Chapter 221: Shouhong (Ask for Subscription)

On August 23, the third round of the English Premier League continued.

Defending champions Chelsea will take on West Bromwich Albion at the Hawthorn Stadium.

I don't know when the sky started, it was raining lightly, and the temperature dropped to 17~18 degrees Celsius, which is a good temperature.

For this game, Chelsea are determined to win.

Mourinho thought a long time about the starting line-up.

In the end, it was decided to let Jose continue to start.

In addition to Jose, Pedro, who joined the new season, also got the chance to start, which was also his Premier League debut.

Chelsea's starting XI is as follows:

Goalkeeper: Jose.

Defenders: Cesar Azpilicueta, John Terry, Kurt Zouma, Ivan.

Two midfielders: Cesc Fabregas, Nemanja Matic.

Attacking defenders: Eden Hazard, Willian, Pedro.

Center: Costa.

Thibaut Courtois, Gary Cahill, Mikel, Falcao and Zike were on the bench.

As for West Bromwich Albion, manager Pulis put in a 4141 formation, and Rondon, who was bought from Zenit in team history, entered the starting line-up.

The specific starting list is as follows:

Goalkeeper: Myhill.

Defenders: Brent, Olsson, Macaulay, Craig Dawson.

Single midfielder: Jacob.

Attacking defenders: McClean, Fletcher, James Morrison, McManaman.

Center: Long Dong.

In addition, Gardner, Gnabry, and Lambert were also sitting on the bench.

In particular, the referee of this game is Clattenburg.

In the case of Clattenburg, Mikel once shouted to his face that he wanted to break his leg.

In fact, any team in the Premier League has players who want to break his leg.

With such a referee, it is foreseeable that the game will definitely not be too peaceful.

[New Mission: Help your team achieve victory without using "Time and Space Pause" and double your point rewards.] Your current base score is 1000 points. 】

The moment Jose stepped onto the field, the system released the task on time.

There was nothing new about the task, but it spurred José to keep going.

At 13:30 local time, with a whistle from Clattenburg, the game officially began.

Longdong kicked off in the center circle and West Bromwich Albion attacked from the right.

Dawson shook off Cesar Azpilicueta and crossed with his feet.

In the Blues penalty area, Long Dong and Maclean's have been outflanked in place.

Jose keeps a close eye on the movements of Rondon and other West Brom players.

In the blink of an eye, the ball was flying over the penalty area.

Rondon jumped up in the middle, but didn't touch the ball at all.

The untouched ball continued to fly to the left, where McLean was already waiting.

Jose moved quickly to the left side of the goal, ready to block his opponent's shot.

McLean chested the ball, only to bounce high and fly towards Jose.

He's stopping the ball and stopping the ball.

In the face of the sudden flying ball, Jose stretched out his hands and firmly received the big gift.

West Bromwich Albion's first wave of attack was hasty.

Jose takes a quick goal kick.

A big foot pass to Hazard.

Jose proved that his long passes, his accuracy, are absolutely reliable.

Hazard took the ball and pushed forward quickly.

Outside the box opposite, Eden Hazard passes the ball.

After receiving the ball, Costa forced a turn and broke through to the left side of the penalty area.

From 11 yards out, Costa fired a powerful shot into the far corner.

It's a pity that it missed.

The game slowly deepened.

In the 14th minute, West Bromwich Albion got the first penalty of the game.

McManaman broke through on the right side of the box and first got past Cesar Azpilicueta, only to be tripped by Nemanja Matic when he tried to push further.

"Beep, beep~" Clattenberg's whistle sounded punctually.

Chelsea were awarded a penalty.

There was little to say about the penalty.

As Jose's fame grew, most players didn't want to face Jose in a penalty, but James Morrison was vying for it.

Does he want to become famous through José? After all, those who can break Jose's ten fingers in a penalty kick are not general.

Facing James Morrison, Jose was thinking about one thing, should he use "time and space pause"? After all, there is no cumulative multiplier now, and there is nothing to lose if the mission fails.

"Forget it, let's talk about it depending on the situation." José decided so.

James Morrison set the ball and then took more than ten steps back, looking extremely confident.

Morrison's run-up starts.

Jose's god-level prediction did not respond.

Morrison's running moves were unabashed, with every step revealing that he was going to hit the left side of the goal.

Seeing Morrison's movements, the vast majority of goalkeepers will be ready to pounce on the left side of the goal.

But Jose didn't, and unless he reacted in anticipation, he would have waited for the opponent to touch the ball before making a save.

"Sure enough." The moment Morrison touched the ball, Jose saw through the opponent's disguise.

Morrison's real shot was right in the middle of the goal.

There was no need to use the "space-time pause" at all, José stood still, his body bent sharply, and then lunged forward.

In full view, Jose directly took Morrison's shot on goal.

"You" Morrison looked at Jose in disbelief, he thought that the feints were perfect, but he tried and tested them repeatedly in training, how could he get to Jose and lose his effect?

Jose smiled slightly, didn't stop for a moment, and kicked the goal kick directly.

With most of the players on both sides gathered outside the Chelsea penalty area, it was definitely a good opportunity to counter-attack quickly.

Jose sent the ball to Hazard with precision.

Eden Hazard picked up the ball and pushed forward quickly, with Pedro following up at the same time.

Eden Hazard runs after passing the ball to Pedro and attracts West Bromwich Albion's defence.

On the edge of the box, Pedro fired a powerful shot.

Wear the crotch ball.

Pedro's shot went under Olsson's crotch and rolled towards the bottom right corner of the goal.

The goal went in, 1-0.

From Jose's goal kick to Pedro's goal, it took 11 seconds.

Such an efficient attack had the Chelsea fans all excited, and they chanted: "See, Manchester? ”

Pedro, like Jose, was once very close to joining Manchester United, but neither of them did so.

The game goes on and so do the goals.

In the 30th minute, Willian counter-attacked with a diagonal pass, and the ball reached Pedro's feet.

On the right side of the box, Pedro had a chance to hit the back of the net, but he opted to pass to Costa, who was in a better position.

Costa received a pass from Pedro and fired straight into the empty net.

Myhill is not Jose, and when he decided to make a move to block Pedro, he was doomed to goal.

2 to 0.

Jose Mourinho looked very happy on the sidelines.

The game continues.

West Bromwich Albion, who were behind, stepped up their interception counter-attack.

In the 35th minute, Cesc Fabregas made a mistake in passing, and the ball was taken by the opponent.

West Brom counter-attacked quickly.

McKee's cross from the left, big power?

The ball flew in front of goal and to the other side of the box.

Long Dong received a pass from McCree, without any adjustment, and passed directly upside down to the middle.

From 15 yards in front of goal, Morrison fired straight at home.

West Bromwich Albion's attacking combination was exquisite.

In the face of such cooperation, defenders and goalkeepers can't react, which is a completely normal thing.

So Kurt Zouma and John Terry were not able to complete the interception, which is not surprising at all.

It's a pity that it was Jose who was in goal today.

For Morrison's shot, Jose's god-level prediction responded.

Therefore, he easily confiscated the opponent's shot.

In the 42nd minute, Chelsea extended their advantage again.

Cesc Fabregas picks up the pass.

Diego Costa chests back under McCauley's defense.

Cesar Azpilicueta shoots low into the bottom left corner from the edge of the box.

The goal went in again, 3-0.

Jose Mourinho's side had a three-goal lead in the first half, did it signal garbage time in the second half?

At half-time, Chelsea fans were very optimistic.

It's just football, and until the last minute, it's never clear what will happen.

In the second half, the two sides exchanged venues.

Jose Mourinho instructed his team to step back a little and try to defend well.

In the 54th minute, the situation on the field changed abruptly.

West Brom hit back.

Brent passes through and the ball reaches Rondon's feet.

Outside the edge of the box, Rondon went down under Terry's defense.

It was time for Clattenburg to steal the spotlight when he sent off the Chelsea captain with a straight red card.

It was John Terry's first Premier League call-off since April 2010, according to the data.

At that time, Jose was still struggling with not being able to control the ball.

Mourinho smiled helplessly on the sidelines.

Gary Cahill replaces Willian.

Jose organized the human wall for the first time.

With the help of God's perspective, Jose's human wall is not intended to penetrate Chelsea's human wall unless he is a free-kick master like him.

Long Dong took the free kick, and sure enough, he couldn't get past the wall of people discharged by Jose.

Chelsea were then also awarded a direct free-kick, but Nemanja Matic's shot was saved by Myhill.

Playing one more, West Bromwich Albion's momentum is like a rainbow.

In terms of attacking stats, they are not inferior to Chelsea.

In the 59th minute, West Brom finally got their hands on it.

McManaman crosses from the left.

Morrison, with his back to goal, headed back from 10 yards.

Jose secretly screamed that it was not good, and the opponent's header was definitely not simple.

Jose was hesitant to use the plug-in and then attack to win, but on second thought, he was already leading by 3 goals, and only conceding one goal was still in control.

José resisted the urge to use the plug-in.

Jose's hunch was right, as the ball hit the bottom edge of the top right crossbar and bounced into the net.

1-3, West Brom chased a goal back.

No one can blame Jose for this conceded goal.

It can almost be said that such a goal, after a year in the five major leagues, may not meet a second time.

Kick-off in the centre circle, Chelsea organised an attack, but unfortunately could not threaten the opposition.

Similarly, West Bromwich Albion's counter-attack failed to threaten Jose's goal.

Both sides had a good number of shots, but most of them were off target.

In the 84th minute, Mourinho used up his last substitution.

Mikel came off the bench to replace goal scorer Pedro.

Chelsea fans gave Pedro a round of applause.

This kind of applause that was substituted at halftime, Jose estimated that it would be difficult to have a chance to enjoy.

With five minutes of stoppage time, West Brom finally gave it a go.

In the 91st minute, McManaman crossed from the wing.

Cahill chested the ball shut.

The ball didn't roll far and ended up in front of Long Dong.

(End of chapter)