Chapter 14 Chelsea Without an Inside Mole is Really Fierce!

[Chelsea without an inside mole is really fierce!]

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[There are no inside moles, it's just the curse of changing coaches.]

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[Li Kang + Kante + Fabregas, can they compare to Liverpool's midfield iron triangle "Gerrard-Alonso-Mascherano" of that year?]

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[It's a pity Matic left, otherwise Chelsea would have had a supermodel midfield iron triangle.]

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[If Li Mingdeng hadn't joined and Conte hadn't left, Chelsea would probably have collapsed a bit this season. The midfield lacks control, and the front and back lines are disconnected. No matter how great the individuals are, they will be at a numerical disadvantage in local area matchups.]

On the sidelines.

Enrique squeezed the mineral water bottle flat with force.

He tried his best to restrain the urge to swear.

He waved and called Xhaka and others over, adjusted his emotions, and put on a gentle expression, saying:

"Stay calm, even if we are one goal behind, we must stick to low-block defense."

"The goal was conceded because we were too aggressive. During the build-up, the midfield pushed too far forward and the ball speed was too slow."

"Don't worry, there is still a lot of time left in the game."

After saying that.

He took a deep look at Chelsea's coaching bench, and a hint of disdain couldn't help but arise in his eyes.

He couldn't help it.

The difference in coaching status.

Made him feel a surge of: What level are you?

'I am Barcelona's "Five Crowns" coach.'

'What about you? German Cup champion coach.'

On the other side.

Tuchel felt the other party's gaze.

Psychological warfare.

It must be psychological warfare.

He ignored it and called Rüdiger and David Luiz in front of him.

He said seriously:

"During the defensive phase, do not simultaneously lose your position and rush to intercept!"

"Maintain the distance and maintain a good defensive level!"

"If the opponent had one or two top demolition experts, our backcourt would have been penetrated three times already!"

"Don't think that others will clean up your messes."

Little Black Egg and Afro at this moment were like pupils being scolded by their teacher. Both of them were highly aggressive defenders in this historical period.

What consequences would arise when two defenders simultaneously lost their position and rushed to intercept during the defensive phase?

Refer to Germany 7:1 Brazil.

Afterward, the Brazilian team learned a lesson: they sued all the local businesses and local newspapers that ridiculed them, and received hundreds of thousands of euros in compensation.

Dino stopped celebrating at this time and continued to take notes seriously.

'Tuchel's control freak tendencies are strong, but the strategic direction is without any problems."

VIP box.

Abramovich applauded with satisfaction.

"My requirements are not high."

"I'm not pursuing the double crown, just trying to match Chelsea's goals conceded record from 2004 is fine."

A group of Chelsea officials looked at each other and turned their eyes to Čech.

In the 2004/05 season, Chelsea created a record of 24 Premier League clean sheets, conceding only 15 goals in 38 league rounds in a single season, and losing only one game.

They broke the Premier League record for the highest points to win the title and the fewest goals conceded.

The goalkeeper that year was the peak, uninjured, Čech.

Čech had no choice but to stand up and say, "Boss, let's still pursue the double crown..."

The game resumed.

Arsenal players tried their best to implement Enrique's tactical deployment.

During the build-up, the three lines of formation were spread out evenly.

The flanks of the forward and midfield lines maintained a distance of about 10 meters to improve the passing requirements of their own players and reduce the intensity of Chelsea's press.

Tilting the ball possession resources towards the wing, like this, and then like that.

It didn't have much effect.

Li Kang and Fabregas were too familiar with this style of play: How should Enrique's build-up deployment be described? This guy came to Arsenal and is still clinging to Guardiola-style Barca and Bielsa-style Barca, and maybe he will still be clinging to it in 2022.

So.

Arsenal's beautiful and smooth build-up was repeatedly interrupted.

"Oh!"

"Li Kang disrupted the Gunners' build-up!"

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"Kante's clean tackle!"

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"Cahill's positioning is very precise, he timely blocked Aubameyang's position, Courtois has no pressure."

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"Lacazette retreats and receives the ball with his back to the goal, hey, he can't turn around!"

Time passed minute by minute.

Chelsea's midfield interception made Xhaka, Ramsey, and others feel a little desperate.

Gradually.

With Tuchel's hand gesture changes, the Blues no longer insisted on fast counterattacks, but slowed down the rhythm slightly, and firmly pressed Arsenal into the penalty area.

"Siege!"

"A role reversal after many years!"

"Aggressive Chelsea, pragmatic Arsenal."

On the sidelines.

Dino put away his notebook and said, "Boss, at this stage, Fabregas' role is not obvious enough."

Tuchel nodded, unscrewed a bottle of water, and took a sip:

"Wait a little longer."

"That kid can unleash Li's offensive ability during the positional warfare phase."

"No, once we lose possession, our high defensive line will be under a lot of pressure."

"Let's put Bakayoko on in the second half and give it a try."

In the past, this guy's substitutions were without any rules.

It even made the fans' post-match comments inconsistent: Garbage, stupid substitution/Famous coach, god-like substitution.

Arsenal's defensive line was under great pressure.

In the past, when playing against Chelsea, they only needed to concentrate their defensive strength to limit one "pass-stop-dribble."

Now?

In the central arc area, there is also an additional Li.

Two offensive cores that can coexist and are not mutually exclusive?

This is the configuration that only super giants have.

44 minutes into the game.

Hazard received a pass from Fabregas.

He slowed down slightly.

Then suddenly started!

Koscielny, Iwobi, and Xhaka quickly intercepted.

Ospina was on full alert.

"The Premier League dribbling king!"

"Most people's highlight reels are mostly one-on-one, only Hazard, Messi, and Lingard's highlight reels most commonly feature one-on-multiple!"

"Small steps."

"Simple breakthrough moves, weird rhythm."

"Too flexible!"

"Zha ball king!"

The cheers of Chelsea fans enveloped the entire Wembley Stadium.

Hazard twisted his big butt, amidst the red and white crowd.

The moment he approached the arc.

Pa!

The football left his left foot and rolled towards Fabregas diagonally behind him.

The distance between the two was very, very close.

Another "pa" sound.

Chelsea's number 4 touched the ball with one foot!

The camera followed the light trajectory and moved to the left side of Arsenal's penalty area.

"Perfect lob pass!"

"The Arsenal captain tore apart the Arsenal defense!"

"Li Kang!!!"

Two phantoms appeared in Li Kang's vision at the same time.

Red and black number nine.

Black and white number ten.

Inzaghi first touch.

Del Piero zone.

The football fell.

Time seemed to be slowed down several times.

Li Kang spread his arms to prevent Mustafi from getting close.

Adjusted two steps.

Raised his left foot.

An impeccable volley posture.

Made the 90,000 spectators in the stadium hold their breath.

Here it comes.

Divine power!

Accompanied by a crisp sound.

A beautiful arc was outlined in the sky above Arsenal's penalty area.

Ospina did his best, but the orange gloves... could not reach the violently spinning football!

0:2!!!

"Beautiful!"

"Goal!"

"Li Kang zone!"

"No stop, volley!"

"A freehand arc that combines strength and softness!"

"A stunning goal!"

"Li Kang has scored the first official goal of his Chelsea career!"

"He is the most dazzling blue at Wembley Stadium!"

"Fabregas's lob assist was also wonderful! The connection between the two La Masia geniuses!"

Fabregas subconsciously wanted to celebrate, but before he took a few steps, he saw Li Kang refusing to celebrate.

Immediately, his expression was complicated.

That bright Gunners team emblem in the stands was so dazzling.

On the sidelines.

Tuchel finally started celebrating and ran wildly towards Enrique's direction to celebrate.

Dino followed closely behind.

This provocative move caused Islington fans to swear.

Enrique was expressionless, dragging his chin, and lowering his head.

The past resurfaced again.

'Sell him.'

'He's suitable as a substitute for Rakitić'

Awkward.

The awkward feeling was like being slapped hard in the face, and like running naked in front of 90,000 people at Wembley Stadium.

Beep!

Beep~ Beep!

The referee blew the whistle to end the first half.

"Wonderful 45 minutes."

"Tuchel's Chelsea played with a suffocating dominance!"

"Let's take a short break."

Kante climbed on Li Kang's shoulder, looked up, and excitedly reviewed the tacit understanding between the two.

Hazard glanced at the scoreboard, like a student looking forward to the school bell... Life without pressure is too happy.

The crowd bathed in the applause of Chelsea fans.

Morata patted Rüdiger's head and said in a tone of someone who's been there, "Are you still adapting? The Premier League, that's it!"

Chelsea locker room.

Dino's tactical review was interrupted.

Tuchel moved the flag: "Our positional attack can be simpler, don't be afraid of losing possession, don't be afraid of not being able to play a complete offensive chain! At the right time, pass the ball to Li."

"Li in the arc position."

"Li on the left side of the penalty area."

"Li pulled to the wing."

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"If Li restrains most of the opponent's defensive strength, then everyone can have the right to fire, only for this game."

"Don't think about anything else now, we will be in the positional attack phase for most of the second half!"

After saying that.

He called over the little black egg from Monaco, Bakayoko, to the side, and a few minutes later, he turned to Li Kang again.

Li Kang was about to use his brain.

Tuchel had already instilled the midfield deployment for the second half into his brain.

Like this, and then like that!

"I will reduce your burden on the field."

Li Kang nodded seriously: in fact, the head coach did not assign him any tasks.

The fifteen-minute half-time break ended quickly.

The referee team led both teams back to the green field.

Wembley Stadium roared again.

"Chelsea made the first substitution!"

"New signing- Bakayoko, replaced Fabregas!"

"This is a like-for-like substitution."

"Looking at his appearance, you can tell he is a defensive midfielder."

"Black, strong, and hard!"

"What kind of chemical reaction will this young Monaco midfielder have with Li Kang and Kante?"

Bakayoko at this historical stage is not yet a big bum, Lin Daiyu, whose off-ball awareness is inferior to the national football team.

Last season, he was the main midfielder of Monaco's dark horse season.

People gave him the nickname: "Backcourt Pogba", "Backcourt Li Kang", "King of Melee".

Beep!

Accompanied by the referee's whistle.

Chelsea possession.

Morata kicked off and passed the ball back to Li Kang.

The football passed quickly.

The blue torrent instantly swept across Arsenal's half.

Enrique's face was ashen, and he waved his hand in a panic to signal the players to retreat and play a low defensive block!

"Bakayoko squats, liberating Kante and David Luiz!"

"Li Kang receives the ball again, but does not pass to Willian!"

"Choose to break through himself!"

"Beautiful!"

"Crazy突突突 (tu tu tu - sound of machine gun)!"

Li Kang wanted to pass the ball, but in Tuchel's second-half build-up deployment: there were too few supporting points nearby, and a large number of troops were all squeezed in the frontcourt, spreading out the offensive width.

No task is the most difficult task.

From the perspective of the optimal solution for rhythm, he can only choose to break through himself.

Purely using his body to bump away Özil.

Changing direction and dribbling past Ramsey.

High-speed "bull tail" (a dribbling move) breaking through Xhaka head-on.

Solo advance!

The brain shadow diffused to the extreme.

The energy in his whole body was squeezed out.

As if a towel full of water, rolled into a strip, and then twisted hard!

Muscle memory and center of gravity adjustment reached their peak.

Pa pa pa!

Applause roared like a tide.

Chelsea fans liked this style of play.

Abramovich in the box also liked it.

The genius midfielder on the green field is the most dazzling blue.

Dino glanced at the smiling Tuchel:

"Boss, you call this reducing the burden?"

"Yes, reducing the defensive burden and releasing Li's offensive ability!"

"This is the charm of a top midfielder."

Dino carefully observed the formation in the build-up and breathed a sigh of relief: the number of people in the high defensive line was not small either.

The theme of the second half was indeed accurately predicted by Tuchel.

Positional warfare occupied most of the game time.

Li Kang didn't have many chances to rush forward crazily in the middle.

He walked back to recover blood and save energy.

Chelsea pinned Arsenal in the penalty area for most of the time.

Bakayoko's squatting, Kante's second-point sweeping and tracking back.

The combination of black, strong, and hard duo, one static and one dynamic, ensured the stability of the high defensive line.

Let Rüdiger and David Luiz, two defenders with strong offensive desires, take turns to insert forward.

Allowing Li Kang to continue to be active in the area behind the forward line.

Under the running constraints of Morata, Hazard, and Willian, a suffocating blue storm swept through Wembley Stadium.

Off-camera.

Courtois could only follow the fans and make celebratory gestures of raising his arms and waving.

Finally.

Beep! Beep beep~

The referee blew the whistle to end the game.

Arsenal 0:5 Chelsea.

Enrique slumped in the coaching seat, and the Islington fans' angry scolding kept echoing in his ears:

"Sack him!!!"

"Enrique get out!!!"

"Go back to Barcelona!!!"

Go back to Barcelona?

He couldn't go back.

Because of the strong resistance from Barcelona players, all of his confidant assistant coaches who stayed in Barcelona were also purged by the club.

Tuchel rushed onto the green field and hugged Li Kang tightly.

"2017 Community Shield Champion, Chelsea!"

(End of this chapter)