Chapter One Hundred and Seventy Six, Advance and Retreat

Chelsea had a great chance, Sky's Morris explained excitedly.

"Look at this opportunity, Chelsea is here again!"

"Oscar got the ball this time. He faced Kante's defense. Split the side and hand it to Hazard on the left. Hazard entered the penalty area!"

"Ferdinand! It's Ferdinand again! He tackled Hazard in the penalty area. Is this a penalty?"

"The referee didn't award a penalty, he signaled the game to continue, it was a good goal."

"Ferdinand was empty in front and he was trying to get the ball into midfield."

"David Luiz rushes up, a contest between two of the Premier League's top defensive players!"

"Ferdinand knocked the ball across to De Bruyne next to him, De Bruyne strode forward with the ball, this is Manchester United's counterattack!"

"David Luiz came back with full force and Ramires came up, De Bruyne didn't stick the ball, he gave the ball to Valencia on the right, then went forward quickly, Valencia made a short diagonal pass , the ball returned to De Bruyne's feet, wonderful two to one!"

"Now there are only Terry and Cahill left in front of De Bruyne, and the Manchester United strikers Van Persie and Martial are both advancing quickly, three against two!"

"Martial's sudden acceleration, De Bruyne's pass, but Martial is obviously in an offside position, will the referee call for an offside foul?"

"Martial didn't catch the ball, he stopped on the spot! Van Persie in the back row suddenly jumped in unexpectedly, and his explosive power is still very strong!"

"Single-handed! Look at Van Persie's chance!"

"Shoot! The ball went in!!!"

"After being suppressed by Chelsea for 30 minutes, Manchester United took advantage of a counterattack opportunity, quickly advanced, and scored the first goal of the game! Manchester United leads 1-0!"

Morris commented on the goal excitedly: "The whole progress of this goal can be said to be done in one go. Ferdinand's backcourt steal was handed over to De Bruyne. After De Bruyne and Valencia cooperated with each other , picked a pass forward, Martial in the offside position did not receive the ball, and Van Persie, who suddenly started to plug in, got a single-handed opportunity and scored the ball. This goal played the characteristics of Manchester United's fast attack, from the backcourt steal to Shooting in front of the goal is crisp and clear."

At this time in the away fans stands at Stamford Bridge,

Manchester United fans were celebrating wildly. They shouted and celebrated loudly, venting their anguish of being suppressed and beaten by Chelsea for half an hour.

Van Persie, who scored the goal, rushed to the fans of the visiting team, raised his fists, and the fans shouted Van Persie's name loudly to show him respect.

The Manchester United players on the field surrounded Van Persie who scored the goal and celebrated the goal with the fans.

At this time, everyone on the sidelines of the Manchester United coaching bench also rushed to the sidelines to celebrate. Kintag happily waved his fists vigorously, and excitedly said to Scholes beside him: "How about the man I'm looking at? It's not bad."

Of course Scholes knew who Kintag was talking about: "The ball is split from the backcourt, one-two is played forward, and the ball is passed forward. These are absolutely first-class ways of handling the ball."

Kintag looked at the direction of Chelsea's goal, and he was still reminiscing about the goal just now: "In addition to these, in the end, his pass-run cooperation with Van Persie, and Martial's offside retreat and pass-and-receive cooperation are all world-class. At this speed, after a period of running-in, I believe he will definitely become the core of Manchester United's midfield."

On the other side of the home team's bench, Mourinho just frowned slightly: "It's just a goal, and the game time is still long. But De Bruyne's handling of the ball is really beautiful, but it's just a flash of inspiration That’s all, it’s still not as good as the Hazards.”

Until now, Mourinho has never liked De Bruyne in his heart. How does a talented young midfielder compare with Hazard, Willian and Oscar?

Seeing the away fans cheering excitedly, Mourinho turned around and waved his arms at the home fans at Stamford Bridge, indicating that their voices should be louder and give the team more spiritual support.

The Blues fans respected the meritorious coach who entered the palace for the second time. Under the leadership of the fans association, they made waves of noise, which immediately overwhelmed the cheers of the Manchester United fans.

Hearing the cheers of the fans, the Chelsea players regained their depressed mood just now, and now they only have one mind to equalize the score as soon as possible.

The core of Chelsea's current offense is Hazard. He was a player transferred from Lille in Ligue 1 in 2012. At that time, he cost Chelsea 40 million euros, but this seemingly high price made Chelsea a big deal. Last season, Hazard scored 9 goals and 11 assists, and suddenly became an indispensable figure in Chelsea's attacking line. And halfway through this season, Hazard has scored 10 goals, surpassing last season, which has a lot to do with Mourinho's adjustment of his position. Hazard, who played as a midfielder last season, appeared more often as a winger this season, and Mourinho gave him full freedom. He can choose to cut inside and shoot when he has the opportunity, so this season Hazard's goals have doubled compared to the same period last season.

Many professionals are very optimistic about Hazard's future, and even assert that he will threaten the status of Messi and Ronaldo. But Hazard knew in his heart that in order to achieve that status, not only the improvement of personal strength is needed, but also more team honors are needed. And this competition for the second place in the league is a boulder lying in front of him.

Therefore, in the ten minutes after Chelsea conceded the ball, they did not mess up their positions, but continued to patiently look for opportunities in the frontcourt. Because of the premise of De Bruyne's position, Kanter became a very busy person again. He actively ran in front of the penalty area to resist Chelsea's attack, while Oscar frequently split sides, let the ball pass, and increased Kanter's defense. difficulty.

In the 41st minute of the game, Chelsea had a good offensive opportunity. William on the right broke through Evra's defense and broke into the penalty area. At this time Van Dijk hurried forward to make up for it. William knew how good he was. Throughout the first half, this tall young defender was not only full of strength, but also very accurate in his position selection. Whether it was one-on-one or set-piece tactics, his judgment on the sense of position was very accurate. So William didn't rush forward again, he passed the ball back to Oscar near the penalty spot, making him the finisher.

But as soon as Oscar received the ball, Ferdinand arrived. He stood firmly in his position and blocked Oscar's shooting angle. Oscar had no choice, he turned around to protect the ball, and passed the ball to Hazard behind him on the left.