Chapter 72

Chapter 72

Before going to the national team to be judged by more future teammates, Chelsea ushered in the fourth round of the Champions League group stage. They will travel to the Veltins Arena on the 7th to challenge Bundesliga Schalke 04.

The home team Schalke 04 lined up in a 4-2-3-1 formation in this game, with goalkeeper Neuer, defenders Rafinha, Boden, Kostajic, Westermann, midfielders Jones, Bayinramovic, midfielders Asamoah, Rakitic, No. 17 player, and forward Larsson.

Chelsea lined up a 433 formation in this game, with goalkeeper Endrit, defenders Bridge, Carvalho, Alex, Belletti, midfielders Lampard, Makelele, Essien, and forwards Malouda, Drogba, Cole.

When Endrit first saw the starting lineups of both teams, he didn't think much about it, until he saw the big-eyed player No. 17 in the player tunnel. Endrit's smiling face suddenly turned cold. He lowered his head and stared at the ground, regretting that he was not a forward, otherwise he would definitely let this fledgling player see the dangers from his predecessors and the anger that could not be calmed down once he thought about it.

"Ritter?" Alex, who was closest to Endrit, reached out and pulled him, leaned his head over and asked, "What's wrong with you? What are you looking at? Is there anything on the ground?"

Endrit raised his head slightly, calmed down his bad mood a little, and said expressionlessly: "Nothing."

"You were smiling just now..." Alex met Endrit's gaze and was slightly startled. "Are you in a bad mood?"

Endrit said nothing, but just lowered his eyes slightly.

Alex didn't know what to do and stood there at a loss.

"It's okay," Endrit put his arm around Alex's shoulders and said softly, "I just saw a player on the opposite side and I suddenly felt bad."

Alex breathed a sigh of relief. If it wasn't for him, it would be fine. "Huh? Who is it? The forward of the opposing team?"

Endrit shook his head and whispered, "No. 17 across the street. I don't know why, but when I see him I feel inexplicably uncomfortable. I think he is terrible and I hate him."

Alex glanced to the side quietly and saw the pair of very abrupt big eyes at a glance. He quickly withdrew his gaze, patted Endrit's shoulder lightly with his backhand, then briefly left and jumped forward to say something to other teammates.

All the Schalke 04 players were confused because the Chelsea players next door suddenly turned around and looked at them, and each of them had a particularly strange look in their eyes.

"What are they doing?" Rafinha turned to ask Boden, "Is he sick? It would be better if it is true. We can win easily at home."

"Who knows?" Boden curled his lips, "Whether the goal is scored or not doesn't depend on us two."

"But Neuer can prevent the opponent from scoring, right?" Rafinha smiled and turned to look at Neuer behind him, and found that the latter was turning his head to stare at the opposite side.

"Neuer? Who are you looking at?"

Neuer stared at Endrit for a few more seconds, then turned his head silently when he heard his teammate calling him again, and denied it aloud, "Nothing."

Big Eyes was so excited to finally get his start that his eyes were darting around and he didn't notice that all the Chelsea players were looking at him.

Chelsea players: What's wrong with this kid? Ritter is a very nice person. He never joins in their discussions about other players' shortcomings, but this guy makes Ritter feel disgusted at the first sight of him?

Everyone exchanged glances quickly, and no one said anything about it, but years of tacit understanding made them make a decision at the same time.

After referee Busacca blew the whistle to start the game, Schalke 04 quickly pressed forward with the ball.

Slomka looked at his own team and glanced at Endrit standing in front of the goal, wondering whether this attack could have a good result. He thought that Schalke 04 was very lucky to have the young Neuer, but who knew that Chelsea, no, the entire Premier League was so lucky to have Endrit as a goalkeeper.

Slomka stared at the football, his gaze moved up to the young player No. 17 who was holding the ball, and the corners of his mouth raised slightly: Hehe, Chelsea on the opposite side would not have thought that they also have a good seedling in their youth team, who will definitely shock the world in the future!

"Bang!"

Before the voice in his heart could fully emerge, the No. 17 player praised by Slomka was knocked down directly in the penalty area by Alex. The football rolled out. Asamoah, who was about to receive the ball, stood in the penalty area a little confused: What's going on? Is he so hopeless now? The opponent didn't come to knock him down, but instead went to knock down a new young player?

Referee Busacca ran over blew the whistle and awarded Schalke 04 a free kick without hesitation.

Alex got up from the ground, snorted at the No. 17 player lying on the grass, and when he looked up, he saw Endrit looking at him with a smile.

Alex straightened his chest, and the red scarf on his chest became brighter (bushi)

Mourinho stood on the sidelines with his arms folded, his eyes constantly scanning the field, with a lot of questions in his mind: What's going on? What are these guys doing?

The commentators at the scene were also a little confused, but it was impossible for them to say during the commentary that they didn't understand why Alex chose to knock down a new player who had made no achievements so far and posed no threat to the team. "Alex chose to nip a bigger danger in the bud. Alex's shot was likely to threaten the goal, so he chose to knock him down before No. 17XXX passed the ball."

His partner next to him took the lead and said, "But he obviously made a mistake, because compared to Asamoah's shot, the free kick now is obviously more threatening."

"But Endrit obviously didn't care about the mistake. He smiled and looked at his teammates to comfort them."

"I think that's the confidence of a world-class goalkeeper. He has the confidence to save this penalty."

As the referee Busacca blew the whistle, Rakitic took a direct free kick and the ball flew high. Endrit jumped up quickly to save the ball, but the ball flew past his fingertips: Don't get me wrong, the ball was kicked too high and flew directly over the crossbar.

The Schalke 04 fans in the stands sighed with regret. They had such a good free kick opportunity at the beginning of the game, only 25 meters away from the goal, but they didn't score. It was such a pity.

The game continues and Schalke still has the ball.

Chelsea seized an opportunity in the fifth minute of the game. Schalke 04 defender Bolden made a mistake in passing the ball in front of the penalty area. Essien intercepted the ball and passed it to Lampard, who passed it to Drogba.

Drogba failed to accurately estimate the landing point of the football this time. He hurriedly received the ball and adjusted it before shooting a low shot straight towards the goal.

Neuer rushed out and blocked the ball with one hand.

Several Chelsea players in front of the goal moved towards the direction of the ball, intending to take a follow-up shot, but the ball rolled out of bounds before anyone could see it.

As usual, Busacca awarded a corner kick. Lampard stood on the right and kicked the corner kick directly into the penalty area. Alex caught up with the ball and jumped high to head the ball.

But just like Rakitic just now, Alex's header was too strong and flew directly over the crossbar.

In the tenth minute of the game, player No. 17, who had just been knocked down by Alex, finally appeared in the penalty area with the ball again. This time, he was more cautious than last time. After getting the ball, he quickly glanced at his teammates nearby, and finally decided to take the ball to the front left fifty meters and then pass the ball to Larsson who was in the penalty area.

But this time he didn't run with the ball for long before he was knocked to the ground again by Belletti who came forward to steal the ball.

The referee came over with a whistle and Belletti apologized earnestly, "I'm sorry, I didn't expect him to be so weak and fall down as soon as I touched him."

Busacca glanced at Belletti, who looked uncomfortable and guilty, and his eyes fell on the No. 17 player who was rolling on the ground and shouting with his hands covering his legs. After taking a deep breath, he was about to make a decision: Schalke 04 got another free kick opportunity!

The Schalke 04 fans at the scene couldn't help but cheer loudly for No. 17, who won two free throws for the team in less than ten minutes. The German commentator also couldn't help but loudly praise Coach Slomka in the live broadcast room for coming up with the idea of ​​drawing fouls to win free throws and create more threatening shooting opportunities, as well as No. 17, who loyally and bravely implemented the coach's tactics.

It is hard for them not to think so. After all, less than ten minutes into the game, Schalke 04 got two free kick opportunities - it was obvious that Schalke 04 wanted to do so, otherwise could the Chelsea players be stupid enough to give them penalty kicks?

But the two people who were praised at this time were completely out of shape. Bishop Slomka frequently turned his head to look at Mourinho on the sidelines, wondering: What is the opponent's tactic? Why deliberately give Schalke 04 a free throw opportunity?

Player No. 17 let out a low "hiss" and protested to the coach that the opponent should have received a yellow card instead of a free kick.

Referee Busacca glanced at No. 17 expressionlessly, then blew the whistle to signal Schalke 04 to take a penalty kick: He saw that the Chelsea defender did not deliberately make any foul moves, he just went directly for the ball and accidentally bumped into the latter, causing the latter to fall to the ground.

To be honest, when Busacca made the first penalty decision, he didn't want to give the yellow card so early before awarding the free kick. But this time, when he saw the same player fall down again in a short period of time, he couldn't help but wonder in his heart: Is this guy deliberately trying to get a penalty kick?

Schalke players were not clear about the referee's thoughts. The player who took the free kick, Bolden, shot directly at the goal, but the ball went wide of the goal.

Endrit reached out and touched the goal post. He stared at the football flying out, then looked up at player No. 17 standing in the penalty area and pulled the corners of his mouth expressionlessly.

Player No. 17 shuddered all over, having a creepy feeling as if someone was staring at him. He turned his head to look left and right, and was surprised to find that the Chelsea players were all looking at him.

In the 14th minute of the game, Chelsea launched a quick attack from the left. After Bridge made a cross, Drogba received the ball and volleyed in the penalty area, but the ball went wide of the goal.

In the 7th minute of the game, Belletti made a mistake in passing the ball in the backcourt. No. 17 intercepted the ball and shot directly from the penalty area. Endrit took the initiative to hit the ball back.

The football hit No. 17's waist with a "bang", and the latter immediately took the ball away and shot again.

This time, Endrit held the ball firmly in his arms and then threw the ball to Belletti.

Belletti looked at Endrit with a smile, and only after Endrit glared at him did he take the ball and turn around and run forward.

The other three defenders were also laughing. After being glared at by Endrit, they turned around and left the penalty area with a chuckle.

No. 17, who was only thinking about scoring a goal at the time, finally felt the pain belatedly and ran forward with his teeth bared.

"Endritt had a lovely little slip-up."

"I have to say Chelsea's defence had a great relationship. They didn't get angry when the other team made a mistake, they just smiled in a friendly way."

"No, no, no, the reason they can still laugh is only because the goal has not been broken by Schalke 04. I think if they make another mistake and Schalke 04 seizes the opportunity, they will definitely not be able to laugh."

"Chelsea did make a lot of mistakes in this game, but I think this could also be Schalke 04's tactics. It's amazing. I can't imagine how Schalke 04 can accurately grasp this scale."

The Schalke 04 fans in the stadium and the commentators in the live broadcast room all praised Schalke 04 for their obvious advantage at home.

But the Schalke 04 players who were playing on the field and Bishop Slomka on the sidelines felt extremely uncomfortable.

No. 17, who was believed to have executed the tactics, ran and stopped, and looked at the coach on the sidelines from time to time, hoping that the coach would let him leave the court. He realized belatedly that he seemed to be targeted by the opponent.

But his teammates seemed to have not realized it yet and still passed the ball to him. Not long after he got the ball, Lampard rushed towards him to steal the ball.

No. 17 was startled and immediately passed the ball, but he collided with Lampard as soon as the ball was passed. The young newcomer was completely unable to resist the star who had been struggling on the court for many years, and was knocked over again with a thud.

Referee Busacca blew the whistle loudly. Larsson, who had just received the pass, stopped the ball regretfully. Busacca quickly rushed to the scene of the accident.

"Referee! He did it on purpose! He did it all on purpose! He bumped into me on purpose! Damn it! You need to give him a red card! A red card!"

Busacca turned his head to look at Lampard, who had an innocent look on his face, "I didn't expect him to hit me like that..."

Busacca looked away before Lampard finished speaking, took out a yellow card from his pocket and handed it to No. 17, "Diving, yellow card."

The first two times he fell he just wanted to take free throws, but this time it was even more excessive, he even wanted a 1+1! Before deliberately falling down to blackmail someone, he passed the ball to the team's forward. If the referee had not reacted promptly and blew the whistle immediately, would the opponent not only have a shot at goal, but also have wanted the opponent player to be sent off with a red card? !

Lampard knows that this guy has a very good playing style on the court.

No. 17 was extremely angry, "I didn't fake a fall! I was just hit, you *****!"

Busacca expressionlessly pulled out another yellow card, "Insulting the referee."

Two yellow cards turned into one red card, No. 17 was substituted, and Slomka hurriedly replaced him with Lovenkrands, who then waved his hand to signal the team to shrink the defense line.

Schalke 04 stopped attacking. Slomka turned his head and stared at Mourinho. When the referee blew the whistle to end the first half, he immediately walked over and said coldly: "Does Van Gaal know that his disciples are so sinister?"

Mourinho:? ? ? ?

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