Chapter 178: Between Ups and Downs

In the second half, Chelsea still maintained the suppression of Manchester United's goal. Thanks to Kanter's interception and De Gea's high catch and low block, Chelsea did not score again. Hazard is still the most threatening person in the Chelsea team to Manchester United. His pass can always find the right space, stuff it under the feet of his teammates and when he takes a shot, it will also make Manchester United fans break into a cold sweat. .

Seeing Hazard's wonderful possession of the ball, Scholes frowned and said: "This Hazard is really a genius. In a few years, he will definitely become one of the best players in this position."

Jin Taige smiled and asked: "Second only to you back then?"

Scholes shook his head: "In a few years, he will definitely be able to surpass my strength back then. Not to mention anything else, his ball-handling dexterity and frontcourt comprehensiveness have already surpassed me."

Although Scholes is self-effacing, it can still be seen that he appreciates Hazard's skills.

Phelan jokingly said: "Paul has already said that, Tiger, why don't you just buy Hazard."

Kintag looked at Hazard who was active on the field: "Azar is a popular man under Mourinho, Chelsea is not short of money, they can't dig him. And they have Hazard, we have another A Belgian genius De Bruyne, over time, De Bruyne's achievements will not be lower than Hazard."

Although Kintag said so, both Scholes and Phelan questioned his words. Although De Bruyne had a wonderful assist in the first half, but in terms of overall performance, De Bruyne is still better than him. Hazard is a bit worse.

And Kintag is also very clear about this situation. Hazard did perform better today, but this is not because of personal strength, but because of the tactics of the two teams. Chelsea aggressively attacked, and several frontcourt players interspersed back and forth, creating many passing opportunities and shooting space for Hazard, so he performed better. And my team is currently in a defensive state, with only Van Persie and Martial in front, too few offensive firepower, and after scoring in the first half, Terry and Cahill strengthened the attack on the two forwards of Manchester United. Marking, the two full-backs also kept coming to the center to help defend, so Manchester United couldn't find a good opportunity for a while.

At this time, Jin Taige came to the sidelines, took advantage of the opportunity of a throw-in, called Martial who had been pulled to the side to find an opportunity, and whispered a few words.

"Martial, you still go back to the middle, cooperate with Van Persie, let Mahrez and Salah press forward!"

Martial nodded. He ran back to the field and brought Kintag's tactical arrangement to Mahrez and Salah. The two were immediately happy when they heard it. The two returned to defense frequently just now, and were exhausted in defense, and now they can finally show their talents in offense.

It's only been five minutes,

Manchester United's situation on the field suddenly changed. Just now, Chelsea was playing against Manchester United, and in a blink of an eye, Manchester United's offensive came up.

"This time it was De Bruyne's backcourt pass and found Martial in front!"

"Martial passed the ball diagonally to Mahrez on the left, and Mahrez picked up speed! He walked along the sidewalk towards the baseline!"

"Martial and Van Persie also came to the center of the box. Ivanovic blocked his way forward."

"Mahrez opened the gap and crossed!"

"Van Persie got the header! The ball went off the post and went off the line! Chelsea escaped!"

"Look at this opportunity, it's still De Bruyne, he controls the rhythm of the game in the midfield."

"Ramirez went up! De Bruyne made a precise long pass and found Martial who was sprinting forward!"

"The ball was passed by De Bruyne very comfortably. It was being passed three meters in front of Martial. When the ball landed, Martial just arrived, and the timing was accurate to within a millimetre."

"Terry marks Van Persie, Cahill steps up to break Martial's ball!"

"Martial didn't pass the ball this time, he took a long shot! It was a bit higher! What a pity!"

Withstood Chelsea's fierce offensive at the beginning of the second half, Manchester United's attack group also began to exert its power. Kintag pushed out several of his attacking midfielders and used quick attacks to ease the pressure on the defense.

Sure enough, several players in Manchester United's frontcourt gradually cooperated. Compared with Chelsea's three attacking midfielders, Manchester United's offensive combination is also very characteristic. Mahrez, Martial, and Salah are all dexterous players with extremely fast speed and good dribbling. Once the three of them charge up, any defense will have to weigh it.

After getting Jin Taige's attack order, the three young people immediately started to perform like ducks in water. Within five minutes, Manchester United created two consecutive threatening chances in the frontcourt, which made the Stamford Bridge home fans start to worry. From seeing my team play against Manchester United, to now Manchester United has started to counterattack, and the offense is playing vigorously. The ups and downs are very similar to life.

Seeing the team attacking, Jin Taige felt slightly relieved. In this way, Manchester United not only improved the scene, but also immediately reduced the defensive pressure a lot.

But Mourinho on the other side was a little worried. He is hesitating now, should he let his players continue to attack and strive for goals, or let the players recover and play defensive counterattacks?

If it is a normal game, Mourinho will definitely choose to recover the formation, first defend firmly, and then wait for an opportunity to counterattack and score. This is what Mourinho does best.

But today is different. Chelsea is currently only one point behind Manchester United in the league standings. If they win Manchester United, then Chelsea will climb to the second place in the league, and their hopes of competing for the championship will be even greater. That's why Mourinho hesitated so much, unable to decide whether to attack or defend for a while.

In many cases, indecision at the critical moment is likely to lead to total failure, especially as a football head coach.

Mourinho couldn't make a decision, but Kintag was very firm. He saw several players in the frontcourt advance quickly and get opportunities in a row, and he immediately strengthened his determination to attack. He came to the sidelines to greet De Bruyne, signaling him to press forward boldly, and press forward again.

With the permission of the coach, De Bruyne began to show off. His position completely overwhelmed the midfielder and cooperated with the three technical players in the frontcourt. With the addition of De Bruyne, Mahrez, Martial, and Salah are even more powerful. If the three of them are sharp arrow feathers, then De Bruyne is like a good bow, guiding the three of them to attack.

With a precious bow and three magical arrows, it's only a matter of time before the goal is broken!