Chelsea is obviously the platform for him to realize his greater ambition, and his football philosophy has been sublimated here.
Qin Xiong will never forget the Champions League final six months ago.
He remembered that Porto was still 442 in Mourinho’s hands, although it was also very utilitarian, but the formation determined the regional control ability. Even if Deco also participated in the defense, Porto’s midfield defense strength was a semidefensive force after all.
Now Chelsea have removed a striker from Mourinho’s hands and played 433 instead.
This further liberated Lampard, allowing Lampard to focus more on the offense and activate him to insert the offensive threat.
However, because Lampard’s main defensive position is midfield defense, Gatiago Makelele’s Chelsea midfield defense is less than two and a half defensive forces, not counting the striker’s retreat.
You can imagine how much pressure Qin Xiong will encounter!
I have to say that Chelsea’s 433 combined with defensive counterattack tactics is simply the nemesis of the mainstream 442 in the Premier League!
Because in the counterattack, they will attack one more person in the middle than their opponents!
In England, 442 is two midfielders, so most of the time when being countered, it will be destroyed by Chelsea’s forward explosion. Plus, the strong winger’s personal breakthrough ability makes Chelsea’s position in the middle reaches of the team like searching for something.
It also made the Premier League critics feel that Chelsea played opponents dare not attack!
Of course, there is a precedent for this fear of attacking, that is, Chelsea don’t take the initiative to attack, they just wait for their opponents to move first and then strike first.
Fortunately, Arsenal’s training in Wenger has long been a doubleback play. In the past nine years, the midfield tactics of European football have been updated. The French team is simply the same. It is not the first [many good novels], but it is one of the leaders in the wave of the times
The game was very depressing, and the stability of Chelsea made Qin Xiong feel great pressure. He couldn’t find the ball point forward, and even if his teammates came back to meet him, they still seemed unable to move forward.
Qin Xiong is not an irresponsible midfield commander. He can keep taking risks, but it will definitely be a high rate of ball mistakes, which will bring anxiety and confusion!
Chelsea also played foureven, and hastily ended the attack without a good counterattack opportunity. Without a winger’s surprise attack, they went straight to Drogba with a high ball. If Drogba could play a fulcrum, he might get a good attack opportunity.
However, Arsenal’s formation does not overwhelm Drogba, and even if the confrontation ability is strong, it is impossible to play a role in Silva Vieira Toure Campbell’s fourperson doubleteam.
Arsenal players are the first to succumb to this depressing atmosphere.
Ashley Cole!
He saw that Chelsea failed to play a threatening attack, but the disadvantage of their own attack in the frontcourt was obvious. When Qin Xiong did not show his scalpel straight ball ability, he naturally couldn’t wait to kill along the side.
He has a proud heart. Why should Arsenal be so afraid of Chelsea?
On the other hand, he earns more money than Arsenal. Of course, he doesn’t deny that it is enviable to earn more money, but he needs to be timid on the court?
He almost made a disaster before he rushed!
When he ran forward, Qin Xiong gave him the ball for the first time. Ashley Cole tried to complete a oneonone match with Pires after halftime, but Pires failed to catch him and grabbed the ball. Leila succeeded in breaking the ball!
Leila did not hesitate to put the ball straight in front of Ashley Cole and behind him. Duff looked at the football rolling behind him and his eyes suddenly changed.
Chelsea’s chance is here!
He sprinted along the sidewalk with the ball and rushed to Arsenal’s restricted area to cut the dribble.
Campbell didn’t dare to move. He had to attack Drogba with Toure.
Lampard’s rapid forward insertion Qin Xiong noticed Lampard’s movement in the defense, and he blocked the outside to cut off Duff Lampard’s ball line!
Vieira promised to block Lampard’s forward attack headon
Lauren’s income line defense
Chelsea will not put too much force into the counterattack, especially the two fullbacks will not participate in the assists, which is Mourinho’s way to ensure the stability of the defense.
But on the basis of sufficient attack, even if a few troops are put into attack, they can still play a dazzling counterattack storm!
The core element is fast!
Ashley Cole looked like a whip in the chase. He looked at his defensive gap on the wing and his heart was about to jump out because of Chelsea’s counterattack on the wing. Especially from his point of view, it was shocking for Duff to go forward with the football to Arsenal’s restricted area!
An uproar!
Silva successfully intercepted Duff with a fierce sliding shovel outside the restricted area!
Duff fell to the ground after losing control of the football. It wasn’t that he didn’t want the ball, but that Qin Xiong blocked his Lampard’s ball line. Drogba was attacked by Campbell Toure. His footwork ensured that he could accurately send the football to the other side of the court and eventually he could go to the restricted area by himself. Silva just looked at the right time to intercept it successfully!
The biggest benefit to Arsenal’s last game is that Silva successfully recovered his competitive state through the 65minute Champions League game in the weekend league. Now he is totally different in the Liverpool game. Look at this time, it is equally credible to intercept Arsenal’s defense with a skateboard!
Campbell was relieved that if Duff took the ball into the penalty area, he would have to give up Drogba to defend Duff. At that time, how would Drogba move? Whether Duff would seize the fleeting opportunity is anyone’s bet.
Ashley Cole returned to the back line with a lingering fear. Perhaps it was only then that White Wenger emphasized defense in preparation for the game.
Qin Xiong kept repeating in his mind that Chelsea had just broken out in a threatening counterattack.
Arsenal are six men defending Chelsea and four men fighting back!
If Ashley Cole is in the defensive position, then four defenders+double backyards plus themselves will be sevenman defense.
Then the defense will be fine. If it weren’t for giving the other side a sprint attack, the defense wouldn’t be too messy.
Looking back at Chelsea’s halfcourt, an idea came to him.
After defending Chelsea’s frontcourt sideline ball, Qin Xiong’s midfield organizational style suddenly changed.
He searched for the almost absent route and frequently gave the ball to his teammates.
Forward ball!
Looking for Ljungberg directly in midfield for the first time, Ljungberg took the lead in touching the ball, but Gallas forced Ljungberg to lose the ball immediately.
Chelsea didn’t launch a better counterattack because Arsenal’s defence looked stable.
In the 31 ST minute of the game, Qin Xiong finally succeeded after trying three times.
Pires suddenly cut into the front waistline horizontally, allowing Qin Xiong to complete a very tacit running cooperation, but Terry destroyed Pires when he wanted to send a fatal message to Henry.
Mourinho looked calm on the sidelines. He saw Qin Xiong actively throw the ball forward, but the actual success rate was not high.
His heart silently said that he was confused!
Great defensive pressure is eager to exert itself. Mourinho can imagine Qin Xiong’s mental pressure and mentality change.
He didn’t gloat that he underestimated Qin Xiong in the Champions League final six months ago.
But he won’t make the same mistake twice!
When Qin Xiong killed halfcourt with the ball in the 36th minute of the game and tried to send Henry a straight plug, but Makelele cut it off, Chelsea launched a wave of offensive and a sharp counterattack.
Lampard stood behind Qin Xiong. He received Makelele’s ball in the frontcourt and gave it to Ronaldo on the wing without giving Vieira a close chance.
Although Qin Xiong is retreating, he is always staring at Tiago or Makelele. Chelsea style determines that it is impossible for both midfielders to go forward and assist. If he wants to guard one of them, he can move who crosses the halfcourt with whom!
Luo tried to get past Lauren, but Lauren finally tightened the defensive target. Luo was able to clear the ball from Campbell at the bottom of the sidewalk and the football landed at Vieira’s foot.
Vieira, a longlegged artist, was bold enough to flash the ball horizontally when Lampard was on the spot, then send it out to the straight football and quickly rolled to the midfield. Qin Xiong directly turned around and took him forward, and his speed suddenly rose!
Mourinho found that every time he watched Qin Xiong play football at the scene, he would find a new bright spot from Qin Xiong.
But he obviously won’t praise Qin Xiong at this time because Qin Xiong is an opponent.
And he shouted at the frontcourt brothers with some exaggeration to let them defend, especially Luo.
Mourinho’s heart is shocked!
He guessed Qin Xiong’s intention.