Starting from playing as a defensive midfielder for Real Madrid

What does it mean to give Chelsea the lead in a crucial knockout match?

In the past two seasons, too many powerful teams in the Champions League have vividly demonstrated to fans the price they paid for making mistakes in this matter.

Pellegrini and countless Bayern fans lamented helplessly at this moment, also because they clearly understood the serious consequences of being scored first by Chelsea at home.

Other powerful teams may value face more, and cannot make too drastic decisions to defend after taking a one-goal lead.

But Chelsea has spent more than two seasons proving to fans around the world that they can really ignore external public opinion and completely lose face.

In this regard, there is only one Juventus team in the entire football world that can compete with Chelsea.

My Uncle Jon's obsession with small wins is even more "deep-rooted" than Uncle Bird's.

Both of them are also true pragmatists in football. As long as they can win, these two coaches don't care whether the scene looks good or not.

Even if their team is criticized by the whole world for playing ugly football, their obsession to win at all costs will not waver in the slightest.

With the success of Chelsea and Juventus in their respective leagues and the Champions League in recent seasons, the coaching styles and tactical concepts of the two coaches can be said to have been repeatedly considered and analyzed by major European media, and they have been completely put on the table.

Perhaps before this season's Champions League knockout rounds officially begin, many fans think that having already won a Champions League trophy, Chelsea, with the qualifications to be promoted to a wealthy club, will restrain themselves and change their style of play.

In fact, Chelsea has indeed played many big-scoring games this season. There is no doubt that they have stronger firepower on the offensive end.

But just after Chelsea suffocated Paris Saint-Germain to death and still played defensive football in its own way and advanced to the quarterfinals of this year's Champions League.

No fans have any expectations for Chelsea's style change anymore.

They finally understood that Mourinho was indeed good at coaching offense, but it was just like when he coached Real Madrid.

Except for the weak players in the middle and lower reaches of the league and the few games where they had to attack strongly, his team focused on consolidating the defense the rest of the time.

Mourinho is still the same Mourinho, pursuing more economical and more secure victory from the bottom of his heart.

Now this Chelsea has obviously reached the level of the football palace on the defensive end.

They can suffocate Paris with one goal in two rounds, why can't they suffocate Bayern Munich with one goal in two rounds?

This may sound difficult to do, and the Bundesliga Süd's offensive level seems to be stronger than that of Paris Saint-Germain.

But when the fans thought again that Bayern was going to attack Chelsea's defense, they suddenly felt that it was not impossible for Bayern to get a clean sheet.

Compared with other neutral fans who are watching for fun, Bayern fans are now panicking.

They have no doubt that Mourinho and Li Ang on the court can command the Chelsea team to defend the entire game.

Pellegrini was even more prepared to completely change his tactics and give the players chicken soup as soon as the half-time break entered.

But he and the majority of Bayern fans did not expect that Mourinho did not make any tactical adjustments at this time to retreat and shrink the formation!

The Bayern players who were beaten did not receive tactical instructions from their own coaching staff.

Therefore, they still did not compete with Chelsea for control of the midfield after the restart.

Chelsea also maintained its previous offensive style of continuous pressure on Bayern's defense.

This unexpected scene surprised many neutral fans.

Chelsea, who took the lead first, stopped playing defensive counterattacks. They were still pressing Bayern to attack!

Did the sun really come out from the west today?

Many neutral fans cannot understand the situation of the game, but it is very clear in the minds of Chelsea's coaching staff and Chelsea's starting players.

The Chelsea team actually did not want to directly take over the offensive initiative at the beginning of the game and crush Bayern.

At the beginning, Chelsea's tactical tone was to fight Bayern in the midfield in the first half, test out Bayern's offensive intensity today, and then use their strength to stab each other with Bayern in the second half.

The reason is also very simple. Chelsea must get enough away goals when playing away in the first round. Needless to say, if Chelsea can get two away goals and return to home in the second round, they can slowly deal with Bayern.

However, Bayern showed weakness at the beginning today and immediately handed over control of the midfield. Mourinho must have been disrespectful!

Anyway, the tactical tone has not changed, which is to enter the active attack phase in advance.

Now they have successfully broken the game and scored their first away goal, but Chelsea, who have not yet reached their tactical goals, must pursue the victory to see if they can continue to expand their lead.

This has nothing to do with the tactical adjustments Bayern will make later. Chelsea is going to make a fuss on the offensive end today.

Who cares whether Bayern wants to show weakness or stand up to resist today?

As long as Mourinho doesn't call stop on the sidelines, Chelsea's offensive rhythm will only continue continuously!

It doesn't matter if Bayern counterattacks later. Chelsea's tactical goal today is to score at least two away goals anyway.

2-0 is of course the best, and a 2-2 draw is completely acceptable to Chelsea.

Everything is for the purpose of handling Bayern more calmly after returning to home in the second round.

When Mourinho and his coaching team develop tactics based on this, Chelsea will naturally transform into an offensive team that is both fierce and beautiful.

There is nothing wrong with Pergone's too detailed research on Chelsea's tactics before the war, but his fixed research thinking prevented him from making correct tactical judgments at the moment.

He was confused, and the Bayern players on the field were also confused!

Chelsea are still attacking, and they are still attacking continuously when they have the upper hand. This is completely different from the tactical situation predicted by the head coach before the game!

So how should we deal with Chelsea's fierce full-line pressure now?

Should we continue to show weakness to the enemy and give up control of the midfield to Chelsea's counterattack?

Bayern's players, who urgently need new instructions from their coaching staff, are a little confused.

Fortunately, Peigong's brain only stopped for a minute or two this time. Regardless of whether the tactical decision he made was correct or not, he at least gave a clear tactical idea.

Don't panic, continue to look for opportunities to counterattack Chelsea!

This is the most practiced tactical play in the Bayern team before the game. Based on the actual situation of the current game, it is not unreasonable for Bayern to take advantage of Chelsea's heavy pressure to play behind Chelsea's wings.

Bayern's players on the field received clear tactical instructions, but they quickly unified the team's thinking.

You have to keep trying to see if it works. If you can't counterattack, just defend well and wait until halftime.

Bayern, seeking stability, continued to tighten the gap between the midfield and backfield defenses, while holding on patiently and waiting for opportunities to counterattack.

Li Ang couldn't help but feel a little emotional when he saw that Bayern's team could continue to defend against counterattacks even when they were lagging behind at home, and their style of play was not chaotic at all.

This is a change from Heidegger's Bayern in previous seasons. At this time, they are definitely picking up a knife and stabbing Chelsea on the offensive end!

Now that Bayern can tolerate it to this extent, Li Ang can't say whether they have evolved or regressed as a whole.

But this is definitely a good thing for Chelsea.

As long as he and Kroos continue to take the initiative in controlling the midfield, Chelsea's overall game situation of suppressing Bayern will not change significantly.

Chelsea can still try to threaten the goal guarded by Neuer in a steady stream of offensive opportunities.

In comparison, Bayern's number of offensive rounds was too few.

And when it comes to counterattacks, Chelsea are already among the top players. They are not only good at counterattacking their opponents, but they are also good at preventing their opponents' quick counterattacks.

In the face of the overall offensive and defensive trend of the game, it is completely worth it for the Chelsea team to bear more pressure from counterattacks.

Mourinho was completely seated on the coaching bench at this moment, and did not interfere at all with the players on the field continuing to attack.

Li Ang was in great condition today. Bayern retreated again and again, and he also stepped back more unscrupulously to participate in the attack.

In the 38th minute of the first half, Li Ang rushed for the ball and directly hit the crossbar of Bayern's goal!

His hat scared the tens of thousands of Bayern fans at the scene into almost cardiac arrest!

Neuer once again got angry in front of the goal, and this time his trolling also caused Boateng and Alaba to start their explosive performance.

The two of them are already the top defensive players in active service. With their explosive performance, it is really difficult for Li Ang to successfully grab points in Bayern's penalty area like before.

Seeing that the offensive method was blocked, Li Ang was single and decisively returned to the previous rhythm of attacking Suarez.

However, in the last few offensive opportunities of the first half, Suarez was also moved inward by the Bayern full-back.

The Canadian central defender was heavily double-teamed and failed to get another kicking opportunity.

Bayern, which was fully committed to the defensive end, performed very tough and successfully stabilized the situation entering the halftime period.

The entire Chelsea team was quite satisfied with the 1-0 halftime result.

Chelsea fans are also very satisfied with this. After all, it is the home court of Nan Da Wang. What kind of bicycle do you need to lead at halftime?

Just like the result goals set by the Chelsea team before the game, Blues fans did not have high expectations for the final result of the away game.

If they can score one or two away goals and try not to lose, or even suffer a small loss by one goal, then they can accept it.

As long as we don't get a clean sheet and lose to Bayern in the away game, that's fine.

When they return to Stamford Bridge, Chelsea fans absolutely believe that their coaching staff has enough methods to drag Bayern into the quagmire of a war of attrition.

So in this game, they were very tolerant of the team's performance and the final result.

In the end, Mourinho did not change the tactical tone significantly during the halftime break. He just emphasized it again and asked the players on the field to remain defensively alert at all times.

As long as the referee on duty does not blow the whistle to end the game today, every Chelsea player on the field will not be able to relax.

They need to implement offensive tactics, but defense is also their most basic tactical responsibility. These two points do not conflict.

Li Ang summed it up. Before the second half of the game, he and Terry also encouraged the morale of his teammates.

"Everyone should run more, and remind the brothers around you to pay attention to the return rate! After all, it's only the 45 minutes of the second half, grit your teeth and hold on, there will be plenty of time to rest later..."

Li Ang's interpretation of Mourinho's tactics is very straightforward and simple.

That is to increase the amount of running!

The offense must be in place, and the defense must be in place. If you want to do these two things at the same time, there is really no other way except to run better and persist better than your opponent.

Fortunately, Chelsea's main players have always been scientifically rotated by the coaching staff, and they will still have sufficient physical fitness until the end of the season.

And now Chelsea is not burdened by other cup competitions and only needs to focus on the league and the Champions League.

Therefore, when fighting such a tough battle, the physical strength and energy of Chelsea's main players are still more advantageous than other powerful teams.

As soon as the second half started, Chelsea's players took full advantage of their physical strength.

Don’t underestimate the extra few hundred meters per kilometer in running volume.

Reflected in the game situation, Chelsea, who are better at running, made Bayern's players feel very uncomfortable on both offense and defense.

In the second half, Bayern players who wanted to take the initiative to attack and regain control of the midfield quickly discovered:

Not only did they have to be suppressed by Chelsea on the defensive end, and they finally regained the ball, they also had to face the active double-teaming of Chelsea's defensive players when attacking.

Such a scene immediately made countless Bayern fans subconsciously recall the scenes of their dimensionality reduction attacks against other teams in the Champions League in previous seasons.

At that time, Bayern, like Chelsea today, had an advantage in physical fitness.

That is, he can run, he can attack well, and he can recover defensively.

By virtue of being able to run better than their opponents, Bayern's midfielders and frontcourt players can often form multiple strong sides on the defensive end, causing opponents to say, "Why are there Bayern defensive players everywhere!"

It's a pity that the overall age of Bayern's starting lineup has come up, and Pellegrini is not as strong in physical fitness as Seamaster.

Therefore, Bayern today can no longer use the run-and-gun tactics of suppressing opponents throughout the game.

But if you insist on saying that there is something wrong with Pei Gong, then he is somewhat unjust.

This tactical play must also be formulated based on the physical strength of the existing players.

Do you want Ribery, Robben, Javi Martinez and Lahm to run up and down like they did three years ago?

It’s totally unrealistic!

Franck Ribery, Robben and Lahm are getting older, and it is normal for their physical fitness to decline. Javi Martinez's body is more "brittle" than before, so it must be protected.

Therefore, Pellegrini must find ways to make more use of the technical advantages of these main players.

Otherwise, we have to put these players on the bench and vigorously promote younger and more talented players who can run better.

But does Pei Gong dare to do this?

To put it bluntly, Pellegrini dared to clean up Bayern's meritorious veterans in the locker room today. Tomorrow the whole of Germany will be front-page news about the division in Bayern's locker room!

The problems in Bayern's locker room are not trivial at all. Do you really think that the nickname Green Hollywood, the King of the Bundesliga South, was for nothing?

Compromise and concession are not difficult for Pellegrini, and he is indeed a good old man.

But at this moment, his concession seems to have put Bayern at a complete disadvantage on the court.

Chelsea, who were better at running and more aggressive in returning to defense, pushed Bayern's front line into a precarious position.

Bayern wanted to counterattack, but their offensive rhythm was already out of touch.

Several Bayern starting veterans who were targeted also felt the embarrassment of being unable to do what they wanted.

Chelsea's back-defending players are using their physical energy to fight, but how can they deal with it?

If they can't run, they can't run, and they can only hold on for a while. When the game lasts for about 70 minutes, they will basically be over their heads.

The young players who replaced them were inexperienced in such critical games.

How many Bayern fans would expect Coman and Douglas Costa to break down Chelsea's solid defense?

When thinking of this, Bayern's players on the field will inevitably become a little impatient.

But for Chelsea's defensive players, the more anxious Bayern's offense is, the more at ease they feel.

Li Ang didn't have time to teach his defensive teammates some special defensive tips at this moment.

But some players are self-taught in this regard, such as Trippier, who successfully got into Ribery's temper on the defensive end.

France's wing superstar has never been a nice guy. When his temper gets aroused, he also makes a lot of small moves in fighting and confrontation.

But it was this moment above him that Trippier was waiting for.

Just after the 60th minute of the second half, Trippier fell cleanly when faced with Ribery's deliberate push during the confrontation.

The live camera may not have captured the details of the confrontation between the two at this moment, and the referee on duty was also trying to obtain more specific on-field information from the linesman.

But the emotional Scar Man didn't care so much at the moment, and went straight to drag Trippier, who was lying on the ground with his hands outstretched to signal to the referee!

This time it was good. After Trippier yelled exaggeratedly, he directly covered his pulled shoulder and lay back on the turf again.

Kroos and Matic, who were closer to the incident site, had already surrounded them, and they directly separated Trippier and Ribery on the ground.

The referee, who had just witnessed Ribery violently pulling Trippier, no longer needs to collect conflict information from the linesman.

When Ribery angrily complained about Trippier's diving, the referee on duty decisively signaled him to calm down and asked him to step aside with him.

At this moment, no Chelsea player came over to support the fire. Liang didn't even have time to get closer. He saw the excited Ribery receiving a yellow card warning from the referee!

"Yellow card? The referee just didn't look like he was going to give Ribery a yellow card... The King of France seemed to have verbally offended the referee. The yellow card he received was not unjust at all."

The commentator of England's Sky Sports first expressed surprise when he saw Ribery receiving a yellow card, and then couldn't restrain his joy and expressed his opinion.

The Bayern fans at the scene were booing the referee, but after expressing their dissatisfaction, they were somewhat unacceptable to Ribery's actions.

How long has this happened? Fans still expected Ribery to be the leader and guide the attack. However, he had a conflict with the opposing defensive player and received a yellow card...

No matter which team it is, it is absolutely inappropriate for the offensive core to do such a thing at a critical moment.

Li Ang watched Ribery being comforted by his teammates and still chattering to the referee, and some other thoughts came to his mind.

What about veteran players?

When your emotions get the better of you, you will make mistakes.

Ribery's bad temper is nothing new, and Li Ang feels that he can take advantage of him to make some "contributions" to the team.

So in the next few rounds of offense and defense, Li Ang took the initiative to get closer to the wing where Ribery was.

But what disappointed him was that Ribery actually restrained his emotions after venting his temper.

Faced with his defensive provocation, the French wing king not only did not take advantage of him again, but also committed several defensive fouls against him!

This made Li Ang very depressed.

After all, he has always made others suffer in this regard, and today he suffered such a disadvantage from another seemingly irritable old bird. He was also a little embarrassed.

However, seeing that the referee on duty looked at him with something wrong, Li Ang could only temporarily put aside the idea of ​​continuing to compete with Ribery and return to his defensive position honestly.

It was a pity not to be able to take further advantage, but after this episode, Chelsea still wasted more game time.

Li Ang, who still kept his head clear, also restrained his movements slightly in the subsequent defense and did not give the referee a chance to attack.

Bayern took the opportunity to push back a little bit, and the situation seemed to be gradually tilting towards Bayern.

In the 69th minute of the second half, Lewandowski, who had been silent on the field for a while, finally successfully connected with Muller again.

After receiving a sweep pass from Muller holding the ball, he also completed his first threatening shot of the second half.

However, Oblak's defensive energy was still quite concentrated, and he did not give other Bayern forwards a chance to grab a second shot, and simply saved the ball directly from the bottom line.

After Li Ang watched several tall players in Bayern's backcourt actively running into his penalty area, he covered his mouth and communicated with the old captain Terry in the penalty area.

The commentators from various countries naturally saw this scene, but before they had time to analyze it, Bayern, who was ready, had already taken a corner kick!

The football drew a wonderful arc in the air and fell straight into the center of the Chelsea penalty area.

If you look down from a God's perspective, you will clearly see that Matic, who is guarding the front of the penalty area, has ended his struggle with Muller.

And Terry, who was in the middle, also withstood Boateng who was rushing for the point, and pushed the football out of the Chelsea penalty area first!

But the most eye-catching thing at this moment is not the confrontation between Terry and Boateng.

But after seeing the football falling towards the center of the penalty area, Li Ang started early and started to push forward in the opposite direction!

His determination to push forward surprised countless neutral fans.

It seemed as if Li Ang had predicted in advance that his teammates would definitely grab the spot for the football.

This 100% trust in his defensive partner contributed to Li Ang's immediate reverse thrust.

Facts also proved that he did not make a mistake in judgment.

Terry indeed withstood the pressure and pushed the football on the head of his junior Boateng!

Li Ang has adjusted his running direction through constant observation.

The football is still flying forward in the air at this moment, and Bayern's late midfielder Thiago has also bravely faced Li Ang's running path!

Perhaps he also knew that he could not stop Li Ang's progress. There was indeed a huge gap in their confrontation abilities, but he still defended.

With the blessing of this courage, Thiago may have thought about making a tactical foul first to block Li Ang's advancement with the ball.

But Li Ang seemed to have anticipated his thoughts and did not wait for the ball to hit the ground before unloading the ball and advancing.

Just when the two were about to collide, Li Ang took the initiative to stretch out his right foot while running!

The football was pushed directly over Thiago's head, and Li Ang then broke into a sprint and continued to rush forward!

Extraordinary pass!

Li Ang used a small kick to get past Thiago who intercepted him!

Before the Bayern fans at the scene could completely scream in surprise, Li Ang ran straight after the ball's landing point.

In front of him, there is now a large smooth road for galloping!

Bayern's players were really panicking at this moment, and Pellegrini subconsciously rushed to the sidelines to signal other Bayern players to quickly return to defense!

But Li Ang's sprint with the ball was too fast. Almost in an instant, he had already rushed to the front of Bayern's defensive third zone with the ball.

Both Ram and Alaba chose to retreat immediately. They did not dare to intercept Li Ang at this time.

Last year, they suffered a big loss from Li Ang on the defensive end. Now they have learned the lesson and retreated together to maintain the integrity of the last line of defense.

But then the two men quickly discovered the seriousness of the defensive situation.

For Chelsea, it's not just Li Ang who drives the ball quickly.

At this moment, Suarez and Hazard, who were sprinting without the ball, had already passed by other Bayern defensive players, and had rushed towards the Bayern penalty area following Li Ang!

3 on 2 in the frontcourt, an absolute good opportunity for Chelsea!

Even though Hazard and Suarez did not completely get rid of the Bayern defensive players who followed them, they were able to break into the first echelon of the counterattack, which was completely enough for Li Ang!

The two teammates advancing side by side on both wings have obviously helped Li Ang to greatly distract the defensive attention of Ram and Alaba.

In this case, Bayern's two defenders really didn't dare to move lightly. Most neutral fans also believed that Li Ang must have shot himself.

Neuer clapped his palms hard, staring at Li Ang's feet and mumbling.

He is not afraid of Li Ang's long-range shots outside the penalty area, and he is also very eager to have another top contest with Li Ang!

But just when Neuer was fully prepared, Alaba couldn't bear it and wanted to rush out of the penalty area and make a last-ditch effort to interfere with Li Ang's shot.

Li Ang did not hesitate to give the football to Suarez, who was running forward on the right side next to him!

Alaba's position is a little too tucked in at the moment, which allows Suarez to easily receive Li Ang's pass and break into Bayern's penalty area!

Neuer's expected 1v1 battle with Li Ang did not take place.

After Suarez entered the penalty area, his volley aimed decisively at the far corner of the goal was more like a sneak attack.

Neuer didn't even have time to glare at Li Ang with angry eyes before he had to rush to the far corner of the goal with all his strength!

But to be honest, when the top striker in football like Suarez successfully completes the shot half a step ahead, even a goalkeeper as strong as Neuer is extremely passive in terms of saves.

The outstretched fingertips of the German national goalkeeper did not touch the football in the end. Suarez's shot angle was too tricky, and in the end it completely rubbed the inside of the goal post and rolled into the net!

Neuer, who failed to make a miracle save, was annoyed and blamed himself, and slapped the turf hard.

This time he didn't get angry at any of his teammates. He only blamed himself for not making enough preparations in advance to keep Suarez's shot away!

Suarez, who successfully broke through Bayern's goal, seemed very excited and happy at the moment.

He made his now-familiar celebration, kissing his palms and running towards the end of Bayern's half.

Li Ang laughed and chased after him, then jumped directly on Suarez's back, and together with him he raised his arms and shouted in front of the live broadcast camera!

I don’t know how many Bayern fans are watching this scene and covering their heads with heartbreak.

It's not that they have lost confidence in their team in advance, but if they look at this game from a rational perspective, Bayern's hope of reversal is really slim.

When Li Ang assisted Suarez to expand the score to 2-0, the most rational choice for Bayern was to consolidate the defense and prepare for the next round in advance.

Otherwise, what can be done?

Chelsea gave Bayern too few offensive opportunities throughout the game. From a defensive perspective, Bayern and Chelsea are really not on the same level now.

Perhaps their coaching staff's game strategy today was wrong from the beginning. Bayern should not have given up their equally advantageous offensive capabilities at the beginning of the game.

If Bayern had seized control of the midfield at the beginning of the game, would the outcome of today's battle be completely different?

While Bayern fans felt regretful and disappointed, they couldn't help but think about it.

But the outcome of this game is basically set. No matter how unwilling they are, they can only wait until the next round to see how their coaching staff adjusts.

As everyone expected, Mourinho decisively chose to shrink the formation and focus on defense after the team achieved a two-goal lead.

Hazard, who had some physical problems, was replaced first. Karas came on and stood directly at the right center back. Chelsea also directly switched to three center backs.

Six minutes later, Mourinho took advantage of a dead ball opportunity and replaced Suarez, the hero of today's goal, with Van Ginkel.

This was completely a deliberate substitution that interrupted Bayern's offensive rhythm at the last moment. Peigong was deeply dissatisfied with this, but there was nothing he could do about it.

In the 89th minute of the game, Mourinho used up the last substitution place and replaced De Bruyne with teenager Gnabry.

However, in stoppage time, almost all Chelsea players retreated to the vicinity of their penalty area, and Gnabry had no chance to take advantage of his speed after coming on.

In the end, the score of this game was fixed at 2-0, and Chelsea took away an almost perfect result from Bayern's home court.

Li Ang was also successfully elected as the best player of this game based on his passing and shooting data!

Once again leading the team to win a key tough battle, Li Ang naturally once again aroused widespread discussion among fans after the game.

His offensive and defensive performance at critical moments in the game, his selfless passing assists and even his confident smile in front of the live camera before the game.

These have become topics that fans talk about.

Countless Chelsea fans with high self-confidence also expressed on the Internet that as long as Li Ang performs normally, Chelsea will never "overturn" on the road to defending the Champions League!

The Champions League has just reached the first round of the quarter-finals, and Chelsea fans have made such a conclusion, which feels a bit like setting a flag to death.

But there was no way, who allowed Chelsea to win simply and neatly?

Chelsea defeated their opponents head-on at Bayern's home court, and Chelsea fans are naturally qualified to compete in major sports forums.

Even if Chelsea loses later and Blues fans are liquidated by other fan groups, that will happen later.

What Chelsea is now receiving is the exclamation and praise from the entire Internet. Of course, there are also naysayers, but they are too few in comparison.

Carrying the high morale of beating Bayern in the Champions League, Chelsea faced the challenge of the 33rd round of the Premier League on the third day after finishing the game with Bayern.

In this round of the league, Chelsea will go away to continue their quest for points at Swansea's Liberty Stadium.

Swansea are currently ranked 12th in the Premier League and have long since escaped the relegation zone. However, they are also far from the European theater and are basically in a relaxed state waiting for the holidays.

Not enough compared to the top, but more than enough compared to the bottom. Swansea has had a good life in recent seasons.

Being able to stay in the Premier League stably and receive large amounts of broadcast revenue every season is already a great success for Swansea.

Swansea's current state is undoubtedly very good for Chelsea to grab points.

Swansea, who have no pressure to win, obviously will not risk player injuries at the end of the season and compete with Chelsea.

Playing at home in this round of the league, the best they can do is show off their fighting spirit to please the home fans.

Therefore, for the entire Chelsea team, the pressure of the game is indeed not great.

In order to better deal with Bayern in the next round of the Champions League knockout rounds, Mourinho also decisively chose to rotate some of the main players in this round of the league.

Hazard, Suarez, Kroos, Azpilicueta, Thiago Silva and De Bruyne, the main players who started the last round of the Champions League knockout rounds, have all been allowed to rest at home in this round of the league. Chance.

Chelsea's rotation seems a bit large, but the players who come up are also strong players.

Maguire and Bertrand continue to recuperate from injuries. Judging from the recovery situation, Maguire is in slightly better condition and is expected to return before the start of the second round of the knockout round with Bayern.

But Bertrand basically missed this round of the Champions League knockout rounds.

Therefore, when Azpilicueta actually still has the energy to compete in the league, Mourinho also chose to let him rest and accumulate physical strength.

There is no way, who knows that the only one who can play left back in Chelsea now is Azpilicueta.

Mourinho can still let Trippier take the lead when playing against a mid-to-lower team in the league. Azpilicueta's physical fitness and energy still need to be used more in the Champions League.

On the afternoon of April 9, Chelsea, which had rotated most of its main players, took the stage at the Liberty Stadium.

The Swansea fans at the scene looked at Chelsea's starting lineup, whose paper strength had dropped a lot, and inevitably had some expectations in their hearts.

But when the game officially started, it didn't even take half an hour before Li Ang and his younger brother Chick broke the illusion of the Swansea home fans.

Without Kroos, Chelsea's midfield control has indeed declined a lot, but whether the midfield strength has declined or not depends on who the opponent is.

If they meet Manchester City at this time, it will really be enough for Chelsea to drink a pot. Li Ang is not fully sure that he can continue to suppress the Manchester City midfielder in the absence of Kroos.

But against Swansea, without Cross-League and Matic beside him, it would be much easier to suppress Swansea.

Li Ang chose not to advance rashly at the beginning of the game, but retreated first to sort out the ball and control the rhythm of the game. As a result, Swansea's midfielders had nothing to do with him.

Unable to win the ball, and unable to fight against each other, Swansea's midfielders only struggled for 10 minutes before recognizing the reality.

Li Ang didn't feel proud when he saw this. Instead, he took root in the backcourt to organize the ball. He directly handed over the task of advancing with the ball to his younger brother Chike.

It just so happened that Qi Ke also liked to penetrate forward, which was exactly the same as Brother Face back then.

In order to prevent this kid from being subjected to Mourinho's hair dryer skills during the halftime break, Li Ang specially gave a few words to ask Chik not to stick to the ball too much in the frontcourt, and directly transferred the ball to Salah smoothly.

Although Chick is sometimes prone to mistakes on the offensive end, he still has great respect for Li Ang, a big brother who is generous and often gives him guidance.

Since Li Ang had spoken, he naturally listened.

His foot skills are relatively rough, but his body is thick and his confrontation ability is relatively strong. As long as he concentrates on passing the ball, the effect is still very good.

Chik, who doesn't stick to the ball and only focuses on passing the ball, is undoubtedly a good b2b prospect.

Li Ang sorted out the ball, and Salah received enough passing support on the offensive end. Llorente acted as a tactical fulcrum, creating comfortable space for Salah and Gnabry to break through.

This set of seemingly simple offensive tactics also poses a great threat when played smoothly.

Salah, as the core of Chelsea's frontcourt offense today, repeatedly caused danger after taking enough possession of the ball.

Li Ang had enough patience, and Matic directly blocked Swansea's possibility of a quick counterattack in the midfield.

With him in the midfield organizing and dispatching, Chelsea's offense has always maintained continuity.

As the saying goes, every drop of water pierces the stone. Chelsea's offensive efficiency today was not very high, but in the 34th minute of the first half, Llorente still received Salah's low pass from the back of the penalty area and successfully scored!

Once the game-breaking goal was scored, Chelsea's subsequent games would go much smoother.

In the 57th minute of the second half of the game, Matic successfully tackled the ball in the backcourt and won the ball from Swansea midfielder Sigurdsson.

Li Ang moved forward decisively, and after getting the ball, he sent a long diagonal counterattack pass. The attack from the east to the west helped Gnabry get a one-and-a-half chance!

The young Chelsea winger handled the ball calmly. He first smashed the ball past the Swansea defender Ashley Williams who was about to catch up with him.

Then, just when everyone thought he was going to break into the Swansea penalty area in search of a shooting opportunity, he chose to rub the shot into the far corner of the goal from the front of the Swansea penalty area!

Swansea goalkeeper Fabianski didn't expect Gnabry to be so bold!

By the time he reacted and made the save, the football had already plunged into the upper right corner of the goal behind him!

Gnabry, who rarely scored again in the Premier League, immediately ran towards Li Ang who gave him an assist.

After Li Ang hugged the excited young man, he patted him on the shoulder and motioned him to quickly go to the corner flag area to celebrate in front of the live camera.

The rest of the Chelsea players also smiled kindly and stepped forward to hug and congratulate Gnabry.

After Chelsea scored this goal, the Swansea team's little will to resist was even more dissipated.

When Mourinho saw the situation, he also gave up. In the end, Chelsea defeated Swansea by two goals and continued to steadily harvest points, putting pressure on Manchester City who played later.

Li Ang even bluntly stated in an interview after the game that Chelsea had completely taken the lead in winning the league and they would never give Manchester City the slightest chance.

The season has already reached this point. Can Chelsea make other teams comeback?

Don’t even think about it!

He wants them all this summer's Champions League and Premier League titles!

It’s been a while since I’ve done a big chapter, so let’s do it today~