Chapter 152: Handsome countdown

The fans have a lot of criticism for Scolari! The biggest criticism may be the shortcomings of Scolari's inability to fight tough battles!
You know, Chelsea over the years, since Abramovich moved in, countless Chelsea fans have become accustomed to seeing their team as a giant team, and the giant team, in addition to constantly fighting for the championship in various competitions, is strong in the giants. In a strong matchup, you must also perform well to convince the fans!
However, Scolari, who has just taken over the team in the new season, did not win a single victory in three home games in the league and the civil war among the four giants!
Draw with 1 to 1 at the beginning of the season with serious injuries and lack of major generals. Manchester United lost 0 to 1 to the direct competitor Liverpool for the top spot in the standings, and lost 1 to 2 to Arsenal, who is the head of this season!
This is all on his home court. At Stamford Bridge, the three strong matchups did not win a single victory, not to mention, the two lost games, but many Chelsea fans were ridiculed by other fans!
We must know that last season, against the other three giants, Chelsea had a record of 2 wins and 1 draw at home, so that Chelsea fans can at least enjoy the joy of football at home!
This season, I have been disappointed and worried more!
In the first league game after the New Year, Scolari encountered another big test and went to Old Trafford to challenge Manchester United, the Red Devils who returned to their state.
Due to the impact of the Club World Cup and the European Super Cup at the beginning of the season, Manchester United has already played two games less than the big group. However, with the recent unusually stable performance, Manchester United has been in the early-season decline and climbed silently. The fourth place in the league is only 4 points behind Chelsea!
In the 21st round of the league, if Chelsea want to prevent Manchester United from winning three consecutive championships this season, they must try their best to delay Manchester United's progress in a direct match!
Scolari must also prove himself in this game. If he can retire from the away game and even win a game, then it is definitely good news for him to keep his handsome position!
However, the Red Devils Manchester United who found the game state, under the leadership of Ferguson, can not be defeated so easily at Old Trafford!
There are 8 league games at home this season, 7 wins and 1 tie. Even if the lack of major generals at the beginning of the season and the poor state of the game, Old Trafford is still that terrifying stadium!
Scolari did not choose to continue using the Quaresma that he had just loaned from Inter Milan! In this game, Scolari understood that he had to be conservative and just retreat in the away game!
The 451 formation, midfielder Mikel, Ballack, and Lampard delayed, making Chelsea's midfield harder! The single forward chose to have stronger physical confrontation ability and proved his Drogba in the big scene, hoping that Drogba can seize the opportunity in the game and disrupt Manchester United's defense!
Central defender combination, choose Terry partner Alex, this pair Scolari thinks the most stable defensive combination!
Chelsea's defense did a good job in the game, very good!
Manchester United’s double striker "Brother Chic" Berbatov and chubby Rooney were completely suppressed by Chelsea's defense, cutting off the connection between the two players in the penalty area and other Manchester United players!
The two wingers Ronaldo and Giggs were assisted by Bosingwa and Ashley Cole in cooperation with the midfielder. The same restrictions were imposed. Manchester United's 442 formation was in the first half. Most of the time, it was restrained by Chelsea's more defensive 451 formation!
However, in a football match, within 90 minutes, there will be many unexpected factors, which will make the efforts of many teams vanish!
At the moment when the first half of the game was about to end, the Chelsea players set their goals before the game and spent the last moments of the first half defending 0-0.
Manchester United central defender Vidic, in the second minute of stoppage time in the first half, used the opportunity of a corner kick to overpower the defending Alex, headed the goal, broke the deadlock and rewritten the score to 1-0!
This point of Alex has once again become the fate of Chelsea's defense!
Scolari was disappointed by the loss before the half-time, but even more disappointed than him are the fans who went to the away game!
Once again, they may have to lose the game against other giants! They haven't tasted the victory in the strong matchup this season!
There is no way, Scolari can only overthrow the defensive tactics that he had thought for a long time in the second half during the half-time break. After the game is behind, Scolari can only take risks and attack!
Although at the beginning of the second half, Scolari replaced Deco with Anelka and tried to use double forwards to knock on Manchester United's door and return the game to Chelsea's control!
However, Ferguson had already expected Scolari's tactical choice!
Manchester United, who have retracted their formation, firmly guard their middle area! The powerful breakthrough ability of Ronaldo and Giggs, and the speed of counterattack, firmly suppressed the advancement of Chelsea's two full-backs!
Chelsea gained possession of the ball in the second half, but there was no way to face Manchester United's central defense!
On the contrary, it was Manchester United. When Chelsea could not attack for a long time, Berbatov and Rooney scored goals! Locking the score at 3 to 0, Chelsea once again lost the game in a strong match!
Scolari's coaching ability and his choice of player appointment have once again been questioned by the media and fans!
In particular, Alex has already lost 5 goals in set-piece defense this season. The weakness of its air defense capability has been continuously enlarged as the season progresses!
Yang Feng, once again, was mentioned by countless media!
As the reserve team has been participating in the game, and the reserve team competition is more intensive than the league. After the arrival of Yang Feng, the Chelsea reserve team lost only 14 goals in 16 league games. There was no match with Yang Feng at the beginning of the season. The averaging of nearly 2 goals per game has changed dramatically!
Moreover, Yang Feng's almost error-free performance made all the reporters who followed the Chelsea reserve team and Yang Feng amazed!
But it is such an outstanding central defender who was abandoned by Scolari. It is no wonder that public opinion is often unfair to Yang Feng!
In Chelsea's game against Manchester United, Abramovich also accompanied the team to Old Trafford to watch the game, but the 3-0 score hurt Abramovich's heart!
Although Chelsea’s investment in transfer fees this season is not much, but Chelsea’s previous seasons are strong enough. In the strong matchups, they always lose. It really makes Abu Dou wonder whether Scolari Suitable for your team!
You know, Abramovich's biggest requirement for Chelsea now is actually the Champions League!
After all, the Premier League champion has won many cups in Mourinho's era. In recent years, Chelsea’s big goal will always be to win the Champions League. Abramovich is determined to make Chelsea a top giant in Europe, so A Champions League champion is naturally essential!
But when Scolari faced the three giants of the Premier League, especially Arsenal, the weakest of this season, they were unable to win. Then facing the same powerful European giants in the Champions League knockout rounds, Chelsea can really go all the way. Have you reached the final and won the cup?
"Wait 3 more rounds! Then it's time for a complete break!"
Abramovich decided to wait for a few more weeks, when Chelsea will challenge Liverpool away. That strong matchup will be the last chance to test whether Scolari can lead the team, fight a tough battle, and win a tough battle! If it doesn't work, then let's substitute! For Abramovich, it's not bad for the coach's liquidated damages!
Scolari also got the decision from the club boss Abramovich from the management after the game against Manchester United!
Very cruel! But this is professional football!
There is no turning back to the bow. As far as Scolari is concerned, at this time, there is no way other than to go to the black, believing the existing players! As for Yang Feng, the act of slapping himself in the face, what top coach would do that!
Fortunately, as far as Scolari is concerned, he is always at a disadvantage in the matchup, but he is stable in the abusive game!
In the FA Cup make-up match, they defeated Nan'an United 4-1 at home to complete the promotion!
After that, he defeated the visiting Stoke City 2-1 in the league and continued to remain in the top group of the standings, maintaining pressure on the top team!
Immediately after the fourth round of the FA Cup, I defeated Ipswich 3-1 at home! Quaresma, who was loaned by Dong Chuang from Inter Milan, finally displayed his outstanding technical prowess in this game! The wonderful performance of one goal and one assist also gave Scolari reason to reuse him in subsequent games!
Four days later, it was again at home against the relegation zone team Middlesbrough! Relying on their strong strength, Chelsea directly completed the crush, defeated the opponent 2-0, and charged 4 consecutive victories in all competitions!
Scolari really hasn't served anyone on abuse of food!
But after the abuse of food, the big test for Scolari came!
League round 24! Chelsea will head to Anfield to face the Reds Liverpool, who is also in bad shape recently!
In the league, Liverpool, which has been tied for three consecutive times, missed 6 points and has already given back the top position of the standings to its arch rival Manchester United!
After the last round of the game, Manchester United temporarily ranked first with 50 points in one game less! Liverpool and Chelsea are close behind with 48 points!
Arsenal's four-four game is a bit bumpy. At present, with 43 points, they are 5 points behind the biggest dark horse of the season, Aston Villa, and are ranked fifth!
In this game, Chelsea and Liverpool faced a direct confrontation. The winner could continue to threaten Manchester United, while the loser could not be overtaken by Aston Villa and ranked fourth!
As far as Scolari is concerned, he has been preparing for a full three weeks for this game that concerns his position! But also to give up his life, Scolari used a gamble mentality to send the strongest lineup in his heart!
Abramovich said before the game is very clear, this game he hopes to see victory, even at Anfield, he has to let Chelsea win, as long as that, Scolari can keep his handsome position!
So for Scolari, although the defense still needs to be good, the offense cannot be completely abandoned like the previous game against Manchester United!
The formation of the 442 is definitely both offensive and defensive!
It's just beyond everyone's expectation that Scolari sent Anelka's partner Kalu's double striker combination!
Healthy Drogba, this time in the double forward tactics, did not get a chance!
Scolari just didn't trust Drogba, or was afraid of Drogba, and "played" himself in a game that related to his handsome position!
In midfield, Mikel and Lampard are the main players in the iron fight, while Malouda and Quaresma are the other players!
In such a crucial game, Scolari finally had the opportunity to show his tactical philosophy!
He hopes that the two wingers can surprise him and prove his coaching ability!
The full-back is still a combination of Bosingwa and Ashley Cole, and the center-back continues to be Scolari's Alex partner captain Terry!
Goalkeeper Cech!
This set of Scolari's most trusted and strongest team, at Anfield, hopes to win the Red Army Liverpool, which has been invincible in nearly three rounds!
On the other side, Benitez has also been criticized by fans and the media recently!
At the beginning of the season, the gap with Manchester United's biggest points was once opened to nearly 10 points! Everyone sees this season as an excellent opportunity for Liverpool to end the awkwardness of the Premier League without a championship!
But Liverpool's proud attack line is always misfired at critical moments!
Keane, who had spent a lot of money in the summer transfer window, did not adapt to Liverpool's offensive system at all, UU reading www. In desperation, uukanshu.com can only sell it back to Tottenham at a low price in Winter Window!
In the past 3 rounds, Liverpool only scored 2 goals. The offensive downturn was the main reason why Liverpool was overtaken by rivals Manchester United in the standings!
Benitez also desperately needs a game victory to get the team back on track!
Both teams have reasons to win, and both have the determination to open the situation by attacking, but the process of the game is so dull!
The number of turnovers between the two teams on the offensive end is horrible! In fact, on the defense line, both teams have exploitable loopholes, but the game was a bit ugly!
Most of the attacks back and forth between the two sides have not formed any effective offenses, and they made mistakes in passing or were intercepted by defensive players.
Liverpool, sitting at home, still has an advantage on the court. And Quaresma, who was placed high hopes by Scolari, seemed to have disappeared from the field in this kind of Premier League strong dialogue, without any sense of existence!
It's just that the luck of both sides' goals is really bad, and there is no good chance!
Especially Lampard, who was sent off with a red card when he played Manchester United, had just released the ban and returned, and he applied for a red card directly in the 60th minute! Chelsea's defense is even more shaky!
In the 89th minute, Torres succeeded in an offside anti-offside victory, killing the game! And the last player, by coincidence, is the absolute main defender Alex!
Liverpool took the lead at the last minute! After that, under Chelsea's desperate counterattack, Torres seized the opportunity to counterattack again and successfully singled out Alex. In the 95th minute, he scored his second goal solo, helping Liverpool beat Chelsea 2-0!
Scolari's handsome position, countdown!