Chapter 308: Hope It Never Retires (1)
When the game reached the 80th minute, perhaps in order to take care of this 'Moscow brother' and not let him lose too badly, in the 80th minute of the game, Mr. Mourinho replaced Wang Li, Lampard, and Terry, and in the last time, neither team could score again.
In the end, Chelsea thrashed CSKA Moscow 4-0 away.
The result of this game was not unexpected by the media all over Europe, many foreign media had said before the game that Chelsea would win this game, and after the results came out, these media immediately jumped out again and began to criticize the result, talking about the game on the side.
In particular, the Portuguese media, the next day, the "News" pointed out: "This group stage of Group H is a drama from beginning to end, Chelsea's goal is so easy, it is difficult to see from the game what CSKA Moscow has the ability to enter the Champions League, whether it is offensive or defensive, they have done too poorly, but it is this polar bear team that drew with Porto at home!! ”
Obviously, the newspaper didn't finish its sentence, but everyone understood what they meant.
Against Chelsea and Porto, the two different performances and the difference in scores made these Portuguese feel embarrassed and at the same time, they were doubting the fairness of the game.
And the "Express" even offered the argument that "the terrible is not the strength, but the ruble", they believe that Chelsea's strength is not terrible, if the game is normal, Porto is fully capable of beating Chelsea, but Mr. Abou's ruble is the most terrible, because money can buy everything, and declare that 'the Premier League is serious'.
Obviously, the Express thinks Chelsea's results in the Premier League are too appalling, and there must be something wrong with that.
However, the Express's remarks were so extreme that in the afternoon of the next day, FA officials publicly stated that they would be held accountable and took the Express to court.
Now, although the Premier League seems to be dominated by Chelsea, Chelsea have gradually become the signature of English teams this season, and the FA certainly wants the Premier League to get higher and higher, preferably to surpass Serie A as the first league. But now this kind of 'shady' remarks directly cast a shadow on the FA's head, which they absolutely cannot accept.
Of course, this is just the word of the Portuguese media, who were trying to ease the pressure on their Champions League side ahead of Porto's home game against Chelsea.
On the other hand, the English media is full of joy, because in the group stage of the Champions Cup, not only Chelsea has accumulated 12 points from 4 games and 4 wins, and has steadily qualified for the qualification, but the results of other teams are also very good, Manchester United has 2 wins and 1 loss in one round less, and the qualifying situation is very good, Arsenal has 3 wins and 1 draw, and has almost ensured the qualifying position, and Liverpool has 2 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss, and is also likely to qualify.
The four major teams in the Premier League, now the Champions League results are very good, and now there are even media claims that this season and the Champions League will be the world of English teams, this kind of remarks have been unanimously recognized by the English media, the Champions League has a total of only 16 teams, England occupies 4, this kind of results are really good and dazzling.
Of course, this is only unanimous to the outside world, and within England, the tone of these media is not consistent, it should be said that it is diametrically opposed, for example, the media in London alone are now divided into three factions - the Chelsea faction, the Arsenal gang, and the neutral faction.
The Chelsea faction, represented by The Sun and The Fulham Post, has always been full of cheers, flattery, and contempt for their opponents.
Immediately after Chelsea's return from Moscow, the Fulham Post reported in detail on the crushing victory, claiming that Chelsea's strength was above all the teams in the Premier League, even teams like Barcelona, Real Madrid and AC Milan could not be compared to Chelsea, and at the end of the article, they also predicted that Chelsea would win the treble this season - league title, Champions Cup, FA Cup.
The Sun, on the other hand, mocked Arsenal in a contrasting way from various Chelsea players, noting in the article: "Allen. Wang is undoubtedly the most efficient striker on the planet, and Arsenal simply can't find such a star, compared to the youngster Cesc Fabregas, who they have been touting for a long time. And this season Didier. Drogba's goal tally is almost equal to that of Thierry Henry. Frank Lampard, Altyn. Robben, Damien. Duff's midfield offensive line is definitely stronger than Robert. Pire, Patrick. Vieira, Jermaen. Pennant's attacking line, as for Bergkamp, he's old! ”
"....... attacking aside, defensively, Arsenal are even more useless. The last time they were in the London derby, they were actually scored 4 goals by Tottenham Hotspur, this kind of defensive ability, it is really more than mentioned, maybe next month's game, Allen himself can score 4. ”
Led by The Sun, many of London's tabloids began to follow suit, drumming that Chelsea were 'invincible' and that Arsenal needed to back off, a sentiment that was unanimously endorsed by Blues fans and 'Ai fans'.
The Arsenal faction, represented by The Guardian and The Telegraph, is of course fighting back, believing that next month, Arsenal will definitely end Chelsea's winning streak.
The Telegraph started with two managers who said: "The Portuguese is just a bluff guy who always offends a lot of people with that foul mouth, but rarely does anything practical, even though this season, his good fortune has earned Chelsea Alan. Wang is a super talent in England, but it is not easy to beat Arsenal. ”
"On the other hand, Coach Wenger is a pragmatist coach, last season, Sir Alex Ferguson, like Mourinho, was also very strong in front of the media, and Manchester United's results have been very good, but in the end they were surpassed by Arsenal, Mr. Wenger never fights with words, he just spends his time in the team's training, and this kind of pragmatism is the premise of the team's strength."
In contrast, the Telegraph's report is already very sensible, at least they recognise Ong Li's quality and point out that he is the strongest of England's existing young players, but the Guardian's argument is a bit of a flamboyant trend - "Allen. Wang's results are indeed perfect, but he has a fatal weakness, which is the problem of teamwork, although this problem has improved this season, but it is still a weakness in comparison, and it is probably difficult for any other team Chelsea to take advantage of this weakness, but Arsenal is completely different, and in next month's game, Allen is likely to be unplayed. ”
'Alan's surname is a big weakness, and according to some Chelsea players, Alen's interpersonal relationship in the team's dressing room is very poor, and the conflict between Chelsea players is on the verge of erupting, perhaps we should pray that their winning streak will continue until next month.
After reading this report, the Chelsea players were all stunned to see who had leaked the news to The Guardian 'privately', allowing them to offer the 'Chelsea dressing room contradiction'.
……………… In this media war of words, it has not been all smooth sailing for Chelsea Football Club.
After returning to London from Moscow, Wayne. Bridget and Altyn. Robben both had colds, and Brigitte even called in sick on the second and third days, and it was clear that his condition was getting worse, and it seemed that he was not fit to play in cold places, such as the last time he came back from Poland, he was also sick.
However, perhaps because of the blessing and the curse, Bridget rejuvenated his second spring in life.
Because, Nelly. In an interview, Fertado publicly stated that she and Brigitte were in love, which turned Brigitte upside down when he had just changed from a playboy to an innocent boy, and also made the Chelsea players in training feel jealous from the bottom of their hearts - they were training hard, and the kid was picking up girls, and he succeeded!
Wang Li is the same, he is now thinking about whether to pretend to be sick, and then let Angela fly back from the United States to visit him, so that he can live a few days of life surnamed Fu, of course, this is just a thought, Wang Li will not really do this, even if he misses the world of two people in his heart, but he will not use this method.
In the past two days, Chelsea's training life has been very irritable, yes, almost all the players have felt it, because the manager Mr. Mourinho has been standing on the sidelines of the pitch recently, which makes many players feel an invisible pressure, so that they have to put in 120% effort in training, and Lampard, Duff is even more so, because in recent days, most of the tactical training has been carried out around new tactics, in training, Wang Li is very serious every time, that is, They need to work hard to keep up with the tempo of the team's attack.
If there is no Wang Li, then Chelsea's attacking rhythm is not too fast, but Wang Li's scoring speed and reaction ability are too fast, but when he becomes the core of the attack, he directly drives the offensive rhythm of the whole team, and this fast rhythm is a little uncomfortable even for the experienced Lampard.
Not to mention the exertion of physical strength.
However, Mr. Mourinho doesn't care so much, there is no doubt about the ability of such a brunette boy on the pitch, as long as this set of tactics can be successful, then Chelsea will not be afraid to compete with strong teams in the future, and he will have greater confidence to complete Chelsea's terrifying goals this season.
And the fast pace of attack, not only the players on their own side are not adapted, but the opponents will be even more uncomfortable, which is also a sign of Chelsea's increased attacking ability.
……… Chelsea don't have much time to spare in November, with the third day back in London, on 20 November, the 14th round of the Premier League, when they host Bolton.
Bolton Football Club was founded in 1874. As one of the seven founders of the English Football League, it is the only club that has not won the Super League.
Their history has been full of ups and downs, and for most of the last 30 years, they have spent most of their time wandering in the lower leagues.
However, last season, Bolton Wanderers were a team to be reckoned with, turning from a relegation underdog into a headache for the strong side, and in addition to finishing 8th in the league, they also reached the final of the Carabao Cup and manager Sam Allardyce was widely recognised for his ability.
Former Real Madrid defender Hierro will bring experience to the defence, while the ageless Les Ferdinand will bolster the team's attacking firepower.
Even so, in this game, almost all the media are not optimistic that Bolton can win Chelsea, not only because of Chelsea's strength, but also because this game Bolton is an away challenge, and it is not easy to win under the noses of tens of thousands of fans at Stamford Bridge!
In an interview with reporters before the game, Bolton manager Sam Allardyce was also very low-key, talking about the game, he said: "The most important thing for us to come to London is to learn from the experience, so that these lads can have some experience against the stars. Victory is secondary, Chelsea are not a team of the same level as us at all, and it is not embarrassing to fail. ”
It can be seen that the homegrown coach of England is still very modest.
Sam Allardyce has been in charge of Bolton Wanderers for more than 5 years, and he is well aware of the strength of his team, even if the players play extraordinary, but there is still a big gap with the top teams in the Premier League.
Sam Allardyce's remarks had no hype at all and, surprisingly, Mr Mourinho was also low-key this time, only stressing in an interview: "We will try to win the game and believe it will be a good game." "And they didn't talk about the results or anything, which greatly disappointed the media.
In fact, Mr Mourinho is now thinking about Chelsea's tactical problems all day long, as well as the problems of the team's line-up and rotation, which have also left the Portuguese with a lot of headaches, how can he have time to fight with the media about this almost guaranteed game!?
Yes, in the heart of the 'madman', this game is indeed a sure win, and there is no suspense at all.
As a result, most of the media focused on the focus of this round - Middlesbrough vs Liverpool.
This game is also a battle for the league rankings, and Middlesbrough, who have been greatly strengthened this season, have been very consistent under manager McClaren, and even they are now one place above Liverpool in the fourth place in the league.
Therefore, this match is also known in the media as the 'Champions Cup qualification battle'.
As the name suggests, the top 3 teams in the Premier League can safely qualify for the Champions League, while the fourth place will need to play the play-offs to decide whether they can enter the League Cup, even so, the difference between the 4th and 5th places is still very large, so this game has become the focus of this round of the Premier League.
As a result, the Chelsea vs Bolton match seems to have become very cold.
……… George. Paul Scholes is the leader of a Chelsea supporters' association in Fulham, London, and every time Chelsea plays at home, he organises the association's supporters to cheer for Chelsea, plan how to cheer them on, help the association customise various banners and so on.
It can be said that George. Scholes is a respected manager of the fan association.
Ahead of the Chelsea and Bolton games, he went to a small factory he knew to order a large banner in preparation for the Blues fan momentum.
In the hearts of these England fans, of course, there is competition between clubs and clubs, but there is more competition between fans and fans, whether at home or away, they all hope that their fans' morale-boosting cheers can exceed the opposing fans, so before each game, they have to prepare a variety of banners and other props to increase the momentum, and organize many fans to shout slogans together, and even practice for this.
That's the adorable England tradition of fans, who even think it's their job.
"George, you're here again, what do you need this time?" See George. Scholes walked in, and the owner, Firth, who was tidying things up, said with a smile.
It's a private factory with only five or six employees, and their job is to make banners, pendants, and take on some small printing jobs to survive, and the leaders of these fan groups are also customers.
George. Scholes smiled and said, "It's a game against Bolton, and I want to make a big banner to show these hillbillies how we are in line." ”
"Oh? How big do you probably want to be? ”
Scholes thought about it, frowned slightly, and said, "50 meters." ”
"Oh my God!" Firth was shocked to hear this, he is not a fan of faith, but because Chelsea fans always come to take care of his business, so he has also become a Chelsea fan recently, however, listening to the words of the young man in front of him, he was still scared and covered his heart, and said: "The longest banner I made for the fan group is only 30 meters, so it is very imposing to pull it up." ”
"Haha." George. Scholes smiled smugly and said, "What we want is to be more imposing, otherwise it will not be good to be suppressed by the other party." ”
Hearing the young man in front of him say this, Firth smiled helplessly, and said, "But with such a long banner, the price is definitely not too cheap, isn't it too extravagant to use it only once?" ”
In fact, most of the funding sources of these fan groups are just donations from individual fans, and the funds are not abundant, and these funds are also used to hold events or buy other props, jerseys, etc., and it is indeed a waste of so much money to waste so much money in other ways every game.
Hearing Firth say that, George. Scholes smiled and said, "That's what I thought, so I'm going to make a big banner that will be used many times this time." ”
"Is it specifically for Chelsea?"
George. Scholes said, "Yes, but I haven't figured out what words to write more imposingly." ”
"Haha, George, you still have a headache for this, don't worry, I'm good at this!" Firth laughed and patted him on the shoulder, confidently speaking. In fact, the well-informed Firth is definitely a pro in this regard.
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(To be continued)