Chapter 400: Fighting Spirit
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The first leg against Bayern Munich is a thing of the past, with Chelsea scoring five away goals and a very good situation to qualify, and it can be said that in the public psyche, Chelsea's final is already secure. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info
But no matter how enthusiastic the media reports from the outside, in Chelsea Football Club, the players are still continuing to train, they are still doing the same as usual, still focusing on resuming training, in the afternoon, the team dispersed to find professional coaches to guide them to do some technical training, at least from the performance point of view, except for the club's training base has significantly increased the number of reporters, nothing else is different.
In fact, Wang Li felt that the team was a little carried away.
Now almost all the players think that the next game at Stamford Bridge will be won, and they will advance to the final, of course, Wang Li also thinks so, but many players' hearts are already on that trophy, and even the opponent in the final is almost forgotten, and many people are already talking about where to travel after the end of the season.
Perhaps, these people feel that neither Liverpool nor PSV Eindhoven can pose much of a threat to Chelsea at all.
Even Wang Li himself thinks that Chelsea winning the championship is not a problem, but after all, the mentality of the two sides is different, he has practiced the Taoist mind, so it can be understood as absolute confidence, while the other players are purely arrogant, they do not take the opponent seriously.
This kind of team atmosphere is not normal, so he told the team's right and left hand, assistant coach Mr. Clark, about this problem, hoping that the old man of the team will pay attention to this.
"I think we should keep our mentality, and a lot of people are even talking about where to go in the summer, which is not normal."
When the two were talking, Wang Li brought in the captain of the team, John. Terry, in the Chelsea team, can be equal to Wang Li's reputation is only the Iron Man captain, although fans think that his strength is not better than Wang Li, but his strong will and fighting spirit on the football field, it is worth learning from all players, at this point, Wang Li admires Terry very much, at least until now, he has not blocked the ball with his body on the football field.
"Is that so? John? Clark looked at the players on the field suspiciously, and turned his head.
'They were all a little excited because of the big win over Bayern and the mentality in the team is a bit of a problem now, but I'll remind them.' Terry explained as he turned his head to look at his teammates who were training on the field.
"Does it work? John, I think it's better to tell Mr. Mourinho about this, and he'll definitely think of a solution. Clark thought for a moment and said, this is the most important time in the league, and he doesn't want anything else to go wrong.
Listening to Clark's words, Wang Li turned his head to look at his teammates who were still insisting on training on the court, they didn't look loose in training, and the usual training intensity was not easy, at least during training, everyone was extremely serious, and no emotions would spread.
"Why don't you increase the intensity in your training?" Wang Li thought for a while and suggested, "Or do closed training?" As long as the usual training intensity is high and everyone is not exposed to the outside media, I don't think there will be any other emotions in the team, right? ”
Next to the captain of the team, John. Terry listened to Wang Li's words and looked at his teammates on the court with pitiful eyes.
No one in the team loves Chelsea more than he does, and he won't speak out against Wang's proposal in order for the team to achieve the highest honours this season. As the captain of the team, Terry felt that Wang Li's proposal was very good, so that the team would be more secure to win the final championship, so he immediately persuaded Clark to agree to this request.
Then, in the afternoon, Mourinho announced that he would train behind closed doors and the internal training requirements for his players became extremely strict. While ordinary players and media reporters were complaining, they didn't know that the actual culprit was Wang Li.
In fact, Wang Li did this a little selfishly.
On the afternoon of the second day after the game, Wang Li went to the airport to pick up Angela, who had just returned from the United States, and the two had not seen each other for a long time, so they wanted to be very close after meeting, and many lucky reporters took photos of the two hugging each other at the airport.
On the afternoon of the second day, Wang Li originally wanted to go shopping on Victoria Road with Angela, where there is a high-end shopping mall with many boutiques, they want to buy gifts first, and then find time to visit Sir Edward, who has just returned to China.
But now, Wang Li can't leave the club, and he doesn't want to violate head coach Jose. Mourinho's rules, and they suggested it himself.
"Is it because I don't want to see Anne's father that I'm going to talk to Clark about the team?" Lying on the bed with a pillow, Wang Li began to analyze the reason in his mind, and he suddenly found that he was not selfless.
In fact, since Angela returned to London and told him that she wanted to visit her father, Sir Edward, Wang Li has been thinking about it, not because he doesn't want to marry Angela, but because as a man, he always feels strange when he goes to meet his future father-in-law for the first time, which is a normal embarrassment and contradiction.
Of course, at least for the time being, he doesn't have to think about it, the club is already training behind closed doors, and he can't go if he wants to.
………… In the days of Chelsea's closed training, the media who had not heard from the Blues finally turned their attention back from Chelsea, who were 'ironclad' to reach the final, and instead ran to Liverpool, who performed well in the semi-finals of the first leg.
The day after the Chelsea-Bayern match was Liverpool's home game against PSV Eindhoven. In the 33rd minute, the soul of the team, Steven. Steven Gerrard converted a free-kick to give Liverpool a 1-0 lead, after which PSV Eindhoven stepped up their defence and Liverpool just couldn't find a chance.
Played a 1:0 at home, this result is not good or bad, it is indeed not comparable to Chelsea, but it is barely passable, and the second leg to the Netherlands still has a good chance of qualifying for the final.
However, to the disappointment of these reporters, Benitez, a Spanish gentleman who has always been 'mild-mannered', also decided to adopt the Chelsea method - closed training after finding that the players were constantly being harassed by reporters, although the reporters outside protested loudly against this practice and claimed that 'we have the right to interview', Benitez bluntly said 'we have the right to refuse', and after that, the reporters did not get any news.
Chelsea have a league game ahead of the second leg against Bayern Munich, hosting promoted Charlton Athletic on 1 May.
In last season's league game, Chelsea played a big win away from home, so Charlton up and down have little confidence in this game, even if all the players know that Chelsea are now focused on the Champions League, the league has been an absolute chicken rib for them, but a full substitute Chelsea, have they really played?
In this state of mind, Charlton's morale can be imagined.
When Chelsea's starters appeared on the pitch, Charlton lost any morale at all, and in Chelsea's starting line-up, except for Wang Li and Robben, who were on the bench, the other main players were in the squad.
The league is now just a training ground for Chelsea and Charlton are unfortunate to have a time when Jose Mourinho needs to develop his main players.
Even though Wang Li did not play, but the game had just begun, these players, who had been suffocating in the club for a few days, rushed to Charlton Athletic's half like a pack of hungry wolves, and scored two goals in 30 minutes. Kerr kicked a world-class long-range shot to make it 3-0.
In the end, Charlton swallowed three duck eggs and sat on the bus back to the club.
In this game, the media also saw a Chelsea that was still advancing, even if Wang Li did not play, but Chelsea's performance at this level was definitely the best in the world. Among them, especially winger Joe. Cole, goalkeeper Thomas. Clark and Damien. Duff, these three players have been getting better and better this season, and their strength is obviously improving, and now their positioning in the team has caught up with the average player.
………… The second leg of the Champions League semi-final between Chelsea and Bayern Munich will be played on the evening of 5 May, which will be the final Champions League semi-final.
The night before the game, the team's manager, Jose Mourinho, understood that he had sent the rest of the squad back to their dormitories early. However, the scattered players soon gathered together again, and they all rushed to the captain of the team, John. John Terry's room to watch another Champions League semi-final match-up live.
On this evening, PSV Eindhoven hosted Liverpool.
"Who do you think will win?" Before the game even started, the players began to discuss with each other.
'Liverpool, I hope it's Liverpool, they've lost to us three times this year, and it's not hard to win them again and win the Champions League, haha.' The French big man Makelele said very bluntly.
Joe. Cole pursed his lips and offered a different opinion: "I think Eindhoven should be better to deal with, that team doesn't have much quality at all, so we are more guaranteed to win the championship." ”
"A few days ago, Steven called and said, let's see you in the final!" Frank Lampard interjected suddenly, saying: "I think he's confident, so I think Liverpool will definitely win this game. ”
"Oh? Frank, you trust him so much? The Ivorian Warcraft, who had always been shy, touched the back of his head and asked with interest.
At this time, Bridget, who had been suffocating in the corner, suddenly interjected with a wicked smile: "Of course, Didi, you have to know that there is a legend in England privately, that is, about Steven and Frank, it is said that ......?" ”
At this point, there was a sudden pause in Brigitte's words, and sure enough, everyone in the room leaned over with their ears stunned, apparently they were very interested in this kind of gossip news, especially about Frank Lampard. And Frank Lampard, as the protagonist, also looked at Bridget with hesitation, wondering what his next gossip was.
Seeing this scene, Bridget smiled and nodded with satisfaction, before slowly continuing: "It is said that the two of them once got drunk in a bar, and then the next day the two slept in the same room in the hotel for one night......" When he saw the puzzled expressions on the faces of the people next to him, Bridget gritted his teeth and continued to break the news: "...... Also, Avery has always regarded Steven as a rival in love......."
"Oh~~~~~~"
Everyone understood at this point, and they all looked at Lampard with strange eyes, and Robben, who was standing next to him, immediately hid behind Drogba, and it seemed that he felt that the African man felt more secure.
"Wayne, I'm not done with you!!" Frank Lampard finally reacted, and he let out a loud yell, which was followed by Brigitte's cry of pain in the room.
Of course, these are just farces to watch the ball, but the games on TV are also very exciting, and when the two teams start playing, the players' minds return to the TV picture.
Wonderful is wonderful, the goals of the two teams are constantly in crisis, but the game is like thunder but not rain, until the 80th minute of the game, both teams failed to score, and Liverpool is about to advance to the final with a goal advantage at home.
But in the 87th minute of the game, PSV Eindhoven scored!
The goal was scored by midfielder Van Bommel who, after receiving a pass from the star of the game, unleashed a brilliant barbed volley to equalize PSV Eindhoven!!
“gooooooooooooooooooooooooooal!!!” The roar of a Dutch commentator was heard on the TV, and the ball brought PSV Eindhoven out from under the sickle of death.
The brilliant goal at the end kept the suspense between the two teams alive, and after that, although Liverpool struggled to attack, they still couldn't break through the door of PSV Eindhoven. PSV Eindhoven's manager also stepped in to keep the team in full force and control, hoping to save the suspense until the penalty shootout.
He did it!
In the end, both teams had to deal with a brutal penalty shoot-out, a game that made the Chelsea players worry as they had never faced such a tough game this season, but the players could imagine the pressure on both teams as they lived.
On the pitch, Steven Gerrard, who was the first to come on the pitch, missed his first shot.
There was a deafening shout from the Dutch fans, who thought PSV Eindhoven was about to win!
However, the next penalty process was not satisfactory, except for Gerrard's missed penalty, the other four Liverpool players who came on the field first all scored the penalty, and on the other hand, goalkeeper Jels. Dudek withstood the pressure and saved two penalties in quick succession...... "Ahh~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~h
In the TV screen, Gerrard, who had already shed tears for his missed penalty, shouted excitedly, after the last Liverpool teammate scored the penalty, he ran directly around the pitch for a full circle, and finally, he ran to Dudek's side and picked up the team's hero directly from the grass!!
"Congratulations to Liverpool for beating PSV Eindhoven and reaching the Champions League final, and we expect them to perform even better in the final!!"
With these words, the TV broadcast ended, and the Chelsea players in the room looked at each other and saw the fighting spirit in the eyes of their teammates next to them!
"Tomorrow, it's our turn, come on!"
The crowd formed a circle around the room, their hands folded in the middle, and the captain of the team, John. Terry's remarks, and they all shouted in unison, "Victory! Champion! ”
What they didn't know was that at this time, the head coach who was standing outside the door. Mourinho had already seen the scene, he smiled with satisfaction, and then did not enter the room, but turned away.
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The match against Bayern Munich is due tonight.
In these days, Chelsea's training has served its purpose, and in the face of pre-match training, they are mainly focused on relaxing their mindset and adjusting their mental state to perform better.
The pressure on the Chelsea players is much less than that of Bayern Munich, and with the three-goal advantage in hand, they all feel they can have more opportunities to make mistakes, which makes them feel relaxed. And after watching yesterday's Liverpool game, they are even more motivated, especially Frank. Frank Lampard, he also remembers his final agreement with Steven Gerrard. Liverpool's semi-finals were not smooth and they already had a place in the final, but Chelsea's semi-final journey was smooth and he didn't want to give up his tickets.
In the afternoon, the Chelsea players rushed to Stamford Bridge, this time the media reporters were able to shoot and interview up close, and the German reporters were more concerned about Chelsea's tactical issues, they wanted to find out the 'grapevine' for Bayern Munich before the big game, although Bayern has little hope of qualifying, but as Magath said, even if there is a little hope, they will not give up.
But in fact, there is really nothing to guess about Chelsea's tactics, Wang Li will definitely be the core of the attack, whether it is offensive or defensive, this is certainly beyond doubt. And Mourinho's tactical thinking has always been defensive-oriented, even at Stamford Bridge, it is estimated that it will be mainly defensive-oriented, with a three-goal advantage, they can rest assured to play defensive counter-attacks.
However, if it is specific to the attacking method, even Mourinho himself can't say why, because the game is dominated by Wang Li's style of play, if he attacks from the right side then the team's center of gravity is on the right side, if he has a flash of inspiration and suddenly wants to try the feeling of a dragon, then the team will also support it for free - in fact, it does not need much support.
During the training and interviews with the Chelsea players, the stadium staff came running over and told them that the Bayern bus had left for Stamford Bridge.
(To be continued)