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Chapter 425

Not only Bolton's coach Allardyce has the idea of ​​ending Chelsea's unbeaten record, it is estimated that many people are paying attention to this game at the moment, especially those competitors trailing behind Chelsea.

This is the first match of this round. If Chelsea can stumble, those chasing players will definitely try their best to grab a victory. After all, there will not be too many such opportunities.

If it was just a fatalistic atmosphere deliberately created by some media before the game, then after the opening Ferreira was sent off and Bolton successfully scored a penalty, all this changed.

This goal and the sudden red card did not react to many people, including the Chelsea players, who were a little uncomfortable, after all, they hadn't fallen behind for too long.

Since the beginning of this season, they have not allowed their opponents to go first, but Bolton changed this record after only 2 minutes of the opening, which seems to be a bit fatalistic.

Those commentators also seemed to be afraid that the world would not be chaotic. When commenting, they kept mentioning how Chelsea was defeated by Manchester City last season. They might all expect Bolton to do the same.

And the cheers of those Bolton fans in the stands almost didn't use the loudspeakers.

"We are the great Bolton, we are a fast horse that no one can stop, no matter how strong the team is, we will be trampled by the Bolton team!", such loud shouts can be heard endlessly.

Allardyce and his team seemed to understand the cries of these people. After taking the lead, they did not shrink back to keep the advantage of the goal, but continued to attack Chelsea.

I don't know if that goal gave Allardyce such courage, but he did get ruthless.

In the two games against Chelsea last season, not only did he lose to Mourinho, but he also almost lost his coaching position in Bolton. Now he can be regarded as seizing the opportunity and preparing to fight back!
It seems that this fast horse suddenly found the knack of tearing apart Chelsea's defense, and rushed back and forth to this steel line of defense, especially when they saw Ferreira's end, which had already affected Chelsea's emotions.

That was a red card, and there was nothing to complain about. Even a guy like Mourinho, who often argues with the referee, gave up arguing, but this red card did disrupt Chelsea's defense.

It was mainly the opponent's blitzkrieg that caused them trouble. Chelsea had recently become accustomed to controlling the rhythm of the game, but now, this offensive rhythm is obviously out of their control.

Although Mourinho quickly made personnel adjustments after Ferreira was sent off.

He filled the vacancy left by Ferreira with Del Horno, but the price was not small.

Because Ferreira's head was hot, Mourinho could only replace Duff who had not completed the warm-up activities.

Although Duff didn't say anything when he got off the court, who could tell that he was very upset now.

Originally, with Wright Jr. joining this season, Duff was the most threatened. In order not to be squeezed out by the latecomers, the Irishman has been fighting very hard recently, and he has seized almost every opportunity to play.

But when Ferreira was sent off so suddenly, he was the first one to be replaced. It is estimated that whoever was replaced would have a look of displeasure, but Duff could only obey Mourinho's orders.

Removing a sharp knife from the wing reduced the threat of a breakthrough from the wing. In order to make up for this gap and prevent the opponent from using the weakened personnel on the wing to find a space for a long drive, Mourinho could only let Lamparda side, although This position makes Lampard, who is used to looking for opportunities in the middle, very awkward.

However, in order to ensure that his side is not penetrated by the opponent's penetration, Mourinho can only dismantle his offensive structure. Simply this game Robben is still there, and Lampard can also defend the side corridor.

However, the offensive and defensive thickness of the center will be affected, but this is really an unavoidable change.

However, this kind of demolition of the east wall to make up for the west wall not only failed to return to a solid side defense, but also made his center offense fall into a hard battle. Gerrard had to deal with the opponent's two midfielders alone.

It's not that Gerrard can't deal with the opponent, it's just that Bolton's such a violent impact is indeed very troublesome.

Bolton's two defensive midfielders were originally intended to strengthen the defense. Now that they have taken the lead so suddenly, their performance seems to have been injected with chicken blood, and they began to frantically create obstacles for Gerrard to break through.

Pulling, tackling, charging, those two defensive midfielders are now doing everything they can to limit Gerrard.

Not only was Gerrard's sudden action a bit restrained, but even Lin Yi's activities in the midfield were double-teamed wantonly by the opponent. The Bolton guys had no intention of letting Lin Yi receive the football.

Tackles, physical confrontation, although these are some conventional methods, but now Bolton does have one more team than Chelsea. They have the time and manpower to assign two players to surround Lin Yi.

Moreover, their strikers and full-backs will retreat from time to time to help the midfielder with coordinated defense.

This kind of chasing and interception really made Lin Yi feel a little bit stuck, the opponent was like a plaster.

It's not that no one has used such a trick in previous games, but this time Bolton's offense did rely on a brave spirit to suppress Chelsea's counterattack, and they played very proactively.

In less than 10 minutes after the goal, Bolton continuously launched the tide of attack.

It can be seen that Allardyce is ready to take a bite and eat Chelsea. At least he wants to expand the score and strive to grasp all the initiative when the opponent's foothold is not stable and he has not recovered.

The impact of Okocha and Diouf in the frontcourt can be regarded as a complete display of the enthusiasm of the Africans. Their running without hesitation has indeed caused trouble for Chelsea's defense.

After Del Horno came on the field, he didn't have a performance in line with his worth. At least he hadn't formed a tacit understanding with his teammates around him when he was defending, and he couldn't keep up with Ferreira's airtightness.

Perhaps it was because the warm-up activities on the sidelines hadn't allowed the physical activities to start, or the aggressive attack of the Bolton team really put pressure on him. Anyway, Del Horno's side was always in danger.

"Del Horno, bought by Chelsea for a large price, does not seem to show convincing ability. It seems that Kenyon's buying policy in the transfer market does not work every time."

When the person in charge of the commentary played up the offense for the Bolton team, he could still take the air to talk about Kenyon's transfer strategy of only buying expensive ones and not buying the right ones, as if the people he bought were not so easy to use.

After Del Horno moved to Chelsea, he has not shown his due form. It is estimated that this makes Kenyon really a bit depressed, especially when he sees the players he bought have such performance, he will always Feeling a bit uncomfortable on the face, it's just that he can't express all this to others.

However, Del Horno's dangerous situation is just a microcosm of the leaks in Chelsea's defense, including Terry and Ashley Cole, who also performed very hard today.

When Terry competed with the opponent for the header in the middle, at least twice let Diouf grab the header in front of him and complete the header. If Cech's reaction is not fast enough, these two headers are very threatening. .

The Czech, who has always been very quiet, did not show much excitement after making consecutive wonderful saves.

Instead, Cech yelled loudly at the defenders in front of him for the first time, "Cheer up, guys! Don't let those damned guys hit our goal so recklessly!"

It can be seen that Cech also felt a kind of crisis. Although the opponent only broke through the goal he guarded with a penalty kick, if this continues, maybe Bolton will score again.

If there is one less player and two goals behind, then this game is really difficult to play. After all, this is the opponent's home court. Once you gain power, it is really difficult for you to suppress the opponent in a short time, let alone win.

However, Cech's roar can only continue to keep the goal from being broken by the opponent, but the waves of attacks really put him under a lot of pressure, and the defense line that has always been solid seems to be a bit crumbling at the moment.

Even Mourinho himself didn't expect such a scene after the start. It's not that he didn't miss the crisis in the defense, but he understood that the pressure on the defense came from the sluggishness of the offense.

Ferreira was sent off, which disrupted his pre-match arrangements, especially the offensive arrangement. The original style of playing with both wings flying together in the middle now lacks a sharp knife on the side, and the opponent is entangled in the middle.

Lampard's effect in a position he is not used to is not satisfactory, but with one less player, Mourinho dare not easily replace a wing assaulter, he is afraid that the defense line will be more fragile.

This concern made Lampard's performance on the right wing a bit depressed, and without his offensive partner in the middle, Gerrard's offense behind Drogba also lacked a bit of sharp feeling, only relying on Robben on the wing The breakthrough of Drogba, the elephant's fangs, can rarely get into Bolton's restricted area.

But compared to these guys, Mourinho is probably more concerned about Lin Yi. After all, that kid is the soul of Chelsea's offense. If he doesn't perform well, that's the biggest trouble.

Obviously the Bolton team is very aware of how much trouble Lin Yi can cause on the court. They have not forgotten the fatal injury in the two confrontations last season, so they don't want to make mistakes this time.

In the past ten minutes, Lin Yi hadn't been able to catch the ball well. He wasn't afraid of such a confrontation. At least he could learn to be a little bit more obedient, wander around, and cause trouble for the opponent.

However, due to the various situations after the start of the game, Lin Yi never had the opportunity to free up his hands to organize the attack.

Lampard was transferred to the side, Robben was pestered by someone, and he couldn't run a suitable forward route. Gerrard was also very forward because Lampard was missing, a little too far away from Lin Yi. Far.

Not to mention Drogba, if you want to pass the ball to that guy, you can only pass a long pass, and the opponent has at least two defenders pestering this African elephant. The Bolton team's offensive momentum is so fierce, it also suppressed Lin Yi Anyway, he is indeed playing a bit awkwardly now, not at all as smooth as usual.

Moreover, the two Bolton players around him also made a lot of small movements. Every time Lin Yi tried to get rid of their entanglement, those two guys would use pulling and tripping to restrain him.

Although this kind of action will not cause too much damage, Lin Yi has already fallen on the turf several times under the opponent's strict and unscrupulous marking. Unfortunately, the referee only verbally warned the opponent and did not He didn't really draw out his cards, which made the opponent even more unscrupulous.

"That damned referee! His connivance is encouraging the other party to attack Lin Yi!"

Brito was not as calm as Mourinho, so when he saw this scene, he had no scruples and just yelled like this. At this time, he didn't care whether the fourth official heard it or not.

Damn, home field advantage, especially this weird atmosphere, is not good for Chelsea.

Mourinho also sensed that a bad tendency was spreading. Just like what those reporters said, the Chelsea team is now in the limelight. Many people want to see them stumble. The competition in the Premier League is full of energy, which is a very dangerous signal.

The publicity of the media will subtly affect many things, especially the emotions of fans and bystanders.

If everyone holds the idea of ​​​​killing Chelsea and wanting to fight them to the end, even if Mourinho has absolute confidence in his team, he may not be able to predict the result of the subsequent game.

After all, there are too many things that can affect a team, both on and off the court, may work.

Perhaps the most dangerous enemy right now is not the competition but the public opinion that expects Chelsea to fail.

Under this kind of public opinion, coupled with his carelessness, this embarrassing situation will naturally take shape.

The recent winning streak has indeed made Chelsea a little too relaxed. Now they want to counterattack the opponent's offensive, but they are a little nervous at this moment, and it is not so easy to adjust.

Regardless of the strength gap between the two teams, at least at this moment, Chelsea was completely suppressed by the opponent, and the shouts from the crazy fans also made them very upset.

Maybe it was because the game was really not going well, and the opponent's offense and tricks gradually increased. The violent tempers of Terry and Carvalho were a little bit uncontrollable, and they received two yellow cards in a row.

Although Mourinho loudly reminded the players to be calm on the sidelines, this kind of anger does not mean that it can be controlled under control. Even Gerrard was loudly warned by the referee because of a tackle in the frontcourt.

Bolton's offense was really fierce. It can be seen personally. These guys tried to defeat Chelsea in one breath, but after more than ten minutes of continuous attack, they just let their fans keep screaming , And did not let the gate guarded by Cech be breached again.

Mourinho is very clear about the principle of one bang, another decline, and three exhaustions, so he needs to let the team make changes at this time, especially after one person is missing from the wing, Chelsea's offense is not playing well. Fluency, if you want to liberate Lin Yi, you must let him have more helpers.

Evolution!This unfavorable situation must be changed. Maybe Allardyce was still expecting the damn score to change quickly. Mourinho had once again pulled a player he was about to play from the bench. Xin, the defensive midfielder looks ready.

"You go on, replace Makelele, he felt bad in the game today, then let Gerrard go to the right, but don't let him simply go down, tell him to try to choose inside, Drogba retreats a little , let him and Lampard be closer, let Ashley go up, create an interaction between Robben and Robben on the left, Lampard returns to the center, you are in charge of defense in the middle, let Lin Yi do his best Possibly more space for free movement."

Although the game only lasted more than ten minutes, Mourinho no longer intends to let the team play in such a mess. He would rather use up another substitution, and also needs the game to return to the regular track as soon as possible. When the opponent's attack fails, it is best to give them a head-on blow!
Makelele's performance in the midfielder position is not as stable as before. It may be that the continuous away games have made him lose his usual calm feeling. Mourinho needs Essien to replace Makelele's current position and strive for stability. In the midfield, let the opponent's offense lose its power in him.

And Lampard's performance on the wing is not good. Gerrard may be more able to adapt to the transition between defense and offense than him. Although he is not a traditional wing player, when he was still in Liverpool, Benitez has also used him to play the main force on the wing, which is always better than Lampard's performance.

Letting Lampard return to the center is to allow more interaction between him and Drogba. Ashley advances on the wing, one is to defend Diouf's breakthrough, and the other is to help Robben There can be a helper when attacking on the wing, and try to get rid of the endless harassment defense of the opponent.

Of course, all these arrangements are to allow Lin Yi to have more room to move. As long as this kid can get out of the opponent's entanglement, then winning Bolton is not a Jedi counterattack, and everything is a matter of course, but Lin Yi Mourinho is not sure whether Yi's performance today will be effective. After all, judging from his game state in the first ten minutes, he is indeed not as excited as in the previous games. It always feels like something is missing.

"I hope that kid can adjust himself, otherwise, the so-called ninth round of curse may really come true." Although Mourinho doesn't feel much about these things, but judging by the current state of the team, Maybe losing a game is not impossible, but he is not reconciled.

When Essien came on the field and finished talking about Mourinho's tactical arrangements to Lin Yi, Lin Yi turned his head and looked at Mourinho who was standing on the sidelines. He didn't say anything, but then he used his right hand, He patted his chest hard, gave Mourinho a thumbs up, and his eyes were extremely firm.

When seeing this scene, Mourinho already knew what the kid was going to do. It seems that the noisy voices around him did not disturb the kid's emotions. He was just looking for a way to break out of this predicament. The boy didn't intend to admit defeat just like that. . .

(End of this chapter)