Chapter 184 A madman’s way of celebrating!
St Andrews, Birmingham, England.
At this time, the game had entered the 42nd minute of the first half, and the ball was under the feet of Birmingham players wearing blue jerseys.
Defender Cunningham took the ball, looked up at the front court, and then passed it to Johnson, who then passed the ball to forward Forssell in the middle.
Forssell came to Birmingham City last year. Last season, he played 32 times for the team and scored 17 goals. He is a rare efficient shooter in the entire Premier League. Originally, the Finnish shooter thought that this season might be the peak of his career, but he didn't expect the first league game to be like this! !
Forssell never thought that the game against Chelsea would be so passive. In the whole first half, he only had two pitiful shooting opportunities... You know, in the last season, Birmingham and Chelsea had a record of one win and one loss, which was exactly a draw, but now the opponent seems to have become another team!
No matter what, he also had to fight for the team to hold on until the end of the first half, waiting for the new tactical instructions from head coach Bruce during the halftime break. What is not known is that Forssell actually admires Bruce very much, well, it should be said that he admires Bruce when he was younger...
After Forssell got the ball, he moved forward from the wing. This time, he chose to dribble the ball himself. Chelsea's midfield defense was too solid. Short passes and penetration made it difficult to break their solid joint defense. Forssell could only choose to dribble the ball himself. Although he could also choose to pass the ball directly to Heskey near the penalty area, he was not Beckham. Besides, he did not believe the arrogant Englishman who had just joined the team.
However, at this time, Fussell saw the opponent's No. 21 kid rushing towards him. Fussell was impressed by this young man who had just completed an ultra-long-distance lob shot, but he was very unconvinced. As the top scorer of the Finnish team, Fussell did not think that he was worse than this kid. Besides, the lob shot just now was obviously just a lucky shot!
So, facing Wang Li, Forssell chose to continue dribbling the ball. He didn't believe that this Chelsea striker had much defensive ability.
Pull back with your right foot, tap with your left heel, and turn around to chase the ball! !
Fussell's technique was indeed very good, and his passing moves were very smooth. He thought to himself, this guy is nothing special, he was passed so easily... However, at this time, he seemed to feel something strange, and when he looked down, he found out---
The football is no longer under his feet!!
"Hahaha!" "That idiot!" "What is he doing?"
Chelsea fans suddenly burst into laughter in the stands, while Birmingham fans were silent. At this moment, they even felt ashamed for Forssell in Birmingham! !
From the audience's perspective, the Birmingham striker made a few moves with the ball, and then after Wang Li neatly intercepted the ball, he ran forward for more than 10 meters before he stopped and looked at his feet, his expression at a loss...
'This is really funny, is he actually a football player!? ' This is what most fans thought.
At this moment, Fussell wished he could find a hole in the ground to crawl into! !
Is there anything more embarrassing than this!?
Forssell turned his head to look at the Birmingham bench. Bruce seemed to be looking at the front court "indifferently". He then let out a long sigh and ran towards Chelsea's half.
At this time, how could Bruce be in the mood to pay attention to him? ! Chelsea passed the ball a few times and had already attacked near the Birmingham penalty area! !
In the frontcourt, Lampard made a disguised breakthrough and passed the ball back to Wang Li. Wang Li got the ball on the penalty area line, took two steps to the right, looked at the penalty area, saw no chance, and had to touch the ball with his heel and pass it to Joe Cole on the left.
At this time, the defender next to Joe Cole kept sticking to him, making it difficult for him to pass the ball. He wanted to break through, but as soon as he changed his stance, he was tackled to the ground by the opponent! !
"Beep..." A whistle sounded, there was no doubt that it was a foul. The referee directly showed a yellow card to the Birmingham player and awarded Chelsea a free kick.
The free kick was on the left side of the penalty area, about 25 meters away from the goal, but the angle was a bit off.
In Chelsea, the best free kicker is undoubtedly Lampard. However, looking at the league in recent years, Lampard's direct free kick goal rate is indeed not high, but the efficiency of free kick assists is much higher, because Chelsea has never lacked players to grab points.
Now, in the team, Terry, Drogba, Carvalho and others are very good at scoring, so Mourinho also arranged more free kicks before the game.
Lampard had no objection to this. He knew himself very well. Although his shots were threatening, they were not as good as David Beckham's. It was impossible for him to kick a curved ball that went over the wall.
In fact, ever since Wang Li joined the team, Lampard, an "upright" man, has always had an idea in his mind, that is, to let Wang Li take the free kick and kick it with the greatest force, maybe the opponent will have to make a substitution...
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Having already conceded two goals, Birmingham's defense became tighter. For the free kick at this angle, they also deployed a four-man wall, leaving no gap at all between the ball and the goal.
Wang Li was closely guarded by two Birmingham defenders. On his left was Joe Cole. Both of them stood a little to the right of the penalty area, ready to make a follow-up shot at any time. Drogba and Carvalho stood near the human wall, waiting for their chance, while several other teammates also gathered near the penalty area. Under Terry's command, the remaining players retreated slightly to prevent Birmingham's quick counterattack after the ball was changed.
As the referee blew the whistle, Lampard took two steps forward, swung his right foot in rhythm, and seemed to be about to shoot with force, but this time he played a little trick. When kicking the ball, he deliberately paused, and then passed the ball directly on the ground!
Birmingham's wall suddenly jumped up, but because of Lampard's pause, the ball went directly under the feet of the wall!
The opponent's goalkeeper Mike was blocked from view, and when he finally reacted, it was too late! Because the ball had already reached the feet of Joe Cole who was unguarded!
Facing this opportunity, the prodigal son of Chelsea kicked the ball into the left corner of the goal! !
Even if goalkeeper Mike reacted, he was powerless. The ball was too close to the goal. He had no way to stop it and could only watch in despair as the ball flew into the goal from his left hand side.
oooooooooooooooooooooal!!! The ball goes in again!!!"
In the live broadcast, excited shouts were heard again---
"It was Joe Cole, Chelsea's left-winger, who scored another goal for the team!! This game was so exciting, with three goals in the first half alone. It's really exciting!! Chelsea!! Chelsea!!!"
The commentator of Sky TV is really a bit paranoid... For Chelsea fans, the game is certainly exciting, but Birmingham fans will definitely have a completely different view---
In the audience, many Birmingham fans wearing the home team's blue jerseys had already left the stadium early...
Joe Cole's goal made the game suspense-free. It was almost impossible for Chelsea to score three goals in the second half. Facing this score, even Barcelona or AC Milan would lose confidence.
This time, Chelsea fans were really excited!
In the first half of the game, they scored three goals. This was completely different from the team's situation last season. They never thought that the team would perform so well in the first game!
The only thing they could do was to keep shouting and singing the blood-boiling song "Blue, Our Dream":
Blue, our dream, football, our sport.
Unity, victory is our goal!
Whether it's sunny or rainy, please keep cheering for us!
Because our name is Chelsea, Chelsea.
At Stamford Bridge, rain or shine,
We will always shine!
Oh, come and watch us play!
You are welcome every day.
Put on your blue suit and watch our game.
Sing loud and clear until we win!
Everybody sings: Chelsea!!!
At this time, infected by the fans, Mourinho could no longer sit still. This Portuguese madman finally showed his alternative side in excitement: he took off his suit, ran to the Chelsea stand, waved his hands, and sang Chelsea's team song with the fans...
He is indeed a talented coach with an alternative personality!
It has to be admitted that many head coaches would never lower their face to do such a thing. They need to pay more attention to their "demeanor" so that they can always maintain their authority in the team. Perhaps it is because of Mourinho's alternative that he is closer to the fans and makes him so popular among the fans.
At this time, almost all the media in the stadium pointed their cameras at him, and the big screen in the stadium stopped playing the slow-motion replay and started paying attention to this alternative head coach.
As for Joe Cole, who finally scored a goal, his limelight has been completely overshadowed by the head coach...
However, Mourinho did not remain "arrogant" for long. The referee and the fourth official immediately ran over and persuaded him to return to the bench. His behavior could even be regarded as a provocation to the fans!
You know, this is at St. Andrews Stadium, not Stamford Bridge...
"It was a perfect game, didn't you say, Clark?" After returning to the bench, Mourinho couldn't help but smile.
"Well, yes sir, I think the team may be successful this season!" Clark has worked at Chelsea for many years and he loves this team deeply.
"It will definitely succeed!" Mourinho replied firmly. He has the confidence to lead this group of outstanding young people!