Maresca welcomes Drapp, moves Palmer to adapt to Neto, and Chelsea advances to the quarterfinals with the club World Cup!

Abstract: Two fierce matches in the Club World Cup knockout stage, Brazil's double strong encounter was extremely boring; on the other hand, Benfica played against Chelsea, and there was no shortage of red cards, penalty kicks and even overtime games, which really aroused the strong interest of public opinion and fans. It must be admitted that Maresca has found a coaching giant, and is becoming more and more at ease. Can you hope to meet Manchester City in the final?

Overall, the battle for the quarterfinals was very fierce. Before the knockout round of the Club World Cup started, especially browsing various predictions of Benfica against Chelsea, it was very intuitive to feel that there was obvious polarization. Neutral fans determined that the home team represented the weak groups outside the five major mainstream leagues in Europe and deserved to get a ticket to the quarterfinals; loyal fans disagree. The Blues claimed to be a luxury lineup of one billion euros, and most of the battle was resolved in regular time. Both sides have their own emphasis, and it seems difficult to make a clear statement; of course, the results also prove that although Chelsea have the advantage, Benfica is not a soft persimmon, and he is stubborn to resist.

Benfica veteran Di Maria equalized the score with a penalty kick

A brief review of the game process, Chelsea attacked wildly when he opened the whistle, and Palmer, Drapp and others took turns to put pressure on Benfica, which made Benfica's goal in a panic; although the home team was lucky enough to not lose the ball in the first half, in the 64th minute, the city gate finally lost; Blues captain James took the free kick, goalkeeper Trubin made a mistake in the position, and the ball bounced to the ground and scored 0-1 behind.

After that, due to weather reasons, the game had to be interrupted for 2 hours; the game resumed, Benfica fought back desperately, and even caused a handball foul by Chelsea players in the penalty area. Di Maria then took the penalty kick and scored, and the 1-1 draw was forced to be dragged into overtime.

The turning point of the game, when the overtime starts, Benfica's player was punished with a reckless foul and was punished with a red card

Then the magical script was staged as scheduled. Benfica's substitute No. 25 Stiani was sent off with a red card, which immediately became the turning point of the game. Then Chelsea Nkuncu, Neto and Hall became more and more courageous in the battle, and finally won 4-1, winning the 4 and a half hours of super "marathon" battle. To be honest, Chelsea originally had more soldiers and more players and played one more player, which led to a serious tilt in the victory and loss balance; the key problem was that Benfica players made reckless fouls, which was nothing to say, right? Congratulations to the Blues and Maresca on his pride and advance to the quarterfinals! Maresca's favorite player Neto helped Chelsea lead again

It is necessary to admit that Maresca sent out all the main lineups in this game, and in terms of the frontcourt attack combination, he pulled Palmer to the left forward, and tried his best to support and cooperate with Maneto on the wing, and opened the gap as soon as possible with expectations. I still remember that the Post and Guardian of London Fleet Street once questioned loudly that Maresca stubbornly moved Palmer's main position to highlight his favorite player Neto; and even if the Portuguese national team, this Chelsea striker is like a piquantity in the front line, and has played for the right winger or forward several times, and even missed the reputation of the left winger.

Manchester City media insisted that Guardiola's easy release of Palmer was the biggest mistake

The reason is simple. Portugal's inclination level is comparable to that of the Premier League giant Manchester City, far exceeding Chelsea; but as "Mannon" joked, the Blue Moon Army locker room is full of European football technical football elites, and Neto, who is estimated to be worth up to 72 million euros, has no place to gain a foothold. Even though Maresca has relied heavily on this old subordinate since the Championship, he deliberately squeezed out Palmer's free space to play; no wonder British public opinion generally believes that the gain is not worth the loss, and then the big rumors leaked out. Real Madrid coveted Mr. Enzo, a billion-dollar, and forced Chelsea to make lineup adjustments in advance!

Palmer was attracted by the opponent's attention throughout the game, and it has long become a common phenomenon

Although it is not possible to confirm the authenticity of this rumor for the time being, Maresca, under the banner of the frontcourt libero, seemed to sacrifice Palmer's outstanding offensive talent, and then transformed according to the defensive engineer and the organizational midfielder. But Palmer is tall and can't help but look a little clumsy, and he is born with a steady and accurate footsteps. This exposes the differences in training and development philosophy between Maresca and Guardiola to a considerable extent. They play more flexible tactical chess pieces on the front line in Manchester City Palmer, but unfortunately they lack opportunities to play and face the painful choice of transformation when they join Chelsea. Although center Drapp is just a new player, he has excellent performance in the Club World Cup and is very valuable. He especially accompanied center Drapp airborne from Stamford Bridge. After only three Club World Cup games, he has a terrible trend of squeezing away Jackson or Maduaike, further strengthening Maresca's determination to rebuild Chelsea's frontcourt attack system. According to British media observation and judgment, for example, Enzo and Palmer are rotating each other, or work together in the midfield, and focus on the whole team to change to the 352 formation configuration, similar to meeting Benfica in a narrow road in the Club World Cup, Chelsea has the advantage in possession of the ball and offense, almost ensuring an invincible position. Maresca has really tasted the sweetness.

Looking at the whole game, Chelsea has obvious advantages, and the victory is also within the expected range. In fact, it is easy to understand. The single-arrow big center is in the front and repeatedly confronts and involves it, covering the frequent insertion of Chelsea midfielder and full-back, perfectly creating a three-dimensional offensive situation. Even if it is placed in the Premier League + Champions League, it is a highly competitive team that cannot be underestimated. On the other hand, after the season's mutual adjustment, they won the European League championship and jumped to the top four in the league standings; at this point, Maresca can truly have the right to speak, and Chelsea defeated Manchester United and won the favor of Drapp, which is undoubtedly icing on the cake and gradually implemented the long-planned tactical innovation.

Maresca is well-organized, even if the substitute players are sent to play and make contributions, the so-called everything is ready, and only the east wind is not needed; then standing on the highest stage of the Club World Cup, Chelsea and even Maresca are like fish in water, just showing their strength..

To put it off topic, London media reported that Guardiola publicly commented on Chelsea's midfield configuration of up to 300 million European Union, showing envy and jealousy; put aside the hidden funny elements of this remark, it indirectly reflects that Manchester City's football circle, and generally recognizes that Maresca's top midfielder under his command can be regarded as the top midfielder in the Premier League; therefore, even though Palmer's best position has not yet been found, its outstanding record has basically satisfied the British public!

Chelsea won the European League championship and qualified for the Champions League last season

Looking back, Chelsea easily lined up two sets of lineups to deal with the Premier League or various cup matches, and once again fully verified from the Club World Cup. This path to building a team deserves sincere praise and admiration; even though it is rumored to cost billions of European dollars, as long as the boss is good at dancing, the management keeps a normal mind and makes appropriate choices, it represents the future development ideas of European football giants.

Many major newspapers in London are even convinced that as Maresca gradually adapts to the role of a giant coach, in a sense, complementing super platforms like Chelsea is the best effect that the outside world is most willing to see.

Chelsea defeated Benfica in overtime and advanced to the quarterfinals of the Club World Cup with its head held high, and in the end Chelsea experienced a cruel overtime match and finally defeated his strong rival Benfica in a big score; compared with the two Brazilian giants who advanced to the quarterfinals, the two Brazilian giants were extremely bored and had a clear judgment; until the British media interpreted that Maresca advanced to the semi-finals and was stable, because the Blues at least had some reserves in the offense. Just as this article lists comments and even outlooks after the game, it always deliberately reminds you to pay attention to favorable factors; it is still the same old saying, hasteness will not be achieved; it is very difficult for Chelsea to get to where it is today, and it is bound to continue to move forward!

Chelsea deserves caution, after all, the two lineups are very thick

In the final analysis, Chelsea urgently needs to be cautious and maintain a very rare winning streak throughout the whole process. High standards and strict requirements for coach Maresca and the players, quickly forget the high bonus that they are about to get, strive to get a hundred feet tall, go further, and aim at the final of the Premier League old friend Manchester City. Usually the process is expected to be tortuous and bright, but since the construction starts, there is no turning back. Fans and friends are also invited to give up their personal prejudices and view the true meaning of the Club World Cup in fairness!

The true meaning of football is to fully demonstrate the self-technical and tactical style of both sides