Chapter 183: Ayew's lob shot from the center circle, Begovic was sprayed like a sieve

"Long pass, no, direct shot! Ayew's shot was very imaginative! Begovic is rushing back, is it in time? Is it in time?"

"Entering the penalty area, Begovic jumped, but he missed!"

"Wow! Um, the ball flew over the crossbar and didn't go in! This ball didn't go in!"

"Holy shit!"

Whether it was live commentary or on-site commentary, everyone was going crazy.

If this ball really went in, Ayew's value would have increased by at least 1000 million euros, right?
"Fuck!"

"Fuck!"

Ayew shook his hands angrily. As a striker, Jiang Yuan could now understand Ayew's inner feelings. It was more painful that the ball didn't go in than killing him!
"God..."

William sat down on the ground and breathed a sigh of relief. He was the one who lost the ball. If Ayew's lob had really gone in, he would definitely not be able to escape responsibility.

Begovic was lying on the ground, covering his face with his hands. At the moment when he reached out but failed to touch the ball, Begovic's mind was blank. He could already imagine the scene of the ball hitting the crossbar and going into the net!

When he saw the ball go over the crossbar and hit the outside of the net, Begovic felt like he was given new life by God.

Professional football is very cruel. Begovic started the game only when Courtois was injured. If this goal had really been scored, Mourinho probably would not have used Begovic again in the next half season.

The Portuguese coach of the team, like William, was already sitting on the ground, but the look in his eyes was not the kind of relief of surviving a disaster, but...

anger!
"Beep——"

Referee Easter blew the whistle and the first half of the game ended. The score between the two teams was temporarily fixed at 2:0. The most threatening goal for Villa in the whole game was the lob shot from Jordan Ayew, and that lob shot was also the most thrilling goal in the entire first half and even in this season's Premier League!
"Blue is the colour, football is the game~"

"We're all together, and winning is our aim~"

"So cheer us on through the sun and rain~"

"cause Chelsea, Chelsea is our name!"

Because they were leading in the first half, the fans were quite happy and sang the team song and applauded as they watched the home team players return to the locker room.

The players applauded outside, but once they entered the locker room, everyone shut up.

Because they know that Mourinho's trial is coming!
However, this time Mourinho did not get angry directly, but put his hands in his pockets and said calmly: "150 pounds!"

"For £150, you can watch a popular match live at Stamford Bridge... If you are willing to spend £3200, you can sit behind the bench, which is the closest audience seat to the stadium!"

"but……"

As he was talking, Mourinho suddenly turned to Begovic and said, "Asmir, you are very good. How good are you... You can watch the game from the center circle of Stamford Bridge, and you don't have to spend a penny. The club will pay you. So, you should teach everyone why you are so good?"

Mourinho's words were like invisible thorns that pierced Begovic's body. He transferred from Stoke City for 7 million euros in July this year. This situation happened less than 1100 games after he played. Not to mention Mourinho, even Begovic himself felt a little sorry.

"Sorry..."

Begovic lowered his head and couldn't utter a word for a long time.

Mourinho did not say anything else. Begovic is already a grown-up, he must understand the reason. Even if the starting goalkeeper Courtois is injured, Chelsea still has two goalkeepers available besides Begovic, Blackman, who has dual citizenship of England and Barbados, and Amelia who once played for AC Milan.

This is the strength of the top club's bench. If Begovic doesn't perform well, Mourinho only needs one sentence to make him disappear from the roster!

"okay!"

Mourinho waved his hand: "This is not a question of tactics or ability. What I need to talk about now is the tactics for the second half."

"First of all, you need to understand that we are much stronger than our opponents. I am not saying this to make you arrogant, but to tell you that a score of 2:0 is not enough."

“Yes, 2:0 can get 3 points, but I need you to play with momentum in the game, just like we did in the first half. Eden, Costa, and Jiang, you are all very outstanding players, but to tell you the truth, your suppression is still not enough!”

Is the suppression still not enough?
Jiang Yuan and Hazard, who was sitting opposite him, looked at each other.

Damn, Vera is about to be beaten to death, is this called insufficient suppression?

Of course, Jiang Yuan only dared to think about these words in his heart, it was impossible for him to say them out loud.

"Okay, come on!"

It was still the familiar process, Mourinho put his hand in the middle, but this time Begovic looked a little scared, and Jiang Yuan noticed that his hands were shaking.

So Jiang Yuan put one hand in the middle and pressed Begovic's shoulder with the other hand: "Come on, man!"

……

The second half of the game begins!
As soon as the game started, Mourinho immediately made a substitution, replacing No. 21 Oscar with No. 8 Matic.

Because Chelsea basically spent the first half of the game in Villa's half, their forwards still had plenty of energy. It was just that Terry seemed to be unable to hold on at the defender position, but Mourinho was not in a hurry to replace him.

Villa did not make any substitutions at the beginning of the second half, but Mourinho noticed that Sherwood seemed to have changed the team's tactics. Villa, who had been looking for opportunities to break through on the left and right sides, now basically gave up attacking from the flanks and needed a corner kick counterattack opportunity.

Unfortunately, the tactical optimization failed to cover the gap in player levels, and Villa was still beaten by Chelsea. However, this time Begovic learned his lesson and watched the ball in the middle of his own half to ensure that he could run back to the goal in time when he lobbed the ball.

This time, Begovic said he would never take another step forward even if he died!

"Terry and Zouma passed the ball back and forth in the backcourt. Chelsea seemed to want to slow down the pace of attack. Villa was unwilling to do so. Grealish and Gastede began to press."

"Wow, Zouma slipped, luckily the Chelsea captain passed the ball to Zouma before he slipped, Zouma passed it to Azpilicueta, and Azpilicueta made a long pass!"

"What a great position! Costa chested the ball and passed it to Hazard. Well, Azpilicueta's pass is as accurate as ever!"

"Hazard started to dribble the ball, but facing Villa's 550 formation, Hazard seemed a bit difficult to deal with"

"No, because of Gasteide and Grealish's forward pressure, there is a small gap in Villa's defense now. Oops, Villa seems to have fallen into Chelsea's trap. Hazard hands the ball to William, and William dribbles the ball forward!"

"The visiting team's players finally noticed something was wrong. Grealish was running back. Without his help, it would have been difficult for Guy to keep a close eye on Hazard."

"William! Look at what William chooses! A curved pass! Beautiful, William's pass drew a semicircle in front of Villa's penalty area and accurately found Hazard who was making a forward run."

"Hazard uses his thigh to take the ball off, Costa is in the middle, let's see how the Belgian superstar will deal with this attack, cut inside!"

"Hazard and Costa made a cross-run in the frontcourt, and Richards, who was responsible for marking Costa, lost his position. Costa is now unmarked, but if Hazard passes the ball now, he will definitely be offside." "Just shoot! Oh my God, the ball goes in!"

"GOOOOOO-AAAAAAAAA-LLLLLL-!!!!"

3: 0!

Amid the excited cheers of the Stamford Bridge fans, Hazard scored with a clever shot. So far, all three strikers of the Blues have scored. Perhaps God has favored Chelsea, but more of it is due to the strength of the players.

A striker worth 1.3 million should play with the effect of 1.3 million!

"Beautiful! Beautiful! Beautiful!"

Mourinho's joy was beyond words after three identical compliments in a row. When the team loses, the coach is under the most pressure, and when the team wins, the coach is actually the happiest.

Last year, the team won the Premier League trophy in Great Britain. Do you think Mourinho has no idea about the trophy this season?

Obviously, this is impossible. As long as he is still Mourinho, still the magic bird, he will have ideas about the championship, even if Chelsea ranked last at the beginning of the season, even if Chelsea is only fifth in the league now!

The game time had reached 65 minutes. Chelsea was leading by 3 goals at this time. Sherwood had no choice but to make a substitution. Jordan Ayew, who failed to lob in the first half, was replaced. The Ghanaian striker walked off the court in frustration. He ultimately failed to become that Jordan.

It flew up, but it didn't come down.

On Mourinho's side, the exhausted veteran Terry was replaced by Cahill, and the captain's armband was given to Azpilicueta.

"Both sides have made a substitution adjustment, and Villa has not given up the opportunity to attack. Villa is now the last in the league. If they don't win the next game, Villa's relegation situation this season will be very serious!"

"Chelsea still has the ball because they concentrated on passing the ball in the first half. There were no long-distance sprints on either wing. Jiang Yuan and Hazard are still in very abundant physical condition."

"Matic passed it to William, William passed it to Jiang Yuan, hey! Jiang Yuan and William made a cross run on the right again, William went to the side and Jiang Yuan cut inside... Hmm, a familiar taste!"

"He cut into the penalty area diagonally, but because Guy was watching him closely, Jiang Yuan couldn't get in, so he shot directly! He aimed far but shot close! Tsk, because of Guy's interference, Jiang Yuan's shot was not at a sharp angle, and was pushed out by Villa goalkeeper Guzan with one hand."

Corner kick for Chelsea!

Jiang Yuan walked inside and built a human wall. Before Jiang Yuan could find a good position to grab the point, Richardson had already stuck to him.

"Dude!"

Jiang Yuan spread his hands and said, "The referee hasn't blown the whistle yet, don't be anxious. Can you wait until I get to my position before you defend me?"

Richardson touched his head and nodded. When Jiang Yuan came into the penalty area, Richardson came over again.

There is no way. This is Sherwood's requirement for him. Limiting Costa, Zouma and Jiang Yuan's heading ability is the core of Villa's corner kick defense.

"Snapped!"

After a corner kick, Zouma used his tall stature to grab the ball in the middle, but his subsequent shot was a little off and went straight into Guzan's arms.

"Back! Back!"

Azpilicueta immediately waved his hands and shouted. In fact, he didn't need to say anything. When they saw Zouma's shot was confiscated, the first reaction of the Chelsea players was to return to defense.

Guzan started running out with the ball in both hands. In order to prevent Villa from making a fast break, Costa kept standing in front of Guzan and did not give him a comfortable chance to pass the ball.

I have to say that Costa handled the situation very well. Villa missed the first opportunity to counterattack, but they did not give up the chance to counterattack.

The gap between a strong team and a weak team in offense and defense may be huge, but in terms of offense and defense transition, the gap between the two teams is very small.

Because the core of offense and defense conversion is speed and long passes, players from strong teams do not necessarily run faster than players from weak teams!

"Hey!"

Guzan threw the ball to Richardson, who made a long pass.

Although Richardson's defense is a bit poor, his offensive ability is really good. His seemingly random kick directly and accurately found Gasted in the front.

Thanks to Costa who bought time for his teammates to return to defense, Gasted who got the ball did not face the goalkeeper directly. There were Cahill and Azpilicueta in front of him.

At this moment, Gasted hit the ball with the arch of his foot, and the ball passed from Cahill's side and went straight to the left.

At this time, Hill, who was running on the side, rushed over, ran to the front with big strides, kicked the ball forward with the outside of his right foot.

"Wow!"

Stamford Bridge suddenly became lively. Although Hill was still on the left, he was already the last person on the horizontal line. The only person in front of him was goalkeeper Begovic!
"Oh my God, Chelsea is in danger. Villa took advantage of the corner kick to make a near one-on-one shot! Hiss - but Jiang Yuan is rushing back."

"Tackle!"

"Jiang Yuan tackled Hill, which is a yellow card action! However, Hill passed the ball before falling to the ground, and Gasted in the middle got the ball. Gasted just ran out of the offside line, but Hill passed back from the front, so this ball was not considered offside for Gasted!"

"The goalkeeper attacks! Cahill is trying to find a way. He blocked half of Gasted's body, but couldn't stop him from hitting the ball. Begovic fell to the ground! Oh, my God, the ball went through Begovic's left leg and left arm."

"The ball is in!"

What Mourinho was most worried about happened. Villa took advantage of the corner kick to counterattack and dealt a heavy blow to Chelsea.

The only shot in the second half went directly to a goal!

Jiang Yuan looked at the linesman.

No flag raised!

"shit!"

Jiang Yuan stood there with his hands on his hips. Damn it, he didn’t expect Richardson’s pass to be so accurate!
After scoring the goal, Gasted did not celebrate, but instead bypassed Begovic, ran into Chelsea's goal and fished the ball out.

Jiang Yuan looked at William on the right, who was also looking at him: "Jiang, we seem to be ridiculed..."

"Stop talking, kill them!"

Jiang Yuan touched his fist, feeling angry.

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(End of this chapter)