Chapter 190: Ten-man Chelsea, a decisive goal?

[No, I'm really f*cking convinced. When I came back from the bathroom, Chelsea was one person short. Do you want to mess with my mentality like this? ? ? ]

[Success is due to Fabregas, failure is also due to Fabregas]

[It was originally a 55- situation, Chelsea was one man down, what was the point of playing, can the Premier League surrender? Just surrender]

[Chelsea is really miserable. They were squeezed out just after entering the Champions League zone. Manchester United and Tottenham are only 1 point behind Chelsea. If Chelsea lose this game, they will most likely drop out of the top four.]

[Hey, brothers, be rational, maybe Chelsea can hold on to the score, a draw would be nice too]

[Hold on? You can see that the people above don't watch the game much. Without Fabregas sweeping the back line, Payet and Kouyate can just go to the middle. Oscar is not good at defending the back midfielder. He has no chance to defend two players at once. Willian can retreat, but as long as Willian retreats to the back, Chelsea basically gives up the attack. Without Willian dispatching in the front court, Chelsea can't send the ball out at all]

[It’s almost 11 o’clock. I’m going to bed first. Bye brothers.]

[Xiao Jiang, you've been having a hard time. Why don't you join our community's football team? I promise I won't let you play without a player.]

【Chelsea, dish! 】

[666, did the referee forget that Fabregas already had a yellow card? This, ugh, I don’t know what to say]

【The English Football Association manipulated the game! 】

……

Behind the penalty spot, Payet started to run up, but instead of hitting the ball, he stepped directly over it.

Then there is Noble…

Shoot directly!

"Wow!"

Begovic jumped up, stretched his hands as far as possible, hit the ball below, and pushed the ball that was about to enter the net back over the crossbar.

"Good!"

Terry and Cahill high-fived Begovic in turn.

Begovic is in good form today and may be able to maintain the team's lead.

"West Ham United has a corner kick opportunity. Noble is responsible for this corner kick. Cross the ball... to the front point!"

"Costa and Sakho were fighting for the ball, Sakho got the first point and shot! Wow! A beautiful save, Begovic hit the ball out, but Begovic failed to hit the ball out of the court, Chelsea's crisis has not been resolved"

"Jiang Yuan reacted quickly and rushed towards the ball that was saved by Begovic. Hey! Kouyate used his body to knock Jiang Yuan away. Jiang Yuan didn't have any advantage in the physical confrontation with Kouyate!"

"Kuyate controlled the ball and shot. All Jiang Yuan can do now is to use his body to hold Kuyate back and try to disrupt his center of gravity."

"It worked well. Kouyate fell to the ground after hitting the ball. It was aimed at the far corner, but it went out of bounds!"

"Beep beep beep!"

The referee blew the whistle to end the first half of the game. Chelsea, who was one man down at the last minute, finally held on to the score.

"At the end of the first half, Chelsea, playing away, temporarily led by one goal, but because of Fabregas' red card, Chelsea was destined to play with only 1 players in the second half."

"Even though Chelsea is leading by one goal now, we all know that a one-goal lead is nothing in a football match!"

……

Midfield, away team locker room.

Mourinho walked around the room with a heavy face. None of the players dared to speak.

As for Fabregas, he could only sit in the corner and pretend to play with his mobile phone to cover up his embarrassment.

Red card, this is the indisputable current situation, we can only see how Chelsea will respond next.

"call--"

Mourinho let out a long sigh: "We are one man short, but fortunately we have one more goal. In the second half, I replaced William with Matic at the beginning of the second half. Double defensive midfielders are a must, as for the attacking midfielder... Diego, you can step back a little, we won't have many offensive opportunities next time."

As early as the moment Moss was shown the red card, Mourinho had already informed Matic to warm up.

When William learned that he was going to be substituted, he looked a little depressed, but he couldn't say anything.

When there are fewer people, it is basically impossible to attack. At this time, we have to rely on defense. As long as the number of people in the back line remains unchanged, the defensive intensity of Chelsea will not change much. At most, there will be one less metronome when attacking.

Attack? We are leading by one goal now, so there is no need to attack.

"Clap clap clap!"

Seeing the players' frustrated expressions, Mourinho clapped his hands and said, "Guys, I need you to cheer up. Victory is just around the corner. It only takes 45 minutes of hard work. Come on, come over here and put your hands over here!"

Mourinho put his hand in the middle, the players looked at each other, walked up and formed a circle around Mourinho.

The starters and substitutes are all there, except Fabregas.

Mourinho frowned and looked at Fabregas who was pretending to play with his phone in the corner. "Come here, silly boy. Don't think that you have nothing to do with this team just because you got a red card. Come here, quickly!"

Seeing that Fabregas was unmoved, Terry walked over, put his hands on Fabregas' waist and picked up the Spaniard.

"You're already chatting with the models before the competition is over?"

"Hurry up and win this, then we'll go drink together after this!"

Fabregas pursed his lips and couldn't say a word for a long time.

As social animals, humans always feel an unprecedented sense of accomplishment when they feel unity and understanding, which is also one of the core elements of competitive sports.

I don’t care what the referee or my opponents say, I will stand on the side of my teammates. What can you do to me?

……

"Welcome back, dear audience friends. This is the second half of the 10th round of the Premier League, West Ham United vs. Chelsea at home. Because of Fabregas' red card in the first half, the team will definitely make some personnel adjustments in the second half. Sure enough, the fourth official raised the card, let's see the substitutions"

"First is the home team West Ham United. No. 9 Andy Carroll replaced No. 10 Sarath. The substitution at the left winger position was adjusted. Bilic wanted to inject new vitality into the team's forward line to equalize the score gap with Chelsea."

"Then it was Chelsea's away game, with Matic replacing Willian. Hmm? This substitution was a bit unexpected. During the halftime break, I guessed Mourinho might replace Costa, but I didn't expect it to be Willian."

"If Willian is substituted, wouldn't Chelsea be giving possession of the ball in the middle to the opponent for nothing?"

"But there's no need to rush, let's see how the two teams perform in the second half"

The Boleyn Stadium was bustling with activity. In the team's locker room, Fabregas and the team's hygienist Lucas looked at each other.

With no one to chat with, Fabregas could only talk to Lucas to relieve his boredom: "Huh... I really want to watch the game"

It is fun to chat with young models on Whatsapp, but as a member of the team, Fabregas must cheer for his teammates!
Hearing this, Lucas pointed to the elevator behind the player tunnel and said, "You can go up here. Why don't you just watch it from the stands?"

"I...I'm afraid of being scolded by the fans..."

Fabregas touched his nose and his face turned red. Above the locker room was the Chelsea fans' stand, and the fans were all angry. Wouldn't he be scolded if he went up there now?

"Ha ha!"

Lucas laughed. He didn't expect that Premier League stars would have such troubles. He thought for a moment and said, "Cesc, maybe you can watch the broadcast on your phone."

So, with the help of Lucas, Fabregas spent 25 pounds to buy a one-month broadcast membership on BT Sport to watch his teammates' games.

As the main midfielder of the Blues, Fabregas never thought that one day he would have to pay to watch Chelsea's games!

……

"Snapped!"

Payet bypassed Matic and shot a long shot that hit Terry's foot. Fortunately, the ball was not fast enough and Begovic knelt on one knee to catch the ball.

Less than 15 minutes into the second half, West Ham United already had five shots on target, which is more than they had in the entire first half.

It can be seen that Fabregas' absence has a really big impact on Chelsea!

"Go forward, go forward!"

Terry shouted loudly, signaling Jiang Yuan and Hazard in the frontcourt to quickly run out of the gap.

The reason why Mourinho replaced William instead of Costa was actually to preserve Chelsea's offensive opportunities.

If Costa still stays on the field, Chelsea will have one last trick up their sleeve - defensive counterattack!
Generally speaking, Chelsea's counterattack will look for Jiang Yuan on the right, because Jiang Yuan has a better advantage in competing for high balls than Hazard. However, because Jiang Yuan did not run out of position in time this time, Begovic could not pass the ball to the right.

"left!"

Begovic shouted and kicked a long pass in the direction of Hazard.

"Eden! Watch Eden!"

Payet took command in the middle, and Noble, who was closest to Hazard, bore the brunt of the attack. Because of William's departure, Noble was now freed.

"what!"

Noble's shoulder hit Hazard's chest. The Belgian superstar was not at an advantage in physical confrontation, and was pushed directly out of the sideline by this collision.

Noble, who had the exclusive landing position, turned around and put his forehead on the upper middle part of the ball, successfully sending the ball to Lanzini's feet.

"Hiss - Chelsea's counterattack plan failed. Hazard, you can let him dribble past the defense, but it's not certain if he can get a header or a physical confrontation."

"Lanzini took the ball and turned, and Noble's successful header gave West Ham United a new attacking opportunity."

"Cooperation with Payet was brilliant! Lanzini made a cross run with Payet on the right and successfully broke Oscar's defense. Alas, Hazard and Willian were not there, so Oscar had to rely on the left, but Oscar was not Fabregas after all, and could not take on the defensive work alone."

"Paye moved the ball to the right, and now it is the substitute Carroll who is carrying the ball forward. This English center forward is not good at protecting the ball. Matic rushed forward and stretched his foot to try his luck."

"A bit reckless! Matic failed to intercept, Carroll is very safe now, 45-degree cross, send the ball to the middle"

"Sakho! Sakho passed through Terry's right side and Terry didn't stop him! Jump up... and shoot!"

“GOOOO—AAAAAAAAAA—LLLLLLLL!!!!”

“Diafra Sakhoooooo!!!”

As Sakho headed the ball into the goal, the Boleyn Stadium exploded instantly. The Hammers fans waved their arms like crazy, and from a distance it looked like they were denouncing the Chelsea players on the field. "Hey, offside, is this ball offside?"

Jiang Yuan went to find the linesman, and the linesman made it clear that Terry was behind when Carroll passed the ball, so there was no suspicion of offside in Sakho.

"Pooh"

Jiang Yuan spat on the grass. The thing he was most worried about happened!
Like Jiang Yuan, Sakho likes to stir up trouble. After scoring a goal, he ran to the visiting team's stand and yelled at the Chelsea fans. As a result, he was greeted by the Blues fans.

"Fuck you!"

"Nigga! (Racial slur)"

"asshole!"

"..."

There are many ways to curse, but to be honest, using "Nigga" is a bit too much. Originally, the British teenager who cursed Sakho "nigga" was going to be taken away by security, but later more and more people cursed, and the stadium security could do nothing about it.

Sakho spread his hands. He had played for a French Ligue 1 team a long time ago and was no longer bothered by these racist quotes.

Terry put his hands on his hips, his eyes full of helplessness.

The most uncomfortable person when there are fewer people is the central defender. Not only does he have to defend the center forward, but he also has to keep an eye on the attacking midfielder and the winger!

In the 60th minute, West Ham United, playing at home, equalized the score.

The game goes on!

Mourinho, sensing the danger, asked Baba, Chico, Mikel and Jurgen Klopp on the bench to warm up.

Chelsea has many top players on the bench, and they can even bring out several players worth tens of millions of euros. But the problem is, being able to bring out players does not mean they can play. Even if you are worth 1 million euros, you cannot ignore the red card and force your way into the game!
Mourinho looked at Brown and asked, "What do you think? A draw... or a loss?"

Hearing Mourinho ask this, Brown was obviously a little surprised: "Jose, as far as I know, you don't like to guess the score before the end of the game. What's the situation today?"

"no"

Mourinho shook his head: "I was just asking casually"

“You’re too nervous”

Brown put a hand on Mourinho's shoulder and then whispered: "Although I am nervous too..."

"Defend the left side, keep an eye on him!"

Matic pointed at Kouyate and signaled Jiang Yuan to go up and mark him, while he himself stayed behind to watch Carroll who was dribbling forward with the ball.

Seeing Jiang Yuan was about to get into position, Matic took a risk to steal the ball. Carroll was frightened and had no time to react, so he hurriedly passed the ball back.

!!!

Jiang Yuan seized the opportunity, suddenly changed direction, and fell to the ground with the angular velocity accumulated by his body rotation, successfully kicking out Carroll's return pass.

"Pretty!"

Matic gave a thumbs up and slowly ran up.

West Ham United's throw-in, Jiang Yuan and Matic VS Carroll, Kouyate and Cresswell!

Cresswell held the ball above his head with both hands, looked east and west, and was not in a hurry to throw the ball out. Jiang Yuan and Matic watched Kouyate and Carroll respectively.

Sideline kicks and corner kicks are tactically interconnected, and the core of both is 1 defending 1.

Simple, the most important thing is the high defense success rate!

"Hey!"

Cresswell smashed the ball at Carroll's feet, who kicked it back to Cresswell.

Have the opportunity!
Jiang Yuan quickly fell to the ground and kicked the ball away from Cresswell's feet.

"Wow! Jiang Yuan's tackle forced Cresswell to jump, and the ball landed at Matic's feet. The situation was a bit bad, as Matic had to face the blockade of Kouyate and Carroll."

"Matic passed the ball forward, and Jiang Yuan, who was lying on the ground, suddenly got up. This was a movement similar to a plank, and the ball passed between Jiang Yuan's buttocks."

"Costa! Costa has a very keen sense of smell. He ran to the right to hold the ball and got rid of Payet at the same time. Very good. It is rare for Chelsea to control the ball in the opponent's half. Let's see what Chelsea will do next."

"Kuyate runs back and Jiang Yuan follows behind. The right side is too unsafe, Costa makes a long pass to the left side and Hazard stops the ball with his heel. Here it comes! Hazard starts successfully on the left side and Lanzini can't defend him at all!"

"Wow!"

The home and away fans at the Boleyn Stadium screamed at the same time. Costa's run to the right not only successfully transferred the ball, but also took Noble away.

This means that originally Noble and Jenkinson were responsible for defending Hazard, but now only the full-back Jenkinson is left!

"gogogo!"

Jiang Yuan knew that his position was not advantageous, so he signaled Costa to run forward. Costa and Jiang Yuan's current task was to create as many outlets as possible for Hazard. Because in an attack, more outlets mean safer ball control, and also more opportunities to shoot.

Costa was very powerful. As a center forward, he burst out with a speed that was not typical of a center forward at this moment, because only the players on the field understood how important this counterattack opportunity was to Chelsea!
"Hazard, cycling, changing the tempo, Jenkinson is following closely, but Hazard is also trying to get into the penalty area. Continue to change the tempo, Jenkinson is beginning to fall behind, but Hazard doesn't seem to have any chance to cut inside."

"Oh? Hazard still chooses to cut inside and suddenly moves towards the middle, but now Costa is also moving towards the middle."

"Wow! Hazard pushed the ground with his right foot and suddenly changed direction, cutting inside and going to the bottom! Very beautiful! Jenkinson was knocked to the ground directly"

"Hazard made a cross! Collins stretched out his foot, no one blocked it, no one blocked it! Costa, Costa was right in front of the goal line, shooting with his toes!"

"The ball is in!"

"Oh my God, Costa scored a goal for Chelsea in the 78th minute of the game. Chelsea, playing with 10 men, once again took the lead over West Ham United!"

"Miracle, this is a miracle!"

Costa opened his arms, and even someone as calm as him couldn't remain calm anymore.

We regained the lead in the 78th minute. If we look at it from a broader perspective, this was also a winning goal!
“costaaaaaa—!!!”

Just as the audience was screaming, the referee suddenly blew the whistle.

Looking at the sidelines, the yellow and red flag was held horizontally in front of the chest by the linesman.

offside!
"nononono!"

Terry ran all the way from behind: "No, it's not offside, I can see it very clearly, it's not offside!"

Terry kept talking, and Oss could only pull out his card. Seeing this, Cahill quickly pulled Terry back. If Terry continued to talk, he would be shown a yellow card!
The scoreboard hanging above the Boleyn Ground.

1:2 flashed by, and then 1:1 was displayed.

"Fuck!"

Mourinho angrily shook his hands, then turned around and sat back on the bench, muttering: "Damn it, these referees are damned!"

Although he saw clearly that Costa was indeed offside, Mourinho still had to curse a few words, otherwise he would feel unhappy.

It's really fucked up. Eating shit is not as painful as it is now. Jiang Yuan had already run out to hug Costa, but the referee blew the whistle and said the ball was offside.

If it was an ordinary situation, Jiang Yuan wouldn't say anything, but this was a decisive goal for 10-man Chelsea against West Ham United. It was such a pity that it was blown off!

"The game continues and the winning goal was disallowed. I believe the Chelsea fans in front of the screen must be very sad. But don't worry, there are still 9 minutes in the game and Chelsea is not completely without the chance to take the lead again."

A commentator from CCTV5 said so.

Although this is true, everyone knows that at this point in time, and with one man less, Chelsea basically has no chance of scoring again.

On the contrary, West Ham United, with the double buff of home court + one more player, might be able to deal a heavy blow to Chelsea!
In the 85th minute, Mourinho replaced Azpilicueta with Baba, ready to defend the one point.

But in the 87th minute, Baba, who had just come on as a substitute, used his body to push Lanzini away and got the ball directly, which ended West Ham United's attack in the frontcourt and also gave Chelsea a chance to counterattack.

Lanzini rushed back to steal the ball, and Baba decisively passed it to Terry, who found Hazard's position and sent a precise pass.

Hazard has no advantage in headers, but it is too easy for him to receive such a quick long pass.

"It's Hazard again! It's a familiar scene, but this time Hazard managed to hold the ball, turned around, lowered his shoulder to shake off Noble and started to break through on the left."

"Hazard didn't walk in a straight line, but diagonally towards the home team's penalty area. If he ran like this, Hazard would undoubtedly give Noble a chance to chase back!"

"Wait, Hazard didn't even think about playing on his own, he just passed the ball with his left foot straight to the right"

"Jiang Yuan! Kuyate bumped into Jiang Yuan, but the impact was not enough to make Jiang Yuan fall to the ground. His center of gravity was unbalanced, but he adjusted it immediately. Beautiful!"

"Hazard's pass was accurate, but it might be a little high. Well, Jiang Yuan used his head to knock the ball onto the ground, which is also a way to stop the ball. But now Jiang Yuan is facing West Ham United's complete back line, with two central defenders and two sidebacks, a total of four people!"

"Costa was passing the ball to the middle to attract Collins, but it was of little use. Hazard was moving towards the top of the arc, where Willian should have been, but he had already left the field."

The fans at the scene almost held their breath and looked at the time.

88 minutes!

If nothing unexpected happens, this should be Chelsea's last chance to attack.

Seeing Hazard coming to the top of the arc, Jiang Yuan decisively made a triangle pass back, sending the ball to Hazard's feet and into the penalty area. The latter did not stop the ball, but hit the middle of the ball with the arch of his foot, and then the ball passed between Tomkins and Collins.

!!!

Costa was ready to take the ball, but his position was not as good as Jiang Yuan's, so he chose to use his body to hold Collins back, giving his teammate a chance to shoot.

Then on the right side, Jiang Yuan used his left shoulder to push Tomkins away, cut diagonally into the penalty area and grabbed the ball.

"what!"

Adrian suddenly rushed out, Jiang Yuan hooked his left foot, bypassed Adrian and came near the right post.

Then, he shot with his right foot.

"ta!"

……

(End of this chapter)