"Guys, I don't need to emphasize the importance of today's game to us anymore, right?" In the visiting team's locker room, Mourinho gave his pre-match training with a serious expression, "If I find out, If anyone dares to fail to give his best in the game, then I can suggest him to first recall what happened to Crespo and Veron last summer!"
Mourinho's remarks are not alarmist. You know, the Portuguese did have the intention to reuse Crespo and Veron when he first joined Chelsea. It's a pity that these two Argentines were short-circuited and dared to pretend to be big-name stars in front of Mourinho. As a result, they were directly thrown into the cold palace by the madman who didn't accept this trick at all, and were rented out before the summer transfer window closed. To the Milan duo.
Therefore, when Mourinho repeatedly emphasized the importance of this game and the serious consequences of not working hard, no player in the Chelsea team dared to turn a deaf ear to the Portuguese's words - they did not want to do this because of such a thing Following the footsteps of Veron and Crespo, Mourinho was kicked out of Stamford Bridge, which was in a prosperous situation.
What's more, everyone from Chelsea players to head coach Mourinho attaches great importance to this game. Because if Chelsea wins this game, then the Blues can overtake Tottenham and lead the British standings with a two-point advantage; but if Chelsea ultimately lose, then they will have to face the unfavorable situation of being four points behind the leader. !
With Tottenham's stability and ability to score points in the first half of the league, Mourinho is not sure that he can counter Tottenham with a four-point advantage after losing this game. Therefore, for this ranking battle, the Portuguese madman can be said to be bound to win!
Now here is an introduction to the lineups of the two teams. Chelsea, who are playing away from home, had just played a League Cup semi-final with Manchester United two days ago, so Mourinho made certain adjustments to the roster today - goalkeeper Akinfeev, four defenders From left to right are Gallas, Terry, Carvalho and Ferreira. The midfield trio is Makelele, Smerkin and Lampard. The Swedish god Ibrahimovic is on the front line. Qi is in the center and forward, Joe Cole and Irish winger Duff are on the left and right wings!
Obviously, after coaching Chelsea for more than half a season, Mourinho has gradually selected a group of players he trusts and identified them as the main team for the Blues to dominate the British arena and even the entire European football world!
In terms of employment concepts, head coaches such as Mourinho, Capello and Ancelotti can be said to be quite similar. That is, once a main lineup and rotation list are determined, they will basically not change it easily. Make any changes. Otherwise, no matter how poor Bridge and Glen Johnson's abilities are, they will not be so bad that they will not even get a few opportunities to play for Chelsea, and they can only get them in trivial competitions such as the FA Cup and League Cup. Get some screen time.
By the way, in order to ensure that the team can face Tottenham Hotspur in the best condition in this table battle, Mourinho can be said to have made quite a huge sacrifice. For example, in the just-concluded League Cup semi-final round, Chelsea, which had already decided to retain its strength, actually played against Manchester United with a full substitute lineup!
If Manchester United were not fighting for the top four positions in the league and had no intention of investing too much energy in the League Cup, I am afraid that Chelsea would have been beaten to the ground by the Red Devils and lost hope of advancing to the final after the round. , instead of shaking hands and making peace with Manchester United!
After talking about Chelsea’s appearance list, let’s take a look at Tottenham. After a week of rest, Tottenham players have been adjusted to their best physical fitness and competitive condition, and they are just waiting for the moment when this ranking battle comes!
There is no doubt that the goalkeeper position naturally belongs to Petr Cech. The Czech national goalkeeper has performed extremely well since joining Tottenham and has greatly improved Tottenham's originally fragile defense. Naturally, it is impossible for George to put Cech, who is not sick and healthy, on the bench on this critical occasion.
In the defense, Patrice Evra is on the left, Stephen Carr is on the right, and Vidic is partnered with Ledley King, who wears the captain's armband, as a central defender - since being entrusted with the important task of captain of the team by George , Ridley King's leadership qualities began to be gradually revealed, and now he has the air of a general in his movements, and his ability is far beyond that of Wu Xia Amon back then. And Evra and Vidic have also grown rapidly, and have already vaguely touched the threshold of world-class stars!
In the midfield, Mascherano serves as the single defensive midfielder. In front of him is the midfield duo of Xabi Alonso and Basturk. The reason why Edgar Davis was not selected on the list is because facing Chelsea's muscle forest, the aging Dutch Wild Boar can hardly guarantee the physical fitness and defensive intensity to support the entire game. For this reason, George finally chose Basturk, who was inferior in defensive ability, but was younger and had better personal skills.
As for the forward line, George sent Robben, Drogba and Ronaldo to form Tottenham's offensive trident for this game. Of course, it will take time and actual combat to prove whether this trident can tear apart Chelsea's defense as George imagined!
When the players from both sides walked out of the tunnel, Tottenham fans in the stands suddenly burst into cheers, cheering for the team they supported with deafening applause and cheers. In addition, by doing this, Tottenham fans are also invisibly putting mental pressure on Chelsea players playing away games, increasing the chance that some of the players with poor psychological quality will perform poorly.
In the eyes of Tottenham fans, there is nothing wrong or inappropriate about them doing this. After all, this is White Hart Lane, the home ground of Tottenham Hotspur! If they don't cheer for Tottenham here, or try their best to increase the psychological pressure on their opponents, do they still want to help Chelsea, an outsider, defeat their beloved Tottenham Hotspur?
At this time, he noticed that the players from both sides were already in their respective half-courts, and looked at the time displayed on his watch. Howard Webber, who was the referee of this field, finally blew the whistle in his mouth to announce the much-anticipated game. The British ranking battle officially begins at this moment!
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