Chapter 279: Behind the Opening

"Huh? What do you think? Do you think that we are already strong and that you have lost your guard against the game! Yes, we're very strong at the moment, but we can't underestimate any game, every game has to be played as if it were a final. ”

The players looked at their head coaches, including captain Cahill and Jones at the core of the team, no one said a word, Jones as the team's top scorer, he found that when he watched the game video in the past two days, he found that it seemed difficult for him to get the advantage of close marking, the opponent's Lucas is very fast, Lucas is an all-round defender at all, and he can perform like a fish in water in any position on the entire back line.

Even Osilai had to admit that Kodic was the best manager he had ever seen in terms of boosting the team's morale and motivating the players.

It was precisely because of Kodic's motivation that when the players from both sides stood together in the Arena Stadium and waited to play, the West Ham players were surprised to find that in their eyes, the strong team did not have the same strong team as they had met in the past, without a trace of relaxation, giving people the feeling that Chelsea regarded themselves as opponents.

Chelsea have reached the kind of momentum that is unique to big teams, with 14 wins and one draw in the first 15 rounds of the Premier League, with 43 points and ranking first in the league, while West Ham United has a record of 2 wins, 4 draws and 9 defeats, with 10 points and 19th in the table.

There have been 104 meetings between the two teams in their history, with Chelsea winning 46, drawing 20 and losing 38, scoring 166 goals and conceding 153 goals to prevail, including 92 league meetings, with Chelsea winning 39, drawing 19 and losing 34, scoring 152 goals and conceding 141, with the last meeting between the two teams coming in the 27th round of the Premier League last season, when Chelsea won 2-1.

The line-up of both sides, West Ham formation 352, lineup: No. 13 Adrian; No. 2 Red, No. 21 Obbonna, No. 16 Noble; No. 5 Zabaleta, No. 7 Arnautovic, No. 26 Masuku, No. 14 Obiang, No. 3 Cresswell; No. 10 Lanzini, No. 30 Antonio

Chelsea shot 3511 today: No. 13 Courtois; 28 Azpilicueta, 27 Andreas Christensen, 24 Cahill; No. 21 Zappacosta, No. 4 Cesc Fabregas, No. 7 Kante, No. 14 Bakayoko, No. 3 Marcos Alonso; No. 10 Hazard; No. 9 Jones

Today, Adrian stared at Jones not far from him, and he felt very strange when he arrived, how could such a striker, who did not look tall and not athletic, become the future in the mouth of the media.

You must know that in football, many times when watching the game video from the perspective of a bystander, you may not be able to find a player's point, only when you really compete on the field, you will know which is stronger and weaker than each other.

Kodic has also said publicly on several occasions that it is thanks to Jones' solid performances that Chelsea have been able to go from strength to strength this year, and he is a striker who can grow into a world-class striker.

The West Ham players looked normal, but they knew more about the strength of the Chelsea squad and the strong confidence that came from their opponents.

It's really like a piece of armor against this Chelsea team, but the West Ham players want to win at home anyway!

Cheer! Ring again and again!

With the arrival of players from both sides, the Arena fans in the Arena set off a wave of people to cheer on their local team, for whom they are in 19th place this season, which makes them uncomfortable, but they still support their team.

After exchanging flags with Cahill, Noble called out his teammates together and formed a circle: "Everyone knows how hard it has been for us to get this far!" But our goal is to win the title and we want to bring glory to Chelsea again! Like the coach said, we can't underestimate any opponent, so ............ Brothers. Let's fight! ”

"Fight!"

"Fight!"

Everyone raised their arms and shouted together, and the captain Cahill smiled with satisfaction after seeing this scene, it seems that his words are still very encouraging to his teammates! It's been a perfect season for Cahill.

Cahill certainly knows who the biggest credit is, as he said to Jones: If we can do it, let's leave a good memory for everyone!

With a whistle, the 16th round of the English Premier League finally kicked off, although West Ham United is not a giant, but it is also a well-known team, Chelsea who are away from home chose the venue when guessing the side, which also allowed West Ham United to grasp the initiative immediately after the start of the game.

Many were optimistic about Chelsea away from home, but West Ham started attacking as soon as the game began, and in the third minute of the game, a free-kick from the left of Lanzini was driven into the box and the Chelsea players cleared it.

Although Chelsea's players did not underestimate West Ham United, they still let the opponent score first, in the 6th minute of the game, West Ham United played a wonderful cooperation, Arnautovic received a pass from Lanzini, in the penalty area with his left foot, Chelsea conceded a goal first, 0-1 behind West Ham United, after the goal, Arnautovic actually entered the fan zone to celebrate, and received the first yellow card of the game.

However, after conceding the goal, Chelsea did not panic, the ball passed smoothly in Chelsea's midfield, they were patiently waiting for the opportunity, after Kodic's transformation, Chelsea's midfield, not only can retain the previous characteristics of strong impact, but also integrate control, technology, speed and other characteristics.

In this game, Kodic set up Eden Hazard to move around behind Jones, with Cesc Fabregas in midfield, N'Golo Kante in control later and Gary Cahill flanking him in defensive.

In the 10th minute of the game, Chelsea launched an attack through N'Golo Kante's long pass, and the ball was accurately sent to the head of Hazard.

With the momentum of his body while running, Hazard completed the goal with a header from outside the West Ham penalty area! This game is very important for West Ham United, goalkeeper Adrian has long felt that the blood in his body is burning, and being able to play against the current Chelsea makes him feel extremely excited, which also makes him very focused.

Hazard's header fell into Adrian's arms, and there was a sound in his chest that hit him, but he was also embraced by his arms that were withdrawn in time.

..................The fans on both sides of the scene all gave warm applause, Hazard's header was very fierce, and Adrian received the ball steadily, both sides have players who need encouragement, and naturally will not hesitate to applaud this little applause.

"How's it going? Questions? West Ham captain Noble saw that Hazard had just been marked by Reid and asked his team-mate with some concern.

"Huh!" Red, who was tall and strong, smiled awkwardly: "Captain." I'm sorry, it was my mistake just now! I can't imagine that Hazard is so fierce! ”

In the Premier League last season, he had the experience of playing against Hazard, and he was unable to defend against Hazard at that time, but at that time he was not as skilled as the opponent, but he did not expect that his body was also very strong, and his only task in this game was to defend Hazard.

"Leide, give the other party some colors to see! I'm standing right behind you, don't worry, I'll support you! Alright, keep playing! ”

However, Chelsea's counterattack has also begun, this season, Chelsea's progress has been extraordinarily huge, and Chelsea has also practiced the tactics that they have been proficient in in training over and over again in the past few days, because Chelsea wants to play technical football!

Technique flow football is about relying on the player's personal skill and awareness to cooperate, and through smooth passing and receiving cooperation, play a gorgeous ground attack.

So, when Chelsea started to score, everyone was surprised to find that the ball was at the feet of the Chelsea players, constantly sending short passes of about 15 to 20 meters, from left to right, from right to left, from back to front, and from front to back, although the West Ham players pressed fiercely, but they couldn't touch the ball at all.

"Oh my God! Could it be that my eyes are spent? Chelsea's side are using a tactic that has never been used before! There were so many passes, all short passes on the ground, which was amazing! Even though we haven't scored yet, I see the future for Chelsea! The commentator was also stunned by Chelsea's sudden change.

In the Chelsea dugout, Osilai said to Kodic: "Let's do this, we're behind each other now, do we equalize first, and then use this!" ”

"It's okay! Our possession is much better than theirs, and it is only a matter of time before we equalise! Don't worry, calm down! We're going to win."

"Good! I understand! ”

A few minutes later, Chelsea, who were in possession on the field, suddenly picked up the tempo, which was brewed after a series of passes! The ball was still sent to the feet of Jones on the left, and West Ham's defense against Jones was completely different from Chelsea's previous opponents, they did not send a special person to mark Jones at all, but played according to their own ideas and tactics.

Ogbonna is a right-back for West Ham United, he is fast, physical and assisting, which is his characteristic, but he is facing the best goalscorer in Europe at this time, and he has scored 12 goals in the Champions League! The league has also scored 37 goals.