Chapter 587: The First Champion of 2008

For this conceded goal, Woodgate, who marked and defended Iello in the corner kick defense, had an unshirkable responsibility, because he did not effectively interfere with Iroh in this defense, and it can be seen from many slow-motion replays how despicable his defense is.

To put it mildly...... Defend with your eyes.

Woodgate knows he hasn't done his part in this defence and is in the midst of self-examination.

However, he was annoyed that Iroh did not celebrate after scoring a goal, because he felt that Iroh was completely contemptuous of himself by doing so, and that scoring a goal on himself was not something to celebrate.

However, Woodgate only guessed one thing correctly, and that was that Iroh didn't think scoring a goal was something to celebrate, as for ...... If you look down on it, you can't say it.

But Woodgate thought so, remembering his time at the Bernabeu Stadium, and his fists clenched subconsciously.

The game went on, and the Chelsea players organised another wave of attacks while ensuring that the defence did not concede a goal.

In the 28th minute, Iello started from the centre circle and played a series of non-stop shots with Frank Lampard, Ballack and Drogba, adding another point to the atmosphere of the scene.

The visual impact is very strong, and the tacit movement and passing are just right.

Jenas, Jokola and Malblanco, who played the role of a sieger in Chelsea's tacit cooperation, flew like headless flies, not even touching the shadow of football.

After a couple of successive passes, Frank Lampard, who had the ball, suddenly sped up the pace of the pass and targeted Arlo at high speed from the ribs between right wing-back Zim Bonda and Woodgate.

The timing of Iello's insertion and Lampard's pass were very accurate, so it was not offside, but it was a little disappointing that the ball was passed a little far away, so Iello could not get the ball into the box in the first place.

Iroh looked up at the direction of the football, from running in a straight line to running from the outside, and at the same time the frequency of his feet slowed down, which also gave the frantically chasing central defender Woodgate a glimmer of hope that he could break the ball in the first place.

Woodgate approached Iroh menacingly, he had already made up his mind to cut off the ball no matter what, and make a name for himself!

He wants to tell the world that he is still the same English Nesta with super defensive ability!

But he didn't notice Iroh's bright smile.

"Ai's speed is amazing, if the ball is slower than the player, you have to speed up to catch the ball, but Ai is different, he just has to run to the landing point and wait for the ball to come, like now......" laughs Sky TV Andy Gray.

Iroh stopped where he was, the ball slowly falling under the parabola, only about two or three meters away from him, Woodgate quickened his pace, and in the blink of an eye, he was not far from Iro.

"Frank's passing awareness is good, but it's a little bit outside, so if you go down, you lose the opportunity to break fast......," Chelsea TV commentator Clive Walker couldn't finish his sentence when he saw Iello in the camera suddenly make a move that would have been unbelievable to anyone.

In the camera, Iroh made a standard action of raising his left foot to catch the ball on the spot, but the moment the surface of his left foot touched the football, his upper body suddenly shook, and the shape of his left foot changed from receiving the ball to gently pushing forward.

Woodgate thought that Iroh was going to stop the ball and kick it back, but what he didn't expect was that the moment Iroh touched the ball, he gently moved the ball to the position between his next step, and the direction of the ball was between his legs.

Oh, my God...... This!!

Woodgate subconsciously wanted to close his legs, but it was too late, and the ball was moving forward significantly faster than he could.

Meanwhile, Iroh skimmed past Woodgate's right and crossed into the box.

“…… oh-my-god!! The ball is divided!! Wore Woodgate's crotch!!! Clive Walker's voice rose an octave louder.

The Chelsea fans who were unable to attend the stadium were also struck up by Clive Walker's shout, and as they enthusiastically celebrated Iello breaking into the box, Iroh was held in place by a bear on camera.

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Referee Chris Foy's whistle blew and he ran towards the scene of the incident.

Suddenly, the whole stadium became excited.

You must know that this foul position is quite sensitive, because Iroh has formed a breakthrough and is about to enter the penalty area, and the most important point is that Woodgate is the last defender in front of the goalkeeper, which is the most deadly!

So the players on both sides looked at the referee to see what he decided.

And the narrators from various countries in the live studio were hotly debated.

'It was a clear deliberate foul and Woodgate was the last defender in the whole backline, he was rushing, no doubt! It's a red card for a foul!! ”

"Huh!! This foul action is very big!! Ai has completely broken him through, and if nothing else, it's definitely a red card!! ”

Woodgate pounced so hard that Ai predicted his running path and then paused the ball into the gap between his legs, but Woodgate's reaction was relatively fast, but his positioning made his foul very passive, because ...... He is the last defender and the referee will most likely give him a red card! ”

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As referee Chris Foy walked towards Woodgate, the managers of both sides became nervous.

Of course, Juan de Ramos is the most nervous, because the situation on the pitch is already passive enough, if he is sent off with a main central defender, then it will become even more passive, it is basically impossible to equalize, and it is more likely to be slaughtered by Chelsea!

That's what he doesn't want to see!

Jose Mourinho's nervousness is normal, although whether Woodgate will be sent off or not does not have a conflict with Chelsea winning the title, but if the opponent is sent off, then the game will be much simpler and the price to pay will be smaller, so why not?

But the most nervous thing is Woodgate, who got up from the turf, and he wants to know the consequences of the referee's whistle!

On the contrary, Iro, who was still sitting on the turf, looked at the referee who ran over with a calm face.

Referee Chris Foy ran to the fouling Woodgate with an unkind face, and his right arm swinging back and forth during the run reached into his trouser pocket when he was only a metre away from Woodgate.

As we all know, the referee takes the wrong red and yellow cards in order to avoid high mental tension, so the yellow card and the red card are usually placed separately to distinguish the two cards, so the common referee will put the yellow card in the left chest pocket and the red card in the trouser pocket......

The shot made the studio, the fans in attendance, the players on the pitch and the coaches on both sides of the dugout all look at each other.

Red!

Sure enough, referee Chris Foy pulled out a red card.

Tottenham captain Robbie Keane hastened back from the middle line to plead with the referee, but he was well aware of the difficulties of the game, if ...... If you are sent off with a main central defender, then this final is basically over!

However, referee Chris Foy was so determined that he ignored Robbie Keane's plea: "You have to know that the fouler is the last defender, and the attacker can face the goalkeeper directly if he breaks through completely, which is a malicious foul!" ”

Robbie Keane was speechless about the referee's explanation, because the referee's explanation was very reasonable, and there was no language loophole that could be exploited, the rules of modern football encourage attack, so the deliberate foul of the last defender against the attacking player must be given a red card, otherwise the referee is likely to be thoroughly investigated by the FA referees committee after the game......

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“…… This expected red card will definitely make Tottenham miss out on the League Cup title this season, because they are behind by one goal, and now they have been sent off a main central defender, in order to balance the attack and defence, Juan de Ramos will inevitably choose to remove an attacking player to ensure the fluidity of the defense, but this will also make their attack power drop, so there is no suspense in this final, the championship is Chelsea! ”

BBC commentator Lineker had expected the Carabao Cup final to be a close contest, but ...... Woodgate's red card made it uninteresting, so he shook his head and gave a definition of the game.

However, the future of the game did not differ much from what he had predicted, and Tottenham, who had been sent off, had to replace winger Lennon with French centre-back Caboul.

Such a substitution made the speed of Tottenham's counterattack directly drop by two notches when switching from defense to attack, because Lennon is currently the fastest and fastest person in the Tottenham team, and his counter-attack power is halved!

Of course, this does not include Wales full-back Gareth Bale, who is currently playing in the reserves.

Originally, this Tottenham team relied on the speed of the two wings in the game against the strong team, plus the ability of the two strong strikers to seize the opportunity to create a zào scoring opportunity, but now one less Lennon is equivalent to cutting off an arm, and the attacking ability is greatly reduced, which also allows the Chelsea players to free up more manpower to devote to the attack.

In order to ensure that his team still had a chance to equalise, Juan de Ramos had to ask his players to retreat in full, leaving only the faster Robbie Keane as a counter-attacking target.

The idea is skinny, but the reality is cruel.

Before half-time, Iroh burst into acceleration on the flanks and the centre-back duo of Jenas and Jokola had to leave his own area of defence, allowing Lampard to find a chance to shoot from distance.

Elo had a wide field of vision and tricked Jenas and Zokola away from the defensive area to distribute the ball to the unmarked Frank Lampard, who couldn't stop the ball and fired a powerful volley that Robinson, who was also an England international, could only be stunned and sighed at the ball.

The score then became 2:0!

The second goal of the game also cost Tottenham soul, and two more in the second half saw Chelsea win their first title of the 2007-2008 season with a 4-0 win over fellow London rivals Tottenham Hotspur at the new Wembley Stadium.

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