Chapter 25: The first battle of the Premier League
Ten minutes before the start of the game, the sky was filled with a fiery atmosphere as a football match was set off at Stamford Bridge, Chelsea's home stadium.
At this time, Liu Neng's mood was very excited, as if he was about to get what he wanted the most, his spirit was high, and he couldn't wait to start this game immediately.
This game will be Liu Neng's first Premier League game, his first Premier League game as head coach, and the opening game of the season.
Before the game, the British media published that Chelsea is regarded as the weakest Chelsea in recent years, and even Burnley, a Championship regular, has a chance to cause an upset.
The Stamford Bridge Stadium, which can accommodate more than 960,000 people, is packed today for the first round of Premier League fixtures of the season.
In the home team's dressing room, coach Kodic was also nervous about his first Premier League game and was making the final arrangements with the help of his assistant coach. "We're going to play 442 today, the starting line is like this, Jones, Costa, you two are on the left and right wings, Cesc Fabregas is ambushed behind the two of you, as soon as you have the opportunity to pass the ball to the two of you, you two will tear their defense for me, tear apart."
'Next up in midfield is N'Golo Kante, and you're tasked with breaking and helping to defend, and if you fail to break through or get counter-attacked, you have to come back and defend.
"At the back, left-back Miazga, centre-backs Kurt Zouma and Branislav Ivanovic, right-back Gary Cahill, the responsibility of Cahill's defense is left to you as the captain.
'That's our starting lineup for today.' After reading the starting list, Kodic felt much more excited.
Yes, his team lineup is completely out of the opponent, not to mention, today's opponent is just a Championship team that has come to the Premier League to travel, Kodic thinks that Chelsea cannot fail today, the chance of being upset is too small, and then clean up his mood.
But well, football is round, who can say? It's still not okay to underestimate the other party, but just take out all your strength, and the rest depends on what God and his old man think.
On the sidelines, Kodic and Burnley coach Sean Dyche stood together and shook hands, before quickly walking away.
They are all opponents now, one is to need to win a strong team to prove themselves, the other is the new head of the Premier League who cannot fail, a game, there can only be one winner, at this time, the coaches on both sides are naturally using their own methods, taking out all their strength.
It's no surprise that Sean Dyche will use a single-striker formation, because he knows that if he is the opponent, against the Chelsea team, he will also play a defensive counterattack lineup, if not, I am afraid that he will be beaten into a sieve.
After the players from both sides came out on the pitch, they took their respective positions at the signal of the referee. After Heaton and the two guessed the coin, the two didn't talk much and returned to their places.
Chelsea kicked off first, Liu Neng handed the ball to Costa, and began to run forward, Costa directly handed the ball to Liu Neng, but as soon as Liu Neng received the ball, he was tackled by the opposing defender, and the referee blew a foul in time, but did not give a card, just awarded the ball to Chelsea.
It is common for defenders to eat a yellow card every game, and the players in the Premier League, if the style of the ball is not hard, would have been abolished long ago, after Liu Neng was tackled, he began to pay attention to not carrying the ball more, and every time the ball reached his feet, the opponent would pass the ball out before the opponent came up.
From the very beginning of this game, Kodic let Cesc Fabregas control the rhythm in midfield, Jones is still very young, this is also his first Premier League game, Kodic does not want him to perform well in this game, just to ask Jones to adapt to the Premier League as soon as possible.
Costa and Liu Neng are not poor in physical fitness, and the two of them are constantly running back and forth in midfield, making Burnley's defenders feel like they are the enemy every time.
Liu Neng is indeed a little uncomfortable with the Premier League game, he has been in the reserve team last season, relying on his outstanding speed and skill to control the game, so it takes time to adapt to his Premier League game.
In this game, Liu Neng had a feeling that he was suppressed, and when he was in the reserve team before, he always had a feeling of being at home, and his favorite thing was to break through in the forward position and control the whole game.
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Now Liu Neng is like adding weight to his feet in this Premier League game, feeling that his speed has slowed down, in fact, Liu Neng himself knows that it is not that he has slowed down, it is that the Premier League players are faster than the players of the reserve team, and now he can't rely on speed alone, he simulates everything in the whole stadium in his mind, and Liu Neng begins to predict what the opposing player will do next.
Gradually, Liu Neng became familiar with this feeling, the pressing of the Burnley defenders, Liu Neng did not break through, passed the ball to Fabregas on the right, and then accelerated past Michael Keane, Michael Keane turned to Fabregas, only to see Fabregas after taking the ball, with a few steps directly to the feet of Costa in the front field, just Liu Neng plugged in to attack, there was a loophole on this side, Costa, who had long seen this gap, received the ball without any obstacle in this position, and shot directly with his legs.
If it weren't for Tom Heaton's concentration enough, Burnley would have conceded in the first minute.
'Oh-oh, it looks like we're going to see a good game, Chelsea had a shot on the woodwork just 10 minutes into the opening minute, and it was Costa who did it. However, this attack belongs to Cesc Fabregas and Cristiano. Jones, Costa, the trio combined to get the ball to Costa's feet and fly in front of Burnley's goal, and if it hadn't been for Heaton's save, Chelsea would have taken a one-goal lead.
Let's take a look at this wonderful cooperation in slow motion, and with the narrator's words, the big screen and the live TV broadcast began to replay the attack just now.
"It's so beautiful, it's so beautiful, Jones passes the ball and then goes forward to attract the opposition defence, then Cesc Fabregas's pass and then Costa's shot, so in such a short period of time, the three of them have completed an attack.
After watching it back, the commentators at the scene praised the Chelsea players for their smooth cooperation, and the short two-foot pass just now sent the ball to the hole of the opposing team, and Costa did not stop the ball and shot directly with his feet.
The local tyrant in the box looked at the replay, and looked at the three players in amazement, as a bystander, of course, he could see the flaws in the Burnley lineup, but it was rare that the players on the field were also the first to notice, and in an instant they made the most correct pass, this little guy from the reserve team is good.
'There's a good chance this kid could be a sharp knife in Chelsea's future forward line in the next few years.' "Yes."
"I don't think it will take a few years to do that." The Chelsea chairman said to the local tycoons.
'I underestimated him, this was his first Premier League game, and his performance was so eye-catching, and there is no limit to the future.' Then he turned his head to look at Liu Neng on the court again.
On the field, Liu Neng once again relied on his prediction to pass, and then directly distributed the ball to the middle. Cesc Fabregas parked the ball in a comfortable position and took the time to take a closer look at the opposition defence before kicking in a cross.
Cesc Fabregas's cross was precise and he was able to get where he wanted it. Costa, who had a better degree of coordination with Cesc Fabregas, immediately ran to the landing point of the ball, and kept staring at the defenders to clear the ball, this step was too anxious, and directly cleared the ball to the feet of Liu Neng, Liu Neng faced such a big gift, and shot directly, Heaton did not block the ball this time, and Chelsea led Burnley by one goal in the 25th minute of the game.
'The goal went in, and the goal was scored by Cristiano, who was the hero of last season's unbeaten title win by the Chelsea development team and also the development team's Golden Boot. Jones, it was his first Premier League game, and it was a dream start for Jones to score 25 minutes into the first half of his Premier League opener. ”
The camera pans over the Chelsea team-mates who hugged and celebrated on the pitch and swept over the benches on either side.
Ségura and Sendros congratulated their friend on the goal, and they were on the bench today and will hopefully get playing time if they have the advantage.
"Jones's performance in last season's pre-game, and the performance of this game, can only be perfectly judged by even the most discerning fans. Chelsea are so lucky to have him! ”