Football: Invincible starting from krypton gold

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It is often said that football is round and anything can happen on the pitch.

The fans who originally thought that Arsenal would be very difficult in this game received a surprise unexpectedly.

Originally, many people thought that Chelsea had the momentum of six consecutive league victories, and it was also at home, so many people thought that Arsenal would be very difficult in this game.

But in the 18th minute of the game, Arsenal took the lead very unexpectedly.

Thiago made a straight kick near the center circle to find Chen Xiao who was going forward, but the intention of passing the ball was too obvious, Fabregas noticed it, and then directly intercepted the ball in the middle, and then immediately passed the ball forward. At this time, Chelsea was in a state of transition from offense to defense. Before the interception just now, Chelsea had been in control of the ball for several minutes, so Fabregas' steal was very sudden for Chelsea players.

Therefore, in the face of Fabregas's big pass, Chelsea's defense was obviously underprepared, and Carvalho actually appeared to fall off the top. For a player like Carvalho, this is definitely a very low-level mistake.

Henry, who had been looking for opportunities in the frontcourt, saw how such an opportunity could be missed, and pushed the ball into the goal guarded by Petr Cech in the penalty area.

0 to 1, Chelsea fell behind at home.

Mourinho was very gloomy when he saw the ball being conceded like this on the sidelines. He never expected that the experienced Carvalho would make such a low-level mistake. Such a mistake, Mourinho felt that Carvalho could be pulled out and shot for 5 minutes.

Arsenal's goal caused some Arsenal fans who came with the team to celebrate unscrupulously at the Stanford Stadium, which annoyed the Chelsea fans in the stands.

But in any case, behind is a fact, and the game is still going on.

After the goal, Arsenal's morale increased and they became more aggressive in the midfield. As a result, Chelsea did encounter a lot of trouble in terms of offense. As one went up and down, Arsenal gradually gained a little upper hand in the away game. This result surprised those who were not optimistic about Arsenal before the game.

Mourinho on the sidelines has been frowning and walking back and forth on the sidelines. He knows that Wenger has really pinched his lifeblood when he is behind by a goal. If Chen Xiao chooses to retreat, the players marking him will not follow up. Instead, the midfielders will guard Chen Xiao directly near the center circle. The principle is that one ball can pass but not pass.

In the 10 minutes after Arsenal took the lead, Chen Xiao was brought down at least four times. Although the referee whistled for the Arsenal player's foul in time, and Fabregas even received a yellow card for it, Chelsea's attack was indeed interrupted.

However, in an organization after Mourinho saw Chen Xiao and Thiago switching positions, he immediately found the point of breaking the game. It was true that Chen Xiao was withdrawn to the midfielder position.

There was not much time left in the first half of the game. After Mourinho found a way, he did not change immediately. Instead, he took advantage of the remaining minutes of the first half to slowly simulate in his mind the tactical arrangement after Chen Xiao switched to the midfielder. However, Mourinho also knew that no matter how he simulated, all of this depended on whether Chen Xiao could adapt to the position of the midfielder.

Mourinho is going to make adjustments after asking Chen Xiao during the intermission.

The first half of the game finally ended at the referee's whistle, and neither side scored again. In this way, Arsenal maintained a one-goal lead until the intermission.

The two sides returned to the locker room, and both were making tactical arrangements and arrangements for their second half of the game.

In Chelsea's locker room, Mourinho didn't say anything to all the players, but pulled Chen Xiao to the door and asked in a low voice.

"Chen, I see that you switched positions with Thiago twice in the first half. Can you play as a midfielder? Now our offense is contained by the opponent, and the connection between you and your teammates is also contained, so I think you should be able to solve this problem by going to the position of the midfielder."

"Boss, I should be fine, but I need the cooperation of my teammates."

"That's no problem. I will make personnel adjustments later, and then we will make some arrangements. Try to get the score back as soon as possible."

Afterwards, Chen Xiao returned to his seat, while Mourinho, who was standing, clapped his hands and said, "Hey, guys, now we have encountered some troubles. I don't want to say anything about the first half of the game, but I hope all of you can be more serious in the second half. Now that we have troubles, we have to solve this trouble first, so we have some personnel changes in the second half. , don't think too much, it's not that you played badly, but that we have to change at this time."

Thiago nodded in agreement. It is true that after Arsenal took the lead in the first half of the game, he played very uncomfortable.

Then Mourinho continued to explain the tactical arrangements to the players in every position, especially the newly replaced Joe Cole. Mourinho took the longest time to explain, but Chen Xiao's side, Mourinho did not explain anything.

Soon, the 15-minute break ended, and the referee had arranged for someone to come over to urge the players of both sides, so amidst the sound of cheers and cheers, the players of both sides returned to the court under the leadership of the referee, preparing for the next game.

Those who followed the game also found Chelsea's substitution in the second half through the player's position. No one expected that Chen Xiao would appear in Chelsea's attacking midfielder position. Seeing the change in his opponent, Wenger stood on the sidelines frowning and did not sit down as usual. He sensed a little danger from Mourinho's substitution.

(End of this chapter)