Chapter 196: The Red and Blue War (I)

This is the first time Mourinho has met the old man since he returned to England, and of course he still hopes to win again, but this is also the last season that the old man has always believed, so everyone wants to win this game.

Before the game, the two of them had a good conversation, standing at the door of the players' tunnel and chatting for a long time, but a few people standing nearby felt very strange, because the two of them had been talking about the weather and food, what does this have to do with the game?

Manchester United has not won Chelsea away for ten years, which has become a heart disease in the heart of the old man, I thought that the current Chelsea with people like Ai Huan, maybe this will be a mountain that he can't cross, but who knows that the current situation has become like this, Ferguson is happy in his heart It is difficult to say clearly in words.

Manchester United today came up with their strongest attacking formation, goalkeeper David De Gea, defenders Rafael, Rio Ferdinand, Evans and Patrice Evra, midfielders Valencia, Carrick, Cleverley and Ashley Young, strikers Wayne Rooney and Van Persie formed a twin constellation, and the old man really wanted to do something at Stamford Bridge today.

Mourinho is really a little stretched down now, it seems that there is only one Ai Fan who is not on the field, but in fact, there is no one to replace this person, and because Ai Fan and the club are full of trouble, the current atmosphere in the team has become very strange, especially Frank Lampard and Terry, who did not abide by the club's gag order to speak for Ai Huan, were all excluded from the main lineup, which also made everyone a little silent.

Mourinho can't do anything about it, he can only do his best, although he has always been a coach with a very good character, but this does not mean that he can control the club's arrangement, such as in the current situation, he can only choose to back down.

The goalkeeper is still Cech, the defenders are Ivanovic, Cahill, Luiz and Ashlicole, the midfielders Ramires and Mikel, the front trident is composed of Mata, Oscar and Hazard, and the forward line is still only Torres.

Ai Fan did not appear in the lineup, and Mourinho could only hand over the core of the attack to Hazard, and Hazard also swore before the game, but to be honest, many people in the outside world were not optimistic about him, after all, he was just a small figure in front of Manchester United.

Sure enough, Eden Hazard was denied down by the opposition after the opening kick-off, and United forced their way on, and in the third minute, Carrick passed the ball and Van Persie flashed Luiz and fired a left-footed shot from 25 yards, but the ball went straight into the arms of Cech.

However, it was only a minute later that United found another opportunity, when Wayne Rooney combined with Ashley Young and crossed back on the right side of the box, and Van Persie scrambled before Branislav Ivanovic near the penalty spot to push a shot off the right-hand post and bounce back into the net.

It was also United's 54th own goal in Premier League history, the most of any team, and the last 37 times United have won a staggering 35 wins and two draws after leading in the Premier League, although it is interesting to note that it was Chelsea who were reversed after taking the lead in the Premier League last time out.

The Reds showed no signs of letting up after that, and they doubled the lead again in the twelfth minute. This time it was Rafael who crossed from the right and the unguarded Van Persie swept home an easy shot in front of goal to make it 2-0. It was Van Persie's seventh league goal of the season and his sixth at Stamford Bridge, and if it weren't for his impressive performances, he would have been the most praised signing of the season.

The old man's expression relaxed a lot when he saw that his team had taken a big lead, but the gum in his mouth was still chewing quickly, and it was only from the slightly raised corners of his mouth that he was in a good mood at this time. Compared with Ferguson, Mourinho leaned on the coach's bench completely expressionlessly, and his eyes were fixed on a certain point without taking his eyes away, which also made many people not understand what he was thinking at this moment.

Chelsea then gradually took control of the game, but they struggled to create scoring chances against United's tight defence, and without Evasion, Chelsea seemed to have suddenly dropped several notches.

In the 23rd minute, Michael Carrick was awarded a free-kick for a foul on Ramirez at the back, but without Evan and Lampard they had to give Luiz the penalty and the Brazilian fired a direct free-kick into goal, but the ball was blocked by De Gea with his leg in the bottom left corner. Two minutes later, Ashley Cole passed the ball and Hazard fired a low shot wide of the right-hand post.

After that, the two sides switched between attack and defense relatively quickly, and Chelsea's main attack, Manchester United, seized the opportunity to counterattack. In the 30th minute, Valencia took advantage of a counter-attack opportunity to burst into the right side of the box, but his shot was blocked by Cahill and he couldn't pass to Van Persie or Ashley Young in the middle. The Blues then narrowly cleared a corner and Rooney's cross from the left side of the box bounced off and Cech picked the ball off the line.

In the 35th minute, Mikel crossed from the right side of the penalty area, and Evans hit the outside of the near corner post when he cleared the ball, and almost set himself up for an own goal. Juan Mata then headed in a corner and Cahill's header from the line was blocked by De Gea's legs.

In the 39th minute, Valencia tripped Torres in front of the penalty area, and Manchester United also saw that Chelsea's free kick was not a huge threat, so the foul was a little unscrupulous, and sure enough, Luiz's free kick was blocked again.

Fortunately, Chelsea also have Juan Mata, and the Spaniard has played at his level in the absence of Ai Huan. In the 42nd minute, Juan Mata crossed from the right and Torres' header from the edge of the six-yard box was saved by De Gea.

Two minutes later, Wayne Rooney was booked for another tackle on Eden Hazard in front of the box, and Juan Mata was in front of the ball, this time opting for a direct shot on goal, while the United players looked a little absent-minded and made the score 1-2 by looping the ball around the wall and into the left post.

He was very angry at his players for being so relaxed and his players were immediately cheering up.