Chapter 1: Poor Performance
Stamford Bridge, the home of the Blues' Chelsea, is a testament to the myth of the Magic Bird. Pen Fun Pavilion www.biquge.info here, blue symbolizes the iron blood and pride that is opposed to red, and here, the majesty of blue will never allow any wanton provocation.
At this time, the iron-blooded Blues have gradually improved under the careful transformation of Italian coach Carlo Ancelotti, and the glory of Blue Chelsea has been restored.
The four cores of this team, the champion-level central axis based on Didier Drogba, Frank Lampard, John Terry and Petr Cech, are still at the peak of their careers, and their fighting power and execution are unmatched in the entire Premier League.
The date is December 4, 2010.
The 17th round of the 2010-11 Premier League season has officially begun. As the defending champions, Chelsea host visiting 'Magpies' Newcastle United. At this time, Newcastle United are suffering from a wave of five games without a win and three consecutive defeats. The previous head coach, Chris Hughes, stepped down in a hurry, and the new coach is rumoured to be officially on the bench. Is that......
Cameras were spotted in the VIP seats in the stands at Stamford Bridge, with Newcastle United boss Mick Ashley sitting next to Chelsea owner Mick Ashley and a mysterious guest from China.
It is rumored that the next manager of Newcastle United is none other than the mysterious football guru from the East. His name has not yet been released by any media. It may not be long before you see the information on Newcastle's official website.
Journalists from The Times have made their way to the press area outside Stamford Bridge to await an official announcement from Newcastle after the game.
At 4:00 p.m. local time in London, the game officially began with the whistle of referee Mark Clattenburg.
Chelsea lined up with a diamond 442 formation with Didier Drogba (no.11) and Nicolas Anelka (no.39) up front, with No.8 Frank Lampard acting as the arrowhead in a diamond-shaped midfield, ahead of midfield and central midfield, with No.5 Michael Essien sweeping behind him.
The wingers on both flanks are Malouda (No. 15) on the left and Benayoun (No. 10) on the right. From left to right, the back line remains the number 3 Ashley Carr, the number 26 Terry, the new signings Thiago Silva (number 3) and Branislav Ivanovic (number 2), and the goalkeeper is always the exceptionally solid Petr Cech (number 1).
This squad has not experienced a rotation break in the previous 16 rounds, and actually won all of them, conceded only 7 goals and scored 31 goals, such a record is rare in the whole of Europe.
Newcastle United, on the other hand, proposed a change of formation after losing 4-2 to Liverpool in the last round.
Striker Andy Carroll was dropped off the bench, while Danish veteran No. 11 Peter Lovenkranz, who is known for his speed, was pushed closest to the goalkeeper, and behind him was French midfielder Ben Arfa (on loan from Marseille and wearing the number 37 shirt).
It is worth mentioning that the highlight of this game is the midfield ace duel between Ben Arfa and Frank Lampard. In the last round of the league, it was Ben Arfa's two goals that Newcastle temporarily moved away from the relegation zone with a goal difference. In the previous 16 rounds of the league, Ben Alfa has played and handed over 8 goals and 5 assists.
Having said that, Newcastle's full squad is as follows (no more information on strikers and midfielders), with No. 18 Gutierrez replacing No. 10 Laudridge in the last round, and three midfielders in midfield - No. 7 Joey Barton, No. 24 Tiotte and No. 8 Danny Gries.
There have also been changes at the back, with young Dutchman Tim Krul in goal, José Enrique as the main wing-back No.3 replaced by No.16 Ryan Tell, and No.2 Coloccini in central defence alongside No.5 legendary veteran Saul Campbell. At right-back is Danny Simpson, who has just returned from injury and has been incredibly explosive.
Danny Simpson and Ben Arfa's Clippers combined to have an excellent performance in the first round against Arsenal when it was the left side of Defence Clich and Vermaelen that was blown up, and the result was a 0-0 win that satisfied Newcastle fans.
Now the game has been three minutes into the game, and the first three minutes of the game were one-sided, which meant that from the first second Drogba kicked off the ball to Anelka, the Newcastle players have not been able to get the ball. It was a rare occasion for Chelsea to play the Barcelona Dream Team-style passing and receiving combination.
Frank Lampard's through ball went behind Campbell and Drogba was ready to grab the spot, but the shot was too hard to blast the ball straight out of the stands. Krull makes a flying save, only to be shot in a false way.
Krul kicked the ball off with a big foot, the ball went straight to the middle, Ben Arfa got the ball, Ben Alpha broke through, Ben Alpha ...... Huh! Suddenly a player fell to the ground in the box, was it Cech who collided with the number 11? Eh, how come the French genius who dribbles unusually sharp also seems to be injured? Did Ben Alpha fake a fall outside the box?
I saw that Ben Alpha tried to shake Terry on his bicycle in a row, but was pushed to the waist by Terry's buttocks, and at this time, the stadium was booed. Alpha's clumsy performance was spotted by the referee, but he seemed to have really strained something.
At this moment, in the VIP seats in the stadium stands, the owners of the two teams are talking about things that have nothing to do with the game. The mysterious young Chinese was answering Mr. Abramovich's greeting in fluent English.
"Zhang, have you ever joined FIFA?"
"Mr. No. Abu, I don't know anything about FIFA's special business. Why do you ask this? ”
"So, are there professional footballers in China?"
"That's nature. In 02, China played in the World Cup, but unfortunately failed to enter the round of 16. ”
"Oh, you are a Chinese player who participated in that tournament?"
"No, I didn't play football before, I used to be ......"
Zhang used to work in Brazil. He has a very unique perspective on football and I dare say that Carlo Ancelotti may not be as good as him when it comes to buying players and improving their form. Mick Ashley interrupted abruptly.
"Yes. Buying players has nothing to do with Carlo. It's his job to be in charge of training for the game. However, in this regard, he did a satisfactory job, much better than the hated Portuguese. CHANG, so how do you see the team you're about to take over is better than my Chelsea? ”
"I can't express enough respect for Chelsea and for you, Mr. Abou. Newcastle's current situation is truly worrying. Hopefully I'll tweak it accordingly. With that, the young gentleman named Aisin Jueluo Lihua stood up and bowed to Abu, and then turned to take his leave.
Mick Ashley then said: "Zhang had to be ready to attend the press conference, and I arranged for him to interview reporters. Oh, Roman, I really envy your lineup, how many rubles did it cost you? ”
"Mick, why should you envy me, you also have pounds, don't you?"
"Oh. It's not easy for me to make money, you're playing with oil! Football is the big deal for me. ”
"So, you invited a Chinese who intends to pull your group into the Chinese mainland market?" Haha, I know, Misty Zhang is the mysterious assistant of the president of Goldman Sachs. You can't fool me. Dude, I have someone behind me, you know. Hahahaha. ”
"Oh? Ha ha! Roman, you are more informed than the KGB (the general name of the former Soviet Union's agents), thank you for your good words. Hopefully my team can ......"
At this time, Ben Arfa had been carried off the field on a stretcher, and after the game, he was diagnosed with a thigh muscle strain, and it is estimated that the injury will be out of action for two or three weeks. Chelsea were quick to respond with the release of their main players.
Mike Essien steals Gutierrez's ball from Frank Lampard, Lampard lobs the ball to Drogba, Drogba crushes the ball into the box, and Colocini and Saul Campbell wrap forward with a closed-door defence, but they are still left behind by the Ivorian. In the 11th minute of the first half, Chelsea finally took a 1-0 lead. The blue anthem rang out from the Stamford Bridge stands.
Less than a minute after kick-off, Coloccini, the core of Newcastle's backfield, made a retaliatory foul on Drogba, and the curly-haired Argentine used the lock technique of WWWE to force the Ivorian down, and the referee reluctantly pulled out the red card.
Chelsea continued to dominate the game, with Benayoun and Malouda switching positions in the 32nd minute to easily tear apart Newcastle's central defence. The slow Saul Campbell and the already well-defended Tiot had to pull out to block the cross, and Krul anticipated Drogba's general attack with the scavenger goalkeeper's positional sense, only to let the unusually bad runner Frank Lampard run out of space, and the "Stamford Bridge Magic Lamp" once again lit a more violent light of celebration for Chelsea. As the first half drew to a close, Chelsea were 2-0 up.
When the Newcastle players went off the pitch and entered the dressing room, Lihua Zhang Aixin Jueluo appeared at the entrance of the players' tunnel. He wore a custom-made snow-white trench coat, a black and white woolen scarf, a very British hair, and a pair of purple sunglasses on the bridge of his nose. This looks so cool.
It can be seen that this guy's age is not yet 32 years old. He has a height of 1.81 meters, a strong and slender figure, and his appearance is also very perfect. At this point, who could have imagined his identity?
Standing behind him was a big fat man with a full beard -- Phil Morgan, a Harvard graduate who was Lihua Zhang's assistant.
Fei Mo has already changed into a specially configured coach outfit from the Newcastle club, and has brought a walkie-talkie from Dongguan, China. When the Newcastle players, led by Krull, fully entered the dressing room, Fat Mo pressed the microphone in time:
"It's a lump of X! You behaved even worse than Hitler's SS. It's just rolling in the vegetable patch blindly! Damn, do you know what you're doing? This is London, and here are the most memorable games of your career! I'm sure your mother would only like to see you drive the damned blue pirates out of the British Peninsula, but you don't know your mission. You clumsy clowns, damn it! I want you to plant the Newcastle United flag in London and yell at me! Like me, Gangbadaddy! Newcastle! Yo Xi Yo Xi big drop! Roar the damn !! ”
There was a roar, and the whole locker room fell even more silent. But it wasn't long before Joey Button stood up in annoyance, and then Rewry Zhang also broke into the locker room with a serious face.
"Hey! I said, the fat man. Who the are you? Yankee, do you need radiotherapy? Joy Barton said maliciously.
"What do you say? Number 8, are you too embarrassed to speak? I've been watching you for a long time. It looks like you didn't touch the ball in the whole first half, right? I know the number 8 on the other side. Frank Lampard, I remember, he scored just now, andyou? He was the heart of the England team, he shook the Germans' goalpost in South Africa, and where were you cool at the time? "Obviously, Phima has done his homework. Frank Lampard and Joey Barton's feud is no ordinary.
“Shit! American fat pig, do you want to stubble? ”
"British, how many punches did you get? I'll greet your wife for your dad, fuck! ”
The two were separated by most of the locker room, and Fat Mo stood in the doorway by the skylight, and Joey Buttonton stood in front of the bench with his fists clenched like a pine. Obviously, the fists of the two were not as strong as their hot mouths.
When Rehua Zhang walked into the locker room with his trench coat and big boss Mick Ashley, the atmosphere instantly cooled down.
Ashley didn't say anything, smiled sinister at Joy Barton, then patted Chang on the shoulder and turned away.
Rehua Zhang pretended to cough, and then said in a very strong tone, "It's about today's game. The boss said he appreciates your fighting spirit. However, he felt that this was not enough. You're going to have to use your lower body like the girls in Amsterdam when they're in the g-boom. Kick the damn ball hard. Obviously, you need to learn footwork from me, and I mean Chinese Kung Fu. Got it? Uh-huh?! ”
"I'm sorry, but who the hell are you?" Kevin Nolan, who didn't play in the first half, replied uninterestingly. The rest of the players remained silent. From time to time, Tiott let out a fart. The atmosphere in the locker room has become very quirky.
Andy Carroll looked depressed, José Enrique, who had "Yunnan Baiyao" on his thigh, yawned, and Alan Smith glanced at the fair-skinned Asian standing in the doorway. The veteran Lovencranz echoed: "Are you the master who is rumored to be by the outside world?" ”
"My God, he's the Oriental Master? Oh my god, he's cuter than Justin Bieber! Dani Simpson covered her mouth in disbelief with an exaggerated expression.
Then, Fat Mo coughed deliberately, turned to increase the power of the speaker, and yelled at Joey Patton in front of him:
"Be quiet! This is our MasterYoda! MasterZhang, the absolute master of football! “
"Man, are you telling an American-style joke? He is Chinese, can Chinese play football? Joy Barton replied with a disdainful smile.
"You, don't go out in the second half to make a fool of yourself. That's you, Joey Patton. Starting today, huh! Your place will be taken by Alan Smith. Don't ask me why, just because he's more handsome than you. You can consider going home and cooking for your wife, don't be unconvinced! “
He coughed a few times and continued, "You all have listened to me!" Especially you Ben Alpha! Your botched performance disgusts me. From today onwards, I will try to torture you until you can reach the European Cup. Also, this game, I hope it's a draw. Before I officially take over the team, you clumsy comedians have to say something. If you make your supporters feel like you're having a nightmare, then ...... Hehe, you know. ”
Zhang poked his fingers into his sunglasses and smiled sinisterly and magically at a group of idiot second- and third-rate players with the slit that opened when he lowered his head.
Obviously, he was by no means as naïve as one might think. His tone was unfriendly, and his smile was between that of his godfathers, Robert De Niro and Rowan Atkinson......