"As I expected, this kid Jose really planned to attack Gary (Speed)'s defense zone and use this as a breakthrough to defeat us." Seeing the actions of Chelsea players after the opening, George immediately realized what the other side wanted to do. What, "This is too much to underestimate me. He really thinks that if Javier (Mascherano) can't play, Tottenham will collapse defensively like Real Madrid without Makelele? Moreover, Jose is really I believe too much in the ability of this offensive trident. Don't forget, Ribery and Duff's playing style is more similar to traditional wingers, and Ibrahimovic in the center does not have the strong attacking ability of Didier. This is This makes it difficult for Chelsea's offensive combination to put enough pressure on the opponent's defense in positional battles like ours. In other words, once the opponent is dragged into a positional battle, Chelsea can only shoot through Lampard and others. Look for scoring opportunities with set pieces in the frontcourt!”
George is right, not every winger has the strong scoring ability of Robben and Ronaldo. Although Duff, who moved to the right, has performed well under Mourinho, the Irishman is best at creating scoring opportunities for his teammates through breakthroughs and passes, rather than just kicking off when he finds a shooting opportunity like Robben. . Although Ribery has made great progress in cutting shots under George's training and his performance is positive enough, the problem with Scarface is that he lacks sufficient tacit understanding with his teammates, and he often behaves too much. Sticking to the ball means that even if he successfully breaks through and cuts inside with the ball, it is easy for him to be destroyed in advance by his opponent's foul tactics.
If Robben doesn't break through, he still has a unique inside shot, which is enough to make him a huge threat in the eyes of defensive players. If Ribery's breakthrough becomes no longer sharp, then the Frenchman's tactical value will plummet!
As for Ibrahimovic, who serves as Chelsea's main center, at this time he is not the Swedish tower that can single-handedly support the entire team's offensive system. At this time, the Swede was just a young forward with outstanding physical fitness, but with foot skills that were completely inconsistent with his size, and who liked to use technology rather than his body to solve problems.
Not to mention, George would not be stupid enough to let Speed face the attacks of Chelsea players alone. Under his arrangement, Gerrard and Xabi Alonso took on more defensive tasks in this game, constantly running around the field to assist defense, allowing Speed to make use of their strengths and avoid weaknesses, and give full play to their experience. Instead of going head-to-head with youngsters like Lampard or running around like Mascherano!
Therefore, the defensive pressure faced by Speed is actually not as huge as it seems. And Chelsea, who seemed to have caught Tottenham's goal, performed with a lot of thunder but little rain on the offensive end. They looked extremely fierce but could not open up the situation. Instead, they gave Tottenham many opportunities to quickly counterattack!
At this time, George can be said to be extremely grateful for Gerrard's arrival, because he is the only one in the Tottenham team who can maximize the effect of this tactic - it is difficult for Davis and Mendieta, who have passed their years, to be as good as before. Both offensive and defensive, only Gerrard has the ability to complete this task!
Of course, one of the most critical reasons why George's tactical arrangement was successfully implemented is that Speed himself lived up to George's expectations and played a role beyond expectations in this final!
Although Speed will be 36 years old in a month, and his personal ability has definitely declined compared to his peak period, like in his previous life, the Welsh veteran still maintains a very good competitive state in this life, whether it is in Neither Berry, Duff nor Lampard could get any advantage from him this afternoon!
Since Ibrahimovic is not yet able to take on the task of organizing the offense, Chelsea's weakness of lack of change and creativity in the midfield and frontcourt was infinitely amplified by Tottenham in this game. In this regard, Mourinho also feels helpless and can only hope that Ibrahimovic can mature as soon as possible. Otherwise, Chelsea will always face such a problem when attacking in the future.
It can be said that Speed's starting appearance is not only George's helpless move after Mascherano's absence, but also George's deliberate trap for Mourinho to see if the Portuguese will be smart enough to change the main offensive direction. In the middle, give up the two-wing tactic that the Blues are best at and most threatening!
Mourinho was indeed deceived. The madman who believed that Speed was the weakest link in Tottenham's formation not only strengthened his offensive in the middle, but also transferred Ribery and Duff on the wing to attack Speed's defense zone, making Chelsea's defense on the wing more difficult. The threat is greatly reduced, and the middle lane is difficult to pose a threat due to too many people!
The two head coaches made a big fuss around Speed, and the players from both sides also fought fiercely on the court according to the arrangements of George and Mourinho. This made this Community Shield final a tense situation from the beginning of the game. It has entered a white-hot stage. If you are a fan who has just turned on the TV to watch this game, you may think that the two sides are not competing for a community shield cup that does not contain much gold, but a key battle to determine the ownership of the league championship or the Big Ears Cup!
However, although George successfully contained Chelsea's offensive, with Gerrard and others investing a lot of energy on the defensive end, it was difficult for Tottenham's quick counterattack to form enough layers, and it basically could only rely on the frontcourt trident. The first wave of attacks threatens Chelsea's door!
As time went by and the game progressed, after discovering that Speed's defense was not as easy to break through as expected, Chelsea players began to consciously slow down their offensive and at the same time adjust their offensive direction, preparing to find another breakthrough. Tottenham's goal. Obviously, after hitting their heads and bleeding, they have realized that Speed is not a piece of soft bones that is easy to chew!
However, I don’t know if it was God who decided to trick the Blues on a whim today. As soon as Chelsea relaxed their pressure on Speed, the Welsh veteran helped Tottenham open up the situation on the offensive end - in the 22nd minute of the game, Speed, who joined the attack, was 30 meters away from the goal. Five meters away, he successfully blasted away Akinfeev's fingers with an earth-shattering long-range shot!
One to zero! Speed used practical actions to once again prove to all those who had doubted and slandered him that he is still young and has enough ability to gain a foothold in the Premier League!
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