i don't want to be king

Chapter 837 The Battle of Red and Blue
Mourinho, who returned to Stamford Bridge, wanted to win the victory against his old club more than anyone else. From the first minute of the game, the Portuguese stood in the command area and watched the game nervously.

Li Liang and Willy heard the magic bird roar at Mkhitaryan several times in the stands behind the visiting team's bench, and the Blues fans around them started talking: "Jose looks much older after going to Manchester!"

"He doesn't seem to have complete control of the Manchester United dressing room yet!"

"He was never fit to coach a number 10!"

The halftime was finally over, and the home fans stood up one after another, cheering and encouraging the Blues who performed well.

Li Liang saw that the faces of his teammates were not good. Valencia pulled Rashford and kept talking. De Gea, Jones and Smalling shook their heads while talking.

Mkhitaryan was left alone at the end, and he slowly approached the player tunnel with his head bowed deeply.

Willie was worried: "It seems that what they said is true. Now all the Premier League teams already know how to defend Henrik!"

Li Liang questioned: "Haven't we already made sufficient tactical preparations?"

Willie shook his head: "You may not know much about it, but Henrik's style of play has hardly changed from when he first joined us...

This person is really too stubborn..."

The second half of the game was about to start, and both Li Liang and Willie noticed that Mkhitaryan and Magic Bird had not appeared on the field for a long time.

Li Liang knew in his heart that Mourinho must be having a one-on-one conversation with Mkhitaryan, and he also knew that the effect of the conversation would have a major impact on the game.

Against last season's Premier League champions, against Morata, who has been in a brave state recently, the extraordinary king Hazard, and one of Li Liang's idols, former Arsenal captain Cesc Fabregas, if the Red Devils can't get back to the offensive state in time, they will It's hard to get out of Stamford Bridge.

Mkhitaryan finally appeared at the entrance of the player tunnel. He quickly ran to the field. Mourinho then walked out of the tunnel and came to the bench. The Portuguese's expression was as stern as in the first half.

The game continued, to the great disappointment of Li Liang and Willy, Manchester United's offense was still unable to function normally, and Mkhitaryan simply moved on the right.

Willie just asked: "What is Henrik doing?
Is this Jose's arrangement?

This will make us completely lose the midfield! "

The magic bird was already yelling at Mkhitaryan in the command area, waving his arms, and Li Liang and Willy heard him shouting "Go back, go back to the middle!

You have to fight back in the frontcourt! "

Li Liang frowned, Mkhitaryan obviously did not follow the coach's arrangement!
And the Blues have obviously discovered this. Under the on-the-spot command of Chelsea's Italian coach Conte on the other side, the positions of the two midfielders and the three central defenders were at the same time. Lukaku and Rashford had to retreat at the same time. Without the support in the middle, Manchester United's offense was completely paralyzed!

The knowledgeable home fans immediately shouted hoarsely, and the huge singing continued to be remembered. Most people could see that the Blues had completely gained the upper hand, and it was the best time to break the deadlock!
Magic Bird waved his hands and yelled curses, then suddenly turned around and arranged himself in front of the bench, and soon several substitute players ran to the sidelines to get active.

Seeing that Chelsea's offensive is getting more and more powerful, and De Gea is getting more and more busy, Willy said dejectedly: "Now we can only pray to God, as long as we can take 1 point from here..."

In the 55th minute, Fabregas took the ball near the center line. Mkhitaryan stepped forward but failed to press in time. Fabregas calmly passed the ball across to Spanish compatriot Azpilicueta who had already pressed the center line.

In the new season, Azpilicueta, who appeared more in the central defender position, pushed the ball steadily, Li Liang stood up and exclaimed: "Dangerous!
Middle, back to defense! "

Willie was taken aback, and the surrounding Blues fans were also surprised.

They didn't know that Li Liang had already seen that a huge crisis was approaching.

Azpilicueta advanced a few meters forward, Bakayoko suddenly advanced sharply, and the French midfielder cleverly passed between Jones and Smalling who were standing forward, and Smalling hurriedly followed up!
The Spanish left-winger Alonso strode forward at the back point, and Morata in the center advanced at the same time. There was obvious confusion in Manchester United's defense for a while. Bayi hesitated to give up Alonso behind him and chase Morata. Small Lin didn't know the danger behind him and was still chasing Bakayoko——

Morata keenly caught the gap between the two central defenders of Manchester United, and suddenly accelerated and ran horizontally. Azpilicueta calmly sent a 45-degree high-arc cross in front of Jones, who was unable to defend!

Li Liang was shocked to see that Morata, who had already run out of space, jumped two meters before the penalty spot, stretched his body almost without any defense just like in training, and then fully exerted his strength The ball hits the far corner hard!
De Gea, who had already retreated to the goal line, was unable to react at all. He turned his head and watched the ball fly into the dead corner!
Stamford Bridge once again set off a huge blue wave. All the players on the field followed Morata and rushed towards Conte excitedly. The fans in the stands all jumped and waved their arms to celebrate.

Li Liang sat down slowly, his brain was buzzing——

In less than 5 seconds, with just two passes, the Blues completely penetrated the Red Devils' defense consisting of two England internationals, one Ivory Coast international and one of the best goalkeepers in the world!

Several Manchester United players shouted at Mkhitaryan, and they were all questioning the Armenian's defense just now.

Mourinho remained motionless in the command area, and he turned and pointed at Martial until the excited Blues players returned to the field after celebrating.

The French striker quickly started to prepare to play, and the magic bird with a very ugly expression walked to his side and gave careful instructions.

Willy kept swearing, and Li Liang noticed that Mkhitaryan had turned around and walked towards the sidelines before the fourth official raised the electronic sign for substitutions.

In the 59th minute, Manchester United finally replaced Mkhitaryan, who was sleepwalking in the game, with Martial.

The magic bird on the sidelines didn't even look at the Armenian. The latter lowered his head and ignored the coat handed over by the team manager, and walked straight into the player channel with his head down.

Manchester United continued to adjust in the subsequent games, but the Blues began to wave their hands to consolidate the defense after taking the lead.

Under Chelsea's high-quality defense, Manchester United's counterattack has never been able to knock the fingers of another top goalkeeper Courtois.

When the final whistle sounded, Stamford Bridge turned into a sea of ​​joy, and the singing that lasted the whole scene resounded through the sky.

The expressions of Li Liang and Willy are extremely dignified. In another focus battle earlier, Manchester City beat Arsenal 3:1 at the Etihad with the goals of De Bruyne, Aguero and Jesus. accept.

The Red Devils have already been opened up by the Blue Moon in the standings by 8 points.

What worries Li Liang more than this is that the score of 0:1 is even more unacceptable. The team has been unable to hide the dilemma that seems difficult to find the answer to.

(End of this chapter)