St Andrews' Stadium, Birmingham, England.

By this time, the game had reached the 42nd minute of the first half, and the ball was controlled at the feet of the Birmingham players in blue jerseys.

Defender Carningham took the ball, looked up at the front of the pitch and then pushed it to Johnson, who in turn handed the ball to the midfield striker Fawsel.

Faisel arrived in Birmingham last year, and last season he made 32 appearances for the team, scoring 17 goals, and was a rare and efficient goalscorer in the entire Premier League.

Faucel never imagined that the game against Chelsea would be so passive, and he only had two measly starting shots in the entire first half...... You know, last season, Birmingham and Chelsea had a record of one win and one defeat, just a draw, and now the opponent seems to have become a different team!

In any case, he also has to fight for the team to hold out until the end of the first half, waiting for halftime, coach Bruce's new tactical instructions, what is not known is that Faysell actually admires Bruce very much, well, I should say worship Bruce at his age...... After Fossell got the ball, he brought it forward from the wing, and this time, he chose to carry the ball himself. Chelsea's midfield defense is too solid, short passes and penetration are difficult to break their solid midfield defense, and Forssell can only choose to break through with the ball himself, although he can also choose to pass the ball directly to Heskey near the penalty area, but he is not Beckham, and besides, he does not believe in the Englishman who is arrogant when he first joins the team.

However, at this time, Fassell saw the No. 21 kid on the other side rushing towards him, and Faisel was deeply impressed by the young man who had just completed an ultra-long-distance hanging shot, but he was very unconvinced. As the top scorer of the Finnish team, Forssell didn't think he would be worse than this kid, besides, that hanging shot just now was obviously just a dribble!

So, in the face of Wang Li, Fassell chose to continue with the ball, and he didn't believe that the Chelsea striker could have much defensive ability.

Pull back with your right foot, knock your left heel, twist and chase the ball!!

Fussell's technique is indeed very good, and his passing movements are very smooth, and he said to himself, this kid is nothing, he has been passed so easily...... However, at this time, he seemed to feel a little strange, and when he looked down, he realized that the football was no longer under his feet!!

"Hahaha!" "That idiot!" "What is he doing?"

There was a burst of laughter from the Chelsea fans in the stands, and the Birmingham fans were silent, they were even ashamed of Forssell in Birmingham at this moment!!

From the audience's point of view, I saw that the Birmingham striker did a few moves with the ball, and then after being broken by Wang Li cleanly, he ran forward for more than 10 meters before he reacted and stopped and looked at his feet, his expression looked dazed...... 'This is really interesting, is he really a football player!?' That's what most fans think.

At this moment, Fassell can't wait to find a crack in the ground to get in!!

What could be more humiliating than that!?

Fussell turned his head to look at the Birmingham bench and Bruce seemed to be 'not concerned' at the front of the pitch, before he let out a long breath and ran towards the Chelsea half.

At this time, how could Bruce be in the mood to pay attention to him?! Chelsea have made a few passes to the vicinity of the Birmingham penalty area!!

In front, after Lampard broke through in disguise, he passed the ball back to Wang Li, Wang Li won the ball on the line of the big penalty area, took two steps to the right, looked at the penalty area, there was no chance, and he had to touch the back heel and handed the ball to Joe on the left. Cole.

At this point, Joe. The defender next to Kerr has been sticking to him, making it difficult for him to cross with his feet, he wants to force a breakthrough, just a disguise, and he was directly tackled to the ground by the opponent!!

A whistle blew out, no doubt a foul, and the referee showed a yellow card directly to the Birmingham player and awarded Chelsea a free-kick.

The free-kick was on the left side of the penalty area, about 25 metres from goal, but the angle was a little off.

In the Chelsea team, the first free-kick taker is undoubtedly Frank Lampard. However, looking at the league in recent years, Frank Lampard's direct free-kick goal rate is indeed not high, but the efficiency of free-kick assist is much higher, because Chelsea has not been short of players to grab points.

And now, in the team, Terry, Drogba, Carvalho and others are very good at grabbing points, so Mourinho also arranged to do more free kicks before the game.

Frank Lampard has no problem with this, he knows himself very well, and although his shot is also very threatening, he has no David after all. Beckham's level, the kind of curling ball that goes over the human wall, can't be kicked at all.

In fact, since Wang Li joined the team, there has always been an idea in the heart of Lampard, an 'upright' man, that is, let Wang Li take the free kick and play the maximum force, maybe the opponent will have to make a substitution.................. With two goals conceded, Birmingham's defence was tighter, and they also cleared a four-man wall from a free-kick from this angle, leaving no gap between the ball and the goal.

Wang Li was closely guarded by two Birmingham defenders, and to his left was Joe. Cole, both of whom were standing a little to the right of the penalty area, ready to shoot at any moment, Drogba and Carvalho stood near the wall, waiting for their chance, while several other team-mates also gathered around the box, and under Terry's command, the remaining players dropped back slightly to prevent Birmingham's quick counter-attack after the ball was converted.

As the referee's whistle blew, Frank Lampard ran two steps, and in the rhythm, picked up his right foot, looking like he was about to volley hard, but this time he played a little trick, deliberately paused when kicking, and then passed directly to the boccia!

Birmingham's wall jumped up, but the ball went straight through the foot of the wall because of Lampard's pause!

The opponent's goalkeeper Mike was blocked by the line of sight, and when he first reacted, it was too late! Because the ball has reached the unguarded Joe. Cole's feet!

Faced with this opportunity, the prodigal son of the Chelsea team hung the ball into the left corner of the goal with one kick!!

Goalkeeper Mike, even if he reacted, was powerless, the ball was so close to the goal that he had no choice but to watch in despair as the ball flew into the goal from the left-hand side.

“gooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooal！！ The ball went in again!!! ”

During the live broadcast, there was another excited shout - "It's Joe. Kerr, Chelsea's stalwart on the left, has added another goal for the team!! It was a fantastic game, with three goals in the first half alone, which was really exciting!! Chelsea!! Chelsea!!! ”

The commentator of Sky TV is really paranoid...... For Chelsea fans, the game was certainly exciting, but Birmingham fans certainly had a very different view – many of the Birmingham fans in the home team's blue shirt had already left the stadium early...... Joe. Kerr's goal made the game completely suspenseful, and it was almost impossible to attack Chelsea three goals in the second half, and even Barcelona or AC Milan would have no confidence in the face of this scoreline.

This time, the Chelsea fans were really boiling!

In the first half, they scored three goals, which is completely different from the situation of the team last season, they never thought that the team would perform so well in the first game!

The only thing they could do was to keep shouting in the stands, singing the blood-pumping song "Blue, Our Dream":

Blue, our dreams, football, our sports.

Together, victory is our goal!

Whether it's sunny or rainy, please keep cheering us on!

Because our name is Chelsea, Chelsea.

At Stamford Bridge, rain or shine, we'll always shine!

Oh, come and see us play!

Welcome you every day, put on your blue suit, watch our game, sing it loud, sing it clearly until we win!

Everyone is singing: Chelsea !!

At this time, infected by the fans, Mourinho also couldn't sit still, this Portuguese madman, finally in the excitement, showed his alternative side: he took off his suit directly, ran to the Chelsea stands, waved his hands constantly, and sang the Chelsea team song with the fans...... Sure enough, it's a genius coach with an alternative surname!

I have to admit that many managers will never pull down their faces to do this kind of thing, they need to pay more attention to 'demeanor', so that they can maintain their authority in the team. Maybe it's because Mourinho's offbeat nature makes him closer to the fans, which makes him popular with the fans.

At this time, almost all the media in the stadium focused their cameras on him, and the big screen in the stadium stopped playing the slow-motion replay just now and began to pay attention to this alternative head coach.

As for Joe, who finally scored a goal. Cole, whose limelight has been completely overshadowed by the manager...... However, Mourinho did not 'arrogant' for long, the referee and the fourth official immediately ran over and persuaded him to return to the bench, his performance can even be regarded as a provocation to the fans!

You know, it's at St Andrews, not Stamford Bridge...... "It's a perfect game, you say? Clarke? After returning to the bench, Mourinho couldn't help but smile.

"Well, yes, sir, I think the team may be going to succeed this season!" Clarke has been with Chelsea for many years and he loves the team dearly.

"It's going to work!" Mourinho replied firmly, with this group of brilliant young people, he has this confidence!

(To be continued)