Chapter 95

Chapter 95

March 1, 2008, the 28th round of the Premier League, West Ham United vs. Chelsea.

Although it was an away game, when Chelsea players stood on the Boleyn Ground, the whole venue instantly became lively. The fans cheered for Endrit, who had not been seen for a long time, and looked forward to seeing a wonderful game tonight.

Because they were busy with new cooperation training, and Endrit was an indispensable person in the new training, so Endrit had lived directly in the original dormitory in the past few days: Yes, that's right, Chelsea staff did not clean up the place where Endrit had lived before and let the new player move in.

However, Endrit did not feel grateful for this preferential treatment - anyone who saw the iron-masked Superman carved directly on the headboard would be unable to hold back!

The dead dark history is attacking me again/Help, haven’t I upgraded to Iron Man? Why is Iron Man still here?

"We will never forget this name, because it is given to you. Ritter, this is the testimony of our friendship!"

What could Endrit say? He could only smile and say that his teammates from the youth team were right and said it well, and that this was indeed a testimony to our friendship.

"But then again, have you been training well recently? If you are willing, you can play a training match after my training tomorrow. Then I can invite Coach Mourinho to come..."

"Oh No..."

The room that was originally packed with people was emptied in an instant. Endrit stood there and sighed, then climbed onto the small bed and tucked himself into the quilt that had just been exposed to the sun.

…

"Good evening, friends watching TV. You are watching the 28th round of the Premier League, with West Ham United playing against Chelsea at home."

"First of all, congratulations to West Ham United. They will start construction of their new home stadium in May this year. I hope it will bring good luck to West Ham United and help them move up the league table."

"Speaking of Chelsea, an insider revealed that coach Mourinho has mastered how to make Ballack and Lampard cooperate. It is said that this method has already shown initial results. The insider also revealed that the effect will surprise all of us."

"If this is true, then coach Capello has caught up with good things, right?"

"What do you mean?"

"In the national team, the cooperation between the two De's is obviously a big problem. If Mourinho's method is effective, then Capello can just use this method directly?"

"You have a point, but I think it's not just a problem of the two Germans coordinating. Many teams in major leagues are facing this problem, such as Real Madrid, who still find it difficult to deal with the problem of coordination between the midfield and frontcourt."

"Okay, now let's take a look at the starting lineups for both teams."

"West Ham United played in a 451 formation in this game, with Green as the goalkeeper, McCartney, Upson, Anton Ferdinand and Neil as the defenders from left to right, Ljungberg, Mullins, Noble, Fobel and Boa Motte as the midfielders, and Carlton Cole as the striker."

"Chelsea actually used a 433 formation in this game! Their midfield lineup has Ballack on the left, Lampard on the right, and Makelele in the middle who is better at defense."

"Coach Mourinho used this lineup many times in the game. I remember it very clearly. This lineup did not solve the problem of cooperation between Ballack and Lampard at all. On the contrary, it greatly increased the difficulty of cooperation between the two."

"Maybe Mourinho wants to bring a new tactical system to the Champions League. In the past confrontations between West Ham United and Chelsea, West Ham United did not have an advantage, so even without using the new tactical system, Chelsea can win the game with the old tactical system."

"That's true, but when facing a weaker team, shouldn't we take the opportunity to practice our formation?"

After that, the two commentators were silent for a moment and then changed the topic tacitly.

"Let's look at Chelsea's defenders, from left to right they are Ferreira, Terry, Carvalho and Ashley, and up front they are Cole Kalou and Anelka from left to right."

"Mourinho rested Drogba in this game because of the Champions League match four days later. Although the opponent is Olympiacos, after Chelsea's hard-fought victory in the last match between the two teams, Olympiacos is worthy of Chelsea's serious attention."

The game officially started at 15:00 local time in England

Before the game, coach Mourinho once again emphasized in the locker room that this was an official game.

"Don't think about the offensive coordination we have been practicing recently. Play normally and defend normally. If anyone's brain is rusty and directly puts the opponent's players into the backcourt like we did in training, then you can just wait to sit on the bench!"

In the training match, Mourinho wanted the players to forget their instincts and put the players of Team B into the

restricted area. But in official matches, directly letting opponent players into the penalty area is a complete crime.

The main focus of their training these days is to catch the opponent by surprise. What does it mean to be unexpected? Of course, they didn't let the opponents realize that Chelsea was a little different right from the start - if Chelsea players were in good shape today and West Ham United players were completely unable to break through and shoot and were directly touched by them, then they might not have to show any new cooperation in this game.

Just five minutes into the game, when the opposing forward Carlton Cole stopped the ball and turned to break into the penalty area, Carvalho successfully tackled Cole from the side and rear, denying the latter a chance to shoot - if it was in training, coach Mourinho would definitely have whistled and scolded Carvalho.

But now, Endrit gave Carvalho a thumbs up and said, "Well done, that's how you should kick!"

Cole raised his head and looked at Endrit in confusion: My goodness, the rumors are all false. How can Endrit respect his opponents?

In the 16th minute of the game, Kalou broke through on the left and was tripped by a West Ham United player at the edge of the penalty area. The referee blew the whistle and Chelsea got a penalty kick.

Under the gaze of all the fans in the stadium, Lampard kicked the ball into the goal in one fell swoop.

"GOALLL!!! The ball goes in!"

The commentators and fans were all very excited, but only one sentence flashed through the minds of the Chelsea players on the field: Okay, okay, you got it right again!

Damn it, why is the opponent so bad? You guys should make a breakthrough quickly so that we can show you the new combo skills you've learned!

The ball finally came to West Ham United. With the expectation of all Chelsea players, in the 18th minute, West Ham United midfielder Noble made a cross from the right. After receiving the ball, Faubert headed the ball directly outside the penalty area. The ball went over the crossbar and flew out of the goal.

Fobert stood there and sighed softly. At the same time, he heard several sighs in his ears: Have his teammates broken through to the penalty area? Is it possible for them to launch another attack?

Faubert looked back with great surprise and found that the players who had just sighed were actually several Chelsea defenders. Just now, Faubert's header was very decisive. The four defenders failed to stop him. It was reasonable to sigh - but didn't his shot just now miss the goal! Shouldn't you breathe a sigh of relief? !

"You used too much force in your header. Look, it just flew out. What a pity."

Fubel's eyes widened as he looked at Ashley who was speaking, "Are you talking to me?"

Did West Ham United pay a large sum of money to bribe their opponents?

"Yes, your ball could have gone in, but you kicked it too hastily. Don't be so hasty next time."

John Terry commented silently, and Fobel turned around and ran away with a blank face: What a psycho! Chelsea players are being sarcastic!

Two minutes later, Chelsea extended the lead again. Anelka passed the ball in the middle and Cole scored with a low shot from the left side of the penalty area.

Less than 20 minutes into the game, Chelsea led West Ham United 2:0, and it was clear that there was no suspense in this game.

“Chelsea’s celebration was not very enthusiastic. Are they dissatisfied with their current results?”

The referee blew the whistle and the game resumed. West Ham United players slowly advanced towards Chelsea with the ball.

When West Ham United midfielder Noble advanced the ball to his own frontcourt, Anelka stared at the ball, then stepped forward to tentatively steal the ball, made a feint to hook the ball under his feet and passed it.

Lampard jogged all the way to receive the ball on the left, and after noticing the opposing players coming up to double-team him, he decisively used the outside of his foot to pass the ball to Ballack from a far post. The latter stared at the position of the ball and volleyed the ball without waiting for it to hit the grass, and the ball flew into the goal from the lower left corner.

Chelsea 3:0 West Ham United!

The Chelsea fans in the stands were spinning in excitement. It turned out that they were right to follow the team! This is a totally amazing match!

"How could you be fooled by a fake move?" After passing the ball, Arnneka couldn't help but turn his head to look at Noble, and said with great sorrow: "This is a game, you should be serious, don't let me hook you..."

Noble clenched his fists, turned around and left angrily: Damn it! It’s just three goals in less than half time! You Chelsea are too arrogant! You're mocking him like that, right? !

Under the offensive of Chelsea players who inadvertently conveyed various looks of "Why are you so bad? Why can't you break through?", West Ham United finally launched a decent attack in the 31st minute.

Forward Carlton Cole won the header and passed the ball back to his teammate. Noble received the ball and made a half volley from 20 yards in the penalty area, and the ball flew straight towards the goal.

Endrit tensed his body and flew straight towards the football.

"Ferreira!"

The football flew to the left side of the goal. Endrite pounced over and did not press the football directly on his body. Instead, he pushed the football out with his hand. Ferreira, who was named by Endrite, took a step back and received the ball and immediately passed it to John Terry. The latter immediately broke forward after receiving the pass.

"Wine!" Freira shouted the wine synonym designated by Barak. Barak, hearing the voice, began to rush forward with all his might.

Noble finally reacted and hurriedly chased after John Terry, but when he caught up with John Terry, the ball had been passed directly to the middle. After receiving the ball, Ballack shot without hesitation!

The West Ham United goalkeeper rushed out and rushed towards the direction where the football was flying, but before he touched the ball, the football had already spun and flew into the goal.

4:0!

"The ball goes in! This was a very quick counterattack! From the time Endrit blocked the ball to the time Ballack scored, it took only 58 seconds! In less than a minute! Chelsea has completed an attack!"

"Through the replay, we can clearly see that when Ferreira passed the ball, Lampard and Ballack both moved directly, and the ball was finally passed to Ballack."

"So can we draw a conclusion that the new cooperation mentioned by Mourinho is to let Ballack and Lampard compete at the same time, and then pass the ball to whoever has the best position?"

"It is very likely to be the case, and at present, the effect of this approach is very good. Lampard and Ballack attracted the opposing defensive players at the same time, which directly reduced the pressure on Ballack who was shooting."

"That's right, but playing like this will really test the popularity of Ballack and Lampard."

"It also puts pressure on other players because if you like both Ballack and Lampard, who are you going to pass the ball to?"

"If you pass the ball to someone because you think he can make it, then how can you be sure that if you pass it to someone else, that person won't make it?"

"This is a bit bad!" The two commentators said the same thing in unison, "This tactic was somewhat effective at the beginning, but if we keep playing like this, there will definitely be problems. This tactic is not solving the problem at all, but creating conflicts!"

The commentator's concerns did not affect the game on the field. West Ham United players, who were four goals behind at halftime, played very aggressively.

In the 34th minute after the opening, West Ham United took a free kick in the frontcourt. Lampard made a direct tackle in front of the penalty area and West Ham United midfielder Boa Mote was knocked to the ground.

After falling to the ground, Boa Motte was very angry and kicked Lampard directly. Lampard silently stepped back to avoid it, but Boa Motte was relentless and continued to kick Lampard. Lampard couldn't bear it anymore and reached out to push Boa Motte down.

The referee Walton rushed towards the whistle, and at the reminder of the assistant referee, Walton took out the red card and sent Lampard off directly.

Mourinho immediately turned and ran towards the fourth official. What he didn't notice was that Endrit also ran towards the scene of the accident at the first moment.

The nearby Chelsea players surrounded Walton. They thought the red card was too much - although Lampard tackled Bouat Motte and finally pushed Bouat Motte down, wasn't it because Bouat Motte kicked Lampard?

The voices of the players and the boos from the fans in the stands made veins pop out of referee Walton's forehead. He put the whistle to his lips and was about to blow it to ask them to disperse and continue the game when Endrit finally arrived. He reached out and pushed his teammates aside, then walked into the encirclement himself.

Walton subconsciously took away the whistle and looked at Endritt who was running all the way and gasping for breath.

"Mr. Walton," Endrit took a step forward, "I'm not questioning the red card you issued, but didn't Boa Mote get a card for kicking Lampard directly after he fell to the ground? Is this behavior allowed by the Football Association? Tackle is a move often used by players, just like Scholes of Manchester United, who often uses tackles to defend his ball possession, so he often gets cards, but no one questions the Football Association for this."

"We won't question Lampard's red card just now, but if there is no punishment for Boa Mote's attack after he fell to the ground, then in all subsequent games, if we encounter such a situation again, wouldn't our football games become a free-fighting competition with Boa Mote's precedent? Those who should be punished must be punished, but the loopholes that cannot be opened must not be opened, Mr. Walton, don't you agree?"

Walton pursed his lips, and the first thing he said was, "You know my name?"

Endrit was stunned for a second, then he immediately nodded after noticing Walton's annoyed expression. "Yes! That's because you are the referee, so I said that. I know that Mr. Walton has been committed to making the game more fair and just. You are a referee worthy of everyone's respect!"

Walton coughed lightly, waved his hand and walked out of the circle formed by Chelsea players. He first looked at the linesman and confirmed with him that Boua Motte had kicked Lampard twice after falling to the ground, and then he pulled out a red card for Boua Motte.

The West Ham United players were instantly furious. They surrounded the team and said in unison that this was unfair! Boubacar Motte was tackled by Lampard, and Lampard even pushed Boubacar Motte!

Walton nodded, "So I have given Lampard a red card, and you West Ham United will get a direct free kick penalty opportunity."

“Beep, beep, beep…”

The game started again. West Ham United striker Cole kicked the ball towards the goal with anger. Endrit jumped high and held the ball tightly in his arms.

At the end of the first half, West Ham United striker Cole volleyed in the penalty area, and Endrit flew over and pressed the ball under his body.

A minute later, Walton blew the whistle to end the game, and the Chelsea players quickly spit out what they had been holding back on after returning to the locker room.

"Why didn't you pass the ball directly to Cole's last shot, Ritt? We could have scored another goal if we seized the opportunity!"

Endrit slumped in a chair, unscrewed a bottle of water and took a sip, then threw the bottle to Makelele, who was standing and talking without feeling any pain in his waist. "The other side is almost pissed off. We are here to play football, not to fight. If you get a few more cards, will we still play the game?"

"If the opponent commits a deliberate foul, will we still be able to play in the Champions League match on the 6th?"

Endrit turned his head to look at Lampard, who shrank his neck and hid himself behind Ballack. Endrit's eyelids twitched and he turned his head away, unable to bear to look, and said nothing more.

"Ritter," Ballack pushed Lampard away from him, raised his legs and walked to sit next to Endrit, "You were too calm and rational when you talked to the referee today. I would have sworn at you."

Endrit turned to look at Barak, his eyebrows raised slightly, "What do you mean?"

"Ahem," Ballack said, hugging Endrit's shoulders with a friendly look on his face. "Next time we encounter something like this, you will tell me? I think the referee listens to you..."

"What do you mean by listen to me? If you explain yourself nicely and make your point, the referee will definitely listen."

"No, no, no," Ballack shook his head. "In that situation, it was a great show of restraint that we didn't spit at each other on the court."

Endrit covered his face and sighed, "No, I'm the goalkeeper! If you guys have a conflict in the other penalty area, do you want me to run over directly? By the time I get there, the opportunity will be gone, right?"

Barak paused and sighed deeply: Damn it! Why is Ritter the goalkeeper! This time you can't get it for free.

"For the second half, we'll play normally."

"Why? Practice more...ah, damn, why is West Ham United so bad?"

"It's fine if he's not good at cooking, but he also likes to beat people up. It's hard for us..."

“…”

Endritt retreated silently: West Ham United, I didn’t say a bad word about you!

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