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Chapter 111: Four goals in one game! Get out of class, get Mourinho out! [Subscribe]

Afternoon of December 12, 26:13.

Mourinho had just arrived at the visiting team's coaching booth and came back after shaking hands with Yang Cheng.

Standing in front of the home team's coaching booth, looking at the two teams of players lined up on the field, Mourinho's face did not look good.

He finally chose Shevchenko.

Yang Cheng still adopted the 433 formation.

Goalkeeper: Neuer;

Defense: Leighton Baines, Jose Fonte, Pepe and Piszczek;

Midfield: Gokhan Inler in the back, Modric and Las Diarra in front;

Forwards: Ashley Young, Dzeko and Arshavin.

Mourinho is quite satisfied with the lineup of the Chinese players in Bayswater.

The most crucial part of this game is the opening period.

What he is most worried about now is whether the team can withstand the blitzkrieg of the Chinese in Bayswater.

This made Mourinho walk to the sidelines again and call out to Ferreira and Carvalho, signaling them to stay focused after the start of the game and maintain the stability of the overall defensive formation at all costs.

Before the game, his assistants also suggested that he use Essien as a central defender.

This way, Ferreira can play on the right, as Geremi is not very stable.

Essien did an okay job marking people and had decent speed.

Except for high balls, the center and right sides can be stabilized.

But the problem is, there will be problems in the midfield.

It is now difficult for Makelele to continue playing two games in a week.

After all, age is there.

If Essien plays as a central defender, the defensive midfielder will be Geremi or Mikel, neither of whom can obviously reassure Mourinho.

You know, they are about to face Arshavin.

Everyone has seen how well the Russian has performed this season, especially in recent times.

This season, Chelsea signed three superstars.

There's nothing wrong with Ashley Cole.

Shevchenko became a big problem.

Ballack has integrated well, and the cooperation between him and Lampard is becoming more and more tacit.

The two of them communicated with each other about who should move forward and who should stay.

In this case, how should we rank them?
Mourinho is also in a dilemma.

……

The referee of this game is the famous English referee Howard Webb.

Before starting to guess the sides, he specifically instructed the captains of the two teams, Lampard and Modric.

He told both sides he wanted to see a smooth, exciting football game.

"Today is Boxing Day and everyone is still in the Christmas mood. Let's not ruin the fans' holiday mood, OK?"

Both teams nodded.

The Chelsea fans at the scene were already very excited.

When guessing the side, Lampard chose the side that was advantageous to him, which naturally gave the ball to the Bayswater Chinese.

Afterwards, the two teams returned to their respective half of the court, called their teammates, formed a circle, and cheered themselves on.

By the time both teams had basically lined up, everyone had seen their starting lineups.

Arshavin was still standing in the center circle, preparing to kick off with Dzeko.

Obviously, he will continue to play the role of a free man.

This is Yang Cheng's greatest trust in him!

But no one knew that at this moment, in the box of Stamford Bridge, Abramovich was looking at Arshavin in the stadium with a very complicated look.

With Arshavin's rapid rise in the Premier League, his popularity in Russia is also increasing.

After Abramovich returned to his country, many people asked him about Arshavin.

There are even many Russian fans calling for Abramovich to sign Arshavin.

But he knew it was difficult.

Very difficult.

The Chinese at Bayswater are absolutely unwilling to sell Arshavin to Chelsea.

"Tell me, how did Yang Cheng know that there was an Arshavin in Zenit? And how did he decide to sign this player?" Abramovich was very curious.

He just wanted to know what Yang Cheng's overall operational thinking was.

Unfortunately, no one around him, including Chelsea's CEO, chairman, his personal assistant, and the famous agent... could give him an answer.

But Yang Cheng's operation was indeed extremely successful.

After selling Ribery for a huge price, Arshavin performed better and better.

The talent in him cannot be hidden.

Abramovich glanced at everyone with some disappointment, then turned back to the stadium.

His eyes fell on Shevchenko.

In this game, Mourinho arranged the Ukrainian nuclear warhead to play as the right winger.

Away from the goal again!
Abramovich was somewhat disappointed.

He would rather see Shevchenko attacking for Chelsea on the field.

But obviously, this is not what Mourinho wanted.

"Should we win this game?" Abramovich muttered to himself.

Peter Kenyon, who was standing next to him, heard this and smiled, "At least we won't lose."

Abramovich nodded.

It's a Boxing Day match, and we're at home. If we lose, it will be a big deal.

……

After the referee Weber blew the whistle, the game officially kicked off.

After Dzeko kicked the ball to Arshavin, the Russian immediately passed it back and moved forward himself.

The Bosnian center rushed to the front.

Just as Yang Cheng said during the pre-match preparations.

Whether it is Essien or Ferreira, their biggest weakness is high balls in defense.

"So, Edin, your task in this game is to grab the first point in the frontcourt for me and pass it to your teammates around you!"

"Especially Arshavin!"

Thinking of this, Dzeko immediately understood what he should do.

"Andre." Dzeko ran in front of Chelsea's defense line, turned around, got into position, and shouted.

Arshavin understood and slowed down as well.

All he had to do was to hover around Dzeko and be ready to provide support.

They had cooperated in this tactic many times before and knew how to do it.

Many times, targeted tactics on the football field are obvious.

For example, Mourinho also knows that Ferreira and Carvalho are not as tall as Dzeko.

Therefore, Chelsea will also make sufficient preparations for this.

Harass Dzeko in headers, double-team the Bosnian center forward, or let Essien control Arshavin, etc.

It will even strengthen the ball in the midfield and frontcourt and reduce the number of passes to Dzeko.

These are tactics that target each other.

In the first three minutes or so, the Chinese players in Bayswater tried to pass the ball forward several times but failed.

After a few attempts, the Bayswater Chinese began to move to the wing.

The young player Piszczek on the right was still watching as he faced Kalou.

So the team goes left first.

Shevchenko is not very active in defense and is not good at playing on the wing, so Leighton Baines took advantage of this and actively moved forward to support Ashley Young.

In the 4th minute, Leighton Baines kicked the ball from the left, but it was blocked by Ballack and went out of bounds.

Throw-in ball.

"Chelsea played very cautiously at the start of the game."

“The defense was also very targeted.”

"The Chinese in Bayswater have always wanted to attack Dzeko but never got the chance."

"Look at this foul ball."

Ashley Young ran back from the front to receive the ball, which made Ballack immediately move towards him.

But Leighton Baines suddenly threw the ball directly to the opposite side.

Modric, who had just run over, made a high pass and kicked the ball towards the front court.

In the middle of the frontcourt, in front of Chelsea's 30-meter area, Dzeko is judging where the ball will land.

When the ball fell, he jumped high and headed the ball to Arshavin.

The Russian kicked the ball next to Essien, stopped it, and was about to break through to the right side of the top arc.

Essien followed Arshavin closely and didn't give him any chance at all.

Arshavin has skilled footwork. He called out to Dzeko, suddenly stopped, dribbled the ball with his right foot, flicked it with the outside of his left foot, created space, and then passed it back to Dzeko.

The Bosnian center forward had already reached the edge of the penalty area. When he heard Arshavin's shout, he immediately knew that he was trapped. He stopped immediately, turned around, and used his body to block Carvalho to seize the most advantageous position.

After Arshavin passed the ball, he ran sideways and temporarily got rid of Essien.

But the Ghanaian buffalo immediately caught up.

Dzeko also has excellent footwork skills. Facing Arshavin's hasty pass, he stopped steadily, saw Arshavin running sideways, and immediately passed the ball to his right.

Arshavin quickly caught up, caught Dzeko's pass at his feet, and broke into Chelsea's arc top area.

The two players completed a wonderful cooperation in a small area!
The entire stadium was in an uproar.

After Arshavin dribbled the ball into the top of the arc, Ferreira rushed over to intercept.

The Russian used a flexible bull tail to deceive Ferreira's defensive focus at first sight.

Ferreira is not a central defender!

After deceiving Ferreira, in front of him was Geremi who had retreated into the penalty area. Arshavin pretended to dribble the ball with his left foot, and once again deceived Geremi, then used the outside of his left foot to move the ball horizontally to the left.

After creating an angle, Arshavin quickly chased after him and shot with his left foot.

When Cech saw Geremi being dribbled past, he realized that something was wrong.

He immediately abandoned the goal and attacked.

But just as he reached the left corner of the small penalty area, Arshavin's shot came.

In a hurry, the Czech goalkeeper immediately fell to the ground to try to stop the shot.

But the ball was going too fast and he didn't have time to catch it.

The ball passed under him and went into Chelsea's goal!

"The ball went in!!!"

“Just 4 minutes into the game, the Chinese from Bayswater scored the first goal!”

"Andrey Arshavin, an international from Russia!"

“Only 4 minutes!!”

"It's the blitzkrieg that the Bayswater Chinese are best at!"

Arshavin was so excited that he rushed to the sidelines, gliding all the way, with his hands on his chest and making a heart shape with his hands.

This is his signature celebration.

Behind him, all his teammates came over and surrounded him.

"I didn't expect it, it was really unexpected, Arshavin scored the first goal just four minutes into the game."

“It’s going to be a great game.”

"Both teams prepared very well for this game."

“But the opening of the Chinese in Bayswater was clearly more targeted.”

"Especially Dzeko, who got the ball twice, was the key to this goal."

Yang Cheng was so excited that he jumped up on the sidelines.

Behind him, the coaching staff had already huddled together to celebrate the goal.

Bravo!

A goal was scored in the first 4 minutes. Is there a better start than this?
But while celebrating, Yang Cheng quickly walked to the sidelines and shouted to the players who were celebrating the goal, signaling them to continue pressing forward after returning to the field.

Let’s do it in one go and beat Chelsea!
……

The game starts again.

After taking the lead, the morale of the Chinese in Bayswater was high.

Yang Cheng’s game strategy was to attack immediately after the start of the game, and it would be best if he could completely defeat Chelsea.

Arshavin's goal gave everyone hope.

Therefore, the Chinese players at Bayswater also worked harder.

Chelsea, on the other hand, is more focused on defense.

They themselves know how much impact Terry's absence will have on Chelsea.

The Chinese from Bayswater took advantage in the midfield and pressed hard throughout the front and midfield, putting Chelsea's midfield in a state of chaos.

This is what Yang Cheng has been saying before.

Mourinho has never been good at using creative midfielders.

Chelsea's midfield is very strong, basically a group of muscular men, lacking ball-control players and not enough creativity.

Even with the introduction of Ballack, the situation did not improve.

This resulted in them being unable to hold the ball in the midfield under the high-pressure defense of the Chinese at Bayswater.

Once you take it, you throw it away; once you lose it, you grab it; once you grab it, you throw it away again.

But the problem is, if you keep snatching and losing like this, there will always be a time when you lose something and you won’t be able to get it back for a while.

What to do then?
What's more, with Chelsea's midfield and backcourt players' ability to hold the ball, how can they ensure that they can pass the ball with ease when facing the almost suffocating high-pressure defense of the Chinese in Bayswater?

Disaster almost happened in the 7th minute.

When Ferreira received the pass from the midfield, he was pressed by Dzeko. When he passed the ball back, he was too hasty and did not see Cech's position clearly, and the ball almost went into his own goal.

That's right, he didn't score an own goal because he made a mistake in passing the ball.

If his passing technique had been better, this would have been an own goal.

Thanks to Ferreira's hasty pass error, there was no own goal, but it turned into a corner kick.

Chelsea was still on edge.

Because they know how terrible the set-piece tactics of the Chinese in Bayswater are!
Especially when the Italian Mediterranean walked to the sidelines, the fans in the stands immediately booed, trying to interfere with Gianni Vio and prevent him from commanding the players.

With the whistle of referee Webber, Leighton Baines took a quick run.

Just when there was chaos in the penalty area and everyone thought he would kick the ball directly into the penalty area, Leighton Baines suddenly changed his footwork and kicked the ball to Ashley Young who was waiting on the left side of the penalty area.

The Chelsea players in the penalty area suddenly exclaimed "What the hell!"
They are all a bunch of acting geniuses!

There's no penalty in the penalty area, so why did you run so far?
Ashley Young was already waiting there.

When the ball came, he stopped with the inside of his right foot, turned sideways and took a look at the penalty area.

He saw two players raising their hands at the same time behind the goal.

That is the direction given by teammates.

Later point!

Ashley Young met the ball with his right foot and made a diagonal cross.

The ball was passed diagonally to the back post from outside the left corner of Chelsea's penalty area.

Due to the interference of Chelsea players, especially Carvalho, the direction to the goal was almost blocked.

So Pepe and Dzeko both jumped at the same time.

In the end, Pepe had the best jumping position and headed the ball directly back to the center.

In the corner kick just now, Jose Fonte and others led some players forward.

At this moment, Pepe headed the ball back to the middle, and these players rushed back again.

But just when Lampard wanted to kick the ball away, someone was faster than him in the chaos.

Arshavin appeared out of nowhere like a loach, and made a quick shot, directly passing Pepe's header into the left side of Chelsea's goal.

Cech was a little confused.

His entire center of gravity was moving towards Pepe, but suddenly it headed back to the middle, and Arshavin made another kick.

He really had no choice.

When Howard Webber's soul-stirring whistle sounded again, all the fans in the stands stared at the court in disbelief.

They never thought that they would lose 8 goals just 2 minutes into the game?

How can we still play this game?
"Another victory!"

"Arshavin again!"

"We saw that the Russians were very excited today!"

"As the director's camera was turned on, we could see that his girlfriend was cheering for him in the stands!"

“This should be the source of his motivation!”

"Two goals, a brace, this should be the best Christmas gift Arshavin gave to his girlfriend!"

"Chelsea should take note."

"Their defense is too fragile."

"It's hard to believe that we conceded two goals in less than 10 minutes."

……

No one knows what the Chelsea fans in the stands are thinking at this moment.

But everyone saw that Mourinho was yelling at the players on the sidelines in great dissatisfaction.

The Portuguese obviously did not expect that his team would do this to him at such a critical moment on Boxing Day.

He doesn't think the players wanted to get rid of him.

It can only be that they are completely panicked!
The goal conceded in the first 4 minutes of the game, the unbeaten record against Bayswater Chinese in the past 3 years, and the absence of key players such as Terry, all made Chelsea panic.

What's even more outrageous is that those bastards from Bayswater Chinese were still pressing high and pressing even though they were already 2 goals ahead at the start of the game.

How embarrassed is Chelsea?

It was not until the 12th minute that they had a pass into the 30-meter area of ​​the Bayswater Chinese.

Essien made a long pass from the backcourt to the frontcourt, looking for Drogba.

Drogba got the first point and headed the ball to Kalou on the left.

As a result, Piszczek cleared the ball first.

Then, the Bayswater Chinese continued to press high and tried to attack, forcing Chelsea to retreat.

……

"We can't go on like this. They are clearly targeting our defense."

Assistant coach Faria analyzed on the sidelines.

"We are losing ground in the midfield now. My suggestion is to just pull back and stabilize the defense first."

Take it back?
Mourinho was a little hesitant.

This represents conservatism!

He coached Chelsea for three seasons, and from beginning to end, the thing he was criticized for the most was being conservative.

Some even say that he plays more conservatively than Capello. How can we tolerate this?

No matter how bad I am, I can't be as bad as Capello, right?
"We have less than 35% ball possession right now," Faria said worriedly.

The back line is in poor condition, the defense is chaotic, and the ball possession rate is so bad that if we are not careful, we may lose the ball again.

"What the hell!"

Mourinho cursed with gritted teeth.

Especially when he saw Shevchenko running on the court, a fire of evil began to rise in his heart.

If Shevchenko hadn't been there to cause trouble, his Chelsea wouldn't have collapsed so quickly.

Do we really have to guard against it to the death?
"There is no time to hesitate!" Faria urged.

He knew that on Boxing Day, in a home game, in front of more than 4 fans, if he could turn the tables by playing like this, it would certainly be a good story, but if he lost, Mourinho would be scolded again.

This is not a easy decision to make.

But the offensive launched by the Chinese in Bayswater after the opening was so damn fierce!
He is simply charging forward without sparing any physical effort!
Just when Mourinho had thought it over and was about to walk to the sidelines to call on the players and adjust the team's tactics, Chelsea midfielder Ballack wanted to pass the ball back to Essien.

Unexpectedly, Modric suddenly came out from the side and intercepted the ball before Essien.

After Modric intercepted the ball, he immediately launched a counterattack and passed the ball to the left.

Ashley Young dribbled the ball quickly along the left side, rushed to the left corner of Chelsea's penalty area, pulled Geremi out, and then passed the ball to Arshavin at the front of the penalty area.

When the Russian received the ball, he stopped it steadily under his feet, and then made a series of feints. He shook off Ferreira who was rushing to block him, took a step sideways with his right foot, and made a powerful shot.

The ball went over the players in the penalty area, arced, and hit the right side of Chelsea's goal. 3-0!

hat trick!

"Wow! Wow!"

"Arshavin!"

"Arshavin again!"

"Oh my God, he scores against Chelsea again!"

"It's unbelievable, he scored a hat trick!"

"This is his first hat trick in the Premier League!!"

"3 to 0!"

"What the hell is wrong with Chelsea tonight?"

"Why was their solid defense repeatedly breached by the Bayswater Chinese?"

"Mourinho should reflect on his deployment of troops in this game!"

"It's unbelievable!"

"It's only been 18 minutes. 18 minutes!"

"Bayswater Chinese have taken a 3-goal lead."

“It’s Boxing Day!”

"Chelsea fans walked into Stamford Bridge with a Christmas mood."

"But after 18 minutes, they were in no mood to enjoy the feast of west London derby football."

"Because they saw their team being ravaged by their arch-rivals in west London at Stamford Bridge."

“Remember this name!”

"Andrei Arshavin!"

"He scored a hat trick tonight and it only took 18 minutes."

"This is the fastest hat trick in the history of Premier League football."

"On February 2001, 2, Manchester United beat Arsenal 25-6. Dwight Yorke, the Red Devils' striker and one of the two evil duos, scored a hat trick in this game."

"And he completed his hat trick in the 22nd minute of the game."

"But this historical record was broken today by Andrei Arshavin."

"It took the Russian just 18 minutes to complete the fastest hat-trick in Premier League football history."

"It's incredible!"

……

When the Chelsea fans in the entire stadium gave warm applause and cheers to Arshavin who was celebrating on the sidelines, Abramovich's face in the box became very, very ugly.

If he hadn't been concerned about the live camera scanning the stands, he would have definitely lost his temper.

"What are you kicking?"

Abramovich couldn't believe what he saw.

"This is the team we spent hundreds of millions of pounds to build?"

The Russian was so angry that he actually laughed.

"We spent hundreds of millions of pounds to build this team, but we were humiliated like this by a lousy amateur team?"

In Abramovich's words, Bayswater Chinese will always be that amateur, broken team struggling in the lower leagues.

But tonight, he was completely humiliated by this amateur team!
Trampled ruthlessly in front of more than 4 fans!
"Peter, how much did they spend to build this team?"

Abramovich held up two fingers. "Do you have 20 million pounds?"

Peter Kenyon hesitated for a while, and feeling Abramovich's sharp eyes, he could only answer: "I think... yes."

He wasn't particularly sure.

But at this point, having or not having no longer makes any sense.

Even if I had 2 million pounds, so what?

Compared with Chelsea's superstar-studded lineup, what is this investment?
Why did Chelsea, who invested heavily in the team, play like this at home? Why was they humiliated by a team that cost 2 million pounds?

“Can anyone tell me why?”

No one can answer Abramovich's question.

There is never a right answer in football.

If investment must be rewarded, is football still football?
But no one dared to say this.

It seems that no one dares to defend Mourinho and his Chelsea.

Why did they lose like this after spending so much money on a world-class lineup?

It seems that Mourinho can't answer why he can't use Shevchenko well.

Why is it that Ukrainian nuclear warheads just not getting along with Drogba?

“You saw the Observer. I just said it in an interview. I don’t care about the result. I care more about the process.”

"But now, what do you want me to say?"

There was a sudden silence in the box.

It was at this time that agent Pini Zahavi suddenly said, "Get out!"

"Get Mourinho out!"

He is a friend of Abramovich and was once the client of Chelsea's transfer.

But after Mourinho became the team's head coach, Mendes took his place.

However, his personal relationship with Abramovich remains.

At this moment, he suddenly said this and everyone in the audience was shocked.

"No!" Peter Kenyon stopped him immediately.

He was really afraid that Abramovich would get angry and fire Mourinho.

"It is definitely not a wise choice to fire Mourinho now. We should at least wait until he finishes the season."

Abramovich is no fool.

To have made it to this point, what doesn’t he understand?

Pini Zahavi was even shocked by his words.

But this option, which was not originally in his mind, was also thrown away in an instant.

Mourinho is a head coach who has made great contributions to the team. It is impossible for him to be fired at this time!
"Pini, your joke is not funny at all." Abramovich suppressed his anger, forced a smile, and pointed at Pini Zahavi and laughed.

"It's okay, it's okay, keep watching the game, keep watching the game."

But everyone noticed.

After asking everyone to continue watching the game, Abramovich turned around and his smile quickly disappeared.

For no reason, his eyes became sharper.

It's like it carries a murderous aura.

Mourinho's dismissal, an option that did not exist before, has surfaced.

……

When Chelsea conceded three goals in a row, Mourinho himself was shocked.

He really didn't expect that the Chinese in Bayswater's blitzkrieg would be so sharp, and that Yang Cheng would be so radical.

More importantly, the efficiency is indeed very high.

Arshavin was on drugs tonight.

However, Mourinho quickly made adjustments and the team began to adopt a defensive strategy.

At the same time, he withdrew both flanks to strengthen the defense and protection of the midfield.

The only one left is Drogba.

In this way, although it is a bit conservative, at least the defense is stable.

The Chinese in Bayswater also knew when to quit while they were ahead.

From the 20th minute onwards, they gradually and steadily controlled the ball instead of aggressively pressing in the frontcourt.

This made Mourinho feel somewhat relieved.

But after a bad start in the previous period, Chelsea was obviously stunned by the Chinese in Bayswater.

It was not until the 32nd minute that they managed to enter the penalty area of ​​the Chinese in Bayswater.

That was a straight pass from Lampard, which led to a counterattack.

Kalou on the left quickly made a run after being offside.

But Neuer left the goal and rushed directly to the edge of the penalty area and hugged the ball.

The German goalkeeper's defensive range is really wide.

He even often breaks out of the restricted area.

Three minutes later, Chelsea completed the first shot of the game.

Lampard's free kick from 30 meters away from the goal was just too high.

Then, Ballack made a diagonal pass to the right, Shevchenko stopped the ball and made a cross, and Drogba volleyed in front of the penalty area, but it was high again.

These were Chelsea's only two shots in the entire first half.

……

"Chelsea will definitely make adjustments in the second half."

"But at the moment, we don't know what tactics and substitutions they will adopt."

Yang Cheng is still very confident about the second half.

But this confidence is not about maintaining the current score.

What he wanted was to further expand the score.

Since it is a life-and-death West London derby, we must do our best to gain more lead and completely defeat the opponent. It would be best if Chelsea would be in such a state that the Chinese would be traumatized when they meet Bayswater in the future.

If you miss this opportunity, you will miss this store!
"I guess there are only two options. Take down a midfielder and replace him with winger Wright Phillips. Shevchenko returns to the front line to strengthen the attack!"

Yang Cheng felt that this was a very possible option.

Give it a try!
It's Boxing Day, and it's a home game. After playing like this, we have to at least get a goal, otherwise Mourinho will be too ashamed to face the fans at Stamford Bridge.

"The other option is to be completely conservative, replace Shevchenko with Mikel and strengthen the midfield."

But doing so would send a negative signal to everyone.

Given Mourinho's personality, any choice is possible.

Yang Cheng couldn't figure out Mourinho's thoughts, so he could only discuss both possibilities with the players and tell them how to deal with them.

No matter how Chelsea adjusts, they can never solve the biggest weakness in their defense.

Ferreira and Carvalho.

Both players are just over 1 meters tall.

In terms of competing for high balls and controlling the first landing point, they are far inferior to Dzeko.

So, most of the time they could only chase after Dzeko.

In this way, the defensive formation will easily become disordered.

In addition, Essien himself is not a midfielder with a good sense of position.

The most powerful thing about the Ghanaian Buffalo is that he can run all over the field. It would be worse than killing him to make him play as a single defensive midfielder.

Yang Cheng even wondered if using Ballack would be better than Essien?
But Ballack's defensive positioning wasn't much better either.

Many people overlook this point.

Makelele's role in Chelsea's midfield is not just defensive.

The French midfielder's passing is definitely not comparable to those of excellent organizing midfielders, but he can effectively connect the midfield and the defense line and is a very key member of Chelsea.

Drogba in front, Makelele in the midfield, Terry behind, and Cech in goal, this is Chelsea's most important central axis.

Lampard?
He does score a lot of goals, but on a tactical level, that's it.

Therefore, after Makelele's absence, Lampard was unable to stably control the midfield.

……

After the half-time break, both teams returned to the field.

Everyone noticed that Chelsea made a substitution.

Wright-Phillips replaces Geremi.

After the substitution, Essien retreated to central defence and partnered with Carvalho.

Ferreira returned to the right side.

Chelsea's midfield became Kalou, Lampard, Ballack and Wright-Phillips.

The forward line is a combination of Drogba and Shevchenko.

Even at this time, Mourinho still did not take off Shevchenko, but changed to 442.

Yang Cheng looked a little stunned, unable to figure out what Mourinho was thinking.

Shevchenko didn't even touch the ball a few times in the entire first half. Why let him keep the ball?

Now, if we change to 442, are we bullying our Dzeko because he doesn't know how to run?
But soon, Yang Cheng noticed the changes in Chelsea's defense.

Lampard and Ballack both sank deeper and were closer to the centre-backs.

Both Ballack and Lampard are midfielders with both offensive and defensive capabilities, so it is not impossible for them to play in the center of a 442 formation.

Among them, Ballack is tall and strong, and is very good at heading the ball.

Mourinho's intention was to block Dzeko and prevent him from retreating between the midfield and defenders to compete for headers and take the ball as he did in the first half.

This idea is quite interesting.

After playing for a few more minutes, Yang Cheng saw the clues and confirmed Mourinho's tactics. He immediately made adjustments and pushed Dzeko forward.

I don't care and I won't play any tactical games with you. I will just simply and roughly make use of Dzeko's high ball advantage.

If it was last season, Yang Cheng might not have been so confident.

But now, after Dzeko's physical strengthening training in the summer and recent months, both his strength confrontation and the strength of his core muscle groups have been significantly improved.

Plus, with a height of 1 meters, he is a head taller than Cavalou and Essien. Isn't high balls an advantage for him?

After several attempts, in the 56th minute, Yang Cheng's adjustment posed a threat.

Piszczek made a cross from the right and Dzeko headed the ball into the goal near the penalty spot.

But the header was too straight and was caught by Cech.

This is a very positive signal.

Chelsea also quickly launched a fast break.

After being marked by Piszczek on the left, Kalou passed the ball back to Lampard.

The Chelsea captain took a long shot from 23 meters away from the goal, but missed.

Both teams started to attack one after another.

In the 59th minute, Leighton Baines received the ball from Ashley Young on the left and crossed the ball to the back post.

Dzeko at the front point feinted a shot, and Arshavin at the back point competed with Lampard for the header, but missed the target.

Just two minutes later, Ballack made a lob pass to the right from outside the penalty area, and Wright-Phillips broke into the right side of the penalty area and shot.

The shot was at a low angle and was steadily blocked by Neuer, who hugged the ball.

The offensives of both sides gradually improved.

Chelsea was unwilling to fall behind 0-3 and wanted to save face.

The Chinese in Bayswater still controlled the ball and the tempo, patiently suppressing Chelsea.

So far in the 60 minutes of the game, Bayswater Chinese has had around 60% of the ball possession.

And in the 63rd minute, the Bayswater Chinese launched another attack.

Leighton Baines passed the ball, Ashley Young stopped the ball with the outside of his right foot, and after creating some distance from Ferreira, he suddenly made a diagonal pass with his right foot.

Ashley Young's diagonal pass from the left has been a major attacking line for the Bayswater Chinese this season.

At the back post, Dzeko quickly moved forward and headed the ball over Carvalho, trying to head the ball into the opposite corner, that is, high on the right side of the goal, avoiding Cech who moved to the left side of the goal.

Dzeko's header was on target, but he focused too much on the angle and it hit the crossbar and bounced back.

Almost at the same time, Arshavin, who was lurking in the top area of ​​the arc, quickly moved forward, met the rebounding football, stopped with his chest, and without waiting for Essien to rush forward, he led his left foot to the left, barely avoided Essien, took a step forward, and shot with his left foot.

Arshavin's entire action was done in one go, leaving Essien without even time to block it.

The ball went in a straight line and quickly shot into Chelsea's goal.

4 is better than 0!

"Happy Fourth!!!"

"Oh my god, Arshavin scored a hat trick!!"

"This was the 63rd minute of the second half. Arshavin, a Russian international, scored an amazing four goals!"

The whole Stamford Bridge stadium was in chaos.

In the stands, there were cheers, boos, angry curses, and roars from fans...

It's all so intertwined that I can't tell them apart.

On the field, Bayswater Chinese players were rushing towards Arshavin frantically.

The Russians went crazy and celebrated without restraint.

No one expected that he would complete a hat trick today!

It's simply unbelievable!
……

Yang Cheng was standing on the sidelines, also looking at the celebrating players in disbelief, then turned back to look at Brian Kidd, and they both laughed at the same time.

"After suppressing them for a while and stabilizing the victory, we will also have to make changes."

When Yang Cheng said this, he also sighed.

We have to play Manchester United away on the 30th.

If Chelsea's game is the West London derby, then the match against Manchester United is the key battle to determine who will win the Premier League title.

With the current schedule, it is difficult for Yang Cheng to say what kind of results he can achieve at Old Trafford.

But at the very least, we have to entangle Manchester United.

Brian Kidd nodded.

The Chinese in Bayswater do have too many devilish schedules.

Especially during Christmas this year, we faced strong teams one after another, all of them away from home.

what else can we do?

It was not until the 70th minute that Yang Cheng made the first substitution of the game.

He replaced Arshavin with young player Walcott.

Then Matuidi replaced Modric.

This is to save strength for the upcoming battle at Old Trafford.

But after the substitution, Chelsea began to counterattack.

Just three minutes later, Wright-Phillips tried to break through Leighton Baines on the right but was tripped.

Lampard quickly took a free kick and passed the low ball to the penalty spot, but no one received it.

At the back post, Kalou followed up with a cross, which was blocked by Piszczek and went out of bounds.

Corner kick.

Chelsea quickly took a corner kick and Ballack headed the ball, but it was slightly off target.

The Blues obviously also want to intensify their offensive.

The Chinese in Bayswater soon responded.

Piszczek broke into the right side of the penalty area and made a cross to Dzeko. The Bosnian center volleyed the ball, but it went slightly wide.

Soon, Wright Phillips broke into the baseline again and made a triangle pass, but Jose Fonte got there before Shevchenko and hit the ball out of the sideline.

Throw-in ball.

Chelsea's most threatening attack of the entire game came in the 83rd minute.

Lampard made an accurate diagonal pass to the right, Wright-Phillips went straight behind Leighton Baines, stopped the ball near the baseline, broke into the penalty area, and made an inverted triangle pass back to the middle.

As a result, Drogba paused when he had the chance to shoot directly, and his shot was saved by Neuer who responded in time.

The Ivorian's shot went straight into Neuer's arms.

This was the most threatening attack Chelsea created throughout the game.

After missing this attack, Chelsea began to increase their offensive intensity.

But in the 88th minute, Chelsea got a corner kick opportunity, and the Chinese player from Bayswater headed the ball away in the penalty area.

The Blues attacked so fiercely that they didn't even leave any men on the periphery.

Walcott was like a flash of lightning, catching up with the ball at an extremely fast speed, pushing forward with all his strength, and then speeding up to catch up.

The young English player rushed from the front of his own penalty area, dribbling the ball all the way, rushing out of his own 30-meter area, crossing the center line, and rushing into Chelsea's 30-meter area...

Bridge chased after him desperately, with his head raised, chasing him desperately.

But he couldn't catch up with Walcott who was striding forward.

Ferreira, who was left behind, became Chelsea's only hope.

But when Walcott rushed into Chelsea's 30-meter area with the ball, without waiting for everyone to react, he made a diagonal pass behind Ferreira.

Ashley Young quickly got past the offside trap, caught up with Walcott's diagonal pass, and pushed the ball into Chelsea's goal again.

5 is better than 0!

(End of this chapter)