future king

The home game against Liverpool is Chelsea's first game since the international break.But in front of the Red Army, Chelsea's home record is not ideal. In the past 4 seasons, the Blue Army has only won one game in the 2009-2010 season.In the previous and subsequent seasons, it was Liverpool who won.I remember that in the 1-1 season, Liverpool's 2008-2009 away victory made Chelsea's unbeaten record of 1 league games at Stamford Bridge pass away.But today, facing this opponent again, the Blues lost for the third time in four years.

Chelsea's first conceded goal seemed to be an accident: in the 33rd minute of the game, Mikel took the ball in the middle of the backcourt, and Charlie Adam behind him rushed up. The Nigerian hesitated for a while and fell to the ground. The ball was cleared and passed to Bellamy next to him, who set up Maxi Rodriguez to beat Petr Cech to give the Reds the lead at Stamford Bridge.

However, this ball seems to be accidental, but it is actually a necessity.As the last barrier in front of the defense, Mikel's possession of the ball always seems to be too big.In the Premier League, no matter which team is playing against Chelsea, grabbing Mikel has become a common tactic.Under the close pressure of two or even three opponents, conceding the ball becomes inevitable.

In Chelsea's three midfield system, Mikel is the only player who puts his main energy into defense.

However, today, he was also involved in an attack: In the 11th minute of the game, Drogba and Lampard tackled in the frontcourt successively, the ball rolled to Mikel's feet, and the Nigerian swung it 35 yards from the goal. Raising the thigh is a volley, and the ball is slightly higher than the goal frame.However, this was the only time Mikel was involved in the attack.The signs of omissions in his defense came earlier: in the 9th minute of the game, Suarez broke through Mikel in the frontcourt, and thanks to the defense of Luiz and Ivanovic, the ball was intercepted.After the first half, Mikel returned to the dugout, but since then, he has not returned to the pitch.

As we all know, Mikel was born as a midfielder. In the 2006 World Youth Championship, he followed Messi and won the Silver Ball Award, but that became the only glory in his career.

Then, at Chelsea, Mourinho transformed him into an out-and-out midfielder.Mikel, who played as a defensive midfielder, was also popular for a while, but it soon became flat.In the second half of last season, Mikel seldom got a chance, and even the media reported that he would leave Hamburg with Arnesen, but in the end, what Arnesen took away was Mancini, who was once selected for the England team .And this season, Mikel has become the team's biggest weakness.

In fact, for Chelsea's three midfield system, each team has made it clear how to grab the midfielder.

However, before Mikel, it was Makelele who played this position.But trying to grab his ball is overwhelming, and the French even turned this position into the "Makelele position".After Makelele left Chelsea, the Blues have not been able to find a stable midfielder who can reach the same height.In fact, Essien was originally Makelele's successor, but in the last three seasons, Ghanaians have frequently suffered from injuries. This season, he suffered serious injuries in the summer. It is expected that he will not be able to play until next year at the earliest. up.

For Chelsea's midfielder position, both Boas and his predecessor Ancelotti have thought of ways. For example, both of them chose to use Ramirez with better technical skills.

Using Ramirez, the defensive effect is indeed better, but in this way, the Brazilian's forward attack is sacrificed. Therefore, Ramirez is still not an ideal permanent candidate.Meirelles, who joined this season, is more willing to attack in his bones.Today, in this crucial red-blue battle, Mikel still served as the starting midfielder, but Boas's decision was a big mistake.

Another tragic figure is naturally Torres, who is the focus of media attention. "t9" was unstoppable in the Red Army, but fell into a trough in the Blue Army. Now that he is fighting back, can he use this to get out of the haze?

When the starting lineup was announced, many people were surprised that Torres was on the bench!Is it because the Liverpool defender is too familiar with him?Or for next week's Champions League?On the bench, Torres sat for almost one game, until the 84th minute, he was replaced, replacing the starting center Drogba.

In fact, Torres has been active on the sidelines since the 63rd minute. With him, the decibel level at Stamford Bridge was immediately raised, and the camps were clearly defined.The Blues fans naturally applauded and sang "Torres' song" again, but this couldn't cover up the harsh boos, and the Liverpool fans of the visiting team yelled loudly at t9.

He debuted in 84 minutes and ended in 93 minutes. In just 9 minutes, it was difficult for Torres to make a difference. For a striker with such a name, facing his old club and being the focus of the media, he only played this mere 9 minutes at the end. It is a humiliating arrangement. Of course, Torres is a professional player, he will follow the coach's arrangement, and will not be resentful and rise up like Tevez.

In 9 minutes, Torres passed the ball 4 times, made 2 turnovers, conceded the ball 3 times, did not shoot, did not break through, and did not threaten.Of course it's not his problem, any world-class striker can't necessarily make a difference in 9 minutes. Sky Sports rated the Spaniard five but admitted he had "no time".

Sitting on the bench in such a critical battle, Torres obviously has not reached the state where the coach can fully trust and must be used every game.In fact, after he came to Chelsea, the gap in performance was very obvious. At Chelsea, he scored 425 goal every 1 minutes, while when he played for Liverpool, he scored 121 goal every 1 minutes; the shooting accuracy rate in the two periods was also 38%. 49%, while the opportunity grasp rate is 10% and 22%.

Someone threw the topic of whether Torres is still worth 5 million pounds to Boas, but the Portuguese marshal continued to support t9: "Is he still worth that much money? Will I pay him 5 million? Of course I will. Torres' best period so far was at Liverpool but that doesn't mean he can't be at his peak again at Chelsea, and now he's doing really well for the team."

Boas's words are probably half encouraging, but no one can guarantee when Torres will reach the peak again.After the game, the gloomy Torres smiled, but that was when he was chatting with former Liverpool teammates. The Spaniard once said that although Liverpool is smaller than London, life is more comfortable, and he finds it easier to adapt. Now Seeing those acquaintances from the past again, in his heart, does he also miss that good time?

Chelsea lost 1-2 at home to Liverpool, and Villas-Boas's coaching position has become a topic of public discussion. His odds of getting out of class soared from 331 before the game to 81, and the "Mirror" even commented, "Abramovich is easy to change. The itchy finger is on the trigger again"...

Boas himself does not think he will be fired early. He said: "The boss paid 1500 million euros to poach me from Porto, not to send me away early for another termination fee. We want to build something new in Chelsea. Something for the future."

Having said that, the number one record in football today is a "flawed injury" since Boas took over Chelsea. The 12 rounds of the Premier League have lost 4 games, only 12 rounds of clean sheets, 2 points away from the top of the list Manchester City (Weibo). Although the Blues are temporarily in fourth place, Tottenham, which has 1 games less, may surpass them at any time. And Liverpool, Arsenal (microblogging) have also tied the points.The most terrible thing is that in the strong dialogue, Boas has lost all so far. The away game lost 3 to 3 to Manchester United (Weibo). The scene was still bloody, but the home game was 5 to [-]. Losing to Liverpool again is somewhat difficult to explain.

History has proved that Abramovich has never been patient.Claudio Ranieri led Chelsea to the Premier League runner-up, knocked down the mighty Arsenal in the Champions League and entered the semi-finals, but still left at the end of the season; Mourinho won six titles in three years, but missed the Champions League several times, and lost again in the third season The Premier League trophy, although he won the FA Cup, was dismissed due to a slight turbulence at the beginning of the fourth season; Grant led the team to the historic Champions League final, only one penalty away from winning the championship, and was still kicked in the summer; Scolari Just came and left, Ancelotti, who won a championship, was expelled in the second year...

According to the "Sunday Express", Abramovich has already had a showdown with Villas-Boas. The Russian had a meeting with the Portuguese marshal a few days ago, saying that he was worried about Chelsea's performance at the beginning of the season, especially the 3-5 loss at home to Arsenal.Obviously, the meaning conveyed by the boss to Boas is very clear. If you don't win the game like this, you can figure it out.

In this way, a difficult problem was presented to the 34-year-old young marshal.Chelsea have to transform and change their style, but at the same time they have to continue to win. This difficulty can be imagined.

Sometimes, there is a price to be paid for changing the team's style of play. For example, today's Blues adopt a high-pressure style of play. There are highly mobile defenders, but most of the Chelsea defenders who have been influenced by Mourinho's 433 system are used to shrinking their defense. Suddenly they became unable to defend, the system changed, and they had more opportunities to be exposed to the firepower of forwards, so they were naturally prone to mistakes.

It takes time to adapt to the new system and style of play, but this is a luxury for Boas.On the one hand, there is an ideal that requires time and money to pursue, and on the other hand, the boss is asking for results. The young marshal has encountered the biggest problem in his coaching career.For Boas, the next away game against Leverkusen may be a life-and-death battle. If he loses again, Abramovich may really lose his limited patience.

In fact, a name has been hanging high above Boas's head, which may fall down to replace him at any time, and this name is Guus Hiddink.

The famous Dutch coach was fired by the Turkish Football Association and is now completely free, and his relationship with Abramovich is well known. In the 2008-09 season, after Scolari was fired, Hiddink took office as a part-timer. His performance in leading the team also left a good impression on Abramovich (won the FA Cup, suffered a controversy in the Champions League and was defeated by Barcelona Eliminated, but played extremely bloody, once decided to win Boas, Hiddink is the best candidate for emergency replacement.

The Portuguese actually knew that Abramovich left Hiddink as a back move. "Hiddink is one of the best managers in the world," Villas-Boas said. "There is no vacancy. If there is, I'm sure he will be one of the top candidates. When Hiddink was in charge of Chelsea, he was a member of the club. Very good times, but that doesn’t mean he will always be successful at this level of club.” From Boas’s cautious praise, some caution can be heard, the example of Scolari was just yesterday, once the young coach Chelsea continues to hover in the trough, so the "vacant coaching position" that does not currently exist may be vacant after Abramovich's order by then!

Chelsea, which has been changing coaches, has not achieved satisfactory results this year. Manchester United, which has also changed coaches, has been at the forefront of the standings this season.

In this round of the Premier League, in the away game, Manchester United will finally bring back 3 points with a one-goal advantage!

Li Yu scored the only goal in the game and continued his good form. Under his combing, Manchester United's offensive and defensive ends have gradually taken shape. It is said that Ancelotti is conservative, but now it seems that this is the case. Feel free to use Li Yu to sort out the entire team and use the league to practice. It is not risky. Fortunately, Li Yu's performance did not live up to the trust of the coach.

Five consecutive victories!No goals conceded!After just experiencing the nightmare of a 1-6 home defeat to rivals Manchester City in the same city last month, the whole Manchester United team "knowledge the shame and then be brave", using a wave of victories to buffer the low morale in time, and did not let the team continue to sink.However, behind such deceptive data, how many convincing performances did Manchester United really show?People who have watched these games will also ask: Where is the Manchester United team that was able to firmly control the game in the past?

In the last two games, Manchester United's victory has always been accompanied by a record refresh: Manchester United have scored in the midfield of 19 games at the beginning of this season, surpassing the 2001 consecutive games at the beginning of the 02-18 season.However, despite this, Manchester United, who played away against the newly promoted Swansea, continued their recent poor state, using a "unhappy victory" game to make the fans spend a slightly depressed weekend.

As a Premier League team from Wales, Swansea did not blindly stick to the simple and rough English style of play.

Under the guidance of head coach Rodgers, the team attaches great importance to passing the ball on the ground, pays attention to passing and cutting cooperation and running without the ball, and gives full play to the strengths of the players. The media dubbed it "British Barcelona".

Obviously, Manchester United, who faced Barcelona's fragile defeat in the Champions League final twice, also suffered a lot against the "cottage Barcelona" in this game: in the 2nd minute, Swansea counterattacked from the right and made a pass to the back. Carrick's siege was interrupted, causing the opponent to pass into the penalty area. Sinclair, who was unguarded, scored the first goal on the edge of the small penalty area. For a while, the volley was shot crookedly.

In the 49th minute, Joe Allen, who came off the bench, passed the ball. Sinclair shot from a small angle on the left side of the penalty area and was saved by De Gea; in the 56th minute, Gower took a corner kick and Monk headed it from 8 yards away. The goal was pushed out by Vidic's flying header; in the 67th minute, Swansea made a pass from the left, and the small Fabio who came off the bench competed with his opponent for the header, and made a clearance after the ball landed.The Brazilian teenager, who was extremely dissatisfied with his teammates, roared forward, reprimanding his teammates for their lax defense, which caused the opponent to pass easily.

In the final stage of the game, the home team even formed a siege against Manchester United, which made the latter quite embarrassed, but unfortunately they were unlucky and failed to score.

尽管足球是一项用比分来说话的运动，但是赛后数据却完全令曼联人高兴不起来：射门数主队10次，客队13次；角球6比2；全场比赛控球率双方平分，而在上半场的前30分钟和下半场的前10分钟，斯旺西分别以53%比47%和66%比34%的控球率牢牢占据优势；而传球成功率方面，曼联仅高出对手0.5个百分点。

As one British journalist put it on Twitter: "What's wrong with the Manchester United players? I can't imagine such a poor way of playing can keep them No.2 in the standings." It all points to One conclusion: Manchester United has no advantage in the face of newly promoted teams, and victory is not convincing.In connection with the performance of Manchester United in the previous games, we can't help but ask: Is this still Manchester United?Where is the team's problem?

Before this campaign, Manchester United had a total of 168 shots in the Premier League, ranking 9th, even inferior to underdogs such as Wolves and Queens Park Rangers; they were shot 196 times, ranking 2nd, only 1 times less than No.2 Bolton The ball possession rate is 55.15%, ranking 6th, less than the other three giants, as well as the rivals Swansea and Manchester City in the same city; 127 threatening balls, ranking seventh, still less than the three giants and Manchester City.

In terms of goalkeeper saves, De Gea ranked fourth with 45 times, only two less than No.4.On the other hand, Manchester United is the only team in the Premier League that does not have a player to play the entire league. Everyone is being rotated and the lineup suffers from frequent changes.From the above data, we can see that Manchester United currently lacks three abilities: the ability to control the game, the ability to create opportunities, and the ability to protect the backcourt.

As the saying goes, "one goes down and the other goes up": Manchester United, which has just had five consecutive zero-block opponents, seems to have lost the super attack power they were proud of at the beginning of the season. They only scored 8 goals and lacked absolute initiative on the scene. , and even besieged by opponents in certain periods of time.

The lack of ability to control the game and create opportunities is closely related to the lack of a playmaker in the midfield: Giggs, as a nearly 40-year-old veteran, cannot sustain his physical strength to play for a long time, and is more of a substitute player to change The situation on the court; Cleverley was knocked down by injuries after an amazing start to the season, making it difficult to play before Christmas.

So we can see that when the two midfield organizers Cleverley and Giggs are difficult to play, the forward Li Yu has to retreat frequently to organize the attack, which weakens the strength of the striker and leads to The number of goals dropped sharply.However, Nani, Mata and others who live on the two wings have encountered various problems such as bottoming out and injuries, and have not been able to show impressive performances recently.

The midfielder and the penalty area are frequently "patronized" by opponents because there are too many unstable factors in the position of the midfielder and central defender: Fletcher is hard to return to the peak after recovering from a serious illness; Pogba is still young and lacks the front line Game experience; Carrick's scrambling ability and coverage are relatively limited, resulting in Ferdinand and Vidic often having to face the opponent's offensive players directly.Of course, the "time bomb" Evans must not be forgotten, he may make the team suffer at any time... Faced with various problems, scoring goals in 19 consecutive games may only give people some comfort in terms of statistics.

Objectively speaking, the current lineup has made it difficult for Manchester United to maintain sufficient competitiveness in both the league and the Champions League. Therefore, correct signings are imperative, and the top priority is to enhance the team's creativity.The news from the "Mirror" said that Manchester United intends to introduce Brazil's Sao Paulo club midfielder, known as the attacking genius Lucas Jr. will be considered.

In any case, in the face of an unprecedentedly competitive 11-12 season, there is not much time left for coach Ancelotti to reinvent Manchester United.

Regardless of whether Ancelotti is changing Manchester United's style of play, it is difficult to satisfy the fans. The recent victory cannot demonstrate the recent attack power of Manchester United. Some people may ask why Mata, who was introduced with a lot of money, was placed on the wing. And let the attacker Li Yu sort out the team's offense.

Ancelotti is also self-aware. Mata still needs to adapt and adapt when he first arrives in the Premier League. Manchester United does not have any games for Anshuai to establish a core. Li Yu is ready-made, which is much more beneficial than Mata, a newcomer. , Let Manchester United's No. 9 be the core, no one will say anything, if the same position is replaced by Mata, there will definitely be problems.

The new coach adopts a seemingly risky, but actually safe method. He is slowly transforming the team. There is no way to guarantee the record. Ancelotti has done all possible considerations and came up with a set of compromises. The method is also in line with Ancelotti's personality.