Midfielder

Chapter 221

Who is under the most pressure from Chelsea's performance? If you ask Wenger this question in person, he will definitely admit that Arsenal is under the most pressure.

Regardless of whether Chelsea is his direct competitor or not, Wenger cannot avoid the pressure Chelsea brings to Arsenal, especially after losing the game against Manchester United. The competitive pressure from the same city in London forces Arsenal to fight with the opponent in every league game.

Now Wenger dare not be careless at all, because once the team has any fluctuations, they will lose the top position, and Chelsea is now like a lone wolf wandering behind its prey, it is waiting for you to get tired, waiting for you to make mistakes, and then it will open its mouth and bite you hard.

Wenger believes that the Portuguese has such determination and perseverance, and he can use his patience to follow Arsenal so quietly.

Making mistakes is now a luxury for Wenger and Arsenal. This kind of wrestling that starts at the beginning of the season is the most exhausting contest.

It is said that the Premier League is the most competitive of the five major leagues, and classic battles of the weak defeating the strong are often staged in this arena, and every season there will be a batch of dark horses here, just like Bolton and Everton this season, they all rose quietly.

After the first nine rounds of games, Bolton and Everton both rushed into the top four of the standings, while Manchester United and Liverpool could only catch up hard behind.

This situation is not surprising, but the decline of Manchester United and Liverpool is a bit surprising. Anyway, there will be such dark horses in the Premier League every year.

Either the schedule is favorable or the state is good, especially in the year of the big game, these teams who have been sleeping on straw and tasting gall can always rise up and become famous in one fell swoop.

Compared with them, many giants have suffered from the big games. Their players always don’t get enough rest, and injuries often cause trouble.

Too many games have dragged down Manchester United and Liverpool, and coupled with the team’s blood transfusion, now they can only catch up hard behind such teams.

Especially Everton, after losing Rooney, few people were optimistic about the team led by Moyes, but this young coach used a seemingly mediocre forward combination like Bent and Campbell, plus a bunch of defensive muscular men, to fight for the third place in the standings.

It was really hard work, because in Moyes' team, there has never been any super-skilled players, he relies on overall tactics to win.

No matter which opponent meets them, they will suffer a lot. In the first few rounds of the league, they used very affordable victories to grab points.

Some people even say that Moyes's view of the game, like Mourinho, is pragmatism first. As long as you can get points, nothing else matters.

It doesn't matter if the scene is extremely ugly, as long as it is practical, even if it is a 90-minute defensive counterattack, it is natural in his view.

Physical confrontation, bottom crosses and outflanking in the middle, such a simple tactical arrangement can allow Everton to quietly climb to third place in the league.

You can imagine how far Moyes has trained the team's tactical execution ability. It is absolutely meticulous and rigorous.

No wonder someone told Mourinho before the encounter with Everton that this would be a test for him, because the opponent was more defensive than him. It would be very difficult to grab points from such a defense, and Everton was not burdened by the Champions League.

Chelsea still had to fight a round of the Champions League before this head-on match. In terms of physical consumption, Moyes' team had a clear advantage.

But many people still overlooked Chelsea's recent fierce state, especially after losing a league game, they have become more ferocious.

Chelsea's recent strong momentum of grabbing points is difficult to suppress, especially after two 4:0 wins, they easily dealt with the Moscow Army Central Team in the Champions League group stage, playing at home, a simple 2:0, and Mourinho still played most of the substitutes.

This guy is often so unexpected, and he even played most of the substitutes at home, but Mourinho is confident that he can beat the opponent.

In fact, although it is called a substitute, everyone knows how rich Chelsea is, and their substitute lineup is basically composed of international players from various national teams.

More than half of the substitutes, perhaps only Chelsea can have such confidence now, but the most important thing is that Mourinho knows that the opponent dare not fight to the end with him, especially playing this game at Stamford Bridge, he is more confident that the opponent will give up, and winning the game is not a problem.

Before the start of the game, the opponent was already discouraged. Olic, the only striker with offensive threats in the Moscow Army Central Team, was absent due to injury, which made the Army Central Team give up the idea of ​​continuing to fight to the end with the opponent, especially when there is still a chance of qualifying, they don’t want to fight Chelsea hard.

Instead of fighting hard with such a strong team, it is better to retain the strength and fight hard with Paris Saint-Germain once, after all, there is still some chance of winning against the French.

It is obviously very irrational to provoke Chelsea at this time, not to mention that even if they fight hard with the opponent, they may not win.

This is the situation in this group. Chelsea's qualification is impossible to reverse. If we waste energy and fight them hard, it will definitely not be worth it.

Not only did Chelsea field most of the substitutes, but the Army Central team also fielded a lot of reserve players. It can be seen that they just want to maintain a draw.

It can even be said that losing less is winning. Driven by such a mentality, who can guarantee that they will continue to be brave? Perhaps only ghosts can do it.

Even if the coach of the Army Central team was interviewed before the game, he still said, "We came to Stamford Bridge to win. Even if there is only a 20% or 30% chance of winning, we will try our best. Maybe getting one point can allow the team to successfully qualify from the group."

"This guy is so optimistic. A 20% or 30% chance of winning? I don't think he has even a 10% chance." Brito said disdainfully.

"At least give him some way to live. Be kind." Lin Yi, who was not included in the big list by Mourinho in this game, said.

"If you can play, you will definitely not be more kind than me. Everyone knows that you are a beast now." Brito responded to Lin Yi.

Well, Lin Yi has now discovered that anyone who follows Mourinho has become a bit scary in their verbal insults.

However, compared with the verbal skills, the Central Army team feels that the most terrifying thing is Chelsea's luxurious lineup. Even this is called a substitute!

Damn it! This is the life of rich people. Even people like Mutu can only squat on the bench! Is this still a life! ? Looking at the striker who is a bit tight because of Olic's injury, the coach of the Central Army team is really melancholy, especially when he saw Chelsea's "substitute lineup".

Alas, people are compared to people, and people are angry. This is the benefit of capital operation. There is no fear of waste at all. With such a lineup, Kenyon is still thinking about buying people.

Although Chelsea's players are mostly substitutes, these guys kept the suspense of the game for less than ten minutes amid the shouts of the home fans.

Terry received Thiago's tactical corner kick in front of the goal, and a fierce header smashed the door of the Central Army team, which also set the tone for the game.

Look for opportunities to score in a solid defense. Anyway, Mourinho's only requirement for them is not to lose the ball easily at home.

As for how to attack, I'm afraid Mourinho doesn't need to say much. Those guys who are as fierce as wolves and tigers, who doesn't want to perform well?

After finally getting the chance to play, this group of substitutes were like chicken blood, and they started a wave of crazy charges.

Under such defensive pressure, do you still expect the Army Central Team to do any miracles that will shake the world? They are left with futile defense.

Throughout the game, the Army Central Team only got less than five shooting opportunities, and three of them were ridiculously off-center, with no actual threat at all.

Gudjohnsen's shovel shot before the end of the first half basically announced the end of the game, and the Army Central Team only symbolically resisted.

However, this kind of game process is still criticized by many people, especially those competitors in the same group. What they don't want to see most is such a scene. Not only did Chelsea's pace of progress not stop, but this time even the Army Central Team also gained a lot of benefits in such a confrontation.

But such criticism will not affect the fact that Chelsea won three games and won nine points in a row. If they win another game, they will advance from the group in advance.

But the defending champion Porto of the last term did not have such luck. They lost to Paris Saint-Germain 0:1 in their home court.

Maybe Porto used up all their good luck last season. Anyway, the game they lost this season was full of weirdness, just like this game. They also had an absolute advantage at home, but the opponent used a counterattack and scored a shocking goal.

Just like Van der Vaart's Scorpio shot, the Frenchman also played it for Porto this time. Baia looked very depressed after losing the ball.

It seems that the halo of the defending champion has gradually moved away from Porto. Even if they are unwilling to admit this fact, they can't change the embarrassment of reality.

It seems that the departure of Mourinho and Lin Yi has taken away all their magic. Even if there are still people like McCarthy, nothing can be changed.

And the black-haired little guy has already blossomed in the Premier League. Maybe they can only send blessings to that kid now.

Just like Lin Yi said after the game with Manchester City, no one can stop him from moving forward with fouls and violations, even the tough Everton team. Amid the crazy shouts of the fans at Stamford Bridge, Lin Yi used his flexibility in the midfield to smash the muscle trap set for him by Moyes.

This kid responded to Moyes' double defensive midfielder tactics with his magical feet. Those unlucky muscle men were defeated again and again in the head-on confrontation.

In addition to fouling, there is no other way to stop Lin Yi's various ghostly attacks, not to mention that the kid's unpredictable pass continued to cause trouble for the opponent's defenders. Even Moyes admitted after the game that it was too difficult to tie up the little guy.

However, Everton's defense was indeed tight enough, and Moyes also defended thoroughly. If it weren't for Lin Yi's flash of inspiration before the end of the game, perhaps Mourinho could only get a draw. But this is the value of Lin Yi. He can use such inspiration to save a team.

One second before he was knocked down by Cahill, he used his toes to find a gap in Everton's defense to pass the ball, a rather irregular pass.

But for Lin Yi, that was the best choice he could make, and this pass just happened to tear through Everton's defense. Lampard, who was inserted from the back row, seized the fleeting opportunity and volleyed from the edge of the small penalty area, finally knocking Martin's goal for Chelsea.

The toe pierced through Everton's defense. This is Lin Yi. When this kid was pressed under Chelsea's teammates, even Mourinho sighed for this pass, "It seems that our future opponents will have to study this kid in all aspects, because his pass is too weird."

There is no way, Lin Yi's body parts seem to be able to cause trouble to the opponent anytime and anywhere, even a big toe can conquer the opponent's defender.

Faced with such a pass, even Moyes seemed helpless. He could only express regret because he was only one minute away from a draw.

Less than 60 seconds after Everton restarted the game in the midfield, the referee blew the whistle to end the game. Everton could only accept the fact helplessly.

Perhaps they should also feel fortunate. After all, they only lost one goal. Compared with Chelsea's first two opponents, they are still lucky.

However, Moyes threw a sentence to the reporter when he left Stamford Bridge, "I really don't know who can take away a victory here."

Maybe this is not just Moyes's sigh, but a problem for all Premier League teams. Now Stamford Bridge seems to have become unbreakable. It seems to have the potential to replace Highbury and Old Trafford as the graveyard of visiting teams. It is indeed becoming more and more difficult to win here.

Manchester United and Liverpool have already suffered failures here. Who else can win now? Manchester City? Forget it, don't be funny. Even if those guys can win the next time at home by pestering, don't expect them to continue such a magical performance at Stamford Bridge, unless they are dreaming.

But even if it was a dream, it must be Manchester City's nightmare, because Lin Yi had already threatened everyone and must make Manchester City look bad.

Dismemberment? I guess that's a very polite way of saying it. The worst outcome might be that Manchester City would be torn to death by a group of crazy beasts.

This is a very conservative estimate, because it is hard to say how barbaric the Blues will be. Maybe they will let many people see what real cruelty is. I wish Manchester City fans good luck. Maybe they really shouldn't come to Stamford Bridge to watch that game.

But that's all for the future. After winning Everton, Lin Yi once again became the best player of the game and won a bottle of champagne.

"One second of genius!" Even those reporters who have always been stingy with their praise for Chelsea couldn't help but praise Lin Yi when they saw this scene. There was no way, that kid conquered everyone with such a magical performance, including those so-called enemies.

After all, no one wants to deny a genius' performance, and the strong consciousness that the boy showed throughout the game is indeed impressive.

In the face of the joint attack of two muscular men, the boy can still come and go freely in the crowd. He almost relied on his own strength to push Everton's midfielders back to the half. Even Moyes probably didn't expect Lin Yi to be so fierce and aggressive before the game started.

Even if he was knocked down on the grass several times by the opponent, he couldn't stop Lin Yi's momentum. The pass at the last moment is the best example.

And such a pass also helped Chelsea to surpass Arsenal in the standings after this round of games. This is also the first time they have occupied the top spot.

Perhaps it was the depression of losing to Manchester United and the distraction in the Champions League that made Wenger fail to win in the last two rounds of the league.

Especially Arsenal was tied by teams like Crystal Palace and Southampton in a row, all at home. Such a result is really depressing.

Although they have the same points as Chelsea, Chelsea's recent fierce state has put them far ahead in the goal difference competition.

"Since we have already come up, we will not fall from the top position again!" No matter what happens to those competitors, Mourinho has already given a death order to his players. From the day Chelsea topped the standings, he will keep the team at the top.

They don't have any so-called top pressure at the moment. Being able to reach the top will only make these guys excited, and their motivation will be more sufficient.

In the next four rounds of the league, Chelsea will continue their crazy winning pace, and they are no longer satisfied with a 1:0 victory.

In four games, two of them were 4:0, one was 3:1, and only one game was won by 2:0. Such a goal momentum is indeed very fierce.

In the league's scorer list, Gudjohnsen, Drogba, and Lampard are ranked third, fourth, and fifth respectively. Only Henry and Van Nistelrooy can lead them one step ahead, but behind them, Robben and Duff's goals are also gradually accumulating, with a momentum of latecomers overtaking.

And it was the black-haired kid who provided Chelsea with such a strong motivation. Although he was not the first in the Premier League assists list, the ball passed from his feet in every game was the source of Chelsea's attack, and he was the focus of everyone's attention in every game.

Even Sky TV and BBC have opened up a collection of wonderful shots for this kid in the Premier League special, and the little guy can also contribute crazy performances to the team and fans in every round of the game. Just like he said, he wants to be unstoppable!

After four consecutive rounds of games, Chelsea's lead has expanded to three points, and now it's Arsenal's turn to be a chaser.

I just don't know if Arsenal will still have the strength to kill this group of fierce blue warriors when they meet Chelsea in the 16th round. . .

(Leave, from the 1st to the 7th, stop updating, visit relatives, and work overtime. It's a miserable life. If you don't give me some New Year's money, I will die for you to see %\u003e_\u003c% )

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