Football giants

Chapter 149 Let's Go!

In the dressing room of the away team at St. Mary's Stadium, the heat rose.

The eleven players who started the game were all sitting inside, panting heavily.

Even Petr Cech as a goalkeeper is no exception.

The first half ended [-]-[-], but that doesn't mean the game was dull.

On the contrary, the pace of this game was very fast, and the situation was also very tense, one after another, without any slack.

This also leads to a very serious physical consumption of players.

Especially for several veterans in the Chelsea team.

"Many players have physical problems." Ancelotti's chief assistant, Demichelis, observed the players' situation, walked back to the coach's area, and reported the situation to Ancelotti.

Ancelotti had a serious face, because he found that Southampton was more difficult than he imagined.

Demichelis was Ancelotti's assistant when he was coaching AC Milan, and the best expert in the world-famous Milan laboratory. He was poached by Ancelotti to come to Chelsea and became Ancelotti's right-hand man.

What he is best at is physical fitness and player body control.

"The speed of consumption is faster than expected. We can't control the rhythm at all. It has become a war of attrition!" Demichelis said with a helpless face and a little anger at the same time.

From a war of attrition perspective, Chelsea are at a disadvantage.

On the one hand, there is a serious aging of players, and on the other hand, there is a problem with the schedule.

Since Christmas, Chelsea have been playing without stopping.

After surviving the Christmas devil's schedule, January immediately ushered in the intensive competition.

After finally passing January, the schedule in February is equally intensive.

More importantly, the Champions League, which Abramovich valued, will also rekindle the flames of war.

Logically speaking, Chelsea's lineup is not rich, and they should selectively avoid some dispensable fronts, such as the FA Cup.

However, before the game, the boss Abramovich issued a death order. In this game, Southampton must be won no matter what. Even from Ron Gurley's words, it was faintly revealed that if he loses, Ancelotti will be dismissed from get out of class.

This is also the reason why Ancelotti had to head out in the first half knowing it was a war of attrition.

"How long can it last?" Ancelotti asked with a cold face.

The most conspicuous thing about him is undoubtedly his gray hair.

"The second half lasts for another 10 minutes at most. If there are too many, there will be problems." Demichelis made a prediction.

Ancelotti closed his eyes and said nothing, but everyone could see that he was distressed.

The current situation on the court is very stalemate, neither side can break this deadlock, and neither is willing to make adjustments and changes casually.

"Or, shall we hold a draw?" Demichelis suggested.

He didn't know the bet between Yang Huan and Abramovich. The issue he was considering was that according to the FA Cup schedule, if there was a draw in the first round, there would be a second round, and Chelsea would be home.

Wouldn't it be nice to go back to Stamford Bridge and kill Southampton?
Ancelotti also finds this proposal very attractive, and it is also the most suitable decision for Chelsea at the moment.

Just, Abramovich Ken?
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Meanwhile, in the home dressing room, the players were also panting, but the atmosphere was very different.

"Master Huan asked me to tell everyone that he was very satisfied with everyone's performance in the first half, and asked everyone to make persistent efforts and kill Chelsea!"

Although it was conveyed through Luis Borini's mouth, it still made everyone in the locker room jump for joy.

"Young Master Huan, don't worry, we won't let him down!"

"Yes, Louis, tell Master Huan that Chelsea is dead!"

"We must let Chelsea die at St Mary's Stadium!"

"Well said, let's see if they dare to play wild in front of us in Southampton again!"

The players all looked very excited, very excited, and very high-spirited.

Head coach Bielsa came out at this time, carrying a tactical drawing board with him.

"Okay, be quiet!" Bielsa was as calm as ever.

If you hadn't seen his excited look on the field just now, I believe everyone would have doubts, is there anything else that can move him?
"We suppressed very well in the first half, especially the suppression of Lampard and Essien, which was in place."

Everyone in the locker room looked at the Argentine lunatic in unison, listening to him.

"Mikel has a yellow card. He has become very cautious. This is an opportunity. We ignored it in the first half. We must make good use of it in the second half!"

This yellow card given 20 seconds after the opening should have been used, but the Southampton players seemed to have forgotten it. Bielsa had to remind the players again at this time.

This is Southampton's chance.

"I won't talk much about the defensive issues. The position, defense and response must be done well. Manuel should pay more attention in front of the goal, and command the defense line and position more."

After Neuer was called, he nodded heavily at the head coach.

In Bielsa's tactics, he, the goalkeeper, has gained a lot of freedom and tactical power, and can even command the defense.

Some people say that he is a goalkeeper like a scavenger, ruling most of the penalty area.

"One more thing, we need to be calm and patient in the second half. The situation in the first half is favorable to us, and we will continue to play like this in the second half. Don't be anxious, pay attention to seize the opportunity!"

Although Bielsa didn't say anything about the timing, everyone knew in their hearts that he would observe from the sidelines.

When the time comes, Southampton will seize the opponent's loopholes and fight to the death!
"Don't worry, this game is still under our control!" Bielsa concluded calmly and confidently.

The players all laughed.

This is Bielsa's style!
So they often say that if Bielsa does the pre-match mobilization, it will be over.

Because it's so calm!

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"What the hell is going on?"

In the stands, Abramovich was venting his anger at Ron Gurley.

"For 45 minutes, you still can't handle a League One team? It's a shame to say it!"

As if he hadn't finished venting, he took a few steps up and down the aisle of the stands, and then cursed: "We have so many stars, such high salaries, and so many bonuses, what's the use? In the end, we can't even clean up a rubbish League One team. What are they doing?"

Ron Gurley smiled helplessly, bearing the anger from the boss.

Pini Zahavi had an expression that had nothing to do with me. He sat on the sidelines, silent, but he was thinking in his heart, should he send the information on the few young players that he managed to find out to Southampton later?
Chelsea is undoubtedly his big benefactor, and they also attach great importance to youth training. However, in the past two or three years, Abramovich has been tightening his budget. Although he has suffered a lot this winter and invested in Torres and David Luiz, his budget is limited. Will he still be willing to introduce players for youth training?
Relatively speaking, Southampton is undoubtedly more promising.

Yang Huan has made it clear that Southampton will continue to increase signings in the next few years to enhance the team's competitiveness.

Although many people doubt where Southampton's money will come from, but with Yang Huan as a big donor, is money a problem?
"Pini!" Abramovich suddenly called out Pini Zahavi.

"Ah?" Pini Zahavi was taken aback, thinking that his mind had been exposed.

"Our team still has some problems, especially the midfielder. Do you have any suitable candidates?"

When Pini Zahavi heard that the business was coming, he immediately nodded with a smile, "Yes, Arsenal has already considered selling Cesc Fabregas."

"Really?" This is a midfielder that Abramovich admires very much.

In his view, Cesc Fabregas is a representative of the creative midfielder and will be a booster for Chelsea to play offensive football.

"In terms of price, Arsenal's expectation is £6000 million."

Pini Zahavi's words were like a bucket of cold water, extinguishing Abramovich's enthusiasm.

The subprime mortgage crisis and the European debt crisis caused him to lose a lot of assets, and now he is really reluctant to spend so much money.

As for Torres, that is a striker, and he was transferred during the winter break, which is an emergency.

"I think if you try to negotiate, you should be able to talk about £5000 million or so."

The price is about the same as Torres, after all, he is the captain of Arsenal.

Abramovich didn't speak, and looked down the court with a cold face.

As soon as he saw him like this, Pini Zahavi knew that there was no way!
The Abramovich of today is not the Abramovich of before the financial crisis.

After being silent for about half a minute, Abramovich turned around again and looked at Ron Gurley.

"You tell Ancelotti, I want to win, I want him to lead Chelsea to beat Southampton!"

Finally, he spoke almost through gnashing of teeth.

Ron Gurley immediately stood up, nodded and said, "Okay, I'll go right away." After speaking, he went to the stairs.

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After 15 minutes of the game, the two sides returned to the court.

"It can be seen that the coaches of both sides did not make substitutions or adjustments during the intermission." The commentator was analyzing the changes of the two sides in the second half, but found that there was no change.

Tactics and players have not changed much, and the situation has not changed much directly.

The second half of the two sides still continued the situation of the first half, and the situation was still stalemate.

The rhythm is fast, the two sides fight fiercely, the ball is transferred frequently, and the two sides are coming and going against each other.

But it has not been able to create many threatening opportunities.

Time passed in a minute and a second.

Start at 45 minutes, jump into five 10 minutes, jump into six 10 minutes...

Neither side seemed to move.

The fans watching the game gradually realized that Southampton's left side was obviously becoming more and more active, and began to create several threatening attacks.

But relatively speaking, Chelsea's trident is sleepwalking in front.

No one pulls, no one moves, and there is not even the slightest spark of passion.

The state of the right back Bosingwa on the right is not very ideal.

With the consumption of physical energy, the running ability of Lampard and Essien has also declined a lot, and the protection of the two wings has also weakened.

In this case, once David Alaba and Carvajal, two full-backs who are almost used by Bielsa as full-backs, plug in, plus Chamberlain who is actively pulling the side, it is easy to form a two-on-one situation on the ball-holding side.

Seeing holes in the team's defense and formation, Ancelotti immediately asked the wide player Malouda to warm up after 10 minutes.

After 5 minutes, No. 606 minutes, Chelsea used the first substitution adjustment of the entire game.

Malouda replaced Mr Torres for £5000m.

Throughout the game, Torres had only one shot and performed very poorly.

Malouda's playing also heralds the adjustment of Chelsea's tactics.

From the opening four-four-two midfield diamond position, it switched back to the four-three-three familiar to the team from last season and the first half of this season. Malouda and Anelcara went to the wing, and Drogba was at the front alone.

As soon as Malouda came off the bench, Bielsa, who had been squatting on the sidelines, suddenly stood up from the ground.

He rushed to the sidelines, waved his gestures, and shouted loudly at the players on the field.

He is also adjusting the situation of the team.

All the Southampton players realized it immediately.

The time Bielsa said during the intermission has finally come!
His gestures seemed to be shouting loudly: Comrades, victory is at hand, let's go!
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