Starting from playing as a defensive midfielder for Real Madrid

Schalke 04 became the first guinea pig for the upgraded Chelsea's tactical experiment in the Champions League.

Compared with the training on the defensive end, Mourinho's training methods on the offensive end are indeed relatively monotonous.

At least compared to Pellegrini and Guardiola, the offensive tactical system and routines available to Mourinho can only be considered average.

But Mourinho has one good thing.

That is, for star players, he can basically stimulate their potential and use appropriate tactical design to allow them to maximize their strengths.

Now Li Ang, Ibrahimovic, Hazard and Salah are all playing more comfortably.

On the offensive end, we use the pressure on space and the familiar control of rhythm, supplemented by the abilities of the stars, to speed up and play as many offensive rounds as possible.

In fact, it is the basic concept of Mourinho's current improved offensive tactics.

From this point of view, meeting a Bundesliga team in the first round of the Champions League is very helpful for Chelsea players to further enhance their offensive confidence.

Because Schalke 04 itself is accustomed to playing a wide-open and wide-open game tactic, the offensive space Chelsea needs is simply not much in Schalke 04's half.

Playing attack against attack and playing fast, Schalke 04's attacking frequency and finishing quality are far inferior to Chelsea's current situation.

In addition, Li Ang targeted Schalke 04's core offensive player Meyer at the beginning.

So in this game, if Schalke 04 can beat Chelsea, it will be a ghost.

Mourinho and his coaching team were certainly very happy to see that their team went smoothly today and took a three-goal lead early.

However, Mourinho also knows that he and his coaching team still have a long way to go in terms of the current offensive transformation of Chelsea.

You can be happy, but you cannot be complacent. Only with self-awareness can you continue to trial and error in improving the offensive system and go further.

After all, he has basically mastered the defensive system and tactical construction of every team he has coached over the years.

But when it comes to training the offensive system, he rarely spends as much energy upgrading and improving it as he does now.

This is due to personal habits, but also because he is not particularly good at coaching offense.

In the past, he would safely leave this aspect of work to Ruiz and let his most capable assistant analyze and build the offensive system and train the players.

After all, a head coach does not need to be proficient in tactical training on both offense and defense.

It was not until last season's defeat to Bayern Munich that Mourinho learned the hard way and finally made up his mind to work with Ruiz to upgrade Chelsea's offensive tactics.

The development of modern football's offensive system is changing with each passing day.

Mourinho discovered after playing against Bayern last season that his understanding of the current top offensive system in football was somewhat behind the times.

The superstar tactic is easy to use, but he no longer has Cristiano Ronaldo in his hands, and will there be another player who can be as strong as Melo in a few decades?

He is lucky to be able to bring Li Ang back to Chelsea. Chelsea with Li Ang will have a stable lower limit and outstanding upper limit capabilities.

If Mourinho's main purpose of returning this time is to lead Chelsea to dominate the Premier League, then he can indeed rest on his tactical capital and earn interest.

But if he wants to replicate the great success of Real Madrid in Chelsea in previous seasons, then he must keep up with the development of the times as a head coach.

To be honest, Mourinho admires and respects Heynckes very much.

In the 11-12 season of Real Madrid, he came up with the prototype of a pressing defensive system combined with a quick counterattack attack.

Klopp and he thought about it together in terms of tactical creation.

It's just that compared to Klopp's slightly aggressive full-court pressing tactics, Mourinho needs to be slightly gentler in his treatment of his players.

At least in the construction of his tactical system, offensive star players like Ronaldo and Ibrahimovic can bear as little responsibility as possible on the defensive end.

Klopp's players do not have such privileges.

When it's time to defend and press, whether it's Gotze or Royce, they all have to devote themselves to pressing tactics.

However, Klopp is obviously still thinking of ways to further improve his tactical concepts.

Mourinho made a start, but in fact he made some small adjustments based on this tactic and still uses it today.

Last season, Heynckes learned and consolidated Mourinho's style of play and further improved it!

This Heidegger Bayern has been evolving. Last season, they were extremely familiar with pressing defense and advancing quickly on both wings.

Faced with Chelsea's high-position pressure, they even came up with a set of countermeasures in which the midfielders and backfielders held the ball late, and then the full-backs pushed forward and sent threatening direct passes to counterattack!

Hai Shuai's tactical learning and innovation abilities are evident from this.

Mourinho believes that he cannot be like Heynckes, who can learn an offensive system and then boldly innovate and integrate it.

But he can still try to imitate and learn and apply tactics.

The tactics in football are basically like this, you learn from me and I learn from you, and then add your own understanding while learning from each other, and eventually spread quickly.

Bayern's style of play last season is actually very suitable for Real Madrid, Chelsea and Dortmund.

Mourinho wonders if Ancelotti and Klopp will also embark on this path of imitation and learning.

But as far as he is concerned, he feels that there is no better way at this stage to take Chelsea to the next level in terms of offensive strength.

At present, the transformation plan is progressing relatively smoothly.

At least the four consecutive wins at the start of the Premier League and the upcoming big victory in the first game of the new season's Champions League are enough to show that they are already on the right path...

After the referee blew the final whistle of the game and Chelsea beat Schalke 4-0, Li Ang was more excited than before.

Mourinho and the rest of the Chelsea players didn't know why Li Ang was particularly happy today.

However, seeing that their core emotions were high and they were confident about the future schedule, the young players in the Chelsea team also became excited and confident.

Until they got the news after the game that Manchester City defeated Bayern 3-2 in an away game.

In all the Champions League group matches on this day, Chelsea defeated Schalke 04 and Barcelona defeated APOEL. This was what fans expected before the game.

Such a result is not big news at all.

But Manchester City defeated last season's Champions League champion Bayern Munich in the first match of the new season's Champions League? !

Once this shocking news spread, it shocked the jaws of countless fans!

Bayern's strength in the Bundesliga and Champions League last season is still deeply engraved in the minds of fans around the world!

To be honest, the impression that Manchester City's team gave fans and reporters in major leagues in the Champions League was not a good one.

In the 2011-2012 season, Manchester City was eliminated third in the Champions League group and was KO'd by Sporting Lisbon in the 1/8 knockout round of the Europa League.

In the 2012-13 season, Manchester City, as the Premier League champions of the previous season, was eliminated from the Champions League at the bottom of the group and did not even qualify for the Europa League.

Last season, Manchester City was sent home by Barcelona in the first knockout round of the Champions League.

It is true that Manchester City has been a bit unlucky in the past three seasons in terms of luck in the group draw and the first round of the knockout rounds.

But, to be honest, no matter how you make excuses, Manchester City's performance in the Champions League in recent seasons is unconvincing.

Just in the past few seasons, fans have also been questioning Guardiola's coaching standards.

That's why Manchester City's away victory over Bayern in the first round of the Champions League group stage was so unbelievable to the fans.

Pellegrini, who was personally recommended by Heynckes to coach Bayern in the summer window, suddenly became the scapegoat for collective condemnation by the German sports media.

At this time, Debye fans cannot see the objective reality that Lahm's condition is declining and Schweinsteiger's ambition is no longer there.

Lewandowski replaced Mandzukic, who helped Bayern win the Triple Crown last season.

He is still adapting to Bayern's tactical system, and it will take time to get in touch with his new teammates.

It can be said that Xia Chuang's coaching change, the replacement of the main center, and the transformation of the offensive system. This series of factors stacked together led to Bayern's defeat.

Pellegrini's training methods on the offensive end are actually no problem. He also needs at least half a season to strengthen his control of Bayern.

It's a pity that the patience of wealthy fans is always limited, especially those of wealthy fans who just won an important championship last season.

Pep Guardiola has come across a good time, and he directly displayed the momentum of Manchester City in one battle, which also made his tactical concepts shine again in front of the majority of fans!

Compared to his teammates who seemed a little uncomfortable, Li Ang was mentally prepared for the early rise of Manchester City.

And Li Ang still feels that.

The Bayern players, who won the club honors and the World Cup last season, were too discouraged in their hunger for honors.

This is actually understandable.

After all, he basically won all the championships he could get in one season and became the king of the world.

No matter which player comes, there will be some psychological slack.

After the end of the 2011-2012 season, Real Madrid, which won the Triple Crown at the time, actually had this problem as well.

However, stimulated by the new goals of the club and coaching staff to win six crowns and defend the Champions League, Real Madrid's superstars restrained their desire to slack off.

If Real Madrid failed to successfully defend the Champions League in 2013, then Bayern might still have the motivation to pursue honors in this regard.

Breaking the record, what professional player doesn't want his name to be engraved in the history of football forever?

It's a pity that Real Madrid broke this record first, and Bayern's successful defense of the title will only be a repeat.

Plus Heynckes has retired.

To be honest, except for Mourinho and Hitzfield, another meritorious coach who retired from Bayern.

Li Ang doesn't think there is any famous football coach who can suppress the current batch of Bayern's meritorious players and let them continue to fight for honor honestly.

So a very regretful thing - at least something that Li Ang felt was very regrettable - still happened.

After winning the first Champions League trophy, the "Universal Bayern" under Heynckes quietly disappeared when almost all fans thought they would continue to sweep the football world.

Whether in Real Madrid or Chelsea, Li Ang believes that Bayern Munich he encountered is the best Champions League opponent.

It's a pity that Hai Shuai can't continue coaching.

This is a pity not only for Bayern players and all Bayern fans, but also for all Bayern competitors.

Li Ang gave his last sigh to the most powerful opponent in his heart.

But time did not allow him to be overly sentimental.

Because the tight schedule and the limited training time left repeatedly reminded Li Ang and his teammates.

They are about to defeat Bayern Munich, and Manchester City, who are in excellent condition, will start the first "double blue battle" of the season!

The British media had already been on full fire during the preparations for Chelsea and Manchester City, publicizing the first contest between the two teams this season.

Premier League officials also left the field to support the focus of the new Premier League season.

On the official poster, Li Ang holds a sharp blade in his left hand and holds a huge shield in his right hand, charging towards the Manchester City players on the right!

Behind him, Ibrahimovic, Hazard and De Bruyne roared and charged.

Drogba and Lampard carry the flag in the finale!

The protagonist on the right half of the poster is Aguero holding a two-handed sword.

Silva and Fabregas followed Aguero on either side of him.

Nasri and Fernandinho also roared and charged while carrying the Manchester City flag.

This poster was made to have the charm of ancient Rome, and the tension between the two sides was on the verge of breaking out. It immediately received unanimous praise from fans from all walks of life on the Internet.

However, Premier League officials, who have had enough of the flow of players from both sides, are not satisfied.

The day before the game started, they released a promotional poster with Mourinho and Guardiola sitting together and meditating on playing chess, with the title "The Strongest Contradiction"!

Well, this method of bringing rhythm and correct flow is extremely skillful.

Let’s not talk about the quality and excitement of the game, whether it can reach the heights of Spanish El Clasico in the past few seasons.

In terms of publicity and hype alone, Premier League officials and various English sports media have completely built up the momentum of the game!

In terms of popularity, the Premier League's "Double Blue Battle" looks no worse than El Clasico.

Mourinho and Guardiola must be privately very dissatisfied with such irresponsible hype from Premier League officials.

After all, the bigger the gimmick is, if the quality of their games does not meet the fans' expectations, the backlash will directly affect their own team!

But there is no way, now that it is so hyped, this traffic and popularity must be eaten up!

They can only prepare for the game with all their strength and strive to get the result their team wants most on the day of the game.

On the afternoon of September 21, Chelsea’s team bus arrived at the Etihad Stadium with countless media reporters following and filming it.

Mourinho and his coaching staff were the first to appear with serious faces, followed by Leon and Kroos, who had already caused a commotion on the scene with their handsomeness, and shot countless film reels in seconds.

Li Ang, who smiled and declined the reporters' request for a pre-match interview, and his teammates quickly walked into the visiting team's dressing room at the Etihad Stadium.

The live broadcast of competitions in various countries has also officially entered the countdown.

The war is about to break out!