Chapter 265 I will send them off myself!
"Chelsea played too dirty!"
"The referee's enforcement tonight was also soft, which boosted Chelsea's arrogance."
"Damn it! Don't you think about it? This is our home ground!"
"I just watched the replay, and Desailly's elbow was indeed an elbow. Not only did he escape it, but the referee also gave Su Dong a yellow card. This referee is really too much."
"And the time Makelele fell to the ground, he had no problem at all. Sissoko's slap didn't even hit him, but you see him rolling on the ground in pain. People who don't know would think he was seriously injured!"
"It was obviously Makelele who took the initiative to provoke, but in the end, he only got a yellow card and Sissoko was sent off with a red card!"
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Everyone in the locker room was complaining one after another, and they were all very dissatisfied with the result of the first half of the game.
The score was still zero to zero, but the situation was completely different.
Just before the end of the game, Valencia's Mohamed Sissoko was shown a red card by the referee and was sent off for slapping Makelele on the back of the head, although he missed.
As for Makelele, who provoked Sissoko first and slapped him in the face, he only got a yellow card in the end.
Valencia's players were very dissatisfied with this and even thought that the referee was deliberately making things difficult for Valencia.
"Do you think Chelsea gave the money?" Rufet asked indignantly.
Everyone started to make a noise.
They were all hot-blooded men, how could they bear such injustice? Captain Albelda waited until everyone had finished vomiting their grievances before he stood up and signaled everyone not to get excited.
"There is no doubt that some Chelsea players were too aggressive and were suspected of provoking trouble, but we still have to remain calm, just like Mohammed, who was sent off, and it would be too late to say anything!"
Albelda's words made everyone in the locker room silent.
You were slapped first, and although it was a light slap, both sides were very angry. You slapped the other person in the face at this time. Isn't it obvious that you are trying to stir up trouble? Besides, the other person didn't hit you on the back of the head, but you fell to the ground and rolled over after you reacted. Isn't this too fake? With such acting skills, why don't you go to Hollywood to be an actor?
But now, Valencia is full of grievances, but has one less person than its opponent.
How to play in the second half? ...
Benítez and Jesterdan also walked into the locker room angrily.
The two had just had an argument with the referee outside, both thinking that he was too biased towards the Premier League team.
Everyone knows that Premier League teams compete fiercely and their actions are very aggressive. Many actions that are considered fouls in other European leagues are commonplace in the Premier League.
If the referee was at Stamford Bridge, Valencia would have accepted it, but he was at the Mestalla, accommodating and taking care of Chelsea. How could Valencia tolerate this? When they saw Benítez coming in, the players all looked up at him, waiting for him to make a decision.
The score was still 0-0 in the first half, but they had one less player than their opponent. How were they going to play in the second half? Benítez looked at his players, his heart filled with anger, but he had no better solution for the time being.
With one man less, we must focus on defense.
Therefore, he had to replace Rufet with Marchena to continue to strengthen the defense in the midfield and backcourt.
"I am responsible for the situation in the first half!" Benítez took the initiative to take responsibility.
"I underestimated Chelsea and our tactics were not quite right, which led to us playing awkwardly in the first half. The main reason was that we were not unified in our thinking."
A football match is played by eleven players, so they must have unified thoughts. Otherwise, if everyone has their own ideas, the game cannot be played and the players cannot cooperate.
This was Valencia's problem in the first half. They were playing at home, wanted to win, but were afraid of losing the ball.
"Now, we can put down all the burdens. We have no choice but to hold on to the end and seize the opportunity to counterattack!"
Benítez's words were recognized by the players.
With one less player than Chelsea and still pushing forward to fight the opponent with all their might is simply suicide.
Defending and counterattacking is Valencia's way out in the second half.
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After Benítez finished speaking, Yestdan also said a few words, mainly to encourage the players.
When it was the players' turn to speak, Albelda also wanted to encourage his teammates, hoping that everyone could remain calm and not be fooled by those cunning guys at Chelsea.
"They are all trying to provoke us on purpose!"
This is indeed the case.
Valencia suffered because they were too honest.
Su Dong was grabbed by the neck by Desailly. If he had been more cunning, he would have fallen to the ground and howled.
Isn't it just acting?
Who the hell hasn’t acted in it?
And there is Mohamed Sissoko. If someone slaps you in the face, don't care about the severity of the slap, just scream and fall to the ground. If your acting skills are good enough, you can do a three and a half roll. Let's see who can perform better?
"We are just too honest and too naive!" Albelda said with a wry smile.
Isn’t that good?
It doesn't seem to be the case, but it is indeed troublesome to encounter such a cunning person.
"Su, don't be angry. Stay calm."
After Alberta's words, everyone turned their attention to Su Dong.
Su Dong raised his head, glanced at his teammates, took a deep breath, and nodded: "Don't worry, I understand."
Everyone was a little surprised. Was this the real truth? "We Chinese have a saying: anger without strength is called impotent rage. It has no effect on the enemy at all. If you want to retaliate against your opponent and make him pay, the best way is to destroy what he values most with your own hands!"
At this point, Su Dong stared at his teammates, "In the second half, pass the ball to me if you have a chance. I will personally send Desailly and his Chelsea team on the road!"
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If the home team's locker room was gloomy, the visiting team's locker room was much more lively.
Although we didn't take the lead in the first half, we sent off an opponent, which is definitely more meaningful than leading by a goal.
Many people began to discuss whether the team should adopt a more aggressive tactical approach in the second half. After all, it would be unreasonable not to take advantage of the advantage of having one more player than the opponent.
In the locker room, basically all the players agree with this.
Ranieri was also very tempted.
His biggest problem this season is that he is considered conservative. Many people think that with Chelsea's current lineup, Ranieri's coaching is not successful. If they fail to win the Champions League this season, he will basically be fired.
Whether it was out of self-protection or pursuit, he should have taken the initiative in the second half when he had one more man than Valencia.
More importantly, the yellow card that led to Sissoko's red card will also cause Makelele to miss the second leg.
Thinking of this, Ranieri waved to his assistant, signaling him to go out and call in the white wizard Veron.
Then he analyzed and summarized the situation in the first half.
When Veron appeared in the locker room, everyone realized that a substitution was going to take place.
The replacement was Glenjordhal, who had a poor performance in the first half and had almost no performance on the left.
Ranieri let Veron replace Gronkjaer to play on the left midfield, hoping that he could play to his strengths, help Chelsea organize the ball, and pass good balls to his teammates in the frontcourt.
"We have to strive for more goals in the second half and end the battle directly in the first round!" Ranieri seemed confident.
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"Woohoo! Here comes our white wizard!"
In the VIP box of the Mestalla Stadium, Chelsea owner Abramovich cheered excitedly.
Veron was once one of the world's best midfielders. His strength is unquestionable and he is also the core midfielder that Abramovich spent a lot of money to introduce.
"We have one more player and are stronger than our opponent. I can't think of any possibility that we won't win in the second half. As long as we beat Valencia tonight, we will advance to the semi-finals!"
Russia's super-rich spoke with great enthusiasm, looking forward to their impending domination of European football.
His chief executive, Peter Kenyon, once told him that professional football was all about money.
With money, you can buy the best players, the best head coach, build the strongest lineup, and play the best football.
So, after Abramovich took over Chelsea, the first thing he did was to wave his checkbook and sign famous superstars for Chelsea.
Makelele, Crespo, Veron...
As long as he wins the Champions League this season, Abramovich will continue to invest and bring in more superstars. He wants to build a galactico that is more luxurious and more powerful than Real Madrid!
"I hope Ranieri won't let me down tonight!" Abramovich said, holding a cigar in his hand, pointing at the Italian tinker who had just walked out of the player tunnel in the stadium.
If Chelsea beat Valencia away, they will basically advance to the semi-finals or even the finals.
Whenever he thought of this, Abramovich felt a surge of blood rushing to his head and his whole body became excited.
That feeling is more enjoyable than having sex with several women at night, it makes people addicted! This should be the fun part of business games!
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"Be careful, Valencia's defense is still very good."
Peter Kenyon still didn't dare to be careless.
After hearing this, Abramovich turned around and smiled at the CEO, "Peter, you are just like Ranieri, cautious and lacking courage, but this world belongs to brave adventurers!"
The Russian super oligarch pointed to the stadium with great pride and said, "From the moment my Compass entered the dock of Valencia, we are shaking this city. Next, it is our team and our football that will conquer this city and these people!"
"I will lead Chelsea to the Champions League title by stepping on the corpses of these so-called giant teams. This is the power of capital!"
Abramovich was full of confidence when he made these bold statements.
Peter Kenyon knew that one season after acquiring the team, the results had improved by leaps and bounds, especially in the Champions League, which made Abramovich a little too dismissive of other opponents, including those giants, including Valencia tonight.
But is the power of capital really invincible?
(End of this chapter)
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