Chapter 563: A London Derby That Is More Hot Than I Imagined!
During the period when Chelsea were preparing for the London derby, the media looked at the problem from their own position, so it was not an objective comment, but these have nothing to do with Eyroh's Chelsea, because the draw for the Champions League quarter-finals has not yet begun, and there is still a long way to go before the final Champions League title.
Coupled with the fact that Chelsea are facing very strong opposition in the league, they quickly shifted their focus to the league when they returned to London.
The league is a long season and winning the league title is not only about not dropping points against weak teams, but also about picking up as many points as possible against rivals, so Chelsea's unbeaten record of one win and one draw against rivals Manchester United and Liverpool this season is strategically important.
What makes them quite excited is that both league games are away from home, which means that in the second half of the league season, they will face Manchester United and Liverpool at home, and the chances of winning will be greater......
Therefore, this London derby is particularly important.
In addition to this league match that attracted the attention of fans, it was another double red match, with Liverpool hosting Manchester United.
However, before these two Premier League matchups, it was the London derby that caught the attention of fans and the media first, as the mouths of Arsene Wenger and Jose Mourinho erupted into clashes.
During the period when Manchester United dominated the Premier League, it was Wenger's Arsenal who frequently took fire in the hands of Manchester United, so the relationship between Ferguson and Wenger was a life-and-death enemy, but with Mourinho's arrival at Stamford Bridge in the summer of 2004, the pattern began to change, turning into two sworn enemies and three parties disagreeing with each other.
Of course, the biggest reason why Arsenal and Chelsea have become mortal enemies is that Chelsea's nouveau riche rise makes Arsenal, as the boss of London, quite unhappy.
and used the check in his hand to buy Ashley Cole......
As a result, the relationship between Wenger and Mourinho is even worse than that of Ferguson.
The aftermath of the frequent war of words also led the FA to issue a lot of warnings and fines to the two, but these factors have strengthened the attention and classic Cheng of the two teams' matches.
The two teams even had a big fight in last season's Carabao Cup final, with Chelsea captain John Terry being kicked in the face by Diaby and taken to hospital in shock.
This qiē is one of the main points of attention in the future London derby.
So after the sixth round of the Champions League group stage, the London media didn't need to deliberately guide them at all, and Wenger took the initiative to bombard Mourinho!
"We live in a world where there are only winners and losers, but once a sport encourages teams that refuse to be aggressive, the sport is in danger, and it just so happens that we will face such a team in three days!"
Wenger's words were so pertinent that they quickly spread to Mourinho's ears, and as the most individual manager in world football today, how could Mourinho swallow this breath?
In an interview with reporters that afternoon, he said tit-for-tat: "I just suspected that he had voyeurism, but I didn't expect this to be true, because he always commented on our Chelsea, you must know that I am the head coach of Chelsea, or you can help me greet him, should I borrow him a large glasses?" ”
The scene immediately erupted in loud laughter.
Because in the past games, Chelsea gave people the impression of being passive and conservative, so Wenger would always bombard Chelsea with this breakthrough every time in the London derby, but Mourinho gave him a voyeurism because Wenger always commented on Chelsea.
Therefore, in the past few seasons, the war of words between the two has always revolved around the terms negative offense and voyeurism.
But it was undoubtedly Jose Mourinho who was the better of him, as his answers were always full of eloquence and drove Arsene Wenger crazy.
Arsene Wenger has yet to respond positively to Mourinho's comments, and Arsenal player Kolo Toure, who clashed in last season's Carabao Cup final, said in an interview with reporters in London: "He has gone too far, he simply distorts the facts and does not know how to respect others, he is just like Chelsea, he does not want to make progress!" Let's make them look good at the Emirates Stadium in three days!! ”
London is such a big place, so Chloe Toure's comments quickly reached Chelsea's Cobham training base, and Mikel, one of the parties involved in last season's Carabao Cup final clashes, responded: "We don't want to be aggressive? We don't know how to respect others? Don't look at who is the first to export, we are just passively fighting back! Just like now, who is right and who is wrong, everyone knows in their hearts!! ”
As time went on, the London derby seemed to be developing into a live-action brawl ahead of time, with more and more players involved in the war of words.
Like Bam Adebayor, Cesc Fabregas, Diaby, Frank Lampard, Pacos Ferreira and Didier Drogba, who were involved in last-minute clashes last season......
Suddenly, London has heated up a lot because of the upcoming hot London derby, which has made the recent world fashion show in London much inferior.
The managers and players of both sides of the game joined in the war of words, and the media that supported each other were divided into two factions to lash out against each other, and supporters on both sides also clashed in skirmishes on the streets of London.
But fortunately, London's anti-explosive force is sufficient, and every time the conflict is about to heat up, it will always be stopped in time.
Although it didn't end up in a brawl, it was still very common for Arsenal fans to scold Chelsea as nouveau riche and not have a rich background, while Chelsea fans scolded Arsenal fans for being jealous of them, a typical hatred of the rich.
That's it...... In the midst of the war of words, the London derby quietly kicked off.
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"After last season's Carabao Cup final in the red-hot London derby, the two teams are arguably rivals! It's comparable to the Red Cross, the Liverpool derby, the Manchester derby, and in a sense, it's even better! Because they are all London teams, how can Arsenal, as the former boss of London, tolerate rising stars Chelsea showing off in front of them? So this upcoming London derby will be the hottest London derby ever! ”
The headline in the Daily Mirror on the day of the match read: The hottest London derby ever!
The Guardian also reported: "According to the relevant figures, it is known that the upcoming London derby will attract live broadcasts from more than 90 countries and regions, which shows how attractive the two sides of the game are, and the war of words between the players and coaches of the two sides before the game has also heated up the game a lot!" So the London derby kicking off at 4pm is also going to be exciting......"
The Times had a fair comment on the London derby: "As two traditional Premier League giants, Chelsea have made significant progress in recent years, and Arsenal is no longer as brave as it used to be, and even sold their captain Thierry Henry at the end of last season, coupled with a series of actions by Chelsea before the start of this season, 60 million pounds to buy Super Ai, and sign Michael Ballack, who won the treble at Valencia last season, before the end of the summer transfer window. The combat effectiveness of both sides is clear at a glance......"
“…… Although this season's Arsenal table is still out of combat effectiveness, but the discerning eye can see that their actual combat effectiveness is not strong, captain Henry's departure, Adebayo did not perfectly take over the killing gun, Van Persie is still a little tender, 16 rounds of league ends, only 31 goals, a full 16 goals less than the 'unenterprising' Chelsea in their mouth, so this London derby is likely to be the final victory of Chelsea away from home! ”
Iroh smiled and handed the three newspapers in his hand to Uncle John at the door, because he felt that today's newspaper was more boring and not as passionate as the previous two days, so he shrugged his shoulders, stretched his waist, and got up from Uncle John's royal chair and walked to the locker room of the training base.
"Ah, Ai! Will you score in this London derby? Looking at Iroh's back, Uncle John, the doorman, suddenly said loudly.
Iroh subconsciously stopped, then turned around and raised his right arm, his index finger and thumb were clasped, made an OK gesture, and responded with eyebrows: "You just wait for my ...... in front of the radio"
Then Iroh clenched his fists, and began to imitate the voice on the radio with a rich facial expression: "Ai-goooooooal-"
Uncle John didn't reply, but stretched out his thumb high, but his heart was very active: "Come on, Ai! Prove that your form has not slipped at Arsenal, and you are still the one who terrifies your opponents! ”
See? Tony......
Uncle John looked up at the sky as if talking to himself.
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The Emirates Stadium is a new stadium that only opened in the 2006-2007 season, and belongs to Chelsea's opponents in this round, Arsenal, which is currently the third largest stadium in England, after the new Wembley Stadium and Old Trafford, and is one of the few five-star stadiums in England.
The Emirates Stadium was packed out in the red-hot London derby.
It's a bit of a shame that most of the stands are home Arsenal fans, while Chelsea supporters only occupy about one-tenth of the seats, or 6,000.
So in the pre-match cheers, Chelsea fans fell to the bottom across the board.
When the Chelsea players showed up on the pitch, there was an overwhelming amount of boos, almost to the point where it was impossible to breathe.
Because the stadiums in England are very close to the stadium, coupled with the special design of the Emirates Stadium, the sound of the fans in unison can be difficult to dissipate for a long time, thus affecting the performance of the away team's players in this stadium.
Mikel Mikel and Frank Lampard, who clashed with Arsenal players in last season's Carabao Cup final, were the most booed, and of course, Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho was the most booed.
The source of sin!
At the booing Emirates Stadium, Elo's first real London derby is coming.
And this London derby seems to be even hotter than he imagined!