Chapter 528: The Game Begins
"This is Wembley Stadium, where the final feast of English football takes place every year.
This season's FA Cup final will be up against Manchester United, who are currently third in the league, and unbeaten defending champions Chelsea! ”
And when everyone saw the starting lineups of both sides, both sides played as much as they could.
In this game, Kodic lined up his regular main line-up for the season, with regular substitutes Giroud, Willian, Pedro and Emerson all returning to the bench.
This is definitely a blow to Manchester United, Costa and Hazard needless to say, just one Jones is enough to make Manchester United uncomfortable, how Chelsea scored seven goals in the Champions League semi-finals, Manchester United wants to win is difficult.
Against Chelsea, Manchester United have basically fielded all their main team, which can be described as the strongest squad, and they will not give up the only possible title this season.
As soon as the game between the two sides began, Chelsea completely controlled the initiative, and Chelsea, who had the advantage in morale, launched a fierce attack, as if they wanted to, and directly broke Manchester United at the beginning of the game.
But Manchester United's defense is not weak, seeing Chelsea start to attack, Manchester United contracted their defense in the second half, allowing Chelsea to attack, leaving only striker Sanchez in front.
As for Jones's marking, Mourinho used the fast Nemanja Matic to keep a close eye on Jones, the core of Chelsea.
In this game, United opted for defensive counter-attacks and long balls, as well as set-pieces.
However, it has to be said that Manchester United's defence still has a very obvious effect, at least 26 minutes into the game, and Chelsea's attack has so far not threatened the Spanish goalkeeper David De Gea.
"Jones seems to be lost in close marking, a lot of Liverpool have used this trick against Jones before, the effect is obvious, his threat is significantly reduced, this time Manchester United also succeeded?"
Does it actually work?
When the clock came to 33 minutes, Jones gradually got to know Matic, who was close to him.
After that, Jones frequently used emergency stops, starts, changes of direction and feints to shake off the opponent's close marking.
Although Matic can often use his physical speed to keep up with Jones, he can only barely keep up, Jones has the lead with the ball, and from 26 to 33 minutes, Jones has repeatedly penetrated Matic.
Jones used his change of direction and pace to get past him five times in a row, including two more dangerous passes, but Costa himself failed to capitalise on his chances and Hazard's shot hit the post and flew off the post to give Chelsea a 2-0 lead.
'Chelsea started the game and although Chelsea haven't scored yet, with the current state of Chelsea, it's not far from scoring, and Manchester United should make a change.
Matisse is also very unhappy, doesn't it mean that he is incapable of completing the tasks assigned by the head coach?
And he has a physical advantage, and there is no way to take Jones, how can this be justified?
So in the following games, he could only use small movements and fouls after he couldn't use his technique and body to prevent Jones.
The referee pretended not to see some of Matisse's small actions, which are in the Premier League, unless they are particularly obvious fouls or malicious actions will be blown by the referee.
This also caused Matic to frequently pull Jones's jersey and elbow Jones's abdomen in a place where the referee couldn't see, almost elbowing it directly!
"Nemanja Matic is on the lookout? Too many of his small movements? ”
No sooner had the Chelsea commentator finished speaking than Nemanja Matic was whistled for a foul.
When Jones broke through his right, Matic couldn't stop Jones, but was confused by a feint by Jones, and then successfully pierced the crotch!
Enraged, Matic grabbed Jones as he rushed past him, and then put Jones down.
The Chelsea commentator shouted: 'This is a very clear malicious foul!!' ”
Sure enough, referee Oliver immediately stopped the game, then rushed over to show Nemanja Matic a yellow card, and finally awarded Chelsea a direct free-kick in front.
After arguing with the referee and pleading to no avail, Matic began to organize the human wall with a curse.
"Manchester United are dangerous, this position is still relatively easy for Jones, as we all know, Jones has a hand in free kicks!"
Looking at the wall in front of him, Jones raised his hand first after the referee agreed, and Jones used the gesture to gesture to his teammates.
Then he slammed the ball straight into the United goal, and Hazard and Costa, along with Cesc Fabregas in the back, rushed towards goal, not to fight for a header.
They were aiming to disrupt the opposition defence in front of goal and find opportunities to make up for it, as Jones had just played a direct shot gesture.
In order to avoid the situation when the ball hits the post or is saved by the goalkeeper, the three of them squeeze hard towards the goal to find an opportunity to shoot.
The soccer ball in the air made an arc, finally went around the human wall, and then completed the turn in the air, and the soccer ball, which was supposed to be heading for the far corner of the goal, suddenly flew into the near corner of the goal.
Goalkeeper David De Gea was shaken and then couldn't make a save and the ball went straight into the net.
"Cristiano...... Jones!! ”
'In the 39th minute, Chelsea's full-pitch onslaught finally opened the door for Manchester United, and now the score is unsurprisingly 1-0 Chelsea lead, with Cristiano scoring the goal...... Jones!! ”
"Very nice free kick!! Manchester United conceded a free-kick to Chelsea at the back, and for Jones, what was the difference between that and a penalty? ”
Jones, who scored the goal, wasn't particularly excited, he wasn't very excited about the goal in this game, even though it was the final, and it was about the same as the league game for Jones.
Because, his mind has already gone to another Champions League final in a few days.
When Jones' free-kick broke the deadlock for Chelsea, it was much easier for Chelsea in the days that followed.
More use of possession to attract Manchester United to press out, if Manchester United does not come out, they are not afraid, and play inverted foot pass control in the midfield.
Manchester United was a little dazed after conceding the goal, Mourinho's tactics were defensive counterattacks, but this was on a 0-0 basis, his side was behind, how to defend?
Especially in the minutes after the goal, Chelsea's possession of the ball left United with no chance because the ball was at Chelsea's feet and they simply had no other ideas.