Chapter 336: Fighting Spirit

According to Hiddink's instructions, Shi Hao came on the pitch and went to the middle, letting Oscar play the right winger position. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

He dropped back deep because Hiddink asked him to help Cesc Fabregas reorganize his midfield and feed Falcao and Eden Hazard and Oscar up front.

It's sacrificing his offensive ability to make the team's offense more fluid. Although Shi Hao was not happy, as long as the team could win, he was willing to obey. He didn't want to lose again.

After Shi Hao came on, Chelsea's midfield finally stabilized. With the addition of Shi Hao's point of play and possession, Chelsea were finally able to move the ball through midfield smoothly.

But what annoyed Shi Hao was that Hazard didn't know what evil he had hit, and he burst out by himself when he got the ball today, while Oscar was not excited enough and always couldn't run to the point.

So even though they were able to carry the ball through midfield, Chelsea's attack would be hampered once it reached the Southampton penalty area.

In the 73rd minute, Eden Hazard once again rushed with the ball on the flanks and was forced into a corner near the centre circle. When two Saints players stepped forward to scramble, Hazard hurriedly passed the ball, but it was blocked by Saints youngster Ward. Prowse broke off.

Ward-Prowse immediately launched a counter-attack with a long pass, Mane received the ball and sprinted to the bottom line to cross, and Pelle headed it again. Chelsea are 3-1 down. Hiddink's face had turned iron-blue. He desperately replaced Nemanja Matic with Remy, leaving Cesc Fabregas alone in Chelsea's midfield, Shi Hao dropping back to support Cesc Fabregas, Eden Hazard and Oscar playing on the left and right wingers respectively, with Falcao and Remy up front.

Hiddink, who sacrificed the 424 formation, seemed to have made the right bet.

In the 76th minute, Shi Hao went straight to the right side, Oscar went down and passed back in the triangle, Remy's shot was blocked by Stekelenburg, and Van Dijk cleared the ball without kicking far. After Shi Hao stopped the ball on his chest at the top of the arc of the penalty area, he didn't make too many adjustments and volleyed directly.

His shot went just wide, but it was off Virgil van Dijk and bounced towards goal. However, Stekelenberg reacted nervously at the same time as Shi Hao's shot and pounced in the direction of Shi Hao's shot. Remy, who had just come on the pitch, seized his chance, deftly running to the ball and kicking the ball into the empty net.

Shi Hao wanted to run to Remy to celebrate, but stopped after running two steps. He didn't seem to be right when he volleyed just now, and now his knee is a little uncomfortable. He stopped in place and moved his joints, and after a while he felt better.

The game continued.

The Blues, who were looking to find an equaliser, scrambled to the cheers of the home crowd and made another tackle into the Southampton penalty area, but Falcao hesitated in front of goal and was cut off by a pinch. Southampton counter-attacked with a big kick on the spot, and Pelle scrambled a header to Mane.

Sadio Mane raced along the touchline and when he reached the line, the ball was high into the Chelsea box. Pelle grabbed the spot, his header flicked back, and Tadic's volley at the back post was too late for Begovic to react and watch the ball go into the net.

Tadic's 78th-minute goal widened the gap to two goals again, and the Chelsea players seemed to have lost their fighting spirit, with only a handful of players still working on it.

Shi Hao is one of them. He came to Chelsea to fight for the title, not for relegation! If we lose this game again, Chelsea's prospects are really worrying this season.

Despite his tireless run in midfield, he was unable to turn the tables on his head.

In the 88th minute, Southampton made another substitution, and Maya Yoshida replaced the goal-scorer Tadic to strengthen the defense.

In the 89th minute, Shi Hao got rid of the defense in the midfield and went straight to the penalty area with the ball, and Maya Yoshida stretched his leg at the top of the arc to break the ball, but his movements were a little slower, and he didn't touch the ball, leaving only people.

Shi Hao fell to the ground and rolled a few times, but he couldn't stand up on his own. Chelsea's team doctor carried Shi Hao off the pitch, and there was no problem in the initial examination, which was judged to be a muscle strain. But this game certainly can't go on.

Guus Hiddink had already used up his last substitution and Chelsea were limited to 10 men in stoppage time to hold the score 4-2 until the end.

Stamford Bridge supporters had to watch their side suffer their fifth defeat in eight Premier League games, with bitter tastes on their mouths.

After the game, Shi Hao underwent a more detailed examination, and the doctor believed that the muscles of both legs were relatively tired, with a slight strain, a slight strain on the ligaments in his right leg, and a slight deformation of the meniscus in both knees.

For a player who is particularly fast and often moves at high speed during the game, it is normal for such an injury to occur.

The doctor's advice is that Shi Hao rest for 3-4 days, during which he should take good precautions, and after 4 days, he can start normal training, but it is best not to move too vigorously for 7-10 days.

However, the call-up for the national team is here again. On October 9, the Chinese team challenged Qatar away, which was the most important game for the Chinese team in the group stage of the World Preliminaries. Chelsea FC tried to refuse to release Shi Hao on the grounds that he was injured, but the Football Association was tougher.

Shi Hao himself is also willing to go back to participate in this game, as long as he can win Qatar, the Chinese team will basically enter the top 12.

Doha, 9 October. It was Perrin who changed the formation again and sacrificed a defensive 451 formation. Jun Yingzhi played as a single striker, Shi Hao retreated and captain Zheng Zhi joined hands to control the midfield, and Daniel Zhang still played at central back.

This is a game that the Chinese team cannot afford to lose, if it loses to the opponent, the chances of winning the group will be very slim, and it depends on the results of the other groups to determine whether the Chinese team can enter the top 12, which belongs to leaving the fate to others to control.

So for the Chinese team, this game has to hold on to at least one draw, so Perran's caution is understandable.

Qatar, on the other hand, put on a more aggressive 433 formation and vowed to win all three points at home.

The Chinese team playing away mainly responded with defensive counter-attacking tactics, and Perrin repeatedly practiced counterattacking with Daniel Zhang's long pass from the back during the pre-match training. Although Jun Yingzhi and Shi Hao both shrugged their shoulders at this simple and crude tactic, it seemed that there was no way to do it at this time.

Just in the 3rd minute of the opening game, Qatar's attack was destroyed, and Daniel Zhang launched a long pass from the back to find Jun Yingzhi directly. Jun Yingzhi pushed the ball behind Qatari defender Hassan, and used his super speed to turn around and chase the ball, Qatari goalkeeper Le Conte made a timely attack and destroyed the ball with a flying tackle outside the penalty area.

He kicked the ball to the right side of the middle line, and the ball was spotted with a header from the east, Shi Hao suddenly plugged in, grabbed the ball before the Qatari player, and then hung the door directly in the midfield! Leconte's face changed greatly, and he quickly got up and turned back to chase the ball, but he couldn't catch up and could only watch the ball go into the net.

In the 3rd minute of the opening game, Shi Hao's goal helped the Chinese team lead Qatar 1:0 away!