Chapter 245 The True God Who Has Experienced Thousands of Tribulations
September 25, 4:20 pm, Stamford Bridge, London, England.
The focus battle of the 7th round of the Premier League - Chelsea's home game against Liverpool is about to begin. At this time, players from both sides are warming up on the field, preparing for the next big battle.
At this time, there were at least 50,000 fans in the stands, which made the Stamford Bridge, which had only 42,000 seats, almost full. Many fans had to stand in the aisles of the stadium, waiting for the game to start.
The enthusiastic Chelsea fans were cheering for their team in the stands, their excited faces showing their confidence and support for Chelsea. Whenever a Chelsea player kicked the ball into the goal during warm-up, they were as crazy as if they saw a sexy goddess dancing. The passion in their eyes made people feel that they were unstoppable. The shouts that came with this passion directly brought the entire stadium into a deafening world of noise.
On the other hand, the stands opposite Liverpool's warm-up half were completely out of tune with the passion of the entire stadium. Every time a Liverpool player touched the ball, the stands would be filled with boos from the Blues fans. As for the Liverpool fans, under the shouts of tens of thousands of Blues fans, their resistance was as powerless and resentful as a virgin who had just been raped, but it was of no use at all...
"Long live Chelsea"
"Go back to Anfield, this is London"
"A bunch of stupid country bumpkins will make you go home crying soon"
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The stands were filled with large slogans prepared by the Blues fans for the Liverpool team. However, in this situation, the Liverpool fans did not resist. They hung up a huge portrait. The protagonist was a player with black hair and a blue jersey. He shot the ball and shot down a helicopter in the sky. At this time, he still had a smug expression on his face...
This is obviously a satire on Wang Li's "must-goal theory" before the game.
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At 4:30, the captains of the two teams tossed a coin, and Chelsea captain John Terry won and got the right to kick off. Then, with a whistle from the referee Corey Aston, the game officially began.
Today, Chelsea coach Jose Mourinho arranged a 4312 formation. The forward partners are Eidur Gudjohnsen and Didier Drogba, Wang Li was placed in the attacking midfielder position, the team's defensive core is Claude Makelele, the two wingers are Damien Duff and Frank Lampard, and the back line, from left to right are Paulo Ferreira, John Terry, Ricardo Carvalho and Wayne Bridge, and the goalkeeper is still Peter Cech.
Obviously, Mr. Mourinho attaches great importance to this game. This lineup is also the strongest lineup that Chelsea can use now. Arjen Robben has not recovered from the injury in training, and Joe Cole's defensive ability is not strong. He and Geremi were arranged on the bench by the head coach.
Obviously, this formation is a powerful attacking formation. At Stamford Bridge, Mourinho will not put the team in a passive situation for the sake of victory. According to Chelsea's current offensive capabilities, even if Liverpool has greatly strengthened the team's forward line this summer, there is still some gap in comparison.
At this time, taking advantage of the beginning of the game, the anchor Creed Pesvak at Stamford Bridge read out Liverpool's 451 lineup as if to cope with it:
Goalkeeper 1-Jersey Dudek, defenders 17-Josemi, 4-Sami Hyypia, 23-Jamie Carragher, 6-John Riise, midfielders 23-Luis Garcia, 15-Xabi Alonso, 16-Dietmar Hamann, 8-Steven Gerrard, 19-Warnock, forward 5-Milan Baros.
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Drogba kicked the ball to Gudjohnsen, announcing the start of the game. The latter passed the ball back to Wang Li, and both of them quickly moved forward. At the same time, the team's wingers Lampard and Duff also moved their positions slightly forward and crossed the center line to press forward.
As soon as the game started, Chelsea took a massive offensive stance.
Offensive Attack
This is Stamford Bridge. Only by attacking can we make the opponent surrender.
Before the game, head coach Mourinho also made such arrangements. Perhaps he was "inspired" by Wang Li's words. The Portuguese changed his steady style and let the team attack in a big way. This is also the "madman's" trust in the offensive ability of his team.
Wang Li was arranged to play as attacking midfielder in this game. This position is the core of the team in the frontcourt. He is responsible for organizing the offense and occasionally participates in the team's defense. However, Mourinho only did this as a tentative approach. He specifically instructed Lampard to pay attention to supporting the offense from behind and to attack steadily after getting the ball. In other words, Wang Li only needs to do half of the task, and his position is more like a shadow striker.
In this game, Liverpool head coach Mr. Benister may have thought that Wang Li's ability was not enough to seriously threaten Liverpool's defense, or he was very confident in the team's defensive ability. The Spanish coach did not arrange defensive players to specifically defend Wang Li, which made Wang Li feel that he played the game smoothly and like a fish in water.
Seeing this situation, the madman Mourinho on the sidelines showed a disdainful smile, obviously mocking Benítez's carelessness. Without actually playing against Wang Li, he could not appreciate the power of that kind of attack. In the mind of this Portuguese, as long as the opponent neglected to defend against the black-haired boy, it almost meant that Chelsea would score.
Liverpool did not expect Chelsea to launch such a massive offensive posture. In the first five minutes, they made frequent mistakes and were obviously embarrassed by Chelsea's offensive momentum. Seeing this situation, Benítez on the bench immediately stood up and ran to the sidelines to direct the team's defense. It was obvious that he cared very much about this game.
Rafael Benítez was still very intimidating to Liverpool players. When he stood on the sidelines, shouting and directing the team's formation, Liverpool's defense immediately became much more stable and the players' mistakes were reduced by most.
However, Mr. Benitez seemed to have forgotten that this was at Stamford Bridge. When the Blues fans reacted, all kinds of materials rushed towards his bald head. Fortunately, the assistant coach brought an umbrella, so that Mr. Benitez's suit and tie were not buried by the debris. However, there were still a few pieces of white fiber material dotted on the back of his head, which greatly damaged the image of this gentleman in the Liverpool media.
Back on the field, Chelsea continued to attack aggressively. In the middle, Wang Li's frequent dribbling breakthroughs made Liverpool players realize the truth that "there is no false reputation under a great reputation". At least the defenders who claimed to "show him a lesson" before the game failed to successfully steal the ball from his feet. On the two wings, Lampard and Duff's frequent "inserts" and assists also caused great trouble to Liverpool's defense.
Originally, the 451 formation that Benítez arranged today was to compete with Chelsea for possession of the ball in the middle, but Mourinho unexpectedly changed the formation to 4312, which made Liverpool's tactics empty talk. The war broke out directly in front of Liverpool's penalty area, making the Liverpool players panic.
Now the game has just begun, and it is completely impossible to change tactics now. Benítez can only hope that the team can withstand Chelsea's massive attack. Only then can Liverpool turn the passive situation into the active and gain the advantage on the field.
However, what the Spaniard did not expect was that his indifference to the black-haired boy turned out to be an absolute mistake.
14th minute of the first half.
Lampard got the ball on the wing, and facing Liverpool's interception halfway, he and Wang Li made two one-two passes, brought the ball to the vicinity of the center line, and then took advantage of the opportunity to kick the ball directly to Wang Li who was "inserting" from behind.
As a front midfielder, it is very important to have a sense of the overall situation. You need to always pay attention to the positions of your own players in the frontcourt to determine how to attack most effectively. However, Wang Li obviously has no experience in this area, and he played more of a shadow striker in this game. So after he got the ball, he didn't consider others at all. He changed direction after crossing the center line and dribbled the ball to the right.
Mourinho, who was off the court, saw this scene and slapped his forehead helplessly. In fact, this was also an attempt by the Portuguese. Lampard was the real core of the team, but he had a fatal flaw, which was that his dribbling ability was not outstanding, and his overall offensive ability was not outstanding. If Wang Li, who had outstanding personal abilities, could take on the position of the team's offensive core, Chelsea's offensive ability would definitely be able to reach a higher level.
However, these are issues that need to be considered later. At this time on the field, Wang Li dribbled the ball quickly and made two sudden stops, leaving Sami Hyypia, who had been talking wildly and arrogant before the game, far behind. Even the latter's angry tackle from behind was completely useless.
Wang Li paid no attention to Hyypia who was panting and swearing behind him. Instead, he took advantage of an oversight by the Liverpool defender and passed the ball accurately to Ricardo Carvalho who was cutting in from the middle. He then ran to the right corner of the penalty area, stopped for a moment, winked at Carvalho, and quickly shook off the defender and ran towards the goal.
At the same moment, Carvalho passed the ball
Another precise pass, the ball hit the grass and rolled right in front of Wang Li.
Single Pole
The Blues fans in the audience seemed to have seen Chelsea's lead, and some even celebrated with each other. Yes, they trusted the black-haired boy on the field too much. A single shot was almost equivalent to a goal.
Wang Li did not disappoint the fans off the field. Facing the attacking goalkeeper, he made a steady lob and sent the ball into the net.
“Beep…”
"Goooooal, goal..." The roar of Creed Pesvak, the anchor of Stamford Bridge, was stuck in his throat.
All the Blues fans stopped celebrating and looked at the field in surprise, because the referee Aston had indicated that the goal was invalid.
Offside, goal disallowed
This penalty result directly angered the Blues fans in the audience.
"Black whistle, black whistle"
"Get out of Stamford Bridge, we need a notary"
“How much did you charge in pounds?”
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The Blues fans started to curse loudly in the audience. They just wanted Chelsea to score a goal, and they didn't care whether it was offside or not. At this time, the big screen on the field also played a slow-motion replay of the previous scene...
"Let's see, at the moment when Carvalho passed the ball... Oh my God, at this time, the positions of Allen and Riise were almost the same, and only the corner of his clothes was slightly out of bounds. This kind of ball can usually be called or not. Could it be that the linesman has such a keen eye that he can even see this slight difference? He is really a genius!"
Creed Pesvak's words clearly showed his dissatisfaction with the penalty. In a normal game, this kind of ball would never be judged offside. The meaning of his words was self-evident.
With the evidence of slow-motion replay on the big screen, Blues fans felt even more unbalanced. This was at Stamford Bridge. Although there was no explicit rule that English referees should favor the home team, in fact, most referees did so. And now, this ball showed that the referee on the field was biased towards Liverpool. How could they tolerate this?
As a result, the referee Aston received more scolding, all kinds of foul language, personal attacks, threats and intimidation filled the entire stadium. Even his ancestors 18 generations ago received special care. If Chelsea lost the game, perhaps he should pay more attention to his personal safety after the game---
England's own football hooligan
On the court, Wang Li looked at the referee and said nothing. He knew very well that no matter what the facts were, the referee's decision would not be changed. At most, he could appeal after the game, and maybe get an apology at most, but this would be of no use to the game.
"It doesn't matter. It's only been 10 minutes since the start of the game. There are still many opportunities. We just need to score again." Without waiting for his teammates to come up and comfort him, Wang Li spread his hands and said directly.
As the captain of the team, John Terry also came up to say some words to encourage morale. "Let's keep going. The opponent's defense can't stop our offense. There are plenty of opportunities. What are you afraid of?" After that, he turned and looked at Wang Li with a smile, and said, "We have Alan. He can still score goals, haha."
“Haha, yes, we can still score a goal”
The referee PASSED this goal, but Chelsea players did not worry too much. Instead, they shouted for another goal in Liverpool's half. This behavior made all the Liverpool players glare at them. If looks could really kill, players in Chelsea's frontcourt represented by Wang Li would have died countless times.
According to this calculation, the current referee Mr. Aston is the true god who has experienced thousands of disasters---
In the audience, there were at least 40,000 Chelsea fans, all paying him a salute...
PS: The fantasy work "Red Snake Sky", book number 1866016.