Chapter 321: New Discovery
With United leading 2-0 and firmly in control of the game, the tide had been moving in their favour, but with Ibrahimovic leaving injured and Chelsea pulling back a point, things went wrong.
And with the absence of a deterrent centre-forward like Ibrahimovic in the middle, Chelsea will be easier to defend.
By the time the game resumed, the fans on the sidelines were still booing the referee and Luiz to express their displeasure, and some of the more radical fans even threw things at the fourth official and the linesman on the sidelines.
In this regard, the referee team can not do anything, the players and the manager can still punish them, and they can only stare at the fans.
At this point, the Chelsea players on the pitch were attacking again, and they seemed to want to take advantage of the fact that they had just scored a goal to score another goal and get back on the scoresheet.
However, Mourinho commanded from the sidelines and quickly allowed the players to stabilize their positions.
However, the overall situation on the pitch has now slowly tilted in Chelsea's favour, and United look like they are about to concede a goal at any moment.
Over time, this phenomenon has become more and more apparent.
In the 78th minute, Eden Hazard volleyed from near the box and the ball was saved by David De Gea.
Chelsea were awarded a corner.
Although they got a corner kick, they didn't fall behind Shen Peng's defense at all, but they remembered that Shen Peng once had a running goal when the opponent sent a corner kick, although the background of that ball was not theirs, but it also made them remember it vividly.
The corner flew straight into the United penalty area, and three or four players fought together for the first spot.
The ball was eventually pushed out by Fellaini and landed at the feet of Herrera.
Since most of the Chelsea people were in the United half at this time, Herrera passed the ball directly to Shen Peng.
Shen Peng received the ball with his back to Moses, made a feint to break through, and directly deceived Moses to defend, however, he passed the ball directly back to Pogba not far behind, and at the same time, he himself turned around and ran towards the Chelsea half.
As he runs, the corner of his eye keeps an eye on the position of Chelsea's last defender to ensure that he is not offside.
Shen Peng's sudden pass made the three players defending him a little stunned for a while, but they still reacted immediately and wanted to keep up with Shen Peng.
However, Shen Peng now has no ball at his feet, runs faster, and will soon completely overtake Zuma.
Pogba also got up to pass the ball at the same time, and the ball flew across an arc to the front, but the target of the pass was not Shen Peng, but Rashford!
Because the three people who defended Shen Peng were guarding against his pass at this time, it was easy to be cut off if he passed the ball directly to Shen Peng.
Marcus Rashford had his back to the Chelsea goal and stopped the ball with his chest, knowing that Luis was staring at him behind him, and he was not sure to shoot around Luiz, so he didn't hesitate to shove the ball behind his right!
At this time, Shen Peng also completely surpassed Zuma, ran out first, received the ball, and was not offside!
Shen Peng didn't stop the ball, but directly stretched out a kick, a cushion shot, and the ball was hoisted into the goal.
Three to one!
Because Shen Peng was in the penalty area when he shot, this ball was not considered to complete the task, of course, he did not do it to complete the task, and now he must score first to stabilize the morale of the army and ensure a victory.
After the goal, the sideline boos for the referee finally stopped and turned into cheers for this goal!
Mourinho also waved his hand happily.
As a manager, he also saw something hidden in this goal.
He also thought about cultivating a person like Mbappe who can cooperate with Shen Peng in Manchester United, but Shen Peng did not have such teammates in his second season at Dortmund, which shows that Shen Peng's cooperation with Mbappe is not easy to practice, plus he likes to buy the kind of plug-and-play players, and there is no time for Shen Peng to slowly practice cooperation, so this matter has been shelved.
Looking at it now, the performance of Shen Peng and Rashford seems to have potential in this regard?
Although Rashford is now playing as a temporary center forward, anyone who has seen Shen Peng's performance in Dortmund's first season knows that if he cooperates with Shen Peng, the center forward does not need to play the role of a center forward in other teams, as long as he can receive Shen Peng's pass at a critical moment, help Shen Peng break through, and find a scoring opportunity, from this point of view, Rashford is better than Ibrahimovic!
Ibrahimovic has a lot of experience in front of the goal, so he is also very threatening to shoot, but because of his age, his physical fitness can not support him to run all over the field, and Ibrahimovic's character is not the kind of person who is willing to assist others, so Ibrahimovic and Shen Peng can only be used as Manchester United's two attack points.
Now Shen Peng and Rashford, Rashford's current strength is not enough to serve as the team's main center, and if he is like Dortmund's Mbappe before, to assist Shen Peng, will there be unexpected effects?
The more Mourinho thinks about it, the more feasible it becomes, Rashford and Mbappe have many characteristics in common: they are both young, they are both physical, and they are both delicate at their feet.
If Shen Peng and Rashford can really be combined, then Manchester United have a chance to repeat the striker of Dortmund's treble season.
However, there is still a question, that is, how long does it take to practice?
While this can be a successful one, it pays off, but if it takes time on a season-by-season basis, Mourinho will think twice.
By this time the celebration was over and the Chelsea players were on the ball.
Shen Peng's goal completely disrupted their plans, with United leading 3-1 and with just over ten minutes left in the game, it would be difficult for Chelsea to equalise.
They now face the same question that many teams have faced against Manchester United, which is what to do when they are behind.
With just one point down, they could still find an opportunity to equalise, and they can now accept a draw with a game in hand four points ahead of Manchester United; If you are two points behind, if you want to attack, you must attack with all your strength, so that the defensive strength will inevitably be slightly weaker, and it is easy to be counterattacked by Shen Peng.
However, they have no extra choice, only to choose to attack, once they lose, the gap with Manchester United is only one point, and the initiative to win the championship is in the hands of Manchester United.
Therefore, Conte also waved his hand at this time, signaling the players to attack with all their might, striving to equalize or even overtake the score in the last ten minutes.
When Shen Peng saw this, his mind became active.
By doing so, Chelsea undoubtedly provided him with a great opportunity to complete Schneider's task!