Immediately, and with lightning speed.
Under the pressure of a triple-team defense, Su Luo decisively passed the ball.
This time, West Ham's two defensive midfielders, Obiang and Noble, took the lead in applying pressure.
At the same time, Lanzini in the front pressed forward to interfere.
Unfortunately for West Ham!
Even under the triple-team defense, Su Luo's legendary speed shone through. He first feinted a shot, tricking his opponents into thinking he was about to make a brilliant move. Then, with blinding speed, he delivered a precise pass to an unmarked Fabregas.
There was nothing the defenders could do.
Despite being fully aware of Fabregas' exceptional abilities, West Ham's players had committed too many resources to stop Su Luo.
In their eyes, Fabregas posed the same level of threat as Su Luo when it came to midfield passing.
However, their focus on Su Luo left Fabregas completely unchallenged.
Or rather, West Ham's players no longer had the capacity to defend Fabregas effectively.
The next moment!
Fabregas delivered a perfectly accurate long ball.
In the blink of an eye, the football was at Lukaku's feet.
Without a doubt, this was a prime counterattacking opportunity for Chelsea.
As soon as Lukaku received the ball, he wasted no time and decided to go for an explosive run!
Since most of West Ham's defenders were already pushed forward in attack, Lukaku found himself with minimal resistance.
This created an invisible advantage for Lukaku to unleash a shot!
After a series of directional changes, Lukaku used his tank-like physical strength to break free from the interference of central defender Winston Reid.
Then!
Lukaku decisively took the shot!
The entire sequence of movements was seamless and fluid, executed with no hesitation.
But, unfortunately, there was one small issue.
This time, Lukaku's shot was too powerful, sending the ball flying over the goal and out of play.
He missed the target.
As time ticked away, every minute and second became crucial.
Not long after, the final stage of the match began.
By the 80th minute, West Ham United, playing at home, started attacking Chelsea's goal with relentless intensity.
Undeniably, West Ham's players had the ability to score.
This time, Arnautović made his presence felt directly in Chelsea's penalty area.
With Antonio and Arnautović up front, West Ham's attacking duo posed a significant threat.
Whenever these two forwards charged into the penalty area simultaneously, Chelsea's defenders found themselves in a challenging position!
For the rest of the West Ham players, their strategy became straightforward.
All they needed to do was focus on delivering accurate crosses from the wings to feed their strikers in the penalty area.
From a midfield position, Noble received the ball and played with great caution.
For West Ham United, time was of the essence.
So, whenever an opportunity to attack presented itself, every player worked to deliver their passes as quickly as possible.
This occasion was no different!
Noble's long pass was spot-on.
With no defenders marking him, the ball landed perfectly at Masuaku's feet on the left wing.
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