Chapter 87: God-Level Save!

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"The first game of 2018, the London battle between Arsenal and Chelsea!"

The high-pitched voice of the commentator Andy Gray appeared on the TV, which also made the fans of both sides in front of the TV feel extremely excited.

Both Arsenal and Chelsea are very concerned about this game.

"In the previous rounds of the two sides, Arsenal has a certain advantage, but Chelsea's performance cannot be said to be too bad. We can expect both sides to adjust their status after entering the new year!"

"Chelsea still plays with Hazard as the core!"

"And Arsenal sent out a full lineup in this game, and no longer adopted a substitute rotation system. This is Mourinho's attention to Chelsea!"

When the commentator spoke, the starting lineups of both sides also appeared on the TV.

Chelsea (3-5-1-1):

Goalkeeper: Courtois.

Defenders: Cahill, Christensen, Azpilicueta

Midfielders: Marcos Alonso, Bakayoko, Drinkwall, Fabregas, Moses, Hazard.

Forward: Morata.

Arsenal (4-2-3-1):

Goalkeeper: Martinez.

Defenders: Bellerin, Jimenez, Hummels, Robertson.

Midfielders: Aubameyang, Kante, Wilshere, Lukay, Mane.

Forward: Giroud.

After introducing the starting lineup, the camera quickly came to the bench and focused on Lukaku.

After missing nearly half a season, Lukaku finally returned to the bench.

The Belgian star's expression was relatively relaxed, and he talked and laughed with the people around him from time to time, as if he had not suffered too much from injuries.

"Lukaku's return is earlier than expected, and his appearance on the bench also shows that Arsenal has the function of keeping Lukaku ready to play at any time!"

"Obviously Mourinho and the coaching staff believe that Lukaku has fully recovered!"

The commentator said so.

However, only the coaching staff and Arsenal players know that this is a smokescreen created by Mourinho.

Lukaku's injury did heal quickly, and he also joined the team training.

But he just joined yesterday, and it will take nearly a week or two before he is fully recovered.

However, Arsenal needs to seek more changes in the second half of the season.

Although Lukaku did not play, his role off the court will also make the opposing coach wary.

After all, Lukaku and Giroud are two completely different types.

Giroud is good at retreating, while Lukaku can mess up the opponent's defense.

Conte is indeed looking at Lukaku, and his expression becomes serious.

Most of his tactical arrangements are to limit Giroud's retreat. If Lukaku comes on as a substitute, Chelsea's lineup will have to be changed, which will inevitably put Chelsea into a passive situation for a period of time.

A single move affects the whole body, and this variable is fatal.

However, Conte has no way to completely get rid of these troubles. He can only hope that Lukaku will sit safely on the bench instead of appearing on the field.

"Conte doesn't seem to be fooled!"

Arteta frowned.

They hope that Conte will return to the bench to say something, or see some expected players warming up.

But none of these happened.

In response, Mourinho's expression was even more indifferent.

"It doesn't matter whether they adjust or not. The opponent I want to influence is not Chelsea!"

Compared to Chelsea, Tottenham, Everton, Manchester City, Manchester United and other players are the ones Mourinho wants to influence.

And in this game, Chelsea played a three-back formation.

It has to be said that the three-back system is really popular in football now.

Even coaches with a rougher tactical style like Conte are using this position.

It can be said that Mourinho is the only one in football who despises this position.

Sacrificing the back line and deploying a large number of people in the midfield.

On the template of passing and controlling, it is necessary to play defense and counterattack.

This is irrelevant.

Following the trend to this extent is really speechless.

Of course, despise it, although this lineup is a bit unsightly, it still has advantages.

That is, the midfielder's ability to support the front and back lines is very fast.

The crowded midfield will disperse more personnel to the front and back points to form an integrated offense and defense situation.

It is estimated that Conte wants to combine these two points and use Hazard as the engine to drive the team's offense.

For this reason, he also bypassed the defensive area of ​​​​Lucky, which is to create enough impact space for Hazard.

But is it really that easy?

At this time, the players of both sides have completed the side selection ceremony and came to their respective half.

Arsenal kicked off first.

Giroud stepped on the ball in the midfield and waited. When the referee whistle sounded, he immediately kicked off.

"The game begins! Round 22 of the 2017/2018 Premier League, Chelsea vs. Arsenal at home!"

"The London battle finally kicked off, the two teams played together. Kai made a long pass, Giroud stopped the ball, and shot directly!!!"

Andy Gray's pre-match introduction was not finished yet, Arsenal took the lead, the ball hit the crossbar and flew out of the bottom line, but even so it scared everyone.

Arsenal's offensive was fierce, Chelsea was not prepared, and almost lost the ball.

But as a 'spectator', Andy Gray was excited.

"A wonderful attack!! An extremely wonderful long-distance cooperation!"

"Kai launched a long pass directly in the backcourt and accurately found Giroud who was advancing. Giroud stopped the ball with his chest, picked up Azpilicueta, and volleyed directly!"

"This attack perfectly demonstrated the characteristics of these two players!"

"Both Kai's long pass and Giroud's volley were extremely wonderful!"

"At the beginning of the game, Arsenal gave Chelsea a blow!"

This group was scary enough, and Chelsea was directly scared into a cold sweat.

Chelsea could not bear the consequences of losing the ball within less than a minute after the start of the game.

And this attack also put Chelsea under great pressure.

They could feel that this Arsenal team had become even more terrifying.

Such a long-distance long pass and shooting cooperation was really terrifying.

Of course, they only thought it was an accident, which required luck and was almost impossible to replicate.

This was indeed the case. When Lekai did the same thing for the second time, Giroud's volley directly hit the stands.

Giroud failed to hold the ball.

But Chelsea still felt terrified.

Chelsea defender Cahill quietly stuck to Giroud, and they dared not let Giroud go again.

In other words, let the opponent stop the ball comfortably, let alone shoot, and don't give the opponent the opportunity to stop the ball.

Arsenal's two consecutive attacks put Chelsea under great pressure.

Chelsea also quickly adjusted and launched a threatening attack.

The attack naturally came from Hazard, who broke through continuously from the midfield.

Wilshere and Kante were both passed.

But under the interference of Jimenez, after Kante chased back, the two of them reasonably knocked Hazard down.

Yes, knocked him down!

In the end, they failed to steal the ball.

"This guy is so fast!"

Jimenez cursed as he retreated.

He tried to steal the ball, but Hazard's feet were too fast. He could feel that if he kicked rashly, he would only be passed.

For this reason, Jimenez patiently restricted and waited for Kante to retreat.

Finally, the two double-teamed Hazard.

However, Chelsea also got a free kick near the penalty area, very close to the goal.

Fabregas took the free kick. As a former top midfielder, Fabregas's condition is not as good as before, but his free kick ability has not declined but improved.

This is also the reason why Fabregas took the free kick.

This position is already within his shooting range.

Arsenal players have already arranged their favors, and Martinez is waiting and looking at Fabregas intently.

The referee whistled, Fabregas decisively ran up, and suffocated the bottom edge of the ball with one foot. When his calf swung, there was a toe hooking action.

This is a falling leaf ball!

Everyone saw the ball falling rapidly in front of the goal.

Chelsea fans stood up in surprise, they were looking forward to the moment of scoring.

And Arsenal fans exclaimed.

Even the commentator Andy Gray half stood up, expecting a stagnation factor.

"Fabregas's penalty, this ball"

The next second, Andy Gray exclaimed.

"Martinez!!!!!! World-class save!!! God!! He actually caught up!!!"