Chapter 215 Champions Cup Group Draw (2)

In the Islington area outside London, there is a road with few vehicles passing by. The straight trees on both sides of the road stand tall and straight. The green embellishment makes people feel relaxed physically and mentally. The occasional car horns seem to add some vitality to this beautiful scenery.

At this time on the road, a yellow convertible was slowly moving forward. The constant noise coming from the car was very inconsistent with the surrounding environment, adding a stain to the quiet environment - "You idiot, drive faster! Are you a man?" Miss Joyce seemed very dissatisfied with Wang Li's performance.

Wang Li, who was staring at the front, couldn't help but reply: "But, Miss Joyce, don't you think we are going too fast and there is a big chance of an accident?" In fact, Wang Li felt that his learning speed was not slow. This time he was able to start the car successfully and make it run very stably, which was much better than last time.

"Oh my God, look at your speed now, it can even compete with Hercules (a famous British bicycle brand)! This is the first time I've seen such a dumb student like you!" Joyce's voice was a little helpless, but then it became loud, as if she was a little proud: "Thinking back to the first day I learned to drive, I drove over 80! And now it's only a little over 40, well, this shows that you are twice as dumb as me!"

"Ok, even if that's the case, I don't need to participate in F1 anyway."

Today, Wang Li felt that he had made great progress. At least, he could start the car successfully, and he did well in turning, going uphill, and other aspects. Of course, this was only Wang Li's own opinion. Miss Joyce kept expressing her dissatisfaction and constantly trying to undermine his self-confidence, but this did not affect Wang Li at all. Wang Li would only do things according to his own ideas. Although he cared about what others thought of him, he would never easily change his way of doing things.

………While Wang Li was still arguing with the beautiful coach Miss Joyce in the car in Islington, the major media in London were already making a big fuss about him!

Daily Telegraph: 'England lost 1:2 to Poland, the inside story is revealed! ! '

"Yesterday, in the second match of the European Qualifiers for the World Cup held in Wroclaw, England lost 1-2 to Poland. We didn't even see the name of young player Alan Wang on the team roster. This is really surprising! In the post-match interview, the England players revealed the reason - Alan was dissatisfied with Eriksson not giving him a chance to start, so he left the team alone and returned to London in anger!"

"Alan Wang's behavior also made the team's atmosphere not very good the next morning. Mr. Eriksson even scolded some players who were training hard because of some minor issues. It can be seen that his mood was extremely bad. Perhaps the conflict between the coach and the players within the team affected the state of the entire team. In the slightly cold Wroclaw, we suffered a defeat."

The Daily Telegraph's report was not biased, but merely explained the cause of the incident, and was more concerned about the England team. However, other newspapers were not like that - 'Arrogant Alan Wang created conflicts in the team, and Eriksson firmly said 'no' to him! ' - The Guardian.

"...Since last season, Alan Wong has become a hot topic in English football. The young player was lucky. His performance impressed Eriksson, so he successfully joined the England team. He also won the attention of Chelsea with his performance in the European Cup."

"Throughout the entire process, we can see that Coach Eriksson has always trusted Allen and sent him to play in almost every game. But now, this young man has only performed slightly better in the game and has started to become arrogant. It is said that his relationship with his teammates in the team has never been very good, and now he has even gone to the head coach to ask for a starting position!!"

"...Players with such bad behavior must not be recruited into the team. This will cause irreparable damage to the team. Coach Eriksson's choice is correct. The England team will always reject such a time bomb!!"

Ever since Wang Li started to perform well in the Wolverhampton team, The Guardian has been constantly finding excuses to ridicule him. Perhaps it was because he offended that annoying female reporter. When Wang Li performed very well in both the club and the national team, The Guardian became much quieter. Now that this has happened, they have found another opportunity to attack. They will certainly not let go of this hard-earned opportunity!

Among all the media reports, The Guardian was certainly not the only one to curse. The Sun, which had always supported Wang Li, also stood up this time - 'Swedes, why can't the top scorer start the game! ! ? ' - The Sun

"…In the European Cup, Alan Wang played for less than 90 minutes and won the honor of the European Cup top scorer. Can we imagine that if Alan Wang started the game against Portugal, would the England team have to play overtime or penalty shootouts?"

"…Is it the player's fault, or the coach's fault? Why does the top scorer of the European Cup always sit on the bench and only play when the team encounters a crisis? Or, Mr. Eriksson, are you using this method to demonstrate your 'perfect' on-the-spot command ability?" - George Kulentalik This article in The Sun is undoubtedly an absolute questioning of Eriksson. As a staunch supporter of Wang Li, George Kulentalik struck again this time and gave Wang Li strong support!

...However, these were what Wang Li heard from Angela, who was sitting on the sofa and reading the newspaper, after he returned to his residence.

Wang Li certainly knew that his actions would cause a huge uproar in the media, but he did not give it much thought. As Mourinho said, the outcome of the matter could only be proved on the football field.

After taking a cold shower, Wang Li turned on the TV and started watching the live broadcast of the European Cup group stage draw ceremony at 6 pm.

Last season, Chelsea reached the semi-finals in the Champions League, but in the Premier League, they ranked third behind Manchester United and Arsenal, so in this Champions League grouping, Chelsea was placed in the second tier of teams.

At the beginning, Mr. Mourinho, who won the honor of the best coach last season, drew classification groups for the next eight teams, among which was Chelsea, which was divided into Group H.

Then, as the defensive general of last year's defending champion Porto, Ricardo Carvalho received the UEFA's best defender honor. After AC Milan's legendary defender Paolo Maldini presented him with the award, Carvalho went on stage to draw a number card on behalf of Chelsea - "No. 1, Porto!"

A loud voice in the hall read out the number on the number plate in Carvalho's hand, and the wide camera on the scene was given to Chelsea's head coach Mourinho. At this time, the Portuguese was seen grinning and nodding his forehead, with an expression of helplessness on his face.

Last season, Mourinho led Porto to win the treble. This season, he came to Chelsea and received a huge transfer fund of more than 100 million euros from the Russian tycoon. Now in the group stage, the two teams happened to be drawn together. No one would believe that there was no trick - there were a total of eight seeded teams, how could it be such a coincidence that Porto was drawn! ! ?

However, most Chelsea supporters, including Chairman Abramovich, are still very satisfied with the result. Among the eight seeded teams, Porto is undoubtedly one of the weakest teams. Playing against Porto is much better than playing against AC Milan and Real Madrid.

After that, Carvalho drew several numbers on behalf of PSV Eindhoven and Barcelona respectively, and then the award ceremony for the best midfielder was held:

"The best midfielder of the 2003-2004 season is... Anderson Deco!"

After Luis Figo, the award presenter, presented the award to Deco, Deco went on stage to participate in the draw ceremony. After one round, he finally drew the number of Group H - "No. 23, Moscow CSKA!"

When he heard the name, Mr. Abramovich was really surprised in the switch shot. CSKA Moscow, also known as CSKA Moscow, and just a few years ago, Mr. Abramovich was the chairman of that club. What a coincidence!

However, the people present did not question the result this time. You know, until now Abrahimovic is still an important sponsor of CSKA Moscow. He is very influential on this team. If the two teams fight, almost everyone knows that Chelsea will definitely win. As for whether there is any inside story, it is unknown... At least, everyone knows that UEFA would never deliberately arrange it like this. This is simply cheating for Chelsea!

Afterwards, the host announced the winner of the best striker - AC Milan's nuclear warhead, Ukrainian Andrei Shevchenko. When Mr. Abramovich saw Shevchenko, his eyes lit up. In his heart, Shevchenko was undoubtedly the player he most wanted to get, but at least now, he still belonged to AC Milan.

After the invited guest, Newcastle United's legendary striker Alan Shearer, presented the award to Shevchenko, the latter went on stage to draw the last number plate for each group. The last team in Group H was Paris Saint-Germain. However, this is no longer important. Perhaps in most people's minds, in Group H, Paris Saint-Germain is undoubtedly a "soy sauce player".

(To be continued)