An upset win over Chelsea + temporarily ranked 2nd in the Premier League! Sunderland fans sang after the game: We are going to win the league title

October 26th: In this round of the Premier League, Sunderland beat Chelsea 2-1. Currently, Sunderland is temporarily ranked second in the Premier League with 17 points. The British media thenorthernecho wrote that after defeating Chelsea in an away game, Sunderland fans sang "We will win the league championship", triggering a discussion on whether the team's season goals should be adjusted.

The British media reviewed the glory of the newly promoted Sunderland, led by Peter Reid in the 1999-2000 season, which finally ranked seventh and qualified for the European war, and believed that today's team may also be able to aspire to higher goals.

However, head coach Regis LeBrie remained calm, insisting that the primary goal is to "get 40 points as soon as possible" and emphasized that the team "needs three more points to reach the halfway mark." He believes a good start is crucial to building confidence. This victory also answered previous doubts about Sunderland's easy schedule. They suppressed Chelsea, who had just defeated Ajax 5-1 in the Champions League, at Stamford Bridge in terms of tactics, physicality and final score. Chelsea coach Maresca also admitted after the game that the team was "not good enough".

Sunderland's tactics in this game were once again praised. The team uses a five-back system to compress space when there is no ball, and when there is an opportunity, it actively presses forward, using full-back Hume or new aid Heitreida to advance to the midfield to form a numerical advantage, which effectively disrupts Chelsea's rhythm and creates counterattack opportunities.

Both the team's two goals reflected the tactical effect: the equalizing goal came from the chaos caused by Mujele's threatening long-distance throw-in, and Isido seized the opportunity to score; the winning goal was Brobby's successful counterattack, assisting another substitute Talbi to score calmly. LeBrie said after the game that the team found a balance between offense and defense after the opening 15 minutes, and could both press high and defend low.

The performance of the defensive players was also recognized. Mukiele not only throws the ball well, but is also solid defensively. Ballard successfully froze the old general Gio, and Reinildo, who returned from the ban, also effectively restricted Neto and Esteban. LeBrie also gave special praise to Heitreida, who made his first start.