Chapter 034: Battle of Chelsea

In the first 8 rounds of the Premier League, only Arsenal and Manchester City remained unbeaten, and Manchester City drew one game and ranked first. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE怂 ļ½‰ļ½Žļ½†ļ½

Arsenal have drawn two games and conceded four points in total, leaving them in fourth place behind Manchester United and Chelsea.

Manchester United and Chelsea have lost one game each, just two points behind leaders Manchester City. Manchester United are in second place on goal difference.

Liverpool have suffered two defeats and are already three points behind and out of position. And the team's trouble of losing Suarez seems to be starting to appear, without the ability to attack, and every game, it is getting more and more difficult to win.

Leicester City and Tottenham are not far behind, both within the European zone.

Chelsea are already working hard to beat Manchester United in the ninth round of the league and climb to the top of the table.

Manchester United are in a worrying situation and it would be a good time to beat them.

The two main central defenders at the back were not able to play, and Carrick in midfield also accumulated yellow cards and was suspended.

Whether Kroos can return to King Qin in time is still a big question.

Ander Herrera, with Marouane Fellaini and Fletcher in midfield, will surely fall short before Chelsea's counter-attacking pace.

In the midweek training match, Wang Zheng looked at the players who didn't have much energy, and his face was displeased.

It's just like losing a game, how will you play in the future? But then he frowned, and the player's problem was more of a psychological exhaustion, which was reflected in the data.

The international break has left the players who have played extremely tired, without any time to rest and adjust.

"Everyone's cheering up, we're going to change the lineup." Wang Zheng clapped his palms, "Come here, practice the new lineup and new style of play." ā€

Unfortunately, Van Persie was too tired during the international break and injured himself in training.

With at least two weeks of rest, there are only two people left in the forward line, Wayne Rooney and Hernandez.

When the news broke, fans were worried. They are also looking down on Manchester United's prospects.

While Manchester United and Chelsea were preparing, there was already speculation about their starting line-ups.

Much of the media has looked at Chelsea as the side on the verge of winning.

Think about it, the main central defender combination, the midfielder and the front court have the main players injured, can they still win? It's too hard.

Spinach also quickly adjusted their odds in favor of Chelsea.

Speaking before the game, Mourinho said: "We are ready and happy that we have no injuries in our squad. Whatever the game, it wasn't what United should be and they had too many injuries. ā€

"I think it would be better to evaluate the strength of the two teams in the next meeting."

Mourinho's message is clear: Injured Manchester United are no match for Chelsea. What's more, he has been preparing for this game for 2 weeks, and he does not hesitate to pay the price of the last game.

Their front, with a very targeted deployment against Manchester United's backline, was a one-shot kill.

Neither of Manchester United's two full-backs is an orthodox full-back.

The two centre-backs, both aged centre-backs, were almost impossible to fend off Chelsea's attacking group.

Wang Zheng spoke to the media: "We have suffered some injuries, although Kroos can play, but he is not in good shape, we will not risk him starting. ā€

"All I can say about the result is that we are always striving for the win, in any game, I want to go for the win, that's the credo we have been pursuing."

Sky Sports began discussions about the match between Manchester United and Chelsea.

Carragher, as always, backs Manchester United's defeat.

"Yes, it's unfortunate that Manchester United are going to start losing back-to-back. I can see that Manchester United's previous winning streak was because the manager was the owner of the team, and they fought hard to carry it, and now this breath has been vented, and it is impossible to unite again. ā€

Neville gave him a blank look, "Even if Manchester United lost the last game, they are above Liverpool in the standings." Don't you think you should worry more about Liverpool? They walked Suarez and began to react. ā€

"It's like Tottenham selling Bale, after buying a lot of people, it still can't make up for the role of a superstar."

Carragher smiled, "You still don't believe me, do you?" Manchester United's first half of the schedule is simple, and the next opponents are more fierce than the other, who can guarantee that Manchester United will continue to win? ā€

'I think Liverpool are out of the throes and are going to keep winning. If you don't believe it, we'll see. ā€

Of course, we'll see, the £500,000 bet hasn't expired yet.

The starting lists of both sides were announced, and Sky Sports got the list as soon as possible.

When Neville saw the list, he was stunned.

Not quite right, Chelsea's roster is normal, Manchester United's roster is not quite normal.

Is it a mistake?

Carragher also had this idea, and after confirming it again and again, yes, it was the starting list provided by Manchester United.

De Gea, Vidic, Ferdinand, the three of them are nothing special.

The two full-backs on the left and right should still be Blind and Valencia, and there is nothing special about it, but the midfielders are a little strange.

Ashley Young, Mata, Nani, Herrera, Shinji Kagawa.

Five people?

It seems that there are people with overlapping positions.

Aren't Ashley Young and Nani overlapping? All left wingers?

Only one Herrera in midfield dragged behind?

Could it be that Shinji Kagawa's small half board wants to hit the back waist? Not quite right, right?

Rooney was the only one in the frontcourt, alone.

Manchester United put out a 451 lineup, which is not wrong at all, but the selection seems to be a bit problematic.

Carragher laughed: "Wang Zheng is crazy, such a midfield configuration, no defense at all, how can it withstand Chelsea's attack group?" Moreover, if you put Nani and Yang on the side, didn't you kill yourself? ā€

Neville also frowned, "Wang Zheng should let Shinji Kagawa play the position in the middle of the midfield, Nani and Ashley Young play on both sides, and Mata is in the middle." ā€

This explanation is still more plausible.

From the perspective of the balance of the lineup, the personnel on paper can only be arranged like this.

Mourinho saw Manchester United's starting lineup, and it was also a little strange, did Wang Zheng want to learn from Ferguson and put on a back 7 formation in the face of Arsenal?

We're Chelsea, not Arsenal, four wingers, we're not afraid.

The players begin to warm up and the manager shakes hands.

'It's interesting that you've got a lot of fun, I misjudged and I thought you'd put Fellaini on the pitch.'

'Marouane Fellaini doesn't have enough speed and you're definitely focusing on it, so I'll have to put him on the bench.' Wang Zheng smiled and said, "But Old Trafford is my territory, and I won't give away the victory." ā€

"I want to win, and I'm going to fight for it." Mourinho smiled confidently.

Immediately, after the United player took his position, Mourinho's smile suddenly disappeared, "How did I forget this? ā€

Manchester United's left-back position is Ashley Young, and Wang Zhengke has added 5 points of prediction and 5 points of card.

In the midfield position, Herrera and Blind are the two, and Shinji Kagawa is in the center to support Rooney. To the left and right are Nani and Mata.

Juan Mata was back to support Valencia.

Neville laughed, "Blind played a few left-backs and we all forgot that he turned out to be a midfielder. His technical characteristics, a bit like Carrick's, are quite accurate in his long passes. ā€

Carragher sneered, "But it's not enough to beat Chelsea." Their impact is too strong. ā€

Syllable!

It seemed to be a slap in the face, and Carragher's face was hot.

Nani burst forward with the ball and was already on the edge of the Chelsea penalty area, then passed the ball, Shinji Kagawa received the ball on the run, picked it lightly and fell into the box.

Is there no one around Rooney?

Wayne Rooney had just used a counterrun to bring centre-back John Terry away, and Mata drew Cahill's attention with a diagonal run.

The ball landed pinpointedly in front of Rooney, who glanced at goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois and fired a shot in.

Fantastic start. Less than five minutes into the game, United were already 1-0 up.

Wang Zheng stood on the sidelines, waved his big hand, and retreated all the way to assist in the defense.

After a goal was conceded, Chelsea's tactics were ineffective.

You can't play defensive counterattacks anymore, you can only take the initiative to attack.

Diego Costa, Xiaofa, Willian and others rushed out, and the defense was immediately empty, and there was a large gap in the midfield.

Blind, with the assistance of Mata, cut off the ball at the feet of Xiaofa and sent a long pass to the front.

Rooney is in this area, there is no one within a radius of 3 meters, calmly get up and pass.

Above Ivan's head, a red shadow appeared, it was Nani.

Run wildly with the ball and go straight into the penalty area.

On the other side of the forbidden area, Shinji Kagawa is already waiting, and Terry is depressed and can only take care of Shinji Kagawa by himself.

Single-handed......

Nani looked at Shinji Kagawa and made a pass.

Fake a faux shot, the ball slices through Courtois's fingertips and into the net.

In less than 10 minutes, Manchester United were already 2-0 up.

Carragher froze in place, and Neville almost laughed: "Everyone thought that Chelsea would play defensive counter-attacks, but I didn't expect Manchester United's counter-attacks to be sharper than Chelsea's. ā€

'Two chances, two shots, two goals. Terrible team. ā€

Neville took the opportunity to blow the conch, and this game looked really cool.

Mourinho is furious, what the hell? What to do so radically?

He gestured and focused on the left side of Manchester United.

Nani is going to sprint up front and certainly can't take too much care of Ashley Young's defense.

Ashley Young is a winger again, and there must be a problem with the defense, so it's the right thing to do to play him.

However, Willian was surprised to find that with every attack, Ashley Young was able to get stuck in position, more left-back than left-back, which was hell.

One was not careful, and the ball at Willian's feet was broken.

Ashley Yang ran wildly all the way, vaguely reproducing the appearance of Tianzun on the left.

Bottom, cross.

Before it passed, the defender pushed out.

The ball fell to the feet of Shinji Kagawa, Shinji Kagawa didn't have to think about it, he sent it directly, and Mata received the ball and was already inserted into the penalty area.

Here we go again, hurry up and arm...... Courtois was beaten out of his mind.

Juan Mata swooped in and the ball flicked wide.

Rooney burst out of the field and fired a shot from 12 yards into the bottom left corner of the net.

Less than 20 minutes, 3:0.

Before Mourinho could react, he had already been beaten 3:0, and all the pre-match arrangements were invalid.