Strong Waist

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"The first game of 2018, the London battle between Arsenal and Chelsea!"

The high-pitched voice of the commentator Andy Gray appeared on the TV, which also made the fans of both sides in front of the TV feel extremely excited.

Both Arsenal and Chelsea are very concerned about this game.

"In the previous rounds of the two sides, Arsenal has a certain advantage, but Chelsea's performance cannot be said to be too bad. We can expect both sides to adjust their status after entering the new year!"

"Chelsea still plays with Hazard as the core!"

"And Arsenal sent out a full lineup in this game, and no longer adopted a substitute rotation system. This is Mourinho's attention to Chelsea!"

When the commentator spoke, the starting lineups of both sides also appeared on the TV.

Chelsea (3-5-1-1):

Goalkeeper: Courtois.

Defenders: Cahill, Christensen, Azpilicueta.

Midfielders: Marcos Alonso, Bakayoko, Drinkwall, Fabregas, Moses, Hazard

Forward: Morata.

Arsenal (4-2-3-1):

Goalkeeper: Martinez.

Defenders: Bellerin, Jimenez, Hummels, Robertson.

Midfielders: Aubameyang, Kante, Wilshere, Lukay, Mane.

Forward: Giroud.

After introducing the starting lineup, the camera quickly came to the bench and focused on Lukaku.

After missing nearly half a season, Lukaku finally returned to the bench.

The Belgian star's expression was relatively relaxed, and he talked and laughed with the people around him from time to time, as if he was not suffering too much from injuries.

"Lukaku's return is earlier than expected, and his appearance on the bench also shows that Arsenal has the function of keeping Lukaku ready to play at any time!"

"Obviously Mourinho and the coaching staff believe that Lukaku has fully recovered!"

The commentator said so.

However, only the coaching staff and Arsenal players know that this is a smoke bomb played by Mourinho.

Lukaku's injury did heal quickly, and he also joined the team training.

But he just joined yesterday, and it will take nearly a week or two before he is fully recovered.

However, Arsenal needs to seek more changes in the second half of the season.

Although Lukaku did not play, his role off the court will also make the opposing coach wary.

After all, Lukaku and Giroud are two completely different types.

Giroud is good at retreating, while Lukaku can mess up the opponent's defense.

Conte is indeed looking at Lukaku, and his expression becomes serious.

Most of his tactical arrangements are to limit Giroud's retreat. If Lukaku comes on as a substitute, Chelsea's lineup will have to be changed, which will inevitably put Chelsea into a passive situation for a period of time.

This variable is fatal.

However, Conte has no way to completely abandon these troubles. He can only hope that Lukaku will sit safely on the bench instead of appearing on the court.

"Conte doesn't seem to be fooled!"

Arteta frowned.

They hoped that Conte would return to the bench to say something, or see some expected players warming up.

But none of these happened.

Mourinho's expression was even more indifferent.

"It doesn't matter if they adjust or not, the opponent I want to influence is not Chelsea!"

Compared with Chelsea, Tottenham, Everton, Manchester City, Manchester United and other players are the ones Mourinho wants to influence.

And in this game, Chelsea played a three-back formation.

It has to be said that the three-back system is really popular in football now.

Even a coach with a rougher tactical style like Conte is using this position.

It can be said that Mourinho is the only one in football who despises this position.

Sacrificing the back line and deploying a large number of people in the midfield.

On the template of passing and controlling, you have to play defense and counterattack.

This is a donkey's lips and horses.

Following the trend to this method is really speechless.

Of course, despise it, although this lineup is a bit unsightly, it still has advantages.

That is, the midfield's ability to support the front and back lines is very fast.

The crowded midfield will disperse more players to the front and back points to form an integrated offense and defense situation.

It is estimated that Conte wants to combine these two points and use Hazard as the engine to drive the team's offense.

For this reason, he also bypassed the defensive area of ​​​​Lucky, which is to create enough impact space for Hazard.

But is it really that easy?

At this time, the players of both sides have completed the side selection ceremony and came to their respective half.

Arsenal took the lead in kicking off.

Giroud stepped on the ball in the midfield and waited for the referee's whistle to sound, and he immediately kicked off.

"The game starts! The 22nd round of the 2017/2018 Premier League, Chelsea's home game against Arsenal!"

"The London battle finally kicked off. The two teams made a long pass, Giroud stopped the ball, and shot directly!!!"

Andy Gray's pre-match introduction was not finished yet, and Arsenal took the lead. The ball hit the crossbar and flew out of the bottom line, but even so, it scared everyone.

Arsenal's offensive was fierce, and Chelsea was not prepared and almost lost the ball.

But as a 'spectator', Andy Gray was excited.

"Wonderful offense!! An extremely wonderful long-distance cooperation!"

"Kay launched a long pass directly from the backcourt and accurately found Giroud who was advancing forward. Giroud stopped the ball with his chest, picked Azpilicueta and volleyed directly!"

"This offense perfectly demonstrates the characteristics of these two players!"

"Whether it's Kai's long pass or Giroud's volley, it's so exciting!"

"As soon as the game started, Arsenal gave Chelsea a head-on blow!"

This group of people was scary enough, scaring Chelsea to the point of breaking out in a cold sweat.

Conceding the ball less than a minute into the game was a consequence Chelsea could not afford.

This attack also put Chelsea under tremendous pressure.

They can feel that this Arsenal has become more terrifying.

The combination of such a long ball and shooting from a long distance is really terrifying.

Of course, they just treat it as an accident, which requires a combination of luck and is almost impossible to replicate.

This was also true. When Lucky did the same thing for the second time, Giroud's volley kicked directly into the stands.

Giroud failed to hold down the ball.

But Chelsea was still frightened.

Chelsea defender Cahill silently stuck to Giroud, and they never dared to let Giroud go.

In other words, let the opponent stop the ball comfortably, let alone shoot, and do not give the opponent a chance to stop the ball.

Arsenal's two consecutive attacks put Chelsea under tremendous pressure.

Chelsea also made quick adjustments and launched a threatening attack.

The attack naturally came from Hazard, with continuous breakthroughs starting directly from the midfield.

Wilshere and Kanter were both passed.

But under Jimenez's interference, after Kanter chased back, the two brought down Hazard reasonably.

Yes, just knock it down!

In the end, they were unable to intercept the ball.

"This guy is so fast on his feet!"

Jimenez cursed as he retreated.

He tried to steal the ball, but Hazard's feet were too fast. He could feel that once he took a bold step, he would only be passed.

For this reason, Jimenez patiently restricted and waited for Kanter to retreat.

In the end, the two teamed up reasonably and defeated Hazard.

However, Chelsea also got a free kick near the penalty area line and very close to the goal.

Fabregas took the free kick. As a former top midfielder, although Fabregas's condition is not as good as before, his free kick ability has not retreated but improved.

This is why Fabregas took the free kick.

This position has entered his shooting range.

Arsenal players have finished arranging favors, and Martinez is waiting to look at Cesc Fabregas attentively.

When the referee's whistle sounded, Cesc Fabregas took a decisive step forward, stuck one foot on the lower edge of the ball, and when his calf swung, he made a toe-hooking motion.

This is a fallen leaf ball!

Everyone saw the ball falling rapidly in front of the goal.

Chelsea fans stood up in surprise, anticipating the moment of goal.

The Arsenal fans screamed.

Even commentator Andy Gray was half-rising, expecting a stalling cause.

"Fabregas penalty, this goal"

The next second, Andy Gray exclaimed.

"Martinez!!!!!! World class save!!! God!! He caught up!!!"