Starting from playing as a defensive midfielder for Real Madrid

To be able to overtake Manchester City again, especially to overtake Manchester City and return to the top of the Premier League with one game in hand, such a success is extremely morale-boosting for the Chelsea team!

Suddenly, many young players in the Chelsea team were tweeting to celebrate. After the game against Stoke City, Li Ang also organized a slightly high-profile team dinner.

Many media reporters even knew in advance which restaurant in the city center the Chelsea team was going to gather at.

When the Chelsea players packed up their personal appearances and drove to the city for dinner, the reporters who had been waiting in advance took photos outside the restaurant and sent them to newspapers for publicity.

But today's Chelsea generals obviously didn't care about this. If they were in a good mood, they would even cooperate with reporters by posing in front of the restaurant for them to take pictures.

Two seasons ago, if Chelsea's players dared to be so high-profile during the sprint for the title, Mourinho would have already called and started bombarding them with messages one by one.

But today is different from the past. Although Chelsea's current players are young, they are all experienced veterans of winning championships.

Mourinho is not worried at all that these young people will go too far under the supervision of Li Ang's organization.

As long as they know in their mind that they should protect their bodies at this stage and maintain sufficient energy and physical fitness for training and preparation, then it is completely okay to relax occasionally.

After completing a high-profile team dinner that night, Chelsea's young players showed no signs of fatigue the next day and were still full of energy as they completed recovery training. It was clear that Mourinho was not disappointed.

They are indeed more mature and calm compared to the previous two seasons.

After going through many battles and winning the top honors of the Premier League and Champions League, they are already familiar with the road to winning the championship.

What they need to do to successfully reach the summit, and how much boring training and post-match recovery they have to endure are no longer a problem for them now.

Li Ang chose to hold a team dinner at this critical time point, not afraid of high-profile, in order to openly express the confidence of the Chelsea team and continue to put pressure on Manchester City.

They don't need to hide their title ambitions or express any nervousness about Manchester City's pursuit.

They are still and will definitely be the most powerful team in the Premier League and the least afraid of challenges!

Showing confidence openly is more conducive to teamwork for them now, and it is also more conducive to giving confidence to teammates who just joined the team last summer!

The facts also proved that Li Ang's decision was correct. After completing the high-profile dinner, the Chelsea team could be regarded as privately completing a high degree of unity in winning ideas.

They actually didn't have much rest time after playing Stoke City. Three days later they went to Norfolk County to challenge Norwich City away from home.

But with more energy, under the gaze of live broadcast cameras, they looked more like the home team than Norwich City that day.

Facing the shrinking Norwich at home, Chelsea showed no mercy at all. Instead, they took over the offensive initiative from the very beginning of the game!

For the Canaries, who are currently struggling to avoid relegation, Chelsea did not formulate an overly complicated offensive plan, which was to press the entire line and then attack the two wings.

This rough style of play that relied on the individual abilities of offensive players made Norwich's defense completely unable to withstand it.

Norwich's two defensive lines, which started with a 541 formation, were very compact and had no hierarchy, and they were completely unable to push Chelsea out of the half.

Their defensive players on the two wings were frequently blasted by Chelsea. Bertrand and Hazard, who got the starting opportunity today, had a great time on the left wing!

With Li Ang and Matic helping them wipe their butts, they don't care about whether they lose the ball or not. To get the ball, they just have to dig into Norwich's wing hinterland!

As a result, before the 15 minutes of the first half were played, Norwich's right defense was immediately declared to have lost its defense. Hazard and Bertrand sent threatening passes from the bottom one after another!

At this moment, Li Ang was not in a hurry to insert into Norwich's penalty area to grab points. Instead, he had been patiently waiting with Cross on the outside of the penalty area.

In the 19th minute of the first half, Bertrand's cross from the bottom was cleared first by Norwich defender Russell Martin.

Li Ang, who was just waiting on the left edge of the Norwich penalty area, won the ball.

And just when his movement of adjusting his steps attracted the attention of almost all Norwich defenders, Cross, who was penetrating forward, had already wandered to the dangerous area at the top of the penalty area!

Li Ang hurriedly knocked the ball to Kroos before being double-teamed and defended. The German midfielder also chose not to stop the ball and directly hit a putt shot aimed at the near corner of the Norwich goal!

The cooperation between the two of them is very similar to the goal that Li Ang completed after receiving the ball and pushing the ball in the previous rounds of the league!

However, it was Kroos who first attracted the opponent's attention with the ball and then passed it to Li Ang. Now the two have switched positions to complete the goal coordination.

The result was naturally surprisingly good. Both Leon and Cross were extremely threatening with their putts at this distance.

Norwich goalkeeper Rudy had too many players from both sides in front of him, which greatly interfered with his defensive vision.

When Cross's putt shot had penetrated the goal he said he was guarding, he realized that someone in front of him had already completed the shooting action!

Cross, who successfully scored, opened his arms and laughed and rushed to the corner flag area with Li Ang.

When he hugged Li Ang, he also kissed the finger on which he often wears a ring while facing the live broadcast camera.

This celebration immediately fascinated a large number of female fans in front of the TV!

He obviously has the handsome face of a playboy, a good figure and outstanding temperament, but he turns out to be a good man who is infatuated and dedicated. Who can resist this!

Commentators from various countries also praised Kroos' outstanding performance this season.

After shining in the No. 8 position, Kroos has not given up his ability to threaten the ball forward.

This season, thanks to the tactical adjustments of the coaching staff and Li Ang's generous concession, Kroos has many more opportunities to attack forward compared to last season.

So far in the season, Cross has scored 5 goals and 10 assists in all competitions!

This performance is completely worthy of praise, and it deserves a lot of praise!

Cross, who had gained personal data, was also in a good mood. He was hugging Li Ang tightly and didn't know what he was talking about.

But looking at the overflowing smiles on their faces, it seems that they are just complimenting each other with "nasty words"~

Chelsea's collective celebration did not last too long. After all, they were just playing as a relegation team. The goal was something to be happy about, but it would not excite them for too long.

After successfully opening the goal account, Chelsea's constant offensive pressure on Norwich also turned into goals one after another.

In the end, Chelsea successfully walked away from Carrow Road with a 4-0 victory!

And Norwich coach Alex Neil, who failed to prevent the team's disastrous defeat, was also fired by Norwich's senior management immediately after the game!

Although this young coach was the absolute contributor to leading Norwich to the Premier League last year, he was unable to lead the team to avoid relegation. Naturally, he could only accept the cruel reality of being fired.

Norwich, which fired its head coach, also needs to find a new coach as soon as possible in order to score enough points to avoid relegation in the remaining ten league games.

From another perspective, Chelsea's ruthless attack this time can be regarded as a disguised help to Norwich.

Without a tragedy, Norwich's senior management might still be hesitant to move forward, but now that they are burning the boat, it doesn't necessarily mean that they have no hope of relegation.

After taking three points again, Chelsea only had three days of rest before rushing to the away game to challenge Southampton.

Under the leadership of Dutch coach Koeman, Southampton still bursts out with strong combat effectiveness this season and is one of the strong contenders in the European Theater.

They are currently ranked sixth in the Premier League, only four points behind Tottenham in fifth and six points behind Arsenal in fourth.

At first glance, there is not much difference in strength between them and Arsenal, the current fourth goalkeeper in the Premier League.

At least in terms of the main lineup, Southampton, Arsenal and Tottenham are all capable of fighting. What they lack is more of a lack of bench depth.

For such an opponent, Chelsea's coaching staff dare not have the slightest contempt.

You say Southampton is strong? This team doesn't seem to be very strong, but if you dare to let down your guard against him, he might suddenly pounce on you and bite you twice!

So even though Chelsea's main players have played two consecutive league games, Mourinho still chose to play with all the main players against Southampton!

On the afternoon of February 27th, Chelsea and Southampton had a fierce duel at St. Mary's Stadium!

At almost the same time, the focus battle between Manchester City and Tottenham also started at White Hart Lane.

The two super teams competing for the top spot in the Premier League have reached a fever pitch.

They faced opponents who were not weak, and they actively took the offensive initiative from the beginning of the game.

Tottenham now focuses on a run-and-gun football with a fast offensive and defensive rhythm. They are unwilling to lower their heads to defend against Chelsea, and they are even less likely to show weakness when facing Manchester City.

Therefore, the fighting at White Hart Lane was in full swing for a while. Tottenham and Manchester City were completely in a situation of stabbing each other. The neutral fans were so excited to watch!

But at St. Mary's Stadium, the more pragmatic Southampton chose to actively slow down the pace of the game.

Koeman still has good methods for training defense, and he is also very confident in this aspect.

Facing Chelsea today, he directly set up a five-back formation just like the previous coaches of Norwich and Stoke City.

However, playing with five defenders, Southampton's defense is much more stable. Koeman's pragmatic desire to score points at home has his own reasons.

Chelsea tried to attack at the beginning, but after being besieged for about 10 minutes, they could not find a good solution against Southampton's shrinking formation.

Li Ang looked at Southampton's new central defender Van Dijk, who had not played in the previous match against Southampton, and therefore the two did not play against each other. His eyes were full of approval.

Others may not quite understand the level of this Dutch central defender who just transferred to Southampton from the Scottish Premiership last summer, but he knows it all too well.

The three central defender combination of Van Dijk + José Font + Taggart is completely sufficient not to mention Southampton, even if it is placed in other top four teams in the Premier League except Chelsea.

With such a strong central defender line and three midfielders in front of them, it is no wonder that Koeman is confident of giving Chelsea a tactical surprise at home.

With a tight fence in the backcourt and a double forward combination of Pellega Mane in front, Southampton's starting lineup is no joke to defend against counterattacks.

When Li Ang saw that the team had been laying siege for almost 20 minutes without any results, he decisively signaled to his teammates to slow down the rhythm first, retreat and control the ball, and not to spread the formation too thin.

Mourinho also saw Southampton's way of playing this tactic on the sidelines. He didn't mind if Li Ang made adjustments first, just to see how Southampton would make changes in the future.

As a result, after waiting for almost 10 minutes, Southampton was still very honest. Mourinho immediately understood that Koeman was very single today and only wanted to score one point.

That doesn't give Chelsea any chance to seize the opportunity to switch offense and defense!

To be honest, if Koeman wants to play like this, Mourinho really doesn't have a good way to break the situation.

Southampton is qualified to defend the whole game. If Chelsea wants to score points, they must continue to attack at the risk of being counterattacked.

Of course, if Chelsea are content with just one point in today's game, then they will not take too many tactical risks.

Southampton invested too much energy in tactical defense, and the offense was inherently weak and could only rely on counterattacks.

This little defensive pressure can be tolerated as long as Chelsea deploys its tactics normally.

After weighing the pros and cons many times, Mourinho also. The only option is to wait patiently for a while.

In the end, the two teams ended in a 0-0 draw in the first half. As soon as the second half started, Chelsea showed great courage and chose to attack fully!

Faced with the risk of a quick counterattack by Southampton, Chelsea managed to score 7 shots in the first 20 minutes of the second half.

But it is a pity that Southampton's goalkeeper Stekelenburg of the Netherlands played really well today. He made 6 saves in the second half to keep the city clean!

In a counterattack opportunity, Mane received Pellet's header and got a semi-single chance, but in the end the shot missed slightly and was blocked by Oblak on the goal post.

The ball was not scored, but the entire Chelsea team was also frightened.

The risk was taken and the expected return was not achieved, but fortunately, one's own goal was not breached either.

In the end, Mourinho could only look at Southampton's defense that played too well today and sigh in despair.

"Give me the information on their Dutch central defender! It should be as detailed as possible!"

After making the tactical decision to shrink the formation, Mourinho almost gritted his teeth and asked Holland to see Van Dijk's detailed information.

It's hard to say whether Lao Mu has developed a love for talent, but now he really wants to know more about Van Dyke's technical characteristics.

He didn't want Chelsea to encounter this situation again when the two teams met again because they did not collect enough pre-match information and were surprised by their opponents' tactics.

Seeing Chelsea take the initiative to give up, Koeman also let out a long sigh of relief.

It’s not easy!

This was the first time since he came to the Premier League that he barely had a 50-50 draw with Mourinho at the tactical level.

And being able to score points from the current Chelsea, no matter what, Koeman feels that he has the qualifications to be proud of.

When the game was over, Koeman took the initiative to shake hands with Mourinho with a smile on his face.

Uncle Psy had a wry smile on his face. It was a rare occasion for him to be successfully tortured by the opponent's head coach on the defensive end.

That is to say, the news from another stadium after the game that Manchester City and Tottenham finally tied 3-3 made Mourinho feel better.

Otherwise, if Manchester City seizes the opportunity to overtake Chelsea and return to the top of the Premier League this round, then the whole Chelsea team will be very depressed.

With two wins and one draw, Chelsea has relatively perfectly completed this wave of points-grabbing plans in the Premier League.

Before the second leg of the Champions League knockout round against Paris Saint-Germain, Chelsea regained the top spot in the Premier League, and the team's morale was also high.

Although it consumes a little physical energy, this loss is completely acceptable compared with the results gained so far.

Moreover, in the second round of the knockout round, Chelsea can sit at home and wait for work, using their greater defensive advantage to deal with Paris.

The advantage of a one-goal lead does not seem very safe, but for the Chelsea team, a one-goal lead is the overall lead in the game between the two teams, and they are bound to succeed in promotion!

On the evening of March 9, Chelsea, sitting at Stamford Bridge, ushered in the second round of the Champions League knockout round with Paris Saint-Germain.

This is a life and death situation for the Paris team, and it is also another key game for the Chelsea team on their way to the top of the Champions League this season.

Both teams were very eager to win the game, so after the game officially started, both Chelsea and Paris chose to conduct offensive tests cautiously.

But no matter how they complete a conservative start, the game situation will always move toward Paris becoming more aggressive and Chelsea becoming more stable.

This was the end of their contest in the first round, and it was already doomed after the two teams decided the winner.

Sure enough, Chelsea was able to settle for the status quo after ending the offensive and defensive testing, and continued to deal with Paris with a one-goal lead.

But the players in Paris cannot satisfy the current situation of the game.

They have to attack and they have to attack!

Even if they are destined to be hit hard by the iron wall of Chelsea's defense, they must stay on the offensive path!

But as the game time passed and the game situation became stalemate, the entire Paris team deeply understood Chelsea's determination to stick to the end today.

They wanted to continue to calm down and find a way to break Chelsea's goal, but the continuous passage of game time still made them inevitably anxious.

Blanco suppressed the agitation of the players on the court and endured it until the intermission.

Chelsea would be happy to see a 0-0 score at halftime, but for Blanco, such a result is not unacceptable to him.

However, forbearance is now the limit of Paris. Blanco knows that he can no longer forcefully suppress the players' emotions and continue playing like this.

So at the beginning of the second half, he also decisively adjusted his tactics, allowing Paris Saint-Germain to enter a desperate rhythm in advance!

PSG, which was attacking Chelsea across the board, unleashed a very impressive offensive combat effectiveness.

What they did smarter today was that they were more flexible in changing the offensive rhythm.

In the last round, following Chelsea's offensive and defensive rhythm and playing positional warfare, they failed to gain anything.

In this round of competition, they chose to run and kick more. Even though Chelsea still had to tighten the fence and defend, the Paris players still chose to mobilize their enthusiasm for running.

This change in playing style has undoubtedly activated Higuain and Lucas.

Di Maria is still the all-around wing fighter. His stable and outstanding performance ensures Paris' powerful offensive on the left.

So much so that in the second half of the game, Li Ang had to move more to the left, working with Matic to limit Di Maria's wonderful performance.

But his past experience of playing midfielder at Real Madrid gave Di Maria more options to break the situation.

He doesn't need to be on the front line all the time to fight with Chelsea's defenders. His retreat to get the ball and advance the ball give his teammates more room to play.

Mourinho was also hit by the boomerang he used to transform Di Maria many years ago.

When he saw Di Maria shouldering the core responsibility of the offense on the court and driving the entire Paris team to continuously attack Chelsea's defense, Mourinho didn't know whether to be proud or depressed for a moment.

But at the critical moment, Li Ang stood up again!

He became ruthless, trying his best to limit Di Maria's performance just as he had limited Messi one-on-one!

Li Ang never had any psychological burden on this kind of thing, so he succeeded again.

He sacrificed his performance on the offensive end and also abruptly eliminated Paris' most threatening winger wing!

Blanco felt very desperate about this. He didn't expect that his disciples had performed so well today, but they would still fall to Li Ang's nearly invincible personal defense!

Except for the peak Messi, no player in football can break through Li Ang's one-man defense.

Even Di Maria, who is back to her peak form today, can't do it!

When the whistle sounded at the end of the game, the live camera looked directly at Li Ang, who was sweating profusely, but showed no signs of fatigue, and instead looked at Li Ang with eyes full of joy!

There is no personal offensive data, but Li Ang once again led Chelsea to defeat a strong enemy with his impeccable defensive performance today!

With a total score of 1-0 in the two rounds, Chelsea suffocated the transformed Paris Saint-Germain and entered the Champions League quarterfinals for the third consecutive season!

Under the bright starry sky in London, Li Ang clenched his fists and looked up to the sky and screamed!

He is just very greedy and wants to use this season's Champions League to force Chelsea into the ranks of the European giants!

It’s a little late to reach the 10,000 update mark, but the foodie didn’t break his promise!

I hope to continue tomorrow. There may not be 10,000 updates, but two updates should be possible.