Chapter 332: Geniuses Emerge

In this game, Mourinho only arranged Wang Li in the shadow striker position. In his opinion, the "zone attack tactics" has become Chelsea's trump card, and there is no need to use the trump card tactics in the game against such a lower-level Premier League team.

Therefore, Chelsea only used an offensive 352 formation. It was obvious that Mourinho wanted to take advantage of Chelsea's strong midfield advantage, completely control the midfield and then control the game.

Dave Jones arranged a standard 442 formation for Wolverhampton, with Pete Cass and Harrison Clarke at the front. The combination of these two young players on the front line was similar to that of Drogba and Wang Li. The positions of Harrison and Wang Li were not much different, both of them were shadow strikers, while Pete used his physical advantage to be at the front of the team, acting as a standard center forward.

However, the threat that Pete could pose to Chelsea's defense was quite pitiful. Double-teamed by the experienced John Terry and Paulo Ferreira, he became a little nervous just at the beginning of the game.

This is very different from Harrison's performance.

Although Chelsea's big-name stars still have some intimidating effect on Harrison, in fact, he doesn't look nervous at all. Instead, he shows more inner excitement. As a shooter, facing the top defense in the Premier League, he is even more eager to score goals. For any striker, scoring at Stamford Bridge will be a wonderful memory and a proof of strength, isn't it?

However, while the Wolverhampton players were still immersed in their own thoughts, Chelsea scored a goal.

Graham, the Sky TV anchor who was in charge of commentating the match, shouted excitedly. Originally, he was not the anchor of this match, but he fought for the commentary rights before the game. In fact, for Graham, commentating Chelsea's games was almost a kind of leisure, because he could always see his idol's wonderful performance on the court, which for a fan was simply the most wonderful thing in the world.

Yes, he has now become a full supporter of Chelsea, oh, or rather, a full supporter of Wang Li.

Now, with just over three minutes left in the game, the Chelsea players on the bench stood up and hugged each other to celebrate the team's goal, while the Blues fans in the stadium also shouted excitedly to congratulate the team's goal.

………

The time goes back to 1 minute ago.

Joe Cole dribbled the ball on the wing, shook off Newton who was not good at defending, cut inside and passed the ball to the front of the penalty area. Wang Li, who received the ball, shook continuously, dodged Clyde and Naylor's steals, and passed the ball into the penalty area with a straight pass.

This time, the ferocious Ivorian monster once again demonstrated his super strong physique. He squeezed away two Wolverhampton players, received the pass from Wang Li, turned around and shot hard. Goalkeeper Paul Jones had no choice but to watch the ball roll into the net.

"It was Drogba who scored the goal, it was a beautiful goal"

"The Ivorian has exploded this season and has performed much better than last season in Ligue 1. It seems that Chelsea's midfield support has allowed Drogba to fully play his advantages. Allen's penetrating pass was also very decisive and well-prepared. Congratulations to them."

Seeing Chelsea score a goal in just three minutes, the enthusiasm of Wolverhampton players before the game seemed to be poured with a bucket of cold water, and they all became a little discouraged. They really had nothing to say about this goal.

However, these players knew in their hearts that the goal was more due to the black-haired boy on the field. He played for Wolverhampton for such a long time last season. Not to mention his superb skills, his understanding of Wolverhampton alone is by no means comparable to that of ordinary players. In fact, he knows the team better than the players who have just joined the Wolverhampton team. That's why he can find that kind of gap in the fierce game and pass the ball into the penalty area.

But the playing field is like a battlefield. Even though they know this, they cannot change the situation where the team is lagging behind. They can only hope that the team's forwards can catch up with the score as soon as possible.

The game had just started for three minutes, Chelsea 1:0 Wolverhampton

Although the game took place before Christmas, Stamford Bridge was still packed today. Perhaps these Blues fans wanted to see a thrilling victory before Christmas, as a Christmas gift from the club.

With this mentality, many fans were full of passion for the goal, so the celebrations were also unusually gorgeous, just like George's banner. There were many different kinds of celebrations in the stands today---

Throwing jerseys, raising team logos... and even taking off hats in salute, are they mourning for Wolverhampton?

………

Wolverhampton obviously did not expect Chelsea's attack to be so fierce at the beginning. They seemed to be embarrassed by this attack. For a long time, the players seemed to be a little out of shape. Facing Chelsea's strong midfield interception ability, their offense was frequently blocked, which made the game seem to be completely controlled by Chelsea.

At this time, the Wolverhampton players were a little nervous, and even Harrison frequently retreated to participate in the team's defense. If Chelsea scored another goal, they would have almost no hope of equalizing the score. Although they had a good record last season and played many games where they came back from defeat, this season's results have made these players' hearts fall to the bottom again. If Chelsea scored another goal, the team's momentum would definitely fall to the bottom, and it would be difficult to perform well again.

However, excessive tension will lead to abnormal performance, which can easily cause defensive omissions and offensive pauses.

In the 13th minute of the first half, they finally had their first shot. This time it was Peter, who received a high cross from Harrison in the penalty area, squeezed past the defender next to him and jumped up to head the ball. Unfortunately, he couldn't push away the equally strong John Terry, which made him jump in the air. With his body unbalanced, his header naturally had no power.

Facing this kind of ball, goalkeeper Thomas Clarke easily put the ball into his pocket under Pete's fiery eyes.

After Wolverhampton's attack, Chelsea launched a series of steady attacks, almost every time they were able to tear through their defense, making the Wolverhampton fans who were watching the game on the spot always in a state of tension.

However, many of these fans did not care much about the result of the game. In fact, few fans thought that Wolverhampton would win, even the local fans of Wolverhampton. Therefore, many fans came just to support the team, and some came to see Wang Li live---

Until now, there are still many fans who miss Wang Li's performance in Wolverhampton last season.

In the 18th minute of the first half, Chelsea launched another attack from the wing. In the middle, Wang Li got the ball and dodged the interceptions of two Wolverhampton players. Finally, he was grabbed by the opponent's jersey, which stopped the attack.

Referee Gallagher blew the whistle for a foul, but he only warned the foul player and did not show a yellow card.

In fact, Gallagher is a veteran referee in the Premier League. His penalties have always been loose. Even for the Premier League, which is frequently confrontational, his penalty standards are still too relaxed.

However, no one has said anything about this until now, because the games coached by Gallagher have always been very fair. Even if he made a wrong judgment, he would slowly make up for it through future games with his experience. There is really nothing to say about such a referee.

Chelsea got a free kick opportunity, and the ball was indeed a bit far from the goal. This time, Wang Li was not standing in front of the ball. He had no confidence in shooting from this position, so he gave it to Lampard to take the penalty. However, before the penalty, Wang Li still gave Lampard a wink, indicating that he should use tactics to seek a chance to score.

Lampard didn't say much. In fact, the ball was indeed a bit too far away. Wang Li didn't have the confidence to score it directly, and he certainly didn't either.

Under the command of captain Kennedy, Wolverhampton just arranged a two-man wall on the penalty area line to deal with the situation. They were not optimistic about Lampard's ability to score a goal directly. If he could score the goal directly, then it would not be unfair even if they lost another goal, and they could only blame their inferior skills.

The focus of their defense was of course behind the human wall. Many players stood near the penalty area and tightly blocked the position of Chelsea players, preventing them from participating in follow-up shots or cooperation.

Among them, Wang Li was sandwiched between two people. Wang Li knew Wolverhampton, and vice versa. The Wolverhampton players did not dare to relax their defense of Wang Li at any time.

The referee saw that the players from both teams had already taken their positions, and immediately blew his whistle, indicating that the free throws could be taken.

Lampard jumped twice on the spot, swung his right foot and hit the bottom edge of the football. With this force, the football was directly lifted to the front of the penalty area. In the crowd, Wang Li took a step forward and rushed out of the two players next to him at lightning speed. He then stepped to the landing point of the ball. At the last moment, he used his internal force on his legs and jumped up hard, standing out from the crowd. His outstanding posture even made the boiling Stamford Bridge stadium quiet for a moment.

Wang Li jumped high, and when he reached the highest point, he just met the landing point of the football. He shook his head vigorously, and the football immediately changed its course and flew towards the Wolverhampton goal. He was also unstable and fell directly to the grass, without any time to see the result.

At this time, there was chaos in the penalty area. Almost two seconds later, the referee Gallagher blew the whistle, which caused a sudden shout from the audience, pushing the atmosphere of Stamford Bridge, which was drizzling, to its climax.

Rubbing his waist which was a little painful from falling on the ground, Wang Li was pushed to the ground again by the Chelsea players beside him before he could stand up.

"Goooooal, the ball goes in again"

At the same time, Graham's shouting came from Sky Sports Channel: "Alan~~~~KingGoal Dance Master scored again, and a fierce header"

"Before the game, I looked up ancient oriental texts. It was recorded that another meaning of Allen's surname 'Wang' is King. It seems that he lived up to this surname, King, what a domineering surname. He did it, and now he is about to become the real King of Stamford Bridge."

In fact, there are many explanations for the word "Wang" in the "Ancient Dictionary". Graham just quoted it out of context, but he doesn't care so much. The surname has no meaning. He now wants to arrange an explanation for Wang Li's surname, which is understandable. At least the Blues fans support it. This can be seen from the fact that most of the fans at the scene are cheering for this surname---

"Chelsea King Chelsea King"

The game had just been going on for less than 20 minutes when the Blues were two goals ahead, driving all the Blues fans crazy. They kept shouting this sentence to show their admiration and affection for Wang Li.

On the court, Bridge was puzzled by the shouts of the fans. He pulled up Wang Li, who had been rubbed for who knows how long. He ignored the resentful look of the black-haired boy in front of him and asked, "What are they shouting? King, my God, Alan, you have been crowned king. I am so jealous."

In fact, the Chelsea players who were celebrating just now didn't hear what the commentator said at all. They were venting their jealousy on stacking people and didn't have time to care about so many other things.

Wang Li was also a little confused, but no matter what, this was also an affirmation of him.

Thinking of this, the resentment immediately left Wang Li's cheeks. He happily raised his hands to greet the cheers of the Blues fans, just like a real King accepting the worship of all his subjects.

At this moment, on the court, only more resentful and jealous expressions were left...

After losing two goals in less than 20 minutes, most of the Wolverhampton players were confused. Even though they had prepared themselves mentally before the game, it was still difficult for them to accept this result. The offensive ability of the team in front of them was too strong. In this situation, it seemed to be a great luxury to equalize the score. At least---

Since the beginning of this season, no team has taken a point from them.

“Can we really do this?”

Thinking of the encouragement from head coach Dave Jones before the game, the players were still very hesitant. Their confidence had been shattered.

This is not only because of the score, but more because of the black-haired boy in Chelsea's lineup. Many Wolverhampton players know Wang Li too well. It is precisely because of this understanding that they know that even half of Wolverhampton's defense line will find it difficult to stop his attack.

It seems that it will be very difficult to maintain the current score and save face in the future.

………

Unlike what Mourinho had imagined on the sidelines, in the following games, Wolverhampton players relaxed their mindsets because they no longer had the desire to win and just wanted to finish the game. In this case, the cooperation between the players became smoother.

Between the 20th and 30th minutes of the first half, they even launched four sharp counterattacks. If it weren't for Thomas Clark's outstanding performance, they would probably have lost one point by now.

However, facing this situation, Mourinho was not very worried. He believed that his players would definitely control the score, and he believed that the black-haired boy on the field would not let him down.

Even if the opponent really recovered a point in the first half, it would not change the result at all. Chelsea would fight back with more goals.

The Portuguese idea became a reality.

In the 37th minute of the first half, Wolverhampton finally had a good chance.

Due to Chelsea's massive attack, the back line pressed too far forward and Joe Cole's dribbling was intercepted, giving Wolverhampton a very good counterattack opportunity. After the steal, the team captain Kennedy kicked the ball to the front court with a big kick as if to clear the ball. Pitt seized the opportunity and successfully made an offside and quickly took the ball towards the Chelsea goal.

"Single Blade"

It is undeniable that although Pete did not have many opportunities to play in Wolverhampton and his goal efficiency was very low, his personal ability was higher than Harrison. That is why he was able to surpass Harrison and become the number one star in the Wolverhampton youth team.

This time, he showed good speed. Maybe Thiago Mendes was a little distracted. When Peter had already passed him by more than 1 meter, he finally reacted and chased back. It must have been a little late.

Chelsea goalkeeper Thomas Clarke attacked. In fact, he attacked the moment Peter crossed the penalty area line. For a goalkeeper, facing a one-on-one shot, the timing of the attack depends on the speed and position of the opponent's forward. An experienced goalkeeper can always make the opponent's forward feel that the shooting angle is at the lowest line.

Thomas still lacks game experience and his attack was a little early, which made it easy for Pete to choose to lob the ball.

"One on one, oh my god, what a great shot...that was a nice shot but it didn't go in..." Graham's words took a big turn.

Thomas's reaction speed saved him. He jumped up on the spot the moment Pete shot the ball and blocked the ball from high in the air. But the next moment, a white figure appeared in front of the ball again.

White, the color of the visiting team's jersey

"Harrison is Harrison, Goal" Graham's words are indeed full of twists and turns---

"The ball went in. Although I am not a Wolverhampton fan, I have to say that this follow-up shot was very beautiful and clean. Harrison, the young player had almost no performance in the first half, but this goal covered up all his shortcomings."

"…This is his 10th goal in the Premier League this season. For a young player under 20 years old, this result is very dazzling."

"There are so many talented young players in England right now, the most outstanding of which are Alan Wong, Wayne Rooney, Wright-Phillips, and now Harrison Clarke. England's forward line is full of talented players, and there will be no shortage of strikers for at least the next 10 years."

"What are you waiting for, Swede?"