For Chelsea, Schurrle's goal couldn't have come at a better time!

After more than 30 minutes of onslaught, the Chelsea players were wearing down a lot of physical strength and the high morale they had before the game.

Manchester City's semi-main and semi-substitute line-up, after withstanding the onslaught of the opponent's opening, has slowly adapted to Chelsea's attacking rhythm.

If Chelsea don't score as soon as possible at this time, the further back they drag, the worse it will become.

Manchester City would love to win this game, but a draw is acceptable with an incomplete squad.

However, Schurrle's goal changed all that.

"Beautiful!"

In the box, after seeing the goal, Abu waved his fist excitedly and stood up to applaud all the Chelsea players.

The hardest thing for Chelsea is that they are weak and difficult to score.

But once they get the lead, it won't be difficult to hold on to that scoreline with Chelsea's defensive quality.

What's more, with City's current squad in tatters, what can they do to break down the Blues' defence?

On the sidelines, in the dugout of the home team, Mourinho thought the same thing.

At the moment of the goal, he was so excited that he wanted to jump up and celebrate wildly, but when he thought of maintaining a calm posture in front of reporters and fans at the scene, Mourinho resisted this impulse.

He calmly picked up a bottle of water and took a sip of it, sitting peacefully in the coach's seat, indifferent to the crazy celebrations of the others around him, and looked like he was in control of the game.

The master should maintain the demeanor of the master, and the canopy will disappear between talking and laughing, this is the realm he pursues!

Many of the cameras and reporters at the scene were tracking the reaction of the managers of the two teams.

Seeing Mourinho's light and breezy appearance, they also had to praise "The real name is handsome!" ”

Even Abu, seeing Mourinho's calm face in the box, felt very relieved.

Although Jose has a bad temper and a tougher personality, his ability is indeed very strong.

With the team in his hands, Blues fans tend to feel more at ease.

If the team can address the problems up front, then Chelsea will be worth looking forward to in the league and Champions League this season.

Thinking of this, some of the dissatisfaction accumulated by Abu with Mourinho because of the club's affairs has also dissipated a lot.

……

At the other end of the box, Emma Watson was as excited as the fans in the stands when she saw Chelsea score first.

She clapped vigorously and shouted loudly, and she didn't care if her hand was red.

It was the first time Lily Collins had seen her like this, and for a moment she was scorched by thunder.

Is this still the lady I knew before?

"Don't care so much when you watch the game, wearing a mask all day long, it's tired enough, what you have to do at this time is to take off all your defenses and relax yourself completely, do you want to give it a try?"

Emma Watson said encouragemently when she saw her friend's surprised expression.

"Well, you have a point!"

Lily Collins rolled up her sleeves as she approached Emma Watson.

"Hey, what are you going to do?"

Emma was shocked and hurriedly backed away.

"It's nothing, it's just that I look very poor and want to beat you!"

Lily Collins smirked and continued to move closer.

"Ah, I see!"

'It must be because Chelsea are ahead of your team, so it's upsetting you...... Ahaha, stop scratching, I was wrong...... Haha......"

"You know too much, come to mind Hermione!"

……

Chelsea's goal was a morale boost, and they launched an even more fierce attack on Manchester City's goal before the end of the first half.

Fernando Torres, who scored twice in the last game, was particularly active in the game, and several shots on goal left Manchester City fans in a cold sweat.

Seeing that Chelsea's attack was a bit unstoppable, City's players had to increase the number of fouls and survive this difficult time at the cost of two yellow cards.

At the end of the first half, Manchester City returned to the dressing room with a score of 0-1.

When they left the field, the shirts of Lin Quan and Hazard, the core of the two teams' frontcourt, were covered in mud.

As the demomen of their respective teams, both were heavily cared for by each other in the first half and were violated the most.

The difference is that although Lin Quan's jersey looks very embarrassed, his state has not been affected by this.

Instead, it was Eden Hazard, who Nastasic kicked in the 42nd minute of the first half, and until now, the part where he was kicked is still aching, so on the way back to the dressing room, Hazard limped and looked injured.

In the dressing room of Manchester City, the mood of the players looked a little low.

They were played almost by Chelsea throughout the first half, and were passive throughout, which caused serious setbacks to the confidence of these players.

"You did a good job in the first half, even though the score was behind, but it wasn't your fault!"

Seeing that the players' mood was not high, Pellegrini not only did not reprimand them, but took the initiative to encourage and comfort them.

"Stamford Bridge has never been an easy place to attack, even if we have a full squad and no injuries, the probability of winning Chelsea at Stamford Bridge is probably less than 50%!"

This is not a deliberate attempt to discourage others from destroying their own prestige, since Jose Mourinho has been in charge of Chelsea, Chelsea's home stadium has been the most difficult to beat in the Premier League.

Chelsea have a glorious 86-game unbeaten run at home.

In those days, no matter who came to Stamford Bridge, they couldn't take advantage of anything, and they all went home.

Although after Mourinho's departure, Chelsea's unbeaten home myth was ended.

However, the Blues' iron-blooded defensive genes have long been planted by Mourinho.

And this season, with Jose Mourinho's return, Stamford Bridge is destined to be the last place any other team in the Premier League wants to be.

Manuel Pellegrini's reassurance had an effect, and City's players gradually recovered from their state of self-doubt.

They all looked up at their manager to see what he had planned for the second half.

'We were down and we had to find a way to equalise.

Jose Mourinho is the epitome of utilitarian football, so Chelsea are likely to play defensive counter-attacking tactics in the second half.

If the clock drags on, our hopes of equalising will become slimmer and slimmer, and we may even be able to get a successful counter-attack because of our rush to attack.

Therefore, we need to grab a start before their defensive formation is in place! ”

Manuel Pellegrini took out his tactical board and wrote and drew on it.

'Negredo, after the start of the second half you don't care about the situation behind you, go all out, your job is to disrupt Chelsea's defensive formation and get as much attention as possible!'

"Jovetic, I need you to be in the shadow striker position, pass the ball and move forward quickly, if there's a chance to shoot, don't hesitate, understand?"

The two nodded heavily, both of them were substitutes, and this time they were able to start a rare game, so they naturally didn't want to leave a bad impression on the coach.

Manuel Pellegrini then went on to rebuke the two full-backs, allowing them to plug in when attacking, assisting and receiving teammates.

On top of that, they also need to be the first to step back when defending to keep the team's backline intact.

After explaining the tactics, Pellegrini said a few points in time.

"At these points in time, we quickly switched from defense to offense, taking advantage of the opponent's lack of adaptation to our tactical changes, and caught them off guard!"

In the end, Pellegrini found Lin Quan and said to him:

'Lin, Chelsea are very tight defensively, so I'm going to use that to make a fuss.'

Lin Quan nodded and said, "Coach, you say, I will implement the team's tactics!" ”

'Very good, I want you to be on the right and our attack will revolve around you, and when we get Chelsea's attention to the right, then switch sides and finish the final blow.'

Tactics to strike at the west?

Lin Quan understood Pellegrini's thoughts, the team's right winger Keylor Navas was sick and out of action, but left winger Nasri was still on the pitch.

With his strength, as long as he creates an opportunity and gives him the mission of the final blow to complete, the chances of success are indeed not small.

But only if you can attract enough animosity down the right flank for the Chelsea players to focus their attention completely.

In this way, Nasri can have a chance.

As for the tactical arrangements of Jovetic and Negredo and others, they are all used by Pellegrini to confuse Mourinho.

The second half of the game started quickly.

Manchester City launched an onslaught on Chelsea as soon as they came up.

Negredo kicked off at full speed towards the Chelsea half, and Jovetic cut forward decisively after passing the ball to Lin Quan on the wing.

At the same time, the players in the midfield and backfield of Manchester City also pressed up, and for a while, seven or eight Manchester City players rushed through the half and participated in the attack.

On the sidelines, after Mourinho saw this scene, the expression on his face was still very calm.

Manchester City's tactics of attacking at the beginning have long been within his expectations, and he has often used this trick before, how can he not defend himself?

Thinking of this, Mourinho glanced at Manuel Pellegrini in the away team's dugout.

The two have played each other many times in La Liga, and Pellegrini's level is not worth mentioning in Mourinho's opinion.

He won the game!

Chelsea's players quickly retreated when they saw the opposition attacking aggressively, and several defences remained intact.

By the time City's attack reached the 30-metre zone, it was already a bit out of reach.

"Hehe, that's it?"

Seeing that the opponent's attack was contained, Mourinho looked dismissive.

With a big swing of his hand, he allowed the Chelsea players to attack.

Manuel Pellegrini's old boy expected him to counter-attack after taking the lead, but Mourinho wasn't prepared to do so.

"Huh? Chelsea: What is this? ”

"They're not defending anymore?"

Manchester City's coaching staff were surprised to see Chelsea's choice.

Chelsea's attacking prowess is not very strong, and their attacking firepower in the league is only in the bottom half of the table.

What they are really strong in is their defensive ability, so what kind of operation is it to give up their strengths and promote their weaknesses?

Is Mourinho old and confused?

In the stands, including in the box, Chelsea fans and owner Abou also looked a little stunned after seeing Mourinho's choice.

"Coach Mourinho did not choose to play defensive counter-attacks after taking the lead, but continued to strengthen the attack, and it seems that he is going to use attacking football to win the game today!"

"Hehe, no wonder the outside world calls him a madman, this choice is really crazy!"

'But it's also very risky, as we all know, Chelsea's forward line hasn't been very good these seasons!'

On the commentary bench, the commentators were also a little puzzled by Mourinho's choice.

But when you think of Mourinho's arrogant personality, this choice is also in line with people's impression of him.

On the field, Oscar, Schurrle, Torres, Hazard and others all played very hard.

They want to get rid of the stereotype that Chelsea are 'weak in attack and strong in defence'.

The home game against Manchester City is their best chance to prove their attacking prowess.

Jose Mourinho is very good at mobilizing the morale of his players, and he uses all kinds of criticism and disparagement of Chelsea's strikers to motivate his players and give them the feeling that the whole world is against me.

And then under the mobilization of Mourinho, take out twelve points of fighting spirit and slap those who criticize and belittle them in the face!

Affected by this, these players in the Chelsea frontcourt, one by one, are as tireless as if they were playing chicken blood, not afraid of injury, running all over the field, and attacking frantically.

From the 47th minute until the 65th minute, Chelsea laid siege to Manchester City's goal for twenty minutes!

The Blues fans at the scene saw the team's offensive wave after wave, wave after wave, and they all watched it with blood boiling and tears of excitement!

It's not easy!

I didn't expect to see our Blues play this kind of attacking football one day!

Changing into a team uniform, I don't know that I think it's Barcelona who plays on the field!

In the box, Chelsea's owner Abou also nodded again and again, and even couldn't help but give Mourinho a round of applause.

His dissatisfaction with Jose Mourinho, apart from his character, is mainly because he wants to see the Blues play attacking football that is pleasing to the eye while winning the title.

And Mourinho's defensive counterattack can win honors, but the game is ugly, far from what he thought.

Originally, after re-inviting Mourinho, Abu had gradually given up this unrealistic idea in his heart.

Unexpectedly, Mourinho brought him a surprise: Chelsea switched to attacking football!

"Keep it up, Jose, and start with this win at Manchester City and make Chelsea's attacking football famous in Europe!"

Abu couldn't help but look forward to it.

However, in the 65th minute of the game, the situation on the field changed dramatically.

After being pinned down by Chelsea for 20 minutes, City suddenly began to fight back in full swing.

Chelsea were really caught off guard this time.

I've only seen those who grabbed the start, but I haven't seen the middle game.

Although they have retreated as fast as they can, they are still one step slower.

The ball was led all the way to the edge of the Chelsea penalty area, by which time Negredo had already entered the box and Jovetic was also quickly forward.

However, because he had previously cut forward to finish once, the Blues players were wary of him, and Lampard followed him close and did not give him a chance to catch the ball.

Seeing that Lin Quan was stopped, and Manchester City's other contact points were also targeted by defenders.

Manchester City's counter-attack seemed to be going to end as well as before, and Chelsea fans breathed a sigh of relief.

However, at this moment, after attracting the idea of a large number of defenders, Lin Quan did not choose to break through with the ball, but made a long pass and accurately transferred the ball to the left side.

The right side of the Chelsea penalty area was completely empty at this point, but Manchester City's left winger Nasri appeared like a ghost.

Unguarded, he breached the Chelsea goal with a blast.

The score became 1:1.

Manchester City equalised!

(End of chapter)