Chapter 214 Two War Criminals"We're all together, and winning is our aim~" "So cheer us on through the sun and rain~" "B'cause Chelsea, Chelsea is our name!" "..." The scene was still very popular, with all 41841 seats in the stadium filled, but the total number of spectators on site was definitely more than 41841. The security guards at the stadium are not God, and it is inevitable that they will let in some people without tickets, which will cause the number of fans on site to exceed the number of seats. But it doesn't matter. Europeans have no habit of sitting down to watch football, so a few hundred extra people won't be noticeable at all. As for kicking out those fans without tickets, there is absolutely no need for that. These fans without tickets crowded both sides of the guardrails, and the broadcast effect would be much better. This will give fans watching the live broadcast an illusion that Stamford Bridge has more than 4 seats! 15 minutes into the game, the home and away teams were fighting back and forth. Both teams were good at controlling the ball and neither was willing to give up the ball for nothing.
The only difference is that Chelsea focuses more on wing attack, while Porto focuses more on central penetration. This tactical difference is determined by the characteristics of the players. The Blues have extremely rare wing explosive players in today's football. At this time, Mourinho is simply sick in the brain if he does not take the wing as the core. For Porto, whose players' individual abilities are not that strong, teamwork is particularly important. Therefore, Neves' running range in this game is very large, and Porto will need Neves as a defensive midfielder to connect the midfield and backcourt. In addition, holding the ball and advancing is also the Portuguese's task. For a 19-year-old young player, such a task is indeed a bit heavy. The first half lasted 25 minutes, and the director gave the data of the two teams. The ball possession rate was 52:48, the number of shots was 3:3, and neither team had a shot on target. "Hiss... the situation seems to be at a stalemate. Coach He, do you think this game will end in a draw?" "It's hard to say. Judging from the result of the last match between the two teams, the difference in strength between the two teams is not that big. Chelsea will have some advantages in the atmosphere when playing at home, but this advantage has not been reflected at the moment." "Coach He's analysis is correct. Of course, a draw is a result that Chelsea fans would like to see, because the two teams have the same points and Chelsea has an advantage in goal difference." "Haha, speaking of goal difference, Jiang Yuan scored 10 goals by himself, which is more than the total number of goals scored by most teams. It's really amazing." "Yes, we believe... Oh, what a beautiful through ball, my God, Neves made a very accurate through ball from the backcourt to find Brahimi in front." "Just when the situation was at a stalemate, the young player from Porto used a through ball to open up the situation. This kid's choice of ball speed and angle was almost perfect!" Neves' long passes and long shots were as sharp as ever. Brahimi ran forward and passed the ball directly to Layun on the left. This was a loan player from Watford. He came to Porto at the same time Jiang Yuan left Porto. Both of them play on the left, and Layun can be said to be the replacement for Jiang Yuan that Lopetegui found. Unfortunately, there is still a big gap between the substitute and the original. Layun's running speed is not fast, and he was caught by Fabregas in a few moves. The two formed a one-on-one situation on the wing. "Keep an eye on him!" Fabregas pointed at Neves and signaled Costa to keep an eye on Neves, but Costa's movement was a bit slow, giving Neves the opportunity to receive the pass from Layun. After getting the ball, Neves walked inside decisively and made a wall pass with Brahimi in the middle, forcing Terry and Zouma to retreat. "On the right, that number 21!"
Terry asked Zouma to pay attention to Layun cutting inside, while he kept an eye on Brahimi to prevent the Porto striker from threatening their goal. . At this moment, a scene that no one expected appeared. Neves at the top of the arc raised his right foot and swung his leg to shoot! "Snapped!" Courtois reacted incredibly quickly and jumped up to block Neves' shot. Just when Jiang Yuan thought the crisis was over, the ball saved by Courtois rolled back to Neves' feet, and the latter kicked the rolling ball directly. boom! "GGG——OOOOO——AAAAAA——LLLLLLLL" "Neves!" Neves was so excited after scoring the goal that he followed the direction of his body, bypassed Terry and Zouma and ran to the back of Chelsea's goal. Then he turned around and signaled his teammates to run towards him quickly. shit! Jiang Yuan put his hands on his waist, looking somewhat speechless. After such a long stalemate, he didn't expect Porto to score first. It was really fucked. Behind the Chelsea goal, Neves and Porto players hugged each other. At this moment, the English fans, who have always been known for their high quality, also began their performance. "Fuck! Fuck you!" "Kiss my ass!" "asshole!" "..." Ass, asshole, dick, all kinds of words came out of their mouths, causing tons of damage to the Porto players on the field in just a few seconds. Except for those young players who couldn't understand English, the others were still a little overwhelmed by the scolding. British fans are like this, you can score a goal against my home team, but you absolutely cannot celebrate with a smile in my home team’s stadium! "Damn it, Nemanja, why didn't you think highly of the No. 6? Are your legs useless?" Mourinho on the sidelines was already furious. Damn it, Matic is a real war criminal for giving Neves two consecutive long shots without being marked! The game was still going on. Because of Neves' outstanding performance, Lopetegui asked Danilo Perreira, who was still warming up, to sit back in his seat and rest. For the 19-year-old Neves, the pressure of taking on the role of a core midfielder is a bit too much, but Neves is able to shoulder the responsibility. Come to think of it, if Neves' performance was not outstanding enough, his name would not appear on the candidate list for this year's Golden Boy Award. Because the visiting team scored first, the home fans in the stands are in a bad mood, and some of the bad-tempered ones are already cursing at Chelsea's bench. The game continued. In the 35th minute, less than 10 minutes after Neves scored, Chelsea forced Maicon to make a mistake in passing through three forwards' continuous pressing in the frontcourt. "Hey!" After William got the ball in the middle, he said hello and then passed the ball to the right, where Hazard was, and the ball rolled accurately in front of Hazard. Hazard dribbled the ball into the penalty area and successfully broke into Porto's bottom line.
Porto's left back Indi followed immediately. It is true that Hazard is in poor form this season, but a lion is still a lion after its hair is shaved. Whenever Hazard gets the ball near the penalty area, Porto fans will involuntarily become nervous. This is the deterrent power of the best player in the Premier League last season! "One-on-one at the edge of the penalty area, Hazard bicycle kicks and passes with his right foot... fake pass! Hazard pretends to pass with his right foot, but actually passes the ball to his left foot!" "It's almost out of the baseline, he stepped on the ball with his left foot and pulled it back, beautiful! Hazard's ability to protect the ball is excellent, but there is also a problem. It's useless if he keeps protecting the ball like this and can't break through..." "Ivanovic ran to the back to receive the ball, Hazard passed it back, and with Ivanovic's inverted triangle, Hazard successfully got the ball in the penalty area!" "Indi is still following, but Hazard is already in the penalty area, and Pereira doesn't dare to make big moves" "Change direction... lower your shoulder to the right, make a fake move and move inside, then shoot with your left foot!" "Oops! It was still a little short! The ball was too slow and Casillas caught it." CCTV5 commentator He Wei sighed and said that the whole attack process was difficult. Although Hazard finally shot the ball, it was useless because it didn't go in. Hazard covered his face with his hands, feeling a little regretful. This was Chelsea's third shot on target in the game, but still failed to achieve anything. But Hazard had no time to think, as Casillas in the penalty area ran out with the ball, and Terry immediately signaled everyone to run back. There was no way, Hazard could only suppress his emotions temporarily and run back. The rest of the first half was not very exciting. Although the home team's fans sang the team song in unison and loudly, neither team found any offensive opportunities. "Beep!" After 2 minutes of stoppage time, referee Cahill blew the whistle to end the first half and players from both teams began to leave the field. "Rubbish!" "Mourinho is rubbish!" “xuuuuu——!!!” "..." As the players walked back to the tunnel, the fans kept cursing. It's not just the score, Chelsea's performance throughout the first half did not satisfy the fans. Mourinho was also very troubled by this. In previous games, if Hazard was blocked, Chelsea would find a way to find opportunities along the way to Jiang Yuan. But the problem today is that Lopetegui knows Jiang Yuan's characteristics too well. In order to prevent Jiang Yuan from starting, Corona almost hung on Jiang Yuan. Sacrifice Corona's role on the offensive end to limit Jiang Yuan's performance on the wing. Lopetegui really made a good plan by replacing one lane along the way! In the locker room, Mourinho made some changes, which generally meant that Jiang Yuan should not get too close to the sideline and try to move closer to the middle. In this way, William could help Jiang Yuan get rid of Corona's defense by blocking his position. In addition, Mourinho specifically named Matic who performed poorly in the first half: "Nemanja, do you know that you played like shit in the first half?"
Facing Mourinho's public accusation, Matic lowered his head in guilt. Mourinho was right. Apart from the goal conceded, Matic's performance in the rest of the first half was also a bit bad. Originally, Matic's role in the team was to intercept and steal the ball, but it turned out that Matic, who is over 1 meters tall, couldn't even stop Neves. "Hey……" Mourinho sighed and said slowly: "Every player will have a low period of form, I can understand that. But you have to know that we are in a game now. If you still perform like this in the second half, then I'm sorry, I will replace you with Oscar." "Remember, you are not the only option at the defensive midfielder position!" Mourinho's words were very serious, which also shows how much importance he attaches to this game. In the eyes of outsiders, Chelsea is fighting for the first place in the group, but insiders know that if Chelsea finally gets the second place in the group, it will most likely be eliminated in the first round of the Champions League. Chelsea can’t beat any of the other seven group leaders! …… The second half of the game began, and in the 61st minute, Chelsea made the first substitution. Oscar replaced Matic, a substitution adjustment in the same position, but other than that there were no changes in the players on the field. 65th minute! Porto got a corner kick in the frontcourt, and Neves ran towards the corner flagpole to kick off. Although Neves hadn't even reached the kick-off position at this time, chaos had already begun in Chelsea's penalty area, with players from both teams pushing each other. Everyone is not trying to block positions, but competing with each other! “Please let go of your hands!” Kachir gave a warning and Zuma took his hand off Brahimi. Beep! The referee blew the whistle, Neves extended his right hand, and then ran up near the corner flag on the right. With a "pop" the corner kick was taken. "Back point!" William shouted loudly. In an instant, the players of both teams began to move back. The ball did not fly high. Courtois wanted to jump up and hold the ball, but finally gave up the idea. The ball was given to Maicon at the back point, who was one of the best header experts in the Porto team. Maicon jumped up and shook his head. He did not choose to head the ball directly, but passed the ball to Indi behind him. Indi stretched out his foot to stop the ball. Jiang Yuan immediately ran up and prepared to snatch the ball from Indi. Under pressure, Indi decisively lobbed the ball into the penalty area. !!! Courtois saw the opportunity, took a run-up and jumped out to attack. Almost at the same time, Maicon also jumped up in front of the small penalty area, and both of them aimed at the half-high ball that Indi hung over. Courtois knew that this position was very dangerous, but since he had already run out, he had to find a way to hit the ball, otherwise the goal behind him would be in trouble. Maicon shook his head to shoot, and Courtois clenched his fists to try to hit the ball out. As a result, Courtois' fist hit Maicon's ear. nonono! Jiang Yuan thought something was wrong and wanted to go up to explain, but Kachir had already blew the whistle.
Courtois received a yellow card and Porto was awarded a penalty. "Fuck!" Mourinho kicked a mineral water bottle placed on the sidelines with enough force that the bottle was kicked directly into the player's tunnel. Matic is not the only war criminal today. Courtois is also a war criminal! This is fucked! "hiss--" Fans of both teams at Stamford Bridge held their breath at the same time. With the score at 0:1, this penalty was particularly crucial. If Brahimi could score the goal, then with a 70-goal lead in 2 minutes, Porto's chances of winning would be very high. But if Brahimi missed, Porto only needed to score one more goal in the remaining 20 minutes to equalize the score. Based on the goal difference of the two teams, Chelsea will be the first in Group G as long as they have the same points as Porto! "Is it okay?" Kachir asked Courtois and blew the whistle after the latter nodded. Brahimi stood behind the penalty spot. Start running! …… PS: Based on the feedback and my considerations, some unimportant games will not be described in detail, thank you! (End of this chapter)