Why did my ex-girlfriend buy Chelsea?

Midweek, League Cup knockout matches.

Since the opponent is from the English second division.

Tuchel did not have a regular player on the pitch.

The team needs to adjust its fitness form.

Chelsea will face leaders Manchester City at home at the weekend.

After three days off, we will fly to Paris for the Champions League match against Paris Saint-Germain.

These two tough battles will determine the trend of the team at the beginning of the season.

After a three-day break, Qin Xi and the team were busy with the last training session before the league match.

This time it was a closed training session, and journalists and some fans could not visit the venue.

'You have to know that we're five points behind Manchester City now, and I understand that most of you haven't touched the Premier League trophy!' Tuchel shouted at the training ground.

"Boss, you didn't get it either. Gallagher's words made the originally serious scene easier.

Tuchel narrowed his eyes and reached out to Gallagher.

"Yes, Gallagher is right, so I also love that we have the opportunity to compete for a Premier League trophy. '

Tuchel wants to adjust the mentality of his players in his own way.

In the Community Shield at the start of the season, Chelsea beat Manchester City on penalties.

But at that time, Manchester City's new signing Haaland was still in the run-in stage and did not play his full strength.

After Manchester City's opening five consecutive wins and seven consecutive wins in all competitions, Haaland has scored nine goals, including seven in the league, ahead of the goalscorers.

Therefore, how to keep an eye on the opponent's Haaland is the focus of the training session.

Tuchel is confident Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola will definitely change his tactics.

He knows the boss and knows that Pep Guardiola will certainly learn from the defeat of the Community Shield.

So Tuchel made an important decision to change from the usual 343 formation to the 352 formation.

Strengthen a midfield defender and reduce an attacking point.

The players respected his decision, especially Qin Xi.

"Qin Xi, if nothing else, you will be teaming up with Kovacic and Jorginho. "

This kind of position is not unfamiliar, and after Jorginho and Qin Xi dragged on, Kovacic's position was a little more flexible.

"Coach, I have a question. While training in groups, Qin Xi asked.

Qin Xi asked why he was responsible for guarding De Bruyne against Manchester City.

"I know you might be afraid of being teased by Kevin De Bruyne's pass, but trust me, your team-mates will block his pass in the first place.

"But wouldn't it be easier to have problems with letting Jorginho, who was slower than me, to keep an eye on Foden on the other side

?" "You kid, no big or small, dare to say I'm slow?" Jorginho on the side heard Qin Xi's evaluation and quickly walked over.

Tuchel looked at the two with a smile.

He knows the players may not understand the tactical change he made against Manchester City, known for their passing control.

.....

An hour before the start of the match, the clubs announced their starting lists on their official websites.

Manchester City's starter surprised fans.

Haaland is not on the squad.

The overwhelming news followed, and City's top scorer was injured during pre-match training.

Tuchel has not made adjustments due to changes in his opponent.

He trusts the three midfielders and trusts his own arrangements.

Manchester City fielded a strikeless squad with Foden, Raheem Sterling and Grealish up front.

When players from both sides entered the pitch, there was a round of boos from the stadium.

Chelsea fans have not been friendly to Kevin De Bruyne.

After all, he is also a difficult place in the hearts of the club's fans.

Qin Xi seemed very friendly, and nodded to each other as he passed by De Bruyne.

"Look, this is probably Pep Guardiola's smoke bomb. Jorginho whispered to Qin Xi.

"I don't think so, he can't be the top scorer in order to break down our tactics. Qin Xi did not agree with Jorginho's opinion.

The game begins.

Manchester City's ability to possess the ball is indeed the best in the Premier League.

In the opening 15 minutes, they had 70% possession.

Even though Chelsea fielded three midfielders, it seemed impossible to keep the ball at their feet.

Qin Xi stared at De Bruyne as arranged by the coach.

However, City seem to have changed the core of the playmaking and gave the ball more to Grealish on the wing.

Grealish, known as the hero over the human machine.

If it weren't for Jorginho's timely defense, Reece James would have been tired enough.

Qin Xi observed the changes on the field and exchanged positions with Jorginho at any time.

In the 18th minute of the game, Manchester City took the ball on the left.

Grealish broke past Jorginho and Reece James with the ball into the Chelsea penalty area.

Mendy couldn't help it, abandoned the door to attack, but accidentally tripped Grealish due to a mistake.

The referee then points to the penalty spot.

"He's a fake fall! Referee, please watch the video!" came boos from fans on the sidelines.

Jorginho stepped forward to argue with the referee, and Qin Xi noticed that on the sidelines, Guardiola was sitting firmly in the dugout, smiling.

After confirming that the penalty was awarded correctly.

The referee also showed mercy to his subordinates and only gave Mendy a yellow card.

Grealish stood on the penalty spot and personally took the penalty he created.

Mendy made no saves and the penalty went into the net.

Chelsea are temporarily behind at home.

At this point, Mendy had an altercation with James.

"James, are your eyes used to get angry, didn't you see that just now Grealish wanted to cut behind you?" Mendy was furious after conceding the ball.

"Edouard Mendy, you shouldn't have hit that ball just now, didn't you see that the two defenders next to you have already made up the defense?

Before the conflict between the two heated up further, Jorginho hurriedly ran over.

Qin Xi also immediately pulled James back to the wing.

"Stop arguing, don't embarrass yourself here!" Jorginho criticized the two seriously.

Mason Mount's absence has indeed had a huge impact on the team.

As Chelsea's attacking initiator, his tactical role is irreplaceable.

Manchester City once again launched possession after leading by one goal.

Instead of onslaught, they kept the ball in the midfield.

What an ugly football!" booed the Chelsea fans on the sidelines, who did not like City's style of possession, after all, their home team was one goal behind at the moment.

Fortunately, Kovacic was in good form for this game.

He successfully predicted Rodri's line of play in midfield.

After breaking the ball, it was quickly distributed to Qin Xi.

Qin Xi saw that James, who was holding a breath of anger, had already started running, and quickly shoved it straight to the right side.

James dribbled the ball and faced Manchester City left-back Joao Cancelo to make a beautiful man's ball over.

He skilfully got rid of Manchester City centre-back Stones and gave the ball to Timo Werner, who followed up in place.

The Germans don't stop the ball and get straight to their feet.

Tuchel on the sidelines had already stood up early, and thinking of Timo Werner's penalty against Manchester United, he was not worried about his dismissive's unflattering footwork.