Volume 1 Chapter 417 Return to Stamford Bridge
Like all the last round of the Premier League, the 38th round of the Premier League is scheduled to be held at the same time.
At 15 o'clock in the afternoon of May 13, the ball kicked off on time
This round of the league has too much suspense and too many interests, so that almost all the fans in the world are paying attention to this game, and almost all the media in the world are looking at the Premier League.
Manchester United at Portsmouth, Chelsea at Tottenham Hotspur, Liverpool at Reading and Arsenal at West Ham United are all at stake in winning the Premier League this season and qualifying for next season's Champions League.
But at the same time, Everton, Bolton, Reading, Portsmouth are all fighting for sixth and seventh places in the league, because according to this season's League Cup and FA Cup finals, the teams that represent the Premier League next season in the League Cup are fifth, sixth and seventh in the league, so the competition is very fierce.
In terms of relegation, Charlton Athletic and Watford have been relegated in advance, Manchester City and Newcastle have gone ashore in advance, but Sheffield United, Wigan, Fulham and West Ham United, these four teams still have to fight for relegation, so the last round of the battle can be described as very miserable.
This is Ye Qiu's first return to Stamford Bridge after leaving Stamford Bridge, and this time he returned to Stamford Bridge as the head coach of the rival team, so this game has also received great attention from the outside world.
Just like Sky TV, this time the broadcast will start when the two sides enter the stadium for a warm-up, interspersed with some recaps and highlights of the performances of both teams this season, which has always been an honour only available in major competitions such as the Champions League final or the World Cup final.
But it is not difficult to see from this that the duel between Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea, Ye Qiu's return to Stamford Bridge, and the grudge between Ye Qiu and Mourinho and Abramovich have all attracted attention to this game.
In the promotional video recorded by Sky TV before the game, "Do you want to know what will happen when Ye Qiu returns to Stamford Bridge? Boo? Applause? Cursing? Stay tuned for the final match of the 38th round of the Premier League, with defending champions Chelsea hosting Premier League upstart Tottenham Hotspur"
Stamford Bridge was almost full, with all the stands packed, not a single gap exposed, and Sky TV fielded the likes of Andy Gray and Richard Keith to provide live commentary on the crucial game.
"Hello everyone, welcome to the UUUU 7 Premier League 38th round finale Tottenham Hotspur away to Chelsea," Andy Gray said in a long, long breath.
'We're doing it live at Stamford Bridge right now, and we can feel that it's almost all Chelsea fans, they have the absolute advantage, but I'm sure a lot of people are looking forward to what the outcome of this game will look like. But at the same time, I believe that more people are looking forward to what will happen to Ye Qiu's return to Stamford Bridge? What attitude will Chelsea fans have towards the former decorated godfather? ”
Richard Keith, who was on the side, immediately took over the conversation, "I personally think that there should be applause, because Ye Qiu's two years at Chelsea can almost be said to be the peak of Chelsea's history, he has helped Chelsea win a lot of championships almost every year, and Chelsea fans still have a lot of people missing him even now." ”
According to media reports, it has been reported that many of Chelsea's local London fans have switched to Tottenham Hotspur this season because they have given the reason that they don't like Mourinho and like Ye Qiu, and even Lang Hawkins, a die-hard fan who has been regarded by Chelsea as a fan symbol for the past few years, has often accused Mourinho of focusing on how to adjust the team with the energy that has been put in the media into account
"For a long time, the reason for Ye Qiu's departure from Chelsea has always been speculated by the media, and he has never received any words from the parties, but it is not difficult to see from all kinds of signs that the main disagreement between Ye Qiu and Abramovich on the team's business philosophy, such as the introduction of superstars such as Shevchenko and Ballack, such as the reuse of powerful stars like Drogba."
"Later, the facts also proved that Ye Qiu's insistence was right, Shevchenko behaved in a mess after arriving at Chelsea, and Ballack did not play his dominance at Bayern, but several players that Ye Qiu reused continued to play their strong strength, such as Drogba, who is currently the banner figure of Chelsea's forward line."
"Another explanation for Chelsea's decline in strength is that the outside world has accused Mourinho of poor transfer performance after taking office, such as the sale of McConn, the world's top right-back at the time, and the introduction of Patrick Ferreira, such as the left-back selling Evra, but not hesitating to offend everyone to poach Ashley Cole from Arsenal."
In addition, there are many other aspects, in the summer of this year, Chelsea privately poached Tottenham Hotspur's technical director Frank Arneson, who helped Chelsea poach John Obi Mikel during his tenure at Tottenham Hotspur, which directly led to Chelsea offending Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur, and in the end, John Obi Mikel paid 16 million euros, and Chelsea also sent four players in the team, including Ribery, Van Persie, Fabregas and Messi, to Tottenham Hotspur in exchange for Ye Qiu's withdrawal, and as it turns out, all four players have been reborn at Tottenham Hotspur"
When Richard Keith said this, Andy Gray immediately interjected, "I think Mourinho's explanation for this also makes sense, he personally advocates a strong and quantitative style of play, so Essien, Makelele, Ballack, Lampard and other players like him more, but whether it is Ribery, Van Persie, Fabregas and Messi, they all belong to technical players, which is Ye Qiu's preference." ”
Andy Gray means that different types of managers like different player configurations and line-ups, so the players who didn't get a chance under Mourinho have been reborn under Ye Qiu, which can't be used to explain anything.
It's not that Andy Gray is rooting for Chelsea and Jose Mourinho, it's that he's very good at using such debates to stir up emotions in front of the TV and bring them into the game.
"You're not wrong about that, but the problem is that the fans don't like it, look at how these players are doing at Tottenham Hotspur, Tottenham Hotspur are the best looking team in the Premier League this season, the most attacking team, even more goals than Manchester United at the top of the table, of course the fans are not happy"
"Wait, wait, Richard," Andy Gray interjected again, "we have to admit that Tottenham Hotspur's performance was really amazing, playing a wave of attacks, and even in this game I think the biggest key for Chelsea is whether they can hold on to Tottenham Hotspur's attack, but"
As soon as these words turned, Andy Gray immediately pointed out the suspense, "Tottenham Hotspur's defense is not ideal, and their number of goals conceded is also the worst among the top five teams in the Premier League, even better than Everton in sixth place and Bolton Wanderers in seventh, otherwise, with their current attacking power, they will be at the top of the table in the morning"
For this, Richard Keith shrugged his shoulders and shook his head helplessly, "I must admit that Tottenham Hotspur is indeed a typical offensive strength and weak defense, so this game is the biggest trouble for Tottenham Hotspur is defense, especially Thiago Silva, and there are two wings, which is Tottenham Hotspur's weakness." ”
Andy Gray then took over and nodded: "So, if Mourinho plays a defensive counterattack in this game, I am not surprised at all, and with Drogba's strength, against Thiago Silva, I think the odds are very high, at the White Hart Lane Stadium, it was Drogba who crushed Thiago Silva"
"But in the Carabao Cup final, Tottenham also suppressed Chelsea's midfield, leaving Didier Drogba alone unable to threaten up front," Richard Keith countered with his partner.
The dialogue between the two of you and me clearly stated the previous situation of the two teams, as well as their advantages and weaknesses, and also mobilized the emotions of the fans in front of the TV by the way, which is undoubtedly their experience in broadcasting and commenting on the game for many years.
During the back and forth of the conversation between the two, the live TV camera was always hovering inside and outside Chelsea's Stamford Bridge stadium, from the fans in the stands to the inside and outside of the stadium, and when Chelsea walked up and down the pitch, the scene suddenly resounded with overwhelming cheers, which was clearly the momentum of the home stadium.
"There have been a lot of accusations of poor attendance at Stamford Bridge and a poor atmosphere at home, but at least in such a crucial final, the home fans are still very strong and fierce, which will bring a certain psychological pressure to the visiting team."
When he said this, Andy Gray didn't forget to tease, "There was a previous report that Thiago Silva became a soft-footed shrimp as soon as he met a high school striker, but I was wondering if he would be scored by the opponent again when he met a beastly center forward like Drogba in such an away atmosphere?" ”
"It's a possibility," Richard Keith nodded, "Tottenham Hotspur's current two-centre-back duo is Hangrand and Thiago Silva, Hangrande has always been solid and excellent, with a strong frontal defense, a strong confrontation and a high defense, and he is also the best player in Tottenham's backline." ”
"Thiago Silva's performance has been mixed because the player is a little shorter and has not much advantage over the Premier League's senior striker, although his bounce, reflexes and agility are very good, but so many times in a game, if you make one mistake, then you are finished.
"Yes, yes," said Andy Gray, the first time he supported his partner, "I remember that Ye Qiu defended Thiago Silva and said that the striker missed nine good chances on goal, but took one and scored a goal, and everyone remembered that goal and forgot about his mistake. ”
"But even if the defender has achieved nine successes, but as long as he makes one mistake and is scored by the opponent, everyone will only remember that one mistake, and forget his previous nine successful confrontations, I think this sentence is indeed very reasonable, but no matter what, we still insist that Thiago Silva is the biggest weakness in the Tottenham Hotspur backline"
Richard Keith smiled at this and teased: "But Ye Qiu also let it go, Thiago Silva will be the core of Tottenham Hotspur's defense next season, next season, and even in the next few years, he is obviously on the same page as you guys."
Andy Greja laughed, "I think this time Ye Qiu will look away, this Brazilian player's skills are indeed very good, and his long passes are also excellent, but it is poor physically, when he encounters high school strikers like Drogba, Husky, Crouch, and Berbatov, he suffers very much, and in the Premier League, high school strikers abound."
As Andy Gray spoke, he saw Tottenham Hotspur players in white and black pants walking into the pitch one after another, and they were greeted with boos on their faces, and it was clear that Stamford Bridge did not welcome this group of sworn enemies who wanted to prevent them from winning the championship.
Immediately following the team, Ye Qiu and his coaching staff also slowly walked out of the player tunnel at Stamford Bridge.
When Ye Qiuyi appeared at Stamford Bridge, the live broadcast camera immediately focused on him, and the big screen of the stadium immediately showed his picture, followed by a burst of cheers from the audience, but soon a burst of boos.
In this way, cheers and boos mingled into an indescribable noise, but the momentum was very loud.
"It seems that Chelsea fans still have mixed reputations against him, some agree with and support, some oppose and dissatisfied, the two sides are obviously evenly matched, neither can take advantage of the other, it seems that this is going to be infighting," Andy Gray said with a smile.
Richard Keith also affirmed this, "Even the pound we use, there are people who like and dislike, let alone Ye Qiu, as Chelsea's former meritorious godfather, now he has become the coach and owner of London's sworn enemy, and now he is leading the team to prevent Chelsea from winning the championship, the new hatred covers up the old favor, not surprising"
After Ye Qiu walked into the stadium, he walked to the away team's coach's box with his assistants, and at this time, there was a movement in the stadium that caused the Chelsea fans in the stands to cheer and boo.
Chelsea in a warm-up training, a big foot, directly kicked the ball near the away team's coaching area, the team's main center Drogba quickly ran over to pick up the ball, Ye Qiu bent down to pick up the ball, and threw it to Drogba, but the Ivorian quickly ran to the away team's coach's seat, first shook hands with Ye Qiu, and then hugged Ye Qiu, and the two were still talking, Ye Qiu shrugged his shoulders after hearing this, and made a helpless gesture, Drogba ran away with a smile.
"You say, will Drogba say to Ye Qiu at this time, let me shoot a few more shots later?" Andy Grayha laughed, but it was clear that no one knew it was impossible.
Some of Chelsea's anti-Ye Qiu fans were obviously unhappy with the proximity of their main centre-forward to their arch-rival's manager, and immediately booed, but a large number of fans also chose to cheer in solidarity with Drogba.
The game is a game, but Ye Qiu's contribution to Chelsea at the beginning can not be ignored, as a Chelsea fan, we must give enough respect and affirmation.
The camera also showed Mourinho, and the Portuguese didn't seem to pay attention at all, continuing to be on the sidelines, with his hands in his pockets, watching the training of the players on the pitch, giving people a cool feeling of a man.
"Mourinho is very stylish, with the taste of a mature man, while Ye Qiu is a young, energetic, and versatile handsome young man, at least from the image of the comparison, there is really no way to distinguish a winner or loser"
And when the warm-up came to an end, the coaching staff of both sides began to return to the locker room to prepare, and the players gradually left the field and were ready to return to the locker room.
Because including captain Terry, vice-captain Frank Lampard, main defender Makelele, strong center Didier Drogba, and the team's midfielder Deco, all leaned towards Ye Qiu, so the fans did not boo this time, but I don't know if there is an association in their hearts, that is, in the minds of many Chelsea players, the most admired head coach is still Ye Qiu.
"In fact, Chelsea fans don't need to worry about too much contact with Ye Qiu off the field, in fact, we all know that Ye Qiu still maintains a very close relationship with these players, and even some reporters photographed them partying, because they are all professionals, they are all clear, you can talk about friendship off the field, but you must work the field"
Andy Gray analyzed this phenomenon, "It's like Didier Drogba, when he was a guest at White Hart Lane, Ye Qiu and Tottenham Hotspur were in a difficult moment, but he didn't miss the old love at all, how to play and how to play, and in the end it was his goal that defeated Tottenham Hotspur, and after the game, he was criticized by some Chelsea fans who supported and supported Ye Qiu." ”
"Yes, professional players, they have to work the field, but it doesn't matter if they continue to interact off the field, so it was revealed before that Mourinho asked all the players in the team to cut off the relationship with Ye Qiu, and even had to join him to attack and stimulate Ye Qiu and his team with words, this is not only the disgust and resistance of Chelsea players, the fans are dissatisfied, and even the media feel that it is a little too much, after all, they are players, not machines
"Yes, so, both sides of this game are under great psychological pressure, Mourinho is under a lot of pressure, but Ye Qiu is also under great pressure, this game is a game that they must not lose"
Andy Gray is also full of expectations for this game, "Let's take a good look at who can be better between Ye Qiu and Mourinho"