Stop the ball ten meters away, the goal depends on Meng

Chapter 480: Half a pound, red and blue battle!

After Christmas, the Premier League has only the final round of games left in 2015.

The most eye-catching one is of course the red-blue battle between Manchester United and Chelsea.

Manchester United is the well-deserved overlord of British football, while Chelsea is the super upstart since the 21st century. Although they have never won the Champions League (the Champions League in the 2012 season was snatched away by Su Changwei and Real Madrid), in the eyes of public opinion, they It is already an out-and-out football giant, and its status in football must be at least ahead of Manchester City.

The history of grievances between Manchester United and Chelsea is not long. If you really want to count it, it can only start when Abramovich took over the Blue Bridge. Especially between 2004 and 2007, the contest between Ferguson and Mourinho became the most important thing in the Premier League. hot topic.

However, Manchester United is now back on track and firmly ranked first in the standings, while Chelsea had already dropped to the third from the bottom before Christmas...

After Mourinho dismissed get out of class, Chelsea achieved a good record of one win and one draw in these two games. With these precious 4 points, Chelsea soared from 18th to 15th place, and finally escaped the relegation zone temporarily...

Diego Costa, who was previously relegated to the sidelines by Mourinho, even handed over 2 goals and 1 pass with super high efficiency, and was the first contributor to the team's improved record.

Hazard, considered by Mourinho to be the biggest insider, although he still failed to break the goal drought in the new season, he completed 5 successful dribbles in the last game and personally created a penalty kick. Almost returned to the peak performance of last season.

Coupled with the new head coach Hiddink, who has the full support of Abramovich, and the locker room is unprecedentedly unified, they are indeed qualified to compete head-on with Manchester United!

Even Mourinho, who had just been kicked out, said in an interview:

"As the Premier League champions last season, Chelsea, united and united, can definitely beat Manchester United 50-50!"

In and out of his words, he still implied that the Blue Army soldiers deliberately rebelled against themselves!

But the wily Hiddink was not affected. Facing the camera, he said humbly:

"Manchester United are in great form this season, and with the invincible Awei, it will be difficult for the entire football world to match them."

"I have just taken over the team, and it will take some time to get the team out of the previous downturn."

"Chelsea's most important goal now is not something as unrealistic as defending the championship, but to return to the top half of the standings as soon as possible, preferably into the top four, to ensure qualification for the Champions League next season..."

The 69-year-old coach knows how to keep a low profile.

Facing Manchester United and the young and energetic Su Changwei, he would not take the initiative to initiate provocation.

What if Su Changwei sees that his attitude is so low and he has coached Real Madrid, and he becomes soft-hearted and scores fewer goals? -

"Avi, it's me, Paul."

Su Changwei did not watch Hiddink's interview, but received an international long-distance call.

The phone screen displays the caller’s last name:

"Martini."

Su Changwei was a little surprised by the call from the old Milan captain.

Although they played for the Rossoneri for three seasons, there was not much overlap between the two. It was just that when Su Changwei opened the football selection competition, Maldini, as a representative of Milan, traveled many times in Italy and China, and had some cooperation.

"Pronto, dear Paul, how is your wife?"

Su Changwei talked and laughed with the old captain in a relaxed tone, and casually greeted the other party's family.

Maldini also exchanged a few pleasantries and quickly got to the point:

"You can't let your guard down in the game against Chelsea!"

Su Changwei was a little confused:

"Huh? You... bought a super ball?"

Maldini took a sip:

"How could I, a great man like Maldini, do such a thing?"

"Everyone who knows me knows that gambling and drug addiction are inseparable from each other!"

Su Changwei shrugged his shoulders:

"Why is that? There is no deep hatred between Milan and Chelsea, right?"

"You didn't even call me when we played against Liverpool last time?"

Just listen to Maldini explain slowly:

"During the 2002 World Cup, it was Hiddink, that bastard, who directed the South Korean team to hack our top four!"

Hiddink, who had just arrived in Manchester with his team, sneezed fiercely.

[The climate in the Netherlands is more comfortable]

[Winter in the British Isles is really cold to the bone! 】
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December 12th. Just after 28 o'clock in the afternoon, there is no sunshine in the sky in Manchester.

The surrounding area of ​​Old Trafford was brightly lit. There were still 15 minutes left before kick-off, and more than 7 fans had already poured into the stadium. The overall scene was particularly spectacular.

"Both sides in this game are full of injuries. For Manchester United, the two main full-backs-Luke Shaw and Valencia have been recovering from long-term injuries. Januzaj, Lingard, Hernandez, and... Qin Sheng fell into the devil's schedule. Others, including captain Rooney, Carrick and Smalling, have just returned from injury, and their status is still unknown.

Zhan Jun in the live broadcast room also started to introduce the situation in advance:

"For Chelsea, there are also at least some generals who are definitely unable to play...

The first is Diego Costa, who has been in great form recently. He received his fifth yellow card of the season in the last round of the league and must be suspended for one game according to Premier League rules.

The second one is Cesc Fabregas. He encountered the flu after arriving in Manchester yesterday and unfortunately had a fever.

In addition, Falcao, Remy, Cahill and others were exempted from the competition, so Hiddink had to transfer three players from the youth team to the bench..."

Zhang Lu, the guest who was his partner, smiled strangely:

"Judging from the recent state of the game, Manchester United and Chelsea are evenly matched, and both sides are likely to win this game."

Zhan Jun failed to follow his train of thought:

"One is first in the standings, and the other is 15th. How come they are so different?"

Zhang Lu picked up a piece of material:

"Manchester United has won one and drawn one in the last two games, and Chelsea has also won one and drawn one. Isn't that just the same thing?"

Zhan Jun was stunned for a moment and couldn't help laughing:

"Well-founded and convincing!"
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Manchester United's lineup has not been adjusted much. It is still 343 newly trained this season, or 3412.

Goalkeeper: De Gea

Three central defenders: Rojo, Van Dijk, Jones

Midfield four: Ashley Young, Herrera, Carrick, Rafael

Single attacking midfielder: Rooney (C)

Double forward: Robin van Persie, Su Changwei

Chelsea on the opposite side has a set of 4231.

Goalkeeper: Courtois

Back four: Azpilicueta, Zouma, Terry (C), Ivanovic

Double defensive midfielder: Mikel, Matic

Three forwards: Willian, Oscar, Pedro

False forward: Hazard

Although Mourinho has left, his successor Hiddink has not completely rejected his tactics, but has temporarily adopted the "no striker formation" he often used this season.

But this was more of a helpless move. After all, Falcao was injured and Costa was suspended, so he had no other choice...

There are too many injuries, which is also an important reason for Hiddink to maintain a humble attitude before the game! -

Players from both sides lined up to shake hands, and Su Changwei paused for a second in front of Courtois.

He suddenly remembered the solemn promise he made to De Bruyne two years ago, and couldn't help but put away his smile and showed a serious expression.

[I promised Kevin that I would give my best every time I see you! 】

【Beep~~~】

[The current luck value is 255, use 30 points, directional extraction... Eden Hazard (friendliness -33)]

"..."

"???"

Seeing the friendliness behind him, Su Changwei couldn't help but be stunned for a moment:

[Although we played against Chelsea 8:1 before, you don’t hate me so much, right? 】

[In my impression, Hazard is not as competitive as Ronaldo! 】

Affected by the low friendliness, the following two data are not normal:

[Reproducible peak strength: 107%]

[Probability of injury: 55%]

Su Changwei's mouth twitched:

[King of Balls... Do you want me to celebrate New Year's Day in the hospital bed? 】

(End of this chapter)