Chapter 334 Beautiful Christmas (1)
Chelsea was leading by three goals, and the bench and coaching seats were filled with jubilation.
This game was Chelsea's last game before Christmas, and ending with a big win was obviously the best gift Chelsea could give to the fans. The Blues fans present also thought so, so they spared no effort to support the team with cheers.
On the other hand, Dave Jones in the Wolverhampton coaching booth was very troubled. Being a loser was not a good feeling. During the halftime break, the desire to win that he had just ignited in the team was almost completely destroyed by this kick.
Wayne Bridger
At this time, Dave Jones looked at the young figure on the court with helplessness on his face. He really didn't expect that such an unappreciated character, even a full-back, could score such a wonderful goal.
Perhaps under normal circumstances, Dave Jones would watch the slow-motion broadcast carefully and savor the whole process, but now that the goal was scored against Wolverhampton, he had no intention of doing so at all.
Now, his attention is no longer on the court, but more on the transfer market. The winter transfer window has opened, and he needs to think carefully about which position of the team is most in need of players, so as to use the temporary lineup supplement in the winter transfer to cope with the games in the second half of the season and strive to keep the team in the league successfully---
This way, Wolverhampton will be able to stay in the Premier League next season.
This result is already very good, isn’t it?
Maybe many people think that the result of just avoiding relegation is not very good, and the level of the coach must be very average. In fact, this is a big mistake. For a small club in England, even one million pounds is a huge amount of money. Even though Wolverhampton has been promoted to the Premier League, the transfer funds are not much.
It is already a great thing for such a small club to be promoted to the Premier League. This has already satisfied all the local fans. If they can persist in the Premier League for two consecutive seasons and stabilize the team's position in the Premier League, that performance is simply outstanding to the extreme.
After all, not every team is Nottingham Forest.
Besides, that team no longer exists in the Premier League, right?
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Back on the court.
Wolverhampton replaced two players at the beginning of the second half, both of whom were powerful midfielders. It was obvious that they wanted to strengthen their strength and stabilize the counterattack, but Wayne Bridge's header directly dashed their confidence to continue the game to the bottom of the abyss.
Now they are three goals behind, Chelsea's offensive ability is really terrifying
Since the start of the league, they have been winning, and until now, they have not even encountered any draws, which can be described as a "miracle". Before, many "famous experts" said: "No team can win a complete victory in the fiercely competitive Premier League", but now they have shut up.
Mourinho and the newly formed Chelsea are rewriting history step by step, and now every game of Chelsea is rewriting the history of football.
Chelsea's expectations for this season are huge
On the field, the score of 4:1 had completely crushed Wolverhampton. Even though there were still 40 minutes left in the game, they still had no desire to fight.
Just 10 minutes ago, in the away team's locker room, they were all full of fighting spirit and high spirits, but now their mental state has collapsed. They no longer have any hope of equalizing the score. I'm afraid even if Arsenal and Manchester United lose 3 goals at Stamford Bridge, they won't have any hope.
Of course, there are still active players on the court.
Harrison Clark
Even in this situation, the young player has been wandering around Chelsea's defense, like a cheetah waiting for opportunities at any time. Don't be fooled by his harmless expression, but as long as there is a chance, he will always appear in the position where the team needs him most.
In fact, after the game resumed, judging from the scene alone, Chelsea did not have much advantage, because many players began to think about Christmas-related matters, and they did not think that Wolverhampton had any chance of a comeback in this game, so the offensive was much weaker than before. After all, you should forgive others when you can.
Even the English understand this.
As for Wang Li, facing so many Wolverhampton fans, after winning, he was a little embarrassed to score again. Anyway, he had a good impression of Wolverhampton, which was also his first club, and he didn't want to play too hard. Although this is a "harmonious" factor, in fact, how many people compete with all their strength in real games?
The subsequent game gradually came to an end in this invisible tacit understanding. Chelsea's attack was still fierce, but not sharp, and Wolverhampton players were more focused on wasting game time.
Despite this, their defense was better than before. Among the 11 players on the field, only Harrison was standing in the front. The other players were all involved in the defense. They were trying not to lose the ball. If they lost the ball again, the score would be widened too much, which would be too embarrassing. Thinking about the attitude of head coach Dave Jones after the game, they were all horrified.
At this time, Chelsea fans in the stands sang an inspiring song called "Blue, Go Forward". This song is not Chelsea's team song, but a song composed by the fans themselves. It is very popular among the Chelsea fan group in Fulham. They hope to end the first half of the season with this inspiring song and wish the team can continue to maintain this record in the second half of the season. That would be wonderful.
In the 55th minute of the game, Joe Cole turned and shot in the penalty area, which hit the crossbar and flew out of the sideline, making Wolverhampton supporters break out in a cold sweat.
In the 63rd minute, Wang Li was caught by the opponent's defender while dribbling in the middle. Chelsea got a free kick opportunity. Wang Li once again showed a wonderful arc free kick, allowing the Blues fans to relive this scene. Only then could they think that this black-haired boy had such a unique skill.
Although Wang Li did not have much desire to score a goal, given this kind of opportunity, he would certainly not kick the ball away intentionally if he could score.
At this time, Dave Jones was even a little desperate. He felt that he had to do something. If the game continued like this, Chelsea would score again, and then he would lose face.
Fortunately, Chelsea coach Mourinho seemed to see his embarrassment and immediately replaced Wang Li, who had scored a hat trick, with Damien Duff. The latter received cheers from the fans and Dave Jones breathed a sigh of relief.
As long as this black-haired boy is not on the field, Chelsea's offensive ability will be reduced by at least half, which all Premier League coaches understand very well.
Just as Dave Jones thought, Chelsea's offensive power was indeed weakened a lot after Wang Li left the field, but they still put Wolverhampton under tremendous pressure. After all, even without Wang Li, all the Chelsea players on the field were big stars in their prime, and their strength was still far superior to that of their opponents.
But although the situation appeared like this on the field, the score did not develop in this way. In the following time, Chelsea players seemed to have lost the feeling of scoring. The ball repeatedly hit the goal and coupled with frequent mistakes, they wasted many good scoring opportunities.
In the 87th minute of the game, they finally paid the price for being "out of form".
Harrison again
This time Wolverhampton's attack entered Chelsea's penalty area. Due to the carelessness of the defensive players, Harrison stopped the ball in the penalty area, turned around and volleyed the ball. The ball flew directly into the goal guarded by Thomas. Faced with this shot, the latter was powerless.
At the last moment of the game, the score became 5:2, which made Dave Jones on the sidelines breathe a sigh of relief again, because this score was completely acceptable. Although Chelsea was about to shoot their own goal into a sieve, didn't Wolverhampton also score 2 goals against Chelsea?
'In the past games, few teams could achieve this result.' Now, this English coach can only use these words to comfort himself.
“Beep…”
In the end, referee Gallacher blew the whistle to end the game at the end of the first minute of injury time, which also indicated that Chelsea's last game before Christmas was finally over.
Perhaps for the Blues fans, seeing the team beat Wolverhampton, a relegation team, is really nothing to be surprised about. But the significance of this game is different. With the victory of this game, Chelsea finally completed the record of winning all the games in the first half, which is definitely a surprising record.
The moment the game ended, Stamford Bridge suddenly became a sea of joy. Even when they won big against Liverpool and Arsenal, and beat Manchester United away, they were not so excited. Obviously, those single games could not be compared with the honor of winning all the games in half a season.
Sky TV's broadcast deliberately gave a close-up of Chelsea coach Mourinho. The Portuguese stood up, walked to the edge of the court, turned left and right and waved to the Chelsea fans. With his movements, the cheers of the fans immediately rose to a higher level.
Now, this Portuguese madman has proved everything with Chelsea's achievements. The complete victory in half a season has won him the support of almost all the Blues fans.
If we do a statistics, this season, Mourinho's support rate among Chelsea fans must be more than 99%. Who would not support a head coach who can make a team win all the games in the Premier League, League Cup and Champions League?
After the game, Chelsea players lined up and bowed to the Chelsea fans in four directions to thank them for their support that night. Without the fans' cheers, this victory would have been much less impressive.
"Chelsea Chelsea Chelsea"
Inside Stamford Bridge, tens of thousands of fans were waving everything they could hold. Their enthusiasm had filled the entire stadium. This was the last madness before Christmas, and they were all venting their emotions.
emotions.
For these English people, football is no longer just a pastime after work, they even regard it as a yearning and belief. For these blue elves, Stamford Bridge is a holy place where they place their obsession.
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Terry Butcher was a key defender for Ipswich Town and England in the 1980s. He was once the captain of the England team. After retiring, he became a BBC columnist. He often expressed his views on related games in his blog. The match between Chelsea and Wolverhampton just ended. The famous tough guy on the field has updated his blog comments: "If Chelsea beat a lower-level Premier League team with this score a year ago, I might be very surprised, because it is rare to score 5 goals in a game. But now I think Wolverhampton is very strong. It is incredible that they can score two goals at Stamford Bridge..."
The 1980s have just passed, and many English fans still remember this tough captain on the field. His comments are indeed very influential in England. This time, Butcher's comments were very sharp. He did not say much about Chelsea's strength. In fact, Chelsea has proved everything with its own results, and does not need any celebrities or media to add icing on the cake, so this time he directly discussed Wolverhampton's performance.
"This second-year Premier League team was able to score two goals at Stamford Bridge, which was already a dazzling achievement. You know, there was hardly any outstanding star in that team. But now, we see an unknown young player who doesn't have a strong body or gorgeous skills, but he can score two goals at Stamford Bridge. Why is this?"
"Shooter's Sense"
Finally, Butcher used this word to describe Harrison, saying that he was born with the nose of a shooter.
In this game, Harrison's two goals were indeed enough to enhance his reputation a lot. Not only these celebrities, but his strength was also recognized by all the media and fans at the scene.
In an interview, a Chelsea fan said: "The opponent's somewhat slippery boy performed very well. It is said that he and Allen are good friends. It would be perfect if he could wear a blue jersey next season."
It has to be said that this fan's thoughts are now not much different from Mourinho's...
In the post-match press conference, Mourinho also expressed his good impression of Harrison. He said: "He is very sharp and played very well throughout the game. I admire him very much and hope he can perform better in the future. This kind of talent can radiate light wherever he goes, just like Allen."
However, Dave Jones couldn't feel better after hearing Mourinho's praise for his players. How could he not know that as Harrison's performance in the league was getting better and better, his time in Wolverhampton was already counting down?
Even so, Jones doesn't want anyone to show goodwill to his players in person. Which coach doesn't want all these talented players under his command?
But in fact, Mourinho did not care much about Harrison. He just praised him sincerely. There are geniuses everywhere. Chelsea needs finished products rather than geniuses. Although Harrison showed his natural game sense as a striker and scored two goals at Stamford Bridge, his personal ability is still too poor. If he really comes to Chelsea, he will definitely not find his place.
Chelsea doesn't need a striker who relies on his sense of smell to score goals. What they need is a perfect part that can be integrated into the team's lineup. This is the difference between a giant club and a small club.
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After the game, Mourinho gave the players a holiday. Although there is no winter break in the Premier League, there is only the Premier League recently, and the schedule is relatively loose. In any case, the players have to take a few days off before Christmas.
However, on December 24, the day before Christmas, the team will return to the club and take a special plane to Doha for winter training. In fact, many teams do this. The weather in England in December is really bad, and the training on weekdays is completely ineffective. It is also easy for players to get injured, which is really not worth the loss.
For Wang Li, this Christmas was quite good. On the night of the competition, he bought a bunch of flowers and prepared some candles, red wine, etc. to welcome Angela's return home.
Although he didn't know much about the word waste before and was always not interested in waste between men and women, things are different now. He knows that he likes Angela very much and is at least willing to do something to make her happy.
Whenever Wang Li heard her gentle voice on the phone, he couldn't help but feel a sweet feeling in his heart, and sometimes he would interpret this as love.
Although he was not sure whether this was love, at least Wang Li felt that he had finally found happiness.
No matter how mature he appears in the competition, how many years of life he has experienced, or how profound his Taoist skills are, he is still a novice when it comes to love. Faced with this sweet feeling, he will always be deeply involved in it, and even spend most of his time after work on this aspect.
But despite this, at least Angela hasn't come back yet, so Wang Li's life still seems a little lonely.
As for Rita, Wang Li always felt guilty about her and couldn't face it, so he never took the initiative to look for her. Although this would make him feel more guilty, what could be perfect?
However, before love, Wang Li still had to take care of his family. The next morning, he didn't want to be alone at home, so he ran out of the house and went to the London Shopping Plaza.
Of course, men go shopping with a purpose. Wang Li's purpose is very clear, which is to prepare Christmas gifts for Ellis and Wang Hai.
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