Chapter 297 Seven to Zero

Before the game, all Porto fans and media would not have thought that their team would lose three goals in the first half of the game. Even though Chelsea invested another 100 million euros in the summer, it was still just a nouveau riche team without the background of a wealthy club.

Is this still the Porto team that dominated the Champions League last season?

At this moment, hundreds of Porto fans who followed to London from Portugal all looked towards the player tunnel, at the back of the man the English media had just called a 'madman'. It was obvious that they had given up on the Spaniard's ability.

3:0, this score is really frustrating.

There have been many matches in history where teams tied the score or even overtook the opponent after falling behind by several goals. However, with the level of that Spaniard and the current form of Porto players, many fans knew that it was very likely that Chelsea would score three more goals.

Just now, Wang Li's goal happened right in front of them. The stands of these Porto fans were just behind the Porto goal, so they saw it clearly, from Wang Li getting the ball in the midfield, passing Areias, passing Pepe, dodging Sitaridis, passing Baya, until he finally dribbled the ball into the goal.

This way of scoring is simply an insult to Porto. There are three defensive players and a goalkeeper.

What are our defensive players doing?

Why is our defense so vulnerable that it can be easily defeated by a black-haired boy who is less than 18 years old?

After scoring the goal, Wang Li did not celebrate this time, but just walked towards the player tunnel while chatting and laughing with his teammates. However, his indifferent expression made the Porto supporters even more angry - "Is it such an easy thing for him to kick the ball into the Porto goal?"

This is a naked insult

But now, Porto fans no longer have the energy to vent their anger on Chelsea. They can only release their anger on Porto players. It was these arrogant stars who brought shame to the Portuguese on the London stadium. So, during the half-time break, the Blues fans were cheering for the team, and a small number of Porto fans were also cursing at the Porto players.

Among them, Postiga, who had just been substituted, was the worst hit because he wasted many opportunities in the first half.

In the home team's locker room, Wang Li was surrounded by his teammates as soon as he entered the door. Just when he was feeling a little proud, he saw that these teammates had no excitement on their faces, but lost expressions?

Frank Lampard, Chelsea's most honest man, complained: "Alan, why didn't you shoot from the penalty area just now?"

"Yes, if we kick the opponent's No. 12 out, it will be much easier for us in the second half." Captain John Terry.

"Alan, if you can kick the opponent off the field, then maybe I will have a chance to play." Wayne Bridge looked annoyed because he had no chance to play.

"How can you take the limelight for yourself? You have to know that Furtado was in the stands during this game. Look at Wayne, how miserable he is."

"That's right."

"It should have been a direct shot. Kicking the ball is more important than scoring a goal."

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Looking at these teammates who are eager to create chaos in the world, Wang Li felt like a bucket of cold water was poured on his head. The joy of scoring two goals just now disappeared. He even felt that coming to Chelsea was a mistake. Living with a group of stuffy men might pollute his soul?

Of course, there was still laughter in the Chelsea locker room. This was just a small episode. Leading by three goals in the first half, they were in a good mood to joke.

The players' chatter did not slow down until head coach Mourinho returned to the locker room.

There was not much joy on the Portuguese man's face, but it was much better than the tense face before the game. It was obvious that Mourinho still had some feelings for Porto. Now, Chelsea scored three goals against the opponent in the first half. Although it was a very successful coach, it would be difficult for him to show joy if some personal feelings were mixed in.

However, as a professional football coach, everything Mourinho did was for Chelsea's results. After entering the locker room, he praised the players' performance in the first half and began to arrange the tactics for the second half: "... Frank, you should move back a little bit and pay more attention to the team's defense. Even if it's just for the team's face, Porto will definitely counterattack in the second half. Pay more attention to the team's defense."

"Claude, move forward a little. You almost became the team's defender in the first half. Even if you are not involved in the offense, don't be too far away from Frank's position. When defending, you two should pay more attention to intercepting the opponent's attack in the midfield."

"...In the second half, we still played an offensive game, but we had to slow down the tempo and not be too blind. As long as we can hold our defense steady in this game, we will definitely win."

"...Brigi, you replace Didier and we will change to 442. If the opponent launches a massive attack, look for Alan as soon as you get the ball. Counterattack quickly and don't give the opponent any chances."

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Mourinho was marking the tactical board and carefully assigning tasks to each player. Under this detailed tactical guidance, the players in the locker room listened very seriously. The 'madman' arranged the work of each of them on the field very clearly. Everyone knew that if they could not complete their tasks under such circumstances, they would have to stay on the bench.

This is the difference between Mourinho and other coaches. He takes most of the work on himself, and his players only need to complete fixed tasks.

Perhaps this is the secret of this Portuguese man's success.

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Compared to the harmonious atmosphere in the home team's locker room, the situation of the Porto players in the away team's locker room was not so good, because as soon as the head coach Mr. Fernandez came in, he started to curse: "Are you getting paid for nothing? Three defenders and a goalkeeper were dribbled past by a kid under 18 years old? Are you professional players?"

"…Is the salary the club is paying to support a bunch of useless people? They are all shit. You are worse than shit. In 45 minutes, you conceded three goals. I really don't know what you are doing. Are you sleepwalking? Pepe, especially you, what were you doing in the first half? I specifically told you to be careful on guard against that black-haired kid, but what happened?…"

The players around looked at the Spaniard who was drooling non-stop, and everyone felt a little dissatisfied in their hearts, because they had been playing hard in the first half without any slacking off.

"It's not that we are too weak, it's that the opponent is too strong." Almost everyone thought this way, especially Pepe, who had just been scolded by Mr. Fernandez. He felt even worse. At least he felt that he had performed well in the first half. As for the black-haired boy, could he really be called a "human"?

When Fernandes talked about the salary issue, the players felt even more unbalanced. Just a few days ago, the Portuguese media reported on the new contract of Chelsea No. 21, which was 175,000 pounds a week.

"Areas, Pepe, Sitaridis, Baya, the combined salary of the four is not as much as his own, it is normal for him to be passed over in a row." Some players thought to themselves.

Although the salary and strength on the football field are not calculated in this way, many players still felt a little resentful in the face of the Spaniards' saliva. Of course, they only dared to say a few words of this complaint silently in their hearts.

Finally, after Mr. Fernandez vented his anger, he began to arrange the tactics for the second half. Facing the situation where the team was three goals behind, in fact, the Spaniard did not have any good tactics. He just made a few formations and pinned his hopes on luck.

What if we launch a massive attack in the second half and score several goals in a row?

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As the host Creed chattered on, the second half of the game finally began with the referee's whistle.

Although Mr. Fernandez has good ideas, the game does not revolve around him. As mentioned before, the Spaniard is not related to God.

In the opening stage, Porto did launch a massive attack. Alberto, Fabiano, Maniche, Quaresma and many other Porto players performed very well, which made Chelsea completely suppressed for a period of time at the beginning. Even Wang Li had to return to his own half to participate in the defense, but with Leal's shot missing, Porto's first wave of attack came to an end.

Afterwards, Chelsea lost the ball and Porto showed their strength as a powerful team. Even though they were three goals behind, they still reorganized a stable attack and made several wonderful passes in a row, which made everyone at Stamford Bridge see that they had not given up hope of the game.

In this attack, Porto got two great chances, but their luck was really bad. Quaresma's shot hit the crossbar, and Fabiano's shot missed the post.

So, when the game reached the 67th minute, Makelele intercepted the ball in the backcourt and passed it directly to Lampard, who made a long pass to the frontcourt. Then, Wang Li staged another good show of attending the meeting alone at Stamford Bridge.

This time was easier than the last time, because after Porto's massive attack, Wang Li was standing in a position almost offside, with a wide space in front of him. He used his light steps to successfully avoid offside. After getting the ball, he only had to face a 36-year-old goalkeeper.

Faced with this opportunity, Wang Li easily kicked the ball into the goal, leaving Baya helpless.

This kick was like a sharp knife stabbing into Porto's heart, making them no longer have any hope for the game. Seeing Chelsea's goal, Porto head coach Mr. Fernandez on the sidelines helplessly covered his face with his hands, his expression blank, and no one knew what he was thinking.

At this time, Zhang Zhidao, a special guest invited by the Oriental Ancient Country Imperial Court Channel 5, which was responsible for broadcasting the game, also commented: "This goal was also Wang Li's third goal in the game. He once again performed a hat trick. We are very happy to see an overseas Chinese from an ancient country perform so well in the Premier League. This shows that Chinese people can play good football. We still need to work harder to succeed."

At this time, the host in his 30s asked: "So Mr. Zhang, what do you think we should work towards?"

"… Well, we need to learn more from the successful football experiences of Europe and America, improve the environment of the Chinese Super League, attract more foreign players to play in China, etc. These measures can accelerate the development of Chinese football."

At this time, all the Chinese fans who were watching the live broadcast of the court's five channels secretly despised Mr. Zhang in their hearts: "It's the same as saying nothing after talking for so long."

However, Mr. Zhang was also full of helplessness at this time. As a football professional, he certainly knew the crux of the development of Chinese football, but domestic match-fixing, black whistles, players' improper behavior, a group of termites in the Football Association, etc., could he tell them in the court? ---

I'm afraid that after he says it today, he will be banned tomorrow.

Let’s get back to the game itself…

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After the game resumed, Porto did not learn from their mistakes. They were completely stunned by Wang Li's two brilliant individual performances. Now, they have no idea how to deal with it. And the head coach Mr. Fernandez did not know how to deal with the situation of falling behind by 4 goals.

After thinking about it, the Spaniard finally made the painful decision to give up the game. He replaced Maniche and Alberto with two young players. It was obvious that he was going to use the remaining half hour to train the new players.

Seeing this situation, the Porto fans in the audience began to leave one after another. They didn't want to see their beloved team being beaten like this, and they couldn't wait to leave this sad place as soon as possible.

Maniche and Alberto were substituted off the field. They were relieved, but there were still nine players on the field. They had to accept the attacks from the players in blue jerseys, the ridicule from tens of thousands of Blues fans, and most importantly, the rubbing from the nasty black-haired boy on the opposite side.

This made many players wish the head coach would substitute them.

Unfortunately, there are only three substitutions in a game, so their idea is simply impossible. Of course, they still have another choice, which is to commit a direct and destructive foul and let the referee send them off with a red card...

However, when the game reached the 73rd minute, they finally waited for the savior - Mr. Jose Mourinho.

On the sidelines, the fourth official raised Chelsea's substitution card, Alan King was replaced by Joe Cole, John Terry was replaced by Paulo Ferreira.

With the team leading by four goals and the outcome already decided, Mourinho substituted the key player and gave Wang Li the opportunity to receive applause from the fans. Perhaps there was another reason for the substitution, which was that the Portuguese wanted to save some face for the Porto team. After all, Porto was also where Mourinho was successful.

Yes, the Portuguese man thought that if the black-haired kid continued to stay on the court, then maybe the result of the game would be 7:0, 8:0, 9:0? Anyway, he knew that this kid would never show mercy.

In fact, this is true. Before the game, Wang Li said that the goals in this game were for Princess Angela. In his mind, he must score 4 or more goals. But this time he failed to refresh his own single-game goal record, which made him unwilling. After being substituted, he just sat on the bench depressed, watching the game on the court and thinking about his recent troubles.

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After Wang Li left the field, although Chelsea's offensive ability was greatly reduced, the players' performance was still excellent, just as Mourinho said to Clark at the beginning of the game: "Even without Allen, Porto is still no match for Chelsea."

This is indeed the case. On the field, Chelsea still has a huge advantage. Amid the cheers of tens of thousands of Blues fans, the players are running tirelessly on the field, with the momentum to score a few more goals.

On the other hand, although Porto's morale was more or less restored due to the death of the black-haired boy on the opposite side, it was difficult for them to fight back under Chelsea's suppression. Moreover, Alberto, the pillar of Porto's frontcourt, was also substituted.

In the 79th minute of the game, Arkin Robben broke through on the wing, cut inside and took a long shot, but the ball went off the post and flew out of the bottom line.

In the 82nd minute, Damien Duff passed the ball directly into the penalty area from the right. After receiving the ball, Gudjohnsen turned and shot, but the ball was saved by goalkeeper Baya out of the penalty area. Frank Lampard followed up with a lob, but Baya had no time to react and could only watch the ball and sigh. The score became 5:0.

Just two minutes later, Porto's attack was intercepted by French general Claude Makelele on the halfway line, and Arjen Robben broke through again. This Dutch kid has almost become Chelsea's left-winger, and he cut inside and shot from a distance, which has almost become his signature move. This time, Porto was not so lucky, and the corner kick went straight into the bottom corner of the goal, and the score was rewritten to 6:0.

In the 87th minute, Porto, who was furious with Chelsea's attack, finally launched a sharp counterattack. Young players Diego and Fabiano completed a wonderful two-pass cooperation and finally won a good chance for Porto. Unfortunately, Leal's shot hit the crossbar and flew out of the bottom line, which made his teammates resentful.

Many Chelsea fans thought the game was over. At 90 minutes, most fans had already started celebrating their team's victory. However, they did not expect that surprises would continue. At the last moment of the game, Chelsea captain John Terry casually kicked the ball towards Porto's goal from a distance of about 35 meters. However, the ball was about to fly over the crossbar, but suddenly it turned into a falling leaf ball and fell directly into the net, leaving everyone in the audience stunned.

After the referee blew the whistle to signal that the goal was valid, Terry stupidly said to Lampard next to him: "I scored a goal?"

Lampard looked at the football still rolling in the goal and said, "It seems so."

"Oh my god, this is incredible, I actually scored a goal"

"John, you are so lucky"

"Thanks……"

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Captain Terry was extremely happy after scoring the goal. This was his first goal for Chelsea this season. Although this goal was insignificant and full of luck, it was still very meaningful to him.

But at this time, the referee had already blew the whistle to end the game, and no one cared about his goal celebration.

This made John Terry, who was always petty, feel a little entangled: "I didn't even have the chance to show the celebration moves I had in mind..."