Super Coach

When the team you support has been beaten by the same team many times, and it is a less important FA Cup game, the stands at Stamford Bridge are somewhat empty.

In fact, Stamford Bridge has never been full, and their attendance has never been satisfactory. Therefore, Abramovich and Kenyon's preparations for building a new stadium have been delayed without any sense of urgency. On the contrary, for Liverpool, planning to build a new stadium has long been put on the agenda.

There is no way around it. Arsenal expects that after entering the new stadium, the ticket sales and stadium operating income alone can double. This is a huge temptation for any team, and Anfield Stadium Of course, the ticket prices are not comparable to those in London, but Liverpool fans are loyal and have high attendance, and advertising, shops and other operations can make up for this.

David Morse's plan is to build this new stadium next door to Anfield Stadium, which is usually used for parking in Stanley Park. By then, the name of the stadium is expected to be Anfield Stadium, but it will cost a lot. Reaching hundreds of millions, it certainly cannot be completed in a short time.

The stands were empty, so the atmosphere at home was naturally not going to be good.

Even Ferguson, who had been blaming the deteriorating atmosphere at Old Trafford, couldn't help but shook his head after coming to Stamford Bridge in person, Their fans are worse than us!

Lafayette once criticized the fans in the stands of Old Trafford Stadium for eating steaks, talking about love, and only taking the time to take a look at it in their free time. But now, he feels that many fans at Stamford Bridge Stadium , purely for tourism.

Of course, there are die-hard fans of every team, but sadly, the majority of die-hard fans cannot afford the ticket prices of Premier League teams, which is why pubs in England are so popular.

In this FA Cup match, Chelsea made few adjustments. Mourinho has never been a fan of the rotation system. He prefers to use a lineup with a few substitutes to dominate the world, so he replaced Veron with Atletico Madrid. Niche, Gudjohnsen replaced Crespo as the starter, Quaresma replaced Duff, and everything else remained unchanged.

Yang Cheng's rotation is still quite strong. The goalkeeper is still Reina and the left back is Warnock. This Liverpool native youth trainee has been trained by Yang Cheng to be an all-rounder this season and can play both left and right full-back positions. It's very comprehensive, with balanced offense and defense, a bit similar to the later Arbeloa.

The central defender combination Yang Cheng used Vidic and Carragher, Hyypia got a rotation, and the right back was Glen Johnson, who has performed very well this season. Finnan, who played three consecutive games, was rested. England Although the right back is stronger offensively than defensively, with the assistance of Liverpool's strong midfielder, his shortcoming is not irreparable.

Midfielder Yang Cheng formed a three-midfield combination of Hamann, Murphy and Gerrard.

Carrick has also played many consecutive games, and Davis has just recovered from injury, so Yang Cheng's rotation of the midfielder is also quite intensive.

On the left side of the forward line is Franck Ribery, Ronaldinho returns to the right, Larsson plays the center position, and the three form a front trident.

After the start of the game, Liverpool, who had a strong rotation, did not adapt. Instead, they launched a fast break against Chelsea's defense from the beginning, especially Ronaldinho, who returned to the right, and formed a sharp attack with Glen Johnson. Attacking from the right, he completely controlled the right corridor and suppressed Chelsea's left.

In just the first 5 minutes, Glen Johnson completed a personal dribble on the right and advanced into the Chelsea hinterland. After completing the cooperation with Ronaldinho, the Portuguese scored the ball from the right corner of the penalty area to the bottom line. Glen Johnson's bottom line was low. Pass forward point.

Larsson's movement was indeed very coquettish. He got ahead of Terry and poked the ball into the goal, opening the scoring for Liverpool.

The subsequent games have been played according to Liverpool's method. Chelsea's midfield has once again returned to a situation where muscular men are rampant and lacks creativity and control. Moreover, this lineup has reached the point where in just 15 days, I have played 5 games so far, and my physical fitness is already on the verge of reaching its limit.

The situation is over! Ferguson had already sentenced Chelsea to death after watching the previous 30 minutes of the game.

Beside him, Queiroz also looked helpless, The biggest difference between Mourinho and Yang Cheng is that the latter's rotation system works better, but the Portuguese doesn't like rotation.

Ferguson himself was also a master of the rotation system. He raised the corner of his mouth and sneered: Do you think you can survive in the Premier League without rotation?

The Premier League is recognized as the busiest league in the world. In addition to the Premier League, there are also FA Cup, League Cup, and if it is a top team, there are also European competitions. Even if some cup matches are tied, they will not directly play overtime and Penalty kick, but to play the second round.

With such a dense schedule, there is no winter break in the Premier League, which greatly increases the team's physical needs. It is difficult for one lineup to conquer the world in the Premier League. Even teams such as Everton have to participate in European competitions. This resulted in a sharp drop in performance.

The most obvious one is Arsenal last season. The main lineup was so strong, but the substitute lineup was not strong, which directly caused the Gunners to hand over the championship to Liverpool. However, if you look at pure strength, Liverpool last season was really not as good as Arsenal. .

However, This Liverpool has improved a lot compared to last season! Ferguson shook his head and sighed.

This is the most terrifying thing about Yang Cheng!

Whether he was in Kaiserslautern, Inter Milan, or coming to Liverpool, throughout his first season, the team was generally not strong, and the players introduced tended to be practical and relatively young. , proving that there is still plenty of potential that can be tapped, and they are full of desire for honors, so in the second season, Yang Cheng's team always made huge progress.

Liverpool next season will be the most powerful contender for the Premier League championship, even surpassing Chelsea! Although Ferguson was unwilling to admit it, he had to make such a judgment.

Cristiano Ronaldo, Robben, and Franck Ribery, three players form the most lethal winger group in the Premier League. Together with Ashavin, who has a comprehensive position but different characteristics, Liverpool can do a lot of things on the wing. Published many articles.

Looking at the center again, Drogba is a tactical center, but his strong body and increasingly better scoring ability make him more and more threatening, but Larsson is a different type. Yes, he has speed, technique, sense of smell, and heading ability. He has almost everything except height, but he is very flexible and can run well without the ball.

With two completely different centers and four wide players with different characteristics, Liverpool's offensive combination can theoretically be arranged into many different tactical ideas.

As everyone knows, Yang Cheng can do all this precisely because he is a time traveler and knows the technical characteristics of these stars, so he can piece together such a team so calmly.

But now, in the eyes of the world, all this will only seem to be that Yang Cheng has a sharp eye.

It is precisely because of this that many teams will give priority to Yang Cheng's goals when scouting players. Countless players are proud to be favored by Yang Cheng, and they all try their best to make Yang Cheng Take a fancy to yourself.

This can be seen from the current popularity of the Kirkby Youth Academy.

I heard that countless parents are trying their best to send their children to the Kirkby youth training camp after Yang Cheng's reform. With Yang Cheng's reform, the Liverpool youth team also performed very well.

When Liverpool reformed its youth training, it hired many youth coaches from various places, including Southampton's Malcolm Elias. His arrival introduced Theo Walcott and Gareth to Liverpool. ?Bell, these two boys are now the most dazzling rookies in the Liverpool youth training camp.

Yang Cheng was only promoting the reform. After the reform, after the Kirkby Youth Academy entered into orderly development, he was only responsible for supervision and guidance. The specific operations were performed by Steve Haiwei and others. job.

But he didn't expect that this group of guys would secretly poach other people's half-finished products, such as Newcastle's Andy Carroll, Everton's Rodwell, Cardiff's Aaron Ramsey, and Arsenal's Will Sher and others, as well as a dozen young rookies that Yang Cheng was not familiar with in his previous life.

Even before, they were taking advantage of Leeds United's relegation to seduce several rookies in the Elland Road team, such as James Milner, Lennon and others. However, since Yang Cheng was unable to guarantee the main position of the first team, these players Neither of them could switch to Liverpool.

However, Yang Cheng has no control over this. He can't interfere with his subordinates' work again and remind them, don't do this, don't do that. Besides, those rookies are really chasing Yang Cheng. As soon as he received the invitation from Liverpool, he immediately switched to Liverpool. Both the players and their parents flocked to join him.

This should be regarded as an effect led by Yang Cheng.

Ferguson is more of a wait-and-see attitude towards the current momentum created by Liverpool and the controversy caused by poaching. This is basically what the youth training camps of wealthy clubs do, but the threat from Liverpool makes him truly feel it. .

This reminded him of what someone had said about Yang Cheng before, saying that he was doing what Shankly did back then. Now, Yang Cheng and his Liverpool seem to be developing on this path.

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Sitting in the stands, Ferguson saw that Ribery was also very active on the left. Ferreira was unable to stop him and could only be broken through again and again. Watching Ribery create threats, this made him Ferguson thought of Watford's young player Ashley Young, who has been very popular recently.

This is another player that Yang Cheng is optimistic about. It is said that in this season's League Cup, Yang Cheng watched Watford's game and commented on Ashley Young, thinking that he is a very potential player. star.

It was just a casual remark at first, but it was remembered by people who were interested in it. After that, it spread a lot, causing the value of the Watford player to soar. It is said that the current value has exceeded 10 million euros. This is for a player. For a 19-year-old who has just established himself at Watford this season, it is really unbelievable.

But Ferguson also watched Ashley Young's game, and he is indeed a very good player.

Manchester United is short of players on the right, and Ashley Young is a right-footed player, which fits Manchester United's positioning very well. Therefore, Ferguson has personally intervened in Ashley Young's negotiations. Watford, who is in the British Championship level, has no chance to stay. It’s just a matter of not having enough money to support the rookies from their own youth training.

This season, Ferguson is determined to add someone on the right. In addition to negotiating with Watford for Ashley Young, there is also Park Ji-sung, who has performed well at Eindhoven. The Korean is also one of the people Ferguson strongly recommends. A right wing player.

As the referee blew the halftime whistle, Ferguson also stood up from his seat.

Let's go, there's no need to watch! Lafayette sighed, cursing in his heart that Mourinho was indeed not good enough.

But he suddenly felt funny.

After spending so much money, it is possible to win the league championship, but if Liverpool really finishes the season five times, that would be extremely ironic! Ferguson shook his head and laughed.

Queiroz laughed after hearing this, Mourinho and Abramovich must hate Yang Cheng to death!

It better be so!

Anyway, both of them are rivals. If Liverpool and Chelsea are allowed to go head-to-head, Manchester United will benefit from it, and Ferguson will be happy to see these opponents fend for themselves.

But what is in front of him is the FA Cup final. It will be difficult for Manchester United to face Liverpool!

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The final score of the FA Cup semi-finals also confirmed Ferguson's speculation. Liverpool completed its fourth victory over Chelsea at Stamford Bridge, retreated from Stamford Bridge with a score of 1:0, and successfully entered the Football League. Cup final.

As a result, Mourinho only has one last chance left in front of him.

That was the 34th round of the league at Anfield on April 20.

This is a game related to the ownership of the league championship.

According to the current points gap between the two sides, Chelsea is 5 points ahead of Liverpool. However, the Blues have lost consecutive games recently. If they lose to Liverpool in this game away from home, they will not only suffer the humiliation of being beaten by Liverpool five times this season, but it will also make them suffer. Liverpool reduced the points gap to 2 points.

With five rounds left in the league, it is still unclear who will win, but what is certain is that Chelsea's morale will be horribly low, and it is very likely that the ship will capsize in the gutter.

However, Mourinho also received a piece of good news. Abramovich personally accepted an interview with reporters after the FA Cup semi-finals, expressed his trust in Mourinho, and said that regardless of Chelsea this season Whether they can win the league championship or not, Mourinho will be Chelsea's head coach next season.

This should be a decision made by Abramovich after weighing the pros and cons, because it is easy to fire Mourinho, but where can he find a famous coach who can replace Mourinho?

Today's famous coaches are almost all famous and have their own owners. It is not that easy to find one in a short time.

After playing in the FA Cup semi-finals, Yang Cheng led the team back to Liverpool that day to prepare for the 34th round of the league three days later.

It can be said that by now, the competition for the Premier League championship has completely heated up.

Football circles all over the world are discussing this key matchup, especially the British media. They have great expectations for this match, believing that whoever wins this match will win. It is equivalent to having the initiative to win the championship.

However, there are also different opinions that even if Chelsea loses, they still have the initiative in the championship. The reason is very simple, the schedule and the points advantage accumulated in the previous period of the league.

After being eliminated from the FA Cup and Champions League, Chelsea can now start to focus on the league, and looking at the next 5 games, except for the away challenge against Manchester United, Chelsea's other opponents are very average. The team, with the performance of Mourinho and Chelsea this season, it will not be difficult to win against the opponent as long as they perform normally.

In other words, the real test for Chelsea is the trip to Old Trafford!

But for Liverpool, the situation is exactly the opposite. After beating Chelsea, Crystal Palace is a team striving to avoid relegation, Tottenham Hotspur and Middlesbrough are both fighting for UEFA Cup qualification, and Arsenal is impossible to win. It’s polite to play Liverpool at home, and finally it’s the 38th round of the league, and it will be easier to face Aston Villa at home.”

From this point of view, almost every next game for Liverpool will be a tough battle, and what will test Liverpool even more is that they still have two Champions League semi-finals to play. The continuous multi-line battles will be a test for Liverpool's physical fitness. A huge test.”

Also, even if Liverpool really survive this period, as long as Chelsea win the remaining games steadily, they can still win the league championship. After all, they lost the game against Liverpool, and 2-point advantage in hand.

From this point of view, Chelsea is still the favorite team to win the championship. If Chelsea finally wins the championship, the gold content will definitely be questioned. After all, no Premier League team has been defeated by the same opponent five times in the championship season. Liverpool will also become the most tragic runners-up in Premier League history.

But we can only sympathize with this, because Chelsea's net investment of 200 million this season has indeed greatly improved the Blues' overall strength. If it hadn't been for this match with Liverpool in April, If there is a dispute, I believe everyone will feel that Chelsea deserves to win the championship.

So I think Mourinho can look at this game with a more relaxed attitude when he comes to Anfield. The elimination of the FA Cup and Champions League is a foregone conclusion, and this game also changes Without Chelsea's embarrassment this season, he can completely distinguish this game from the previous four duels.

Winning is of course the best, but a draw is acceptable. If we lose, it's not the end of the world!

Mourinho seems to be as analyzed by this authoritative review in The Times. After coming to Liverpool, he never mentioned winning the game. He repeatedly emphasized that this was just an ordinary league game and he was not interested at all. Pay attention to the outcome of this game.

And this can be seen from his formation.