Chapter 309 I hope it will never retire (2)

The 14th round of the Premier League, Chelsea vs Bolton is about to begin.

At around 2:30 p.m., Bolton's bus drove into Stamford Bridge. After that, they went to Stamford Bridge with Chelsea players for the final pre-match warm-up. Of course, the two teams' players were separated. For Bolton players, this also had another purpose, which was to adapt to the venue. After all, Stamford Bridge is Chelsea's home ground.

The head coaches of both teams, Mr. Allardyce and Mr. Mourinho, attended the pre-match press conference.

However, in comparison, since the media believed that the strength gap between the two teams was too big and the game was not hyped up before the game, there were only a few dozen reporters at the press conference, most of whom were local Fulham media or some Bolton media who came to London with the team.

Regarding this game, the Bolton coach only said a few words symbolically: "Chelsea has now become a top team in the Premier League, but we will also try our best to achieve better results. Our players are looking forward to this game. They have been training very hard these days. Perhaps this will help them grow. Yes, you can think of this as a learning experience for Bolton. I believe these stars can give us a vivid football lesson."

Allardyce is 57 years old this year, but his words were indeed humble enough. Even Mr. Mourinho next to him smiled when he heard them. There is nothing more comfortable than praise from opponents.

In this case, Mr. Mourinho couldn't say anything arrogant. He just briefly introduced that certain players would play and certain players might get opportunities, and then focused on teasing Arsenal. Recently, every time he faced reporters, he couldn't help but say a few bad words about Mr. Wenger. Perhaps the old French man should check the almanac of the ancient Eastern country. This season he is definitely not going out well - "He has been training the team behind closed doors, but I don't want to know the situation of Arsenal at all, because no matter how they change the tactics, they only have those players. Now many media say that Chelsea players are stronger than Arsenal. This view is completely correct. He wants to win by surprise, but there are no players available. Even if he surprises himself, he can't beat Chelsea. I am looking forward to seeing that old-fashioned wrinkled face next month."

Looking at Mourinho's expression, you can tell that he doesn't take Bolton seriously at all. Now the "madman" may only have Arsenal in his eyes.

This season, Manchester United, Liverpool, Aston Villa, Middlesbrough and other teams ranked high in the league have fallen to Chelsea one after another. Only Arsenal, the second place in the league, is still waving its flag and shouting, and has tied with Chelsea in public opinion. This makes the Portuguese very unhappy. What he hopes most is to teach the Frenchman a lesson and use a real game to prove that Arsenal is just a wimp - and at the same time prove that English football is now dominated by Chelsea!

It's Jose Mourinho's world!

………After all the fans enter the stadium, the game is finally about to begin.

Bolton's lineup is: goalkeeper Jaskelainen, defenders from left to right are Hunt, Ngeti, Jadie, Gardner, midfielders Okocha, Campo, Speed, Giannakoporos, and the forward line is Kevin Davis and Pedersen.

Chelsea's players are: goalkeeper Thomas Clarke, defenders Paulo Ferreira, William Gallas, John Terry, Robert Huth, midfielders Frank Lampard, Claude Makelele, Joe Cole, forwards Wang Li, Eidur Gudjohnsen, Scott Parker.

It is worth mentioning that the day before this game, Ricardo Carvalho was injured again during the team's confrontation training. After a detailed examination by the team doctor, it was found that he had a calf muscle strain and needed to rest for at least two weeks. In this way, Carvalho will miss at least the rest of the games in November.

Didier Drogba and Damien Duff were also placed on the bench. In the last match against CSKA Moscow, there were still problems with the coordination between Joe Cole and Damien Duff, so while Robben was unable to play due to a cold, Duff did not get a chance. Of course, perhaps this can also allow Duff to recover his physical strength.

While waiting for the game to start, the players of both teams turned their heads to look at the east stand of the stadium, which was the Chelsea fans' stand. A huge banner with blue letters on a white background was so shocking - "Blue will shine on the whole earth, we have the strongest will, and the pace of victory will never stop!!! Chelsea, Chelsea, Chelsea!!!"

The huge banner, which is at least 50 meters long, is very conspicuous even in the crowded stadium stands. Looking around, you will unconsciously look in that direction.

This banner is obviously very luxurious, and it takes a lot of fans to hold it up. The players present knew that this must be a big deal that only a large fan association of Chelsea could afford.

Seeing such encouraging words, Chelsea players felt their blood boiling quickly. Needless to say, just from these words, we can know how much hope the fans have for them. This encouragement is even more effective than Mourinho's anger, making the players on the field full of motivation. Bolton players watched Stamford Bridge with envy. Perhaps many people have already started to plan where to go next season.

At this time, Wang Li was also looking in the direction of the East Stand, but it was not entirely because of the huge banner, but because he saw a familiar figure behind the East Stand.

Even though his inner strength allowed him to have sharp ears and eyes, he could not guarantee that his vision was accurate at such a long distance. He just thought that the figure looked like a person. He shook his head helplessly, and only when he saw that the referee was about to blow the whistle did he focus on the game.

“Beep…”

With a long whistle, the game began. Bolton kicked off first. They passed the ball a few times in the backcourt, and defender Hunter kicked the ball with a big kick, sounding the horn of attack.

………“Child, you are still young, do whatever you want to do!” Before coming to London to attend university a few years ago, Rita could still vaguely hear her grandfather’s words. When she came to her senses, she found herself sitting in the Blues fans’ stands.

After walking around the outside of Stamford Bridge for a long time, Rita walked into the stadium in a daze. Looking at the almost crazy shouts of the Chelsea fans around her, she was also infected by the atmosphere and cheered for Chelsea - although this formal European women's suit seemed so discordant among the fans.

Unlike these fans, Rita's eyes were only fixed on the black-haired boy on the field, and she didn't care about the performance of other players at all. She didn't know why she was so persistent, nor did she know what she really thought in her heart. She just followed her feelings and came here.

"Haven't you given up yet?" she thought to herself.

At this time, Rita felt that the black-haired boy on the field was looking at her. Her heart tightened and she thought in a panic: "Did he find me?" Then she looked at the big banner in front of her and comforted herself by telling herself that he was not looking at her.

However, this thought made her feel lost.

………Although, before the game, Bolton's head coach Allardyce was very low-key in front of the media and declared that "we are here to learn from experience", this was not reflected at all in the actual game.

Bolton played very well in their traditional 442 formation, doing very well both in defence and attack.

Since Wang Li came on the pitch, he found that the Bolton defenders did not do too much defense against him during the offense. They just put a lot of energy in front of the penalty area to block this area, making him feel like it was a Maginot Line - in the first 10 minutes, Chelsea's offense ended on this line every time.

In fact, Mr. Mourinho off the field saw very clearly that Bolton's defense was to pull the formation forward, that is, their back line was pulled forward to the front of the penalty area, and they kept using offside tactics in this position, which made Eidur Gudjohnsen, who was not very flexible in the frontcourt, the most depressed person.

Due to the opponent's formation, it is not easy for Chelsea to break through this densely populated defense line.

However, Allardyce off the field did not seem to have any hope for this tactic. He just glanced back and forth at the performance of his players, and occasionally looked towards the Chelsea coaching bench.

It was obvious that he wanted to see how long it would take the Portuguese to come up with a way to deal with this defensive tactic.

But surprisingly, Chelsea coach Mourinho did not give any on-the-spot instructions. He just sat on the bench, chatting with the assistant coach, occasionally smiling, pointing towards the court, and had no intention of making any tactical adjustments.

In fact, this is true. Five minutes into the game, Mr. Mourinho, as a tactical master, had seen through Bolton's tactics, but he did not want to find a way to crack it himself. Instead, he kept his eyes on the black-haired boy on the field. He wanted to see the black-haired boy's tactics and command ability. This was also a test for him.

In this situation, the game slowly slipped away. Drogba was not on the field and Joe Cole stood too far back. Bolton relied on a simple offside tactic to defend Chelsea's attack for 20 minutes.

Mr. Mourinho's wishful thinking failed.

For 20 minutes, the black-haired kid on the field did not make any instructions, which made Mr. Mourinho a little disappointed. He thought that with the black-haired kid's tactical qualities and on-the-spot ability, he would definitely be able to come up with a way to change the team's situation. As an offensive core, this was also his mission, but "Maybe my expectations were too high! ? "

However, what the Portuguese man didn't know was that most of the current situation was due to him.

Of course Wang Li could see the reason why the team's offense was not good. He only had to look at the linesman who kept raising the offside flag. But the reason why he hadn't given any instructions until now was because in the last round of the Premier League, he changed the tactics privately and was severely criticized by Mourinho.

Even though he knew that his idea would definitely change Chelsea's offensive situation, Wang Li still didn't do it. He didn't want to be scolded by the head coach after the game. This was definitely unwise, so he could only look towards the coaching bench, hoping that the usually sloppy Portuguese could do something.

So, on and off the court, the two began to stare at each other.

Mr. Mourinho felt that he had expressed his meaning very clearly, but Wang Li felt that the head coach was demonstrating to him, telling him not to question the tactics.

In such a strange situation, when the game reached the 28th minute, when Wang Li turned his head to look at the coach's seat again, he saw the Portuguese man with black hair and a sloppy suit with a flushed face, and he once again confirmed his opinion.

………Although Bolton’s tactics did restrain Chelsea’s offensive tactics on the field, there was a big gap between the strength of Bolton’s players and Chelsea’s. So, when the game reached the 39th minute, Chelsea still scored a goal.

This time it was still Wang Li's dribbling.

On the right side, he dribbled the ball directly to the right side of the penalty area, which left the Bolton players helpless. Even though there were three defensive players around Wang Li, they still couldn't get the ball due to his dazzling foot movements.

Taking advantage of the opportunity when Lampard cut in from the side, Wang Li passed the ball to him, and then the latter received the ball and kicked it directly towards the penalty area. Wang Li took light steps and successfully followed up after offside. There was no one in Bolton's backcourt, and after receiving the pass, he only had to face goalkeeper Jaskelainen.

So, Wang used a fancy shadowless kick to force Jaskelainen to stretch out his hands to catch the ball. Then, with a quick change of direction, he dribbled past the goalkeeper and brought the ball into the Bolton goal.

The Blues fans had waited too long for this goal. The entire Stamford Bridge stadium was boiling with excitement. Even Rita, who was sitting in the stands, was affected by the atmosphere. She stood up and shouted to cheer for Wang Li. Perhaps, it was only because it was Wang Li who scored the goal. If it was anyone else, this Ukrainian woman would definitely not do this.

"gooooooooooooooal!!! Chelsea's first goal finally came, this time Alan used his nimble movements to shake off the goalkeeper and dribbled the ball into the goal, it was so satisfying!!" Creed Pesvak had another chance to play, he was always so **——"...The pace of victory will not stop!! At least this game will not stop!! Thank God for Alan, he can always bring goals and victory to Chelsea!!"

………Although Chelsea took a one-goal lead in the first half, which was a pretty good result, Mr. Mourinho walked into the locker room with a sullen face during the halftime break.

In fact, he was very satisfied with the team's performance in the first half, except for Wang Li who scored a goal.

Now, Mr. Mourinho wanted to ask this black-haired boy the most. Why didn't he take the initiative to make adjustments when the team's offense was not favorable in the first half of the game! ? He did the same thing - "But, boss, didn't you say last time not to change the tactics you arranged privately?" Wang Li frowned and looked at the Portuguese man who was questioning loudly with a red face. He spread his hands and continued helplessly: "And you got angry about it last time."

This sentence directly made Mourinho's face turn red - he had nothing to say! !

The Portuguese looked up at the ceiling and thought about it and realized that it was true, but his face showed no expression. In fact, he was thinking about how to smooth things over so that he could maintain his dignity as the head coach.

The locker room was full of smart people. At this moment, they understood the Portuguese man's situation very well. Frank Lampard, who had always been upright, immediately frowned and said to Wang Li as if teaching him a lesson: "Alan, the boss meant for you to be flexible last time. Your task is to attack, not defend. As the core of the offense, it is your responsibility to make the team's offense go more smoothly!"

Wang Li was stunned for a moment, looked at Lampard who looked upright, then looked at Mourinho who was still staring at the ceiling, and finally understood what was going on. He pretended to be a little confused and asked, "Is that so?"

Mourinho immediately smiled back at this. He looked at Lampard with appreciation, then put his hands behind his back and walked slowly for two steps. He turned to Wang Li and said, "You are an offensive player. The team's offense revolves around you. When the offense is in crisis, you must use your brain to think of ways to make the offense smoother."

"Look, Frank is very smart. He understands what I mean. You should be like this too. Football matches are not just about skills. If you want to be an outstanding player, you must learn to use your brain. Only in this way can you ..."

"…The important thing is to understand the coach's meaning. If you can't understand what I mean, how can you know what to do on the court!?…"

At the beginning, Wang Li had a sincere expression on his face and kept nodding his head, but when he found that the Portuguese man was talking endlessly, his expression gradually changed and finally became gloomy.

...This farce ended with Mr. Mourinho's great victory. The power of the Premier League head coach is so great that no Chelsea player dared to tell the truth and offend the Portuguese.

………During the half-time break, there was a jubilant scene on the Stamford Bridge. At this moment, the banner of the supporters association led by George Scholes became the focus of the whole stadium. Many fans from other associations gathered around George Scholes and asked him where the banner was made. At the same time, they were all thinking of more inspiring slogans to cheer for Chelsea - and to attract other people's attention.

The stadium commentator Creed also joked about the banner: "Blue will shine on the entire earth. We have the strongest will, and the pace of victory will never stop!!!"

"This seems to be a prophecy. I hope this prophecy will come true. At least now Chelsea is still undefeated. I also hope that the victory will never end."

“…I felt excited when I saw this slogan. Maybe in the next two years I can see the glory of Chelsea. I hope this banner can be used until Christmas, so that fans can have a happy holiday. Oh no, it should be the end of this season.”

"Of course, what I hope most is that it will never retire."

(To be continued)