The Legendary Chairman Novel - Chapter 344
344 Two Different Defensive Tactics
Leeds United and Chelsea are mortal enemies!
The feud between the two teams has been deep since the 1960s. There have been many large-scale clashes between the fans of the two teams. The fans of the two teams used to have extremist football hooligans. The duel between the two teams is nicknamed “Yorkshire Gravel” versus “Flash London Man”. The Leeds United Service Gang and the Chelsea Headhunters have erupted with a lot of learning, and there is a deep grudge between the two teams.
According to a survey, Leeds United fans consider Chelsea their second-biggest local rival after Manchester United. Chelsea have officially identified Leeds United as a mortal enemy, with grievances mounting between the two teams.
In addition, last season’s Carling Cup final, the two teams were not very friendly and clashed.
That was why the players of the two teams were so angry before the match.
After the schedule for this match was set, the level of popularity had already been set.
Even without the background of the Heavenly King Mountain Battle, this match would still be extremely popular. However, the background of the Heavenly King Mountain Battle would push the popularity of this match to another level.
No wonder so many media reporters are paying attention to this match. No wonder there are so many television stations that want to broadcast this match live.
At this time, many media reporters were interviewing Leeds United’s head coach Zhong Cheng.
Facing these reporters, Zhong Cheng said: “The Chelsea team’s performance is indeed very good, the limelight is very strong, but what does this mean? Their good results have nothing to do with us, and whether their results can continue to be so strong is related to us!”
Zhong Chengshi nodded and said, “Yes, this match will be the end of their winning streak!”
The reporters sucked in a breath of cold air and felt that Zhong Cheng was boasting.
This is Chelsea, this is Chelsea with a freakish result of 18 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss in 20 matches. Are you sure you trash Leeds United can beat Chelsea? You’re dreaming!
Zhong Chengshi smiled and said: “Jose Mourinho is indeed a very strong manager, but what does that mean? Jose Mourinho’s current tactical system is not complete, his team’s defense is flawed!”
Jose Mourinho has yet to go to Inter to learn the essence of Italian defence.
The current Chelsea are also defensively counterattacking and have even been dubbed “1-0” long-lived teams. However, Jos é Mourinho’s defensive system is still incomplete.
At this stage, Jos é Mourinho’s strategy is to defend the entire team. There are only three or four players when attacking. There will definitely not be more attacking players.
Chelsea ‘s current strategy is one of total ignorance of possession and their main goal is to hold back the opponent’ s attack in midfield and then counterattack quickly.
Since he was able to restrain the opponent’s attack in midfield, he would be very quick in counterattack. It was usually only a single or two kicks of passing time that would directly tear apart the opponent’s defense and score a goal.
This set of tactics requires the ability of the forwards and frontfield players to participate in the defensive, and to make them have a strong personal ability.
In Mourinho’s tactics, there must always be a power center in the front court. This power center must be strong, or even super strong. Super centers like Drogba, Anelka and Ibrahimovic!
This kind of striker had excellent shooting skills, a strong body, and a strong impact. Moreover, he seemed to have a very strong heading ability. He could become the lighthouse of the team’s attack direction, control the football in the front court, wait for his teammates to insert the ball behind him, and when necessary, he could even bring the ball to attack the opponent’s goal by himself.
At least two players with speed, ability to pass and control shots are needed next to the power center to make the Chelsea man’s counterattack more three-dimensional.
Chelsea’s defense is not the same as Leeds United’s!
Leeds United’s defenses were concentrated in the middle and back court, even in the back court, even giving up midfield to their opponents.
When defending, the positions of the Leeds United defenders were very close. In many matches, you could see that the two Leeds United defensive lines were almost suppressed by the opponents within the width of the restricted area. The protection between players was very close.
This kind of defense was very dense. The players had a very strong ability to defend each other, and they also had a very strong ability to strangle. This was also the reason why Leeds United’s defense was so oppressive and strong.
Chelsea’s defence is mainly concentrated in midfield, Mourinho’s request is to cut off the opponent’s attack in Zhong Cheng, not to let the flames of war to his own forbidden area front. At the same time that the midfield cut off the opponent’s attack, he could launch a quick counterattack immediately, causing the opponent’s defense to have no time to react.
After obtaining the lead, the Chelsea team’s defense was completely focused on destruction. They did not consider the subsequent offense and counterattack. In any case, it was destruction. The first goal was to prevent the opponent from burning the battle to their doorstep. As for who was in possession of the ball, was that important? It’s not important at all!
This is also why after Chelsea scores, other players are almost unable to score. This is also why Chelsea are loyal supporters of “1-0”. Their techniques and tactics determine all of this!
Now Chelsea’s defense is mainly to destroy, and after Mourinho went to Inter Milan to study, he learned the Italian defensive essence and chain defense, combined with his previous tactics, this will have a big international era!
Now that Mourinho is only in his second season at Chelsea, he is naturally not as powerful as he was in the big international era, nor is he as powerful in tactics as he was at that time.
Therefore, Zhong Cheng is still very confident that he can defeat Chelsea.
But the media reporters do not think so, they all think that Zhong Cheng is boasting, Chelsea’s tactics have loopholes?
There’s a fucking loophole!
If there’s a loophole, why didn’t the head coaches of the other teams notice it? Why did you, a young man who was halfway home, notice it? Why can’t other Premier League clubs beat Chelsea for countless years, but you are the only young man who can beat Chelsea?
What a joke! What a joke!
Gary Arnold Hisith’s eyes were full of ridicule as he stared at Zhong Cheng.
Zhong Cheng ignored it. He went on: “This game is very important for Leeds United. If we fail to beat Chelsea in this game, Leeds United will lose the chance to win the Premier League this season, so we will fight the Chelsea man to the death in this game!”
Chi!
The reporters on the scene couldn’t hold back any longer and all laughed out loud. Later, they even laughed out loud.
The reporters seemed to have heard the biggest joke in the world and couldn’t hold back. The one who laughed the most was Gary Arnold Hisith!
Holy shit, I didn’t hear wrong just now, did this guy say that he wants to fight for the Premier League title?
Holy shit, what’s wrong with this guy not waking up today? Still daydreaming? Holy shit, this daddy also admires you!
Zhong Cheng’s expression was the same as before, and he sneered in his heart, “A group of little swallows only know how to chirp all day long!”
Zhong Cheng did not stop and directly turned around to leave, ending this news interview.
The next day, the major media reported Zhong Cheng’s interview one after another. Almost all of the media were mocking Zhong Cheng. Even Gary Arnold Hisith claimed that this was the funniest joke he had ever heard in his life. His stomach hurt and he almost couldn’t stand up.
Do you still want to win the Premier League with Leeds United?
Is there a bigger joke in this world? This fellow Madman Loria had even lost his last bit of reason, right? He was completely insane!
The Chelsea fans mocked Zhong Cheng acutely, “My dear, this guy is really crazy! To actually say such big words, my God, how much courage does it take to say such big words? I admire you, Madman Loria, you are the most awesome big words I’ve ever seen!”
And the Chelsea fans mocked: “Holy shit, go to hell! You can’t win the league in your lifetime. You can only win the regional league!”
Another Chelsea fan said: “Oh my God, why did you release such a monster? Oh my God, is it true that you don’t have to pay taxes to brag?”
Chelsea fans also said: “Leeds United will not win the Premier League even if the planet is destroyed. Madman Loria, you will not see Leeds win the next life! Tomorrow, Chelsea will trample on your corpses to win the Premier League this season!”
There were even uglier and dirtier words that rushed towards Zhong Cheng, and many media reporters were unwilling to publish them.
At any rate, the Chelsea fans were cursing Zhong Cheng crazily at this time, mocking and ridiculing him was nothing. Zhong Cheng was really messed up by the Chelsea players!
However, Zhong Cheng did not care about this. Was this very important to him?
Of course, it wasn’t important. What was important was that Zhong Cheng would definitely trample Chelsea under his feet in tomorrow’s match, so that they would never turn over!
At this time, many media were predicting tomorrow’s match. Many media were also looking ahead. This match really had a lot of viewpoints.
The first game will be this season’s Premier League clash with Emperor Mountain and the second is whether Chelsea’s winning streak will come to an end. Who can stop Chelsea’s insane momentum? Then there are the two most defensive teams in the Premier League this season. Which team is more defensive? Lastly, Las Diarra was facing his old boss. I wonder what kind of performance Las Diarra will have?
Of course, there were also media outlets that viewed the match between Zhong Cheng and Jos é Mourinho as a major focus, believing that the match between the two was the most important part of the match. They want to see who is more powerful and who is the Great Devil of the Premier League!