Grass roots glory

Chapter 1131 Rare Suppression
Conte was even more active than Mourinho in this opening game, standing on the sidelines and making various gestures on the field.Teams are encouraged to press on a larger scale.

His old partner Angelo Alessio reminded him: "Come back old man, I know you don't think so at all, you are already better than Jose Mourinho, I almost believe it."

Conte pushed him away: "Go away, old man, I'm not an actor."

Alessio frowned, then thought of something, and laughed again: "Don't be ridiculous, you can deceive others, I don't know you yet? Such a style of play, when these boys' physical fitness declines, they will commit suicide... ...Hehe, you want to grab a start, huh? OK, I understand, there is no problem at all."

Conte's face was even darker, and he looked at his assistant with a gloomy expression, which made Alessio stunned for a while, and his heart pounded.

He didn't really intend to do that, did he?
Even the old guys around Conte couldn't figure it out, let alone these commentaries. Seeing Chelsea's style of play, everyone seriously suspected that it was not Conte who was standing on the coach bench below—although they had exactly the same appearance, but The soul must be possessed by Simeone or Mourinho.

The opening ball possession rate, Chelsea 73% vs. Manchester United 27%, is completely unreal, even if this data is reversed, it can shock everyone.

This is not the rhythm of the most traditional red-blue battle in the Premier League, not to mention that Chelsea suppressed the defending champion with such a high possession rate, it should be regarded as a thriller.

During this period, the busiest was De Gea, who made three saves in the first 5 minutes.

Hazard cut in from the left and was blocked by De Gea from a small angle.

Fabregas made a pass from the top of the penalty area, and William's single-handed ball was saved.

The header from the corner was cleared, Mata volleyed against the ball, and De Gea flew out and touched a little bit of fingertips.

"Oh, my God, De Gea! He refused to shoot again... He must not have such a high efficiency. If Chelsea can maintain this intensity, the final peak of this season's Champions League must belong to them. In fact, Kong Dee's team was never really tested."

"Conte is taking a risk. In fact, even if he gets the start he wants, he may not have the result he wants. What's more, their luck is very bad, and they met De Gea who is in a very brave state."

"Conte's mood is definitely not much better than that of Mourinho. There is no result. For Chelsea, there are only lively scenes in this opening, but this has no effect at all."

In the past two seasons, the momentum of the Old Trafford Stadium has never been lost to any opponent. Manchester United fans have regained their long-lost passion for this team. Only when Manchester United can hope to compete for the championship can they mobilize their greatest enthusiasm. They can proudly announce that the taste is so tricky.

But this time, their aura was really suppressed by the blue expeditionary army in the away stands. Even though the decibels were raised a few times under the organized drive, in the opening stage, the aura of Chelsea fans was stronger most of the time.

Pressing Manchester United to attack, this is a scene that they dare not even imagine, and Manchester United fans naturally never thought about it. Everyone is staring at the field, quite nervous.

When Zhou Tiancheng can only withdraw to participate in the distribution of the ball, and he has to withdraw to his own half, this is not a good thing.

Manchester United's midfield was oppressed to the point of being out of touch, and the distance between them and the trident in the frontcourt was gradually widened, but only Manchester United could basically adapt to this situation, and being out of touch did not mean collapse for them.

Zhou Tiancheng can still connect the team by running non-stop. When the ball is at his feet, the only thing Mata and Fabregas can do is to block the passing line around Zhou Tiancheng and prevent him from leaving. Long brought out the ball, and as for the one-on-one confrontation with Zhou Tiancheng, it can only be handed over to Mikel.

The Nigerians really have nothing to say about Zhou Tiancheng's defense. The success rate is not high, of course, it is only judging from the tackles within the rules.And Mikel chose the simplest way, just like the style of playing wild ball in the mud piles in Nigeria, bringing down people with the ball.

Of course, there are not so many restrictions on the field, and many times even the conditions do not allow it, but this kind of action is used in this kind of game...Mark Clattenburg is one of the less violent referees in England, but in this case he is absolutely Unceremoniously gave a yellow card and gave Mikel a stern warning.

"If you do this again, I can only give you the privilege to end early and calm down."

Mikel was very calm, he knew exactly what he was doing.His task is to scramble in the frontcourt, especially when Zhou Tiancheng got the ball, Conte gave him such a task.

This move is quite lethal. When Zhou Tiancheng took the ball, the first subconscious reaction of the Manchester United players was to run forward, it's time for us to attack.

At this time, Mikel stared at Zhou Tiancheng to fight back and kept this intensity. After receiving a yellow card, he no longer shoveled recklessly, but used his hands, feet, and hips to resist Zhou Tiancheng with his upper body. The foot stretched directly between Zhou Tiancheng's crotch, and pulled out the ball abruptly.

Clattenburg took a look at the situation on the field. The whistle was in his mouth but he didn't blow it. The Premier League referees were very strict about malicious fouls at their feet, but they still maintained the greatest tolerance for physical contact.This is a point that distinguishes English football from the major European leagues. It encourages physical confrontation with the greatest tolerance. They believe that this can reflect the characteristics of the Premier League.

Therefore, apart from being able to run and grab, a beast like Mikel who can hardly reach the top league level in other abilities can only play the main force in the championship team in the Premier League.

And it did give Chelsea a taste of the sweetness.

Zhou Tiancheng was squeezed out of balance in the midfield. Smalling's first reaction was to raise his hand to complain to the referee. Seeing that Mikel passed the ball and Fabregas passed the ball, he hurried He gave up the action and returned to his defensive position.

But it was too late.

Cesc Fabregas went straight, and the moment he turned around, the ball had already passed him, and Rojo also failed to intercept.

Diego Costa formed a single-handed shot and scored against the attacking De Gea.

"GOOOOOOOOOAL!!! Diego Costa! The goal came and Chelsea deserved it to be honest."

"Diego Costa has maintained a pretty good scoring form. His seventh league goal, each of which is equally critical, leads the game and Conte can go on more easily."

Diego Costa celebrated by kneeling at Old Trafford, with disappointment written all over the faces of Manchester United fans.

It has been a long time since an away player has been a protagonist at Old Trafford.And looking at the scene, I really can't bear to look directly at it.

Overwhelmed, and uncommonly passive.

(End of this chapter)