Chapter 60: The First League Cup
On 28 October, Chelsea play their first game of the English League Cup at Stamford Bridge to take on Championship side West Ham United. West Ham have been outstanding in the Championship this year and if the momentum continues, promotion to the Premier League next year will not be a problem.
But the Championship team is the Championship team, and Qiao Wanxian's arrogant posture is full of disdain for this kind of low-level league team in his bones, and he has presented a lineup that is almost full of substitutes.
The goalkeeper is Italian Coutinho, the four defenders are, Hut, Watt, Gallas, Johnson, the midfielders are Geremi, Parker, Duff, Lampard, and forwards Gudjohnsen and Fussell.
The schedule is gradually tightening, and the rotation policy has been recognized by the entire coaching staff, but the coaches did not expect that Qiao Wanxian would rotate so thoroughly! In addition to one on-pitch captain, Frank Lampard, there were a lot of new faces in the team, and what was even more terrifying was that the team even changed the formation to 4-4-2!
Where is this rotation, this is simply a change of team!
Villas-Boas also carefully reminded that West Ham United was originally a Premier League powerhouse, and it only fell into the Championship in recent years. But the background is still there, and this year's state is particularly good, so we must always be vigilant. Qiao Wanxian didn't think so, and even in order to save Shengyuan No. 1, he didn't use a milliliter in this game!
Of course, Qiao Wanxian is a very cautious person and carries a 3 ml test tube with him, just in case.
It's just that......
What a crow's mouth Boas!
At 4 a.m. on 28 October, 70 minutes into the game, Stamford Bridge was unusually quiet. On the electronic scoreboard in the center of the court, the bright red number is particularly dazzling, 2:0. It stands to reason that this score is not surprising, but it is ...... Leading the way is the visiting Championship team - West Ham United!
With weak opponents and the Carabao Cup not important, Stamford Bridge was not well attended tonight, falling below the 40,000 mark for the first time since Jovan took charge of Chelsea. There were only more than 20 reporters present, most of them were tabloid reporters, and they were not eligible to enter important games at all, and only when other major media did not pay attention to a small event such as the League Cup, they were fortunate to get the opportunity to shoot Qiao Wanxian up close.
It's just that at this moment, the fans in the stadium were silent, but all the reporters were surprised! Chelsea were behind, two goals behind West Ham with 20 minutes remaining! What's more, Chelsea's 13-game unbeaten run in all competitions is coming to an end, and he has put a cannon on the 'Legends' column...... Finally failed!
Although the Carabao Cup is not important, and if you lose, you lose, but Blues fans still hope that Joe Cannon can continue his all-winning myth and can fulfill his promise of "Legends", a quadruple crown, which is absolutely unprecedented in the history of English football!
The reporters present felt that this was the most glorious moment of their lives, witnessing Joe's bold words falling short, witnessing his winning record being broken, it was definitely the most important news for media hype and increasing sales!
It was a chaotic game for Chelsea, completely devoid of the mercury and singing and crying of previous games. Savage rushes, ugly long crosses, back-to-back yellow card warnings and even Chelsea's proudest possession...... There was no such thing as a game, with just 46 per cent possession so far, which is even 8 per cent lower than West Ham United!
"Ladies and gentlemen, great Chelsea are in the most difficult time of all, but I am sure that the invincible Jowan will come up with the best way to break the embarrassing situation for Chelsea on the pitch! Not...... Did you see that? Qiao Wan was smiling and chatting with his assistant Boas, and it seemed that he didn't have the slightest sense of urgency. ”
The atmosphere had just improved, and in the 72nd minute of the game, Chelsea were dealt a fatal blow to make matters worse! Blues fans across Stamford Bridge gasped as centre-back Watt was fouled outside the penalty area, knowing that he had already been saddled with a yellow card!
Sure enough, when the referee did not hesitate to show Watt the second yellow card of the game, two yellows turned into one red, and Watt's debut time under Qiao Wanxian stopped at 72 minutes, and it was forever fixed at 72 minutes!
With two goals behind and one less person on the pitch at this time, Chelsea's situation is extremely serious! Stamford Bridge fans are already starting to leave the pitch and they don't want to see Chelsea lose, let alone witness the defeat of Joe's cannon.
Suddenly, the audience applauded!
The commentators were stunned, revealing a dumbfounded expression: "What's the situation?" Chelsea trailed by two goals and sent off another man, and the crowd cheered? Brain-beaten by West Ham United? ”
However, after this moment of hesitation, the on-site commentator and guest commentator Zora also shouted with joy at the same time.
"Oh my God, Joe's cannon, who had been sitting in the dugout, finally stood on the side of the pitch, with two players next to him, Wayne Rooney and Claude Makelele! He's laying out his tactics, we can't hear what he's saying, but what we know for sure is that in this game, Joe Cannon doesn't want to lose, strengthens the attack through Rooney, consolidates the defense through Makelle, and Joe Cannon wants to reverse the score in the next 20 minutes! ”
The commentator was so excited that he was about to jump up, the whole game Chelsea was lifeless, so that he didn't even have any interest in commentating, at this moment, it seemed that all the depression he had suppressed for more than 70 minutes poured out, and Chelsea's famous Zola was even more exaggerated, and his roaring voice sounded: "God, the long-awaited scene has finally happened!" Joe Cannon, oh no, the great Mr. Joe Wanxian, once again reached for Rooney and Makelele's crotch...... Oh no, inside the jersey! According to the past practice, whenever Mr. Qiao Wanxian uses this killer trick of 'strong affection', it is the moment to deal a fatal blow to the opponent! ”
"That's right, let's take a closer look at Mr. Qiao Wanxian's two big hands, on the buttocks of Rooney and Makellele, the power and energy released by these two big hands are definitely no less than the two atomic bombs dropped by the United States on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan!"
"Yes, Qiao Wanxian's hands are weapons of mass destruction on the football field! I hope that when Jowanxian dies, his hands will be buried under the turf of Stamford Bridge, and they will give Chelsea a permanent liliang! ”
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Qiao Wanxian was patiently arranging tactics for Rooney and Makelle on the sidelines, not knowing that his life had been lost by those two unscrupulous commentators.
'Wayne Rooney, you just have to be in the box, the key is Claude Makellele. We have one less person on the team, and I give you permission to use your best defensive energy! No matter what method you use, whether it's a collision or a shovel, as long as you can grab the ball for me, it's a success! ”
Qiao Wanxian's hand touched the waist of the two for a while before slowly withdrawing it, and the confidence on his face encouraged Rooney and Makellele, as well as all the audience.
Stamford Bridge is finally back to life!
"Blue, our dreams, football our sport;
Together, victory is our goal;
Whether the sun is shining or raining, please keep cheering for us;
Because our name is Chelsea, Chelsea! ”
The loud Chelsea anthem "Blue Eternity" echoed at Stamford Bridge, and with the sound of the blood boiling, the Chelsea players on the pitch seemed to resonate, and every cell in the body beat to the rhythmic singing.
Wayne Rooney and Claude Makelele came on to replace Fassell and Geremi, and Jovin made his first substitution for the game!
West Ham manager Alain Pardew stood on the sidelines with a grim face. Even if the team is leading 2:0 at this moment, even if there are only 10 players on the field at Chelsea now, he still does not dare to be careless, after seeing Rooney and Makelele appear, there is also the next tactical change of the team in his mind, remove a striker, replace a midfielder, and consolidate the defense!
However, Alain Pardu's wishful thinking had not yet begun, and the tsunami-like shouts of Stamford Bridge almost scared him out of a heart attack.
Rooney, who came on as a substitute, received a straight kick after the exquisite combination of Duff and Lampard in front of the big penalty area, the ball seemed to grow on the foot, swayed two times and three people left and right, and blasted the goal with his right foot at a small angle on the right side of the small penalty area.
"Immediate results! Magical substitution! Joe Cannon once again set an excellent example for shijie football to be on the spot! The narrator seemed extremely excited, and shouted incoherently: "Mr. Qiao Wanxian's magic continues to write!" Look at it, Chelsea, who have been in a mess for more than 70 minutes, immediately achieved results after a substitution by Joovan Xian, and Rooney came on as a substitute to pull a goal back for Chelsea! With at least 15 minutes left in the game, Qiao Wan has plenty of time to continue his unbeaten myth! ”
After the goal, Rooney didn't make any celebrations, went straight to the net to pick up the ball, and hurried to run to the center circle. West Ham United manager Alan Pardew seized the time to make substitutions, bringing on two defenders in a row to strengthen the defence.
Such a substitution caused Stamford Bridge to boo, and he wanted to drown Alain Pardew alive with a spittle. Fortunately, he is thick-skinned enough, not weaker than Qiao Wanxian at all, and under this huge pressure, he kept yelling on the sidelines, so that the players were always vigilant and paid attention to defense.
"It doesn't matter if you look good or not, if I can defeat the invincible Joe Cannon, hehe, I am the head coach of the Championship team this year, and I will definitely be contested by the major teams next year, even if it is to enter the giants, then maybe!"
Alain Pardu's eyes flashed with greed, rubbing his hands together and observing the situation on the field with trepidation.
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