The biggest change is that head coach Steve McClaren left Steve McClaren to take charge of the English team. He took a step forward in the coaching industry, and Middlesbrough had to consider hiring an excellent head coach. But Middlesbrough also encountered the same problems as Chelsea. In the summer, there were no outstanding coaches in Europe. They tried their best to let the team veteran 36-year-old gareth southgate temporarily take the post of head coach.

Gareth southgate was born on September 3, 1997. He is an English player and a steady centre-back. southgate became the main force of the England national team at the European Championship in 1996. He is not tall. He is good at defending with good consciousness, and assists in setting the ball are also quite threatening.
After moving to Middlesbrough, he played well and was favored by Eriksson, becoming the main player in the 1998 and 2008 World Cups and the 2008 European Cup.
Although he was thirty-one years old when he came to Middlesbrough, he played for Middlesbrough for five seasons. At the age of thirty-six, southgate also made twenty-four appearances at Middlesbrough, saying that he was not too old and strong.
McClaren left southgate to take his place as Middlesbrough coach.
Southgate has just taken over as a coach, and it doesn’t take much thought for the team to follow Cao’s rules. However, in the summer, Middlesbrough introduced several excellent defenders to supplement the defensive strength. southgate played for the team for five years, and it is clear that the defensive problem of the team is the most serious at present.
The most significant transfer is German defender Robert Huth.
Huth is only one year old. He is a treasure of German football wandering in England. He is a scout for Chelsea. He found a’ trainee’ from the youth training camp of Berlin League Club and signed him into Huth. Chelsea made four appearances in the Premier League and won two Premier League titles with the team.
In the summer, because of the accumulation of stars, it is difficult for players like Huth to find a place in Chelsea, so he joined Middlesbrough for 60 thousand pounds
Another transfer from Middlesbrough was 50,000 pounds to get Alca, who has dual Italian and Argentine citizenship.
Alca is a standard stadium. The blue-collar performance has always been steady, but it is hard to say what is outstanding. However, the steady performance of defensive players is often the most important. The media predicts that this will be Middlesbrough’s most successful handwriting.
In addition to Huth and Alca, Middlesbrough also loaned woodgate from Real Madrid to strengthen their defensive ability.
It can be said that Middlesbrough’s defensive ability has been enhanced a lot.
In the first round of the league, Middlesbrough challenged Reading away, and the two teams finally won: although they didn’t win, the fans and the media were positive about Middlesbrough’s defensive ability. They did a good job in defense, and Reading didn’t score a goal with the advantage of home court.
Now they are playing Chelsea at the Riverside Stadium.
Before the game, the media still paid great attention to the match between the two teams. Now, the media in England pay great attention to the two teams, Chelsea and Manchester United, because everyone thinks that the two teams are champions. Although the season has just begun, many people have already decided that the two teams will compete for the league title.
Because of this, any two teams’ leagues will receive a lot of attention.
In particular, Zhang Tiehan didn’t score in one game. Now Zhang Tiehan in England is always a topic. If he didn’t score in the first round, the media will note that he has special support in the second round. Zhang Tiehan even said that "Grant should consider resigning if Zhang can’t score in the second round."
This made Grant feel depressed.
However, many fans agree that they don’t recognize Zhang man of iron’s poor state. Zhang Tiehan has proved his ability to face the world’s top teams such as Portugal and France. Zhang man of iron scored six goals in 90 minutes in the warm-up match. Now in the official league, if he doesn’t score, doesn’t it prove that Grant can?
He won’t Zhang Tiehan! Many people will think so.
Grant may feel depressed, but that’s the truth. Zhang Tiehan’s state is actually seen by everyone. If he doesn’t perform, it’s Chelsea’s tactical problem, and many people will think so.
Grant didn’t know what he thought, but he didn’t say anything about it before the game, expressing his confidence in winning at the riverside stadium
"We are ready. I think it will be a wonderful game," he said.
In fact, saying something means not saying it, just like he refuted Ferguson’s language,’ the game will say everything’. For Grant, he had nothing to say before he achieved results in England, not to mention that other teams’ media and even Chelsea’s media doubted him. If he wanted to make his words more forceful, he had to prove his ability.
Competition is the key.
If Chelsea can keep winning, even if Zhang Tiehan’s performance is a little bad, Chelsea fans can still accept it. If Zhang Tiehan keeps losing, Grant must be the one who takes the blame. There is no doubt that most of the reasons are really his.
The focus is on the team performance and Zhang Tiehan’s personal performance.
Everyone is betting.
When the players of the two teams came out, the media was a little surprised that Chelsea had a 4-3-3 formation, which was often used when Mourinho coached Chelsea, and Grant Chelsea has also produced such a formation so far.
Three forwards (avant-garde), three midfielders and four defenders
This formation is familiar to old Chelsea players, but it is the first time that Grant has coached Chelsea in three warm-up games, including a league game to form 4-3-3.
At this time, the Chelsea fans in the audience cheered and cheered one after another, which explained the confidence of Chelsea fans in the team. In the past two seasons, with the arrival of one star after another, the mentality of Chelsea fans has completely changed. Before, they thought that the team was a strong Premier League team, but now they are the strongest team in England. First, they are the most powerful contenders for the English Premier League title.
The game has already started.
When they saw the starters before the game, the media and veteran fans already judged that Chelsea was a 433 formation because they sent Lampard and Essien Makelele to play. In addition, Zhang man of iron and Drogba Sepcenko also played together, and the formation could be a 433 without a strong pure winger.
They also have a judgment on the position of Zhang man of iron.
But when the game really started to see Zhang Tiehan’s avant-garde on the right, everyone was still very surprised
Zhang Tiehan’s right avantgarde? Has he ever played this position?
It is estimated that even if there is, no one will remember it.
In fact, Zhang Tiehan is really playing the winger for the first time, but in the 4-3-3 formation, the right winger is almost equal to the right striker’s position on the wing, and there is not much certainty.
Grant also consulted him when formulating tactics before the game. Grant mainly considered that most Chelsea players can adapt to this 433 formation. The only thing is whether Zhang man of iron can adapt to the new position so as not to let Zhang Tiehan start. Grant Gen never thought that Zhang Tiehan was a player worth more than 100 million yuan. Abramovich brought Zhang man of iron to Stamford Bridge to make him a substitute.
Don’t say that even if Zhang Tiehan doesn’t score a goal for several times, Grant will still put him in the first team and even sacrifice two games to find him in shape.
This is the treatment of a truly world-class star.
After the start of the game, Chelsea began to seek for attack. Although the fans cheered away from home or resounded through the riverside stadium, Middlesbrough fans kept cheering for the home team, but they managed to suppress Chelsea fans.
One of the important reasons is that Chelsea has a great advantage in the scene.
In the first ten minutes, Chelsea kept attacking and suppressing Middlesbrough. They played very open and smooth football, and most of them were controlled by their feet. Their wonderful performances, attacks and shots made Chelsea happy.
The game has just begun, and Chelsea players seem to be involved in the game.
Watching the game, southgate, the head coach of Middlesbrough, was quite anxious. He didn’t expect Chelsea to play so well away from home. He even said that it was very difficult for his team to play football at home. He could shout for the team to defend and defend again. He was worried that Chelsea would break the goal if he didn’t pay attention.
During this period, Zhang man of iron also completed a long-range shot in the periphery
However, the ball was a little far away, and he couldn’t hit it hard. When the football flew to the door, there was not much strength. Middlesbrough goalkeeper Schwarzer easily threw the ball out.
This is Zhang man of iron’s only performance with the goal.
But in other ways, Zhang Tiehan’s performance is much more dazzling. Zhang Tiehan keeps attacking with the ball in the middle line and the baseline. When he starts, it is difficult for Middlesbrough to stop him. In just ten minutes, Zhang man of iron has scored three threatening shots in a row. This performance is a headache for Middlesbrough. The key is Zhang man of iron’s position, which makes it difficult for them to do effective defense. They can’t always let players go to the side to defend themselves, can they?
Many people didn’t expect Zhang man of iron to pose such a big threat to Middlesbrough on the wing!
Grant also shines at the moment.
In fact, he put Zhang man of iron in the right striker position, which is somewhat similar to the right avant-garde position, and some nai chose. If it is not this position, Zhang Tiehan can replace Lampard in the middle midfield or directly play the center.
Grant didn’t expect Zhang Tiehan to do well, but he didn’t expect Zhang Tiehan to do so well in this position, as if he were a world-class winger.
Zhang Tiehan doesn’t know what the coach thinks, but he doesn’t have so many ideas. It’s as simple as creating opportunities for his teammates when he wants to be on the field. He shoots himself when he has the opportunity, and creates more opportunities for his teammates when he doesn’t have the opportunity. That’s all. Now he has been able to make a breakthrough. He is also very good at the right side. He is also very fast and capable. It’s not surprising that he performs well in this position.
Compared with a current Zhang Tiehan game, it feels quite good.
This position is not the core of midfield or frontcourt, but it can be played by him at least, and he is not under too much pressure. In fact, it is impossible for the other side to put the defensive center of gravity on the flank, such as the goal in the middle is the most important thing.
During the game, with the performance of various players, the main direction of Chelsea’s attack also shifted. Grant thought that the tactic was to push the middle man, but soon everyone found that Zhang Tiehan’s flank was easier to play, so the focus of attack slowly shifted to the right.