With the boss sanctioned, the team underfunded, the manager divorcing his wife, 2022 is clearly not a good year for Chelsea. After losing to Real Madrid in the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals, Tuchel, who had just divorced his wife, attended the post-match interview, in which Tuchel bluntly said that they could not reverse it now unless they could regain their form.
Although Tuchel's remarks look like a more classic statement of weakness, this time he may not have said it deliberately.
As we all know, after the boss Abu was sanctioned, Chelsea's funds began to flow too poorly, not only charter flights and other services may be cancelled, but even the players' salaries will not be paid in the future. How can players focus on the field when playing football in such a complex environment?
And in addition to the boss and the players' problems, Tuchel's personal affairs also greatly influenced his decision-making. In the first half of the match against Real Madrid, his tactics can be said to be exactly what Ancelotti had in mind.
Rees James stepped forward to take part in the attack, leaving a large area of maneuverable space for Vinicius and Benzema on the right, and Real Madrid's first goal was completed after the combination of the left and middle sides. In the second half, Tuchel arranged for Rees James to defend the right side, and Real Madrid's attack on the left came to an abrupt end.
The defensive side should focus on the right side, so how should the attack be arranged? In fact, Chelsea already have the answer. The Only goal of the Blues was a header scored by Havertz, which is really a very simple thing, the overall height of real Madrid's back line is short, except for Militang, the air defense capabilities of centre-backs such as Alaba and Nacho are not strong enough.
In the second leg of Militham's suspension, the Blues can arrange for the likes of Havertz and Lukaku to take turns bombing real Madrid's backline at high altitude, without any need to fight against the midfield or the technology of positional warfare.
In fact, the tactical arrangement is really not difficult, after all, today's Real Madrid has long been scarred, the loopholes are clearly visible, but Ancelotti is using the most appropriate tactics to constantly cover up, with Chelsea's hard power can be a good arrangement for Real Madrid, unfortunately, sometimes football is not only more than paper strength, mental strength is equally important.
Obviously, Real Madrid has always been the more mentally strong side in the game, and Chelsea, in addition to keeping up with the rhythm of Real Madrid, adjusting their mentality in time and focusing on the affairs on the field is the key. If they want to go further in the Champions League, Chelsea must show the same fighting spirit as Real Madrid to meet Real Madrid, and it is possible to go further.