A penalty kick.

The referee awarded Manchester City a penalty.

Courtois rushed up to argue with the referee.

Jesus's dive was so obvious!

And it was in the small penalty area, shouldn't the goalkeeper be protected a little?

Jesus should get a yellow card for diving!!

I didn't even use any force, and he fell!

The Stamford Bridge fans erupted in loud boos.

They were booing not only the referee, but also Jesus.

However, the referee insisted that his judgment was correct.

This wasn't a physical contest; Courtois didn't get the ball, he caught Jesus's ankle. Jesus was still in control of the ball, and without that contact, he definitely could have taken a shot.

Regardless of whether he could have scored, this was definitely a foul in the penalty area.

As for whether Jesus was suspected of diving, it's a matter of opinion.

The referee judged based on his own experience and the rules.

Besides Courtois and Jesus, no one can judge whether it was a dive, and no one can be sure how much force Courtois used.

"You see, my poor physical resistance also has its advantages. I fall when touched." Jesus said quietly to Zhao Gang, covering his mouth, justifying being knocked over by Cahill. Poor physical resistance isn't all bad.

If you were touched and fell in the penalty area, the referee definitely wouldn't call it.

But it's me, so they call it. The referee knows my physical resistance is poor.

Zhao Gang shook his head helplessly.

The meaning was clear: this kid was definitely suspected of diving.

Zhao Gang was a little puzzled; the Premier League referees' standards have changed a lot recently.

In the first twenty-five rounds of the league, Manchester City only had two penalty kicks. If someone fell in the penalty area, they wouldn't call it if they could avoid it. There were even several biased calls, deliberately targeting Manchester City, hoping they would lose.

This kind of foul, in the past, would very likely not have been called.

Of course, Zhao Gang didn't need the Premier League or the referees to take care of him; he just wanted fairness.

Now it seems the situation has changed; the referees don't seem to be targeting Manchester City anymore.

Could it be because the league is almost without suspense, so there's no need to use the referees to subjectively create suspense, and they've simply started calling the game normally?

Seeing there was no way to reverse the penalty, Luiz, Cahill, and Courtois all took advantage of the dead ball to surround Zhao Gang.

Professional players generally have no problem with the technique of taking a penalty kick; the important thing is the mentality.

As long as the mentality is unbalanced, the penalty kick is likely to be missed.

"Conning a penalty is too shameful!"

"If it were me, I wouldn't use such despicable means to score!"

"I'll dive to the left, have the guts to have a man's duel!!"

Otamendi and Fernandinho stood next to Zhao Gang, constantly pushing away the Chelsea players who were trying to get close.

"Coward!"

The Chelsea players kept roaring in low voices, trying to interfere with and even scare Zhao Gang, affecting his mentality.

The entire Stamford Bridge crowd also kept shouting.

Zhao Gang hugged the ball, as if it had nothing to do with him.

The referee separated the players from both sides. Courtois turned and walked towards the goal line, not forgetting to point to the left side of the goal, a man-to-man battle!

Once the players were separated, Zhao Gang raised his hand and threw the ball to De Bruyne.

You take it, I can't do it anymore. They've interfered with me so much that I don't dare to take the kick.

De Bruyne blinked his confused eyes.

Courtois, Cahill, and Luiz were even more bewildered.

What's going on?

We just went to so much trouble, constantly making small movements, carefully spewing trash talk, afraid the referee would hear, all to affect your mentality and make you unable to handle the pressure.

And you just turned around and threw the ball to someone else?

Are you kidding us?

De Bruyne hugged the ball, looking at the referee.

This, this is allowed?

The referee didn't stop it, which meant it was okay.

Zhao Gang walked out of the penalty area, standing next to Cahill with his hands on his hips. "I was so scared by you guys, I didn't dare to take the kick at all. Your psychological warfare is too powerful."

Cahill gritted his teeth, almost wanting to punch that young face.

This kid not only used tactics to trick us, but also ran over to mock and provoke us.

"Hey! This is interesting, a group of people wanted to interfere with Zhao Gang's mentality, and Zhao Gang directly gave the ball to De Bruyne.

Chelsea's psychological tactics have completely failed. Let's see how De Bruyne will kick this ball against Courtois, his own national teammate!"

Courtois kept bouncing on the goal line, holding his breath, concentrating. He originally planned to dive directly to the left; if Zhao Gang had any guts, he would have fallen for it.

But this kid didn't play by the rules. After interfering for so long, he directly gave the ball to De Bruyne!

Not only did the tactic fail, but his mentality was also affected, and he was hesitant, not knowing which way to dive.

De Bruyne looked at Courtois. Although they were national teammates, there was a lot of resentment between them.

They say they've put aside these grievances for the sake of the nation, but only the parties involved know what's really going on.

Hazard stood outside the penalty area, pointing to the right side of the goal. He had watched Manchester City's Champions League knockout match and saw Zhao Gang's magical command of Bravo.

Now, he was also preparing to use his knowledge of De Bruyne to direct Courtois.

Courtois was naturally rebellious. He originally wanted to dive to the right, but seeing Hazard's direction, he also prepared to dive to the left.

Who between us is the goalkeeper?

Who do you think you are, telling me what to do?

De Bruyne took two steps back, his expression unchanged, a short run-up.

Courtois dived desperately to the left!

See, I judged correctly!

The left!!

Courtois looked at De Bruyne's movements and the ball's trajectory, knowing that his judgment was correct!

Except...

De Bruyne, you pig!

Courtois cursed in his heart!

De Bruyne did kick to the left, but instead of shooting, he gently pushed the ball to the left!

After Courtois dived out, he desperately stopped himself and rushed towards the ball.

At the same time, Zhao Gang and Cahill both rushed into the penalty area, heading for the ball.

Cahill tried to block Zhao Gang with his body, but Zhao Gang's resistance was too strong. He leaned against him, and with his left foot, poked the ball directly into the upper left corner of the goal.

Bang!!

Whoosh!!

1:2!

Manchester City took the lead again away from home!

"This is... De Bruyne and Zhao Gang played a one-two! De Bruyne didn't shoot directly, but pushed the ball forward to Zhao Gang!

Zhao Gang scored with a push!

This play is exactly the same as Messi and Suarez's play when Barcelona hosted Celta Vigo in La Liga last season!

Courtois judged the direction correctly, but there was nothing he could do!"

Courtois knelt on the ground, frantically pounding the ground, already a little embarrassed and angry.

In Courtois's view, this kind of play was a great humiliation, especially since Zhao Gang pushed it into the upper left corner!

After scoring, Zhao Gang kept shouting at Courtois, left, left, left.

You guessed the right direction, so strong, great job!

Too bad you didn't save it!

After shouting at Courtois, Zhao Gang turned around and ran, celebrating wildly.

Cahill and David Luiz saw Zhao Gang's behavior. Regardless of what he shouted, it was provocation!

The two roared and chased after Zhao Gang, wanting to get an explanation for their teammate.

You scored a penalty, and you still have the nerve to provoke us?

Is that all you've got?

"Zhao Gang seems to be having a friendly exchange with Courtois. Cahill and Luiz are very hospitable and are preparing to chase after him to thank Zhao Gang.

Courtois doesn't seem to appreciate it; he's very angry, very angry!"

"Pfft..."

"Are commentators these days all talking nonsense with a straight face??"

"Courtois and the others failed to interfere with Zhao Gang, so Zhao Gang and De Bruyne cooperated to score a goal. Isn't it normal to mock them a little??"

"It's not normal. In the past, if Zhao Gang was provoked, he would never have played this kind of one-two with De Bruyne. He would definitely have taken the pressure and scored the goal himself, then jumped to the sidelines to show off his jersey number without saying a word!"

"Yeah, yeah, yeah, Zhao Gang can talk trash now! This is definitely progress!"

"This is a bigger blow to the enemy!"

"It's also cuter, okay? The old Zhao Gang was like a stuffy old man; this is much more interesting!"

Zhao Gang sprinted along the field. Luiz and Cahill chased him for five seconds without catching up, and stopped angrily.

They were just expressing their dissatisfaction; they wouldn't dare to do anything even if they caught him.

Since they didn't catch him, they simply gave up.

Welcoming the boos of tens of thousands of fans at Stamford Bridge, Zhao Gang jumped to the sidelines, opening his arms, as if his nature was about to be released.

He resisted the urge to cup his hands to his ears, to make the boos from Stamford Bridge even louder.

This kind of situation, where others are angry, can't stand it, but can't beat you, can only be impotently furious, is so delightful and exciting.

Guardiola shook his head expressionlessly; Zhao Gang's changes recently have been quite big.

He's become much more lively and outgoing than before.

He even argues with others and provokes the opposing fans.

His personality is much more flamboyant than before.

This is a good thing and a bad thing on the field.

The good thing is that it will make the opponents lose their composure, and it will fill the teammates with passion.

The bad thing is that after angering the opponents, he may be maliciously targeted and directly hit with heavy blows, causing some unnecessary injuries.

In the past, Guardiola wanted Zhao Gang to be more active and flamboyant.

But now that Zhao Gang has really changed, Guardiola is worried again, hoping he can be more low-key and just play well.