Chapter 248: Chatting and Laughing, Treating the Opponent as a Cloud
"Great Chelsea, great Chelsea" During the halftime break, Claude Pesvak's voice filled the entire Stamford Bridge stadium. The Blues fans all had a very good impression of this loyal Chelsea and listened to his endless words with relish.
Of course, this kind of discourse environment is a torment for Liverpool fans. They want to rush into the live broadcast room and strangle this annoying Chelsea player---
"...the despicable Liverpool players knew that it was impossible for them to win at Stamford Bridge with their own strength, so they wanted to rely on referees and clumsy fouls to prevent the great Chelsea from scoring and our dancing master from scoring. However, in the face of Chelsea's powerful strength, all these actions became the last struggle of the clowns. Our Allen used his gorgeous performance to let them understand what real football is."
"…Football, English football, only Chelsea can interpret it. Look at our gorgeous attack in the first half, which forced these clowns to hide in their own half and struggle to survive. This approach really brought shame to English football. Maybe a few decades ago, Liverpool was glorious for a while, but unfortunately, I was not born at that time, and they can only live in the glory of the older generation…"
"...I only saw the glory of Chelsea, only Chelsea..."
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Claude Pesvak, the voice of a loyal Londoner, filled the Blues fans with hope and glory...
And now, in a place that the fans cannot see, in the locker rooms of the two teams, Mourinho and Benitez are also racking their brains in a battle of wits and courage. They are both thinking about the opponent's tactics in the second half, and at the same time telling the players who are about to play the tactics they have thought of for the second half.
"The first half is over. No matter why those two goals were blown off, it doesn't matter anymore. At least we still have a one-goal advantage." After Mr. Mourinho came to the locker room, he first emphasized this point and then began to arrange tactics---
"In the second half, Alan, you switch back to the right winger, Geremi, you replace Didier and play as the left winger..."
It seems that, at least in this game, Mourinho has given up on letting Wang Li continue to stay in the attacking midfielder position.
In the first half, as a forward, Wang Li successfully completed his task, which could be said to be perfect, but as a midfielder he was unqualified. After this adjustment, at least Wang Li no longer has to bear the task of organizing the offense and can just put everything aside and focus on scoring goals.
After Mourinho explained the tasks of each player, he continued: "In the second half, the team's formation should be moved back appropriately and the defense should be strengthened. The opponent is now behind and they will definitely choose to attack in a big way. As long as we maintain a stable formation and don't give the opponent any chances, then the initiative will always be in our hands..."
After the head coach finished arranging the tactics, the players began to discuss in the locker room.
The gossip that Chelsea players are paying attention to recently has shifted from 'innocent Wayne' to Lampard, who just changed his girlfriend. It is said that Lampard's new girlfriend is 4 years older than him, which makes everyone think that he has an Oedipus complex...
"This is normal, as long as it's beautiful." Wang Li kindly defended Lampard, but this was met with disdain from most people.
Finally, Lampard stepped forward and made the final summary speech, saying, "In fact, we have known each other for many years." The players left the locker room chatting and laughing, ready to continue the next game.
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Under the anticipation of tens of thousands of fans, the game finally began.
Contrary to Mourinho's expectations, Liverpool launched a massive offensive right from the start. Although Chelsea players followed the coach's tactical arrangements and retreated a lot, they were still disrupted by the offensive.
It was at this time that Liverpool's strength was reflected.
This summer, after introducing several powerful forwards, Liverpool's lineup is no worse than the team built by Abrahammovich with 200 million euros. Whether it is the steady offensive core Steven Gerrard, or the center Milan Baros, Xabi Alonso and Dietmar Hamann on the wing, etc., their offensive capabilities are all world-class.
In this offensive, Chelsea finally made a mistake.
In the 61st minute of the game, there was another big attack. Gerrard, Warnock and Hamann played a small-scale short pass in the midfield. The fantastic cooperation made Liverpool fans very excited.
This also broke Chelsea's defense in one fell swoop.
Finally, Dietmar Hamann, who was on the wing, made a precise through pass and passed the ball to Gerrard who was in the middle. The latter suddenly fired a cold shot on the penalty area line amid the obstruction of two Chelsea defenders, leaving Petr Cech with no way to react.
The football hits the goal corner
Captain Steven Gerrard stepped up and equalized the score for Liverpool.
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"Keep calm, stay calm, don't be anxious, there are still many opportunities." While the Liverpool players were celebrating the goal, several Chelsea players stood together and Wang Li spoke.
"Yes, it doesn't matter. Everyone should work hard because Elena is sitting in the audience today. Otherwise, if Frank loses face, it will be hard for everyone."
After hearing this, Lampard's face turned black and he said, "Go to hell, what does this have to do with me?"
"We are all playing for your face." Wang Li squinted his eyes and looked at Lampard, as if he saw delicious food. "Frank, if we win the game, you have to treat us."
"Yes, that's right, you have to treat us," said Captain John Terry.
"Why?" Lampard complained.
"Simply because we let your girlfriend watch a victory."
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When Liverpool scored a goal, Chelsea players huddled together and talked and laughed. Looking at their playful and playful behavior, how could one be depressed at all?
This made Mr. Benítez, who was somewhat happy after equalizing the score, feel disappointed again. Looking at this situation, we can see that Chelsea's locker room is really harmonious. The team is full of big-name stars, the locker room is harmonious and orderly, and there is always hope in their hearts even when the situation is passive. This kind of team has all the qualities that a championship team should have.
At this time, Benítez even had a feeling called "jealousy" in his heart. Yes, since he came to Liverpool, although he was the head coach of the team, the players would not question his tactical arrangements and personnel adjustments in person, but he always felt that his control over the team was not comprehensive. There were even some internal matters that he had to consult the team captain Gerrard.
Let's take a look at the smiling 'madman' across the street... It's really annoying to compare yourself with others.
After Liverpool finished celebrating, the game resumed at the urging of the referee.
Although Liverpool had just scored a goal, they did not overwhelm Chelsea in terms of momentum.
Perhaps, from this moment on, there really began to appear the battle scenes that the media had been expecting before the game: the two teams were constantly fighting for control of the midfield, and the defensive players of each team were almost doing their best to stop the opponent's attack. Fouls and small moves never stopped, which made the football roll in the middle most of the time. The frequent exchanges of ball possession made the game seem like a complete hand-to-hand combat.
During this period, there were also many wonderful, smooth cooperation and show-off individual performances. The Premier League has never been the territory of technical football, but for top teams like Chelsea and Liverpool, there are no restrictions on league style. Both teams have more than 10 players from different countries, and their tactics and technical style of play do not have any trace of traditional English football at all.
This is a real wealthy club.
In this difficult confrontation, time slowly passed...
The game was in the 75th minute and this time it was Liverpool's turn to attack.
After the ball bounced back and forth between several midfielders' feet, it was passed to Xabi Alonso.
This Spanish star who just joined Liverpool in the summer has inherited the Spanish style in his personal skills. His dribbling ability is very good. He shook off Geremi who came to steal the ball with a few bicycle kicks from the center line, and then stopped the ball and changed direction, and cut the ball a few times with a low frequency, which made Makelele dizzy.
But this French iron man is by no means easy to mess with. The reason why Makelele can become Chelsea's unshakable main force is never because of his skills, but because of his tough and fierce style.
It was the same this time. Makelele fell to the ground and made a tackle. It was clear from the situation that he didn't care whether it was a person or a ball that was tackled.
Fortunately, Xabi Alonso jumped up smartly and dodged the ball. He had just arrived at Liverpool and earned a starting position through his performance. He didn't want to lose it again because of injury. Compared with this, being intercepted was obviously a trivial matter.
After the ball flew away from Alonso's feet, a pure power confrontation took place on the field. This time it was ---
Steven Gerrard vs John Terry
The captains of the two teams kicked the football on both sides at the same time. There were two "dong, dong" sounds, and Terry finally got the ball. It seems that compared to the fierce Terry, Gerrard is slightly inferior in strength.
Chelsea's counterattack.
In a hurry, Terry kicked the ball to Geremi on the wing.
Geremi took the ball and took advantage of the opportunity when there were no defensive players to move forward quickly. After crossing the center line, a Liverpool player came forward to defend. He looked up at the situation in the frontcourt and made a straight pass to Lampard in the middle, who passed it to Wang Li on the right.
Wang Li got the ball and took advantage of the fact that Liverpool players were unable to return to defense and dribbled directly into the penalty area. The Blues fans in the entire stadium were excited. In their eyes, this opportunity was almost equivalent to a goal.
The dance master often performs a good show of going to a meeting alone
However, this time the fans did not get what they wanted. At the front of the penalty area, before Wang Li could react, the opponent's defender Jamie Carragher fell to the ground and made a tackle. He took a light step and dodged by a hair's breadth, but the jersey on his back was grabbed by the opponent's No. 23 Luis Garcia.
Even the proud Liverpudlians were frightened by Wang Li's goal-scoring efficiency, and they could only stop him from moving forward in this way.
Mr. Aston did not lose his mind this time. He directly showed Garcia a yellow card and awarded Chelsea a free kick in a very good position.
The ball was about 27 meters away from the goal, on the right side of the penalty area line. It should be said that this is the position David Beckham is best at. Unfortunately, the captain of the England team is still sitting on the bench at the Bernabeu in a daze.
"Do you want to kick, or should I?" Lampard asked directly as he walked past Wang Li.
Wang Li shook his head. He still couldn't play well in this position on the right side. He said, "You should do it."
So, with everyone in the stadium watching, Lampard walked to the ball, and while the opponent was forming a wall, he jumped twice on the spot, swung his right foot on the ball a few times, trying to get a feel for how to kick a free kick.
“Beep…”
Swing your legs, volley, turn your head
The continuous movements also demonstrated the extraordinary personal ability of this England midfielder. The football left a beautiful shadow in the air and went directly into the upper left corner of the goal.
The ball is too fast.
Even if the opponent's goalkeeper reacts, he can only watch the ball and sigh.
"Goooooooooooooooal, the ball goes in." Then, Creed Pesvak's roar continued.
"Frank Lampard has made great contributions to Chelsea. This midfielder always scores goals for the team at crucial moments."
In the midst of this roar, most people did not notice that after scoring the goal, Lampard excitedly made a kissing gesture towards the west stand of the stadium. The expression on his face was completely different from his usual solemnity.
It should be said that it is somewhat warm... and somewhat shrinking.
"Frank, bring your girlfriend tonight and celebrate together." Wang Li obviously saw this scene. He ran to Lampard, first rubbed his short hair as if to show some 'disrespect to the striker', and then said with a chuckle.
Lampard looked up at the handsome black-haired boy in front of him, secretly compared himself with him, and felt a little disappointed. He said, "I can treat you, but I won't allow you to bring your girlfriend."
"Frank, you are too conservative"
"Don't tell me you're English. It's really embarrassing. I wanted to introduce Furtado to everyone," Bridget said.
"Fuck, your girlfriend is still in Portugal" the troublemaker.
"Frank, you are too stingy. Are you afraid of going broke?"
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"...If everyone brings their girlfriends, I certainly have no objection." Amid the chattering of a group of teammates, Lampard could only give in.
The man who had just scored a goal had not yet experienced any excitement or bliss, but under the verbal attack of his teammates, he spent the hard-earned goal bonus...