'Before half-time, Chelsea were already 3-0 up! I am afraid that this result was not expected by many viewers and friends before the game, and neither did Director Zhang and me! ”

"The manager of Schalke 04 is completely inferior in terms of tactical set-up, and they should play more aggressively because there is no way back!

You didn't finish the half of the game and you conceded a goal, so there's no point in asking whose fault it was, which defender didn't perform well, or the goalkeeper didn't play well today.

Gotta get it!

Huashan is a road, and it is best to score a goal in the last bit of the first half.

If you can't score, relax and relax, and make this idea clear at halftime, and when it comes to this, let's fight directly to attack......"

He Wei and Zhang Lu were talking relaxed in the studio of Channel 5 at the moment.

When Ibrahimovic and Leon scored one after another, the two had already celebrated passionately.

Therefore, standing on the position of Schalke 04 at this time, Director Zhang still put forward a lot of pertinent suggestions.

After all, when it comes to playing this one, to put it mildly, the game has been spent, and it is completely pointless to worry about which player performs badly.

The important thing is to seize the halftime time to unify the thinking of the whole team.

If you can successfully relieve the psychological pressure, you can press out and fight with Chelsea with a bayonet, and score one or two goals to save face.

But if you can't turn this line of thinking, the second half of the game will still be pure torture for Schalke 04.

At Stamford Bridge, Chelsea fans were already celebrating their team's early Champions League qualification!

After all, it doesn't matter what kind of result the Bucharest Star and Basel play on the other side.

As long as Chelsea can win this game against Schalke 04, then Chelsea will be able to qualify for the top spot in the group two rounds to go.

With a tighter fixture schedule of late, this is fantastic news for Chelsea.

In the last two rounds of the Champions League group stage, Chelsea can cope with the youth academy and rotation players, and the main Chelsea players can concentrate on the league.

But for Schalke 04 fans, their qualification situation has reached a serious point where they can't go wrong in the future.

If in this round, Basel beats Bucharest Star.

In the last two rounds of the competition, Schalke 04 must first defeat Bucharest Star by a big score, and then defeat Basel head-on!

If one link is not in place, then they could all be squeezed into the Europa League by Basel.

After all, there is a high probability that Chelsea will have no desire in the next two rounds, and will use young players to practice.

Why help you Schalke 04 go shopping in Basel again?

Schalke 04 fans thought quite clearly, knowing that after this round of heavy defeat, they could only rely on themselves to qualify.

And Schalke 04's coach Keller obviously figured it out at halftime and quickly adjusted his tactics.

He replaced the inactive left midfielder Fuchs in the first half with Clemens.

He then replaced the team's veteran American defender Jermaine Jones with Maxmeyer.

As soon as Director Zhang saw Keller's substitution adjustment, he immediately patted his thigh and said yes.

Schalke 04 also switched to 433.

The midfield duo of Da Boateng and Max Meyer has the ability to push forward and also have the ability to organise with the ball.

It's certainly not quite Chelsea, but it's enough for their own attack, which matches the current level of their attack.

Schalke 04, who let go of the fight, also has a saying on offense.

Draxler moved closer to the Chelsea penalty area, and now that Chelsea are playing on him, his ball is particularly threatening.

On the defensive end, although Schalke 04's defensive strength was much smaller than in the first half, the division of labor among the various defensive players was suddenly clear.

The pressure is great, but you don't have to worry about having pig teammates anymore.

So this Champions League group stage competition officially entered the most exciting stage in the second half.

In the first half it was pure Chelsea slaughtering Schalke 04, and in the second half the Bundesliga giants were also trying to make their own counter-attack.

The back and forth between the two teams is certainly much better than a one-sided slaughter.

Jose Mourinho did not give tactical instructions for the Chelsea players on the pitch to shrink their formation, so the whole Chelsea squad were still looking for opportunities to continue scoring.

It's a pity that Schalke 04 has a loose view of the rest of Chelsea's attacking players.

Only Ibrahimovic and Leon, the two "executioners" who held up the butcher's knife in the first half, stared at him very deadly.

Rao is all the passers at Chelsea who are trying to get the ball out of the ball for Ibrahimovic in the hope that he can score a hat-trick in the Champions League.

But Ibrahimovic played until he was substituted in the 80th minute of the second half and did not score again.

However, before the game, Ibrahimovic still added stats as he set up Eden Hazard to score Chelsea's fourth goal of the game!

Romelu Lukaku's counter-attacking goal in stoppage time at full-time was the end of the shootout.

And in the end, the score of this game was fixed at 5:2!

Ibrahimovic made two passes and two shots, and Leon shot two passes!

Chelsea's five goals, both of whom were involved, scored three of them.

After the game, the two immediately became the targets of reporters on the sidelines.

And Mourinho also comforted Keller, who was sad at the moment, with a smile on his face.

But less than a minute later, Keller, who had heard the good news from his assistant, had a surprised smile on his face!

Not only him, but all the Schalke 04 players also let out a cry of surprise in the away team's dressing room!

On the other side, the results of the match between Bucharest Star and Basel are out.

The two teams drew 1:1 again, Basel mistakenly lost a good opportunity to overtake Schalke 04 to become the second in the group, and currently has three points, still in the third position of the group!

The German media are almost blowing the Bucharest star into the sky at this moment!

However, there is a saying that the Bucharest stars have been quite tenacious in the Champions League in the last two rounds.

Although they can't beat Schalke 04 and Chelsea, they are still stronger than Basel, but they are stubborn enough to win two points for themselves and have enough dignity...

Well, that's a bit of a nice way to put it.

To put it mildly, that is, the two rookies pecked each other, but the larger rookies overturned in the gutter, and they didn't have an opponent in two consecutive rounds!

After Li Ang and his teammates finished celebrating and thanking the game, they also shook their heads when they heard the coaches laughing about it.

"Sazi, Sazi, it's really not that my brother won't help you, and you won't be able to use it if you give you a chance!"

After complaining in his heart, Li Ang also left the next Champions League group opponents behind.

For those of Chelsea's main players, this season's Champions League group stage is over today.

If it is still forcibly put on the back, it can only be criticized by the media and fans as brushing data.

Even if Leon no longer cares about public opinion, it is impossible for him to do such a thankless job.

The most important thing for him at this stage is the remaining Premier League in November and December.

The knockout rounds of the Champions League and the subsequent FA Cup fixtures will have to wait until next year.

In addition to the league this year, Chelsea only need to play one more EFL Cup quarter-final.

In the same game, the opponent is just Stoke City.

It's a bit tough, but it's not a tough opponent at all.

So Leon's mood at the moment is quite relaxed.

After Jose Mourinho announced that all Chelsea players competing in this round of Champions League fixtures would be given a day off, Leon cheered along with his team-mates.

Before the end of the busy round, this day of rest seems so precious.

Leon didn't go to the Cobham training base to train the next day, but honestly stayed at home and slept lazily, and indulged comfortably for a day.

Of course, his indulgence still includes aerobic exercises such as jogging and swimming in the afternoon.

After all, he is usually used to exercising, and he can't do it if he suddenly lets Li Ang indulge for a day or two and not exercise at all.

On the morning of November 8, Li Ang and his teammates arrived at the training base on time for reporting and physical examination.

And after the afternoon training session, Mourinho also dragged Leon to his office.

Mu Shuai gave Li Ang a good news and a bad news.

The good news is that in the next round of the league against West Bromwich Albion, Leon will have more tactical freedom at both ends of the pitch.

The bad news is that the doctor has advised Eden Hazard and Frank Lampard to rest in the next league game, so Leon has to reduce his midfield by two more.

Other words...

"I've worked hard for you in the next round of the league, little lion, I'll find a chance for you to rest in the future."

Listening to Mu Shuai's unreliable promise, Li Ang felt that he still looked forward to the day when Lukaku could suddenly kick the center forward...

Time is pressing, and Li Ang is not hypocritical, and directly reassures Mu Shuai.

With Nemanja Matic in the midfield to be stable, Ibrahimovic in front and John Terry in the back, this configuration is enough to play West Bromwich Albion.

Mourinho thought the same way, and on the afternoon of November 9, he made a rare 442 starting formation.

At the back, Cesar Azpilicueta, John Terry, David Luiz and Branislav Ivanovic lined up.

In midfield, Nemanja Matic and Leon were in charge.

Bertrand was the first left wing-back today, with Kevin De Bruyne playing as a right wing-back.

Ibrahimovic and Romelu Lukaku are partners up front.

This squad configuration cannot be said to be bad in any way, and the pre-match media evaluation was that it was more than enough to play a West Bromwich Albion who are currently ranked 12th in the Premier League.

But what everyone didn't expect was that in this round of Premier League matches that day, the first side to score was really West Bromwich Albion!

Sean Long, the centre-forward who scored 11 goals for West Bromwich Albion last season, scored in the 29th minute of the game when he picked up a sweep from teammate Amalfitano to complete the goal!

West Bromwich Albion fans were boiling at Stamford Bridge!

And David Luiz, who was supposed to be stuck in position to block the ball, was a beat slower in his defensive action just now.

After losing the ball, he also looked unusually annoyed and slapped his head hard.

The Chelsea attacking players, who had been attacking for a long time without success, also looked helpless.

They were relatively smooth on the offensive end today.

But in less than 30 minutes of the first half, they had already hit two posts, and the goal was extremely bad!

After seeing the team's setbacks on both offensive and defensive ends, Leon did not boost the morale of his teammates as passionately as usual.

He pointed to his temples and then pressed his hands down on his teammates.

"Calm down, brothers, we need to stay calm, don't rush, start with defense, let's take our time!"

After loudly calming the emotions of his teammates, Li Ang also pulled Bertrand to make an explanation.

Bertrand can attack and defend, and it's okay to make occasional cameos at left midfield, but he's a serious left wing-back now.

With a defence focus, he was more than capable of locking up West Bromwich Albion's right flank with Cesar Azpilicueta.

And in the middle, there are two guards, Leon and Matic, who took the initiative to retreat.

West Bromwich Albion's progress through the middle was even more difficult.

This defensive posture was made, and West Bromwich Albion, who originally wanted to strike while the iron was hot to see if he could steal chickens again, also ran out of three axes and had no follow-up.

Chelsea held on for the remaining 10 minutes of the first half, and Mourinho was not in the slightest bit unhappy with Leon's improvised tactical decisions on the pitch.

Instead, he praised Leon in the players' tunnel, praising him for his calmness and clarity of thought.

And after the Chelsea team, who had eased their mood at the moment, returned to the dressing room, they were quickly provoked by Mourinho's provocative words.

Adjust the tactical style of play, boost morale, and finally comfort the mood of all the players and help them unload their psychological burden.

After this set of bloody processes, Mourinho can only choose to trust his disciples 100%.

At the start of the second half, Chelsea, who did not pursue the speed of pushing on the wings and crosses, but instead did more penetration in the middle, played patiently.

Romelu Lukaku was more up front to catch the attention of West Bromwich Albion's defenders.

Ibrahimovic, on the other hand, frequently drops back to catch the ball and cooperates with Leon to open up Chelsea's attacking width.

With a little more patience, Chelsea's players on the left and right flanks continued to test into West Bromwich's defensive hinterland.

In the sixty-second minute of the second half, after Li Ang once again received the return ball from Ibrahimovic, he chose to transfer a large range of long passes without stopping the ball!

He kicked the ball to the right of De Bruyne's position.

This sudden change of passing caused all of West Bromwich Albion's defenders to subconsciously lean towards their left side.

And Kevin De Bruyne, who has already made a name for himself at Chelsea this season through threatening passes after threat.

At this moment, he also confidently sent his trademark big arc cross!

Romelu Lukaku caught up, and the impact was so strong that West Bromwich Albion's two central defenders didn't dare to ignore it!

But De Bruyne's cross eventually went around the trio.

At the moment of going back, he was stopped by Ibu, who had deliberately lagged behind one position before!

West Bromwich Albion's Irish goalkeeper Myhill dropped out to try to widen his defensive area and force Ibrahimovic into a miss.

But Ibrahimovic used a stretch and realistic fake shot to get past Myhil first, and then pushed the empty goal to score!

After scoring the equaliser, Ibrahimovic simply threw a fist in the West Bromwich Albion penalty area in celebration.

Then he ran to his own half with Leon, who rushed into the goal and scooped up the football!

The other Chelsea players who were in high spirits didn't bother to celebrate, waving their arms and roaring to cheer themselves and their team-mates on!

And West Bromwich Albion, who was suddenly hit hard, was a little panicked in all the staff.

In the last 10 rounds of the Premier League, they have scored 10 goals and conceded 10.

The offensive level can only be ranked in the middle and bottom of the Premier League, and the defensive level looks good.

But after being hit twice by Chelsea in the first half and this time in the second half.

West Bromwich Albion's players know that the stats don't tell the story of the difference between them and Chelsea.

They want to defend, and West Bromwich Albion coach Steve Clarke wants to hold on to that point.

So after the restart, West Bromwich Albion quickly unified their tactical ideas, tightly contracted in their own half, trying to control the ball more to delay time.

The whole Chelsea team actively pressed over the halfway line, and after winning the ball, they quickly spread out the formation and continued to besiege West Bromwich Albion!

Previous goals have proven Mourinho's tactical adjustments correct.

The Chelsea players had no doubt about him, continuing to patiently tear apart West Bromwich Albion's backline with his passes.

Ibrahimovic, who scored a goal, has clearly become the target of West Bromwich Albion defenders at this point.

However, Ibrahimovic's excellent technique and size make it difficult for him to be targeted.

Even if he can't get off his feet easily, he can be used as a fulcrum and a point of attraction for other Chelsea attacking players to get their chances.

Chelsea's patience allowed them to still have a couple of good chances on goal in attack.

Even if they didn't score, there was a lot of confidence and hope in all Chelsea players.

And Leon has been actively seeking the next wide crack in West Bromwich Albion's backline.

It wasn't until the eighty-fourth minute of the second half that Leon found such a great opportunity again!

Ibrahimovic was engaged in a penalty area tussle with West Bromwich Albion's centre-back, who is also his international team-mate Olsson.

Lukaku suddenly stepped forward and sprinted towards the right side of the box for West Bromwich Albion!

There was indeed a brief gap in that place.

West Bromwich Albion's defenders were quick to fill in and pack Romelu Lukaku.

Leon moved at this moment.

But instead of passing the ball in the direction of Lukaku's run, he did the opposite, giving the ball to Bertrand, who cut into the West Brom box on the left flank!

Bertrand, who had a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, looked at the crowded West Brom penalty area at the moment, knowing that his pass might also be disrupted by West Bromwich Albion's defenders.

So he held back his strength and used his left foot to directly draw a powerful ball that seemed to be a pass and a shot!

It could have hit the goal or it could have flown straight out of the frame, but Bertrand would bet that West Bromwich Albion's defenders wouldn't have bet!

Another West Brom centre-back Macaulay, who is about to turn 34, chose to fly to block the gun's eye!

He used his chest to block Bertrand's football out of the penalty area!

But the tightness and pain in his chest made his mind unusually clear at this moment, so he also clearly saw Li Ang, who had begun to adjust his pace towards the football landing point!

Leon would not have been as happy and sure as Macaulay had thought.

It's hard to hit a volley, even if he only scored a really nice volley some time ago.

But he had to admit that he didn't have more than half of the goals at the time.

To put it bluntly, sometimes playing this kind of ball is a gamble!

But Leon has no other choice at the moment, he can only gamble!

If you lose a bet, you will be ridiculed for a week.

Leon could afford to pay the price, and he wasn't afraid of being ridiculed.

What he is more afraid of is that he does not dare to try when faced with opportunities!

So when the football flew to Leon's controllable range, he didn't think about it so much, let alone stop the football and readjust the idea of organizing the attack.

Take a deep breath, quickly adjust your pace, judge where the ball will land, swing your legs, and exert your strength!

Leon really felt the taut surface of his right foot and the tangible touch of the football.

He tried his best to suppress his strength, and he tried his best to suppress the football running towards the goal.

In a flash of lightning, Leon saw West Bromwich Albion's goalkeeper Myhill kick into the air and make a save.

He also saw the look of surprise and worry on Macaulay's face.

After the imbalance of power, Li Ang blinked, he did not see the trajectory of the football clearly.

But just half a second later, he saw the ball skim past the fingertips of a McHill save and plunge headlong into the West Bromwich Albion goal!!

Almost at the same time, the screams of more than 30,000 Chelsea fans at Stamford Bridge rang out!

also roared into Leon's ears!

He Wei was completely excited!

His commentary spoke like a machine gun firing bullets!

Under his passionate celebration commentary, Director Zhang couldn't interject at all, and could only laugh constantly!

And the commentator of Sky Sports was also completely impressed by Li Ang's tenacious and wonderful performance at this moment!

"Once again, the Savior! Eighth goal of the season on his Premier League debut! Eight goals and six assists in eleven rounds of the league! No. 1 in the Premier League in terms of goals scored! Top 3 in the double list of goals and assists! Defensive stats are way ahead! This!

It's Leon!! ”

Hurry up, hurry up, today's 10,000 words are still reached...

(End of chapter)