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Chapter 206 Mourinho can’t pretend anymore!

This conceded goal caught Chelsea off guard, and Mourinho on the sidelines finally couldn't pretend anymore.

There was a look of astonishment on his face. After confirming that the team had really lost the ball, he angrily threw away the water bottle in his hand.

Damn it, calm down!

I won't pretend anymore!

He ran to the sidelines with a ferocious expression and roared at the players on the court, asking them to continue executing their offensive tactics and attack with even more crazy momentum than before!

The reason why Mourinho is so determined to let the team play offensive football in this game is that he wants to use this opportunity against Manchester City at home to prove to the world that he not only knows how to defend, he can also attack.

Because when he led the team at Chelsea, Inter Milan and even Real Madrid, what impressed him most was his defense.

This has given the outside world a stereotype of Mourinho, thinking that he can only defend but not attack.

Although Mourinho has always shown an attitude of not caring about external evaluations, deep down in his heart he is still eager to prove himself to the outside world.

After all, Guardiola, who is also the world's top coach and is good at playing offensive football, has received far higher recognition in football than him.

This makes Mourinho, who has been secretly competing with Guardiola, very unconvinced!

Therefore, this season, he began to try to transform Chelsea's offensive system from the first game. To this end, he even imitated the forward-less tactics of Barcelona and the Spanish national team.

However, his efforts didn't seem to pay off and Chelsea's attempt to play without a striker failed.

This time I wanted to take advantage of the absence of a large number of Manchester City's main players to sacrifice them.

However, this time the attempt seems to have gone wrong again!

Although his team attacked hard, they failed to seize the opportunity.

On the contrary, it was a sneak attack by the opponent that wiped out Chelsea's lead.

This huge gap in expectations was something Mourinho couldn't accept.

Could it be that the outside criticism is right and that I really can't play offensive football?

He was unwilling to accept such a result, so he seemed to have lost his mind and asked the team to attack the opponent.

After yelling at the players, Mourinho began to try substitutions.

He replaced midfielder Frank Lampard and replaced No. 10 Mata.

Replaced Schürrle, who lost himself a little after scoring the goal, and replaced him with Willian.

These two substitutions are all to strengthen the strength of the striker. Obviously, Mourinho has not given up offense.

On the contrary, after the substitution, Chelsea's offensive will become even more fierce!

Mourinho knew very well that if Chelsea were tied or even defeated in this game, the media and reporters would use harsh and harsh words to criticize him, devaluing him and his team as worthless!

He has a bad relationship with the media reporters, so he can't expect these guys to show mercy to him!

He can only rely on his own efforts and strength to break the stereotype of him from the outside world!

In the box, Abramovich, who had been very satisfied with Mourinho's performance before, was so angry that he had the urge to fire Mourinho.

The loss of the ball this time made the good impression he had just developed towards Mourinho disappear without a trace!

Mourinho really doesn't know how to attack. Look at how poorly Chelsea played in his hands.

There are so many outstanding players in the frontcourt, but no one can stand up and play the role of Lin Quan in the Manchester City team.

Abramovich was very angry. He spent a lot of money over the years, bought a lot of people, and changed coaches one after another.

But why has Chelsea's offense never improved?

Sure enough, you still haven't chosen the right person?

He looked at the incompetent and furious Mourinho on the sidelines, and then at Manchester City's No. 10 player wearing a light blue jersey.

Mourinho's substitutions still had a certain effect.

Mata is different from Lampard in that he is good at organization and passing, has a broad vision and a good view of the overall situation.

The two have different contributions to the team on the offensive end. Lampard has strong offensive ability, strong feet, an excellent long-range shot, and is good at attacking from behind.

But Mata is different. He does not need to attack by himself. He can help the team complete the offense by controlling the ball and passing the ball.

Therefore, after Mata came on the court, Manchester City's defense became more difficult.

As a result, Chelsea's offensive has gradually improved.

In the 77th minute, Chelsea launched a quick counterattack after stealing the ball.

Mata saw a gap in Manchester City's defense while dribbling the ball forward, and he quickly passed the ball to Torres' feet.

Torres acted as a fulcrum and passed the ball back to Mata who escaped from the defender.

After Mata received the ball, he distributed the ball to Hazard on the other side.

After the ball king received the ball, he began his extraordinary performance. He first passed Yaya Toure, and then passed Demichelis.

It's a pity that the last shot was saved by Joe Hart.

Mourinho, like the Chelsea fans at the scene, held their heads in frustration when they saw that the goal was not scored.

But then he applauded the team's attack!

Compared with the previous attacks that were thunderous and insignificant, Chelsea's offensive threat this time was much greater.

If he keeps playing like this, it's only a matter of time before he scores a goal.

However, they have to be careful of Manchester City's counterattack.

The opponent's two attacks at the beginning of the second half and in the 65th minute left a deep impression on Mourinho. He felt that the opponent's attacks may not be the only two attacks.

So, Mourinho called Mikel, gave him some instructions, and prepared to replace him.

Sure enough, after Chelsea completed the substitutions, in the 75th minute of the game, Manchester City's comprehensive counterattack came again!

But this time, after learning two consecutive lessons before, Chelsea's players were prepared.

Mikel, who had just been substituted, was staring at Lin Quan. No matter where he went, whether he had the ball at his feet or not, he always followed Lin Quan.

In Manchester City's previous counterattack, although it was not Lin Quan who took the final shot, the attack was launched from his side.

If they don't hold him down, who knows what other options Manchester City will have?

Seeing that Mikel was staring at him, Lin Quan quickly moved towards the center, seeking cover from his teammates.

Yaya Toure happened to be dribbling the ball at this time. When he saw Lin Quan coming, he handed the ball to him.

Lin Quan passed the ball straight to Jovetic without stopping, and he quickly moved forward, ready to look for opportunities.

With him constantly running and pulling, Mikel really couldn't restrain him.

However, this guy has played for most of the game, so how can he still have so much energy and run around in such a wide range?

If he hadn't just been substituted, he was full of energy and in the best condition at this time, he really couldn't keep up with Lin Quan's rhythm.

Jovetic was intercepted by Terry after receiving the ball. He had no room to shoot and the passing line in front was blocked, so he had to pass the ball to the left.

However, this was not a good choice. Chelsea, who had been fooled once before, guarded Nasri very well this time.

Jovetic's pass was almost intercepted by Ivanovic!

Fortunately, Lin Quan saw that the situation was not good and appeared next to Nasri in time, allowing Nasri to pass the ball before he was knocked down.

Cahill immediately abandoned Negredo and rushed towards Lin Quan.

Lin Quan observed Cech's position, dunked, passed Ivanovic's interception, and then kicked directly about 26 meters away from the goal.

The ball was hit very suddenly. Cech's line of sight was blocked by his teammates, and he did not see Lin Quan kicking off the ball for the first time.

But as a top goalkeeper, his reaction speed is amazing.

The moment he discovered Lin Quan's shot, Cech made the right choice.

He took a hard step to the right and then jumped high, using his fingertips to narrowly push the ball away. With a bang, the football hit the crossbar and bounced out.

The Chelsea fans at the scene were so frightened that they almost stopped breathing. A moment later, gasps were heard everywhere at Stamford Bridge.

This goal was so thrilling. If Cech had been half a second slower, Chelsea would have fallen behind!

After completing the save, Cech felt a layer of cold sweat on his back.

He glanced at Lin Quan in the distance with some fear. This guy's shot was both weird and tricky. It was really difficult to defend against!

Lin Quan shook his head with regret. After the ball was shot, he felt something. He didn't expect that Cech actually completed such a god-level save.

He had personally experienced the legendary god-level reaction.

If this ball had been passed by another goalkeeper, he probably wouldn't have been able to save it.

Seeing that Cech was looking at him, he gave Cech a thumbs up and praised him for his good save.

Cech was stunned for a moment, not expecting the other party to make such a move. After reacting, he nodded to Lin Quan.

After this counterattack ended, Chelsea did not dare to continue attacking for several minutes.

Even Mourinho did not blame the players for being conservative. He himself broke out in a cold sweat.

At the same time, Mourinho was also hesitating, should he forget it?

A draw is acceptable, at least they ended Manchester City's eight-game winning streak.

If they continue to attack, it will be too difficult for Chelsea to come back if they are attacked by the opponent and score a goal.

However, if he stopped attacking at this time, he felt that his face would be ruined.

So Mourinho gritted his teeth and signaled the team to continue attacking.

In fact, his worries were unnecessary.

After 75 minutes of the second half, Manchester City players began to have physical problems.

In the 76th minute, left winger Nasri suffered cramps.

Minutes later, the full-back also suffered cramps.

Chelsea's players were originally afraid of Manchester City's counterattack. At this time, when they saw the opponent's players starting to cramp one after another, they immediately realized that they had no energy!

"For Manchester City, the consequences of three consecutive away games are beginning to show."

In the commentary box, He Wei saw that Manchester City's players were beginning to experience widespread physical bottlenecks, and said with some regret:

"If there are no widespread injuries, then there may be hope of winning this game, and Pellegrini can also make personnel adjustments to alleviate the team's physical problems.

But now, they have suffered too many injuries and are no longer able to make such adjustments. "

Xu Yang nodded: "To be able to achieve such an effect with such a incomplete lineup, I think it is a very good result for Manchester City. There are less than twenty minutes left before the end of the game. If they can hold on In these twenty minutes, I might be able to leave Stamford Bridge with a tie and my head held high!"

"Haha, Chelsea and Mourinho will definitely not let them go easily. Manchester City's players have no energy left. This is obviously a chance for Chelsea to win!"

Before the words were spoken, Chelsea's attack began.

Taking advantage of your illness to kill you, Chelsea players will not show mercy to Manchester City players just because they have no physical fitness.

On the contrary, they even wanted to seize this opportunity to score a few more goals and humiliate the opponent severely.

After realizing that there were physical problems with the players, Pellegrini also quickly made substitutions.

Players who have been on the bench before have a chance to play at this time.

In the 79th minute, Manchester City replaced Nasri and replaced Milner.

Milner has good defensive ability and strong running ability. Replacing him on the field can not only enhance Manchester City's defensive ability on the wing, but also retain a certain counterattack ability. Only in this way can they retain a certain threat to Chelsea and prevent them from Dare to press forward unscrupulously across the board.

In the 81st minute, Manchester City replaced Negredo again and replaced midfielder No. 17 Rodwell.

Negredo's physical fitness is fine, but now the team needs to strengthen the interception ability in the midfield, so he can only be replaced.

Two minutes later, Pellegrini replaced Nastasic and replaced young defender Boyata.

At this point, Manchester City's three substitutions have been used up, and their means of delaying time have also been used up.

The last ten minutes of the game have completely evolved into a half-time offensive and defensive drill.

Chelsea launched a crazy attack around Manchester City's goal, and Mourinho also used up his last substitution. He replaced a defender and replaced Eto'o.

Eto'o is Mourinho's blessing, and the two won a Champions League trophy together when they were at Inter Milan.

Mourinho has great faith in the strength of the African cheetah and hopes that he can bring him good luck.

However, Eto'o has long been old and did nothing after coming on the field. Not only did he fail to score, but he wasted an excellent opportunity in the 88th minute.

The time has reached the 90th minute, and the game is about to end in a draw.

At the last moment, Torres, who had been silent for a long time, stood up!

In the 90th minute, young player Boyata, who had just been substituted, appeared to hit the top, and Joe Hart hurriedly attacked, resulting in an empty goal.

Torres risked injury, got ahead of Joe Hart, fell to the ground and shot the ball into the empty goal.

2-1!

After scoring, Torres ran to the sidelines excitedly, took off his jersey, and roared at the camera!

He has waited for this moment for too long!

Seeing Torres complete the winning goal, Mourinho completely ignored his image, turned around and rushed to the stands, hugged the fans and celebrated.

This goal also completely ignited Stamford Bridge, and countless Chelsea fans cried with joy, hugging each other and shedding excited tears.

As the hero of the decisive victory over his opponent, Torres's name resounds throughout the sky.

More than 40,000 Blues fans collectively chanted T9's name and thanked him for his goal at the last minute.

This victory is really hard to come by!

I thought they could easily win against Manchester City's incomplete lineup.

As a result, I did not expect that this game would be so difficult. Manchester City's several counterattacks almost pushed Chelsea into the abyss.

Fortunately, they had better luck and completed this killer shot at the last moment!

Lin Quan silently walked towards his own goal, patted Boyata on the shoulder who looked frightened after his mistake, and said to him:

"I'll leave the self-blame thing to you later. Now, the game isn't over yet, is it?"

After saying that, he passed by Joe Hart who looked depressed, walked into his own goal, and fished the football out of the net.

Returning to the center circle with the football, Lin Quan placed the ball at the kick-off point.

After doing all this, he stood there with his hands on his hips and looked at the Chelsea players who were crowding in the corner to celebrate selflessly in the distance.

He did not rush them, but quietly waited for the referee to blow the whistle for rematch.

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