Chapter 162: Breaking the Deadlock
After that, the game was at a stalemate, as if neither could do anything better to kill the other, and it was strange that Chelsea always had the impression that they were just a little close.
In the 26th minute, Juan Mata picked up a pass in front of the penalty area, and Torres chested off the ball in the box and then faced the opponent's goalkeeper's shot but did not hit the ball.
In the 29th minute, Chelsea won another free-kick in front of the goalkeeper, and Luiz volleyed in hard.
In the 32nd minute, Chelsea's midfielder broke the ball and counterattacked, Hazard dribbled into the penalty area, and the ball seemed to be passed and shot out of the bottom line from a small angle.
In the 37th minute, Wilson fired from 26 yards out and the ball was met by Cech. A minute later, Nzunzi swept across the right and Crouch fell to the ground to flank a shot that was cleared by Cech.
In the 39th minute, Luiz assisted in the opponent's penalty area and fired into the far corner, the ball went over the crossbar.
Then the first half of the game between the two sides ended, and the fans were very dissatisfied with this kind of scene, and the boos broke out again when the players left the game.
Mourinho didn't look very angry at half-time, after all, Chelsea still had the advantage in the first half, but it seemed to be just a little worse, he felt that the score would naturally be rewritten after a while, but he was also surprised by Stoke City's defense, this team's defensive level is very beautiful, and the echelon defense does make the front court a little unplayable. However, he is not a vegetarian on his side, and he still has to continue to play his strengths to deal with this kind of stubbornness, so he also made special arrangements for Oscar, Hazard and several others.
In the second half, the two sides changed places and fought again, and neither side made substitutions. In the 50th minute, Oscar fell in the penalty area with the ball, but the referee refused to blow for a penalty, and Oscar protested against the penalty and was shown a yellow card.
In the 57th minute, Crouch won the ball from outside the box and adjusted it slightly, and then half-volleyed the ball over the crossbar.
In the 59th minute, Chelsea made another continuous pass in front of the field, Hazard played the ball with his heel in the box to Torres, but unfortunately could not get past the defense of the Stoke City defender, and was directly driven out of the penalty area.
Jose Mourinho's face has begun to look ugly, he already feels that something is wrong, Hazard was very suppressed today, he has completely lost the sharp breakthrough before, and in this way, Chelsea's attack is really a little out of space.
He looked back at the players on the sidelines who were still warming up, it was time to make adjustments, but who should be sent on the pitch? ”
The situation of Moses being replaced on the field is indeed a little incomprehensible to the fans at the scene, you don't replace Ai Huan, why are you still replacing Hazard now, don't you know that this is the only player who still has a little breakthrough? Although this game seems to be in the state of Hazard, but the replacement of Moses does not seem to be anything more powerful, right?
In the 64th minute, Branislav Ivanovic fell near the line of the penalty area, but the referee did not make any indications. After that, Stoke City also made a substitution, they replaced Adam with Owen, although it was an away game, but the Chelsea fans at the scene still gave Owen a round of applause, this player is still quite meaningful to England.
In the 66th minute, Moses made a quick break in front of the side, and Oscar cut inside and fired a low shot from the left side of the penalty area, and the ball was again collected by Begovic. In the 70th minute, Ramirez went straight to the ball, and Oscar fired a powerful shot after a stoppage, and the ball grazed the post and went out of the bottom line.
A minute later, the Stoke midfielder counter-attacked and Whelan volleyed high from outside the box.
Mourinho finally couldn't sit still, the game had reached this time, he also felt that there was a problem in this game, and now if he kept Ai Huan, he could only be attacked, and he couldn't care about anything else, and the first thing he had to do now was to win the opponent first.
"Ai Huan, you go on the field and replace Torres, from now on you fire at will, I don't care how you want to play, just kill them for me with a simple word. ”
Looking at Mourinho who gritted his teeth, he couldn't help but feel amused, but he immediately took off his coat, "Don't worry, boss, I will let them understand who is the owner here." "When the fans saw Ai Huan get up from the bench, they immediately erupted in cheers, and when Ai Huan walked onto the pitch, the cheers had turned into a sea of roars, as if he had scored a goal.
The players of Stoke City who suddenly came on the field of Ai Huan also became nervous immediately, and they insisted on at least that part of the way they wanted to go at this time, but Ai Huan also made them feel afraid, can their style of play really stop the crane?
As soon as Ai Huan came on the pitch, Chelsea's overall mental outlook changed radically, and even those who didn't understand the ball could immediately see that Chelsea were suddenly full of power, and their attacks became more ferocious.
After only a minute on the pitch, Ai Huan played the ball to Oscar from the middle, who cut across the ball and suddenly got up to shoot but was saved by the opposition goalkeeper, and Chelsea were awarded a corner.
Frank Lampard whipped in a corner, Moses and Cahill both missed the ball in a battle for the top of the ball, the ball flew to the back post, and just as the Stoke City players were about to grab the spot, they suddenly saw that Ai Huan had leaped high into the air, and then, in the midst of all the stunned, he shook his head fiercely, and the ball hit the hands of the opposing goalkeeper and deflected into the net.
"Okay!" the crowd immediately boiled, and Mourinho also shook his fist on the sidelines to celebrate, such a simple goal to break the deadlock, you know what to wait for?
Stoke City also seemed to sense the end of the day, so they pressed all over the line to try to get back the score, and in the 79th minute, Jones nodded the ball on the ferry, and Etherington volleyed from a tight angle in the box, but the ball was slightly wide.
However, their madness gave Chelsea more chances, and in the 84th minute, Ashley Cole advanced quickly at the back, Branislav Ivanovic crossed from the right, and Ai Huan did not rush to shoot in the penalty area, but took advantage of the situation, Ashley Cole was unguarded and faced the goalkeeper to pick up the net and finally lock the score at 2-0.
"Okay, win! five in a row!" Rui jumped for joy.
However, Mourinho's face is still not very good-looking, is it that Chelsea are suffering from illusory dependence?