midfield god

Chapter 179 A guest at Stamford Bridge, the battle will start!
Stamford Bridge, March 2006, 3.

The cheers of the home fans kept coming and going, and the closed door of the locker room could not completely block the enthusiastic sound. Just hearing the cheering sound, you will feel the feeling of blood boiling, which cannot be dissipated for a long time.

In the locker room of the home team, Mourinho stood in front of the tactical board, looking at his players, looking relaxed.

For this game, Mourinho actually didn't care much. The team's loss to Barcelona in the Champions League made Mourinho a little bit depressed, so although he knew that this might be Chelsea's most likely championship this season except for the league, he still chose to rotate some players, and he didn't think his team would lose to a Championship team.

"In this game, as long as everyone strictly implements the tactics, I believe we can easily defeat the opponent!"

Mourinho's confident and arrogant voice sounded in the dressing room, but he definitely has the qualifications to be arrogant. He led a Portuguese Super League team to win the Champions League at a young age, and then led Chelsea to win a Premier League trophy as soon as he came to the Premier League.Chelsea is still far ahead in the standings this season, and it is only a matter of time before they win the league championship again. With such a result, he is definitely qualified to be confident and even arrogant. Otherwise, why would the media reporters call him a "madman coach"!

"But our opponent is not a weak team. Their strength may be stronger than those in the Premier League's relegation zone, especially in terms of counterattack speed and midfield organization. This means that they will pose a great threat to us on the offensive end. You must pay attention to this!"

Speaking of this, Mourinho looked at his favorite general Claude Makelele.

"Claude, your most important task in this game is to control the opponent's young midfielder. He is the most threatening person in this Southampton team. If he is strangled, our opponent will completely lose his brain. This is also the best way to solve this game!"

Makelele nodded. Before the game, he already knew a lot about this kid. Makelele would not let down his vigilance against every opponent, let alone this famous midfielder. He must have two brushes.

"What we have to do in this game is to score goals as soon as possible and pull the game into our familiar track. Although I don't think the opponent will cause us too much trouble, the opponent's counterattack speed still needs to be vigilant!"

Mourinho has repeatedly reminded this point, and there is naturally a reason. Although there was a rotation in Chelsea's frontcourt in this game, the change was not big. It was more of an offensive player replacing a defensive player.But the situation on the back line is different. Neither of the two full-backs are particularly fast players.
"Okay, listen to the cheers outside, this is our home stadium, don't let your fans down!"

After Mourinho finished speaking, he waved his hand, and the players filed out of the locker room.

……

The Southampton players were already standing in the player tunnel at this time, and the most eye-catching one was undoubtedly the young figure with the captain's armband.

Yunfei!

The 17-year-old young player has already worn the armband that symbolizes the captain of the team. The goalkeeper Niemi missed the game because of a cold. Redknapp put the captain's armband on Yunfei's arm.But although everyone was surprised by the head coach's decision, they were not dissatisfied, including Prudton, who was convinced by the head coach's decision. Of course, he was not qualified to criticize it. Obviously, Redknapp was not prepared to listen to his opinion.

Yunfei's performance on the court has been able to suppress all doubts and criticisms against him. Coupled with the strong support of the head coach, there are generally no players who will make fun of themselves.

And for Yunfei, standing at the front of the team with the captain's armband at this time, the kind of emotional excitement is hard for others to empathize with, let alone at Stamford Bridge!

"Yunfei, welcome to Stamford Bridge. It's a pity that when you come here, you have to leave this road with failure!"

Next to Yunfei, Chelsea captain Terry suddenly said, with a relaxed smile on his face, he seemed to feel very comfortable in his home court.

Yunfei glanced at Terry, and was not affected by his opponent's words at all.

"Really? Then let us wait and see!"

If Yunfei were to tell his most direct impression of this Chelsea team, it might be the somewhat stern atmosphere of the team. Standing beside them, you even seem to see an army. Such a team is undoubtedly terrifying.

However, in a war of words, Yunfei will definitely not give up easily, let's put aside the comparison of strength, at least he can't show weakness with his mouth!
He is now the captain of the team!

Yunfei did not expect that Terry, who was opposite him at this time, was also a little surprised. Firstly, he was surprised that this young man turned out to be the captain of Southampton. Second, he was a little surprised that this young man was so relaxed as if he had come to his own home.

"Based on this psychological quality, I can also bear the title of captain!"

Terry understands that as the team captain, the most basic quality is to keep calm at all times. If the team captain can't control his emotions, how can he help other players?
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"This game is obviously the highlight of this round of the FA Cup. The direct confrontation between the two league leaders will definitely be extremely exciting!"

"Chelsea have used their classic 4-4-2 formation. Cudicini replaced Petr Cech as the starting goalkeeper. At the back, Gremi, Terry, Carvalho and Del Horno form the back line. Chelsea's full-backs may be the place that has changed the most this season. Mourinho gave Gremi a chance in this game. Obviously, he also hopes that this player with an advantage in speed can limit the opponent's fast winger!"

"In the midfield, Chelsea set up a diamond-shaped midfielder. Makelele's single midfielder is behind, and Duff and Joe Cole are on both sides. Lampard is in the position of the attacking midfielder. However, according to past experience, Lampard can be pulled back to the midfield at any time, so his position in the midfield is relatively free!"

"On the front line, Gudjohnsen and Didier Drogba started the game. The two forwards are very strong in terms of body and height. They will undoubtedly play a very important role in this kind of tough game!"

"Chelsea's formation, it can also be seen that Mourinho is thinking about how to break through the opponent's defense at home. After all, at Stamford Bridge, there are really not many teams who dare to attack. This certainly does not include this Southampton team!"

(End of this chapter)