Chapter 222: He took the wand with him
() August 29, the fourth round of the new Premier League season. Arsenal beat Norwich City 4-1 away. Extending the English top-flight unbeaten record to 44 games.
At Stamford Bridge, Chelsea host Southampton. This time, Tang Wu was not excluded from the 16-man squad, but instead appeared on the bench wearing his trademark gloves.
Just 12 seconds into the opening period, Joe. Cole mismatched a return pass from the left and Southampton captain Beattie fired a right-footed half-volley from 18 yards in front of goal. The ball flew past goalkeeper Petr's arm into the top left corner of the net for Chelsea's first goal of the new season.
But Southampton and Beatty's good fortune only lasted just over 30 minutes.
In the 33rd minute, Frank Lampard whipped in a corner from the right and Gudjohnsen headed it back at the front post. The ball bounced off Beattie and towards his own goal, and the blackmail desperately tried to chase back to no avail, so he could only watch the ball go into the net.
The Blues played for a 1-1 draw.
In the 40th minute, luck struck Chelsea again.
Lundkwan was sentenced to death for apparent handball in the box and Phillips was booked for protest. Frank Lampard converted a penalty and fired a right-footed shot straight above the net to put Chelsea in the lead.
In this way, the score was 2-1 until the 89th minute.
When a throw-in came in, Stamford Bridge fans were surprised to find the fourth official on the sidelines holding up not only a '2' for stoppage time, but also a substitution.
"Huh? Chelsea need to make a substitution at this time? β
"Are you planning to stall?"
"Who's the change?"
"Goalkeeper?"
"Chelsea are going to change goalkeepers at this time?"
In the astonished gaze of the fans, Tang Wu stretched out his hands and slapped Cech on the face, then ran towards the pitch with clenched fists.
"It is γ¨γ¨γ¨"
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Seeing Tang Wu's figure, many fans shouted excitedly. This is the first time they have seen Tang Wu on the pitch in the new season, even though three league games have passed.
Many fans who don't know the truth speculate that this is a spontaneous delay by the new manager, after all, Mourinho often does some "out of line" things after taking charge of Chelsea.
For example, although Chelsea won the last game, Mourinho was absent from the press conference.
Normally, the manager will only miss the press conference if there is a big loss in the game. And such a coach is usually criticized by the media as "poor psychological tolerance".
But Mourinho didn't show up even after he won, which in the eyes of the media is a great disrespect to the media.
But there is nothing to do about the calm Mourinho, since he entered Chelsea, the media has been constantly "instigating", but the Portuguese's calmness has made these media baskets.
It makes sense for such a coach to delay the game by changing the goalkeeper at the end of the game.
But the fans who don't know the truth are not in the majority, and there are still many fans who perceive this as a signal.
In the stands, an old fan dressed in blue and with white stubble looked a little dull. He looked at Tang Wu, who was slowly walking towards the gate of the Blue Army, and said, "Oh, my God! This is probably the last time TO has guarded the door for Chelsea! β
Such a pessimistic atmosphere spreads ten, ten, hundreds. Before the fans could react, the whistle for the end of the game sounded in a big kick from Tang Wu.
Came off the bench for more than three minutes and touched the ball once.
Looking at the Blues fans in the stands who were still whispering, Tang Wu sighed, his journey at Stamford Bridge had roughly come to an end in detail. As for whether it can be made up, it depends on whether Tang Wu and Chelsea have fate in the future.
No goodbyes, no farewells, no tears. In this way, Tang Wu took off his gloves as usual and walked to the sidelines step by step.
At this moment, Terry came over and hugged Tang Wu.
"Good luck, Don!"
Frank Lampard and Makelle also trotted over and each punched Tang Wu,
"Don, have a nice trip."
"Don, the next time we meet, we will be opponents."
Then there were Glen Johnson, Bridge, Joe Cole, Gudjohnsen, as more and more veteran players crowded around Tang Wu to hug him and punch him. Many fans in the stands realized it later, and they also smelled a strange smell.
TO won't really want to leave!
Is everything in the newspapers true?
"Oh! Oh, my God! How can this be believed?! In the stands, a Blues aunt suddenly screamed, "Stop, stop him, he's going to take Chelsea's wand!" Quick, who will stop him, who will stop him? β
The surrounding fans were disgusted, and everyone thought that the old lady was suffering from madness.
But the old lady's screams did not stop at all, there was no escort around her, and the other fans heard her shrill screams and hid far away.
It wasn't until Tang Wu walked out of the court with the team that the aunt suddenly looked like a deflated ball. He stopped talking and collapsed in his seat.
"Why, why didn't you stop him? Why didn't you stop him from leaving? Don't you see? He took Chelsea's wand, which God gave us..."
"She's crazy!" A young fan boy shook his head and sighed.
"Who knows!" The guy's companion looked at the aunt behind him, and then at Tang Wu on the sidelines, "Why do I always feel like something is missing?" Kobe, what about you? β
"James, so do I. I felt like I had lost something, but I didn't know where..."
Surrounded by his teammates, Tang Wu refused all interviews and walked straight into the players' tunnel. The fans also widened their eyes as they watched Tang Wu's back disappear at the entrance of the passage.
It's hard for basketball fans to make an assessment of the young goalkeeper.
When he's good, he can assist, he can score goals, he can defend the Blues, and he can assist his team-mates to win games; But when he is not good, he will immediately leave Chelsea on the way to the title and return home to play games that the fans do not approve of.
Such a controversial player is not recognized by the Blues fans. Even those fans who once held high the banner "We want to to" did not open their mouths at this moment, but just watched Tang Wu leave.
Perhaps they are still looking forward to the next game where they will still see Tang Wu's figure on the bench and his iconic six fingers.
If Tang Wu can "change his ways", these fans don't mind becoming Tang Wu's fans. Last season, Tang Wu blew a "storm of youthful vitality" in the backfield of the Blues, and until now there are still fans who find it refreshing.
The fans sighed, they wanted to find out where Tang Wu was going from Mourinho's mouth.
However, Mourinho still did not attend the press conference after the game, and his reason was still "to reject the media's groundless accusations of playing conservatively and refusing to allow laymen to guide the team." β
Jose Mourinho's cold war with the media continues, and Chelsea's top management are tight-lipped to remember the fans scratching their tongues.
Fans didn't want to believe the "one-sided words" of the London media, so they turned their attention to Liverpool.
There are also some fans who comfort themselves: Anyway, the transfer window will close the day after tomorrow, and everything will fall into place at that time!
While Blues fans were speculating about Tang Wu's movements, there was big news from Liverpool's side.