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Chelsea beat Bayern Munich 2-1 away and entered the Champions League semi-finals with their terrifyingly stable style. They were as precise as a machine throughout the whole process and never made any mistakes.

Although Chelsea also reached the semi-finals last season under Ranieri's leadership, the process was treading on thin ice. Since entering the knockout stage, the team's performance has been unstable.

They almost fell in the round of 16, but Lampard saved the team at the last moment, and also saved Ranieri, who was already in the crater at the time, but this was only a temporary rescue.

Chelsea still had to rely on others to pass two levels and reach the semi-finals, not their own strength.

But don't forget that they spent hundreds of millions of euros last season, but in the end they didn't win a championship.

Maybe it was due to the advantage of the dark horse in the Champions League last season. Anyway, many people believe that Ranieri led Chelsea to the final semi-finals, mostly relying on luck, rather than the team's real ability.

If they had met a team like Real Madrid in advance, they might have been eliminated long ago, instead of being able to survive until the semi-finals before falling. The team led by Ranieri is like this, always making people worry.

Even if they can win, they often win with fear, without any sense of satisfaction.

Once they encounter trouble on the field, more often, they still rely on the players to handle everything themselves, and Ranieri's ability to control the team in many games is not so good, even a little weak.

It may be because of his personality. Anyway, Ranieri has never been a tough guy. He likes to be a peacemaker, far more than he tells his players that he is an omnipotent dictator.

Otherwise, they would not have been defeated by Monaco in the two rounds of the semi-finals. You have to know how many Chelsea fans were waiting for Ranieri to lead the team into the final.

Originally, Chelsea was definitely the richest team in the final four, and they seemed to have no reason to lose the game, but just when everyone was optimistic, they lost.

If Ranieri had any fault last season, it was not because he failed to lead the team to win the league championship. He was driven out of the position of head coach, and a large part of the reason was that he did not seize the opportunity.

Originally, Abramovich could have used his money to create miracles earlier, but when Chelsea was about to see the door of the Champions League final, the team led by Ranieri suddenly began to become weak.

Especially in the game where Monaco was defeated at home, Abramovich, who was sitting in the VIP box, lost face in front of many friends, and the final result really annoyed the Russians.

Losing to a team like Monaco, you know, someone had calculated at the time that Chelsea might only need to take out two or three main players, and their value would be enough for Abramovich to buy Monaco directly.

But it was this team that finally defeated Chelsea, and they delivered the fatal blow at Stamford Bridge. Right under the eyes of those fanatical fans, Monaco surpassed the score at the last moment.

Morientes also stepped on Chelsea to achieve his own Champions League miracle, although he finally missed the championship.

But because of the loss of that game, Ranieri had to leave Chelsea in the end. Although he left with a check that was enough for him to live a comfortable life, he was already marked as a loser.

Many people commented on Ranieri that he did not have the appearance of a champion. Although it was a bit harsh, such an evaluation also pointed out Ranieri's weakness. Compared with Mourinho, the Italian did not have an iron fist.

He may have been too indulgent to the players, so in the last stage of last season, there was a time when some players did not obey the discipline, but Ranieri's way of dealing with it was indeed kept secret, trying to eliminate the impact within the team.

That's right. Before the start of this season, many fans still missed the Italian good guy, including Lampard and other players. But after Mourinho led them to conquer the Premier League, I'm afraid not many people remember what Ranieri did here. People are sometimes really forgetful.

Now almost everyone has become accustomed to Mourinho's iron-fisted rule. Anyone who doesn't obey his command has no way out except packing up and getting ready to leave. This is absolute command.

Unlike the nervous promotion process last season, this time Chelsea entered the knockout stage. Maybe only their two games against Barcelona made many Chelsea fans worried. In the rest of the games, they conquered everything with their stable performance, including against Bayern.

Maybe many German fans still had the expectation of reversing their opponents at home before the game started, but many English media bet with their German counterparts before the second round that Chelsea would never capsize.

They definitely do not look down on Bayern Munich's strength, but they believe in Mourinho's team more in this knockout match. Although the Portuguese is not on the sidelines, it has no effect on the result.

After Mourinho's forging this season, Chelsea has now become a steely team. Do you expect them to make mistakes? Even in the away game, they cannot easily fall into anyone's trap.

They may be a little passive on the scene, but during the game, these beasts are always adjusting themselves.

Just like the game between Chelsea and Barcelona, ​​Chelsea may have been passively beaten for a long time, but as long as they make a habitual counterattack in a timely manner, the end of their opponent will come.

This was the case with Bayern Munich. One or two counterattacks were enough to make Kahn depressed.

In the first twenty minutes of the game, Chelsea handed over all possession of the ball to their opponents, but their 80% possession rate failed to allow Bayern Munich to score even a single goal. This is the most terrifying thing about Chelsea now. place.

Even if they only have 20% of the ball possession rate, they can use precise counterattacks in the midfield and frontcourt to defeat your defense.

"Don't expect that a moment of passion can destroy Chelsea. Their steel defense and alloy-like nerves are not that fragile. If you want to expect them to destroy themselves, I advise you not to dream."

This is the English media's evaluation of Chelsea. Although this evaluation is a bit exaggerated, there is no difference in the entire description. Really, don't expect Chelsea to collapse.

Especially the black-haired kid. As long as he is here, Chelsea's war machine will execute every instruction accurately. Mourinho is the one who designed these instructions, and Lin Yi is the implementer of the tactical arrangements.

He contributed two direct assists at home, one assist on the road, and also created a penalty kick. Can you ask this kid to do more? If he were more versatile, I don't know how many big-name defenders would be in tears.

Many English media are already promoting Lin Yi. In their eyes, this black-haired boy is fully capable of competing for the European Golden Ball. Except for his slightly lower goals, Whether it is his ability to control the field or his ability to break down the opponent's defense, he is definitely the best in the Premier League.

"Now the best rookie in the Premier League no longer thinks what others think. It only took Lin Yi half a season to conquer such picky fans and media reporters. If he was not the best in the Premier League, no one would be qualified to compete for it. This honor." At this time, many football commentators also clearly stood on Lin Yi's side.

At least half of the guys here were still commenting before the start of the season whether it was really worth it for Chelsea to spend 30 million to buy this lucky boy, but now, it is estimated that no one is stupid enough to bring up that topic.

No one doubts that Lin Yi has the ability to change the course of the game, and as long as that kid is on the court, he is like clockwork. He is never tired. 30 million can buy such a treasure, and the deal is really worth it.

Otherwise, you can't explain why Florentino is prepared to spend 50 million euros to buy Lin Yi. Even if Lafayette is rich, he only buys players who are worth paying for. He can offer such a gift to Lin Yi. The quote was like a fairy tale. It was obvious that in his heart, Lin Yi was definitely worth this much money now, or even more.

You know, when Florentino bought Zidane, he had a bargaining process with Juventus, but on the issue of buying out Lin Yi, Florentino even said long ago, He was never stingy with money.

As long as Chelsea can release him, Lafayette, who always likes to break transfer records, will never care about paying more. Anyway, for him, as long as he can get the championship in his arms, it doesn't matter how much money he spends.

What's more, in his opinion, Lin Yi's commercial value is far from being fully developed. Based on Real Madrid's brand name, that kid will definitely be a living brand in terms of jersey sales and attracting investors.

But this is just Lafayette's imagination. No matter how much money he pays now, Lin Yi is not for sale to Chelsea. Don't say whether Kenyon has had this idea, Abramovich himself cannot agree.

The semi-finals of the Champions League, this is the second time for Chelsea in recent years. After experiencing the depression of last season, they have become more experienced this time, and they have also become more aggressive. .

No one expects a repeat of last season, no one can continue to play the role of Monaco now, Juventus? NO. Liverpool? The same is NO. Chelsea don't care who their opponents are now. They just want to defeat their opponents in two games, then hold their heads high and head to Istanbul for a pinnacle decisive battle!

(The Bulls were terrible, but I feel that the Eagles were very lucky to win, especially the Eagle King's three-pointers. He made five of five three-pointers, and two of them were lucky. I wonder if they will be so lucky in the next game.)