There is no doubt that the whole month has belonged to Chelsea

On the day of the month, Chelsea drew 0 at home to Paris Saint-Germain, because Chelsea had already qualified from the group stage as the first in advance, so Ye Qiu arranged a full bench and a lineup of young players in this game.

Because of this, the outside world also gave Chelsea a good evaluation of being able to get a draw.

On the P day of the ll, Chelsea defeated Charlton Athletic 40 away and played another round of wild wins, while Arsenal drew with Benitez's Liverpool away and suffered a draw again, and the gap between the two sides quickly widened to U points.

After this round, the outside media shook their heads, believing that with the current situation of Arsenal, it may be difficult to launch a counterattack against Chelsea, unless the Gunners can beat the opponent in the 17th round of the Premier League, in this game against Chelsea at Highbury Stadium, otherwise, the Gunners' championship dream will be over.

Because throughout the month of ll, Chelsea maintained a winning streak and played a suffocating offensive storm, so Ye Qiu became the monthly manager of the month in ll, which is also the first time Ye Qiu won this honor this season, and Ronaldinho, who performed very eye-catchingly, won the player of the month.

With the World Footballer of the Year and European Footballer of the Year selections approaching, Ronaldinho's form is clearly getting better and better, and the call for these two accolades is getting louder and louder, and the Brazilian's biggest rival now is none other than teammate Frank Lampard, who is also showing momentum at the moment.

As for Shevchenko, Thierry Henry and other players, although they have performed well, they are obviously slightly inferior to Ronaldinho and Frank Lampard in terms of team honours and player performance, and the Blues are also very hopeful of cultivating their own world footballer of the year.

Chelsea's first game in the month was the knockout round of the Carabao Cup, where they challenged Fulham in the Premier League, only to overcome Fulham and reach the semi-finals thanks to goals from Davies and Robin van Persie.

In the other matchup, Manchester United beat Arsene Wenger's Arsenal 0 at home.

The gunman's current situation really responds to that sentence, and the house leak happened to rain overnight.

Chelsea beat Newcastle 40 at home on 4 June, Chelsea's first consecutive win so far.

However, Arsenal also improved this time, beating Birmingham City 0 at Highbury Stadium to catch up with Chelsea.

Arsenal had to beat Rosenborg in midweek to qualify for top of the group, which forced Arsene Wenger to give it his all to beat Rosenborg and Chelsea drew away at Porto.

Encountering Mourinho again, Ye Qiu's mind is obviously no longer on the Portuguese, so he has no heart to fight with Mourinho, and after the group stage battle, Ye Qiu's Chelsea and Mourinho's Porto joined hands to stand out from the group with the first and second places respectively, and successfully entered the knockout round of 16.

Back in the Premier League, Chelsea finally welcomed Arsenal

For a long time, Ye Qiu has not taken excessive pursuit of ball control.

He had seen Cruyff and Sacchi in the study room expound on the concept of ball control, and after absorbing the experience and ideas of so many predecessors, he was constantly reflecting and improving his tactical thinking, one of which was obviously possession.

There is no doubt that in Ye Qiu's view, Barcelona's set of ball control in the previous life was indeed outstanding, but even Cruyff himself felt that the Barcelona team at that time was obviously a bit of ball control for the sake of possession, because only ball control can ensure that their defensive loopholes are not exploited by opponents, which is obviously a bit contrary to Cruyff.

At the end of the day, Cruyff and Sacchi share some of the same ideas, which is to have the strongest attack and the best defense

Then, some people will definitely say, how can the strongest spear and the strongest shield be fused together?

In fact, this is a misunderstanding, because the strongest spear and the strongest shield are obviously aimed at the opponent, which is not contradictory in itself, as long as you have the ability to control him, one hand spear and one hand shield, for what can not be fused together?

At the tactical level, control often depends on your midfield

Possession of the ball is only one part of the control, but also part of the control of space, as well as many factors including rhythm and psychology, which combine to form a team's comprehensive control ability on the court.

At this point, Barcelona's possession went to extremes, a bit too much for the sake of possession, causing the team's coordination to become mechanical, boring, and lacking in novelty and excitement.

Of course, Barcelona's ball control system is still very respectable, which is also Ye Qiu's attitude all along, existence is reasonable, Barcelona can be so brilliant, it has their advantages, no one can deny all this, isn't it?

So, what is the most important of all the many factors that make up a team's control of the pitch?

Ball possession? Space? Rhythm? Psychology? Morale? Fight?

The person who said that the most important person in possession should go to see Manchester United play Arsenal in the League Cup final, Arsenal took advantage of possession, but failed to break through Manchester United's goal, but was scored by Manchester United, and scored a L goal, the score was 0 at the bottom

The person who says the most important space should watch more Serie A teams, what are they doing with a good defense or not being able to win? Because they lack control over the ball and the tempo.

So, are rhythm and psychology the most important?

In the Istanbul miracle in the previous life, Liverpool finally reversed AC Milan, didn't it rely on a sudden fast-paced blow after the second half, and the breath in everyone's hearts?

But to be aware, the Istanbul miracle is full of a kind of contingency, if Finnan is not injured, if Ancelotti makes adjustments, if Benitez is not forced to make substitutions, if

By chance, this in itself proves that this statement is not true

In Ye Qiu's view, among the many factors that make up a team's control, none is more important than the others, or in other words, all factors are very important, and their importance is based on equality.

The Chinese have a saying that it is easy to break if it is too strong, which means that it is easy to break if it is too strong.

Too much control of the ball, too much control of the space, too much emphasis on mental quality, the same is not good, all the elements must be carried out at the same time to be able to play the maximum role.

Therefore, Ye Qiu's pursuit is to build a perfect team that has achieved the best balance in terms of ball control, space control, and rhythm control, and at the same time has the tenacious will to fight to the end and the psychological quality of never giving up.

The current Chelsea is a little lacking in ball control and rhythm control compared to the mainland team, and the control of space and mental quality meet Ye Qiu's requirements, so he wants to continue to adjust the team in the future.

And if you take Ye Qiu's set of requirements for herself as the standard to measure Manchester United, it is not difficult to find that the Red Devils have many problems, and there are obvious weaknesses in ball possession, space and rhythm, and there is a big weakness.

And what about Arsenal?

Arsenal's biggest problem is that they love to keep the ball, and their obsession with possession has led to Arsenal's poor control of space, which is why Wenger's side have been beaten by opponents time and time again.

Therefore, playing Arsenal away, Ye Qiu's tactic for the team is to control the space, and use the space to compress Arsenal's passing and receiving balls, that is, to weaken Arsenal's ball control, but in order to ensure the effective control of the team, Ye Qiu arranged his own tightly controlled area in his own half.

But to do this, there is a premise, the first goal

Attacking has always been Ye Qiu's forte, and this time was no exception, as he was preparing how to score from the first second of the game, and Chelsea also tried three shots in the first five minutes, and replaced three people to get up.

On the fourth occasion, Chelsea changed their routine, Ronaldinho broke through Lauren on the left and crossed, Drogba headed the ball in the penalty area, Rooney stopped after getting the ball, knocked back, Lampard volleyed from the edge of the penalty area, and the ball went into the net, 0

The whole process happened in the blink of an eye, and I believe that many Arsenal fans have not yet reacted to the goal.

And after breaking the deadlock in the seventh minute, what Chelsea did next left Arsene Wenger devastated.

Ye Qiu no longer defended high, but instead took a steady retreat, and tightly arranged in his own half.

As long as Arsenal were in possession of the ball in their own half, Chelsea didn't care at all, at best, Drogba went up to symbolically harass and scramble a few times, but generally not too far from the halfway line to ensure that they could return to their own half as soon as possible.

Chelsea's attitude was incomprehensible and powerless for Arsenal to do so, because even if they played possession like a flower in their own half, you still couldn't find the back of the net.

Arsenal's attack may seem formidable, but in fact there is a clear weakness and a lack of tactical support.

Ye Qiu clearly knew what the significance of this battle at Highbury Stadium was for both sides, so he didn't think he should choose to play hard, it would be too risky to do that, if he really played hard, Chelsea might not lose, but it might not win.

But now he chooses a smarter way, using his strengths to defeat his opponent's weaknesses.

Thierry Henry's ability to break through and run is good for a high-post defensive team like Chelsea, Bergkamp is good at possession and tandems, Pire is good at splitting the ball, Ljungberg is good at cutting back, these are Arsenal's strengths, and this attacking phalanx of players, even in European football, is enough to ⊥ any team a headache.

The strategy adopted by Ye Qiu is to limit the movement space of all players, so that Henry's breakthrough and running are useless, when Bergkamp has to face the opponent's bag frequently, when Pire can no longer effectively distribute the ball and comb, Ljungberg's back insertion is everywhere, and Arsenal's attack is completely paralyzed.

For what? Because they lack a support point that they can rely on at critical moments

In modern football, when more and more targeted defense and strict overall layout, it is becoming more and more difficult to attack, and if you want to break through the opponent's defensive system, it becomes more and more troublesome, and then you need a tactical fulcrum that can provide you with stable support in front, usually a center forward

A strong center forward is very important for teams that like to defend high and like to press the ball, which is an important reason why Ye Qiu will not give up Drogba for any Ye Qiu.

Arsenal's attacking play was adept at playing loose defensively, and when they came across tight defence, they immediately felt uncomfortable and paralyzed, so they didn't even have a shot on goal for the entire first half

When the on-site commentator Andy Gray said this data, I believe that not only the group of Arsenal fans shouting for attack at Highbury Stadium were puzzled, but everyone watching this game in the world would wonder, is this still a duel between the two strongest teams in the Premier League?

What does it mean that one team forces another team to the point where they don't even have a chance to shoot?

"Arsenal are in big trouble" Andy Gray shook his head with a sigh at the moment when the referee blew the whistle at the end of the first half, feeling that this was definitely more than just a Premier League game, because with the current momentum, Chelsea are clear that they are not only about getting three points, but even want to completely defeat Arsenal psychologically.

Everyone can see that Arsenal's morale is low at the moment, because they have been in poor form in recent times, and now if they lose to Chelsea at home and end their unbeaten streak, when the gap in the league extends to nine points, they will not even have a chance to smash into the opponent's goal, they will completely collapse

"Chelsea's tactics in this game are very different from the past, Ye Qiu obviously adopts a more defensive counter-attacking tactics, and it is also more targeted, especially at the point of tightening the midfield, he completely blocked Arsenal's attack, whether it is Henry or Bergkamp, it is obvious that they cannot threaten Chelsea's goal."

'But if that's all there is to Chelsea, then Chelsea have nothing to be proud of, the point is that Chelsea had nine shots on goal in the first half, of which except for the first four goals of the game, the other five were done on the counter-attack, and four of them scared the Arsenal defence.

'There is also a very clear sign that the pace of this game is very fast, the transition between attack and defense is very fast, and I dare say that this is the fastest game in all the Premier League games this season, no, even in recent years, but in the fast-paced game, Chelsea relied on their own strong pressing system to force Arsenal not to even have a chance to get off the ground, which has to be said to be a surprising achievement"

"Of course, this also has a lot to do with the fact that the Arsenal players are obviously in poor condition and overly blind in handling the ball, and they often make some unnecessary passing and receiving mistakes in fast-paced games, while Chelsea can always play a sharp counterattack at the first time as long as they catch the mistakes, and quickly transfer the pressure of the game to Arsenal's defense."

"We should also see that in Chelsea's strong pressing and pressing, Arsenal seems to have a lot of possession, but there is a lack of threatening through passes, more horizontal passes and return passes, the attack lacks sharpness, and even the team's final kick has been affected, Henry has at least two chances to get up, but he missed them in vain."

'It's a clear sign that there is something wrong with the team's tactics, the psychology of the players and so on, and Arsene Wenger must make adjustments in midfield, otherwise Arsenal will continue to be suppressed by Chelsea in the second half.'

'Of course, Chelsea's tactics were not without their problems, and they took the pace and pace of the game to bring down Arsenal, but they paid a price themselves.

"As we all know, Ye Qiu emphasizes speed, whether it is the speed of passing and receiving, the speed of technical movements, the speed of approaching the opponent, the speed of landing defense, the speed of assisting in defense, etc., these are what Ye Qiu has been emphasizing, and they also gave full play to their advantages in the first half, and even forced Arsenal not to shoot a shot, forcing the opponent to be extremely embarrassed."

'But Chelsea also cost a lot, and that is fitness'

'To do what Ye Qiu demanded in such a quick way, the Chelsea players had to pay more physical than usual exertion, and their running distance was on full display, and it could also be a big factor in turning the tide in the second half, after all, Chelsea could not maintain a fast pace and high intensity of pressing for 90 minutes.

'So, it's an opportunity for Arsenal and how to take advantage of this opportunity depends on how Arsene Wenger adjusts.'

Ye Qiu naturally couldn't hear Andy Gray's analysis, but when he walked into the away team's dressing room at Highbury Stadium, he obviously felt that the players were in a good mood, and the reason why it was not very good was more because Chelsea adopted a weak defensive posture.

When Ye Qiu walked in, everyone looked at him, and the Chinese had a confident smile on their faces.

'I said that Arsenal have nothing to fear, we beat them last season and we can still beat them and even, believe me, from tonight onwards there will be no one to be afraid of Arsenal again'

Everyone felt Ye Qiu's strong self-confidence, he not only wanted to beat the opponent in the game and the score, but also to hit the competitor the psychological level, so that his team could go more flat on the road to winning the championship.

'A year ago we taught all the Premier League teams how to beat Manchester United and a year later we are going to teach all the teams how to beat Arsenal, so in the second half, it's time for us to throw our fists'