Extraordinary coach

"Hazard should take part of the responsibility for this lag."

"If he hadn't played too independently at the beginning, Southampton wouldn't have been able to kick out the momentum."

"Now Southampton is not only ahead, but also in high morale. The next game will be difficult to play."

Chelsea fans couldn't help but complain about Hazard.

And his teammates also complained about Hazard.

Hearing his teammates' whispered complaints, Hazard's face turned pale. He didn't think he had any problems.

It's all the fault of that French kid. If he could successfully break through him. Who dares to say anything to me?

Hazard's teammates were dissatisfied with him, so he transferred all these dissatisfactions to Pavard.

It's just that when the team fell behind and Conte was very dissatisfied, Hazard didn't dare to go directly to Pavard like before.

He needs to wait for an opportunity. And he believes that there will definitely be an opportunity. At that time, he will definitely clear his name.

Lost at home, it was still a big blow to the Chelsea team as a whole. Their morale is not as high as before.

After the restart, Chelsea did not dare to be too arrogant as before, and became cautious in both offense and defense.

On the contrary, Southampton began to play more actively. They were more relaxed in offense and defense.

If you don't know, you will definitely think that Chelsea played away in this game, not Southampton.

And Conte began to think.

Falling behind in the first five or six minutes of the home game, there must be a problem. If it is not solved, Chelsea will not be able to play well in this game.

Conte knew that he needed to find and solve the problem as soon as possible.

After thinking and analyzing, Conte also found the problem.

The main problem facing Conte at present is that Chelsea's formation today is not appropriate for Southampton's 4231 formation.

Conte habitually played the most commonly used 3421 formation today. This formation is strong in attack and weak in defense, and the main force is placed on the midfield competition.

But today, Southampton's previous attacks were quick counterattacks after defense. There were also many long passes directly over the midfield, which avoided Chelsea's strongest midfield and directly hit their weakest defense.

This is one point. Another point is that Hazard's two failed breakthroughs hit Chelsea's morale. After losing the ball, morale was hit even harder.

In terms of formation, Conte just asked the players to change the formation. But morale is not easy to deal with.

During the game, it was difficult for him to effectively boost morale. And now the game has just started for less than ten minutes, and it is even more impossible for him to make substitutions.

Therefore, after asking Chelsea to change the formation, Conte can only hope that someone on the field can stand up and lead the whole team.

In the past, he hoped that this person would be Hazard, but today he dared not hope that Hazard would stand up. If Pavard successfully defended a few more times, it would be directly useless.

Of course, boosting morale is often handed over to the captain on the field.

And this season's new captain Cahill did not disappoint Conte, he began to motivate his teammates. It just seems that the effect is not very good for the time being.

The game on the field continued. Since Conte asked Chelsea to change their formation, they strengthened the defense in the backcourt.

This made it difficult for Southampton to play a very threatening counterattack like before. They could only switch to positional warfare.

In terms of offense, Chelsea still did not improve much. In addition to playing more patiently, they did not create much power.

This change in offense and defense caused the game on the field to fall into a stalemate.

Chelsea obviously strengthened its defense, and Southampton did not create a greater threat after switching to positional warfare.

"The forward line still lacks a strong point. We don't have offensive players. Rebic is comprehensive enough, but he can't play the role of a battering ram." Looking at the stalemate on the field, Sun Yi said helplessly.

"Yes. If there were strong center forwards like Balotelli or Adriano, our offensive threat would be stronger." Dio nodded.

"When the winter transfer window opens, I think it's time for us to find a heavy artillery for siege." Sun Yi had the idea of ​​buying people.

"It is indeed necessary." Dio agreed with Sun Yi's opinion.

"But this is a matter for the future. What do you think of the current game?"

"Hmm~" Dio said after a pause: "The current situation is favorable to us. However, this is Stamford Bridge after all. Once they kick us out of our form, it will be difficult to play."

After listening to Dio's words, Sun Yi fell into deep thought.

Just as Dio said, the current situation is favorable. But it does not mean that it can always be like this.

Chelsea is the defending champion after all, with its foundation, it will always cheer up.

Therefore, there are several options in front of Sun Yi: First, strengthen the offense, take advantage of Chelsea's current low morale, and strive to score another goal to lock in the victory.

Second, simply retreat. Learn Mourinho's playing style, block the goal with a bus in the next game, and go straight to one-ballism.

Third, naturally, do not make any changes. Respond to changes with the same. Continue to maintain the current relatively favorable situation.

The three options all have their own advantages and disadvantages.

For a moment, it was really hard to choose.

Sun Yi turned to look at Dio, hoping that he could provide advice. Dio immediately understood Sun Yi's eyes.

"No changes for the time being?"

"Yes!" Sun Yi nodded.

With the advantage of leading, it is indeed a more appropriate approach to keep the same in the face of change.

If the opponent is not a team with championship strength like Chelsea, Sun Yi will never do this. He will let Southampton attack with all his strength until the suspense of the game is completely killed.

But at present, when Manchester City cannot widen the points gap, Sun Yi must be cautious.

In this way, Southampton and Chelsea continued to fight a dramatic battle and formed a situation of equal strength.

After nearly 30 minutes of fierce fighting, both sides completely adapted to each other's tactics and rhythm. This made the game more intense, but relatively dull.

Looking at such a scene, Sun Yi frowned slightly.

He felt that the situation on the field had reached the point where it needed to be changed. This stalemate was no longer so favorable to Southampton.

Because Chelsea's morale was gradually restored in this stalemate.

With Southampton's offense no longer so strong, Chelsea gradually found the feeling of playing at home.

Especially Kante in their team. This little black guy performed very well after the two sides launched a positional battle.

Although Kante is small, he is full of endless energy.

He is fast, has a large range of activities, and is very decisive and efficient in defense. The key is that this little black guy used his running and vitality to drive Chelsea.

Seeing Chelsea playing better and better under Kante's leadership. Sun Yi really became a little alert.

At the same time, Sun Yi also admired Kante, a dedicated player, more and more.

If Hazard and Kante were put in front of him and asked to choose, he would definitely choose Kante. Not Hazard.

"Kante is a really good player. If he can come to our team. Then our team's defense will reach a new height."

"Yes. But I'm afraid we can't buy him. Players like him are not as popular as forwards, but they are the treasures of every head coach." Dio shook his head.

Sun Yi nodded. He didn't believe that Conte would not see the great role of Kante.

Of course Conte could see it.

He was excitedly praising Kante's performance.

"Kante is very good. His performance has driven the whole team. If the other players in the team can play every game like him wholeheartedly, let alone the Premier League championship, the Champions League is not a problem."

"Our team's momentum finally shows signs of picking up again. Soon, the game will be back on track."

Conte began to have confidence in the game. According to Chelsea's current momentum. He believes that the game will soon be back under Chelsea's control. By then, equalizing or even overtaking will not be a problem.

"Come on! See? They are just so-so. It's time to show our true strength!"

Encouraged by Conte, Chelsea began to increase their offensive investment.

In these dozens of minutes of fierce battle, Chelsea has forgotten the psychological pressure brought to them by falling behind. They began to believe that they can suppress Southampton.

"Sun, their momentum is up. It's time for us to adjust." Dio reminded immediately.

"I know." Sun Yi nodded. He was making a decision in his heart.

"Sun, we have the advantage now. Why don't we just retreat? We'll make another plan for the second half." Dio suggested.

"No!" Sun Yi shook his head and refused.

"I don't think we can retreat now. The current situation on the field is that the two armies are fighting fiercely. If either side retreats, it is very likely to collapse directly."

"The brave will win when they meet on a narrow road. Damn it, let's also strengthen our offense. Attack against attack! Beat their momentum!"

"Okay!" Seeing that Sun Yi had made up his mind, Dio chose to support him.

Sun Yi followed to the sidelines.

"What does he want to do?"

"Is he preparing to retreat when he sees our momentum rising?"

"Oh, I almost forgot. He is known as Mourinho's true disciple. It's normal for him to be a little utilitarian."

Seeing Sun Yi walk to the sidelines, Conte thought so.

"Make tactical adjustments now!"

"Give up tactic number two. Switch to tactic number three."

"Attack! Attack! Attack with all your strength! Beat them down!"

"Uh!~" Seeing Sun Yi waving his hands and asking the Southampton players to press forward, Conte was stunned.

"You~ are good. Playing head-on attack, right? Then come on! I want to see how strong you are and how to play head-on attack with my team!" Conte quickly turned to sneer.

He knew that Southampton's strongest point was defense, and there was still a gap in offense compared to Chelsea.

He was confident that if they played head-on attack, even Manchester City would not be able to get any good results.

Sun Yi now asked Southampton to launch a head-on attack, which was exactly what he wanted.

"Attack! Let them see the real offensive firepower of our Blues!" Conte also waved his hands and urged Chelsea to press forward to attack.

In this way, the two teams launched a sharp offensive battle under the urging of the head coaches of both sides.

Under the full-strength attack, Chelsea's firepower was indeed very strong. With their obviously stronger forward strength than Southampton, they did put a lot of pressure on Southampton.

However, Southampton should thank Pavard for his outburst today. It was his outstanding performance, especially his frighteningly efficient tackle, that greatly weakened Hazard's performance.

Hazard is the offensive core of Chelsea. His limitation naturally affects Chelsea's offensive firepower.

And Hazard is not such a brainless person. Otherwise, he would not be able to make a big name in the Premier League.

After seeing Pavard's tackling ability, in order not to cause Conte's dissatisfaction, he turned to avoid Pavard and attack other people.

After changing the target of attack, Hazard found that the effect was not bad. He quickly regained his confidence. He also took the opportunity to help Chelsea create a lot of killing opportunities.

After Hazard's performance improved, it also encouraged other people in Chelsea.

After the morale rose, Chelsea's offensive became more fierce.

And some people began to forget Hazard's previous end, and even wanted to challenge Pavard alone.

This fearless person is Pedro.

Although Pedro is slightly inferior to Hazard, he is also a player with excellent dribbling ability. His breakthrough is also very good in the Premier League. And because he is shorter, his breakthrough is even more of a headache for the defenders.

This time, Pedro got the ball and faced the tall and strong Pavard. He decided to use his flexibility and speed to break through.

Then, Pedro ended up with the same fate as Hazard.

He relied on his flexibility and dribbling ability to dribble past Pavard in the first place. But then Pavard used a very fast speed to make a tackle.

The ball was broken out and Pedro was tripped to the ground.

After rolling a few times and eating grass, Pedro realized that he had made a big mistake like Hazard.

How could this guy's tackle be so powerful!

After Pedro sat up, he looked at Pavard with surprise.

He finally understood Hazard a little now.

It's not that Hazard is too reckless. This French kid's tackle ability is terrifying.

"Beautiful tackle!"

"Pavard is possessed by the god of tackle today! Every tackle is accurate."

"Who else has such a successful tackle rate?"

Pavard's successful tackle once again gave Southampton a chance to counterattack. Although it didn't lead to a goal in the end, it attracted cheers from Southampton fans.

After Hazard and Pedro left the field, Chelsea's players began to regard Pavard's defense area as a restricted area.

If it wasn't necessary, they would never carry the ball in front of Pavard to avoid being tackled by him.

It was the deterrent power of Pavard's tackle. Southampton's defense, especially the center, became extremely stable.

Such a situation also made it impossible for Chelsea's all-out attack to achieve the best results.

In the following game, the two sides had their own strengths and weaknesses. In addition to the obvious increase in the number of shots, there were no more goals.

In the end, at the end of the first half, there was no more goal.

The score temporarily stopped at 0:1, and the away team Southampton returned to the locker room with a leading advantage.