I build a giant in the Premier League

Chapter 24 Chelsea is no longer able to play

Long before Christmas, Yang Cheng began to study how to play against Chelsea.

When the English Football Association stepped in and held the game at Stamford Bridge, Yang Cheng focused more on studying the Blues.

So far this season, Chelsea has achieved an impressive record of 9 wins, 7 draw and 1 loss in 1 games at Stamford Bridge.

The two games in which we lost points were against Blackburn in the 4th round and against Bolton in the 16th round.

Yang Cheng studied these two games repeatedly and discovered a major shortcoming in Chelsea's lineup.

Ranieri still uses the traditional 442 tactics, but the players are different.

When playing against Blackburn, Makelele had not yet joined from Real Madrid, so the midfield configuration was not strong enough, especially the defensive midfielder position.

This led to Blackburn launching a quick counterattack just 19 seconds into the game after left centre-back Desailly was intercepted while dribbling on the midline.

Janssen assisted Andy Cole to score from the left.

Subsequently, Blackburn's several counterattacks were attempts to target Chelsea's right side.

The reason is very simple. Chelsea's right half defense is composed of two young players, Glen Johnson and John Terry.

This was still evident when we played Bolton in mid-December.

Although Terry assisted Crespo to score a goal in the 22nd minute, he himself also scored an own goal in the final moments of the game, causing Chelsea to suffer a reversal at the hands of Bolton.

Bolton's head coach Allardyce also attacked Chelsea's right side in this game.

Just eight minutes into the game, midfielder Nolan beautifully transferred the ball to Gardner on the left, who passed it in front of the goal, and center forward Kevin Davis almost scored with a header.

If this ball had gone in, the situation would have obviously changed.

The final own goal was also created by Bolton attacking from the left and then passing the ball low in front of the goal.

Chelsea has problems both in attack and defense on the right.

Therefore, there are rumors that Chelsea is going to sign Blackburn's right-wing attacker Emerton during the winter break.

As for right back, Glen Johnson has gradually replaced Melchiot this season.

Terry gradually replaced Desailly and partnered with Gallas.

Blackburn's Souness and Bolton's Allardyce, these two famous Premier League coaches have pointed out the direction of attack for Yang Cheng.

……

"I'm not going to play a defensive counterattack against Chelsea in this game."

As the game approached, Yang Cheng held a meeting with the coaching staff and expressed his ideas when preparing tactics.

"Chelsea may have many stars, but we are not without the ability to fight."

No one, including Brian Kidd, could believe what they heard.

Brother, you are talking about Chelsea, not Chesterfield.

That's a super battleship that cost nearly 2 million pounds to build this summer. Do you know what you are talking about?

Yang Cheng noticed the expressions of his assistants and smiled slightly.

He didn't say much and directly pulled over the tactical board.

Soon, Chelsea's formation was laid out on it.

442!

"I can confirm a few positions now, goalkeeper Cudicini, two central defenders, Gallas on the left and Terry on the right."

"The two central midfielders are Makelele and Lampard."

"The left midfielder is Duff and the striker is Mutu."

Yang Cheng said as he wrote it down on the tactics board.

Others had basically no objection.

"The right side is the most uncertain. It could be Glen Johnson, but it could also be Melchiot. After all, we are only a League Two team."

At this time, Brian Kidd smiled and nodded, adding, "We are not an ordinary English League Two team, we are the leader!"

In the tense atmosphere, everyone couldn't help but smile.

"Glen Johnson's defense is problematic, and Melchiot is tall but slow and inflexible."

"In the combination of Makelele and Lampard, Lampard is often closer to this side."

"The right midfielder is currently uncertain. It could be Joe Cole or Gronkjaer, but they are not very willing to return to defense actively, which has led to Chelsea's right-wing defense being a problem."

"Duff attacks from the left, and it won't be a big problem whether Bridge or Babayaro plays."

"As for the striker, it doesn't matter who plays with Mutu, Hasselbaink, Gudjohnson or Crespo."

Veron was once a main player in the current Chelsea team, but the combination with Lampard's central midfielder was not effective.

In the 442 tactics, especially England's 442 tactics, the role of the two central midfielders is to move from penalty area to penalty area.

But times have changed.

This kind of 442 doesn't work anymore.

Although Wenger, who is currently unbeaten in the Premier League, also plays 442, in fact, Bergkamp's role is not that of a striker, but more like a number 10 player who retreats to connect the front line and midfield.

The same is true.

Chelsea's forward line includes Hasselbaink and Crespo, but it is Mutu who has a more solid position.

Because Mutu can play a role similar to Bergkamp in this tactic.

So, rather than 442, it's actually more like 4231.

In this case, the characteristics of Veron and Lampard mean that if they play at the same time, Chelsea's midfield defense will be very problematic.

Makelele, who has outstanding defensive skills, becomes indispensable.

As a local player, Lampard is a main force and a well-known iron man.

So, Veron could only sit on the bench sadly.

But then comes another problem.

Neither Makelele nor Lampard could bring control and creativity to Chelsea's midfield.

This is not a simple question.

Chelsea failed to solve this problem, including after Mourinho took over as coach.

Therefore, Drogba, a tactical center forward who is good at feeding back and supporting the midfield, is more suitable for Chelsea than Shevchenko and Torres.

At the same time, this is not just Chelsea's problem.

It is a problem that the whole of England, the whole of the United Kingdom, has been working to resolve over the past decade, or even more than 20 years.

"Brian."

Yang Cheng looked at Brian Kidd with a smile. "Do you remember what I said to you when we first met?"

"Of course." Brian Kidd nodded.

During that meeting, Yang Cheng had a long chat with Brian Kidd about everything from the great changes in European football to the problems of English football and youth training.

Some things are not secrets. English football people, such as Ferguson and Brian Kidd, know them and are trying to find solutions.

But Yang Cheng's solution made Brian Kidd particularly interested.

“Although the current team is still far from the team I want, Chelsea is not the strongest team in the UK at the moment, so I want to try it at Stamford Bridge.”

Brian Kidd's eyes lit up when he heard this.

He was so excited that he even stood up.

……

On the evening of February 1th, Stamford Bridge Stadium in London.

In the third round of the FA Cup, Bayswater Chinese challenged Chelsea away.

Yang Cheng continued to adopt the 433 tactics in this game.

Goalkeeper: Joe Hart;

Defence: Capaldi, Koscielny, Roger Johansson and Steve Jenkins;
Midfield: Huddlestone dropped back, with Martin Rowland and Modric in the middle;

Forwards: Ribery, Lambert and Devany.

He did not choose Dave Kitson, who had shined on his debut and scored a hat trick, but instead chose Lambert, whose tactical role was more obvious.

As for the right back position, Kevin Fury, who has performed well recently, was replaced by Steve Jenkins, who is more experienced in defense, which also reflects Yang Cheng's thinking in this game.

There is no suspense about Chelsea's starting lineup.

Ranieri made appropriate rotations.

Obviously, with the league title in danger, the Tinkerers still hope to make a difference in the cup competition.

Goalkeeper: Cudicini;
Defense: Babayaro, Gallas, Terry and Melchiot;
Midfield: Gronkjaer, Makelele, Lampard and Joe Cole;

Forwards: Hasselbaink and Mutu.

Yang Cheng guessed one wrong position, which was Duff.

Although Ranieri attaches great importance to cup competitions, he obviously does not take the Chinese from Bayswater in English League Two seriously.

Not only him, in the eyes of most people, the Chinese from Bayswater who come to Stamford Bridge are basically destined to be at the mercy of others.

Not to mention, after Jonathan Steed left the team, any player in the Blues is almost worth the entire Bayswater Chinese team.

In the face of such a huge gap in strength, what else do they have to worry about?
The referee for this match is Alan Willey.

He was obviously worried that the Chinese from Bayswater in English League Two would take some rough actions, so he gave them a few more warnings before the game.

But as soon as the game started, the whole stadium was in an uproar.

This was the first time that the Chinese in Bayswater showed their football on television to fans around the world.

As soon as the ball was kicked off, it was a series of passes, very skillfully and smoothly.

Chelsea's two forwards tried to steal the ball, but they couldn't even touch it.

But when Modric took the ball and turned around on the right side of the center circle, trying to break through Makelele, the French midfielder decisively approached, used his body to push Modric away, and forcibly snatched the ball away.

Although Makelele is not tall, he has strong physical confrontation ability.

This wonderful defense won Makelele warm applause.

There were more than 3 fans attending the game, of which only 8 were Bayswater Chinese fans.

However, it is hard to say how many die-hard fans there are among these 5 people.

After losing the ball, the Chinese players began to actively rush for the ball.

Soon, with the interference of Lambert, Martin Roland successfully snatched the ball back.

Yang Cheng made some arrangements for this game, such as decisively rushing to grab the ball after losing it, and after grabbing the ball, trying to control the ball in the midfield.

Because Chelsea only has two midfielders, and both are relatively deep in the center.

The Chinese at Bayswater controlled the ball in the midfield and when the forwards were not active in trying to get back to the ball, Lampard and Makelele had to move forward.

As the center forward, Lambert took the initiative to retreat.

In this situation, Chelsea's defense naturally pushed forward.

When the game reached the 4th minute, Bayswater Chinese seized an opportunity.

Martin Rowland was pressed by Lampard and passed the ball to Modric.

Modric, under the interference of Makelele, barely passed the ball to Lambert who was retreating.

Lambert didn't stop the ball, but passed it back to Heddlestone who was waiting in the open space.

At this time, the young English midfielder stopped the ball, looked forward, and made a long pass.

At this moment, all the fans at the scene suddenly realized the danger and let out bursts of exclamations.

Ribery, wearing a red jersey, was like a sharp knife on the left, sprinting forward quickly, running all the way, chasing after his teammate's long pass.

Finally, in the left corner, Ribery successfully stopped Heddlestone's long pass.

But by the time he adjusted himself, Melchiot had already returned to defense.

Ranieri, who came from Serie A, is still very strict in defense.

One on one!

Ribery did not give his opponent a chance to breathe and continued to dribble the ball closer along the baseline.

When Melchiot was already with his back to the left side of the penalty area, Ribery suddenly made a fake move to the baseline, actually trying to shake off Melchiot and dribble the ball to the left corner of the penalty area.

Melchiot showed an expression that said, "As expected." He didn't fall for it and immediately caught up with him.

But as soon as he moved, Ribery made a sudden stop and change direction, dribbling the ball to the baseline.

Melchiot, who is 1 meters tall, has built up muscles all over his body in order to cope with the Premier League.

Facing the short and agile Ribery, his muscular body became a burden and he was easily thrown over by Ribery.

Ribery dribbled the ball skillfully with his feet and broke into the left side of the penalty area from the baseline. Facing Terry who was chasing him all the way, he made an emergency stop, barely avoided Terry's block, and passed the ball back to the front of the left corner of the small penalty area.

At this time, Martin Roland, who had been chasing all the way, rushed over and shot the ball in response to Ribery's return pass.

The ball went straight into the bottom of Chelsea's goal.

The entire Stamford Bridge stadium fell into deathly silence.

Everyone looked at what was happening on the field in disbelief, watching the score on the scoreboard, which was originally 0-0, quickly turn into 0-1.

All were amazed!
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