Chapter 388: The Flag Dies
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After the draw for the Champions League semi-finals, Chelsea did not play much for a few days. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
The rest of the league fixtures in April don't start until the mid-20s, and the first leg of the Champions League semi-final is not played until the end of April, so Chelsea have been preparing for the FA Cup semi-final these days.
Manchester United and Chelsea, these two teams are already familiar with each other.
This is their fourth meeting this season, and Chelsea's third visit to Old Trafford, but as soon as the bus entered Manchester, they were surrounded by many, many fans. Although the players were prepared for this situation, they were still taken aback by these crazy fans, and the players' coaching staff rushed to contact the Manchester police to evacuate the road and let the team's buses pass.
Chelsea are the least welcome for Manchester United fans right now.
It's not just because Chelsea are in competition with them, it's also because Chelsea have won a couple of times this season and won the league title at Old Trafford, a shame that can even be recorded in the history of history, and United fans cannot tolerate it.
That said, there is still no hint of nervousness on the part of the Chelsea players, and it is Manchester United who should be nervous because they have not won once so far, either at Old Trafford or at Stamford Bridge.
Before the game, manager Jose Mourinho told the players to play more steady, at present, the team is stronger than Manchester United, and the momentum is also more sufficient, if Wang Li can play normally, the Portuguese feel that it is not difficult to win the game. Mourinho wouldn't have dared to make these assurances without Wangli, but with Wangli, he did dare to say that Chelsea would win the game.
And after the start of the game, the players of the United team seemed to be out of shape.
Originally, like Fan. Players like Nistrooy have some shadows in Wang Li's heart, and Rooney and others, who know Wang Li's strength, also know that their level is too different from Wang Li, plus Manchester United has lost three times in a row this season, they don't have much confidence in this game at all.
What's more, Wang Li kicked a football in the last game against AC Milan.
This may only be used as an after-dinner conversation for fans, who will share it when they have time, talk about how hard it takes to play football, etc., but it is an invisible psychological pressure for the players on the pitch, especially the Manchester United defenders who play against Chelsea.
For a professional player, they all think about themselves first, and then they will think about the club, and in the case of normal games, everyone will think about their own safety first, and then they will think about the victory or defeat of the club and team.
As a result, Manchester United's defenders, under the effect of some cowardice, are a little loose in their defense against Wang Li, and more players only symbolize the defense of their surnames, if Wang Li wants to break through or shoot, then they will immediately dodge.
This scene looked at the old Ferguson on the sidelines and frowned, but there was nothing he could do.
The players will always think about themselves, and even he, between the victory and defeat of the game and the player's body, will take the lead in choosing the health of the player, before the game, when he saw Chelsea and AC Milan game, Wang Li played football, he knew that the end of the game was not good, but the time interval between the two games was too short, and he really had no good way to adjust the mental state of the players.
In this case, Chelsea scored just as soon as the game started.
It was Wang Li who scored the goal!
On the left side of the penalty area, after getting a pass from a teammate, he turned and volleyed directly! Ferdinand could have blocked the shot with his body, but the latter did not, so the ball flew easily past the United penalty area and into the corner.
Seeing Chelsea score, the fans in the crowd let out a shocking boo.
They booed the Chelsea players, booed Wang Li, but maybe more fans booed Manchester United, judging from the opening performance, the players of the Manchester United team are really 'out of shape', but this absence is more the result of not working hard, which can be seen by senior fans, so they are very dissatisfied with the performance of Manchester United.
As loyal England fans, as long as their favorite team plays hard and plays as it should, then even if the team fails, they can at least say 'did their best', but obviously, the Manchester United team on the pitch can't see this at all.
But in fact, the reason why Manchester United players have such performances is not all because of Chelsea and because of the influence of Wang Li.
Recently, there has been a crisis across the club, with the Americans reportedly buying up shares in Manchester United, the president of the club facing the danger of stepping down, and even Sir Alex Ferguson's position as manager is up for debate, let alone the players.
Now, the whole Manchester United team is thinking about their future, and how can they bother to fight Chelsea for a ticket to a cup final that doesn't make much sense.
Since the opponent is not in the game and is not in form, the Chelsea players seized the opportunity and started to attack.
After Wang Li scored, he took advantage of a single ball opportunity to start the game. Kerr scored the second goal for Chelsea with a deft lob that made it 2-0, but it wasn't the end of the story.
Just four minutes later, Chelsea were awarded a corner, and after Robben drove the ball, the ball curled through the air and went straight to the back post. Huter got his chance and squeezed past the defender next to him and made a standard head-over move that went straight into the net to make it 3-0.
Such a relaxed first half surprised Mourinho, but thinking of the latest news from Manchester United, he still looked at the old Ferguson on the other side with some sympathy.
As a manager, he knows that when a club is in crisis, the impact on the team can be extremely serious, which can make all the players unmotivated and out of shape. It's important to coach at a stable club, so he chose Chelsea. The Blues are Abramovich's private club, and there will be no crisis of stock being bought at all, and with Abramovich's assets, the team will not have any economic crisis at all, here, he can coach with peace of mind, and even buy players without thinking about transfer fees, in short, the Portuguese feels that he is much better than Ferguson, and Chelsea is the manager's paradise.
There were no changes in the second half.
Jose Mourinho did not make any tactical changes at half-time and now has a 3-0 lead, and with the current form of his opponents, he feels that even if he sends a full bench to play the game, the team will not be able to lose.
He was right, United were still in the same form, and it seemed that Ferguson didn't make any adjustments at half-time.
The two halves of the game were similar, with Chelsea and Manchester United both playing in a balanced offensive and defensive style, and in the second half, the two managers seemed to have reached a tacit understanding, which invariably allowed the players to let go on the field, and the game on the pitch showed a trend of attacking for the first time, which seemed so incredible to the fans in the audience.
You know, it's Manchester United and Chelsea, not Barcelona and Arsenal!
However, the game continued as it was, and in the 71st minute, Manchester United's Dutch centre-forward Van Van Van Brown. Nick pulled one back for the team, and then Wang Li added another for Chelsea.
Before the end of the game, when Manchester United took a corner, Rooney was pushed down in the penalty area, and the referee immediately awarded Manchester United a penalty, but even Mourinho on the sidelines didn't say anything about this decision, everyone knew that this was just a final consolation for Manchester United.
The final score was 4-2 at Old Trafford, where Chelsea comfortably beat Manchester United to advance to the FA Cup final.
In another game played at the same time, Arsenal won an extreme score of 6:1, and Blackburn Rovers had no way to fight back.
In the 45th minute of the game, Henry scored three goals in a row and was replaced by Wenger, and then Bergkamp, Campbell and Cesc Fabregas scored again, and Arsenal's third line blossomed in full bloom, making manager Wenger smile.
At the post-match press conference, Ferguson left without saying much, recently the old Jazz has been entangled in the club's affairs, and there is no time to 'chat' with reporters, and Mourinho, who won the game, has more in mind about the next Champions League, and he doesn't want to deal with these media.
As a result, the reporters who came to the press conference were all disappointed.
………… Before the start of the European semi-finals, the English media and German media reported a little calm, although the preparation of the two sides can be seen in the newspapers every day, but in general, the smell of gunpowder between the two teams is not strong, and the last AC Milan vs Chelsea Premier League and Serie A battles, it is far from it.
It can be said that everyone's life is peaceful.
For Chelsea, they need two league games ahead of their semi-final away to Bayern Munich: at home to Birmingham City on 21 April; On April 24, they will host Arsenal.
The two home league opponents are Birmingham City and giants Arsenal, but Chelsea are under no pressure as the league trophy is firmly in the team's trophy room.
Mourinho may still have some interest in hosting Arsenal as Chelsea clash with Arsenal in the FA Cup final at the Millennium Stadium in May. Unfortunately, he was banned by the FA until the end of the league and was left to watch from the stands.
However, Mourinho is clearly uninterested in this, and he does not have the patience to get up close and personal with the fans, which he feels will only cause problems for himself.
Therefore, in the game against the two teams, he only prepared the 18-man squad before the game, and then left everything to assistant coach Clark, and he was not interested in knowing the result of the game.
As a result, on the 21st, Chelsea used a semi-substitute lineup to beat Birmingham City 3-0 at Stamford Bridge.
And in the game against Arsenal, Wang Li's performance was very good.
He scored three goals in the game to help his side win 3-2 against Arsenal.
"It's Allen's solo show again! In the whole game, I can only see Alan alone, this is his game! After the game, the BBC TV commentator commented: "The performance of all the players in the field combined, no Alan alone is more shining, his own play on the top of Arsenal's entire offensive line, although the FA Cup final between the two teams has not yet started, but after watching this game, I think if Chelsea goes all out, Arsenal does not have much chance to win, I am optimistic about Chelsea!" Look good on Alan! ”
If the BBC commentator's evaluation is quite reasonable, Sky TV commentator Graham completely put Wang Li into the altar, and when he saw Wang Li score the third goal, he shouted excitedly: "There is only one Allen in the world. Allan. Wang, on Stamford Bridge, his figure is intoxicating, and Chelsea with him is invincible! ”
Although it is in a competitive relationship, when the game is over, Ashley, who has a good relationship with Wang Li. Kerr brought Cesc Fabregas with him to congratulate him and jokingly said 'don't you drop the chain in the Champions Cup', in effect, wishing him a better performance in the next game.
Feeling the care of his friends, Wang Li felt a burst of warmth in his heart, and now, he is looking forward to the semi-finals even more.
………… As the game approaches, the big revelations between Bayern Munich and Chelsea media are digging deeper and deeper.
On the 24th, the German "Football Newspaper" revealed that Bayern is currently considering making changes to the team, the most real rumor is that Bayern is ready to exchange Santa Cruz for Chelsea's German defender Robert. Hooter, and on Tuesday, Bayern Munich president Rummenigge said they were interested in signing Chelsea's German centre-back Hooth, a statement that raised doubts about the Bundesliga giants' true intentions.
Although Robert. Hout rarely gets the chance to start in the Chelsea team, but recently the German national team has appeared frequently as a rising star in international friendlies, and his excellent performance has made many German clubs excited, so it is understandable that Bayern wants to get Hut, but the transfer news is broadcast at this time, and it can't help but make people think deeply.
However, in the afternoon of the same day, Paraguayan striker Santa Cruz expressed to the media that he was willing to stay at Bayern. "It's going to be a tough game against Bayern, but the end result is definitely a Chelsea knockout, and although Bayern Munich are the best team in Europe, they were able to beat Arsenal to show that, but I still think Chelsea will eventually qualify because Chelsea are better than Bayern Munich and even at their home stadium it's not easy for them to win," Huth said in an interview. ”
On Bayern Munich's interest in him, Hutter explained: "I'm very happy that Bayern Munich are interested in me, but now the rumours are over, I just want to play well for Chelsea and I want to have a meeting with the Bayern players, but on the pitch. ”
Before the two teams met in the Champions Cup, Bayern Munich broke out transfer rumors, and the purpose was probably not just as simple as poaching people. On the one hand, Huttli rejects the rumors, and on the other hand, Bayern is entangled, which is quite similar to the Galaxy battleship Real Madrid in the past, whenever they encounter a strong opponent, the Spanish media will back up to disclose in advance that the White Coats will poach a player in the opposing team.
However, although Bayern Munich seems to be very 'arrogant', in fact, their own troubles have not been resolved. Robert's contract expires this summer, after which he will become a free agent, and Bayern certainly want him to stay, but are unhappy with his performances this season.
'We have offered Ze Roberto a one-year extension because we hope he will have a great season before the World Cup,' said Bayern manager Hornes, "but at the moment he hasn't scored enough goals and hasn't made too many dangerous passes. ”
Soon, these transfer rumors reached Mourinho's ears, which made the Portuguese unhappy!
From the beginning of this season to the present, almost every time Chelsea poached the corners, when did other teams also poach Chelsea!? So, Mourinho, who is very good at making small moves, directly stretched out his hand to Bayern Munich midfielder Ballack.
The next day, The Sun revealed that Chelsea had agreed with Ballack's agent that if the German midfielder were to join Chelsea in the summer, he would be offered a £5.5 million mega contract, which was even higher than Frank Lampard's £5 million and on par with manager Jose Mourinho.
In fact, Hall has always been dissatisfied with Ballack's treatment at Bayern Munich, who is on an equal footing with goalkeeper Kahn in the team, but his salary is only two-thirds of Kahn's, which is indeed somewhat unreasonable. And Chelsea were the happiest of all, and when they received a call yesterday, their CEO Peter Chelsea. Kenyon opened his mouth with an annual salary of 5.5 million pounds, which directly increased Barak's treatment by as much as 2.5 times, how can this not be exciting!?
And Hall believes that this is not all smoke bombs used by the opponent before the tournament, with Ballack's strength, even in the star-studded Chelsea, will become an indispensable member of the team, for this kind of player, Chelsea can not be impressed.
In fact, Mourinho also wants to turn this smokescreen into a real transfer, so he doesn't have to worry about shaping the midfield of the summer transfer team.
The fact that Chelsea and Hall coincided made the apparently smokescreen revelation more and more real and more media into the discussion about Ballack's transfer.
In the midst of this bombardment of transfer rumours, Bayern Munich really suffered, and they were just poaching a Chelsea fringe star Robert. Hut, but the other party is directly about to poach the team's big player Ballack, which is disproportionate.
As a result, Bayern's media immediately died down.
Bayern are no match for money and they know how attractive Chelsea's pound can be. They are only now discovering that against an opponent like Chelsea, it is better to go directly to the football pitch and talk with their strength, which is the wisest way to do so.
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(To be continued)