Chapter 61: Killing the Game
In the second half, the situation on the pitch suddenly came a 180-degree reversal, and while the Chelsea fans in the stands were still singing loudly and cheering for the team, Fiorentina suddenly scored a goal, which caught all the Chelsea fans and their players off guard.
Very simple tactics, Beckham pulled across the right side, received the ball in the middle, and then crossed, Digan deliberately missed in the middle, and Mutu, who was ambushed at the back post, scored with an easy header.
After Mutu scored, the resentment that had been squeezed in his heart for several years was completely released at this moment, and the shirt on his body was removed by Mutu, revealing his strong muscles, and at Stamford Bridge, he used to run as much as he could, shouting, and that madness, even Degan had to look sideways.
"Mutu! It's Mutu! The talented player from Romania scored the goal of his former club, and Mutu was once the darling of the stadium, but after that incident, he was ruthlessly abandoned by Chelsea. ”
If this was the case, maybe Mutu would not have such a big grudge against Chelsea, after all, it was indeed he who did the wrong thing in the first place, but the next series of events almost ruined Mutu's future.
Shortly after Juventus announced Mutu's arrival, Chelsea resumed clashes with the former striker, with the Premier League side threatening to prevent him from landing in Serie A, due to the fact that Mutu had not formally apologised to the club and that Juventus had not paid the player's transfer fee.
At the time, Juventus claimed that Mutu had signed as a free agent and that the old lady had not paid a penny to Chelsea.
However, Chelsea have asked Juventus for a transfer fee to compensate for the Blues' £13.7 million purchase of Mutu. Chelsea claim they still have Mutu's transfer contract in their hands and that they will not hand it over if Mutu does not publicly apologise to the club for his wrongdoing, at which point Chelsea will put obstacles in the way of Mutu's transfer.
Ever since Mutu was found to have taken cocaine, Chelsea have been tough on the Romanian, even announcing the termination of Mutu's contract before the FA announced his punishment.
Chelsea even claimed at the time that the FA's seven-month ban was too "magnanimous" and left the team's lawyers ready to take action for compensation.
As Mutu prepares to join Juventus, the Blues remain resolute in recovering the club's losses from the Court of Appeal if they do not receive a transfer fee from Juventus.
Not only did they prevent Mutu from joining Juventus, but Chelsea appealed Mutu to the Court of Arbitration for Sport when he moved to Fiorentina, where he broke his contract with the team due to drug test irregularities and the subsequent negative effects on the team. In this regard, they demanded a decision from FIFA urging Mutu to pay some compensation to the Blues.
In the end, it was decided that Mutu should pay Chelsea Club 17.17 million in compensation in accordance with the FIFA judgment. The Romanian striker, who could not afford to repay, was on the verge of retiring as a result.
Chelsea demanded compensation from Mutu for the price, otherwise they would appeal to FIFA for a global ban on Mutu and even strip him of his professional qualifications.
Although Chelsea eventually reduced the amount of compensation, it has always been a thorn in Mutu's heart, and last season, Fiorentina and Chelsea met in the semi-finals of the Champions League, when Mutu missed those two games due to injury, but this time, Mutu will not miss the opportunity.
After conceding the goal, Hiddink immediately took steps to move Ballack and Essien back to protect the two wings.
However, in this way, the midfielder's interception ability will inevitably decline, and Digan immediately waved his hand at his teammates, abandoning the wing, or attacking head-on.
At this moment, Hiddink's magic was completely punctured in front of Degan's improvisation and Florence's strong overall strength.
After Mutu's goal, through a small range of cooperation in the middle, Degan dribbled the ball in, although Terry followed closely behind, trying to intercept, but was stuck in the position by Degan, and then shot a volley, conquering the Blues goalkeeper Cech, expanding the score to 2:0!
Hiddink was starting to get a little anxious and made his first change of the game, replacing Essien with Nigerian teenager Mikel in an attempt to strengthen the creativity of the midfield.
But this substitution, but after the game was criticized by countless media as a big stupid move, although Essien's attacking ability is average, but his defense is indispensable for Chelsea in the middle, after Makelele left, Essien is Chelsea's middle iron gate, and now this iron gate has been removed, in exchange for a soft ball style Mikel, Fiorentina is even more desirable when attacking.
One moment attacking the wings, suppressing Chelsea's two full-backs in their own half, and then attacking in the middle, leaving Chelsea exhausted.
Although Drogba scored a goal for Chelsea in the subsequent game, before the clarion call for Chelsea's counter-attack was fully sounded, Fiorentina scored two goals in a row through two side-to-side combinations, completely killing the suspense of the game.
4:1!
This scoreline, it can basically be said that Chelsea's path to the final has been completely sealed, even if the two teams can win the second leg, but if they can't score four goals, they will still be eliminated from the Champions League.
'I'm very sorry about the result, my players played very well, it's just that our opponents played better, there's nothing to regret, it's a great success to get to where we are today, it's something to celebrate, we still have one more game, I know it's going to be very difficult, but we don't give up hope!"
Hiddink's refusal to admit defeat is good, but it's a pity that if he wants to reverse the game, he can basically only exist in the fantasy stage.
Four goals, since Dugan arrived at Fiorentina, not to say at home, even away, they have never experienced such a heavy defeat.
After the game, Mutu, who opened the door to victory for Fiorentina in this game, also looked very excited: "It's so exciting to be able to score, after all these years I've finally been released, it's all perfect, second leg? I believe that it is we who will win! ”