"Tsk, these guys are really much more difficult to deal with than last season." He turned around with a pull to escape Smerkin's tackle, but was blocked by Makelele who came up to defend and exposed the Chelsea defense. After that glimmer of space, Xabi Alonso couldn't help but raise his evaluation of the Blues' defensive quality to another level.
After all, in Alonso's impression, apart from Juventus, Chelsea is the only team that can defend Tottenham to this extent. You know, Tottenham have many stars such as Cristiano Ronaldo, Robben, Basturk and Drogba in the midfield and frontcourt. Their offensive power is no worse than Arsenal, which is famous for its offensive football in Europe. However, they are now It is difficult to move forward under Chelsea's defense, which is enough to show the strength of the Blues on the defensive end!
To be honest, the reason why Chelsea's defensive quality has been qualitatively improved after Mourinho's arrival is mainly because the Portuguese madman injected a championship temperament into Chelsea, which increased the players' enthusiasm and concentration for defense, making Chelsea, whose defense is not bad at all, has improved to a higher level this season!
Of course, it must be explained here that if Gullit, Vialli, Ranieri and other previous head coaches who were influenced by Italian football had not laid a good foundation for Chelsea, then even if Mourinho injected Chelsea with No matter how much temperament you have, it is impossible to achieve such an immediate effect.
This can be seen from Mourinho's performance when he coached Real Madrid in his previous life and when he entered Chelsea for the second time. Although under the guidance of the madman, the defensive quality of Real Madrid and Chelsea in the second phase has also improved a lot, but compared with Chelsea and Inter Milan in the first phase, it always gives people a feeling that the defensive hardness and number of participants are sufficient, but the sense of hierarchy is not A feeling of inadequacy.
Since George and Mourinho both chose to deploy heavy troops in the midfield and required the players to focus on solid defense during the game, it was twenty minutes before the opening whistle blew and neither team created many scoring opportunities. , and there were even very few shots - players from both sides spent too much energy on physical confrontation on the court, and their investment in the offensive end will naturally be reduced a lot.
Regarding the current situation where the two teams are in a stalemate on the court and no one can do anything about the other, Mourinho is obviously more anxious than George. Because even if Tottenham draws this game, they can still occupy the top spot in the standings with a one-point advantage!
Mourinho knows very well that with the strength shown by Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea this season, if nothing unexpected happens, it will be difficult for the other 18 English teams to cause much trouble for Tottenham and himself. This means that if Chelsea cannot reverse the points in this direct confrontation, then the initiative in the championship will completely fall into Tottenham's hands!
Although Tottenham will not be able to focus on the league battlefield in the second half of the season due to the Champions League matches, Chelsea still has the opportunity to complete a counterattack in the standings, but don't forget that Chelsea's situation in the Champions League is even more dangerous than Tottenham!
You know, Tottenham's opponent in the quarter-finals of the Champions League is Real Madrid, which is in decline. As long as they can tighten the fence in the game and seize the weakness of the weak defense of the main players of the Galaxy Battleship, the hope of advancing to the quarterfinals of the Champions League is still quite high. And what about Chelsea? The Blues' opponent is Barcelona, which has risen strongly under the leadership of Ronaldinho and Deco!
Even if Barcelona finally overcomes this difficulty, Chelsea will definitely spend much more energy than Tottenham. Therefore, in Mourinho's view, it is really unreliable to pin his hopes on Tottenham losing points when they are distracted in the Champions League.
However, in the 31st minute of the game, Chelsea's defense showed a crack under the impact of Tottenham players. Robben, who shifted to the right, received the pass from Basturk and decisively dribbled the ball inward. Under Gala's pressing defense, he just opened a gap with the change of rhythm and speed, and then He hit a curve ball directly with his left foot!
In George's previous life, Robben's cut-in shot was one of the most unsolvable tricks in football. At that time, everyone knew that Robben would definitely choose to cut in and shoot after getting the ball on the right side of the frontcourt, but no one had ever been able to truly defend against the Dutchman's move. They could only use early fouls and multi-player packages. Clamps nip danger in the bud. Otherwise, they can only place their hope on their own goalkeeper, or pray that Robben does not have a crosshair today.
Now, although Robben is still playing as a left winger and is far from being proficient in shooting inside, as the most talented star in Dutch football after the golden generation of Ajax, The Dutch Peter Pan's ability to comprehend is not ordinary. Under George's deliberate request and careful refinement, Robben's progress can be said to be rapid. Not only has he reduced the number of forced breakthroughs in the game, and in disguise has reduced the chance of suffering injuries, but he also cuts in and shoots, especially when changing positions. After reaching the right wing, the power of cutting in and shooting is increasing day by day!
It can be said that there may be some controversy about Robben being called the number one winger in England (Pires and Giggs have not yet completely reached their peak), but to say that he is the number one winger in Tottenham, there is absolutely no such thing. Any questions!
Robben's progress has put great pressure on Ronaldo and Ribery. However, the two did not flinch in the face of this pressure. Instead, they started targeted training after consulting George's opinions, preparing to use their strength to regain the title of the team's number one winger from Robben!
George naturally likes to see this kind of conscience competition between Robben, Ribery and Ronaldo. Because in this atmosphere, players will obviously progress faster, which is also very beneficial to Tottenham.
Now back to business. Robben's curved shot really caught the Chelsea players off guard. Under the blocking of Gallas, they didn't even see how the ball got past the Frenchman's block and then flew towards their own door!
By the way, the people here include, of course, Chelsea’s goalkeeper, Russian national goalkeeper Akinfeev, who is known as a genius goalkeeper. Although Akinfeev reacted quickly and immediately made a save after being stunned for a moment, the time difference of less than one second was enough for him to miss the ball shot by Robben!
Not to mention, Robben's shot was not only extremely fast, but also at an extremely tricky angle - the Dutchman's ball not only went straight to the dead corner of the goal, but also bypassed Gallas, Terry, Carvalho and many others. A Chelsea player has had an apparent fall after that! This means that even if Akinfeev reacts immediately, it will be extremely difficult to adjust his posture in mid-air to save Robben's shot!
In this regard, Akinfeev's heart can be said to be broken - Robben, can you not be so tricky in your shooting? It's not enough to kick a curve ball, but you also need to add a drop. Can this still be fun? !
One to zero! With Robben's unexpected curve shot, Tottenham Hotspur, playing at home, scored the first goal and gained a slight advantage in this battle!
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