Chapter 395: Take the Advantage
In the third minute, Chelsea took the lead when Alonso crossed into the box from the left and Hazard hit the crossbar without stopping, leaving goalkeeper David De Gea unresponsive.
If Eden Hazard's shot had hit the target, David would have had nothing to do and Chelsea would have missed a good chance to take the lead.
'As the game continued, Chelsea continued to drive straight into the Reds defence.
Willian took the ball and had no chance to pass it, so he could only knock it back to Kante behind him, who faced Matic's interference and directly made a long pass to send the ball to the front court. ”
Eden Hazard headed the ball over to Chris Smalling, who was not far in front of him, and Jones was immediately pressed by Pogba and handed the ball to Willian on the right.
"William took the ball and faced Ashley Young directly, William grabbed ahead of Ashley Young and passed the ball to Jones, who retreated in the middle, and Jones took the pass and handed it to the feet of Hazard on the left."
Alonso unexpectedly appeared on the right side of Manchester United, and there were not many defenders in front of him at this time, because Chelsea were attacking the left side of Manchester United just now, so McTominay frequently leaned into the middle, and the right side was empty at this time.
Alonso began to attack the right side of Manchester United, Alonso took the ball and was caught by Valencia and McTominay, Alonso chose to knock back, Kante got the ball and pushed a long pass to Hazard who pulled to the left of the edge of the penalty area to get the ball, Hazard took the ball and leaned on the pasted Smolin with his body, turned to the left, and grabbed a strong volley before Smalling's kick.
The ball is off! Hazard's second attack failed, Hazard was not discouraged, he was still running everywhere, but he felt that he was in a good state in today's game!
Less than 10 minutes after their last attack, United were given a chance to attack and go straight into the heart of Chelsea, but Andreas Christensen, with the help of N'Golo Kante, pinched Lukaku together and cut the ball straight to Willian on the right, who launched a quick counter-attack.
Chelsea's counter-attack came quickly, but the Reds' defence was also swiftly organised, quickly establishing a defence on the left, and by the time Chelsea's William and Jones arrived in the heart of the club, the area was already full of United defenders.
But just when everyone was concentrating, William handed the ball to Jones, who was leaning over, so when everyone thought that Jones would shoot directly, Jones made an accurate diagonal long pass and transferred the ball directly to the left side of the team.
After Hazard stopped the ball, Valencia immediately pressed over, but Hazard did not stick the ball, and sent the ball directly to the front, directly behind Valencia, where there was no one!
I saw Jones desperately running from the middle to the left, he and Chris were racing fast, Chris was closer to the football, but Jones was running fast, he directly overwhelmed Chris with speed, grabbed in front of Chris Smalling, and stopped directly.
Smalling rushed straight to the head, the ball was stopped behind Jones, paused, Jones directly accelerated with the ball, cut into the left corner of the penalty area, Valencia and Lindelof two into the middle of the attack, but at this time, Jones directly kicked the goal.
It was a hard shot, very fast, powerful, without any tricks, the ball went straight to the bottom left corner of the goal, Lindelof instinctively wanted to reach back to stop, but couldn't, De Gea reacted, but because he was too far to the right, he couldn't make this save at all.
The ball rolled straight into the goal on the turf, hit the net, and kept bouncing in the goal line, and at this moment, the whole Old Trafford stadium became silent, and everyone was watching the scene, watching Jones who scored the goal.
Jones clenched his hands into fists and began to run towards the stands of the visiting fans, who erupted in a roar of cheers from the away fans, and Jones rushed straight to the sidelines to receive the cheers of the Chelsea fans.
Turning around, one after another teammates rushed up behind him, and they hugged each other excitedly.
"The ball is in!!" The Chelsea commentator pulled a long note.
'Goal from Chelsea No.9 Jones! Chelsea opened the scoring in the 24th minute when Jones' long-range shot into the left-hand corner of the United box found the back of the net for David De Gea! ”
The United commentator said: "De Gea's position is really a bit off, he should adjust his position as soon as possible when he sees that the ball has clearly shifted from the right to the left, he seems too big, if he is standing on the left at this time, Jones's long-range shot may not be able to score." ”
'Manchester United have been suppressed at their home stadium, and the whole first half, Manchester United have been suppressed by Chelsea's attack, and now they have been the first to score, so this game is even more difficult to play!'
'Jones was in good form this game, his 54th goal in the league, and Jones led Chelsea to victory after victory, especially after Jones didn't have a fixed position, and he became more difficult to defend on the pitch.
Cesar Azpilicueta said to his team-mates: 'Let's keep playing, keep our spirits up, keep trying to score, Manchester United are no other team!' A one-goal lead is never safe! ”
"Of course, I'm not going to give Manchester United a chance to turn things around!" Jones smiled confidently.
Mourinho in the distance saw Jones talking and laughing with his teammates, and felt very helpless, Jones is very good, which has long been known by England, of course, Jones also proved it with goals on the field,
"Let Smalling hold his position well, and watch out for Jones's breakthrough!" Mourinho was very helpless to explain to his players.
However, as soon as he finished speaking, the situation on the pitch changed again, and Chelsea, who had scored a goal, continued to attack, and they have been very good at attacking this season, especially when it comes to winning against opponents who have fallen behind.
After a goal from Chelsea, United began to try to stabilize the situation, but Chelsea refused to give them such a chance, especially Jones, who actively fought in front of him, interfering with United's defensive system, and his team-mates around him and behind him were also actively cooperating with him.
If the organizational core of Chelsea's midfield is N'Golo Kante and Cesc Fabregas, then Jones is the tactical core of Chelsea's frontcourt, and he can shoulder the burden of attacking and defending in the midfield.
In the 27th minute, Jones suddenly retreated in the front court, and Kante hit Pogba with the ball one after another, Pogba was hit by Jones from behind as soon as he got the ball, Pogba wanted to protect the ball, but Kante poked the ball with his foot and stabbed the ball directly behind Pogba, in front of Jones.
Jones certainly couldn't have missed such an opportunity and hurried to stop the ball, but Roy? Keane was next to him and he had no choice but to send the ball straight forward.
Eden Hazard is now in the United penalty area, but he has been working with Jones for so long that as soon as he saw Jones in a hard fight, he immediately retreated and came to the penalty line to meet Jones.