I am the king of football

Chapter 230: Blue Army’s Confidence

Chelsea's counterattack after the kick-off was a classic. Torres, who headed the ball, rubbed his head in frustration after seeing it saved by De Gea, but this was enough to boost the team's morale which had just declined due to an own goal.

After all, this is enough to prove that their team has the same offensive strength as their opponents.

In the subsequent corner attack, several Chelsea headers came forward, but with the previous experience of Torres who forced the ball to threaten the goal, Vidic and Ferdinand dared not be careless anymore and they called several players back to the penalty area to defend.

When Oscar took a corner kick, all the Chelsea players who entered the penalty area missed the ball due to interference. In the end, Manchester United's right-back Evra kicked the ball away with a long kick.

Carrick got the ball back in the middle, and the next moment he was about to launch an attack while Chelsea had just pressed forward for a corner kick and the players had not yet pulled back, but he was tackled the next moment.

"Mikel! A direct tactical foul. He did not let Carrick pass the ball to the Red Devils player in the frontcourt. The referee issued a verbal warning to him."

This was the first direct physical aggression in the game. Although Carrick was not injured, his anger was aroused.

"Oh!"

A big kick was kicked out the moment he stood up and got up. Chelsea players raised their hands, but the referee responded that there was no problem.

"Carrick was really quick with the free kick, and it was a huge mistake for Mikel not to press in front of his opponent!"

Zhan Jun was also surprised. When he saw that Ashley Young had kicked the ball and started running forward on the left side of the ball, he realized that Manchester United's chance had come again.

"It was a very unexpected attack. Manchester United's front field formed a short-lived four-horse carriage marching in unison!"

"Shu~"

Without giving Ashley Cole a chance to block him, after reaching a position parallel to the penalty area line, Ashley Young swept the ball out at the fastest speed.

"A direct horizontal pass at a very fast speed, Qin Hu, who was entangled with Cahill, crossed his legs and the ball slipped past! Van Persie shot directly!!!"

"Oh!"

A very fast shot flew towards the Chelsea goal. Cech, who was standing in front of the goal, reacted, but his reaction time and speed still could not catch up with the ball.

"Shu~"

"The ball goes in again! Manchester United scored their second goal. This time it was not an own goal. Van Persie used a beautiful shot to penetrate the opponent's goal!!!"

"boom!!!"

This time, they could cheer happily. The Manchester United fans in a corner of the stands filled the entire Stamford Bridge stadium with their cheers.

"2-0, what an unexpected development. Manchester United scored two goals in less than minutes after the start of the game. The pressure is now on Chelsea."

We always see Manchester United lose the ball at the beginning and then turn the tables, but now suddenly Manchester United is leading 2-0, and Zhan Jun is a little uncomfortable with it.

You have to know that the Red Devils' opponent in this game is not a weak team like Stoke City. Chelsea's league performance since the start of this season is still in line with its status as a top club.

An own goal and a goal created by a quick free kick. It can only be said that luck was on Manchester United's side in this game, and Van Persie, who dominated all this, became the focus of the game at this moment.

Qin Hu on the side was watching all this with a smile on his face. For him, as long as the team could win, it didn't matter who scored the goal. Therefore, since the start of this game, he had been most busy helping his teammates attract defense, and it seemed pretty good now.

"Calm down! Calm down! Don't panic, this ball shouldn't be lost!"

On the sidelines, Chelsea coach Di Matteo waved his hands repeatedly to remind the players that they were trailing 0-2 in less than 4231 minutes, which was something he could never have imagined when he arranged the team in a formation.

"We must stabilize our defense first and then look for offensive opportunities, understand?" Di Matteo, with his hands clenched and bent over, excitedly conveyed his requirements to the players.

The Blues players who had lost two goals in a row and were gasping for breath with their hands on their hips nodded repeatedly when they saw this scene. They were a little confused at the moment, but with the head coach's signal, everyone knew how to play next.

Yes, even though they were two goals behind, the Blues' morale did not collapse. In this respect, they were even stronger than Manchester United, who sometimes needed the support of their core players to boost their morale.

It can only be said that after winning one major championship after another in recent years, Chelsea has moved away from the title of mercenary group it once was, and they have their own soul.

"Get ready to tee off!"

As Torres placed the ball on the kick-off spot, the entire Blues team stood in position again.

On the other side, Manchester United's celebration was not too crazy. After interacting with their own traveling fans for a while, they stood up again.

"Shhh!!!"

The whistle sounded for the third time on the field and Chelsea kicked the ball off.

As Di Matteo requested, this time the Blues' first pursuit after kicking off was no longer to quickly try to equalize the score but to start trying to control the pace of the game.

In this case, they deployed a 4231 formation, which brought out the advantages of close communication between players and easy coordination.

"Qin Hu and Van Persie made several consecutive runs without touching the ball. Both Ramires in the defensive midfielder position and Oscar in the attacking midfielder position had a good ability to pass the ball with one foot."

Soon, Manchester United's two forwards gave up the attempt to snatch the ball through high-intensity pressing and chose to conserve their energy.

So the battlefield became a confrontation between Manchester United's four-man midfield and the opponent's five-man midfield. In the short term, all Carrick and others could do was to maintain a balance with the opponent.

This was not an unacceptable result when the team was already leading by two goals. The two sides kept exchanging the ball in the midfield and neither team had any chances to attack. In the end, the team took advantage of the previous two goals and won directly.

However, Chelsea's two breakthrough players are no pushovers, especially Hazard. Only after the performance stage returned to the midfield did people truly feel the level of this Belgian genius.

"Pass, pass, pass! Beautiful! Hazard's movements were so deceptive that he passed through a series of defensive players horizontally. His breakthrough ability is absolutely top-notch!"

During this period, Hazard caused a lot of trouble to Manchester United's defense. For a time, even the players on the team's back line had to press forward to stop the young player's performance.

Even so, when the game reached the 40th minute, Carrick, who was already a little out of breath, still couldn't stop Hazard's breakthrough.

"Breaking out from the middle! Hazard's movements were very fast. He passed the top of the penalty area and ran directly towards the penalty area!"

"Boom!"

A flying tackle missed the target, and just when everyone's attention was on Hazard, Cleverley appeared.

"Foul! A foul that gets a yellow card! Cleverley tried his best to chase back, but unfortunately in the end he could only use a foul to stop the opponent."

He helped the grinning Hazard up from the ground. Xiao Congming is not a rude player. He took the initiative to apologize to the other party. If it weren't for the boos from the entire Stamford Bridge, this might really be a scene worth recording.

Then Chelsea got a free kick in a great position.

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