Chapter 381: Second World War with Atletico Madrid, Chelsea's strong attacking formation

The match against Swansea was Chelsea's last game in February. After the game, there was a two-and-a-half-day holiday, and then the players returned to the club.

On March 3, London time, Chelsea will play against West Ham United away from home. For Chelsea, West Ham United is not a very strong opponent. The uncomfortable part is that Chelsea will play against Atletico Madrid in the Champions League on the 6th.

Considering that they will be eliminated if they lose the second leg, Chelsea will definitely focus on the Champions League match against Atletico Madrid.

But now league points are also very important for Chelsea, which makes Mourinho very uncomfortable.

"So we're going to play with all the starters?"

In the office, Brown looked at Mourinho, who was drinking cranberry juice. It was still quite cold in London in early March, but Mourinho just drank this kind of cold stuff.

After drinking the ice cranberry juice, Mourinho shook his head and his sleepiness disappeared: "Except for Eden and Kurt, everyone else must start. The Champions League is important, but we can't let go of the league either."

At the end of the 26th round of the league, Tottenham, Liverpool, Chelsea, and Manchester City, the top four teams in the standings, all won, and their points were surprisingly consistent, all 53 points, and even the goal difference between Chelsea and Manchester City was the same.

As for the current situation of the Premier League, the fans are enjoying it, but the players and coaching staff of the major clubs are having a headache.

The logic is clear, if you lose one game you will be out of the top four!
Wow!
Mourinho opened the drawer, pulled out an A4 paper, took out a piece of paper and a pencil, and with a few swipes, Chelsea's lineup for the next game came out.

It is still the Portuguese's favorite 4231, but Hazard sat on the bench and his position was taken by Pogba, who took a step back and gave his position to Fabregas.

This lineup is not the first time it has appeared in Chelsea's games this season.

We have had successful experience, so you can use it with confidence.

Then it was Jiang Yuan's question again. Brown repeated Professor Merlin's words to Mourinho. The latter didn't finish speaking. He picked up the cranberry juice on the table and drank it guzzlingly, almost freezing his throat.

If you let Chelsea come in December, it might be possible to beat Atletico.

Now...

Chelsea can only hope for the best!

……

In the evening of March 3, Chelsea played against West Ham United at the London Stadium. In the first half, Chelsea led 6:1. However, West Ham United went crazy for some reason and scored a goal at the beginning of the second half, successfully tying the score to 0:1.

3 points turned into 1 point, the Chelsea coaching staff must be in a bad mood, so in the 70th minute of the game, Mourinho made the first substitution, Hazard replaced Ibrahimovic, and let Fabregas play as a center forward again.

Mourinho's original intention was to equalize the score, but he failed. West Ham United drew with Chelsea at home.

Not giving your best is an excuse.

The result was a 1:1 defeat against West Ham United. Although it was an excuse, it could not cover up the fact that Chelsea only got 1 point.

On the third day after the game, that is, on the morning of March 3, the plane carrying Atletico Madrid players landed at Gatwick Airport, where they were greeted by Atletico Madrid fans who had already flown over and were waiting.

We are all members of the European Union, so travel is very convenient. Moreover, the circulation of the euro in England is second only to the pound sterling. Spanish fans don't even need to exchange currency when they come to the UK to watch football games.

“Madrid!”

“Madrid!”

The terminal at Gatwick Airport was very lively, with fans gathering at the boarding gate looking out at the runway and shouting non-stop.

However, the airport glass has good sound insulation, so the players can only hear the fans' cheers after they take the shuttle bus into the terminal.

A 2:0 victory at home was a huge boost to Atletico Madrid's morale and even indirectly helped their away games.

Wayne Taylor of The Sun rushed over and interviewed Atletico fans on the scene outside the terminal.

"Chelsea, here we come!"

"Wohoo!"

"Believe me, this is Chelsea's last Champions League game this season!"

Chelsea allocated 4100 seats to Atletico Madrid, which is not a large number of seats, but EU countries did not require visas before, and the flight from Madrid to London is even less than 100 euros, which directly led to many fans without tickets flying over to cheer for the home team.

If you are lucky, you can sneak in even without a ticket. If you are unlucky, you can just watch on the big screen outside the stadium. The purpose is to create a momentum close to that of the home stadium in the away game, and then step on Chelsea to enter the quarterfinals!
"Ladies and gentlemen, Spanish fans in Terminal 2 please disperse as soon as possible. You can go to Terminal 3 to take the subway or train. Please do not stay in the airport. Thank you for your cooperation."

"Seoras and seores..."

……

北京时间3月10日凌晨2点10分，距离欧冠1/8决赛次回合，切尔西主场对阵马竞的比赛开始还有35分钟。

Stamford Bridge Stadium.

“I won’t say anything more today.”

Mourinho was in the middle of the locker room with his hands in his pockets. His body posture alone could not tell what his mood was.

"Two weeks ago we lost to Atletico 2-0, but today is different, we have a new tactic"

As Mourinho said, he made a change in the players' tactics and formation in this game.

It's not the lineup, but the formation.

Jiang Yuan, who originally played as a left winger, moved to the right winger position he was used to last season. This was also the first time this season that Jiang Yuan started as a right winger in the Champions League.

Mourinho and Brown have racked their brains to find a way to deal with Atletico Madrid. They came to the conclusion that if Chelsea wants to win, they must have more than one attacking line. In other words, Hazard must move from the middle to the wing.

As for the attacking midfielder position that originally belonged to Hazard, it is now replaced by Pogba.

Mourinho looked at all the players on the field. Everyone was a little depressed. This was not what Mourinho wanted to see: "Well, I know we lost in the first half, and we lost 0:2, but you should think in a positive direction. We are playing at home in the second leg."

"In other words, forget about the last game and how we lost the last game."

While speaking, Mourinho looked at Jiang Yuan intentionally or unintentionally. The expression of the Blues' core attacker was still okay, which showed that the psychological counseling was effective.

"The score is 0:0 now, is that ok? The score is 0:0 now, there is no first leg, we only have this one game today with Atletico Madrid"

Mourinho started hypnosis, and then did not just sit there and wait, but asked Brown to come over and explain the details of the tactics.

According to the judgment of Chelsea coaching staff, Atletico Madrid will choose a purely defensive tactic in today's game unless something unexpected happens. This roughly means that the situation of defending first and then attacking in the first round will not occur.

Atletico Madrid wants to play it safe and wants to go through the second leg with a 2:0 advantage from the first leg. Under the influence of this mentality, it will become very, very difficult for Chelsea to score a goal.

"Everyone has to participate in the offense, this is our core today"

……

"CCTV, CCTV, good evening, dear audience friends, here is the live broadcast of the second leg of the 2016-2017 UEFA Champions League quarter-final, Chelsea vs. Atletico Madrid"

"The venue for this match is Chelsea's home ground, Stamford Bridge. The referee is Karasev, and the live commentary will be provided by He Wei and Zhan Jun."

Jiang Yuan held the hand of the caddy and walked out of the player tunnel of Stamford Bridge. There was no obstruction in the tunnel, and the sounds from the scene burst out the moment he stepped onto the grass.

"Chelsea!"

"Chelsea!"

"Jiang! Wohoo!"

Clap clap clap!

The home team's stands were very lively, and so were the away team's stands. Right in front of Jiang Yuan, Atletico Madrid fans in the away team's stands pulled out a banner.

【The LAST CHAMPIONSHIP GAME FOR CHELSEA】

This means that even Chelsea's last Champions League game this season was played in English. It can be said that Atletico fans are really considerate in this regard.

As the club and team flags left the field, the players ran to their respective positions. In the starting lineup given by The Times before the game, Chelsea still used the classic style of play, so when the fans saw Jiang Yuan running to the right, they were quite surprised.

"Hey, we can see that Jiang Yuan seems to be playing as a right winger today. Hazard kicked off with Ibrahimovic in the penalty area. Hazard is standing in the middle now, but if Jiang Yuan appears on the right, I feel that Hazard will go to the left."

"That's right, because..."

"The game has started. Let me first introduce the starting lineups of both teams. First up is Chelsea, who are playing at home."

"..."

"There is also the visiting team, Atletico Madrid from La Liga. In the first leg, Atletico Madrid defeated Chelsea 2-0 with Griezmann's two goals, so they have a very obvious advantage in today's game."

Atletico Madrid (4-4-2)

Goalkeeper: Oblak

Defenders: Vrsaljko, Jimenez, Godin, Lucas Hernandez

Midfielders: Koke, Thomas Partey, Saul, Carrasco

Forwards: Antoine Griezmann, Angel Correa

Head coach: Simeone

Like Chelsea, Atletico Madrid also made some adjustments, and Atletico Madrid's adjustments may even be slightly bigger, because they not only changed the goalkeeper and midfielder, but also moved Koke, who was originally in the middle, to the wing.

It was obvious that Simeone wanted to play pure defense today and was not going to give Chelsea any chance to score.

Mourinho was a little nervous, not just because he wanted to win the game, but because he had a premonition that there might be a lot of fouls today.

As soon as the game started, Chelsea launched a strong attack on Atletico Madrid. Zouma got the ball in the backcourt, adjusted one step and passed it directly to the left. Hazard who came in from behind easily stopped the ball.

Hazard is very smart. Rhythm is very important in this kind of fast attack, so Hazard deliberately kicked the ball forward while unloading the ball, not only getting the ball in the air to the grass, but also briefly getting rid of Koke.

"Chelsea played very aggressively!"

"There is no way. Chelsea is two goals behind in the first leg. If we don't find a way to score a goal now, we will be eliminated."

"Jiang Yuan ran over from the right. Carrasco's speed is very good. If one person defends Jiang Yuan, the pressure is not too great."

"Vrsaljko pushed forward and cooperated with Partey who came to the wing. Atletico wanted to strangle Hazard with a defense, and Pogba quickly came over to support him."

"Hazard, how do we pass the ball now?"

1 close and 2 far, Hazard faced three Atletico Madrid defensive players at the beginning of the game. This was actually the defensive system Atletico Madrid developed for Jiang Yuan. The two far defensive players were used to prevent Jiang Yuan from suddenly accelerating.

To be honest, Hazard's running to the left today was a bit beyond Simeone's expectations, but it doesn't matter.

The 1 near and 2 far defense applies to Jiang Yuan, and it also applies to Hazard who is good at 1 too much. The fact is that the technical characteristics of these two Chelsea attackers are very different, but the defensive methods against them are surprisingly consistent.

Simeone's defensive arrangement against Jiang Yuan also occasionally formed a very good restriction on Hazard.

In the camera, the Belgian dribbled the ball with his right foot, pulled the ball behind him, and then knocked the ball to the middle with his left foot. His movements were so smooth that the defensive player had no time to react and the ball had already reached Pogba's feet.

Pogba started looking for his teammates.

The ball was transferred to the right to Jiang Yuan. Although Hazard passed the ball quickly, by the time Pogba got the ball, Jiang Yuan had already been trapped by Carrasco and Correa.

Sandwich defence, is this the treatment for the highest-paid player in the Premier League?
The right side is definitely not going to work, Pogba took the ball a few steps forward, breaking up the opponent's formation by running forward, which is the responsibility of the defensive midfielder. Pogba played as a front midfielder today, but muscle memory is not so easy to change.

A lob pass to Ibrahimovic in the middle!

Ibrahimovic also has a high football IQ. When Pogba kicked the ball, he suddenly rushed into the penalty area, giving the opponent the illusion that he wanted to head the ball. In fact, he made an emergency stop and stepped directly on the line outside the penalty area and did not move.

Snapped!
Ibrahimovic headed the ball to the right, and Jiang Yuan followed up, raised his left leg and shot the ball.

boom!
"Jiang Yuan's long shot from outside the penalty area without stopping was of very high quality!"

"Oblak!"

"Oblak hit the ball out!"

Jiang Yuan formed a small tower with his hands to cover his mouth.

Fuck, this ball was just a little bit off.

This is a little bit true. Jiang Yuan's long shot was aimed at the near corner. It was more of a cold shot than a long shot.

Originally, this shot from almost a blind corner was 100% likely to go in, but Oblak moved to the right in advance.

"Oh, Jesus!"

Mourinho and Jiang Yuan made almost identical movements. Obviously, the Portuguese also felt sorry for Jiang Yuan's long shot, but the sigh immediately turned into applause.

Judging from the performance of the frontcourt players in the previous wave of attack, Ibrahimovic and Jiang Yuan were in very good shape today.

What I didn’t perform well in the last game may be able to perform well in this game?

Terry, who ran over from behind to join the corner attack, patted Jiang Yuan on the back of his head and said, "Come on, come on! We can win!"

"Just over a minute into the game, Chelsea got the first corner kick of the game and handed it to Azpilicueta to deal with."

"Letting the full-backs take corner kicks is a Chelsea feature"

As He Wei said, Chelsea is one of the few teams in the top five leagues that allows full-backs to take corner kicks.

It’s not that Azpilicueta’s corner kick skills are so good, but Chelsea really can’t spare a free midfielder to go to the corner flag.

Pogba and Fabregas, two header masters, must be in the penalty area, and Kante has to prepare for long shots and return to defense from the outside. All of a sudden, all three midfielders have tasks to do, so Azpilicueta can only be put on the field.

Snapped!
After a corner kick, Jimenez got the first point and tried to clear the ball with his head. At this time, Pogba went up to interfere, causing Jimenez's header to lack power. It was originally going to hit outside the penalty area, but ended up at Kante's feet.

boom!
"Kante's long shot hit the defender, and Griezmann stepped on the ball"

"Jiang Yuan is rushing towards me, Chelsea are playing very aggressively." Seeing Jiang Yuan rushing towards him, Pogba reached out and grabbed Griezmann, not giving his French compatriot a chance to clear the ball. Griezmann fell to the ground in desperation, pretending to be cheating for a foul, but actually cleared the ball with a shovel shot.

"Go back! Go back quickly!"

As soon as he saw the ball rolling out, Terry quickly signaled the players to return to defense.

Chelsea is trailing 0:2, and if they are beaten by Atletico Madrid again, they don't have to play anymore.

Griezmann's clearance in a hurry was excellent, but there were no Atletico players in the frontcourt at that time. He ran to the right sideline to protect and stopped the ball before it went out of bounds.

No one was pressing, so Zouma was very safe at this moment, so he needed to think calmly and think about how to deal with the ball.

Zouma wanted to imitate Pogba and make a curved cross in the backcourt to give Hazard a chance to shoot. At this time, Jiang Yuan ran over from the front and stretched out his right hand.

Snapped!
Zuma passed the ball to Jiang Yuan, who turned around and prepared to attack.

Simeone was less than 5 meters to Jiang Yuan's right. The Atletico Madrid coach had his hands in his pockets and a frown on his face.

The reason for frowning is very simple. From the start of the game to now, Atletico Madrid has only touched the ball three times, one from goalkeeper Oblak, one from defender Jimenez, and the last one was a clearance from forward Griezmann.

Apart from that, it was all Chelsea who had the ball!

Putting aside the ball control rate and other issues for now, Jiang Yuan was confronted by Carrasco after he got the ball back on the right. Facing the aggressive interception by the defensive player, Jiang Yuan did a few bicycle kicks on the spot, pretended to go down the bottom and then cut inside. Carrasco stepped out with his right foot to intercept, but he didn't expect that Jiang Yuan's cut inside was also fake.

Snapped!
With a simple bull tail, Jiang Yuan passed the ball between Carrasco's legs.

It is extremely rare to dribble through the crotch of an opponent in the five major leagues and the Champions League, but once it occurs, there will inevitably be cheers.

Screams were heard at the scene, and Jiang Yuan was about to sprint around Carrasco, but Carrasco was not a fool either, and he simply grabbed Jiang Yuan's clothes with his hands.

Damn it!
Jiang Yuan knew that this was a very good opportunity to attack, so he did not fall to the ground directly, but ran forward despite Carrasco's pull. He thought that Carrasco would let go after he accelerated, but he did not expect that this guy also used a lot of force.

The two adidas contracted athletes work together to directly demonstrate the perfect ductility of the adidas jersey.

"Beep!"

After the referee blew the whistle, Carrasco finally let go. Jiang Yuan stumbled two steps, and finally stood there in a daze. He turned to Carrasco and spread his hands: "No?"

“Beep beep beep!!!”

"Beep--!!"

The fans in the stands started to get angry and blew the whistle wildly, and the referee finally gave Carrasco a yellow card foul.

【Carrasco miss next match】

A line of words suddenly popped up below the scoreboard: Carrasco had received yellow cards in three consecutive games. If Atletico Madrid advanced to the quarter-finals, he would face a suspension.

Even though he knew he would be suspended for accumulating yellow cards, Carrasco still pulled Jiang Yuan down, which shows that Atletico Madrid is also very nervous.

Atletico Madrid is also afraid that Chelsea will suddenly explode for them.

"I come"

Azpilicueta ran from the left to the right, and at the same time signaled Jiang Yuan to go into the penalty area.

Less than 4 minutes into the game, Chelsea got a corner kick and a free kick opportunity, which shows that the Blues' offensive rhythm today was still very good.

After the free kick, Atletico Madrid placed 11 defensive players in the penalty area. Jiang Yuan was double-teamed by Godin and Saul just as he was about to jump, and in the end he didn't even jump.

[This... Damn, Atletico's defense is still awesome. Jiang Yuan, Pogba, Fabregas, and Terry, four header experts, couldn't find any chances in the penalty area.]

[No matter how many people you have when attacking, Atletico Madrid will always have 11 people when defending]

[Fuck, this was a tactical foul by Carrasco. Damn it, if Jiang Yuan had been allowed to rush out, Atletico’s goal would have been shot through.]

[You all know that something bad will happen if Jiang Yuan passes the goal, don't the Atletico players know that? ]

[A familiar plot, Chelsea attacked strongly in the first half, Atletico Madrid defended in the first half, damn, the second leg will not be a repeat of the first leg, Chelsea will lose? ]

[I don't think so. Mourinho's new tactic is quite powerful. Hazard, Ibrahimovic and Jiang Yuan are all activated as attacking points. But I feel that there is something wrong with Zakaria's approach. It seems that Zakaria hasn't played as a winger for a long time and doesn't know how to get to the bottom.]

[Zhaqiuwang? You can only watch me, Jiangqiuwang, in this game]

[To be honest, Jiang Yuan is in very good shape today. It all depends on whether there are any problems with Ma Jin’s defense.]

[Is Atletico Madrid's defense problematic? You're overthinking it. Except for the goalkeeper, 10 players stood in two lines outside the stadium. They couldn't get into the wing, and of course they couldn't get into the middle. Chelsea, danger!]

[My personal suggestion is that Chelsea should give up the Champions League and focus on the league. In this way, they may be able to win a league title...]

The game was in the 20th minute and the score was still 0:0. The background showed the ball possession data of both teams.

CHE: 87%
ATM: 13%
The ATM team only had 20% possession of the ball in the past 13 minutes, and the entire scene on the field was Chelsea players running around in Atletico's half with the ball.

In the past 20 minutes, Chelsea completed a total of 5 shots. Facing Atletico's iron defense, this shooting data is actually very good, but Mourinho is still very nervous.

Because Chelsea didn't score any goals!

According to the "must-win" plan set before the game, Chelsea needed to score at least one goal in the first half, slow down the offensive tempo after scoring the goal, and then continue to counterattack in the second half.

The idea is good, but the current situation...

"Oh shit! Go grab it, go grab it!"

Mourinho, who had just felt hopeless, suddenly shouted out. Just now, a defensive player in the Atletico backcourt made a technical mistake. Carrasco ran to the center circle, preparing to create a passing point for Saul, but Jiang Yuan suddenly rushed up and snatched the ball from Saul's feet.

! ! ?

Simeone felt something was not good. Carrasco, who was good at speed, should have been the one defending Jiang Yuan closely, but there was a distance of 20 meters between Carrasco and Jiang Yuan, so he could not provide effective defense at all.

Jiang Yuan's reaction was also quick. He passed the ball directly to the middle and kicked it to Kante. Before Kante got the ball, Jiang Yuan blocked Saul with a header and then ran to the top of the arc.

!

Kante's eyes lit up, and he tapped the ball lightly with his instep, sending the ball to the edge of the arc and setting up a long-range shot for Jiang Yuan.

Jiang Yuan followed the trend, flicked the ball with his right foot and continued to cut inside, looked up, adjusted 2 steps, lowered his head to protect his core, and bent his body into a capital "C". At this time, Jiang Yuan's center of gravity was not on his waist, but on the root of his thigh, which means that his center of gravity is very stable now.

The outside of the foot, just give it to me!
"Snapped!"

In the camera, Jiang Yuan shot with the outside of his foot towards the back of the penalty area. Hazard ran up quickly to prepare to connect with the ball, but suddenly found something wrong.

This ball is not for him, but...

Shoot directly!

“GOOOOO—AAAAAAAAA—LLLLLLL!!!”

"What a goal! What a sensational goal!"

"Oh my gosh!"

The voice of the BT Sports English streaming commentary was very exciting, and He Wei and Zhan Jun were also full of passion, but CCTV did not allow commentators to say things like "WTF", so there was always a little missing feeling.

No matter what, the ball went in!

A classic outside-of-the-foot blind spot. Oblak is a goalkeeper, but facing a shot of this level, he has no way to deal with it.

Leading 1:0 in the second round and trailing 2:1 in the overall score, Jiang Yuan hesitated for a moment and wanted to pick the ball out of the goal, but finally chose to celebrate.

The reason is very clear. What Chelsea needs most now is not the time to attack, but the passion and rhythm of the attack.

How to maintain the passion of the game? It depends on celebration.

Ake and Jiang Yuan ran to the baseline, and the latter slid down to his knees and kicked directly at the adidas billboard, successfully breaking it.

"Roar--!!!"

"Chelsea!"

Boom!

"Chelsea!"

Bang bang bang!
The fans at the scene became lively.

Everyone was worried that the home team would not be able to score, but Jiang Yuan's kick immediately dispelled the fans' worries.

【66666】

[I told you Jiang Yuan was going to exert his strength, but you guys still didn't believe me, black fans, step out!]

[I wouldn’t say Quaresma is known as the young version of Jiang Yuan, but this is the fact]

[If you don't understand, just ask, did Jiang Yuan learn this from Quaresma? ]

[A little-known fact: Jiang Yuan already knew how to cut inside with the outside of his foot before he became Quaresma's teammate. You may not know this, but Quaresma actually learned it from Jiang Yuan! ]

[Fuck, I bet on 0:0, it turns out Chelsea can score against Atletico Madrid]

[What is Mourinho doing? Couldn’t he have just played like this in the last game? Atletico Madrid treated him like a toy. The more I think about the last game, the angrier I get.]

[What are you guys talking about? Chelsea is still one goal behind]

[Xiao Jiang just scored a goal from outside the three-point line. Chelsea is already leading! ]

Jiang Yuan's goal was crucial both for the game itself and for the fans' mentality.

Jiang Yuan used this kick with the outside of his foot to prove one thing, that is, Atletico Madrid's defense is not unbreakable.

"Cabrón! Damn it, focus and stop distracting yourself!"

Simeone pointed to his temple and yelled at the players on the field.

Once the 550 bus is deployed, it is difficult for the opponent players to score a goal as there are precise defenses in every position, but there are also unexpected situations, that is, a player in the defensive formation makes a mistake.

Just like Saul's mistake just now, this is the kind of opportunity Chelsea needs to look for.

Suddenly a goal was scored and the mentality of the Atletico players on the field was also a bit problematic. Saul made frequent mistakes, forcing Simeone to let Gaita and Torres warm up in advance. It was just unknown when the Argentine would make the first substitution.

In the 37th minute, Chelsea started to attack after possessing the ball for 2 and a half minutes. Hazard pretended to go down the left side, but actually shook off Koke, turned around and stepped on the ball, making a cross pass to the right. Jiang Yuan ran from the sideline to the middle.

"Jiang Yuan ran over to get the ball, Pogba gave up his position and walked forward..."

"Jiang Yuan was about to take the ball, but he fell to the ground!"

"Angel Correa knocked Jiang Yuan down directly!"

Just before Jiang Yuan was about to touch the ball, Correa fell to the ground and kicked Jiang Yuan on the ankle, sending the latter flying forward.

"Grass!"

Bang bang bang!
Severe pain swept through Jiang Yuan's body almost instantly, so much so that Jiang Yuan clenched his right fist and kept hitting the grass.

"What are you doing?"

Pogba, who was originally running towards the top of the arc to respond, turned back and pushed Correa away. Although Correa was in the wrong, he had nothing to be afraid of, and he and Pogba pushed each other back and forth until their teammates ran over.

“xuuu——!!!”

"xuuuuuuu!!!!"

There was booing at the scene, and fans in the East Stand pointed their fingers at Simeone.

"Fuck you!"

"Diego, suck!"

“suck my dick!”

The fans are not fools. Correa's performance is definitely the result of Simeone's training.

As for Simeone himself, he had no time to pay attention to the situation on the field because Mourinho was scolding him.

"Stupid, is this how you coach players?"

"Bullshit!"

Mourinho's reaction was actually faster than the referee. Long before Karasev blew the whistle, the Portuguese had crossed the center line and came in front of Simeone.

It was a deliberate illegal tackle, and the target was Chelsea's strongest attacker. Correa's intention to foul was too obvious.

Regardless of whether Correa was targeting Jiang Yuan, in Mourinho's view, it was Simeone who asked Correa to tackle!

"Hey, sir, come back! Come back!"

The linesman and fourth official took action, cooperating with Brown, and the three of them pulled Mourinho back to the home team's bench.

Beep——! !

Two lines of English popped up below the scoreboard in the live broadcast room.

Yellow Card: ngel Correa (11)

Yellow Card: José Mourinho
……

(End of this chapter)