Chapter 363 He Is Really Excited to Play Against Manchester City

Li Ang's goal brought Chelsea back on track.

At this moment, I don't know how many Chelsea fans are sitting in front of the TV and venting their emotions excitedly.

Mourinho in the live camera also subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief, and then celebrated with the emotional Holland.

Chelsea is "alive" again. They did not fall in today's frequent mistakes, but persevered through another difficult time!

Wearing the captain's armband on the Chelsea field, Li Ang did not forget to give confidence and encouragement to his young teammates.

Even players like Karas, who are mature at a young age, will inevitably make mistakes in the long season.

They need to be constantly knocked, so as to gain continuous reflection, improvement and growth in the challenges of the top league.

But this kind of work is more suitable for Chelsea's coaching staff to complete in private training.

At this moment on the field, Li Ang will not be stingy in giving his young teammates trust and encouragement.

He will not easily give up his expectations for any teammate, but at the same time, he also needs these guys to fight like a real man from the frustration of mistakes!

"We performed badly before! But this doesn't mean we have to make mistakes all the time in today's game until we regret losing!

Go for it! I want to see you kick your opponents' asses hard on the field!

Even if your performance still doesn't meet the passing line of the coaching staff, I require you to perform better than before every minute!

This is our home field, this is our territory! Show our personality and blood! Tell those bastards in Stoke City, tell them who we are!"

Leon's celebration ending was not warm at all, and even seemed a bit vulgar.

But at this moment, his encouragement filled the hearts of the substitute players who were burdened with pressure and guilt with fiery power!

The role of leaders is very important in the arena. No matter which team sport, as long as the leader of the team is tough enough, his teammates will not choose to be a soft egg!

And Leon not only showed his mental toughness, but also showed his strong strength, using goals to tell his teammates:

Don't be afraid of mistakes, play freely, you try your best in the midfield and backcourt, and I can continue to score goals!

His performance after taking on the responsibility undoubtedly relieved the burden on other Chelsea players on the field.

After the game resumed, Chelsea's defense quickly resumed its efficient operation.

Overall, without Li Ang's large-scale retreat to participate in the defense, Chelsea's defensive players in the backcourt still failed to regain the ball in the confrontation with Stoke City's offensive cluster.

But whether it was Xiao Ma Ge, who was in average form today, or Karas and Van Ginkel, who always made mistakes in their previous performances.

At this time, they could decisively interrupt the offensive rhythm of Sky City with defensive struggles and tactical fouls!

Even if they couldn't regain the initiative of the game, Chelsea's defenders successfully split the rhythm of the game at this moment.

It was difficult for Stoke City to launch a threatening offensive as coherently as in the first ten minutes!

Mourinho certainly saw this positive defensive change.

So after the game entered the halftime break, he quickly made a decision to continue to give opportunities to the rotation players who started today!

Kalas and Van Ginkel, who were not replaced by the coaching staff at halftime, were naturally grateful and worked harder in defense in the second half.

This positivity naturally has both advantages and disadvantages.

The advantage is that Chelsea resisted Stoke City's forward pressure in the first 15 minutes of the second half.

The disadvantage is that the two were given cards too early.

Tactical fouls are simple and effective as an unconventional defensive method, but this thing is not so easy to use. If you use it, you have to bear the corresponding consequences.

After the two were almost yellow cards from the referee, Mourinho did not waste time and directly asked Kroos and Zouma to warm up on the sidelines.

In the 64th minute of the second half, the two were replaced one after another in a dead ball, but the fans at Stamford Bridge encouraged the two young defenders with applause.

Mourinho also gave them a positive hug on the sidelines.

The two guys certainly did not perform well today, but they both tried their best and there is nothing to criticize.

Mourinho can allow his young players to be a little bit bad occasionally, as long as they are hardworking enough after playing and can resolutely implement the tactical ideas of the coaching staff.

What he can't accept the most is the "genius player" who seems to have good talent but can't be fully committed in training and games, and can't make sacrifices for the team.

Today, Kalas and Van Ginkel are considered to have passed the test for Mourinho.

And now that Kroos is replaced, Mourinho's attitude towards today's game is quite obvious.

He doesn't want to be tied by Stoke City at Stamford Bridge, he still wants to pursue victory, even if he has to take a big risk at the last moment of the game!

This is in line with Mourinho's tactical style and the appetite of Chelsea's players on the field now.

They have stabilized the game that can be stabilized, but in this game where conservativeness can only get one point at most, but aggressiveness is likely to get three points, they never hesitate!

Fight!

Kroos's appearance is a signal for the entire Chelsea team to launch an active attack.

Li Ang no longer considered whether to retreat slightly to prevent Stoke City from threatening to counterattack.

He and Kroos pressed across the center line together and pushed into the hinterland of Stoke City's half, just to press the heads of Stoke City players and besiege them!

Matic also pressed forward, and Maguire, who was dragged behind Chelsea's formation at this moment, almost became Chelsea's midfielder.

Zouma, who was relatively fast in chasing back and played as a right back after coming on the court, protected Maguire's back, and he also became the last defensive player on the Chelsea field at this moment!

Mourinho's bold tactical decision made at the last moment of the game made countless neutral fans exclaim with excitement!

But Stoke City fans at this moment were a little uneasy.

Chelsea's aggressive attack made it difficult for Stoke City to play the beautiful offensive at the beginning of the first half of the game.

Although their offense and defense can be said to be balanced, it is better to attack more in the opponent's half than to be beaten without being able to fight back!

And at this time, Chelsea's overall attack is about to start!

Even though the starting forward combination was not sent out today, Llorente also used his previous stable performance to let Premier League fans see his outstanding strength.

Such a reliable center forward has a very stable ability to get the ball and compete for high points when the team breaks through.

And the two central defenders of Stoke City have also "proven" that they do not have a good way to limit Llorente's performance in defense.

This makes it difficult for Stoke City fans to feel at ease.

They always think that their team will lay mines on the defensive end later, allowing Chelsea to seize the opportunity to threaten the goal again.

And the facts also prove that their strong intuition is not wrong.

Chelsea did find the key to victory after Llorente fully utilized his advantage in competing for the top!

In the 79th minute of the second half, Kroos made a long pass to Llorente, and the Spanish center forward once again overwhelmed Stoke City's central defender Shaw Cross and calmly swung the ball back to Hazard who cut inside to respond!

Stoke City's defenders dare not relax their vigilance against the current Premier League's top winger Hazard.

Midfielder Charlie Adam immediately abandoned his own defense zone and double-teamed Hazard with Stoke City's other central defender Volscheid!

However, Hazard seemed to have sensed the threat from his opponent at this moment. He did not hesitate to stick to the ball and immediately passed the ball to Salah who raised his hand on the other side.

The Egyptian winger just observed for a while, and after taking the ball, he cut in and shot the ball!

His decisive shot immediately caused chaos in Stoke City's penalty area!

Stoke City goalkeeper Butland was very focused this time, and there was no problem with his position. His extreme save kept Salah's wonderful shot out of the door!

Llorente took the defensive pressure of Shawcross in the penalty area to grab a second point shot!

But his hastily completed shot was blocked by Volscheid's calf!

Thousands of Stoke City fans at Stamford Bridge were watching with their hearts pounding!

Some fans who were not able to bear it even covered their eyes directly.

Perhaps it was because the referee's whistle was delayed, which made them realize that Chelsea's stormy attack still failed to open Stoke City's goal.

But when they mustered up the courage to open their eyes and observe the situation on the court, they saw a figure in a blue jersey rushing towards the ball blocked by Volscheid!

"Salah cuts in... shoots!!! Bartland saved the ball! Llorente poked the ball!!! Ah! Volscheid made a contribution! Chelsea still has a chance! Li Ang!!!"

In the LeTV Sports studio, Zhan Jun, who was commenting on the game with Coach Zhang, staged his own show at this moment.

He dragged out the tail tone, and looked at the back of Li Ang running towards the ball in the live camera with passion and expectation!

Just like countless fans in China at this moment!

And in their expectation, Li Ang, with a calm expression on his face, had already stepped forward with his right leg towards the ball!

He slightly adjusted his pace before shooting, and Bartland had already abandoned the goal and rushed straight to Li Ang!

The goalkeeper of Stoke City stretched his arms as much as possible at this moment. He wanted to expand his defensive area and make Li Ang hesitate.

As long as Li Ang hesitated for half a second at this time, he could win the 1V1 victory between the brave!

Li Ang did seem to be a little procrastinating at this moment. He did not shoot directly with confidence as in the past, and seemed to be looking for a better shooting angle.

Bartland showed a pleasant smile on his face.

He seemed to have foreseen that he would save Li Ang's supplementary shot in the next second, completing the feat of saving Stoke City twice in a short period of time!

But the next moment, Li Ang decisively dunked the ball, and dodged Bartland's interception defense with the ball!

"Fake shot, real dunk! Li Ang passed! He faced the empty goal of Stoke City!!!"

Zhan Jun completely screamed at this moment!

And Li Ang also pushed the football under his feet forward decisively!

The moment the ball crossed the Stoke City goal line, Chelsea had already redeemed themselves by overtaking the score in this difficult match!

The entire Stamford Bridge seemed to jump and shake at this moment!

When the sound of carnival swept through the entire stadium and rushed into the sky, Li Ang did not rush to the bottom line to celebrate wildly, but ran to his teammates!

"Well done, brothers!!!"

The Chelsea players on the field hugged each other tightly, patting each other's shoulders and backs with big movements, and the words they uttered at this moment were also very vulgar!

But at this moment, no one would pay attention to what they said!

The fans and the media care more about their feat of self-adjustment and final lore of the opponent on the field!

Mourinho was very proud and kept clapping on the sidelines!

The Stoke City starters, who had worked hard for the whole game and played well for most of the game, now had very painful and helpless faces.

But this is football. A temporary lead does not mean a lead in the whole game. They did not make any mistakes, but at this moment they have become losers on the field.

Or the tenacity shown by Chelsea today did make them the better team at Stamford Bridge.

The last 10 minutes of the game time was far from enough for Stoke City.

They did not give up and tried their best to make the final offensive attempt.

But facing Chelsea, who was in high spirits and fully contracted their defense, they could only swallow the bitter fruit helplessly in the end.

2-1!

Chelsea relied on Li Ang's two key goals like gold to bite the hard bone Stoke City at home and continue to defend the impressive record of unbeaten at home in the past three years!

Li Ang also proved his strong strength in key battles once again!

Because he gave up some firing rights this season, the number of goals he scored is far from comparable to last season. Currently, Suarez is the top scorer in Chelsea.

But the number of his goals is less, but the quality of his goals is still excellent!

After the game, Li Ang, who won the official best player award, was once again surrounded by reporters.

Regarding what happened in the middle of this game, the English reporters on the scene had too many questions to ask.

However, in addition to praising his teammates as always, Li Ang still doesn't like to reveal the inside story of the locker room.

Seeing that they could not dig out any news from Li Ang, the reporters directly asked Li Ang what he thought about the next Premier League match between Chelsea and Manchester City.

When talking about Manchester City, Li Ang was not "official" at all.

He licked his lips, his eyes full of excitement.

"A match against Manchester City? I am looking forward to it!

Very, very, very much looking forward to it!"