Chapter 317: Mu Niao Steals the Chicken and Loses the Rice

[Awesome, I am the best at shooting, I can hit the goal straight into the dead corner]

[This is great! I thought Mourinho’s transformation of Hazard would cause problems, but the effect turned out to be quite good.]

[Talented players are still talented even after being reformed, and Zaballwang’s shooting ability is still strong enough to be placed in the midfield]

[What a pity. Since Hazard has played as a front midfielder, I rarely see him passing the ball on the wing.]

[Wouldn't it be more interesting to watch Xiao Jiang's dribbling? Xiao Jiang's violent dribbling is the most entertaining, right?]

[Hahaha, this is true. With Chelsea's all-star lineup now, Dortmund is under a lot of pressure]

[Dortmund is under a lot of pressure? I think the strength of both teams should be about the same. If Hazard hadn't scored this goal, would Chelsea and Dortmund be evenly matched? It's a pity that Reus didn't play today, otherwise it would be hard to say]

[+1, I am a Bundesliga fan. If Reus is not injured, Chelsea will not be able to beat Dortmund]

[How is it possible? Chelsea can play Dortmund at will. What kind of players are you from Dortmund? What kind of players are I from Chelsea? You idiot, stop barking.]

There were some minor conflicts between Premier League fans and Bundesliga fans in the live broadcast room. For sports games, such conflicts between fans are too common. With the fans filter and the star filter, everyone has different opinions when watching the game.

But if you really study this conflict carefully, you will find a very obvious feature, that is, the Premier League fan base is larger and they type faster.

This is because there are so many gamblers in the Premier League that they will start to curse at others if they disagree with something.

No matter what you say, I am right.

If you question me, just ignore me and let me criticize you.

Don’t ask why I have low quality, gamblers just want to be superior to others!
Following Hazard's first goal, the live broadcast gave real-time data of the game. Fans were surprised to find that except for the number of goals, the other data were not much different between the two teams.

It can be seen that Dortmund is really strong!

In front of the Chelsea bench, Brown's fingers moved back and forth on the touchpad of his laptop, and the computer screen showed the offensive heat map of today's game.

This is a professional software called heatmap, designed by a Dutch company. Brown can get all the data of each player by connecting Blue Night to the official data server via Bluetooth.

The game is now in the 20th minute and Kante has run 3.3km, which is an exaggerated figure.

The software can not only look at running distance and offensive data, but also the players' heart rate. The data comes from the heart rate monitor attached to the players' vests.

Currently, William has the highest heart rate in the Chelsea team, at 131 beats per minute.

Of course, as a member of Chelsea's coaching staff, Brown does not have the authority to view Dortmund player data.

After 30 minutes of the game, as the players of both teams gradually improved, Chelsea's shortcomings began to emerge.

There are three players in Chelsea's lineup who joined the team this season. With the position swap between Hazard and Willian, there will definitely be some problems with the players' coordination.

Facing teams like Swansea and Burnley, this kind of coordination problem is not a big deal, but facing the strong team Dortmund, these coordination problems of Chelsea were unsurprisingly magnified.

The biggest problem with the double defensive midfielder system is the lack of protection on the flanks. After getting the ball on the left, Dembele rushed all the way, not only shaking off William who was returning to defense, but also avoiding Hazard's outstretched hand.

Pogba ran up in the backcourt to defend, but because he was slow to respond, he was finally passed by Dembele.

"Dembele! Continuous dribbling. In today's game, both Chelsea and Dortmund have very strong breakthrough capabilities on the left flank."

"Kante comes back to defend, Dembele does a bicycle kick, should he choose to dribble past the opponent? Dembele chooses to make a curved pass, and the ball passes between Ivanovic and Kante!"

"A very wonderful pass from No. 7 Ousmane Dembele! Aubameyang rushed in and shot a long shot from outside the penalty area!"

"GOOOOOO-AAAAAAAAA-LLLLLL!!!!"

"34'55'', wonderful goal from Aubameyang Chelsea1:1Dortmund!"

What Mourinho was most worried about happened. Pogba's passive defense caused Kante to face Dembele and Aubameyang at the same time in the defensive midfielder position.

Alonso also needs to take the blame for this goal. Zouma was watching Schmelzer who was about to score on the wing. At this time, Alonso should have rushed forward to block Aubameyang who was running up.

But Marcos Alonso didn't do that.

fuck!

fuck!

fuck! ! !

Mourinho was extremely angry. It was obviously a very stupid defensive mistake. Chelsea's hard-earned lead was ruined.

Mourinho rushed forward a few steps, pointing his index finger at his temple: "Paul! Defend! Defend, defend with your brain! Where is your attention? Why are you doing this?"

Mourinho was a little excited and almost stepped into the field. The linesman quickly ran over to remind him and signaled Mourinho not to foul.

"Hey, easy easy! (Don't be nervous)"

Pogba raised his hand to signal to Mourinho that he understood.

However, Pogba also took it to heart. After all, as a player on the field, Pogba knew that the goal was not entirely his fault. No matter what, he couldn't take the blame alone!

clap clap clap!
"it's okay no problem!"

Azpilicueta kept clapping his hands, trying to increase the excitement of his teammates on the field. Terry was excluded from today's game list, so Azpilicueta naturally became Chelsea's captain on the field.

While Aubameyang was celebrating, Jiang Yuan and Hazard ran to the periphery to drink some water. However, because it was windy tonight, it was impossible for the two to really drink all the water.

"puff"

Jiang Yuan drank 100ml and spit out 98ml. There is a trick to pretend drinking water to quench thirst. Swallowing a small mouthful of water at the moment of spitting out water is easier to deceive your brain. Although you only drank 2ml, your brain thinks you drank 100ml. Not only does it quench your thirst, but you don't have to go to the toilet. It's perfect.

"Pay attention, when you go up, remind Paul and N'Golo not to be too far away from the backcourt defenders, otherwise it will be dangerous."

Mourinho hugged Jiang Yuan and Hazard and started whispering to them.

It was mainly some defensive matters. As for offense, Mourinho told the two players to pass the ball more often, and he didn't say anything else.

For players with great talents like Jiang Yuan and Hazard, the head coach should not impose too many restrictions on offense, otherwise it will affect the performance of their personal abilities.

In Mourinho's view, what he needs to do more is to remind the players when they make mistakes, rather than teach them how to do it, because Mourinho is good at coaching, not playing on the field.

If he were to play football, Mourinho would not even be selected for the Chinese men's football team. But if he were to coach, Mourinho could move freely among the five major leagues.

As the game entered the final minutes of the first half, after the goal score was tied, the morale of the Dortmund players became higher and higher, and they threatened Chelsea's goal more than once in just a few minutes.

"Dortmund side, Pulisic 45 degrees pass to the front"

"This is very similar to the pass Pogba made against Burnley in the last game. Look at the front, Aubameyang, he missed it a little after jumping up."

"Zuma got the landing spot"

“Let’s go!”

"The referee blew the whistle, the first half of the game ended, Chelsea and Dortmund shook hands and made peace with a score of 1:1. Whether it is the score or the situation on the field, we can see that the overall strength of the two sides is still relatively similar. Both sides have players who can explode, which is very important."

"Yes, like we said before, Dortmund has a problem with the lack of defensive midfielders. Dembele and Pulisic can come back and temporarily play the role of defensive midfielder when necessary."

"..."

In the Chelsea dressing room, Mourinho was the first to criticize Pogba. No one else said anything. As players on the field, everyone could see that Pogba's overall defense in this game was in a relatively passive state, which was very different from the previous league games.

However, considering that it was definitely due to fatigue caused by the busy schedule, Mourinho only said a few simple words and did not emphasize it again.

The key now is how to play next. The situation is very clear. Dortmund is stronger than Chelsea imagined, especially Dembele. Mourinho never expected that Dortmund also has a player who can explode.

The only good news is that Dembele does not have Jiang Yuan’s super-terrifying starting and acceleration ability, otherwise Chelsea really would not know what to do.

After discussing with Leon Brown, Mourinho decided not to make any substitutions in the second half and continue to use this lineup on the field.

Jiang Yuan looked at Zouma, then looked at Fabregas opposite him. Zouma knew what Jiang Yuan meant, but he just shrugged and did not take any actual action.

Mourinho brings Fabregas to every game. Last season, he let Fabregas and Matic play as partners, but now he just lets Fabregas play as a substitute.

It’s strange that since the club said they wanted to buy Kante and Pogba, they didn’t sell Fabregas.

“I don’t know what this means, Jose.”

Zouma shook his head and whispered: "We can't do anything about it, so let it be. With N'Golo in the backcourt, I will be under much less pressure."

Zouma gave his opinion from the perspective of a central defender. Obviously, compared to Fabregas who is in poor form, Zouma prefers to cooperate with his French compatriot Kante.

In fact, not only Zouma, but also Jiang Yuan and Hazard in the frontcourt think Kante is very good.

N'Golo is a capable guy, he is active in defense and even helps out in offense. Several times in the first half, if it weren't for Kante's protection from behind, Jiang Yuan would have lost the ball.

Soon, the players walked into the player tunnel. In the tunnel, Jiang Yuan heard Dortmund players discussing Reus. The Dortmund players believed that if Reus had not been there, they would have been leading in the first half.

"shit!"

Pogba frowned and wanted to rush forward, but was grabbed by Jiang Yuan.

An annoyed Pogba looked at Jiang Yuan in front of him, who simply shook his head.

If a conflict breaks out in the player tunnel, both sides will get cards. Pogba is Chelsea's main player, and he will definitely be at a loss if he exchanges yellow cards with the opponent.

Besides, Pogba is a guy who is sometimes impulsive and gets carded directly, so it is better to be on the safe side.

Pogba temporarily put down his anger thanks to his teammates' persuasion, and players from both teams walked out of the player tunnel together.

The cheers that greeted them at Stamford Bridge.

"Chelsea!"

Boom!

"Chelsea!"

Bang bang! Jiang Yuan jogged into the field behind Pogba. Many fans on both sides of the player tunnel stretched out their hands, and Jiang Yuan high-fived them one by one as he passed by.

At this time, it would be great if we could have some dry ice to help out like American football. No matter what, we just need to create enough momentum!

In the second half of the game, Tuchel did not make any adjustments to the lineup on the field, and even did not change the tactics. It can be seen that the German is quite confident in his Zhang Ruitao's playing style.

It seems like they are not taking Chelsea seriously, but this is understandable. After all, Dortmund's league performance has been quite good in recent seasons.

As for the Premier League being number one... I'm sorry, in the eyes of Germans, the Bundesliga is the number one league in the world.

But in the 55th minute, two players were already warming up in front of the Dortmund bench. Similarly, Fabregas and Matic put on vests on the Chelsea bench.

"boom!"

Bartra made a precise long pass in the backcourt to bypass Kante. The ball drew a small arc and then came to Dembele's feet. After getting the ball, Dembele handled it decisively. Without caring about anything else, he rushed towards Chelsea's penalty area with the ball.

Pogba was a little surprised that Dembele did not go down the bottom line but cut inside directly, but Pogba's physical ability was still there. He used his shoulder to block Dembele's position. Now if Dembele wanted to shoot, he could only shoot at the near corner, and Alonso was ready at the near corner.

After quick thinking, Dembele did not choose to shoot directly, but dribbled the ball with his right foot and passed it to Schmelzer behind him. Schmelzer passed the ball directly without stopping, and Papastathopoulos headed it out.

“GOOOOO—AAAAAAAAA—LLLLLLLL!!!”

"what--!!!!"

"Roar--!!!!"

Thanks to a header from center back Papastathopoulos, Dortmund reversed the score at Stamford Bridge. After scoring the goal, the Greek player slid on his knees while running up, and two dark tracks were clearly visible on the grass.

"Pooh!"

Jiang Yuan spat in front of him, put his hands on his waist, and had an expression of indescribable helplessness.

Chelsea played 4231 last season and this season, but this season Chelsea's two defensive midfielders are both new players and are not familiar with each other, which led to some bad consequences.

Of course, the main reason is that Dortmund's attack is very fierce. There is nothing particularly outstanding, but they can score goals through cooperation.

The sudden fall behind made Chelsea players feel a little sad, but they were all professionals after all, and their mentality was not that fragile. They shook their heads and put the sadness behind them.

The game isn't over yet. The most important thing now is not to cover your face and cry, but to find a way to catch up with the score!

"Chelsea's situation is a bit bad now..."

"It's understandable, because half of the squad is new, and it's hard for Chelsea to suddenly face such a strong opponent."

"Hey, what's going on? The referee blew the whistle. Who committed a foul?"

"That's not right. The ball just now couldn't have been offside, and the physical contact was very normal. Is the referee's penalty scale so small in this game?"

Just as Huang Jianxiang and Zhang Lu were looking puzzled, referee Clattenburg slowly ran out to the grass and, in front of everyone's shocked eyes, showed a yellow card to Chelsea coach Mourinho.

Top left corner of the screen.

【Yellow Card José Mourinho】

"what?"

Hazard looked at Mourinho in the distance, then turned to look at Jiang Yuan, who was also confused at this time.

Could it be that Mourinho is swearing again?

Before the players could figure out what was going on, the game started again.

But in the live broadcast room, the director gave a replay of the incident.

In the camera, Mourinho walked to the Dortmund bench with his hands in his pockets, kept his feet on the steps, stretched his head out, and peeked at the small note in the hands of assistant coach Arnold Michels. The content of the small note was exactly what Castro needed to bring to the players after he came on as a substitute.

I thought Mourinho was scolding the referee, but I didn't expect the Portuguese to be so harsh.

Normally it is very difficult for a head coach to receive a card. Just now it was obvious that the fourth official reported Mourinho's behavior to the referee through the headset.

Taking a peek at the opponent's tactics, it can be seen that Mourinho is really anxious.

"Hey bro!"

Mourinho took the initiative to reach out to the fourth official Mark, indicating that he accepted the penalty.

"woww!"

"José, great!"

"Come on Chelsea!"

"..."

The Blues fans in the stands were the first to express their support for Mourinho.

Famous coach, capable!
"Well, that's unexpected."

Brown, sitting in a chair, looked at Mourinho who was walking towards him, smiling: "What did you see?"

However, Mourinho said nothing, just threw off his suit jacket and sat down next to Brown.

"come on!"

Brown spread his hands and said, "I'm an assistant coach. You don't have to keep it a secret from me. What's so secret about this?"

“I really can’t say”

Mourinho shook his head, then looked up at the game, as if trying to change the subject.

Brown was even more curious now, so he put his head close to Mourinho and whispered, "Tell me quietly, and then we can discuss their tactics!"

Hey--

Mourinho put his head in his hands: "It's written in German, and it's written upside down, how can I understand it!"

Brown was stunned, and leaned back tactically: "So you got this yellow card for nothing?"

“Not quite”

Mourinho still had a good attitude: "You know, I just interrupted Dortmund's attack. Those Germans must be so upset now!"

……

After 60 minutes, they were trailing 1:2, and they were at home. The situation was not good, and Jiang Yuan's heartbeat quickened.

There is no doubt that this is a crucial game, and there is no doubt that Jiang Yuan does not want to lose.

The only good news is that Jiang Yuan is now in the club, and several of his teammates in the frontcourt are still relatively reliable. In the 10th minute after Papastathopoulos scored the goal to overtake the score, Hazard received Pogba's pass and turned around.

Because of the Dortmund players' marking, Jiang Yuan and William were unable to find a suitable open space at the first time, and Hazard had no choice but to dribble the ball himself.

“Here!”

Kante, who came from behind, reached out to Hazard for the ball. After Hazard passed the ball back, he found an opportunity to cooperate with Jiang Yuan on the left. The two of them made a cross-run outside the penalty area, which directly confused Dortmund's defensive players.

Kante then seized the opportunity and passed the ball to Ibrahimovic. Ibrahimovic held off Bartra and used his left foot to shoot through the goal towards Jiang Yuan in the penalty area.

With a "bang", Jiang Yuan followed up and shot the ball into the goal.

Chelsea equalizes the score!
"Equalized! Chelsea equalized the score!"

"Jiang Yuan made a powerful shot in the penalty area, and Burki made a save, but unfortunately it was too late!"

"That was a very nice shot, my God!"

Huang Jianxiang exclaimed. Regardless of the final result, with 4 goals scored so far, today's game is still very entertaining.

Pogba, who was about to come up to support, turned around after seeing Jiang Yuan score, rushed over and hugged Jiang Yuan: "Top man!"

Jiang Yuan and his teammates high-fived one after another, and then signaled everyone to hurry back.

The score was 2:2, and the opponent was Dortmund. This result was pretty good, but considering that today was at Stamford Bridge, the fans would definitely not be satisfied if the game ended in a draw.

In the 80th minute of the game, Mourinho finally started his substitutions, Fabregas replaced Hazard, and then Fabregas swapped positions with Pogba after coming on.

There are still two defensive midfielders, but Pogba, who originally played as a defensive midfielder, will play as an attacking midfielder in the next 10 minutes or so.

By putting the aggressive Boba in the front, Mourinho's desire to score the winning goal is self-evident.

Everyone has the same idea. Mourinho wants to kill the opponent, and Tuchel also wants to kill the opponent.

Since no one likes a draw, one of them must die today, and the winner must step over the loser's body!

"William, on the right, tried to break through but failed. Fabregas came over to pass the ball to Pogba in the middle. Pogba and Ibrahimovic cooperated!"

"Well, we can see that even though it was the last few minutes, both sides still kept the game at a very fast pace."

"Pogba, got rid of Castro in a fancy way, and passed the ball back to Kante behind him"

"Kante, pass the ball to the left baseline, Jiang Yuan starts to speed up!"

"It depends on whether Dortmund's defensive players can keep an eye on Jiang Yuan. Jiang Yuan is very fast, and Piszczek is following him! He made some movements with his hands, but the referee didn't say anything!"

"Jiang Yuan continued to move towards the baseline with the ball. His impact was so strong that Piszczek could not only stop him but also could not catch up with him."

"Dortmund was careless this time. They only used one player to mark Jiang Yuan during the counterattack. This is really too disrespectful!"

"Jiang Yuan, come on, cross the ball! Ibrahimovic... head the ball!"

……

(End of this chapter)