Soccer Super Marksman

The two fronts of the Champions League and the league cannot be viewed separately. For example, Chelsea played a Champions League group match with Liverpool in the middle of the week. The weekend league or the previous league will inevitably be affected.

Because Manchester United's opponents in the group stage are generally not strong, only the declining Ajax is considered a small threat, so the investment in the Champions League is much lower than before. While reducing consumption, they can also concentrate on the league.

Chelsea made it through the group stage with great difficulty, but because they were robbed of the first place in the group by Liverpool, Chelsea encountered the thriving La Liga giants Barcelona for the second consecutive year in the knockout round.

The second half of 2018 has been difficult for Chelsea.Under internal and external troubles, they are fully armed to visit Manchester on the second day of Christmas!
Cui Zhen spent Christmas Eve and Christmas happily, and even built a snowman with Lei Tianjiao in the garden in front of the apartment, and then returned to the battlefield with high fighting spirit.

September 12, Old Trafford.

Just after noon, there were huge crowds of people inside and outside Old Trafford. Many fans dressed as Santa Claus came to the stadium, and the festive atmosphere was very strong.

After the pre-match warm-up, the players from both sides are ready to play.

Standing in the player tunnel, the Chelsea generals looked serious, and the leading captain Azpilicueta already had a majestic temperament.

He turned his head to look at Lukaku, who was in a fiery state, and moved his gaze behind Lukaku, and Azpilicueta's gaze became more dignified.

Long time no see!Cui Zhen!

Azpilicueta retracted his gaze and did not look at other Manchester United players.

Any team with the three stars of Cui Zhen, Lukaku and Pogba should not be underestimated.What's more, Manchester United itself also has outstanding stars in other positions.

But under the cover of the light of Cui Zhen, Lukaku and Pogba, they seem to be overshadowed.

With the referee leading the referee team to enter the field, Manchester United and Chelsea walked towards the stadium together!
The Christmas battle is the top battle, and the flames of war are ignited!

Old Trafford was packed, and all the Red Devils fans were waiting for Manchester United to give them the best Christmas present: victory!

"Ladies and gentlemen, Happy New Year! Being able to watch a Premier League top game on the occasion of the New Year, I think everyone must be happy. Of course, for Chelsea and Manchester United fans, whether it is happiness or pain is not certain.

The defending champion Manchester United is still strong in the new season. They top the league table and have a gap of 4 points behind Chelsea. If Chelsea can win this game, they will shorten the gap to 1 point. But if Manchester United wins at home, then Manchester United It is possible to extend the lead to 7 points in the first half of the schedule.

For the Premier League championship situation in the last two seasons, 7 points is definitely a gap that should not be underestimated enough to determine the championship.But for neutral fans, they definitely hope that the game will be exciting and good-looking.

Manchester United has always played very actively at home, but it is hard to say what kind of posture Chelsea will play.After all, Chelsea's Diego Costa moved to Atletico Madrid, and the team introduced striker Giroud from Arsenal!

Will Antonio Conte set the team on fire at Old Trafford?Or should we fight steadily and unswervingly against counter-revolutionaries?
We can only wait and see!
Manchester United started 451.

Goalkeeper: De Gea.

Defenders: Smalling, Bailly, Darmian, Lindelof.

Midfielders: Mata, Lingard, Cui Zhen, Pogba, Herrera.

Forward: Lukaku.

Chelsea started 433.

Goalkeeper: Courtois.

Defenders: Alonso, Gary Cahill, Azpilicueta, Zapacosta.

Midfield: Drinkwater, Fabregas, Kante.

Forwards: Pedro, Morata, Giroud. "

The game started, Mourinho and Antonio Conte both stood on the sidelines in coats to supervise the battle.

The two looked the same, serious and dignified.But they couldn't help but feel contempt for each other in their hearts.

What Mourinho thinks is nothing more than Antonio Conte's consistent utilitarian style.

Antonio Conte despises Mourinho for claiming to play beautiful football, but this season has made Manchester United more utilitarian.

Anyway, it is an indisputable fact that Manchester United played defense and counterattack in the away game, and half of the former golden left side was also abolished.

Now if it weren't for Cui Zhen ravaging opponents in the frontcourt, Manchester United's offense would have been greatly reduced.

It can only be said that Mourinho has dug a treasure.

The two disdain each other, and Manchester United and Chelsea on the court showed a tepid state after the opening.

Manchester United dominate.Cui Zhen took the initiative to organize work with Lingard in the midfield, mobilizing the whole team to enter the rhythm of the game together.

In the 3rd minute of the game, Manchester United launched a tentative attack. Cui Zhen passed the ball to Mata. Mata rushed in from the right. He did not try to break through defender Zapacosta. After observing Zapacosta's defensive reaction, he made a cross immediately after the test. Lukaku failed to grab the point, and Azpilicueta made a successful header.

However, such explorations have paid off.Not only did Mata see that the Italian Zapacosta is really not suitable for the rhythm of the Premier League, even Cui Zhen also observed that Chelsea's left back is a weak link.

It was supposed to be at the pre-match preparation meeting.Mourinho pointed out that more fuss should be made about Zapacosta.

Looking at Chelsea's overall lineup and defensive system, only the Italian defender Zapacosta has obvious flaws and uncertainties.

On other defensive points such as Alonso, Drinkwater, Azpilicueta, etc., it is difficult for Manchester United to say that they can have an absolute upper hand one-on-one, and it is difficult to say that they can absolutely beat their opponents with small cooperation and main attack.

That being the case, Manchester United began to use their opponents to launch an offensive.

In the 7th minute of the game, Giroud successfully broke through Smalling on the left, and Morata overwhelmed Damian with a header after making a pass from the bottom!
It's a pity that his header was too straight and was easily confiscated by De Gea.

Damian has bad memories of seeing Morata.On the one hand, it is true that his skills are not as good as others, and he cannot guard against the increasingly powerful Morata. On the other hand, he has a psychological shadow and is under great pressure. It is ridicule from the media, which will trouble his heart.

Antonio Conte kept waving to Giroud on the sidelines to let him participate in the defense behind the wing.

Cui Zhen and Lingard frequently played the ball to the right, and Mata also began to use his personal dribbling skills and breakthrough ability to try to penetrate defender Zapacosta.

In the 15th minute of the game, Mata made an inward cut from the right. Zapacosta blocked the inside line, but Mata moved the ball to the outside line and went down the sidewalk.His push dragged the Chelsea backline towards goal, freeing up space in front of the box.

After getting close to the bottom line, Mata suddenly pulled the ball back. Before striker Giroud intercepted, he knocked the ball back into the penalty area. Cui Zhen faced the double-teaming of Kanter and Drinkwater. For football, Cui Zhen picked the ball back diagonally behind with the outside instep.

A clever pass surprised both Kanter and Drinkwater.

Only then did Fabregas notice Lingard's back-up follow-up, and just about to move over to intercept, Lingard kicked a shot from outside the penalty area!

The football hit the goal, but the angle was not very good, and was successfully saved by goalkeeper Courtois.

Chelsea's overall tactics have not changed much from last season. It can be said that the foundation of last season has been strengthened, because the players' personal abilities and overall tacit understanding are higher.

In the 21st minute of the game, Chelsea striker Pedro made a surprise attack on the right. He cut and changed direction in front of Lindelof. But still unable to keep up with Pedro's rhythm, this is a gap in hard power that cannot be made up.

But Pogba has been prepared for a long time. He directly seizes the favorable long-range shooting position outside the penalty area, and is not in a hurry to intercept Pedro. It depends on Pedro's choice. Lindelof also directly enters the penalty area to prevent Pedro. Dero cuts into the penalty area.

Pedro took a shot directly outside the penalty area to the right. He aimed at the back point of the goal, trying to rub a curved ball to send the ball into the dead corner.

But when the football flew into the penalty area, it hit Baiyi on the shoulder and bounced out. Pedro immediately raised his hand to signal Baiyi's handball foul, but the referee did not say anything.

Five minutes later, Manchester United launched another attack on the right. Lingard passed the ball to Mata on the right. In the position just past the midfield, Mata dribbled forward while observing the situation in the middle.

Mata noticed Cui Zhen running towards the left road, and suddenly, he roughly guessed Cui Zhen's purpose of running.

He crossed the ball immediately after stepping into the dangerous area forty yards from the goal.

There was a bit of confusion in Chelsea's central defense, because Drinkwater and Cesc Fabregas were looking for Cui Zhen's figure, but the player who cut into the center was Herrera from the wing.

Herrera crosses the ball directly in front of Kante.Cui Zhen cut to the inside from the left, driving Alonso nervously into the inside, and Drinkwater and Fabregas also rushed to him to surround him.

At the moment of stopping the ball, Cui Zhen pushed the ball one step towards the center, which made the Chelsea generals very nervous.

They were afraid that Cui Zhen would stage another deadly long shot!He definitely has this ability!
Because of this, the midfielders and defenders are almost rushing towards Cui Zhen, besieging him, blocking him, and not giving him any angle to bombard the goal!

Cui Zhen's foot touched the ball, and the football flew up lightly. Before Gary Cahill's eyes, Kanter's head passed over. At this time, the Chelsea generals were shocked.

Pass the ball!

Manchester United has been attacking Chelsea's left-back Zapa Costa in the first half, and this strategy has not changed.

It's just that once Cui Zhen moves to the left to start an attack, Chelsea's defense will become extremely tense.

When everyone thought that Cui Zhen would try a long shot from the left in front of the penalty area to open the Chelsea goal, or send a weird through ball to Lukaku, Cui Zhen's pass went directly from Aspen in the chaos. Pilicueta flew over his head and fell obliquely to the bottom line on the right side of the penalty area.

What catches the eyes of the audience at Old Trafford is the instant clarity of the chaotic stalemate, which is the biggest characteristic of Cui Zhen as an offensive organizer.

Turning complexity into simplicity seems to be able to turn things around.

Mata forced an overtake from defender Zapacosta, and his anti-offside movement allowed him to face Chelsea's goal diagonally.After he successfully stopped the ball in front of the baseline, even knowing that his scoring efficiency has plummeted this season, can Chelsea's defenders turn a blind eye to his threat of possession?

Of course not!
Azpilicueta sprinted towards Mata, and just two steps later his worst fears happened.

Mata chose a cross!Slant in front of the door at a small angle!
Goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois moved towards the goal almost at the same time as Lukaku.

Courtois himself blocked Cui Zhen's possible long-range shot from the other side, but the direction of the development of the situation was unexpected. The shot angle of the goal post.

A goalkeeper fighting for speed with a striker?

Even if both of them are world-class, Lukaku will never lose!
Courtois played to his strengths, swooping in three meters from the near post, reaching out to try and block some angles.

But Lukaku is faster!

Before Courtois' hand blocked the angle inside the near post of the goal, the football had been pushed directly into the goal by Lukaku with his right foot!

There may be only a second between the two!
But one second on the green field is the distance between conceding a goal or scoring a goal!