Midfielder.

Chapter 452

Whenever a new player joins, it is estimated that there must be an adaptation period, but with Mourinho, he will shorten this process as much as possible, especially for a guy like Anelka who has been in the Premier League for many years.

Anelka is no stranger to this league. Compared with other leagues, he may be more adapted to the confrontation here. His speed and technical advantages can also be used in front of those Premier League defenders.

This is why Anelka signed immediately after receiving the invitation from Chelsea.

In addition to proving his worth in front of his former owner, he also needs to use the club's performance as a stepping stone to the national team. No matter who it is, it may not be able to resist the temptation of the national team.

Even a lonely guy like Anelka will start desperately because of the call of the national team.

And compared to those other Chelsea signings, Anelka has no language barrier.

Cassano, Friedrich and others have to strengthen their language communication skills, but Anelka hardly has any problems in this regard, not to mention that there are French fellows like Makelele here to help.

It can be said that among the newly joined players, Anelka was the first to enter the state.

So after a week of training, Mourinho let Anelka start the game, not to test his strength, but to make the knife work immediately, and he believed that this guy could do it.

Birmingham, a team that is not difficult to deal with, and this is still playing at home at Stamford Bridge.

This is a good choice. At home, when you have the advantage, experiment with new tactics.

It is estimated that Birmingham can only blame their own bad luck. As soon as Chelsea replenished the supply of troops, they automatically sent them to the door. How could the gang of animals miss such a good opportunity to ravage others?

Mourinho has rarely changed Chelsea's recent single striker tactics. He did not intend to use Anelka to replace Drogba in the starting lineup, but to use these two guys to play double strikers.

Anelka can indeed play a center forward, but compared to Drogba's pillar role, Mourinho hopes that Anelka can bring something different to Chelsea's striker, such as his ability to penetrate.

Drogba's lone striker has always been a sharp weapon on the front line. His header and physical confrontation in the penalty area are his advantages, but this guy's counterattack is not fast and relies on the support of two wings.

Like the game against Manchester United, Chelsea didn't play very smoothly on the two sides, which also affected Drogba's power in the center. This is also the limitation of his type of center.

Has sufficient height and strength, but Drogba lacks sufficient mobility, especially breakthroughs.

Often Drogba's offense comes from a through ball from the midfield, or a cross from the wing.

Once these two passing routes are strangled by the opponent, then Drogba can only stand near the penalty area and wait for the opportunity to compete for the header. If Lampard and Gerrard are not ambushing behind him now, it is estimated that this guy The role of the team will be weakened without limit, but Chelsea can't always rely on a fulcrum to win the world.

If the striker is marked to death, Chelsea's follow-up attack can only rely on other people to dispatch.

This also allows Chelsea to rely on the midfield to tear apart the defense when the situation is stalemate, and the forward line can only be used as an offensive fulcrum. Mourinho advocated buying Anelka for multiple changes.

The types of Drogba and Crespo are too similar, and they both need a lot of support to complete the goal.

Moreover, this kind of double-center tactical play sometimes makes the two people compete for each other when grabbing points, or give in to each other, which makes them often unable to exert their power, especially when playing against strong teams.

If you encounter a weak team, you can still play some very threatening high-altitude bombing, but when you encounter Manchester United or Arsenal, this kind of pure point-grabbing striker is actually not obvious.

Moreover, Crespo has been looking for a transfer. The Argentine, who can't play the main center at Chelsea, doesn't want to waste his own youth in Drogba's shadow.

It's just that Crespo and his agent have not yet found a team to take over, so he has not made any transfer request with Chelsea, but the news that Crespo is leaving is not news.

If it wasn't for the Chelsea team to forcibly reclaim his ownership, it is estimated that this guy will continue to play for AC Milan, but now it seems that the Rossoneri don't want to spend too much money for such a veteran.

But if you want guys like Kenyon to let Crespo go for no reason, that's a dream.

The struggle between the two sides may continue until the summer, anyway, Mourinho will not easily let go of anyone who helps the team, even if he cannot give these people the main position.

However, the roles of Crespo and Drogba are indeed a bit similar, which also makes their coexistence a problem. When Mourinho begins to try to change Chelsea's striker style, someone is bound to sacrifice.

Compared with Drogba, the main center chosen by Mourinho, the Argentine obviously has no advantage.

Mourinho needs the striker to create opportunities by himself, and he doesn't have to play a single striker. If Drogba is paired with Anelka, the striker's ability to create opportunities will increase.

In a stalemate, once the midfielder has no way to advance to provide fire support, the striker can also solve the problem by himself. Mourinho now has to consider not only the Premier League, but also the Champions League.

Chelsea and Barcelona are too familiar with each other, from staffing to tactical changes.

Not only Barcelona understands Chelsea, but now those teams that are still preparing to make a big splash in the Champions League will focus on the defending champion. Studying Chelsea has long been a compulsory course for many strong teams. How to find it? The weaknesses of Chelsea's overall tactics, how to take advantage of these weaknesses, Mourinho conservatively estimated that Chelsea's tactics have long been pondered by the opponents.

Everyone is studying themselves, if Chelsea do not seek some changes, it is waiting to die.

It can be said that there is no secret between Mourinho and Rijkaard. If the game is played in the same way as last year, Mourinho is also a little bit uncertain, and he can't guarantee that he can win.

After all, in this highest-level confrontation, the outcome may be just a corner kick, or a free kick. There is no so-called overwhelming victory at all, and the final result is within a hair's breadth.

But if he is counted by his opponent every step of the way, then his team must suffer in the end.

Mourinho often makes others a tragedy, but this time he doesn't want to make himself a tragedy.

It is estimated that Rijkaard also has such an idea, or else this guy is also experimenting with how to break through dense defenses in the league recently. It can be seen that he has not forgotten the depression of being strangled last season.

Now Barcelona has been searching for available centers during the winter transfer period. It can be seen that when Eto'o can't play a role, Barcelona still wants to prepare a back move.

Barcelona did not forget Chelsea's defensive skills. Similarly, Mourinho did not forget Ronaldinho's flying fairy-like shot that day. He did not want to continue to be repeatedly attacked by Barcelona.

You know, this season Barcelona's offensive ability is more fierce than last season, and the interception ability of the midfield has also become stronger because of the joining of Van Bommel and others. With the guarantee of interception in the midfield, this makes Barcelona When counterattacking, he also became more precise and sharp.

Keeping the opponent out of the most dangerous area, in addition to creating trouble for the opponent on defense, you also need to think of ways to attack. After all, it is impossible for Lin Yi to single out the opponent's entire defense line. After last year's After those two games, now Lin Yi has long been a thorn in Barcelona's side.

If this Champions League confrontation depends on Lin Yi to solve the problem, it is not that Mourinho does not want to, but that the opponent will not give Chelsea this opportunity, so Mourinho needs to find another offensive fulcrum.

Just like the Chelsea team will definitely send someone to stare at Ronaldinho, Lin Yi will also be double-teamed by Deco or Van Bommel and others. At that time, it is likely to be ready to fight a war of attrition.

If Lin Yi is entangled by the opponent at that time, then he can use the pass to communicate with Anelka.

Using the Frenchman's penetration ability on the front line, Chelsea's front line can continue to cause trouble for the opponent without Drogba retreating, which also allows the midfielder to have more freedom.

On top of that, with so many players available, Mourinho could have done more tricks to give the Catalans a headache, and he would have preferred those people to be guessing every day that Chelsea might play. What kind of tactics, so from now on, the tactics he will use will be ever-changing.

Maybe Anelka with Drogba, maybe Anelka as the center, or two centers appearing at the same time, anyway, Mourinho can come up with many new ways in terms of the combination of midfielders.

He needs to let his opponents, every time they meet Chelsea, have to try their best to guess what these animals are going to do. Rather than being seen through, it is better to start changing themselves first.

Now Mourinho is using actual combat to practice his new tactics. Anyway, now that Chelsea are so far ahead, and so many new players have joined, he has plenty of time and personnel to adjust.

In this game, not only the striker changed into a double striker, but even the midfield was disrupted. Gerrard returned to his position as a midfielder in Liverpool, and Maniche was also placed on the left side of the midfield. .

But Mourinho doesn't need Maniche to be in charge of crossing from the wing like Robben. He asks this old subordinate to cut more inside and get closer to the goal. Mourinho has not forgotten that Maniche still has one kick Long shot.

Bosingwa started the game on the right side. This guy who can serve as an avant-garde and a defender on the right side can be regarded as showing his versatile style in front of the home fans this time. This is what Mourinho values ​​him. In addition to being able to press up in the offense, he can also withdraw to assist the defense.

In the case of Ferreira's recent instability, Bosingwa may be a good replacement.

In the position of central defender, Terry finally had a chance to rest after playing more than [-] consecutive games. Friedrich and Carvalho will also be responsible for the central defense this time.

Although Mourinho doesn't have too many concerns about the German's strength, he can mix well in the Bundesliga, and it may not be smooth sailing in the Premier League. No matter who he is, he has to rely on the game to prove his ability, including when When Lin Yi first came to Chelsea, he also sat on the bench for several games.

Friedrich has height, and Carvalho's foot speed is fast enough. With such a pair of central defenders, even if Terry is unable to play due to an accident, Mourinho will not be too worried about any problems in defense, but All these assumptions must be verified by the game, and it also depends on the performance of the Germans themselves.

As for the candidate on the left, it is still Ashley Cole. For this guy bought at a high price, Mourinho's principle is to use it as much as possible. Guys like Bridge are more likely to play in the League Cup.

In any difficult team, Ashley Cole's defense and assists can also hold the wing.

However, compared with these personnel adjustments, Lin Yi's appearance and position may be the one that attracted the most attention. The rumor that he sneaked away to Los Angeles for a date had made him almost become an entertainment star.

A truce made many people speculate whether this was Mourinho's punishment for Lin Yi, but now it seems that the kid didn't feel affected at all, otherwise, Mourinho would not He will be placed behind Drogba and Anelka, closer to the opponent's goal.

Lin Yi has not been so close to the goal for a while. In the early league, he was more often standing in the midfield, waiting for the opportunity to go forward, or after receiving the ball, he used the pass to tear apart the opponent's defense.

This time Mourinho wants this kid to be the standard midfielder, standing behind the two forwards, not only to get closer to the goal, but also he needs Lin Yi to provide more passes to the two forwards.

"Anelka has a wide range of activities. You can communicate with him as much as possible to run. His running can make the opponent's defender passive and make mistakes. You have to take advantage of this loophole."

This is the task that Mourinho entrusted to Lin Yi before he came on the field. He believed that this kid could allow the newly joined Anelka to exert his maximum offensive efficiency and integrate into the team faster.

Mourinho actually has another purpose. People like Anelka and Cassano have strong personal abilities. He wants them to be more stable, unless there are guys in the team who can suppress them. In the past, Cassano was Totti's helper, and there must be someone who can beat them, otherwise, it is difficult to guarantee that these two guys will not cause trouble, and Lin Yi is the best candidate for Mourinho.

Compared with personal skills, it is estimated that there are few people who can be better than Lin Yi. He may not be as gorgeous and elegant as Zidane, but in terms of practicality and skill, this kid's breakthrough with the ball is sharper.

As for passing skills, there is no need to say more. Originally, this kid's passing was the stepping stone for him to impress Mourinho. After Costa and the years of training in the league, he has already become a master.

Last season, he already became the assist leader in the statistics of the Premier League, and his pass success rate is also the highest in the entire Premier League and even the major leagues. This season, Lin Yi's various statistics have also risen in a straight line. Just after halfway through, his number of assists was in double figures, and he was far away from those pursuers. Chelsea's offensive was so hot, thanks to this kid's contribution in the midfield.

In the first training session when the newly joined players entered the team, Cassano tried to show off his skills in front of Lin Yi, the core midfielder. On the other hand, he staged two solo breakthroughs in a row, and his foot skills were full of tricks. One of them was to start dribbling the ball in the backcourt, and he made fake moves all the way, throwing off five people.

This made Cassano lose his temper after a training session, at least he had no thoughts for the time being.

Mourinho did not make too many comments on Lin Yi's performance, but his thumbs up has already shown that this kid has done a good job, at least when he is with these offensive players, he has to perform in certain aspects It should be more prominent so that they can calm down a bit. Terry is a fairly competent captain, but in terms of suppressing those thorns, this guy is obviously not as shocking as Lin Yi.

Mourinho needs Lin Yi to perform outstandingly. On the one hand, he needs to suppress the arrogance of that guy Cassano. He also needs to make Anelka start relying on Lin Yi's passing. When a striker cannot do without the midfielder When supporting, the possibility of this guy stabbing may become more stable.

Lin Yi also took the lead to play, just like he seldom disappoints Mourinho, when he played against Birmingham at home, the energy that this little lunatic played on the field was completely released this time.

Bart and Upson really should have watched less gossip about Lin Yi before this game, otherwise, they wouldn't think that this kid has been a little soft lately, and forget how dangerous he is.

Less than 2 minutes into the first half, Bart was in the frontal defense, and Lin Yi used a movement similar to a cow's tail to shake his head, and then he could only watch Lin Yi use the same movement to get Earp Sen, after passing two people in a row, Lin Yi seized the best passing route, and a low flat ball with one foot sticking to the grass belt accurately passed between Johnson's legs, and found the ball that had already passed through the ribs. Anelka, who cuts all the way, singles out the opponent's goalkeeper. This is not a problem for Anelka.

With a vigorous volley, Anelka announced in this way that he will officially return to the Premier League from this moment on!And 3 minutes later, Lin Yi's second pass allowed Anelka to create a chance for Drogba to grab a shot in front of the goal, and also added an assist to himself by the way.

This is a pretty perfect comeback. When the Stamford Bridge Stadium began to cheer for this lonely guy, maybe Anelka could realize that he really did not make a wrong choice to join Chelsea.

But what Mourinho has gained is a sharp knife that is being sharpened. . .

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