Chelsea's second league game kicks us at St Andrew's Stadium against Birmingham City on 21 August, and as is customary, Chelsea's starting line-up for the next game was announced in the sports section of The Times on 20 August.

Goalkeepers: Petr Cech;

Defenders: Bridge, Terry, Cannavaro, Ramos;

Midfielders: Joe Cole, Lampard, Makelele, Kaka, Duff;

Forward: Owen.

It's still the same crazy 4-1-4-1 formation. After the announcement of this starting lineup, it once again aroused unanimous refutation from media experts.

The Guardian, The Sun, The Daily Mail and other journalists have expressed deep criticism about Cannavaro, who was shaken down by Ruud van Nistelrooy in the last game, and became the laughing stock of English football, the central defender from the Apennine Peninsula seems to be only suitable for Italy's counter-attacking tactical system, not for the fast pace of football in the Premier League.

Even Spain's "Marca" newspaper has joined the "anti-Joe" lineup, calling Joe cannon this is a death to save face, Cannavaro can't play at Inter Milan, in Chelsea, still can't get on the stage, exchange for Cannavaro with Veron, which is definitely a stupid deal, only the head coach with water in the head will agree to such a transfer.

At the same time, many football legends have also questioned Qiao Wanxian's insistence on using Cannavaro. Speaking to London TV, Chelsea legend Gianfranco Zola said: 'Jovin is an incredible young manager, but the young man lacks experience and reason and he has a long way to go in terms of his use of Cannavaro......

After all, Zola is from Chelsea, and he is quite modest when he speaks, but it is those major media that have aroused Qiao Wanxian's strong dissatisfaction, and it seems that he has time to write a special article to teach these football experts who don't know how to pretend to understand!

However, compared to the distractions of the outside world, the atmosphere inside is surprisingly harmonious, and the arrival of a superstar like Owen has undoubtedly ignited the boiling point in the locker room. And assistant coach Boas also believes that Cannavaro's strength and condition are better than that of the Frenchman Gallas, and there is no problem with becoming the starting central defender!

At 10pm on 21 August, Chelsea's away game against Birmingham City and Liverpool's home game against Manchester City were played at the same time.

Although Qiao Wanxian's starting lineup is not too reliable, the strong attacking power shown in the first round of the league still makes public opinion unanimously optimistic about Chelsea.

The odds offered by bookmakers are also telling, with Chelsea winning 1-7, draws 5-1 and Birmingham winning 10-1.

Birmingham can only be regarded as newcomers to the Premier League, they finally made their first appearance in the Premier League in the 01-02 season, so Birmingham head coach Steve Bruce has made it clear before the game that the team will aim for one point in this game. It's clear that the legendary former Manchester United defender is determined to put on a bucket.

After learning of Bruce's remarks at the pre-game press conference, Qiao Wanxian was a little depressed. Can I still win by 10 goals? Hum! If I don't get Cheryl tonight, Birmingham, I'll see you again again!

In order to meet Cheryl's "rude" request and win by 10 goals, Qiao Wanxian had to sacrifice his big killer weapon again - Shengyuan No. 1!

The main material of this Shengyuan No. 1 is a Shengyuan grass that Qiao Wanxian accidentally discovered in his previous life in 2023. This kind of herb has the effect of relaxing the tendons and channeling, removing the deficiency and returning the yang, and with several common Chinese herbs, this cheating artifact Shengyuan No. 1 was produced. It's just that in this London territory, Qiao Wanxian worked hard to find 200g of raw grass, and only 200ml was made.

A season is still a long time, and Qiao Wanxian didn't plan to cheat like crazy in the first game against Manchester United, but it was the existence of Cheryl that made him arm the whole team for the second time! There were 11 starters, each of whom was painted with Shengyuan No. 1.

Counting the remainder, now there is only 173 ml left, Qiao Wanxian is a little distressed, and he doesn't know if these potions can last until the end of the season. Is it possible to fly to China once on the way? But there is no winter break in this Premier League, and there is no time to collect medicine......

"Forget it, let's take one step at a time, the first goal now is to get the woman done first!"

Football brings Jowan idle passion, and women can let him unleash his passion, especially a charming blonde girl like Cheryl.

Just as the commentator was repeating the exact same Chelsea starting XI as the Times published yesterday, the referee blew the whistle and Jowan's second Premier League game officially began.

St Andrews Stadium is small and can only accommodate 30,000 fans, but the stadium has exploded due to the arrival of Chelsea.

The starters on the field at Birmingham were goalkeepers: Taylor; Defenders: Teburi, Kuningerham, Upson; Midfielders: Doon, Johansen, Lazzaridis, Savic, Cartel; Forwards: Heskey, Morrison. The line-up was 3-5-2, playing both offensive and defensive, and it didn't look like Birmingham's manager Bruce had said.

Also, after all, it is the home field, and it is beaten like a turtle, and it is really not good-looking on the face.

Due to the weakness of the opponent and the death order of Joe Cannon before the game, if the goal difference in this game does not reach 10, I will look good at you! So Chelsea followed the policy of bombardment that has been practised since Jowan took over, playing with a relaxed and beautiful play, and just one minute and 28 seconds into the game, Birmingham defender Kuningerham brought down Chelsea's vice-captain Frank Lampard from 26 metres into the net.

Although Joe Cole, Lampard, and Kaka are all good free-kick players, they are not experts in the ranks, and Pirlo, Juninho Jr., Beckham, Ronaldinho, and even Ronaldo are not as good. In the last game against Manchester United, for example, Chelsea won seven well-placed free-kicks, with Frank Lampard, who had been stimulated by the number one, scored just once.

Sure enough, amid the sighs of more than 2,000 Blues fans from afar, Kaka's shot hit the left-hand post and the ball bounced off Upson's feet and was cleared by a big foot......

However, it was not long before Chelsea fans forgot about the unpleasantness, because in the fifth minute of the game, the opposing defender Kuningerham, who was seriously suspected of being undercover, did not hesitate to give Chelsea a free kick and then gave Chelsea an even bigger surprise - a penalty!

Here's how it happened, Kaka and Frank Lampard combined for a brilliant wall collision on the edge of the box, shaking off the opposition defenders and eventually delivering a brilliant through ball from Kaka. Owen looks thin and thin, but he has a good Liliang in the Premier League for many years, and he used his body to resist the muscular defender Kuningerham, started at a flying speed, shook off Kuningerham, and shot with his feet.

It's just a flying tackle from Kuningerham, and even the ball is shoveled out of the bottom line, and Owen falls to the ground in pain, wailing......

Then, the referee was in the right place at the right time, and to the cheers of the few Chelsea fans, the very friendly Haode rewarded Kuningerham, the "Infernal Affairs" special effects actor, with a yellow card and a finger to the penalty spot!

"Frank Lampard has always been Chelsea's number one penalty taker, but after Joe's cannon came, we don't know the changes in the team, especially the two new signings Kaka and Owen, who are good penalty takers, who will take the penalty this time, we will wait and see!"

Chelsea's commentator spoke in a soothing tone, and even told two small jokes from time to time to liven up the atmosphere, because in his opinion, Chelsea can beat Manchester United by a big beat, and the treatment of Birmingham's fish belly is destined to be caught. Only the next moment, his eyes widened and his mouth opened wide.

"This ...... What's going on? Guard...... Goalkeeper Petr Cech raced across the pitch and stood in front of the penalty spot, could it be ...... Is it up to the goalkeeper to take this crucial penalty? The narrator's surprised voice seemed to represent the atmosphere of the audience, and let out a "buzzing" sound.

Petr Cech stood confidently in front of the ball, while Kaka, Frank Lampard, Owen and Joe Cole leaned in on Cech and whispered something in his ear, as if to impart their experience of taking penalties.

The Chelsea fans at the scene covered their mouths nervously, and some of the female fans who came all the way for Kaka and Owen even chattered. On the sidelines, Qiao Wan had a calm face, sat in the coach's seat, and proudly taught Boas: "Vilas, for a team, winning is important, but there is one more important than winning, and that is to build a cohesive team!" My tactics are invincible, it's hard for any team to bother Cech too much, so to make him feel like he exists, let him take the penalty is the best decision! ”

Boas hurriedly showed an open look, took out a small notebook from his coat pocket, and concentrated on recording Qiao Cannon's careful teaching to him.

And in the next moment, the audience remembered the warm applause! Not just Chelsea fans, but Birmingham fans too!

The goal went in, and it was extraordinarily exciting! Penalty, spoon penalty, goalkeeper Petr Cech kicked a spoon penalty to trick Birmingham goalkeeper Taylor!

After a big windmill-like gesture of celebration by Cech, Qiao Wanxian sighed secretly. This Cech was born as a striker when he was a child, and his footwork should not be bad, and as a goalkeeper, he should know the goalkeeper's mind best, and let him take the penalty kick to ensure the goal rate, but also allow the media to continue to pay attention to himself, hype himself, and continue to stand on the cusp of English football.

Qiao Wanxian knows that when he first arrives, only by continuous victory and continuous exposure will he become the god in the hearts of fans in London and even England as quickly as possible!

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