Chapter 277: Blue Bridge

"Well done! Chelsea completed a crotch pass against Fuchs in the frontcourt, from No. 7 Jiang Yuan!"

"Ibrahimovic is walking into the penalty area. Let's see how Leicester City will deal with it now. For Morgan and Vasilevskiy, it is actually a bit difficult to defend Ibrahimovic."

"Jiang Yuan, 1-on-1 with Kante on the wing, speed up and try to shake him off, Kante is following closely, Jiang Yuan, make a reverse triangle pass!"

"In the middle! Drinkwater made a super, super, super huge mistake and the ball was caught by William"

"From the top of the arc... just take a long shot!"

"Schmeichel! Good save!"

shit...

Seeing the long shot being blocked, the Blues players on the field reacted in a surprisingly consistent manner. They all shook their heads, sighed, and said "fuck" or "shit".

If I remember correctly, this should be Chelsea's best scoring chance so far in the game. If William's long shot had a more tricky angle, the score might have been 1:0 now.

Unfortunately, there is no such thing.

[Fuck, I thought there was going to be a goal just now. What a pity, Jiang Yuan should have passed the ball to Ibrahimovic in the middle. Ibrahimovic was already reaching out to Jiang Yuan, but Jiang Yuan didn't seem to see it]

[He should have seen it. It was probably an inverted triangle. If he passed the ball, Kante would definitely steal it. In fact, it was nothing to pass it to William. The quality of William's long-range shot is still relatively high. The main reason is that Schmeichel was in good form today. There is really nothing we can do about it.]

[Courtois is in good shape, haha! ]

[Forget it, don’t score any goals, Chelsea can still get three more points if the score is 0:0. If we have to say, it has to be Manchester United and West Ham United. These two guys really treat Chelsea as brothers, haha! ]

[Don’t be happy too soon. Don’t you see that Leicester City has an obvious advantage? This cooperation is so amazing. When will Chelsea be able to play this kind of cooperation? They won’t be eliminated by Manchester City in the Champions League.]

[What kind of person is this Kante? He is so small and can run so fast. Chelsea should buy him quickly. Now Chelsea needs a defensive midfielder with strong backfield coverage ability. Without someone to protect him, Jiang Yuan and Hazard dare not make bold moves in the front.]

[Don't be like that, Fabregas and Mikel are also very strong, but Kante is really exaggerated. I estimate that he can run at least 3 or 4 kilometers more than his teammates in a game.]

[It's useless. Xiao Jiang scored a world-class goal from the far corner. Wouldn't that just crush Leicester City? ]

[You are dreaming, do you really think Leicester City is a relegation team? Do you know that Leicester City defeated Manchester City 2-0 at the beginning of the season with a full team? ]

As the time of the first half slowly came to the 30th minute, the tempo on the field was further increased.

In fact, the rhythm is mainly controlled by Leicester City. After all, they cannot accept a draw.

Today's fans feel like they are watching a cartoon. Chelsea is the super villain in the cartoon with strength and backing, and Leicester City is the protagonist who upgrades all the way to fight the final BOSS.

Fortunately, this is competitive sports, not a cartoon, and the situation where good guys defeat villains is not always true.

"Drinkwater is dribbling the ball forward at Leicester City. The English midfielder is very good at passing the ball. Chelsea's defense needs to pay attention."

"Mikel went forward, Willian returned to defend, Drinkwater wanted to pass the ball to Mahrez... Mikel tackled it directly!"

"Beautiful! Chelsea can launch a counterattack. William takes the ball and turns around to pass it to Hazard on the left!"

"Hazard dribbles the ball!"

Although it is difficult to evaluate his performance this season, Hazard's deterrence is still there. Whenever the Belgian king gets the ball, the Foxes fans feel a sense of suspense.

"here!"

Seeing Gray go back to defend Hazard, Ibrahimovic immediately retreated to get the ball, and successfully sent the ball to the baseline through a wall pass, and Hazard easily got the ball. At the same time, Jiang Yuan on the right took advantage of the opponent's defensive player's inattention and directly entered the penalty area to look for a header opportunity.

But there is a problem now. Crossing the ball from the bottom is not Hazard's favorite style of play. Sure enough, the moment the Belgian got the ball at the bottom line, he gave up the chance to cross the ball.

shit!

Jiang Yuan felt a little uncomfortable, but there was nothing he could do. If Hazard really passed the ball, he might not be able to pass it accurately.

The director's camera focused on Hazard and even gave a close-up. Hazard dribbled the ball little by little into the penalty area. Simpson was in front of him. However, looking at Hazard's appearance, he should be quite confident about this breakthrough.

Take a step with your right foot, step in front of the ball, and use your body to protect the ball.

It was a familiar move. The fans near the corner flag were cheering for Hazard. Hazard swayed to the left and then to the right. His speed was fast, but Simpson was no fool. Whether it was a Premier League player or a Premier League fan, everyone knew one thing about Hazard: Hazard preferred to go directly to the middle rather than to the baseline.

Because he was mentally prepared, Simpson didn't take any action from Hazard's move. He stepped to the left, trying to block Hazard directly.

!!!

Hazard was a little flustered and hurriedly protected the ball with his left foot, but what he didn't consider was that he had not yet entered the penalty area and Simpson was not afraid of making moves.

At the critical moment, Simpson's outstretched left foot stepped on Hazard's ankle. The severe pain made the Belgian superstar lose his mind and fall directly to the ground.

"wdf??"

All the players on the field saw the moment Hazard's ankle was stepped on, and Azpilicueta, who was preparing to respond behind him, saw Hazard's ankle twisted violently at that moment.

Within 5 seconds, all Chelsea players ran over.

"Hey, let me explain."

Simpson walked up, but was pushed away by Jiang Yuan halfway through: "Damn it, you did this on purpose, didn't you?"

Jiang Yuan saw it clearly. Simpson had the chance to retract his foot, but he didn't do so. He almost aimed at Hazard's ankle!

"Hey, don't do that!"

Simpson spread his hands and wanted to talk to the referee, but Ibrahimovic grabbed Simpson's shoulder with one hand and pulled the Leicester City defender away.

Chelsea players were not in a hurry to ask the referee for a free kick, and referee Bosen reacted quickly. After briefly observing Hazard's injury, he waved to Chelsea's bench.

Outside the field, Clarkson and another medical teammate, carrying a first aid kit, were ready to sprint. After the fourth official withdrew his arm that was blocking the front, Chelsea's medical team quickly entered the field.

“xuuuuu——!!!”

"Beep beep beep!!!"

In the stands, there were boos and false whistles one after another, and the fans of the home team were venting their dissatisfaction.

While the team doctor was treating Hazard, Terry was communicating with referee Paulson, hoping to give Simpson a red card as a punishment. Although this was not very realistic, Terry did not give up.

Other Chelsea players were observing Hazard's injury.

Clarkson took off all of Hazard's shoes and socks, revealing his ankle wrapped in a sports bandage. After untying the sports bandage, Hazard's ankle was displayed to everyone.

"hiss--"

Jiang Yuan took a deep breath. Hazard's ankle was slightly twisted, but because it was a reverse sprain from the inside to the outside, the situation was still very serious. Ibrahimovic came over, stretched out his hand and patted Jiang Yuan on the back: "Pray to God..."

Ibrahimovic is right. One of the core players has fallen and now all we can do is pray to God.

Clarkson fiddled with Hazard's ankles with both hands before waving towards the Chelsea bench.

Substitute!

“xuuu——!!!”

"Fuck you shit!"

"Simpson, lick my ass!"

The home team fans in the stadium were completely furious. If Simpson had restrained himself a little, Hazard would not have suffered such an injury.

All I can say is that even if Simpson didn't do it on purpose, it was definitely not accidental!
In front of the bench, Mourinho and Brown both had their hands in their pockets, and Kennedy was bandaging his socks next to them.

Mourinho's intention in replacing Kennedy instead of Falcao was very clear. He wanted Jiang Yuan to increase Chelsea's impact on the left side.

"Hey, Kennedy is ready to play. Looking at Hazard, he probably won't be able to continue the game."

"It's not a good thing for Chelsea when a key player is injured and leaves the field"

"I'm here to update the game information. In addition to Hazard who has already left the field, Chelsea's Willian and Zouma are also injured. On the other hand, Leicester City has a full team except for Huth who was suspended due to a red card."

"I believe Chelsea fans are very nervous now, because the hard power advantage of their most proud players seems to be being disintegrated little by little."

"Okay, Kennedy replaces Hazard. After coming on the field, Kennedy gestured to his teammates. Mourinho should be replacing Jiang Yuan to the left."

As soon as Hazard left the field, the value of Chelsea's players dropped by 6700 million euros. This drop in value alone is almost half of the value of the entire Leicester City team.

However, from now on, Chelsea's luxurious lineup has not been able to give them the advantage to crush their opponents.

Jiang Yuan made a cross from the free kick, but his teammates in the penalty area failed to get the first point, so the attack failed.

It was the 41st minute of the game and the first half had not yet ended. Chelsea's bench was full of players. The temperature was less than 15 degrees Celsius, but Mourinho's forehead was already covered with sweat.

"Blue is the colour, football is the game~"

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

"..."

Chelsea's team anthem was still playing in the stadium, but the tempo of the song was slower today, and the soothing lyrics gave people an overall dull feeling.

Although it is the Chelsea team song, the one attacking is Leicester City.

Ibrahimovic committed a handball foul while attacking in the frontcourt. Morgan touched the ball with one hand and then passed it to Drinkwater on the right. Drinkwater passed the ball back to Simpson, who then passed the ball to Gray in the front.

Seeing Gray get the ball, Jiang Yuan immediately followed, ready to use a quick tackle to end Leicester City's attack, but unfortunately, Gray's reaction was very fast and he passed the ball before Jiang Yuan went to the bottom. It was Vardy who ran to the right who got the ball.

After Vardy got the ball, he decisively started to go down the flank. Like Chelsea, Leicester City is also a team that is very good at attacking from the flanks. However, under the tactical guidance of Italian coach Ranieri, their approach of going down the flanks is somewhat different from Chelsea's. They prefer to play with a team little by little rather than Chelsea's unilateral burst.

As the biggest dark horse team in the top five leagues this season, Leicester City has a kind of confidence that is unique to them.

"Vardy, take the ball on the wing and see if there is a chance to cross the ball, because as a center forward, I ran to the wing and now there is no player in the Chelsea penalty area who can receive the pass from Vardy."

"Mahrez bypassed Ivanovic and went into the penalty area, but this player's heading level is very average, and Vardy's pass should not be a good choice at this time."

"Sure enough, Vardy did not choose to give the ball out immediately. He cooperated with Simpson and came to the end line. The Spanish full-back Azpilicueta was responsible for defending him on the Chelsea side!"

"Stop the ball, do a bicycle kick, and shake the center of gravity. It seems that Vardy can't come up with any useful countermeasures against Azpilicueta's defense."

"Simpson ran to the back to support, Jiang Yuan went to defend, Leicester City still couldn't find a suitable route to pass the ball..."

"Hey, wait, Simpson is a cover, Kante ran over and took advantage of the gap Jiang Yuan just left to grab the ball"

"Kante, turn around and pass to Drinkwater!"

nonono!

I have to say that Leicester City played really well in this wave of cooperation. The backcourt players pretended to participate in the attack. Although they did not actually touch the ball, they helped the team create an n-on-n opportunity in the frontcourt. The offensive players were equal to the defensive players, and the offensive side had the initiative to pass the ball, which is an absolute advantage!

"Get up quickly!"

Courtois shouted anxiously. Standing in front of the goal, he had a better vision than any other teammates on the field because he could tell which player on the opposite side posed a threat to the goal.

And now the most dangerous player in Leicester City is the defensive midfielder Drinkwater!

Fabregas rushed forward, trying to use his body to reduce Drinkwater's angle. In fact, Fabregas' reaction was very quick, but Drinkwater was very decisive.

Lift your right leg and pump it directly!

With a "bang", the ball flew out from near Fabregas' knees, passed Terry, and finally rushed towards the Chelsea goal.

Courtois pushed off the ground with his right foot and dived to the left, but because his vision was blocked by Terry and Mahrez, he was unable to capture the trajectory of the ball in the air in the first place.

“GOOOOOOO—AAAAAAAAAAAA—LLLLLLL!!!!”

“It’s a miracle!”

"It's a miracle for Danny Drinkwater! a miracle for LEI City!"

“the score now is…”

“0:1!!!!”

This was not McLaughlin's voice. Because it was a crucial match, the FA used a neutral live commentary.

At the first moment of the goal, the director's camera did not focus on Drinkwater who completed the long shot, but on the Chelsea players in the penalty area.

Zouma, Terry, Mikel and Ivanovic all lowered their heads.

In the 20s, there was an American love movie that was popular all over the world. The name of the movie was...

"The Broken Blue Bridge"

……

(End of this chapter)