Chapter 485: Missing the Ballon d’Or for the Second Time, Moyes’ Suppression Tactics
6. Kante (Chelsea)
5. Eden Hazard (Chelsea)
After the top 8 were announced, Chelsea players finally started to appear in groups.
But not all of them came out.
One more person!
Jiang Yuan!
Of course, Chinese fans now just hope that Jiang Yuan’s name will appear at the top of the football app later.
Because among the 30 players tonight, only the one who comes out last will be the final winner!
4. Neymar (Barcelona, Paris Saint-Germain)
Neymar, who just broke the football transfer fee record with million euros, got the 4th place!
"France Football" obviously understands the fans' hearts very well. Starting from the fifth place, the interval between each player's appearances has become longer.
It took nearly 3 minutes after Neymar came out before the next ranking was given.
3. Messi (Barcelona)
[Sure enough, Xiao Jiang's performance this year is firmly in the top two]
【It all depends on the end! 】
[It's a pity for Messi. It's hard to not have the Champions League results.]
[It doesn't matter, let's see if Xiao Jiang can beat Ronaldo! ]
On the plane, Jiang Yuan, Hazard, Pogba, and Ibrahimovic all held their breath.
Watch live broadcast on mobile phone!
2nd place: Jiang Yuan (Chelsea)
"..."
"call……"
With a long sigh, Jiang Yuan leaned back in the chair on the plane: "Sure enough"
“It’s a bit of a shame”
Pogba put his hand on Jiang Yuan's shoulder. Hazard and Ibrahimovic, who were sitting opposite him, did not speak.
In the end, Jiang Yuan still lost to Ronaldo.
In fact, this should have been thought of long ago. Last season, Chelsea only finished fourth in the league and did not achieve much in the Champions League.
Even if Jiang Yuan won the Premier League Golden Boot, it would not help him much in the end.
But there have been fans online saying that Jiang Yuan can win the award this year, causing him to be influenced by public opinion.
"It's okay, there will be another chance next year."
Hazard consoled him, and then turned off the phone that was still announcing the Golden Ball rankings: "Your chances should be great tomorrow, we need to get a good ranking in the Champions League"
Jiang Yuan shook his head.
Although he finally found out that he did not win the award, he now feels very relieved.
There is no more pressure like in the past few days!
"Then are we still going?"
Ibrahimovic suddenly asked a strange question, and the three Chelsea players at the table turned their eyes away at the same time.
Hazard laughed out loud and punched Ibrahimovic on the arm: "What are you thinking about? You must go."
The top post of the Football Emperor: The 2017 Ballon d'Or rankings are announced, with Cristiano Ronaldo winning for the fifth time, and Jiang Yuan and Messi ranking second and third respectively. (Comments: 62312)
[I’m sorry, brothers…]
[Damn, I feel like if Ronaldo and Jiang Yuan swap clubs, Jiang Yuan will definitely win the award]
[What a shame! Is this the second time Xiao Jiang has come in second?]
Chinese fans were very disappointed with the final ranking of the Ballon d'Or.
As one fan said in the comment section, this is the second time Jiang Yuan has come in second place.
He lost to Ronaldo in 2016!
Sitting in his own seat at the award ceremony, Jiang Yuan pursed his lips and blinked as he watched Cristiano Ronaldo receiving the Golden Globe trophy on the stage.
Ok……
He was silent for a long time, not knowing what to say. At this moment, the people around him suddenly began to applaud, and Jiang Yuan followed suit.
clap clap clap!
C Ronaldo walked down from the podium, Jiang Yuan and Messi stood up and gave up the middle seats.
"Congratulations, Cristiano"
Jiang Yuan gave Ronaldo a hug.
……
On December 12th, the Blues players went away to play against West Ham United.
Sitting in his own seat on the bus, Jiang Yuan was not in a good mood.
He hasn't said much since the 10-man list for the Ballon d'Or was announced in October. This is because the pressure of the Ballon d'Or has been making him feel uncomfortable.
Tuchel didn't know when he exchanged positions with Hazard and sat next to Jiang Yuan.
"If I remember correctly, we talked about it yesterday afternoon."
"I know"
"But you haven't come out yet?"
Tuchel observed Jiang Yuan carefully, hoping to see something from the expression of the Blues striker.
Excellent experience helped Tuchel make his judgment.
Not reconciled.
This is Jiang Yuan’s current state.
"I don't know what to say, but I hope your mood won't affect today's game"
After hearing what Tuchel said, Jiang Yuan turned his head, looked directly into the head coach's eyes, and finally smiled.
"No, Thomas, I can promise you that"
Thinking of something, Tuchel patted Jiang Yuan on the shoulder.
"If it's appropriate, you can take it out on our opponents."
"That will be bad news for West Ham United"
Azar's voice came from the front.
……
Two hours before the match between Chelsea and West Ham United, France Football announced the voting results of all units or individuals participating in the Ballon d'Or voting.
British journalists' Ballon d'Or voting ranking: Cristiano Ronaldo, Jiang Yuan, Hazard.
Chinese journalists' voting ranking for the Ballon d'Or: Jiang Yuan, Cristiano Ronaldo, and Messi.
French reporter: Jiang Yuan, Messi, and Ronaldo.
Hazard (captain of the Belgian national team): Jiang Yuan, Messi, Neymar.
C Ronaldo (captain of the Portugal national team): Messi, Neymar, Jiang Yuan.
Jiang Yuan (captain of the Chinese national team): Cristiano Ronaldo, Messi, Neymar.
[Hiss, the vote for Hazard is a bit weird, Ronaldo didn’t even make the top three]
[Burger King really makes me cry, they just don’t want to give points to Ronaldo, right?]
[Jiang Yuan’s guess was very accurate. He guessed the first three except himself.]
[Pogba didn't get the captaincy of the national team, otherwise he would have to give Xiao Jianggan two votes]
[Looking at it this way, the difference between Jiang Yuan and C Ronaldo is not that big... It seems that many people in Messi's faction are voting for Jiang Yuan? ]
Statistics show that the final Ballon d'Or points difference between Jiang Yuan and Ronaldo was less than 50 points.
This is a relatively small gap in the Ballon d'Or voting.
This is even when Chelsea has not performed well in the league and the Champions League!
Not to mention the championship, if Chelsea had made it to the top four of the Champions League last season, Ronaldo might not have been able to keep his position!
It’s really a pity!
[Hammers fans expressed that they are under a lot of pressure. Are we going to face a disaster today?]
……
'I regret this'
In the player tunnel, West Ham United striker Antonio and defender Zabalata greeted Jiang Yuan who had just missed the Golden Ball Award.
"Ha ha"
Jiang Yuan and Antonio bumped fists: "It's over, it's over, now I won't think about the Golden Globe Award anymore"
"Come on man!"
"come on!"
The referee blew the whistle and players from both teams walked out of the tunnel.
"China Media Group, China Media Group! Here is the live broadcast of the 2017-18 season for you..."
"The referee is looking at his watch!"
"Okay, the game begins!"
"Now let me introduce the starting lineups for both teams. First up is the home team West Ham United!" West Ham United (4-2-3-1)
Goalkeeper: Adrian
Defenders: Zabaleta, Ogbonna, Reid, Cresswell
Midfielders: Obiang, Lanzini, Noble
Forwards: Arnautovic, Antonio, Masuaku
Head coach: David Moyes
"Then it's Chelsea away!"
When introducing Chelsea's starting lineup, the two CCTV commentators had an in-depth chat with Jiang Yuan.
"Half a week ago, the Blues star lost to Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo by 47 points in the voting points, and finally ranked second in the annual Golden Ball selection."
"Whether it is for Chelsea fans, Chinese fans in the live broadcast room, or Jiang Yuan himself, this is a very regrettable thing."
"It was a shame for Chelsea last season"
Just at this moment, the director turned the camera to Jiang Yuan.
"At the moment, Jiang Yuan's mood should be pretty good."
"I don't know if the Ballon d'Or issue will affect his performance in today's game."
Snapped!
Cresswell's through ball accurately found Masuaku who was making a forward run!
Accelerating towards the baseline, Masuaku caught the ball!
"Wow!"
The stadium suddenly became lively.
Moyes seems to have developed a set of tactics specifically for Chelsea.
He launched a very strong attack right from the start.
"Moyes is very smart. He knows Chelsea's offensive strength, so he chooses to let the team increase the offensive tempo."
"Forcing Chelsea to play defensively, so they can't play to their strengths on the offensive end!"
Coming near the bottom line!
Snapped!
Masuaku kicked the ball directly into the penalty area!
"Back a little, back a little!"
Courtois shouted loudly, Zouma signaled Alonso to go to the back post, while he stood in the middle and entangled with Antonio.
boom!
In the end, Antonio grabbed the first point!
Realizing that something was wrong, Alonso quickly ran towards Arnautovic in the back position.
Just at this time Arnautovic chose to shoot!
boom!
Arnautovic's shot hit Alonso!
"call"
"so close!"
The commentator exclaimed: "West Ham United almost scored against Chelsea!"
"United!"
"United!"
The home team fans in the stands were in high spirits.
This is the Blues Chelsea, currently ranked first in the standings!
They were the first to find an opportunity to threaten Chelsea's goal in the game!
"Pay attention to the top of the arc, pay attention to the top of the arc!"
Moyes walked around the pitch.
It can be seen that the West Ham United coach is as excited as the fans now.
West Ham United is currently ranked only 9th in the league. How exciting would it be if they could surpass Chelsea and move up?
Today's victory belongs to the Hammers!
"I'm watching, I'm watching!"
Driving the ball on the left, Jiang Yuan started to cut inside.
At this time, West Ham United's defenders began their operations. Obiang and Zabaleta were on each side, blocking Jiang Yuan's position.
Cut inside and shoot?
No!
Pass the ball to the right?
No, William’s position is stuck!
"Fuck!"
After shouting, Jiang Yuan had no choice but to pass the ball back to Azpilicueta.
You still have to slowly look for opportunities!
In the 28th minute of the first half, the score was still 0:0.
But West Ham United seemed to have found their opportunity.
clap clap!
After a series of small-scale cooperation outside the penalty area, the right winger Arnautovic finally got the ball.
"Just give it a kick!"
"We have the ball!"
"G——OOOO——AAAAAA——LLLLL!!!"
1: 0!
West Ham United, playing at home, took the lead!
"Fuck!"
Tuchel roared on the sidelines.
"Intensive defense, intensive defense!"
Tuchel is very angry now.
Because Pogba and the Blues' three central defenders did not defend according to his tactics!
This is why Chelsea lost the ball this time!
As West Ham United players celebrated, Tuchel called the Blues players to the sidelines.
"Listen, listen carefully, we are the stronger side, so we should play aggressively, that's right"
"But the premise is that we must play steadily, we must play steadily, handle the defense well and then we can attack."
"Do you understand what I'm saying?"
Tuchel glanced at the Chelsea players in front of him, then punched Jiang Yuan on the chest.
"come on! Come on!"
West Ham United's goal put Chelsea into a passive position.
This is when the Blues must take the initiative to look for opportunities.
However, West Ham United's morale was high, their defense was tighter, and Chelsea's offense was repeatedly frustrated.
Jiang Yuan took the ball near the midfield and tried to organize a counterattack. He looked up and observed the situation on the field, and found that West Ham United's defense had retreated very deep, leaving him almost no room for breakthrough.
There was no choice but to pass the ball to Hazard on the wing.
Let’s see if Hazard has anything to say!
After receiving the ball, Hazard quickly dribbled forward.
His speed and agility gave West Ham United's defenders a headache, but two opposing defenders quickly double-teamed him, and Hazard could only barely pass the ball back to the middle.
The one who received the ball was Pogba!
Just hit it!
boom!
Pogba's long shot went over the crossbar!
"Steady! Steady!"
Tuchel shouted loudly on the sidelines, he knew the team needed to calm down now and not be impatient because of falling behind.
Look at the time, it's already the 30th minute of the first half.
Tuchel didn't really want West Ham United to go into halftime with a one-goal advantage.
But he knew he had to accept this fact now.
Deal with it quickly.
He has to make large-scale adjustments to the team's tactics during the midfield.
Then look for opportunities to break the deadlock!
But at this moment, Chelsea found an opportunity!
Snapped!
A low pass from Kante!
Give it directly to Jiang Yuan!
Now there is an Obiang behind Jiang Yuan blocking his position.
Obiang doesn't want Jiang Yuan to turn around!
But he has no say in this!
boom!
Jiang Yuan directly pushed Obiang away with his body.
Pass the ball to Hazard!
Then turn around and move forward!
Hazard received the ball and passed it directly to William on the right without hesitation.
William dribbled the ball forward quickly, attracting the attention of West Ham United's defense. Jiang Yuan took the opportunity to get in from the middle.
Choose the right time!
William made a low cross!
ok, perfect!
Jiang Yuan received the ball in the penalty area and faced goalkeeper Adrian.
Look far away!
Right leg out!
The moment Adrian's center of gravity moved, Jiang Yuan suddenly shot a close corner shot.
An absolute blind spot!
"G——OOOO——AAAAAA——LLLLL!!!"
1:1! Chelsea equalized the score!
……
(End of this chapter)
