[International Football Observation] Deciphered by one article! The way to survive for the Grand Slam winner Chelsea

Premier League giant Chelsea made the spotlight this summer, becoming the first team in football history to gather the new and old versions of the Club World Cup champions and all European championships. In the face of the toughness and iron blood of the "Blue Lions", the arrogant new Champions League champion Paris Saint-Germain lost in the final of the Club World Cup.

Chelsea's signings are not limited to cost and has a super bloated player lineup. Coach Maresca's proper rotation of the lineup makes Chelsea more comfortable in dealing with a long season. Brazilian center Joao Pedro joined Chelsea from Brighton's front line after the 1/8 final of the Club World Cup. He took three of Chelsea's five goals in the semi-finals and finals. The new player and his new owner created a good story in international football.

Chelsea signings like to target Premier League powerhouse Brighton. Although Brighton is also nicknamed "black store" by fans, players who have trained in Brighton are often very useful when they come to Chelsea. In addition to Joao Pedro, Kesedo, main left-back Kukurelia and goalkeeper Sanchez, who won the Club World Cup Golden Gloves Award, also came from Brighton. Chelsea paid 267 million euros transfer fee for these four strong players.

João Pedro made 27 appearances in the Premier League for Brighton last season, contributing 10 goals and 6 assists, 10 goals including 5 penalty kicks, and the success rate of shooting in sports games is not high. After arriving at Chelsea, Joao Pedro showed his murderous aura and scored three sports goals in the semi-finals and finals of the Club World Cup.

In the summer of 2023, when Chelsea paid 116 million euros transfer fee to Brighton for Kesedo, many people mocked him for "a stupid person and a lot of money". In the 2023-2024 season, the super high transfer fee really made Kesaido a little lost. However, since last season, Kesedo has gradually entered the form at Chelsea, not only becoming one of the best midfielders in the Premier League, but this all-rounder can also play as a guest left-back. In the Club World Cup, Kesedo, Enzo and Palmer formed Chelsea's strong midfield iron triangle. Coach Maresca arranged right back James to play a cameo in the final, and the Chelsea midfield combination almost suffocated Paris Saint-Germain's luxury midfield.

In 2022, Puppintou left-back Kukurelia joined Chelsea with a transfer fee of 65.3 million euros, becoming one of the highest-priced full-backs. The obvious premium has also caused great controversy. Cucurella has the championship physique and became the absolute main force in Spain's European Cup championship last summer. This year, Chelsea's absolute main force in winning the Club World Cup and the European Cup championship. Cucurella was both strong and "crawling". She fouled Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Joao Neves first in the Club World Cup final. She teased her opponent many times and caused Joao Neves to lose control. The Portuguese international was sent off with a red card for pulling Cucurella's hair.

Brighton Club has a world-renowned big data model that can more efficiently, scientifically and accurately evaluate players' abilities and status, and find the right players around the world. After training in Brighton, these potential players are often poached by Chelsea at high prices. This kind of "take-to-take-it-all" is very suitable for Chelsea who are not afraid of spending money.

Although Chelsea signs regardless of the cost, they still have to consider the number of players in the first team. When the lineup is already bloated, it is necessary to appropriately reduce the burden. The London Derby opponent Arsenal stood up to "suck liposuction" for Chelsea. In recent years, Arsenal has introduced many players from Chelsea. In 2019, central defender David Luis was introduced, midfielder Jorginho was introduced in January 2023, and in the summer of 2023, center Havertz was introduced. Last season, Sterling, who could not play in Chelsea, was loaned. This summer, Arsenal introduced the Spanish marginal national goal from Chelsea, and the introduction of right winger Maduaike will also be officially announced.

In order to rush to Arsenal to participate in the physical examination, Maduaike even missed the Chelsea Club World Cup final, with his transfer fee of up to 60 million euros. Maduaike is between the main and the substitute at Chelsea, and when he goes to Arsenal, he is expected to be able to play as a substitute for the star right winger Saka. Arsenal spent so much money to introduce a substitute and at the same time reduced the burden on his city derby rival Chelsea. People in the football circle, including Arsenal legend Merson, shouted that they couldn't understand it. Arsenal coach Arteta and Chelsea coach Maresca have successively studied under Manchester City coach Guardiola. The tactical concept is to be the same player. Players who have trained at Chelsea may be optimistic in their hearts.

Text丨Reporter Liu Yi