Chapter 619: FA Cup Final

Each of the 20 teams in the Premier League has 38 league games in each season, and the first 37 rounds have all ended, which means that only the last round remains.

When it comes to the final round of each season, they compete for a place in the Champions League, the UEFA Cup, the International Toto Cup, and relegation...... A series of words will always appear in the headlines of major newspapers, and the Premier League has also been the same this year, with the Champions League four places firmly occupied by Chelsea, Manchester United, Arsenal and Liverpool, the UEFA Cup, the International Toto Cup and the relegation are all in full swing.

In order to ensure the fairness of the Premier League, the last round of the league is played at the same time.

At 3 o'clock in the afternoon of May 11 local time in the UK, that is, 11 o'clock in the evening Beijing time, this time period is just suitable for the schedule and rest time of Chinese fans.

Mourinho's idea is for his main players to rest in the final round of the league before preparing for the FA Cup final at Wembley Stadium five days later, and to warm up for the Champions League final on 22 May.

In other words, Mourinho has made sufficient preparations and plans for the second Champions League final in his life.

But in this case, Iroh still started.

Because Mourinho's most relied on player now is Elo, and the teams with him have basically won the game, and ...... Another reason is that if Chelsea win this game, then they will equal Arsene Wenger's record of 49 league games unbeaten in leading Arsenal!

Jose Mourinho Chelsea are unbeaten in 48 league games from the 2006-2007 1-0 defeat to Manchester United in the 27th round of the 2006-2007 season, and if this game is unbeaten again, then Chelsea will equal Arsenal's unbeaten title in 2003-2004 and Arsenal's unbeaten 49 league games across the season.

Although Mourinho always says that he doesn't care about records and the like, when it comes to the moment when the record is approaching, no one will refuse, especially the hottest young marshal in the whole of Europe at present!

Coupled with the fact that the final round of the league is at home, there is no reason for Mourinho to lose at his home stadium, and the FA will hold a simple award ceremony after the game, where they will award Chelsea the Barclays Trophy, the Premier League trophy for the 2007-2008 season.

In the final round of the league, Chelsea's starting line-up consisted of only two absolute mainstays, Eloh and Frank Lampard, with the rest of the squad being players who rarely played in the league and members of the development squad and youth teams.

But this squad was also enough to defeat Bolton, who had no desire this season, and finally beat Bolton Wanderers 2-0 at home with one goal each from Arlo and Frank Lampard in the first half, thus improving the league record to 33 wins, 5 draws and 0 losses, and the points also reached 104 points! Raise the league points record set in the previous round by three points again.

Iello's personal goal record this season has also reached its peak, contributing 43 goals in a single league season, eight goals ahead of second-placed Cristiano Ronaldo to win the Premier League Golden Boot and European Golden Boot this season.

However, no one paid attention to the so-called record at this time, as they were all focused on the regained league title.

As soon as the game ended, all the Chelsea players gathered around Elo with bad intentions, and they all knew it...... This season's Chelsea have such a result, and it is inseparable from this man.

It didn't take long for the "Ya Butterfly ......" to hear a miserable cry for help.

The staff of the Premier League Organising Committee were very efficient, and in a matter of moments, they simply set up a temporary podium in the middle of the pitch, and the Chelsea players also made a big fuss about putting on the team's trophy shirts, which was the fourth Premier League trophy in Chelsea's history, and the third in Mourinho's four years in charge of Chelsea.

It is worth mentioning that when Terry placed the trophy in the trophy slot provided by the sponsor and was ready to take a photo, manager Jose Mourinho took the crown off the Barclays trophy and put it on Elo's head.

CCTV Premier League commentator Zhan Jun saw this scene and was extremely excited: "I really didn't expect that Mourinho, who gives people the impression of strictness, would take off the 'crown' on the head of the trophy and wear it on Iro's head when the team won the championship trophy...... However, this is also very reasonable, as Manchester United, the runners-up in the league this season, are very tight, and it is still unknown whether Chelsea will be able to win the league this season if it weren't for Elo's super play throughout the season......

As the biggest contributor to the team's championship, Iello was once again besieged by his teammates after returning to the locker room, and champagne and beer poured down on him without money.

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The end of the league means that Chelsea have won two of the four trophies of the 2007/2008 season, with only the FA Cup final in five days and the Champions League final in ten days.

The opponent in the FA Cup final is Portsmouth, a not strong opponent, but the FA Cup winner can directly participate in the main match of next season's UEFA Cup, which is a big temptation for Portsmouth, who have not won a place in the European competition, so Portsmouth's manager Perrin does not want to give up lightly.

Maybe...... He was very low-key in an interview with reporters on the second day of Chelsea's title, saying: "This season's Chelsea can be said to be legendary, so the FA Cup is still very far away for us, but we will do our best......"

Former Chelsea veteran Glenn Johnson was then interviewed, and his answer was not much different from manager Palin: "I was at Chelsea in the first half of the season, so I know the quality of this team very well, plus they have an all-powerful Ai, and the FA Cup title is still a bit of a distance for us......

That's why most of Chelsea's teams are confident of winning the FA Cup!

As one of the two teams in this season's Champions League final, how can it not even be able to deal with the little scum in the country?

Soon, the disdain of the players showed itself in training ahead of the FA Cup final, even in Elo.

This qiē was seen by Mourinho.

Maybe with the quality of the team at the beginning, it will be a little troublesome at the beginning, but as the game progresses, the form of the players will definitely slowly improve, but if this mentality continues until the Champions League final, Manchester United is not good, it will not give the team too much breathing space at all, and the team must be given a warning.

But...... If you give a direct warning, the players will definitely not take it seriously, and it may affect the morale of the team, so they have to wait until the FA Cup final to make plans......

After Mourinho thought it through, his brows furrowed.

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The 2007-2008 FA Cup final kicks off at the new Wembley Stadium at 4:30 p.m. local time on May 16.

Three months earlier, Chelsea had beaten local rivals Tottenham Hotspur to win the Carabao Cup on this venue, and three months later they were back at the new Wembley Stadium for another title race – the FA Cup final.

Before the FA Cup final, the vast majority of fans and media in England were very optimistic about Chelsea's championship prospects, because the strength they showed from the beginning of the season was the top in Europe, and Portsmouth was only a team that was barely relegated in the Premier League, how could it be compared to the domestic double Chelsea?

But the game was actually a big surprise, at the end of the first half, it was Portsmouth who were not favored, and it was 2:0 ahead!

Had it not been for Kanu's foot-fired shot that hit the crossbar in the 42nd minute, Chelsea would have been 3-0 down to Portsmouth at the new Wembley Stadium.

'Chelsea, who have already won the Premier League, clearly underestimated their opponents in the FA Cup final, which is why they were two goals down in the first half, and even their top scorer Ai also had a problem, knowing that they have to play this season's Champions League final at the Luzhniki Stadium in six days' time, and if they continue to play in their current form, they will definitely not be able to beat the Red Devils!"

BBC commentator Lineker was unsparing in his criticism of Chelsea's first-half performance.

Other commentators also continued to criticize Chelsea's first-half table, in Andy Gray's words: "Their first-half table was their worst game of the season!" ”

The Chelsea dressing room was surprisingly quiet, and no one dared to speak.

"Why don't you speak? Aren't you having fun these days? Training to deal with it casually, do you really think you are invincible in the world? Do you think that winning the Premier League and the League Cup will guarantee the FA Cup title? I sue you! It's impossible! The champion has to rely on his own feet to create zào! ”

Mourinho closed the door to the dressing room and immediately turned on the swearing mode.

"What kind of-did you guys play in the first half? 39.4% possession, 245 passes, 20 turnovers! Here's the number you guys handed over!! You're glad it's Portsmouth instead of Arsenal, Manchester United, Liverpool, otherwise you'd not be 2-0 but 3-0, 4-0 or more!! ”

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Mourinho kept roaring for almost five minutes before stopping.

At the same time, he also found that his efforts during this period of time were also reported, and the players were no longer as depressed as when they entered the locker room before, but adjusted their mentality and looked ...... Scrappy!

Seeing this, Mourinho nodded with satisfaction before starting the tactical explanation of the second half.

Elsewhere in the second half, Portsmouth manager Pahrin had already had a good prediction of Chelsea's tactics in the second half, but ...... Chelsea's attack was more intense than he had imagined, with Ielloh, who had been largely lost in Glen Johnson's defence in the first half, was extremely active from the start, and Glen Johnson couldn't find the north.

“oh! It's so exciting!! This is the Ai in our impression! Stop-and-accelerate, stop-...... Incision? No! Heel knock ball!! Shot? No! Feints!! Enter the restricted area!! Fell, Ai fell!! Penalty kick...... Referee Dunn awarded Chelsea a penalty!! ”

With the wonderful interpretation in the camera, Lineker is also alive again!