Many of Chelsea's current players have won the League Cup last season under the leadership of Jose Mourinho, but they didn't have any special feelings at the time, this championship can only be regarded as mosquito meat for them, the prize money is not much, and the attention of Cheng Dù is not as good as the FA Cup, the question of whether to win the championship is not big, anyway, Chelsea has a Champions League place, and it is not uncommon to qualify for the UEFA Cup.

But now this League Cup winner is different...... Because the Chelsea players have seen the sweet £50 million as if they were approaching them!

Interestingly, the Chelsea players chanted as they lifted the League Cup trophy at the new Wembley Stadium: "Fifty million pounds, here we come!! ”

When this voice reached Mourinho's ears, the expression was quite rich.

But he didn't stop it, because what professional players pursue is nothing more than honor and money, and why not do it if there is honor and money?

Under the heavy reward, there will be brave men.

The boss uses money to motivate the players, and the players work hard because of the bonuses, which is complementary to each other!

The next day, the Times headlined: Quest Reward £50 million, 1/4 completed!

"Last night at the new Wembley Stadium ended England's first title game of the season – the League Cup! In the end, Chelsea defeated local rivals Tottenham Hotspur 4-0 with one more man to win the 2007-2008 English League Cup, in which Chelsea's leading goalscorer Ai scored two goals and assisted one, and a whimsical breakthrough in the first half caused Tottenham centre-back Woodgate to go off with a red card, which became the biggest contributor to Chelsea's title on the night! ”

“…… According to reports from last year's Chelsea Football Club's Christmas party, Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich announced four prizes totaling £50 million, and now the whole Chelsea team has worked hard to win the League Cup, which means that they have won the first of four titles, and the league is still four points ahead of Manchester United with one game less. The FA Cup has also entered the quarterfinals, the opponent is Basan from the Championship, and it is not a big problem to advance to the semi-finals, which means that the biggest suspense of Chelsea this season is only one championship - the Champions League, but thinking of Ai's excellent form now, through the concerted efforts of the whole team, it is not a big problem ......to win.

Except for the Times's big report that Chelsea won the League Cup, other British newspapers basically mentioned it, after all, this championship has little influence in England, this cup is only an award set up by the English professional league to challenge the FA Cup, and the year of establishment is only a short 46 years, in the end, it is still not influential enough to be recognized by a wide range of fans.

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The whole Chelsea squad were not complacent about winning the Carabao Cup, and they were followed by the league, the Champions League and the FA Cup, starting with an away trip to West Ham United.

Chelsea are strong, while West Ham United can only be regarded as the middle and lower level of the Premier League at present, and the difference in strength is obvious.

The home team, West Ham United, was not fancied by anyone before the game.

In fact, this is true, but the home team is more vulnerable than everyone thinks.

Chelsea started the game with the initiative and scored three goals in the space of 20 minutes, with Frank Lampard, Arlo and Ballack scoring a goal each.

However, in the 34th minute of the game, there was a discordant scene on the field.

West Ham quickly sent a free kick, Frank Lampard, who was standing at the front of the penalty area, fell to the ground and tackled, and after falling to the ground, Boa Mott deliberately kicked Lampard's calf twice, but the director Lampard lost control and turned around and pushed Boa Mott, but this scene happened to be seen by the referee on duty Wharton, Lampard was directly sent off with a red card, and Chelsea had one less person to fight.

However, the difference between the two teams was huge, with Chelsea still dominating the game with one man down, and in the second half Iello and Ashley Cole scored two more goals on the counter-attack to thrash West Ham United 5-0 away.

After the game, in addition to Lampard's return to Upton Park to face his old owner West Ham United, the most eye-catching thing was Frank Lampard's red card, in fact, it was Boa Mott's repeated provocations that led Frank Lampard's emotions to get out of control, and it stands to reason that the referee should have sent them off, but the referee only saw Lampard's push and was helpless......

Therefore, the referee on duty Wharton became the target of Mourinho's post-match bombardment.

Jose Mourinho also received a fine of £50,000 from the Premier League organizing committee for bombarding the referee after the game.

Of course, Mourinho didn't put too much thought on referee Wharton, as they have a Champions League quarter-final second leg and another £50 million affair – the FA Cup quarter-final against Barnsley.

Considering that the Champions League 1/8 final defeated Olympiacos 3:0 away, this time in the second leg of the home stadium at Stamford Bridge, Mourinho did not send a full main lineup, because it was necessary to reasonably distribute the physical fitness and game time between the main force and substitutes, and a small part of the lineup was rotated, but Ailo was not in this ranks.

Because...... He is the core.

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Before the second leg of the Champions League 1/8 finals, many European media have predicted the upcoming second leg, but the Spanish newspaper "Marca" only reported on Barcelona, Manchester United and Chelsea, who have stepped into the quarterfinals with half a foot: "In addition to Chelsea's clean three goals away to win the home team Olympiacos in the first leg of the Champions League 1/8 finals, Manchester United and Barcelona both won the opponent by one goal away from home, so the three teams that returned to home will advance to the quarterfinals of this season's Champions League without accident, So...... The second leg was not so much a promotion match as it was the best moment for Ai, Cristiano Ronaldo and Messi, who currently dominate the top two scorers in the Champions League......"

Therefore, fans who like to watch the Champions League instantly focus on the second leg of the three upcoming Champions League 1/8 finals between Chelsea, Manchester United and Barcelona.

The most talked-about is Chelsea.

This season, thanks to the arrival of Elo, Chelsea have gone from being a counter-attacking, solid-defending, and bus-oriented team to a team that advocates attack, and many neutral fans are genuinely fond of attacking teams.

Before the game, UEFA's official reporters interviewed Elo, Cristiano Ronaldo and Leo Messi, who currently occupy the top two scorers in the Champions League.

The day before the game, Iroh was interviewed by UEFA's official reporters on the periphery of the Cobham training base, and he was interviewed by a tall, extraordinarily feminine female reporter.

The female reporter's question was the content of the previously hotly discussed "Marca", so Iroh responded enthusiastically: "Brush the number of jù? Hehe...... I hope to make it to the quarterfinals! ”

The female reporter rolled her eyes, Madan! It's so cool to peek at the towering place of the Lun family, but the answer is so official? Can there be a bit of an explosive response? If it weren't for her image, she would have been ready to 'bombard' Iro.

But Iroh's words made her excited.

"I'm number one, always will be number one! So, hehe...... My good friends Cristiano and Messi Jr. can only fight for one second! ”

As soon as Iro's words fell, the media at the scene was in an uproar.

That's why the headlines on the day of the game were all about Iro.

It's just that there is more criticism than praise.

"World Sports", as a media that once stood in complete opposition to Iro, once again showed its due style, and the headline of the day was: First? Don't you think it's a funny joke?

In the background, Iello is wearing a comic version of the Chelsea number nine shirt and being trampled on the pitch by Messi.

"That's it or first? It's the worst joke I've heard this year, because I listened to it with a blank face, and there was no other use for such words than grandstanding, and didn't you know a little bit of humility as a former European Footballer of the Year and World Footballer of the Year? Can you treat others with respect? Can you respect your opponent? Even if you have already scored three away goals at home to Olympiacos, you shouldn't be singing about your achievements at this time, it's a complete insult to the visitors......

Although Le Monde Sport is only sold locally in Spain and Portugal, the fastest way in the world is the Internet, where the news op-ed that comes out of Le Monde Sport in the morning spreads to the British Peninsula in the blink of an eye.

Olympiacos manager Lemoniz managed to be outraged by Le Monde Sport, saying at his pre-match press conference: "Even though we have most of our feet out of the Champions League this season, we are not completely gone, so we should be respected by some of the players in the home team!" He's a strong man but he's only one person and I'm confident my team can beat the home team Chelsea tonight and tell everyone in the world that we are opponents to never be underestimated! ”

The second leg of the Champions League quarter-final at Stamford Bridge that night did develop as Olympiacos manager Lemonis said, with Iroh doing little in the first 20 minutes of the game, being so desperate to find a gap in Olympiacos' dense defence, let alone a breakthrough.

Only occasionally threaten Olympiacos' goal from set-pieces.

Until the end of the first half of the game, Olympiacos's defenders seemed to be collectively distracted, and after Ailo forced his personal ability to pass two defenders in the middle, he and the center Drogba and Ballack made a ball to touch the ball and cut the pass, and the two central defenders Sasell and Ansac made the mistake of only staring at the ball and not marking people, and as a result, Ailo met the ball into the penalty area and broke the deadlock with a low shot.

“goooooooooooooooal――”

The Stamford Bridge stadium was finally reminded of the long-lost sound of a goal.