Chapter 91
Endrit didn't know that Robert Downey Jr. was sitting in the stands at the moment. Mourinho did see him, but he didn't know that this person was the Iron Man whom he hated so much before.
"Olympiacos' attacking tactics were the same throughout the first half. If you could open your eyes and watch more, you would know that every time Olympiacos attacked, they would first pass the ball from Galletti on the right. So tell me, why didn't anyone keep an eye on Galletti?"
"Because you were busy attacking? But if you were busy attacking, why was there no player to receive Drogba when he brought the ball to the right baseline?"
"What are you doing? Tell me, what are you thinking about? This is a Champions League match, not a place for you to have fun!"
"We've been practicing for so long, why are there still mistakes when passing and catching the ball? Is this normal?! Think about it yourself, is this normal?"
Mourinho only let Ballack play, not for the game against Tottenham next weekend as the commentator thought. Before the start of today's game, he didn't even take this game seriously, because he felt that with the current strength of their Chelsea players, it would be a very easy thing to win Olympiacos.
but! Even though Olympiacos showed no signs of being a dark horse and their players made frequent mistakes throughout the first half, Chelsea actually tied with Olympiacos!
"If you want to hear the boos in the second half, then keep playing like that."
Coach Mourinho slammed the door and left the locker room.
The locker room was silent.
…
After the half-time break, the two sides exchanged venues and the second half of the game officially began.
"Welcome back! You are now watching the live broadcast of the 1/8 match of the European League, the second half of the first leg match between the Greek team Olympiacos and Chelsea at home."
"Neither team made any personnel changes after the 10-minute break, which is a bit bad because both teams made more than one mistake in the first half."
"I guess they were all a little nervous."
"Oh, of course! Could they have made mistakes on purpose? Did they play so badly in the first half to create an effect?" Commentator Nicol shrugged. "If that were the case, it wouldn't be a football game, it would be a performance."
"If Real Madrid gets good results every time they play at the Olympic Stadium, it is a positive feedback. Then Chelsea got a negative feedback when they played at the Karaiskakis Stadium today. The mistakes made by the players were too low-level. I can hardly imagine that this would be a game played by Chelsea."
After the start of the second half, Chelsea players, who were scolded by coach Mourinho in the locker room, fought fiercely with Olympiacos players in the midfield.
Chelsea player Cole got a corner kick opportunity. Under the close attention of Chelsea fans, Cole took the corner kick with his right foot. Olympiacos center player Djordjevic headed the ball out of the penalty area, and the ball missed the goal again.
In the fourth minute of the second half, Olympiacos kicked the ball from the left, and Galletti headed the ball, but he jumped too low and failed to head the ball.
In the 6th minute, Drogba created a free kick in the frontcourt and Chelsea had another chance to score. Although this free kick was a bit far from the goal, it shouldn't be a big problem, right?
Endrit thought so and looked up at Malouda.
Malouda served the ball, he jogged towards the football, then raised his right foot and kicked the football hard.
Endrit stood in front of the goal with wide eyes watching the football kicked by Malouda make a curve in the air and finally hit the Olympiacos wall.
"This ball," Cornell felt that Chelsea was simply making things difficult for him today, "this ball didn't even go up. What did Malouda do? Why is his leg so weak?"
Forget it, Yuan can’t come back. If he continues to try to smooth things over for Chelsea, the ratings will drop completely.
Damn it! What the hell is going on with you Chelsea today? ! They all look very strong, but why do they all fail when they take a shot? Why don't you just sleepwalk on the court and give all the camera to Endrit, so that the ratings of their live broadcast will not keep dropping.
In the 9th minute of the second half, Ballack dribbled past the opponent in the middle and was blocked by the opponent when passing the ball to Drogba.
Cole took a few steps forward and quickly snatched the ball from the opposing player's feet. After running a few steps with the ball, he made a cross from the bottom right.
A few seconds later, the football rolled out of the baseline.
"Oh my God," commentator Nicol put his hand on his chest and said sadly, "Why haven't you come to the Karaiskakis Stadium yet? Why don't you come to Chelsea as soon as possible?"
"Has Chelsea used up all their luck after acquiring Endrit?"
In the 12th minute of the game, Olympiacos striker Kovacevic took a long shot, the ball went straight to the goal, but was directly blocked by Endrit.
The football bounced on the grass and was caught by Carvalho. Endrit's eyes fell on the football, and then quickly retracted them.
Olympiacos' attack posed no threat to the goal at all, and most of their attacks were even blocked by their defenders as soon as they reached the backcourt. Olympiacos' defense was not very strong, and Chelsea's players could easily steal the ball from their feet.
Logically speaking, with such a big difference in player configuration between the two sides, Chelsea should have scored more than one goal. But for some reason in this game, his teammates couldn't get the strength and angle of the shot right and couldn't score a single goal.
Could it be that Chelsea was hit by some debuff in this game? How come there are so many mistakes...huh? How come that fan in the stands looks exactly like Iron Man when he was young? This fan is so lucky, he looks like Iron Man...
Endrit's eyes were fixed on the football in front of him, but his mind kept replaying the figure he had just seen in the stands: he looked so much like Iron Man when he was young!
"Olympiacos attacked from the right again, but their cross efficiency was still not ideal."
"Did Kovacevic just want to collide with his teammates?"
"It looked like that, but Kovacevic didn't have time to catch up with his teammates. He was a little slow. This may be related to the fact that he is no longer young. He is 35 years old and has been running on the court for a full hour."
"Chelsea is in trouble. Olympiacos has figured out how to deal with Chelsea! When Chelsea players enter the 30-meter area, Olympiacos players will directly surround them and grab the ball, which greatly reduces Chelsea's goal efficiency!"
Nicole turned his head and looked at Clyde in shock. "Does this reduce Chelsea's goal efficiency? If the goal efficiency is 0, can it be reduced further?"
In the 21st minute of the second half, Olympiacos midfielder Djordjevic passed the ball to Stoltidis in the middle, who shot directly after the ball passed.
Endrit chose to take the initiative, ran forward three steps, jumped up and hugged the football directly into his arms. Then, Endrit looked up at the opposite stands: he wanted to confirm whether he had seen it wrong just now.
On the sidelines, Robert Downey Jr. suppressed the urge to yawn, adjusted his sitting position, and turned his gaze back to Endrit.
The movie "Iron Man", which will be released in the United States in May this year, is not only a work that Marvel has high hopes for, but also Robert Downey Jr.'s hope to return to the film industry.
For this reason, even though the game made him feel very bored, Robert Downey Jr. has insisted on sitting in until now.
For him, the outcome of this game is not important. All he had to do was have a conversation with Endrit after the game. The latter's agent has agreed to let Endritt take part in the filming of the Easter eggs in the movie, and he came here in person to shoot this Easter egg in order to get more box office returns in England after the movie is released.
And Endrit... huh? Endrit Is he looking at him?
Their eyes met from a distance, and Robert Downey Jr. immediately sat up straight and smiled at Endrit.
Endrit was stunned: This smile! This smile! He won't remember it wrong! This is Iron Man himself!
“Beep, beep, beep…”
Plautz trotted all the way to the Chelsea goal and blew the whistle to signal Endrit to serve the ball quickly, otherwise he would be given a yellow card if he hesitated any longer.
Endrit came to his senses, lowered his head and placed the football on the grass, raised his right hand and placed it on his violently beating heart, then raised his leg and kicked the football hard.
The moment the football was kicked out, Endrit raised his hand and knocked his head hard to come back to his senses and focus on the game again.
He used a lot of strength in that kick just now, but he forgot to look at the position of the players in the frontcourt when he kicked the ball, and just swung his leg and kicked it hastily.
But it’s not a big problem. Even if the opposing player receives the ball, he will not let the other team score... Huh? Did Drogba catch the ball? !
That’s great. After the game, he directly argued with coach Mourinho, saying that he actually judged the angle when he kicked the ball. Will the coach believe it?
Before Endrit started brainstorming, the Olympiacos players in Chelsea's backcourt were already confused.
When Endrit held the ball in his arms, the Olympiacos players turned around and ran towards their own half, looking back to see where Endrit passed the ball, wanting to know if they had a chance to intercept the ball again in Chelsea's half.
But what they didn't expect was that England's goalkeeper Endritt actually stood there holding the football and didn't move! Could it be that even the England goalkeeper could not escape the debuff of "mistakes" in this game?
Endrit was slow to kick off, and the Olympiacos players who were running towards their own half slowed down to see what Endrit was doing. And under their gaze, Endrit bent down and placed the football on the lawn. He stood up and kicked the football out directly? !
Doesn't he even look at where his teammates are now? !
The Olympiacos players lowered their heads and cursed, then turned around and ran towards their own half. Before they touched the football, Drogba, who had been alone in the deep, successfully received the football after a crazy run.
Olympiacos defenders Anchas and Pantos chased after Drogba. But before they could catch up with Drogba, Drogba stopped and shot towards the goal.
Olympiacos goalkeeper Nikopolidis took the initiative to attack, and the football flew to the front of the goal and fell rapidly, flying through Nikopolidis's mouth and into the goal along the grass.
This ball went in?
Drogba only came to his senses when the referee Plautz blew the whistle loudly to indicate that the goal was valid while standing on the sidelines. He turned his head and stared at the football in the goal, and finally a smile appeared on his face.
“The ball goes in!”
When the football rushed into the goal, Nicol stood up excitedly, "The ball is in! Chelsea finally broke the deadlock! Ritter assisted Drogba to score successfully!"
The TV began to replay the goal that had just been scored - although even without the replay, people who were watching the game knew how the goal was scored.
The fans in front of the TV and at the scene did not miss the shot of the football flying into the goal, because when Endrit stood in front of the goal without making any move, people turned their eyes to him, and there was only one thought in their minds: Damn it, you Chelsea players have to make sure even the mistakes on the field are made neatly and without missing a single one? !
"Obviously, Endrit's failure to send the ball out immediately affected the judgment of the Olympiacos players. They, especially the Olympiacos backcourt players, did not rush back to defend immediately after they found that Endrit did not send the ball out immediately."
"Through the slow-motion replay, we can see that Drogba did not notice that Endrit had not served the ball in time. He rushed to the Olympiacos half as soon as possible."
"It was this time difference that made the Olympiacos defense useless, and Drogba faced the goalkeeper and kicked the ball into the Olympiacos goal."
"Clyde," Nicol turned to look at his partner, "you just said that Olympiacos has figured out how to deal with Chelsea, right?"
"Yes, that's right." Clyde nodded. "When Chelsea players enter the 30-meter area of Olympiacos, Olympiacos players will directly surround and rob them. In the first half of the game, several of Chelsea's threatening shots were destroyed by the close robbing of Olympiacos players."
"Although this tactic is a bit biased," Conil said in amazement, "the effect is immediate. I am just a little confused. How did coach Mourinho come up with this tactic?"
During halftime, the camera swept across the stands and the commentator spotted Robert Downey Jr. sitting there.
When the game resumed, Sky Sports' live broadcast no longer showed Robert Downey Jr. After all, he is an American, and in the eyes of the English people, he is an American who is trying to take advantage of the popularity of their goalkeeper Ritter.
So they didn't notice that Endrette was stunned because of the appearance of Robert Downey Jr., and Robert Downey Jr. himself didn't think that Endrette was stunned for a moment because of his smile. He, like all the fans present, thought it was a tactic.
He applauded the goal with the Chelsea fans next to him, and the Chelsea players on the field rushed up to hug Endrit and asked loudly in Endrit's ear: "When did you discuss the tactics with the coach?"
"Damn it! You actually lied to us too!"
Endrit lowered his head and dared not say a word, let alone turn his head to look at coach Mourinho standing on the sidelines: the latter had been staring at him from the beginning.
Damn it, it looks like his ears are totally ruined today.
“Beep, beep, beep…”
The game started again. Olympiacos players, who were one point behind, were eager to equalize the score, but their forward's physical strength was worse than before. The ball was intercepted after only a few steps, and the ball returned to Chelsea again.
In the 25th minute, Makelele passed the ball in the middle and the ball was passed to Malouda on the left side of the penalty area. Malouda shot with his left foot from the top of the penalty area, but the angle was a little high and the ball flew over the crossbar.
In the 36th minute, Olympiacos launched another attack. The newly substituted Olympiacos player went to the bottom line and intended to pass the ball, but the ball continued to fly diagonally forward after flying over the middle: the ball was kicked off.
"Olympiacos didn't pose any threat and their speed wasn't up to par. Chelsea, who had scored a goal, were no longer in a hurry to attack and the tempo of the game slowed down all of a sudden."
In the 42nd minute, Olympiacos tried to attack again and they were really anxious. But no matter how anxious they were, their main striker Kovacevic was not fast enough and the ball was intercepted before it even reached Chelsea's backcourt.
"In the ongoing match between Liverpool and Inter Milan next door, Liverpool once again received good news. Gerrard scored twice to lead the team to a 2-0 lead over Inter Milan."
"And Lampard did not play at all in today's game. It seems that coach Mourinho has made a choice between Lampard and Ballack."
Three minutes later, referee Plautz blew the whistle to end the game.
Chelsea took away the victory with great difficulty from the Karaiskakis Stadium.
The Chelsea fans who traveled with the team were shouting wildly and venting their emotions at this moment.
Mourinho took a step forward with a sullen face, raised his hand and was about to call Endrit over, when he saw Endrit running from the front of the goal to the opposite stands and waved his hands vigorously.
A question mark slowly appeared on Mourinho's forehead, and Robert Downey Jr., who was greeted, stood up in surprise. He responded to Endrit, who reached out and pulled his jersey and shouted at Robert Downey Jr.: "Do you want to change clothes?"
Robert Downey Jr. glanced down at his suit, then looked up at Endritt, "Okay!"
Endritt was the last one to return to the locker room. His jersey had been given to Robert Downey Jr., and he himself wore Robert Downey Jr.'s suit without a bra. The suit was a bit short, which made his abdominal muscles a little cold, and it looked a little unsightly from the back.
But Endrit was very happy and walked into the locker room humming a song. But joy turns to sorrow, and the next moment, his ear was grabbed by coach Mourinho.
"Godfather!" Endrit quickly slid down to his knees and apologized, "I was wrong. I won't dare to do it again next time!"
"Godfather, I can explain it! Really!"
Mourinho let go of his hand and said coldly: "Speak."
"Everyone made mistakes," Endrit said as he stepped back. "If I didn't make mistakes, wouldn't I be out of tune with them? We are all on the same team, so even if we make mistakes, we have to do it in an orderly manner. This way, we at Chelsea will show our unity. And I assisted Drogba to score, Drogba, don't you agree?"
Drogba looked up in bewilderment, and Mourinho shouted with a dark face: "Endrit!"
…
In yesterday's matches, Liverpool 2:0 Inter Milan, Arsenal 0:0 AC Milan, Lyon 1:1 Manchester United, and Chelsea 1:0 Olympiacos.
Whether from the team's fame, the content of the game or the team's record, there should be more news headlines about Liverpool 2:0 Inter Milan, but in fact, the news headlines on February 21st completely belong to Chelsea.
Whether it was the many mistakes Chelsea made during the game or the tactic that they thought was a mistake but ended up scoring a goal, they all made headlines: After seeing these mistakes, can you believe that Chelsea actually won the game?
Endrit's exchange of clothes with Robert Downey Jr. after the game was also reported in the news in Britain and the United States. The English media's attention was completely focused on Endrit's upper body exposed by the change of clothes, while the American headline was "Two Iron Men met successfully."
In Germany, the news headlines on the 21st were very accurate, because the local media made a reasonable guess: Is it possible that it was not a tactic, but that Endrit really made a mistake?
[The Curse of the Karaiskakis Stadium: Chelsea players made low-level mistakes one after another! 】
Before the German media's news spread, Schalke 04 head coach Slomka stepped forward and took the initiative to accept an interview with reporters that afternoon.
"If this happened in another team, I would definitely agree with the media's view that Endrit really made a mistake. But this happened at Chelsea, at Chelsea coached by Mourinho, so Endrit definitely did not make a mistake. This is all Mourinho's conspiracy!"
"Do you think Chelsea players are really stupid enough to make such low-level mistakes frequently in the Champions League? No! These are actually mistakes Mourinho made his players make deliberately. The purpose is to paralyze the Olympiacos team and let them, everyone, all teams misunderstand that Chelsea's recent game form is not good, so that we will underestimate the enemy and lose the game."
Slomka laughed contemptuously, "But I have to say, maybe it was the conspiracy they used when they played against Schalke 04 before that allowed Chelsea to win easily, so Mourinho has become too ambitious. He not only wants to use this method to beat Olympiacos once, he also wants to use this method to beat more teams!"
"He could have easily let Chelsea players score, but he deliberately let Endrit make a mistake and then assist his teammates to score. Yes, that was intentional. If this was not trained in advance, how could Drogba rush into the Olympiacos penalty area so coincidentally?"
Drogba: Can't it be that my sense of smell in front of the goal is good?
No. 22
Mourinho noticed his wife Matilda looking at him strangely as soon as he woke up in the morning.
"What's wrong?" Mourinho ran to the mirror and looked at himself, but found nothing wrong. "Is there something on my back?"
Matilda shook her head and approached Mourinho. "Well, the goal that Ritter assisted Drogba with the day before yesterday, was it a mistake?"
"Yeah," Mourinho nodded, gnashing his teeth as he thought of it. "This kid has always been thinking about Iron Man. He was stunned when he saw that guy on the court the day before yesterday. Just today, he was going to shoot some movie Easter egg with the Iron Man crew."
"You said the day after tomorrow is the EFL Cup final against Tottenham, but he's still thinking about other things. Is that appropriate? I think he's in his rebellious phase. He was so well behaved before, but now..."
Mathilde quietly took down the newspaper that was delivered in the morning, patted Mourinho on the shoulder and said softly: "But Ritter is like a child now, I think it's good. Football is very important to you and Ritter. It is the first thing in your life, but your life cannot be just about football."
"Isn't it great to have some hobbies of your own without affecting your competitive state?"
Mourinho sighed, waved his hand and said nothing more.
"Where's today's newspaper?" Mourinho looked around the dining table, "Hasn't it been delivered yet?"
"It's delivered." Mathilde sighed softly and took out a newspaper from under the table. "It contains some random things. I don't think it's worth reading."
"Really?" Mourinho reached out and took the newspaper. "Let me see."
[Slomka: I see through Mourinho's conspiracy! 】
Mourinho frowned, wondering what this old man was doing? See through his conspiracy? What conspiracy could he have? The same thing happened in the last game. For no apparent reason, he was said to be sinister...
Mourinho read the news report quickly, then froze for a few seconds and lowered his head to read it again.
"No, what does this say?"
"Is Slomka sick?"
February 23
The official Iron Man movie released a trailer that is only a dozen seconds long.
At the beginning of the scene, Howard Stark, played by Robert Downey Jr., appears at a dinner party and chats with a beautiful woman. The next moment, Stark is standing in the desert and a Jericho missile explodes behind him.
The scene changes, Stark appears in the cave, a group of people rush in with guns, the picture goes dark, and a burst of fierce gunfire rings out. In the black picture, Stark wearing armor re-lit the entire screen.
The scene flashed again, and Stark appeared at the press conference wearing a black suit.
“I am——iron man.”
"Ah? Who called me?"
Endrit appeared on the screen, holding the football and looking up with a confused look on his face.
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