Chapter 658 Chelsea Stronger than History

Chapter 658 Chelsea is stronger than history

Manchester City were able to qualify for the first round of the group, something many did not expect before the start of the season. After all, he and his group also have a Champions League team like Real Madrid.

If Manchester City's performance in the Champions League last season was a complete rookie, after Gao Bo took over this season, Manchester City's performance in the Champions League has been improved. The two victories against such a strong enemy as Real Madrid are Manchester City's advance. A round to get the basis for the first in the group.

In the eyes of Manchester City fans, it is enough for them to be happy that the team can reach the knockout stage of the Champions League.

In the league, they stomped Manchester United under their feet. In the Champions League, they also qualified for the first round of the group, while Manchester United struggled a bit. They first lost 0-1 at home to Cluj, and then at the road. Lost 0-1 to Galatasaray.

Losing both the first and second rounds of the Champions League group stage put Manchester United's qualifying situation in jeopardy all of a sudden.

Fortunately, in the last three rounds, Manchester United have won three consecutive games and scored nine points, ranking second behind Galatasaray, who scored ten points. In the last round, they will have a life-and-death battle with Galatasaray. Manchester United lost, and they may have difficulty even qualifying - because Cluj had seven points behind Manchester United, and they faced Braga, the weakest group in the group, in the final round.

Manchester City secured the first place in the group one round ahead of schedule, while Manchester United were in danger of being out in the final round.

Such a comparison, Manchester City fans naturally feel proud.

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Gao Bo was not surprised that the team was able to qualify first in the group. He knew the strength of the team.

In the Premier League, Manchester City can suppress Manchester United's first place in the table, which has shown the strength of the team.

And he knows Real Madrid very well, and being able to draw a group with Real Madrid is undoubtedly very beneficial to Manchester City. Gao Bo knows how to deal with Real Madrid, he is too familiar with the team.

The real test begins after entering the top sixteen, that is, after the knockout rounds.

The sixth round of the group stage will be played in two weeks, but that game is of little significance to Manchester City. It has already won the first place in the group. In the away game against Celtic, Gao Bo did not intend to let the main players play. The game is considered a training session.

After that, there will be the knockout rounds, but the knockout round will have to wait until mid-February next year, and there are still more than three months before now, so Gao Bo won't think about the knockout round now. After the group stage is over, the result of the lottery will come out.

What he considers is the league, which is fundamental!

This season's league title, Gao Bo is bound to win.

However, winning the championship in the Premier League is much more difficult than in La Liga.

In the thirteenth round of the league, Manchester City will usher in the biggest test since the start of the league this season!

They are playing Chelsea away! !

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Gao Bo has never dared to underestimate Mourinho, and this time Mourinho is also in charge of Chelsea.

After watching most of Chelsea's games this season, Gao Bo has a general understanding of Jose Mourinho's Chelsea.

Defense is still the soul of Mourinho's tactics, but when facing different teams, Mourinho's degree of defense is not the same.

Mourinho's main formation in the current Chelsea team is roughly switched between the 4321 and 4312 formations.

After two years of failure at Real Madrid, Mourinho appears to have undergone an even deeper revamp of his football thinking.

He's more focused on defense! !

No matter which team you play against,

He is a formation with three midfielders. The difference is that sometimes Mourinho will use a single striker, which is the 4321 formation, and in some games he will be a double striker, which is 4312.

Although the two formations are different, the tactical thinking is the same, that is, they pay great attention to defense. Only when they ensure that they do not concede the ball, Mourinho's team will think about attacking.

Gao Bo has watched many of Mourinho's games this season and he has to admit that at Chelsea Mourinho has built a stronger team than he was at Real Madrid - in terms of individual players , Chelsea's lineup will not be more luxurious than Real Madrid, but, in terms of the integration of the team, Mourinho's Chelsea and Mourinho's Real Madrid are incomparable!

The current Chelsea team reminds Gao Bo of the team that Mourinho led Inter Milan to win the treble.

At that time, Inter Milan also often played the formation of 4312.

Motta, Cambiasso, Zanetti, these are the three midfielders that Mourinho often uses, and in front of them is Sneijder, and in front of Sneijder are Eto'o and Milito!

Such a lineup is extremely solid on the defensive end, and on the offensive end, Sneijder plus Eto'o and Milito's counterattack efficiency is also shocking.

Chelsea now also has a lineup that is no worse than that of Inter Milan.

The goalkeeper Cech, the back line is Ivanovic, Cahill, Terry, David Luiz, Ashley Cole, the midfielder has Ramirez, Mikel, Kanter, and in them In front of him, Mourinho sometimes uses Lampard, sometimes he also uses Oscar and Mata, and then there are strikers. The striker combination that Chelsea can provide is Drogba, Dembaba, and Torres!

Ramirez, Kanter, Mikel, the three-player midfielder, can be said to have achieved the ultimate defensive end, especially Kanter, Gao Bo knows Kanter's strength.

On the offensive end, this Chelsea team also has many methods. In addition to counterattacks, Lampard's long-range shots from this point and the crosses from Ashley Cole and Ivanovic are also very threatening.

Because Chelsea has the striker combination of Drogba and Demba Ba!

A Chelsea with a solid defense, a sharp offense, and a cross in the offense from positional warfare has to be a headache.

It can be said that the biggest rival for the championship with Manchester City this season, in addition to Manchester United, is Chelsea!

Instead of returning to Chelsea after a few seasons, Mourinho returned to the team when Chelsea were at their strongest. This makes Chelsea stronger than they have ever been in their history!

Therefore, Gao Bo has been discussing the game against Chelsea with the coaching staff during this time.

Chelsea are very strong, but it is absolutely impossible for Manchester City to surrender - it is Manchester City now at the top of the table, and Manchester City will not be afraid of their opponents because of this.

However, tactically, Gao Bo still has to attach great importance to Chelsea.

This is a stronger team than in previous history, and City cannot afford to take it lightly.