De Bruyne was very happy to see Leon score the game-breaking goal!

It's not just because he also got an assist and gave a more impressive performance.

His happiness is more because Leon and his tacit understanding in the game ideas!

It is also commonly known in football: two people can think of playing together.

Don't look at it now, De Bruyne and Eden Hazard and Romelu Lukaku have worked together in the national team.

But Lukaku can't always run in position, Hazard can run, but his desire to attack with the ball is too strong, and the sticky ball drags a little, so the cooperation of the three is always a little bit worse.

If it was Oscar in the midfield position today, De Bruyne would still not be able to establish a good connection with Eden Hazard and Romelu Lukaku.

Because Oscar is still an attacking forward at heart.

He prefers to score goals from behind, or to attack the opposition's defence rather than organise an attack that runs through the entire front.

It's not that Oscar is bad, it's that Chelsea's front line is already full of attacking talent, and what is lacking is the connection point that brings it all together and integrates it into a cohesive system.

And that's what Leon is doing at the moment.

He took advantage of the deterrent power of Lukakula's side forward to temporarily snub Hazard to clear his mind and speed up Chelsea's attack as a whole.

Finally, De Bruyne was asked to play as best as possible with Mourinho's tactical framework.

It was only after all the work was laid out that Chelsea were able to play this crisp attack.

Of course, now only Leon dares to give Hazard the ball in the slightest, so that he can reflect more and think about what changes he should make in the attacking end.

Mourinho's beating work that should be responsible for was taken over by Leon himself.

And Li Ang also changed the easy-going attitude in the previous training, and used his goal to tell Hazard strongly:

You have to change yourself and follow the collective!

Or to put it more bluntly.

It was in this way that Leon was telling Hazard who was the real nucleus of Chelsea and who he should listen to!

Hazard, who has always been not very ambitious and has a small temper, only feels very aggrieved at the moment.

He thinks he has shown the greatest kindness since Leon joined the team.

Li Ang wants to be the core of the team and the dominant speaker at both ends of the team's offense and defense, and he has no opinion.

All he wants is a starting position in the Chelsea squad and he can continue to improve and play better.

But now he doesn't even touch the ball on the pitch!

Yes, it was just a warm-up game, but Hazard has already felt the dissatisfaction or distrust of Leon in the attacking end.

This made him feel good recently, and he fell into a trough in an instant.

When he celebrated the goal with his teammates, the smile on his face was a little too far-fetched.

Leon didn't seem to see Hazard's unusual performance, and after high-fiveing and hugging Hazard as usual, he turned around and applauded his teammates to keep up the good work and play better.

Leon's firm embrace raised doubts in Hazard's heart.

But after the restart, Leon still maintained his connection with Kevin De Bruyne and even Romelu Lukaku in attack.

Only for Hazard, Leon directly gave fewer opportunities for the ball.

Throughout the first half, the one who cooperated with Hazard the most was Ashley Cole, who occasionally attacked from the back.

John Terry and now lagging Frank Lampard saw Leon's attacking tendencies throughout the first half.

However, neither of them said anything, just looked at the coach's seat a few more thoughtfully.

At half-time, the score was still 1:0.

The Chelsea players were generally relaxed and returned to the dressing room.

Mourinho did not praise Leang's performance in the first half at this time, nor did he suggest any suggestions for improvement, but first made a brief summary of the team's performance.

However, when Mourinho made some fine-tuning of the attacking tactics in the second half, allowing Leon to cooperate with Lukaku to try more in the middle.

To everyone's surprise, Leon disagreed.

'Let's try to push down the left flank in the second half, we need to have the ability to tear down the opposition defence on at least one of the flanks, so that everyone can play more comfortably in attack..."

Eden Hazard was clearly the most surprised man in the dressing room at the moment.

Li Ang, who deliberately gave up his attack in the entire first half, is speaking for him at the moment and helping him fight for the tactical weight of the attack?

Hazard was somewhat unable to understand Leon's intentions.

But in the face of Mourinho's scrutinizing gaze, he still subconsciously puffed up his chest and nodded, indicating that Mu Shuai could bear the heavy responsibility of attacking.

And after the start of the second half, Hazard's fears of Li Angyang's violation did not appear.

Chelsea's attacking tempo has then changed to what it was last season.

Several young attackers in the front court showed their talents, and the scenes seemed to be quite good.

Without Juan Mata on the right, Hazard was in control of more of the ball.

His beautiful dribbling and excellent technique made the American audience at the scene very satisfied and cheered!

However, as the time gradually came to the 70th minute of the second half, Hazard looked at Inter Milan's defense that was still difficult to penetrate in front of him, but he was not in a good mood.

With less than half an hour to play in the second half, he had already made a number of strong attempts.

But for the Inter Milan players who were fully prepared before the game, Hazard's behavior is tantamount to sending the ball undercover.

At first, Cambiasso was very worried that Hazard would split the ball with a number of Inter defenders.

But as time went on, he was less afraid of Hazard using his breakthrough dribbling to cause damage.

It's a comparison, and Hazard himself certainly knows how Chelsea's overall attack unfolded in the first half when Leon dominated the attack.

Looking at his somewhat angry attacking methods and playing situation at this time, the grievances in Hazard's heart gradually subsided.

He's also a smart guy.

In the first half, he was suddenly deliberately snubbed by Li Ang, so his eyes seemed to be covered with a layer of fog.

I couldn't understand Leon's intentions, and I couldn't see how Chelsea's attack unfolded throughout the first half was different from usual.

It only takes a moment of thought and Hazard will understand.

After his own procrastinating dribbling in the first half delayed the attacking opportunity, Leon began to deliberately ignore the offensive ball on his side.

What else is there to say? Actions speak louder than words.

Hazard also had to admit that he was more impressed by the sense of disparity he experienced on the pitch than the communication and exhortation in private.

The lesson is not to be learned, but Hazard knows that in order to keep up with Mourinho's tactical thinking and to keep up with Chelsea's growth, he has to start to change himself...

Leon looked at Hazard, who began to take the initiative to give the ball to himself, and he was also relieved.

Regardless of whether Hazard really understood his intentions, or whether he really felt the urgency to change the bad habit of sticking balls.

At least at this time, Hazard's actions revealed his willingness to make a difference for the sake of the team.

That's enough for Leon, and the Chelsea still have a long run-in time to come.

As long as Eden Hazard is willing to change, the attacking edge on the left side of Chelsea will only get sharper and sharper.

Mourinho, who was standing on the sidelines and watching the situation on the pitch, also had a smile on the corner of his mouth.

In the end, Chelsea won 2-0 in the first round of the International Champions Cup.

In the 86th minute of the second half, Frank Lampard set up Romelu Lukaku's second goal with a long ball over the top.

Leon reached out to Hazard after the match.

After the two high-fived and hugged, Leon whispered something in Hazard's ear, and then the two walked to the fans together with a smile for the post-match routine.

That's a pretty good result.

The Chelsea players may not know it, but the Chelsea coaching staff do.

If Hazard had chosen a different rebellious path today, what would have been the conversation he would have faced?

Jose Mourinho naturally has the same patience with Eden Hazard as he does with other Chelsea youngsters, but in the process of adjustment, it is inevitable to say something more serious and unpleasant.

Fortunately, Leon and Eden Hazard took care of the problem first on the pitch.

And Chelsea, who ushered in the first victory in the warm-up game, also rushed to New York with high morale of the whole team.

On the afternoon of 3 August, the entire Chelsea squad met up with Ibrahimovic at their hotel in New York.

Chelsea's veterans are fine, such as Ecchintree and Frank Lampard, who are not far from Ibrahimovic's footballing positions.

After becoming teammates, you can greet each other easily and happily, and get acquainted with each other first.

Naturally, most of Chelsea's young players will have to look up to Ibrahimovic, a popular centre-forward in football.

Of course, Leon is an exception.

He and Ibrahimovic high-fives and hugs were watched with envy by the other Chelsea youngsters.

But there is no way, Leon and Ibrahimovic are old teammates who have won the double in Serie A together.

Don't look at the fact that they have only been teammates for just over half a year, but the relationship between Ibrahimovic and Leon is also well-known in football.

Even Ibrahimovic's quick transfer to Chelsea this time is said to have been persuaded by Leon.

There is some exaggeration in the rumours, but they are not unfounded, at least for now the rest of the Chelsea players are somewhat convinced that they are partially true.

Ibrahimovic had also been involved in PSG's pre-season training camp and warm-up matches, so he was in good shape and felt good about the game.

On the afternoon of 3 August, Ibrahimovic began his first official training session since his move to Chelsea.

It will take a long time to understand the tactics and get used to the team-mates.

However, because he had worked with Mourinho and Li Ang before, when they got together again, Ibrahimovic understood his tactical positioning quite quickly and thoroughly.

With the start of the game with Milan just around the corner, Chelsea's run-in is only three training sessions.

Therefore, many media in the outside world have speculated that in the next round of the International Champions Cup between Chelsea and Milan, Mourinho will let Ibrahimovic play again in the second half to find a sense of cooperation with his new team-mates.

Even Uncle Allegri thinks so.

Like Inter Milan's lineup, Uncle Yi also used more young players in this International Champions Cup.

Among them, the most eye-catching is naturally the young player Shaarawy, who became famous last season.

However, when Chelsea's starting line-up was revealed before the game, all the media and fans who were following the game were pleasantly surprised.

Because Ibrahimovic appeared directly in the starting list of this round of Chelsea and Milan warm-up matches!

The pre-match greeting session of old friends that Milan fans have been longing for has been waiting for a long time.

Ibrahimovic, Leon, Abate, Abbiati, Da Boaten, Kaka......

Tears!

If it weren't for the damn financial crisis right now, Milan's squad would have been even more luxurious!

Ibrahimovic and Leon are likely to be one of them, and Pirlo won't be gone...

All kinds of emotions and regrets finally turned into a sigh on the lips of Milan fans.

However, when it comes to the degree of emotional complexity, the mood of all Milan fans is no more complicated than Allegri's right now.

"This was supposed to be my center and my midfielder, it was mine!"

As he exchanged greetings and hugs with Eevee and Leon, Allegri couldn't help but roar in the bottom of his heart.

That is, Mu Shuai didn't know what Uncle Yu was thinking at the moment, if he knew, maybe he would directly backhand:

"I'm sorry, I cooperated and trained these two first~"

That would be a direct lore.

It's a pity that there is no such a lively program effect in reality.

However, in this friendly match that day, the two teams directly opened up to attack.

The American fans at the scene saw an offensive battle at the upper reaches of Europe's top league!

The cheers continued from the 6th minute of the game to the 80th minute of the second half.

Ibrahimovic and Leon directly became the focus of today's friendly match, because the two teamed up to create a total of five goals that were not repeated!

Leon contributed one goal and two assists, and Ibrahimovic scored a hat-trick!

And De Bruyne and Hazard, who worked with a center forward of Ibrahimovic's level for the first time, fully felt the joy of feeding the cake and having a big brother to eat steadily.

When Chelsea narrowly defeated AC Milan 5-4 and won the warm-up game again, the sports media in New York directly sent Leon and Ibrahimovic to the pages of major sports newspapers!

They call Leon the calmest and toughest midfield commander of the new generation.

Eevee is likened to a hungry beast.

Compared to the previous two or three seasons, Ibrahimovic, who now prefers to directly use his physical fitness to tear apart the opponent's defense, seems more violent and aggressive!

And when he sits behind him and is flanked by Eden Hazard and De Bruyne.

A very destructive new attacking combination with infinite possibilities was born in the hands of Mourinho!

(End of chapter)