Today's game is of great significance to Chu Xiaoran.
This is his debut in the top league, and countless pairs of eyes around the world are staring at the Stamford Bridge stadium at this time.
A running move by Chu Xiaoran, a sliding tackle to defend... his every move will be put under a magnifying glass and mentioned and studied repeatedly.
If you play well, everyone is happy.
If mistakes are frequent and the performance is not in line with people's expectations, then he will be greeted by endless pressure.
Not only domestic trolls on the Internet will ridicule and smear you mercilessly, but foreign trolls who already dislike the people of the Dragon Kingdom will probably use all their firepower.
Chu Xiaoran understands all this.
But at this time, he didn't think about these things outside the arena.
He looked at the banners and slogans cheering him in the stands, and at his parents, Teacher Xu and the classmates in Class 9 who were not far away from him.
There was a fire burning in Chu Xiaoran's heart.
…
In the media commentary box, the smiles on Zhan and Jun's faces never stopped after they saw Chu Xiaoran appear.
“The results of both sides’ choice of sides are out.”
Zhan Jun smiled and said:
"In the first half, Chelsea will attack from the left of the screen to the right, and Leicester City will attack from the right of the screen to the left."
"Before the game is about to start, we asked Zhang Lu to analyze the starting positions and strength distribution of both sides."
As Zhan Jun explained, the matchup between the two sides appeared in real time on the Penguin Sports screen.
Director Zhang Lu used his unique voice to introduce to hundreds of millions of viewers:
"Chelsea started with a 4-4-2 formation."
"No. 17 Sterling and No. 29 Havertz are at the front of the team."
"Both of them have rich experience, excellent foot skills, and many offensive methods. Both of them are worth 70 million euros."
"Behind them is a midfield four composed of No. 19 Mount, No. 5 Jorginho, No. 23 Gallagher and No. 9 Chu Xiaoran."
"Let's focus on Chu Xiaoran's position."
"Fans who have watched his European Youth Championship games should know that Chu Xiaoran played as a right winger when he was in the Chelsea youth team."
"However, his ability to organize offense and support in the midfield is obvious to everyone. I believe Chu Xiaoran can be very competent in both the forward and midfield positions."
"Today he started the game. Head coach Lampard asked him to follow the two big brothers Sterling and Havertz. It is obvious that he has great trust in his midfield organization and support capabilities."
"This should be a set of tactics they have practiced in daily training. As for the effect, we will wait and see later."
"Behind them are Chelsea's regular back four and goalkeeper Mendy."
"Chelsea's opponent is Leicester City, who are wearing white away jerseys. They used a 451 formation from the beginning."
"No. 9 Vardy is alone at the front of the team..."
With the introduction and explanation of the three commentators, the first half of the game officially started after the referee's whistle sounded.
Chelsea attack first with the ball.
Sterling and Havertz crossed forward from the left and right sides respectively.
Mount, who has excellent personal ability, holds the ball near the midfield and organizes the attack.
Chu Xiaoran is located not far to the right of Mount, providing support on the field.
Leicester City's overall strength is not as good as Chelsea's, so they adopted a defensive posture from the beginning.
When Chu Xiaoran got the ball, Leicester City's No. 7 Barnes and No. 42 Soumare had already formed a double-team on the left and right.
After Chu Xiaoran tried unsuccessfully to break through, he passed the ball back to Gallagher behind him.
"Chu Xiaoran caught the ball."
"He tried to break through with the ball, but was defended by two Leicester City players and had no choice but to pass the ball back."
In the media commentary box, Huang Jianxiang's eyes were fixed on the field.
"It can be seen that Leicester City attaches great importance to this game."
"They should have done some research on Chu Xiaoran's offensive line, and they didn't treat Chu Xiaoran with the slightest contempt or mercy just because he was a newcomer."
"Instead, in the pre-game arrangement, one or two players were specially arranged to keep an eye on Chu Xiaoran."
"That's the beauty of the top league."
The two sides competed for a while near the midfield. In the end, Mount relied on his outstanding personal ability to briefly open a gap in the defense on the left and quickly attacked forward.
Chelsea's generals pressed forward decisively, pressing the entire offensive front near Leicester City's penalty area.
Chu Xiaoran ran back and forth, trying to get out of the open space, but failed because one or two people were closely guarding her.
The ultimate sense of defensive pressure did not make Chu Xiaoran too nervous on the field, but it made the students from Class 9 in the stands nervous.
"Why is there someone on the opposite side always marking Brother Ran? It's hard for him to catch the ball now."
"Is this the intensity of competition in the top league?"
"Our brother Ran is just a newcomer. Why do we take so much care of him?"
"It is worthy of being a Premier League team that can create miracles for Leicester City. Even if their current strength is not considered the top in the Premier League, this excellent defensive awareness and the defensive attitude of the players are enough to show the strength of the Premier League team.
The overall strength is so tyrannical.”
"Brother Ran, come on, my palms are so sweaty."
"Damn it, me too, it's only been a few minutes, and I'm so nervous."
"It is indeed the top competition in the Premier League. There was no peeing throughout the whole process."
In the stands of the fan support group where Chu Yan and Zhang Wentao were, everyone was sweating for Chu Xiaoran.
"The head coach of Leicester City is really not weak. The defensive arrangement at the beginning was very good, which made Chelsea's offense not so smooth."
"Yes, I still remember that when Chu Xiaoran first appeared in the European Youth Championship, she was very relaxed and scored quickly. But in the top league of the Premier League, it is not that simple. The opponents are facing
His research seems to be very thorough, and No. 42, who is taller than him, has been lingering on his receiving route, obviously well prepared."
"I'm so nervous, my back is sweating a little."
"Today is Chu Xiaoran's first game after all. He still has to go through a process of adaptation. I believe that with Chu Xiaoran's strength, he will be able to play better and better."
"I believe it too."
"Chu Xiaoran, come on!"
"Chu Xiaoran, come on!"
Chu Yan and the others looked at Chu Xiaoran on the field, who was tightly guarded by the opponent, and did not have a good chance to catch the ball. They could only shout desperately in the stands to cheer Chu Xiaoran.
Mount took the ball and attacked near Leicester City's penalty area. In his field of vision, Sterling had already moved to the bottom line, and Havertz was also breaking away from the defense and actively running.
Chu Xiaoran's position is more than ten meters behind and to the right of Havertz.
Mount was moving back and forth with Jorginho while looking for a suitable pass or shot opportunity.
At this moment, he saw Chu Xiaoran break away from the defense and run towards the bottom line on the right.
Mount's eyes lit up, and he instantly understood Chu Xiaoran's intention.
Only a handful of his toes were visible.
call out.
The football drew a beautiful arc in the air and flew towards the front where Chu Xiaoran was running.
He left enough space for Chu Xiaoran to catch the ball.
The moment Mount passed the ball, the two defenders on Leicester City's defense were already dispatched, pressing towards Chu Xiaoran's position.
But Chu Xiaoran was faster than them. Facing Mount's pass, Chu Xiaoran raised his right foot high and steadily stopped the football.
Just this excellent stop of the ball caused a burst of exclamations from the scene.
After Chu Xiaoran stopped the ball, he broke through from near the baseline on the right side without any pause.
At this time, Sterling, Mount, and Havertz had already broken into the penalty area and began a hand-to-hand battle with Leicester City's defense.
Facing two defenders, Chu Xiaoran first made a pass to throw away one defender, and then faced another defender, Chu Xiaoran directly chose to lob the ball to the left side of the goal.
There, Sterling had briefly broken free of the defense and was ready to attack.
Chu Xiaoran's pass passed over the heads of everyone in front of the goal and landed in the penalty area on the left side of the goal, right at Sterling's feet.
Sterling didn't wait for the football to hit the ground and fired a powerful and heavy shot.
Bang!
Sterling's powerful and heavy shot actually hit the crossbar above the goal!