal, raised a finger to indicate that there was another one.
"Chelsea has already won the double crown. But this is not the end, because Chelsea still has a Champions League final to play. If they win the Champions League, then Chelsea will win an unprecedented treble."
Eto'o's gesture of raising one finger has also become the cover of many media.
There is another champion!
Chelsea heading towards the treble!
The English media all shouted, Chelsea is coming, is Milan ready?
