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Chapter 301 Mourinho's Conundrum

In the same city, in the same night, there are two worlds of ice and fire.

Blues fans took to the streets holding full beer glasses, sang the team song indistinctly, and wildly celebrated another league championship.Fans of Arsenal, Tottenham and other teams were dejected and stayed behind closed doors.

Stimulated by fireworks and alcohol, there were some brawls in the streets and alleys of the city as usual. From time to time, drunk fans were thrown out of bars by hostile fans.

But none of this has anything to do with Chelsea players.

Although he had just won the championship trophy, Chairman Bruce Barker notified the team that the celebration dinner would be postponed. Boss Abramovich hoped that everyone would work hard to win Barcelona and advance to the top 4 of the Champions League.

So the team just opened a few bottles of champagne in the locker room, had a simple celebration, and went home to rest.The next day the team flew to Barcelona for adaptive training.

The battle is approaching, and the atmosphere in the team is becoming increasingly tense.After Shi Hao returned to the hotel after training and accepted a simple interview, he buried himself in the system to simulate the next match.

However, the results are not optimistic.This Barcelona team is indeed in full swing, and it cannot be said that it has no weaknesses, but it still showed unparalleled attack power when playing at home.

5场模拟比赛下来，比分分别是2:2、2:1、3:2、4：3、2:2。

After exiting the system, Shi Hao could only smile wryly.As a result of these five simulated games, Chelsea were eliminated.

Of course, in reality, the on-the-spot adjustments of the head coaches of the two sides are likely to cause different changes in the game, and the performance of the players will also make the game progress in different directions.

However, these 5 simulated games are still a rough comparison of the strengths of the two sides.It should be said that Chelsea's strength is not necessarily weaker than Barcelona, ​​but failing to win the opponent at home really put Chelsea in an extremely disadvantaged position.

If Mourinho can't come up with something new, the team is likely to collapse.

This season, Mourinho's team has already won two championships despite attacking everywhere, but his tactics are not without controversy.

On the one hand, because of his defensive-oriented guiding ideology, the team did not play well enough.But Chelsea players including Shi Hao don't see it that way. Does it really matter if it looks good or not?To be able to start with a champion, to get honors and bonuses is real.

The second aspect is that there is too much emphasis on possession of the ball in the middle and midfield.The main reason for Chelsea's good defense this season is the stability of possession in the midfield. When necessary, Oscar, William, Ramirez and even Hazard are used as defensive players. Fabregas is also required to have enough The number of retracements to support Matic and get enough passing fulcrums in the midfield.The defense is solid enough, but it allows the team to advance too slowly on offense.

The third aspect is that he puts too much emphasis on midfield competition and high-position pressing.He asked the players to ensure that the ball returns to their own hands faster, or disrupt the opponent's tactics and running positions, so as to gain time and space advantages for the overall defense.

However, the Blues' high-post press in the frontcourt is also controversial. On the one hand, the frontcourt press has to sacrifice Diego Costa's threat and pressure on the opponent's defense, and Hazard, Shi Hao, Cesc Fabregas and others Retreating defense will also sacrifice part of the offensive talent and many opportunities to attack; on the other hand, the loss of frontcourt players will also increase.

When Costa first joined the team, he set a record of 4 goals in 7 games, but then he lost his state.This has a certain relationship with the impact of his injuries, but the bigger reason is Mourinho's tactical problems.

Don't look at how Chelsea can often score big against weak teams, but when they play against strong teams, the problem of insufficient offense is exposed.

The fourth is in terms of rib attack.Through high-position pressing to obtain the ball, with breakthrough players like Shi Hao, Hazard, and Oscar, Chelsea's running positions in the frontcourt have been enriched, and the combination of passing from the side and the center is guaranteed, and the rib attack is very important.However, from the perspective of the scene, Chelsea puts too much emphasis on defense as a whole, so the troops invested in the positional battle are limited. If the rib attack can't play a decent cooperation, it often depends on the individuals of Shi Hao, Hazard, and Oscar to fight alone. Solve the problem, so the efficiency of offense is relatively low.

For example, the two draws against Manchester City fully demonstrated that under the tone of equal strength, technical advantages can still prevail against the overall defense.

However, they conceded 5 goals against Tottenham in the away game and 3 goals in the home game against Barcelona, ​​which shows that the individual defense effect of the Blues' defense is quite poor in sports games.

At home against Manchester United and away against Arsenal, they handed over the ball and tried to put the bus to the extreme.A win is a win, but the team's rigid tactics and Mourinho's conservative use of troops have really shown up.

If there are enough soldiers on hand, no one will be willing to take the bus.Chelsea players' personal defensive ability is indeed a problem. Terry is no longer stable, Cahill makes frequent mistakes, and Ivanovic's state has also begun to fluctuate. Azpilicueta is strong offensively and weak defensively...so Mourinho can only use the superiority of numbers to solve the defensive problem.

What's more terrible is that Chelsea's rotation is not good this season.Drogba is obviously the one who takes care of the water dispenser with peace of mind, and he has to start to fight the bayonet.When Cesc Fabregas is not in good form or is being marked to death, there is no other midfielder who can transform into the core of the playmaker. Shi Hao often needs to retreat to organize, sacrificing Shi Hao's offensive ability, which is quite embarrassing of.

In general, the first time I played Barcelona at home, the three conceded goals were all caused by the lack of ability of the defender when he was one-on-one with the Barcelona attacker.If Mourinho doesn't want to concede too many goals in an away game against Barcelona, ​​he can only take the bus.

But if the bus is placed, the team's offensive power will drop, and Chelsea needs to win away games. Results such as 0:0 and 1:1 will only lead to Chelsea being eliminated.

This is the problem facing Mourinho.

Shi Hao thought for a long time but didn't get an answer, so he could only sigh and go to bed.All he can do is do his best on the field.At the tactical level, he was helpless.

At the press conference before the game, Mourinho did not bring Shi Hao to attend.In the past few days, the Spanish media have frantically hyped the news that Shi Hao will transfer to Barcelona or Real Madrid next season. Mourinho is unwilling to let Shi Hao face the media at this time, so as not to affect his state.

(End of this chapter)