Dominate the midfield

Chapter 386 Chapter 386: Battle for the top spot!
The Premier League is the top league in England's domestic league, and it is also the most competitive league in Europe.

One of the main reasons why the Premier League is the most competitive league in Europe is that there are many giants, and Chelsea is one of them.

Since Abramovich took charge of Stamford Bridge, under the guarantee of strong funds, Chelsea has become the most powerful contender for the Premier League title.

In the first three seasons, Manchester United achieved three consecutive Premier League titles, which is a huge shame for giants like Chelsea.In order to regain the Premier League title, Abramovich invited the experienced Ancelotti.

Under the leadership of the Italian coach, Chelsea's results are very strong. They won six consecutive victories at the beginning of the season and ranked first in the standings!

Since the seventh-round away defeat at the feet of Wigan Athletic, Chelsea had to give up the top spot to Wolves, which performed better.In the following five rounds, they have been biting the Wolves tightly, waiting for the Wolves to make mistakes at any time, in order to regain the top position.

However, the Wolves did not give them this opportunity.

Some media in London said: "Wolves don't give us a chance, then we will defeat them with our own hands and stand at the top of the standings again!"

In the locker room of the visiting team, the fighting spirit is on fire!

After Ancelotti announced the starting lineup, he said in a deep voice: "I don't think I need to mobilize for this game!"

The battle for the top spot does not require mobilization.

"Although the Wolves are just a newly promoted team, we must not underestimate our opponents." The Italian coach said: "The game was played out, and the Wolves' home performance has always been very good."

The Wolves' home results cannot simply be said to be "very good", but horrible.There has been a saying in English football in the past three years-Molinex Stadium is the most difficult stadium to attack!

When it comes to Wolves' home results, the faces of Chelsea players are rarely serious.Ashley Cole felt that the atmosphere was too dignified, and said: "We are the terminator of the Wolves' unbeaten record at home!"

Ancelotti nodded and said, "Very good!"

"Tonight our defensive focus is on Wolves' center and left."

The Italian coach began to deploy specific tactics: "We must find a way to cut off the connection between Wang and Bell. Although Bell's goals are not as many as Wang and Peter's, many of the Wolves' goals came from his side. We must find a way to cut off the connection between him and the king!"

Ancelotti's solution to the Wolves trident is to cut off the connection between Bell and Wang Rui, which is different from other coaches.Since Wang Rui became famous, the main way most coaches deal with the Wolves' trident is to find a way to freeze Wang Rui.

In the European Super Cup, Guardiola's defensive tactics are like this, however, the effect is not good.

Ancelotti, who created the "Christmas tree formation" in Milan, is known as a "tactical master", and his insights certainly have his own unique places.

The atmosphere in the home team locker room was warm.

Many media believe that the reason why the Wolves can occupy the top position is because they have not encountered a really strong opponent, and Chelsea is their first test.

If Wolves can't pass Chelsea's test, they won't even get a place in the European war.Chelsea, however, is a real giant and a formidable opponent.

Even with the home advantage, many media are still not optimistic about the Wolves.

However, the Wolves don't see it that way. They think they have the ability to beat any opponent.An hour ago, Ince said to the media: "Wolves have only one goal against any opponent, defeat them!"

In fact, this sentence expresses the aspirations of the Wolves.

"We are not a wealthy team, we are not a powerful team, we are a newly promoted team." Ince said after arranging the starting lineup: "So, for us, there is no game that can be easily won!"

"If this is a test, come on!"

The voice of the Wolves coach suddenly rose.

"Show us the fighting spirit to beat Barcelona, ​​we can beat any opponent!"

Oakes roared, "Okay!"

Peter waved his fist and said loudly: "Coach, don't worry, our greatest preference is to trample those high-ranking giants under our feet!"

In recent years, the giants that have fallen at the Wolves' feet include Liverpool and Barcelona, ​​in addition to tonight's opponent Chelsea.Many players in the young Wolves are in the improvement stage, and they are full of anger.

Wang Rui said in a deep voice: "We were able to defeat them two years ago, and we can also win tonight!"

Ince nodded and reminded: "No matter what kind of situation we encounter, we must stay calm!"

The physical foundation of the crazy wolf tactics is abundant physical fitness, and at the same time, the requirements for the players' fighting spirit are very high.Without a high fighting spirit, it is impossible to maintain nine to 10 minutes to execute the crazy wolf tactics without water.

So Ince always has to find ways to improve the players' fighting spirit before the game.However, fighting spirit is also a double-edged sword. Too much fighting spirit is prone to emotional agitation.

If you can't control your emotions well, there will be unnecessary fouls.

Therefore, after Ince successfully stimulated the fighting spirit of the players, he asked the players to be calm.

At [-]:[-], players from both sides walked into the field under the leadership of the referee, and they were greeted with cheers from mountains and tsunami.

An eye-catching banner caught Wang Rui's eyes - beat Barcelona, ​​step on Chelsea!
This banner was obviously put out by die-hard Wolves fans.

It was a battle for the top of the table, and with Wolverhampton just over an hour away from London, there were plenty of Chelsea fans at Molinex Stadium.

Chelsea fans wearing blue jerseys occupy the entire north stand!
Facing the provocative banners of the die-hard Wolves fans, the North Stand displayed such banners - bloodbath the Wolves, breaking the myth of undefeated at home!

The game has not yet started, and the stadium has already smelled of gunpowder.

Kent, the commentator of Sky TV, is working hard on the broadcast: "We will introduce Chelsea's lineup next."

"Ancelotti's formation is four four two, goalkeeper Petr Cech; four defenders: Ashley Cole, Terry, Carvalho, Ivanovic; four midfielders: Lampard, Malouda, Ballack, Mikel; two strikers: Drogba, Anelka!"

"This is the first time the two teams have met in the past two years. The last time the two teams faced off in the quarter-finals of the League Cup, the Wolves, which had the home court advantage, won the final victory [-]-[-]."

"Tonight's game has nothing to do with promotion, but it is more important than promotion. The winner will occupy the top position in the Premier League standings!"

"For both sides, everyone wants to win this strategic game. If Wolves win, they will open the gap with Chelsea, and if Chelsea win, they will be back on the table after five rounds. Top of the standings!"

"In order to cheer for his team, Mr. Abramovich, the billionaire owner of Chelsea, boarded a private plane early this morning and returned to London from Moscow. At this moment, he is sitting in the VIP seat!"

"There were rumors before the game that Capello would appear in the stands, but according to the news obtained by our reporter, the Italian is still on vacation in Rome."

At 07:30, with the whistle of the referee, the game officially started!
Wolverhampton TV football commentator Andy Keogh exclaimed: "The much-anticipated battle for the top spot has officially begun!"

London TV yelled: "Chelsea, who served first, quickly moved the ball upfield to counter Wolves' high press..."

"Chelsea!"

"Chelsea!"

"Wolves!"

"Wolves!"

The fans of the two teams gave a huge shout!

(End of this chapter)