The Godfather of Greenery

Chapter 235 Best Start
After Ye Qiu's exclusive interview was published, it immediately attracted a lot of attention in English football, but it was more because Chelsea fans were curious about the head coach, while Manchester United and Arsenal fans focused their attention on Cardiff Millennium The Community Shield at the stadium.

This event is called a warm-up for the Premier League, because a week after the Community Shield, the first round of the Premier League kicked off.

Although the game has nothing to do with him, both Manchester United and Arsenal are Ye Qiu's top competitors in the Premier League this season, especially Arsenal. If Ye Qiu remembers correctly, the Gunners should win the championship unbeaten this season.

His arrival didn't change Arsenal much. Ye Qiu didn't know whether Wenger's team would still be the same as in his previous life, but at least, the strength of this gunner was not greatly affected. Unexpectedly, the two The team obviously didn't take this game seriously, and they didn't send their main players to play.

This disappointed Ye Qiu who came to Cardiff from London to watch the game. What he saw was a dull game with a lot of fouls, and both sides obviously didn't try their best. In the end, Manchester United defeated Arsenal for the title. Won the Community Shield, but this game can be said to have no gold content.

On the contrary, after the game, I heard that Manchester United's poaching of Puyol has entered a substantive stage. Manchester United raised its offer from 2000 million euros to 2500 million euros, and Barcelona's Puyol also expressed that he does not reject joining Manchester United.

Sometimes, it is difficult to tell the real from the fake in the transfer market. No one knows whether Puyol really wants to join Manchester United or use Manchester United to put pressure on Barcelona. Perhaps, he stayed to put pressure , Choose to leave, it is true.

Professional players are like soldiers, whoever is more serious will lose!

Perhaps because of the influence of the Community Shield, Ye Qiu also didn't use his main force in the away game against Srina.

Goalkeeper Van der Sar, defense Evra, Gallas, Terry and Sun Jihai, midfielder Makelele, Edgar Davies, Lampard, Ronaldinho and Joe Cole It was lying in ambush behind Gudjohnsen.

Gudjohnsen has something that Ye Qiu appreciates very much. He has a certain speed. He has the tall stature and tough style of a Nordic player, but he is also flexible and refined. His style is a bit like Zlatan Ibrahim. Movic, but he is not as good as Zlatan Ibrahimovic in all aspects, but he is much better than the Swedes in terms of diligence and fighting spirit.

Having said that, Gudjohnsen's offensive and scoring ability is relatively average, which made him miss a lot of opportunities in the first half of the game against Srina. Facing the defending Srina, he couldn't give full play to his height advantage.

It wasn't until the 43rd minute that Gudjohnsen seized an excellent opportunity to break the deadlock for Chelsea.

In the second half, Ye Qiu did not rush to make adjustments, but continued to observe. In the 60th minute, he replaced Joe Cole with Van Persie. The team changed to 433. Ronaldinho and Van Persie pressed up to play forward, but he swam more on the wings, and Lampard's position was pressed up.

In the 75th minute, Lampard took a shot from the front of the penalty area after receiving a pass from Ronaldinho, and scored another goal for Chelsea, but after that, Chelsea never scored again. : The score of 2 was maintained until the end of the game.

For Chelsea's away game against Slina, everyone took it for granted, and it would be a strange thing not to win the opponent, so they didn't pay special attention.

After the team returned to London, they rested for two days and headed to Liverpool for an away game at Anfield.

The opening match of the first round of the Premier League in 03/04 was Birmingham against Tottenham Hotspur.

The Tottenham team no longer has the gorgeous and sexy football style of the past. Even in the minds of many Tottenham fans, this team still represents elegance and romance, but the reality has cruelly deprived them of their last beliefs , especially the strong rise of their rival Arsenal, they have to face their own mediocrity.

At the beginning of this season, even though Hoddle's team worked hard, they still lost 0:1 in the away game.

On the same night as Birmingham's and Tottenham's opener, United were at Old Trafford with a brace from Giggs and goals from Scholes and Ruud van Nistelrooy. A 4-0 victory over Bolton at home was a good start.

Arsenal defeated Everton 2:1 at home, Henry and Pires scored on behalf of Arsenal.

But neither team was the most flashy, with Souness's Blackburn the most surprising on the first day of the Premier League.

The England coach who chose Ye Qiu over Abramovich was determined to prove to everyone, especially Abramovich, that he was no worse than Ye Qiu in this match. .

Therefore, when he played against the Wolves, he played a lot of offensive football, defeated the Wolves 5:1 at his home court, and directly reached the top.

After the game, Souness said in an interview with the media that Blackburn's strength made him happy, and he hoped to lead the team to attack European competitions.

"Everyone knows that we were not far away from the Champions League last season. I hope this season can make up for the regrets of last season. We will definitely be able to get a good ranking after the end of the season."

As for the media's question about who will become the most powerful contender for the Premier League title this season, Blackburn's head coach is not optimistic about Ye Qiu at all. He thinks Wenger's and Ferguson's teams are very promising. Lear's Liverpool are more likely than Ye Qiu's Chelsea.

"You know, it's very difficult for people who are not familiar with the Premier League to gain a foothold here!" These words were vaguely aimed at Ye Qiu.

Ye Qiu didn't refute, because he encountered Liverpool's tenacious sniping at Anfield.

Houllier's team is no longer as strong as it used to be. Facts have proved that the high-speed striker combination that the French insisted on is no longer effective. In this game, Ye Qiu specifically attacked Liverpool's style, and even directly Pressed the defense to Liverpool's half.

Owen's counterattack?
Not to mention that Irving does not have the speed at his peak now. When the midfielder can't pass the ball, Irving can't be more powerful.

2:0, Lampard scored Chelsea's first goal of the season in the 26th minute of the first half, then Drogba's goal in the 78th minute sealed the score, Chelsea completely controlled the game, in the Anfield beat Liverpool.

Ye Qiu praised the team's performance after the game, "The first round of the new season will always be difficult, we need to slowly find the state of the game, but I am very happy, my players finally won opponent."

Houllier was disappointed with his team's performance in the game, "We were completely controlled by our opponents and the game was always played under the leadership of Chelsea. We are very sorry for this. We lost, but the league is just now. start!"

After winning Liverpool in the first round, the media focused on Ronaldinho.

The Brazilian performed very well in this game, with a direct assist and an indirect assist, and his contribution to both goals, and he has also become the most threatening player among Chelsea's frontcourt players. It made many people who thought Ronaldinho had difficulty adapting to the Premier League before dumbfounded.

Many people are analyzing Chelsea's first league match. Ye Qiu's lineup for this game is 4321, the goalkeeper is Van der Sar, the defense is Evra, Cannavaro, Terry and Maicon, and the three midfielders It is Edgar Davis, Makelele and Deco, the frontcourt players are Ronaldinho and Lampard, and the lone striker is Drogba.

Chelsea's lineup looks tough and sturdy, but their ability to create opportunities in the game is not weak. In the first game of the league against Liverpool, the Red Army only got 7 shots at home, but Chelsea had 16 shots. The opponent was more than twice as many. Although they only scored 2 goals in the end, Chelsea's oppressive and controlling style of play was impressive, especially the suppression of Liverpool in the midfield.

A week later, back at Stamford Bridge, Chelsea ushered in the first home game of the season, and this was the first time the team appeared in front of Chelsea fans at Stamford Bridge.

The starting lineup was still the same as the match against Liverpool a week ago, which made everyone understand that Ye Qiu didn't take the second round match against Srina three days later at all. He wanted to ensure the start of the league. of stability.

Typical Ye Qiu-style start, typical fast-paced offensive tactics, typical offensive football!
Only 3 minutes into the opening, Ronaldinho got the ball quickly from the opponent 30 meters away after stealing the ball from the midfielder of Chelsea. At the top of the arc, facing the opponent's goalkeeper, he suddenly kicked his foot, and the ball directly rubbed against the crossbar and went into the goal.

All the Chelsea fans in the entire Stamford Bridge rushed out of their seats. At this moment, they were all shocked by the Brazilian's magical footwork. After passing two people, he scored a long shot into the net. The whole process happened in the blink of an eye. , Many people may not even see how the goal came, but this does not prevent them from admiring Ronaldinho's goal at all.

1:0, Chelsea led Leicester City just after the start.

But just when everyone thought Chelsea would take a break after scoring the lead, Ye Qiu waved his hand from the sidelines, and everyone pressed heavily.

As the newly promoted team of this season, Leicester City is not very strong. Their goal is to avoid relegation. The away game at Stamford Bridge should not have too much ambition, but they drew with Southampton in the first game of the group and even almost reversed. , This made the Leicester City team's ambitions skyrocket, and even wanted to swallow Chelsea and become famous in one fell swoop.

This is also the practice of all dark horse teams. Through an inspiring victory, everyone in the team will be united together, twisted into a rope from top to bottom, and then the fighting power of the dark horse will be brought into play.

But Mickey Adams obviously overlooked one point. Ye Qiu was born as a dark horse. How could he let his opponent have the opportunity to become a dark horse from himself?
The lesson of the opening was not enough to suppress Leicester City, so Chelsea pressed heavily.

Mitch? Adams and his team soon sadly found that they could not escape Chelsea's control.

When the Blues pushed the entire defense across the halfway line and held Leicester City in the half, they had no way to fight back, because they had to face the gap in strength and the tactical level. unwise.

On the contrary, it was Chelsea, because Leicester City wanted to live a dark horse addiction after the start, and the defense was not very tight, allowing Chelsea to keep creating opportunities and threats.

In the 11th minute, the Dutch wild boar Davis came by himself. After stealing the ball in the midfield, he cooperated with Deco in a two-for-one match. When he rushed up, there was indeed such a sprinting posture of a wild boar, which abruptly smashed through the Leicester City midfielder.

It was the front of the penalty area again, another long-range shot, and once again pierced Ian Walker's goal, 2:0!

The entire Stamford Bridge went crazy again. From Ronaldinho to Edgar Davis, the two consecutive goals were very exciting, which made the Blues fans see the desire of the team to attack.

But just before their excitement was over, Chelsea launched wave after wave of attacks against Leicester City. In the 17th minute, Maicon from the right quickly scored the ball and kicked The pick passed to the front of the penalty area, Drogba headed the ball a little, Lampard rushed up quickly, stopped the ball in the chest and went straight into the penalty area, and volleyed directly without waiting for the ball to land.

Ian Walker reacted, but couldn't stop Lampard's goal from under his arm and into the goal behind him!

The vice-captain of the Blues excitedly rushed out of the Leicester City penalty area, raising his hands high along the way, like a big Y, accepting the cheers and applause from the Chelsea fans in the stands.

3:0, only 17 minutes into the game, Chelsea led the opponent by 3 goals, and it can almost be said that they won the game ahead of schedule. This not only boosted the morale of the team, but also made all Chelsea who came The fans are all excited.

But obviously, Ye Qiu seemed not satisfied with this score, and still gave the team the order to continue attacking and maintain the pressure, and Chelsea also kept attacking Leicester City's goal, but it was a pity that they missed Several chances.

With the winning chance in his hands, Ye Qiu also gradually slowed down his offensive. It was not until the second half that Chelsea got the ball from Ronaldinho's left wing and passed the opponent's defender to cut inside. After the diagonal pass to the back point, Lampard once again stepped in and headed Ronaldinho's diagonal pass into Leicester City's goal, 4:0!

Afterwards, Ye Qiu began to make substitutions. In his opinion, Leicester City had been suppressed by Chelsea for more than an hour. :4 end, Chelsea won two consecutive victories.

In the same round, Manchester United challenged Newcastle United in an away game. Alan Shearer took the lead for Newcastle in the first half, but Manchester United did not wait until the second half before Ruud van Nistelrooy and Scholes equalized and reversed their opponents.

Although Manchester United introduced Cristiano Ronaldo this summer, with the departure of Beckham and Veron, Manchester United's entire midfield has completely lost its balance. Without Beckham's long pass scheduling, this team The attack will be contained, this game is the best example.

As Newcastle's head coach Bobby Robson said, Manchester United was able to reverse the score by luck.

But no matter what, Manchester United won the game and also won two consecutive victories.

Arsenal defeated Middlesbrough in an away game and also won two consecutive victories. This is also the only three teams with two consecutive victories since the start of the new Premier League season, while Chelsea scored 6 goals and kept a clean sheet in two games. Achievements, climbed to the leading position in the league standings.

The last round of Blackburn, which was extremely glorious, was tied by Bolton in this round. Souness felt that the reason for the team's poor performance was a lack of luck, but soon some media ridiculed that Souness not only lacked Luck, and lacks the ability of the most basic coach of a strong team, because his team lost 2:3 at home to Manchester City in the third round.

Ye Qiu's Chelsea adjusted the schedule because they wanted to participate in the second round of the UEFA Champions League qualifiers, so they were ahead of the other teams. In the end, they also successfully defeated Birmingham 1-0 away. Ronaldinho scored The only goal.

This also makes the Brazilian the darling of the Blues fans. Looking at his start of the season, his performance is very eye-catching. Robba will support him, and Chelsea's frontcourt attack combination has become a nightmare for opponents.

But Arsenal and Manchester United are also unambiguous, and they all defeated their opponents. The three teams have won three consecutive victories, and no one wants to be left behind.

In the second round of the third round of the UEFA Champions League qualifiers, Chelsea played at home, without any suspense, relying on a half-substitute lineup, defeated Srina 4:0, and finally successfully entered the group stage with a total score of 6:0.

Back in the Premier League, Chelsea ushered in Souness's Blackburn in the fourth round.

The native England coach, who was once full of expectations and covet for Abramovich's Chelsea coaching position, put up iron barrel tactics in the game, hoping to keep his dignity at Stamford Bridge.

Yes, he no longer dares to hope to beat Chelsea, he just wants to retain his dignity.

But Ye Qiu always held a grudge against his previous behavior of attacking him. For public and private purposes, he must win this game.

As a result, the iron barrel formation that Souness is most proud of was scored by Chelsea in less than 1 minute, no, strictly speaking, only 51 seconds, and Deco midfielder took the ball and went straight. , Ronaldinho dribbled the ball from the left and made a pass. Lampard nodded and scored, 1:0!

After that, Blackburn stayed to the end, and Chelsea was not in a hurry, and always kept the offensive pressure on this team.

Until the second half, Van Persie, who replaced Didier Drogba in the starting lineup, made another victory for Chelsea in the opening attack.

In the 58th and 63rd minutes, Lampard and Deco expanded the score for the team respectively. In the end, they beat Blackburn 4-0, winning four consecutive league victories and ushering in the best start in Chelsea's century-old history!

(End of this chapter)