Chapter 205 Mourinho made a mistake and Manchester City fought back!

For Chelsea, Schurrle's goal came very timely!

After more than 30 minutes of fierce attack, Chelsea players were exhausted both in terms of physical strength and high morale before the start of the game.

Manchester City's half-main and half-substitute lineup has slowly adapted to Chelsea's offensive rhythm after withstanding the opponent's opening attack.

If Chelsea cannot score as soon as possible at this time, the further they delay, the worse it will be for them.

Although Manchester City really wants to win this game, a draw is acceptable with an uneven lineup.

However, Schürrle's goal changed everything.

"pretty!"

In the box, after seeing the goal, Abramovich waved his fist excitedly and stood up to applaud all Chelsea players.

The most difficult thing for Chelsea is that their forwards are weak and it is difficult to score goals.

But once they take the lead, with Chelsea's defensive capabilities, it will not be difficult to hold on to the score.

What's more, Manchester City's current lineup is incomplete. What can they use to break the Blues' defense?

On the sidelines, in the home team's coaching bench, Mourinho thought the same way.

The moment he scored, he was so excited that he wanted to jump up and celebrate wildly, but when he thought of maintaining a strong and calm attitude in front of reporters and fans, Mourinho resisted this impulse.

He calmly picked up a bottle of water and took a sip, sitting calmly on the coach's bench, indifferent to the crazy celebrations of others around him, looking like he was in control of the game.

A master should maintain the demeanor of a master, and his oars and oars will be turned into ashes while talking and laughing. This is the realm he pursues!

Many of the cameras and reporters at the scene were tracking the reactions of the head coaches of the two teams.

Seeing Mourinho's calm and relaxed appearance, they couldn't help but exclaim, "He is really handsome and handsome!"

Even Abramovich felt very relieved when he saw Mourinho's calm face in the box.

Although this guy Jose has a bad temper and a tough personality, he is indeed very capable.

With the team in his hands, Blues fans tend to feel more at ease.

If the team can solve the problems on the front line, Chelsea will still be worth looking forward to in the league and Champions League this season.

Thinking of this, some of the dissatisfaction that Abramovich had accumulated against Mourinho due to club matters dissipated a lot.

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At the other end of the box, Emma Watson was as excited as the fans in the stands after seeing Chelsea score the first goal.

She clapped her hands vigorously and shouted "Hello" loudly. She didn't care if her hands turned red.

This was the first time Lily Collins saw her like this, and she was so shocked inside and out.

Is this still the lady I knew before?

"Don't care so much when watching football. Wearing a mask all day long is tiring enough. What you have to do at this time is to take off all your defenses and relax yourself completely. Do you want to give it a try?"

Emma Watson saw her friend's surprised expression and encouraged her.

"Well, what you said makes sense!"

Lily Collins rolled up her sleeves and moved closer to Emma Watson.

"Hey, what are you going to do?"

Emma was frightened and backed away hastily.

"It's nothing, I just look at you and want to beat you up!"

Lily Collins smirked and continued to approach.

"Ah, I know!"

"It must be because Chelsea is ahead of your team, so it makes you unhappy...Ahaha, stop scratching, I was wrong...haha..."

"You know too much, wake up Hermione!"

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Chelsea's morale was indeed boosted after the goal, and before the first half was over, they launched a more violent attack on Manchester City's goal.

Torres, who scored twice in the last game, was particularly active in the game. Several shots from the spot shocked the Manchester City fans into a cold sweat.

Seeing that Chelsea's offensive was a bit unstoppable, Manchester City's players had to increase the number of fouls and spent this difficult time at the cost of two yellow cards.

At the end of the first half, Manchester City returned to the locker room with a 0:1 deficit.

When they left the field, the jerseys of Lin Quan and Hazard, the core frontcourt players of both teams, were covered in dirt.

As the blasters of their respective teams, both of them were focused on by each other in the first half and were violated the most.

The difference is that although Lin Quan's jersey looks very embarrassed, his condition has not been affected by this.

On the contrary, it was Hazard. Nastasic's tackle in the 42nd minute of the first half severely kicked him. To this day, the area where he was kicked is still aching, so he returned to the locker room. On the way, Azar was limping and looked injured.

In the Manchester City dressing room, the mood of the players seemed a bit low.

Throughout the first half, they were almost beaten by Chelsea and were passive throughout. This severely dampened the self-confidence of these players.

"You did a great job in the first half. Although the score is behind, it's not your fault!"

Seeing that the players were not in high spirits, Pellegrini not only did not reprimand them, but instead actively encouraged and comforted them.

"Stamford Bridge has never been an easy place to attack. Even if our lineup is complete and there are no injuries, the probability of winning Chelsea at Stamford Bridge is probably less than 50%!"

This sentence is not meant to inflate other people's ambitions and undermine one's own prestige. Since Mourinho took charge of Chelsea, Chelsea's home court has been the most difficult home court to break in the Premier League.

Chelsea once created a brilliant record of 86 unbeaten home games.

In that era, no matter who came to Stamford Bridge, they could not take any advantage and they all came back defeated.

Although after Mourinho left, Chelsea's unbeaten home myth was ended.

But the Blues' iron-blooded defensive gene has long been planted by Mourinho.

This season, with the return of Mourinho, Stamford Bridge is destined to become the place where other Premier League teams least want to come.

Pellegrini's comfort had a certain effect, and Manchester City's players gradually recovered from their state of self-doubt.

They all raised their heads and looked at their head coach, wanting to know what his plans were for the second half of the game.

"We were behind and we had to find a way to equalize.

Mourinho is a representative figure of utilitarian football, so Chelsea will most likely use defensive counterattack tactics in the second half.

If time drags on, our hope of equalizing the score will become increasingly slim, and we may even suffer a successful counterattack by the opponent because of our eagerness to attack.

Therefore, we need to get an opening before their defensive formation is in place! "

Pellegrini took out his tactical board and wrote on it.

"Negredo, after the start of the second half, don't worry about the situation behind you and go all out to rush forward. Your task is to disrupt Chelsea's defensive formation and attract the opponent's attention as much as possible!"

"Jovetic, I need you to appear in the shadow forward position. After passing the ball, move forward quickly. If there is a chance to shoot, don't hesitate. Do you understand?"

The two nodded heavily. Both of them were substitutes. This time they were able to make a rare starting appearance. Naturally, they did not want to leave a bad impression on the coach.

Pellegrini then gave the two full-backs some instructions, asking the full-backs to actively intervene during the attack, assist and support teammates.

In addition, when defending, they also need to retreat as soon as possible to protect the team's back line and always remain intact.

After explaining the tactics, Pellegrini talked about a few points.

"At these points in time, we quickly switched from defense to offense, taking advantage of the fact that our opponents were not adaptable to our tactical changes and caught them off guard!"

Finally, Pellegrini found Lin Quan and said to him:

"Lin, Chelsea's defense on you is very tight, so I plan to use this to make a fuss."

Lin Quan nodded and said, "Coach, tell me, I will implement the team's tactics!"

"Very good, I hope you can appear on the right, and our offense will revolve around you. After attracting Chelsea's attention to the right, we will change the direction and complete the final blow."

A tactic of attacking in the east and attacking in the west?

Lin Quan understood Pellegrini's thoughts. The team's right winger Navas was ill and took a truce, but left winger Nasri was still on the court.

With his strength, as long as he creates an opportunity and entrusts him with the mission of the final blow, the chance of success is indeed not small.

But the premise is that he can successfully attract enough hatred on the right to let Chelsea players focus entirely on himself.

In this way, Nasri can have a chance.

As for the tactical arrangements of Jovetic, Negredo and others, they are all a cover used by Pellegrini to confuse Mourinho.

The second half of the game started quickly.

Manchester City launched a fierce attack on Chelsea as soon as they came up.

After taking the kick, Negredo rushed towards Chelsea's half at full speed, and after Jovetic passed the ball to Lin Quan on the wing, he also moved forward decisively.

At the same time, the players in Manchester City's midfield and backfield also pressed forward. At one time, seven or eight Manchester City players rushed across the half court and participated in the attack.

On the sidelines, Mourinho's expression remained very calm after seeing this scene.

Manchester City's opening attack tactic had long been expected by him. He had often used this move before. How could he not be on guard?

Thinking of this, Mourinho glanced at Pellegrini on the other side of the visiting team's coaching bench.

The two have played against each other many times in La Liga, and Pellegrini's level is not worth mentioning in Mourinho's opinion.

He will definitely win this game!

After Chelsea's players saw the opponent's aggressive attack, they retreated quickly, keeping several lines of defense intact.

When Manchester City's offensive advanced beyond the thirty-meter area, it was already somewhat impossible to penetrate.

"Haha, that's it?"

Seeing that the opponent's offense was contained, Mourinho looked dismissive.

With a wave of his hand, he allowed Chelsea's players to attack.

The old boy Pellegrini probably thought he would play a defensive counterattack after taking the lead, but Mourinho was not prepared to do so.

"Hmm? Chelsea this?"

"They don't play defensive counterattack anymore?"

On the Manchester City coaching staff, the assistant coaches were very surprised after seeing Chelsea's choice.

Chelsea's offensive ability is not strong, and their offensive firepower in the league can only be ranked in the middle and lower reaches.

What they are really good at is their defensive ability. What kind of operation is this to give up their strengths and develop their weaknesses?

Is Mourinho confused?

In the stands, including in the box, Chelsea fans and owner Abramovich also seemed a little stunned after seeing Mourinho's choice.

"Coach Mourinho did not choose to play defensive counterattack conservatively after taking the lead. Instead, he continued to strengthen his offense. It seems that he plans to use offensive football to win the game today!"

"Haha, no wonder the outside world calls him a madman. This choice is indeed crazy!"

"But the risk is also very high. As we all know, Chelsea's striker has not been very good in recent seasons!"

In the commentary box, the commentators were a little confused about Mourinho's choice.

But when thinking about Mourinho's arrogant character, this choice is in line with people's impression of him.

On the field, Oscar, Schürrle, Torres, Hazard and others all played very hard.

They really want to get rid of the stereotype of Chelsea as 'weak in offense and strong in defense'.

The home game against Manchester City is their best opportunity to prove their offensive strength.

Mourinho is very good at mobilizing the fighting spirit of his players. He uses various criticisms and belittling of Chelsea's forward players from the outside world to stimulate his players, making them feel that the whole world is against me.

Then, under the guidance of Mourinho, he used all his fighting spirit to slap those who criticized and belittled them in the face!

Affected by this, these players in Chelsea's frontcourt are like chicken blood, tireless, not afraid of injuries, running all over the field, attacking crazily.

From the 47th minute until the 65th minute, Chelsea continuously besieged Manchester City's goal for 20 minutes!

The Blues fans at the scene saw the team's offensive wave after wave, one wave higher than the other. Every one of them watched with excitement and tears of excitement filled their eyes!

It's not easy!

I never thought that one day I would be able to see our Blues play such offensive football!

After changing into a uniform, those who didn't know better thought it was Barcelona playing football on the field!

In the box, Chelsea owner Abramovich nodded repeatedly and even couldn't help but applaud Mourinho.

His dissatisfaction with Mourinho, apart from the other person's character, is mainly because he wants to see the Blues win the championship while also playing pleasing offensive football.

Although Mourinho can win honors for his defensive counterattack, the game was ugly and far from what he had in mind.

After re-inviting Mourinho, Abramovich had gradually given up on this unrealistic idea.

Unexpectedly, Mourinho brought him a surprise: Chelsea switched to offensive football!

"Keep it up like this, Jose, starting from winning this game against Manchester City, let Chelsea's offensive football be famous in Europe!"

Abu couldn't help but yearn for it.

However, in the 65th minute of the game, the situation on the field suddenly changed.

After being suppressed by Chelsea for 20 minutes, Manchester City suddenly began to launch a comprehensive counterattack.

Chelsea were really caught off guard this time.

I've only seen people grabbing the opening, but I've never seen people grabbing the middle game.

Although they had retreated as quickly as possible, they were still one step behind.

The ball was led by Lin Quan all the way to the edge of Chelsea's penalty area. At this time, Negredo had already entered the penalty area, and Jovetic was also moving forward quickly.

However, because he had once completed a shot before, the Blues players were on guard against him. Lampard followed him closely and did not give him a chance to catch the ball.

Lin Quan was seen being blocked, and Manchester City's other contact points were also targeted by defensive players.

Manchester City's counterattack seemed to be as fruitless as before, and Chelsea fans breathed a sigh of relief.

However, at this moment, after attracting the attention of a large number of defensive players, Lin Quan did not choose to break through with the ball, but made a long pass and accurately transferred the ball to the left.

The right side of Chelsea's penalty area was completely empty at this time, but Manchester City's left winger Nasri appeared here like a ghost.

Unguarded, he blasted through Chelsea's goal.

The score became 1:1.

Manchester City equalized the score!