Chapter 44: Judges are not all enemies
The two teams put on a 433 formation at the same time, and unlike Barcelona's 433, the 433 of these two teams is to pile up forwards and suppress the wings, so for a while, there are more scoring opportunities on the field, and the scene instantly becomes extremely exciting, and fans are reluctant to blink their eyes every second, because the ball may still be in front of Chelsea's goal one second, and the next second it has entered the Arsenal penalty area.
It's the kind of game the fans want to see, it's intense, it's exciting, it's breathtaking, and the fans want to see that it's just getting started, and there's still 90 minutes left for them to indulge in.
But there is always a gap between the ideal and the reality, and the game has been played so far, and there are only 9 minutes left at most including stoppage time.
Although the picture of you going back and forth is loved by the fans, it is by no means what a manager wants to see, and no manager can withstand the pressure of being scored at any time in 90 minutes, and the human heart simply cannot handle such a thrill.
The situation on the field made Wenger and Mourinho frown at the same time and walked to the sidelines, but this time neither of them spoke, nor did they shout into the field, because they knew in their hearts that by this time, they had played all the cards they could play, and what the final result of the game was, everything could only depend on the will of God.
However, there are many factors that determine the game on the football field, such as high morale, clever tactics, the performance of the players, the favor of Lady Luck, and the decision of the referee.
And it was the referee's decision that ultimately determined the outcome of this game.
In the 88th minute, Descartes cooperated with Diaby in the middle, and after winning the ball, he made a feint of diagonal insertion, shaking Makelle behind him to lose his center of gravity, and then he used a tactic similar to blocking and dismantling on the basketball court to get rid of Makelele under the cover of Adebayo, who rushed back to make the ball for him, although Terry behind him quickly made up, but Descartes had already faced Terry head-on, and he used a simplified version of the bicycle to pass Terry and directly into the penalty area.
At this time, Adebayo and Makelele were still huddled together behind the two of them, and half of Descartes's body had already entered the penalty area, and Terry had no choice but to reach out and pull Descartes' jersey behind him.
However, he moved quickly, only pulling a little and then letting go, and the referee didn't seem to see his small movement due to the blocking of Adebayo and Makelele.
But now Descartes was starting at high speed, and suddenly the jersey was pulled, which immediately caused a garlic stir under Descartes' feet, and everyone who had kicked the ball understood how big the impact of being suddenly pulled in this high-speed start was, so Descartes did not stabilize for a while, and fell directly to the lawn.
Then the referee's whistle sounded, Descartes jumped up from the ground, and waved his fist excitedly, this ball is undoubtedly a penalty, and now Arsenal is stable!
Even their teammates jumped up excitedly, hugged Descartes tightly in the middle, and after 80 minutes of hard fighting, they finally got the chance to seal the victory.
But just as the Arsenal players were celebrating excitedly, there was a sudden burst of cheers from the sidelines, albeit with a slight boo, but it was clear that the Chelsea fans had found something that made them happy, so they couldn't help but start celebrating.
The Arsenal players quickly understood what was happening, as the referee scurried over, but instead of pointing to the spot, his hand reached into his pocket.
Yellow!
In Descartes' stunned eyes, the referee ran straight in front of him, showed him a yellow card, and gestured that it was a fake fall!
Descartes' eyes were first surprised, then angry, and he rushed forward, pointing to his jersey and asking, "Didn't you see him pull me, how did you judge?" Are you blind? ……”
He wanted to say something, but at this time, Van Persie behind him reacted quickly, immediately rushed up to cover his mouth, and then pulled him aside.
If he continues to scold, the result will inevitably be two yellows and one red, and then he will have to be sent off.
Descartes was reluctant to break free from Van Persie's arms and stared at the referee with a burst of flames, but the referee, not knowing whether it was a lack of heart or something else, did not make eye contact with Descartes, but turned to signal for Chelsea to take a free-kick from the back.
The penalty also caused great displeasure to Arsene Wenger on the sidelines, who angrily kicked off a piece of turf in front of him, and then walked straight to the linesman and shouted at him: "You saw it, right, you saw the foul just now, why don't you stop him (the referee), you ruined the game!" ”
The linesman turned around expressionlessly and gestured for Arsene Wenger not to come any closer to him, while the fourth official approached and shouted for Wenger to remain calm.
But how could Wenger calm down at this time, he was even more excited than Descartes on the field, pushed away the fourth official who stepped forward to stop him, and yelled at the linesman: "Why don't you speak, are you weak-hearted?" You were premeditated, weren't you, didn't you want us to win? I'm going to appeal to the Football Association, I'm going to get you punished! ”
However, before his words could be heard, a shrill whistle suddenly blew on the pitch, and Wenger turned his head in shock, only to find a large crowd on the sideline of the Arsenal penalty area, with Arsenal players besieging the referee and Chelsea players covering for the referee.
When the slightly embarrassed referee came out of the crowd, Wenger almost fainted on the spot when he saw his gesture.
The referee's hand points to Arsenal's penalty spot and it's a penalty!
The cheers of the Chelsea fans on the sidelines were even louder, just a few seconds ago, they were worried that Arsenal would win a penalty to beat them completely, but dozens of seconds later, they suddenly received a gift from heaven, Arsenal did not have a penalty, but they got a chance.
The big screen on the side of the court quickly replayed the full screen of the foul.
As you can see from the camera, when Descartes was still cursing at the referee's back, Chelsea had launched a quick counter-attack, because the Arsenal players were focused on the bad decision just now, so they did not form a formation to block Chelsea's attack at the first time.
Chelsea's attacking style has always been known for being quick and direct under Jose Mourinho's tutelage, and as he did at Inter and Real Madrid, Mourinho's style is one of quick and sharp counter-attacks. The same was true of this attack, with three passes and two downs, and the ball was already on the edge of Arsenal's penalty area.
Almost exactly the same position as Descartes was pulled down by Terry just now.
However, the man with the ball was replaced by Robben, and the defensive player was replaced by Toure.
Robben suddenly changed direction in the process of cutting with the ball at high speed, directly pressing Toure's body to turn into the penalty area, the ball when he made a move, the two were already very close, and when he changed direction, the two bodies almost collided together, if from the perspective of basketball, this ball should be more likely to be counted as Robben hitting people with the ball.
But Toure was hit by nothing, but Robben, who hit the person, fell to the ground because of the change of center of gravity, and at the same time, the referee's whistle sounded again.
Then he pointed to the penalty spot.
This goal made the anger of the Arsenal players that had not subsided suddenly jumped again, and this time they were even more angry, in just one minute, the referee made two unbelievable decisions in succession, which is simply the meaning of preparing to kill Arsenal!
No matter who dies at the hands of the referee after 90 minutes of hard work, they will be angry in their hearts, right?
So when Arsene Wenger turned his head, he saw that his players were besieging the referee, and at this time, the Chelsea players who had won the cheap immediately rushed up to protect the referee.
The excited Arsenal players didn't care who came up at this time, they kept pushing and shoving the Chelsea players, and at the same time kept squeezing in the direction of the referee, until the referee showed two yellow cards in succession, and the most emotional Toure and Diaby were suppressed, then they stopped in place with a curse, and then crossed their waists to look at Wenger on the sidelines.
And Wenger simply laughed angrily at this time, he didn't talk nonsense with the linesman this time, but looked at Mourinho, who was also standing on the sideline.
There was a trace of consternation in Mourinho's eyes, and at the same time there was an inexplicable understanding, it seemed that he was not prepared for the sudden changes on the field, but his thinking was fast, as if he had figured out something.
As an old fritter in the Premier League, Arsene Wenger has certainly reacted.
The referee's whistle is indeed very problematic, but it is not the referee who is the problem, but the Football Association.
If it is not the referee who is gambling on the ball, then the Football Association must have instructed him. The Football Association's reason for this directive is simple: they need to keep the league in suspense - fourth-placed Arsenal are now out of desire and the result of this game will not affect them, but this game will be crucial for Chelsea and will directly affect whether they can keep the pressure on Manchester United in the final round.
Similarly, if the suspense of the league can be left until the last round, it will be very good for the attraction and topic of the league, and the officials of the Football Association will definitely take into account the interests.
It doesn't take much to think that Arsene Wenger understands what's going on, and if nothing else, United are being treated the same way as Arsenal on another pitch at this time.
People say that Ferguson's tiger butt can't be touched, as an old man who has been in the Premier League for more than ten years, the Football Association certainly does not dare to attack Ferguson, but in this round of games, Manchester United's opponent is their rival Manchester City, although Manchester City is not an "oil team" at this time, but they are in Mark. Under the leadership of Hughes, it is also a tough bone.
Even if Mark. Hughes is a student of Ferguson, but as a city derby, Manchester City has absolutely no intention of releasing water for Manchester United in this game, they rely on ferocious pressing and continuous fouls, once so that Manchester United has nothing to do, plus the Football Association cares if it is not, the referee in this game loose blowing scale, Manchester United is also experiencing the same torment as Arsenal.
The only difference is that Arsenal were awarded a penalty while United were not.
After this penalty, Wenger has completely realized that Arsenal has no possibility of winning this game, but he is not reconciled, and at the same time, in order to vent his dissatisfaction with the Football Association, he rushed to the sidelines and shouted loudly to the players: "Defend all the way, don't let them score again!" ”
The Arsenal players looked at the professor in surprise and saw the determination in his eyes, and the disciples did not raise any further objections, but obediently took half the half.
At the same time, Mourinho on the sidelines hammered in the void in frustration, although it is not like Wenger has been in the Premier League for ten years, but the smart Mourinho has also figured out the joints at this time, the reason for his regret is that he actually used up 3 substitutions at halftime, if he had known that the referee of this game was a "friend", he should have reserved a place, and then directly on a striker!
Uncle Bird, who used to think that he was always "murdered" by the referee, was really unaccustomed to the fact that suddenly one day the referee was no longer an "enemy".
Frustrated, Mourinho eventually made the frantic decision to push John Terry up front, leaving only Carvalho, Sinclair and Ashley at the back. Cole's three, Chelsea's 334, began a desperate siege on Arsenal's goal.
At this time, whether it is from the fans on the sidelines or the audience in front of the TV, why are the two teams still playing inseparable, you come and go, and suddenly it becomes a one-sided situation?
Is it because of the referee's two unexpected decisions?
Chelsea, who received the instructions of the manager, launched a merciless siege on Arsenal's goal, as far as the current news goes, although Manchester City has been favored by the Football Association, but their performance is not competitive, and they have not been able to knock on the door of Manchester United, and the current score is still 1:0.
Since Manchester City is not angry, they can only rely on themselves.
Chelsea's players worked hard, and at this time they didn't have any tactics and cooperation, anyway, they took the ball and hung it directly into the Arsenal penalty area, letting Drogba and Terry compete with Arsenal's defenders for the header, and others such as Sheva and Robben were already stationed in the box, and their task was to compete for the second landing point, and shoot directly after winning the ball.
This simple but brutal form of football has always been a favourite among England fans, and the kind of muscle-to-muscle collision scene is simply exciting, so the shouts and cheers of Stamford Bridge never stopped, and the whole stadium was enveloped in a noisy atmosphere.
It's a pity that although the Chelsea players are desperate, the Arsenal players who feel the injustice are also holding their breath, they don't understand why the professor asks the team to retreat from the defense, but they only understand one truth: Chelsea must not be allowed to score again, must ruin the hope of this group of villains to win the championship!
Under the performance of the Arsenal players, although Chelsea tried their best in the last few minutes, they were never able to knock on Lehmann's door again, and the most uncomfortable estimate on the field was the referee, who had raised the whistle to his mouth several times, but the Chelsea players just didn't fall, he was in a hurry, so he just rushed up and shouted to the Chelsea players: "You should fall down quickly, I can blow a penalty if you fall!" ”
But Chelsea's players do not fall, he does not dare to blatantly and directly award a trumped penalty, even if there is the support of the Football Association behind him, but it is too obvious, the Football Association cannot withstand the pressure of the media, and will finally push him out as a scapegoat.
In the end, he could only keep comforting himself: this time it was not that he didn't help, it was Chelsea who didn't fight.
In the end, there were more than six minutes of stoppage time before the referee reluctantly blew the whistle for the end of the game, but even with the referee's care, Chelsea were unable to save their lives.
A 1:0, a 1:1, this season's Premier League title battle has finally come to an end. (To be continued.) )