Chapter 284: Attacking the Core
After winning the game against Liverpool, it was another national team break. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info
Shi Hao returned to China to participate in two warm-up matches, first winning 2:1 against the Oceania powerhouse New Zealand, and on the 18th, he defeated the visiting Honduras 2:0 in Xi'an.
The content of the game was lackluster, and although it was able to win, it was basically won by the personal brilliance of Shi Hao, Jun Yingzhi and captain Zheng Zhi. The fans didn't buy such a victory, and Perrin was embarrassed.
This time, Liu Xiyu did not return to China with Shi Hao. After Shi Hao returned to London, Liu Xiyu finally took care of the house.
She wants to continue her studies, and unlike Shi Hao, who is purely a mixed diploma, as a medical student, she is going to the hospital for an internship; And she's taking a driver's license test again, so she's actually very busy these days, and she hasn't finalized the house until now.
Liu Xiyu originally thought that there should still be room for appreciation when buying a house in London, so it was better to buy a larger one and resell it at that time.
However, Luo Yunhui told them that instead of spending a lot of money to buy a house here, it is better to invest in China, and domestic housing prices will rise faster. So in October, Shi Hao entrusted almost all his assets to Luo Yunhui to take care of.
Luo Yunhui didn't have so much time herself, so she hired another team to help Shi Hao buy dozens of properties in first- and second-tier cities in China, including small apartments and villas.
Law estimates that the properties could double in value in the next three years.
So this time, Liu Xiyu didn't go to see the mansion, but only fell in love with a small house in the suburbs for 1.8 million pounds. Shi Hao can only afford the down payment with the money in his hand now, but fortunately, he took out a loan that was easily approved, and he bought the house before the start of the new round of the league, and then rebuilt and renovated it, so that he could live in it before Christmas.
The house was completed, and Shi Hao was able to devote himself wholeheartedly to training and competitions.
On 22 November, Chelsea host West Bromwich Albion. On the one hand, Mourinho wanted to save strength for the Champions Cup, and on the other hand, he wanted to test what would happen to Shi Hao alone, so he hid Hazard.
As a result, Chelsea had a two-goal lead in the first half. First, Shi Hao made a wonderful pass, Costa ran with understanding, and shot directly to open the scoring without stopping the ball.
Soon after, it was Shi Hao's clever pass that gave Costa a one-on-one chance, and Jacob tackled Costa from outside the box and was sent off the field with a red card.
Before the end of the first half, Cesc Fabregas suddenly took the ball with his left foot in the penalty area, and the half-high ball was crossed, Shi Hao killed it in the crowd, turned around and volleyed into the net.
Soon after the start of the second half, Mourinho replaced Shi Hao, who looked a little tired, from the break, and the score of 2:0 continued until halftime.
The British media have lost their novelty in Chelsea's successive victories and are now expecting a team to step up and teach Chelsea a lesson. However, even this simple wish seems to be far away.
After winning this game, the team travelled to Gelsenkirchen to prepare for the challenge of Schalke 04.
Although the Blues have largely secured top spot in the group ahead of schedule, Jose Mourinho still seems to be taking the game seriously.
And in the training, everyone also noticed a noticeable change.
"Give the ball to the stone!"
"Pass it to the stone!"
"Shi, go and answer!"
After a day of training, Hazard's face was cloudy, but he didn't have a seizure.
Mourinho is planning to make Shi Hao the core!
The team's tactical changes are reflected in the Dreamers system. That night, during the "simulate next game", Shi Hao found that everyone passed the ball to him more often.
Shi Hao has never been an attacking core in the strict sense before, because Bologna and Porto have no attacking core, in Bologna he and Diamanti have equal possession, and in Porto he and J Rodriguez have equal possession.
Later, when it came to Paris Saint-Germain, the core of the team's attack was Ibrahimovic, who was the team's preferred point of attack.
served as the offensive core for the first time, but Shi Hao did not feel uncomfortable, but felt like a fish in water, as if he was born to be the offensive core.
This was evident at the Schalke Stadium (now known as the Flattings Stadium) on the evening of 25 November.
Just a minute into the opening game, Shi Hao stuffed it directly to Diego in the penalty area. Costa, thrust forward. Costa turned his back to make the ball back, and Shi Hao followed up with a kick to hit the goal, but Fairman panicked and blocked the bottom line with his foot.
Cesc Fabregas took a corner kick to the middle, and Terry pressed the opposing captain Hevedes in the middle to put the ball into the corner!
Chelsea's start has been fantastic!
There was a dead silence at the Schalke Stadium. Many fans were still looking for seats, unaware of what was going on.
In the 12th minute, Schalke 04 almost equalized when teenager Mayer's shot hit the crossbar and missed the opportunity.
But then the game went into Chelsea's rhythm – nay, Shi Hao's rhythm rather than Shi Hao's.
In the 28th minute, Shi Hao and Hazard played a one-two in a row, and finally received Hazard's return pass near the bottom line, he turned and took a step, and suddenly turned around on the penalty line to shoot, and the football drew a huge arc, bypassing Fairman's arm and drilling into the far corner of the goal.
In the 40th minute, Schalke defender Atsuto Uchida passed back, Shi Hao suddenly inserted the ball and stuffed it straight into the penalty area, Costa inserted it in the back row to form a single knife, but after passing Ferman, he slipped and missed the opportunity to shoot empty. The sad Costa still hasn't broken the goal drought in the Champions League.
In the 44th minute, Cesc Fabregas took a corner kick, Atsushi Uchida's header was not far away, Shi Hao volleyed the ball, and the football passed through the crack and hit the goal straight into the goal.
At the end of the first half, the team led 3-0.
At half-time, Jose Mourinho praised his team's performance with enthusiasm, and this time he did not praise Shi Hao alone - because he didn't need to, Shi Hao's contribution was obvious to all.
The team's midfield and backfield are tightly organized under Cesc Fabregas's combing, while the front field is managed smoothly by Shi Hao.
Sure enough, it was right to arrange Shi Hao as a single core, Mourinho thought, but it was a pity for Hazard. He glanced at Hazard and sat in the corner of the dressing room without saying a word, quietly not participating in the exchange.
At the start of the second half, Chelsea relaxed their pressing high and stopped attacking aggressively, but Shi Hao continued to create chances for his team, his dribbling was unstoppable, and his passing was ecstatic.
Although he couldn't score again, he did help the team to keep the rhythm firmly on the pitch. As Chelsea gradually recovered, he also frequently returned to his own half to assist Cesc Fabregas in setting up the midfield.