Chapter 517: Soft-legged shrimp!

Manchester United still attaches great importance to this round of visiting Stamford Bridge Stadium. After all, the "Blue Army" is indeed very strong now. They have Leon Bailey, Sergei, Artur, Upamecono, Lemar, Kante, Skriniar, Graldes, Ricardo Pereira, Lukaku and other stars, and have also bought Lewandowski, who is in good shape this season.

After the Polish magic striker transferred from Bayern Munich to Chelsea this season, he is still in great shape. He has scored 18 goals in 22 league games. This efficiency is still of level for Lewandowski.

It’s a pity that the Premier League today, or the city of Manchester, has two of the most powerful scorers in the world football world today... Yang Xiaozhuang and Haaland!

So... Although Lewandowski scored a lot of goals, he could only rank third in the scorer list!

But no matter what, Chelsea's overall strength is still very amazing now, but this team has not been completely formed by Yaldim, and the combat effectiveness it can be formed is still limited. Although they performed well in the league, they are still a little short of participating in the championship battle.

But this time, the "Blue Army" are fighting at home at Stamford Bridge Stadium, so their combat effectiveness is likely to be exaggerated by the cheers of home fans. Even if they face the defending champion "Red Devils" this time, it will pose a great threat to Manchester United.

For this game, Solskjaer brought out all the strongest lineup of his team, but the attacker on the left still chose Ronaldo and let Martial sit on the bench. Rayford on the right was also replaced by Andreas Pereira, who had more comprehensive skills.

The reason for making such an arrangement is that Solskjaer's idea is that Martial and Rayford are both very familiar players. If they play in the game, they will inevitably be influenced by the opponent and target them according to their characteristics.

And Ronaldo, Pereira... these two people are not very familiar players to the "Blue Army"!

A surprise victory!

That's what Solskjaer thought!

As for Ronaldo, whether Pereira can provide enough support to Yang Xiaozhuang, Solskjaer is not worried at all. Andreas Pereira will not talk about it. Since this Belgian attacker was promoted to Manchester United's first team, he has always been holding Yang Xiaozhuang's thighs. Although his personal strength is actually very strong, comprehensive and outstanding in consciousness, Belgian stars have regarded "passing the ball to the King" from beginning to end as their first criterion for the game.

Ronaldo has also become more and more involved in his recent games and training. In addition to retreating on the left, he provides an extra pass and contact point for the team's midfield, and he no longer drags on the ball when getting the ball. He will handle the ball very neatly and neatly every time, and the linkage with Yang Xiaozhuang in the middle has also increased.

With all this, Solskjaer chose Ronaldo and Pereira, but Martial and Rayford were also on the bench. Once Ronaldo and Pereira performed poorly on the court, he would make substitutions without hesitation.

After all, the game between Manchester United and Chelsea is no longer as simple as a strong dialogue in the Premier League, but is likely to be a key event that will eventually belong to the league championship this season.

As long as Manchester United wins the game at Stamford Bridge, all the pressure in the league will be transferred to Manchester City. Even if Guardiola and his team are fighting for the deaths, there will be no initiative in competing for the Premier League championship, and even...the hope is slim!

Among the 19 teams in the Premier League except Manchester United, only Manchester City can really have the chance to defeat the "Red Devils". Liverpool and Chelsea can pose a little threat to Manchester United, but it is unlikely to win. The other teams are Tottenham Hotspur. Arsenal can theoretically cause some trouble for Manchester United. In addition, other teams want to beat Manchester United, it will be very difficult to score points from the "Red Devils".

On Wednesday morning, Manchester United team took a bus from Manchester to London Stadium. It was already noon when they arrived. They temporarily rested for a few hours in a local hotel and arrived at Stamford Bridge Stadium at 19 pm.

Manchester United has been to this venue for many times. They are not as familiar as Chelsea, but they don’t feel unfamiliar with it. Naturally, they don’t need any so-called adaptation venue.

Following a fixed process, pre-match press conference, warm-up, taking photos, guessing sides, exchanging team flags and other operations, both sides are ready to start the game. Manchester United's lineup surprised Yaldim, but Chelsea's lineup also surprised Solskjaer...

Today, there were still several people in the "Blue Army" lineup that Solskjaer had never expected before. For example, Serbian midfielder Sergei did not play today. Portuguese star Glardes was replaced by Moroccan star Harriet. French midfielder Kante, who has rich experience and excellent defense, was unable to appear in the lineup.

The "Blue Army" midfield combination used Artur and Graldes today. Both players are typical types of strong offense and weak defense. Obviously, Yaldim gave the team's defense to the defense line today, and his choice must be... take the initiative!

In today's game, Chelsea had accumulated as many as six offensive players in the midfield and frontcourt. Jaldim obviously wanted to take advantage of his home court advantage and use firepower to fight against Manchester United for the initiative in the game.

What Ole Gunnar Solskjaer did not expect was that Ronaldo's performance in this game was simply a mess...

After the game started, Chelsea's right-wing striker Leon Pele began to put pressure on Manchester United's left side, but his speed was extremely fast, and he was the top speed winger in the world football world today. He would frequently ignore Ronaldo and press left-back Joe Reilly to Manchester United's defense.

This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! Ronaldo's attitude towards the game is still very positive. He retreats time and time again to help the team organize the offense, and it can be seen that he wants to provide some help to defender Joe Reilly. Unfortunately, Ronaldo is no longer young. Even if his condition is already a "miracle" among his peers, he immediately sees the gap... Attacking cannot keep up with the rhythm; defending cannot keep up!

The "Blue Army" who plays at home, using Leon Pele's speed to frequently launch offensives on the right side, has completely suppressed Manchester United's left offense. Both Ronaldo and Joe Reilly can only be exhausted from dealing with the opponent's impact in the game.

This situation lasted until 27 minutes before Manchester United opened up the situation through the attack on the right...

Andreas Pereira and Wan Bissaka both have a very strong sense of crossing. The former is an attacker developed by Manchester United's youth training, while the latter is a partner who has cooperated with Yang Xiaozhuang to play on the right after transferring from Crystal Palace to Manchester United.

This time, the two seized the opportunity and cooperated with each other. Pereira dribbled the ball and attracted the attention of Chelsea's defense. He kicked the ball to Wan Bisaka who was inserted into the back.

The fast Wan Bisaka has the super explosive power of a black player. With his own speed, he found a line of space on the wing and passed the ball to the middle with one kick!

The ball flew directly into the small penalty area on the right side of Chelsea!

Normally, the "Blue Army"'s strict defense has long been their traditional feature. This time, Skriniar went to intercept the pass, and the retreating Graldes protected the two. The division of labor between the two was very clear.

But the moment the ball flew over, a red figure suddenly rushed out like lightning from a space of only more than one meter between the two people... Manchester United's "King"!

Amid the sudden screams of exclamation at Stamford Bridge Stadium, Yang Xiaozhuang's body showed a strange twisted posture, and the angle between him and the goal was close to 90 degrees, and there was still a distance between him and the goal.

However, at this time, Yang Xiaozhuang gently tweaked his left foot and rubbed the ball with the outer instep of his left foot!

The next moment, the ball changed its flight route and flew from the near corner to the Chelsea goal...

Courtois, De Gea's successor at Atletico Madrid, is still very strong. He has grown into the top five goalkeeper in the world today. But he is still powerless in the face of this unconventional shot from Manchester United's "King". He just reached out to grab a hand and watched the ball fly into the goal!

Sudden!

It's really too sudden!

No one expected that under the defense of Skriniar and Glardes, the Manchester United "King" could even get through the gap between them and actually completed the shot!

"GOAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

Yang Xiaozhuang roared and took a group of Manchester United players to celebrate the goal with the "Red Devils" hardcore...

"The ball has been scored, and China Yang scored the first record for Manchester United. Now we are behind 0:1! But this ball... we can't blame Courtois, and we can't even blame Skriniar and Graldes, two players who have just been defending, have tried their best! However, Manchester United's "Kings" is really too strong. He can really score goals in various ways on the court. Just like this ball just now, no one could think that he could use his external instep to score the ball! Alas, such a world number one star, such an attacker with the highest efficiency in football history, we really can't defend him!"

"Although we are already behind in the score, we still have to see the efforts made by Yaldim and the team today. In the past 30 minutes, we actually took the initiative in the game. We used the attack from the right to suppress Manchester United's left. We have seen Manchester United's left many times. Legendary shooter C Ronaldo was extremely embarrassed and exhausted again and again! At the same time, our defense did not give the opponent any chance. These are the results of our head coach and players' hard work! But... It was just this time when the cross from the side that seemed to be without any danger, China Yang found an opportunity to score the ball!"

"This is not a failure of our team, nor is our players not working hard. It has nothing to do with the team's strength. It is purely a reflection of China Yang's personal ability!"

The analysis made by the on-site commentator at Stamford Bridge Stadium is very close to the facts. After the game restarted, the "Blue Army" who played at home still took the initiative. They still played very steadily in the game. Although their offense did not pose too much threat to Manchester United, their defense did not give Manchester United any chance.

It was almost time for the first half to end...

Off the court, Solskjaer and Rui Faria muttered: "Ruy, is Cristiano's performance a little too confused today?"

Rui Faria nodded without saying a word... Do you still know? Just like Ronaldo's performance today, it would have been replaced by others. He was not seen during offense and was useless when defending. On the court, except for providing a pass point for his teammates, he only made one cross and didn't even touch the goal frame.

Rui Faria and some of Manchester United's coaches still have a lot of opinions about Solskjaer giving Ronaldo the chances in succession. Even though Ronaldo's performance has improved a lot, he still has made too little contributions to the team. At least compared with Martial... in fact, it cannot be compared!

After the French winger matures, he can contribute to the team as long as he is on the court. He can always cause trouble for his opponents on the left, pass, lead, and score goals, and is faster than Ronaldo. His physical fitness is better than Ronaldo, and his tacit understanding with Yang Xiaozhuang is also higher!

Rui Faria is also very clear that Ronaldo's own commercial value is still considerable even now. This time he returned to Manchester United, and the transfer fee was not much spent. Even a large part of the salary paid to him by Manchester United comes from the income from selling his jerseys.

In addition, the relationship between Solskjaer and Ronaldo is quite special, so it would be strange if Ronaldo is not present in Manchester United's lineup!

However, Ronaldo is already 35 years old and is still "old" when he played against weak teams such as Hull City, Aston Villa, Huddersfield, Watford, etc. Today, this tough battle between Stamford Bridge Stadium and the "Blue Army" really completely exposed Ronaldo's current situation.

Faced with the strong impact launched by Chelsea on the right, Ronaldo really couldn't stand it anymore. He had played for 45 minutes on the court, and his performance... was mediocre!
Chapter completed!