Chapter 250 King Kong God of War
[A familiar smell. I have a feeling that Southampton is going to have an accident if nothing unexpected happens.]

[King Jiang, kill! ! ! ]

[This goalkeeping sense is really good. Jiang Yuan has made great progress in Chelsea]

[If you can’t beat Paris Saint-Germain, can’t you beat a small Southampton? Xiao Jiang, kill the opponent quickly]

[Ibrahimovic is really selfless. He passed the ball. He could have shot it himself. But it's hard to say. He might not have enough power to head the ball from that position. Passing it to Jiang Yuan is the best choice.]

[I remember that Xiao Jiang hasn't scored a header for a long time. This is great. Let Southampton have a taste of 7500 million euros]

[To be honest, isn't Jiang Yuan better than Hazard on the left? And Hazard has a weak foot, so he's not as effective as William on the right. Hiss... So Hazard can only play as a front midfielder! ]

[Fuck, is this the treatment that a Belgian player who was paid 7500 million euros gets at Chelsea? ]

[What can I do? Find a left winger in the Premier League who is more powerful than Jiang Yuan. Can you find one? ]

[??? It's no use being strong. Even if Jiang Yuan plays at the level of Cristiano Ronaldo, Mourinho won't let Hazard sacrifice himself to play as a front midfielder.]

[Don't talk nonsense, is Hazard sacrificing himself by playing as a front midfielder? He plays OK, I think he's not worse than Willian, but he's not as good at passing the ball as Willian, but he's still OK at breaking through.]

[I want to see Jiang Yuan play as a left winger, but this depends on whether Hazard can play as an attacking midfielder. If Hazard can't play as an attacking midfielder, Jiang Yuan will have to return to the right.]

The fans in the comment section are right. The current situation is that if Hazard can play as an attacking midfielder, then this formation should be the best choice for Chelsea at the moment.

But if Hazard doesn't perform well as a central midfielder, considering the team's overall performance, Mourinho will definitely put the Belgian back to the left.

In other words, whether Jiang Yuan can finally secure his position as left winger depends not on how well he plays as left winger, but on how well Hazard plays as attacking midfielder.

The fans can all see that Jiang Yuan, as the person involved, certainly understands his and Hazard's current situation. In order to unlock his next template fragment, he must maintain his first-class level as a left winger while helping Hazard find opportunities in the middle as much as possible.

"Southampton!"

clap clap!

"Southampton"

clap clap!

The home fans cheered loudly, but this could not change the situation on the field. Southampton has performed well this season, but they still seem to be struggling when facing a giant like Chelsea.

The biggest gap is in the forwards. Southampton's two forwards, Austin and Sean Long, have a combined value of only 2000 million euros, which is not even one-third of Hazard's value.

With this difference in market value, Austin and Sean Long are definitely far inferior to Hazard and Jiang Yuan except for being slightly better in defense.

The game is in the 31st minute!

"Wow! Nice save. Foster's performance in this game was very good."

"The Southampton goalkeeper stood up and ran forward. This is a good counterattack opportunity for the home team. Let's see if we can take advantage of it."

"Ibrahimovic wanted to stop Foster from shooting quickly, and there was a physical conflict between the two, but the referee did not blow the whistle."

"The referee for this match is Martin Atkinson from England. He is a fairly decent referee."

"Foster passed the ball to Van Dijk on the side, and Van Dijk made a long pass to Romeu in front. Jiang Yuan wanted to grab it!"

"The distance is very close, maybe there is a chance."

"Well, what a pity, it was a little off. Jiang Yuan got the ball, but Romeu was very fast in counterattacking on the spot, and Jiang Yuan still failed to protect the ball in the end."

"Austin came up from behind to receive the ball, Romeu passed it to him and Austin knocked it back."

Because the team's forwards are not fast, Southampton's counterattacks are relatively slow, and the key is "stability". Chelsea's midfielders and frontcourt players tried to rush forward to press several times, but failed to hold the ball.

In fact, it’s mainly Hazard. Putting Hazard in the middle will encounter an unavoidable problem - the central defense becomes weaker!
"Left, left, keep an eye on number 14!"

Courtois in front of the goal pointed at Romeu and shouted, signaling Fabregas to keep an eye on Romeu.

Cedric starts to go down the flank and has a one-on-one with Azpilicueta on the wing!

Although he is a full-back, Cedric's dribbling ability is not weak. He just pulled the ball with his left foot little by little, and then suddenly accelerated.

!!!

Azpilicueta didn't react immediately, giving Cedric the opportunity to cross the ball, who was also very decisive and kicked the ball into the penalty area with his right foot.

Sean Long was in the penalty area and jumped up with Zouma. Finally, Zouma headed the ball out of the penalty area and Sean Long fell to the ground.

"Hey! Referee!"

"Foul! Penalty! It's a penalty!"

Southampton players shouted on the field, but Atkinson ignored them.

The director specially gave a slow-motion shot. There was indeed physical confrontation between the two players, but Zouma jumped one step faster and had the advantage in position. In this case, it was a reasonable confrontation and was not considered a foul by Chelsea.

"The referee gestured, Chelsea didn't commit a foul, Mikel caught the ball that Zouma cleared"

"Chelsea pushed forward from the back. Oh, the lower left corner of the screen gives the data of the two teams in this game, with the ball possession rates of 35% and 65% respectively. As expected, as we can see, Chelsea's advantage is very large"

"..."

"Hazard turns with the ball! Beautiful!"

"The position is good, how about a kick into the penalty area. Wow, Hazard chose to pass the ball to Jiang Yuan who was being defended by two people. It seems that he really trusts Jiang Yuan."

tata!

With two consecutive touches of the ball, Jiang Yuan passed between Cedric and Romeu.

At the same time, Ibrahimovic ran from the edge of the penalty area to the depths of the penalty area and stretched out his hand to signal Jiang Yuan to pass the ball.

However, from Jiang Yuan's perspective, Ibrahimovic was sandwiched between Fonte and Taggart. If he made a 45-degree cross at this time, the chance of Ibrahimovic getting the ball would be very low.

After comprehensive consideration, Jiang Yuan chose to dribble the ball himself and approached Southampton's penalty area diagonally.

The one responsible for marking Jiang Yuan was Van Dijk. The Dutchman was in a bad position at first, and waited for Jiang Yuan to enter the penalty area to reach the single defense position. Although Jiang Yuan had already stepped on the penalty area line, Van Dijk's action was still very fierce, and it seemed that he was squeezing Jiang Yuan out of the penalty area.

In desperation, Jiang Yuan pulled the ball back with his right foot, twisted his ankle and knocked the ball towards the baseline.

!!!

Van Dijk was very focused. When he saw Jiang Yuan intending to make a cross from the bottom, he immediately stretched out his right foot to intercept the ball.

At this moment, Jiang Yuan knocked the ball with his left foot again, and the ball rolled in from under Van Dijk's crotch.

"wowwwww!"

The fans in the stands burst into screams. Ibrahimovic and Hazard took action at the same time, using their bodies to block Krassi and Fonte respectively, giving Jiang Yuan as much shooting space as possible.

Jiang Yuan did not disappoint his teammates' expectations. He quickly bypassed Van Dijk and pushed the ball into the near corner with the instep before Taggart rushed up.

The distance was very close and the Southampton goalkeeper had no chance to react at all.

"GOOOOO-AAAAAAAAA-LLLLLLLLLL!!!"

"Crotch crossing!"

“What a Crotch crossing from Jiang?”

"0:2!"

"0:2!"

After scoring the goal, Jiang Yuan did not hesitate and jogged to the corner flagpole to practice Tai Chi. "Wow!"

Ibrahimovic raised his eyebrows and started to learn Jiang Yuan's movements. This was the first time he saw Jiang Yuan practicing Tai Chi on the court!

Snapped!
"Perfect!"

In the camera, Mourinho had a calm expression and did not make any other movements except clapping, but he was actually extremely excited in his heart.

"Well, good shot!"

Ibrahimovic rubbed Jiang Yuan's hair. Jiang Yuan was 1 meters tall, not too short, but in front of Ibrahimovic, his height was no different from a toy: "Jiang, I said, as long as we want to win, we will definitely win!"

"Definitely win!"

……

At the start of the second half, Chelsea, who were leading by 2 goals, did not make any substitutions. Hazard continued to play as attacking midfielder, while Southampton replaced him with Mane.

In September 14, the newly appointed Dutch coach Ronald Koeman bought Mane from Salzburg Red Bull for 9 million euros. The Senegalese striker performed very well in the following seasons, and his value has steadily increased from 2300 million euros to the current 750 million.

A big reason for this is Mane's athletic attributes. After all, speed players are really popular in the Premier League.

Koeman's substitution seemed to have a miraculous effect. Just five minutes into the second half, Mane found an opportunity on the right, used his body to push Azpilicueta away, and successfully completed a cross.

Mane's cross was cleared by Zouma, but this cross also made Mourinho, who had originally sat down, stand up again.

Compared to Austin in the first half, Mane brought stronger impact to Southampton's wing!
"Southampton's corner kick, standing behind the corner flag is Romeu. The Spanish midfielder's pass is very accurate. Look at the quality of this cross."

"Give it a point!"

"Mané takes off from below the drop point"

"He jumped very high and collided with Zouma, but... the ball went in!"

"Mane scored with a header, but players from both teams are now on the ground, and they don't look very well."

The whole audience's eyes were on Atkinson at the top of the arc, and the referee pointed to the center circle.

The goal is valid!

"Hey, that's a foul!"

Ibrahimovic ran over to argue with Atkinson, but Atkinson ignored him.

Zuma rolled over on the ground with his hands covering his face, while Mane shook his head and stood up, leaving Jiang Yuan stunned.

Damn, is the head so hard?
"We love Southampton, We do~"

"We love Southampton, We do~"

“Oh Southampton we love you”

"Southampton! Bang!"

"Southampton! Bang!"

St. Mary's Stadium was very lively. Chelsea's medical team hurriedly ran onto the field carrying medical boxes, and Jiang Yuan also ran over.

"Are you ok?"

Zuma took his hand away, a red spot on his cheek.

Jiang Yuan took a breath and said, "Oh, it looks like the situation is not very good."

Just by watching from the side, Jiang Yuan could feel how painful it was, let alone Zuma who experienced it personally.

The team doctor checked Zuma's skin with his hands, and after confirming that there were no open injuries, he sprayed Zuma with ethyl chloride. It seemed that he used about half a bottle of ethyl chloride.

The team doctor held Zuma's crown with one hand and extended an index finger with the other hand: "Look at me, look into my eyes. Okay, now look at my fingers, I need you to follow my fingers."

As he spoke, the team doctor began to move his right side, left and right, up and down.

"Okay, now I need you to open your mouth and say 'ah'"

Zuma opened his mouth and let out a cry.

"Ok, no problem!"

After finishing the concussion check, the team doctor clapped his hands and began to pack up: "Do you still feel pain now?"

Hearing this, Zuma reached out and touched his cheek: "A little, but it feels okay."

After discussion, Zuma decided to continue the game, but he needed to leave the field temporarily accompanied by the team doctor and could only re-enter the field after approval from the fourth official.

"Go! Be more active and pass the ball to the middle"

"Yes, that's right. Yes, yes, very good! Good!"

Mourinho gave a thumbs up. Southampton's offense finally improved after Mane was substituted, but this could not change Chelsea's control of the situation.

The game reached the 75th minute and it was still Chelsea's attack.

William launched an attack on the right, but because Portland defended very tightly, Chelsea's Brazilian winger did not find any opportunities and had to pass the ball to Ivanovic behind him.

Ivanovic stopped the ball with the arch of his foot, looked up and then made a long pass to Jiang Yuan on the left.

coming!

Jiang Yuan quickly ran to the baseline and stopped the ball with his chest. Southampton's defense was very fast, and the next second after Jiang Yuan's right foot touched the ball, Cedric and Jiang Yuan formed a one-on-one situation.

Jiang Yuan was seen pulling the ball with his right foot and moving sideways towards the bottom line. He stared at Cedric's knees and glanced into the penalty area. He was now observing the positions of Ibrahimovic and William to see if he could make a cross.

Have the opportunity!
Seeing Ibrahimovic bypassing Fonte, Jiang Yuan kicked decisively.

"Snapped!"

Cedric turned around with his hands behind his back, and Jiang Yuan's cross hit the Portuguese's shoulder blade. The ball did not go out of bounds, but returned to Jiang Yuan's feet.

Seeing this, Jiang Yuan adjusted his step and prepared to kick the ball high again, but at this time he heard Azpilicueta's voice behind him.

"Give me!"

In official matches, players will only ask their teammates for the ball when they feel that their position is more suitable than others. So when Azpilicueta shouted, Jiang Yuan did not hesitate at all. He flicked the ball with his left foot, turned around, and knocked the ball back with his right foot.

"Move forward!"

Azpilicueta pointed to the Southampton goal and then sent a highly accurate 45-degree cross.

With a "bang", Ibrahimovic, who got the first point, headed the ball back, and the second point was taken by Hazard.

"Hazard is at the top of the arc, Southampton's defense is a bit dense, you can consider sending him to the wing"

"William or Azpilicueta are both good options, look at Hazard..."

"Take the ball inside!"

"Jiang Yuan ran from the left to the middle to fill the vacant position left by Hazard"

"Azar!"

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(End of this chapter)