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Chapter 331 No Black Spots
Everyone can't help but ask: What happened to the Blues?
After 7 league games, they only got 2 wins, 1 draw and 4 losses. Last season's triple crown was still completely out of the relegation zone.

If this trend continues, it won't be... a real downgrade, right?
Where is the problem? Why did the Triple Crown fall so low?

When Chelsea was at its peak, people just had to cheer for it.But now the record is not good, which gives everyone the opportunity to criticize and criticize. Everyone comes to discuss a few words, and many "experts" and columnists give their opinions one after another. I don't know how much they have earned in manuscript fees and fans. and popularity.

Most of it wasn't even a suggestion for Chelsea, but pure gloat, beat the dog in the water, and ruthlessly ridiculed the former overlord.

"...Chelsea has suffered continuous setbacks since the beginning of this season. First, Hiddink's team lost to Arsenal coached by Arsene Wenger in the Community Shield before the start of the new season. The Premier League suffered consecutive setbacks. Numerous football experts and famous football figures predicted before the season that Chelsea would still be the favorite to win the Premier League in the new season, but Chelsea's performance really surprised them!"

Chelsea's buying strategy this season has also been severely criticized, and players in almost all positions have encountered criticism.

"... After losing Petr Cech, the 800-year-old Bosnian goalkeeper Begovic was signed from Stoke City for 28 million pounds. To be honest, Begovic's comprehensive ability is also very strong, but his Chelsea The performance was disastrous...”

"At the back, Chelsea signed the 2100-year-old Ghana international Baba from Augsburg for [-] million pounds after struggling on the left side of the defense for a summer. Strong, performed well in the Bundesliga and was favored by Chelsea and eventually moved to London. But it will take time to integrate into the team."

"The team's original left back, the [-]-year-old Brazilian defender Felipe who shouldn't have come back to his old club Atletico Madrid after a season, the arrival of Baba should relieve Chelsea's left side who always use Azpilicueta A cameo situation, right? But compared to Chelsea's left, Chelsea's defense on the right is a disaster."

"Last season, Mourinho liked to use Serbian international Ivanovic to play right back, because the team has no one who can play in this position. There is no signing on the right side this season, and Hiddink has to continue to reuse Ivanovic. Ivanovic, but Ivanovic has been blown up every game... With such a performance, there are still some people in the Chelsea team who think that he should be the vice-captain instead of Shi Hao."

"Ivanovic used to be good as a right back, but that was before. Now he can't push forward after getting the ball on the right. Once the ball is broken, he can't intercept it immediately, and he is often blown up by the opponent. Front He is afraid that players with fast speed, strong impact, and various physical conditions will take turns to attack. Once the opponent passes him, his weakness of counter-attack and stealing from behind will be exposed."

"In addition, in order to make up for the disadvantage of speed, Ivanovic sometimes rushes more aggressively. At this time, the opponent can directly hang a half-high ball behind him, and then connect the center and sideways to attack in turn. In this way, Chelsea's right is basically useless. Every game becomes The focus of the opponent's attack in turn. No matter how good the central defender is facing such a right-back, he cannot save every ball or be able to make a successful defense every time, not to mention that Chelsea's central defender is also very problematic."

"Chelsea's central defender position is also full of hidden dangers. Now Chelsea's defensive central defender position has no one who can perform stably. No one has the temperament of a defensive core, and none of them."

"Terry is getting worse and worse now, and his speed and physical fitness will decline with age. This is an inevitable thing. After all, he is a 34-year-old veteran. Originally, Terry's judgment on the placement of high balls in the central defender position is quite good. Okay, now there are more and more mistakes. There is no advantage in air superiority, and the turn is slow. This kind of Terry actually appeared a few years ago, but countless Blues fans did not admit it. They always think that Terry has rich experience , can make up for the shortcomings. But no matter how sad the Blues fans are, they should admit this fact: Terry is no longer at the level of a top central defender."

"And Terry's partner, the 30-year-old England international defender Gary Cahill on the Chelsea back line, is also starting to decline, and the downward trend is obvious. The number of injuries has increased significantly, which first led to a decline in attendance, and secondly, his competitive state. Obviously not as good as the previous two years. He used to be very good at grabbing. Cahill can still take the initiative to grab, but now his speed and frequency of continuous grabbing and moving have dropped significantly, and his take-off when scrambling for high balls is obviously not as good as before. , Once the possession of the ball is lost, the ability to intercept and counter-steal also drops significantly.”

"The 21-year-old French defender Zouma is Chelsea's third-ranked central defender. He is young, in good physical condition, has height and hardness, and is not fast enough, but his sense of position selection and awareness of filling is really needed. Trial. His game attitude is very good, he dares to fight, especially in the first time, but he really lacks too much in the choice of position space and game experience, and often appears in positions that should not appear..."

"As for the 27-year-old Senegal international signed by Chelsea from Ligue [-] Nantes in the summer, the high school defender Diloboji has height and body, but he doesn't know when he will get the chance to play under Hiddink. After all, he lacks the running-in with the team. It’s not realistic to come out and be the savior right away.”

After scolding the backcourt, Chelsea's midfield and frontcourt were also scolded to pieces.

"Chelsea has cleaned up so many people in the summer, but the midfield has not changed much. It is basically the same as last season, and Fabregas continues to be the core of the central midfielder. Fabregas performed well in the early stages of his return to the Premier League, but After the technical characteristics have been thoroughly studied by the opponent, now it gradually loses its power. His own defense is still a big problem. It can be considered half a person."

"Oscar is similar to Cesc Fabregas, and the problem is the same. Hazard's performance this season is a joke. Ramirez is not particularly strong physically, but his confrontation ability is much better than Hazard and Oscar. The ball is also very reasonable, and the defense is also very methodical in pressing and intercepting, but it does not get a stable chance to play."

"Diego Costa was often plagued by chronic injuries before, and his attendance rate is worth considering, and he has no advantages in speed and explosive power. He is tall and has a good ability to hold the ball at his feet, but his lack of diversity makes him easy to be used by the opponent. Restricted to death..."

After all, Shi Hao was the only player in the Chelsea team who couldn't find a black spot.

(End of this chapter)