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Not making any personnel adjustments, this is Mourinho's tactical choice. He now chooses to continue to trust the black-haired kid. He believes that the kid can't just willingly lie dormant under Vieira's defense. He will definitely find a way to break through the opponent's entanglement.

The kid is his apprentice. They have the same tough character and a strong desire for victory. Just like what Brito said when he joked, their pursuit of victory is like two widows who haven't had sex in bed for a long time.

Although this is a joke, Mourinho admits that he and Lin Yi are such people. Losing the game is like a slow punishment for them. Even if there is no chance, they will create opportunities head-on. They only recognize victory.

So Mourinho believes that although the kid is now very uncomfortable with the opponent, the kid must be looking for a way to deal with the opponent in his head, and he also believes that the kid will find a solution, and perhaps his solution will scare everyone.

Such an arrangement seems a bit arbitrary, but Mourinho has this confidence in Lin Yi, and no one can easily change it.

And no one in Chelsea has any objection to this decision. For them, no matter who is replaced in the midfield, it is impossible to break through the opponent's stalking so easily. That kid once brought them a magical performance, and they are looking forward to this possibility again.

This is a kind of confidence, the trust given to Lin Yi by everyone in the Chelsea team. They firmly believe that this little guy can handle the French spider.

You have to say that Lin Yi is very successful in Chelsea. He has conquered the hearts of many people in less than 20 games. At this moment, everyone voted for him. Even if the ending may be a loss, they did not hesitate at all. This is a sense of trust.

Including those players on the bench who want to play to show themselves, there is no dissatisfaction. In addition to highlighting Mourinho's control over the team, it may be more because Lin Yi has won a kind of trust that is difficult to express with his magical feet.

Mourinho wanted to compress the formation of the entire team within a range of 70 meters as much as possible. This arrangement was to provide more help to Lin Yi. He asked everyone to closely surround this kid, so that Lin Yi could have more choices in the route of passing the ball, so that he would not always be unable to send a straight ball because of Vieira's entanglement. Quick interweaving and cooperation is also a good way to get rid of this kind of defense.

Moreover, such contraction can also compress the opponent's offensive space as much as possible. Since the opponent chooses to entangle, then let this entanglement be concentrated in the midfield. Anyway, Chelsea's two wingers are good at high-speed insertion. Even if Drogba temporarily stays away from the penalty area, it doesn't matter.

Using the fierce encirclement in the front court and the counter-grabbing on the spot after losing the ball to strangle the opponent, this is Mourinho's idea. Since the opponent chooses to confront head-on, Mourinho has no reason to retreat. Anyway, his Chelsea is such a team in the eyes of many people.

It can be seen that Mourinho is ready to gamble this time. Anyway, Chelsea is still three points ahead of the opponent. He expects Lin Yi to have a change that breaks out of the cocoon. If he uses a game to exchange for the boy's breakthrough, it may not be a bad deal. Anyway, Mourinho can afford the loss now.

At most, Chelsea will be tied by Arsenal. Besides, the situation is not so bad now. Chelsea and Arsenal are still evenly matched.

As long as there are no accidents that make people collapse on the field, Mourinho is confident that he can take away a draw from here with his steel defense. As for whether he can win, it depends on whether the little guy can find a breakthrough from Vieira. I hope that the boy can.

Otherwise, such a defeat in a confrontation will definitely make the little guy fall into a depressed mood, which is not good news.

But before going on the court, after Mourinho said that, although he did not get a response from the little guy, he had seen the boy's clenched fist, so he believed that in the remaining 45 minutes of the game, the boy would definitely respond to this trust with the craziest performance.

This is the character of that little guy. He will never admit defeat to anyone on the field. Even if he encounters trouble this time, he can use his sharp knife to cut the ropes that block him. Vieira? Let the tough Frenchman wait, this will be a good show.

After more than 30 minutes of warm-up, the confrontation between the two of them is ready to enter the climax. The kid will definitely fight back against the Frenchman's interception in his own way. Although Mourinho cannot predict the future, he believes that the second half of the game will only be more intense.

All he can do now is to let the whole team support the kid. Chelsea is now a whole. He wants to fight against Arsenal as a whole. Didn't the old French man choose this kind of hand-to-hand combat? Well, then, Chelsea will definitely accompany him to the end!

Anyway, Mourinho has made up his mind to fight the opponent to the death. What can this be on the road? There is no stadium that cannot be conquered!

The unbeaten myth of Highbury may end today, just like they lost to Manchester United after persisting for more than 50 games.

The group of beasts in blue uniforms also shocked the entire stadium in their own way. When they walked out of the player tunnel, they did not rush to step on the grass. Instead, they all stood on the sidelines and suddenly burst out a beast-like roar from everyone's mouth.

Eleven people roared to the sky! This crazy performance froze Highbury for a moment. Everyone seemed to be stunned by such madness, including the hosts responsible for the commentary. They probably didn't expect Chelsea to appear so fiercely.

This also scared the Arsenal players who had just stepped onto the grass. At least at this moment, they had deeply felt the fierceness bursting out from those Chelsea players. Those guys were definitely not performing. They were ready to fight Arsenal desperately.

This crazy appearance ceremony of Chelsea players made everyone alert. In the next 45 minutes, the two teams would definitely start a bloody battle. The tragic hand-to-hand combat and strangulation would kick off from this moment.

Compared with Mourinho's insistence on the team lineup, Wenger, who has always been steady, took the lead in making personnel adjustments. The gentle old man finally couldn't stand Reyes's poor performance on the field, and replaced him without any hesitation during the halftime break.

Wenger is now completely desperate for Reyes. He knows that such a guy who is afraid of collisions and tackles will never adapt to the Premier League, because he couldn't even make the most basic breakthroughs and control the ball in the first half of the game, which is extremely disappointing.

Even if Wenger doesn't want to admit it, he knows at this moment that he has completely lost money on this business, and this guy has already hit his hands.

If this guy can still bring some useful young players to Arsenal when the winter transfer door opens, it will be a very rare comfort for Wenger. At least this old French man has been completely desperate for Reyes after this game.

The substitute for Reyes was Fabregas, who has been performing very steadily recently. It can be seen that Wenger still hopes to find more breakthrough points on the offensive line when the two teams are in a stalemate, especially when Vieira is on the field and has no time to split his attention.

Vieira and Flamini were both marking their own targets, which was the main reason for Arsenal's poor offense in the first half. They rarely had support from the midfield on the field. Reyes performed poorly, and Arsenal often relied on Pires alone to organize.

Even Henry and Bergkamp often needed to retreat to get the ball and break through. You can imagine how weak Arsenal's midfield is.

But there is no way around it. After all, the offense of Lin Yi and Lampard is too sharp. Wenger can only sacrifice his midfield creativity to mark the opponent. In order to stabilize the defense, he can only give up the offense, but Fabregas's appearance may alleviate this problem.

Wenger must find a candidate who can organize the ball in the midfield. Guys like Pires and Henry need someone to deliver shells behind them.

In the absence of Ljungberg, the Spanish boy is undoubtedly a good choice, especially his steady style of play and sensitive ability to capture opportunities. Don't forget that this boy also has a good long-range shot, which is the best weapon to break Chelsea's tight defense.

Originally, the two teams played a bit dull in the last thirty minutes of the first half, especially when Wenger decided to give up the previous gorgeous coat and fight with the opponent at all costs, many Arsenal's diehard fans were still a little uncomfortable.

After all, they are still used to the kind of mercury-like attack to defeat the opponent's Arsenal, rather than the Arsenal who fought the opponent in a positional battle. Especially in the competition between the two teams in the midfield, the technical content is not high, and most of the time they are fighting hand-to-hand.

However, in order to win, even if it is such an ugly scene, no Arsenal fan has expressed dissatisfaction. For them, at this time, they must support the team to defeat the opponent. They want to regain the top position in the Premier League, even if it is ugly, it doesn't matter.

Especially when Lin Yi and Chelsea launched that blitzkrieg when they were behind, it shocked many Arsenal fans, and most people could understand it.

Even if it was a little ugly on the field, it was better than being stabbed to death by that kid with this bayonet-like attack, but many people still hoped that Arsenal could play a hearty cooperation in their home field and pierce the opponent's steel defense with their sharpest attack!

When Fabregas, the Spanish boy, came on the field, he was greeted by the applause of the whole Highbury stadium. It can be seen that many people are very optimistic about this kid who was promoted to the first team this season. The most important thing is that he finally replaced the idiot Reyes.

Reyes's idiotic performance made many fans unbearable. Although they did not boo loudly, as long as the Spaniard made a mistake, there would always be some disharmonious expressions in the stands. It can be seen that everyone is very dissatisfied with that guy.

This time, seeing Wenger replace the idiot and replace him with Cesc Fabregas, many fans were cheering for this, and Reyes, who sat back on the bench, also understood at this moment that this great team had already joined forces with He is about to part ways, and his time at Arsenal has entered a countdown.

Maybe after the game, he should contact his agent and either go to Spain or continue to wander. Anyway, from today onwards, he no longer wants to step through the Arsenal locker room door, which is very important to him. Yan Zhen was a bad transfer experience.

But at this time, no one cares about the mood of a marginalized person. All the fans watching the game in Highbury and in front of the TV are waiting for the whistle to start the second half. The remaining 45 minutes are against each other. For them, it will be a critical moment for the two teams to show off their lives.

Referee Bol's whistle blew again, and the blue and red and white battled together again, but the difference was that their physical combat in the midfield would be even more brutal.

The Chelsea team, which shrunk to near the midfield, used its strong body to form a tough defense. Although Wenger made adjustments in the offense, this time he also saw Mourinho's cleverness in tactical arrangements. Anyway, Chelsea players are very good at this kind of strangulation battle.

Now that they are allowed to return to their old profession, they can only play more skillfully. Coupled with the bandit-like ferocity of these guys, the only one who becomes unsuitable is the Arsenal team. In the first five minutes of the second half, Inside, the Arsenal's artillery fire did not threaten Chelsea's goal at all.

In the five minutes, only Henry had a sudden shot from a distance of about 30 meters, but the shot went directly into the stands.

Henry and Bergkamp were completely surrounded by Chelsea. Even if they retreated to get the ball near the midfield, they would encounter fierce snipers.

"Cut off any breakthrough route for Arsenal! No matter where Henry and Pires go, there will be interference around them! I don't care what method you use, as long as you don't get sent off, that's fine."

This is Mourinho's tactical arrangement in the locker room. Since Vieira can use the same method to target Lin Yi in the midfield, then he can also do the same to deal with Arsenal, and even what he will do is Wenger is even better. Anyway, Chelsea's defense is the best in the entire Premier League.

When Chelsea's two full-backs don't need to press hard, Mourinho is completely sure to completely trap the opponent in his own half, or even surround him! It's just like the things he did at Porto.

Even Lampard retreated to the midfield to assist in defense, and Chelsea seemed to have given up on taking the initiative to attack.

Forming a continuous interception barrier in an area about 70 meters away from the goal, leaving no opportunity for the opponent to take advantage of, this is Mourinho's tactic. He needs the players to take advantage of physical confrontation.

Isn't it just hard work? OK, no problem, Chelsea is best at this kind of playing style. Comparing your physique with these beasts, aren't you making yourself uncomfortable? Wenger obviously ignored this.

You know, the strength of the Arsenal team can only be ranked at the upper-middle level in the Premier League, but Chelsea, a completely muscular strangler tank, will not be afraid of the German national team as long as they fight physically.

This is a group of macho men wearing blue jerseys. Except for Lin Yi, a boy with an average physique, the rest of them are all pure men who can make their chest muscles tremble. If this were to engage in hand-to-hand combat, there was no telling who would be defeated first. Array is coming.

Since those Arsenal people choose to fight, Chelsea will keep fighting with them to see who starts to collapse first. According to the tough thinking that Mourinho has instilled in the players, they have a great chance of winning.

The offense is left to Lin Yi, the two wingers and Lampard. Even Drogba has to participate in the defense many times. Anyway, this guy was originally a defender. In one-on-one situations, In frontal defense, his strong body can carry many people away.

Let the little guy allocate the offensive rights by himself. Whether he wants to pass the ball or break through is up to him. Anyway, there are enough teammates around him to provide him with protection. Even if he loses the ball, someone will provide him with cover. Mourinho did this so that Lin Yi could attack boldly with confidence.

In the first half of the game, when Lin Yi broke through with the ball in the midfield, he seemed a little hesitant when faced with Vieira's interception. This kid was worried about whether he would cause any damage to his defense if he lost the ball. The direct threat makes him choose a safer return pass many times.

Now Mourinho wants to eliminate such worries for that kid. The tight defense is to protect Lin Yi's breakthrough. Even if the kid loses the ball, Chelsea will be able to intercept the opponent's breakthrough at the first time. By doing this Just to let that kid free his hands and feet to fight with his opponent!

The trust of his teammates and the support of Mourinho made Lin Yi clenched his fists. He didn't say anything, but Lin Yi knew clearly that if he couldn't win the confrontation with Vieira, then he might not be able to win. He couldn't forgive himself, even if his tooth was broken, he still had to tear a gap in the Frenchman's body!

Just like Lin Yi's own clenched fist, after being silent for almost forty minutes, this kid suddenly started to act under everyone's eyes, and the knife he thrust out made everyone at Highbury Stadium start to fight. Everyone who kept shouting and cheering for the Arsenal team kept their mouths shut. . .

This knife, with its sharp cold light, made every witness realize his ferocity. . .

(The Rockets were a bit crazy today. There was still hope of tying the game in the last 8 seconds, but Miller's last three-pointer missed. Otherwise, it would have been difficult for the Suns to win...)