Chapter 362 No Team Can Take Three Points Away From Stamford Bridge!

Li Ang's high evaluation of Liverpool after the game quickly attracted the attention of a large number of Premier League fans.

After all, although Li Ang likes to say some polite words in interviews, it is still very rare to compliment a Premier League competitor and a new head coach in the Premier League.

Liverpool fans were of course very happy to hear this.

Li Ang's mouth is "blessed", and he has a high vision for coaches.

Now even he thinks Klopp will succeed in Liverpool, which more or less proves the reliability of Liverpool's vision in hiring a new coach this time.

However, other neutral Premier League fans are still skeptical about whether Klopp can succeed in the Premier League.

Being able to lead the Hornets Dortmund in the Bundesliga does not necessarily mean that you can lead a young and powerful team in the Premier League.

The Premier League's tight schedule and the difficulty of the game are completely incomparable to the Bundesliga in the eyes of many Premier League fans.

Whether you have real ability or not will ultimately depend on your results.

In terms of public attention and topicality, Li Ang's praise of Klopp has been a hindrance.

Originally, not many Premier League fans thought that Klopp could directly lead Liverpool out of the quagmire after taking over midway, and the relaxed public opinion environment for him was also because they did not have any expectations.

But now that Li Ang praised him, more attention was focused on Liverpool and Klopp than before.

Of course, Li Ang did not deliberately push Liverpool to the forefront. He was a bit treacherous at ordinary times, but not to this extent.

In general, he still expressed his expectations a little because he liked Klopp's coaching tactics and Liverpool's later playing style.

He forgot about it and did not pay attention to the changes in online public opinion. He devoted himself to the preparation and training for the Champions League group stage.

After the end of this round of league with Liverpool, Chelsea only had three and a half days of preparation and rest. On November 4, they would face the challenge of CSKA Moscow at home.

Without the help of severe weather, CSKA's hard power on the court is actually second-rate in Europe.

As guests at Stamford Bridge, they could not bring too much psychological pressure to Chelsea's players.

At present, Chelsea's leading advantage in the death group is also very obvious.

After Real Madrid lost to Chelsea in the first round of the Champions League group stage, they went to Moscow in the second round of the group stage but only drew with CSKA Moscow. It was not until the third round of the group stage that they defeated Wolfsburg at home.

Real Madrid, which now has four points, ranks second in the group, while Wolfsburg, which ranks third in the group, only defeated CSKA Moscow in the first three rounds of the group stage.

The points gap between the two teams is not big now. It can even be said that the points gap between CSKA Moscow, which only won one draw in the first three rounds of the group stage, and the two teams is not big!

As long as they can seize the opportunity to play well in the last three rounds of the group stage, CSKA Moscow also has a good chance to successfully break out of this death group.

For example, in this round of group stage, facing Chelsea, who has won three games and accumulated nine points, as long as CSKA Moscow can get points, they still have the last hope of qualifying.

Even though the probability of escaping from Stamford Bridge is not high, the entire CSKA Moscow team has also put in a lot of effort to create a miracle!

Real Madrid and Wolfsburg, who also have to fight hard to win in this round of group matches, now have completely different moods.

Real Madrid certainly will not pin their hopes of qualifying on their competitors. They are very happy to see CSKA Moscow beat Chelsea in this round of group matches.

After all, if they beat Wolfsburg, they will be able to accumulate seven points and quickly narrow the points gap with Chelsea.

But for Wolfsburg, they want to see Chelsea beat CSKA Moscow.

To put it bluntly, this is at least a guarantee that they can continue to play in the Europa League.

Whether they can beat Real Madrid is another matter, but now they are extremely insecure and want to see their fellow CSKA Moscow directly eliminated from this death group in advance.

There is no way. If playing in the Champions League is compared to a delicious big cake, then playing in the Europa League is a similar big cake to fill their stomachs for these mid-stream European clubs.

If they are eliminated from the Champions League but still have to play in the Europa League, it is still acceptable to the entire Wolfsburg team.

This difference in spirit may have determined the result of their match with Real Madrid in the group stage.

In contrast, the Russian players in CSKA Moscow thought very little about the score.

They just want to play a game with Chelsea!

If they win, they will create a miracle and celebrate together after returning to Moscow.

If they lose, they will not regret it.

After all, when they were drawn into the death group in the group stage, they had actually expected such a result today.

The CSKA Moscow players, who were more or less determined, performed very bravely at Stamford Bridge on November 4.

Not only did they adopt an active offensive tactic, but they even suppressed the home team Chelsea on the field in part of the first half of the game!

This brave tactical choice was very admired by the entire Chelsea team, so they did not hold back.

After exhausting the energy of CSKA Moscow's starting players in the first half, Chelsea scored three goals in just 20 minutes in the second half to defeat the brave CSKA Moscow...

Including the counterattack goal scored in the 37th minute of the first half, Chelsea scored four goals in just over 60 minutes to destroy CSKA Moscow's hope of qualifying.

The scene was a bit tragic, but amid the laughter and joy at Stamford Bridge, CSKA Moscow's main players fought to the last minute.

In the end, the score of this Champions League group match, which had almost lost suspense before the game, was fixed at 5-1.

Chelsea won four consecutive group matches and almost locked in the qualification of the group leader in advance!

Even though Real Madrid defeated Wolfsburg again away from home, they now have only 7 points and no room for error in striving for the qualification of the group leader.

Wolfsburg, who have three points, still needs to do their best in the last two rounds of the Champions League group stage to make a final fight for their slim chance of qualifying.

Chelsea's early qualification for the group of death was expected by many fans.

However, these fans did not expect that Chelsea could win four games in a row and leave Real Madrid far behind.

This made some dark fans discuss on the Internet forum whether UEFA would continue to "manually set obstacles" for Chelsea.

For example, let Chelsea, the group leader, directly draw the strongest second-place team in the first round of the knockout draw?

Judging from UEFA's nature, they can do such a thing. They made Arsenal look like a mess back then!

However, Chelsea's players are too lazy to pay attention to whether there is a behind-the-scenes draw.

Since their goal this season has been set to defend the Champions League with all their strength, there is no reason to avoid any opponent in the Champions League.

No matter who they draw later, just do it!

It's not their style to look ahead and behind, and they are now recognized by fans as the strongest team in Europe. If they are afraid, it is other teams that are afraid of meeting them.

Li Ang didn't consider who would be drawn in the subsequent Champions League knockout rounds.

The schedule of the Premier League teams with European war tasks in the near future is too tight.

After playing this round of European war group matches, these teams almost didn't have a good rest and preparation, and they will face the severe challenge of the 12th round of the Premier League.

The total rest time may be less than two days, which makes the head coach of the Premier League European war team with average bench depth very worried.

Chelsea's situation is slightly better, but now Mourinho is also privately scolding the English Football Association for not doing anything!

After playing the last round of the Premier League and the Champions League group stage, many main players in Chelsea need to rotate and rest.

Even if they themselves may not feel physically tired, in fact, after being examined by the team doctor, their tense muscles have reached a critical point that needs to be relaxed.

So on November 7, Chelsea, who played at home against Stoke City, was not in full form.

Suarez, De Bruyne, Kroos, and Thiago Silva took turns to rest at the suggestion of the team doctor.

Trippier had to withdraw from the starting lineup temporarily because he sprained his ankle in the pre-match training.

Li Ang had to take up the heavy responsibility of both offense and defense again, and played with Stoke City at home with many substitute teammates.

Looking at the standings data alone, Stoke City, which has only 13 points in 11 league games with 3 wins, 4 draws and 4 losses, is not in a very good state.

But this team has the same nature as Liverpool in the past.

That is, he may be timid and 50-50 against weak teams in the league, but once he encounters a strong team, he will turn into an invincible tough cockroach!

Today's Stoke City exploded against Chelsea.

Shaqiri is in a good state. Facing Bertrand's defense, he was accurate in the opening stage of the game.

In addition, Matic's condition was relatively average today, and Chelsea's left half defense was torn open by Shaqiri!

Seeing this, Li Ang decisively chose to switch positions with Matic, but he had just suppressed Shaqiri's performance, and Arnautovic on the other side became active again.

What's even more fucked up is that after he pulled to the side to make up for his teammates' defensive loopholes, Van Ginkel, who took over his position, did not keep an eye on Bojan's running position.

So just in the 20th minute of the first half, Bojan successfully received the return pass from his center forward Walters and broke into the right side of Chelsea's half!

Maguire had no choice but to attack in advance and try to intercept Bojan's dribbling.

But Bojan used a clear-minded pass to allow Arnautovic to successfully get a chance to shoot at the edge of Chelsea's penalty area!

The Austrian striker confidently shot the far corner of Chelsea's goal at this moment.

His shot was very fast, the arc was beautiful, and the angle was very tricky!

Oblak had tried his best to save the ball, but he was powerless to stop Arnautovic's world-class shot from a 10-point angle!

Chelsea fell behind their opponents very early at home, which was very rare.

Mourinho frowned on the sidelines.

The substitutes who started today did not seem to be in good shape, and such fluctuations in form are normal in a long season.

But at the same time, several substitute players have experienced fluctuations in form, which is very serious!

Among the main players who took a rest, only Kroos was selected into the 18-man roster today.

Mourinho doesn't have many options even if he wants to make substitutions later.

Chelsea fans at Stamford Bridge were a little worried when they saw the unfavorable match situation.

This is the biggest difference between experienced veterans serving as substitutes and young players serving as substitutes.

When it comes to adjusting their own condition, it is indeed difficult for young players to compare with veterans.

At the critical moment, Chelsea fans at the scene and in front of the TV subconsciously focused on Li Ang.

But at this moment, Li Ang had already pulled Llorente and Hazard for urgent communication in advance.

After the game restarted, Li Ang controlled the ball and was not eager to press forward immediately.

It wasn't until he steadily took control of the midfield that he slowly led his teammates in the midfield and backfield to press forward.

At this time, the offensive tactics he chose were very simple. Instead of blindly looking for winger teammates, he directly handed the ball to Llorente, who had taken a good position in Stoke City's half!

Llorente used his tall and strong body to set up a solid bridgehead for Chelsea on the offensive end.

And his stable distribution of the ball also allowed Chelsea to directly transition to the midfield dispatching and organization part, and soon launched a direct and effective attack in the Stoke City half!

This style of play is not unfamiliar to Chelsea's old fans at all.

After all, Chelsea had used Drogba's powerful fulcrum ability to play such an offensive routine during the "Mu first period".

Li Ang also made a rare comeback on the offensive end, using a long pass and lob tactic.

Hazard and Salah repeatedly attacked Stoke City's backline with the ball from both wings, and quickly suppressed Stoke City's quick counterattacks from the wings.

However, just as Stoke City gradually became familiar with Chelsea's offensive mode, Li Ang suddenly took action.

Thirty-eight minutes of the first half. He gave up the organizing power to Van Ginkel, and he moved forward decisively!

The accuracy of Van Ginkel's long pass is quite good, and after seeing Li Ang's forward movement, Llorente also chose not to stop the ball very tacitly, and directly made a header!

The ball passed past Stoke City's two defensive midfielders almost instantly.

And during the high-speed insertion process, Li Ang also used an almost perfect unloading to sound the alarm for Stoke City's defense!

Shawcross signaled his central defender partner Walscheid today to intercept Li Ang.

But when Li Ang faced this slightly slower German central defender, he did not choose to distribute the ball as usual. Instead, he directly stepped on his bicycle and burst out to pass the ball, passing him in one step!

Walscheid's kick was half a beat too late. After passing him, Liang got the ball on the line of the penalty area and almost faced Stoke City goalkeeper Butland!

Before Shawcross could make up the defense, Li Ang chose to volley decisively!

The football roared with a terrifying force and hit directly under the crossbar of Stoke City's goal, and finally bounced into the net!

But Batra didn't even react at this moment, so he could only watch his own goal being breached!

After scoring, Li Ang slapped his chest hard towards the Chelsea fans who were celebrating in the stands!

As if to firmly guarantee the fans:

"Believe us, no team can take away three points from Stamford Bridge!"