Chapter 982 The End

In the locker room.

The Manchester United players are a little irritable, and they all have a vague feeling that the legendary journey of 22 consecutive victories is likely to come to an end.

Everyone now knows why Sun Wu was so depressed when he learned that Diego Costa was injured yesterday. As long as Chelsea does not concede a goal today, it will be a victory.

People with clearer minds like Griezmann know that the pressure brought by 22 consecutive victories is likely to cause Manchester United to continue attacking in the second half, and Conte may be able to succeed in a sneak attack.

For example, the starting central defenders Van Dijk and Phil Jones in this game are eager to try.

After careful consideration, Sun Wu chose to stay in the same formation and not change players.

After the start of the second half, Chelsea still couldn't get out. Sun Wu and Herrera rarely moved forward and only made kicks from the outside.

Salah and Griezmann both chose long-range shots whenever they had the opportunity. This offensive method was difficult to break through Courtois's ten fingers, but it also allowed Manchester United to gain almost 80% of the ball possession rate.

Sun Wu didn’t believe that Conte could bear it and never showed up...

And Conte doesn’t believe that Sun Wu has been hiding behind...

The two head coaches know very well that if this continues, it will definitely end in a boring draw, unless either side's defender makes a fatal mistake.

If Manchester United wants to break the iron barrel formation, they have to deploy more manpower in the frontcourt, and the midfield and backfield also have to be positioned to ensure that the formation is not disjointed.

If Manchester United's formation is advanced and physical energy consumption reaches the critical point, around the 75th minute, Conte is likely to use substitutions or tactical changes to try to succeed in a sneak attack. Hazard, Pedro, and Willian have this ability.

Conte is waiting...

Sun Wu is also waiting...

Waiting and waiting, waiting and waiting, Mortensen even fell asleep in the commentary box...

"It's already the 73rd minute, and the score is still 0-0." Zhan Jun said with a wry smile: "It seems that both sides are not very interested in attacking. You know, Manchester City defeated Leicester City 2-1 yesterday and surpassed Manchester United. Leading the standings by 1 point.”

"If this game is a draw, Manchester City can secure the top spot in the standings." Zhang Lu added: "The goal difference between the two sides is not small. Manchester United currently has 48 goal differences, while Manchester City has 59. There is a difference of 11 points. Maybe this season we can see a scenario of winning the championship relying on goal difference. There is no precedent in the Premier League."

"It's finally time to make a substitution." Zhan Jun suddenly said energetically: "Pedro is ready to play. He should replace Solanke. This young forward basically has no effect. It is difficult to play both offense and defense. Keep up the rhythm."

"I don't know about Manchester United..." Zhang Lu paused, "Uh, Fletcher is ready to play?"

Although Falcao, B seat, and Mane are all injured, Manchester United still has offensive players available on the bench, including Lingard, Milner and even Rashford, but Sun Wu chose Fletcher.

Zhan Jun forcefully explained: "Fletcher is better than Herrera in inserting in the back row. He can grab points in the penalty area..."

But after Pedro came on the court, he stood in the attacking midfielder position, while Fletcher and Kanter stood parallel to each other in the defensive midfielder position. The two happened to be facing each other.

Chelsea gradually began to have some attacks. Pedro kept running to try to find space for the ball, while Fletcher also kept running to build a fire line for the defense behind him.

In the 79th minute, Hazard cut in from the left and cooperated with Pedro and then passed diagonally to the right. Damian took the ball and passed it straight. William suddenly started to shake off Luke Shaw and hit half of Luke Shaw with a strong cross. Middle road.

"William...cross...Pedro!"

"Back point...Alonso shoots!"

"boom!"

The crisp sound of the ball hitting the post came, and De Gea, who was too late to intercept the cross, watched the ball roll past in front of him. Although Fletcher blocked Pedro, Max Alonso at the back point grabbed Pavard. The previous toe shot, the ball hit the post close at hand!

Van Dijk quickly kicked out, and Pavard patted the post with lingering fear. He did not expect that Max Alonso, who had never pressed forward significantly before, would suddenly move forward, and he would move forward into the small penalty area to grab the point.

"It's so dangerous..." Zhang Lu was breathing heavily, but Zhan Jun was shouting, "Manchester United's counterattack is coming!"

Conte watched this scene nervously on the sidelines. It was a pity that Max Alonso's shot hit the post, but what was terrible was that the gap behind him was exploited, and Salah was getting the ball from this side.

First, he used a dexterous feint to shake off Schneiderlin, who was defending, and then accelerated past Cahill, who was attacking. Salah rushed towards the Chelsea penalty area like a god descending from the earth.

The boos in the stands gradually became louder, and the home fans gave the first rebel player from Stamford Bridge to Manchester United in recent years a lot of boos.

After defeating Chelsea with a wonderful breakthrough goal, Salah came to Stamford Bridge for a high price of 16 million pounds. However, despite his outstanding ability and his phenomenal performance during the loan period in Florence, Salah was never able to play the main role at Chelsea. I'm holding my breath.

"Salah, Salah..." Mortensen shouted: "David Luiz... was passed too!"

"The Egyptian got past the entire defense... and shot... no, he crossed!"

Azpilicueta, who came to cover up the defense, felt desperate. He knew who was over there.

The Blues fans behind the goal are covering their faces...

"Salah crosses the ball..." Zhan Jun shouted: "Griezmann!"

"boom!"

Another crisp sound came from the ball hitting the post.

"beam!"

"Also... Harry Kane's header shot went slightly wide!"

"What a pity." Zhang Lu's sigh echoed throughout the live broadcast room, "The goal was mostly empty, but Griezmann didn't even score!"

The Blues fans behind the goal were ecstatic, but Griezmann and Salah feebly pulled up the hems of their jerseys to cover their faces, but they actually missed!

This was Manchester United's best chance in the game, but they didn't score!

Griezmann obviously didn't expect Salah to cross the ball instead of shooting, so he was caught off guard and the ball was too close to him after his first touch, making his shooting posture a bit awkward.

Sun Wu watched from a distance and sighed in his heart. He knew that this was not only the best opportunity, but also probably Manchester United's last chance.

Max Alonso's sudden forward move brought Chelsea extremely close to scoring, but the gap behind him also brought Manchester United extremely close to scoring. Neither Sun Wu nor Conte would give the other side such a chance again.

In the office of Manchester City's training base, as the two balls hit the post, there was a roar of applause twice in a row.

Artat, Patrick, and Torrent all whispered to each other and lamented that they didn't score a goal. For Manchester City, a draw in this red-blue battle is the most beneficial to them.

Only Guardiola did not laugh. He was thinking about these two strong opponents. In the second half of the season, Manchester City has already beaten Liverpool and Tottenham, but has not yet beaten Manchester United and Chelsea.

However, after the two goals hit the post, Guardiola immediately made a judgment that the game should be 0-0.

Gua Tu's judgment was very accurate. Although there were still ten minutes left, Sun Wu and Conte directed the team's formation to recycle at the same time, deploying heavy troops in the midfield and back to ensure safety.

Although both people know that a draw will only make Manchester City cheaper.

But both men can live with a draw.

Conte feels that having Manchester United's 23-game winning streak wiped out will be a boost to Chelsea's morale.

Sun Wu believes that Manchester United cannot win forever. If he wants to lose points, he would rather lose them in this strong dialogue. Although Manchester City topped the standings, it at least maintained a 4-point advantage over Chelsea.

In the end, this red-blue battle ended with 0-0.

"A record has been ended. After Manchester United won 22 consecutive games, they were finally tied by Chelsea." Mortensen said with emotion: "Although Manchester United ranks second due to goal difference, there is no doubt that Manchester United is still the most powerful team to win the league. Contenders.”

"No matter how long Best stays in this position, he has become a part of Manchester United's glorious history, and it is the most important part."

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