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After returning to Monaco, what Monaco will face is Chelsea.

Chelsea's head coach Claudio Claudio Ranieri just issued a declaration a few days ago, saying that even if he wins the Champions League, he will not stay at Chelsea to teach - this kind of declaration is not very effective, Mr. Abramovich said to him , the response was not to persuade him to stay, nor to refute rumors to contact the new coach, but to express his emotion on behalf of the club: Thank you Coach Ranieri for your work...

This instead makes Ranieri a little embarrassed now.He didn't expect that Abramovich would be so ruthless, and he led the team to the second place in the league and the semi-finals of the Champions League. Let alone a team like Chelsea, it is reasonable to put it in any giant. However, what he got, unexpectedly Just a word of thanks!

Such an attitude made him really unimaginable.

He can't understand Abramovich's mentality.When this person managed the football team, he was also close to Florentino, using a purely commercial management method.It's just that Florentino is in real estate, and his habit is to hype, publicize, and rely on packaging and marketing methods to make profits for himself.Abramovich sells oil, and his company is more formal, so the management method is simpler: I will not embarrass you with money, I can give you as much money as you want.But don't make excuses for your grades. If you don't meet the standard I want, I don't care how close you are to the goal, just get out. [

This year, what Abramovich proposed is the league championship.No matter what the second result is, whether it beats Manchester United, Arsenal has an undefeated record, or is too strong, Abramovich doesn't care at all-no championship, please leave.

Such an attitude, Ranieri is not understandable.All he knew was that he was abandoned by Abu.Therefore, he is playing in the Champions League now, and he only has a breath of hostility left.

In this round of competition, Monaco is also studying its opponents.

As far as the schedule is concerned, it is quite unfavorable for Monaco.A game of host first and guest away, no matter how you look at it, it is not good.

But as far as the state of the two teams is concerned, Monaco is better.Because Ranieri has already fallen out with Abramovich, and he is facing an unbeaten opponent like Arsenal, he doesn't care about the league anymore.In the past ten days, they played three league rounds, and the result of the game was two draws and one loss and only two points.In these ten days, Monaco did not play a game.They've had ten days of rest and are ready to play Chelsea.

In terms of player ability, Chelsea is slightly stronger.After all, they have money, and the players will naturally be much better.

On the front line, they have Crespo, Gudjohnsen, Hasselbaink, Mutu and other outstanding forwards.In midfield, they have Duff, Makelele, Glenshire, Lampard, Parker, Joe Cole and others.On the back line, they have Terry, Bridge, Gallas and others. All three lines are extremely strong.

In fact, Ranieri's own ideas are not wrong at all: they are a team that ranks second in the league and the semi-finals of the Champions League.This is especially true for a team that has never achieved anything, the last league title was won 50 years ago, and the Champions League has never achieved anything.However, what he met was the impatient Abu.

Facing such a team with world-class players in all three lines, and with extremely strong strength and a very thick lineup, Monaco can be said to be inferior in strength.

At this time, Jiuli's injury was basically healed, but Deschamps still rejected his idea of ​​playing.After all, it would be good to rest a little longer.

"Don't worry about Chelsea. Their strength is very average." Didier Deschamps didn't care about Chelsea. "I won their last championship when I was playing with them. The problem of money is easy to solve, but The game isn’t all about money.”

"However, it seems that their defense is very good." Zhao Yaning asked a question, "Didn't the British media say that they have Makelele and they are the best defensive team in Europe?"

This made Deschamps sneer, "Makelele even dares to claim to be a good midfielder, these days the talents are really dying... When I was in the national team, when did the French team have his place for Makelele? "

This sentence made the Monaco locker room silent.

"Makelele and Vieira played football in the UK, and they were blown too much by the British media." Deschamps explained patiently, "Think about 98 years, when Zizou was suspended for two games, Petit and I were still playing football. Didn’t they lead the team to the final? What kind of virtue did they play in 02? Our striker at that time couldn’t compare with them. kind of question?"

On this issue, Deschamps naturally has the right to speak, "Makelele's ability to support the frontcourt has always been a problem. He has no ability to launch a long pass and directly launch a counterattack. The pass will only split the side and return. It is said that Florentino did not wrong him. With him on the field, the rhythm of Real Madrid is affected. Not to mention Vieira, he does not play like a defensive midfielder, but takes a wild path. It's different from the rest of us."

"But Makelele's defensive ability..."

"The position selection is not bad, and the one-on-one ability is very good, but it is not flawless." Deschamps replied, "After all, he is short and not strong enough to carry people. Relying on small movements to defend, although hard work can make up for it method, but in terms of playing style, after all, it is not as sure as a strong body."

"Don't trust the media too much." Morientes also laughed, "When Redondo left, the two signings of Makelele and Consicao, together with our Celades, were reported by the media. I think the sum of the three is not as good as one Redondo. But now that he is gone, Real Madrid has a problem and he has become a god... Don't think he is great just because he is worth a lot and Real Madrid lost to us. Real Madrid It was a mistake in signings, if it wasn't for that idiot chairman, if we followed our plan and bought Vieira instead of Beckham, Real Madrid would only be stronger."[

Although Makelele is almost being blown up by the British media now, in the eyes of those who are familiar with him, he is really not a real top midfielder.There is no offensive ability at all. Although ground interception is good, there is no good way to face a really strong opponent.Of course, it is prudent enough to take the ball and play it, but it is all side splits and back passes, and there is no organization of offense at all.Such a defensive midfielder basically restricts the team's quick counterattack.This is a midfielder with distinctive features, but it is not top-notch.If under a good coach, his weaknesses are covered up, maybe he can still play well.But now Chelsea is obviously not that kind of team.

"Chelsea still has a lot of problems. Although they spent 2000 million, we only spent 1000 million, but we will not necessarily lose when we play with them." Didier Deschamps said this on the tactical board Making adjustments, "Chelsea's defense also has a big problem. It's not about ground interception, but about their high ball defense. Their defenders use a parallel position to defend against high balls, relying entirely on their defender's ability to defend. This may be It's an opportunity for us."

Deschamps made a judgment, "In this game, we played double midfielders. Toure and Zicos started. Pursau and Morientes played together in the frontcourt. In this game, we gave them some surprises."

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On April 21, the Champions League semi-finals finally started.

In the last game against Everton, Chelsea chose to make a big rotation and rest the main players. In this game, they sent the strongest lineup.Goalkeeper Cudicini, one of the top goalkeepers in the Premier League and one of the contenders for the Golden Glove award.

On the back line are Bridge, Terry, Desailly and Gallas.The international level defenders of Britain and France have always been trustworthy in their strength.

And the midfield was full, they sent Makelele as the midfielder, while Veron and Parker were in front, Lampard was in the front, and the double forwards were Crespo and Gudjohnsen.Except for Duff who is injured, they are on the strongest lineup.

Although this lineup is strong, it is about the same as people expected.Chelsea are trying their best, but they want to win.But in comparison, Monaco's changes are somewhat interesting.

Double defensive midfielders, double defenders, double high center forwards, this style of play is refreshing.

" Deschamps made adjustments to the lineup. The injured Giuly did not enter the starting lineup, and the midfielder even drew a midfielder and a high center forward to play this game. Such changes will make Monaco Is it stronger? Let's wait and see."