Chapter 152: The camp is full of wounded soldiers
The FIFA virus disaster is not only a sign of physical exhaustion from the intense schedule and long flights, but also injuries are the bigger threat to clubs.
On April 1, the national team players returned to London and immediately began to prepare for the 31st round of the Premier League on April 2. It's just that on the training ground, there is a lot of sorrow.
Five of Chelsea's main players have been on the injury list: Claude Makelele, Joe Cole, Cannavaro, Kaka and Guiza.
The most serious injury was Cannavaro, who injured his ribs during a scramble and was reported by the team doctor to be out of action for at least three weeks; The most unfortunate was Guiza, who was selected for the Spanish national team for the first time and tried to perform in a short 7-minute playing time, but accidentally sprained his right foot and missed half a month; The funniest is Makelele, who was smothered in the head by the ball, he himself is fine, but the team doctor said that he had a slight concussion and would need to recuperate for a week; Both Kaka and Joe Cole have mild thighs due to physical overdraft, and it is estimated that it will take two or three days to recover.
Even though Chelsea's bench is deep enough, Jowan still has a lot to worry about, with the Champions League quarter-finals set to begin on 6 April, with Chelsea hosting Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich. The comeback of Kaka and Joe Cole should not be a problem, but the midfield position of Makelele has become a problem for Qiao Wanxian.
Roy Keane made his European debut for Manchester United in the first half of the season and is not eligible to play for Chelsea, so should the young Stoke Parker play in the back? This young man is not too enlightened, it is okay to bully the fish belly in the league, and in the face of Bayern Munich, Qiao Wanxian does not trust much.
However, in comparison, Chelsea is still lucky, because Arsenal, the second team in the league, is full of injuries, and the injury list of the main players has reached 7! One of the most fatal is Van Persie, who is known as the new "Three Musketeers" with Robben and Van der Vaart, who has a fractured bone in his left foot and will miss at least 3 months and will be reimbursed early this season.
Manchester United introduced Robben, Van der Sar, Geremi and other strong reinforcements in the winter, and let go of Keane, the "explosive point", the dressing room is unusually peaceful, faintly coming from behind, taking advantage of the opportunity of Arsenal's full of injuries, it is likely to surpass and sit on the second place in the league.
At the Cobham training ground, the players looked tired and not in high spirits, looking sickly, and despite Boas's hard work, the effect was not significant.
Qiao Wan looked at it and sighed helplessly, it seems that there is only a trick!
20 minutes later, Qiao Wanxian reappeared at the Cobham training base, followed by a handsome young man with short hair. Qiao Wanxian came to the sidelines, clapped his hands, and shouted: "Everyone, come and gather!" ”
When everyone looked back, they suddenly looked like a Japanese devil had seen a flower girl, and their eyes lit up.
Irving!
Michael Owen!
After half a year of waiting, Owen is finally back!
It didn't take 20 seconds for the cones to surround Qiao Wanxian and Owen as if they were stepping on a flying swallow.
"Michael, you're finally back!" Owen's most haode brother, Rooney's face turned red with excitement, and he shouted.
Owen doesn't know the rules like Rooney, and before the boss speaks, you're just chattering endlessly, don't get paid? Owen smiled slightly, didn't speak, winked at Rooney, and waved his hand at the excited group of teammates, full of joy in his heart.
Unrequited love is bitter, but if this love is mutual, the result is happiness.
At such a moment, Owen saw the enthusiastic eyes of his teammates, and his heart was faintly moved.
The attitude of the team members made Qiao Wanxian very satisfied, and said loudly: "Guys, I have good news for you, Michael Owen is back on the green field!" Now the team is going through the test of injury, but Michael told us a truth, there is no threshold in this world that cannot be overcome! ”
"Great! Michael is back, and we can do it with Bayern in the Champions League! Rooney clenched his fists and waved his hand vigorously, looking full of fighting spirit.
Qiao Wan shook his head and said: "Michael is still in the recovery period and can't play right away, so in the Champions League game in 4 days, we will still play as a team." However, in the second round of the game, if nothing else, Owen can appear! Guys, I hope you can put together a good result at Stamford Bridge and get Owen off the ground at the Allianz Stadium, do you have any confidence? ”
"Yes!" Terry and Frank Lampard quickly echoed the big names in the team, and the atmosphere in the team was much higher for a while.
Then it was Owen's turn to speak, first admiring his team-mates for their flawless performances since his departure, thanking for a League Cup title and looking forward to more trophies in the future.
Zuihou, Owen greeted several winter signings such as Van der Vaart, Grosso, Nemanja Vidic, and Torres. A few others are good to say, after all, Torres belongs to the same position as Owen, and the return of a superstar like Owen has undoubtedly put a lot of pressure on young people.
And this is in England, the Spanish teenager felt an inexplicable pressure under Owen's easy-going and close appearance, and when he heard Owen greet him, he blushed with embarrassment!
In the midst of the daxiao voices from his teammates, Torres scratched his head and said shyly: "Michael, you are my idol!" ”
Owen smiled slightly, patted Torres on the shoulder, and exclaimed: "Fernando, you are a really good lad, I love watching you play." ”
Complimented, Torres was even more stunned, squeaking and speechless.
Injuries are true, but the game has to go on. In the 31st round of the English Premier League, Qiao Wanxian and Boas had a brief discussion, and urgently transferred 4 young players from the reserve team, Kaka, Torres, Rooney, Duff and other main players were all rested, but fortunately, the opponent was a fish belly team deep in the relegation zone, and Chelsea did not have an accident and won 2:0 away from home.
After the league game, Chelsea are gearing up for a strong conversation with Bayern Munich. Bayern have played well in all competitions this season, and there is almost no suspense in winning the league title by overwhelmingly suppressing Werder Bremen in the league. With no domestic battlefields, Bayern are united in their efforts to make a difference in Europe under the leadership of gold medal coach Otmar Heathfeld.
It's just a pity that they are facing an unbeatable Chelsea.
However, the good news is that Chelsea's personnel are not in order, especially the team's main midfielder Claude Makelele and main central defender Cannavaro are unlikely to be on the field, and the defensive end is worried under the formation of Qiao Wanxian advocating a single midfield system.
Heathfield is only the second coach to lead two different teams to Champions League glory after Austrian legend Ernst Happel, and with the goal of leaving Bayern Munich in search of a new challenge at the end of the season, he is looking to create a brilliant season in charge of Bayern Munich Zuihou.
In front of the media, Heathfield is known for his honesty and integrity, and he seems to disdain to play intrigue psychological warfare, and on the pitch, strive to rely on strength and tactics to win.
Speaking before the game against Chelsea, Heathfield was blunt: "Honestly, FIFA did us a big favor! Chelsea have played with momentum under the leadership of Mr. Qiao Wanxian and can be described as the strongest team in Shijie today. However, the German side have never been afraid of any difficulties and the absence of Cannavaro and Claude Makelele will certainly cause some difficulties for Chelsea's defence, so at Stamford Bridge we will be hoping to use that advantage to build a win. ”
Heathfield is a devout Christian, admired in words and deeds, and is also a famous handsome, completely different from Ferguson's saliva, Mourinho's wildness, and Capello's iron mask. In addition to causing a lot of controversy from Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich, he is a respectable manager on and off the field.
When Jovan commented on Heathfield, he was not stingy with his praise: "There is no doubt that Otmar is a very respectable manager. He won the Champions League at Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich, which is an unprecedented feat and I look forward to playing against him. ”
As the saying goes, a slap doesn't make a sound. Heathfield was too lazy to create a storm outside the arena, and Qiao Wanxian also put away the spitting stars that were more powerful than Shengyuan No. 1 and remained silent.
It is rare that in this Chelsea Champions League focus, there was a harmonious atmosphere before the game, and it is not uncommon for the two teams to compliment each other, but when it comes to Qiao Wanxian, it is worth paying close attention to.
Joe Cannon has a relationship with Benitez, and he also has a story with Heathfield, who is close to 60 years old?
It's just that since Qiao Wanxian and Ye Xuan publicly stated that they would defend any verbal slander by legal means, the English media has hardly touched the topic of homosexuality, but the gossip in the secret is still continuous.
In the April 4 issue of The Times, Jovin released the list of 11 men who will play Bayern Munich two days later.
Goalkeeper: Cech.
Defenders: Ramos, Terry, Vidic, Grosso;
Midfielders: Duff, Parker, Lampard, Kaka, Rooney;
Forward: Fernando Torres.
Interestingly, Heathfield don't seem to like to take advantage, with Jovin announcing his starting XI ahead of time, and the German also posted an article in The Kicker saying that the 11 against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge will not change if nothing else.
Goalkeeper: Kahn.
Defenders: Sagnol, Lucio, Robert Kovac, Lizarazu;
Midfielders: Demichelis, Ze Roberto, Ballack, Schweinsteiger;
Forwards: Mackay, Pizarro.
Ballack and Schweinsteiger occupied the flanks, Demichelis and Ze Roberto dominated the central midfield position, and Heathfield fielded a combination of tough midfield and two strikers.
It seems that Bayern have given up on a 4-5-1 formation in favour of a 4-4-2 formation and are determined to pick up points at Stamford Bridge.
As Heathfield said, taking advantage of Chelsea's wounded squad was the perfect time to crush the blue ship.