"Dimensional Reduction Strike" achieved a Grand Slam, and Chelsea, who was underestimated, is on the road to regaining lost territory

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It may only take one week from the top five of the Premier League to the European Union champion with the left hand and the Champions League ticket with the right hand.

Following the final Premier League last Sunday, Nottingham Forest, Chelsea, which ushered in the last week's double-game in the season, once again showed its lineup thickness in Wroclaw. Under the unfavorable situation of conceding one goal, he scored 4 goals in a row to complete a super reversal.

Since then, the Blues not only ended the previous record of 19 consecutive wins in the European finals of La Liga, but also became the first team in football to gather the Champions League, Europa League, Europa League and the Champions League that has been suspended.

Of course, if you downgrade to play third-level European competitions, you can obviously not escape the suspicion of "winning without force", but there are enough reasons to be the only football player. Chelsea, who became the last champion team of London City this season, is stepping forward on the road to returning to the peak.

Chelsea celebrates victory.

"Dimensional Reduction Strike" all the way

"European Union should have been the stage for civilian teams, and a giant like Chelsea should not have appeared here." Before the game, when Spain's "Marca" looked forward to the final, it questioned the natural asymmetry of the strength of both sides.

On the European League track set up for the "middle class" of the Europa League, Chelsea has been regarded as the biggest favorite since the date of participation. Maresca didn't even have to use the full main lineup, and easily reached the finals with a group of substitutes.

The comparison of financial resources between the two parties may be more intuitive. Since Qinghu Capital has joined the Blues, several transfer windows have invested more than 1 billion pounds to reorganize the team, but what about Betis? In the past few years, once they are linked to "money", they are mostly beaten by La Liga financial fairness, and players cannot register, so they have to rely on the board of directors to pay for emergency treatment out of their own pockets.

Although from experience, Betis coach Pellegrini has eaten more salt than Maresca has eaten, it is obvious that the shabby "Parrot Legion" is only enough to play a good half-time goal, and they have achieved an ideal start and initiative. If the game is only 1 hour, then the Andalusians should be celebrating the victory now.

Real Betis lost to the thickness of the lineup.

But Chelsea's thickness still ruthlessly completed the crushing. Palmer, who collapsed in the second half of the season, finally changed his stubbornness of holding the middle lane. Although he was a little stiff in the cross and his teammates were awkward to grab points, scoring goals was the bottom line.

completed the overtake in 5 minutes, and Betis, who was running hard on the defensive end, was heartbroken, while Chelsea continued to use big-name players to complete the harvest: Sancho's shot expands the score, and Mr. Kycedo locked the score. Betis rented an Anthony from Manchester United and almost regarded him as a god, but Chelsea also took in the Red Devils abandoned player Sancho. Whether to use it depends entirely on the coach's mood.

This year, several new champions were born in the European League, and superstition also arises. Previously, Newcastle, Liverpool, Crystal Palace and Tottenham were crowned successively on the championship track in England, and the team logos had bird patterns, so some fans also dubbed it "The Year of the Bird's Crown". Before the European League final, some fans made jokes. In order to win the championship, Chelsea might as well change the team name to "Cuelsea" temporarily?

But the reality is that Burley's team committee does not need to believe in metaphysics. They just need to buy people at full speed and then gather an 11-player starter to crush them all the way. After all, no matter how hard UEFA can come out, everyone who sees it knows the weight of the UEFA.

Palmer won the Best Player Trophy in the Game.

The super giant redemption, although it was late, although it still failed to score directly, for Chelsea core Palmer, his performance trajectory is exactly in line with the team's starting point.

This season, Palmer scored 15 goals and 8 assists in the Premier League, helping the team return to the Champions League after two years, creating 25 opportunities, second only to Salah's 27 times. The data may seem gorgeous, but most of them were "brushed" in the first half of the season and almost disappeared in the second half of the season.

In the European League, under the thinking of "why kill a chicken and a knives", Palmer mostly came on the bench to find a feeling, and his contribution before the finals was only 3 assists.

In Poland, where he is unfamiliar with life, Palmer was almost invisible in the first half, and Betis continued to siege him by multiple players. Compared with the opponent's veteran Isco, the Blues No. 20 seemed particularly struggling. This is also the most criticized thing about the Blues midfield trio - the total value of the three is more than twice that of the other party, but the tacit understanding always lacks that meaning.

Fortunately, after half a year of loss, Palmer finally woke up on time in the Europa League final. It is true that this is not the one Palmer who threatens to hold the ball in the first half of the season, but he avoids the front of the penalty area guarded by the opponent, and deviates from the wings to make a fuss. Betis' painstakingly managed defensive system was "taken a deviant".

The two assists that simplify complexity seem very bad, but the best way to do it in the finals is. After the UEFA League, the best in the game was awarded to Chelsea's core. Because there were too few opportunities to play at Manchester City before, Palmer's several Premier League champions were actually "in vain". This time, it was his first championship as the main force and even the core.

Maresca won the trophy.

Similar redemption also happened to many Blue Army main forces. The Blues center Jackson, who reversed the score in the final, was still a sinner more than half a month ago - the meaningless elbow hitting red card against Newcastle not only bid farewell to the remaining Premier League events in advance, but also forced the Blues to a single line with extremely low tolerance rate. But in this game, the Senegalese used a header that they were not good at and made a wonderful contribution.

Enzo Fernandez's performance is not to be described. At the moment when there is a scandal with Real Madrid, the highlight output is the best response.. The same is true for Kesedo, Kukurelia and others. They showed more confidence and responsibility than they were at a loss when they joined the first season.

And the other one who is full of confidence is the young coach of the Blues Maresca. When reporters encouraged him to use his first choices such as Colewell and Sanchez, he still voted for confidence to Badiachiller and Jorgensen, who have made frequent contributions in the European Cup. Whoever contributes more will have more reason to appear in the finals.

The Italians' "mechanization" of substitutions that has been widely criticized in the Premier League is also a brilliant move in the attrition war of the European Union. When highly competitive backers such as Sancho and Colewell appeared, Betis, who had only one lineup, had a bottomed out and was unable to turn the situation around.

The winner and loser ushered in a big reversal in the last half hour. The Blues not only won by their strong core, but also by their enough manpower. To sum it up in plain words: they have been fighting such a wealthy battle.

Anthony shed tears on the field.

was considered underestimated, but the exceeding standards reached the end of the season. If you examine the KPIs on each front, how many points should this Blues score?

Last summer, the BBC organized several media people to predict the league rankings, and more than 60% of participants determined that the Blues would not enter the top 5, which roughly matched the sixth place when Pochettino led the team. No reporter has determined that Chelsea can enter the top 3 at the end of the season.

Now, the Blues' journey has come to an end, and the overall performance has surprised most experts, but it is not that surprising. The fourth place in the league, the European Union champion, slightly exceeded expectations, but did not make too much progress. But if we look at the performance trajectory of the Blues throughout the year, they actually have a better chance to further improve their rankings in the troubled times of the Premier League while rewriting history.

Before the start of the season, Liverpool, Manchester City and Arsenal were the more favored half of the six major families, while Chelsea, Manchester United and Tottenham were trying their best to avoid being expelled from the membership. But in the first half of the season, there was a fierce ranking exchange between the two sides. While Manchester City fell behind, Chelsea suddenly climbed to the second place in the league.

Under the authoritarianism of "don't come if you don't prepare to work hard", Chelsea, who is in danger, quickly tied up a rope under Maresca's PUA. In the first 15 rounds, Chelsea was the first in the Premier League in the first Premier League in terms of goals, shots, and opportunities creation. On the 17th day of the match, there was only 3 points behind Chelsea and Liverpool.

Sancho scored a goal.

The Blue Army's excessive success is certainly related to the fact that there are many soldiers and the wide range of generals and everyone uses their lives, but we have to thank the First Group for its incompetence. What's even more terrifying is that the revolution has not yet succeeded and the team has "drifted". The five rounds of victory over the New Year's Eve were lost, and all the slight leads were squandered. The old script of Arsenal, the same city rival, also entangled the young people's ignorant of the feelings of sorrow.

But what is more fatal than the ups and downs of the results is that Maresca jumped out as a gangster without warning. He criticized the fans for not supporting the team for not supporting the team enough. Although it is suspected of venting the blame, it is a taboo for any team. In the midst of internal and external difficulties, Chelsea once returned to the 6th they were particularly familiar with. Unlike Tottenham, who relied on the Europa League championship, they must ensure the Premier League rankings so that they will not continue to hang out in the secondary European game. In the final stage of the league, the Blues suffered a loss in the schedule and the reduction in players was not light, but the team was able to pass Manchester United and Nottingham Forest continuously, and finally, the team showed a tenacious mentality comparable to its heyday. Since Lampard entered the palace for the second time, Chelsea, which has been crowded with people, has not known what cohesion is for a long time.

Now, with successful entry into the Champions League, the European Union's "flies are meat" championship bonus is recorded. Chelsea will not have to do the accounting like before in the short term. Strasbourg, a French Ligue 1 team under Qinghu Capital, failed to enter the Champions League, and the Blues do not need to communicate with UEFA in complicated procedures. The interference in preparing for the next season is missing.

After making a fuss for three years and the head coach's term is calculated in months, Chelsea, which temporarily returned to the tranquility, seems to be on the road to gradually recovering lost ground.

(Bumps/Yang Jian)