Starting from playing as a defensive midfielder for Real Madrid

Mourinho once again used his own way to help the young players in the team.

When he went crazy in the post-game press conference and took almost all the responsibility for the team's loss on himself.

The media naturally have no interest in observing a few young players with a magnifying glass.

Moreover, this defeat is not completely without benefits and gains for Chelsea.

Mourinho is quite satisfied with Van Ginkel's performance as a single defensive midfielder.

But the biggest surprise for Mourinho was not Van Ginkel in this game, but young defender Karas.

Mourinho and the Chelsea coaching staff had previously prioritized loaning Karas out, and they had the same view on Ake.

After all, there are too few mature defenders, especially the central defender position.

Talent is important, but experience and stability often trump talent for a central defender.

So for Mourinho, young Karas and Ake are not yet in his team building plan.

The two of them must at least be rented out to teams in the English Championship or the middle and lower reaches of the Premier League to practice for a season or two and gain enough experience before they can be reused.

When training new players at Real Madrid, Nacho was almost 22 years old and had played enough games in Castilla to be an immediate player.

That's why Mourinho was so happy to give him more opportunities.

Varane can only honestly start as a substitute in the team.

If you don't want to be a substitute and want to play more games, then naturally you can only accept a loan.

However, Karas's performance in this round of the league really surprised Mourinho.

So much so that Mourinho's inherent view of young defenders was shaken.

In his first start for Chelsea, this young central defender shone brighter than usual in training!

His fierce attack, excellent one-on-one ability and flexible body make him and Gary Cahill form an incomparable central defender partner.

Looking at it from another perspective, Karas and Terry should also have very good results when they team up together.

With David Luiz currently the only central defender in the team, Mourinho is tempted.

Even though he still thinks Karas is very young, he still has the idea of ​​​​adding Karas to the normal rotation of Chelsea's first team.

It's just that the appearance time is not easy to arrange.

David Luiz is very healthy. As his substitute, Karas may only have a chance to start more than ten games if he stays with the team this season.

This is still when Chelsea is fighting on the fourth line. Looking at the league and Champions League alone, Kalas may not even have a chance to start in 5 games.

For Karas's personal development, staying on the team at this stage is definitely not as good as going out to play more games.

Therefore, Mourinho will have to have a separate conversation with Karas later to listen to the young man's own thoughts.

But no matter what, Mourinho is still in a very good mood after discovering a treasure again.

He didn't feel ashamed at all for his slight mistaking of Karas before.

After all, few head coaches can spot the bright spots of young players with this type of game at a glance.

Besides, when he arrived at Real Madrid at the beginning of the year, didn't he almost send Li Ang to Real Betis?

It would be great if we could dig out this treasure in time. It is normal for the process to be a little bumpy.

Mourinho, who seemed to be in a good mood for several days, also aroused discussion among the Chelsea players.

And Li Ang, who watched the last round of the league match against Newcastle, probably guessed what Mourinho was thinking.

When the young man Karas was wondering whether his performance in the last round of the league was good or not, Li Ang asked him to relax.

Sure enough, before the start of the Champions League group match against Schalke 04, Mourinho had a private conversation with Karas.

Karas was selected for Chelsea's 18-man roster for this round of the Champions League group stage, which basically explains the final choice he made.

Looking at Karas, who was having fun all day long after finishing the conversation with Mourinho, Li Ang couldn't help but think of himself who was determined to be rented out under Mourinho's persuasion.

On the path of career development, Karas chose a completely different plan from the original Leon.

And Li Ang, who is well aware of Karas's wasted development in the future, also feels that it may be better for Karas to stay with the team this time.

The 18-man roster released by Mourinho before the game obviously attracted the attention of many fans and media.

Van Ginkel and Karas, who started the last round of the league, once again appeared in Chelsea's 18-man roster for the Champions League, as if to reveal:

This is a signal that "Mourinho will vigorously train these two young players".

Compared with Van Ginkel, who was already in the limelight before, Karas has obviously become a topic of more concern to the British media.

Suddenly, there were more topics discussing the young Czech defender on the Internet.

It actually made the other stars in the Chelsea team much more relaxed before the start of the Champions League game.

After completing sufficient preparations, Chelsea sat at Stamford Bridge at home on the evening of November 6th and faced the challenge of Schalke 04.

After the last round of group stage competition, Schalke 04 and Chelsea already know each other's strength very well.

Therefore, in terms of preparations before the game, the goals of both teams are quite clear.

Schalke 04 is very pragmatic and wants to take a point from Chelsea at home.

Naturally, Chelsea wants to go all out and finish first in the group ahead of schedule.

Therefore, at the beginning of today's game, Mourinho directly deployed a highly aggressive 433 starting formation.

And Schalke 04's young coach Keller also suffered a loss in the last round of competition. He adjusted the starting lineup in this round of competition.

The first is that in the midfield, Keller dropped many young players, leaving only Draxler in the starting lineup.

Then let Boateng retreat from the center position to play as an attacking midfielder.

Schalke 04's high center Adam Sauloi, introduced from Mainz in the summer window, served as Schalke 04's starting center for this game.

Adam Shaloi, who is 1.92 meters tall and has good confrontation ability, is enough to serve as a tactical fulcrum in Chelsea's half.

Such a starting arrangement is conducive to Boateng's late penetration and Draxler's speed and technical advantages.

To put it bluntly, Keller's goal in this game is to get into the fence in the backcourt and use the fulcrum of the big center in the frontcourt to better counterattack.

It's about stealing chickens. If you can steal one, earn one. If you can't steal one, just let Boateng retreat to your own half to strengthen defense.

When defending set pieces, Adam Shaloi can also play a key role, and he considers everything comprehensively.

Before the game started, Li Ang and Adam Shaloy also smiled and hugged each other to say hello.

Yes, they are acquaintances. Although they have only been teammates in Castilla for about half a year, they have a good relationship.

Both of them were very emotional to meet again in the Champions League.

After all, we agreed back then that we would leave Real Madrid together and start a career.

As a result, Li Ang wanted to leave but failed, so he was kept by Mourinho. Adam Sauloi came directly to the Bundesliga and was directly bought out by Mainz.

When Li Ang later chatted with Shaloi on the phone, he lamented that if Shaloi could continue to stay in Castile for half a year, the result might be completely different.

After all, Mourinho came half a year later. Shaloi was 23 years old at that time, and he was a strong center. He could at least get a chance to be tested by Mourinho.

Not to mention getting too much playing time in Real Madrid, at least you have to play in the first team to experience it. If you stay for two seasons, you can experience the taste of the Triple Crown.

It can only be said that it was fate. It was only half a year before and after. Li Ang did not make it, but Shao Roy missed Mourinho, who prefers big centers.

Destiny...

After reminiscing about the past, the two of them failed to show any strength on the court.

Within 10 seconds after the game officially started, the two completed a duel near the top of the center circle in Chelsea's half.

Li Ang failed to compete with Shaloi, but Shaloi's header was also blocked by Lampard.

Chelsea, who got the ball, quickly spread out their formation and launched a siege on Schalke 04!

Chelsea, sitting at home, did not want to play a balanced offensive and defensive game with Schalke 04 today, but wanted to suppress them strongly from the beginning.

This style of play will naturally give Schalke 04 an opportunity on the counterattack.

But Mourinho doesn't care, because Schalke 04's problem of not being efficient enough at the end point still exists.

Huntelaar's injury greatly reduced Schalke 04's offensive threat.

Boateng, who was a guest center in the last round of the Champions League group stage, and Adam Sauloi, who started this round, are both offensive players who find it difficult to score double figures in a single season.

As an offensive puzzle piece, the two of them are very good and have a wide range of tactical uses, but being the core of the offense is a joke.

Therefore, Mourinho was very relieved and directly adopted radical offensive tactics.

It’s clear that I’m not optimistic about Schalke 04’s finishing ability.

Of course Keller understood Mourinho's plan, and of course he was very angry.

But under this anger, Keller, who remained calm-headed, had no tactical back-up to counterattack.

He can only place more hope that Draxler can perform explosively today and threaten Chelsea's defense on the counterattack.

This prevents Chelsea from unscrupulously pressing Schalke 04's defense.

However, the vision is always beautiful, but after having enough counterattack opportunities, Draxler was lost in the defensive double-team of Ashley Cole and David Luiz.

Facts have proved that Draxler, who is only 20 years old, does have unlimited potential, but his current abilities are not enough to make him a game-breaker for Schalke 04.

Boateng's rampage caused Chelsea's defenders to suffer a little first.

But after Terry took the initiative, his only room to play was to float outside the penalty area and hit long shots.

After being bullied by Terry, Boateng also remembered his Milan career with Ibrahimovic protecting him from wind and rain, and Li Ang helping him with the opponent's defense.

What a pity, those two dishonest people are now running across from him to bully his current teammates!

Ibrahimovic, who has not scored in several games, was very active from the beginning of the game today.

Only ten minutes into the first half, Ibrahimovic had already taken two shots.

And in the sixteenth minute of the first half. After receiving a pass from Hazard who tore through Schalke 04's wing defense.

Ibrahimovic forcefully passed Matip with his back, and then he kicked off and hit a reverse angle to the ground!

For the veteran goalkeeper Hildebrand, asking him to get off the ground quickly now is simply to make things difficult for him.

Ibrahimovic's shot was shot at a tricky angle and hit the ground!

Halfway through Hildebrand's save, the football was already grazing the far corner post and rolling straight into the net!

Less than twenty minutes into the game, Chelsea had already taken a 1:0 lead at home!

The cheers at Stamford Bridge soared into the sky, and the Schalke 04 players couldn't help but feel their hearts trembling!

Before the Schalke 04 defenders could recover, it was less than six minutes after the game restarted.

Li Ang took Ibrahimovic's back pass in the penalty area and shot directly outside the Schalke 04 penalty area, once again penetrating the goal guarded by Hildebrand!

Keller was really anxious. He stood on the sidelines and kept telling his players not to mess up, calm down first and slow down their emotions!

But how can the Schalke 04 defense players, who were scored twice in a short period of time, be calm at this moment?

With the formation further shrinking, Schalke 04's defense did not become more solid.

After all, people are confused.

Some defensive players will want to use more active running to make up for the lack of quality of their defensive line.

Some defensive players were even more confused, wondering whether they should continue to play according to the tactics laid out by the head coach before the game.

Therefore, under their seemingly thick two-layer defense, there are actually many defensive loopholes that can be exploited by Chelsea's offensive players.

In the 37th minute of the game, Li Ang and De Bruyne completed a cross-position change and dribbled the ball to the side.

The moment he was about to cut in, he suddenly knocked the ball and changed direction, exploding and accelerating past Schalke 04's right back Ogo!

Li Ang, who showed confidence in dribbling in the battle against Manchester City, once again used his dribbling and explosive speed to perform a wonderful passing performance at Stamford Bridge!

At present, Li Ang has reached a dribbling ability value of 82, which is enough for him to have the upper hand when facing defensive players at the middle and lower levels of the four major leagues.

Ogo obviously didn't expect that Li Ang would choose to pass him so decisively!

When he turned around to chase after him, he would only be able to eat Li Ang's exhaust!

Quickly cutting directly into Schalke 04's penalty area, watching Matip pounce on him, Li Ang chose to pass back in an inverted triangle!

Ibrahimovic, who moved his long legs and reached the right position tacitly, almost didn't need to adjust, he just started shooting very comfortably!

Hildebrand's vision was disturbed before he could clearly see the angle of Ibrahimovic's shot, and he was penetrated through the goal for the third time in the first half!

The mentality of the old German goalkeeper exploded!

Schalke 04's young coach Keller is no longer anxious and angry now.

He just stood on the sidelines in a daze, with his waist in his hands, looking at the Chelsea players who were cheering heartily on the court with a somewhat blank look.

Mourinho, who was next door to him, seemed to have had enough of celebrating. At this moment, he just hugged assistant coach Holland with a calm expression and kept smiling and applauding.

Ibrahimovic, who had already scored twice before half-time was over, was smiling from ear to ear as he celebrated in the corner flag area.

After completing the pass, Li Ang jumped directly onto Ibrahimovic's back, waving his arms to encourage the emotions of the Chelsea fans at the scene!

The "Milan Brothers" combination went crazy at Stamford Bridge today!