Chapter 308 I hope it will never retire (1)

????When the game reached the 80th minute, perhaps to take care of this "Moscow little brother" and prevent him from losing too badly, Mr. Mourinho replaced Wang Li, Lampard and Terry in the 80th minute. In the last minute, neither team was able to score. 【】

In the end, Chelsea won 4-0 against CSKA Moscow away.

The result of this game was not unexpected by the European media. Before the game, many foreign media had said that Chelsea would win this game. After the result came out, these media immediately jumped out and began to criticize the result, hinting at the shady dealings in the game.

Especially the Portuguese media. The next day, the "News Daily" pointed out: "This group match in Group H was a drama from beginning to end. Chelsea's goal was too easy. It was difficult to tell from the game what ability CSKA Moscow had to enter the Champions League. Whether it was offense or defense, they did too badly. But this polar bear team tied with Porto at home!!"

Obviously, the Newspaper didn't finish its words, but everyone could understand what they meant.

Facing Chelsea and Porto, the two different performances and the huge difference in scores made these Portuguese people feel ashamed and they also doubted the fairness of the game.

The Express even used the argument that "it's not the strength that's scary, it's the ruble". They believed that Chelsea's strength was not scary, and if the game was normal, Porto would be fully capable of defeating Chelsea, but Mr. Abramovich's ruble was the scariest, because money can buy everything, and declared that "the Premier League is full of shady dealings".

Obviously, The Express believes that Chelsea's performance in the Premier League is too appalling and there must be something fishy going on.

However, the Express's remarks were so extreme that they amounted to slander, so much so that on the afternoon of the next day, officials from the English Football Association publicly stated that they would hold the Express accountable and took the Express to court.

Now, although Chelsea seems to be the only dominant team in the Premier League, Chelsea has gradually become the brand of English teams this season. The English Football Association certainly hopes that the level of the Premier League will get higher and higher, and it would be best if it could surpass Serie A to become the first league. But now this kind of "shady" remarks directly cast a shadow on the English Football Association, which they cannot accept.

Of course, this is just the opinion of the Portuguese media. Before Porto faces Chelsea at home, they also want to relieve the pressure on their country's team competing in the Champions League.

On the other hand, the English media was jubilant, because in the Champions League group stage, not only did Chelsea win 4 games and accumulate 12 points, thus securing its qualification, but other teams also performed very well. Manchester United had 2 wins and 1 loss with one game less, so their qualifying situation was very good. Arsenal had 3 wins and 1 draw, and almost secured their qualification. Liverpool had 2 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss, so they were also likely to qualify.

The four major Premier League teams are now performing very well in the Champions League. Some media even claim that this season and the Champions League will be dominated by English teams. This statement has been unanimously recognized by the English media. There are only 16 teams qualifying from the Champions League, and England has four of them. This result is really dazzling.

Of course, this is only a consensus towards the outside world. Within England, the media's opinions are inconsistent. It can be said that they are completely opposite. For example, the media in London alone is now divided into three factions - the Chelsea faction, the Arsenal faction, and the neutral faction.

The Chelsea faction, represented by The Sun and The Fulham Post, has always been cheering, praising and despising its opponents.

After Chelsea returned from Moscow, the Fulham Post immediately made a detailed report on this overwhelming victory and declared that Chelsea's strength was above all Premier League teams. Even teams like Barcelona, ​​Real Madrid and AC Milan could not be compared with Chelsea. At the end of the article, they also predicted that Chelsea would win the treble this season - league championship, Champions League championship and FA Cup championship.

The Sun started with various Chelsea players and used comparison to mock Arsenal. In the article, they pointed out: "Alan Wong is undoubtedly the most efficient striker on the planet. Arsenal simply can't find such a star. In comparison, the young player Fabregas, whom they have been promoting, is simply useless. And this season, Didier Drogba's number of goals is almost the same as Henry's. The midfield attack line composed of Frank Lampard, Arkin Robben and Damien Duff is definitely stronger than the attack line composed of Robert Pires, Patrick Vieira and Jermaine Pennant. As for Bergkamp, ​​he is old!"

"…….Let's put aside the offense. Arsenal is even more useless in defense. In the last London derby, they were scored 4 goals by Tottenham Hotspur. This kind of defensive ability is really worth mentioning. Maybe in the game next month, Allen can score 4 goals by himself."

With The Sun taking the lead, many tabloids in London began to follow suit, advocating the "invincibility theory" of Chelsea and that Arsenal needed to back off. This argument was unanimously recognized by the Blues fans and "Arsenal fans".

The Arsenal faction, represented by The Guardian and The Daily Telegraph, of course, fought back strongly. They believed that next month, Arsenal would definitely end Chelsea's winning streak.

The Daily Telegraph started with two head coaches, who said: "The Portuguese is just a bluffing guy. He always offends many people with his foul mouth, but rarely does anything practical. Even though his good fortune this season has allowed Chelsea to get an English super talent like Alan Wang, it is not easy to beat Arsenal."

"On the other hand, Wenger is a pragmatic coach. Last season, Sir Alex Ferguson, like Mourinho, was also very strong in front of the media, and Manchester United's performance was always very good, but in the end it was surpassed by Arsenal. Mr. Wenger never engages in verbal battles, he just spends his time on team training. Such pragmatism is the prerequisite for the team's strength."

In comparison, the Daily Telegraph's report was very sensible. At least they recognized Wang Li's strength and pointed out that he is the strongest young player in England. However, the Guardian's argument tended to be a bit aggressive - "Alan Wang's performance is indeed perfect, but he has a fatal weakness, that is the problem of cooperation with the team. Although this problem has improved this season, it is still Alan's weakness. Perhaps among other teams Chelsea encounters, it is difficult for a team to seize this weakness, but Arsenal is completely different. In the game next month, Alan is likely to have no performance."

"Allen's personality is a major weakness. According to private reports from some Chelsea players, Allen's interpersonal relationships in the team's locker room are very poor, and conflicts between Chelsea players are on the verge of breaking out. Perhaps we should pray that their winning streak can last until next month."

After reading this report, Chelsea's players were all stunned, looking at each other to find out who had "privately" leaked this news to The Guardian, causing them to come up with the "Chelsea dressing room contradiction theory".

………In this media war of words, Chelsea Club has not had an easy time.

After returning to London from Moscow, Wayne Bridge and Arkin Robben both caught a cold. Bridge even took sick leave on the second and third days. It was obvious that his condition was worsening. It seemed that he was not suitable for competing in cold places. For example, he fell ill the last time he came back from Poland.

However, perhaps as fortune goes with misfortune, Bridget has found a second spring in his life.

Because Nelly Furtado flew directly to London to visit him during his illness, and then the two of them went shopping together and were bumped into by many media. In an interview, Furtado publicly stated that she and Bridget were in love. This statement made Bridget, who had just changed from a playboy to a pure boy, very happy, and also made Chelsea players in training feel jealous from the bottom of their hearts - they were training hard, but that guy was picking up girls, and he succeeded!

The same is true for Wang Li. He is now considering whether to pretend to be sick and let Angela fly back from the United States to visit him. In this way, he can live a happy life for a few more days. Of course, this is just a thought. Wang Li will not really do this. Even though he misses the world of two people in his heart, he will not use this method.

These two days, Chelsea's training life is very irritating. Yes, almost all players feel it, because the head coach Mr. Mourinho has been standing on the sidelines recently, which makes many players feel an invisible pressure, forcing them to give 120% effort in training, and Lampard, Duff and others are even more so, because in recent days, most of the tactical training is carried out around the new tactics. In training, Wang Li is very serious every time, that is to say, they need to work hard to keep up with the team's offensive rhythm.

If there was no Wang Li, Chelsea's offensive rhythm would not be too fast, but Wang Li's scoring speed and reaction ability were really too fast. But when he became the core of the offense, he directly drove the offensive rhythm of the entire team. Even the experienced Lampard was a little uncomfortable with this fast rhythm.

Not to mention the physical exertion.

However, Mr. Mourinho doesn't care about all that. The ability of the black-haired boy on the court is unquestionable. As long as this tactic can be successful, Chelsea will not be afraid of competing with strong teams in the future. He will have greater confidence in achieving Chelsea's horrific goals this season.

Moreover, the fast offensive tempo will not only make the team's players uncomfortable, but the opponents will be even more uncomfortable. This is also a sign of Chelsea's enhanced offensive ability.

………Chelsea does not have much free time in their November schedule. On the third day after returning to London, which is November 20, they will face Bolton at home in the 14th round of the Premier League.

Bolton Football Club was founded in 1874. As one of the seven founders of the English Football League, it is the only club that has never won the Premier League championship.

Their history has been turbulent, with the club having spent much of the last 30 years languishing in the lower leagues.

However, last season, Bolton became a team that could not be underestimated. They transformed from a weak team fighting for relegation into a tough nut to crack for strong teams. In addition to finishing 8th in the league, they also reached the final of the League Cup, and the ability of head coach Allardyce was widely recognized.

In the new season, several veteran players they introduced are particularly eye-catching. Former Real Madrid defender Hierro will bring experience to the defense, while the still-talented Les Ferdinand will strengthen the team's offensive firepower.

Even so, in this game, almost all media are not optimistic that Bolton can beat Chelsea. This is not only because of Chelsea's strength, but also because Bolton is playing away. It is not easy to win under the eyes of tens of thousands of fans at Stamford Bridge!

In an interview with reporters before the game, Bolton head coach Allardyce was also very low-key. When talking about this game, he said: "The most important thing for us to come to London is to learn experience and let these boys gain some experience in competing with stars. Winning or losing is secondary. Chelsea is not a team of the same level as us, and losing is not embarrassing."

It can be seen that this English coach is still very humble.

Allardyce has been coaching Bolton for more than five years and is very clear about the strength of his team. Even if the players perform exceptionally well, there is still a big gap between them and the top Premier League teams. Perhaps Allardyce's coaching philosophy is similar to Coleman's. They both like to digitize the team's performance and look at the game rationally to strive for better results for the team.

There is nothing to hype about Allardyce's remarks. Surprisingly, Mr. Mourinho was also very low-key this time. In an interview, he just emphasized: "We will work hard to win the game. I believe it will be an exciting game." He did not talk about the result or anything, which greatly disappointed the media.

In fact, Mr. Mourinho is now thinking about Chelsea's tactical problems, team lineup, and game rotation all day long. These problems have also made the Portuguese man very worried. How can he have time to argue with the media about this game that is almost certain to win! ?

Yes, in the mind of the 'madman', this match was a sure win and there was no suspense at all.

Therefore, most media focused on the focus battle of this round - Middlesbrough vs Liverpool.

This game is also a battle for the league ranking. Middlesbrough, whose strength has been greatly enhanced this season, has achieved very stable results under the leadership of head coach McClaren. They are even ranked one place higher than Liverpool and are ranked 4th in the league.

Therefore, this game is also called the 'Battle for the Champions League Qualifying Spot' by the media.

As the name suggests, the top three teams in the Premier League can secure qualification for the Champions League, while the fourth place needs to play in the play-offs to determine whether they can enter the League Cup. Even so, the difference between the fourth and fifth place is still very large, so this game has become the focus of this round of the Premier League.

As a result, the match between Chelsea and Bolton seemed to become very quiet.

………George Scholes is the leader of a Chelsea Fans Association in Fulham, London. Every time Chelsea plays a home game, he organizes the fans of the association to cheer for Chelsea together, plans ways to cheer, helps the association customize various banners, and so on.

It can be said that George Scholes is a prestigious manager of the Supporters Association.

Before the match between Chelsea and Bolton, he went to a small factory he was familiar with to order a large banner in preparation for the match to showcase the spirit of the Blues fans.

In the minds of these English fans, there is certainly competition between clubs, but there is an even greater competition between fans. Whether at home or away, they all hope that the morale-boosting cheers of their own fans can surpass those of the opposing fans. Therefore, before each game, they prepare all kinds of banners and other props to increase momentum, and organize many fans to shout slogans together, and even practice for this.

These are the lovely traditional English fans, they even regard this as a job they have to do.

"George, you're here again. What do you need this time?" Seeing George Scholes come in, the boss Firth, who was sorting things, said with a smile.

This is a private factory with only 5 or 6 employees. Their job is to make banners and pendants, and also take on some small printing work to survive. The leaders of these fan groups are also considered customers.

George Scholes smiled and said, "The next game is against Bolton. I want to make a big banner to show these country bumpkins our formation."

"Oh? How big do you want it to be?"

Scholes thought about it, frowned slightly, and said, "50 meters."

“Oh my god!” Firth was shocked. He was not a fan with faith, but because Chelsea fans always came to take care of his business, he recently became a Chelsea fan. However, after hearing what the young man said, he was still scared and covered his heart. He said: “The longest banner I made for the fan group is only 30 meters. It looks very imposing when it is hung like that.”

"Haha." George Scholes smiled complacently and said, "What we want is to be more aggressive, otherwise it will be bad if we are overshadowed by the opponent."

Hearing what the young man in front of him said, Fels smiled helplessly and said, "But such a long banner must be expensive. Isn't it too extravagant to use it only once?"

In fact, most of the funding for these fan groups comes from donations from individual fans, and the funds are not sufficient. The money is also used to hold events or purchase other props, jerseys, etc. It is indeed a waste to waste so much money on every game in other aspects.

Hearing what Firth said, George Scholes smiled and said, "I thought so too, so this time I plan to make a big banner that can be used many times."

“Is it specifically to cheer for Chelsea?”

George Scholes said: "Well, but I haven't thought of a word that would be more impressive."

"Haha, George, you are still worried about this, don't worry, I am good at this!" Fels laughed and patted his shoulder, saying confidently. In fact, this is true. In this regard, the knowledgeable Fels is definitely a professional.

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