Chapter 1,196 Blues Counterattack

Losing the ball when you have the upper hand is the most annoying thing.

After the kick-off again, the Chelsea players became obviously impatient and wanted to score Manchester United's goal right away.

If it were the old and cunning Manchester United team, they would probably have scaled back their counterattack against Chelsea.

But the current Manchester United team is very young and full of energy. In front of tens of thousands of home fans, let alone the scene, they refuse to fall behind even in terms of momentum.

Chelsea attacked and Manchester United went up to attack. Less than ten minutes into the game, the two sides were fighting in the midfield.

In the 11th minute, Chelsea's Bosingwa and Mata on the right attacked the wing and won a corner kick.

Mata came to the corner flag area to take the corner kick.

The Manchester United players were all focused on defending Chelsea's points in the penalty area. Unexpectedly, Mata made a small move on the corner kick. He and Bosingwa played a tactic. Mata passed the ball to Bosingwa, and Bosingwa passed it again. When it was given to Mata, Manchester United's defensive formation was in chaos.

Mata saw Torres running outside the penalty area and was in an unguarded position. He immediately passed the ball to Torres.

Torres headed the ball from far away towards the penalty area, trying to take advantage of the chaos in the penalty area to create a scoring opportunity.

This was a corner kick tactic designed by Villas-Boas for Chelsea. The Manchester United players were poorly prepared and were caught off guard by Mata.

However, for a strong team like Manchester United, even if they are poorly prepared, there are still players who can step forward and resolve the danger.

Goalkeeper De Gea, who had been questioned before, judged Torres's intention in advance. He made a bold attack and flew the ball out of the penalty area.

Chelsea players were very active in fighting for the second spot. The ball was grabbed by Ivanovic. He wanted to pass it to the big brother Lampard, but the Manchester United players were very tight on Lampard. Ivanovic I had no choice but to kick myself.

Ivanovic failed to suppress the kick and the ball flew directly into the stands.

Although Chelsea's attack did not pose much of a threat, it successfully broke through Manchester United's defense.

This gave Chelsea players a lot of confidence, and then Chelsea launched a higher-quality attack.

Sturridge, who had previously performed well, launched an attack from the right. Manchester United struggled to defend on the left, and Nani had to use foul tactics to contain Sturridge's offensive.

In the 15th minute of the game, Sturridge quickly took a free kick and passed the ball to Mata. Mata dribbled the ball through the middle. Neither Anderson nor Fletcher was able to stop Mata.

After Mata broke through, the Manchester United center back had to step up to intercept Mata.

Mata did not dribble the ball. He saw Evans coming out and immediately passed it diagonally to Torres.

Torres carried Smalling's defense and broke into the penalty area to shoot.

Smalling extended his foot to intercept, although he failed to touch it, but it interfered with Torres. The ball missed the goal post and flew out of the baseline.

Manchester United took a goal kick. Seeing Chelsea's offensive so fiercely, Manchester United wanted to suppress the opponent's rhythm.

De Gea passed the ball to Evra. Evra, Evans, Gao Xiaodong, Fletcher and others made several consecutive shots without making a mistake under the pressure of Chelsea players.

When the ball was passed to Anderson's feet, Anderson began to think about passing Ramirez, who was rushing up. However, seeing that Ramirez was too fast and might have made a mistake, Anderson wanted to pass the ball out again.

After this hesitation, Anderson made a mistake in passing the ball, and the ball was intercepted by Chelsea forward Torres who was returning to defense.

Even if the defense is complete, it is very dangerous for the opponent to intercept the ball within the 30-meter area.

In a hurry, it is difficult for defensive players to block the opponent's impact.

However, Torres did not cooperate with his teammates after stealing the ball. He was eager to score. After stealing the ball, he pulled the ball, turned around, and immediately took a long shot.

Although Torres is not known for his long-range shots, goalkeeper De Gea did not dare to be careless. He threw the ball towards the sideline with both hands.

Chelsea's wide player grabbed the ball and then hoisted it into the penalty area.

Ramirez stepped in at high speed and headed home near the penalty spot.

Ramirez did a great job grabbing the ball, but his header was terrible. He headed the ball directly into De Gea's arms.

The ball bounced outwards and De Gea then pounced on it and pinned it down.

After heading the ball, Ramirez looked annoyed. As long as the angle of the ball was just a little bit off, it would have definitely scored. He actually hit the goalkeeper, which really made all Chelsea fans speechless.

Chelsea had the upper hand and the offensive was overwhelming. Lampard's defense was reduced a lot. The Blues' magic lantern also began to show his long-range shooting skills to the young people of Manchester United.

In the 18th minute, Sturridge's breakthrough on the right side of the penalty area was blocked and he immediately passed the ball to the middle. Lampard stopped the ball and took a long shot from 30 yards away.

Lampard's long-range shot was hard and accurate, and the ball went straight to the lower left corner of the goal.

Seeing the ball coming with a fierce force, Evans did not dare to let the ball pass. He did not trust goalkeeper De Gea enough. Evans decisively stretched his foot to block the ball. The ball hit Evans' leg and reflected to the left side. Bottom line.

When Mata took another corner kick, the Manchester United players did not dare to neglect and were ready to defend Chelsea's tactical corner kick.

Mata is not rigid. Last time he served a tactical corner kick. This time he changed the corner kick tactics and passed the ball directly into the penalty area.

Chelsea had many players who could compete for headers, and the Manchester United players were under a lot of pressure. Except for Hernandez and Gao Xiaodong, who were left to fight back, everyone else came back to participate in the defense.

Even so, the ball was hit by Chelsea defender Ivanovic.

Manchester United's defense put a lot of pressure on Chelsea's offensive players in the penalty area. Although Ivanovic grabbed the landing spot, he still failed to hit the right position, and the ball flew out against the crossbar.

Under Chelsea's aggressive attack, although Manchester United was at a disadvantage, they did not show weakness. They also continued to threaten Chelsea's penalty area.

In the 20th minute of the game, Gao Xiaodong and Nani connected in a wide area. Gao Xiaodong received the ball and cut inside. Under the siege of the opponent, Gao Xiaodong cleverly passed the ball into the penalty area and found Hernandez, who was moving flexibly.

If Hernandez volleyed directly, Chelsea's defenders would have no way to interfere.

However, it is very difficult to volley from this position. Hernandez wants to stop the ball and then hit the goal.

With such a small space in the penalty area, there was no time for Hernandez to stop the ball and play again. As soon as Hernandez unloaded the ball, Chelsea's defensive players arrived, and there were two of them.

Double-teamed by two defensive players, Hernandez, who had not stopped the ball firmly, had no time to shoot.

Hernandez had no way to pass the ball. He wanted to smash the ball past the defender and then shoot, but the Chelsea defender did not give Hernandez this chance. Terry pounced and stole the ball.

Hernandez counterattacked again and the ball was kicked out of the baseline.

In the case of similar strength, the side with stronger offensive desire will perform better.

Chelsea once again created a great opportunity in the 26th minute.

Mata made a direct pass, and Torres pulled it to the left side of the penalty area and passed in. Ramirez, who was unguarded, jumped in at high speed and shot a single shot in the face of an empty goal.

Goalkeeper De Gea once again showed his superb skills. He turned around and made a save, blocking the ball from the baseline.

Old Trafford burst into applause, and former Manchester United goalkeeper Schmeichel and his son also applauded De Gea in the stands with smiles on their faces.