Foreword
In the Premier League, you may have seen Manchester City, which pays attention to transmission and control, and Liverpool, which is known as a torrent of beasts, but if you ask which club is known for defense, many people don't know. Now let's introduce the best defensive club in the Premier League-Chelsea, look back on its glory, and find the reason for its tenacious defense from the dust of history!
The formation of the team
One summer in 1904, Henry Angustus Mills (a successful businessman and an avid fan) decided to go to London The establishment of a football club, and his decision to create one of the most successful clubs in the Premier League a hundred years later. He bought the Stamford Bridge Stadium and began recruiting teams. Unlike the general team first and then the stadium, the establishment of Chelsea is just the opposite.
One year later, Mills and his team partners held a meeting on the team name in the "Butcher's Hook" tavern across from Stanford Stadium. After screening many names, They decided to name it "Chelsea Football Club", and so far, a football club that has lasted for more than a hundred years has slowly stepped onto the stage of history.
Early development
Although in the first game after the establishment of the club, it lost to the team at the time by a score of 0-1 to Port Stoke, but the development after that was very smooth , After only one season, he was promoted to the top league.
At that time, there were many legendary characters in Chelsea. And the goalkeeper Willier Henry Falke, known as "Fat Falke", was extremely brave. There were no dedicated goalkeepers in that era,So Falk, who has a very strong body, has become the team's first choice. Even in a game, in order to save the ball, he broke the goal post of his own goal, and the game was forced to terminate.
At that time, Londoners' requirements for amateur life increased, and more and more people began to watch football matches, and Chelsea was their first choice. In a game against Arsenal in 1935, a total of 82,905 people came to watch the game, and this game is still the most spectated game in the Premier League.
DNA injection
Chelsea appointed Drake as the team's head coach in 1952. What the Chelsea executives did not expect was that their decision this time was enough to make history. It is precisely because of the arrival of Draco that the team began to have its own football culture and DNA. The first thing Draco emphasized is the team spirit, unity and cooperation, strict discipline, and tenacious style. And this is laying the foundation for the team's tenacious defensive style in the future. Since then, team spirit has been carved into Chelsea's bones.
Such cutting-edge ideas as Drake did not disappoint Chelsea. In the 1954/55 season, although the first half of the season only scored 2 points in six consecutive games, it was not favored by the outside world. But then it was unstoppable and eventually won the league championship. At that time Chelsea was synonymous with miracles.
is on the verge of death Due to the reconstruction of Stamford Bridge Stadium , Chelsea was heavily in debt. They had to sell their star Osgood, and the result was obvious, the team fell into the second division. To make matters worse, the team still has a debt of 3 million pounds unable to repay.
At that time, Chelsea could only repay old debts with new debts.There is no way to talk about signings. In this case, the team is struggling next to the relegation zone. The decline in the team's competitiveness has also led to fewer and fewer fans choosing to support Chelsea.
The period when Bates came in
Chelsea's poor exit continued. In the 1970s, Chelsea had to sell the Stamford Bridge stadium. The wealthy businessman Bates finally paid off Chelsea’s debt and spent a symbolic £1 to bury the Chelsea club. After that, he began communicating with the sellers of Stamford Bridge Stadium for 10 years, and finally took back Stamford Stadium in 1982. Ownership.
Under the leadership of Bates, Chelsea embarked on a path of refined operations. A large number of well-known and well-paid players were terminated, and the then head coach Neal was looking for young replacements. This process is not easy, but difficult. At that time, he was almost in danger of being relegated to the C-League.
With the continuous improvement of the club's financial situation, Chelsea also carried out a wide range of signings, and such results were not in vain. In the 1999/00 season reached the UEFA Champions League, and Chelsea broke into the Champions League to make history. Dennis Wise equalized the famous goal of AC Milan at San Siro Stadium; played Galatasaray in Turkey, a 5-0, which silenced the fans; defeated the giants Barcelona 3-1 at Stamford Bridge , Are the classic moments of the Champions League.
Abu sends rain in time The debt began to increase, and the club continued to make new investments.
Standing on the top of Europe Chelsea assistant Di Matteo became a key figure. After Chelsea announced the breakup with coach Boas, Di Matteo entered the center of the stage. Under the command of Chelsea Di Matteo, who fought back in the second leg of the UEFA Champions League 1/8 final, a huge amount of energy burst out. After a 120-minute battle, he completed a shocking reversal, defeated Naples 4-1, and successfully made a comeback to enter the Champions League quarter-finals. Facing Barcelona, the Italian-style coach used a long-standing chain defensive tactic, unexpectedly eliminated the then majestic Universe team, and finally stood on the top of Europe.
The legend continues
This year Tuchel became the team's head coach, she immediately led the team out of the quagmire after 10 times as the head coach of the team. Undefeated, 24 games with 18 zero opponents, the league reached the top four, and the FA Cup reached the final. In the Champions League, the team eliminated Atletico, Porto and Real Madrid all the way, and reached the Champions League final again after 9 years. In the final, Chelsea beat Manchester City 1-0, winning the Champions League for the second time in club history.
