Chapter 206: Four Consecutive Wins (1)
Unconsciously, in the Premier League, Chelsea has won three consecutive games and has firmly sat at the top of the league standings, while other qualified competitors, Manchester United has four points from three games, one win, one draw and one loss, ranking tenth in the league, Arsenal has six points from two wins and one loss, ranking third in the league, and Liverpool has five points from one win and two draws, ranking sixth in the league.
It is worth mentioning that in the first few rounds, Everton, who had just sold Wayne Rooney to ease the club's financial crisis, performed surprisingly strongly, in the first three rounds, they won two and drew one, accumulating seven points, second only to Chelsea, jumping to second place in the league. In contrast, Everton's schedule has not been easy, and they even faced Manchester United in the previous round of the league, so it is really eye-catching to be able to play in this situation.
However, these teams that have been a standout are nothing compared to Chelsea's results, with three games, three big wins, 1-5, 1-4, 5-0, and 14 goals in three games, which is a shameful goalscoring efficiency. Although in the face of many media praises, the arrogant Portuguese 'modestly' said that 'the team's overall lineup system is not perfect', but even this lineup that is not 'perfect', and the offensive ability is really speechless.
Among them, Chelsea's striker 'Master of Dance' Allen. Wang and Ivory Coast's 'monster' Drogba's performance is absolutely remarkable, these 14 goals, these two men have accounted for 11 of them, this efficiency makes the strikers of other teams look at this season's Premier League top scorer and the European Golden Boot at a loss, such as last season's European Golden Boot award' Thierry Henry the Great', who was still efficient in the first three league games and had to convince with three goals in three games, was only tied with Manchester City's Nicolas Anelka for third place in the Premier League's scorers' list, while first-place Wang Li scored twice as many goals as him...... After three rounds, in the evaluation of many media, Chelsea, the forward line led by Wang Li and Drogba, has undoubtedly become the first striker in the Premier League, and they have even called for Chelsea's offensive ability to even surpass Barcelona and Real Madrid!!
Of course, the Spaniards may scoff at this statement, but at least many gentleman fans with the 'Great England plot' have agreed with this view, so the newspapers and magazines that put forward this statement are selling very well, yes, for these media, they just need to cater to the appetite of the English.
Per Telegraph: "Three wins in a row, who can stop Chelsea?" 》
"The league has only gone through three rounds, but Manchester United's weak performance, Everton's strong rise, Arsenal's continued consistency, Aston Villa's excellent performances, and so on, all seem to be a sign that the Premier League will usher in an era of great power! And none of this can overshadow the brilliance of the 'Sterling Army' Chelsea, who is off to a perfect start with three games and three big wins, and who is still laughing at the arrogance of the Portuguese? ”
The Sun: "The Magical 'Master of Dance' Leads the Scoring Frenzy Again
'Three games, 14 goals, Chelsea's forward line, we have explained what goal efficiency is! A savage Dutch beast? The arrogant French Great? No, no, no! Now, we only know England's rising star, yes, a new star, but this new star is more brilliant than the 'old-timers' who call themselves emperors, legendary marksmen, and so on. Allan. Wang, two passes and six shots in three games, smiling at the Premier League! ”
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All kinds of praise from the outside world can't affect the internal training of Chelsea Football Club, Mourinho still sticks to his iron fist, and there is no relaxation on these big stars.
For a club, especially a team like Chelsea, three wins in a row is not unusual, in fact, the reason why the media is so hot is only because it is three games at the beginning of the season and Chelsea happen to be in first place.
As a title-chasing coach, Mourinho will not be fooled by these accolades, and he will not relax in the slightest about himself and his team until he actually wins the title.
Now, the entire Chelsea squad is ready for the next round of the league against promoted Southampton side who are known as the 'Saints'. Southampton are said to have spent £7 million on the backline in order to adapt to the Premier League's attacking prowess, and it seems that they are planning to use a solid defence to solidify the team's position in the Premier League.
However, these are inconsequential to the Chelsea players, although the manager Mr Mourinho also carefully checked the opponent's game information before the game, but against a promoted polo team, no matter how good, how strong can it be?
"At Stamford Bridge, we can't afford to fail!" Speaking at the pre-match press conference, Jose Mourinho said: "In this game, we will give it our all, which is also a sign of respect for the opponent, and I hope this game will be very exciting." ”
Southampton manager Stroke is also optimistic: "We will try to make the game interesting, although we are a promoted team and we always know our place in the Premier League, but the brilliance of the 'Saints' has always given our team the motivation to fight for glory and we will try to play every game!" ”
That said, the game between the two teams was not as 'interesting' as Stroker suggests, and at Stamford Bridge, Southampton were more like an old turtle shrunk into a shell, and they seemed to be coming for the 'hold on to the point' principle.
At the moment, Chelsea were attacking with a complete dominant advantage, but in the face of Southampton's 910 tactics, that attack looked weak. Clearly, Southampton manager Stroke has studied Chelsea's games this season and knows that there is almost no chance of winning a normal offensive and defensive battle with Chelsea, so he has decided to focus most of his energy on defence.
It is worth mentioning that Southampton's strengthened back line has been remarkable, and more than 60 minutes have passed since the game, but Chelsea have barely been able to break into the opponent's six-yard box, with eight of their nine shots flying off the target and only one shot in the woodwork. Niemi was easily in the bag.
In this game, Mourinho still insisted on the 433 formation, Wang Li returned to the position of right midfield, in fact, although he is more helpful to the team as a whole in the right wing-back, but in the face of a promoted horse, Chelsea need a striker who scores more than a midfielder who breaks through the attack, and Mourinho's arrangement is also reasonable.
Looking at the bus-like defense composed of dense white figures in the penalty area, Wang Li has a little scalp numb, after the Chelsea team shows a strong offensive ability, the opponents to face will do their best to prevent their goals, in this case, Wang Li can only continue to wander on the right side of the penalty area, looking for opportunities.
In the 68th minute, Frank Lampard dribbled the ball in the middle and crossed diagonally into the box. Cole took the ball and turned around to hang the goal, but Southampton defender Klaus. Rundkwan, however, used a vicious tackle to make Joe. Cole fell straight to the ground.
Joe. Cole rolled around on the grass with his legs crossed, and Wang Li hurried over to check on him. The referee also hurriedly ran over and did not rush to make a decision, but first squatted down and looked at Joe. Cole's injury, it seems that these referees in the Premier League are also 'surnamed'.
At this point, Joe. Cole's right leg stockings had been scratched by the opponent's spike shoe, and there were obvious blood marks inside. Cole was carried down on a stretcher.
Mourinho anxiously walked up to the team doctor to inquire about the situation. Cole is undoubtedly an important weight in Chelsea's attack, and his injury will have a big impact on the team. Cole's efforts have already left a good impression on Mourinho and he doesn't want Joe to do so. Something went wrong with Cole.
After a brief examination, the team doctor determined that Joe. Cole couldn't play, but signaled that there was no big problem, which reassured Mourinho a little, and then he walked to the bench and asked Adrian to play. Mutu went to warm up.
In this situation, Mourinho was still very sane, and in order to strengthen the team's attacking ability, he replaced him with a pure striker.
The referee was on Klaus. Lundekwan showed a yellow card and awarded Chelsea a free-kick from around 30 yards from outside the box.
The free kick at this point is very dangerous and a direct shot is likely to score a goal, so, in the team's captain Neil . Under McCann's command, Southampton rushed to open a four-man wall to block the angle of the shot, while the rest of the players stayed close to the Chel's players to prevent them from finding a chance to make up the shot.
At this time, Chelsea's first free-kick taker Frank Lampard stood in front of the ball, he took a long breath and jumped in place a few times to find the feeling of kicking a free-kick, but at this time, he saw Wang Li, who was being closely defended by an opposing defender in the penalty area, glaring at him.
Lampard hurriedly nodded quietly, after such a long period of cooperation, he already understood the meaning of this black-haired boy, although he really wanted to shoot by himself, but he also knew that such a goal is not efficient, in the case that the team has not opened up the situation, of course, the overall situation must be the priority, and now, maybe it is the negligence of the opposing manager, the black-haired boy has only one person around him to defend, Lampard knows, this is almost no different from unguarded!!
At this time, Drogba and Brigi were standing next to the left penalty line, waiting for the opportunity to score at any time, while Wang Li and Geremi stood on the right side of the penalty area, and most of the other Chelsea players stood near the halfway line to prevent the opponent's counterattack, after all, in Mourinho's tactical thinking, defense is the most important thing.
Under the watchful eyes of everyone in the stadium, with a soft 'beep' from the referee's mouth, Lampard took two steps back, took small steps forward, and in the rhythm of the run, picked up his right foot and whipped it directly into the bottom edge of the football.
Under the watchful eyes of the fans, Southampton's wall jumped up in response to the reaction, and to everyone's surprise, the ball was not fast, and it did not hang in the direction of the goal, but flew towards the left side of the penalty area.
That's where Wang Li and Geremi are!!
At this moment, Wang Li took a step forward in the direction of the football, and his luck was ready to jump up and head the goal, which was the best opportunity, even if he was not good at heading!
Raising his eyes and looking at the sky, when the ball was about to fall, for the sake of insurance, Wang Li still performed a light exercise method and jumped up suddenly, but at this time, he felt that his jersey was being pulled!
The defender who defended Wang Li was obviously not going to let him head the goal so easily, and after finding that he couldn't grab a good point, he secretly pulled Wang Li's jersey, which made Wang Li's body in the air unbalanced, and he knew that even if he forced the goal, it would be difficult to hit the force.
In an instant, Wang Li, who was in the air, saw Geremi on the left side of his body out of the corner of his eye, he didn't think about it, he tilted his head, and the ball hit Wang Li's head, jumping towards Geremi in disguise.
At this time, almost everyone in the audience was watching Wang Li, and Geremi was obviously ignored, and even the Southampton defenders who were defending him next to him did not expect Wang Li to choose to pass.
Faced with this opportunity, Geremi was very excited, but he still pressed it down, swung his right foot directly at the flying ball, and directly volleyed it - "The ball is in!! gooooooooooooooooooooooooooal!! It was Grami, No. 14 Grami, who fired a powerful volley and he opened up the situation for Chelsea, and Southampton's turtle tactics fell apart with this volley!! In the 67th minute of the game, Chelsea finally scored a goal, 1-0!! ”
The Blues fans in the crowd cheered loudly with excitement, it was clearly the worst game of the new season for Chelsea, and after waiting for almost an hour and a half for a goal, they finally arrived, but they did not complain, anyway, the team finally scored, for a promoted horse like Southampton, it was almost a death sentence for them!!
Strok on the sidelines also closed his eyes helplessly, he thought his tactics would be successful, but this goal completely kicked him into the abyss, maybe compared to Aston Villa, Southampton has done well enough at Stamford Bridge, at this time, he can only comfort himself like this.
After the goal, Geremi was obviously very excited, he had not experienced the feeling of scoring a goal for a long time, he clenched his cheeks with both hands, walked to Wang Li, who was still falling on the grass, and reached out to pull him up.
"Alan, thank you!!"
After thanking him, Geremi gave Wang Li a warm hug, and then his Chelsea teammates celebrated in a warm way, and it was hard to lie under the crowd, but for Geremi, he would prefer to have this kind of 'enjoyment' in every game - this may be another tragedy for professional footballers!?
(To be continued)