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Chapter 299 Reinforcement After Loss

Two consecutive victories in the league scored 6 points and scored 10 goals. However, Chelsea was immediately in the middle of the media's hot comments. Compared with Manchester United's one win and one draw and Arsenal's one win and one loss, Chelsea obviously showed the champion at the beginning of the game.

This is not only from the data, even from the scene, Chelsea's fast offensive and defensive rhythm not only makes it difficult for opponents to guard against, but also a very dominant performance.

With Nick's scheduling in the middle, Chelsea's offense and defense are orderly, the offense and defense are balanced, and the overall strength has been greatly improved.

Therefore, in the season championship odds list of some betting websites, Chelsea has reached the top three, which is obviously favored by many people.

What can be compared with Chelsea is not Manchester United, Arsenal, Liverpool and other strong teams, but the newly promoted Nottingham Forest.

Nottingham Forest also pursues a technically rich and fast-paced offensive and defensive system. They beat Leicester City with 5 goals in the first round and Middlesbrough with 3 goals in the second round.

This must make Nick feel good. Whether it is Chelsea advancing or Nottingham Forest winning continuously, Nick is the beneficiary.

The pattern of the Premier League seems to be about to change overnight.

Facing the sudden rise of the Premier League's technology flow, the Premier League Committee is very happy. The conclusion that the Premier League's technical content is not high has been criticized by other countries, but now it seems that this season's Premier League will present a situation of confrontation between various forces.

Chelsea's third league game was an away game against Sunderland. Before the game, there was an overwhelming support for Chelsea to take all 3 points away.

'Black Cat' obviously didn't have the heart to fight Chelsea. Throughout the whole game, Sunderland defended with all their might.

But it was this kind of defense that made Chelsea helpless. In the face of Sunderland's intensive defense, the trident combination of Duff, Illier and Hleb repeatedly returned without success.

The stalemate of the game was broken until the 88th minute, but it was not Chelsea players who scored, but Sunderland's former Premier League top scorer Kevin Phillips.

Chelsea was unable to attack for a long time and pushed all the way up, which gave Phillips a chance to counterattack. After receiving a big-foot clearance ball from the backcourt, he broke through Desailly's defensive low shot.
Phillips rushed to the stands to celebrate with the fans, and the Stadium of Light became a sea of ​​joy for the fans of the home team.

In the last few minutes of the game, Chelsea almost surrounded Sunderland's goal and attacked wildly, but unfortunately they failed to score. Chelsea lost away in such a favorable situation.

When the referee blew the final whistle, all the Sunderland players happily rushed to the sidelines to celebrate the victory, while the Chelsea players could only leave the stadium quickly.

Nick also experienced for the first time what powerlessness is. In this game, his passing and breakthrough success rates were very high, and he also had 5 shots, but unfortunately he failed to help the team score a goal. Sunderland's defense is really impenetrable.

Not only did Sunderland stop the bus in front of the goal, but the players also put in a lot of blood. They were able to defeat the strong with the weak, which was a great encouragement to them.

At the press conference after the game, La Nieli still expressed optimism about Chelsea's prospects.

"We had 82% of the ball in this game, and the shooting ratio was as high as 23:2. It can be said that we took the overall initiative, but there is any possibility in the football game. Congratulations to Sunderland for losing the scene and winning the game. There is no problem with Chelsea. We will stick to this style of play. With the running-in of the team, victories will come one after another."

Nick expressed appreciation for Phillips' never giving up. He said: "Sunderland is lucky to have such a great striker as Phillips. The season has just begun, and Chelsea can do better."

Having said that, Nick is still a bit regretful and disappointed about the team's loss. Chelsea is a newly formed team after all, and the cooperation between the main players has only been together for about a month, and the combat effectiveness is far from reaching its peak.

If a team wants to achieve results, it doesn’t have to be enough that the first 11 players on the field are all stars. The performance of Chelsea players is not stable yet. This is still the beginning of the season. If it comes to the middle of the season, there will definitely be more and more double matches a week or three games a week. At that time, the team’s combat effectiveness and stability will be tested even more.

A defeat also immediately dropped Chelsea from the top of the league to fifth in the league. The bid host Nottingham Forest beat Liverpool 2:1 at home, ranking first with 9 points from three games and three wins.

This surprised everyone. The first three rounds of the Premier League continued to be unpopular, and now the top four are Nottingham Forest, Leeds United, Everton and Aston Villa, which discredited the traditional Premier League powerhouses.

After the loss of this game, Chelsea boss Abramovich seems to be still not satisfied with the strength of the striker. When the summer transfer window is about to close, Chelsea announced that they will exchange 3000 million euros + Finnish striker Forssell for Bremen striker Elton!
This news made Nick very happy. If Elton maintains a good state, he will definitely be the world's top striker.

Elton can create shooting opportunities by himself, is excellent in passing and shooting, and is Nick's favorite star with both speed and technology. This directly improves Chelsea's offensive strength to another level.

At the press conference where Elton joined, Elton said excitedly: "It is really a blessing to be able to play with Nick. I have played against him many times in the Bundesliga and suffered a lot from him. Now I am fine. I no longer have to worry about defending my players. Maybe, my career will get better and better."

Elton will wear the No. 29 jersey and sign a three-year contract with a weekly salary of 3 pounds.

As the captain, Nick personally helped Elton settle down, which moved Elton very much.Settling down as soon as possible can allow Elton to devote his energy to training and competition as soon as possible.

"Fatty, London is a world metropolis, much bigger than Bremen, haha, be careful not to lose your way."

Nick's words can be described as a pun.

"Hehe, captain, don't worry, I will put all my energy on the game." Elton was not stupid, and immediately expressed his opinion.

Elton did not disappoint Nick, and settled down quickly. He rented a house less than 5 miles away from the Cobham training base, and brought his girlfriend over. It seems that he is going to fight in Chelsea for a long time.

It's just that due to the approach of the international match day, Elton can only train with teammates who have not been selected for their respective national teams on the team's training ground these days.

Nick also returned to the German national team. The European qualifiers for the 2002 Korea-Japan World Cup began. The first round opponent of the German team was the Greek team. The match venue was arranged at the Berlin Olympic Stadium.

Nick said before the game: "Our goal in this game is to get all 3 points, the goal of the German team is the Hercules Cup, and although the Greek team is a good team, it is obviously difficult to stop our progress.

(End of this chapter)