Chapter 333: Defeat, Defeat, Defeat

Defeat to a direct rival in the league was a huge blow to the morale of the entire Chelsea squad. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info And Shi Hao suffered a loss in the first game as vice captain, and he was naturally unhappy.

However, the third game made them seem to be back on the right path. On August 23, in the third round of the Premier League, Terry was absent due to injury, and Shi Hao wore the captain's armband for the first time in the Premier League.

Facing the home team West Bromwich Albion, Shi Hao scored a hat-trick by the 60th minute of the game. He then set up his debutant signing Pedro to score, before Eden Hazard netted late on. However, there were still plenty of problems at the back, with Begovic picking up the ball from goal on three occasions. In the end, the Blues won 5-3.

At Stamford Stadium on 29 August, the Blues were greeted with a long-awaited wave of fan scolding. After Shi Hao scored a goal, Cahill and Ivanovic made consecutive mistakes, causing the team to concede three goals in a row. Although Shi Hao set up Costa to pull a goal back in the 88th minute, it was too late as the Blues suffered their second defeat of the new season, and it was at home.

Courtois suffered a knee injury and subsequent news that he would be sidelined for at least four months was another heavy blow for the Blues.

One win, one draw and two defeats were Chelsea's worst start in recent years, and Hiddink looked weak in his post-match press conference.

After this game, it was the national team break, and Shi Hao flew back to China to participate in two World Cup qualifiers. Despite Chelsea's poor form in the league, Shi Hao is in hot form.

On September 3, in Shenzhen, Shi Hao maintained his good form, and his brace helped China beat Hong Kong 2-0.

On September 8, the team went north to Shenyang, Jun Yingzhi scored a hat trick, Shi Hao made a contribution, and the Chinese team beat the Maldives 5:0.

But the victories in these two games failed to satisfy domestic fans and media.

The media have questioned that in the face of such a weak group opponent, the Chinese team played so chaotically, scoring goals all by the individual ability of the stars, and defending by luck.

After all, this is the group stage, if it enters the top 12 matches, the Chinese team is still like this, so why fight with Japan, South Korea, Iran, etc.?

In the next group stage, the Chinese team will travel to Doha to challenge the strongest opponent in the group, Qatar.

This is a litmus test of the Chinese team's success, and some media predict that if he can't perform convincingly in this game, Perran's Chinese national team coaching career will be over.

Shi Hao personally thinks that it is not a good thing to change the coach on the spot, but Peilan's level is really ...... It's not that he doesn't have the level, but he really doesn't have the ability to lead the Chinese team well, and his team building ideas are problematic.

Perhaps, it's a good thing to replace him as soon as possible, after all, you can qualify for the group stage no matter how you play, and the key is the top 12 games.

After the game, Shi Hao flew back to London immediately, but after the team doctor's examination, it was determined that his muscles were too tired and not suitable to play the full 90 minutes in the next league.

So, in the fifth round of the Premier League on September 12, Chelsea challenged Everton away, captain John Terry returned from injury and returned to the starting line-up, and Shi Hao sat on the bench. Everton's Becic went off injured just eight minutes into the game, which seemed like good news for Chelsea.

However, it didn't take long for the Chelsea players to stop laughing. In the 17th minute, Naismith, who came on as substitute Besic, scored with a header to give Everton the lead.

Five minutes later, Everton made a series of passes in front of the Chelsea penalty area, and it was Naismith again, who fired a powerful left-footed shot from the edge of the box that cut through Begovic's ten fingers.

At half-time, Hiddink went into a rage and scolded several players who were walking around the field.

After the start of the second half, Chelsea's attack was still not improving, and they were basically pressed by Everton. In the 55th minute, Hiddink couldn't sit still and made the first substitution adjustment, replacing Mikel with Shi Hao.

However, Shi Hao only felt weak after he came on the field. Eden Hazard is obsessed with breaking through with the ball, new signing Pedro and him have not yet formed a tacit understanding, and Cesc Fabregas is being targeted. He can only use his personal ability to create opportunities.

In order to solve the offensive problem, Hiddink replaced Fabregas and Willian with Falcao and Kennedy, and switched to a very aggressive formation such as 4114.

In the 71st minute, Hiddink's adjustment finally worked, Shi Hao's dribbling in the box lured Stones into a foul, and Hazard converted the penalty.

Chelsea, who were hoping for an equaliser, were finally picking up a bit of their game, but their backline was still making mistakes. In the 83rd minute, Ross Barkley passed the ball, and Naismith, who had already scored twice, was unmarked in the Chelsea penalty area, and he easily pushed the ball and successfully got a hat.

In the 89th minute, Shi Hao broke through to the bottom line and reversed the triangle pass, and Matic scored with a powerful shot from the corner of the penalty area.

However, neither side was able to change the scoreline in the ensuing period, and Chelsea had to go home with a grudge.

At the end of the five league rounds, the British media was in an uproar.

Last season's hegemon, treble champion Chelsea, suffered three defeats in five league games? Isn't it the end of the world?

In the sixth round of the league, Chelsea seem to be back in form. On September 19 at Stanford Stadium, Shi Hao scored twice and assisted Eden Hazard to score a goal, Chelsea beat Arsenal 3-0, and the hard-working Wenger seemed to see Chelsea's poor state and came to send warmth.

After winning this game, the Chelsea dressing room, which had not heard laughter for many days, finally had some popularity and the atmosphere relaxed.

On 24 September, Chelsea, who had rotated half of their main players, won 4-1 against Walsso in the third round of the EFL Cup.

With the first two wins in a row of the new season, the car is on the road, right? It would be naïve to think so.

Recently. On September 27, in the seventh round of the Premier League, Chelsea challenged the Magpies away. In the 17th minute of the first half, Perez's volley from inside the box broke through Begovic's ten fingers. Chelsea showed no desire to fight and surrendered with ease.

At the start of the second half, the Blues picked up a bit and were a little more aggressive on the pitch, but soon their backline was giving them big gifts and Begovic was sadly picking up the ball from the net for the third time.

How long has it been since Chelsea have been 3-0 down? The scoreline seemed to have stung the ego of the Chelsea players as they began to fight back. In the 79th minute, Hazard assisted Ramires to score. In the 84th minute, Shi Hao's free kick broke the goal again.

And yet that's it. Newcastle came together in the last minute and withstood Chelsea's attack. The Blues suffered their fourth defeat of the new season.