The ball has entered!

Chelsea took the lead in the final time of the first half!

At the Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough fans were silent. They didn't expect that the team was chased for two consecutive goals in the first half with the team scoring. They were looking forward to a leading midfielder, but they didn't expect that they were behind in the end. The gap between the front and back was too big. "[]

Chelsea fans are in a completely opposite mood.

The team scored the first goal at the beginning of the first half. This period was a bit too long. Seeing Middlesbrough scored first, they were all prepared for the difficult game, but unexpectedly, the team chased two goals in a row in the end.

This is really a surprise!

They celebrated in the audience with a carnival, and suddenly scored the score and overtaken the score, which made them extremely happy. This was a goal and a surprise. At the same time, they were also happy about Zhang Tiehan's goal.

This was not only a goal to overtake, but also Zhang Tiehan scored the first official match goal for Chelsea.

The commentators of the live game also mentioned this.

"This is the first goal Zhang scored for Chelsea. The ball was scored very suddenly. He scored the first goal with a cold shot, which also proved Zhang's ability. For him, scoring a goal was not very difficult. When we didn't react at all, Zhang had already scored the ball..."

"With the first one, there is the second one, the third one... The league has just begun. We look forward to Zhang scoring more goals for Chelsea in the future..."

"A cold shot, this is Zhang. He used the goal to tell all opponents that as long as one is not paid attention, he has the ability to directly send the ball into the goal..."

While the commentators commented on the goals, Zhang Tiehan also celebrated with his teammates on the field.

Many Chelsea players came over to congratulate Zhang Tiehan on his first goal. They hugged each other and shook hands to greet each other. Zhang Tiehan was also very happy to score the goal.

A goal is nothing to him, but it is his first goal on the team after all, and it makes quite meaningful.

After celebrating with his teammates, he also waved to the stands of the Chelsea fans.

This action received responses from many Chelsea fans on the scene. Sky TV commentator Alfei also said with a smile, "Although Zhang has not been in Chelsea for a long time, it seems that he has received support from many Chelsea fans."

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Side by.

Grant immediately smiled when he saw Zhang Tiehan's goal. This goal was really surprising. He could surpass the score in the end of the first half, so the team's situation would be quite good.

On the other side, Middlesbrough coach Southgate felt weak.

He was once an excellent professional football player, quite famous in England, and was still participating in the game last season. Therefore, he knew very well how difficult Zhang Tiehan scored just now, either because the team's defense was not done well or because the opponent's personal ability was too strong.

He felt helpless.

With such a gap in ability and the opponent's condition is excellent, how can you play in this game?

If this goal was not scored, Middlesbrough could barely accept the score of 1:1, after all, it was a draw. This was still at the Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough's territory. But the loss of the goal in the last time of the first half would have a great blow to the team's fighting spirit.

From leading to falling behind, it was only less than seven minutes.

In seven minutes, Chelsea scored two goals in a row, and at the end of the first half, he was talking about some trouble to the players for the break. Even if he had the fighting spirit and confidence, Southgate still knew that it was very difficult for Middlesbrough to win or even get a point.

How to play in the second half? He didn't know.

He could only look at his players, and his former teammates. He walked back to the locker room with his head down and lowered his head, but Southgate still knew what he should do. Although he didn't have much confidence, he still went back with his head held high. In any case, the players could not know that he had no confidence. He had to show confidence and hope, so that the team could have more confidence, more fighting spirit and hope.

Back in the locker room, Southgate talked about the first half.

He attributed the team's backwardness to helplessness, "That's the opponent's No. 9 Zhang performed so well," he told everyone, "But he couldn't keep this whole game, we still have a chance."

After listening to Southgate's words, and thinking about the opponent's two goals in the first half, many players nodded.

Isn't it?

The first goal was that the opponent's No. 9 faced the defense of four people, passed Yakub and turned around and passed the ball into the penalty area, creating a good opportunity for the opponent. The second goal was completely the personal performance of the opponent's No. 9. He made a goal with a cold shot outside the penalty area. Anyone would feel powerless to defend such a goal - because there was no way to defend that opportunity.

This is indeed the personal manifestation of the other party No. 9.

This is how the stars are. Occasional personal performance will make the opponent's entire team helpless, but such performance cannot last for the entire game. Everyone believes what Southgate said.

"I hope everyone can persevere until the end. As long as we are willing to work hard, there will be a chance to play. Although the opponent's No. 9 Zhang performed well, the overall team of the opponent was not good. We defended steadily and found opportunities to counterattack, and we could still equalize the score."

Many people looked at Tang Ning.

Tangning's goal in the first half was indeed excellent, which was also a reflection of his personal ability. It was not easy for him to score the ball against Terry's defense.

They have Tangning and Yakubu, why don’t they have a chance?

There must be some.

Middlesbrough players rekindled their fighting spirit, and then they listened to Southgate's tactical adjustments in the second half and some of the game's instructions.

There is nothing to say about tactical adjustments. Overall, it is still a defensive counterattack. Middlesbrough can hardly play defensive counterattacks against Chelsea. They cannot play other tactics. The result of choosing a hard fight is definitely not very good. Middlesbrough is very clear about this. In addition, Southgate explained what to pay attention to in the second half, and the center was still on the defensive arrangement, especially the defense on the left side of the penalty area, which is more important. Although Southgate told the players that the two goals in the first half were just Zhang Tiehan's surprising personal performance, what if... he was surprised again in the second half? This is really possible.

Southgate can't guarantee that all he can do is to instruct the players to do their defense seriously.

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In Chelsea locker room.

Grant walked into the locker room with a smile on his face, and it could be seen that he was in a very good mood. In fact, it was related to the situation of the game.

The same score is 1:2, and the first goal and the latter goal give people a different feeling.

When he saw Middlesbrough scored the first goal, Grant was prepared for the difficult game like the fans, but the team scored two goals in a row in the last time, and the situation of the game was different all of a sudden, which surprised Chelsea fans and Grant.

He kept sighing in his heart that coaching a team like Chelsea is different.

When he coached the Israeli national team, he had to put his team on the weak side in every game. This was even more so when participating in the World Cup. Every time he was thinking about "Can you get a point?" But when he was on the court, he was disappointed most of the time. Israel does not have a very outstanding star, so it is difficult for Grant to see surprises beyond his tactics.

Chelsea is different.

He actually didn't do much work for the team. He basically just analyzed the opponents, formulated game strategies, and arranged the starting players. He originally wanted to let Chelsea have some of his own labels. But this work is still long-term, and it is almost impossible to achieve results in a short period of time.

But the result was that the team easily defeated the opponent in the first game with three goals. Now in the second game, when the opponent scored one goal first, the team overtook two goals in seven minutes.

Victory seems a bit too easy...

But no matter what, Grant breathed a sigh of relief. In fact, as Chelsea's coach, he was under great pressure. To compare, when coaching Israel, when losing in the World Cup, fans and the media would feel that it was normal. It was really surprising that Israel could win the opponent. Even if it only lost one goal, the media would say, "Israel has made progress under Grant's leadership." If you play a draw, the media would say, "Israel showed tenacity" and defeated the opponent. The media immediately said happily, "Israel's football has improved very quickly."

All are good things.

Losing to an opponent is normal, and winning the game is an amazing performance.

Such a job will not be too much pressure, but now it is different at Chelsea. Although he won the game in the first round, if he cannot win the second round, or even draw, he will face great pressure. The main reason is that he had a Mourinho in his previous term, and Chelsea invested nearly 200 million euros to buy players in the summer. Now the entire team is full of stars on three fronts.

The media and fans' expectations are that Chelsea continues to win the league title and make progress in the Champions League.

What is this concept?

Manchester United is Chelsea's biggest competitor, that is, Chelsea's results must be better than Manchester United. If Manchester United wins a game, Chelsea must win one game. As it seems, as long as it does not fight against opponents of the same level, such as Arsenal, Manchester United, and Liverpool, Chelsea must win, and even play against opponents of the same level, Chelsea must have an advantage. Only by playing such a result can Chelsea continue to win the league championship again.

Then in the Champions League, Chelsea scored in the semi-finals.

To make progress, that is, to enter the Champions League final, this is the bottom line, Grant is very clear about this. As long as he cannot do this, he will work for Chelsea for a year at most and will not have a longer contract.

More than that.

Many Chelsea fans, no, should be said that club chairman Abramovich also hopes that the team can create miracles and win better honors than Manchester United - Manchester United is the treble champion in 1999, which means that Chelsea’s expectation is to win all the championships they can win.

This goal is...too big.

Even if such a goal is achieved, the media and fans will only say that the whole Chelsea team is doing well, which player plays well, Abramovich's investment has paid off, and as for Grant's role... I guess I will go out from the three places in the "Chelsea Championship Contribution Ranking".

This shows how embarrassing Grant’s work is and how stressful it is.

This Israelites are really not easy.

Fortunately, he is under a lot of pressure now. After all, the team is already ahead, especially at the end of the half. Grant thought about the two goals in the first half and looked very relaxed when he walked into the locker room.

He praised the players for their performance in the first half.

"Everyone did a good job, we led by one goal. We continued to play like this in the second half, but I still have to emphasize a few points..." Grant said about the game.

However, most players in the locker room did not respect Grant very much.

This Israeli has not yet established authority in Chelsea. If you want to speak the team, in Chelsea now, captains Terry and Lampard are the most authoritative. Most of their teammates will listen carefully when they speak. The second is Zhang Tiehan. Although he just came to the team, everyone knows that Zhang Tiehan is the absolute main force. He will receive absolute support from Abramovich. His value is extremely high and his performance is excellent. This is the authority of personal ability.

Next is Grant.

He is the team's head coach, and although he has a lot of power, everyone knows that those are all false and he does not have absolute authority. For example, he dare not not let Terry, Lampard, and Zhang Tiehan stay on the bench... At least, as long as these three people want to play, he must arrange for them to start.

This may be a privilege, but it is certain that if he has a conflict with any of the three, his position as a coach will be in danger.

Club chairman Abramovich will support the players. Chelsea fans will also support the players because no one believes in Grant's ability and he has not yet made results that convince Chelsea fans.

Fortunately, both Lampard and Terry are old players of Chelsea. Terry is even born in the Chelsea youth training camp. They hope that the team will have good results instead of internal strife. Zhang Tiehan will not have any conflicts with the head coach. He also hopes that the team will be good and that it will best bring more championships.

Grant kept saying that some Chelsea players were listening carefully, and some didn't know what they were thinking, but the overall atmosphere was pretty good, at least no one interrupted Grant.

After talking about the simple tactical arrangement, the players did their own things.

Zhang Tiehan and Robben discussed the technical issues of cutting inward from the wing to the middle. In this regard, Robben is definitely a master. Even though he cannot occupy an absolute main position on the wing, many people know that Robben is very good at cutting inward from the wing to the middle and then completing a shot, which is almost his signature goal-scoring method.

Luo Ben discussed this issue with Zhang Tiehan.

He pointed out the key, "You have to cut in and shoot directly after you have the chance," he said.

Zhang Tiehan was a little surprised, but he still couldn't grasp the specific details. Robben can do a good job in this regard. This is his signature goal-scoring method, but it is not easy to imitate. Zhang Tiehan feels that his long-range shooting ability is much stronger than Robben. During the inward cutting and dribbling process, if he has the chance to shoot, it will definitely be a powerful arc ball, but it is not easy to seize the opportunity, and it is not easy to play well.

During the discussion between the two, time passed quickly, and the halftime break ended in a blink of an eye. Everyone walked out of the locker room to prepare for the second half of the game.

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To be continued...