Soccer Card System

Chapter 647 Chelsea stronger than history

Chapter 658 Chelsea is stronger than history
Manchester City was able to qualify for the first round of the group ahead of schedule, which was something that many people did not expect before the start of this season.After all, his team still has a strong Champions League team like Real Madrid.

If Manchester City’s performance in the Champions League last season was a complete rookie, after Gao Bo took over this season, Manchester City’s performance in the Champions League has been improved. The two victories against a strong opponent like Real Madrid are the basis for Manchester City to win the first place in the group one round ahead of schedule.

In the eyes of Manchester City fans, it is enough for them to be happy that the team can reach the knockout stage of the Champions League.

In the league, they put Manchester United under their feet. In the Champions League, they also qualified one round ahead of the group stage, while Manchester United's group struggled a bit. They first lost to Cluj [-]-[-] at home, and then lost [-]-[-] to Galatasaray in the away game.

Losing both the first and second rounds of the Champions League group stage put Manchester United's qualifying situation in jeopardy.

Fortunately, in the last three rounds, Manchester United won three consecutive victories, scored nine points, and ranked second behind Galatasaray, which scored ten points. In the last round, they will have a life-and-death battle with Galatasaray.

Manchester City secured first place in the group one round ahead of schedule, while Manchester United was in danger of being out in the final round.

Such a comparison, Manchester City fans naturally feel elated.

Gao Bo is not surprised that the team can qualify first in the group. He knows the strength of the team, so there is nothing surprising about qualifying first in the group.

In the Premier League, Manchester City can suppress Manchester United's top spot in the standings, which already shows the strength of the team.

And he knows Real Madrid very well, being able to draw a group with Real Madrid is undoubtedly very beneficial to Manchester City.Gao Bo knows how to deal with Real Madrid, he is too familiar with this team.

The real test will start after entering the top [-], that is, after the knockout round.

The sixth round of the group stage will be held two weeks later, but that game is of little significance to Manchester City. They have already won the first place in the group ahead of schedule. In the away game against the Celtics, Gao Bo does not intend to let the main players play. This game is regarded as training.

Afterwards is the knockout round, but the knockout round will have to wait until mid-February next year, and there are still more than three months to go, so Gao Bo won't think about the knockout round right now. It will be fine when the group stage is over and the lottery results come out.

What he considers is the league, this is fundamental!

Gao Bo is bound to win the league championship this season.

However, winning the championship in the Premier League is much more difficult than in La Liga.

In the No.13 round of the league, Manchester City will face the biggest test since the start of the league this season!

They are playing away at Chelsea! !

Gao Bo has never dared to underestimate Mourinho, and it is the same this time Mourinho is in charge of Chelsea.

After watching most of Chelsea's games this season, Gao Bo already has a general understanding of Mourinho's Chelsea.

Defense is still the soul of Mourinho's tactics, but when facing different teams, Mourinho's defensive degree is also different.

Mourinho's main formation in the current Chelsea is roughly switching between the two formations of 4321 and 4312.

After two years of failure at Real Madrid, Mourinho seems to have carried out a deeper transformation of his football thinking.

He pays more attention to defense! !
No matter which team he played against, he always used a formation of three midfielders. The difference is that sometimes Mourinho will use a single forward, which is a 4321 formation, and in some games he will use a double forward, which is 4312.
Although the two formations are different, the tactical thinking is the same, that is, they pay great attention to defense. Mourinho's team will only plan to attack when they ensure that they do not lose the ball.

Gao Bo has watched many of Mourinho's games this season, and he has to admit that in Chelsea, Mourinho has created a team that is stronger than when he was in Real Madrid. From the perspective of players' individual abilities, Chelsea's lineup will not be more luxurious than Real Madrid. However, in terms of team integration, Mourinho's Chelsea and Mourinho's Real Madrid are not the same!
Now this Chelsea team reminds Gao Bo of the team that Mourinho led Inter Milan to win the Triple Crown.

At that time, Inter Milan often played a 4312 formation.

Motta, Cambiasso, Zanetti, these are the three midfielders that Mourinho often uses, and in front of them is Sneijder, and in front of Sneijder are Eto'o and Milito!

Such a lineup is extremely solid on the defensive end, and on the offensive end, the counterattack efficiency of Sneijder, Eto'o and Milito is also shocking.

Chelsea now also has a lineup no worse than Inter Milan.

Goalkeeper Petr Cech, Ivanovic, Cahill, Terry, David Luiz, Ashley Cole on the back line, Ramirez, Mikel, Kante in the midfielder, and in front of them, Mourinho sometimes uses Lampard, sometimes he also uses Osk and Mata, and then there are strikers. The striker combination that Chelsea can provide is Drogba, Demba Ba, and Torres!

Ramirez, Kanter, Mikel, the three midfielders composed of three players can be said to have achieved the ultimate defensive end, especially Kanter, Gao Bo knows Kanter's strength.

On the offensive end, there are many ways for this Chelsea team. In addition to counterattacks, Lampard's long-range shots at this point and the crosses from Ashley Cole and Ivanovic are also very threatening.

Because Chelsea has the twin tower striker combination of Drogba and Demba Ba!

Chelsea, who have a solid defense, a sharp offense, and crosses in the offense of positional battles, have to be a headache.

It can be said that the biggest opponent to compete with Manchester City for the championship this season, besides Manchester United, is Chelsea!
Instead of returning to Chelsea after several seasons, Mourinho returned to the team when Chelsea were at their strongest.This makes Chelsea stronger than they were in their original history!

Therefore, Gao Bo has been discussing the game against Chelsea with the coaching staff during this time.

Chelsea is very strong, but it is absolutely impossible for Manchester City to say that they have surrendered-Manchester City is now at the top of the list, and Manchester City will not be afraid of their opponents because of this.

However, in terms of tactics, Gao Bo still has to attach great importance to Chelsea.

This is a team stronger than it has ever been in history, and City cannot afford to take it lightly.

(End of this chapter)