Chapter 322: Stamford Bridge refuses to turn the tables, and Leon has the fortieth goal of the season
The opener against Manchester United was Leon's 26th in the Premier League this season.
This goal helped Leon once again overtake Cavani and Suarez, and he also once again occupied the top spot in the Premier League's scorer charts!
Edinson Cavani and Luis Suarez have both scored 25 goals, with the former having made appearances in this league game and failing to score, while the latter is yet to play.
Therefore, the position at the top of the scorer list is not safe, and if you want to sit at the top of the Premier League scorer list after this round of the league, then Li Ang has to fight for goals again.
Suarez finally played explosively at the end of the season, dragging two immature strikers, and he was able to play 25 goals and 10 assists in the league, and his personal strength was really terrifying.
The only good news may be that Liverpool have now lost their last chance to reach the Champions League places.
Manchester United can still fight, Liverpool can only qualify for the Europa League now, which will also deal a big blow to Suarez's enthusiasm for the game.
Now the British media is feeling sorry for Suarez.
Last season's Premier League top scorer, he scored four goals for Liverpool in the Champions League group stage this season, but did not qualify.
Falling to play in the Europa League is also out early, and there is no hope for the two cup competitions in England, and you have to grow up with the younger brother in the team......
In the past three seasons, Suarez has scored almost 80 goals in the Premier League, and the total number of goals he has scored has exceeded 100.
A striker of this level has only played in the Champions League for one season at Liverpool, and anyone who comes has to say a word of pity to Suarez.
Not to mention going to the giants to play the main team, the current Suarez is definitely no problem playing the main team in a league team that can play the Champions League stably.
Even if he doesn't stay in the Premier League next season, he can make a big difference in La Liga and the Bundesliga.
If it weren't for the tactical drag of the Liverpool coaching staff this season, Suarez would have a good chance of winning the Premier League Golden Boot for a second consecutive year.
In a way, Leon was lucky.
If Suarez and Cavani both played at an explosive level last season, it would be difficult for him to compete for the Golden Boot title.
In the league so far, it is not easy for him to score 26 goals, and he has done his best.
And last season, these two super center forwards who competed for the Premier League Golden Boot until the last round of the league scored more than 30 goals!
Suarez broke Ronaldo's previous record for scoring goals in a single season after the Premier League restructuring.
But in any case, luck or strength, it is an indisputable fact that Li Ang now leads the Premier League scorer list.
It's a miracle to do that as a midfielder.
And at the moment, Leon is pushing this miracle further to become a new Premier League record!
With the league running out, the whole Chelsea team is more than happy to help Leon fight for individual honours with an early title win without much pressure on the game.
Manchester United's players were still a little confused by the fact that they conceded first, and after the game restarted, Chelsea took advantage of the victory to chase and launched a strong attack on the Manchester United backline!
Leon had wanted to drop back into his own half to defend first, but Van Ginkkel and Frank Lampard both allowed him to get forward.
Seeing that his midfield partners were so confident today, Li Ang was not respectful.
Manchester United, who have been aggressively attacking since the start of the game, have now been pushed back by Chelsea.
Rather confident Manchester United attacking players, such as Angel Di Maria and Juan Mata, are still trying to fight hard with Chelsea's rotating midfielders to regain control of the game.
However, their team-mates don't have that confidence, with Marouane Fellaini and Herrera both wanting to defend first.
As a result, this directly caused the entire midfield of Manchester United to be split offensively and defensively.
The wings wanted to fight to attack, but the players in the middle of the midfield were desperately retreating, leaving a Rooney offensive and defenseless.
Van Gaal is not Moyes, and seeing that the players on the field have a problem with their tactical thinking, they have to be tactfully raised.
Chef Fan stood on the sidelines with his waist crossed, and roared directly, at this time his thinking was still the same as Di Maria's.
Manchester United was originally playing away from home, and now they have conceded a goal first, and the momentum must not be cowardly.
If they are intimidated, Chelsea will be even more aggressive.
If Chelsea really had to seize the opportunity in the first half to press all the way, then the mood of the whole Manchester United team would also be greatly affected.
So you must fight to attack first, the wingers on the wings of Manchester United are not bad, and there is Rooney in the middle, no matter how you look at it, you will not lose hope of turning the tables.
Falcao is really not good, and Fellaini can also be pushed to the front to play a tactical central striker.
Van Gaal still has the hole cards in attack, and the defensive end is the part he is more worried about.
So at this point, Manchester United has no choice but to rush forward!
Louis van Gaal's tactical choices were bold and decisive, and Mourinho appreciated them.
However, with a one-goal lead in hand and playing at home, Mourinho is just as confident in his young disciples.
At this moment in the game, it can be regarded as a real excitement and good looks.
Chelsea's young players have been relentless and have been able to play back and forth with United at both ends of the pitch.
However, the real focus of the fans' attention is still on Leon.
Manchester United supporters are praying that Leon will not be given another chance to threaten counter-attacks.
Chelsea fans are hoping that Leon will continue to score and cement his lead in the scorers' charts.
Of course, the assist stats can't be left behind.
Now Leon has delivered 18 assists in the Premier League, and he is still two assists away from achieving a single-season goal and assist double 20 plus!
Leon was just one goal away from achieving this feat last season, but it was almost a year to the regret of Chelsea fans.
This year, no matter what, we have to break Henry's record!
Chelsea's players on the pitch expect the same thing.
However, sometimes passing the ball to Leon in too much hurry will instead make Leon face Manchester United's tighter defense.
In this case, Chelsea's counter-attacking efficiency has plummeted.
Manchester United's two-wing tactics played well, and at the critical moment, Angel Di Maria also stepped up.
He played a brilliant inverted triangle back after beating Chelsea veterans Frank Lampard and Branislav Ivanovic down the flank.
Falcao's forward run cleared Callas and Maguire couldn't get back on the head, giving Wayne Rooney a comfortable start in the Chelsea box!
This time, instead of a violent volley, Rooney hit a tricky putt!
The ball almost grazed Maguire's intercepted toe and drilled into the near corner of the Chelsea goal.
In the face of Rooney's non-stop putt shot this time, Cech was also half a beat slower to react and failed to make a save.
Manchester United equalised in the 34th minute of the first half, and countless Red Devils fans roared in front of the TV!
From Hell to Heaven, in this instant!
Thousands of Manchester United fans at Stamford Bridge also cheered wildly, venting their previous tension and apprehension.
Manchester United are still alive and they still have time and a chance to take the initiative in their hands in the race for the top four!
As long as we overcome the difficulties of Chelsea, Manchester United will have a smooth road in the next two rounds of the league!
Louis van Gaal breathed a sigh of relief in the dugout.
Mu Shuai pursed his lips and shook his head, dissatisfaction is definitely not counted, but the current game situation is beyond his expectations.
Leon didn't criticize his teammates at the back on the pitch.
He is also one of the people who knows Di Maria's strength best in football right now.
Putting the now aged Frank Lampard and Branislav Ivanovic against the rampant Di Maria is no different from giving away heads.
When the two teams met in the league for the first time this season, Manchester United were in a much worse situation than they are now.
At that time, Chef Fan had not yet freed up his big circle tactics, and after successive defeats in the early stage of the league, Di Maria wanted to run away, and naturally he would not play for Manchester United wholeheartedly at that time.
But now Manchester United is only half a step away from entering the Champions League zone, and he doesn't say anything about the team, even if it is for himself, Di Maria has to fight with all his might!
A solemn look appeared on Leon's face.
And in order to show respect for his old teammates, he also decisively retreated to participate in the defense.
Frank Lampard and Van Ginkel didn't pat their chests again this time to defend Leon.
Chelsea switched to a full-fledged formation contraction, and with Leon's energy in defence, Chelsea's backline quickly stabilized.
United seized the last bit of time left in the first half to storm a few more times, but they all came back from scratch and the half-time score was fixed at 1-1.
After entering the half-time period, Mourinho still did not rush up to make tactical adjustments, but let the players take a good break first.
Accumulate physical energy, and think back to the performance of each game in the first half.
There is no such thing as a light opponent, but for Manchester United, who are on the verge of finishing in the top four of the Premier League, Chelsea's starters today still need to pay more attention.
After almost five minutes of rest, Mourinho applauded and signaled the players in the dressing room to think of him.
'Well, from now on, forget about the first half and the scoreline, we're going to play Manchester United again.
Tactically, we need to make some adjustments, not defensively, but in terms of the efficiency of our counter-attacks......"
Jose Mourinho was clear and quick to state his tactical demands on his players.
Li Ang listened very carefully, and he also agreed with Mu Shuai's adjustment ideas.
In the first half, Chelsea had no fewer counter-attacking opportunities than Manchester United.
But the fact that the rest of the Chelsea players on the pitch were prioritising Leon as soon as they got the ball was good news for United's defenders.
Normally, Leon is at the heart of Chelsea's counter-attacking system, but he is hardly the first point of possession on the counter-attack.
Transition first, then forward.
Either complete the last pass or complete the final blow, this is the most threatening and responsible job for Leon in the counterattack.
It's more about Hazard or Salah with the ball.
And as a tactical support point, it should be Drogba.
It's simple to think about it when you think about it, and the Chelsea players in the dressing room know how to play in the second half......
Soon, the second half of the game resumed.
Chelsea, who have completed both tactical and mental adjustments, have become a lot calmer.
Leon still has a lot of range of movement, but the rest of the Chelsea players are not going to look for him as soon as they get the ball.
Eden Hazard and Mohamed Salah began to take turns more with the ball to attack the United backline.
Chelsea's attacking development also revolved more around two wide knives than the option of chiseling down the middle.
With Didier Drogba supporting the ball in the middle and moving the ball around, Chelsea's attacking pull was very effective.
Leon has a wide range of movement, but he mostly runs without the ball, Manchester United can no longer be unscrupulous with him, and the pressure on Manchester United's defense is also a lot greater.
Before Hazard was fully powerful, Salah had already won the ball on a number of occasions to one-on-one with Luke Shaw.
This kind of one-on-one, if the defender can't prevent it, then he can only call someone.
Luke Shaw's defensive experience is still a bit lacking, and Salah has successfully tore apart United's defensive system with him as a breakthrough.
And when Manchester United's entire back line was passively tilted over, Li Ang responded to the ball in the 59th minute of the second half, decisively transferred, and sent a fatal through attack!
"Leon gets the ball... Given! Eden Hazard confronts De Gea! No offside! There's this ball!! ”
Zhan Jun erupted in the studio with a roar familiar to many Chinese fans!
At this moment at Stamford Bridge, Hazard, who scored a single knife after receiving a pass from Leon, has also opened his arms and rushed to the corner flag area excitedly!
Once again, the scales flipped and Chelsea showed their resilience as we entered the 60th minute of the second half.
And when the whole Manchester United team was nervous again and wanted to seize the time to continue attacking.
Chelsea did not stick to the defense, but chose to continue to fight with Manchester United with bayonets as they did in the first half of the game!
This time, though, Chelsea played more calmly and methodically.
Leon didn't force his teammates to work for his own stats, and he did the same thing as he did on weekdays.
The anxious United opted for a more direct and aggressive style of play in attack, which also made their backfield more and more empty.
In the 73rd minute of the second half, Leon cooperated with Van Ginkel to cut off the ball from Fellaini's feet.
In the face of Rooney's pressing, Leon scored the ball sideways, and Lampard, who received the ball, decisively sent a long pass, looking for Drogba!
Even though the peak is no longer there, the fulcrum role of African Warcraft in the arena is still very prominent and eye-catching.
Despite Smalling's interference, the retreating Drogba still completed the header ferry, and the football was firmly distributed to Salah, who was inserted at high speed on the side!
Leon and Frank Lampard stepped forward together, and at the same time, Eden Hazard, who was on the left, also cut inside quickly and slotted into the United penalty area!
Chelsea's swift counter-attack made countless Manchester United fans in front of the TV tremble!
And this time, Salah didn't give Luke Shaw another chance to stick himself.
He made a gesture to cut inside, but when Luke Shaw was cautious in the adduction position, he smashed the ball and decisively hit the bottom line!
This time his cross was very precise and consistent.
Didier Drogba flicked a shot in front of United's penalty area and Chris Smalling had to follow.
And Li Ang, who rushed in with an unstoppable momentum in the middle of the Manchester United penalty area, also completed the header attack smoothly in the next moment!
When the ball once again skimmed De Gea's fingers and crashed into the net behind him, the mentality of the Red Devils fans was completely cracked!
3-1!
The winner has been decided, and the suspense has been divided!
"27th goal in the Premier League! 40th goal of the season! Leon! This is a milestone race for him!
Manchester United were afraid that they would not be able to get the result they wanted today, and when they saw some hope, Leon and his team-mates gave a tough answer!
Today's Stamford Bridge still refuses to be unexpected and overturned! ”
(End of chapter)