Chapter 181: Red and Blue Battle
There are two key matches in the 11th round of the Premier League, one is the matchup between Manchester City and Arsenal, and the other is the red-blue clash between Chelsea and Manchester United.
In the previous two rounds of the Premier League, Chelsea won consecutive games and temporarily ranked fourth in the standings, but unfortunately in the Champions League in midweek, Chelsea suffered a 0-3 defeat at the foot of Roma, and the end of three consecutive wins in all competitions, the team's morale inevitably suffered a heavy blow.
"Well, I won't say anything more. It's not the first time we've played against Chelsea, so it's just a matter of paying attention. In this game, we first solidified our defense and counter-attacked, and then we waited until the end of the game when their spirit dropped and we looked for opportunities. It was Mourinho's last reprimand in the dressing room before the start of the game against the players who were about to play.
He has been downplaying the notion of a return to Stamford Bridge, both in front of the media and in the dressing room, as if it were a normal strong conversation.
Mourinho paused for a moment and continued: "Dai, you have to support the team more in the front court, use your ball control skills to stabilize the rhythm more, and be careful not to concede the ball easily!" ”
Dai Zhiwei nodded when he heard this, indicating that he understood.
“ok! Then let's do a good job, remember, we're Manchester United, we've had a lot of difficult games and this game is not going to be difficult for us. Our goal is – "Mourinho deliberately dragged out the tail.
"Champion!" The Manchester United players shouted in unison.
Mourinho nodded in satisfaction and watched as the players walked out of the dressing room one by one, patting them on the shoulders to cheer them on.
In this game, Manchester United rotated 6 players, Nemanja Matic started against his old club, and Fellaini returned to the bench after injury.
For Chelsea, N'Golo Kante returned from injury, with Andreas Christensen and Davide Zappacosta alternating.
Jose Mourinho returned to the Bridge and shook hands with the Chelsea players in the aisle, only to miss Eden Hazard, while Antonio Conte simply coped with it.
"It's not graceful." Dai Zhiwei looked at Conte and shook his head, Conte is definitely a good coach, but it is still a notch below the epic managers like Mourinho and Pep Guardiola.
When he came to the pitch and waited for kickoff, Rashford stepped on the turf under his feet, couldn't help pouting, and muttered to Dai Zhiwei beside him: "Dai, does the lawn feel a little dry today?" It doesn't feel very good. ”
Dai Zhiwei glanced at Rashford, he really didn't like the humid weather in England, he loved the bright sunshine in Spain more, "I have never felt dry in England, you must know that in Villarreal the weather is cloudy." ”
November 11 is Singles' Day in China, which is an online shopping holiday, but in Europe it is World War I Armistice Day, which was established by King George V in 1919.
On the same day, Commonwealth countries held Remembrance Day to pay tribute to the British soldiers who died in the two world wars and other wars.
So, there was a short moment of silence before the start of the game for Remembrance Day.
As a digression, the game soon began at the referee's whistle, and the red and blue battle struck again!
Neither side put too much effort into attacking attack in the first five points, with United looking to defend solidly at home, which is Stamford Bridge, after all.
Chelsea, on the other hand, will have to test it and wait until they find their form before launching a full-blown attack.
But it is too familiar between the two teams, and 5 minutes of testing and warm-up is completely enough, and the first to take the lead is naturally Manchester United, who have won all of them in the new season.
After Dai Zhiwei dribbled past half-time, he was surrounded by Chelsea, and N'Golo Kante and Tiemoue Bare Bakayoko both appeared beside him, as if they wanted to give him a "wrap".
Dai Zhiwei glanced at the two Chelsea players around him who were eyeing him, and when he was thinking about how to get rid of these two guys, Dai Zhiwei's heart suddenly moved, and an idea came to him.
Immediately, Dai Zhiwei accelerated the speed of breaking through with the ball and directly chose the direction of Bakayoko.
"Hey! Boy, do you pick a soft persimmon and pinch it? Bakayoko saw Dai Zhiwei rushing directly at him, and instead of being angry, he laughed.
In fact, Dai Zhiwei does have such thoughts in his heart, after all, Bakayoko's defense is much weaker than Kante.
As the saying goes, the passable hurdles, the unpassable Kante. Even if he is as strong as Dai Zhiwei alone, he is a little afraid of letting go of the back waist of the world's No. 1.
And, more importantly, Nemanja Matic has quietly moved behind Bakayoko.
Just when Bakayoko thought that there was going to be a "Mars collision with the earth" between him and Dai Zhiwei, he suddenly saw Dai Zhiwei actually pass the ball, and after passing, his speed increased to a notch, almost passing past him with a gust of wind.
"Timoé!" Kante on the side suddenly woke up Bakayoko, who was a little stunned.
Bakayoko was agitated and quickly turned to chase Dai Zhiwei, while Kante on the other side was already following Dai Zhiwei closely.
Bakayoko hesitated for a moment before pounced on Nemanja Matic, who was holding the ball.
Dai Zhiwei made a pass with Matic this time, and skillfully avoided the double attack of Bakayoko and Kante, and at this time, Bakayoko and the two were also forcefully involved by them.
Nemanja Matic played the ball back to Dai Zhiwei after he got past Tiemoue Bakayoko.
Although Kante followed behind him, Dai Zhiwei knew that he would not easily foul, you must know that at this time, the back tackle is to eat cards, and the game has just started less than 10 minutes, and it is undoubtedly stupid to get cards at this time.
Sure enough, after Dai Zhiwei received the pass, Kante did not choose to tackle the ball from behind at the first time, but took a step forward and crashed into Dai Zhiwei.
Dai Zhiwei didn't care about his collision, after all, Kante, who was less than 1.7 meters, looked so thin, he didn't think he couldn't hit Kante.
"!" However, after waiting for the two to make physical contact, Dai Zhiwei realized that he was careless, although Kante did not look strong, but perhaps because the other party was too short, he actually knocked himself into a stumble.
I saw that after Dai Zhiwei collided with Kante, he staggered a little, as if he would fall to the ground in the next second.
Just when everyone thought that Dai Zhiwei would lose the ball, he saw the situation in the front court clearly, and suddenly made a long pass with his right foot, and the football went straight to the bottom line of the other side.
Dai Zhiwei's pass directly hit the diagonal of a small half!
"Huh? What's going on? 'Everyone's Chelsea players are all eyes on the football.
Gary Cahill suddenly felt nervous, and Conte continued to use the back three formations he is famous for this game, fearing this sudden flank attack after splitting the wings.
When Cahill was ready to chase back, he saw that Ashley Young was only two or three steps away from the ball, and by the time he turned to take the first step, Ashley Young was ready to cross with his feet.
Fortunately, Chelsea centre-backs Cesar Azpilicueta and Andreas Christensen are ready for Ashley Young's cross.
However, the moment Ashley Young touched the ball with his left foot, they realized that they had made a mistake in their judgment - it turned out that Ashley Young had no idea of crossing at all, but took the ball directly into the box.
"Damn it!" Azpilicueta let out a low curse and rushed over.
Ashley Young controlled the ball with ease and suddenly turned the ball back when Cesar Azpilicueta came up to fill in the position.
Azpilicueta was stunned for a moment, and quickly turned around to chase the ball, but when he saw a figure, he couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat behind his back.
Because it was his former teammate Nemanja Matic who hit the ball!
As a former teammate who has worked with him for many years, he knows that Nemanja Matic has a very good long-range shooting ability!
Azpilicueta picked up his pace in a panic and slid at Matic with a sliding tackle just as Matic was bent at him. At this time, it is no longer about shoveling him, but about blocking the angle of his shot as much as possible.
Looking at the menacing Azpilicueta, a smile suddenly appeared on the corner of Matic's mouth.
Azpilicueta didn't have time to be frightened after seeing it, and saw Matic send the ball to the penalty area with his left foot, and suddenly Dai Zhiwei, who was sent from the diagonal stab, shot directly in the opposite direction, and the football directly changed direction and hit Courtois off guard, and could only watch the football slowly roll into the net.
“gooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooal!”
“1:0! Dai Zhiwei's lightning goal in the 12th minute gave the Red Devils a good start! "The roar of the commentator on the TV made the Red Devils fans boil!
Dai Zhiwei's iconic blowgun celebration is once again staged at the Blue Bridge!
After celebrating, he also deliberately raised his head to Morat not far away, Moratt was still shouting and competing with him, but now he has scored, but the opponent seems to be invisible on the field.
“fxxx!” Conte couldn't help but curse the British national curse, although he had expected to lose the ball, but losing the ball so early made his face a little unbearable.
Mourinho, who looked at Conte's gaffe on the other side, couldn't help but be happy. It's not over yet, but it's no ordinary game for Jose Mourinho and Chelsea is the most special team for him.
At either end of a sideline are two different vibes, which are always so brutal on the football field.
The Manchester United players on the pitch celebrated to their heart's content, the red constantly jumping, reflecting the loss of the blue on the ground in silence.
Soon after kick-off, United got another chance, Mkhitaryan relied on his relentless running at the back to steal the next goal, and then just swept the ball in front of the field to Dai Zhiwei, who ran back in midfield.
"Humph! It's just a little trick, and you don't take me seriously! Thinking in his heart, Kante moved to the right, and suddenly blocked the route that Dai Zhiwei turned to break through.
However, the situation on the football field does not unfold according to human will......
Dai Zhiwei didn't have time to pay attention to what Kante would react to behind him, although he made this shaking to interfere with Kanter's judgment, but in his heart he didn't care if Kante would see through this feint.
In other words, it's none of my business whether he sees through it or not, he just can't stop me anyway!
Dai Zhiwei quickly turned in the opposite direction and broke through, skillfully dribbling the ball at his feet, and shook off Kante, who had no time to adjust his center of gravity, with just one movement.
"Damn it! I actually ......" Kanter didn't have time to think about it, and immediately turned around and chased after Dai Zhiwei.
Dai Zhiwei's smooth and coherent movements made the originally somewhat noisy Stamford Bridge suddenly climb to a new peak.
All of this was just born in a thought, and the situation on the field at this time was just a step taken by Dai Zhiwei after turning around and breaking through.
"Once this kid runs, he can't stop it, and he must not be allowed to run!" Kante suddenly remembered the information that Conte had told him before, and looked at the kid in front of him who already wanted to run, he gritted his teeth and let him go directly with a flying tackle.
Although there is an impulsive element in Kante's tackle, it does not mean that Kante will just stretch out his foot and slide out like ordinary players, and just bring down the opposing player.
His right foot was attached to the turf, and when Dai Zhiwei's supporting leg just landed, he drilled into a small gap from the side, and then poked the ball out with his toes.
Neat!
Dai Zhiwei was surprised that Kante had been shaken off by himself and was able to destroy the ball, and the tackle was not fouled, and the referee did not blow the whistle at all, and judged the ball to be a wonderful good ball.
Dai Zhiwei stood up and looked at Kanter, who was still lying on the ground, with a look of surprise.
There was no ease on Kante's face at this time, it can be said that the ball just now consumed most of his energy, and there was even fine sweat oozing from his head, even if the game had only been played for less than 15 minutes.
Dai Zhiwei stared at Kante deeply, stretched out his hand and pulled the other party up in a friendly manner, to be honest, he really admired this guy a little.
Attacking players with less than 1.7 metres abound, but defenders like N'Golo Kante at 1.68 metres are a rare between.
He could imagine how much effort Kante had put into getting to this point.
Kante stood up with Dai Zhiwei's strength, in fact, he was also a little surprised, he didn't expect this stinky boy to be so friendly.
However, after Dai Zhiwei picked up Canterlot, he didn't give him a good look, but ran to the backfield of the Red Devils with a "hum".
Kante was also amused by Dai Zhiwei's childishness, "Hey, this guy! ”
Although United have a one-goal lead, the situation on the pitch after the lead is very unfavorable for Manchester United.
This time, the Manchester United players had already begun to insert the ball forward when Mkhitaryan passed, but Dai Zhiwei's cold loss of the ball did not surprise them, after all, there were only a handful of players who could stop Dai Zhiwei's counterattack before.
It's not so easy for the United players to stop the castration and get back to their position, and the Chelsea players are running forward head-on, and they need to fall backwards and sideways, which is very passive.
"Back to the defense! Hurry back to defense! Mourinho watched nervously on the pitch, and finally Chelsea's attack forced him to stop sitting in the dugout, but to stand on the sidelines and shout to the players on the pitch!
(End of chapter)