Green Field Eunuch

Chapter 216 The Bloody Gap

Stamford Bridge Stadium.

The stands were completely silent, and the players on the field stopped what they were doing, all their attention focused on the man inside the Chelsea goal.

He was stepping on a soccer ball with a smile on his face.

Moments later, the stadium erupted in cheers, which grew louder and louder, as if the stadium was about to be overturned.

There was very little cheering; instead, there was much discussion and amazement from Chelsea fans.

Generally speaking, it is a huge humiliation to have the ball directly into the goal by an opposing player, but at this moment, Chelsea fans were completely speechless.

Humiliating?
Chelsea conceded 5 goals in the first half by a single player. What else can be said?

At this point, they no longer cared about winning or losing the game, since they had already lost anyway. Many Chelsea fans stood up and applauded Shan Yongzhuo's goal.

Chelsea fans have betrayed us.

Needless to say, the Manchester City fans were even more vocal, filling the entire stadium with tremendous noise.

After Shan Yongzhuo scored the goal, there wasn't much time left in the first half. Chelsea launched several fierce attacks before the halftime break began.

The two teams returned to their respective locker rooms with completely different feelings.

On the Manchester side, everyone was in a good mood, but at the same time, they looked at Shan Yongzhuo as if he were a monster.

Although I knew Shan Yongzhuo was terrifying, today's Shan Yongzhuo seemed a little frightening.

He's in such hot form!

In contrast, the atmosphere at Chelsea plummeted to freezing point; the locker room was eerily silent, almost suffocatingly so.

No one spoke.

Ancelotti looked at the winter-like locker room, sighed, and shook his head.

He didn't have any good ideas at that point, and he didn't even know how to boost the players' morale.

They definitely lost the game.

Moreover, the defeat was somewhat disheartening. Trailing 0-5 at halftime and being slaughtered by Manchester City at Stamford Bridge was a huge blow to Chelsea.

However, in this situation, the players can be frustrated and do nothing, but as the head coach, Ancelotti has to find a solution.

Ancelotti, his scalp tingling, entered the locker room to give the players some instructions for the second half, and also said some encouraging words.

However, only heaven knows how effective it will be.

Especially Cech; Ancelotti also noticed that he seemed a bit off.

He was thrashed by Shan Yongzhuo twice in his encounters with Manchester City, a situation that was a huge blow to him.

However... Chelsea's backup goalkeeper is simply not up to par.

After much deliberation, Ancelotti ultimately did not substitute the extremely frustrated Cech. Instead, he replaced Torres, who had performed terribly in the first half, with midfielder Mikel. He then moved Essien further back to assist David Luiz in defending against Shan Yongzhuo.

This adjustment is clearly aimed at strengthening the defense, and it's a last resort.

Since the game is already lost, the current priority is to prevent Manchester City from scoring any more goals.

In the second half, Chelsea made adjustments and indeed played better than in the latter part of the first half. They were no longer so impatient, but controlled the rhythm, patiently attacked, and looked for scoring opportunities.

But they only lasted for 9 minutes.

In the 54th minute, Shan Yongzhuo suddenly started from the right side of the penalty area, shook off David Luiz and broke through to the byline, scoring a goal from an almost zero-degree angle.

The moment the ball flew into the goal, a huge uproar and cheers erupted throughout Stamford Bridge, while the Chelsea players' faces were filled with despair and disappointment.

How can we play football like this?
Can't you be reasonable?
After the goal, Lineker exclaimed, "The game is completely over, there's no suspense left."

"Shan Yongzhuo scored a goal in less than 10 minutes, completely destroying Chelsea..." "Now, I personally have high hopes for Manchester City to win the league title!"

"And Shan Yongzhuo has already broken the Premier League record for most goals in a single match."

"The previous record was 5 goals, held jointly by Andy Cole and Shearer. Now, that record has been completely rewritten."

"Furthermore, I personally speculate that if Shan Yongzhuo continues to stay on the field, he can continue to rewrite history..."

Lineker made a bold prediction during the commentary, but no one thought he was wrong; Shan Yongzhuo's performance was simply terrifying.

Moreover, the competition still has a long way to go.

As the match continued, Chelsea's players began to show signs of impatience and lethargy. Many Chelsea fans had already left the stadium, no longer in the mood to watch their team's disgraceful performance.

However, Chelsea's nightmare is not over yet.

In the 62nd minute, Shan Yongzhuo once again put on a show by scoring directly from a corner kick, extending the lead to 7-0.

After this goal, the gasps of surprise in the stadium subsided considerably, because Shan Yongzhuo had scored just too many goals.

Scoring seven goals in a single match, especially against a team like Chelsea, is a performance that defies description.

After scoring that goal, Mancini decided to substitute Shan Yongzhuo because Chelsea were getting impatient and their actions were becoming increasingly aggressive.

Keeping Shan Yongzhuo on the field would be too dangerous.

Moreover, his performance was already good enough.

One game, seven goals.

This is really too much of a bullying.

So, while the game was still going on, Zabaleta was already waiting to come on from the sidelines.

He wants to replace Shan Yongzhuo.

This substitution immediately energized the Chelsea players; they seemed to have developed a liking for Mancini and knew they had to get rid of that damn guy.

What a kind person!

Every Chelsea player would love to give Mancini a "friend zone" card.

Of course, Shan Yongzhuo also gained something.

When he walked off the pitch, he received applause from the entire stadium. Even though this was Stamford Bridge, even the most demanding Chelsea fans stood up and applauded him.

This is an affirmation of an extremely outstanding opponent.

Chelsea fans are speechless about Shan Yongzhuo.

I was thinking that last time at the Etihad, Chelsea were also beaten 5-0 by Manchester City at halftime and eventually lost 1-6.

However, in this match, back at home, they suffered an even worse defeat, losing 0-7, with Shan Yongzhuo scoring all seven goals. This was truly disheartening.

But what made Chelsea even more desperate was yet to come.

In the 75th minute, Manchester City surprisingly scored again.

This time, the goal was scored by David Silva. He made a cut inside from the wing, then played a one-two with Yaya Toure before unleashing a low shot inside the penalty area, breaching Chelsea's goal once again.

8 is better than 0!

The stark difference in scores was almost unbearable to look at.

The Chelsea players finally came to their senses.

(End of this chapter)