Hiddink, who was in the center of public opinion, finally got a chance to breathe after killing Arsenal away, but this breath will not give Hiddink too long, because December is the most devilish month in the Premier League, especially The days of Christmas.

Next will be three games in five days. The opponents are Swansea City, Liverpool and Southampton. Liverpool is currently ranked second in the league, and it is also a tough bone.

Chelsea owner Abramovich also found Hiddink to chat on Christmas Eve. Now this situation absolutely cannot appear on the team that has just won the Champions League and the Premier League double. Although Zice's injury is a big reason for this situation now, But it shouldn't be.

As a boss who understands the ball better, Abramovich also knows that Chelsea without Zize will definitely not be as high as last season, but obviously, this level is definitely not real now.

The tactical impact of Zice's injury on Chelsea seems to be not small, but no one would believe that Chelsea is a mid-tier team without Zice's lineup.

Looking at the lineup, goalkeeper Cech is still one of the best goalkeepers in the world, Terry is still the best central defender in the Premier League, Azpilicueta has gradually become the main force in the left-back position, and Ivanovic is in He found his best form at right back. Meier has recently started the German national team. Ramirez has the most running distance in the Premier League. Hazard has the highest dribbling success rate in the Premier League. Old Yue Yao, Drogba can still stand up at critical moments...

This lineup may not be the strongest, but where is the configuration of the Premier League mid-level team?

Some media also pointed out that this is a short-term sequelae of losing Zize. Zize has raised Chelsea to a height that does not belong to them in a short period of time. When Zize is not on the field and faces a long-term absence, Chelsea will definitely be on the record. There is a substantial decline.

Although it is indeed exaggerated in the middle of the league, this is also an inevitable situation caused by the instability of the military after losing the backbone. Whether it can be stabilized before Qi Ce returns depends on the skill of the coach Hiddink and whether the players can survive this difficulty. Under the situation, he played to his due level.

The victory over Arsenal is a good start. The fans also hope that Chelsea can return to at least the Champions League as soon as possible, otherwise they will not even play in the Champions League next season. Going down is also a problem.

Around Christmas, Abramovich issued a death order to the team. It must remain in the Champions League area at the end of the season. For Abramovich, defending the Champions League is the best. As long as the Champions League can be defended, the league will not be relegated.

Champions League title defense…

How difficult!

Barcelona, ​​the strongest cosmic team in recent seasons, has been so terrifyingly dominant, and failed to complete the feat of defending the Champions League, while Real Madrid, the best club of the twentieth century, has not been involved in the highest honor of the Champions League for ten years. The strongest Bayern in the past two years Munich were also close, but were shattered by Chelsea.

In addition, Dortmund, who once owned Zize, is also one of the favorites. In the second year of the championship, they were eliminated by Barcelona in the semi-finals. It is a pity.

Chelsea now?

Qi Ce has been absent for most of the season, and his return status is unknown. This year, the major giants, including Real Madrid and Barcelona, ​​are intensively strengthening their teams. These giants are all eyeing the Big Ear Cup.

But it's too early to talk about that, as the Champions League knockout rounds won't start until February.

After defeating Arsenal, in the Boxing Day battle, Chelsea welcomed Swansea City at home. In this game, Chelsea finally won a big victory. They defeated their opponents 4:1 at home. It seems that the lore of Arsenal before Christmas is indeed true. Giving Chelsea a boost, Hazard delivered three assists to shine in this game, Schurle, Willian and Lampard scored goals respectively, and the other goal was a direct free kick from David Luiz.

Subsequently, Chelsea faced another tough battle and Liverpool won again. They defeated their opponents 2:1 at home. Torres and Ramirez scored the goals. This is also the final battle of 2013. Chelsea won the league for the first time this season. With a winning streak, Arsenal and Liverpool, the first and second in the standings, finally showed the style of the Champions League and Premier League double championship last season.

This should be the real level of Chelsea. Arsenal and Liverpool have achieved good results this season. It is actually quite surprising. Chelsea has no reason to be much weaker than them.

The end of the year is also the 19th round of the Premier League. Chelsea scored 32 points, but the ranking only rose by two places. Most of the top teams have not lost their chains. Manchester United's state is also picking up, currently ranked first. It is still Arsenal, but now they have scored 42 points and have been caught up by Manchester City. Manchester City currently ranks second with 41 points, Liverpool has fallen to fourth, and their rivals Everton are catching up.

In fifth place is Manchester United, who are currently fifth with 36 points, followed by Tottenham Hotspur with 35 points, and Newcastle ranked seventh with three points. Thirteen points, while Chelsea are currently eighth with 32 points.

It will be one level away from the next level. Southampton, the ninth, currently has 27 points, six points away from Chelsea.

Eighth in the Premier League halfway through, this result may have been fired by Abramovich in the past, but this season is forgivable.

January is another new test.

The FA Cup is coming.

Chelsea have experienced two draws in the past two days. They have drawn Derby County in the British Championship in the FA Cup. It is not bad, but it is not good. The probability of drawing a Premier League team in the FA Cup is not high. The best situation is Draw a League One and League Two team two lower levels, so that you can send the youth team to train.

On the other hand, is the eye-catching Champions League knockout draw.

This season's Champions League round of 16 has been released. Although Manchester United in Group A struggled a bit in the league, they ensured the first qualifying group in the Champions League early, and Leverkusen from the Bundesliga qualified with them.

There is no unpopular birth in Group B. Real Madrid and Juventus, the two giants from Spain and Italy, have no suspense in qualifying. In Group C, Paris has won all six games directly. Schalke 04 and Paris have joined hands to qualify. Group D It's Bayern Munich and Manchester City, no doubt.

Chelsea in Group E had a good grouping. There were no strong opponents. Chelsea secured the first place in the group early. Benfica unexpectedly did not qualify. In the last round, Olympiacos from Greece won the qualifying place.

In Group F, Zize's old club Dortmund and Arsenal, who have performed amazingly this season, have qualified together. Group G is Atletico Madrid and Zenit St. Petersburg. The last group is naturally Barcelona occupying the top spot, and Ajak, which has a deep relationship with Barcelona Sri Lanka, the Eredivisie giant finally broke out of the Champions League group stage after eight years and appeared in the Champions League round of 16 knockout.

The final draw for the 2013-2014 UEFA Champions League round of 16 knockout matches is as follows:

Manchester United VS Juventus, the Red Devils who are undergoing reconstruction face Juventus who have basically completed the reconstruction, it is worth looking forward to who will die.

Real Madrid VS Zenit St. Petersburg, Real Madrid likes to mention a spree.

Paris Saint-Germain VS Manchester City, the two major local teams played against each other, UEFA has reorganized this one, who can win this time? Bayern Munich VS Ajax, he has long said that Ajax is strong, and you still laugh at him.

Chelsea VS Schalke 04, for Chelsea, this signing is not bad or not.

Dortmund VS Olympiacos, Zize's old club also likes to give a spree, and what Klopp has to do is to prevent him from turning into a dynamite bag. UU reading www.uukanshu. com

Barcelona VS Bayer Leverkusen, this Messi is relatively familiar. Last time in the Champions League round of 16, Messi scored five games in one game.

Chelsea in January was finally on the right track. At the beginning of 2014, Chelsea won three goals away from Southampton, followed by the FA Cup, Chelsea eliminated Derby County 2-0 to reach the next round, and then repulsed with two goals away. Hull City.

Before we knew it, Chelsea went from a three-round winless streak to a five-game winning streak, but the sixth game was terminated by Manchester United. The protagonist of this game was Robin van Persie, who scored twice in the game against Chelsea. Manchester United drew 2:2 with Chelsea, after which Chelsea announced an unexpected and reasonable news.

Spanish attacker Juan Mata officially transferred to Manchester United for a transfer fee of 37 million pounds, breaking the record of signings in Manchester United history. Mata also scored a goal against Manchester United, which became The last goal of his Chelsea career.

After hearing this news, Zice, who was about to leave from Sardinia to return to London, sent a message to Mata. He still liked the Spaniard very much. He was conscientious, without any lace or off-field news. It was just that William came to the ball this season. After the team, Mata's already awkward position was even more embarrassing, and he finally chose to leave.