Chapter 567: It's hard for a good woman to cook without rice
This Bielsa, as expected, is a madman!
Benitez stood in front of the away team's dugout at St. Mary's Stadium, turned his head sideways, glanced at Bielsa who was squatting in front of the home team's coach's box, and sighed with a bitter smile.
If Southampton are determined to win this game, they want to continue to attack Manchester United.
Chelsea also have the same belief in winning as they keep their top four finished.
For this game, Benitez has made full preparations, and the arrangement of troops is also cautious.
When he took over the Blues this season, Benitez made an agreement with Roman Abramovich, who was only interim manager for a year, and his real target was Jose Mourinho at Real Madrid.
But even so, Benitez showed his quality of coaching.
From the 4231 of the Di Matteo period to the current 4411, Benitez's team has become more stable.
For four-two-three-one, Benitez is more familiar than anyone else, and this is his trick to fame.
But he also knows better than anyone how much 4231 demands on the wide players, especially the full-backs.
The distance between the full-backs and the wingers is stretched too long, and the defense of the whole wing is too weak.
Chelsea's two full-backs, Ashley Cole and Branislav Ivanovic, one is old and the other is clearly not the type to play on the wings.
Add to that the front, whether it's Mata, Adam Lallana or Oscar, who are used to moving very close to each other and have a similar style of play, and are not the type of players who can play wide on the wings.
This makes Chelsea's entire four-two-three-one tactics on the flanks very problematic.
Therefore, after Benitez took over, he began to adjust the team and changed it to a 4411 tactic.
At the same time, Benitez also has a trade-off between the three talented players in midfield, Mata, Adam Lallana and Oscar, and the three players can only play at most two at the same time, or even occasionally one.
Another spot was given to youngster Moses, an African winger with a lot of speed.
Although the technique and awareness are a little rougher, it can be fast and powerful, and that is enough.
In this game, Chelsea still adopted the 4411 tactic.
The goalkeeper is Petr Cech and the backline is Ashley Cole, Benatia, David Luiz and Branislav Ivanovic.
In midfield, Oscar, Frank Lampard, Mikel Mikel and Ramirez were in midfield.
On the forward line, one in front and one behind, they are Demba Ba and Mata.
As for the Spanish fellow Torres, he has been beaten into the cold by Benitez.
Southampton's performance this season has been getting better and better, the team is young, the players have improved quickly as the season progresses, and Bielsa's tactics are unpredictable.
But Benitez is also a master tactician, asking himself about this set of lineups, although the flaws are obvious, but it is already the strongest team that Chelsea can put out, away to Southampton, difficult to win, but not a heavy defeat.
But who would have thought that Bielsa would surprise everyone from the beginning.
In this battle, Bielsa boldly changed the formation and even changed to a back three.
Nastasic, Xavi Martinez and Raphael Varane, all three centre-backs are on!
What's more, in the midfield position, on Nemanja Matic!
Nemanja Matic was ahead of Paul Pogba and Luka Modric at the same time.
On the front line, there is a double striker combination of Drogba and Sturridge!
And two?
Danilo and Gareth Bale!
Two players on the right and left, acting as liberos on the wing!
Faced with such a tactical play, Benitez almost collapsed.
In the past two or three years, I have never seen Southampton put on such a tactical play, why did it suddenly change?
But when it comes to the back three, Bielsa is a grandmaster, and his peak moment is to rely on the three central defenders.
Of course, his three-three-one-three tactics when he was in the Argentine national team were criticized by fans.
But in coaching circles, this set of tactics for him is still quite admired.
Now, once again, the back three has been introduced, - dare to be careless?
Therefore, at the beginning of the game, Benitez called on the players to be careful and reduce the formation.
But even so, Southampton began to bombard the Chelsea goal from the start.
Almost from the very beginning of the game, there was a lot of noise in front of Chelsea's goal, and the Saints attacked in waves.
In particular, the two wide liberos, who are fast, have excellent running ability and strong individual ability, can go up and down, threaten Chelsea's penalty area again and again, and help Southampton create a lot of scoring opportunities.
Just 20 minutes into the first half, Southampton had already had 10 shots, four of them on target, three corners, one offside, six fouls and no yellow cards.
From this number, you can fully imagine how fierce the game was and how fast the pace was!
Bielsa's game is clearly to take advantage of the home field, and use a fierce offensive to completely defeat Chelsea!
Benitez can't do anything about it.
There is a good saying, it is difficult for a good woman to cook without rice.
No one, he can't help it!
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"Drogba, Sturridge and Nemanja Matic, today's table is very active!"
Sitting in the chairman's stand at St. Mary's Stadium, Yang looked at Abramovich with a smile.
The Russian accompanied the team to Southampton and was invited to sit in the chairman's stand and sit next to Yang Huan.
At this moment, hearing Yang Huan's words, the Russian's cheeks were hot and stinging.
These three players were all given to Southampton by Chelsea for nothing, but now, they are all famous!
Even, Abramovich felt that Yang Huan must have done it on purpose.
In this game against Chelsea, this group of Chelsea veterans was arranged just to humiliate him!
This point is really wronged by our Young Master Huan, who has nothing to do with this kind of bad taste?
Besides, now is the crucial moment in the title race with Manchester United, and there is no room for loss in a game, so you can play so casually?
"It's a pity, Cech is so good!" Yang Huan shook his head and sighed.
From the opening point to the present, Southampton have pressed Chelsea on the offensive and created quite a few scoring opportunities, but Cech saved at least two of Southampton's must-score chances.
It can only be said that the Czech door god is back to the top tonight with the help of God!
Abramovich was shocked, almost every attack of Southampton could make him break out in a cold sweat, for fear that if he was not careful, he would be scored at any time.
The most hated thing is that Drogba.
Aren't you starting to play as a substitute this season?
Why is this game still like a chicken blood? Table xiàn has to be so active, is there a bonus?
People who are a lot older, don't they know how to play leisurely?
"Roman, I'll discuss something with you!" Yang Huan turned his head sideways with a smile and said.
Abramovich's eyelids jumped, when this guy was grinning, it must be no good thing!
"What's the matter?" He seemed wary.
The look in his eyes seems to say, you ...... You're not trying to poach us, are you?
Yang Huan was depressed, "Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, I really don't like your Chelsea belongings!" "
These words immediately made Abramovich depressed!
Can't afford it?
The dignified Chelsea lineup, you can't even look down on it?
But looking at the pitch and thinking about the Southampton lineup, Abramovich wants to cry.
It's not surprising that people don't like it!
Where is Southampton now without a big player?
One is less, two is normal!
This is simply the configuration of Real Madrid and Barcelona!
"What's that?" Abramovich was still very wary of asking.
Yang Huan smiled, "I see, this is just watching the game, it's not interesting, or let's gamble again?"
"Bet?" Abramovich is sensitive to the word and has a phobia./p>
"Let's bet a little smaller, I've recently taken a fancy to Liverpool's Suarez, if you Chelsea lose, you'll pay for me to bring it in, if we Southampton lose, I'll pay for you to bring in a player, how about it?"
Abramovich looked down the pitch and was depressed.
Didn't I kick the donkey in the brain, and bet with you?
Now in this situation, your team is pressing my team to play, and I am still stupid to run to bet with you in the middle of winter?
I'm all right with my brain, right?
"Don't you dare?" Yang Huan made an expression, you won't be so bold.
Abramovich would love to say, who wouldn't dare?
But the only reason left in his mind told him that now was really not the time to be willful.
"So, I'll give you a ball!" Yang Huan said very boldly.
Abramovich still didn't dare to squeak.
Looking at this situation under the pitch, even if Southampton concedes a ball, it is not safe.
Completely pressed and hit, when to lose the ball, who knows?
"Big deal, I'll let you have two balls, okay?" Yang Huan was depressed, so he almost didn't ask, didn't you hide the little Roman in the safe and didn't dare to take it out, right?
I've given you two balls, and you still don't dare?
Abramovich did have a phobia of Yang Huan, so he had no choice but to smile bitterly: "I'm sorry, I swear by chopping my fingers and quit gambling!"
I rub!
Yang Huan looked at his hand, Abramovich didn't have time to hide it, he saw it, the ten fingers were all good, how can you say that you have quit gambling by chopping your fingers?
But speaking of which, he also understands that this guy definitely doesn't dare to bet!
"Oh, forget it, if you don't gamble, I can't force you, right?"
Abramovich breathed a sigh of relief.
But soon, Yang Huan's next sentence made him almost go berserk.
"Since you don't dare to bet, then I'll just bet with my left hand and right hand!"
After finishing speaking, Yang Huan raised his hands.
"Left hand, left hand, how many balls do you think you can win?"
"Win at least four!"
"So little? I think I can win five! "
"Why don't we make a bet?"
"Okay, whoever loses, whoever gets off. [,! Go naked and run naked! "
"Okay, no problem!"
Abramovich wanted to cry when he listened to it, this is too much of a slap in the face, right?
Is it really that Lao Tzu is a dead man?
Still gambling with your left hand and your right hand? Still running naked if you lose the bet?
You're suing me, how can you run naked with your fingers?
But what does Abramovich dare to say?
was invited in person, but he didn't dare to bet, what can he say at this time?
But it was at this time that the situation on the pitch changed dramatically.
The Southampton midfielder broke the ball and advanced quickly into the Chelsea box.
Gareth Bale, who was fast down the left, slotted to the left side of the penalty area.
Modric received a pass from Drogba and crossed to the left, Gareth Bale received the ball, glanced at the penalty area, and picked up the ball with his left foot to pick up the post.
The ball crossed an arc and fell to the back of the goal, only to see Sturridge shake off the Chelsea defender, cut in quickly, and hit the ball directly with a powerful volley.
The ball arced across the right post with great precision and slammed into the Chelsea goal.
1 to 0!
Sturridge's goal completely ignited the passion at St. Mary's Stadium.
Abramovich sat in the stands and secretly wiped a cold sweat.
Niang Xipi's, fortunately, I didn't promise to bet with him just now, otherwise......