Football: Invincible starting from krypton gold

Chapter 176 No Contrast No Harm

After Chen Xiao left Chelsea, Mainz used Chen Xiao's transfer fee to introduce some very capable players this summer, including Chen Xiao's replacement on the right winger.

Mainz's starting lineup for this game is: goalkeeper Wiese, four defenders Fritz, van der Meyden, Kompany, Worm, double midfielders Albertini and Petit, front midfielder Troshovski, left and right wingers Quaresma and Berbatov, and Di Natale in front. Fritz, Kompany, Worm and Berbatov are all Mainz's achievements in the transfer market this summer. Fritz is from Bayer Leverkusen. The transfer came, Kompany came from Anderlecht, and Worm came from Inter Milan. The three players in the defense cost Mainz less than 3000 million euros. Berbatov was the second in the Bundesliga scorer list last season. Mainz spent 3200 million euros to get him.

As Chen Xiao’s replacement after Chen Xiao left, Berbatov has always hoped to surpass Chen Xiao’s position in Mainz since he joined Mainz. He has indeed done so. Since the start of the new Bundesliga season, there have been 6 rounds.

Before today's game, in an interview, Berbatov said: "Chen is indeed a very good player, but I don't think he is invincible. I have watched his game, and he also has many weaknesses, but it is a pity that I am not in line with him. Otherwise, I will definitely show you how to deal with him. As for the final winner of this game, it will definitely be Mainz. If you want to predict the score, I think it will be 3-0."

After Berbatov's remarks were conveyed by reporters to the ears of Chelsea players, many players said they wanted to give him some color. If Mourinho didn't want to suffer too much criticism in the away game, thus preventing Chelsea players from accepting interviews, it would definitely be another war of words.

I don't know if Berbatov's remarks have boosted Mainz's morale, but one thing is certain is that these remarks have boosted Chelsea's morale a lot.

After a brief pre-match ceremony, players from both sides stood in their positions. Chelsea got the right to attack after guessing. Chen Xiao and Shevchenko stood in the middle circle and prepared to kick off. The referee on the side had already started to watch.

Finally, the referee blew the whistle in his mouth, and then raised his hands to signal the official start of the game.

Chen Xiao flicked the ball lightly, and then returned to the right.

After the start of the game, Chelsea did not choose to try to play steadily first, but directly accelerated the passing speed, which made the rhythm of the game much faster.

Regarding Chelsea's game tactics, it is obvious that Mainz is not fully prepared in this area. In Klopp's original idea, he thought that Chelsea should choose a cautious style of play in the away game.

In the 11th minute of the game, after Chen Xiao retreated to the midfield, Chelsea's quick ball made the Mainz players a little exhausted. Chen Xiao, who was in the back position, then Chen Xiao and Shevchenko in the frontcourt made a two-for-one pass that hit the wall. When Chen Xiao got the ball, he was already not far from the penalty area line.

Chen Xiao estimated the distance between the two of them a little bit. He knew that the person who came into contact with him should be the frontal Vandermeyden. As long as he solved it in time, Pettit behind him would actually not pose a great threat to him. However, even so, Chen Xiao also knew that he must not be entangled by Vandermeyden, otherwise the threat of Pettit would increase exponentially.

Facing Van der Meyden's defense, Chen Xiao started a few consecutive bicycles, then suddenly flicked the ball to the left with his left foot, and then swung his left leg vigorously, as if he was about to shoot. Maiden's defense, and because Chen Xiao had already entered the penalty area, Van der Meyden did not dare to make any big moves, so he could only constantly interfere with Chen Xiao behind Chen Xiao, preventing Chen Xiao from easily shooting.

At this time, Pettit was about to rush to Chen Xiao's side, and Chen Xiao used his right foot to gently sway horizontally, followed by a volley.

Wei Ze's attention was very concentrated. When Chen Xiao shot, he immediately rushed towards the direction of Chen Xiao's shot.

"I touched it!" Wei Ze felt his fingers touched the ball before falling to the ground, and thought with some surprise.

"Bang!" It is true that Chen Xiao's shot was not shot from a very tricky angle due to Van der Meyden's interference, but the ball was very powerful. Although Wiese touched the ball, it also slightly changed the flight path of the football, but in the end the football bounced into the goal after hitting the post.

After the shot, Chen Xiao, who was brought down by Van der Meyden's defensive action, watched his shot go into the goal, got up, clenched his fists with both hands, and roared angrily.

1-0, Chelsea took a one-goal lead with Chen Xiao's goal in the 13th minute of the game.

After Mourinho saw Chen Xiao's goal, he also smiled happily. His serious face was full of smiles. On the other side, Klopp shook his head. He has always been the club's last person to agree to sell Chen Xiao, but there is no way. He is just a head coach, and some players cannot be bought with money.

After Chen Xiao left this season, although Berbatov's scoring efficiency is indeed one of the outstanding players in the Bundesliga, it is still far behind Chen Xiao's ability. As the saying goes, there is no harm if there is no comparison.

(End of this chapter)