Chapter 66: Lightning Loses the Ball

"Pedro!!!!

"Pedro!!!! GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL!!!!!!!!!!”

'Less than twenty seconds into the game, Chelsea scored!! Unbelievable!!! It was the fastest goal ever scored in the Premier League this season!! ”

Stamford Bridge was in a frenzy at the moment, with Chelsea fans singing and dancing in the stands.

Even Pedro couldn't believe his first shot of the game as he scored for a moment, then ran to the corner flag with his arms outstretched, and then came to a long kneel in celebration, followed by the rest of the Chelsea players behind him to celebrate their goal.

The Manchester United players looked a little dazed, and the conceded goal was like a slap on the head of the United players.

Hummels and Marcos Rojo were talking to each other, and the goal was just a result of a mutual protection between the two centre-backs, allowing Pedro to find a good opportunity.

United's new head coach Antonio Conte didn't expect his team to score so quickly, and after the game began, Conte was still talking to his coaching staff, and it was only with his assistant's explanation that Conte found out that his team had scored. Conte then roared and celebrated with his coaching staff.

On the other hand, Ancelotti looked very angry, and he had words in his mouth, obviously very dissatisfied with the team's defense just now.

At this time, fans who turn on the TV or computer to watch the game can only enjoy the first goal of the game through the TV defense.

When the referee blew the whistle for the start of the game, Chelsea passed through a series of passes in central midfield, and Manchester United players began to press up, blocking the passing lines of Chelsea, and the game was so normal, at this time the commentators were just getting into the game, and they were preparing to broadcast the starting line-ups of both sides.

However, Marcos Alonso suddenly made a through ball forward in midfield and Pedro stepped forward at high speed.

When Marcos Alonso passed the ball, no one would have thought it was a threatening pass, because in United's backfield, all the defenders were very steady, and it was not easy to find the Chelsea striker through the dense defence of Manchester United.

Marcos Alonso is the left wing-back who moved from Fiorentina this season and spent £23.5 million for Chelsea Football Club. However, the Spanish defender has not been very good at the start of the season, especially in Chelsea's 3-0 defeat to Arsenal, where Marcos Alonso's poor performance was a big reason for Chelsea conceding goals.

However, Conte still seems to have a lot of trust in the Spanish defender and he was still offered a chance to start this game.

Alonso didn't look to live up to Conte's trust, as his careless pass was lucky enough to slip between Hummels and Marcos Rojo – two of United's centre-backs scrambled together, neither of whom could touch the ball.

Pedro, on the other hand, rounded in from the other side and fired a low left-footed shot into the far corner from the right side of the box.

The combination of the two Spaniards helped Chelsea take a 0-0 lead over United just twenty seconds into the game.

'It's a difficult game for Manchester United, conceding so early and away from home, so they have to attack in that environment – they have to score at least one goal to equalise. Manchester City have been in very good form this season, Arsenal are recovering, while Chelsea have won back-to-back games after losing to Arsenal and are now slowly catching up on the points, and the pressure on defending champions Manchester United is very high. Successive double-fronts have given Manchester United's form a bit up and down this season. Andy Gray said from the commentary seat.

'Antonio Conte made changes to the team's formation after Chelsea's defeat to Arsenal and the 343 formation they are playing now looks to be working well, and Conte's changes to Chelsea were immediate. Scholes added on the sidelines.

At Stamford Bridge, wave after wave of cheers was deafening. Last season's poor results were too hard for Chelsea fans, and although a decade ago, Chelsea were often in the middle and lower tiers, but since Abou's arrival, the power of the gold dollar has made Chelsea one of the most powerful teams in the Premier League, at least Chelsea fans have not experienced the taste of falling out of the top four for a long time.

Having the defending champions ahead of the defending champions so quickly at home made Chelsea fans look incredibly excited.

Conte was also very excited, and after the celebration, he straightened his black blazer and looked at Ancelotti on the other side with some smugness.

It's a battle between two Italian coaches.

Compared to Carlo Ancelotti opposite, Conte is much inferior in championship honors, in Conte's coaching resume, he can be used to lead the Bianconeri to three consecutive league titles during his time at Juventus, and then in the 2014 World Cup, Conte served as the head coach of the Italian national team. Antonio Conte led Italy to an unbeaten run of seven wins and three draws in Euro 2016 qualifying, and topped Croatia in Group H, where they were drawn in a group with Belgium, Ireland and Sweden. In Euro 2016, Conte led the Italian national team to defeat Belgium 2-0 in the opening game, followed by a 1-0 victory over Sweden, in the 8/1 final, the Italian team played a beautiful defensive counterattack, defeating the defending champion Spain with a score of 2-0, and the opponent in the 4/1 final was the 2014 World Cup champion Germany, the two sides drew 1-1 in 90 minutes, and finally Italy fell to the penalty shootout. Conte left the Italian national team immediately after the European Championship and was soon hired as Chelsea's manager.

Since arriving at Chelsea, Chelsea under Antonio Conte in the Premier League have not been doing well this season, with eight league games and Chelsea having lost two important games, a 2-1 defeat at home to Liverpool, a 3-0 defeat away to Arsenal and a draw at home to Swansea City. Chelsea are currently fifth in the league with 16 points, which is certainly not good compared to previous Chelsea results, but it is a good result compared to last season.

The Chelsea players wrapped up their celebrations and returned to their own half to the cheers of the Stamford Bridge fans.

Li Qingshan had already stepped on the ball in the middle circle, and at this time, the camera lens was also aimed at him.

"Li Qingshan, Manchester United's most relied on player!! The team came up and conceded the goal, as the team's number one star, he has to show something!! He can do it! Scholes said.