"How is it, what do you say now?"
In the Sky Sports studio, Carragher was teasing Gary Neville again.
After all, only a few minutes had passed from the time Neville said "impossible, absolutely impossible" to Chelsea's equalizer.
Neville first held his forehead and sighed: "Rome is still not good."
But soon he glared at Carragher again: "What are you proud of? It's still a draw. Chelsea tied with Roma at home. What's there to be proud of?"
At this time, Lineker shook his head and said: "I feel Chelsea will still score."
Everyone looked at him because everyone knew he was about to start analyzing.
Sure enough, Lineker continued:
"Chelsea now is really an iron-blooded blue team."
"If they were going as smoothly as they did at the beginning of the season, I wouldn't say that."
"But their performance in the last two games proves that even in adversity or even desperate situations, they can burst out with amazing energy and achieve a comeback."
"And this is exactly the necessary quality for a truly strong team. Just look at Manchester United in the Ferguson era, including Bayern and Real Madrid who won the Champions League after 2000. This is all the case."
"These teams all have one thing in common: they have a strong sense of integrity, a strong fighting spirit, and a strong desire to win."
"And the more critical the moment, the more difficult the moment, the more shocking their strength will be."
"Chelsea led by Pan Yi obviously has such characteristics. These two consecutive fierce battles failed to stump them. It seems that even if they are behind, even if the game reaches 80 minutes or 90 minutes, they are still confident of winning. Game win.”
"This kind of confidence is also the temperament of a strong team! All of them believe that under Pan Yi's leadership and command, they can resolve crises time and time again!"
"This is very important for a team. Because to continue to win, it is not enough to rely on the absolute strength of the team's players. Otherwise, wouldn't the Real Madrid Galaxy fleet with Ronaldo, Beckham, and Zidane be all Are the champions within reach?"
"This requires the belief that everyone in the team must win from top to bottom! Including the head coach's desire to win. If the head coach doesn't want to win, how can the team win?"
"This is why I think Chelsea will still win today. Judging from the specific footage just broadcast, Pan Yi will not be satisfied with a draw at all."
"Even the fans at Stamford Bridge have such a desire to win. They are also using singing and shouting to encourage the players to continue working hard to score goals!"
"Ah... Look, Pan Yi stood up. He drove the celebrating players back to the court. This must be to let them continue to press and attack Roma."
"So, let us continue to watch the last ten minutes of the game patiently. There will definitely be goals!"
——
Rudy Garcia paced back and forth in the coach's box, a bit like an ant on a hot pot.
He has also changed and the formation has been restored, but the situation on the field has not improved.
The goal conceded just now was due to De Rossi being surrounded, and now that De Rossi has left the field, Chelsea's siege is not over.
The morale went up and down, causing Chelsea's offensive to get higher and higher.
The Roma players, who had taken the lead but were equalized, were also a little impatient. For example, the hot-tempered Nainggolan got into a fight with Lukaku because of an excessive challenge, and finally received a yellow card.
If this continues, or if Nainggolan gets another yellow card and ends the game with two yellows and one red, then Roma will definitely not be able to withstand the last ten minutes.
After thinking for a while, Rudy Garcia suddenly turned his head and said, "Go, let Astori warm up and get ready to play."
"The last central defender?" Assistant coach Bumpal was stunned.
Astori is a central defender who once played for AC Milan. It's not that there is any problem in replacing him. The main reason is that the two central defenders in Rome are playing well, and there is no big problem.
"Let him replace Nainggolan and we will play with a back five."
Bumpal understood immediately.
Nainggolan is carrying a yellow card, which will definitely have an impact on his defensive actions.
And this guy sometimes loses control of his temper, so staying on the court is definitely a time bomb.
After Astori is replaced, the four defenders become five defenders, and the formation correspondingly becomes a 5-4-1. In theory, the defense will be more stable.
Bumpal nodded and was about to ask Astori to get up and warm up when suddenly there was an exclamation in the stadium.
Both Bumpal and Rudy Garcia turned their heads sharply.
I saw Seat B and Azpilicueta playing a beautiful one-two on the right, and Seat B took the ball and went directly into the penalty area.
At this time, Nainggolan chased back from the midfield and made a flying tackle!
He kicked seat B's ankle hard with his foot, and then shoveled seat B to the ground with the ball!
The referee's whistle sounded almost at the same time.
Penalty kick! Add a red card!
It wasn’t even two yellows and one red, Nainggolan got a red card and left the field!
Nainggolan didn't argue at all, he just shook his head and walked towards the players' tunnel, cursing as he walked.
Azpilicueta rushed forward and grabbed Nainggolan's collar to ask for an explanation, but how could Nainggolan relent? Headbutt Azpilicueta directly.
At this time, both Chelsea players and Roma players gathered around, and the scene suddenly became chaotic.
The Chelsea team doctor also came on the field, went to check the injury in Seat B, and then quickly waved his hand to Seat B, indicating that Seat B could not continue the game.
Soon, seat B was carried off on a stretcher, and the conflict there was calmed down by the referee with two or three yellow cards.
The main reason was that Nainggolan's hurtful move was too obvious. Even the Roma players couldn't stand it. The main reason for rushing forward was to fight.
On the contrary, the Chelsea players were very emotional, with players like Azpilicueta and Terry receiving yellow cards.
But there is nothing we can do, the game must continue.
And because Pan Yi has directly used up three substitutions at once, even if Roma is sent off one person, there will still be 10 people fighting against 10 people on the field.
Even so, it seems that Roma is still a "good deal", but Rudy Garcia on the other side is still very depressed.
A penalty kick was awarded, and it seemed that even the goal of keeping the tie could not be achieved.
And this last substitution adjustment seems to be unnecessary.
Astori was originally going to trade for Nainggolan, but now that Nainggolan has directly applied for a Ruby God of War card, who else will he trade for?
Or change a midfielder?
But if we replace the midfielder now, the formation will become 5-3-1. I feel that the midfielder is still too weak.
It may be more stable to maintain the current 4-4-1, and there is not much change to the existing formation. It just allows Paredes and Thiago Motta to move closer to the middle to make up for the original three. There is a vacancy after the waist is missing.
Rudy Garcia really hates it!
Wouldn't it have been perfect if he had substituted a minute earlier?
This Nainggolan is really ruthless and doesn't talk much. He can't stay on the court for even a minute!
On the court now, the players have all walked outside the penalty area, preparing to take penalty kicks.
Chelsea's first penalty kicker was Hazard, and he naturally stood at the penalty spot holding the ball.
Facing Roma goalkeeper Skorupski, Hazard took a run-up and swung his legs——
His fake move deceived Skorupski, and then he easily pushed the ball into the lower right corner, winning in one fell swoop!
"The ball went in! The penalty kick couldn't be easier for Hazard!"
"Hazard has already scored twice in this game. His performance is really great!"
"This goal also allowed Chelsea to overtake Roma in the score. Now they lead Roma 2:1 at home."
"What's interesting is that in the last few minutes of the game, the two sides will compete with 10 people against 10 people. So, will there be any change in the situation?"
After scoring, Hazard and his teammates simply celebrated, rushed into the goal, picked up the ball, and then ran back to the center line.
Chelsea wants to score again!
Perhaps it was the injury to Seat B just now that filled the hearts of Chelsea players with a fighting spirit for revenge!
It’s not enough to win one, you have to keep winning!
Under such momentum, falling behind in the score, and not being able to handle the conflict just now, the Roma players played even worse in the following games.
In the 89th minute, Paredes, who had just come on the field, picked up the ball within his own 30-meter area.
Hazard came up to press, but Paredes was a little absent-minded and tried to get past Hazard with a foot pull.
But Hazard was very focused and cut the ball off with a sudden kick.
Stamford Bridge immediately started to boil again!
And Hazard quickly dribbled the ball forward amidst the cheers of the fans in the audience!
He looks eager to score another hat trick!
In the 25th round of last season, when Chelsea played Newcastle at home, Hazard completed the first hat trick of his Chelsea career, helping the team defeat the opponent 3:0.
In that game, Hazard became the youngest player to score a hat-trick in the Chelsea Premier League era.
Now, he has another chance to perform again!
"Damn, this guy is still too young!"
Rudy Garcia cursed on the sidelines.
Of course he was talking about Paredes.
This young Argentinian player who is only 20 years old this year dares to play with someone within 30 meters of his own area. He is simply playing with fire!
Don’t you know that Chelsea’s forward line is like a mad dog when it comes to pressing?
And he just came on the field not long ago, and there is really no way to quickly adapt to Chelsea's rhythm.
But it's useless to say anything now.
On the court, Roma had no retreat, and Hazard began to dribble the ball into shooting range!
Roma defender Mbiwa made a prompt decision and decisively stopped his body from attacking.
Judging from his posture, he must be ready to commit a foul at any time, or even receive a red card, but he must keep Hazard out of the penalty area.
After all, the game time is about to end. If another goal is scored, Roma really has no chance at all.
The other defenders did the same and rushed towards Hazard.
Because they all know that now that Hazard has scored two goals, he definitely wants to score a third.
There is no player who doesn’t want to score a hat trick on the court!
So as long as you guard him now, you can guard against this attack!
But before all the Roma defenders could get in front of them, Hazard pushed the ball out. After getting out of a tiny space, he swept the ball with his left foot and passed it to the goal!
At this time, all the Roma players, including goalkeeper Skorupski, were focused on Hazard.
So when Hazard made a cross, they noticed that on the other side, there was a black whirlwind Lukaku who had quickly stepped in!
With no one marking him, Lu easily swept the ball into the nearly unguarded goal.
Skorupski, who was standing near the post on the other side at this time, was completely powerless against the shot.
"GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!"
"Another Chelsea goal and the game is over!"
"No one thought that Hazard actually gave up the chance of a hat trick and passed the ball to Lukaku. Lukaku also lived up to expectations and scored the ball!"
"It's so unbelievable! After Chelsea made the substitution, they actually scored three goals in a row and killed the game!"
"What an amazing reversal!"
"You can see from this goal process that Chelsea's offense was very fast and concise. The ball passed through the feet of two people and sent it into the gate of Roma."
"Of course, Paredes should take full responsibility for conceding the goal. It was really not very smart for him to try to go through in his own half."
"Perhaps he is more accustomed to playing in an advanced midfield position, but he forgot one thing, which is that Rudi Garcia asked him to play as a defensive midfielder today."
"If the attacking midfielder or central midfielder loses the ball, there may be full-time defensive players behind him who can get it back. But once the defensive midfielder loses the ball, there is a defense line behind him, which means that the opponent directly faces his own goal. This is very fatal. of!"
"Of course, this goal conceded is also the epitome of Roma's loss of fighting spirit in the final stages of the game. Perhaps even if Paredes did not make a mistake, Chelsea would still find other loopholes in the Roma team and attack them."
"After the reversal of the score, this Chelsea team has become more and more courageous and unstoppable, and Roma has been captured!"
"Rome was not built in a day, nor could it be destroyed in a day. But we have witnessed how Pan Yi used miraculous substitutions and exquisite arrangements to completely destroy Rome's defense line!"
——
"We knew before the game even started that Roma was a very good team, they had a lot of stars. And the way Rudi Garcia played today was also very smart, which caused us a lot of trouble. "
At the post-match press conference, when a reporter asked Pan Yi about this difficult game, Chelsea's head coach replied with a smile.
Pan Yi praised the Roma team, and then changed the subject:
"But our players finally withstood the pressure and fought tooth and nail to get a win at Stamford Bridge."
"Yes, there is no doubt that the game was very difficult, but I am very happy that in the end we won."
"But I'm also a little unhappy, that is, my player Bernardo Silva received an unsportsmanlike foul during the game and left the field injured."
"I don't know yet how long he will be off the pitch, but I still hope Nainggolan can apologize for this."
"Although we are opponents on the football field, we are also peers. If you don't respect your peers, then your peers will also disrespect you."
Regarding Pan Yi's words, reporters at the scene gave a burst of warm applause.
Another reporter asked: "Mr. Pan Yi, this is the second consecutive game that you have made a substitution after 70 minutes to achieve a reversal."
"Now everyone praises your on-the-spot command as being amazing. It feels like you can predict the direction of the game after the substitute players come on."
"Can you tell us, what's the secret here?"
Pan Yi said with a smile: "What's the secret to this? If you ask a student who is admitted to Cambridge or Oxford University what's the secret, what else can he answer?"
"It's just that I have a deeper understanding of tactics and a clearer understanding of my players."
"Of course, this is first of all because I have a group of very good players, and my tactical arrangements are always reflected on the field without compromise."
"My coaching team also helps me a lot. They always give me enough data analysis and good suggestions."
“So, every win I win, it’s a win for the team.”
When the reporters in the press conference room had a look on their faces, "I didn't expect Pan Yi to say such a dramatic thing", Pan Yi suddenly smiled slyly:
"Of course, the helmsman of this team is also very good. I won't mention his name to avoid making him proud."
The media reporters at the scene immediately burst into laughter and the family members burst into laughter.
"Mr. Pan Yi, how do you evaluate Hazard's performance in this game?" Another reporter asked.
Pan Yi nodded at him and said: "Hazard's performance in just 20 minutes after coming on as a substitute tonight was absolutely phenomenal. He made the game completely different."
"He is still very young and still has huge potential that can be tapped. But there is no doubt that after tonight, he will become more confident and stronger."
"Maybe one day, he can become a player who can compete with Messi and Ronaldo for the Ballon d'Or."
"But I still want to say that if there was only one Hazard, Chelsea would not be what it is now."
"Whether it's Lukaku, Seat B, Azpilicueta, Terry, etc., they all give their all for Chelsea. They are all fighting for this team."
"You have also seen that Hazard clearly had a chance to score a hat trick. When he was leading 2:1, he could really try to pass several people again. But when he saw Lukaku in a better position, he passed the ball Come here."
"This is team spirit. They can sacrifice their personal data for the team to win."
"I'm very happy and it's an honor to be able to coach so many great players."
"It is precisely because of this that Chelsea can move forward and be invincible! I am confident that I can win more honors with them!"
The scene once again burst into warm applause.
Everyone knows that what Pan Yi said was true.
Chelsea are so powerful now!
They have won all the Premier League games and are eight points ahead of second place.
And they also won the Champions League, leading the second place by 7 points!
You know, the Champions League has only played three games.
In another group match of this group today, Dortmund still drew with Sporting CP.
Therefore, after three rounds, Chelsea won all three games with 9 points, while Dortmund, Sporting CP, and Roma all scored 2 points...
After playing three games, Chelsea almost qualified first in the group early. This is extremely rare in the history of the Champions League!
——
The next day, the Times published a front-page headline in its sports section:
Incredible comeback, incredible goal!
The article pointed out that Pan Yi's on-the-spot command once again worked wonders, and Hazard directed this great reversal with an amazing performance.
Especially Hazard's first goal, "The Times" even praised it as a Maradona-style goal!
"Pan Yi and Hazard completely defeated Roma and knocked down an outstanding representative of Italian football!"
"Corriere dello Sport" believes that although Chelsea's performance is outstanding, such a reversal is still a bit unexpected.
"If it weren't for Nainggolan's hot-headedness, if it weren't for the red dot package, it's still unknown whether Chelsea could score the key goal to overtake the score."
"In fact, it also includes the equalizing goal scored by Hazard. This kind of miracle is rare. Maybe if Hazard plays ten more times, he will not be able to replicate such a goal."
"On the third ball, he passed the ball to Lukaku, which probably illustrates this."
"In short, Chelsea is very strong, but not as strong as the British media boasted. At least both Roma and Crystal Palace can lead them in the first 70 minutes!"
This is actually a microcosm of the mutual dissatisfaction between the British media and the Italian media.
Serie A has gone from being a mini-World Cup to now with fewer and fewer stars, and its performance in European competitions is getting worse and worse. Naturally, they are hostile to the rising Premier League.
The British media feels that Italians always cling to the glory of the past, are always harsh on their own failures, and of course they often can't help but make sarcastic remarks.
But no matter what, it is a fact that Chelsea's results are good.
After the first three rounds of the Champions League group stage are all over, only Chelsea in Group G and Real Madrid in Group B have maintained a complete victory.
Real Madrid defeated Basel 5:1, Ludogordes 2:1, and Liverpool 3:0. The momentum is indeed not much worse than Chelsea.
But the overall strength of their opponents is still a bit behind Group G.
Among these three opponents, only Liverpool is still a strong opponent, but the Red Army is also in the process of recovery and reconstruction. This year is also the first time they have returned to the Champions League in many years.
Therefore, Chelsea almost qualified early after playing three games in the Group of Death, which made the world even more concerned!
This also makes their next game even more interesting.
Because Chelsea is about to go to Old Trafford to challenge Manchester United away from home!
Gary Neville also let out the news early:
"If Chelsea can beat Manchester United again, then I will..."
"Let's see if they can beat Liverpool in the 11th round!"
(End of chapter)
