Having an indestructible backline is undoubtedly the lifelong desire of every football manager. This means that there is no need to worry about the crotch of the defensive defense becoming a burden to the team, and after the worry-free, it is natural to show its fists and feet without distraction, just waiting for success.
So, what are the standards and templates for this coveted backline?
The backline that haunts the manager has only two templates:
The first is the legendary backline of serie A giants AC Milan in the 1993-1994 season, which conceded only 15 goals in 34 rounds of Serie A, and won the champions league and Serie A double of the season with a strong defense.
The second is the iron defensive line of Chelsea, the upstart of the Premier League in the 2004-2005 season, conceded only 15 goals in 38 rounds, which is still the record for the fewest goals conceded in a single season in the Premier League, and also laid the glory of the Blues in the future.
Having a backline of the calibre of Milan and Chelsea is the guarantee of the title. Milan's legendary defence and the Blues' predatory defence present the two extremes of winning the title: the season when Milan won the double, scoring just 36 goals in 34 games, averaging just over 1 goal per game, but the strength of the defense saved Milan's three consecutive Serie A titles; the season when the Blues won the Premier League for the first time, thanks to the excellent performance of the predatory defense, they still scored 72 goals and scored 95 points while the main center Kegerman sleepwalked.
However, if you have to pick a fault with these two historical defenses, it can only be a bit of a fire difference in the goal.
Defending like a rock and attacking like a sharp blade is a bit too much, after all, the standard for measuring top defenders is defense. A knifed defender like Ramos, who is already lucky to meet one, how dare he expect the entire defense line to be a goal master? If you are lucky enough to have it, it is a blessing.
But this once-in-a-lifetime blessing actually fell on Tuchel's head.
This season, the Blues, who have just won the Champions League, seem to have been opened up to the second vein of Ren Dou, and the Premier League Champions League double line is red. After 12 rounds of the Premier League, the Blues scored 30 goals but conceded only 4 goals, and only conceded 1 goal in the first 4 games of the Champions League, with Thiago Silva, Azpilicueta, Rudiger, Chilvele and Rees James as the back line, as if it had the wind and bone of the original iron defense.
Defending the defensive line is just the job of a defender. This season, in the case of injuries and suspensions of the forwards, the Blues defenders directly carried the banner of attack, and all of them became guards with knives.
The group head battle with the Bianconeri in this round is about whether the Blues can qualify early, and the result is the excellent performance of the knife-wielding defenders to help the Blues win the first place.
Chaloba opened the scoring, Reece James extended the scoreline, Thiago Silva offered a goalline barb to unblock... After the defenders finished the show, it was Hudson-Odoi and Werner's turn to do some icing on the cake, and Tuchel happily showed off and envied others.
So far this season, Chelsea's current top scorer is young right-back Reece James, with five goals and five assists. In addition, left-back Chilwell scored 3 goals and 1 assist, Marcos Alonso 1 goal and 1 assist, centre-back Charloba 3 goals, Rudiger 2 goals and 2 assists, Thiago Silva 1 goal and 1 assist, Christensen 1 goal...
The Blues' defenders have conceded just five goals in 17 Games in the Champions League and Premier League, while scoring 16 goals and 10 assists! Driving the reverse car heavenly group, worthy of the name, just wait for the champion to add to the body, you can go down in history.