Chapter 222: Intermission
Hazard didn't dare to be careless after receiving the ball, and immediately got up and plugged in, and the ball was handed to Costa, who was inserted from behind, and Costa shook off the opponent's block, pushed it back to Cesc Fabregas, and he took the ball and played.
Fabregas's angle of the shot was not very good, the football was deflected and bounced back into the field in the upper right corner of the goal, Jones quickly followed up with the shot, but unfortunately, the ball still did not go in, and seeing that the ball still did not go in, Jones was going to go wild.
De Gea served the goal, United attacked, their defender Eric Bailly burst into the Chelsea box and crossed from the right, Lukaku, who had been wandering in front, immediately volleyed a backheel from the edge of the six-yard box, the shot was blocked by Christensen in front of an empty goal, and after the ball bounced off Rashford followed up to try to make up the shot, at which point Courtois, who had already regained his feet, also pounced, and the two collided together.
Courtois clutched his cheeks and looked a little painful, the referee allowed Chelsea's team doctor to enter the pitch, and after a check-up, Courtois was hit on the cheek and was fine, at this time, the game had entered first-half stoppage time, and United had the ball.
Ashley Young picked up the ball from the flank and drove towards the Chelsea half at breakneck speed, but he was too fast for anyone to stop him, and Jones had to chase after him in stride, shouting for his team-mates to come and help.
Christensen at the back of the Chelsea defence came in diagonally and fell directly to the ground with a sliding tackle, and Ashley Young, who had to speed up because of Jones' pursuit, couldn't stop him and was tackled by Christensen's sliding tackle and rolled to the ground several times before stopping.
The referee blew the whistle and Andreas Christensen blocked Ashley Young's attack with a tactical foul and he was booked for a yellow card as the first half ended.
United led Chelsea 1-0 and as the players from both sides walked quickly into the tunnel, the two presenters looked relaxed in the studio and they were chatting and laughing.
"According to the relevant records, Manchester United have lost only one of their last 54 league games when they took a 1-0 lead in the first half, and won all the other 49 games, which is really good news for Manchester United!"
"That's right, this is Manchester United, who can, who dares to underestimate Manchester United! This is Old Trafford, this is the Theatre of Dreams! ”
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Back in the locker room of the Chelsea players, Jones's eyes stared at all the players are shivering, Cahill, who wanted to ease the atmosphere, hesitated, but didn't know what to say, after a game, it is impossible for players not to make all kinds of mistakes on the field, after all, the players are all people, and it is impossible to concentrate on the whole game without the slightest mistake, but like the continuous mistakes in the back line in the first half just now, it really shouldn't have appeared in the first half, that is the first half, and the players can understand it after the second half can be consumed.
"Jones, you go out with me first!" It was Osilai who broke the eerie atmosphere in the dressing room.
Watching Jones walk out, Cordic closed the door and looked at the group of disciples with different expressions.
"What is Jones angry about now! You know what! Kodic asked the crowd, but no one answered Kodic's question.
"Because he has the heart to win, because he is not willing to lose." Kodic has long found out that there is a problem with this group of players, but he has not had the time or opportunity to talk about this problem, maybe he is not the kind of coach with special ability, but he has also been a coach for many years, and he has his own way of leading the team.
"He's angry not because he's the current shooter king, it's not that he's better than everyone else, it's that he has this great desire to win!" As he said this, he still hoped that these disciples could really cheer up, and mention that the spirit of never giving up was brought into play, and Jones's appearance was a stimulus to them, and Kodic also hoped that they could understand.
Jones, who was deliberately pulled to the side of the passage by Osilai to talk, took a sip of team water, now he gets along well with everyone in the team, and the coach recognizes his strength, but the only thing he is dissatisfied with is that his current teammates have too little desire to win, football is a competition, it is a battle, it is a battle, if you don't have these, you may become a good player, but that's all!
Competing for victory, Jones looked down at the jersey on his body, the blue jersey was already covered with mud, but did he try hard like this! Ossie came to wake up Jones, who was thinking about something.
"I'm sorry, sir, I was thinking about something, I was angry just now, so I lost my temper." Jones said apologetically.
"No, you're so good, sometimes players need some motivation like you, the game needs to be unwilling, you need such fighting spirit, now it's just a ball, I believe you, come on in the second half!" Osilai raised his hand and waved it in the air.
Jones nodded, "Okay, I will."
In Chelsea's squad, Hazard is the position of the midfielder, since the start of the new season, it is mainly in the position of right winger, after recovering from injury, Hazard has returned to the previous heroic performance when helping Chelsea win the league title, this game he also held his breath, although a series of victories in the new season have calmed down the ridicule of those experts, but Hazard himself is now under pressure, both internal and external.
Continuing to kick off in the second half, Hazard dodged the ball and passed the ball to Costa who was inserted behind him, Costa shook his body and tried to break through Smalling's defense, but Smalling didn't pay attention to him so much, just stuck his position, and didn't care whether Costa was ready to pass or pass.
For Smalling's approach, Costa has no good way now, so he had to pass the ball back to Fabregas in the middle, Fabregas suddenly broke forward after receiving the ball, Bailly took a stride to follow, but Fabregas suddenly stopped his heel buckle, and then dodged a gap, and quickly passed the ball to Jones who was waiting on the forward line.
Jones is the youngest player in Chelsea's first-team squad but his form is getting better with each passing day, and he has been the main winger in the hearts of Chelsea and Kodic in the new season.
Manchester United will naturally not let go of this heavyweight threat, Jones stepped forward, and carried Jones's body hard, but now Jones, who has few opponents in the Premier League, does not disdain Jones's defense at all, and as soon as he receives the ball with his right foot, he carries it backwards, and suddenly turns around and dribbles to break through.
Jones was hit by this and took a step back, but he used this step back to jam Jones's forward path, and stubbornly resisted Jones's figure, and at this moment, a black shadow suddenly flashed and came to the tackle, and Jones was knocked to the ground after being tackled.
Jones was in a mood for a bunch of fire, and just wanted to stand up and have a bull with the other party, but he didn't expect a guy to stare at him, and Bailly's tackle cleanly destroyed the ball.