The second largest cup in English football, the League Cup, is known as the English League Cup, and the standard name should be called the English Football League Cup.

The tournament is a knockout round between all 92 clubs in England, regardless of division. The tournament was founded by the Football League in 1962 to allow clubs to have a knockout-based competition outside of the league to challenge the FA Cup, which at the time was much higher in the minds of fans than the league.

The Football League controls the seasons of all 92 professional football clubs in England, so it creates cup competitions that are highly valued by clubs. So in the early stages of the Carabao Cup, it was still very influential in English football.

However, in 1992, 20 teams from the English First Division defected, and the 20 best clubs in England came together to form the English Premier League, now known as the English Premier League.

As a result, there are only 72 clubs left under the Football League, and these are all low-level clubs, and it is precisely because of this that the Football League's words are naturally not as heavy as before, and if you want to let the top clubs in the Premier League participate in the League Cup, you naturally have to look at the faces of others.

And for now, for these top clubs in the Premier League, ignoring the League Cup is not a historical reason, most of them are helpless, because the top clubs in the Premier League, in addition to participating in the league, FA Cup, League Cup, but also to participate in the lucrative European Champions Cup or League Cup, if the results are very good, such as Manchester United, which won the treble, the games in 9 months of a season can reach nearly 70, nearly two games a week, and the players are not iron.

Of course, even the teams in the Premier League are strong and weak, for the clubs in the middle of the Premier League, they have not won the title for a long time, and in the absence of the big clubs, they can win the League Cup to boost morale, and also use it as a second way to qualify for the UEFA Cup.

Chelsea's next game is the knockout round of 32 of the League Cup, and perhaps fortunately or unfortunately, Chelsea's opponents are also Premier League side Newcastle United.

At the start of the season, when asked by a reporter about Chelsea's goals for this season, Mourinho said: "Our goal is to get all the trophies we have the chance to win! ”

Yes, after first coming to Chelsea, with the support of club president Roman Abramovich, Mourinho has reason to be confident about the new season, and he said this in his heart.

However, after six rounds of league play, Mourinho has lost much interest in the cup competition after experiencing the busy competition of the Premier League teams, especially now that the opponent is Newcastle United, which is also in the Premier League, which makes the Portuguese not interested.

If one of his players is injured in the League Cup, even if he wins the game, it will not be worth the loss.

For Chelsea Football Club, the Carabao Cup trophy is less important than the safety of its players.

Therefore, in the English League Cup round of 32 promotion match on September 24, Mourinho fielded a squad that could no longer be substituted:

Goalkeeper: Thomas. Clark Defender: Glenn. Johnson, Celestian. Barbayaro, Wayne. Bridget, Paul. Ferreira midfielder: Felipe. Oliveira, Alexia. Smerkin, Scott. Parker, Thiago. Mendes striker: Eduar. Goodjanssen, Joe. Cole subs: Graemi, Allen. Wang, Pete. Cech, Y.M. Makarambi, Williams. Gallas.................. Newcastle United, a well-known veteran powerhouse in England, is one of the earliest football clubs established not only in the United Kingdom but also in the entire European continent.

However, in the last decade or so, Newcastle United's record has been very mediocre, and in the Premier League, it is between 9th and 15th every year, making it difficult for fans to impress him too much.

However, Newcastle United have also been in the media for a while this summer, as they have brought in the famous star Patrick from Barcelona. Kluivert.

If you add to the team, the world's superstar Alain. Shearer, I'm afraid most people will be shocked by the risk of their brilliance.

It's a pity that both of these are past balloon stars...... Even though Kluivert is only 28 years old now, his form is truly flattering, which is almost the same as the high-spirited supertalent who helped Ajax to the top of Europe a decade ago.

"In the past, the 'Wind Chaser' used to be famous in Europe, but now, his form has dropped a lot, and although the number of goals is not small, he wastes more chances." That's what most of the Spanish media say about Kluivert, so this season, after his contract with Barcelona expired, he joined Newcastle United on a free transfer.

Leaving aside the free signing of Kluivert, in fact, this summer Newcastle United sold the team's defender Woodgate and brought in England's talented midfielder James. Milner and international player Bart, these three heavyweight transfers combined, but the strength of Newcastle United has dropped all day - one Woodgate is more than twice as valuable as the other two combined!!

Perhaps, the value of the player does not tell everything, but at least, it also has a certain reference value.

In this case, the aging Sir Robson did not want to be ambitious, and his goal for the team was to secure the league position and win the League Cup or FA Cup.

However, since the beginning of this season, Newcastle United has been really doomed, first the media broke the news that the team's legendary striker Allan . Shearer and Robson will not get along, and the results in the league have been very low, and then, there is a crisis of coach Robson's termination, and even a few days ago, there was an epidemic of virus infection in the team that caused 'eye disease' incidents, and Newcastle United has four players who have been put down by illness.

In this situation, the veteran coach Robson has been sticking to his post despite having a headache, and this season, the team's goal is clear, which is to win the League Cup.

Yes, in order to have a good ending to his coaching career, Robson will definitely fight for a title for Newcastle United within the scope of possibility, and the League Cup is the best choice, this competition is not valued by the big clubs, so Newcastle United have a better chance.

Aside from Manchester United, Chelsea, Arsenal, and Liverpool, the four giants of clubs, compared with other teams, Newcastle United's strength still belongs to the top class

On 23 September, the League Cup round of 32 qualifying finally kicked off at St James' Park in Newcastle on the Tyne.

Robson Sr. fielded a standard 442 formation, and the legendary star Alan Brown. Shearer and youngster James. Milner became the team's double striker as a partner.

Newcastle and Chelsea battled it out in midfield from the start of the game. Bowyer, Nicky. Bart, Jamien. Jenas, Lauren. Robert's four midfielders sat in midfield, leaving Chelsea in a passive situation for a while.

In the early stages, Chelsea's all-bench squad was not able to play at all, and there were always gaps between the players' combinations, which made Newcastle's experienced legend Alan Brown. Shearer, in the opening seven minutes, took advantage of Glenn. Johnson opened the scoring with a foul pass and a steal up front, shaking off Ferreira and soloing the club.

Although Alain. Shearer is 34 years old this year, and his physical fitness and explosive speed are not comparable to those young people in their 20s on the field, but his game experience and excellent skills allow him to always play well - the name of a legendary star is by no means praised by the media!!

However, as the game time slowly wears up, the performance of Chelsea's players on the field is getting better and better, in the star-studded Chelsea, if you want to get the recognition of the Portuguese who have a provocation of vision, it is impossible without a certain amount of effort and play, and finally have such a chance to start, of course, they have to work hard to show their strength, such as in defense, even if they are easily shaken by the opponent, they have to use tackles that are not afraid of yellow cards, to show their fierceness and fearlessness.

In fact, most of the players in the Chelsea squad are not afraid of yellow cards or red cards at all, because even without them, it is still difficult for them to play in normal games.

Getting back to the point, today Wang Li sat on the bench, Mourinho originally did not plan to let him follow the team to Newcastle, since the beginning of the season, Wang Li has played almost all the game time for Chelsea, taking advantage of this opportunity, Mourinho intends to let him rest once, but Wang Li finally decided to take a look.

In any case, the Carabao Cup is also a championship honour, and he has never won any titles, so if he is not in the team's favor, he may still be able to salvage the defeat with his own form. …… This is just an excuse for Wang Li to come with the team.

Actually, the main reason is that my good friend Thomas. Clark started today, and Wang Li had to come and see his 'majestic posture', so after only 7 minutes of the opening game, Wang Li saw that he was hit by a bullet...... "There is really no way to do this ball." Thomas, who was guarding in front of the goal, comforted himself and said to himself: "Single-handedly, what can I do, but next time I must hold it!" - "I'm England's super talented goalkeeper who wants to compete for the main goalkeeper position!! ”

(To be continued)