Chapter 714: Melee of saliva
(Monday for recommendations and commuter passes)
Amid the internal and external troubles, the only thing that has pleased Chelsea fans and Jose Mourinho has been the return of their goalkeeper Petr Cech.
Chelsea team doctor Angel Inglish and Oxford's doctors conducted a comprehensive review of Petr Cech on Wednesday and the results were very positive, with the team doctor saying that Cech is 100 per cent ready to play, but that he needs a helmet.
For this comeback, the Blues hired Canterbury, a company based in Auckland, New Zealand, to make three protective helmets for Cech. This well-known head protection company in the rugby world has specially designed a plastic polymer material to increase the protection of Cech's injured area, in fact, the helmet is not actually for Cech, but psychologically, only by keeping that brave heart, Cech is the door god who makes the striker fearful.
The FA and FIFA have no objection to Cech's helmet, although there is no precedent before. The only thing that was a little upset was the team's main sponsor, Adidas. Although they are also sponsors of the Rugby League, they are two different sports.
Another defensive defence, Terry, is also desperately trying to catch up with this crucial battle. In order to recover from the back surgery, Terry brought back a masseur, Morse, from the Netherlands. This person will stay in London for at least a week, because Morse claims to be able to make Terry recover quickly and catch up with the decisive battle with Liverpool, but Chen Yu's personal doctor Zhang Youzhen thinks that Morse is a liar, she is very knowledgeable, good at acupuncture and massage, and she doesn't dare to say that, Morse just dares to brag like this after a few years with Chinese medicine, it is simply bullying the British who don't understand Chinese medicine.
Petr's comeback is equivalent to Chelsea getting a strong reinforcement, and some Chelsea fans even compare Cech's comeback with Chen Yu's, but Liverpool fans think that Cech is not qualified enough, at least add Terry to catch up with Chen Yu's shocking Cheng dΓΉ.
Chelsea's strength has improved without recruitment, but Liverpool can only work the transfer market, although the winter transfer is often too hasty, rarely able to buy the right player, and the player's old club will often take advantage of your anxiety to knock on your bamboo bar, but Liverpool's golden sign is still bright enough, when the other three giants have not made much movement, Benitez has bought Argentine defender Mascherano and Spanish defender Aurelio.
Although there is little time for Mascherano and Aurelio to integrate into the new team, they can also be put up at key moments, after all, the strength of these two players is there, one is Argentina's main midfielder, and the other is Spain's new international.
In addition to Liverpool's strong support in the transfer market, they also talked about the final step with Dubai's international group in the capital market, and only the price issue remains, of course, this is also the most important issue, but considering the success of Liverpool's gambling Chen Yu, Dubai's international group should not be too concerned about money.
Unlike Chelsea and Liverpool, who have really strengthened themselves, Manchester United and Arsenal's pre-match preparations are more of a flyover style - just talk about not practicing.
Ferguson has always been known for his psychological warfare in England, and he always has to say something to irritate his opponents before United's heavy game, and this weekend, when United travel to Arsenal and rivals Chelsea take on Liverpool, Ferguson is firing again before a game that could become a watershed moment in the league.
Ferguson first pointed the gun at Arsenal, saying that the Gunners who were overrated by too many young players were overrated, and that last year's Champions League semi-final was the result of their over-the-top performance.
Ferguson said: "I think it's definitely a bonus for them to get to the last four of the Champions League, nobody expected them to get there because they're a young team and they don't have anything to be proud of in Europe, so they can get to the last four and they have to admit it. β
When playing against Arsenal, the old man did not forget to hit Chelsea, and he said that everyone in the UK now wants Manchester United to beat Chelsea to win the Premier League, even Liverpool fans. In terms of hearts and minds, Manchester United are clearly stronger than Chelsea. 'Chelsea don't have a lot of popularity and it's strange that even the Liverpool fans have told me that they want Manchester United to win the league title, which is surprising. But I think it's because Liverpool fans know what a good team is, and I think Manchester United are playing quality football right now, so they can be loved. In the late 90s, a lot of clubs wanted Manchester United to lose because they didn't want to see a monopoly, and when I watched TV myself, I wanted the underdog to win, which was the usual way of thinking. However, I think people are in favour of Manchester United now because we play quality football and because of our style. β
Ferguson didn't seem satisfied with the simultaneous attack on Arsenal and Chelsea, and he then became smug about his tactical improvement.
"In the last few years, we relied on Van Nistelrooy for success, but now you don't have to worry anymore because you don't rely too much on someone. Now Saha has twelve, Cristiano Ronaldo has thirteen, Wayne Rooney has eight, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has nine, which is a great distribution. Neville is the only one left without a goal, his team-mates joke that Van der Sar will score before him, which is good, the atmosphere in the team is very good, this is the key to success, football is a team sport and one player alone will not win the final title. β
Ferguson used the mouth of the fans to demean the sworn enemy Liverpool, and used his own goalscorers to imply that Liverpool relied on Chen Yu, which made Benitez very annoyed.
After seeing Ferguson's TV interview, Benitez was very unhappy and countered: "Actually, I would love to know the name of that Reds fan, I don't believe Liverpool will have such fans at all, because Liverpool fans only want their team to win the championship, I think maybe this Liverpool fan is Sir Alex Ferguson himself." β
Arsenal these two seasons are empty, the professor is most proud of last season to reach the semi-finals, hearing Ferguson so derogatory and sarcastic him, Wenger was furious, he angrily reprimanded Ferguson: "Chelsea is not popular, but Manchester United's popularity may not be good, are we overestimated, this own results to decide, Manchester United last season Champions League ranking?" Did Manchester United rank higher than Arsenal in the first two seasons? In the last three seasons, it seems that Manchester United have been ranked higher than us at one time, and if the Gunners are overrated, Manchester United will definitely be in a bubble. β
Benitez, Wenger, and Ferguson were busy fighting with each other, but Mourinho, who likes to be in the limelight the most, did not participate in the war this time, of course, this is not that Mourinho has changed, but that Mourinho has no time to fight at all, because his contradictions with Abu and Kenyon have just eased on the surface, and then the "Daily Mirror" and Italy's "Corriere della Sera" broke out the contradiction between Shevchenko and Mourinho.
According to the Daily Mirror, a Chelsea player told the boss that he could consider taking Carlo Ancelotti as the team's head coach. Italy's Corriere della Sera put it even more bluntly, as if a reporter had heard it firsthand, with a player close to the Chelsea president telling Abu JianyΓ¬: "Roman, maybe you should open the door to Carlo Ancelotti, he is the manager we need." β
Neither the Daily Mirror nor Italy's Corriere della Sera directly named the "**********" player, but everyone knew that the player was Shevchenko, who the newspaper called the "little report".
As the saying goes, there is no wind and no waves, whether these newspapers are true or not, Mourinho cannot ignore it, and after some private consultations, Shevchenko first stated that the Ukrainian nuclear warhead praised Mourinho as "a great organizer, and his attention to detail before the game is unbelievable." I couldn't play because of an injury, it had nothing to do with the coach, we weren't friends, but we were professional. There are rumours in the media that have ruined the relationship between me and Mourinho, which I cannot tolerate, and I will ask them for an explanation when necessary. β
Abou also spoke out again in support of Jose Mourinho, "He has achieved great results in different countries, in different leagues, he has brought Chelsea two great trophies, he is the best manager in the world". But Abu quickly changed his tune and said: "But Mourinho has to endure unfair attacks from some media outlets recently, some of which have even hurt his dignity." I would like to say to Mourinho that I acknowledge your contribution to the club and the work you have done, and I will unreservedly support you. β
Although Shevchenko and Abou spoke in support of Mourinho, Mourinho's heart was as uncomfortable as eating a fly, and when he held a press conference, Mourinho finally found an opportunity to vent his anger.
"I and the 22 players in the team have a good relationship, but like everywhere, there will always be a very small number of people within who have different opinions, and having different opinions is not necessarily a bad thing, and it will not necessarily affect the unity of the team, even if there are bad remarks, a rat poop can't spoil a pot of soup, but in the media circle, some newspapers are like dung pits, and some reporters are like stinking, their reports are full of lies, and they can ruin a team."
Although Mourinho denied the bad remarks in the team, the words were rich in meaning, on the surface because of his anger, the reporter temporarily stopped, but the contradiction between Mourinho and Shevchenko, the contradiction between Mourinho and the reporter not only did not disappear, but deepened.
His own internal problems have not been completely covered up, and Mourinho can't bear the loneliness here, and he pointed the finger at Liverpool's sharpest knife Chen Yu before the game.
'Don't look at Chen scoring a lot of goals, but Chelsea are not afraid of strikers like Chen and Bellamy, and they can be restrained for Ferreira and Essien. But without Terry, we can't deal with Crouch and Kuyt, Crouch is so tall that he can fight for a header at any time; Kuyt, on the other hand, is so strong that he can keep the ball on his chest and wait for support from his teammates. The reason why Chen scored so many goals was because the Premier League players were not familiar with him, and when the Premier League defenders were familiar with him, his goals would not be so crazy. β
Chen Yu is in super good condition after returning from injury, and has just negotiated a contract with Reebok, the stadium and shopping malls are proud, Chen Yu was not angry at the attack on Mourinho, he ridiculed Mourinho in front of reporters and said: "Mourinho really cares about Liverpool, is he a starting agent for Crouch and Kuyt?" I want Rafa to be good and I'm good off the bench because it's not going to affect my goals. β
And Benitez, who has always been unsmiling, is completely a fatherly to his Chinese disciple, Chen Yu ridiculed the madman, and he also followed Yinghe, "Mourinho is right, Chen is not as tall as Crouch, not as strong as Kuytzhuang, and the threat to the defenders is not as big as theirs, I always can't understand why he is always scoring, maybe this has to ask the defenders of Serie A, they have been dealing with Chen Yu for four years, and they should know better than us." β
Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson was on Liverpool's side at this time, "Chen is a unique goalscorer, the English league is very different from other leagues, and new players have to have a process of adaptation. Coming to the Premier League is like stepping into another world of football, where the style of play and the way you defend are unique. A great player like Andriy Shevchenko couldn't find his rhythm at first, but Chen Yu barely needed to adapt to reach his peak form, and I'm sure he'll find the back of the net for Chelsea at the weekend, but what I would most like to see them draw is because a loss for both teams is not going to happen. β
In the face of Chen Yu's ridicule, Benitez's sarcasm, and Ferguson's curse, the madman Mourinho didn't care at all, he arrogantly made a god-like prediction, "I believe we can beat Liverpool, because the best team will always win the final victory, Chen Yu is a good goalscorer, but Drogba has a greater role in the Premier League, I am optimistic that he will score the winning goal, Manchester United will lose away, after this round, we will narrow the points to within 3 points, so that the initiative to win the championship is in our own hands." β