Chelsea's performance today was beyond everyone's expectation.
In the hearts of fans, the Blues who were trained by Mourinho should be the best at setting up the bus, and only pursue the success rate of counterattacks.
But now, under the guidance of Villas-Boas, this Blues team has a new vitality.
The players still defended against counterattacks, but the position of counterattacks was changed to the opponent's half.
Under this tactic, even players such as Torres and Drogba are given the responsibility of defense and tackle. This is why Drogba received a red card in the last game.
According to Villas-Boas's idea, it doesn't matter whether Torres or Drogba is in front.
As long as Lei Yu is standing behind them, Lei Yu's physical fitness is enough to support the team's high-position press.
Coupled with Lei Yu's own scoring ability, he will be like a duck in water in the lineup he designed!
But now, his favorite midfield general is in the enemy camp, and on behalf of the opponent, he has declared war on himself.
As a well-known young coach in today's football, Villas-Boas is very ambitious.
He wants to prove to his opponents today that a defensive and counterattacking team can also play a beautiful offense. The one who can really learn and use Lei Yu is him, Villas-Boas, not the old-fashioned and conservative professor Wenger opposite!
As the game progressed, Chelsea's offensive intention was also very obvious, which was to catch the Gunners' two full-backs and attack with long passes.
But even though they knew the opponent was playing like this, Arsenal's two wingers still made mistakes one after another.
"Judging from the trend in the first 8 minutes of today's game, Arsenal must defend well if they want to have a good result."
"And judging from the open and close play of the two teams, it is unlikely that the first half of the game will be 0-0."
When Zhan Jun predicted the score of this game, Lei Yu finally found a chance and showed his face in the camera.
It was a foul committed by teammate Ramsey. The Gunners retreated one after another after the referee's whistle. Seeing that the opponent was about to launch a quick free kick, Lei Yu rushed forward and kicked the ball away.
Lei Yu's "chicken thief" approach immediately aroused the dissatisfaction of the Blues. Terry, who was about to take a free kick, raised his head and spat obscenities at Lei Yu's back.
This scene happened to be caught by the referee, who was warning the Blues captain to pay attention to his words and deeds.
"Lei Yu is so smart!"
"Compared with other players born in the 1990s, Lei Yu has shown a maturity beyond his peers in the Premier League. I am afraid this is why Wenger dared to put Lei Yu himself in the attacking midfielder position of Arsenal."
After Lei Yu kicked the ball away, the camera immediately found the coaches of both sides on the sidelines.
Wenger was actively waving his hands to signal the players to stand guard; while Villas-Boas clapped his hands several times to indicate that it was a good goal.
While talking, Lampard took a free kick.
Former Arsenal player Ashley Cole chased his teammate's long pass from the left and fell to the ground to save the ball that was about to pop out of the sideline.
After Djurou ran around with Ashley Cole for a while, he could only watch helplessly as Torres behind him caught the ball and crossed into the penalty area.
Arsenal's right wing was once again penetrated by the opponent!
Fortunately, after Torres broke into the Gunners penalty area, he was immediately blocked from shooting and passing space. Koscielny blocked it in place, and the ball was blocked by Mertesacker with his legs and cleared out of the penalty area.
"This is the first time Torres wears Chelsea's No. 10 jersey and plays against Arsenal."
Since Torres' face appeared frequently in the camera, Zhan Jun introduced him accordingly.
"Before this, Torres represented Liverpool against Arsenal five times and scored three goals!"
"Judging from this data, Drogba's red card and suspension is indeed a loss for Chelsea!"
"Because Drogba scored 13 goals in 14 appearances against Arsenal in the past. At Stamford Bridge, he even scored 10 goals in 8 appearances. This is a terrifying number."
"Also, there is another joke. It is said that every time Drogba washes his protective gear, he can wash off a lot of Senderos' skin and hair."
"Poor Senderos."
"Originally, Wenger specially promoted the player to replace Campbell, but he was tortured to pieces by Drogba in duels one after another. It is said that he still has psychological effects to this day."
"Look, you can't even see his name in Arsenal's lineup now!"
"But then again, Drogba is not in very good shape this season. Torres, who replaced him, is an even more powerful striker! So Chelsea is not at a loss this time!"
As expected of a Liverpool fan, even if Torres transferred, Zhan Jun still did not forget to praise him.
Hearing Zhan Jun start to praise the Blues forward, many domestic fans in front of the screen became a little anxious.
Most of these people are female fans who accompany their boyfriends to watch the game. They don't know anything about Liverpool, they don't know about Arsenal, and they don't know about Chelsea.
I only know that a handsome young man named Lei Yu plays in the Premier League and will appear in this game.
But now, Lei Yu doesn't appear on camera much; in other words, Lei Yu doesn't have any outstanding performance on the court, which makes many of Lei Yu's "private fans" disappointed.
"Commentator, why don't you introduce me to Brother Yu more? Isn't Brother Yu better than them? Do they have the Euroleague Golden Boot?"
"Didn't you see Xiaoyu's block just now? What a beautiful defense!"
"Lei Yu is No. 1, everyone else is useless!!!"
Seeing the increasingly crooked building in the comment area, the commentator in the Jiulang live broadcast room was also speechless.
They just briefly introduced the other team members like Zhan Jun, and received numerous denunciations from netizens.
The two wiped the sweat from their foreheads and looked at each other. At the same time, they prayed in their hearts: "Lei Yu, Lei Yu, you must live up to your expectations!"
Whether it is ESPN's Zhan Jun or the commentator in the Jiulang live broadcast room, they all clearly understand that this is a top-notch game.
There are so many stars in this kind of game, whether you are Torres, Lampard, or Van Persie, you are all competing against opponents of the same level.
Lei Yu can start the game in such a duel, which in itself is a recognition of his strength.
Look at South Korean player Park Joo-yong, no matter how good he is in the J-League, will he still be a substitute when he comes to the Premier League?
The game lasted less than 10 minutes. Lei Yu spent more time defending, running, passing and receiving, and supporting.
In addition, he is neither a goalkeeper nor a forward, so it is normal that there is no eye-catching picture!
But the fans are anxious, and some pessimistic fans even think that Lei Yu is not as good as the media makes him out to be.
Maybe, it might be the second King Dong!
As the game progressed, Arsenal finally launched a wave of offense.
But just when Van Persie was about to catch Lei Yu's through ball, he heard the referee's whistle.
"Offside!!!"
The camera once again focused on the Dutch.
Since it was not possible to see the fans' demands here like in the Jiulang live broadcast room, Zhan Jun pushed up his glasses again and introduced.
"Now in the center of the screen is Van Persie."
"Since Wilshere is not in the team, Van Persie is almost the only world-class player in Arsenal!"
"From the beginning of 2011 to now, Van Persie has scored 25 goals in 26 games. The scoring rate is quite high."
Zhan Jun's introduction came to an abrupt end as the camera moved away from Van Persie. In the camera, Lei Yu, wearing the No. 4 jersey, suddenly stepped in, pushed Terry aside, and stole the ball away.
This is the first time in this game that Lei Yu is in the same frame as the Chelsea captain.
In the first match, Terry, who was 1.87 meters tall and weighed 90 kilograms, was squeezed away by Lei Yu in the blink of an eye, and the ball was transferred.
The broadcast camera zoomed in, and Lei Yu's sharp eyes scanned the front like an eagle's eye.
Van Persie is still walking back from the offside position, so the pass cannot be made.
Arshavin is probably still behind him at this moment. Without guessing that he will steal the ball, his speed should not have picked up yet.
On the other side, Ashley Cole, who intervened in the attack, has not yet returned to the defensive position.
In other words, Chelsea has a gap on the left?!
Thinking of this, Lei Yu did not hesitate anymore and directly pushed a through ball diagonally towards the left wing.
After the ball passed through Ivanovic's defense, it went straight to the vacuum of Chelsea's defense.
One second, two seconds...
In less than two seconds, a red figure finally appeared in the camera lens.
"It's Gervinho!" Zhan Jun shouted!
Facing this hard-won single-handed goal, the Hot Birds were a little confused at the moment.
He didn't expect Lei Yu to intercept the ball in the frontcourt, nor did he expect Lei Yu to pass the ball in seconds.
So he started a little later and did not rush to the ball as soon as Lei Yu expected.
It was at this time difference that Cech, the helmet man, rushed out.
Facing the hot bird's face, he spread his arms and squatted on his side to pounce on him.
The Hotbirds, whose shooting space was extremely reduced, had no choice but to kick out hastily. The ball hit Cech's chest and bounced out of the penalty area.
"Huh~~~"
Blues fans let out a sigh of relief.
so far so good!
"what a pity!"
"Gervinho started a little late."
"His shot was saved by Cech."
"This is a second pass from Lei Yu..."
Even though Zhan Jun mentioned Lei Yu in the last sentence, the broadcast camera was still focused on Gervinho who also wasted a good scoring opportunity.
Seeing the flesh-colored hood with dreadlocks on the Ivorian's forehead, the fans in the live broadcast room burst into boos.
"Damn hot bird! You actually wasted my Lei Yu's wonderful assist!"
"Hurry up and cut the camera away, I don't want to see your disgusting face again!"