Chapter 207 Four consecutive victories (2)

August 28, 5:42 pm, Stamford Bridge, London, England.

When Chelsea scored a goal, almost all fans thought the game was decided. Although the score was only one to zero, no one thought that Southampton, who had defended the entire game, could break through Chelsea's goal.

At this time, the commentator of Stamford Bridge, Creed Pesvak, was also chattering: "I can't believe that our first goal was scored by Geremi. Since coming to Stamford Bridge, the Cameroonian midfielder has not been very stable. Last season, Mr. Lassenie rarely gave him a chance to play, but Mr. Mourinho directly promoted him to the first substitute position on the sideline. In the star-studded Chelsea team, it is also a reflection of Geremi's strength that he can get such trust from Mr. Mourinho."

"Of course, what I want to see most is another goal from the Dancer or the Beast. These two new players who have just joined Chelsea have been scoring goals non-stop in the first three games. I hope this trend will never stop. I think many fans will have the same idea as me."

Creed Pesvak's statement was indeed supported by the Blues fans. While he was speaking, many Blues fans waved their hands in the direction of the stadium broadcasting room box in response to the call. As for Wang Li and Drogba himself, they certainly wanted to score a goal. However, in the previous game, the opponent's defense was too tight, so Wang Li had no chance at all.

The only chance he had was forced by the opponent's trick, which made him give the chance to Geremi. Perhaps Geremi's goal should be thanked to the opponent's defender who was defending Wang Li. It was his trick that turned Wang Li's goal into an assist, which made Geremi score a goal in vain...

"Keep calm, there will always be opportunities." At this time, Wang Li comforted himself.

After the game resumed, Southampton gave up all-out defense and instead played against Chelsea. This was also a helpless move by Scottish coach Paul Stroke.

Can I score goals by defending all the time? Can I get league points in this game? Obviously, this is impossible.

As a newly promoted team, Southampton's goal this season is to avoid relegation. For them, the team's face is of no use at all. One to zero and ten to zero mean exactly the same thing. Only by taking advantage of the opportunity when the opponent has just scored a goal and the players are a little impatient and make mistakes, scoring a goal and then defending, can they get league points.

"Paul, is this an okay thing to do?" Assistant coach John Tice walked slowly from the bench to the sidelines, stood next to Stroke, and asked worriedly.

Sturrock raised his right hand and pinched his chin. A trace of helplessness flashed across his face. He said to himself, "If we don't fight like this, what else can we do? We can only fight hard."

"Oh..." John looked at the situation on the court and sighed deeply.

Perhaps, this is another kind of sadness of small clubs. The overall strength of the team is too far behind that of the big teams, which leads to the initiative of the game always being in the hands of the opponent. Although John thinks that Strock's coaching level is quite outstanding, there is no way to deal with it without outstanding players. This can be described by an old Chinese saying: "A good cook cannot cook without rice."

Paul Sturrock, 48 years old, is a local coach from Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. His idol is Sir Alex Ferguson, who is also a Scotsman. His dream is to become a legendary coach in the top league, and Sturrock has been working hard for this goal. Last season, he led Southampton to promotion to the Premier League, which may be regarded as the first step to success.

However, to coach a team for a long time, one must not only have sufficient ability, but also special opportunities. As a newly promoted team, Southampton is hard to come up with more transfer fees. The club always has financial problems. Faced with this situation, Strock's firm heart has long been shaken. Yes, his mind has drifted to the future.

Back on the field, after Chelsea broke the deadlock, Southampton had no choice but to launch a massive attack. Seeing this, the cunning Mr. Mourinho hurried to the sidelines and waved his hand to signal the team to change tactics---

Counterattack

The Portuguese were indeed smart. Chelsea was now leading and had the initiative in their hands. After changing their formation, the team was ready to attack Southampton and create a chance to counterattack. But the opponent had to be fooled. If they wanted to score, they had to attack.

But what is Chelsea best at? Defending

After watching Chelsea's first three games, many fans will think that Chelsea is the team with the strongest offensive ability in the Premier League, but Mourinho does not think so. Chelsea players certainly have the same idea as the head coach. The defensive line composed of captain Terry, Makelele, Thiago, Carvalho and other backcourt generals will not be worse than the team's offensive ability.

But Southampton's offensive players had no choice but to go for it. In fact, despite their best efforts, it was still difficult to break through Chelsea's four-corner defense in front of the penalty area. The ball passed through the center line again and again, and then was cleared out of the sideline by Chelsea's defenders, or became a counterattack opportunity. Geremi, who had just scored a goal, was unusually active on the left, and made two consecutive quick counterattacks, almost resulting in another goal.

Of course, in Wang Li's opinion, this black teammate was a little carried away. He had two very good opportunities for quick counterattacks. Facing the opponent's double-team, Geremi didn't even pass the ball to him, which made Wang Li feel a little depressed.

However, Southampton's attack was not without its highlights. The opponent's No. 7 small forward Wright-Phillips performed very well. He dribbled the ball very quickly on the right, and Wright was also good at using his short height and flexibility to break through and block positions. In the process, he even completed a threatening shot in the penalty area, which made Mourinho's eyes light up.

The Portuguese player's 'poaching plot', which was fostered by the pound during the summer transfer, has been ignited again. Assistant coach Clark, who was watching Mourinho's expression on the bench, even thought: 'Maybe, after this game, Southampton will reveal 'transfer rumors'...'

As time went on, Southampton's attack became more and more urgent. They seemed to have anticipated that Chelsea would launch a counterattack. Sure enough, not long after, Southampton midfielder Telfer was dribbling the ball, but was intercepted by Wang Li's "Shadow-following Kick". What followed was, of course, Chelsea's counterattack.

This counterattack was initiated by Wang Li, but he did not choose to break through with the ball from the right side. Instead, he passed the ball diagonally to Lampard near the center line. In this kind of counterattack, passing the ball is the fastest.

As the offensive pillar of Chelsea, Lampard has always been very steady, but at this time, he could not be "steady". After receiving the ball, Lampard kicked the ball to Geremi in the frontcourt without thinking.

During this period, Geremi's desire to attack was surprisingly strong. He had been standing in front of the center line. When he saw the ball change hands, he immediately reacted and ran forward. Lampard's pass position was also very good. Geremi swung his calf and successfully unloaded the ball. He immediately wanted to continue dribbling the ball, looking for opportunities to pass the ball or score himself.

"Here, pass it over."

"hurry up"

Just when Geremi was about to start, he heard a shout from the right. He turned around and saw that it was the black-haired boy in the team. However, he was just at the midline. When did he get there?

At this time, he no longer had the time to think, and Geremi could only choose to pass the ball. Although he felt that he was in good shape in this game, the team obviously trusted the black-haired boy more. If he did not pass the ball and the attack failed, he might not have the chance to start in the next game, which was not what he wanted to see.

That's true. In these real teams, players still have different statuses. Obviously, in the current Chelsea team, Wang Li is a "senior level person".

Turning the perspective, after Wang Li passed the ball to Lampard, he ran forward with a "Limbo Microwave". Maybe Geremi didn't notice it, but the Blues fans in the audience obviously noticed the black-haired boy who was creating a blue whirlwind on the right, just because Wang Li's speed was too fast.

Just after Wang Li got into position, he found that the ball fell at Geremi's feet again. He had already wasted two great counterattack opportunities before. Wang Li really didn't trust him, so he shouted to remind Geremi to pass the ball.

After the ball flew towards him, Wang Li poked the ball and the football rolled past an opposing defender and landed at Drogba's feet.

"Pass it on"

Before Drogba turned around and shot, Wang Li shouted again, "Fierce Demon", curled his mouth, and without thinking, he knocked the ball with his right foot, and the football rolled to the right. After these few games, he has already trusted this offensive partner.

At this time, Wang Li had already stepped past an opposing defensive player and inserted into the right side of the penalty area. At this time, Drogba's right knock was just right.

The opponent's goalkeeper Andy Niemi watched the ball roll to the right. The black-haired kid swung his right foot and kicked the ball under the edge while running, but he had no way to stop it. The speed of the shot was too fast, and it was not something that an ordinary goalkeeper could react to. Andy just swung his arm symbolically, but it had no effect on the result. At the moment the ball entered the net, he was still thinking in his mind---

'Why does that black-haired boy run so fast?'

However, the shouts of the Blues fans at the scene interrupted his thoughts, and the professional commentator of Stamford Bridge, Creed Pesvak, didn't care about his thoughts at all: "GoalGoal"

"Goooooooooooooooooal Dance master Alan Wang, he once again set off a blue whirlwind at Stamford Bridge. From Alan to Lampard, from Lampard to Geremi, from Geremi to Alan to Drogba, and then to the goal. Alan completely controlled this counterattack with his speed."

"13 seconds, yes, you heard it right. From the time Allen passed the ball from the backcourt to Lampard to the time Allen scored, it only took 13 seconds. This is incredible. From this goal, our first impression is that Allen's running speed is too fast. FuckMan... Sorry, I was a little too excited. Many people described Allen as a sprinter. I now agree with them very much. But obviously, his performance on the football field is not inferior at all."

"However, from this goal, we can also see the Blues' current coordination ability. This counterattack was very fast and the pass was very accurate. Just one mistake could have interrupted this attack. However, they did not play until the 85th minute. Chelsea used a counterattack to score a goal. Now the score is 2-0."

"Alan, Alan..."

"Blue Prince, our Alan..."

"Our angel, Alan..."

Almost all the Blues fans in the stadium were shouting Wang Li's name. At this moment, the other Chelsea players had been forgotten. Only Wang Li was their idol. This was like a beautiful flower. Only the beauty blooming on the top was the most eye-catching, while few people would pay attention to the green leaves as a foil...

Although it was just an ordinary goal, Mourinho on the sidelines was also very happy at this time. He excitedly hugged Clark.

Ever since Mourinho came to Chelsea, he has seen "miracle" goals being scored time and time again. In the mind of this arrogant Portuguese, Wang Li is as great as him. Yes, he is a legendary championship coach, and Wang Li is his most proud student - a legendary star. For a European professional coach, is there anything better than this?

After the players finished celebrating, there was not much time left in the game. Trailing by two goals, the Southampton players were a little dazed. Everyone knew that Southampton was doomed to lose this game, and they were all waiting for the whistle to end the game.

On the other hand, Chelsea did not launch a large-scale attack after securing the victory. 'Don't chase a desperate enemy; even a rabbit will bite when it is cornered'. These European players understood this truth very well, so they tacitly wasted playing time on the court.

"Beep, beep, beep..." With the referee's whistle, the game finally ended. Chelsea won again. Maybe at this moment, Mr. Abramovich should be both happy and disappointed---

I was happy that the team won, but I was sad that 800,000 pounds was lost.

As a spectator, the prize money of this game is indeed not worth that much money. However, as the richest man in Russia, Mr. Abramovich may not care about it.