Red Rebels

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The Community Shield Cup is known as the appetizer for England. Before the curtain is about to kick off, the Community Shield Cup will undoubtedly play a role in warming up the game. But how important is this cup?

This is a matter of opinion.

Rijkaard won the Triple Crown for Chelsea in his first season in England. However, these three championships, except for the UEFA Cup, which is indeed somewhat important, the League Cup and the FA Cup are not satisfactory, but The three cup championship trophies have confirmed Rijkaard's title as the king of the cup.

Some people are speculating about Chelsea's poor summer recruitment this season. It is said that Abramovich felt that Chelsea, coached by Rijkaard, performed poorly last season. Coupled with the impact of the financial crisis, Abramovich lost confidence in investment. This caused Abramovich to lose investment confidence throughout the summer. There are concerns about Rijkaard's trip to Chelsea.

The Red Rebels arrived in London with the power of a pre-season double crown. Although Chelsea's pre-season warm-up results remained unbeaten, they were not ideal. This was due to the many young players promoted by Rijkaard. relation.

In this Community Shield Cup, Rijkaard finally sent all his main players to play.

August 9, 2009, afternoon, Wembley Stadium, London

Chelsea's goalkeeper is Hildebrand, the defense is Ashley Cole, Carvalho, Alex and Bosingwa, and the three midfielders are Felipe Melo, Lampard and Lars? Diarra and Deco are injured and suspended, and the front three are Malouda, Ronaldinho and Anelka.

The lineup of the Red Rebels is also full of main players. The goalkeeper is Cech, the defense is Evra, Terry, Curtis and Alves from left to right, and the double midfielders are Cesc Fabregas and Essien. , attacking midfielder Kaka, double forwards Ronaldinho and Messi, and the lone forward is Aguero.

The two sides have been competing in England for many years, and they know each other well. Therefore, as soon as the game started, the two sides entered into a bloody melee. It was obvious that Chelsea still deployed heavy troops on the field with the purpose of stopping the Red Rebels.

However, the Red Rebels still controlled the rhythm of the game steadily.

Alves moved forward to the right and was intercepted by Felipe Melo and Malouda. Fabregas immediately leaned over to assist. The ball immediately came to the feet of the Spanish teenager, who saw Las Dia. Pulled over, immediately passed to Curtis, and then moved to the left. Curtis' pass came to his feet again.

After two consecutive triangle passes, the ball was still at the feet of the Red Rebels, but it had already reached the left and the situation stabilized.

"I can tell,

Cesc has matured a lot and is getting more and more experienced in controlling the rhythm of the game. "This is Juninho's first official game. As an assistant coach, he was a little excited to appear next to Mourinho.

Controlling the rhythm of a game, on the surface, is through passing the ball, but in fact, at a high level, a series of trivial details of the game, such as the direction and speed of running, passing, and stopping the ball, can all be used to control the rhythm of the game. Weapons, even real masters will control the rhythm in details, because it is more difficult to figure out and will always be subtle.

How to control the rhythm of the game cannot be said in a simple sentence. Redondo's words, which are praised as golden rules by the coaches of the Red Rebels, are just theory. When it comes to practice, it still depends on the details. .

There is a saying that goes well, everything in the world is made up of countless details, and the same is true for football matches. Whoever controls more details controls the entire game.

The Red Rebels actually only have two players on the field, Cesc Fabregas and Essien, with Kaka in front, the defender behind, and the goalkeeper. These people form the fulcrum for the Red Rebels to control the rhythm of the game through movement. and passing the ball.

Once the Red Rebels' ball passes the court and reaches the frontcourt, the speed immediately becomes faster, and more of the Red Rebels' assists and goals come from the magic quartet in the frontcourt, who cooperate and assist each other. , and once the double midfielders are pressed, it is more likely to form a second wave, or even a third or fourth wave of attacks.

Therefore, many teams say that the Red Rebels run in waves, and the Red Rebels attack in waves, like a roaring wave crashing against a table, with one wave higher than the next. This is because as the offense continues, the investment in The number of people is also increasing.

Just like this time, after Fabregas took the ball on the left, he immediately passed it to Evra. The French captain brought the ball along the left and suddenly handed it to the feet of Ronaldinho. The Portuguese got the ball and got rid of it. He asked Bosingwa to defend him closely.

At the moment of getting rid of it, Ronaldinho's movements were indescribably smooth. Bosingwa had paid close attention to it, but he was still getting rid of it. At that moment, he didn't even have time to think of a foul.

After getting rid of it, Ronaldinho immediately took the ball towards the penalty area, and Carvalho made up for it.

Ronaldinho faced Carvalho and chose to pass a diagonal pass to the outside of the penalty area. Kaká stepped in from the back row and immediately passed the ball diagonally to the right after stopping the ball. After Messi got the ball, he shook away Ashley Cole and got angry. Shoot, Hildebrand is beyond reach, o:

The whole process was very smooth, from Evra's advance, to Ronaldinho's escape, to the distribution of the ball to Kaka, and Kaka found a fatal hole in the seam, passed the ball to Messi, and the Argentine star got rid of Ashley. ? Cole took a late kick, and the whole process was closely linked. After Chelsea made an advance on Evra, Ronaldinho had no time to press closely. The entire defense fell into absolute passivity, and then was red. The Rebels scored.

Rijkaard put his hands in his pockets on the sidelines, but at the moment Messi scored, he looked up at the sky in annoyance and muttered something, but he didn't know if he was cursing. It was obvious that he was helpless.

But in the situation just now, it was difficult to avoid conceding a goal.

Messi's goal was scored, but what if it wasn't?

Hildebrand saved the ball, and Ronaldinho and Kaká who followed closely would grab the second point. Then Cesc Fabregas and Essien behind them also came up, and the Red Rebels would surround them. There was a fierce attack on Chelsea's penalty area.

To put it bluntly, this is how the Red Rebels attack, one wave after another

"Who was defending Messi just now? Ashley Cole? Oh, no, my God, I accidentally thought it was a wooden stake. Look, how easy and freehand it was to get rid of it. Ashley Cole? Maybe I just came here to show off and tell Rijkaard and everyone, man, I was in position and I just got rid of it.”

The on-site commentator ridiculed Ashley Cole sarcastically. Indeed, he was too hasty when he came to block Messi just now, allowing Messi to get rid of him easily, and then he could start calmly. For a defender, it is indeed a mistake.

But can Ashley Cole be blamed?

Rijkaard was helpless, but he had no intention of complaining about Ashley Cole, because he knew very well that in face-to-face defense, the defensive side would always suffer.

Ronaldinho crossed Bosingwa, calmly passed Kaká when facing Carvalho, and Messi escaped from Ashley Cole. These were all face-to-face one-on-one dribbles. Such a powerful opponent, let alone only one Ashley Cole, even if he is given two Ashley Coles, he may not be able to intercept the ball from Messi's feet.

Of course, it can still be done to prevent him from scoring a goal

But using two defensive players to intercept Messi can only prevent him from scoring?

What about playing against Ronaldinho, Kaka, Aguero and others?

Is Chelsea going to set up an iron barrel formation?

Rijkaard was reluctant to admit it, but he had to face the gap between the enemy and ourselves.

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"Chelsea has made adjustments," Juninho said with a smile.

Rijkaard made a gesture, and Chelsea's three lines were very compact. Las Diarra, Lampard and Felipe Melo are all players with strong defensive ability. With them defending on the field, they can be very defensive. Good protection for the back line and penalty area.

"He should have done this a long time ago," Cassel said proudly.

Facing the Red Rebels, few teams can keep the three lines open to a reasonable distance, because that will give the Red Rebels too many opportunities and space, especially on the wing. A defensive player is very important to the Red Rebels. It's really too little for the military.

Whether it's Ronaldinho, Messi, Aguero or Kaká, or even Evra and Alves, they are all players with excellent personal abilities. If you want to restrict them in one-on-one situations, you can show off. To put it bluntly, that goal just now was the end of the game.

"Keep the three lines compact, compress the offensive space, and avoid one-on-one situations as much as possible. This kind of defense is interesting." Mourinho looked at Rijkaard on the side. "Black Swan should learn to be smarter, and draw us at home." , Chelsea relied on momentum in that game, but this momentum can be lost once and for all. It is impossible to win every game by relying on momentum."

After the three lines tightened, Chelsea's offense was somewhat unable to open up. Anelka was alone in front, which was equivalent to being trapped in the quagmire of the Red Rebels. He did not get any chance at all. Several times the ball passed to him was blocked. Curtis or Terry intercepted or intercepted the ball early, leaving the Frenchman alone and helpless in front.

Rijkaard didn't want to either, but he had no choice

The Red Rebels organized waves of attacks. Although Chelsea organized the defense tenaciously, they seemed very passive on the scene. Even counterattacks were difficult. However, the Magic Quartet of the Red Rebels were always able to find a way through the cracks. Even if there is no space or opportunity, they can always use their own personal abilities to dig out space and create opportunities.

Facing such an opponent, Chelsea was powerless. Even Chelsea's players felt tired on the court. They tried almost every method to defeat the Red Rebels, but they couldn't do it.

This feeling of powerlessness stimulated the Chelsea players, and they began to engage in fierce fighting movements. However, the Red Rebel players were used to Ying's fierceness and were not afraid of physical contact and confrontation at all, so not only were they not frightened , but in the 9th minute of the first half, Aguero scored another victory, o:

After changing sides in the second half, Chelsea's players thought about counterattack. The Red Rebels were not afraid of Chelsea's counterattack at all. They even welcomed Chelsea to press forward so that Chelsea's backcourt could expose more holes and space. .

However, after being attacked several times by the Red Rebels, Rijkaard finally did not have the courage to press out. He chose the tactic of defending and counterattacking, but Ronaldinho and Anelka alone Players, the threat of counterattack can be imagined.

The game ended in a delay, and the Red Rebels won their first championship.

At the post-match press conference, Mourinho was satisfied with the team's performance. He believed that the players executed his tactics well and played very bravely.

"Especially in the second half, Chelsea played fiercely against us, but we were not afraid at all. This proves the determination of our players. We Red Rebels have never been cowards, otherwise we would not have achieved what we have today." Achievement."

But in the locker room, Mourinho still criticized all the players on the team.

"A lot of the time during the game, you guys were too close, you know?"

"We want to control the game, but not while suppressing the opponent. That will only make the opponent more conservative. They will even compress three lines into one, and then this line of defense will be an iron wall."

"We are not Barcelona. We don't pay attention to ball possession. We pay attention to speed and slowness. Slow is the preparation and adjustment of fast, and fast is the explosion and result. The reason why we put the possession of the ball at the back is to attract the opponent to press out. To draw them out and create more space in their backcourt, it makes it easier for us to attack."

"Things that are too strong are easy to break. Only by playing at a rhythm that is sometimes fast and sometimes slow, can the game tilt in our favor better. So I am very satisfied with your performance in the first half, but in the second half , terrible”

"In my eyes, you only played well for half of this game. Reflect on it and see what the reason is."

Mourinho is very happy that the team won the Community Shield, but he does not want the players to be too proud. At the same time, he is indeed a little dissatisfied with the situation in the second half. After all, the players are affected by the stadium and the fans. Became blindly strong, which caused Chelsea's conservatism to become stubborn.

However, it is unreasonable to blame the Red Rebel players blindly. After all, Chelsea's conservatism also has a certain responsibility, but Mourinho wants to remind his players that once they are on the court, they must remain rational and calm at all times. Able to make judgments based on the situation on the field.

This may be too harsh, but if you want to stay in the Red Rebels, you must do this

But Mourinho is not a head coach who just scolds. The reason why he is so supported by the players also has his unique personality charm.

"Finally, I have one more sentence and one thing to say to you." Mourinho said solemnly again.

The players thought they were going to be scolded, so they all raised their heads, looking like they were trying to listen.

Mourinho smiled secretly in his heart, but on the surface he was serious, "Congratulations to you, Community Shield champions."

After a pause, after seeing the stunned expressions of the players, Mourinho smiled and said: "Also, Monday is a day off. You can move around freely, but don't let me see you appearing on the front page of the newspaper, otherwise ...Hey, what are you doing?"

The last words were drowned out by the cheers of the players. They even lifted Mourinho up one by one and threw him into the air in the locker room.

"Oh my god, it's so dangerous. What if I accidentally hit the ceiling?" Cassel and Juninho secretly gloated.