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Chapter 274 Blue Army General Mobilization

Sometimes, the players' status is really hard to say and elusive.

After the second leg of the Champions League knockout match, Chelsea's internal morale rose sharply due to doubled the prize money.

Of course, because of concerns about the investigation of the Premier League, the doubled the bonus and did not disclose it to the outside world. Everyone got the bonus and benefited, so naturally they would not leak the secrets. After all, they had to consider whether there would be a next time.

But just as the team returned to the Premier League and ushered in the round, facing Middlesbrough at home, Chelsea was forced to become 00 by Middlesbrough at home, but its number one rival Arsenal defeated Liverpool 4 at home, and the points gap between the two teams narrowed to U points again.

If Chelsea plays Middlesbrough and many players are in poor condition due to rotation, it is acceptable, but three days later, the 33rd round of the Premier League was ushered in the middle of the week. Chelsea challenged Aston Villa away, and the two teams tied again. Interestingly, Chelsea led twice and equalized the score twice.

With two consecutive draws, Chelsea's situation seemed to plummet, but Arsenal also did not win the opponent in this round. He drew 00 away from Newcastle, and the points gap between the two teams remained at U points, but everyone began to feel that the suspense of the Premier League's championship was not as solid as they imagined.

The reason is also very simple, and Chelsea's recent situation seems not very good.

By the weekend, in the 34th round of the Premier League, Arsenal had already fallen into the relegation zone at home, and strongly pulled out the clarion call to launch a sprint against the Premier League champion again. However, as the leader of the Premier League, Chelsea was forced to tie the game by Moyes' Everton at home 00.

Everton is currently desperate to relegate. Moyes even set up an iron barrel formation in this game. In addition, Chelsea's condition is indeed not very good, which directly led to the Blues' draw again at home, ushering in three consecutive draws in the league.

From 8 points leading to 4 points, with 4 rounds left in the league, Chelsea's situation seems to gradually decline, some of the successors are weak, and even the remarks of Chelsea falling to collapse have begun. Many people think that Chelsea is likely to be stubbornly reversed by Arsenal in the final stage of the season.

You know, there are never a shortage of such good Jedi counterattacks in the Premier League. Ferguson is an expert in this area, and Wenger will naturally not be too bad. Moreover, Chelsea has to take into account the Champions League, but Arsenal has lost nothing to lose, and only the league is left.

Just when everyone began to feel that Chelsea was about to collapse, Ye Qiu took the initiative to explain, saying that Chelsea was indeed having problems, but they were definitely not as serious as the outside world had guessed.

"The league is a very long process. During this process, we will encounter various problems, which requires us to constantly adjust and solve all problems. This is how we are now."

"But encountering problems does not mean we cannot solve them. On the contrary, no team can maintain their peak state for a long time in a season, and there will always be some ups and downs. We are at a low point now, but I believe that we will soon be able to usher in the peak period of a round of state again."

Many professionals also believe that Chelsea’s current trough may not be a bad thing.

"Almost all teams fighting on multiple lines have a typical feature, that is, using different arenas as strategic points in different periods, Chelsea already has an 8-point lead in the league, which gives Ye Qiu more time and space to adjust the team, especially physical fitness."

"Arsenal's collapse is caused by their subsequent lack of physical fitness. Even if Ye Qiu's Chelsea lineup is strong enough, there is also a physical crisis, but it is lighter than Arsenal. But the problem is that in the next schedule, Chelsea will fight on both sides, while Arsenal will attack the league directly, and the Gunners have more advantages."

"Chelsea's current strategy is to ensure the leading position while adjusting the players' physical fitness, so we can see that Ye Qiu has arranged three different lineups to rotate in the past three games, which has affected the team's performance, but has also given many players valuable rest time."

"And to some extent, from 8 points to 4 points, with 4 rounds left in the Premier League, the advantage of leading 4 points is still a very obvious advantage for a team like Chelsea."

"The people who think Chelsea are going to collapse are mainly because they don't see one thing, that is, the current Premier League, the lead of Chelsea and Arsenal are too obvious. Arsenal leads Manchester United, which is as many as 15 points, and Chelsea leads Arsenal by 4 points. In other words, Manchester United will never have a chance to win the championship again."

"Since Manchester United cannot have a chance to win the championship, then the problem arises. The championship is a game of competition between Chelsea and Arsenal. Ye Qiu doesn't need to consider other opponents at all. He just needs to consider the points gap between himself and Arsenal. 4 points in 4 rounds, and there is obviously something wrong with Arsenal's physical fitness. Ye Qiu has no need to let the team fight with the opponent in every game, so he can play more easily."

"The meaning is very simple. I am so much ahead and I can afford it. And you, Arsenal, have to chase you. When you catch me, it makes me feel pressure. I will try my best to maintain the advantage."

"This is a very strong self-confidence. We can see from Ye Qiu's strategic and tactical style that he is very confident in Chelsea's lineup and is very clear about the player's status and strength. We can even say that if you want to win the game, Ye Qiu can do it anytime and anywhere."

Martin Samuel's analysis caused a lot of controversy. Many people believe that Ye Qiu is not as magical as he said. Chelsea's three consecutive draws were because Ye Qiu has obviously lost control of the team. Some even believe that Chelsea may collapse directly at the end of the season, and end up with nothing.

But some people also think that from all signs, Ye Qiu is adjusting the team's physical fitness and using his leading advantage in the league to further resolve the team's pressure.

Everyone agreed that the most reflective of Chelsea's strength was the Champions League semi-finals to play Monaco. Many people even felt that Ye Qiu's confidence was too much, which would likely directly lead to Chelsea's defeat in Monaco.

But unexpectedly, Chelsea directly used a refreshing victory to tell everyone at the Louis II Stadium, what is to control the overall situation and what is to be sure to win.

Ye Qiu's arrangement of troops in this game was still the 43l tactic, but it was obvious that even in the away game, Ye Qiu still boldly launched Chelsea's attack, and actively used Evra and Macon on both sides to suppress Monaco's wing. In the first minute, Lampardra went to the right and received a straight pass from Macon after breaking through. Drogba shot in front of the goal, opening the first record for Chelsea.

After the side change in the second half, Chelsea still firmly controlled the situation and launched wave after wave of offensives.

In the 78th minute, Evra quickly broke through from the left and passed a long diagonal pass. Drogba headed the ball and Lampard calmly shot from the back point, leaving another goal for Chelsea. 0

Following closely behind, Evra's long diagonal pass from the left, Monaco made a bizarre mistake in the back line and actually missed Ronaldinho. The Brazilian calmly headed the ball and scored the third goal for Chelsea.

Afterwards, although Monaco kept harassing and counterattacking Chelsea, morale had already declined and the French team could no longer create threats. In the end, he lost at home in 2003, and Chelsea also entered the Champions League final with one foot.

This away victory caused an earthquake in Europe. Those who thought Chelsea were about to collapse before the game have either changed their words or collectively silenced, because they obviously did not expect that Chelsea will be in such a good state in this game.

But when the media threw this question to Ye Qiu and asked him why Chelsea was in excellent condition, Ye Qiu smiled and shook his head.

"I don't think we are in great shape at all. We made several mistakes in the game that we shouldn't have made. One of them almost caused us to concede the ball. We got a foot shot in the game, but we only had nine shots on the right. This kind of shooting efficiency is too low for us."

"My performance against the players in this game is only average. I don't think we are in excellent form, but I think it's very good to be able to defeat our opponents, and I believe that those who question and doubt us can stop."

After encountering his old club again, Evra became the most active player in this game, which also made the French left-back who was a bit low-key this season famous. Ye Qiu affirmed this and believed that Evra has always been an important member of the team.

"I'm very happy that we have players like Evra and Galas on the left. With them on, I can feel very at ease with the left, and William can also play in the middle and right, and they are all very, very important parts of the team."

In this game, when Cannavaro defended Morientes, there was a controversial scene. The captain of the Italian national team hit Morientes, who fell in the penalty area and the referee did not give a penalty. Deschamps was very dissatisfied with this and felt that this was intentional partiality.

"We all know that Cannavaro's height is somewhat different from Morientes, so it is inevitable that there will definitely be some ways to protect yourself during the defense process. Using your arms to open, I think that is to protect yourself. Of course, I know that Morientes fell to the ground and was not a fake fall, but I want to say that it was definitely not an intentional foul, and the referee made a correct judgment."

However, Deschamps felt that it was the foul that affected Morientes and his subsequent performance was not ideal. The most threatening shot in Monaco was that Morientes got a chance in front of the goal, but he almost won the shot but was shot away, which led to Monaco not being able to score in this game.

Ye Qiu responded directly with laughter, and his expression seemed to be saying, even if you scored a goal, would it make sense? It was already 0 at that time, and if you scored, I would still lose.

But this is just a media interpretation. Out of respecting the opponent, Ye Qiu did not respond to Deschamps' complaints. He always maintained a polite attitude because the team won the ball, there was no need to entangle and bicker with the opponent like this.

Because he played in the Champions League in the middle of the week, Chelsea's 35th round of the Premier League was one day behind other teams and was put on Monday.

As a result, in the 35th round, Manchester United lost to Liverpool 0l at home, and the Reds also returned to fourth place in the league with this victory. Hollier's team's goal this season has become to ensure the qualification of the Champions League, and the possibility of achieving the goal is very high.

Arsenal ushered in a North London derby, but after scoring two goals in the first half to lead, everyone thought the Gunners were going to defeat their opponents, but unexpectedly collapsed in the second half and was directly scored two goals by Tottenham Hotspur, and even almost completed an amazing reversal, but it ended up being tied.

This also made many people feel sorry for Wenger's team and even angry.

Taking advantage of the opportunity of Chelsea's poor performance and losing points continuously, this was originally an excellent opportunity for Arsenal to keep catching up, but now the situation is that Chelsea lost points one after another, and Arsenal is also losing points. If Chelsea is the leader and fighting on both sides, it is understandable, but Arsenal is a chaser and also loses points like this, which undoubtedly disappoints those who support the Gunners.

"This performance is definitely not what a chaser should do, and Arsenal did not show the fighting spirit and morale of the chaser fighting to the end from beginning to end. They give people the feeling that they are more lazy and don't want to fight for it. They just play slowly according to their own ideas. If they can win, they won, and it doesn't matter if they can't win, and then wait for Chelsea to make mistakes."

"This is a very negative, even passive chase strategy, and Arsenal's laziness also gives Chelsea a chance to breathe. The reason why Ye Qiu dares to make adjustments so boldly is because Arsenal's pursuit is not fierce."

"Perhaps Wenger and his Arsenal have never been the kind of iron-blooded team, nor have they ever played the legendary reversal of Ferguson and Manchester United."

After Arsenal drew to Tottenham Hotspur away, Chelsea also tied a l draw when they challenged Newcastle away the next day. Chelsea drew four consecutively, but the lead still maintained at 4 points.

Ye Qiu rotated in this game. Except for three or four core players, the rest were arranged to play with the young players, and his combat effectiveness did decline a lot, resulting in the team's draw. Robert Hutt's mistake caused the team to lose the goal.

Ye Qiu still affirmed this German young player. After all, he is still young and needs to accumulate more experience and increase his chances of training. As a defender, which guard was not abused by the offensive player?

After a pause, Ye Qiu smiled and said, "But the battery needs a motor to convert electricity. Deco is our motor, responsible for converting the electricity provided by the players behind him into kinetic energy, and providing it to the teammates in front of him continuously."

"I'm not surprised at all by Deco's wonderful performance, because he's seriously underestimated, he's very low-key, but he's definitely a superstar player."
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