host must win

Chapter 234 The battle for the top spot
Manchester United's visit to Stamford Bridge to challenge Chelsea is undoubtedly the focus of this round of competition.Especially before the start of the game, there was good news from Highbury Stadium not far away. Arsenal were tied 0:0 by Fulham at home, which added another aspect to this game: who can win , whoever can become the new leader of the league!

It may be a common thing for Manchester United to reach the top of the league standings, but for Chelsea, it is a rare experience.Although the Blues performed very well this season, they have not been able to reach the top, because Manchester United and Arsenal have also performed very well, and they have been firmly suppressing the Blues that suddenly broke out in the new season.

In this game, the former Manchester United Argentine midfielder Veron, who moved to Chelsea in the summer, was absent due to a back injury, but Ranieri surprisingly put winger Duff on the bench, Joe Cole, who is good at dribbling and controlling Replace it for the first time.

Obviously, Ranieri hopes to compete with Manchester United for possession, so as to gain an advantage by controlling the game.

For Manchester United, Ferguson sent Forlan up front and Roy Keane returned from injury.

Amid the noise at Stamford Bridge, Chelsea attacked from the start.

In the first 10 minutes, both sides failed to get a chance to shoot, but Chelsea frequently scored into the penalty area. Manchester United had [-] successful steals and [-] fouls, and got a yellow card, which shows the intensity of the game.

But in the No. 11 minute, Chelsea finally ushered in a godsend opportunity.Lampard made a free kick from the right, Bridge returned the pass, Mutu's header was ferryed, and Crespo's header was three meters in front of the goal.

O'Shea, who defended Crespo, failed to grab a favorable position, but blocked the Argentine striker and the goal, blocked Crespo's header in front of the goal line, and made a big-foot clearance.

O'Shea resolved the crisis in front of the goal this time, and the Manchester United players gave him warm applause, and stepped forward to give him high fives.

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When defending a free kick, Yin Jun was left in the frontcourt to prepare for a counterattack.

Although Yin Jun is very versatile on the field, as Manchester United's offensive trump card, he will contribute more to the team if he stays in the front.

But Yin Jun also clearly realized that it would not work to continue like this.Although he doesn't have specific statistics, he feels that Manchester United's possession rate in the first 15 minutes of the game is frighteningly low.Maybe not even a quarter, because the whole process is passive and beaten.

"It is necessary to launch a threatening counterattack!" Yin Jun thought to himself.

At this time, the head coach Ferguson on the sidelines was also yelling at the players, signaling that the team could not keep retreating, and had to play offense, especially the offense from the wing.

Soon, Manchester United organized an attack.

Phil Neville shifted to the right and handed it to Yin Jun, allowing him to face Bridge one-on-one.

Yin Jun has absolute confidence in his speed and explosive power, so he slowly approached Bridge with the ball.

Bridge, on the other hand, was as if he was facing a big enemy, and he didn't dare to be careless at all. He couldn't stop stepping back, guessing Yin Jun's thoughts: "Is it going to hit the bottom? Or is it going to pass? Damn Chinese, both left and right feet are so good , I really can’t tell.”

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Just when Bridge was struggling to scratch his head, Yin Jun suddenly started.Bridge only felt a figure flicker in front of his eyes. When Yin Jun looked as if he was about to dribble the ball in from the inside, he was immediately taken aback and immediately made a blocking action.Unexpectedly, Yin Jun made a sudden buckle, changing from an inward cut to a straight bottom.

Almost at the moment when the two sides came into contact, Bridge was thrown away by Yin Jun.

Huang Jianqiang from CCTV shouted: "Beautiful feint! Yin Jun directly crossed from the bottom! Van Nistelrooy headed the goal from the middle! Oops, the ball is slightly higher!"

He Wei said: "Under the interference of Gallas, Ruud failed to correct the position. Manchester United made the first shot of the game, which came from Yin Jun's right-handed breakthrough and cross."

Van Nistelrooy failed to score the goal and gave Yin Jun a thumbs up.This pass was very precise and suitable for him to use his strength, but it was interfered by Gallas.

But when Bridge still had lingering fears and was glad that Manchester United failed to score, the Red Devils organized another offensive, and it was still a pass from Keane.

Yin Jun once again faced Bridge one-on-one on the right.But this time Yin Jun didn't delay the time any longer, and quickly started after stopping the ball, without giving him any time to react.

"Beautiful! Yin Jun forced a breakthrough! Cut inside with the ball..."

The French veteran Makelele quickly rushed over to help defend, but Yin Jun didn't wait for him to approach, and shot directly.The football, like a cannonball, quickly blasted towards Chelsea's goal.Cudicini flew up and lifted the ball off the crossbar with one hand.

After the Chelsea goalkeeper got up, he shouted vigorously at his teammates in front of him, obviously very afraid of this sudden long-range shot.

Yin Jun was holding his head with both hands, feeling a little depressed.

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As Yin Jun's performance became more and more active, Manchester United's offense gradually gained momentum.

Soon, Ruud van Nistelrooy sent a precise through ball and tore apart Chelsea's defense. Dutch full-back Melchiot almost blocked the ball into his own goal. Fortunately, Cudicini saved the ball with great skill. .

In the first 20 minutes, Chelsea basically controlled the situation of the audience, but their two mistakes almost gave their opponents a chance to score.Although the frontcourt completely suppressed Manchester United's defense, it did not create a good scoring opportunity.

No.201 minutes, Manchester United once again played a wave of offensive.

Gary Neville took the ball from the right and pushed forward, advanced to Chelsea's 30 meters area, and quickly passed the ball to Yin Jun's feet.

Yin Jun ran back from the front to catch the ball, Bridge followed closely behind him, and Makelele and other players next to him were also watching. He didn't dare to stick the ball, so he kicked the ball and passed it back to Keane in the middle.

After passing the ball, Yin Jun quickly turned around and started, sprinting forward.

Keane didn't stop the ball and passed it back to Gary Neville.

Gary Neville looked up at the situation, and when he saw Yin Jun sprinting straight behind Chelsea's defense line, while Ruud van Nistelrooy retreated from the front, he immediately understood and sent the ball to Van Nistelrooy with a diagonal pass. Ni's head.

The Dutch center blocked Terry with his body and slammed into Gary Neville's header. The football immediately changed direction and fell to the right side of the penalty area.

Yin Jun quickly chased after him, and Bridge and Joe Cole chased him from left to right.The three of them rushed into the penalty area almost at the same time, but Yin Jun took the initiative, and he was obviously half a beat faster, taking the first shot and unloading the ball from midair.

(End of this chapter)