Midfielder

During the fifteen minutes of the halftime break, no one knew what happened in Manchester United's locker room, but what can be guaranteed is that Ferguson did everything he could to motivate the depressed players, especially the young guys. This time he finally didn't turn on his hair dryer.

Perhaps the old man also understood that the game ultimately depends on the players to play, especially in this peak confrontation between strong teams, the mentality must be kept stable, otherwise, no one knows what will happen to these boys, and he doesn't want to lose this damn game.

No one knows what happened in the locker room, but Stamford Bridge was not idle during this short break. The fans of both sides began to tease each other with words, especially the Chelsea people, who sang loudly. This was the first time they had the confidence to defeat each other.

"This is the blue ocean! Red devils, go back to your hell, Stamford Bridge does not welcome you Manchester people."

This kind of provocative voice is not uncommon. The fighting power shown by Chelsea in the first half made all Chelsea fans excited.

So they didn't have any friendly feelings towards the Manchester United fans who came to Stamford Bridge. They wanted to use such voices to declare their presence.

And Manchester United fans would point at the flashing images on the big screen, laugh at Chelsea and Mourinho's conservatism, and think that the opponents dared not fight.

"You only know how to defend! A group of cowardly turtles, you dare not attack us at home, you just shrink in your own half and wait for death!"

Of course, the disadvantage in numbers often makes the voices of Manchester United fans drowned in the roar of Chelsea fans, but these people still waved the red flag of Manchester United, just like they often did in the past ten years. Today, they also insist on the idea of ​​winning.

Like the arguments of those fans, even the hosts responsible for the broadcast were divided into two groups at this time, some supporting Ferguson and some supporting Mourinho.

Some people said that Mourinho played too conservatively. According to Chelsea's strength, they can have a good fight with Manchester United on the grass.

Just like Ranieri last season, although the result of the game will be full of uncertainty, it is always better than such a dry game process.

However, some people agree with Mourinho's arrangement. When he is not familiar with the Premier League, it is the most practical approach to defend and then try to score.

It is definitely not a wise approach to simply consider the appearance of the scene. At least in the game against Manchester United, it is really dangerous to do so.

However, many people are indeed denouncing Mourinho's skillful playing style, believing that he has destroyed the most primitive beauty of football. The gorgeous offense has lost its due brilliance in front of Chelsea's strangling tactics. Too many people don't like the way of winning the game by physical and confrontation.

But this argument will not affect Mourinho's thinking, because he decided to play the game this way from the beginning, and he knew very well that it would offend many people.

"Because they are no longer in my position, everyone has the right to blame others, but don't forget that my Chelsea is not the Brazilian team."

"And I don't want to be the Brazilian team in 1982, dying in a gorgeous style of play. This is not suitable for me, a victoryist, and I don't like that. The game is for victory, not for people to remember how beautifully these guys played, but lost the game in the end."

Just like the arrangements he made in the midfield, the argument of defensive counterattack will never be changed. Mourinho only needs the result.

As for how the outside world evaluates his playing style, for this guy who is single-minded in defeating his opponent, it doesn't matter, or even turn a deaf ear to it.

"Listening to a group of non-professionals discussing the tactical arrangements of a head coach is really the most idiotic performance." This is this guy's counterattack.

Anyway, Mourinho has only one idea now. What you say about the hammer has nothing to do with me. My team can play however it likes.

Getting three points is the hard truth. As long as you can win the game, those voices of criticism will not shut up, and not many people will listen to his nonsense.

Just like no one expected Chelsea to use this kind of defensive counterattack against Manchester United at home, no one expected that Mourinho would be the first to make a substitution in the second half. This guy first replaced Gudjohnsen with Mutu, and Drogba was pushed to the front of Chelsea's entire offensive line.

"Ambush behind Drogba, try to control the second landing point, as close to the goal as possible, to cause trouble for Manchester United's defenders."

This is the task Mourinho gave to Mutu before he came on the court. Although this Romanian Footballer of the Year did not perform well in the era of Ranieri, now in Chelsea, this guy has the most sensitive sense of smell in front of the goal. Compared with Kezman, Mourinho obviously trusts Mutu more.

The most important thing is that after experiencing the drug abuse scandal, Mutu's performance in training is not as bad as those unscrupulous reporters criticized.

Mourinho is well aware that players will have times when they are not in good form, especially when they are in an environment they are not familiar with. What's worse is having a coach who is tactically indecisive. That must feel terrible. As for Mutu's drug problem, Mourinho doesn't care at all.

That is a personal choice of life, and in the physical examination before the start of the season, the Romanian did not have any physical problems.

That's enough. Mourinho does not want to bring too many irrelevant things into the game. He just needs his players to be in very good condition.

But the most important point is that Mourinho does not like Kezman's attitude in the game and training. The Dutch top scorer is a little too confident in his talent. Not only is his performance in training average, even in front of Drogba and Lampard, he also thinks he is the boss.

Those players don't need to ignore him. Mourinho will ignore him first. For him as a head coach, Kezman's 8 million worth is not worthy of the name.

At least the Serbian black did not conquer himself with his attitude and state on the training ground, not to mention his embarrassing situation of not making any achievements in two warm-up matches.

Who is Mourinho? He dared to put Lin Yi, who was the best player in the Champions League final, on the bench. How many claws do you have as the Dutch top scorer?

But although Mutu's appearance made many people pay attention to Chelsea's next move, Ferguson was not the one who was most concerned about at the moment.

The old man was now staring at the group of substitutes who were warming up behind the Chelsea team's goal, because he saw Lin Yi!

Lin Yi was warming up, and the kid who had been sitting for half the game was finally ready to play, but this was not good news for Ferguson.

I don't know why, anyway, whenever Ferguson saw the black-haired kid, his heart couldn't help beating violently. Maybe the kid left him too many painful memories last season. In short, Ferguson understood that Chelsea was brewing tactical adjustments.

And that kid was the key, but Ferguson had to guess now, what was Mourinho going to do? Was it like the time in Porto?

Let Lampard and Lin Yi be on the field at the same time, forming a double front midfielder combination? Attack Manchester United's defense? Or are you going to put that evil kid somewhere else? Or adjust Lampard's position on the field? There are too many changes, which makes Ferguson a little confused.

There is no way, who made that little bastard always look like a ghost when he is on the court. Anyway, wherever he is, there will never be peace.

And looking at the boy's relaxed expression, Ferguson always feels uneasy. The more relaxed the boy is, the more dangerous he is.

The smile on Lin Yi's mouth is just like Mourinho's expressionless face, always hiding murderous intent in secret, and then inadvertently, a fierce knife.

Now Ferguson not only has to consider the tactical adjustments that Chelsea will make after Lin Yi comes on the court, but he must also see some problems that have already appeared on the court.

It must be said that Mourinho is really sensitive to the game. After he replaced Mutu, Chelsea's defensive counterattack became more sharp.

Originally, Drogba, a strong guy, often caused trouble for Manchester United's defense when he received two passes from the wing. Now that there is a shadow striker behind him, his performance can bring greater threats, and Mutu's flexible movement behind Drogba is even more deadly.

In order to trap Drogba, Ferdinand had to focus all his attention on the African elephant in Manchester United's defense, and Lampard's back row had Fletcher and Brown to assist, but now Mutu's horizontal insertion immediately disrupted everything.

Brown had to concentrate on the Romanian's movement and had no extra strength to help Fletcher, let alone Ferdinand.

At this time, Lampard only had Fletcher, a regular midfielder, in front of him. Lampard was better in terms of experience and personal ability.

After the start of the second half, although Chelsea still kept a tight fence in their own half to prevent Manchester United from crossing the line, they began to exert their strength in counterattacks. Lampard and Mutu got three consecutive shooting opportunities in the first ten minutes of the game.

If Howard hadn't tightened his nerves, no one knew what would happen. Even so, Ferguson was still shouting loudly on the sidelines.

"Push them out! Don't let these guys get opportunities so easily in front of our goal!", but his reminder did not work. Without Keane on the field, Manchester United's midfield defense thickness began to show its lack of experience and ability.

And now it's not only Fletcher who is in trouble, but Joe Cole also began to create defensive pressure on Sylvester. This was the task Mourinho gave him in the midfield, "You played too carefully in the first half. I want you to use your technical advantage on the field to suppress the opponent's wing."

With Mourinho's words, do you still expect Joe Cole, a kid with offensive factors in his bones, to be quiet? He has started to break through Sylvester's defense on the wing. This guy, who is known as the most talented offensive player in the England team, has already shown his sharp knife.

Compared with Chelsea's counterattack, Manchester United still controls the ball for most of the time, but they are now feeling the pain of weak offense. Without Van Nistelrooy's ability to grab points in front of the goal, the impact of Rooney and Alan Smith alone is really poor.

This is the case now. Manchester United is very busy on the field, but every time they intersperse and run, they can't escape the encirclement of Chelsea players.

Only Giggs can occasionally pass one or two threatening balls. Scholes is basically paralyzed under Makelele's defense.

Ferguson knows that this won't work. He must make personnel adjustments, otherwise, Manchester United will be worn out by the opponent sooner or later.

But just when Ferguson was selecting players from his bench who could play to open the situation, Mourinho had already made the second personnel adjustment.

"Lin Yi comes on, replace Lampard." When the commentator on the scene reported this news, Ferguson finally understood why Mutu came on the field.

More than 60 minutes of attrition war has made Fletcher, the defensive midfielder, look shaky. At this time, adding an offensive player is to involve more defensive energy of Manchester United. In the end, the Portuguese is waiting for the end. Lin Yi is regarded as the winner by him.

"Prepare for substitutions, let Alan Smith withdraw, and replace him with O'Shea in the defensive midfielder position, quickly!" Ferguson almost shouted this tactical adjustment, because he knew very well that even if he delayed for one more second, Manchester United's defense might be very dangerous.

But Lin Yi didn't have time to care about how the opponent would view this substitution. When he stood on the sidelines, even his blood began to boil.

"This is my first Premier League game, this is a brand new stage for me. I really hope that God, that old man, can bring me good luck."

After high-fiving Lampard, Lin Yi rushed into the stadium impatiently. At this moment, Lin Yi wanted to shout, "This is my game!"

Lampard had no objection to being substituted this time. Although he knew that there was no problem with his physical fitness, obeying the head coach was the first thing he needed to understand since Mourinho started coaching. Even if he was substituted, it was for the team to win the final victory.

Mourinho did not neglect the team's midfielder. He took the initiative to pat Lampard on the shoulder and praised him.

"Well done, we are about to crush these Manchester Red Devils. This should be our victory." It must be said that Mourinho's approach to winning people's hearts is indeed much more practical than Ranieri's previous swing policy. It is indeed a good way to use both kindness and force.

Lin Yi's appearance not only made Ferguson alert, but more importantly, the appearance of this little guy set off the madness of the entire Stamford Bridge.

"Lin!" Although they have not seen this kid's performance at Stamford Bridge, too many Chelsea fans are eager to see Lin Yi's performance.

Maybe Lin Yi's two defeats of Manchester United last season and his performance in the Champions League schedule gave these people too much expectations, so the fans are crazy.

Lin Yi, who is a man of many talents, will not let this madness stop. After he came on the court, he slid in the midfield and intercepted Fletcher's pass to Ronaldo. Then he rushed straight to Fletcher's defensive position with his instep, swinging his upper body wildly.

Now Lin Yi is full of strength. After more than 60 minutes of accumulation, he has been a little impatient. Now, he just needs to explode!

Fletcher experienced the power of this kid's dribbling in the Champions League last season. This time is no exception. When he saw this high-frequency fake move, he was still confused. He didn't dare to easily stretch his feet to intercept the ball. He could only retreat and block, trying to drag out the speed of the kid's forward pressure.

But Lin Yi would not give him this opportunity at all. He shook, flicked and dribbled. When Lin Yi got close to Fletcher, he suddenly accelerated while dribbling the ball.

Short-distance explosion, if this kid was still lacking in this aspect last season, then after a summer, he became more terrifying.

Because Fletcher didn't see how the kid disappeared from his sight. When he reacted, the kid had already passed by.

The simplest breakthrough action, but this method is often the most effective and lethal. In one round, Lin Yi shook off the defender.

Drogba and Mutu's left and right involvement had already mobilized Ferdinand and Brown, the two central defenders, so that they had no time to take care of him. The only one who caught up was Neville.

But even if this guy had foresight, he miscalculated the speed of Lin Yi's breakthrough of Fletcher. When he caught up, the kid had already shot.

What did Lin Yi practice for the whole summer? This kid practiced shooting, otherwise the one or two hundred extra trainings every day would not be in vain. If anyone can ask the third goalkeeper Maggio, they will know how this guy is usually destroyed by Lin Yi. The kid is simply a beast during training.

But only such beastly training can produce such a monstrous guy. Twenty meters away from the goal, a distance he would not normally choose to kick, but in such a game, Lin Yi had only one thought, that is, he must break through the goal of Manchester United, and he must do it himself!

"Bang", when Neville's sliding tackle failed to stop Lin Yi's shot, all he could hear was the muffled sound when the football was kicked out by Lin Yi.

With a dull collision and a whistling sound, the football passed by Neville, with a fierceness that tore the air. . .

(Let’s watch the Chinese national football team tonight. It’s a life-or-death battle anyway. Whether they qualify or not depends on this moment… Maybe, probably, maybe, not necessarily, they can be like the Rockets, going crazy from time to time…)