Chapter 270 You name your price!
April 6, Stamford Bridge, London, England.
When the game entered the 26th minute, just three minutes after Chelsea broke the deadlock, Valencia planned an attack on the right. Rufet dribbled the ball through the right side of the penalty area and sent a low cross.
At this moment, there are five Chelsea players in the penalty area, and they have all returned to defense.
And Valencia only has one person.
That is Su Dong.
Right in front of the goal, Su Dong leaned his body against Gallas and put the French central defender behind him. When he saw Rufete's low cross, he quickly ran horizontally to the right along the front of the small penalty area, and before John Terry, he suddenly shot from the crowd and kicked Rufete's cross directly towards the goal.
Cudicini reacted quickly and flew to save the ball, but it was too late.
The ball was like a cannonball, and it went into the right side of Chelsea's goal at an extremely fast speed.
"GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!"
"Another goal by Su Dong!"
"One to one! Valencia fell behind for just three minutes before Su Dong equalized the score for the Bats!"
"Compared to the first round, tonight's game is really exciting!"
"Both teams adopted a relatively active tactical style, especially after the opening, Chelsea and Valencia both adopted offensive tactics, which made the game very interesting and the tempo was very fast."
"The score is now one to one, the total score is three to one, Valencia is temporarily leading!"
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There was a roar of booing at Stamford Bridge.
Chelsea fans were booing Su Dong wildly as he celebrated his goal.
The two head coaches on the sidelines had different expressions.
Ranieri had a heavy face, and looked as if he was several years older than in the first leg, and he looked listless.
This was not only because of the first-leg defeat, nor was it only because Su Dong equalized the score and scored a valuable away goal, but also because before the game, Ranieri already knew that he was going to be fired! He did not get the news from the club management, but from the media reporters.
Chelsea are in talks with Portuguese club Porto head coach Jose Mourinho.
His agent became a guest of honor at Stamford Bridge today.
How did it feel to know you were going to be fired before the game? Was it like a dead end?
indignant?
Or maybe there is still some reluctance.
But no matter what, Ranieri can't change anything.
It was as if, after Su Dong scored this precious away goal, the difficulty of Chelsea's comeback increased several times.
Even though the total score was 3-1, with only a difference of two goals, Valencia had an away goal, so Chelsea had to score three more goals to win.
But is this possible? …
Possibly! Benítez always plays it safe.
So, after Su Dong scored a goal, the first thing he did was to call Ayala and Albelda to the sidelines and remind them to pay attention to defense.
"They're going to fight hard next!"
"They have no other choice but to attack desperately, so we have to defend, just like in the first leg, defend our goal, and there will be opportunities to attack in the frontcourt!"
The Valencia players have complete faith in Benítez, and they also know that with an away goal in hand, Chelsea will be pushed into a dead end.
Now, they have no choice but to attack with all their might.
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As expected, Chelsea started to attack desperately.
The Blues players were well aware of their situation and didn't even need the head coach to remind them as they all charged towards Valencia.
The Bat Army retreated across the board and responded to Chelsea's offensive with a defensive counterattack.
Su Dong helped defend in the front and was also ready to counterattack at any time.
This wait lasted for more than ten minutes.
As the time was about to enter the 40th minute, Chelsea players began to get impatient.
Time was not in their favor! But at this moment, Valencia’s midfielder intercepted the ball and launched a quick counterattack.
Vicente quickly rushed forward with the ball on the left, and just after crossing the center line, he made a diagonal pass with his left foot.
Su Dong received Vincent's diagonal pass between Gallas and Terry, and when he stopped the ball, he sent it directly behind the defense line. He suddenly started and rushed between Chelsea's two central defenders at the fastest speed.
At this moment, Su Dong's speed was fully demonstrated! Not to mention the tall and strong Terry, even Gallas couldn't keep up with him.
After rushing over, Su Dong chased him at the front of the penalty area, and without waiting for Cudicini to arrive, he gently kicked the ball with his right foot.
The ball passed over Cudicini's head and slowly fell into the goal behind the Italian goalkeeper.
“GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!”
"Score twice!"
"Su Dong! It's Su Dong again!"
"God, this is his twelfth goal in the Champions League this season!"
"He can do anything!"
"It's incredible!"
"Is he really only nineteen?"
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It seemed that Su Dong's goal also stimulated Chelsea.
Just three minutes later, Blues full-back Melchiot suddenly dribbled forward and completed a beautiful one-two with Gudjohnson, then passed the ball diagonally to the front of the penalty area. Lampard came in from the back and shot accurately before Baraja could kick the ball, hitting the bottom left corner and equalizing the score for Chelsea again.
The entire Stamford Bridge stadium erupted in thunderous cheers.
At the same time, more and more Blues fans are calling on the team to score more goals quickly.
They have to score three more goals!
This is almost an impossible task!
But as long as the game is not over, as long as the Blues can maintain their fighting spirit, who dares to say that this cannot happen?
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Just when Chelsea tried to give it a try and score another goal before the end of the first half, Valencia launched another quick counterattack. Vicente passed Melchiot on the left, drove straight into the penalty area and made a cross from the left side of the penalty area.
Su Dong, who was sprinting madly all the way, rushed into the penalty area at the same time as Gallas and Terry. Facing Vincent's cross, Su Dong jumped high, blocked Terry with his back, suppressed Gallas in front of him with his body, and under the double-team of two world-class central defenders, he managed to grab a header and headed the ball for the goal.
The ball was blasted into Chelsea's goal again! 3 to 2! The entire Stamford Bridge fell into a deathly silence!
All Chelsea fans stared at the field in amazement, looking in disbelief at the number nine player who was running to celebrate the goal.
Is this true? How did he do it? Why was he able to equalize or even overtake when Chelsea was leading, and then score again after Chelsea equalized? How did he do it? No one could answer the confusion and shock of Chelsea fans! Su Dong sprinted excitedly on the Stamford Bridge, even rushing past the home team's bench.
He just wanted Desailly to see it.
He saw Desailly's dark, stinky face, which was really, really interesting.
Are you angry?
I just like the way you get mad but can't get rid of me! ...
After Su Dong scored a hat trick, Chelsea seemed exhausted.
Valencia's strategy is very clear, which is to defend and counterattack.
As long as Chelsea continues to attack, Valencia will defend to the end, and the Blues have no way to guarantee that their goal will remain stable after a fierce attack.
Therefore, after the second half, Chelsea's offensive slowed down a bit.
This made the Blues fans in the stands very dissatisfied, and they thought the team was too conservative.
Especially Ranieri, the Italian old man's conservatism has always been criticized, and now he has been booed by the whole audience.
Not only did the management want him fired, but even the fans disliked him.
With so many stars, how can you still play like this? If you don't resign, who will?
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In the presidential stand, Jorge Mendes put his hands in front of him and rubbed them continuously.
He was not nervous, but excited.
Even though sitting next to him was Abramovich, one of the world's richest men, he was not nervous at all.
Because he has the confidence!
Mendes' confidence comes from Su Dong, who performed a hat trick in the stands.
If Chelsea wants to sign Su Dong, they have to have a good talk with his agent.
In this matter, money doesn't help much.
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"Jorge, are you sure you can convince Mourinho to coach Chelsea?"
Peter Kenyon doesn’t care about the game off the field.
As early as when Su Dong scored the first goal, he already knew that there was no suspense in the game.
The offensive battle in the first half was just a fig leaf for Chelsea.
To put it bluntly, the Blues have no way to deal with Valencia.
Especially Ranieri.
What Peter Kenyon really cares about is a change of coach.
Abramovich wants the best head coach, which is unrealistic because the best ones will not come to coach at Stamford Bridge.
Mourinho has had a good record this season. Not only did he win the Portuguese Super League title ahead of schedule, he also performed well in the Champions League.
In the group stage, they finished below Real Madrid, but after entering the knockout stage, Mourinho's targeted tactics were fully utilized. First, they eliminated Ferguson's Manchester United, and now they have eliminated the French Ligue 1 powerhouse Lyon, and became the first to reach the semi-finals of the Champions League.
According to the schedule, Porto only needs to defeat Deportivo La Coruna to advance to the final first.
This young coach is not very famous, but his coaching ability, especially the training system he created for Porto, has been highly praised in the European professional football circle. Many people believe that his success this season is precisely due to the effectiveness of this training system.
Peter Kenyon believes that instead of blindly pursuing top coaches, it is better to choose a new young coach like Mourinho.
They are more advanced, have more ideas, and are more eager to achieve results.
This is something that those top coaches who have already achieved success do not have.
"Don't worry, as long as you have no problem, I can convince him!" Mendes said confidently.
He was very clear about the current situation in Portuguese football. A group of people, led by Mourinho, were eager to escape from that place of trouble. Now that Chelsea had extended an olive branch, how could he refuse?
Peter Kenyon nodded, he believed in Mendes's ability.
At this moment, Abramovich, who had been silent, suddenly turned around and stared at Mendes.
"I want to sign Su Dong, name your price!"
(End of this chapter)
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