Chapter 361 Chelsea reborn from Nirvana, the defense of Old Trafford
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Ge Lei Sen Gu Dong
On the evening of August 8, in London, England, the UEFA Champions League group stage draw ceremony was underway.
According to UEFA's UEFA Champions League final venue plan for the next five years announced in 2021, this season's Champions League final will once again be held at Wembley, the holy land of English football, while the 2024-25 season final will be played at the Allianz Arena in Munich.
Tonight's draw ceremony has received a lot of attention, because it will be the last competition in accordance with the current competition system before the restructuring of the Champions League.
The UEFA Champions League has undergone four major restructurings in 1969, 1992, 1998, and 2003, among which there were many gradual reforms. Unlike the stable competition system in the past ten years, historically, the UEFA Champions League competition system has actually been changing.
In the 1991-92 season, the UEFA Champions League introduced a round-robin system from a purely elimination cup. After the group stage, the top eight were divided into two groups AB again. first champion.
In the 1992-93 season, the name of the event was officially changed from the European Champions Cup (European Champion Clubs' Cup) to the UEFA Champions League (UEFA Champions League).
In the 1994-95 season, the number of teams in the race was reduced from 32 to 16, divided into 4 groups, and the top two teams in each group advanced to the quarterfinals.
1997-98赛季，正赛球队又调整为24支，分为6个小组，每个小组第1和成绩最好的两个小组第2晋级淘汰赛。
In 1998, 14 European giants clubs - Ajax, Borussia Dortmund, Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Inter Milan, Juventus, Liverpool, Manchester United, AC Milan, Marseille, Paris Saint-Germain, Porto, Eindhoven, Royal Madrid formed G14, bringing the idea of the UEFA Super League to the table for the first time.
Looking back now, in the eyes of today's fans, some of the clubs here can't even imagine that they will be related to the word giants.
In response to the challenge of G14, in the 1998-99 season, UEFA once again reorganized the Champions League and introduced the "European War Points" that has been used to this day. Major reforms, introducing rules in favor of the giants.
Manchester United also became the champions before the reform that year.
In the 1999-00 season, the UEFA Champions League took shape today. 32 teams participated in the main match and were divided into eight groups. The top two in each group participated in the second group stage, and the top two in each group advanced to the quarterfinals.
At the same time, the European Cup Winners' Cup was cancelled, replaced by the UEFA Cup with the cup winners of the national football associations and the third in the UEFA Champions League group stage.
Since the 2003-04 season, UEFA canceled the second stage of the group stage, and the UEFA Champions League has finally become what it is today.
The subsequent UEFA Champions League was not without reform, but focused more on qualifying matches, play-offs, the transformation of the UEFA Cup into the Europa League, and the launch of the Europa League and so on.
Among them, the most "coquettish" is the rule that the then UEFA President Michel Platini introduced a new draw for each round of the Champions League knockout round in the 2012-13 season.
This is in the era when self-media and mobile Internet are not yet highly developed, so we can understand traffic and topics.
A considerable part of Arsenal's famous "five years of Bayern and three years of Barcelona" is in those years.
Also in those few years, the rumors about UEFA's arrangement of scripts and selection of opponents for certain teams to advance to the promotion never stopped. There were disputes almost every year, and there were godfathers every season.
On May 2015, 5, Ferbole of the beautiful country crossed the sea to enforce the law and raided the FIFA headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland. After the former chairman Blatter and Platini were found out about the mess, there will be no UEFA Champions League. After a big toss, the lottery rules were also changed in the 27-2018 season to the quarter-final draw after the first round of the knockout round, and the semi-finals and finals were drawn together, instead of drawing lots for each round.
With the current chairman Ceferin taking office and being re-elected twice, his concept of leaning towards small and medium-sized countries and sharing football dividends not only won him stable votes, but also once again pitted UEFA against the giants.
The UEFA Super League has been put on the table again, but this time, when the overall European economy is going from recession to deep recession, even the governments of various countries cannot bear the football dividend being divided up by a few oligarchs, regardless of football powers or small and medium countries, Almost unanimously came out against the event.
Therefore, a considerable part of the opinion believes that this time the European Super League is nothing more than those giants wanting to refer to the G14 past, and once again team up to win more meat from UEFA.
UEFA has also made major reforms again for this purpose.
Don't you giants want to have a strong dialogue?Don't you want to make more games between the giants and better attract the audience?
That line, starting from the 2024-25 season, the UEFA Champions League group stage will change to a Swiss round system, and the number of teams in the main match will be expanded to 36. All teams will be randomly drawn in the first round. Round rules, starting from the second round, winners and winners are randomly drawn, drawers and drawers, losers and losers are randomly drawn, and opponents encountered will not meet again in the round robin.
All teams play 4 home games and 4 away games.
八轮比赛过后，第1-8名直接晋级淘汰赛，第9-24名通过附加赛决出另外8个名额。
The advantage of this competition system is that it is easy for strong teams to play against strong teams, avoiding the fact that after the original group stage draw, some games with too clear strengths and weaknesses have become one-sided killings, and the ratings are not high.
Theoretically, if a strong team keeps winning in the round robin, the opponents he meets will most likely be giants in the upper bracket. Even if it is not a strong team, it is at least a relatively strong team in the middle and lower reaches Improved the viewability of the first stage of the event.
And the fans of each giant can't predict who the team's opponent will be in the next round, which adds to the suspense of the game.
This system, which is commonly used in chess competitions, will not only be used in the Champions League, but also in some e-sports events, such as the British Bear League and CS Hook.
For tonight's draw, UEFA invited Brazilian legend and Ballon d'Or winner Rivaldo and Dutch legend Bergkamp as guests of the draw.
Manchester United did not send players, and club chairman Hamad Al-Thani and CEO Arnold went to the scene to witness the result of the draw in person.
The teams in Pot 1 have been drawn successively, Roma, Juventus, Manchester City, Bayern Munich, Paris Saint-Germain, Feyenoord, Benfica, Barcelona. The defending champions are in Group AH.
Followed by the teams in Pot 2, Manchester United is among them.
Due to the avoidance of their own country, Manchester City will definitely not be able to go to Group C, and any other group may go.
Arsenal was the first to be drawn out by Rivaldo!
Then Bergkamp reached out and took out a small ball in another glass basin with the team number, opened it, and the audience had fun!
Group H!Against Barcelona!
Sitting in the audience, Arsenal's sporting director Edu Gaspar couldn't laugh or cry, his face turned green. Why did he go around for so many years, but Barcelona was still drawn!
And it was made by a former Barcelona player and a former Arsenal player!
Then Leipzig Red Bull was divided into Group A with Roma, and Atletico Madrid into Group G with Benfica. Rivaldo's hand did not take out Manchester United until the last two balls were left. The top pretends to be calm and breezy, but the fans watching the live broadcast are not calm!
There are still two second-tier teams, Manchester United and Real Madrid, that have not been drawn, and only Bayern's Group D and Parisian Group E are left in the group. No matter which one is drawn, it is full of stories!
Barrage:
[The UEFA script master... Paris vs. Real Madrid is like Director Mu and Mourinho playing Real Madrid. Paris vs. Manchester United is like Mourinho playing against Chen Xiaoliang. It is also facing the old owner]
[Don't forget, Real Madrid's current coach is Nagelsmann, and it's the same script for Real Madrid to Bayern! 】
[Thai pants are hot! 】
[I thought I was on the fifth floor, it turns out that UEFA is already in the atmosphere]
...
Rivaldo drew Real Madrid's pick, and then the pressure came to Bergkamp.
In the glass basin of two balls, he turned and turned with his hands, turned and turned, and finally took out one...
Open it up, Group E, Paris vs. Real Madrid, the soap opera of Mbappé's transfer to Real Madrid throughout the summer, was pushed to a new climax at this moment. At the same time, although Mourinho missed Chen Xiaoliang, returning to the Bernabéu was just as exciting. People are full of expectations!
Then there is no need to draw the last lottery, and Manchester United was assigned to Group D where Bayern is.
Ten Hag just asked the coaching staff to start preparing Bayern's detailed information, but I didn't expect this to be just the prelude to tonight.
Almost the strongest team in the third tier, Eindhoven, the runner-up of the Eredivisie last season and coached by former Manchester United player Ruud van Nistelrooy, was drawn into Group D, and the team in the fourth tier was almost the strongest. Lazio, who ranked third in Serie A last season, was also drawn in.
Bayern, Manchester United, Eindhoven, Lazio, the four teams formed a veritable group of death.
But the group of death is not the only one. Group B composed of Juventus, Borussia Dortmund, Salzburg Red Bull and Newcastle is also difficult to predict who can advance smoothly.
The final grouping is as follows:
Group A: Roma, Leipzig Red Bull, Glasgow Rangers, Braga;
Group B: Juventus, Borussia Dortmund, Red Bull Salzburg, Newcastle;
Group C: Manchester City, Inter Milan, Lens, Pilsen win;
Group D: Bayern, Manchester United, PSV, Lazio;
Group E: Greater Paris, Real Madrid, Union Berlin, Genk;
Group F: Feyenoord, Napoli, Real Sociedad, Celtic;
Group G: Benfica, Atletico Madrid, Shakhtar Donetsk, Young Boys Bern;
Group H: Barcelona, Arsenal, Marseille, Dinamo Zagreb
As soon as the grouping results came out, the odds of Manchester United and Bayern fell to 5th and 6th, while Manchester City continued to top the odds list, followed by Real Madrid, Paris and Barcelona.
When the lottery results came out, so did the devil's schedule.
9月2日主场对切尔西的联赛，随后9月6日客场前往慕尼黑挑战拜仁，紧接着马不停蹄赶往英格兰最南边的伯恩茅斯继续9月9日的客场比赛，再回到曼彻斯特，9月15日主场迎战拉齐奥。
Three days later, on September 9th, they will continue to play West Ham at home, and then the national team will play in the game cycle, and they can rest for two weeks.
It means 17 days and 5 games to play. Even the relatively weak West Ham United is a well-known tough player in the Premier League, not to mention that their head coach is the former "chosen one", a master of 81 crosses Moyes, whenever he sees Manchester United, he is very excited.
Manchester United also used the last time before the devil's schedule to make physical reserves. In September, it means that the season has really started.
As of 9:1 on the evening of September 23, before the closing of the Premier League transfer window, there have been many high-value transfers.
Tottenham signed AC Milan's French goalkeeper Maignan to replace Lloris, who is old and not in good condition day by day. At the same time, he also signed the Swiss demon striker Okafor from the Salzburg Red Bull for 4000 million.
Outside of the Premier League, the biggest deal is that Real Madrid, who are struggling to catch up with Mbappe and Harland, signed Juventus striker Vlahovic for 1 million euros. The 23-year-old Serbian will also appear as Benzema's successor On the front line of Real Madrid.
Naturally, the next opponent Chelsea is not idle. After various competitions and twists and turns, they freely signed Marcus Thuram, who left the team after the expiration of Borussia's contract. The Frenchman will also join Leo. , Osmeen formed Chelsea's offensive line, and Aubameyang, Pulisic, and Haverts were all rented or sold by the club after Sterling.
Therefore, the Chelsea team in front of me is completely different from last season.
赛前陈小亮检查了一下系统，上一场对伯恩利零封、一射一传获得了2点突破点数（19→21），连续第三场拿下全场最佳的他再次获得14点训练值，这6天的训练又攒下24点，一共获得了38点训练值。（82→120）。
他拿出80点，继续提升耐力17→18，训练值120→40。
At 9:2 on the evening of September 18, the players of the Blue Army took the lead in taking the bus to Old Trafford.
Enzo got out of the car, with a handbag under his arm, and turned his head to wave to the media and fans like a small boss in Wenzhou.
He has said in interviews many times this season that the sky is "light" at Chelsea and that Pochettino is a real manager.
The implication is not difficult to understand. I don't know where the two coaching certificates of Porter and Lampard came from.
The most difficult thing for Enzo to understand is that after Lampard arrived, he asked Kanter to rush up to attack, leaving him behind to take on more defense.
It’s not that Enzo can’t defend. He can also play as a midfielder in Rome, but correspondingly, a lot of defensive work is undertaken by Chen Xiaoliang in front of him and another midfielder next to him, so that Enzo can have the opportunity to press and play. Demonstrate his ability to pass and attack.
And in the last days of last season, he stood in the position of the defensive midfielder and saw Kanter jumping in and rushing into the penalty area to shoot again and again. He was actually a bit in a trance.
While bearing a lot of accusations and abuse from fans, he really couldn't understand what kind of configuration this genius could come up with.
According to some media analysis, Lampard may have seen Chen Xiaoliang's playing style in Rome, and wanted to try the same tactics with Kanter, let him play as a central midfielder, and initiate a high position when the opponent holds the ball in the backcourt. Pressing, while reducing defensive pressure on the midfielder.
But Kanter is 32 years old, and he suffered 189 days of hamstring injury and didn't even participate in the World Cup. When Enzo complained to his friends, he even said that if Kanter can still play like this at this age, then Lampa Why don't you put on your own jersey and play...
Fortunately, everything has passed, and Chelsea also released a brand new starting lineup today.
Goalkeeper Kepa, since Pochettino came, his chances of coaching have become 0;
Back four Cucurella, Fofana, Koulibaly and Colville;
Double defensive midfielder Kanter and Enzo, forward midfielder Mount;
Left winger Leo, center Osmeen, right winger Thuram.
Lukaku, Mudrick, Kovacic and others sat on the bench.
Manchester United have also made changes, goalkeeper De Gea;
Defender Wan-Bissaka, Lindelof, Lima, Timber;
Double defensive midfielders Fred and Casemiro, central midfielder Chen Xiaoliang;
Left winger Rashford, center Cesco, and right winger B Fee.
This game is indeed very important, but the team has to consider the UEFA Champions League group stage that will be held in a few days. Chelsea is difficult to chew, and Bayern at home is even more difficult to chew.
For this reason, Luke Shaw, Varane, Eriksson and others were all rotated to sit on the bench.
As the captain on the field, it is still B Fee. Ten Hag has told reporters at the pre-match press conference that the team will determine the sequence of the captain, deputy and third captain this season before the Champions League game.
The handshake before the game was also very interesting. First, when Chen Xiaoliang passed by Enzo, the two not only shook hands, but also hugged.
The second was Osmeen and Leo who stood at the back of the Chelsea team. These two big black men were old acquaintances to Chen Xiaoliang.
Osmeen let Naples not play in the Champions League and came to Chelsea. Although he was thinking about money and life in London's top metropolis, what he said was that he wanted to prove himself in the Premier League. It also seemed to be looking for Chen Xiaoliang to make gestures again.
Chelsea fans who have a special complex for black and tough forwards naturally regard him as the biggest reliance on returning to the top this season.
When he shook hands with Chen Xiaoliang, his face was expressionless, and his eyes were deliberately looking away.
And "Smiling Lord" Leo was even worse, his mouth seemed to be unable to close. When he saw Chen Xiaoliang approaching, he lost all smiles for a moment.
After the match between AC Milan and Chen Xiaoliang last season, the media told him that Chen Xiaoliang called him Nezha. He even searched the Internet, and at first he found that Nezha is a mythical figure, and he felt proud from the bottom of his heart.
Although he lost the game, the opponent still recognized him, so he naturally smiled even brighter.
But after a while, it wasn't until the Red Country's Internet was reverse-exported to European football that he realized what he meant by "one head and two arms" Nezha, and he immediately became angry.
Leo was coming tonight for revenge.
On the contrary, Chen Xiaoliang couldn't help grinning when he saw his funny appearance.
After the referee blew the whistle, Chelsea, who had no European missions this season and did not need to preserve their stamina, launched an offensive from the very beginning.
Pochettino's most proficient offensive and defensive formations were immediately reflected in actual combat.
4-2-3-1 when defending, Cucurella plugs in from the left when attacking, Mount is close to the right, Kanter and Enzo press forward, Leo and Thuram are on both sides of Osimhen Activities, forming a 3-4-2-1 formation, which is also a change that more and more coaches who insist on four backs will use in offense, and Pochettino has been tried and tested in Tottenham.
But in Chelsea, because Osimhen does not have the fulcrum role of Kane, he can hold the ball in the frontcourt, but he cannot do the meticulous work of the frontcourt organization like Kane, so the nominal right winger Thuram is more The ground is retracted in the middle, and he uses his burly figure of 192 centimeters and 88 kilograms to help revitalize the frontcourt beside Osmeen.
Lukaku can obviously serve as a fulcrum, but at the age of 30, his scoring efficiency and impact in the penalty area are obviously a bit worse than the limelight Osimhen.
The 24-year-old Osimhen has scored 3 goals in the first three rounds and is tied for second in the scorer list. Today Ten Hag sent Lindelof in order to fight him one-on-one. .
Although Maguire is more capable of confronting head-on, Osimhen's speed is too fast for the aircraft carrier to keep up.
In the 3rd minute, Leo faced Wan Bissaka from the left and forcibly started overtaking. Wan Bissaka took the opportunity to tackle sideways and shoveled the ball out of the sideline.
After Leo came to the Premier League, he became even more lazy. Basically, he returned to his own half and returned to defense no more than 3 times in a game, but Pochettino did not put pressure on him and let him stay in the frontcourt to give full play. Offensive ability.
The rhythm of running back and forth in the Premier League is not suitable for Leo's habits. The team is specially equipped with Kanter and Cucurella who can go up and down behind him to sweep and fill.
Leo, who traveled around the world and attacked with all his heart, had 2 goals and 1 assist in the first three games, which can be regarded as repaying Pochettino's trust with actions. At this time, after starting at full speed, Wan Bissaka held the position and cleanly tackled him. Grinning and showing his white teeth, he was a little surprised.
This is in Serie A. It's normal to be stopped when you rush up, but you are shoveled clean when you rush up. Where did you encounter it?
Looking at Wan Bisaka, who was darker than him and had whiter teeth than him, Leo said the most ruthless words with the brightest smile: "I will kill you."
Wan Bisaka was stunned, thinking where did this come from... Oh yes, he is the second arm!No wonder!
Cucurella throws the sideline to Kante who is on the top, Fred comes to press, Kanter passes back to Enzo, Enzo moves wide to the right.
Thuram received the ball, and the 192-height he walked the ball in small steps, slowly approaching the 182-height Timber.
Just as the distance was slowly approaching, Thuram suddenly swung the ball to the right, and then rushed directly to the baseline with his long legs. The 9 kg weight difference and the impact after the sudden start made Timber inside It was very difficult.
Manchester United's coaching staff said during the analysis before the game that Chelsea's striker combination this season, to put it bluntly, is a group of animals tied together.
All black and hard, a combination of resistance, speed, explosiveness, height, and jumping. The only difference is that there is a black and lazy mixed in.
Thuram took Timber by force, relying on his explosive power and body, he squeezed out a passing route, and then pushed the ball with his right foot and passed the ball into the small penalty area!
While entangled with Lima, Osmeen wanted to shoot while meeting him. Fortunately, De Gea stretched out his left foot to block the ball!
The ball changed direction and rolled out of the small penalty area. Mount hit the goal vigorously, and the ball flew out of the crossbar behind the back of Casemiro!
Zhan Jun: "Chelsea's two wingers were very active after the opening today! Compared with Wan Bissaka on the right, Timber, who was temporarily acting as a left back today, was obviously under more pressure when facing Thuram! "
Zhang Lu: "These two black boys have great physical fitness. If these two explosive points are placed on the wing, it will be a great test for Manchester United's defense."
Chelsea took a corner kick from the right, Coulibaly, Coleville and the three forwards all pressed up in the middle, and Chen Xiaoliang retreated to the penalty area for air defense.
The ball landed on Thuram's head, and he jumped vigorously. Chen Xiaoliang and Timber beside him jumped at the same time, but neither of them could catch Thuram.
Fortunately, Thuram was affected by the two. Although the header hit it, it didn't hit it straight and missed the post.
Lima is 175 cm, Timber is 182 cm, and Lindelof is 187 cm. Even with Casemiro who is 185 cm tall, the height of this defense line is still not outstanding.
Not to mention the 192 Thuram, although the 186 Osimhen is not too tall, but his jumping is amazing. Last season, he broke the highest jumping record for a header in Serie A.
Pochettino also took aim at this point and frequently played high-altitude balls on both sides.
In the 11th minute, Enzo made a pass from the right, and Osimhen once again forced Lima to the right of the goal with a header, which was saved by De Gea with a single palm.
In the subsequent corner kick, Mount took a tactical corner kick to Enzo, Enzo passed to the center, Kante moved to the left after receiving the ball, Cucurella took the ball and passed it to the penalty area, just like this In a circle with Manchester United's defense, Koulibaly's header was pushed out by Lindelof, and Kanter followed him with a long shot, and De Gea took off and dragged the crossbar with his hands again.
Chelsea fans were waving flags and shouting in a corner of the stands, and many old men had already taken off their jerseys and swung them wildly in circles to cheer for the team.
It is said that the eruption after depression is more powerful. In terms of depression, which fans are more depressed than the Chelsea fans who experienced the nightmare of last season?
It was not easy to straighten my waist, but I couldn't walk sideways.
Enzo took the left corner kick and today he is full of confidence.
He did not practice less throughout the summer. He has been studying why Chen Xiaoliang can improve so fast. For a while, after returning to his residence, he would tell Chen Xiaoliang what he practiced alone today, how many times he practiced, how he rested and relaxed, How long did you rest, what did you eat at home, how much did you eat, how long did you eat, and even how long did you eat?
In addition, Enzo never let go of what websites Chen Xiaoliang reads in his spare time, and the comic "One Foot Superman" that he occasionally follows.
However, as a South American, he really couldn't accept the rough style of "One Foot Superman", and he gave up before seeing a certain S-class robot appearing on the stage.
He believes that there must be a reason for Chen Xiaoliang's explosive progress. Physical fitness, football talent and understanding of football certainly have a great impact, but acquired training methods and lifestyle are definitely more important.
After all, those skills, such as the accuracy of passing and the accuracy of tackles, cannot be made by talent and understanding alone.
"Record, I want to record!"
He didn't let go of any opportunity he could seize, and kept recording and imitating, just wanting to sum up the mystery and let himself enter this explosive growth mode.
Although he didn't say it, in his heart, he had long regarded Chen Xiaoliang as a master.
For this reason, when the team regrouped in the summer, he also set up an extra training team in Chelsea, dragging a few newcomers and young players to train together.
After a summer, let alone, the body is indeed a little stronger, and the sense of the ball seems to have increased significantly.
He is confident that he has entered the correct mode, coupled with his understanding of Chen Xiaoliang, he also began to consciously refer to Chen Xiaoliang's way of playing football to deal with various situations on the court.
He started the first three games and helped the team win consecutively. He averaged 2.3 steals and 1 assist per game, making him firmly believe that he will soon catch up with Chen Xiaoliang's level.
After playing for 10 minutes, not only Chen Xiaoliang saw it, but also Ten Hag, Pochettino, and even the commentators Zhan Jun and Zhang Lu.
Zhan Jun: "Zhang Zhi, do you feel that Enzo is more and more like Xiao Liang in his gestures? The way he runs, he observes the movements around him back and forth, and even his posture and eyes when he bends down and half bends down when retreating to defend. , is simply Xiao Liang's clone."
Zhang Lu: "It's not surprising. I saw it in the Champions League final last season. When Xiaoliang scored a goal, he was more excited than anyone else in the stands. It's not surprising to imitate an idol."
"It's like playing wild football. Although the skills are uneven, many people will imitate Ronaldo's 'SIU' when celebrating. When we were young, there were still many people who made hairstyles like Baggio. Same braid."
Enzo takes a corner kick, the ball spins inward, goes around the penalty point and turns to the baseline, goes straight to the back point, and finds Thuram again.
At any rate, Timber was also the backbone of the defense bought for 7000 million. After being suppressed by Thuram twice in a row, he simply leaned on Thuram this time and suppressed him with the focus of his body.
I can't jump you, and I won't let you jump.
Sure enough, Thuram didn't jump high enough, and the ball was bounced to the left line of the penalty area by him.
Rashford, who defended on the left, rushed out, grabbed the ball and rushed forward.
Manchester United has not had a decent chance since the beginning of the game. They have been defending Chelsea from left to right in their own half.
Although it was a bit unexpected, the team was defended anyway, how could they miss the counterattack opportunity at this time.
Rashford ran wildly, and Fofana, who stayed behind for a while, blocked him.
Rashford took the ball along the sidewalk, and also played explosively. Fofana turned around quickly, not only using his body, but also reaching out to block Rashford. Rashford stretched his legs and tried his best rush forward.
This kind of action would definitely be called a foul in Serie A, but in the Premier League, tonight's referee Stuart Atwell didn't even bother to make an offensive gesture.
What is there to do?It's not too late to blow if you really pull it down.
Rashford knew that he might not be able to completely get rid of Fofana to catch up with the ball, so when he rushed up, he fell to the ground with his left foot against the bottom of the ball, kicked the ball into the air, and swept to the middle!
He knew very well in his heart that he was originally the fastest in the team, but now, the new No. [-] counter-attack madman has already snatched his position as the fastest!
Rashford, who fell on the ground, looked at the middle of the road first, and saw that the red number 7 he was expecting rushed up, and immediately got up with hands and feet and continued to run forward!
Chen Xiaoliang met the ball's landing point in the middle, leaned against Kanter with his body, pushed the ball back to Casemiro who was following him, and then turned around to avoid Kanter and rushed forward.
Casemiro didn't stop the ball, he swung his right foot up and down, and kicked the ball to the right side of the court, and B Fee has rushed up from there!
B Fei received the ball and moved forward about 10 meters in an instant, but speed is not his specialty, and Kucurella, who was chasing back, has already caught up behind him.
"pass!"
Chen Xiaoliang made gestures to Fei B while running in the middle.
B Fei was still looking up, but he didn't make a move. Seeing that Cucurella was about to come from behind, Chen Xiaoliang yelled: "Pass!!!"
B Fei also knew that sticking to the ball would waste the opportunity, so he pushed to the middle and passed it to Cesko who was keeping up.
Cesko and Chen Xiaoliang's tacit understanding value is full to burst, he does not stop the ball and directly pushes the ball to the front left, and passes it to the top of the arc in the penalty area.
Kanter has long been thrown away by five or six people by Chen Xiaoliang. This French hero knows in his heart that let alone 32 years old, even if he is 23 years old, he will not be able to catch up with the kid in front of him with a V10 engine on his legs.
He couldn't catch up, but Osmeen and Leo, who were determined to take revenge today, did not give up. The moment they got the ball from Rashford's wing and Chen Xiaoliang rushed out of the Manchester United penalty area, they chased with all their strength.
At this moment, there is no such thing as Qin Xiaogong, only the black wind and two evil spirits who chased from the Apennine Peninsula to the British Isles and are eager for revenge.
Seeing the ball passed, Fofana also turned back to block Chen Xiaoliang.
Chen Xiaoliang received a pass from Cesco 5 meters away from the top of the arc. Seeing Fofana approaching, he changed direction slightly to the front right and sprinted towards the penalty area.
Just now B Fei passed the ball a beat slower. Chen Xiaoliang, who was in the middle, had to slow down in order not to exceed the offside line. At this time, he restarted, and the two black generals behind him had chased to a very close distance.
For a while, with Fofana in the front, Leo and Osmeen in the back, one left and one right flanking, Chen Xiaoliang seemed to have no other options except to continue trying to break through to the right.
Kanter was still chasing back, and he and Colwell rushed to the side of Rashford who was emptied.
Chen Xiaoliang waded the ball to the front right and rushed towards the right side of the small penalty area. The three double-teaming him continued to chase after him, and Osimhen was even ready to harass him.
Just to be on the safe side, Chelsea goalkeeper and reserve coach Kepa moved towards the near post despite the three-man double-team to prevent Chen Xiaoliang from suddenly blasting a cold shot.
The problem is that when they did this, Enzo, who had given up chasing behind, and Pochettino, who was on the sidelines, were in a hurry.
The two wanted to yell to remind them, but in this fleeting moment, how could they have a chance to speak?
Both of them were cursing in their hearts: "Damn you, don't you watch football?!"
"At the end of the Champions League final, how did this guy assist the lore Manchester City? Don't you watch it?!"
Indeed, not all players will spend their spare time on football. It is already thankful to be able to avoid sex and alcohol in their spare time, and let them concentrate on studying tactics and other players?That's a fantasy.
Seeing Kepa moving towards his side, Chen Xiaoliang took a step forward. The three double-teaming him thought he was going to shoot. Fofana stretched his leg forward to intercept the ball, and Osimhen put his right hand on Chen Xiaoliang's shoulder and secretly exerted force. , Leo could neither start nor step down, he could only open his mouth wide and show his white teeth, cursing Chen Xiaoliang fiercely in his heart.
Chen Xiaoliang swiped hard with his right foot, and the ball rolled past Fofana's crotch!
This ball can't be slow, if it is slow, it will be intercepted by Kepa, and it can't be too fast, if it is too fast, Rashford on the other side has no time to react!
The ball drew a diagonal line and rolled to the other corner of the small penalty area. Rashford reacted in a hurry and stretched out his left leg to catch the ball!
But the persistent veteran Kanter insisted on chasing all the way, and blocked Rashford at this time!
In an instant, the air seemed to freeze, and more than 7 people from both camps in Old Trafford held their breaths and waited for Rashford's action.
I saw him push the ball behind the penalty spot with the outer instep of his right foot, and a 20-year-old, over 1.9-meter-high, energetic big man followed up, set up the arch of his right foot and pushed the ball vigorously. , Aiming at the left side of the goal to hit.
Zhan Jun: "This goal has been scored! Manchester United's first counterattack and first shot scored the goal, Cesco! Scored Manchester United's first goal in the Premier League BIG7 civil war this season!"
"Haaland, who was once called Little Harland, confessed the huge gap between himself and Harland when he returned to his hometown after winning the Champions League last year in an interview with the media, saying that he still has a lot to catch up and improve!"
"He is the cheaper one at 6500 million euros compared to Kwa!"
"But the Slovenian, Xiao Liang's right-hand man, has made a very good start at Manchester United!"
"He ran to the sidelines, turned his back and kept pointing to the No. 9 jersey behind him!"
Zhang Lu: "If the ball B fee had been passed earlier, Xiao Liang would not have been caught up, and he would have hit the goal alone. Fortunately, the last three cooperated tacitly. Rashford did not try to force the shot. Gave it to Sesko who plugged in."
Zhan Jun: "After the last game, the media asked Rashford what it was like to be fed cakes after being pushed by Xiao Liang. Rashford was very good at talking and told reporters that it was a 'team feeling'. When dealing with this ball, Rashford also remembered the scene when Xiao Liang gave him cakes!"
Seeing his ex-friends Xiaoliang and Sesco celebrating on the sidelines, and even Kwa on the bench running over to hug them, Enzo was very lonely and reluctantly walked towards his own half.
They met in the Champions League knockout match last season. At that time, Chelsea was still under the rule of the great "Porter Dynasty". After two rounds, they almost lost all their underwear. Porter also succeeded in Zen, allowing the epic coach Lampard to ascend the throne. , kicked off the Southern District Competition for the standings that was extremely stable and with no points moving.
It would be very frustrating to lose, but Enzo knows that it is not a problem with the player's ability, but a problem with the "over there" of the head coach, but why... why is it now triumphant, with a new atmosphere, and it is just pressing at Old Trafford Manchester United played for 10 minutes and conceded the ball first...
One halfway to Chelsea, the other to Manchester United, Chen Xiaoliang and Enzo met.
Although they have been separated for more than half a year, the two still keep in touch with each other through text messages on the Internet, and the tacit understanding has not been lost.
Chen Xiaoliang knew what Enzo was thinking:
"The game is not over yet, so you just admit defeat?"
Enzo: "Fuck you, I must be the one who wins today!"
He is not the kind of person who admits defeat. No matter what he thinks in his heart, he will never give up in action.
Chen Xiaoliang saw through his doubts: "Do you know the difference?"
Enzuo's eyes lit up, thinking that Chen Xiaoliang was going to tell him which aspect of the most important gap between himself and him was, so he hurriedly asked, "Where?!"
Chen Xiaoliang laughed: "I never take a corner kick, hahahaha."
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According to UEFA's UEFA Champions League final venue plan for the next five years announced in 2021, this season's Champions League final will once again be held at Wembley, the holy land of English football, while the 2024-25 season final will be played at the Allianz Arena in Munich.
Tonight's draw ceremony has received a lot of attention, because it will be the last competition in accordance with the current competition system before the restructuring of the Champions League.
The UEFA Champions League has undergone four major restructurings in 1969, 1992, 1998, and 2003, among which there were many gradual reforms. Unlike the stable competition system in the past ten years, historically, the UEFA Champions League competition system has actually been changing.
In the 1991-92 season, the UEFA Champions League introduced a round-robin system from a purely elimination cup. After the group stage, the top eight were divided into two groups AB again. first champion.
In the 1992-93 season, the name of the event was officially changed from the European Champions Cup (European Champion Clubs' Cup) to the UEFA Champions League (UEFA Champions League).
In the 1994-95 season, the number of teams in the race was reduced from 32 to 16, divided into 4 groups, and the top two teams in each group advanced to the quarterfinals.
1997-98赛季，正赛球队又调整为24支，分为6个小组，每个小组第1和成绩最好的两个小组第2晋级淘汰赛。
In 1998, 14 European giants clubs - Ajax, Borussia Dortmund, Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Inter Milan, Juventus, Liverpool, Manchester United, AC Milan, Marseille, Paris Saint-Germain, Porto, Eindhoven, Royal Madrid formed G14, bringing the idea of the UEFA Super League to the table for the first time.
Looking back now, in the eyes of today's fans, some of the clubs here can't even imagine that they will be related to the word giants.
In response to the challenge of G14, in the 1998-99 season, UEFA once again reorganized the Champions League and introduced the "European War Points" that has been used to this day. Major reforms, introducing rules in favor of the giants.
Manchester United also became the champions before the reform that year.
In the 1999-00 season, the UEFA Champions League took shape today. 32 teams participated in the main match and were divided into eight groups. The top two in each group participated in the second group stage, and the top two in each group advanced to the quarterfinals.
At the same time, the European Cup Winners' Cup was cancelled, replaced by the UEFA Cup with the cup winners of the national football associations and the third in the UEFA Champions League group stage.
Since the 2003-04 season, UEFA canceled the second stage of the group stage, and the UEFA Champions League has finally become what it is today.
The subsequent UEFA Champions League was not without reform, but focused more on qualifying matches, play-offs, the transformation of the UEFA Cup into the Europa League, and the launch of the Europa League and so on.
Among them, the most "coquettish" is the rule that the then UEFA President Michel Platini introduced a new draw for each round of the Champions League knockout round in the 2012-13 season.
This is in the era when self-media and mobile Internet are not yet highly developed, so we can understand traffic and topics.
A considerable part of Arsenal's famous "five years of Bayern and three years of Barcelona" is in those years.
Also in those few years, the rumors about UEFA's arrangement of scripts and selection of opponents for certain teams to advance to the promotion never stopped. There were disputes almost every year, and there were godfathers every season.
On May 2015, 5, Ferbole of the beautiful country crossed the sea to enforce the law and raided the FIFA headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland. After the former chairman Blatter and Platini were found out about the mess, there will be no UEFA Champions League. After a big toss, the lottery rules were also changed in the 27-2018 season to the quarter-final draw after the first round of the knockout round, and the semi-finals and finals were drawn together, instead of drawing lots for each round.
With the current chairman Ceferin taking office and being re-elected twice, his concept of leaning towards small and medium-sized countries and sharing football dividends not only won him stable votes, but also once again pitted UEFA against the giants.
The UEFA Super League has been put on the table again, but this time, when the overall European economy is going from recession to deep recession, even the governments of various countries cannot bear the football dividend being divided up by a few oligarchs, regardless of football powers or small and medium countries, Almost unanimously came out against the event.
Therefore, a considerable part of the opinion believes that this time the European Super League is nothing more than those giants wanting to refer to the G14 past, and once again team up to win more meat from UEFA.
UEFA has also made major reforms again for this purpose.
Don't you giants want to have a strong dialogue?Don't you want to make more games between the giants and better attract the audience?
That line, starting from the 2024-25 season, the UEFA Champions League group stage will change to a Swiss round system, and the number of teams in the main match will be expanded to 36. All teams will be randomly drawn in the first round. Round rules, starting from the second round, winners and winners are randomly drawn, drawers and drawers, losers and losers are randomly drawn, and opponents encountered will not meet again in the round robin.
All teams play 4 home games and 4 away games.
八轮比赛过后，第1-8名直接晋级淘汰赛，第9-24名通过附加赛决出另外8个名额。
The advantage of this competition system is that it is easy for strong teams to play against strong teams, avoiding the fact that after the original group stage draw, some games with too clear strengths and weaknesses have become one-sided killings, and the ratings are not high.
Theoretically, if a strong team keeps winning in the round robin, the opponents he meets will most likely be giants in the upper bracket. Even if it is not a strong team, it is at least a relatively strong team in the middle and lower reaches Improved the viewability of the first stage of the event.
And the fans of each giant can't predict who the team's opponent will be in the next round, which adds to the suspense of the game.
This system, which is commonly used in chess competitions, will not only be used in the Champions League, but also in some e-sports events, such as the British Bear League and CS Hook.
For tonight's draw, UEFA invited Brazilian legend and Ballon d'Or winner Rivaldo and Dutch legend Bergkamp as guests of the draw.
Manchester United did not send players, and club chairman Hamad Al-Thani and CEO Arnold went to the scene to witness the result of the draw in person.
The teams in Pot 1 have been drawn successively, Roma, Juventus, Manchester City, Bayern Munich, Paris Saint-Germain, Feyenoord, Benfica, Barcelona. The defending champions are in Group AH.
Followed by the teams in Pot 2, Manchester United is among them.
Due to the avoidance of their own country, Manchester City will definitely not be able to go to Group C, and any other group may go.
Arsenal was the first to be drawn out by Rivaldo!
Then Bergkamp reached out and took out a small ball in another glass basin with the team number, opened it, and the audience had fun!
Group H!Against Barcelona!
Sitting in the audience, Arsenal's sporting director Edu Gaspar couldn't laugh or cry, his face turned green. Why did he go around for so many years, but Barcelona was still drawn!
And it was made by a former Barcelona player and a former Arsenal player!
Then Leipzig Red Bull was divided into Group A with Roma, and Atletico Madrid into Group G with Benfica. Rivaldo's hand did not take out Manchester United until the last two balls were left. The top pretends to be calm and breezy, but the fans watching the live broadcast are not calm!
There are still two second-tier teams, Manchester United and Real Madrid, that have not been drawn, and only Bayern's Group D and Parisian Group E are left in the group. No matter which one is drawn, it is full of stories!
Barrage:
[The UEFA script master... Paris vs. Real Madrid is like Director Mu and Mourinho playing Real Madrid. Paris vs. Manchester United is like Mourinho playing against Chen Xiaoliang. It is also facing the old owner]
[Don't forget, Real Madrid's current coach is Nagelsmann, and it's the same script for Real Madrid to Bayern! 】
[Thai pants are hot! 】
[I thought I was on the fifth floor, it turns out that UEFA is already in the atmosphere]
...
Rivaldo drew Real Madrid's pick, and then the pressure came to Bergkamp.
In the glass basin of two balls, he turned and turned with his hands, turned and turned, and finally took out one...
Open it up, Group E, Paris vs. Real Madrid, the soap opera of Mbappé's transfer to Real Madrid throughout the summer, was pushed to a new climax at this moment. At the same time, although Mourinho missed Chen Xiaoliang, returning to the Bernabéu was just as exciting. People are full of expectations!
Then there is no need to draw the last lottery, and Manchester United was assigned to Group D where Bayern is.
Ten Hag just asked the coaching staff to start preparing Bayern's detailed information, but I didn't expect this to be just the prelude to tonight.
Almost the strongest team in the third tier, Eindhoven, the runner-up of the Eredivisie last season and coached by former Manchester United player Ruud van Nistelrooy, was drawn into Group D, and the team in the fourth tier was almost the strongest. Lazio, who ranked third in Serie A last season, was also drawn in.
Bayern, Manchester United, Eindhoven, Lazio, the four teams formed a veritable group of death.
But the group of death is not the only one. Group B composed of Juventus, Borussia Dortmund, Salzburg Red Bull and Newcastle is also difficult to predict who can advance smoothly.
The final grouping is as follows:
Group A: Roma, Leipzig Red Bull, Glasgow Rangers, Braga;
Group B: Juventus, Borussia Dortmund, Red Bull Salzburg, Newcastle;
Group C: Manchester City, Inter Milan, Lens, Pilsen win;
Group D: Bayern, Manchester United, PSV, Lazio;
Group E: Greater Paris, Real Madrid, Union Berlin, Genk;
Group F: Feyenoord, Napoli, Real Sociedad, Celtic;
Group G: Benfica, Atletico Madrid, Shakhtar Donetsk, Young Boys Bern;
Group H: Barcelona, Arsenal, Marseille, Dinamo Zagreb
As soon as the grouping results came out, the odds of Manchester United and Bayern fell to 5th and 6th, while Manchester City continued to top the odds list, followed by Real Madrid, Paris and Barcelona.
When the lottery results came out, so did the devil's schedule.
9月2日主场对切尔西的联赛，随后9月6日客场前往慕尼黑挑战拜仁，紧接着马不停蹄赶往英格兰最南边的伯恩茅斯继续9月9日的客场比赛，再回到曼彻斯特，9月15日主场迎战拉齐奥。
Three days later, on September 9th, they will continue to play West Ham at home, and then the national team will play in the game cycle, and they can rest for two weeks.
It means 17 days and 5 games to play. Even the relatively weak West Ham United is a well-known tough player in the Premier League, not to mention that their head coach is the former "chosen one", a master of 81 crosses Moyes, whenever he sees Manchester United, he is very excited.
Manchester United also used the last time before the devil's schedule to make physical reserves. In September, it means that the season has really started.
As of 9:1 on the evening of September 23, before the closing of the Premier League transfer window, there have been many high-value transfers.
Tottenham signed AC Milan's French goalkeeper Maignan to replace Lloris, who is old and not in good condition day by day. At the same time, he also signed the Swiss demon striker Okafor from the Salzburg Red Bull for 4000 million.
Outside of the Premier League, the biggest deal is that Real Madrid, who are struggling to catch up with Mbappe and Harland, signed Juventus striker Vlahovic for 1 million euros. The 23-year-old Serbian will also appear as Benzema's successor On the front line of Real Madrid.
Naturally, the next opponent Chelsea is not idle. After various competitions and twists and turns, they freely signed Marcus Thuram, who left the team after the expiration of Borussia's contract. The Frenchman will also join Leo. , Osmeen formed Chelsea's offensive line, and Aubameyang, Pulisic, and Haverts were all rented or sold by the club after Sterling.
Therefore, the Chelsea team in front of me is completely different from last season.
赛前陈小亮检查了一下系统，上一场对伯恩利零封、一射一传获得了2点突破点数（19→21），连续第三场拿下全场最佳的他再次获得14点训练值，这6天的训练又攒下24点，一共获得了38点训练值。（82→120）。
他拿出80点，继续提升耐力17→18，训练值120→40。
At 9:2 on the evening of September 18, the players of the Blue Army took the lead in taking the bus to Old Trafford.
Enzo got out of the car, with a handbag under his arm, and turned his head to wave to the media and fans like a small boss in Wenzhou.
He has said in interviews many times this season that the sky is "light" at Chelsea and that Pochettino is a real manager.
The implication is not difficult to understand. I don't know where the two coaching certificates of Porter and Lampard came from.
The most difficult thing for Enzo to understand is that after Lampard arrived, he asked Kanter to rush up to attack, leaving him behind to take on more defense.
It’s not that Enzo can’t defend. He can also play as a midfielder in Rome, but correspondingly, a lot of defensive work is undertaken by Chen Xiaoliang in front of him and another midfielder next to him, so that Enzo can have the opportunity to press and play. Demonstrate his ability to pass and attack.
And in the last days of last season, he stood in the position of the defensive midfielder and saw Kanter jumping in and rushing into the penalty area to shoot again and again. He was actually a bit in a trance.
While bearing a lot of accusations and abuse from fans, he really couldn't understand what kind of configuration this genius could come up with.
According to some media analysis, Lampard may have seen Chen Xiaoliang's playing style in Rome, and wanted to try the same tactics with Kanter, let him play as a central midfielder, and initiate a high position when the opponent holds the ball in the backcourt. Pressing, while reducing defensive pressure on the midfielder.
But Kanter is 32 years old, and he suffered 189 days of hamstring injury and didn't even participate in the World Cup. When Enzo complained to his friends, he even said that if Kanter can still play like this at this age, then Lampa Why don't you put on your own jersey and play...
Fortunately, everything has passed, and Chelsea also released a brand new starting lineup today.
Goalkeeper Kepa, since Pochettino came, his chances of coaching have become 0;
Back four Cucurella, Fofana, Koulibaly and Colville;
Double defensive midfielder Kanter and Enzo, forward midfielder Mount;
Left winger Leo, center Osmeen, right winger Thuram.
Lukaku, Mudrick, Kovacic and others sat on the bench.
Manchester United have also made changes, goalkeeper De Gea;
Defender Wan-Bissaka, Lindelof, Lima, Timber;
Double defensive midfielders Fred and Casemiro, central midfielder Chen Xiaoliang;
Left winger Rashford, center Cesco, and right winger B Fee.
This game is indeed very important, but the team has to consider the UEFA Champions League group stage that will be held in a few days. Chelsea is difficult to chew, and Bayern at home is even more difficult to chew.
For this reason, Luke Shaw, Varane, Eriksson and others were all rotated to sit on the bench.
As the captain on the field, it is still B Fee. Ten Hag has told reporters at the pre-match press conference that the team will determine the sequence of the captain, deputy and third captain this season before the Champions League game.
The handshake before the game was also very interesting. First, when Chen Xiaoliang passed by Enzo, the two not only shook hands, but also hugged.
The second was Osmeen and Leo who stood at the back of the Chelsea team. These two big black men were old acquaintances to Chen Xiaoliang.
Osmeen let Naples not play in the Champions League and came to Chelsea. Although he was thinking about money and life in London's top metropolis, what he said was that he wanted to prove himself in the Premier League. It also seemed to be looking for Chen Xiaoliang to make gestures again.
Chelsea fans who have a special complex for black and tough forwards naturally regard him as the biggest reliance on returning to the top this season.
When he shook hands with Chen Xiaoliang, his face was expressionless, and his eyes were deliberately looking away.
And "Smiling Lord" Leo was even worse, his mouth seemed to be unable to close. When he saw Chen Xiaoliang approaching, he lost all smiles for a moment.
After the match between AC Milan and Chen Xiaoliang last season, the media told him that Chen Xiaoliang called him Nezha. He even searched the Internet, and at first he found that Nezha is a mythical figure, and he felt proud from the bottom of his heart.
Although he lost the game, the opponent still recognized him, so he naturally smiled even brighter.
But after a while, it wasn't until the Red Country's Internet was reverse-exported to European football that he realized what he meant by "one head and two arms" Nezha, and he immediately became angry.
Leo was coming tonight for revenge.
On the contrary, Chen Xiaoliang couldn't help grinning when he saw his funny appearance.
After the referee blew the whistle, Chelsea, who had no European missions this season and did not need to preserve their stamina, launched an offensive from the very beginning.
Pochettino's most proficient offensive and defensive formations were immediately reflected in actual combat.
4-2-3-1 when defending, Cucurella plugs in from the left when attacking, Mount is close to the right, Kanter and Enzo press forward, Leo and Thuram are on both sides of Osimhen Activities, forming a 3-4-2-1 formation, which is also a change that more and more coaches who insist on four backs will use in offense, and Pochettino has been tried and tested in Tottenham.
But in Chelsea, because Osimhen does not have the fulcrum role of Kane, he can hold the ball in the frontcourt, but he cannot do the meticulous work of the frontcourt organization like Kane, so the nominal right winger Thuram is more The ground is retracted in the middle, and he uses his burly figure of 192 centimeters and 88 kilograms to help revitalize the frontcourt beside Osmeen.
Lukaku can obviously serve as a fulcrum, but at the age of 30, his scoring efficiency and impact in the penalty area are obviously a bit worse than the limelight Osimhen.
The 24-year-old Osimhen has scored 3 goals in the first three rounds and is tied for second in the scorer list. Today Ten Hag sent Lindelof in order to fight him one-on-one. .
Although Maguire is more capable of confronting head-on, Osimhen's speed is too fast for the aircraft carrier to keep up.
In the 3rd minute, Leo faced Wan Bissaka from the left and forcibly started overtaking. Wan Bissaka took the opportunity to tackle sideways and shoveled the ball out of the sideline.
After Leo came to the Premier League, he became even more lazy. Basically, he returned to his own half and returned to defense no more than 3 times in a game, but Pochettino did not put pressure on him and let him stay in the frontcourt to give full play. Offensive ability.
The rhythm of running back and forth in the Premier League is not suitable for Leo's habits. The team is specially equipped with Kanter and Cucurella who can go up and down behind him to sweep and fill.
Leo, who traveled around the world and attacked with all his heart, had 2 goals and 1 assist in the first three games, which can be regarded as repaying Pochettino's trust with actions. At this time, after starting at full speed, Wan Bissaka held the position and cleanly tackled him. Grinning and showing his white teeth, he was a little surprised.
This is in Serie A. It's normal to be stopped when you rush up, but you are shoveled clean when you rush up. Where did you encounter it?
Looking at Wan Bisaka, who was darker than him and had whiter teeth than him, Leo said the most ruthless words with the brightest smile: "I will kill you."
Wan Bisaka was stunned, thinking where did this come from... Oh yes, he is the second arm!No wonder!
Cucurella throws the sideline to Kante who is on the top, Fred comes to press, Kanter passes back to Enzo, Enzo moves wide to the right.
Thuram received the ball, and the 192-height he walked the ball in small steps, slowly approaching the 182-height Timber.
Just as the distance was slowly approaching, Thuram suddenly swung the ball to the right, and then rushed directly to the baseline with his long legs. The 9 kg weight difference and the impact after the sudden start made Timber inside It was very difficult.
Manchester United's coaching staff said during the analysis before the game that Chelsea's striker combination this season, to put it bluntly, is a group of animals tied together.
All black and hard, a combination of resistance, speed, explosiveness, height, and jumping. The only difference is that there is a black and lazy mixed in.
Thuram took Timber by force, relying on his explosive power and body, he squeezed out a passing route, and then pushed the ball with his right foot and passed the ball into the small penalty area!
While entangled with Lima, Osmeen wanted to shoot while meeting him. Fortunately, De Gea stretched out his left foot to block the ball!
The ball changed direction and rolled out of the small penalty area. Mount hit the goal vigorously, and the ball flew out of the crossbar behind the back of Casemiro!
Zhan Jun: "Chelsea's two wingers were very active after the opening today! Compared with Wan Bissaka on the right, Timber, who was temporarily acting as a left back today, was obviously under more pressure when facing Thuram! "
Zhang Lu: "These two black boys have great physical fitness. If these two explosive points are placed on the wing, it will be a great test for Manchester United's defense."
Chelsea took a corner kick from the right, Coulibaly, Coleville and the three forwards all pressed up in the middle, and Chen Xiaoliang retreated to the penalty area for air defense.
The ball landed on Thuram's head, and he jumped vigorously. Chen Xiaoliang and Timber beside him jumped at the same time, but neither of them could catch Thuram.
Fortunately, Thuram was affected by the two. Although the header hit it, it didn't hit it straight and missed the post.
Lima is 175 cm, Timber is 182 cm, and Lindelof is 187 cm. Even with Casemiro who is 185 cm tall, the height of this defense line is still not outstanding.
Not to mention the 192 Thuram, although the 186 Osimhen is not too tall, but his jumping is amazing. Last season, he broke the highest jumping record for a header in Serie A.
Pochettino also took aim at this point and frequently played high-altitude balls on both sides.
In the 11th minute, Enzo made a pass from the right, and Osimhen once again forced Lima to the right of the goal with a header, which was saved by De Gea with a single palm.
In the subsequent corner kick, Mount took a tactical corner kick to Enzo, Enzo passed to the center, Kante moved to the left after receiving the ball, Cucurella took the ball and passed it to the penalty area, just like this In a circle with Manchester United's defense, Koulibaly's header was pushed out by Lindelof, and Kanter followed him with a long shot, and De Gea took off and dragged the crossbar with his hands again.
Chelsea fans were waving flags and shouting in a corner of the stands, and many old men had already taken off their jerseys and swung them wildly in circles to cheer for the team.
It is said that the eruption after depression is more powerful. In terms of depression, which fans are more depressed than the Chelsea fans who experienced the nightmare of last season?
It was not easy to straighten my waist, but I couldn't walk sideways.
Enzo took the left corner kick and today he is full of confidence.
He did not practice less throughout the summer. He has been studying why Chen Xiaoliang can improve so fast. For a while, after returning to his residence, he would tell Chen Xiaoliang what he practiced alone today, how many times he practiced, how he rested and relaxed, How long did you rest, what did you eat at home, how much did you eat, how long did you eat, and even how long did you eat?
In addition, Enzo never let go of what websites Chen Xiaoliang reads in his spare time, and the comic "One Foot Superman" that he occasionally follows.
However, as a South American, he really couldn't accept the rough style of "One Foot Superman", and he gave up before seeing a certain S-class robot appearing on the stage.
He believes that there must be a reason for Chen Xiaoliang's explosive progress. Physical fitness, football talent and understanding of football certainly have a great impact, but acquired training methods and lifestyle are definitely more important.
After all, those skills, such as the accuracy of passing and the accuracy of tackles, cannot be made by talent and understanding alone.
"Record, I want to record!"
He didn't let go of any opportunity he could seize, and kept recording and imitating, just wanting to sum up the mystery and let himself enter this explosive growth mode.
Although he didn't say it, in his heart, he had long regarded Chen Xiaoliang as a master.
For this reason, when the team regrouped in the summer, he also set up an extra training team in Chelsea, dragging a few newcomers and young players to train together.
After a summer, let alone, the body is indeed a little stronger, and the sense of the ball seems to have increased significantly.
He is confident that he has entered the correct mode, coupled with his understanding of Chen Xiaoliang, he also began to consciously refer to Chen Xiaoliang's way of playing football to deal with various situations on the court.
He started the first three games and helped the team win consecutively. He averaged 2.3 steals and 1 assist per game, making him firmly believe that he will soon catch up with Chen Xiaoliang's level.
After playing for 10 minutes, not only Chen Xiaoliang saw it, but also Ten Hag, Pochettino, and even the commentators Zhan Jun and Zhang Lu.
Zhan Jun: "Zhang Zhi, do you feel that Enzo is more and more like Xiao Liang in his gestures? The way he runs, he observes the movements around him back and forth, and even his posture and eyes when he bends down and half bends down when retreating to defend. , is simply Xiao Liang's clone."
Zhang Lu: "It's not surprising. I saw it in the Champions League final last season. When Xiaoliang scored a goal, he was more excited than anyone else in the stands. It's not surprising to imitate an idol."
"It's like playing wild football. Although the skills are uneven, many people will imitate Ronaldo's 'SIU' when celebrating. When we were young, there were still many people who made hairstyles like Baggio. Same braid."
Enzo takes a corner kick, the ball spins inward, goes around the penalty point and turns to the baseline, goes straight to the back point, and finds Thuram again.
At any rate, Timber was also the backbone of the defense bought for 7000 million. After being suppressed by Thuram twice in a row, he simply leaned on Thuram this time and suppressed him with the focus of his body.
I can't jump you, and I won't let you jump.
Sure enough, Thuram didn't jump high enough, and the ball was bounced to the left line of the penalty area by him.
Rashford, who defended on the left, rushed out, grabbed the ball and rushed forward.
Manchester United has not had a decent chance since the beginning of the game. They have been defending Chelsea from left to right in their own half.
Although it was a bit unexpected, the team was defended anyway, how could they miss the counterattack opportunity at this time.
Rashford ran wildly, and Fofana, who stayed behind for a while, blocked him.
Rashford took the ball along the sidewalk, and also played explosively. Fofana turned around quickly, not only using his body, but also reaching out to block Rashford. Rashford stretched his legs and tried his best rush forward.
This kind of action would definitely be called a foul in Serie A, but in the Premier League, tonight's referee Stuart Atwell didn't even bother to make an offensive gesture.
What is there to do?It's not too late to blow if you really pull it down.
Rashford knew that he might not be able to completely get rid of Fofana to catch up with the ball, so when he rushed up, he fell to the ground with his left foot against the bottom of the ball, kicked the ball into the air, and swept to the middle!
He knew very well in his heart that he was originally the fastest in the team, but now, the new No. [-] counter-attack madman has already snatched his position as the fastest!
Rashford, who fell on the ground, looked at the middle of the road first, and saw that the red number 7 he was expecting rushed up, and immediately got up with hands and feet and continued to run forward!
Chen Xiaoliang met the ball's landing point in the middle, leaned against Kanter with his body, pushed the ball back to Casemiro who was following him, and then turned around to avoid Kanter and rushed forward.
Casemiro didn't stop the ball, he swung his right foot up and down, and kicked the ball to the right side of the court, and B Fee has rushed up from there!
B Fei received the ball and moved forward about 10 meters in an instant, but speed is not his specialty, and Kucurella, who was chasing back, has already caught up behind him.
"pass!"
Chen Xiaoliang made gestures to Fei B while running in the middle.
B Fei was still looking up, but he didn't make a move. Seeing that Cucurella was about to come from behind, Chen Xiaoliang yelled: "Pass!!!"
B Fei also knew that sticking to the ball would waste the opportunity, so he pushed to the middle and passed it to Cesko who was keeping up.
Cesko and Chen Xiaoliang's tacit understanding value is full to burst, he does not stop the ball and directly pushes the ball to the front left, and passes it to the top of the arc in the penalty area.
Kanter has long been thrown away by five or six people by Chen Xiaoliang. This French hero knows in his heart that let alone 32 years old, even if he is 23 years old, he will not be able to catch up with the kid in front of him with a V10 engine on his legs.
He couldn't catch up, but Osmeen and Leo, who were determined to take revenge today, did not give up. The moment they got the ball from Rashford's wing and Chen Xiaoliang rushed out of the Manchester United penalty area, they chased with all their strength.
At this moment, there is no such thing as Qin Xiaogong, only the black wind and two evil spirits who chased from the Apennine Peninsula to the British Isles and are eager for revenge.
Seeing the ball passed, Fofana also turned back to block Chen Xiaoliang.
Chen Xiaoliang received a pass from Cesco 5 meters away from the top of the arc. Seeing Fofana approaching, he changed direction slightly to the front right and sprinted towards the penalty area.
Just now B Fei passed the ball a beat slower. Chen Xiaoliang, who was in the middle, had to slow down in order not to exceed the offside line. At this time, he restarted, and the two black generals behind him had chased to a very close distance.
For a while, with Fofana in the front, Leo and Osmeen in the back, one left and one right flanking, Chen Xiaoliang seemed to have no other options except to continue trying to break through to the right.
Kanter was still chasing back, and he and Colwell rushed to the side of Rashford who was emptied.
Chen Xiaoliang waded the ball to the front right and rushed towards the right side of the small penalty area. The three double-teaming him continued to chase after him, and Osimhen was even ready to harass him.
Just to be on the safe side, Chelsea goalkeeper and reserve coach Kepa moved towards the near post despite the three-man double-team to prevent Chen Xiaoliang from suddenly blasting a cold shot.
The problem is that when they did this, Enzo, who had given up chasing behind, and Pochettino, who was on the sidelines, were in a hurry.
The two wanted to yell to remind them, but in this fleeting moment, how could they have a chance to speak?
Both of them were cursing in their hearts: "Damn you, don't you watch football?!"
"At the end of the Champions League final, how did this guy assist the lore Manchester City? Don't you watch it?!"
Indeed, not all players will spend their spare time on football. It is already thankful to be able to avoid sex and alcohol in their spare time, and let them concentrate on studying tactics and other players?That's a fantasy.
Seeing Kepa moving towards his side, Chen Xiaoliang took a step forward. The three double-teaming him thought he was going to shoot. Fofana stretched his leg forward to intercept the ball, and Osimhen put his right hand on Chen Xiaoliang's shoulder and secretly exerted force. , Leo could neither start nor step down, he could only open his mouth wide and show his white teeth, cursing Chen Xiaoliang fiercely in his heart.
Chen Xiaoliang swiped hard with his right foot, and the ball rolled past Fofana's crotch!
This ball can't be slow, if it is slow, it will be intercepted by Kepa, and it can't be too fast, if it is too fast, Rashford on the other side has no time to react!
The ball drew a diagonal line and rolled to the other corner of the small penalty area. Rashford reacted in a hurry and stretched out his left leg to catch the ball!
But the persistent veteran Kanter insisted on chasing all the way, and blocked Rashford at this time!
In an instant, the air seemed to freeze, and more than 7 people from both camps in Old Trafford held their breaths and waited for Rashford's action.
I saw him push the ball behind the penalty spot with the outer instep of his right foot, and a 20-year-old, over 1.9-meter-high, energetic big man followed up, set up the arch of his right foot and pushed the ball vigorously. , Aiming at the left side of the goal to hit.
Zhan Jun: "This goal has been scored! Manchester United's first counterattack and first shot scored the goal, Cesco! Scored Manchester United's first goal in the Premier League BIG7 civil war this season!"
"Haaland, who was once called Little Harland, confessed the huge gap between himself and Harland when he returned to his hometown after winning the Champions League last year in an interview with the media, saying that he still has a lot to catch up and improve!"
"He is the cheaper one at 6500 million euros compared to Kwa!"
"But the Slovenian, Xiao Liang's right-hand man, has made a very good start at Manchester United!"
"He ran to the sidelines, turned his back and kept pointing to the No. 9 jersey behind him!"
Zhang Lu: "If the ball B fee had been passed earlier, Xiao Liang would not have been caught up, and he would have hit the goal alone. Fortunately, the last three cooperated tacitly. Rashford did not try to force the shot. Gave it to Sesko who plugged in."
Zhan Jun: "After the last game, the media asked Rashford what it was like to be fed cakes after being pushed by Xiao Liang. Rashford was very good at talking and told reporters that it was a 'team feeling'. When dealing with this ball, Rashford also remembered the scene when Xiao Liang gave him cakes!"
Seeing his ex-friends Xiaoliang and Sesco celebrating on the sidelines, and even Kwa on the bench running over to hug them, Enzo was very lonely and reluctantly walked towards his own half.
They met in the Champions League knockout match last season. At that time, Chelsea was still under the rule of the great "Porter Dynasty". After two rounds, they almost lost all their underwear. Porter also succeeded in Zen, allowing the epic coach Lampard to ascend the throne. , kicked off the Southern District Competition for the standings that was extremely stable and with no points moving.
It would be very frustrating to lose, but Enzo knows that it is not a problem with the player's ability, but a problem with the "over there" of the head coach, but why... why is it now triumphant, with a new atmosphere, and it is just pressing at Old Trafford Manchester United played for 10 minutes and conceded the ball first...
One halfway to Chelsea, the other to Manchester United, Chen Xiaoliang and Enzo met.
Although they have been separated for more than half a year, the two still keep in touch with each other through text messages on the Internet, and the tacit understanding has not been lost.
Chen Xiaoliang knew what Enzo was thinking:
"The game is not over yet, so you just admit defeat?"
Enzo: "Fuck you, I must be the one who wins today!"
He is not the kind of person who admits defeat. No matter what he thinks in his heart, he will never give up in action.
Chen Xiaoliang saw through his doubts: "Do you know the difference?"
Enzuo's eyes lit up, thinking that Chen Xiaoliang was going to tell him which aspect of the most important gap between himself and him was, so he hurriedly asked, "Where?!"
Chen Xiaoliang laughed: "I never take a corner kick, hahahaha."
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