"Fabio, I've decided to let you start tomorrow in the final."

This is the day before the Champions League final, when the team was familiar with the field at the Ataturk Stadium in Istanbul, Ye Qiu personally handed over the captain's armband to Cannavaro, and at that moment he was accustomed to taking this captain's armband.

Seriously, it wasn't too surprising for Cannavaro, who captained the Italian national team, to be Chelsea's interim captain, because he was used to it.

"You are a veteran, you have a lot of experience in the game, I hope you can bring more teammates in the game, I believe you know as well as I do, how difficult it is for us to get to where we are today, we are only one step away from making history, we can't lose, we must win"

'We're going to have a big struggle, there's going to be a lot of players who won't be able to play and I'm not going to be able to command from the sidelines, so I want you to be the captain of the team and give the orders on my behalf and I'm sure you'll be able to lead the team to a good finish and a satisfying result.'

Cannavaro, who was in front of the team's big penalty area at Ataturk Stadium, reached out and touched the captain's armband on his arm, he involuntarily turned his head sideways, searching for the head coach everywhere in the chairman's stand, but there were too many people, and it was impossible for him to find Ye Qiu.

So soon, he returned his attention to the game, and he was hesitating.

He had a feeling that the team was pressing too hard, which was not a good thing, because there would be more holes left behind him, and Benitez's old fox had Cisse in the vicinity, what is the best thing about the French striker?

velocity

What is Liverpool's sharpest attacking style?

counterattack

In other words, with Xavi Alonso behind him and Cisse sprinting in front, Chelsea pressed up to attack, didn't it just hit the muzzle of Liverpool's counterattack? As long as Liverpool find an opportunity to pull the trigger at any time, Chelsea are finished

Football is always a blessing and a curse, and Cannavaro, who has a lot of experience, knows this all too well.

"Head, what should I do?" Cannavaro asked himself inwardly.

"I believe you can do a good job" Ye Qiu patted him on the shoulder, and the words he said with great trust once again rang in Cannavaro's ears, making him further strengthen his confidence.

"Guys, don't go up too much, come back a little," Cannavaro shouted at his teammates in front of him

"Don't fall into the trap of the Liverpudlians, they're going to fight us on the counter-attack, come back and stay compact"

Cannavaro's shouts quickly reached the front court, and all the players immediately woke up when they heard it, and it turned out that they had unconsciously thrown all the words that the coach kept telling them before the game.

But at this moment, Chelsea made a mistake in the front court, and Joe Cole wanted to pass it to Rooney after winning the ball, but Hamann carried Joe Cole with his body, cut off the ball at Joe Cole's feet, and stabbed it to nearby Xavi Alonso.

Xavi Alonso got the ball and turned around, kicked it forward, and saw Cisse raise his hand in front of him to ask for the ball, he rushed forward, grabbed ahead of Essien, and kicked the ball forward quickly.

The ball crossed a large area of the pitch, sliced a beautiful parabola and landed behind the Chelsea defence.

It was a clever landing, between the defensive line and the goalkeeper, and near the penalty spot, so that the goalkeeper did not dare to attack.

Cannavaro had already noticed Cice, and when Liverpool had to hit the back after the ball was successful, he waved at Gallas as soon as possible, and he rushed forward as soon as possible, almost gritting his teeth, because his physical strength had been exhausted in the previous nearly two hours of play.

Now, the only thing that sustains him on his way is his will, the strong will he wants to win.

Finally, he grabbed ahead of Cisse, jumped high, headed the ball out of the penalty area, and when he landed, he almost didn't fall to the ground, but he still struggled to stand up.

But just as he stood up, he saw that the ball still fell at the feet of the Liverpool player, and Smitchell passed to Gerrard, who quickly inserted the ball after getting the ball, obviously wanting to get up directly.

"Offside" Cannavaro saw that it was too late to stop Gerrard from getting up, and Cisse was obviously going for Cudicini, and immediately reacted to set up an offside trap.

Chelsea's defence moved forward very tacitly, Cisse undoubtedly appeared in an offside position, and he blocked in front of goalkeeper Cudicini, and then Gerrard went straight to his feet, this time Cudicini was blocked by Cisse's view, did not react, and the ball went into the net.

"It should have been a very obvious offside, Cisse disturbed the goalkeeper, the offside was very clear and indisputable, the linesman also raised the flag for offside, we" The on-site commentator commented on the goal after the goal of the game, thinking that it should be an invalid goal.

But at this time, the referee suddenly blew the whistle and signaled the ball back to the midfield, and the goal was valid

"What's going on? What's going on? The on-site commentators were amazed.

The entire Ataturk Stadium suddenly exploded, Liverpool fans were lamenting offside, Chelsea fans were feeling the aftermath of the team's completion of the defense again, but suddenly, the referee signaled that the goal was valid?

"Oh my God, the referee signalled that the goal was valid, what the hell is going on? Didn't the linesman signal that Cisse was in an offside position? For what will the goal be effective? Although Cisse was not directly involved in the attack, he clearly disturbed the goalkeeper and blocked the goalkeeper's view, which has already caused offside in the new offside rules, which is indisputable offside."

The Chelsea players were also crazy and they all surrounded the referee.

"Sir, we are all very sure and sure that Cisse was in an offside position at the time, and the linesman also supported and agreed with us, why would you rule that the goal was valid?" Cannavaro blocked an angry crowd of teammates and negotiated with the referee, which is his duty as captain of the team.

'Cisse was not directly involved in the attack and according to the new offside interpretation regulations, there was no offside,' explained the referee.

"But he obviously disturbed the goalkeeper's vision and affected the goalkeeper's judgment, according to the new offside rules, this is also considered offside" Cannavaro was a little excited, this is definitely an indisputable offside, there is no need to doubt it, even the linesman has made a penalty, but the referee wants to overturn the linesman's judgment?

"I'm sorry, I don't think he's disturbing the goalkeeper," replied Mehuto González in the affirmative.

This is indeed a very vague concept, if the referee is standing at one angle, he can get the answer that Cisse is disturbing the goalkeeper's view, but if he is standing at another angle, the situation may be different, and the final interpretation is up to the referee, and Mejuto Gonzalez clearly believes in his eyes.

"We can't explain your answer, sir, at least the linesman was very sure that Cisse was offside and that he was running for the goalkeeper, and you told us that he didn't bother the goalkeeper, which is certainly not a satisfactory answer," Cannavaro could not accept.

The introduction of the new offside rule itself is to encourage attack, and a new interpretation of the offside rule has been introduced, one of the most important points is that as long as it is defined by the referee as not directly involved in the game, or does not affect and disturb the opposing player, and allows the attacking team to benefit from it, it is not offside.

This actually gives the referee a lot of power, as if Cisse was running towards Cudicini just now, does he affect Cudicini's judgment and sight? Depending on where the referee is located, different conclusions may be drawn.

"From the slow-motion replay, we can clearly see that Cisse is indeed offside, which is indisputable, and he is indeed standing between Cudicini and Gerrard, affecting Cudicini's line of sight, which should also be counted as offside, but the referee seems to feel that Cisse has no impact on Cudicini."

New rules and interpretations are often accompanied by more controversy, as has already been the case at the European Championships, in a series of Champions League matches in the past and now in the Champions League final

'It was definitely a misjudgment, a real misjudgment, Chelsea didn't look like they could accept the referee's decision at all, Cudicini also chased the referee and said that he was influenced by Cisse, but the referee's attitude was very resolute, and he also showed yellow cards to Cannavaro and Davies, who took the lead in putting pressure on them.

'There was not much time left in the game and it should have been the goal that would have decided the game, but what I didn't expect was that there was such a huge controversy, which would definitely cause Chelsea to be unhappy after the game.

The referee was very adamant about his decision and he couldn't and couldn't make a change, so after warning the Chelsea players, he walked to midfield and waited for the Chelsea players to come and kick off.

Chelsea were utterly beaten by that goal

The players were all on the pitch with their heads pulled and their spirits were not lifted, they fought for two hours, until they were exhausted, and they fought until their legs cramped, but at the end of the day, they lost to such a very controversial goal, and it was at the last moment, which was really unacceptable to them.

The Chelsea fans in the stands were also very unhappy, booing the referee one by one, apparently complaining about his standard of enforcement in this game, believing that the decision was intended to murder Chelsea.

On the spot, some fans used graffiti to play cards, saying that this was the force behind the referee to murder Chelsea and prevent Chelsea from successfully defending the title, which is why there was such a controversial decision.

And this is clearly not the first time for Chelsea.

As early as the semi-finals, there was a lot of uproar about the referee's overindulgence of Porto, which directly led to the fact that seven of Chelsea's main players were unable to participate in the final due to injuries and yellow card suspensions, and the head coach Ye Qiu was also sent to the stands.

Everyone thought Chelsea were unlikely to win, but the Blues played very tenaciously in the game, not even inferior to Liverpool, especially as the game drew to a close, and there was a growing feeling that the Blues seemed to have hope of beating Liverpool and only had to drag the game to penalties.

But who would have thought that at the most critical moment after the worst episode, the referee would kill Chelsea and everyone's hopes with such an obviously controversial goal.

How the next game will be played, I believe there are many people who don't know what to do, the Chelsea players have been drained of energy one by one, have lost their fighting spirit, and are kicking the ball like the walking dead, while Liverpool is concentrating on guarding their 0

It didn't take long for the whistle to blow at the Ataturk Stadium.

The Chelsea players in the stadium collapsed one by one, all looking extremely frustrated and disappointed.

They lost, they lost the epic quadruple, and they lost the hard work and persistence they had over the past season

The most painful thing in life is when you think you see hope, but what you have been waiting for is despair

Ye Qiu also sat back in the stands, this is undoubtedly the most painful defeat in his coaching career, and he also paid the most painful price, that is, the opportunity to make him a legendary epic in one fell swoop has completely disappeared, and the next time the same opportunity appears, I don't know when the same opportunity will be, maybe it will never appear again.

Even if he was mentally prepared for the result before the game, he still found it difficult to accept it now.

'Chelsea's performance in this game was truly memorable, even when they had a number of players sidelined, even if their manager was sent to the stands, even if everyone thought they were waiting for a miracle to win, but they did come close to doing a miracle, but in the end, the referee's controversial decision decided the outcome of the game.

"There are no miracles in Istanbul on this night"

The UEFA bigwigs in the chairman's stand all looked excited, and they did have enough reason to be excited, because at the very least, Chelsea didn't succeed in defending their title, did they?

Of course, you can also say that reaching the final is a victory, just like Juventus reached the final three times in a row, even if it only won one title, but who can ignore the strength of Juventus?

But Ye Qiu's heart was still unwilling, if it was against Yu with a real knife and a real gun, he would lose, he would have nothing to say, but this was not the case, he lost very badly, lost very aggrieved, and lost so much that he wanted to scold his mother

"I'm sorry, Mr. Ye Qiu, you have to go back to the locker room 15 minutes after the game" Seeing Ye Qiu stand up, a UEFA staff member next to him blocked the aisle in front of him, preventing him from returning to the locker room.

"Fuck you, are you blind? The game is over, and you still have a fart" Ye Qiu directly pushed him away, the man was caught off guard, and fell on the seat, obviously hitting his back, and the pain was terrible, while Ye Qiu didn't shake him off, and walked directly to the grandstand passage.

The Ataturk Stadium is full of the cheers of Liverpool fans, and the figures of Liverpool players celebrating everywhere, this belongs to the winners, to the group of officials who smile as brightly as chrysanthemums, but not to him Ye Qiu.

The game is over, the result is doomed, everything is over

Ye Qiu sat in the elevator of the stadium stands and slowly descended, went to the ground floor, entered the locker room passage, and just got out of the elevator room, he saw a Chelsea player leaning against the door of the locker room and crying bitterly, crying very sadly.

A group of strong old men who are usually strong, but now they are crying like a girl, not only those players who played, including those who failed to play, such as Cesc Fabregas and Messi, also shed tears, because the team has come to this day, and they also have part of their credit in it, and they are also part of the team.

Of course, there are also strong people, such as Cannavaro, Davis, Heinze and other players, they are more mature and are comforting their teammates, and there are also players such as Terry, Lampard, and Makelele, who came to the dressing room one step earlier than Ye Qiu, and they all ran to find and comfort their teammates for the first time.

Many people say that Ribery is the most hooligan and the most indifferent, but now he is crying the most, crying wolf, tears keep falling, and he can't wipe it off, and the same is Rooney, who originally thought that he would be able to help the team stand in the creation of legends in the first season after joining Chelsea, but who would have thought that the result would be a failure.

Ye Qiu did not walk out of the corner, but leaned his back against the corner, tilted his head, red eyes, listening to their cries and persuasions, he was also reflecting on himself, because the team has come to this day, he also has to take responsibility, and even, as the head coach, he must bear the greatest responsibility.

The podium is being built outside, the Liverpool players must be being interviewed by the media and journalists, they are heroes, they are winners, and at this moment, no one is going to pay attention to Chelsea, to focus on the losers.

It wasn't until much later that the staff came in and informed Chelsea that the award ceremony was about to begin, and that as runners-up, they were going to go on stage to receive their runners-up's medals.

Then Ye Qiu walked around the corner and walked towards his players, without speaking, just walked all the way, hugged his players one by one, pushed open the door of the locker room with his own hands, and turned around and told them, "Don't let people see jokes, say that we can't afford to lose, we lose, and we have to lose like a man"

With Ye Qiu here, the players seemed to have the backbone, and they all walked into the locker room one by one, cleaned up and calmed down, took a shower and changed clothes, and then returned to the Ataturk Stadium under the leadership of Ye Qiu, and when they saw them, all the Chelsea fans in the stadium hissed and sang the Chelsea team song, and the momentum even suppressed the Liverpool fans.

They're part of the team, and they're telling their players that you're never going it alone