The Godfather of Football

Who can beat Manchester United?

Almost the whole world scoffed at Ye Qiu's remarks, thinking that they were too alarmist and exaggerated.

Although Manchester United let go of players including Beckham, Veron, Chadwick and Blanco this summer, the strength of this team should not be underestimated. They introduced outstanding stars such as Djemba, Howard, Kleberson and Cristiano Ronaldo. Among them, Cristiano Ronaldo's strength on the right side also attracted the attention of Manchester United fans.

Ye Qiu focused on Fabregas and Messi throughout August. Although he also asked scouts and agents to go to Sporting Lisbon to learn about Cristiano Ronaldo, the Portuguese finally chose Manchester United. It is said that Ferguson personally persuaded him to grab Arsenal's corner.

The unlucky Wenger was furious for this, feeling that he was too aggrieved and was bullied by others.

Therefore, from the overall point of view, although Manchester United's strength has declined, it will never fall to the point where any Premier League team can defeat it. Therefore, the media and fans interpret Ye Qiu's words more as psychological warfare.

Ye Qiu's rotation principle is actually very simple. When playing against weak teams, try to rotate while keeping the team able to win. The purpose is to ensure that all players can play with the strongest main lineup when encountering strong dialogues.

Therefore, in this game against Manchester United, Chelsea still deployed the 4321 tactics.

The goalkeeper is Van der Sar, the back line is Gallas, Cannavaro, Terry and Maicon, the three midfielders are Edgar Davis, Makelele and Deco, and Ronaldinho and Lampard form a trident behind Drogba.

Like Chelsea, Manchester United also deployed their best lineup in this game.

The goalkeeper is Howard, an American goalkeeper who just joined the team this season but performed very well. The back line is O'Shea, Sylvester, Ferdinand and Gary Neville. The midfielders from left to right are Giggs, Phil Neville, Keane and Cristiano Ronaldo. The two forwards are Van Nistelrooy and Diego Forlan.

This game is the most watched game in the Premier League so far this season, and it doesn't even need to be one of them, because Chelsea's strong rise this season has shaken the traditional status of Manchester United and Arsenal. Some people even think that Chelsea will dominate the Premier League this season.

The war between the new king and the old overlord has always attracted the most attention from fans and the media.

For this reason, the lights at Stamford Bridge were bright and crowded that night. Not only Chelsea fans, but also the England Rugby World Champions came to the scene, supposedly to observe the tactics of the two sides. In addition, British football celebrities and celebrities from all walks of life in London gathered at Stamford Bridge.

Abramovich even specially invited 400 of his relatives and friends in Russia to take a connecting flight to London. He spent more than 600,000 pounds for this, hoping that his relatives and friends could come to Stamford Bridge to see with their own eyes how his team beat Manchester United.

From the tit-for-tat between the head coaches of the two teams before the game to the struggle between the two clubs, coupled with the fans and the media, this game has become the most watched game in the Premier League this season.

"Many people even said that if Manchester United lost this game, they would most likely lose the qualification to win the league championship, and the remaining will be the competition between Chelsea and Arsenal, the two teams that have remained unbeaten so far this season!"

Sky TV also arranged two ace lineups of famous mouthpieces for the live broadcast of this game. Andy Gray and Richard Keys will comment on this game together, and this game will also create extremely high overseas ratings and will be broadcast live simultaneously around the world.

It can even be said that from the Premier League to the English Football Association to Sky TV, and then to all walks of life in English football, almost all of them promote and publicize this game as the most important game in the first half, so the exposure and attention of this game far exceeds all other Premier League games.

And this is another strong duel that no one wants to lose!

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Unconsciously, Ronaldinho has been in London for more than 100 days, and he has also adapted to the foggy city unconsciously.

When he first came to London, he was not used to the weather here. He is Brazilian and used to seeing the sun, but in London, the haze is everywhere, which makes Brazilians feel very uncomfortable.

Ye Qiu is very good to him, really good. In addition to taking full care of Ronaldinho's advantages in tactics and giving full play to Ronaldinho's advantages, he also gave a lot of support in life. Just like when he first came to London, he first moved into a hotel. Ye Qiu arranged for him to live in a luxury hotel in central London and arranged for the club driver to pick him up and drop him off at the Harrington training base every day.

After signing with Chelsea, Ronaldinho started looking for a house in London. His sister Daisy had always been in charge of this matter, while Ye Qiu asked his agent Eliza to help. The latter also made financial plans for Ronaldinho and helped him find a house that was satisfactory, cost-effective and comfortable. Even though it was delayed for a month, Ronaldinho and his family were still very satisfied.

The house has been renovated. He plans to hold a dinner party at home before Christmas and invite teammates and coaches to come home to taste the cooking of his mother and sister as a token of his gratitude to Ye Qiu.

However, he also knows that thanking the head coach is not just about having a meal. He also hopes to repay the head coach's support and trust with his increasingly outstanding performance on the court, and this game against Manchester United is his chance.

After returning to Brazil for a warm-up match in November and returning to London, Ronaldinho and Maicon both took a break for two games, one league game and one Champions League game. Ye Qiu told them in advance before they took the initiative to ask for a fight, "Save your energy and play Manchester United!"

This made them feel the importance Ye Qiu attached to this game. From the beginning, he wanted to defeat Manchester United in this game, so he arranged a substitute lineup to play against Southampton and Sparta Prague, with the aim of allowing the team's main stars to recuperate.

Standing in the middle of the court, opposite him stood the dark and strong Drogba. The Ivorian had his somewhat iconic silly smile, and anyone could see the excitement in his eyes. He must be proud and excited to be on such a big stage.

This is a highly anticipated game, and fans all over the world are watching it. Whoever performs well will be worth a hundred times more!

Fans and the media cannot pay attention to you game by game. They will only pay attention to your performance at the most critical moment. If your performance conquers them, then you are a superstar!

Close your eyes, look up, and listen to the deafening sound coming from Stamford Bridge. It is very chaotic and you can't hear what these fans are shouting. It's a mess, and there is no order at all. But this is not important. What is important is that this kind of sound wave can stimulate your body, and make your blood gradually heat up, boil, and burn!

Referee Boll walked to the center circle, turned around, and nodded to the Chelsea players of the home team with a smile, then nodded to Van Nistelrooy and Diego Forlan who were standing in the center circle ready to serve. The whistle was already in his mouth, and everyone in the entire Stamford Bridge stadium felt a rush of urgency.

With a crisp whistle, Van Nistelrooy kicked the ball to Diego Forlan on the opposite side, and the game officially kicked off.

As soon as Manchester United kicked off, Drogba pressed forward immediately, chasing the ball passed by Manchester United. This was the task given to him by Ye Qiu, which was to force Manchester United to return the ball as much as possible, so that Chelsea could press forward immediately and crush Manchester United's midfield.

Ronaldinho was right behind Drogba. Although Ye Qiu did not assign him a defensive task, he ran very smartly, covering behind Drogba, faking a shot, and creating an illusion of blocking the passing route.

The ball went from front to back, and Chelsea's players surged through Manchester United's half like a tide. Davis was like a wild boar running around, and Lampard cooperated with Drogba to put pressure on Manchester United's midfield and backcourt.

In Ye Qiu's pressure training, a very important point is to tell his players a truth.

A ball, two people passing, one person grabbing, is very dangerous. If you want to pass and receive the ball smoothly, at least three people must cooperate; but if two people are pressing, three people's cooperation is not enough. If the two people who are pressing cooperate more tacitly, it is difficult for four people to guarantee that they can hold the ball, and five people are needed.

For this reason, Ye Qiu also specifically confirmed his point of view for the players in training. He arranged for the players to conduct various pressure and passing and receiving exercises, and told everyone with iron facts that there is a tacit and organized pressure, and the manpower invested is actually not needed. Sometimes, two or three people can overturn a team's midfield and backcourt.

Today, Drogba and Lampard are doing this, while Ronaldinho is just faking a shot. His responsibility is more reflected in the attack, but around him, Davis and Deco are also pressing forward, enough to fill the gap he left.

When the ball fell to Keane's feet, Lampard pressed forward immediately.

Half a year ago, everyone said that Lampard was enough to inherit Keane's mantle and become the most powerful defensive midfielder rookie in the Premier League, but today, half a year later, no one would say that Lampard is Keane, because he occupies the first place in the Premier League scorer list. He plays as a front midfielder in the club and is more forward, so in this game he and Keane are enemies.

The first physical contact between the two tough guys, no one was able to take advantage, Keane was forced to knock the ball back, Ferdinand stepped forward to respond, but after getting the ball, he was disturbed by Drogba and immediately passed the ball to Cristiano Ronaldo, but Gallas rushed to poke the ball to Davis.

Deco received the ball and quickly passed it to the right. Maicon sprinted quickly along the right. Giggs was left behind because he was involved in the attack. So when the Brazilian right back received the ball, Manchester United only had one left back, O'Shea.

But just when Maicon was about to use his speed to pass O'Shea without slowing down, Keane rushed out from the side and knocked Maicon down with a fierce tackle. The ball also flew out of the sideline.

The Irish tough guy got up from the ground, looked at O'Shea, and spit, "Like just now, he needs to be taught a lesson!"

This was obviously meant for Maicon. The Brazilian was pulled up by Lampard who ran over. The latter shook his head, obviously reminding him that this is Keane's usual style. Don't get angry. When he got angry, he fell into Keane's trap.

Maicon nodded, quickly ran to the sidelines, caught the ball thrown by the ball boys, and wiped it on his jersey.

This place is already close to Manchester United's penalty area. As long as there is a chance, Maicon can even throw the ball directly into the penalty area. Therefore, Manchester United also attaches great importance to the defense of the foul ball and retreats one after another. Keane and Ferdinand are constantly doing so. Commanding teammates.

Just when Maicon was about to serve, Drogba quickly ran from the penalty area to the right, seemingly going to catch the ball. Sylvester also followed immediately, and the midfielder broke in. Deco came up, and for a while Manchester United's defensive attention was attracted by these two people one behind the other.

Keane is very experienced. He did not move because he knew very well that no matter how the foul ball tactics were arranged, he would eventually return to the center. Therefore, neither he nor Ferdinand moved, and both were sitting in the center.

The ball was thrown to Drogba. The Ivorian and Silvestre were one-on-one on the right side of the Manchester United penalty area. The former faced his back and the latter used his body to block Drogba, but Ferdinand still ran over to help defend at the first time. , because Drogba's physical fitness is so good, if he accidentally squeezes Sylvester away, he will be able to kick off directly.

Drogba just took the ball and saw that he couldn't squeeze away from Sylvester. With Ferdinand coming to respond, he immediately knocked the ball back to Maicon who ran into the field on the right side of the penalty area. The Brazilian right back noticed the middle Lampard stepped in and made a direct pass.

Keane has been following Lampard, and the two are fighting for the top of the arc on the right side of the penalty area. He completes the header here. The threat is very small, so Keane is more to avoid Lampard from inserting into the penalty area, rather than to prevent it. He gets the ball.

Lampard also knows how threatening a header from the front of the penalty area can be, so he does not header, but flies.

Ronaldinho has long been ambushing here. Phil Neville used his body to block Ronaldinho's passage into the penalty area, leaving the Brazilian with his back to the penalty area, but facing the incoming ball, Ronaldinho Nardinho tapped the ball with his left foot, then turned around flexibly and quickly passed the Englishman from Phil Neville's left side.

"Oh my God, it was a very, very amazing back-heeled pass. The ball passed. Phil Neville was passed by Ronaldinho's almost magical footwork!!!" Andy Gray They couldn't help but exclaim over there.

In the Premier League, when have you ever seen such magical footwork?

Even the well-informed Andy Gray was so surprised, let alone the group of fans at Stamford Bridge. All of them stood up from their seats and got carried away.

I saw that after the ball passed Phil Neville, Ronaldinho suddenly accelerated and entered the penalty area.

Howard hesitated on whether to attack or not. By the time he made the decision, he actually had no choice. He could only choose to fly to save because Ronaldinho had already stopped the ball and rubbed it directly. A curve ball was thrown.

The ball had a strong spin, drew a beautiful arc, bypassed Howard, and hit the far corner of the goal!

"GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!"

"WORLD WAVE!!!!!!!!"

"A very, very amazing world wave occurred less than 3 minutes into the game!!!!"

Andy Gray and Richard Keith couldn't help cheering in unison.

"Chelsea had a very, very beautiful tactical combination of a throw-in. Maicon threw it to Drogba, which attracted the attention of Manchester United's two central defenders. After the knockback, he suddenly made a pass. Lampard headed the ball and Ronaldini passed it. Ou made a fantastic back-heel pass, passed Phil Neville, and then scored with a single shot in the penalty area! "

"Oh my God, Chelsea scored just at the beginning, and it was such a beautiful world wave. It was really wonderful. The superstar from Brazil, Ronaldinho, played like a genius!!"

After the Brazilian scored, he rushed out of the stadium immediately and came to the stands where his mother, sister and brother were. He celebrated his goal wildly, grinning widely, and showed his ugly face. But at this moment, his teeth are so cute in everyone's eyes, and everyone can't help but smile with him.

"A very surprising start. Ye Qiu has always been known for being good at starting games, but no one expected that Manchester United would be hit head-on by Chelsea at the Stamford Bridge at the very beginning of the game. This is very disappointing for the visiting team. It’s not good because their morale will be damaged. On the other hand, the home team’s morale is strong!”

No one expected that the game would start like this. Ferguson rushed out of his seat and opened his arms in shock. He was obviously puzzled by the mistake made by his defensive player because it was obviously a stupid mistake!

Phil Neville lowered his head, looking very guilty and self-blaming, because he thought he had blocked the connection between Ronaldinho and the goal, so he did not want to disrupt the header, but what he did not expect was that the Brazilian would be so clever to use his heel to knock the ball past him, which caught him off guard.

"It's not just Phil Neville, Manchester United's entire defense has problems. The distance between Gary Neville and Ferdinand is too large, and there is no timely defense behind Phil Neville, which also caused Ronaldinho to be able to form a single knife at will after he passed with his heel."

"This is not just the responsibility of one person, it should be the responsibility of all defensive players, including Keane, who made Lampard's header pass too smooth!"

When Andy Gray was commenting, his tone was somewhat disappointed, because losing the ball too early might turn the game into a one-sided situation, rather than a fierce contest between the two teams.