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Chapter 333 Fighting Spirit
According to Hiddink's instructions, Shi Hao went to the middle after playing and asked Oscar to play the right winger position.

He dropped deep because Hiddink asked him to help Cesc Fabregas reorganize the midfield and deliver shells to Falcao, Hazard and Oscar in front.

This is sacrificing his offensive ability to make the team's offense smoother.Although Shi Hao is not happy, as long as the team can win, he is willing to obey.He doesn't want to lose again.

After Shi Hao came on the field, Chelsea's midfield finally stabilized.With the addition of Shi Hao's point of departure and the point of receiving the ball, Chelsea can finally push the ball smoothly through the midfield.

But what annoyed Shi Hao was that Hazard was caught by some kind of evil, and today he got the ball and rushed by himself, while Oscar was not excited enough, and his running position always missed the point.

So despite being able to carry the ball across the midfield, once it hits Southampton's penalty area, Chelsea's attack will still be hindered.

In the 73rd minute, Hazard dribbled the ball on the wing again and was forced to a dead corner near the center circle.When two Saints players stepped forward to siege, Hazard hurriedly passed the ball, but was cut off by the Saints' young player Ward Prowse.

Ward-Prowse immediately launched a counterattack with a long pass. After receiving the ball, Mane sprinted to the bottom line and made a cross. Pellet headed another victory.Chelsea fell behind 1:3.Hiddink's face has turned livid.He desperately used Remy to replace Matic who had just played, leaving only Cesc Fabregas in Chelsea's midfield. Kao and Remy were at the front at the same time.

Hiddink, who resorted to a 424 formation, seems to have made the right bet.

In the 76th minute, Shi Hao went straight to the right, Oscar went down and made an inverted triangle pass back, Remy's shot was blocked by Stekelenburg, Van Dijk made a big clearance and did not kick far.After Shi Hao stopped the ball with his chest at the top of the penalty zone, he didn't make too many adjustments and volleyed directly.

His shot went slightly wide, but it hit Van Dijk and bounced towards the goal.However, Stekelenberg reacted nervously at the same time as Shi Hao shot, and rushed towards the direction of Shi Hao's shot.Remy, who had just played, seized the opportunity. He nimbly ran to the ball and kicked the football into the empty goal.

Shi Hao wanted to run to Remy to celebrate, but stopped after two steps.When he volleyed just now, his force seemed wrong, and now his knee is a little uncomfortable.He stopped in place and moved his joints, and felt better after a while.

The game continues.

Seeing the hope of an equalizer, the Blues cheered up and made a steal amidst the cheers of the home fans, and once again attacked the Southampton penalty area, but Falcao hesitated in front of the goal and was pinched and intercepted the ball.Southampton counterattacked with a big foot on the spot, and Pellet fought for a header to Mane.

Mane sprinted along the sideline, and after reaching the baseline, the ball was lobbed into Chelsea's penalty area.Pellet grabbed the point, he headed back, Tadic volleyed from the back point, Begovic couldn't react in time, and watched the football hit the net.

Tadic's goal in the 78th minute widened the score gap to 2 goals again. Chelsea players seemed to have lost their fighting spirit, and only a few players were still working hard.

Shi Hao is one of them.He came to Chelsea to fight for the championship, not to avoid relegation!If this game is lost again, Chelsea's prospects for this season are really worrying.

Although he ran tirelessly in the midfield, he failed to turn the situation around.

In the 88th minute, Southampton made another substitution, and Asahi Yoshida replaced the goal hero Tadic to strengthen the defense.

In the 89th minute, Shi Hao got rid of the defense in the midfield and dribbled the ball straight to the penalty area. Yoshida Ma also stretched his legs to steal the ball at the top of the arc, but his movement was a little slower, and he missed the ball, leaving only people behind.

Shi Hao fell to the ground and rolled over a few times, but he couldn't stand up with his own strength.Chelsea's team doctor carried Shi Hao off the field, and the preliminary examination showed no problem, but it was judged to be a muscle strain.But this game is definitely not going to continue.

Hiddink has used up the last substitution, Chelsea can only play with 10 people in the final stoppage time, and the score of 2:4 is maintained until the end.

Supporters at Stamford Bridge had to witness their team's fifth defeat in eight Premier League rounds, with a bitter taste in their mouths.

After the game, Shi Hao received a more detailed examination. The doctor believed that the muscles of his legs were relatively tired, with slight strains, the ligaments of his right leg were also slightly strained, and the menisci of both knees were slightly deformed to varying degrees.

For a player who is very fast and often moves at high speed during the game, it is very normal to have such an injury.

The doctor's suggestion is that Shi Hao rests for 3-4 days. During this period, he should take good protection. After 4 days, he can start normal training, but it is best not to exercise too vigorously within 7-10 days.

However, the call-up to the national team came again. On October 10, the Chinese team challenged Qatar away. This was the most important game for the Chinese team in the group stage of the World Preliminaries.Chelsea Club tried to refuse to release Shi Hao because he was injured, but the Football Association's wording was tougher.

Shi Hao himself is also willing to go back to participate in this game. As long as Qatar can be won, the Chinese team will basically enter the top 12. It is safe.

October 10, Doha.This time, Perrin changed his formation again, adopting a defensive 9 formation.Jun Yingzhi acted as a lone striker, Shi Hao retreated and captain Zheng Zhi joined hands to control the midfield, and Zhang Yong still played as a central defender.

This is a game that the Chinese team cannot afford to lose. If they lose to their opponents, the chances of winning the first place in the group will be very slim. It depends on the second place results of other groups to determine whether the Chinese team can enter the top 12. It is fate Leave it to someone else to take control.

So for the Chinese team, at least one tie must be maintained in this game, so Perrin's caution is understandable.

Qatar, on the other hand, put on a more aggressive 433 formation, vowing to take all 3 points at home.

The Chinese team in the away game mainly responded with defensive counterattack tactics. In pre-match training, Perrin practiced many times the routine of counterattacking with Zhang Yong's long pass from the backcourt.Although both Jun Yingzhi and Shi Hao shrugged at this simple and crude tactic, it seemed that there was no way out at this time.

Just 3 minutes into the game, Qatar's offense was destroyed, and Zhang Yong sent a long pass from the backcourt to find Jun Yingzhi directly.Jun Yingzhi pushed the ball behind Qatari defender Hassan and turned around to chase the ball with his super fast speed. Qatar goalkeeper Leconte attacked in a timely manner and shoveled the ball outside the penalty area to destroy it.

He kicked the ball to the right side of the center line, Zhang Zhangdong headed the ball down, Shi Hao suddenly jumped in, flicked the ball before the Qatari player, and then directly slammed the goal in the midfield!Leconte's face changed drastically, and he quickly got up and turned around to chase the ball, but he couldn't catch up, so he could only watch the ball hit the net.

In the 3rd minute of the game, Shi Hao's goal helped the Chinese team lead Qatar 1-0 away!
(End of this chapter)