Chapter 844: 'Handshake Door'
The high-profile game was fast approaching, and on 26 February, Stamford Bridge was packed to ...... The update is so fast.
Inside the tunnel was Chelsea captain John Terry, who looked preoccupied. The players of both teams were silent and did not pay attention to each other.
It stands to reason that there is no hatred between Manchester City and Chelsea, but now this shape is very delicate, the whole Manchester City team has long released rumors that they want to find the field for Bridge in this game, and Chelsea is more embarrassed, their captain stole the 'girlfriend' friend of his former teammate, to be honest, there is also a lot of discussion in the Chelsea team about Terry's behavior, which makes them somewhat drumming in their hearts when they face Manchester City, who have the same hatred.
Yang Fan also had a straight face, and he looked like he was rejecting people. This made Chelsea's vice-president Frank Lampard, who had planned to come up to shake hands with Yang Fan, have no choice but to give up.
Lampard sighed softly in his heart, in this game, Manchester City occupies the commanding heights, and the whole team is hateful, while on the other hand, Chelsea, some people are worried, Lampard is not optimistic about this game.
However, he will not admit defeat, this is Stamford Bridge, this is Chelsea's turf! No matter who the opponent is, he must lead Chelsea to fight! Frank Lampard clenched his fists, this is what a fighter should do.
Stamford Bridge was buzzing and getting louder.
The referee of this game is Webber, and he was arranged to officiate such a contradictory and "explosive" focus match, which shows his status in the English refereeing community.
Webb, whose full name is Howard Melton Webb (Ltonwebb), was born in 1971, is only 39 years old, lives in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, and is also a part-time sergeant who is part of the South Yorkshire Police Force and is stationed in Sheffield. Webb first started his refereeing career in the Rotherham Regional League in 1989 at the age of 18 and began as an assistant referee in the Northern League in 1993 before being promoted to head referee two years later. In 1996 he worked as an assistant referee for the English Football League and was promoted to referee in the Football Council League in 1998. In 2003, Webb was promoted to the Premier League's referee list to officiate at the English Premier League, England's highest league, and in 2005 he was recognised by FIFA as an international referee for officiating at major world events.
It is worth mentioning that Webber's father is also a referee, who has enforced the law for 35 years, and Webber has also asked the police force for five years of leave to train and study referee courses, and Webber, who is only 39 years old, is one of the objects that the English FA has focused on training in recent years, because he enforces the law accurately, plays cards decisively, and is good at controlling the players on the field. When England missed Euro 2008, Webb, who officiated at the tournament, was considered the only representative of English football at that tournament.
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Broadcast footage relays footage of the players on the road to the TV audience.
"Terry and Bridge, they were the focus of the day. Eddie Gray said, and then he noticed something special about the order in which the two teams played, in the tunnel where the two men were far apart. As Chelsea captain, John Terry moved up front of the Blues, while Bridge was deliberately at the bottom of City's playing order, with the pair at the top of their respective teams.
"Is this for fear of a fight between the two?" Lineker said.
At this time, Webber, the referee of the game, looked at the time and confirmed with the two assistant coaches, Webber turned his head and nodded at the players on both sides, meaning that he was ready to play.
Yang Fan turned around, slapped his hands hard, and shouted to his teammates behind him: "Guys, let's go!"
Terry didn't shout, just took the lead and ran forward.
"It's a really special game...... the commentator lamented, in the stands at Stamford Bridge, there is nothing special on the side of the home team's Chelsea fans, and the away team Manchester City fans are holding all kinds of banners with insults against Chelsea captain John Terry, and a cartoon mocking Terry for stealing. Obviously, Manchester City fans know who they are attacking in this game, and they stab the Chelsea captain in this way, John Terry is the captain of Chelsea, the core of Chelsea's defence, and if he is out of shape because of this incident, Manchester City will have a big chance of winning. (No pop-up ads)
In the stands at Stamford Bridge, the line-ups of both sides of this game were played.
Chelsea line-up (4-3-3): 40-Hilario/2-Ivanovic, 6-Carvalho, 26-Terry, 15-Malouda/13-Ballack, 12-Mikel, 8-Lampard/10-Joe Cole, 39-Anelka, 11-Drogba
Manchester City line-up (4-4-2): 1-Given/2-Richards, 33-Kompany, 19-Lescott, 3-Bridge/5-Zabaleta, 34-De Jong, 18-Barry, 11-Adam Johnson/32-Tevez, 9-Yang Fan;
'It's the strongest squad a manager from either team and Chelsea will have to win to maintain their lead over Arsenal and Manchester United, while City will have to fight for a win to stay out of their pursuers. Eddie Gray commented on the current situation of the two teams.
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As soon as the players from both teams entered, the camera immediately followed Terry and Bridge, but neither of them had any expressions on their faces.
Now comes the scene that everyone is paying attention to.
"Gary, guess what, is Bridge going to shake Terry's hand?" said Eddie Gray, looking gossipy.
Lineker did not answer the question.
The live director who broadcast the game clearly knew what the media and the 'fans' were concerned about, and the camera zoomed in as the players of the two teams shook hands.
As the home team, the Chelsea players lined up and waited for the handshake of the away players, Yang Fan is the captain of Manchester City, he walked in front, and the handshake with Terry was somewhat perfunctory, and his expression was relatively cold.
However, thinking of Yang Fan's words before the game, people will not be surprised by Yang Fan's attitude, and the Manchester City captain is obviously not used to Terry's behavior.
In the past, the scene of the Manchester City captain shaking hands with the Chelsea captain would have been the focus of hype, but today the focus is clearly not on that.
When Bridge walked up to Terry, the leader of the Chelsea team, in the face of Terry's outstretched hand, Bridge glanced at Terry, and walked straight over to shake hands with Hilario without shaking hands, Terry's face was full of embarrassment.
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"Bridge refused to shake Terry's hand, and it did!"
The 41,814 Stamford Bridge 'fans' who saw this scene on the big screen TV instantly booed.
'Bridge refused to shake Terry's hand, and the Chelsea fans at the scene were unhappy. Lineker said.
"The actions of the 'fans' are a bit too 'aggressive'. Eddie Gray said, what did he say, in his opinion, Bridge was cuckolded by Terry, angry in his heart, it is normal not to shake hands, if it shakes hands, it will be too seedless, and the actions of the ball 'fans' are a little too 'aggressive'.
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Both managers were in the dugout and waited for the referee to blow the kick-off whistle.
Ancelotti chewed gum with a stern expression. For Chelsea, this game really didn't come at the right time, and Ancelotti 'supported' Terry in front of the media, and said that the media reports would not have any impact on Chelsea, but he knew the facts best.
Mancini's expression is also a little strict, in the face of Ancelotti, he has lost more than he won before, this is a certain psychological 'yin' shadow!
As soon as the game began, every time Bridge dribbled with the ball, the boos at Stamford Bridge immediately erupted. As a victim of the 'friend's wife'', as a decorated player who has played for Chelsea for five and a half years and has made a great record, it stands to reason that the boos are very unfair to Bridge. But Stamford Bridge is John Terry's turf, and avid Chelsea fans seem to have forgotten that Bridge was a Chelsea player, only remembering that John Terry is the current captain of Chelsea and has a duty to support the home side.
However, Manchester City's players are not used to it, for them, Bridge is their teammate, it is the victim of this incident, and for a poor man who has been 'cuckolded' so wildly, the actions of the football 'fans' seem excessive.
Yang Fan was dribbling the ball up front and he was pushed to the ground by Frank Lampard, who came up to pull Yang Fan up in a friendly manner, and Yang Fan snorted, "Are you 'fans' too much?" he asked Lampard.
Lampard could only smile bitterly, the actions of the football 'fans' are indeed a bit excessive, not to mention anything else, Bridge has played for Chelsea for many years, and then the transfer was also amicably separated, and he did not do anything sorry for Chelsea. It's not appropriate to boo Bridges like this.
After the start of the game, people were surprised to find that the away team Manchester City was the anti-away team and launched a 'wave' attack on Chelsea's goal.
There was a loud exclamation from Stamford Bridge as it was a City free-kick into the box, and Yang Fan jumped high and his header went just over the crossbar.
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Chelsea then 'goalkeeper' Hilario drove the ball out of the goal, Mikel headed it to Anelka, who was a little sticky and immediately tackled by De Jong and the Dutchman broke the ball and passed it to Adam Johnson in front.
Relying on his speed, Adam Johnson broke through Carvalho's defence, but then he didn't cross the bottom, but directly crossed diagonally!
With Carvalho pulled out by him, there was a vacuum in the ribs of Chelsea's right wing-back and centre-back. Adam Johnson was keenly aware of the gap and didn't hesitate to deliver a pass.
At this time, Yang Fan was closely defended by Ivanovic.
Who's going to be there?!
Tevez also ran there just right, and then received the football!
In front of him was Hilario's goal, and next to him was Terry, who was desperately trying to catch up.
Tevez's 'shot' and 'goal' were very decisive, he directly hit the 'goal' with his foot, and the football flew straight into the near corner.
The angle of this 'shot' and 'goal' is not tricky, but the power is great and the ball speed is fast!
In the face of this powerful 'shot' and 'goal', Hilario didn't dare to hold it directly - in fact, he was not confident that he could still keep the football out of his hands at such a close distance - so he simply blocked the angle and punched out!
Football was played.
Yang Fan pounced on the football landing point like a leopard, and Ivanovic hurriedly followed.
He knew that his speed was not as fast as Yang Fan, so Ivanovic did not grab the ball, but moved his body, he blocked Yang Fan's left side, if Yang Fan stopped the ball and turned around, he was just blocked by Ivanovic!
However, to Ivanovic's surprise, Yang Fan did not stop the ball at all, he leaned sideways, stood on his left foot, picked up his right 'leg', and 'pumped' towards the football.
After the football was 'pumped', it passed over Ivanovic's cheek, and he could even feel the vibrato of the football breaking through the air!
Hilario went sideways to save the ball and he didn't touch it!
"'Shot' 'goal' - the ball - blocked out!"
The Chelsea goalkeeper could not do anything about the goal, but Malouda, who was standing on the goal, pushed the ball out with his head!
"It's beautiful! Malouda has done a meritorious service. Lineker praised the Frenchman and said, "Malouda made a cameo at left-back in today's game. After the Italian coach arrived at Stamford Bridge, Malouda's position was to move back little by little, from left winger to left midfielder to left midfielder, except for left-back, Malouda has tried all positions on the left wing. However, the 29-year-old France international has no complaints, instead proving his worth with a good, steady look. ”
Yang Fan looked up at the football being pushed out of the bottom line by Malouda, and stomped his feet with some regret. He felt quite 'good' with this 'shot' and 'goal' and could have had a chance to take the lead for the team.
The attack sent the Chelsea fans at Stamford Bridge into a cold sweat. Then the applause rang out, which was dedicated to Malouda, who had just rescued the danger on the 'door' line.
A frightened Chelsea goalkeeper Hilario came over and hugged Malouda and thanked him for his goal-line rescue.
Then, Gareth Barry's corner was headed high by Kompany's header. Manchester City's 'wave' offensive has come to an end for the time being. Penalty into the penalty area, Yang Fan jumped high, and his header was slightly over the crossbar.
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Chelsea then 'goalkeeper' Hilario drove the ball out of the goal, Mikel headed it to Anelka, who was a little sticky and immediately tackled by De Jong and the Dutchman broke the ball and passed it to Adam Johnson in front.
Relying on his speed, Adam Johnson broke through Carvalho's defence, but then he didn't cross the bottom, but directly crossed diagonally!
With Carvalho pulled out by him, there was a vacuum in the ribs of Chelsea's right wing-back and centre-back. Adam Johnson was keenly aware of the gap and didn't hesitate to deliver a pass.
At this time, Yang Fan was closely defended by Ivanovic.
Who's going to be there?!
Tevez also ran there just right, and then received the football!
In front of him was Hilario's goal, and next to him was Terry, who was desperately trying to catch up.
Tevez's 'shot' and 'goal' were very decisive, he directly hit the 'goal' with his foot, and the football flew straight into the near corner.
The angle of this 'shot' and 'goal' is not tricky, but the power is great and the ball speed is fast!
In the face of this powerful 'shot' and 'goal', Hilario didn't dare to hold it directly - in fact, he was not confident that he could still keep the football out of his hands at such a close distance - so he simply blocked the angle and punched out!
Football was played.
Yang Fan pounced on the football landing point like a leopard, and Ivanovic hurriedly followed.
He knew that his speed was not as fast as Yang Fan, so Ivanovic did not grab the ball, but moved his body, he blocked Yang Fan's left side, if Yang Fan stopped the ball and turned around, he was just blocked by Ivanovic!
However, to Ivanovic's surprise, Yang Fan did not stop the ball at all, he leaned sideways, stood on his left foot, picked up his right 'leg', and 'pumped' towards the football.
After the football was 'pumped', it passed over Ivanovic's cheek, and he could even feel the vibrato of the football breaking through the air!
Hilario went sideways to save the ball and he didn't touch it!
"'Shot' 'goal' - the ball - blocked out!"
The Chelsea goalkeeper could not do anything about the goal, but Malouda, who was standing on the goal, pushed the ball out with his head!
"It's beautiful! Malouda has done a meritorious service. Lineker praised the Frenchman and said, "Malouda made a cameo at left-back in today's game. After the Italian coach arrived at Stamford Bridge, Malouda's position was to move back little by little, from left winger to left midfielder to left midfielder, except for left-back, Malouda has tried all positions on the left wing. However, the 29-year-old France international has no complaints, instead proving his worth with a good, steady look. ”
Yang Fan looked up at the football being pushed out of the bottom line by Malouda, and stomped his feet with some regret. He felt quite 'good' with this 'shot' and 'goal' and could have had a chance to take the lead for the team.
The attack sent the Chelsea fans at Stamford Bridge into a cold sweat. Then the applause rang out, which was dedicated to Malouda, who had just rescued the danger on the 'door' line.
A frightened Chelsea goalkeeper Hilario came over and hugged Malouda and thanked him for his goal-line rescue.
Then, Gareth Barry's corner was headed high by Kompany's header. Manchester City's 'wave' offensive has come to an end for the time being.