Chapter 201 Don't Get Up

"Zhuangdianertai, Zhuangdianertai!"

"Here is the live broadcast of the fourth round of the 2015-16 Champions League Group G, Chelsea vs. Dynamo Kyiv"

“The match will be held at Chelsea’s home ground, Stamford Bridge in London”

"The referee is looking at his watch!"

"The game begins! Let me introduce the starting lineup to you all."

"..."

Dynamo Kyiv (4-2-3-1)

Goalkeeper: Sofkovsky

Defenders: Antunez, Dragovic, Hachelidi, Vida

Midfielders: Ribalka, Sidorchuk, Baiaski

Forwards: D-Gonzalez, Kravitz, Yarmolenko
……

Except for Baba replacing the injured Ivanovic in the starting lineup, the two teams continued to use the lineup used in the last match.

The last time they met was 10 days ago, when Chelsea defeated Dynamo Kyiv 3-2 with Jiang Yuan's hat trick. Judging from the situation on the field and the final score, the difference in strength between the two teams should not be big. Even if they were playing at home, Chelsea's players did not dare to say that they could win the game 100%.

After all, even if the opponent is not a team from the top five leagues, it is still the defending champion of the Ukrainian Super League!

In addition, today Dynamo Kyiv learned the lesson from the previous game and paid more attention to the right side where Jiang Yuan was, so Jiang Yuan always had to face the defense of Gonzalez and Ribarca alone.

Jiang Yuan had long been accustomed to this. As long as Gonzalez and Ribarca didn't tackle, there was no pressure for him to play 1v2. If he couldn't get past the opponent, he could just pass the ball back.

14th minute!

Zouma, who played as a central defender this time, headed the ball out while defending a corner kick. Fabregas, who happened to be standing at the second point, saw the ball flying towards him, immediately turned his body sideways, and when the ball got close, he raised his right leg and kicked the ball out.

In Mourinho's corner kick defense tactics, except for the people who are mainly responsible for defense, the others are positioned in order from the backcourt to the frontcourt. After Fabregas kicked the ball out, it was immediately caught by William.

"gogogo!"

Ribarca pointed at William, and Antunez immediately rushed over, trying to snatch the ball from William.

“Here!”

Hazard started forward on the left and reached out for the ball at the same time, but his fast speed made Gonzalez shaken off before he could react.

Seeing Hazard starting on the left, William did not hesitate, took a small step to the right, creating an angle while avoiding the pull of Antunes.

"boom!"

William touched the ball with the arch of his foot, and the ball moved in a straight line, rolling past the left side of Gonzalez's body and directly in front of Hazard.

"Wow!"

"There is nothing wrong with William's through pass, and Hazard successfully got the ball. Look at the front, because the full-back just participated in the corner kick attack, there is no one in Dynamo Kyiv's backcourt who can defend Hazard one-on-one. From the horizontal line, Hazard now has only one protective Hacheridi in front of him, and of course the goalkeeper Shovkovsky."

"On the right, Jiang Yuan is also speeding up. He is trying to take Hatcheridi away, but Hatcheridi is very smart. His attention is always on Hazard. He is the only one in the backcourt. It is useless to mark him now. Hatcheridi must keep his eyes on the ball."

"Hazard continued to accelerate, Gonzalez tried hard to chase, but failed to catch up!"

"The distance is almost there. Hazard starts to move inside. Because he moves diagonally, he has to run a longer distance than Gonzalez. Gonzalez took advantage of the moment when Hazard changed direction to speed up, and now he has caught up!"

On Chelsea's left side, Hazard held Gonzalez with his right hand, preventing the latter from stretching his foot to steal the ball while rushing forward.

Gonzalez was originally facing Jiang Yuan, but because of a corner kick attack, Dynamo Kyiv's backcourt was in chaos!
Seeing that Hazard was in a difficult situation, William started to run towards the middle, ready to receive Hazard's return pass.

As for Jiang Yuan, he knew that if he didn't hold the ball, it would be unattractive to Hatcheri. So Jiang Yuan suddenly stopped and stretched out his hands in the direction of Hazard: "Give it to me!"

Hachelidi was shocked by Jiang Yuan's action. If Jiang Yuan received the pass from Hazard at this position, then Hazard and William could directly enter the penalty area of ​​Dynamo Kyiv without being guarded.

This was a perfect opportunity. As a central defender, Hatcheri's sense told him that Hazard would definitely pass the ball, so he followed Jiang Yuan and stopped, standing sideways, ready to defend one against two.

However, seeing that Hatchellidi also stopped, Jiang Yuan added: "Go on your own!"

Hazard, who was far away, heard the shouting and walked towards the penalty area without looking back. Hatcheridi thought it was not good and tried his best to speed up to defend, but because of the sudden stop just now, he no longer had the advantage in position.

On the left side of the penalty area, Hazard used his speed advantage to get one step ahead of Gonzalez into the penalty area. At the same time, goalkeeper Shovkovsky stood facing Hazard.

Hachelidi was out of position, but he was still able to lock Jiang Yuan on the right, allowing Gonzalez to guard Hazard with confidence.

However, how could Gonzalez alone be able to keep an eye on a Belgian superstar worth 7000 million euros?

Hazard suddenly changed his rhythm, walked inside, raised his right leg and shot the ball.

"Snapped!"

The ball made an imperceptible arc and rolled towards the far post.

Shovkovsky fell to the ground to save the ball, but his position was too far to the right and he couldn't reach the ball after falling to the ground.

Seeing the ball rolling towards him, Hacheridi decisively fell to the ground and stretched out his foot, trying to kick the ball out, but ended up sending both him and the ball into his own goal.

“GOOOOOOO—AAAAAAAAA—LLLLLLLLLL!!!”

"Harzard!"

McLaughlin's familiar voice rang out at Stamford Bridge.

"Oh my God, Hazard made a lob shot after breaking through on the left, but Hachelidi, who was eager to clear the ball, kicked the ball directly into his own goal. Because he broke through alone, there was no suspicion of offside for this goal, and there was no offensive foul!"

"Hazard is celebrating on the left, let's take a look. Oh, this goal was finally awarded to Hachelidi's own goal"

"In the 16th minute of the game, Hazard assisted Hachelidi, 1:0, Chelsea scored the first goal!"

Hazard, who was celebrating, heard that the goal was awarded to Hachelidi's own goal, and spread his hands to express his dissatisfaction to the fourth official on the sidelines: "Wait, this is my goal, why did it go to that number 34?"

Hazard was very upset. He finally scored a goal in the Champions League, but it was judged to be an own goal by the opponent.

"Sir, please leave. The goal scorer was determined by the backstage. I don't have the right to report this situation!"

"shit!"

Hazard stuck out his tongue and didn't pursue the matter any further.

To be honest, if Hatcheri didn't make that tackle, his shot might not have gone in! Instead of complaining and getting a yellow card, it's better to accept this assist that came to your door.

The game goes on!

Dynamo Kyiv coach Rebrov was furious because of Khacheridi's own goal, but considering Khacheridi's important role in the defense, Rebrov did not replace him in the end.

After Chelsea scored a goal, the situation on the field gradually eased. Of course, this was not because Dynamo Kyiv did not want to counterattack, but because Chelsea had a higher ball possession rate, especially Willian and Fabregas, who controlled the ball at their feet as soon as they found an opportunity, which made Dynamo Kyiv very uncomfortable and could not counterattack even if they wanted to.

“the total attendance today is……”

"40, 982!"

McLaren followed the procedure and took advantage of the slow pace of the game to call out the total number of spectators present today.

With nearly 41,000 people on site, Stamford Bridge was as lively as ever.

……

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

"Clap clap clap!"

"B'cause Chelsea, Chelsea is our name!"

"Clap clap clap!"

"..."

The fans at the scene were cheering for their home team, applauding three times for each line of lyrics. No one knew why they could form such a tacit understanding, but the effect at the scene was very shocking.

The love for Chelsea brings these fans together. Among them are some who have been fans for 7 or 8 years. They have lived in London since they were little and were brought to watch Chelsea games by their parents and brothers when they were or years old.

For these people, Chelsea is not only their home team, but also their unshakable spiritual pillar.

Jiang Yuan was seen dribbling the ball to the right sideline. A young fan in the nearby stands leaned over the railing with his entire upper body, raised his hands and shouted, "Jiang, go ahead, go past him! Come on, gogogo!"

Jiang Yuan did not disappoint the fans' expectations. He tapped his right foot with his left foot and suddenly ran to the baseline. He used his starting speed to eat Ribarka alive. The latter was pulled and dragged by Jiang Yuan, but was directly thrown away.

There is a huge gap in physical strength between Premier League players and Ukrainian Premier League players, not to mention that Jiang Yuan's acceleration ability is among the best in the entire Premier League.

"William, hurry up!"

Fabregas in the backcourt shouted, signaling William to run forward to create space for Jiang Yuan to pass the ball. However, the two did not think of going together. William suddenly changed direction and ran from the middle to the right, while Hazard on the left ran over to replace Hazard's original position, and then Oscar, who now stood in Hazard's original position.

By making substitutions one by one, Chelsea successfully shifted the focus of the attack to the right by continuously filling in the positions in the frontcourt with tacit cooperation. Except for Oscar and Baba, the rest of the players were basically on the right.

However, Jiang Yuan was not a player with a very broad vision. He did not notice all this, but walked towards the baseline alone. The person responsible for defending Jiang Yuan one-on-one was Antunes. This guy had a good ability to intercept the ball, but he was only 1 meters tall and was no match for Jiang Yuan in the confrontation.

"Go away!"

Jiang Yuan used his left shoulder to push out, and successfully knocked Antunez away with a very standard iron mountain lean. Then Jiang Yuan wanted to kick a cross to Costa, but found that Dynamo Kyiv's defense line retreated greatly, and there was no chance to cross. "Jiang!"

Just then, William's voice came from behind him. Jiang Yuan glanced back and passed the ball directly to William.

Passing the ball to William when there is no hesitation is what all Chelsea's frontcourt players will do subconsciously.

Because this Brazilian guy's creativity on the offensive end is the strongest in the entire Chelsea team.

"William, long pass to the left. Very good stop, Oscar stopped the ball with his chest, facing Yarmolenko's pressure and passed the ball to Baba, who passed it directly to the middle!"

"Costa runs back and passes the ball to Hazard, who passes it to Willian"

"William held off Byaski and shot directly! Hiss - Byaski's defense was very good, and William's shot was saved by Shovkovsky."

"Well... I don't know what the player himself was thinking, but from our perspective as an audience, William's shot was indeed a bit reckless. As a midfielder, you shouldn't just hit the ball out so casually, especially in this situation, when it's already in the penalty area. If someone is blocking your position at this time, you should pass the ball out."

"But fortunately, William's shot was not blocked by Baiaski, and Chelsea got a corner kick on the left."

In the 29th minute, Chelsea's third corner kick of the game was again taken by Oscar, who extended his right hand.

Later point!

Jiang Yuan's nerves were tense, the referee blew the whistle, and Oscar started his run.

At the same time, Zouma and Costa crossed in the penalty area. Because they had just played against each other not long ago, the Dynamo Kyiv players knew more about the Chelsea players.

The two header masters moved at the front point at the same time, so Oscar's kick was definitely at the front point. So, Dragovic and Hachelidi followed Zouma and Costa respectively. In order to prevent Oscar from passing the inverted triangle to Hazard outside the wall, Vida also followed.

With a "bang", Oscar took a corner kick.

"Go, go, go inside!"

Zouma shouted, pushed Dragovic away, and pretended to be trying to score, but in fact the ball was neither for him nor for Costa.

At the back post, a ghost in a blue jersey jumped high under the defense of Antunes, tightened his core and headed for the goal.

After completing the header, Jiang Yuan fell down and watched the ball he hit fly over the crossbar.

He had already broken free from Antonio's defense, but the header was not well headed.

"Fuck!"

Jiang Yuan sat on the ground and pounded the grass angrily.

Mourinho held his head in his hands and almost knelt on the ground.

"Oh, what a pity, the header was in a good position, but the ball went over the crossbar. I was just a bit unlucky."

"Actually, from my point of view, when returning to defense, Antunez used his hand to block Jiang Yuan's position. In this situation, Jiang Yuan needed to use a lot of strength to kick his legs, so as to ensure that he had enough height to jump. However, Jiang Yuan did not expect that Antunez would stop defending after blocking his position, causing Jiang Yuan to use too much force in jumping, and he jumped a little high. But since he had already jumped and there were no teammates on the right, Jiang Yuan had to fight back at this time."

"The analysis makes sense. The correct approach should be to jump later, because Oscar's corner kick is relatively high, and it is impossible for Shovkovsky to catch the ball in mid-air."

"But the problem is that from our perspective, Shovkovsky can't touch the ball, but it doesn't seem like that to the players on the field..."

Jiang Yuan headed the ball high and missed the opportunity to expand the score.

Fortunately, there was Hatchelli's own goal and Chelsea has a clear advantage in passing and control, so the home team players are not in a hurry now. It is the visiting team that should be anxious. If they cannot beat or draw with Chelsea, their qualifying situation will be very grim!

The Champions League group stage adopts the rule of 4 to 2. If Dynamo Kyiv wants to qualify, one of the two giants Chelsea and Porto must die.

But who will die? Judging from the current situation, between Porto and Chelsea, whoever loses to Dynamo Kyiv will die!
Under such circumstances, it is impossible for Chelsea to retain its strength against Dynamo Kyiv. Hazard was rested in the last game in order to play the full game against Dynamo Kyiv today.

In the 35th minute, Dynamo Kyiv had a corner kick in the front court. Jiang Yuan stuck close to Antunes, which made the latter a little dissatisfied: "Get out!"

"Hey, hey, don't be angry, don't be angry"

Jiang Yuan said this, but his hands never stopped moving. Antonio was not tall to begin with, and with Jiang Yuan sticking to him, it was difficult for him to move.

"Snapped!"

Ribarca took a corner kick and there was chaos in Chelsea's penalty area. Zouma used his body to push Kravitz away and fought hard for the first point.

The ball came to Fabregas' feet.

!

"I won't play with you!"

Seeing the team change from defense to offense, Jiang Yuan shook off Antunes and ran quickly towards the frontcourt.

William did not pass the ball directly to Jiang Yuan. One reason was that Jiang Yuan was too far back and it would be useless to pass it to him.

Secondly, the prerequisite for passing the ball is one's own safety, but William is not safe at all now. Sidorchuk and Bayaski rushed towards William as if they were chasing prey.

So, William took the ball, turned around, kicked it with his left foot, and dribbled forward while getting rid of Baiaski. William's speed is not very fast in the Premier League, but compared with these Ukrainian players, it is more than enough.

"Outermost!"

William shouted, and Jiang Yuan understood, following the sideline and bypassing Gonzalez. At the same time, William passed the ball, and the ball passed in front of Gonzalez and came to Jiang Yuan. Now Jiang Yuan only needed to speed up and catch the ball before Gonzalez, so as to launch a counterattack.

However, an unexpected scene happened, because Rebrov had emphasized that Chelsea's two wingers should not be given any one-on-one opportunities, so Gonzalez reached out and grabbed Jiang Yuan's jersey. Jiang Yuan wanted to resist, but still fell to the ground.

"Fuck!"

Jiang Yuan rolled on the ground, but fortunately he was not seriously injured.

Seeing this, William rushed over from the middle and wanted to take a quick free kick, but Baiaski was very cunning and held the ball in his hands and was reluctant to pass it to William.

"Beep!"

Referee Kralovic hurried over and gave Gonzalez and Baiaski a yellow card each.

Although Chelsea got an extra yellow card, their counterattack was also stopped. Overall, Dynamo Kyiv made no loss and may even have made a profit!
After being knocked down by Gonzalez, Jiang Yuan lay on the sideline, right in front of the Chelsea bench. His knee hurt a little, but it was still bearable. Jiang Yuan gritted his teeth and prepared to stand up.

Seeing this, Mourinho shouted, "How are you!" Then he hurried to Jiang Yuan, squatted down and whispered, "Don't get up"

"..."

Hearing this, Jiang Yuan glanced at Baiasky, then rolled around holding his knees.

"Referee! Referee! Our player is injured!"

Kralovic frowned. From his perspective, Jiang Yuan should be fine. But at Mourinho's strong request, Kralovic still came over.

There was some red on Jiang Yuan's knee, apparently he had bumped into the grass, but there was no bleeding. According to FIFA rules, in this case the player must be asked about the severity of the injury.

"Do you need medical assistance?"

"I need it, I especially need it!"

"Beep!"

Kralovic made a hooking gesture and Chelsea's medical team hurried over.

During Jiang Yuan's treatment, players from both teams went off the court to drink water.

It is very cold in London in November, but under such high-intensity competition, the players still sweat a lot and need to replenish some inorganic salts.

While the players were drinking water, Mourinho rushed over to gather everyone together: "You played too hastily. I wanted to say it during the halftime break, but I really couldn't wait. Controlling the ball in the frontcourt is giving the opponent opportunities. William, I don't need you to control the ball or pass the ball in this game. We will not launch an attack unless necessary. Do you understand what I mean? We are the dominant side and there is no need to play so hastily."

"If we have a chance, we must attack, but if the chance of scoring is small, don't give up the ball easily. William, remember your long shot before? Remember, in that situation, controlling the ball in the frontcourt is the best option. You are better than them, both in terms of skills and physical fitness, so as long as we control the ball, they will not get a chance!"

Not only the commentator of CCTV5, Mourinho also thought that William's shot was a bit hasty.

After all, the team is leading, and being anxious at this time will only give the opponent opportunities.

At this time, Jiang Yuan's on-field treatment was over, and the players from both sides returned to the field one after another. Taking advantage of Jiang Yuan's waiting outside the field, Mourinho approached Jiang Yuan again: "Did you hear what I just said?"

Jiang Yuan licked his lips: "No"

"...Okay, remember, pass the ball to William first, control the ball, control the ball!"

"Of course, I do that all the time!"

Jiang Yuan smiled. He was a winger and had few passing options. Moreover, all players liked to pass the ball to teammates who had strong ball control abilities. Jiang Yuan was no exception.

"That's good!"

Mourinho nodded, and then added: "By the way, you got a yellow card in the first three games. I need to remind you that you already got two yellow cards in the previous three Champions League games. You must not get another yellow card, otherwise you will be suspended. Do you understand?"

"Of course!"

Jiang Yuan made an OK gesture.

He had received yellow cards in previous away games against Dynamo Kyiv and Maccabi Tel Aviv. According to the rules of the Champions League, accumulating three yellow cards will require a one-match suspension.

But Jiang Yuan was not panicked at all, because the yellow card was something that could be controlled subjectively. As long as he didn't take any action, it had nothing to do with him.

Jiang Yuan shook his legs, and the fourth official pushed his back and said, "You can go on stage now!"

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(End of this chapter)