It's cheating, but Hazard

Chapter 280: Charles takes over Stamford Bridge (Part )

With the referee's whistle, the game officially started.

Drogba quickly passed the ball back to the defense line to organize, and Ferreira, Alex and Terry slowly controlled the ball under their feet.

Terry looked up and forward and found that Stoke City's defense was arranged very neatly, with a clear distinction between their defenders and midfielders.

It would be more accurate to say that they arranged players to defend Charles rather than saying that Charles took the initiative to stick to the defensive players because of his position.

After receiving the ball, Cole dribbled forward quickly, and Jones quickly followed. Just as he was about to get close, Ashley Cole aimed in the direction of Charles and quickly moved forward with the ball.

"call out--"

Faye did not stand still like a wooden stake, but jumped up and pointed his head at the ball.

Wilkinson, who was in front of him, just wanted to stop the ball, but Charles had already passed by him and suddenly kicked the ball directly in mid-air.

Without waiting for Stoke City players to surround him, Charles just shook his ankle, and in the blink of an eye, the ball was transferred horizontally to Drogba's feet.

Stoke City's originally clear-cut defense line instantly became like a dumpling with its skin broken, with the chaotic filling leaking all over the pot.

After receiving the ball, Drogba did not increase his speed to sprint forward. When Charles rushed to the Stoke City defense line that was retreating in an orderly manner, Drogba passed the ball forward again.

Faye quickly stretched out his foot, trying to stop Charles, but in the next second, he felt like he was hit by a huge truck. He had no room to resist and was knocked to the ground.

The culprit seemed unaffected at all and charged into Stoke City's penalty area.

Sorenson didn't have time to feel sad about the empty penalty area in front of him. He rushed out quickly, squatted with his hands outstretched, trying to expand the blocking area.

The three nearest Stoke players all rushed towards Shire.

Shawcross gritted his teeth and finally overtook the slowing Charles.

In his eyes, he saw Charles glance at the goalkeeper who was attacking, and immediately prepared to seize the last chance to shoot.

Shawcross quickly stood in front of Charles, and goalkeeper Sorensen also changed his center of gravity, but Charles did not play according to the routine at all.

"Snapped--"

Charles faked a shot and passed the ball, but Malouda on the other side had the same idea and shot directly at the goal.

Collins, who had been following him, was unable to react at all and could only watch the ball fly into the net.

As beautiful ripples appeared on the white net, the fans at Stamford Bridge were like the lively waves in the blue ocean, immersed in extreme joy and beauty.

As the blue flag waved, Charles' name once again resounded throughout the venue.

Although the goal was scored by Malouda, they knew very well that 90% of the credit went to Charles.

Is this the ability of the most expensive player in world football today to control the game?
Stoke City's defensive players were like dummies in match training, allowing Charles to manipulate them at will in his hands.

No matter whether they were in a chaotic or orderly state, Charles only needed two kicks to make the whole situation clear in an instant.

I have never seen Charles play at Stamford Bridge before, but at this moment, it was really great to see it!
Praise Abu, praise Roselle!

"The ball went in! Even though the game had just started, Charles couldn't wait to prove to the world with his performance that all the rumors were false."

"He is the most valuable player in the world, whether in La Liga or the Premier League, the performance he said will definitely be in line with this."

"But the game is not over yet. The willpower of the Premier League teams, whether they are fighting for the championship or relegation, is extraordinary. As long as the game is not over, they will not be defeated or destroyed."

Guardiola in the stands was so excited that he almost took off his sunglasses.

It was not time to wear a turtleneck yet, so he could only put on a baseball cap and sunglasses and hope that no one would notice him.

He has been in Chelsea for two days, and here he has heard a lot of various stories about Charles' transfer.

I heard that Abramovich also called Wenger and invited him to be a coach at Chelsea.

At first Guardiola thought this must be fake because he had never received a call from Abramovich. If it was true, why wouldn't Abramovich call him too?
Later, when he saw the incident reported in The Sun, he was sure that it had really happened!

Damn Abu, he said he didn’t want to without even calling him.

So when Abramovich invited him to watch the game in the box, Guardiola directly refused.

On the other side, Manchester City staff observed Guardiola's expression and made sure that he was in a very good mood, so they came over again.

"Charles' performance is truly amazing. No matter how many times I watch it, I will still be amazed."

The staff sighed.

Guardiola nodded very happily.

"You have good taste."

Seeing Guardiola say this, the staff immediately followed suit, "Any normal person can see this. Unfortunately, by the time we can see it, many geniuses have often been reserved by people with more ruthless vision."

"Although we spent a lot of money, it was hard to see any actual effect, because we could only buy people at a premium and still couldn't achieve the desired effect."

Guardiola's eyes were always on Charles and he didn't pay much attention to what the staff said.

"Everything is difficult at the beginning. There will always be problems of one kind or another at the beginning."

Manchester City staff rubbed their hands happily when they heard this.

It is said that if you keep licking a dog, you will end up with nothing.

Then he just wanted to prove what it means to be a bootlicker and get everything in the end.

If you don’t get to lick the person you want, it only means that you don’t know how to lick.

"The money issue is not a big deal. After all, we don't need it. It's acceptable to give it back for some experience and lessons. The only problem is the talent issue."

"There are a lot of players, but there is always a structural imbalance between those who are suitable for us and those we want, and this can be barely made up;"

"But in terms of management, this is very painful. Excellent management talents are very important for the operation and management of the entire club, but such people are often like those star players, they are hard to come by and it takes years of effort to cultivate them."

Guardiola straightened his clothes and continued watching the game.

“It’s a real problem.”

Seeing that Guardiola didn't seem upset after so much preparation, the staff continued to speak.

"It just so happened that Begiristain was fired by the narrow-minded Rosell after Rosell took office, so we wrote a letter to invite Begiristain to be our football director."

Guardiola turned his head sharply.

Begiristain has a mediocre vision as a football manager and is unable to take a leading role in the transfer market.

But when Barcelona was selecting a new coach, facing the fact that almost everyone in Barcelona had turned to Mourinho, he insisted on promoting Guardiola as the new head coach.

At that time, Guardiola was unknown, so in order to help him improve his reputation, Begiristain arranged for Laporta to bring the team's senior management to visit Guardiola, who had just welcomed his third child.

What happened next is as everyone knows.

Rookie coach Guardiola defeated Mourinho and became the new coach of Barcelona.

The staff member continued, "Begiristain has agreed to come to Manchester City. We have also invited Soriano, but he is still considering it..."

They are already prepared to poach all the suitable management from Guardiola's time, and this is only part of their plan.

He just didn't believe that with the carefully prepared dog-licking plan and persistent efforts of his team, they couldn't lick him over?
Guardiola was a little shocked for a moment, "Ah... this is really good."

The staff member thought about the contents of the plan and continued, "We at Manchester City don't have much pressure or burden of performance. We are just a blank sheet of paper waiting to create new miracles... Even if we only have one league championship, we will feel it is very wonderful."

"So you told me so much..." Guardiola finally couldn't help but break the window paper. He was not stupid, of course he could hear the hidden meaning in his words.

The staff member smiled and said, "Ah, nothing. After Begiristain joined the company, he found another player in Ligue 1 who is very similar to Charles and wants to bring him to Manchester City. However, you also know that the transfer window has been closed, and we have spent too much money, so we have to be more cautious. So I want to ask for your opinion..."

"In the past two years, I have seen countless people talking about the new Shire. There are German Shire, British Shire, slow Shire, midfield Shire, skinny Shire... but no 'Shire' can reach even one-tenth of his level."

Guardiola said doubtfully.

The staff member continued to smile, "But their mother tongue is French, and they basically grew up in France for most of their childhood. They all have an indissoluble bond with Hamburg, are talented, like to smile, have good relationships with people, play as left wingers, are born into football families, and have received enlightenment training since childhood... Well, they were all spotted by Wenger, but he didn't sign them."

Guardiola fell into deep thought.

"Okay, tell me which talented player it is."

The staff were ecstatic.

"Hazard."

Hazard, who was far away in France, sneezed, quickly turned off the air conditioner, and then picked up a hamburger and started eating.

Who is talking about him?
Never mind, the burgers are delicious!

Stoke City restarted.

Pulis looked at Ancelotti, who had a calm expression and was drinking water slowly, then glanced at his players on the field and couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

After Shawcross broke Ramsey's leg last season, although he did not change his tactics and coaching style, he was no longer the same when facing technical teams.

He still emphasizes iron-blooded defense, but his approach still seems to be inadequate when facing a team with such a huge difference in value.

The luxurious trident of Charles, Drogba and Malouda, who have both physical strength and technical skills, simply treats his defense line like a toy.

Even Charles, who is said to be a glass man, is no less capable than his teammate Drogba in physical confrontation.

Not to mention Huth, even Faye had to be told "Welcome to the confrontation road" when facing him.

On the field, the ball came to Cole's feet again. Jones just wanted to move over, but saw Lampard retreating quickly, and Cole aimed his instep at the ball again.

Delap followed Lampard closely, but Lampard was like a mountain and did not give him any chance at all. No matter how he pulled or dragged, he always kept the ball firmly under his feet.

The two fought all the way on the center line, and finally Lampard shook his ankle and passed the ball out again.

Mikel, who was not far behind him, immediately ran through the midfield the moment he received the ball, while Charles in front of him did not just stand there and watch, but kept running looking for opportunities.

Before Stoke City players had time to overload, Mikel had already made a straight pass that broke through Stoke City's lax defense. Charles, who was stationed in the front, pushed the ball back with his right foot, ignored the increasing number of Stoke City players around him, and immediately turned around and rushed forward.

At the same time, Drogba and Malouda both started to sprint forward. Sorensen saw this familiar scene and broke out in a sweat again.

No, he wasn't the one who said those big words before the game, so why should he have to endure such hardship?
Wilkinson seized the opportunity, gritted his teeth, and tried to narrow the distance between the two of them before Charles could fully accelerate.

However, just when victory was in sight, Charles' speed increased and he was about to leave him further and further behind.

"Wilkinson! Tackle him, the ball can go through, but the man must stay with me!"

The habits formed over the years have been ingrained into Priss's brain and have become subconscious reactions that cannot be changed at all.

Ancelotti finally put down the cup and looked towards the visiting team's coaching bench with raised eyebrows.

Wilkinson heard the order without any hesitation and fell to the ground to tackle.

Charles felt as if something hit him, but he just shook a little. However, he did not stop dribbling the ball at all, but continued to sprint forward.

Faye and Shawcross, who were already close to the top of the penalty area, widened their eyes and the other couldn't help swallowing.

No, what kind of glass man is this?

Bulletproof glass?
But Charles was like a death-death ghost. He didn't even give them much time to think. He had already successfully cut inside and was about to step into the top of the penalty area.

Faye quickly rushed sideways, trying to block Charles outside. At the same time, Shawcross also rushed over from the other side, and the two tried to form a cross defensive line.

But Charles did not play by the rules at all. Just as Faye was about to rush in front of him, Charles was quick-witted and poked the ball.

"Snapped--"

Faye realized something was wrong instantly and turned around quickly, but the ball had already passed under his crotch and rolled into the penalty area.

The two of them quickly joined together and stood in front of Charles.

But Sorensen was too late to care about all this and could only rush out towards the ball. However, Drogba had no intention of adjusting and just aimed at the far post of the goal and kicked the ball hard.

"call out--"

Sorensen sat down on his butt, but the ball was quicker, so it looked like he laid an egg while sitting on the ground, and the egg rolled towards his own goal.

Faye and Shawcross wanted to clear the ball, but in the end they could only watch the ball roll into the net again.

Seeing this scene, Charles finally felt relieved and walked over to celebrate with Drogba.

Malouda, Lampard and others also quickly gathered around.

"So cool! I just saw that goalkeeper was like he was laying eggs in his stomach. It really made me laugh to death."

"Luckily Cech doesn't like to lay eggs."

"Hahaha--"

"It hasn't been that long now and we're already leading 2:0."

"Maybe we should consider whether to break last season's record of seven goals."

Lampard said with a smile.

Drogba couldn't help laughing, but he quickly realized, "Charles, today is your debut, you don't have to feed us the ball, you can score the goal yourself."

Hearing this, Malouda also reacted.

Based on Charr's terrifying goal efficiency in the past, who could dribble past opponents as easily as drinking water and shoot with ease in La Liga and training matches, how could there be any goal bottleneck when facing Stoke City?

"Yeah, Ciel, weren't those people provoking you before the game?"

Charles shook his hand nonchalantly and looked at Drogba with a smile, "I saw you scored a hat trick in the first two games. You only need this one game to set a new record and score a hat trick in three consecutive games."

"And the opportunities were created by everyone's cooperation. I just passed the ball to the position most likely to score."

Drogba didn't know what to say for a moment.

"Charles..."

Short story
National team, Lori sent a text message to Charles.

Lori: "I still want to find the treasure map and go on a great adventure. How about joining me?"

Charles sent Lori a reply with an emoticon of a turtle with a barber shop’s three-color light on its back (Don’t go crazy here).

At this time, Mbappe walked in and accidentally saw Charles’ emoticon package.

Mbappe: “What does this mean?”

Charles quickly turned off his phone, then said seriously:

"Ah, this means Kylian Mbappe is carrying France. Come on, Kylian, I'm rooting for you!"

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(End of this chapter)