Football: Starting from being abandoned by Barcelona

The referee blew the whistle, and the second half officially began. Chelsea got the kick-off right from the center circle.

Hazard passed the ball to Schurrle, and Chelsea began to patiently organize an attack in their own half, killing time by passing the ball continuously.

Everton's players were forced to push up the defense line and try to force Chelsea's ball.

But the Blues players cooperated tacitly, constantly passing the ball, and successfully dragged Everton's formation into pieces.

Although Everton players realized that Chelsea was wasting time, they could do nothing about the opponent's stable control of the ball.

Head coach Mourinho directed everyone on the sidelines to maintain their formation and patiently wait for opportunities to counterattack. If Everton made a risky move, they would immediately launch a fast break. As expected,

Everton began to make a risky move under time pressure, and the back line also moved to the vicinity of the center circle.

In the 56th minute, the situation was just as Mourinho expected.

At this moment, Li Lei was getting the ball on the right, and glanced at the left side with the corner of his eye, and then made a long pass with the outside of his foot, passing the ball accurately to Lampard's feet on the left side.

Chelsea's fast break began.

Everton's defenders were still in their original positions, completely unaware that the ball had been transferred to the opposite side.

Li Lei's long pass disrupted the opponent's deployment and opened a gap for Chelsea to attack.

After receiving Li Lei's pass, Lampard immediately rolled the ball quickly to Eto'o who was making a run.

At this time, Eto'o had already brought the ball to the edge of the penalty area, but was immediately surrounded and robbed by Stones and Coleman of Everton.

Facing the opponent's interception, Eto'o did not panic. He lightly touched the ball and pushed it forward to Lampard who was making a run.

Lampard decisively seized the opportunity to shoot, but the shot was saved by Everton goalkeeper Hoel.

However, Everton's goal was not out of danger yet. Hazard followed up sharply and poked the ball into the net with his toes in the melee in front of the goal.!

"The ball goes in! gogogogogo!"

" In the 56th minute, Hazard extended the lead for Chelsea, 2:0!"

"Everton goalkeeper has lost the ball twice, and Hazard's shot left Everton helpless!"

"From the replay, we can see that this attack fully demonstrated Li Lei's broad vision. The attack started from his long pass."

"That's right, this goal was entirely due to Li Lei's long pass. He accurately seized the opportunity to transfer the ball, which directly opened up Everton's defense."

"Li Lei's long pass with the outside of his foot was very accurate and beautiful, and he sent the ball to Lampard in one go."

"This also shows that Li Lei has a very broad vision. He saw the gap in Everton's defense and quickly sent a fatal ball."

"Without this transfer, there would be no subsequent consecutive attacks. It can be said that this goal was entirely created by Li Lei."

"That's right! Li Lei's performance was indeed very good, not only in attack, but also in running and coordination between the front and back fields."

At this moment, Everton's players looked disappointed, and many of them lowered their heads, not daring to look at the ball in the goal.

The head coach on the sidelines was also full of shock and helplessness. This score was undoubtedly a heavy blow to Everton.

The players on the field were discouraged and could no longer muster up their fighting spirit. Chelsea's repeated attacks completely disintegrated their defense.

The players who were substituted sat on the bench, looking depressed. This score was already difficult to catch up.

""Huh! Huh!"

Li Lei was panting heavily while standing on the court.

After the fierce competition in the first half and more than ten minutes of intense strife in the second half, his physical strength was almost exhausted. Now he was gritting his teeth to persevere.

His performance was noticed by the head coach Mourinho.

So Mourinho said to the assistant coach:"It is still a bit difficult for Li to play the whole game. His physical strength is exhausted. Prepare to come on as a substitute."

"Li Lei played well in this game, but he also reached his limit. We should make a substitution in time and not let him get hurt."

Li Lei received the coach's reminder, nodded, and walked to the sideline while taking a deep breath.

Mourinho hugged him, praised his performance and said:"You played well today, you worked hard! Go and have a good rest."

Li Lei said gratefully:"Thank you, coach, I will do my best!"

He lowered his head and sat on the bench after being replaced. His face was hidden under the towel, and no one could see his expression clearly.

At this time, he was depressed. If he followed his inner thoughts, he would not want to be replaced.

However, reason told him that it was impossible to continue to persist with the current physical strength, which would cause losses to the team.

Physical strength and endurance are far from enough. It seems that more training is needed in normal times. Maybe adding free points to physical fitness next time is also a good choice.

Although today's early substitution made him frustrated, Li Lei knew that As long as he works hard to overcome his physical deficiencies, he will eventually shine on a bigger stage.

Just as Li Lei was thinking, a cry of surprise suddenly arose on the field, attracting his attention.

Everton winger Lukaku received the ball and bravely broke through the defense line and went straight into the penalty area.

Chelsea's defender was thrown off by him and was unable to intercept.

Lukaku stopped the ball steadily, then shot with his left foot. The ball quickly slid past Cech's fingertips and broke the upper left corner of the goal!

When the game entered the last 10 minutes, Everton fans finally saw a little hope.

Lukaku's goal was like setting off a tsunami, and the fans in the stands were in high spirits.

"Lukaku! Lukaku!" The fans shouted the name of the young striker, giving him the warmest encouragement.

Everyone stood up and applauded and cheered for his goal, and the blue flags in the stands were flying.

Mourinho frowned and said:"This young man named Lukaku played very well, and he seems very familiar."

The assistant coach replied:"Yes, coach, he is the striker we loaned to Everton, you should have seen his game video"

"Ah, it turns out that we are one of them!" Mourinho suddenly realized,"This kid has great talent and is very good at scoring goals."

"It is indeed the right decision for us to loan him out so that he can get some game training."

"But we can't let him score more goals today. The defense must keep a close watch on him."

"We must go all out to win this game!"

Then the remaining two substitutions were used up, and two defenders came on the field one after another.

Although Lukaku's goal once ignited hope, Everton never scored again in the following game time.

Under Mourinho's mobilization, Chelsea's defense formed an indestructible copper wall.

Although Everton players tried their best, they could not break through again.

The score was fixed at 1:2.

At the last moment of the game, the referee whistled long to announce the victory of this game.

Chelsea defeated Everton at Goodison Park and won three points. Their winning streak in the league continues.