Chapter 224 The Young Red Devils with Vigor and

Vigour After the second half of the game started, Sarri's midfield speech had little effect. Chelsea players continued to do their own thing, especially Hazard, who seemed to be stimulated. After receiving the ball, he tried to break through and wanted to replicate Chu Feng's operation in the first half.

But Mourinho has already asked the players to guard him closely.

Both Matic and Ashley Young are very experienced in the game. The former was once Hazard's teammate. Neither of them gave Hazard any chance.

After all, football is not a one-man game. Without the support and help of teammates, it would be useless even if Maradona came.

Sarri's face became increasingly gloomy on the sidelines. When his anger reached its limit and he could no longer bear it, he pointed at the bench and roared, "Pedro and Giroud, you two should hurry up and warm up!"

That's right, he wanted to replace Hazard.

As he said at halftime, there is no need for a striker who can't score goals to stay on the field.

Pedro, who transferred from Barcelona to Chelsea, responded excitedly. He was suppressed by Hazard and sat on the bench for three years. Now he finally has the opportunity to replace him.

The first thing to do is to show loyalty to Sarri.

Giroud next to him seemed very calm. After all, as a World Cup champion, he still has some status.

But think about it.

Pedro seems to have won the World Cup, and he seems to have won one more European Cup title than me. His luck is really good!

Giroud sighed for a moment and then put on his vest to warm up, occasionally looking at Manchester United's No. 7 on the green field.

Hazard noticed the commotion on the bench and became increasingly depressed, and his movements became bigger.

In the 53rd minute of the game, when he was blocked by Matic and Herrera, he was thrown to the ground and pushed Matic in anger.

Matic is called "Wolf" by his teammates in the Manchester United locker room, so he is naturally not a good-tempered person.

Besides, he was unhappy with Hazard because of the incident with the female team doctor, otherwise Mourinho would not have left Chelsea in such an embarrassing way.

As a loyal supporter of Mourinho, Matic immediately wanted to teach Hazard a lesson.

The Egyptian political commissar next to him tried to dissuade him with his hands and feet: "Nemanja, Nemanja, calm down! We just finished fighting the month before last!"

The referee of this game, McDean, arrived late and showed Hazard a yellow card without mercy.

Hazard spat before hearing his name and swore as he headed towards the tunnel, ignoring Pedro who was looking for a high five.

Morata followed closely behind, his meticulous hairstyle becoming messy, like a lonely loser.

"There was a fierce conflict among Chelsea players before. According to rumors in the summer window, Hazard is likely to leave Chelsea next season, with Barcelona and Real Madrid both potential destinations."

"As for Morata, Simeone seems to be very interested in him."

"Sarri's 4-3-3 can work in Serie A, but if you don't know how to adapt and apply it mechanically, it won't work in the Premier League!"

"In the previous rounds, Premier League teams were not familiar with it, so Chelsea was able to achieve good results."

Zhan Jun shook his head helplessly.

He is not optimistic about Chelsea's future, and Sarri probably won't stay for too long.

Zhang Lu continued the topic: "The most interesting teams this season are Manchester United, Manchester City and Liverpool. They basically have no shortcomings."

"Okay, let's start the game again!"

Chelsea changed their previous downward trend and switched from penetrating through the middle to high-altitude bombing.

Giroud's performance is indeed very good. After all, he was once the winner of the Ligue 1 Golden Boot. After years of hard work in the Premier League, he has created a way of playing that is unique to him.

Even though he is 32 years old this year, he can still dance wildly in the penalty area and act as a fulcrum.

When the game came to the 61st minute.

Barkley received a pass from Jorginho on the wing, and after a wall pass with William, he came to the left side of the penalty area, aimed at the penalty spot and kicked a cross.

Giroud jumped up among a group of strong men and was the first to complete a header.

It's just that he suffered too much interference, and his waist and abdomen were unable to fully exert their strength, and the football was pushed over the crossbar by De Gea.

The Chelsea players didn't have time to feel sorry and took the ball from the ball boy.

Although Sarri's tactics are somewhat old-fashioned, they are still feasible in breaking through man-to-man defense.

David Luiz defended Rudiger and Maguire marked Gary Cahill.

Matic and Herrera also had their own defensive targets. When the ball was kicked out by Pereira, everyone noticed someone rushing towards the outside of the penalty area.

Giroud!

He was now unguarded, and De Gea saw this and quickly reminded him loudly: "Don't let him in!"

The words haven't finished yet.

Giroud jumped up with the momentum of the forward rush, easily seized the first point, and headed the ball into the goal from the upper right corner!

The old fire at Stamford Bridge is rekindled!

The cheers of Chelsea fans instantly filled the entire stadium, and everyone kept praising Giroud.

After scoring the goal, Giroud ran to the edge of the field and made a celebration gesture by lowering his head and writing and drawing on his hands. This was the Scrabble game he and Kante played.

Looking at the revelry of the Chelsea players, De Gea said self-reproachfully: "I should have reminded you earlier."

Maguire rubbed his big head and said, "I forgot to pay attention to the players outside the penalty area. I won't make such a mistake again next time."

No accusations or criticisms.

Various accidents often happen on the court, and there is no pause to give you a chance to adjust.

They must learn to solve the previous difficulty while facing the new one, and solve the previous mistake while facing the next challenge.

The Manchester United players quickly regained their composure, waiting for their opponents to finish celebrating, and then let the game continue.

Mourinho shook his arms and glanced at the bench out of the corner of his eye.

After Hazard was replaced by Pedro, the defensive pressure on the left side dropped sharply, and Chelsea could be suppressed.

So Luke Shaw went straight on the field after a brief warm-up.

Mourinho's next behavior directly made Sarri curse. Manchester United's attack in the frontcourt became very simple and clear, that is, to quickly transfer the ball to the hinterland after getting it.

There, Chu Feng and Pogba are standing diagonally. The latter is good at washing the ball in a small space, while the former is good at breaking through in a small area.

The cooperation between the two is simply seamless.

Occasionally, Chu Feng would retreat to organize the game, allowing Pogba to advance into the penalty area. The continuous cross-position substitutions made Chelsea's defenders physically and mentally exhausted.

They knew the opponent's offensive tactics, but had no way to crack them.

Less than 5 minutes after Chelsea scored, Luke Shaw intercepted Pedro on the wing and rushed towards Chelsea's half along the sideline.

Kante's coverage area is still very large.

He judged Manchester United's offensive intention in advance and made a fierce and ruthless steal from the blind spot.

However, after hearing Herrera's reminder, Luke Shaw rushed to pass the ball to Pogba in the middle! Jorginho entangled Pogba in turn. He played as a defensive midfielder and squeezed Kante to the right forward. You can imagine how strong he is? Although he is not physically dominant and it is difficult for him to complete the sweeping work like Matic, he made up for this deficiency with excellent awareness.

He judged that Pogba wanted to move in the opposite direction, so he moved in advance and got into position to complete the steal.

It’s just that Pogba’s legs were longer, and he fell to the ground and poked the ball forward.

The football just rolled near Chu Feng and Rudiger.

The two men rushed towards the football at the same time, and Rudiger subconsciously raised his knees.

In fact, he does have the habit of raising his legs high during acceleration. According to him, this can make him faster, but he may be attacked in the future by someone who catches on to this.

Of course, as to whether he had any sarcastic thoughts, perhaps only he himself knew it.

Bang! A teeth-grinding sound of muscles colliding rang out!

Rudiger felt like he was hit head-on by a rhinoceros and had to use all his strength to keep his balance and not fall.

This guy doesn't look very strong, how can he have such a strong fighting ability?

Years of high-intensity training have continuously increased muscle density, and his state has been maintained at a high-speed growth period, which has formed such an unreasonable football behemoth!

Chu Feng staggered two steps before regaining his balance and looked up to find his teammates in front of him.

Mahrez and Rashford cut into the penalty area from both wings and attracted the attention of Chelsea's full-backs.

He paused for a moment and then immediately started to move.

Gary Cahill, who was closest to him, quickly moved sideways to block the shot. However, Chu Feng had a good long-range shooting skill, and it was too dangerous to allow him to shoot from outside the penalty area.

But Chu Feng’s current position has now switched to organizer.

The moment Gary Cahill made space on the right, Chu Feng's foot, which had been raised high, landed lightly.

Fake shot and real pass!

The realistic fake move was quite similar to Ibrahimovic shaking the camera away, and even deceived most of the Chelsea players, including Marcos who was guarding Mahrez! Marcos felt that Chu Feng would not give up the chance to shoot.

Because forwards are the most selfish players on the football field, every forward cares most about his own data, and this is especially true for young players like Chu Feng.

There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!

But then he noticed a strong wind passing by.

Mahrez?

Marcos instantly realized the opponent's intention and hurriedly accelerated to chase Mahrez! The next second! With a crisp touch of the ball, the football rolled out quickly along the grass and accurately came to Mahrez's left foot.

pretty!

Mahrez couldn't help but admire in his heart. This pass really reached his heart.

Be comfortable enough to transition to the next move with minimal adjustments!

Kepa lowered his center of gravity slightly and waited for the opportunity. He knew that Mahrez was a one-footed fairy, so he only needed to pay attention to his left foot! When he saw Mahrez taking a shooting posture, he rushed to the far corner of the goal without hesitation! Then he found that Mahrez only used a simple pause to trick his underwear out.

This operation looks very simple, but it actually requires an excellent sense of rhythm and superb ball-stopping skills, and the Polo King is not inferior to Chu Feng in these two aspects.

How strong is he? After all, the Premier League season MVP is much more valuable than the monthly best coach.

Amid the crazy cheers of Manchester United fans, the football rolled into the goal from the near corner, and the referee's whistle sounded.

3-1!

The Blues' hopes had just risen, but were ruthlessly crushed by the Red Devils! Mahrez waved to his teammates and ran to the sidelines. Chu Feng, Rashford, Maguire, Pogba, and several others sat side by side on the billboard, with happy smiles on their faces.

Manchester United fans in the stands took out their mobile phones to take pictures.

19-year-old Chu Feng, 21-year-old Rashford, 25-year-old Maguire. Looking at the energetic young generation reminded them of Class 92, and a strong expectation arose in their hearts.

The current Manchester United players like to play football with adventure and enjoyment. If they can continue in this state, what kind of story can they write in the end?

Mourinho walked to the bench and sat next to McTominay, saying earnestly: "Isn't it a pity that you can't participate in it?"

"Yeah." McTominay could not hide the disappointment in his eyes.

"Do you know why I gave you the 'Coach's Player of the Year' award before?"

Mourinho raised another question.

McTominay's thoughts were racing. At the club's end-of-season awards ceremony two years ago, every player received an award, but he was the only one who received nothing, looking extremely embarrassed.

At the end of the evening, Mourinho gave away an award on the spot.

McTominay thought that was supposed to be a handout, so he didn't know how to respond.

"You know what? It's unacceptable for a midfielder to go home empty-handed, but I had this other thought in my head that this kid has everything I want."

Mourinho patted McTominay on the shoulder.

Then he continued: "Since you choose to stay in Manchester United, you must fight for your position. If one day you feel tired and want to give up——"

He was interrupted before he could finish his words. Xiaomai raised his head and looked into Mourinho's eyes seriously.

"Sir, I should never give up. I can't do that at Manchester United."

Perhaps to cheer herself up, Xiaomai added seriously: "Well, I've been here since I was five years old, and I know this better than anyone."

“I know I’m poor at certain things and people are saying I have basically no potential and no growth.”

“Maybe I will never reach Chu’s level, but whether on the court or on the bench, I will try my best to do what I can.”

The firmness in Xiaomai's tone made Mourinho slightly distracted, and the relief in his smile became more and more intense. "In fact, there are many people in our team who were far inferior to you when they were young, such as Mahrez and Ashley Young. Oh, yes, there is also Matic."

"They were once rejected and ridiculed by many fans, but eventually they earned respect through their own hard work step by step."

"Not all players have to become Chu. Everyone has his own unique position. People who keep a low profile will not be the focus, but I think he has the opportunity to become a legend."

"Take the time to warm up, your teammates need you."

Mourinho rubbed Xiaomai's head and turned back to the coaching seat.

McTominay wiped his face, put on his vest and ran to the warm-up area.

He thinks Mourinho is right, he doesn't need to be Chu at all, he is McTominay.

He just needs to become his ideal self.

After the game restarted, McTominay replaced Herrera and Wan Bissaka replaced Valencia.

Manchester United's defensive strength suddenly improved a lot.

McTominay did not explode with his own little universe, he just strictly followed Mourinho's requirements.

So ordinary that fans won't pay too much attention to it.

But he enjoys it, as the strong wind reveals the strong grass.

Chelsea's midfield configuration is not strong. Jorginho, Kante and Barkley are basically defensive, so William can only move inside to the middle and play as the No. 9 position.

Then he was targeted by McTominay.

William has the typical Brazilian player style, with delicate techniques, agile style and concealed movements. It is not easy for McTominay to deal with him, but he still runs tirelessly.

That's the beauty of football, isn't it?

Even if a player is at his lowest point, as long as he persists and works hard, there will always be a day when he can turn things around.

McTominay firmly believes that he is on the right path.

Even if you don’t get the desired results in the end, at least you won’t regret not trying hard enough.

William felt like he was being chased by a mad dog. He was very awkward in handling the ball. In addition, his physical strength had seriously declined, so he basically did not create any threat.

87th minute of the game.

McTominay and Matic worked together in defense and snatched the ball from Kante.

After the former cooperated with Pogba through the wall, he boldly passed the ball to the left side, and Rashford cut inside and shot directly.

Unfortunately, the football was slightly higher than the crossbar.

The final stage of injury time.

Mahrez kicked the corner kick from the right side to the back of the penalty area. Maguire headed the ball over Azpilicueta and McTominay followed up and shot directly.

Kepa finally showed his 80 million euro worth by quickly falling to the ground and blocking the sure goal with one punch.

Beep-beep-beep! The whistle for the end of the game sounded, and the frustration on McTominay's face disappeared, and he joined Chu Feng and his teammates in the celebration.

He believes that he will eventually conquer Manchester United fans and make them cheer, applaud and bless him.

(End of this chapter)