Chapter Ninety-Three: The Contest (Part II)
Arsene Wenger naturally knows that Jones is good at scoring from distance, so he has made a well-planned deployment, and Jones didn't get too many chances in the first half! So, Jones pulled into the middle to try a long-range shot.
"Jones' long-range shots before the first half didn't go awry, but this time, he scored it and what a beautiful long-range shot, it was a morale-boosting goal! One-to-one! Jones equalised for Chelsea, but it remains to be seen with only 50 minutes played. The commentators are still giving their thoughts on Jones' goal.
Stamford Bridge was now in shambles, with chaos starting with Jones' stunning long-range strike from outside the box.
Banners with Jones' name fluttered across the pitch, and Chelsea fans rubbed their eyes and asked in disbelief voices: 'Am I hallucinating, or am I mistaken, is this still the same Jones who disappeared in the first half?' β
Could it be that Jones' first-half slump was a tactic played by Kodic? Almost everyone thought at the same time, it was impossible for a person who was not injured to suddenly perform so badly, and it was really a tactic.
In the visitors' stands, Arsenal fans sighed: "Chelsea are really playing tricks!" It's despicable. β
"If you could go back three months, I think a lot of teams would have asked the board for funding and bought Jones anyway, he's a genius and a striker who has scored a lot of goals, but now I'm not going to sell it." In the VIP box of the stadium, the Russian tyrant said with a smile.
"Not necessarily, after all, who could have predicted Jones' current performance this season three months ago? According to the club's financial situation, even if the team wants to buy it, I am afraid it will be difficult, only the giants will buy it, but he still plays few games. The Chelsea president said,
Hearing his words, Ibramovic: "That's what I said, if someone really bought it before March, I was afraid that it would be sold, but fortunately it wasn't sold, and this game is still our better chance of winning." β
The chairman nodded: "Do you need to say this?" The only suspense is that Jones will score a few goals. β
IbramoviΔ was overjoyed when he heard this, and he continued: "Yes? I'd like to see how far he can go. β
Kodic looked at the situation on the field and was ready to let Hazard get on the pitch, and today Kodic arranged for Segura to start, so Hazard has not officially played this season, and this game is still sitting on the bench.
"Hazard." Hearing someone shouting, Hazard looked up and saw Kodic standing in front of him: "Coach? β
"Well, I'm going to let you play, let's start warming up."
Hazard scratched his head: "Got the coach. After that, I started to warm up.
As the absolute star of the team last season Chelsea, this season has been on the bench without playing, Chelsea after the change of coach, run-in the current new tactics, added so many new players, need to be verified and run-in at the beginning of the season, as the season deepens, the change of tactics and bench depth must be guaranteed, tactical adjustment is also necessary, Hazard's play also needs to be stable, tactical needs are also very clear, at this time, whether it is to reserve physical fitness or as the bottom of the box, Hazard will not play in the early stage, It's all about preparing for the next intensive season.
After the goal celebration, the game continued, Chelsea continued to attack, fast, intense, with high morale, and indomitable self-confidence, only to see the players on the pitch attacking more and more fluid, Kodic was in a good mood, he couldn't help but look at the other side of the pitch, wondering what the expression on the face of Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger at this time.
But when he saw Wenger's expression, Kodic felt a little disappointed, not for anything else, but because Wenger had no expression on his face.
No panic, no surprise, there seems to be a hint of indifference? Arsene Wenger is the coach he has been known for a long time! Kodic can't do it yet, he just knows that no matter what the result of today's game is, he has already enjoyed the greatest happiness, what is the thrill of pressing the enemy to attack!
But, Wenger, why are you so indifferent! Don't you have other expressions?! It didn't take long for Kodic to know why the other party was smiling all the time, and the game went on until the 75th minute of the second half.
The cheers of the Chelsea fans in the stands never stopped, as the players attacked in waves, as if they could break through to goal at any moment with a few passes.
And now? From the beginning to the present, they have not only failed to perform in attack, but also a little timid when defending, only scoring one goal on the counterattack in the first half.
The sought-after back line is being compressed step by step, and Chelsea is now pressing repeatedly, almost half of the players are pressed into Arsenal's half, anyone who sees this scene on the pitch, must say: the initiative of the game has been completely in the hands of Chelsea!
At this moment, the cheers in the stadium suddenly became louder! On the field, Chelsea's player Costa is dribbling the ball at high speed towards Arsenal's penalty area! Two defenders intercepted Costa, although no defender tackled him, Arsenal's entire backline behaved as if they had been stunned, and in the blink of an eye, Costa had already burst into the box with the ball, watching the surrounding defenders have to pass the ball to Segura!
After receiving the ball, Segura immediately raised his foot to shoot, and the football flew like lightning towards the Arsenal goal! Jones watched the shot, the fans screamed, and Segura clenched his fists.
They were all waiting, waiting for the football to fly over the goal line, waiting for the referee to signal that the goal was valid, but! A figure, the moment Segula raised his feet, had already risen into the air!
The football flew in front of the goal and was falling rapidly, when suddenly two arms fished out, pounced the football, and was kicked into the midfield by the Arsenal defender!
And this figure is none other than Arsenal's goalkeeper Peter Cech! The icy reality suddenly shattered the idea of scoring a goal in the Segura derby!
In 2001/02, at the age of 19, the 19-year-old broke the record for a clean sheet in the Czech domestic league at Sparta Prague and was one of the most difficult goalkeepers to breach in the Champions League, with more than 1,000 minutes in a row.
Such statistics led to a move to Rennes FC in the French Ligue 1 in the summer of 2002, but in the middle of his second season in Ligue 1, Cech was offered a five-year contract with Chelsea Football Club.