Ice Shooter of the Green Field

After defeating Arsenal in an away game, Hiddink, who was at the center of public opinion, finally got a chance to breathe, but this breath will not give Hiddink too long, because December is the most devilish month in the Premier League, especially The days before Christmas.

Next are three games in five days, against Swansea City, Liverpool and Southampton. Liverpool is currently ranked second in the league and is also a tough nut to crack.

Chelsea boss Roman Abramovich also had a chat with Hiddink on Christmas Eve. This situation must not happen to a team that has just won the Champions League and Premier League double crown. Although Zice's injury is a big reason for this situation, But it shouldn't be this way.

As a boss who understands football well, Abramovich also knows that Chelsea without Zize will definitely not be as high as last season, but obviously, this level is definitely not real now.

Zize's injury seems to have a big impact on Chelsea's tactics, but no one believes that Chelsea is a mid-tier team without Zice's lineup.

Looking at the lineup, goalkeeper Petr Cech is still one of the best goalkeepers in the world, Terry is still the best central defender in the Premier League, Azpilicueta has gradually become the main player at the left back position, and Ivanovic is still the best goalkeeper in the world. He has found his best form at the right back position. Meyer has recently started for the German national team. Ramires has the longest running distance in the Premier League. Hazard has the highest dribbling success rate in the Premier League. Lampard has surpassed As old as he is, Drogba can still step forward at critical moments...

This lineup may not be the strongest, but where is the configuration of a mid-table team in the Premier League?

Some media also pointed out that this is the short-term sequelae of losing Zize. Zize raised Chelsea to a height that did not belong to them in a short period of time. When Zize is not on the court and faces a long-term absence, Chelsea will definitely improve their record. There has been a significant decline.

Although the middle of the league is indeed an exaggeration, this is also an inevitable situation caused by the unstable military morale after losing the backbone. Whether it can be stabilized before Zice returns depends on the skill of the coach Hiddink and whether the players can overcome such difficulties. He performed to his due level under the circumstances.

The victory over Arsenal is a good start. Fans also hope that Chelsea can return to at least the Champions League as soon as possible. Otherwise, they will not even be able to play in the Champions League next season. This will have a great impact on Chelsea. Will Zice continue to stay? Going down is also a problem.

Around Christmas, Abramovich issued a fatal order to the team, which must remain in the Champions League at the end of this season. For Abramovich, defending the Champions League is the best, as long as the Champions League can be defended and the league is not relegated.

Defending the Champions League...

How difficult!

Barcelona, ​​the strongest team in the universe in recent seasons, has been so dominant that it has failed to defend the Champions League. Real Madrid, the best club in the 20th century, has not won the highest honor of the Champions League for ten years.

Bayern Munich, the strongest team in the past two years, was also very close, but their dream was shattered by Chelsea.

In addition, Dortmund, who once had Zize, was also one of the favorites. In the second year of the championship, they were eliminated by Barcelona in the semi-finals, which was a pity.

Chelsea now?

Zice has been away for most of the season, and his return status is still unknown. This year, major giants including Real Madrid and Barcelona are working hard to strengthen their teams. These giants are all eyeing the Big Ears Cup.

But it’s too early to talk about this now, as the Champions League knockout rounds won’t start until February.

After defeating Arsenal, Chelsea welcomed Swansea City at home in the Boxing Day game. In this game, Chelsea finally won a big victory, defeating the opponent 4:1 at home. It seems that the decisive victory over Arsenal before Christmas was indeed Giving Chelsea a shot in the arm, Hazard shone with three assists in this game. Schurrle, Willian and Lampard scored respectively. The other goal was a direct free kick from David Luiz.

Subsequently, Chelsea faced another tough match with Liverpool and won again. They defeated their opponents 2:1 at home. The goals were scored by Torres and Ramires. This was also the final game of 2013. Chelsea won the first three league games this season. Arsenal and Liverpool, who have won consecutively and defeated first and second in the standings, finally showed the style of last season's Champions League and Premier League double championship.

This should be Chelsea's true level. Arsenal and Liverpool's good results this season are actually quite surprising. Chelsea has no reason to be any weaker than them.

The first game at the end of the year was also the 19th round of the Premier League. Chelsea scored 32 points, but the ranking only rose two places. Most of the top teams did not drop their chains. Manchester United's state is also improving. Currently ranked first It's still Arsenal, but now they have been overtaken by Manchester City with 42 points. Manchester City currently ranks second with 41 points. Liverpool has fallen to fourth, and their city rival Everton is catching up.

Ranked fifth is Manchester United. Manchester United has scored 36 points and currently ranks fifth. Tottenham Hotspur, who ranks sixth, has scored 35 points, followed by Newcastle. Ranked seventh, they have scored three points. Thirteen points, while Chelsea are currently in eighth place with thirty-two points.

There will be one level difference from now on. Ninth-ranked Southampton currently has 27 points, still six points behind Chelsea.

Eighth at half-time in the Premier League. In the past, Abramovich might have fired the head coach a long time ago, but this season it is excusable. Hiddink is basically certain to leave next season, so Abramovich has not taken action for the time being.

January is another new test.

The FA Cup is coming.

Chelsea have experienced two draws in the past two days. In the FA Cup, they were drawn by Derby County of the English Championship. It is not bad, but it is not good either. The probability of being drawn by a Premier League team in the FA Cup is not high. The best case scenario is Draw a team from League One and League Two that are two levels below, so that you can send the youth team to train.

On the other hand, there is the eye-catching draw for the knockout rounds of the Champions League.

The top 16 of the Champions League this season has been released. Although Manchester United in Group A is struggling a bit in the league, the Champions League ensured the first place in the group early. Qualifying with them is Bayer Leverkusen of the Bundesliga.

There is no upset in Group B. The two giants from Spain and Italy, Real Madrid and Juventus, qualify without any suspense. In Group C, Paris Saint-Germain will qualify directly after winning six games. Schalke 04 and Paris Saint-Germain will qualify together. Group D It's Bayern Munich and Manchester City, no doubt.

Chelsea in Group E were well grouped and there were no strong opponents. Chelsea secured first place in the group early. Benfica was a bit surprised not to qualify. In the last round, Olympiacos from Greece won the qualifying spot.

In Group F, Zize's old club Dortmund and Arsenal, who have performed amazingly this season, qualify together. In Group G, Atletico Madrid and Zenit St. Petersburg are included. In the last group, Barcelona naturally occupies the top spot, and Ajak, who has a deep connection with Barcelona. In Sri Lanka, the Eredivisie giant finally broke out of the Champions League group stage after eight years and appeared in the Champions League knockout round of 16.

The final draw results for the 2013-2014 UEFA Champions League knockout round of the top 16 are as follows:

Manchester United VS Juventus, the Red Devils who are undergoing reconstruction face Juventus who have basically completed reconstruction, it is worth looking forward to who will win.

Real Madrid VS Zenit St. Petersburg, Real Madrid is giving away a big gift package.

Paris Saint-Germain VS Manchester City, a battle between two wealthy teams, UEFA has arranged this again, who can win this time? Bayern Munich VS Ajax, he has long said that Ajax is very strong, but you still laugh at him.

Chelsea VS Schalke 04, for Chelsea, this signing is good or bad.

Dortmund VS Olympiakos, Zize's old club also likes to give him a big gift package. What Klopp has to do is not to let him become a explosive bag.

Barcelona VS Leverkusen, this Messi is relatively familiar. Last time in the Champions League round of 16, Messi scored five goals in one game. It’s really not like enemies don’t get together.

In January, Chelsea finally got on the right track. At the beginning of 2014, Chelsea defeated Southampton with three goals in the away game. Then, in the FA Cup, Chelsea eliminated Derby County 2:0 to advance to the next round, and then defeated it with two goals in the away game. to the city of Hull.

Unconsciously, Chelsea went from a three-game winless streak to a five-game winning streak, but was stopped by Manchester United in the sixth game. The protagonist of this game was Robin Van Persie, who scored two assists against Chelsea. Manchester United drew with Chelsea 2:2. After that, Chelsea announced an unexpected and reasonable news.

Spanish attacker Juan Mata officially transferred to Manchester United for a transfer fee of 37 million pounds, breaking the signing record in Manchester United's history. Mata also scored a goal against Manchester United, which became The last goal of his Chelsea career.

After learning the news, Zize, who was about to return to London from Sardinia, sent a message to Mata. He still liked the Spaniard. He was conscientious and had no gossip or off-field news. It was just that this season William came to the ball. After joining the team, Mata's already awkward position became even more awkward, and he finally chose to leave.