Chapter 149 Let's Rush!

In the visiting team's locker room at St. Mary's Stadium, the heat is rising.

The eleven players in the starting lineup were all sitting inside, gasping for breath.

Even Cech, the goalkeeper, is no exception.

The first half ended in a 0-0, but that didn't mean the game was flat.

On the contrary, the pace of this game was very fast, and the situation was tense, one after another, without the slightest slack.

This also leads to a very serious physical consumption of players.

Especially for a few veterans in the Chelsea squad.

"Many players have problems with their physical fitness." Ancelotti's chief assistant Demicellis observed the players' situation, then walked back to the coaching area and reported the situation to Ancelotti.

Ancelotti looked grim, because he found that Southampton was more difficult than imagined.

Demichelis was Ancelotti's assistant when he was coaching in Milan, the most outstanding expert in the world-famous Milan laboratory.

What he does best is physical fitness and player body control.

"The consumption rate is faster than expected, and we can't control the rhythm at all. It has become a war of attrition!" Demicellis said with a look of helplessness and a little indignation at the same time.

From a war of attrition perspective, Chelsea are at a disadvantage.

On the one hand, the aging of the players is serious, and on the other hand, there is the problem of the schedule.

Chelsea have been playing games since Christmas without stopping.

After surviving the Christmas Devil's schedule, we immediately ushered in a busy January.

It's been a difficult January, and the schedule in February is just as dense.

More importantly, the Champions League, which Abramovich values, will also rekindle the war.

It stands to reason that Chelsea's lineup is not ample, and should selectively avoid some optional fronts, such as the FA Cup.

But, before the game, the boss Abramovich gave a death order,

This game will win Southampton no matter what, and even from Ron Gurley's words, it is faintly revealed that once he loses, Ancelotti will be dismissed.

This is also the reason why Ancelotti had to face the scalp in the first half, even though he knew it was a war of attrition.

"How long can it last?" Ancelotti asked with a cold face.

What stood out most about him was undoubtedly his gray hair.

"The second half can last up to 20 minutes. If there is too much, there will be problems." Demicellis made a pre-judgment.

Ancelotti closed his eyes and said nothing, but everyone could see that he was distressed.

The situation on the field is now deadlocked, and neither side has been able to break the deadlock, and neither is willing to make adjustments and changes casually.

"Or, let's keep a draw?" Demicellis suggested.

He is not clear about the bet between Yang Huan and Abramovich. The question he considers is that, according to the FA Cup schedule, if there is a draw in the first round, there will also be a second round of the game, when Chelsea is the home court. .

Wouldn't it be nice to go back to Stamford Bridge and take out Southampton?

Carlo Ancelotti also found the proposal very tempting and the most suitable decision for Chelsea at the moment.

Just, Abramovich Ken?

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Meanwhile, in the home team's locker room, the players were also gasping for breath, but the atmosphere was very different.

"Master Huan asked me to tell everyone that he is very satisfied with everyone's performance in the first half and wants everyone to continue to work hard and kill Chelsea!"

Although it was conveyed through Luis Borini's mouth, it still made everyone in the locker room excited.

"Young Master Huan, don't worry, we won't let him down!"

"Yeah, Louis, tell Master Huan that Chelsea is dead!"

"We must let Chelsea die at St Mary's!"

"Well said, let's see if they dare to go wild in front of our Southampton!"

The players were all excited, excited, and high-spirited.

The head coach Bielsa came out at this time, carrying a tactical drawing board with him.

"Okay, be quiet!" Bielsa was calm as always.

If you didn't see how excited he was on the field just now, I believe everyone would doubt, is there anything else that can move him?

"We did a very good job of pressing in the first half, especially on Lampard and Essien, which was in place."

Everyone in the locker room looked at the Argentine madman and listened to him.

"Mickel has a yellow card. He has become very cautious. This is an opportunity. We ignored it in the first half. We must make good use of it in the second half!"

This yellow card, given 20 seconds after the opening, should have been used, but the Southampton players seemed to have forgotten it, and Bielsa had to remind the players again at this time.

This is Southampton's chance.

"I won't say much about the defense. Position, assist defense and echo should be done well. Manuel should pay more attention in front of the goal and command the defense line and position more."

After Neuer was named, he nodded heavily at the head coach.

In Bielsa's tactics, his goalkeeper has gained a lot of freedom and tactical power, and can even command the defense.

Some people say that he is a scavenger-style goalkeeper, ruling most of the penalty area.

"One more thing, we have to be calm and patient in the second half. The situation in the first half is favorable to us, and we will continue to play like this in the second half. Don't be in a hurry, pay attention to the timing!"

Although Bielsa didn't say anything about the timing, everyone knew in their hearts that he would observe from the sidelines.

When the time comes, Southampton will seize the opponent's loophole and fight to the death!

"Rest assured, this game is still under our control!" Bielsa concluded calmly and confidently.

The players all laughed.

This is Bielsa's style!

So they often say that if Bielsa does the pre-match mobilization, it's over.

Because it's so calm!

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"Damn, what the hell did you do?"

In the stands, Abramovich was venting his anger at Ron Gurley.

"Forty-five minutes, still can't get a League One team? It's a shame to say it!"

As if he hadn't finished venting yet, he took a few steps in the aisle of the stands, and then scolded: "What's the use of our so many stars, such high salaries, and so many bonuses? Team A can’t handle it, what do they eat?”

Ron Gurley gave a helpless wry smile, bearing the anger from his boss.

Pini Zahavi had an expression that had nothing to do with me. He sat on the side, mumbling, but he was thinking in his heart whether he should send the information about the young generals he had managed to find out later. What about Southampton?

Chelsea is undoubtedly his big sponsor, and also attaches great importance to the youth training, but in the past two or three years, Abramovich has been tightening his money, although this winter he bleeds a lot, smashing into Torres and David. ?Louis, but the budget is limited, are you still willing to introduce players for the youth training?

Relatively speaking, Southampton is undoubtedly more promising.

Yang Huan has made it clear that Southampton will continue to increase its signings in the next few years to enhance the team's competitiveness.

Although many people doubt where Southampton's money will come from, with Yang Huan, the big financier, is money a problem?

"Pini!" Abramović suddenly called out to Pini Zahavi.

"Ah?" Pini Zahavi was startled, thinking that his mind was exposed.

"We still have some problems with our team, especially in the midfield. Do you have a suitable candidate?"

As soon as Pini Zahavi heard that, the business came to the door, and immediately nodded with a smile, "Yes, Arsenal have already considered selling Cesc Fabregas."

"Really?" This is a midfielder that Abramovich admires.

In his view, Cesc Fabregas is the representative of the creative midfield and will be a booster for Chelsea to play attacking football.

"In terms of price, Arsenal's expectation is £60 million."

Pini Zahavi's words were like a bucket of cold water, dousing Abramović's enthusiasm.

The sub-prime mortgage crisis and the European debt crisis made his assets suffer miserably, and now he is really reluctant to take out so much money.

As for Torres, it is a striker, and it is a transfer signing during the winter break, which is an emergency.

"I think if you try to talk about it, you should be able to talk about £50 million."

The price is similar to Torres, after all, he is the captain of Arsenal.

Abramovich did not speak, looked down at the pitch with a cold face.

As soon as he saw him like this, Pini Zahavi knew that there was no drama!

Today's Abramovich is not the Abramovich before the financial crisis.

After about half a minute of silence, Abramovich turned around again and looked at Ron Gurley.

"You go tell Ancelotti, I want to win, I want him to lead Chelsea to beat Southampton!"

In the end, he almost gritted his teeth.

Ron Gurley immediately stood up, nodded and said, "Okay, I'll go right away." After that, he went to the stairs.

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After fifteen minutes of play, the two sides returned to the court.

"It can be seen that the coaches of both sides did not make substitutions or adjustments during the halftime break." The commentator was analyzing the changes of the two sides in the second half, but found that there was no change.

The tactics and players have not changed much, and the situation has not changed much directly.

The two sides still continued the situation in the first half in the second half, and the situation was still stalemate.

The rhythm was fast, the two sides fought fiercely, the ball was transferred frequently, and the two sides fought against each other.

But it has never been able to create many threatening opportunities.

Time passed in a minute and a second.

Start at forty-five minutes, jump into fifty minutes, jump into sixty minutes...

Neither side seemed to be moving.

The fans watching the game at the scene gradually realized that Southampton's left flank was obviously becoming more and more active and began to create several threatening attacks.

But relatively speaking, Chelsea's trident is like sleepwalking in front.

No one pulled the side, no one moved, and no spark of passion was wiped out.

The state of the right-wing right-back Bosingwa is not very ideal.

With the consumption of physical energy, Lampard and Essien's running ability has also declined a lot, and the protection of the wings has also weakened.

In this case, once David Alaba and Carvajal, two full-backs who are almost used by Bielsa as a full-back, add Chamberlain who is actively pulling sides, it is easy The side with the ball forms a two-on-one situation.

Seeing that there were loopholes in the team's defense and formation, Ancelotti immediately asked winger Malouda to warm up after 60 minutes.

Five minutes later, in the 66th minute, Chelsea made their first substitution adjustment of the game.

Malouda replaced Mr Torres for £50 million.

The whole game, Torres had only one shot, and his performance was very bad.

Malouda's presence also heralds an adjustment in Chelsea's tactics.

From the opening four-four-two midfield diamond-shaped stance, switched back to the four-three-three familiar to the team last season and the first half of this season, Malouda and Anel Kara to the wing, Drogba alone Top at the front.

As soon as Malouda came on the bench, Bielsa, who had been squatting on the sidelines, suddenly stood up from the ground.

He rushed to the sidelines, waved his gestures, and shouted loudly at the players on the court.

He is also making adjustments to the team's situation.

All the Southampton players were immediately aware of that.

The time that Bielsa said at halftime has finally come!

His gestures seemed to be shouting loudly: Comrades, victory is at hand, let's go! ()