Chapter 286: Losing Because of the Magpie
December 3rd. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
Blue is the color of the sea, and blue is the color of the sky. Blue, is the color of Chelsea. Stamford Bridge on December 3 was a boiling blue as far as the eye could see.
At this moment, blue is by no means a symbol of "melancholy". At this moment, blue only means revelry! Before the end of the first half, Shi Hao scored a shocking long-range shot to help Chelsea lead Tottenham 2:0 at home!
This means that another victory is almost in hand. The media people in the room were already thinking about articles such as "the new nuclear is doing well, the Blues are winning again".
In addition to the goal, Shi Hao also made a number of threatening passes in the first half, and Chelsea's first goal was also related to him. At that time, Shi Hao broke through to the penalty area and gave the ball to Drogba, Drogba did not attack, but passed to Hazard, who pushed the empty goal.
It only took half time for Shi Hao to almost lock in the best of the game.
Shortly after the start of the second half, Shi Hao assisted Drogba to score another point; After Drogba came off the pitch, Remy, who had replaced him, received a pass from Cesc Fabregas to score at Tottenham again.
4:0! A perfect replicate of Chelsea's score against Tottenham at Stamford Bridge in the second half of last season.
In his post-match press conference, Mourinho felt that Didier Drogba and Remy's performances today proved that they were capable of replacing Costa: "December was a difficult month and the schedule made it impossible for me to get all the players to play every game. I think Diego. Costa should have had enough rest by now. We need Costa but we have a very strong spirit. If a player can't play, then we don't cry. I also have a lot of trust in the other players and their performances have shown that I was right about them. Obviously, Didier Drogba and Remy have done a fantastic job. ”
When asked about Shi Hao, who currently leads the scorer list, Mourinho had a smile on his face: "Shi is still young, but his focus, his desire to win, let me be sure that he will achieve amazing results. Can you surpass Messi and Ronaldo? No, no, I think he's on the same level as these two stars. Of course, so does Eden Hazard, but the characteristics of Eden Hazard and Stone are different. In my opinion, Hazard is more like Messi. Who is the stone statue? Stone is like no other. ”
Asked if he intended to make Shi Hao the heart of Chelsea's attack, Mourinho said: "Of course, whoever has a player like Shi in his squad will want to play the full 90 minutes of Shi Field. He has enough skill and insight into the game to be at the heart of the attack. Is it too dependent on stone? Indeed, Shi has been involved in more than half of the team's total goals. I would say that when you have players like Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Shik in your squad, of course you want to make the most of every bit of their potential. ”
Pochettino said bitterly: "The biggest difference between us and Chelsea is that we don't have players like Shi Hao, Eden Hazard and Drogba. ”
Shi Hao maintained his usual humility and caution in an interview: "The victory was not brought by me alone, but the joint efforts of the whole team. Jose Mourinho is a master tactician and he can lead us to success. In fact, sometimes he also wants to be a little more individual, for example, he wants to say, "Of course, I don't look at who I am, it's hard to lose if I think about it." However, the education he received since childhood made him always unconsciously low-key and introverted in the face of authority and the media.
On 6 December, a tired Blues travelled to St James' Park to take on Newcastle. Shi Hao caught a cold before the game, which was not an injury, and there was no "quick-acting cold spirit" in the system, so he was not selected for the squad.
Chelsea, who were without Shi Hao, struggled to open up at St James' Park, and Oscar, who returned to the midfield position, showed various discomforts, Mikel, who replaced the suspended Nemanja Matic, was almost invisible, and Cahill, who was injured in the last game, still started but made frequent mistakes. The first half was a goalless draw, with Cahill's mistake in the second half allowing Cisse to take advantage of the counter-attack to win two goals in a row.
It wasn't until late that substitute Didier Drogba pulled a goal back, but it was too late. Chelsea suffered their first defeat of the new season, ending their unbeaten run of 21 games in all competitions and ending their unbeaten run in the opening 14 league games, while Jose Mourinho still struggled to find a win at St James' Park, which seemed to be a madman's nightmare.
However, Chelsea still lead the table with 38 points.
Chelsea finally lose! The media finally found a big news, and the post-match press conference was as lively as the Chinese New Year.
Mourinho was unconvinced by the defeat: "We were very unlucky, the best team lost, the team that tried to win the game lost, but that's football. We were very unlucky, they broke through the defence once, but they scored. ”
Of course, he was sarcastic: 'I like the way Chelsea loses, the players give everything and of course a good referee. Newcastle were lucky, we weren't lucky. No complaints, congratulations to them. ”
"Once we lose, it's like a holiday in the whole country. I don't care about the records and the stats, I just want to win the league. ”
Magpies boss Edwin Alan Padwe said: 'Chelsea are so reliant on stone that they don't play when stone isn't there. ”
Mourinho shot back: "He only said that because he didn't have a stone to rely on. If Shi is at Newcastle, he will let Shi play all the games of the whole season. ”
Shi Hao and Liu Xiyu, who came out of the hotel to eat wearing masks, were also blocked by reporters, asking what they thought of the loss. Shi Hao can only say: "Victory and defeat are part of football, and no team can win all the time." I'm glad we didn't lose to a direct competitor. ”
The reporter also asked if it was because of his absence that the team lost. It's a really hard question to answer, and it feels like it's wrong to answer it no matter what. Shi Hao wanted to say, "Yes, of course I won't lose if I'm here." However, Liu Xiyu pinched him in the back, and Shi Hao had no choice but to make a joke: "No, the loss is because the magpie is chattering outside the hotel early in the morning." Then he threw down the reporter with a blank look on his face and took Liu Xiyu away.
On 11 December, Chelsea took on Sporting Lisbon at Stamford Bridge and won 4-1. Shi Hao came off the bench in the second half to find his form and scored the icing on the cake.
The win seemed to have given Chelsea another rhythm to win, as they beat Hull City 3-0 in the league, Derby County 3-1 in the quarter-finals of the EFL Cup, and Stoke City and West Ham United in the 17th and 18th Premier League rounds.