Chapter 371 Adversity

"Blues, Chelsea, Blues, Chelsea, long live!!"

"In the 34th minute, the Ivorian Magician Drogba received a pass from Wang Li and shot the ball into the goal. Chelsea scored the first goal and took the lead!!" The commentator of the Chaoting TV station, who had been worrying about the fall of Wang Li and Ferdinand, turned around and noticed that Chelsea had scored a goal. He immediately reacted and started shouting, but this kind of "after-the-fact" commentary made the fans who were watching the Chaoting TV sports channel feel nauseous.

"This shot was very decisive and the American goalkeeper had no reaction!!"

"Wang Li's assist was so beautiful. From the slow-motion replay, we can see that he remained calm when he was about to collide with Ferdinand in the air..." Then, there were another lot of words praising Wang Li, but this part also made the fans like him a little more.

Up to now in this season's Premier League, few people have paid attention to the scorer list. Wang Li is definitely the champion of the scorer list. His number of goals is nearly 30 more than Henry, who is in second place. The two are not comparable at all.

The other Chelsea players, Drogba, Gudjohnsen and Robben also entered the top 10 of the scorer list. Now, 4 of the top 10 are Chelsea players. This shows the horror of Chelsea's goal efficiency, but on the other hand it also shows that Chelsea's goals are too concentrated.

In general teams, midfielders often score more goals than forwards, mainly because midfielders are more flexible. In modern football, the center forward's main task is to attract the opponent's defensive strength and create a deterrent. It is incredible that players like Drogba and Gudjonovsson of Chelsea can both make the scorer list.

This also shows the strength of Chelsea's midfield support, which is inseparable from Wang Li's contribution.

Back to the game, although Wang Li did not care about the assist data, he was already first in the assist list, but Drogba who scored the goal was very excited. He hugged his teammates and shouted wildly.

This picture is really not flattering. A monster is twisting wildly on the field. If you didn’t know that this is a football match, you would think it is a zoo.

Wang Li couldn't stand it anymore. He ran over and patted Drogba on the shoulder to make him relax. He joked: "Oh my God, you will scare others like this!!"

Drogba looked back in confusion and said, "Why?"

"That's because you look so scary!! Haha!" Wayne Bridger next to him interrupted and laughed.

"Fuck!! Boy, stop right there!"

The result is easy to imagine. Bridget was caught by a ferocious beast and rubbed hard, and then he was listless... Of course, this was just a joke, but Bridget said something sad afterwards: "I'm just explaining to you what Alan meant..."

At the same time, various media were also analyzing Chelsea's attack.

From Wang Li to Duff, and then from Duff to Wang Li, and then to Drogba, it was a very simple attacking routine, but it caused a great threat and scored a goal. This is amazing! !

"3 passes!! Chelsea's attack consisted of only three passes, and Allen played the most important role in it!!"

“Perhaps only Chelsea can launch this kind of attack. Without a player like Allen who has reached the peak of his personal strength, how could they possibly play such a wonderful combination!!”

However, Manchester United players failed to defend against such a simple attack, which also shows the shortcomings of Manchester United's defense. At this time, the coach Sir Alex Ferguson was very dissatisfied. He stood on the sidelines and shouted at the Manchester United team: "What are you doing! Cheer up! We must score a goal!"

It can be seen that Ferguson was very anxious when he saw Chelsea score a goal.

…………After the game resumed, Manchester United launched a fierce attack towards Chelsea's half amid the roar of old Ferguson, hoping to equalize the score as soon as possible.

This is different from the previous attack. Manchester United is now behind. In order to tie the score, they don’t care about so many things. Losing one goal is still a loss, losing 10 goals is still a loss. Even the youngest players on the field understand this truth.

At Old Trafford, nearly 50,000 Manchester United fans also burst into loud cheers to cheer for the Manchester United team.

As Manchester United players, they are very hostile to any team that threatens Manchester United's status. As fans of the 1999 Triple Crown and the best Premier League club across the century, Manchester United fans have always had a sense of superiority, but this season, this sense of superiority is on the verge of destruction due to the strong rise of Chelsea.

This is something they cannot accept.

Now, this team that threatens Manchester United's status wants to win the league championship at Old Trafford! !

Unacceptable and unforgivable!!

After Chelsea scored a goal, Manchester United fans became even more "enthusiastic". There was a huge noise inside the whole stadium. Whenever Chelsea players had the ball, they used noise to disturb them. It has to be said that the power of one person's voice is very small, even negligible, but the sound made by tens of thousands of fans together can be breathtaking.

The Manchester United players felt the opposite. They pushed forward bravely and were full of motivation amid the cheers of the entire stadium!!

At this moment, the home advantage was fully demonstrated by Manchester United fans.

Although the game had been going on for 40 minutes, Chelsea's players were still somewhat uncomfortable. The noise was too loud, which made everyone a little impatient. Even teammates who were very close to each other sometimes couldn't hear what each other was saying.

Even though they cooperated well with each other, they were unable to give full play to their strengths in this environment, which led to Manchester United's offense completely suppressing Chelsea in the final moments of the first half. Wang Li, who was in the frontcourt, had no way to stop it.

…………Fletcher, as the youngest rising star in Scotland, has found his place in Manchester United at the age of 20. Due to his outstanding passing ability, Manchester United fans like to call him the successor of David Beckham.

In the 41st minute, Fletcher finally showed his passing ability again. Scholes made a small change of direction in the middle to pass Drogba and then passed the ball to Fletcher on the wing.

Fletcher glanced forward, and before Bridge came to defend, he made a long pass and passed the ball to the left side of the penalty area - where Ronaldo was! !

This super long-distance pass amazed the whole audience and even made the entire Old Trafford stadium silent!!

"Danger!!"

Needless to say, all Chelsea players were aware of this.

Since the ball was on the right side just now, C. Ronaldo was almost unguarded in the left corner of the penalty area, and Paulo Ferreira missed a man! !

Mistakes on the field are inevitable. No one blamed Ferreira but rushed over. However, Ronaldo could win a lot of reputation and support in half a season. His strength was definitely not ordinary. Before Makelele could kick the ball, he kicked the ball under the edge! !

The kick was about 13 meters away from the goal, not too far, and quite dangerous. But the next moment, no one looked at the goal, because Ronaldo, who was posing, was kicked to the ground by the Frenchman who caught up with him! !

“Beep…”

Just as Thomas Clark saved the ball, the referee of the game, Riley, blew the whistle for a timeout.

At this moment, C. Ronaldo was still lying on the ground wailing.

But everyone knows that this was not a fake fall, he was actually kicked in the foot by Makelele.

Sir Alex Ferguson on the sidelines had already walked to the fourth official and started to complain... Most of the Manchester United fans in the stadium stood up, their eyes glaring, cursing in all kinds of weird ways, while waiting for the referee's decision.

It has to be said that the referees in the Premier League are still very sportsmanlike. Riley first walked to Ronaldo's side to ask about his injury, then called the linesman to ask about the details before he showed Makelele a red card! !

Penalty!!

Serious foul!!

In fact, this penalty was a bit harsh. Red cards are mostly for disgusting injuries on the court, and Makelele's kick was more because he couldn't stop his foot. However, the Frenchman was originally on the FA's "blacklist", so it is normal for him to be harsh.

But for the person involved, it is unacceptable!!

Makelele's role in Chelsea's defense is beyond doubt. Now the game is not even halfway through, if he is sent off then the game will be much more difficult. The role played by the Frenchman is definitely not comparable to Wayne Bridge and his ilk!!

It can be said that he is the nuclear weapon used for deterrence on the court! !

On the contrary, Chelsea had no objection to the penalty decision. The foul was indeed within the penalty area, so a penalty was well deserved.

Seeing the result of the penalty, Ferguson, who was complaining to the fourth official on the sidelines, changed his sad expression of Manchester United and even flashed a smile on his face for a moment. However, the slippery veteran Scotsman immediately hid it, and instead continued to frown and silently returned to the Manchester United coaching bench - as for what he was thinking in his heart, no one knew.

This time, it was Mourinho's turn to complain.

The victim of this foul, the "pretty boy" C. Ronaldo, has been carried off the field on a stretcher. He has been ignored by everyone. In fact, he is now more like a bargaining chip in a political transaction and can be discarded after being used up.

Then, Ferguson waved his hand, Giggs came on and C. Ronaldo took off.

At the same time, on the court, Wang Li walked up to Makelele, patted him on the shoulder, and said, "Claude, it's okay, we will win."

French giant Makelele didn't seem disappointed, or maybe he had been sent off so many times that he was immune to red cards. He turned his head and a smile flashed across his face, revealing a few big white teeth under his dark face: "Haha, then it depends on you, Alan!!"

Although he has lived in London for such a long time, Wang Li still seems to be not used to communicating with this black man. He forced a smile and put aside those imaginations, saying: "Okay, don't worry."

After saying that, he turned and walked towards his own half of the court.

………

On the field, Manchester United center forward Rooney attracted millions of people's attention because he stood at the penalty spot.

However, Rooney didn't care about these looks. He just stared at the white man in front of him, feeling as if he was in another world.

Rooney has met Thomas before. It was last year when England played against Bristol Rovers. In that game, Thomas Clarke, as the goalkeeper, shined and embarrassed a group of big-name English stars.

At that time, Rooney was still thinking that when he returned to Everton, he would introduce this outstanding goalkeeper to the team. Indeed, more than half a year later, he was already in Manchester United, while Thomas was already in Chelsea. He was no longer the goalkeeper of that small English League One team.

And now, it is a real 1V1 between the two, a striker and a goalkeeper.

“Beep…”

The referee's whistle interrupted Rooney's contemplation. He looked down at the ball, took two steps back, trotted forward, and kicked the ball with his right foot!

Everyone in the stadium stared at the trajectory of the football!!

…………At this time, Thomas was extremely serious. In the team's daily training, he often asked his teammates to train him with penalty kicks.

Because of his quick reflexes, plus the speed of his body's reaction from practicing the 'Subduing Tiger Fist', when it comes to saving penalties in the team, Cech has to admit defeat.

This time, it is time to truly test yourself! !

Thomas had been standing in the middle of the goal in a horse stance. He didn't even look at Rooney's movements, but just stared at the football 12 yards away. In his field of vision, the football suddenly flew rapidly to the right. His mind didn't react at all, but Thomas' body had already flown to the side of his head - "My~~~god!! The goalkeeper has done a great job!!"

"He rushed out..." The commentator of the imperial court station's words were stuck in his throat.

Thomas did save the ball, but it bounced back into the penalty area. Rooney reacted and pushed to the right, which changed the mood of everyone in the stadium! !

…………"Gil, do you think that nasty Portuguese guy would sell us a goalkeeper?" On the sidelines, seeing Manchester United score a goal, Ferguson finally calmed down. He then thought of something and asked the Manchester United's first scout next to him.

Gil looked at the big white guy on the field who was upset after a goal was scored, pursed his lips and said, "I'm afraid it will be difficult. He won't be sold to a competitor. That guy and Cech are both talented goalkeepers. There's no problem with not being able to sell him."

Ferguson took a long breath, turned his head to look at Howard in front of Manchester United's goal, and sighed: "Why did such a genius go to Chelsea..."

Manchester United has been worried about the goalkeeper problem for more than a season, while Chelsea has an endless supply of good goalkeepers, so it's no wonder that Ferguson is sour. Although Rooney scored a goal just now, everyone knows that the penalty kick from a tricky angle was saved. From this, it can be seen that Thomas's ability is definitely the best in the world.

At this moment, Ferguson is not the only one who is eyeing Thomas. Many football giants in Madrid, Spain, Milan, Italy and other places are also considering this issue.

…………After the game resumed, Chelsea was unable to launch any counterattack and instead became even more embarrassed.

On the one hand, this was because Makelele was sent off and Manchester United had just equalized the score and were in high spirits. On the other hand, it was directly related to the atmosphere at home. In such an extremely noisy stadium, many veterans were not used to it, which put Chelsea at a great disadvantage for a while.

Seeing this situation, Mourinho walked to the sidelines and asked the team to make adjustments without caring that the first half was about to end. He signaled all the players to return to defense and stabilize the defense, and not to rush to counterattack until the first half was over.

At this time, Manchester United was in high spirits. They continued to attack Chelsea with the home advantage and the momentum of the goal, not caring at all whether Chelsea would counterattack. At this time, all the Manchester United players were thinking about scoring another goal.

Now, Chelsea's players are simply unable to perform at their true level. This is the most difficult away game they have ever encountered, even crazier than the Camp Nou with 100,000 people. At least Barcelona fans are much more "gentlemanly" and quieter than Manchester United fans. "Gentlemanly manners" have always been popular in England, but these "gentlemen" who come to the football field have completely turned into the craziest group of people in the world.

Only three minutes had passed since Manchester United scored the last goal, and they almost scored again.

A corner kick.

Giggs, who had just come on as a substitute, took a corner kick from the left. Ferdinand, who assisted the opponent, beat John Terry in front of the goal and headed the ball straight into the goal. Fortunately, Thomas was able to hit the ball out with both hands in the chaos.

There was chaos in the penalty area, with the football bouncing back and forth among the crowd, making the Chelsea players who were "watching" feel nervous.

After several "random shots", the ball was finally cleared out of the sideline by Lampard with a big kick, marking the end of Manchester United's attack.

Wang Li, standing at the front of the penalty area, frowned as he looked at the chaotic penalty area. He was very dissatisfied with his teammates' performance in the last few minutes. Although the environment of the stadium made it difficult for people to display their strength, as a professional player, it would be the biggest joke if he could be beaten by the fans.

After this defensive move, he couldn't help but turned around and shouted to the backcourt: "Be serious!! This is a game!!"

As he spoke, he pointed at the fans in the stands around him and continued, "They are just scared! We can win as long as we do our job well! What the hell are you doing?!"

After this shouting, Wang Li instantly attracted the attention of all Chelsea players. They looked at the black-haired boy who kept reminding themselves, and felt ashamed in their hearts. As a veteran on the court, his mental quality was not even as good as that of an 18-year-old young man. This was really unacceptable.

Seeing Wang Li, they found their backbone again. In fact, Wang Li has now become the spiritual leader of Chelsea, mainly because he has scored so many goals. "As long as Wang Li is there, Chelsea can score goals", this idea has been deeply rooted in the hearts of many players.

After finding the backbone, Chelsea's defense became much more stable. Even Mourinho on the sidelines nodded with satisfaction at Wang Li's "off-field" performance.

Players who can take the initiative to step forward and take responsibility when the team is in a panic and lead the team to victory are really rare, and this is much more important than just having excellent skills.

“Beep…”

With a whistle, the first half of the game ended and the Chelsea players breathed a sigh of relief. In their opinion, these few minutes of the game were even more tiring than the entire first half. They had not experienced this passive feeling for a long time.

Wang Li also sat directly on the grass. He finally realized that it was not easy to beat Manchester United, who had unleashed all their strength.

(To be continued)