Southampton players and fans were very dissatisfied with this.

In fact, by giving Ashley Cole a yellow card, the head coach is already leaning towards Southampton.

After all, it was Gu Ran who took the initiative to slide and tackle at Chelsea's home ground, and Ashley Cole's action itself could be judged or not.

After receiving the yellow card, Ashley Cole spread his hands and sneered at the referee, wanting to argue.

But captain Terry held back Ashley Cole and prevented him from acting impulsively.

If you act impulsively at this time, you may easily get a second yellow card and be sent off.

Although Chelsea is several levels stronger than Southampton, they are not yet at the point where they can guarantee a complete victory even with 10 players against 11 players.

At this time, Walton, who was carrying out a "secret mission", came up to Terry and said, "Hey, Terry, Bridge asked me to ask you a question for him."

Terry's eyes suddenly widened.

For a long time, Terry has wanted to apologize to his good brother Bridge, but Bridge has always ignored him. Even in the game between Manchester City and Chelsea, Bridge refused to shake hands with him.

Now, when Terry heard Walton say that Bridge had something to say to him, he suddenly became excited. "What? What does Bridge want to ask?"

Walton grinned and said, "Vanessa... Run?"

Terry seemed to be struck by lightning. He froze in place. Then, he clenched his fists and roared at Walton, who was grinning. "What did you say? What the hell did you say?"

The name Vanessa hit Terry's sore spot!

Fortunately, Ashley Cole next to him was quick-witted and grabbed Terry, who was like a beast, thus avoiding the consequence of Terry getting a card!

Ashley Cole was also completely confused - the captain had just advised him to calm down, but in just a few seconds, the captain was about to kill someone.

And this is Walton’s secret mission today - to make Terry lose control.

In this kind of knockout match, both sides can use any means to attack weaknesses in order to win, and trash talk is sometimes a necessary part of tactics.

While the two sides were arguing, Mai Fu had already finished stitching Gu Ran's wound.

The referee ran to Gu Ran and urged him to leave the field for treatment.

Gu Ran stood up directly, indicating that he had completed the stitching and could continue the competition.

The referee looked at Gu Ran in astonishment, then nodded with a shocked expression.

Maf and another team doctor didn't even have time to wipe the hot blood off their hands. They quickly bandaged Gu Ran's head and then left the field.

Thunderous applause broke out simultaneously from the stands on all four sides of Stamford Bridge.

Chelsea fans prefer the Iron-blooded Warriors. Through this incident, most Chelsea fans have already regarded Gu Ran as their own Blues player.

The Genie Lamp Lamp walked to Gu Ran's side and shook hands with him, "Good job, Gu."

Gu Ran smiled, "Nothing, Frank. I'll continue to keep an eye on you."

Lampard was also filled with pride. "Hahaha! Okay! I'll also show the same form I showed in the Champions League final. Let's have a great time!"

"bring it on!"

The blood in the stadium started to boil! The game continued.

Chelsea throw-in.

Ashley Cole, who had just received a yellow card, threw a powerful throw-in, Essien received the ball outside the penalty area, and then quickly jumped the ball into the penalty area.

Lambert grabbed the first landing point and then kicked the ball across the center line.

After getting the ball, Gully advanced quickly along the middle, Terry intercepted him head-on, Ivanovic and Essien sprinted back to defense at high speed B2B, and instantly formed a three-on-one double-team situation for Gully who was almost in a one-on-one position.

Guli was alone in the frontcourt and could only take a long shot, but under the high pressure of three world-class players, Guli's long shot was far off the goal.

From the start of the game until now, Cech has had to keep jumping to keep his body warm.

Judging from the situation on the scene, the strength of the two sides is really not on the same level.

The game continues.

Chelsea continued to attack fiercely, and Southampton's defense was shaky, and almost every wave was penetrated by Chelsea's trident.

But the good thing is that Gu Ran alone locked down Lampard and the blue Kenyan Ramires. Gu Ran could occasionally return to defense at high speed to help mend Southampton's damaged defense.

In the 21st minute, Lampard finally seized the opportunity, found a gap behind Chamberlain, and sent the ball to Anelka's feet with a quick and powerful kick.

Anelka then dribbled the ball down the line, used his body to eat up Hammond who was obstructing him, and then made a beautiful cross!

Torres comes in from the back and dives for the header!

This is an excellent position. Goalkeeper Davis has moved to the left side of the goal to prevent Anelka from cutting inside. As long as Torres can head the ball correctly, it will definitely go in!

At this moment, Gu Ran chased back with violent aesthetics and used his body to block Torres' key position when he was about to head the ball!

Torres headed the ball, but...it missed!

The ball seemed to be cleared, facing the empty goal, and flew diagonally out of the end line! This was the third time that Torres missed a goal that was sure to be scored!

All the Chelsea fans at the scene held their heads in frustration.

Torres himself also looked depressed.

He is now eager to prove himself and to prove that Chelsea did not buy the wrong player. However, the more eager he is to prove himself, the more counterproductive it becomes.

The first half of the game was almost halfway through, and the powerful Chelsea team was still able to score a goal against the English League One team Southampton, which made Ancelotti on the sidelines feel a little anxious.

Ancelotti signaled the two wingers to increase the frequency of penetration.

The game continues.

Southampton still huddled in their own half to defend and was not in a hurry to launch an attack.

Chelsea continued to press forward.

Lampard kept running back and forth in the midfield, looking for a chance to get rid of Gu Ran, while Gu Ran followed Lampard closely, not giving Lampard any chance to organize a connection. Behind Gu Ran was Ramires, who was like a dog-skin plaster.

Regardless of whether they have the ball or not, these three people all run forward without stopping.

Without Lampard, the core of the organization, Chelsea relied more on the left and right flanks to launch attacks.

Although Ashley Cole and Ivanovic are both world-class, Chelsea's formation seemed to be cut apart due to the lack of support from the center.

The turning point came in the 29th minute.

...(End of this chapter)