Chapter 22: Grasping Life (I)
On the bench, Ronaldinho, who shined in the Champions Cup, sat next to Ashley Cole, and the two watched the game with a smile, although in today's game, they were put on the bench by Hiddink, who should have started, but they had no complaints, the game in Rome made them pay too much energy, for Cole, this rotation is a kind of protection for him, and for Ronaldo, who finally integrated into the team after hard work, Hiddink promised him time in the second half of today's game, He also wants to watch his teammates play more off the field.
In addition to Abalos, the most positive on the field is the Spanish left-back Puerta who is about to pass away in a few days, and everything has been smooth recently, and he has successfully qualified for the starter in Chelsea and the Spanish national team, and was voted by the Spanish media as the most potential Spanish defender of the modern era, and his long-time girlfriend Misha will soon give birth to his second child, and they have made an appointment to hold a large-scale wedding in the most famous castle in Spain after the end of this season.
Lao Liu still sat on the bench in this game, since he was promoted to the Premier League, Lao Liu in addition to the need to accompany any important people to watch the game in the VIP seat, the rest of the time with his coaching card sat on the bench on the side of the field, he felt that only here can he really feel the Premier League, but also can observe the professor's on-the-spot command art, of course, Lao Liu is still very sensible, generally except for Wenger mainly to talk to him, he will not express any views on the professor's command.
In the first half of today's game, Willingham attacked from left to right, and for Capo, who replaced the injured Jim Bullard as the right midfielder, Puelta, who served as a left-back, several excellent defenses occurred under Lao Liu's nose, and the young Spaniard also gave Lao Liu a very deep impression.
"Well, good ball, really clean break." A good breakthrough opportunity for Capo was stealed by Puerta who came from the side and passed to Caron in front of him, so close that Lao Liu couldn't help but shout good, and the other players on the bench couldn't help but look at each other, Wenger turned back and smiled at Lao Liu, Cabo seemed to have heard this, and made a grimace with his teeth, and Puerta didn't seem to have been praised by the other party's boss on such an occasion, and actually returned to his position with some embarrassment.
This little episode was quickly forgotten by everyone, that is, Caron's this time, after two consecutive feints, the ball was hoisted directly in front of Willingsmu's penalty area, at this time Van den Boray had made a reasonable clearance move, but a more flexible shadow at Van den Boray's feet flicked the ball over, and then a horizontal dunk, a stabbing pass, until the ball was passed into the penalty area, everyone saw that it was Abalos who showed his magical speed and footwork.
The rest was much simpler, with Shevchenko appearing where it made the most sense, like a deft cheetah, pushing the ball into the goal of Willingsam in the way he was most accustomed to.
There was jubilation on the Chelsea bench, Xiao Luo also jumped up and waved the towel in his hand, it was unlucky enough, the first ten rounds of Willingham played a total of four home games, and they met Arsenal and Manchester United, four home games only got four points, if the fifth home loss to Chelsea, I am afraid that Wenger's team will become the worst home record among the Premier League teams, but fortunately, in the first ten rounds of six away, Willingham actually won three wins and three draws, and got twelve points, which is definitely a very alternative result.
Arsene Wenger had made it clear in the plan that today's game would be played defensively, but he obviously didn't expect that Chelsea after the victory in Rome came with a strong murderous aura, although some of the main players did not play, but the bench players with strong strength such as Sidwell, Johnson, Joe Cole, and Abalos for a long time have not weakened the pressure on Willingsmu, and now only Huntelaar is still in front, Even shadow killer Joyder was forced to return to his own half or even in front of the box for most of the time to help defence, but even that could not stop Chelsea's quick start from the opener.
Lao Liu secretly sighed on the bench, he knew very well in his heart that Willingham did not have the ability to wrestle with the giants at all, but there was no chance of winning every time, which made Lao Liu, who hoped from the bottom of his heart to have the opportunity to impact the league championship, feel very awkward.
Despite the defensive pressure, the two wing-backs of Dalleval and Capo still looked for every opportunity to break through the flanks and create even the slightest chance for their team-mates in the middle, but Chelsea's Puerta and Johnson played very solidly and did not give Willingham the possibility of penetration.
It was Puerta again with the help of Sidwell who cut off the ball that Helder was about to pass diagonally to Capo, a change of direction, got rid of Capo's counter-grab, took two steps, and drove to the front with a big foot, this choice is not very reasonable, after all, now Chelsea firmly controls the rhythm of the game, there is no need to be in such a hurry at this time, Lampard, who is about to turn around to receive the ball, shook his head, in his opinion, this Spanish young man is still a little young, and he still can't hold his breath at a critical time.
At this time, everyone's eyes also turned to the half of the court with the trajectory of the ball, and at this time, Puerta, who had no other players within two meters of him, suddenly fell on the turf.
The first to see this scene were several cameramen outside the field, they immediately shouted loudly, and then the two Chelsea centre-backs and Frank Lampard also realized that something was wrong, rushed to Puerta's side, seeing that the Spanish youngster had lost consciousness and his teeth were clenched, the veteran Carvalho reached out to pull Puerta's mouth away to avoid suffocation due to his tongue, Frank Lampard grabbed Puelta's wrist, and after a while stood up in surprise and shouted loudly to the Chelsea team doctor who was sprinting at high speed, " Things weren't good, his pulse was waning. ”
By this time, the referee had already stopped the game, and the fans stood up, they did not know exactly what was going on inside the stadium, and the Chelsea team doctor rushed to Puerta's side, and while doing an urgent check-up, he instructed his assistant to arrange for an ambulance to come.
Wenger and Lao Liu were also stunned by this sudden change, and looked at it from a distance, the Spaniard began to fall to the ground motionless, and just when everyone's hearts were in their throats, Puerta, who had been treated by the team doctor, miraculously regained consciousness and stood up with the support of the team doctor.
"Let's go, we have to go to the hospital right now." The Chelsea team doctor had no soothing expression on his face as he carried Puerta straight to the nearest emergency exit of the stadium, where an ambulance was already waiting for them.
"Don't move, if you want to live, let him lie down quickly." A somewhat shrill voice suddenly came from behind Lao Liu.
(To be continued)