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Chapter 298 Hitting the Magpie with 5 Shots

The appearance of Chelsea in the first round of the Premier League has attracted a lot of media attention. As the team with the biggest moves this summer, they were able to score a big score of 5:1 in the opening game, initially proving the success of the team formation.

Chelsea fans are very satisfied with the team's performance, Chelsea club executives are also satisfied, and the British media also praised Chelsea's performance.

In the second round of the Premier League, Chelsea came to St James' Park to challenge Newcastle United.

Newcastle United has outstanding players such as Shearer, Dyer, Solano, Speed, Robert Lee, Ameobi, etc. Their strength is extraordinary, and their level is stronger than that of their first-round opponents, West Ham United.

Probably the disastrous defeat of West Ham United stimulated Newcastle United, and Newcastle United's defensive intensity in this game was very strong.

Only 8 minutes into the game, Haselbaink was kicked and injured his ankle and was replaced, and Duff came on as a substitute.

However, this accident seems to have fulfilled Chelsea's offense. Duff's threat in the frontcourt is obviously much greater than that of Hasselbaink.

The trident combination of Duff, Hleb, and Illie was obviously faster. The three of them worked very well at their feet, and soon turned Newcastle United's backcourt upside down.

The visiting team's offensive suppression made the home team's defense very passive, and even the players in the frontcourt had to retreat to supplement the defense.

Nevertheless, Newcastle United still could not stop Chelsea's offensive.

In the 22nd, 33rd and 40th minutes, Duff assisted Iliyer, Hleb and Malouda to score consecutively. Chelsea established a 3-goal advantage in the first half.

Newcastle United goalkeeper Shay was helpless to the extreme, Chelsea's three goals were shot impeccably, and Shay had nothing to do.

Facing Chelsea's style of play which is completely different from other teams in the Premier League, Newcastle United is very uncomfortable. Chelsea is also fast, but with better skills, especially the rotation organization of Hleb and Nick, which makes Newcastle United's two wings exhausted.

Nick also tried a few long-range shots in the game, but unfortunately the wind was not smooth today, either wide or high.

During the intermission, La Nieli praised the performance of the players, and the powerful offensive power made La Nieli a little unbelievable.

Especially the alternate organization of Nick and Hleb makes it difficult for opponents to guard against. Newcastle United's defense always misses the other, and it is difficult to be targeted.

La Nieli asked the players to take back a little in the second half. After all, they now have an advantage of 3 goals. Newcastle United will definitely counterattack. As long as they withstand the opponent's attack in the first 20 minutes, they will basically get 3 points.

After the start of the second half of the game, the opponent's actions became more and more serious, and Duff and Iliyer were knocked to the ground repeatedly.Newcastle United expanded the mad dog-style press of the audience, making it difficult for Chelsea players to adapt for a while. It seems that they are ready to put all their eggs in one basket.

In the 49th minute, Solano kicked Candela when he counterattacked in the frontcourt, but the referee did not call a foul. Solano happily got up and dribbled the ball into the penalty area. A shot from a small angle rewritten the score to 1:3.
The Chelsea players stepped forward to surround the referee and argued that the referee may not have seen the foul well enough to detect it, but the Chelsea players hoped that the referee could tell right from wrong, especially Nick was very excited. As the captain, Nick hoped to bring a sense of security to his teammates.

"What do you want to do? Challenge the authority of the referee?" The referee said sternly, "If you continue to pester me unreasonably, I don't mind sending you a few yellow cards."

Nick had no choice but to turn around and persuade his teammates. The referee had already made up his mind and there was no way to change the judgment.

Ranieri couldn't sit still anymore, and immediately got up to protest to the fourth official.

However, after the fourth official said a few words to the referee, the referee actually showed La Nieli a yellow card.

Seeing such a situation, Nick called his teammates over and said, "Today's referee's penalty scale is really too big, and it's a bit biased. Everyone play smarter and find a way to get the two of them down."

The teammates listened to Nick's words, thoughtful, and nodded again and again. It is indeed like the current Newcastle United's style of play. Not only will Chelsea players be injured, but they are also likely to be seized by their opponents. Opportunities that are not opportunities.

In the 55th minute, after Duff broke through from the left, he was kicked to the ground by the opponent's right back Caldwell. Duff screamed and rolled around holding his legs, looking very miserable.

Nick also rushed up immediately, roaring at the referee.

"This is all the result of your indulgence!"

The referee wiped the spittle from his face with his hand, then took out a yellow card to warn Newcastle United's right-back Caldwell, and also gave Nick a yellow card.

"Damn, you actually gave me a yellow card." Although Nick said grimly, he was very happy in his heart, because he felt the sly look in Duff's eyes behind his fingers.

With this lesson learned, Newcastle United began to restrain themselves a little bit, and Chelsea's pass and cut cooperation began to become sharp again.

Duff continued to attack Caldwell, hoping that this guy could be impulsive again, so that he could apply for a red card to end.

Caldwell naturally knew about it, so he didn't dare to make too many moves, but his performance like this naturally couldn't prevent Duff.

In the 77th minute, Duff accelerated past Caldwell and immediately knocked across. Illie easily ejected and scored, rewriting the score to 1:4.

Seeing that the score was stretched, Newcastle United finally no longer scruples about defense, but aggressively attacked, trying to suppress Chelsea through crazy offense.

In the 80th minute, veteran Shearer received a pass from Solano and scored with a header from the penalty spot, rewriting the score to 2:4. Shearer's ability to grab points was really good, and Nick couldn't help applauding him in his heart.

Shearer did not celebrate after scoring a goal, but rushed into the goal to pick up the ball, while waving to the roaring Newcastle United fans on the opening stage, while running towards the middle circle, there are still 10 minutes, and Shearer hopes that there is still time.

Still calm, Nick called his teammates over and said, "Newcastle United's offense is very strong now, we can't completely defend, Adrian, Damien, you have been staying at the top of the arc in the middle circle, you don't need to return to defense, pay attention to my pass."

"Okay, Captain."

After the game restarted, St. James' Park was almost exploded by the frantic chants of the home team fans, while the Newcastle United's pressing remained frantic.

Nick can feel the opponent's pressure when he dribbles the ball. Solano, Shearer, Ameobi and others form a small encirclement circle, which makes Nick feel that there are figures in front of him.

"Damn, it seems that if they don't come up with some means, they don't know Lao Tzu's level."

Nick was thinking in his heart, and he didn't slow down. He accelerated and dribbled the ball straight to Solano. Facing the Peruvian's kick, Nick used a bull's tail skill to pass Solano like a juggler, and then continued to dribble the ball to Newcastle United's backcourt to kill.

Newcastle United then 4 players came over at the same time, trying to stop Nick.

Nick sneered, and directly moved the ball to the side, and then accelerated to dribble the ball straight to the bottom line, taking advantage of his speed, so fast that no one could stop him.

The entire back line of Newcastle United was in disarray immediately. Duff and Elijah's fast forwards made them dare not be distracted, but Nick's breakthrough made them even more frightened, because Nick's speed was too fast.

Such hesitation immediately allowed Nick to easily break into the penalty area with the ball. Facing the attacking Shay, Nick lightly raised his left foot, and the ball fell straight into the net, 2:5.
Facing such a goal, all the fans of the home team at St. James' Park were silent, while a small number of Chelsea fans roared crazily. It was a worthwhile trip to see Nick break through and score consecutively.

La Nieli also jumped up happily and rushed to the sidelines to celebrate. Naturally, La Nieli felt very lucky to be able to coach a player like Nick. Whether he can achieve success or not depends on Nick.

At this point in the game, the arrogance of the home team was finally wiped out, and Chelsea also gave up as soon as it was good. The final score was 2:5. Chelsea scored 5 goals and scored 10 goals in two consecutive games.

Such a large offensive firepower really makes the Premier League teams Alexander, and the opponent in the third round is the underdog Sunderland. Chelsea's three consecutive league victories are already on the verge of coming!
(End of this chapter)