St James' Park, Newcastle-on-Tyne, United Kingdom.

In the opening stages, Newcastle's legendary striker Alan Brown. Alan Shearer took advantage of a mistake by a Chelsea defender to give the team the lead, and Newcastle were in the ascendancy in the situation, but as the game wore on, the Chelsea players slowly found their form.

In order to show their quality in front of the manager, almost everyone on the pitch ran tirelessly, and with that effort slowly the tide began to turn in Chelsea's favour.

However, this tendency is in contrast to the disadvantage just now, and when the game entered the 20th minute of the first half, the two teams were evenly matched, and it was clear that Chelsea did not have any anxiety about being a goal behind.

At this time, on the green field, the home team Newcastle United and Chelsea are engaged in a fierce offensive battle.

Jose Mourinho doesn't care about the outcome of this game, in fact, in his heart, it is good to win, and it doesn't matter if he loses, this game is not a trivial matter, the Carabao Cup is not the goal he has set for Chelsea now.

This cup competition, he really can't look at it.

Therefore, in this game, Mourinho didn't bother much, and just put out a 442 offensive and defensive balance formation, there were not many tactics at all, and it was more dependent on the players' own performance.

In fact, the Portuguese has been worried about the game against Liverpool the day after tomorrow in recent times, how can he have time to bother with this indifferent confrontation!?

Yes, the day after tomorrow, on September 25th, Chelsea will host Liverpool and this game is the most important thing in all recent games!!

But in this case, what the 'madman' didn't expect was that the Chelsea bench played well.

The attacking threat of Elivea and Scott on the wings, forwards Gudjanssen and Joe. Cole's attacking prowess was unquestionable, which led to Newcastle United's frequent misses, with successive strikes from inside the box almost equalising for Chelsea.

On the other hand, Newcastle United's attack is still sharp, and the youngster James Milner is very good. Shearer found an opportunity from behind to shoot at the Chelsea goal, and Shearer was clearly under the care of the Chelsea defenders, but that didn't overshadow his brilliance, and he always found space in the crowd to threaten the Chelsea ball when he found an opportunity.

In addition, Newcastle United's midfielders are also outstanding in attack, and on the whole, Newcastle United's attacking ability is superior, because their attack is very solid, while Chelsea's attack is a bit immature and monotonous.

In the 26th minute of the game, Newcastle United found another very good scoring opportunity. Robert dribbled quickly down the flank, and after two clever deflections shook off the Chelsea defenders, he slotted the ball into Milner with a very precise through-ball near the line of the box.

After Milner got the ball, he continued to knock on the spot to protect the ball, and after finding an opportunity, he kicked high and dropped the ball into the big penalty area. Shearer received the pass, and he was very experienced in stopping the ball and moving forward, and before the defender could react, he caught up with the ball and turned to look at the goal, and it was directly a volley.

At the moment of the shot, Alain. Shearer knew in his heart that this goal was going to go in!!

Obviously, the opponent's goalkeeper was still on the left side of the player when he shot the goal, but his own kick shot to the right side of the goal, and the force of the hit was also very strong, in his career impression, this kind of goal is basically a must-score.

And even the Newcastle United fans in the stadium collectively issued a collective "goal! But most of them stuck in their throats as soon as they spoke, and look at what they saw - the tall goalkeeper on the other side actually saved the ball with one hand with lightning speed!!

Oh my God, look, who's that!?

"Beautiful!! my~~gad！！ No. 2 goalkeeper, Thomas. Clarke!! He did a good job for Chelsea and this time he saved the ball with one hand, so let's take a look at the video replay,............ Oh, and the moment Shearer shoots, the tall guy makes a pounce on the ball, what a genius reaction speed! ”

'When this young player first came to the Chelsea team, many fans were not optimistic about him, everyone felt that there was a limit to what a striker in League One could do, and I have to admit that I think so too. But now, this performance shows that since Mr. Mourinho has appointed him to join the team, he must have something special, and now, we see his flash!! ”

Seeing Thomas's performance this time, Mourinho on the sidelines also laughed happily, in the past, he always felt that only a solid star was the best choice, but Wang Li's performance made him have a crack in his own thinking, and now the performance of the second goalkeeper in the team also makes him have more expectations for the young stars.

Yes, although the performance of these new stars is inconsistent (Wang Li has been excluded by him), I have to admit that when they perform well, they are always unexpected.

At this time, he stared at the No. 16 player on the field again. Milner, I couldn't help but think: 'This kid's strength is very good, and buying it as a substitute for Allen is also a good addition.' ’

After getting along for a while, assistant coach Clarke already knows a little about the Portuguese, and seeing Mourinho's expression, he understands very well that this 'madman' may be paying attention to what he is playing again, and he can't help but feel sad for Newcastle United.

'Don't let a single player play too well against Chelsea, or maybe that player will ......disappear from the squad next season' is Clark's verdict now.

Perhaps, in a few years, this can also be counted as a football theorem!?

Great scientific imagination!!

Back on the pitch, Newcastle United's corner kick was played by midfielder Jaemien. Jenas ran to the corner flagpole to take the ball and there was chaos in the Chelsea penalty area, with many Newcastle United players scrambling to find the back of the net.

This time, in the face of the football that fell into the middle, Thomas. Clark once again showed everyone another theorem - on the football field, physical superiority is very important!

Thomas, who was tall, squeezed the crowd directly, jumped up and plucked the football from the air with both hands.

After winning the ball, Thomas reacted quickly, taking advantage of the opportunity before the opponent had time to react, his eyes aimed at the situation in the front court, and with a big hand, the ball flew to Joe, who was a little behind the middle line. Cole's feet.

A great opportunity for Chelsea to counter-attack!!

Joe. Kerr didn't waste his chance, he didn't choose to break through at all, but a through ball and passed the ball diagonally to Edul. Goodjanssen, then sped away towards the front.

"Chance!" Seeing the outstanding performance of the two friends, Wang Li couldn't help but stand up and shout.

At this time, there were only three defenders in the opponent's half, and Mourinho couldn't help but glance at Wang Li, and said in his heart that if this black-haired boy was on the field, the success rate of this attack could be increased by at least half.

However, this time, Gudjanssen and Joe Janssen, who started the game, were in the field. Cole did not disappoint the Portuguese either.

Joe. Cole was quick, and when Gudjanssen dodged a defender's interception, he had already run to the left corner of the penalty area, and the latter did well, finding a pass space and taking advantage of an offside opportunity to get the ball to Joe. Cole's feet.

The opposing defenders simply couldn't keep up with Joe. Cole's speed, when he gets the ball, is straight to the goalkeeper!!

A volley without waves, bringing up a net, a very simple shot, created the equalizing goal.

Newcastle United 1:1 Chelsea!

Equalized by Chelsea, Newcastle United is obviously unwilling, before the game, the head coach Robson Sr. demanded that this game must be won, and now Chelsea on the field is completely a substitute lineup, in this case, if Newcastle United, which has the home advantage, can not win, then what face is there to face so many fans who support the team without regrets!?

So, Newcastle United's attack is even more ferocious!

In this situation, the Chelsea defence was a little flustered, which made the team's defence even more shaky, and the frequent leaks became Newcastle United's chances on goal.

At the moment of frequent crisis in the Chelsea goal, the goalkeeper who flashed just now, the anonymous second goalkeeper Thomas Thomas, whom Newcastle United did not even know. Clark stepped forward, he pounced left and right, used both feet, and blocked the football out of the goal again and again, quite a bit of 'one man is the key to the goal' momentum!!

If you say, just stopped Alain. Shearer's shot is a kind of extreme play, but during this time, it is the display of Thomas's personal basic goalkeeping skills, although Newcastle United's shot is not too threatening, but it is not easy to do it without making a mistake for dozens of minutes.

At this time, the smile on the face of the 'madman' Mourinho on the sideline bench also showed his satisfaction with Thomas's performance, yes, with this tall man in place, Chelsea will not have to worry about goalkeeper selection for at least a few years.

At this point, it was clear that Thomas was the only protagonist in the stadium, with Newcastle United fans hoping that the tall, unknown goalkeeper would make a 'mistake' to put his side ahead, while Blues fans watched Thomas play with interest and then discussed with each other how well they knew the goalkeeper.

It is to be expected that after this game, Thomas. Clark's name will surely be remembered by the Blues fans in attendance, and he has already taken the first steps on his journey to fame.

……… With Thomas's play and the stability of Chelsea's defence, Newcastle United tried their best to attack, but they were still unable to break through Chelsea's door, and in this case, Chelsea's counterattack was not smooth, and the game was in a scorching state.

In the 41st minute, Robson used Padrak. Kluivert replaced Alan with a goal. Shearer, causing a wave of discontent among the fans...... At the start of the second half, Jose Mourinho replaced Thiago Mendes, who had not shown much, with Y.M. Macarlambi...... In the 73rd minute, Robson replaced a defender with striker Cragg. Bellamy...... Time passed slowly.

In the 81st minute of the match, the fourth official again raised the substitution card for Chelsea - No. 19 Scott. Parker Down, No. 21 Allen. The king.

(To be continued)