Chapter 335: Kongdi's Spring (Daily Transition)

The league environment fits the laws of nature very well.

What kind of tactical soil gives birth to what type of player.

Since the 1990s, Serie A youth training has hardly produced any orthodox winger stars.

Now renowned Purple Beibei and Green Beibei occasionally play on the wing, but essentially they are attacking all-rounders.

The Serie A positional play, with details probed to death, lets more imaginative and creative central attacking players thrive like fish in water.

Wingers lack a sufficient growth environment.

Italian coaches also don't like letting wingers bear a single attacking responsibility.

Even though the five major leagues are highly homogenized today, Kongdi still focuses attacking resources on the central zone.

After angrily pounding the turf a few times,

Kongdi stood up, carefully observed Arsenal's formation before Čech's kickoff, still bent over, vigorously shaking his right hand, indicating that Kanté's position should not be too far forward.

"Don't worry about how William and Azhaer press; you and Fabregas must absolutely not push up!"

"Don't give up the central depth!"

Against other teams, they can send seven or eight players to press, but against Arsenal this season, the holding midfielder must absolutely not stubbornly maintain the team's shape and push up.

Then, in no time, Li and Morata will link up, thus being caught in the central vacuum depth.

Yes.

That is to seize the depth zone between midfield and defense.

Kongdi's pre-match preparation is very thorough.

The passionate roar soon faded with the night wind.

Li Kang gestured a few times, and his teammates understood implicitly.

Qiehe took the goal kick and diagonally passed to Kesiqierni.

Bashuyayin slowly approached.

He also wanted to be more proactive.

No way, Kongdi wouldn't allow it.

The reason is simple: Cazorla and Zhaka dropped back to deeper positions to link up, and Arsenal's two fullbacks stayed tight to their respective flanks.

No need for God's perspective.

The Bijishi striker also saw that this was a "pyramid structure" back‑field outlet.

Chelsea committed too few pressers, making it meaningless.

If too many pressers are committed, Li Kang and Morata will seize the central depth space.

William and Azhaer held up Cazorla.

Moxi and Makesi had to switch to full‑back roles.

Kante stood blankly in front of his own defense, occasionally looking up at Jilo beside him.

He actually envied those handsome, muscular players.

Fabregas gestured to direct his teammates; he was the ad‑hoc decision‑maker for overall defensive movement.

Only the number‑4 position at La Masia makes it easiest to read La Masia's number‑4 attacking direction.

"Chelsea's defensive phase this season is no longer the Mourinho‑style big bus of the past."

"The two wing‑backs also maintain asymmetrical defending at this stage, facilitating rotation."

"The tempo is a bit slow; Arsenal, failing to lure out space, can only proceed step by step."

The ball rolled across the grass at a steady pace.

Since joining Arsenal, Li Kang has long been out of the "problem‑solving" state.

The opponent's tactical change in this match rendered part of his pre‑match preparation meaningless.

The ball advanced into Chelsea's half, the forty‑meter zone.

Li Kang began to accelerate down the right flank.

Chelsea's formation also changed like a bouncing yellow.

In God's perspective.

Moxi moved forward, switching to left wing‑back, parallel with Kante and Fabregas.

Makesi dropped back, switching to right full‑back.

Did the three center‑backs become four full‑backs?

No.

When Aspilikueta pressed into the holding‑midfielder slot, Kante was released.

Li Kang turned to shake off Moxi's press and lofted a diagonal pass.

The advancing Cazorla couldn't fully control the ball.

The released Kante, like a tiny steel cannon, forcefully snatched the ball from under the off‑balance feet.

"No wonder he's Europe's interception king."

"Kante's stellar performance has put Chelsea into its favorite transition attack!"

"The blue storm's counter‑attack!"

Kante once again lofted a simple, grounded long pass.

At this moment, Stamford Bridge shed its library nickname, as cheers rang out incessantly.

The retreating Bashuyayin hadn't even settled the ball when Li Kang stole it again.

"Phew!"

Azhaer and Weilian have already rushed up.

Li Kang's teammate threw the ball, then quickly chased back; he seemed to have guessed the direction of Chelsea's attacking transition.

Li Kang could now only roughly judge the direction of Chelsea's counterattack.

Everything felt somewhat unfamiliar.

There was no trace of Mu Erqi.

There was no trace of Xidingke.

Conte gradually completed the reform of the 'blue bus'.

In this match, he did not deploy the double-chain defense of a Sacchi-style 4-4 defensive system.

but he made Chelsea's midfield and backfield become a freely stretching elastic yellow...

Kante's running seemed like a bending node constantly changing in the elastic yellow.

On the sidelines.

Wenger and the coaching staff began a discussion.

Boerde was anxious as if on fire.

This Arsenal assistant coach has always been like this for years: once unable to break the situation, the expression he shows is as if the team were three goals behind...

On the other side.

Conte's heart was itchy.

He waited for Li Kang or Cazorla to initiate a pass-and-cut advance...

But the opponent continued to probe hesitantly.

Time passed second by second.

Neither side managed a threatening attack anymore.

CTV5 live broadcast room.

The comments also refreshed very slowly.

-【Nice chat, is this still the pace of the Premier League? The news didn't say Conte sped up Chelsea's attack-defense rate?】

-【Italian coaches are all the same; in key matches they like to nitpick details; think of those ordinary Italians at the European Cup, even slower.】

-【A fast pace doesn't necessarily win; otherwise Premier League teams would have long dominated football, and the Three Lions could win every World Cup and European Cup.】

-【This season's Chelsea is a bit strong; during their thirteen-game winning streak they conceded only three goals, one of which was an own goal.】

-【If Li Mingdeng hadn't come to the Premier League, the championship would surely have been theirs.】

-【Conte today didn't use the regular three-center-back system; usually Kante doesn't need to run laterally much, but today he ran especially diligently.】

Match minute 18.

Li Kang received Cazorla's pass in the thirty-five-meter zone.

He then carried the ball forward from the middle.

Chelsea's midfield and backfield 'elastic yellow' suddenly coiled.

Most of the defensive forces gathered in the middle.

With a slap.

Running Li Kang once again sent a lofted pass.

The ball left the ground and fell toward the left flank.

"A beautiful wide-area transfer!"

"Sanchez has started!"

"No offside!"

"Ah!"

"Marcos and Kante's block was too timely!"

Sanchez's ball-stopping skill is high; with a lift of his sturdy thigh, he carried the ball into the left side of Chelsea's penalty area.

He hadn't entered yet.

Marcos blocked the outside.

Kante intercepted from the inside.

The short, sturdy Chilean star made a sudden stop and change of direction.

He couldn't get past!

Shorter than him, with a lower center of gravity, Kante powerfully poked the ball out of bounds!

Their bodies also collided heavily.

The referee indicated no foul: Arsenal's front-field throw-in.

Amidst a chorus of astonishment.

The two short players quickly got up, unharmed.

VIP box.

Abu's right hand fingers slightly curled, lightly tapping the armrest.

He couldn't help but let out a yawn.

"Any coach who can make me sleepy can lead Chelsea to win the championship."