Chapter 433: The Battle of the Bernabeu
In order to satisfy his ambitions, in order to fill the gap in the honor showcase, Lin Yu must also continue to work hard, no matter what competition, he must not fall behind.
It was an FA Cup semi-final and a match that pale in comparison to the previous quarter-off clash between Chelsea and Manchester United, as Chelsea were against Blackburn Rovers, a team that was not even lifting Chelsea's spirits.
The win over Blackburn Rovers seemed like a matter of course for Chelsea, and even the media thought so, with the only concern now being which two teams would face off in the FA Cup final, and who would win and who would lose the clash between Manchester City and Arsenal.
Today's Chelsea has long been regarded as the biggest favorite to win the Champions League, and a team like Blackburn Rovers is naturally incomparable, even if someone comments on them and Chelsea together, it is their greatest glory.
Before the game, some media just asked Blackburn's defender how to defend Lin Yu, this defender was so nervous that he couldn't speak for a long time, who is he? An unknown little player, and who is Lin Yu? FIFA Ballon d'Or winner, world-class star, this is simply a little flattering to him.
Although some pro-Chelsea media worried that such a situation would make Chelsea underestimate the enemy and eventually lead to the team's defeat, in fact, these worries were completely unnecessary, Lin Yu quickly told them that this Chelsea, after the painful experience of capsizing in the gutter, has also experienced a difficult matchup with giants, this is a tested team, they can do it without arrogance or impatience, calm response.
competition. Lin Yu scored a hat-trick to help his team win easily. For him, this bit of glory is not enough to even plug between his teeth. To fill his heart full of desire, he needs more victories, more championships.
It can be said that in this game, it has completely become Lin Yu's one-man exhibition game, Blackburn defended very hard, but was still scored a hat trick by Lin Yu, if it wasn't for Mourinho directly replaced Lin Yu in the second half, I'm afraid Lin Yu can score more goals, because the opponent can't stop this terrible guy at all.
Replace Lin Yu. Of course, Mourinho has his own ideas, the Champions League semifinals are coming soon, in this kind of game that has completely locked the win, there is no need to waste physical strength, and with Lin Yu's unforgiving state today, I am afraid that it will really provoke the players of Blackburn, if they are deliberately kicked and injured, not to mention delaying the game, it is estimated that the grand blueprint of this season will have to be redrawn. If you don't know Lin Yu's football career, it will be over.
Although Ronaldo is close to the king of the ball, he has always been short of something, mainly because he has too many injuries, otherwise. With his ability, it is not impossible to surpass Pele and Maradona.
Injuries are always a player's worst enemy.
After this FA Cup. Lin Yu's challenge really began.
The Champions League semi-finals are getting closer, and even tension is in the air. Media outlets around the world are reporting on the Champions League semi-finals, the premier event of the year. At the end of the day, there are more highlights, and the more exciting they are, and the ratings can reach new highs every year.
For fans, this year's Champions League semi-finals are even more exciting, with four absolutely strong teams, making this year's Champions League semi-finals full of gunpowder and an atmosphere of anticipation.
After the restructuring of the Champions League, the Champions League, according to Platini, is to enliven the football atmosphere of the whole Europe, expand the scope of influence of the Champions League, and make some teams that basically do not have the opportunity to participate in the Champions League also have opportunities, so as to improve the popularity of football and the influence of the Champions League.
But the problem is that after such a restructuring, the gold content of the original European Champions Cup has been greatly reduced, and many teams that have never even heard of it are mixed in, and some of them disappear in the group stage, come and go in a hurry, and do not even leave a mark.
This kind of soy sauce team has made the group stage of the Champions League a lot less exciting, so that on the Champions League match day, many fans are eyeing the matchups between those strong teams and giants, and the games between weak teams are not even broadcast live.
Some teams are lucky enough to advance and break into the round of 16, or even the quarterfinals, which makes the game in the knockout round sometimes seem quite boring, and the duel between an absolutely strong team and a dark horse team looks a little boring, and occasionally a strong team overturns in the gutter, but it is still unpleasant to watch.
But this year's top four, but let fans no longer have to worry about these bad things, these four teams, no matter which matchup, it must be exciting, strong dialogue, always the most concerned by fans, although many people say that the Champions League is not exciting enough without a dark horse, but most fans still like to watch the duel between giants, the competition between strong teams, even if it is a declining giant, when encountering a strong team, it can also play an amazing combat effectiveness, this is the so-called heritage.
A famous person once said: "If you have to let the beggars in the competition of a group of rich people, isn't that adding to the chaos?" ”
It is precisely because of this that some giants in Europe have spontaneously formed a championship competition exclusive to the giants, but unfortunately later due to the temporary backlash of some teams, which led to the final failure, but even so, there are still such thoughts among the giants, as long as there is an opportunity, they will still work against UEFA.
Even some weak teams that have qualified for the Champions League are not in the mood to participate in the Champions League, they come here, purely forced, and if they don't get the qualifications, it can't be said, but if you work hard to play, you can't win the championship, and you will still be eliminated, and this will affect the results of the league, and it may even lead to a team with insufficient bench thickness to be relegated directly, that kind of taste, it is really uncomfortable.
Even Dortmund, when they participated in the Champions League several times, they chose to play soy sauce, and they gave up the Champions League in order to win the league title.
The season when Lin Yu joined, if it weren't for the sudden rise of Lin Yu, it is estimated that Dortmund would be because of the Champions League. It's all about losing the domestic league championship, there's no way. The thickness of the bench is not enough, and it is so aggrieved.
This year's Champions League semi-finals. There are still two weeks to go, and it's still a long time, but for the teams trying to win the championship, they are already thinking about how to play, including how to deal with the domestic league, players must not get injured, how the squad should be arranged, etc.
Of course, there is also the verbal war with the media, as well as the shouting between teams and teams. This is the norm, football matches are not only things on the field, off the field, there are also some things to do, such as bewitching the opponent's military heart, such as making the opponent lose his cool and other things, this kind of thing, Mourinho has done it before.
What's more, the coaches of both sides will choose a time to go to each other's stadium to observe each other's games. Just before the Champions League semi-finals begin, both teams have a domestic league game to play, and Chelsea will face Villa, a relatively strong Premier League side.
Someone once said: "In the Premier League. Vera treats all kinds of disobedience! ”
Why do you say that, because Villa has killed Arsenal, they have killed Manchester City. Even a big win over Manchester United at Old Trafford. Even Chelsea came close to capsizing in the gutter against Villa. This team, don't look at the composition of the staff, it is not so luxurious. But in terms of strength, it is not bad to say that it is the nemesis of the giants of the Premier League.
Everton used to be known as Chelsea's nemesis, but this season they were completely scared by Chelsea, not to mention nemesis, and now they want to turn around and run away when they see Chelsea.
But Villa, a team with a knife of nerves, didn't perform well against the weak team, but when it met the strong team, it was fucking energetic, and I really didn't understand how it got it.
Mourinho thought about it for a long time, and finally planned to let the team make a big rotation, and he could lose one more game in the league, because there is still a lot of points ahead in the league, but the Champions League can't be lost, especially the first game is played away, and the distance is tiring.
You must know that the third day after the end of this league is the first leg of the Champions League semi-final against Real Madrid, this is not a joke.
And seeing Ancelotti sitting in the stands, Mourinho also wanted to deliberately play with this opponent, he sent an almost all substitute lineup, even Lin Yu was put on the bench, when Ancelotti saw this lineup, it was really blue.
He didn't come here to watch the game of the substitutes, but to see Lin Yu's performance. So after watching it for about five or six minutes, Ancelotti turned around and left, probably returning to Madrid with a very disappointed mood.
This away game against Villa, although Mourinho used a substitute lineup, but in the end it still got a draw, did not lose, in the game Ivanovic scored an equalizing goal, which also made Mourinho a little annoyed, the whole Chelsea, if there is no Lin Yu, there is simply no striker to use, whether it is Torres or Eto'o, it seems that they are not very good at scoring.
It's not that they performed badly, but they performed well, because Ivan's goal was passed by Eto'o, and Eto'o and Torres were very active in the frontcourt, but no matter how good the striker didn't score, it was better to be a midfielder, or simply a defender.
Because of this, Mourinho has considered whether to recall the loaned Lukaku back to the team, Lukaku's performance at Everton can be said to be very eye-catching, but he is also worried that this player does not have a big heart and performs well in small teams, but once he gets to a big team, especially when playing in a game like the Champions League, he will always be very nervous, which will lead to abnormal performance.
However, there is no time for him to think about it now, because the first leg of the Champions League semi-final between Chelsea and Real Madrid is two days away, and Mourinho intends to let the team go to Madrid in advance to familiarise themselves with the venue and the climate, so as not to have a bad performance, which would be more than worth the loss.
The Santiago Bernabeu Stadium has always been regarded as a football mecca because it has produced countless big-name players and countless championships, and Real Madrid is also one of the greatest teams on the planet.
As a latecomer, Chelsea's historical achievements cannot be compared to Real Madrid's, whether it is the Champions League or the league title, they are far behind Real Madrid.
Despite the confidence of the players before the game, Mourinho has been emphasizing in the media that Chelsea are not afraid of any enemy, but when it comes to Madrid, standing on the Bernabeu Stadium, the Chelsea players are still a little nervous, especially since most of these players are still in the 90s.
Mourinho brought these players to the Bernabeu Stadium, not to create tension for them, just to let them see the field, and then get used to it, as the former coach of Real Madrid, Mourinho is still very familiar with this place, he also had gray hair here overnight, for the dream of the Champions League title, but unfortunately three seasons stopped in the semi-finals, which made him a little sad and regretful.
Lin Yu knows Mourinho, this person is the same as his character, he doesn't complete the goal, and he feels uncomfortable in his heart, so although the outside world has always claimed that Mourinho took the initiative to return to Chelsea, Lin Yu believes that Mourinho left reluctantly, and his dream is still unfinished here. (To be continued......)