Chapter 417 The Influence of Fans’ Attitudes



Chapter 417 The Influence of Fans’ Attitudes

The match between the two teams was not very interesting at the beginning.

Although both teams are from the Premier League and know each other very well, under the instructions of the head coaches, both teams played extremely cautiously, fearing that the other team would take advantage of the opportunity to score a goal and take the lead.

Although some members of Chelsea's coaching staff suggested achieving absolute suppression at the start of the game, Mourinho did not adopt the idea in the end. In his tactical thinking, stability is still the main focus. After all, victory is the most important thing.

The same was true for Liverpool coach Benítez, so the two teams had a peaceful start in tacit understanding.

In fact, the players were also very nervous. This was the Champions League final. For many players, this might be the only chance in their lifetime. Extraordinary performance was not important. Stable performance without mistakes was the most important thing.

Every player has some self-awareness. It is unrealistic to suddenly become famous in such a big competition.

However, local Turkish fans seemed dissatisfied. They protested by shouting, asking the two teams to play more fiercely so that the game would be more interesting. This made the entire stadium full of "Ula Ula" sounds, making the players on the field even more timid.

In the first 10 minutes of the game, Wang Li touched the ball 13 times, dribbled past 6 opponents, passed the ball 11 times, made 1 turnover, and had 0 shots.

Without the assistance of his teammates, it would not be easy for him to break through Liverpool's iron wall.

However, Turkish fans soon got to see a 'wonderful' scene, which was the fierce collision between Makelele and Jamie Carragher, and the sparks of passion between the French strongman and the English player.

Jamie Carragher is 27 years old this year. He is a star cultivated by Liverpool and has performed well in Liverpool. Benitez's evaluation of him is: "Jamie has comprehensive skills, no fatal weaknesses, good psychological quality, and excellent overall view in the backcourt. He is an indispensable member of Liverpool's backcourt."

This time, Carragher, who had been playing the role of defender in the backcourt, dribbled the ball directly across the center line, seemingly preparing to launch a surprise attack on Chelsea.

Makelele is a blue-collar worker on the court. He is strong but has a poor sense of the ball. However, as a blue-collar worker, his intercepting ability is the best in the team. Before the game started, Mourinho gave the players the player information of Liverpool, and he wrote down the information of each opposing player.

Jamie Carragher's personal record reads: "He has the potential to be the initiator of Liverpool's attack."

So, Makelele tackled Carragher's ball without thinking - he succeeded, it was a beautiful tackle, and at the same time, the latter fell directly to the ground.

However, the referee blew the whistle, thinking it was a foul. Seeing that Carragher was fine, he immediately warned Makelele to pay attention to his actions.

Normally, Makelele would have turned a deaf ear to such warnings, but now the Frenchman was directly provoked by the referee's decision. You know, this was a beautiful tackle and he was sure that he didn't touch anyone at all.

Makelele was furious, but he didn't dare to face the referee. Instead, he said to Carragher, "You wimp!"

Jerry Carragher is definitely not a coward. You know, he scolded Beckham for being "useless" in front of the England team and publicly said that Beckham was a "parasite in the national team". People with this kind of temper are not easy to mess with.

Jamie Carragher reached out and pushed him, "What do you want?"

Makelele was not someone to be trifled with. The other party actually attacked him, which made him directly furious, "That was a misjudgment, you wimp!"

"What did you say, you French guy, you wanna fight!?"

Immediately, the two began to push and shout, and the movements of their hands became more and more intense, which attracted many Turkish fans to stand up and cheer for their "manly style".

The referee who was about to leave decisively separated them and gave them yellow cards, 50 points each. The two glared at each other and walked away angrily, but both behaved themselves.

After that, the players of both teams became more and more aggressive, and the atmosphere in the stadium became increasingly heated due to the football.

During this period, Wang Li was roaming around the middle looking for opportunities.

In order to play it safe, Mourinho fielded a five-midfield combination in this game. He and Arkin Robben both moved back a little. Robben was the left winger (defender), while he started as the core of the midfield. This position is between the attacking midfielder and the defensive midfielder, but it is a real midfielder.

As a core midfielder, he not only has to organize the team's offense, but also has to participate in the team's defensive tasks in normal times. His responsibilities are even greater.

In the 451 formation, the two wingers were the most active, and the entire front court was their range of activity, and they could even get into the middle if they had the chance. In this game, Damien Duff was not in the starting lineup, and Joe Cole took his place.

As a winger, Joe Cole's dribbling and speed are obviously better than the Irishman. The double wing formed by him and Robben can make Chelsea's flanks more threatening. Of course, they are relatively worse in terms of coordination and defense.

However, Liverpool's ability on the wing is not outstanding, and the team's defensive focus is also on the middle. Moreover, among the five midfielders, there are two defensive stalwarts, Lampard and Makelele. If there are any sudden problems, these two can make timely defensive backups. After all, Liverpool is not as good as Arsenal. Their offensive speed is not fast, and the transition between offense and defense seems a bit slow.

Once again, Liverpool's attack was ended by goalkeeper Thomas, and Paulo Ferreira kicked the ball to Wang Li.

As the offensive core of the team, Wang Li's primary task is to organize the offense. Now that the game has just started and the opponent's defense is very tight, he is not in a hurry to break through with the ball and look for opportunities.

He looked up at the team's formation and the positions of his teammates, then passed the ball to Joe Cole on the wing.

Joe Cole reacted very quickly. When Wang Li passed the ball, he instantly got rid of the defender next to him and ran forward two steps to catch the ball. Then, he immediately made a two-on-one cooperation with Geremi, and finally, the ball was passed to Lampard who made an assist.

At this time, Lampard was standing 5 meters in front of the penalty area. At this position, he could have chosen to shoot from a distance. However, he was obviously very steady and kicked the ball to the side. On that side, Wang Li was running quickly.

"For you!" At the same time, Lampard joked while panting.

If this was a normal league game, he would definitely choose to shoot directly, but this was the final of the European Champions League, and it was his first time participating in such an important game. In this game, his goal was not to perform well, that was no longer important, and the team's victory was the most important.

In any case, Wang Li's shooting level is much better than his. Lampard understands this very well, so if given the same opportunity, he will still choose to give it to Wang Li.

Under the gaze of all the fans in the stadium, Wang Li did not forget to smile back at Lampard at the moment of his kick. He didn't even look at his feet, but he already knew the direction of the football's rolling. When his swung right foot moved up, it also brought up a trace of grass debris. "Bang", with this sound, the football whizzed towards the Liverpool goal like a cannonball.

Unfortunately, Dudek's performance was very stable, even a little extraordinary. He frowned, clenched his fists, stared at the football, then jumped to the right and hit the ball out of the goal frame. Driven by his habit, the ball still flew over the crossbar in the air.

"Oh, that ball should have gone in." At this time, more than 10,000 Blues fans in the stands on the left side of the stadium sighed regretfully.

Alan's parents, Wang Hai and Ellis were also among them. They were recognized by a Chelsea fan when they just entered the stadium. After that, they received a warm welcome. They were arranged in a position with an excellent view like the moon surrounded by stars. The fans in that position took the initiative to give up their seats, and then a group of fans surrounded them and started asking about Wang Li's childhood.

Angela and Rita were treated in the exact opposite way.

What Wang Li didn't expect was that the two of them came from London together, and only Cole was with them. But, in fact, this is nothing, right? Angela knew that Wang Li's agent was a very beautiful woman, and they had met more than once. They both lived in London, so it was normal for them to come to Istanbul to watch the game together.

However, the treatment of the two was not very good. Although their tickets were among the Blues fans, they were on the edge, close to the middle corridor, and on the other side were the Turkish fans. Of course, this was not the point. The point was that both of them wore tall hats and sunglasses. Although they looked like beautiful women with good temperament, it was a football game now.

Therefore, the Chelsea fans next to them simply ignored them. These English gentlemen almost turned into thugs when they came to the stadium. They laughed, stood up, drank, etc. without any restraint. Some of them even took off their clothes and waved them in their hands to cheer for the team. It must have been a bad feeling for two little women to be next to so many big English men.

Fortunately, there was Cole next to them. This gentleman, who usually looked very gentle, actually had great skills. He could always protect the two ladies from being disturbed too much.

"Why did Alan find such a seat?" Angela frowned and kept complaining.

Rita next to her helplessly took out a tissue to wipe the sweat off her face, turned her head to look at the surrounding environment, frowned, and also showed a rather depressed expression.

On the field, Joe Cole took a corner kick. The ball was very fast and had some spin, and went straight to the goal post.

"Get out of the way, you idiot!"

At the back post, Drogba cursed while using his body to push away the players who were defending him closely. In the crowded battle, the Ivorian, who has always been known as a monster, was indeed extraordinary. He actually pushed away Gerrard and Finnan and headed the ball into the goal without jumping!

The football seemed to hit Drogba's head and turned directly towards the goal!

With a "bang", the ball hit the goal post and bounced into the penalty area. Xavi Alonso hurriedly kicked the ball away, but maybe he was too nervous and the ball went wrong.

At this time, Wang Li was beside him. Seeing Alonso make a mistake, he immediately took two quick steps, then turned around and shot!

However, there were too many people in the penalty area, and in his anxiety, the ball could not be hit with much force. Instead, the football hit the leg of the Liverpool defender and bounced twice in the penalty area.

Seeing this scene, Wang Li gritted his teeth, used Lingbo Microwave, and chased the ball steadily. Even in the current chaotic situation, there was obviously still a chance.

It happened in a flash, in just a few seconds, and some players on the field didn't even know where the football was.

However, Wang Li failed to catch up with the ball because the ball bounced to Lampard's feet who was assisting.

Lampard reacted quickly. Faced with this opportunity, he shot directly in a hurry, but the kick was not powerful enough. Although goalkeeper Dudek was not in a hurry to react, the ball hit the latter and bounced into the penalty area.

At this time, the hearts of Liverpool fans had been tortured by the ups and downs of the game and had lost their inherent beating frequency, but fortunately, the ball did not go in, and the two teams were still 0:0. This gave them some spiritual comfort, but the worries still existed, after all, the ball was still in Liverpool's penalty area.

But the next moment, their worries completely disappeared and turned into despair.

The football, which was tossed back and forth over and over again, was rolling towards a Chelsea player. The eye-catching '21' on the back of his jersey made Liverpool fans completely lose confidence.

There is no doubt that facing this hard-won opportunity, Wang Li's easy and accurate shot made tens of thousands of fans in the stands excited, and also made the scoreboard of the stadium finally change after more than 10 minutes of the opening.

Although half of the people in the Ataturk Stadium are local Turkish fans, Wang Li is the only player with the greatest reputation in the stadium. Many fans buy tickets and come to watch the game because of the Europa League advertisements. In other words, they come to see Wang Li's performance.

Now that Wang Li has scored a goal, how can they not cheer?

As for those "tourist-level" fans from other countries, there are even fewer who support Liverpool. Everyone likes a strong team. Except for the persistent traditional fans, few people will like a declining aristocratic team. Obviously, the new generation of luxury teams like Chelsea are the most popular. What's more, Wang Li's age and appearance can make him a new-age idol-level star - not to mention that his strength is so strong.

In short, although this was not at Stamford Bridge, when Wang Li scored, the entire stadium seemed to have become Chelsea fans. Some of them were cheering, some were applauding, and the warm celebrations made Chelsea players feel like they were at home, which reduced the pressure in their hearts a lot. After all, the feeling of having tens of thousands of fans supporting you is definitely different from having tens of thousands of thug-level fans harassing you.

"A beautiful follow-up shot! In the 13th minute of the first half, Chelsea's young player Wang Li scored the first goal of the game. The score is now 1:0." "Before the game, Wang Li said that he must win this game. From his resolute expression at this time, we can also know that this is not arrogance, but a kind of confidence."

The court of the ancient oriental country would never be stingy with its praise for Wang Li. They even wanted to give all the praise to Wang Li. After the commentator praised him for a few words, an "expert" named Zhang explained the doubts to the fans from a technical perspective: "Wang Li played this ball very accurately. It was not easy for him to directly shoot from a small angle when the penalty area was so chaotic. This requires a strong psychological quality. From this we can see that in such an important game at the Ataturk Stadium, Wang Li remained calm. His success was not accidental."

"This on-the-spot mentality is worth learning for our players."

After the Chelsea players finished celebrating, the game resumed.

Although the goal just now changed the score, it actually did not have much impact on the morale of the two teams. Wang Li's shot was very accurate, but it was indeed scored in the chaos of the battle, not due to tactical differences or differences in player abilities.

However, one thing did affect the game, and that was the attitude of the fans.

In the final of the Champions League, no matter how big the gap between the two clubs is, the number of fans allocated to the two teams by the European League will be equal. The purpose of doing this is naturally to allow both sides to compete in a relatively fair environment and reflect the fairness of the sport.

However, there is no fairness in the world. Liverpool has only one star, Gerrard. In this faraway Turkey, no one knows him except those fans who often follow the Premier League. Moreover, even those fans who follow the Premier League may not necessarily support him.

Wang Li alone aroused the enthusiasm of most of the fans. This is the influence of a superstar.

If Wang Li was just a small star at the beginning of the season, he is now the most influential superstar in Europe this year. This influence is very wide. At least in this game, most of the relatively neutral Turkish fans have turned to support Chelsea.

Of course, there is another reason, which is that Wang Li's performance was indeed good. At least at the beginning of the game, his two classic passes also caused a burst of exclamations.

In short, after most of the fans turned to support Chelsea, this basically became Chelsea's home court. The home and away difference was not just about adaptation, but also affected the mentality of the players on both sides - Chelsea players played more relaxed, while Liverpool players were entangled in the attitude of the fans and the boos every time they got the ball. Only those who have experienced it know.

In this situation, the following game was predictable. Liverpool players made frequent mistakes due to nervousness, while Chelsea played more and more relaxed. Finally, when the game was in the 21st minute, the Ivorian monster Drogba made another contribution to the team!

The one who assisted him was the Dutch boy Arjen Robben on the left.

This was a shooting opportunity created by a wonderful through pass. Drogba, who had a kind face, had a very good awareness during the game. Upon seeing Robben pass the ball, he immediately shook off the defender and rushed forward, followed by a clean shot.

“The ball goes in!”

Simple and direct! The score between the two teams became 2:0.

(To be continued)


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