The Hammers are currently sixth in the Premier League with four wins, three draws and two defeats, and have performed very well since the start of the new season.

If they hadn't been beaten in the crucial game against Leicester City, they should now have a place in the top four of the Premier League.

However, the league has only reached the tenth round, and the point gap between the Hammers and the top four teams is not large, and there is still a great chance to rush up from behind.

After all, they are fighting on a single front, and if they are not dragged down by the League Cup and FA Cup this season, they can also fight for European qualification next season.

Chelsea does not dare to take West Ham United lightly, and Chelsea is playing away in this round of the league, Mourinho is still relatively "conservative" in the choice of tactics.

On 24 October, at 3pm London time, Chelsea and West Ham United kicked off at Upton Park.

In today's game, Chelsea and West Ham United both chose a more secure 4231 starting line-up.

West Ham are free from multi-fronts and FIFA viruses, and the international break is basically a rare break for the whole team.

Therefore, West Ham United are still the main players in this game, and the players on the pitch also look energetic and fit.

Marina is not playing with the main team, Nemanja Matic and Cesar Azpilicueta are both resting today, and with Eden Hazard recovering from injury, Chelsea have made major changes to the starting line-up.

Van Ginkel, Callas and Mohamed Salah all started today.

Leon also partnered with Van Ginkel to lag behind, and Mourinho was bound to ensure the team's defensive solidity in the first half of the game.

After the game officially began, West Ham United launched an attacking attack on Chelsea with the interest rate of their home field.

That's exactly what West Ham are good at playing right now, and they do have the right to put pressure on Chelsea at home.

After all, as of the 9th round of the Premier League, West Ham United's offensive firepower has surpassed Arsenal, Tottenham and Everton, second only to Manchester City and Chelsea.

West Ham have scored 22 goals in nine league games, but none of their strikers have scored more than five goals.

This is a good indication of West Ham's current good form across the attacking line, and their wolf pack tactics have made it difficult for opponents to defend against them.

Leon didn't get the ball too much in the opening stages of the game, with Kroos almost completely in control of Chelsea's playmaking for the start of the game.

It's not that Leon is in form today, but he needs to focus more on watching West Ham's attacking clusters.

I know a lot about several veteran attackers in the West Ham team, Leon.

But today, West Ham United manager Bilic fielded a starting attacking combination that Leon was very unfamiliar with.

Lanzini, Mohammad Zarate and Payet, who only made the switch to West Ham in the summer window, have all crossed the halfway line to win the ball in Chelsea's half.

Comparatively speaking, Leon knows more about Paye.

It's not just because this guy hurt Cristiano Ronaldo on the Euro 2016 final stage in his memory, but also because of the memories of him playing well in the Premier League.

If his vague memory is correct, Payet was named in France's squad for Euro 2016 due to his impressive performances in the Premier League this season.

And when he looked at the stats of several of West Ham's key attackers this season before the game, he was surprised to find that Payet had already played a very good personal record in Ligue 1.

In the 10-11 season, Payet scored 13 goals in Ligue 1 alone.

In the 12-13 season, Payet played a double ten Ligue 1 stats in Lille, and the performance was amazing.

Last season, this guy even played 17 assists in a single league season in Marseille!

Perhaps it was because of Payet's outstanding performance last season that West Ham United willingly paid 15 million euros to bring him to the Premier League from Marseille.

The late-forming midfielder, who was once team-mates with Eden Hazard, doesn't look to have much potential to tap into as he turns 28.

But his immediate power is exactly what West Ham need.

Leon didn't have a good impression of Paye, but that was "ever", and he was more wary and curious about Paye now.

This guy is a smart guy on the pitch, he has a decent ceiling and he's very experienced in the game.

That is, if he is three or four years younger, it is likely that he can go to the bench of a football giant to walk around and play rotation.

For such an opponent, Leon felt the need to show more energy and vigilance to deal with it.

And the facts have proved that his idea is not wrong.

Payet was quick to revitalize West Ham's attack in the Chelsea half, with his ability to get on the ball, his excellent long-range shots and his ability to threaten the ball.

With him at the heart of the front, West Ham United appear to be very fluid in attack.

Orderly forward pressure and pulling the edge, attacking choice not to rush in but not hesitating, this set of smooth play makes many neutral fans in front of the TV shine!

Jose Mourinho also had to overturn his pre-match assessment of West Ham at this point.

He thought he had rated West Ham as having a chance to qualify for next season's Europa League.

But now that he has watched the opening six or seven minutes of the game, he feels that West Ham United is fully qualified to challenge Arsenal or Tottenham Hotspur for the rankings!

Maybe because of the depth of the bench, this West Ham team will eventually fall on the door of the top four of the Premier League, but their main squad is really qualified to play against the top four goalkeepers of the Premier League!

The offense is disciplined, there is a core, the double back plays steadily, and there is a back line with good grinding strength......

This main lineup configuration is really good!

"We can't let them go into our defensive hinterland anymore! To push out and suppress their midfield play, this team is not simple! ”

Jose Mourinho was quick to make tactical changes and he saw West Ham threatening in attack.

At the moment he would rather have fewer counter-attacks than risk West Ham continuing to put pressure on Chelsea's defence.

But less than two minutes after he gave the tactical order, the game entered the ninth minute of the first half.

Payet received a return pass from his centre-forward Sako, and then suddenly sped past Kroos, who was marking him!

At this moment, Leon was still staring at West Ham defender Kouyate who stepped in to participate in the attack on the right side of the midfield.

He saw Payet break through Kroos, but he wasn't too worried that Payet would be able to continue to push the ball into dangerous areas.

Because Van Kinkel is still behind, Payet is in full form, and it is difficult for him to pass easily in the face of Van Kinkel's marking.

But many offensive decisions on the court come from confidence in their own strength and illogical knee-jerk judgment!

At the moment, for example, with Payet dribbling the ball more than 30 metres away from the Chelsea goal.

Leon believes Van Ginkel has plenty of time to intercept Payet, and Van Ginkel doesn't think Payet will pose any threat to his own goal.

But Payet unexpectedly chose to charge a long shot!

With 36 metres from the Chelsea goal, Payet's long-range shot from full force was close to Oblak's defence at breakneck speed!

If it's just the speed of the ball and the power of the shot, then this long-range shot is not much of a threat to Oblak.

The weird scene is that this long-range shot doesn't know which position on the instep of the foot is used to draw.

Originally, the football was about to drift out of the frame range, but in the end there was a quick maneuver, and it was a dangerous brush against the goalpost and into the Chelsea goal!

Oblak is stupid, how can he pounce?!

One second he looked at the football that was about to fly out of the frame and flew to the stands, but the next second he turned a strange corner and flew into the goal he was guarding?

It's completely out of line with scientific sense!!

Several defenders in the Chelsea penalty area also looked at each other and had to look at Oblak with sympathy.

And at this moment, Upton Park is already thunderous!

More than 30,000 passionate Hammer Gang fans are eager to overturn their own stadiums with sound!

They managed to score first at home!

They are ahead of Chelsea!

The Sky Sports commentator was back saying "Unbelievable! ”

Zhan Jun also had to applaud Payet's wonderful long-range shot in the studio.

You could say that there was a lot of luck in his goal, but the world's wave goal was originally unattainable.

And what player who has scored the world wave dares to say that he relied on absolute control at the moment of creating a famous scene?

The West Ham players celebrated wildly on the sidelines.

Paye slapped his chest excitedly and roared, as if to vent the resentment he had not seen in many years.

The director seemed to be trying to make a difference, and instead of focusing on the celebratory West Ham fans and players, the camera quickly turned to the Chelsea bench.

But to everyone's surprise, Mourinho was not too angry or depressed at the moment.

He's laughing instead!

I also laughed while picking up the mineral water and drank two sips!

Is this angry and ruined?

The director couldn't seem to believe Mourinho's emotional state at the moment, and he turned his camera on Lee, the absolute focal point of Chelsea's half.

As a result, Li Ang is also laughing!

The guy didn't know what to say to Cross, and then both of them grinned easily!

This scene made the scalp of many West Ham fans in front of the TV numb!

They can't wait to rush straight into the stadium and roar at Leon and Kroos' jerseys!

"Now you are lagging behind, not us! What the hell are you laughing at?! Shouldn't you feel frustrated and annoyed!

Why do you have to act so calmly at this time, don't laugh, bastard! ”

The director may have been a little tired of it, and soon switched the camera to the jubilant stands again.

But the famous scene of Chelsea's master and apprentice smiling comfortably when they fell behind has spread wildly on the Internet!

No one knows what Leon and Kroos are talking about, and no one knows where Mourinho's confidence comes from in the dugout.

It didn't take long for the game to restart, but Chelsea, who were a goal behind, were unfazed at the moment.

They were not in a hurry to press forward to attack West Ham United, but chose to continue to stabilize the defense in the middle and back!

This concentration and calmness made countless fans in front of the TV call out "perverted!" ”

West Ham wanted to take advantage of the panic at the back of Chelsea's backline, but they quickly shrank their formation after finding that the whole Chelsea squad was too calm.

West Ham United manager Bilic couldn't understand what tactical traps Mourinho was playing at the moment, so he simply took the lead in adjusting and letting his team play a defensive counterattack.

"If you press up and attack, I will fight you back, if you don't attack, then I will keep the lead until the end of the half, I see how you choose......"

Bilic was full of confidence at this moment, and he didn't think that his team would be able to win this game easily after taking the lead.

But for holding the lead until half-time, he still has this confidence!

West Ham's players on the pitch are thinking similarly.

They defended very aggressively and hard.

Chelsea, on the other hand, began to press on a large scale after they completely controlled the initiative in the midfield in an orderly manner!

The game came to the 17th minute of the first half, and Mourinho was still firmly seated on the Diaoyutai.

And under the organization and dispatch of Leon and Kroos, Chelsea finally launched the ultimate pressing attack on West Ham United!

At first, the West Ham players were very happy to see that happen.

After all, it means they also have a chance to play Chelsea's quick counter-attack.

But after only five minutes of being held on the head by Chelsea, they quickly reversed their minds!

Because they're just being beaten passively now.

Counterattack?

Chelsea sacrificed a crazy running stream high pressing tactic, and the West Ham players expected to counterattack could not play at all!

They finally got the ball once, and before they could organize a pass, Chelsea's frontcourt players who were still in an offensive position a second ago instantly turned into a ball-grabbing machine!

Payet, who scored the first goal, was even worse!

After being targeted by Li Ang, he couldn't even catch the ball a few times!

This kind of head-pounding scene is so fucked!

The key is that the attacking Chelsea does not seem to have a physical crisis at all, is it true that they have to be kicked by Chelsea for half an hour?

West Ham fans booed and hurled insults from the stands, hoping to provoke Chelsea's attacking players and make them lose their cool.

The Chelsea players are indeed irritated at the moment, but they are still calmly and methodically draining the West Ham backline with both energy and energy.

With Kroos in charge of the organization, Chelsea's attacking direction shifts are very frequent, but this transfer of dispatch is not unprecise.

Li Ang is also frequently plugged in at this time, making the two lines of defense in the middle and back of West Ham United all rumor!

In attack, Mohamed Salah, Luis Suarez and Leon are all dangerous points of possession.

Kevin De Bruyne didn't get much into West Ham's defensive heart at the moment, but his threatening passing kept West Ham defenders on the lookout.

The energy of the defensive players is destined to be limited, and Chelsea have played too many big teams in the last two seasons to break down any style of defence.

West Ham's backline is good, but it's nowhere near the point where Chelsea's attacking players find it tricky.

In the 31st minute of the first half, there were a number of holes in the West Ham backline, which was completely involved by Chelsea's frequent and rapid transfers.

Leon received Salah's cross pass and cut forward, and West Ham midfielder Kouyate hurriedly defended the middle and quickly called the defenders on the wing to adduct the position.

As a result, as soon as West Ham left-back Cresswell moved, Leon passed the ball directly to the left wing of West Ham United!

De Bruyne, who took the ball, accelerated directly to the bottom!

And this time, De Bruyne did not observe the running position of Li Ang after the insertion, and took advantage of the fact that several defenders in the West Ham United penalty area did not return to the defense, and decisively sent a big diagonal cross on the side!

The pass was like a scalpel that cut through West Ham's weak defence!

Suarez fell to the ground in front of the penalty area and struck a shot, but neither he nor West Ham centre-back Tomkins, who was marking him, did not touch the ball in the end!

Another West Ham centre-back, Collins, who was dragging in the middle of the penalty area, also failed to disrupt the trajectory of the football!

It wasn't until the back of the goal that Salah, who was plugged in at full speed, was able to reach Jenkinson in one step.

However, at the moment his shot angle was almost gone, so he was very decisive and sent the ball back to the middle of the West Ham penalty area!

And under the almost desperate gaze of West Ham United goalkeeper Adrian, Leon, who happened to be in front of him at this moment, directly met the incoming ball and completed a powerful volley!

The ball whistled like a cannonball across Adrian's save palm, and finally spun headlong into the net behind the West Ham goal!

The hustle and bustle of Upton Park fell into a momentary dead silence before thousands of Chelsea fans cheered passionately!

Li Ang opened his arms and ran to the bottom line, but he didn't seem very excited at the moment, and the smile on his face was still so bright and relaxed!

Mourinho also stood up from the dugout with a calm pace and paced to the sidelines of the pitch.

He smiled and applauded, then raised his arms to signal the Chelsea fans who were travelling with the team today to celebrate a little louder!

The Chelsea players hugged and high-fived, delighted but not very excited, as if the first-half equaliser had been expected!

At this moment, many neutral fans in front of the TV couldn't help but think of the "abnormal" smiles on the faces of Mourinho and Leon 20 minutes ago.

Why laugh when you're lagging behind?

Now they know the answer.

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