The Godfather of Greenery

Chapter 233 The Suffocating Preseason Game
After two weeks of closed training, the team finally ushered in its first debut on the evening of the 21st.

This time, the opponent is Freiburg from the Bundesliga. Their strength is not very good. They are newly promoted in the Bundesliga this season, but Ye Qiu intends to use this match to test the performance of the players and the team.

The starting goalkeeper is Van der Sar, the defense is Evra, Gallas, Terry and Maicon, the midfielder is Edgar Davis, Makelele and Deco, Ronaldinho And Lampard behind Drogba, irregular 4321 position.

This game is Ye Qiu's first match in charge of Chelsea. Ye Qiu has spent two weeks instilling his own tactical ideas in the team. Now it's time to review the results, so Ye Qiu didn't say much, just told the players It is necessary to keep the overall formation compact, and use the team's passing and receiving coordination and game control to suppress the opponent.

Chelsea did a good job after the opening. Amid the cheers of more than 4 fans from Austria and the two teams who came here specially, Chelsea firmly controlled the situation of the game.

Freiburg originally wanted to use the start to their own advantage, and they had prepared specifically for Chelsea before the game, but in the game, they had to collapse and found that Chelsea's control was too strong, and they almost didn't care about their ball. Wherever it moves, Chelsea can firmly control the surrounding area.

Ye Qiu kept shouting and adjusting from the sidelines, because this kind of game allowed him to discover the omissions of the players' cooperation with each other, and also allowed him to adjust the responsibilities and positions of the players, so that both the players and the team could perform better. , running in more harmoniously.

Throughout the first half, Freiburg did not play the slightest threatening offense. They could only create some threats through long passes and long shots, but it was difficult to shake Chelsea's tactical foundation.

Terry and Van der Sar firmly controlled the team's air supremacy, while the midfielder firmly suppressed Freiburg. The entire defense line of the team boldly pushed forward, even if Freiburg clearly saw that, There is a large gap behind Chelsea, but what can they do?Fight back?OK?
They are not forwards without speed, but the problem is that their forwards cannot be offside, as long as Chelsea's two central defenders, Gallas and Terry, maintain sufficient concentration and tight control at any time, so that the opponent's forwards cannot If you pull to the neutral position to complete the sprint, it will be difficult for the forward's speed to be displayed.

The speed striker can't play the effect, and the threat of counterattack is small.

In this game, Ye Qiu was more concerned with adjusting the team's midfield and defense. The adjustments to the offense were not very obvious, so Chelsea's offense never played a threat, allowing the entire team to take advantage. It also created a lot of opportunities, but there was no way to score.

In the second half, Ye Qiu replaced Van Persie, Gudjohnsen, Joe Cole, Ribery, Parker, Sun Jihai, Robert Huth, Cudicini and other players in one breath during the intermission, so that everyone could understand , this is just a warm-up match.

Also because of such a large substitution, Chelsea still did not score a goal in the game. There were many opportunities, but they were not grasped. In the end, they could only make their first warm-up match debut 0-0.

All the media, reporters and fans present will not be satisfied with this warm-up match, because they all expected it to be a hearty victory, a typical Ye Qiu-style offensive football style, But in the end it seems a bit dull, a bit lacking in eye-catching performances.

Regarding this point, Ye Qiu said that he was not worried when he was interviewed by The Times and other reporters after the game.

"We have gone through two weeks of high-intensity training. The players are generally tired and lack stimulation and excitement, and this is just one part of our preparation for the league. The real game will have to wait until mid-August. We still have plenty of time to slowly adjust."

As for his performance against the players in this match, Ye Qiu gave a high score of 90 points.

"I told the players before the game that the warm-up match is a game in which the process is more important than the result. We can score a lot of goals in the game, but the process did not meet my requirements. Zero points, but like today, the game has played out my requirements and played our new style, even if there is no goal, it is a high score."

A keen reporter at the scene immediately noticed the meaning revealed by Ye Qiu's words, and immediately asked with a smile: "Mr. A lot of people say that the defensiveness, or the control of the game, is dull, but we have all noticed that the opponent only has 5 kicks, and they are all long-range shots. Is this the tactic you mentioned? What about the effect?"

Ye Qiu laughed, "You can look at it that way, but I want to say, it's not just that, it's very complicated to say."

It took him two weeks to instill in the players, almost every requirement of every position, he arranged it very carefully, but it was not the kind of dogmatic asking the players what to do, but what he pointed out to the players themselves And tasks, how players arrange, how to complete, let them do it themselves.

"All I can say is that what I want for Chelsea is a team that can be invincible on any pitch, invincible across the board, and we don't give our opponents any chances, because before they get a chance, we will Defeat them completely!"

Ye Qiu's words spread through the media, and immediately attracted a lot of attention. Many people were full of curiosity about this Chelsea team, but it was obvious that in the eyes of everyone, even Chelsea fans, this team was worth more than The debut of the 2 million team was not a success, and it can even be said to be a failure.

The opponent is a newly promoted Bundesliga, but Chelsea did not show commendable strength throughout the game. Although they controlled the situation, it was more due to the opponent's strength being too weak, so Ye Qiu's debut was a failure .

But in just 4 days, in Graz, Chelsea ushered in a local amateur team.

Even if it was just a contest with an amateur team, 2000 fans still came to the scene.

This time Chelsea did not disappoint the people who came to the scene. Ye Qiu's team completely took advantage of the game.

The starting lineup is still exactly the same as the previous game, but it is obvious that the players' condition has improved, and the players' running range and positions in the game have been adjusted, and the cooperation between the players has also been improved.

Just 2 minutes into the game, Ronaldinho dribbled the ball from the left and broke through the penalty area after a low pass. Drogba supported the two defenders with his body, and volleyed hard through the opponent's goal, 1:0!

Typical of Ye Qiu's rushing style of play, a typical Premier League start, the game was completely brought under Chelsea's control.

It was followed by Lampard's 21st-minute extension before Ronaldinho's 28th-minute strike.

In the 34th and 39th minutes, Lampard scored twice and scored a hat-trick in the first half, helping the team take a 5-0 lead. In the 43rd and 44th minutes, Maicon and Ronaldi Neo also scored goals again, and the team finally ended the first half 7:0.

This made the Chelsea fans who came to the scene very excited. In their view, this is Ye Qiu's football. The offensive is like a wave, clean and hearty, and it is full of praise.

What's even more rare is that Chelsea shot 15 shots in the first half, all of which were shots within 30 meters. They scored 7 goals and were very efficient. However, their opponents only had 1 shot, which was still very far from the goal. The far one didn't pose a threat at all.

Judging from the performance in the first half, Deco's organization and strategizing in the midfield are very general. Of course, this may be related to the harassment and pressure he received; Ronaldinho's ability to hold the ball in the frontcourt Absolutely amazing, even though Lampard scored the most goals, but the Brazilian's performance is the most eye-catching, almost every time he takes the ball, he will be cheered by the fans.

But the scoring performance only lasted halftime. In the second half, Ye Qiu made a large number of substitutions and tried different lineups. Even after that, Joe Cole, Van Persie and Gudjohnsen all scored successively to help the team 10. :0 defeated the opponent, but this is still not convincing in the eyes of many people.

There is only one reason, the opponent is too weak!
Ye Qiu did not deny this point, but he also mentioned that Chelsea's game is still just a warm-up match, and the focus is on examining the team's tactical coordination and offensive and defensive systems. unimportant.

"For me, it doesn't matter how many points are scored in the game. What is important is that I see that the performance and status of the players are gradually recovering. I see the hard work and concentration of every player. It's more and more like a whole."

"Ronaldinho is indeed a phenomenal player. More importantly, he knows how to help himself and his teammates to score goals and play his tactical role in the team. I think this is more important than anything else; Pard, Davies, Deco, Drogba, Makelele and other players are very important members of the team."

"Our defense was very solid in this game. I think they are very good. Cannavaro performed well after playing in the second half. He has been absent from the team training for a long time. I firmly believe that he will return from injury. After that, he will bring more help to the team and play a greater role."

Although they won the game, there are still praises, worries and doubts from the outside world. This is not surprising. After all, it is only the preparation stage, and the team has not really achieved satisfactory results. It is difficult to be convincing.

No, just a 10:0 victory over the opponent, followed by an embarrassing 1:0 victory.

The opponent is Stuttgart from the Bundesliga. The defense is very good. Although Chelsea firmly controlled the game, Stuttgart did not show any omissions in defense. In the end, it relied on Ronaldinho and Deco in the first half. With cooperation, the Brazilian relied on his personal skills to dig a hole in the opponent's defense and scored a goal.

The score of 1:0 is hardly satisfactory, but Ye Qiu is still satisfied with the team's performance, as he said in an interview with reporters, "In the past three games, we have never let the opponent shoot. More than five times, that speaks volumes."

However, some media retorted that it was because the opponent was too weak, but the media who supported Chelsea believed that Chelsea was also not in the best condition. I believe that when Ye Qiu adjusted the team to the best condition, Chelsea would be better than they are now. stronger.

The club officials also expressed their satisfaction with the current situation of the team. They remained unbeaten in the three warm-up matches. support.

Time entered August, Chelsea ushered in the last warm-up match in Austria, the opponent is Roma from Serie A.

Capello's team is currently training in Austria. The two hit it off and played a warm-up match.

As a result, Ye Qiu's Chelsea defeated Capello's Roma 2:1 in this game. Capello's team became the only team that had ever scored against Chelsea since the warm-up match. Unfortunately, Roma's shots were only 5 times, still not able to break Ye Qiu's stats against Freiburg in his first match.

Capello expressed his high affirmation of Chelsea after the game, thinking that this is a very game-controlling team.

"It's hard for me to describe the feeling, because their control is very strong, as if a strong and powerful arm is strangling our necks, we try hard to break free, and try every means to get rid of it, but I couldn't do it at all, and in the end I could only watch myself suffocate bit by bit."

"Chelsea are wrongly judged by the outside world. This is a very strong team. I think they can win something this season!"

Ye Qiu also responded to the praise from Capello, thinking that Roma's offense made him a little unexpected. Capello proved his coaching ability in Rome. He is indeed the best main player in European football today. One of the trainers.

The head coaches of the two teams touted and complimented each other, but the media was not interested at all. They just thought that the performance of the two teams was not satisfactory. Obviously, both sides were adjusting.

Ye Qiu and Chelsea also returned to London the day after the warm-up match.

The opponent in the third round of the Champions League qualifiers came out, and it was Slina from Slovakia.

According to the information obtained from the scouts released by Ye Qiu, Slina is a strong team in the Slovak Super League. It has won the Slovak Super League championship for two consecutive years. Now it has absolute strength to launch an impact on the three consecutive championships. Don't be careless.

Although it is only a team in the Slovak League, Ye Qiu did not dare to be careless at all, and prepared carefully. After all, this is the first game of the new season, and they are going to play an away game. Chelsea must be careful to avoid capsizing in the gutter. .

After returning to London, Ye Qiu analyzed and sorted out the team's performance in the warm-up match in Austria and the situation of the training camp. Then, through meetings and reports, he distributed a copy of their training report to each player. Performance data and analysis reports, hoping to help them make improvements and adjustments.

Regarding this point, the players are generally quite satisfied, because the work of the head coach is very meticulous, similar to this kind of thing that can make them more aware of their own performance and shortcomings, other teams don't do much, but Ye Qiu is very Make great efforts, even through the coaching staff, point out the direction for them in the report.

From returning to London at the beginning of August, to playing in Slovakia on the 8th, during the whole process, Ye Qiu arranged a warm-up match. The opponent was Reading from League One, the latter was near London, and Chelsea went to an away game. .

This is also due to the need to adjust the team's state. After all, after the high-intensity training and reserves in Austria, Chelsea still have to adjust the team's state when they return to London. Ye Qiu is very clear that the Premier League is different from other leagues. You must enter the state as soon as possible to ensure that you can stand firmer.

I still remember Arsenal's head coach Arsene Wenger said, "In the Premier League, you must start well, because the fans will not allow you to play poker for 30 minutes slowly during the game, and then get to the point. They like to have a stimulating orgasm right from the start."

For Ye Qiu, the same is true for the journey to win the Premier League.

Many people say that the Christmas holiday is the devil's schedule, and the lack of a winter break is also the biggest challenge to winning the Premier League. Ye Qiu has no experience in this, and so does his coaching staff. He can only learn about some of the previous coaching staff through Chelsea. The following information, such as Ranieri's preparations for the Christmas holiday and winter break, can be used to gain some experience.

Therefore, according to Ye Qiu's thinking, he must first strive for as many advantages as possible before the winter break and the Christmas holiday, so as to avoid being dumped by the more experienced Manchester United and Arsenal during this devil's schedule. open.

Therefore, Ye Qiu needs the team to enter the game state as quickly as possible after the start of the season.

In the away game against Reading, Ye Qiu no longer insisted on the previous method of playing the main team and the substitute lineup separately, but disrupted it, splitting the game into two halves. As a result, the performance of this game was not very impressive. Satisfied, although Chelsea finally achieved a 3:0 victory, it made Reading create a lot of threats.

The latter also became the team that took the most kicks against Chelsea this summer, with a total of 9 shots.

Ye Qiu was not satisfied with the process of the game, but obviously, there were many reasons for this, including player factors and tactical reasons. Among them, Sun Jihai, who replaced Maicon as the right back, seemed to appear to be in front of the big-name teammates. He was not confident enough, he was not decisive enough to handle the ball a few times, and made a mistake, which really disappointed Ye Qiu.

After returning to Harrington, Ye Qiu immediately called for his compatriots, beat him hard, and then gave him a big encouragement, hoping that he would become more confident.

But at this moment, Eliza brought back a piece of news to Ye Qiu, which made Ye Qiu very happy.

(End of this chapter)