I'm Kaka Kaka

Chapter 344 Greater London Derby

The 4-2 victory over Manchester United made the fans full of hope for this new blue team. Some media have even begun to tout it impatiently. Chelsea's next game has also received unprecedented attention.

On August 2005, 8, the first round of the 13-2005 Premier League season, Chelsea was a guest at the J*** Stadium and challenged Wigan Athletic away.

The newly-promoted horses have nothing to say when they face the No. [-] local tycoon in the Premier League. The bus is set up, the walls are built, and they are waiting for the artillery fire to come.

Ancelotti also put up an attacking formation very face-saving, with Torres + Sheva in the front, Joe Cole + Kaka + Figo in the middle, Makelele + Maicon + Terry + Lucio + Zambrotta in the midfield. It can be said that apart from Petr Cech, Makelele and Terry who are relatively pure defensive players, each of the other eight players can go up and play.

Everyone also wants to go up and swing their feet.

Even Terry rushed up to complete a header when the corner kick was served, and Chelsea's hostility in this game can be imagined.

"Chelsea has more points in the frontcourt, and the firepower is evenly distributed. Kaka, Torres and Figo all scored their first goals in the Premier League. Joe Cole and Shevchenko opened their Premier League scoring accounts for the new season at the same time. The new Blues slaughtered the newly promoted team 5-0 away."

"Kaka's temporary reign of terror, he contributed a hat-trick of assists after the team opened the scoring, the fans of the visiting team gave a standing ovation, and the king of Brazil conquered another stadium."

"Ancelotti's team doesn't need to run in at all, and they will show world-class attack power as soon as they form an army..."

"Chelsea are coming aggressively. Arsene Wenger admitted that there is no certainty of victory, but Arsenal will go all out to try to take three points from Stamford Bridge."

"Henry expressed his expectation for the duel with Kaka..."

A week later, at Stamford Bridge, Chelsea fans finally waited for the first home game of the season.

London is the football region of England. There are more than a dozen football teams with cards. Almost a dozen derbies are played every year, such as the north London derby between Arsenal and Tottenham, the south London derby between Crystal Palace and Millwall and Charlton Athletic, the east London derby between West Ham United and Millwall, the west London derby between Chelsea and Fulham, etc.

In this series of derby, the battle between Arsenal, Tottenham and Chelsea attracted the most attention, so it is also called the Greater London Derby.

The first home game after joining the team was a derby match, and the players' mood can be imagined.

Ancelotti was preparing for this game as if it were the Champions League final. He talked to Kaka the day after Wigan Athletic.

I have to say that this alone throws Capello fifteen streets away.

It was a conversation, but it was actually a small meeting. Apart from Carlo Ancelotti and Kaka himself, all members of An Pang's coaching staff and Kaka's private team participated.

Chelsea did not have a dedicated training base before. The team's daily training was carried out at Stamford Bridge. After Abramovich arrived, they began to build the Cobham training base. It is still under construction, so they used the meeting room at Stamford Bridge.

Ancelotti opened the topic first.

"Our main battle lines this season must be the Premier League and the Champions League, so we mainly use you in these two events. Unless there are special circumstances or the interval between the league and the Champions League is too long, otherwise you will not be allowed to appear in the League Cup and the FA Cup. I believe we can easily reach a consensus on this."

"That's right," Kaka's medical consultant Daniel nodded in agreement. "The Premier League schedule is too dense, especially without a winter break in the middle. It is a major test for the physical strength of the players. So not only the FA Cup and League Cup, but even the less important league games and the Champions League. I don't recommend Kaka to play. His physical condition last season was very dangerous. It is God's blessing that he was not injured."

"It's impossible not to play in the league and the Champions League," assistant coach Sagnol shook his head. "Especially in the early stage, Chelsea's attack power is almost entirely guaranteed by Kaka. This can be seen from the games against Manchester United and Wigan. We scored 9 goals in the two games, 7 of which were related to Kaka. I can't imagine what we would do without Kaka."

Ancelotti nodded, "There are no outsiders here. We can say a lot of things freely. There is no doubt about Kaka's importance. He is irreplaceable, but we can't rely on him for all games. This is not fair to him, and it is harmful to the team. It is also impossible for Kaka to participate in all leagues and the Champions League. So now we have to make a choice, the Premier League or the Champions League, which one is more important?"

"It is reasonable to say that the European Champions Cup is the most important," Sagnol said. "But you have also seen the bonus distribution plan of the big boss. The reward for the Premier League winner is heavier than that of the Champions League winner, so I think the league should still be the main one."

"Why can't we try our best to fight for both? Our lineup can almost form two completely different teams, which can fully support multi-line operations. At worst, we can completely abandon the FA Cup and League Cup and devote all our energy to the Premier League and the Champions League."

"Impossible. There are too many newcomers in the team, and there are many young players in the team. They need the FA Cup and the League Cup to train and integrate into the team. Let's do the math. To get to the end of the European Champions Cup, we need to play a total of 13 games. We may only make mistakes in two or three games, or even none. The Premier League has 38 rounds, and the error tolerance rate is higher. For a new team, early failures and ups and downs are almost inevitable. I don't think the Champions League is a good choice."

"My point of view is just the opposite. The league places more emphasis on stability, while the cup matches are full of chances. You also said that we are almost a new team, and ups and downs are inevitable. It is difficult for an unstable team to make a difference in the long league. On the contrary, it is the Champions League. As long as we grasp the important games in it, it is easy to achieve results..."

"I also agree. The reason why the boss set the league prize money higher than the Champions League is probably because he thinks it is impossible for us to win the Champions League. It is impossible to put the league above the Champions League. Think about it, it is the European Champions Cup! As long as they win the championship, Carlo and Kaka will represent the two teams to win the Big Ears Cup. Kaka can even become the Champions League for four consecutive times. This is an unprecedented great achievement!"

"The European Champions Cup is too difficult..."

Everyone expressed their opinions one after another, which sounded quite reasonable, but no one could convince anyone. In the end, Ancelotti raised his hand to silence everyone.

"Kaka, what do you think?"

"It is really difficult to choose between the league and the Champions League, but I think everyone has entered a misunderstanding," Kaka slowly scanned everyone. "It is right to let young players exercise in the League Cup and the FA Cup, but I think they can take on more important tasks in the league and the Champions League. They can definitely do more than you imagine and see, so we can attack the league and the Champions League at the same time. There is no question of which one to give up."

Everyone looked at each other, Ancelotti pondered for a while, and concluded: "I will let Kaka play in the league and the Champions League at the same time, but some unimportant games will be replaced in advance. Sneijder, Joe Cole and even Figo can be his substitutes."

"can."

"Then it's a matter of position. I can see that you don't like playing on the side?"

"Yes, I am more inclined to the free man in the frontcourt or the midfielder or shadow forward."

"I also think it's a waste to put Kaka on the wing..."

"I am more inclined to play 4-4-2. The attacking midfielder position in this formation is the most suitable for Kaka."

"The 4-4-2 defense is too weak, and the Christmas tree is more reasonable. Carlo has proved that he is the best coach in the world who can use the Christmas tree formation."

"No, we couldn't find a suitable backcourt point. To be precise, we didn't have Pirlo."

"Falcao can do this completely, and his small-scale escape is stronger than Pirlo..."

"I also agree, we need to give Falcao a chance..."

Ancelotti really gave Falcao a chance against a sought-after London derby, playing him in the defensive midfielder position.

As soon as the big list was issued, it caused a lot of controversy.

In the locker room, Ancelotti also caught Falcao and gave special instructions.

Because he was playing a lone striker, Torres, who didn't get a chance to start, was a little unhappy.

And Duff, who was excluded from the big list, also has a lot of opinions.

Before this summer, he was one of Chelsea's most popular players. His sharp wing breakthrough made him very popular among the fans. He couldn't understand Ancelotti's thinking about employing people at all.

Just because that broken Christmas tree has no sidewalks?
The Irish winger thus became the Blues' first ticking time bomb.

The preparations are over, and players from both sides enter the player channel.

Falcao, Maicon and others were greeting Gilberto Silva, while Kaka walked towards Henry.

The two punched each other on the chest, and Kaka pointed to his right arm and said, "With the armband?"

"Of course," Henry tidied up the captain's armband, "or if you come to Arsenal, I'll give you the armband?"

"You come to Chelsea, I asked Ancelotti to give you the captain's armband."

Terry: ...where's my knife?
"Players from both sides have entered the field. Chelsea beat their opponents 5-0 in the last game. They are currently ranked first in the standings due to their goal difference advantage. Arsenal also defeated Newcastle 2-0 and took all three points."

"Vieira went to Juventus, and Henry wore the Arsenal captain's armband for the first time in an official game. I hope that the Frenchman can become a qualified leader to lead the team forward in addition to completing the forward's scoring task."

"Last month, Kaka and Henry just appeared on CCTV's "World Football" program. I didn't expect that the two sides would meet in the Premier League just one and a half months later. I hope that the hostility on the pitch will not affect the friendship between the two sides..."

"This is Professor Wenger's 500th game in charge of Arsenal. On this special day, the disciples must also hope to give their teacher a victory with a victory."

"Since 1997, Chelsea have never defeated Arsenal. The arrival of Ancelotti and Andriy Shevchenko last season gave Chelsea fans hope. Unexpectedly, the Blues were snapped up for a double play in the league and were eliminated by Arsenal in the League Cup. Chelsea are strong and strong this season, and Ancelotti got the best chance to prove himself."

"Wenger played in a 4-5-1 formation.

Goalkeeper: Lehmann;
Defenders: Lauren, Senderos, Kolo Toure, Ashley Cole;

Midfielders: Ljungberg, Fabregas, Gilberto Silva, Hleb, Pires;
Forward: Henry.

The newly joined Belarusian player Hleb was entrusted with an important task and took up the position of the attacking midfielder. Ljungberg and Pires were separated on the two sides. The three of them will form Arsenal's new attacking combination with Henry. "

"Ancelotti also set up a 4-3-2-1 single striker formation. Torres, who had all started in the warm-up match, the Community Shield Cup, and the first round of the Premier League, sat on the bench. Ancelotti chose the more familiar Andriy Shevchenko. The Ukrainian has recovered significantly this season and scored goals in two consecutive games. I hope this game can see the nuclear warhead that once shocked the whole of Europe."

"Goalkeeper: Cech;

Defenders: Zambrotta, Terry, Lucio, Maicon;
Defenders: Makelele, Falcao, Essien;
Front midfielder: Kaka, Figo;
Forward: Andriy Shevchenko. "

Chelsea kicked off first.

Kaka first passed the ball back to Falcao, Falcao passed it to Figo, and Figo returned it directly to Kaka.

Kaka dribbles straight towards Cesc Fabregas.

Cesc Fabregas did not have the courage to single out Kaka, and waited for Gilberto Silva to come forward to meet Kaka together.

Kaka kept his head up, slammed the ball directly between them, and then accelerated to run past Fabregas, catching up with the football and kicking it directly.

The football flew past Kolo Touré's ear and went straight to the goal.

Lehmann lunges across, but fails to touch the ball. Fortunately, the football just brushes the crossbar and flies out of the baseline.

Wenger, who had just jumped up, sat back with relief, but seeing Kaka who was slowly arranging his socks, he couldn't sit still and ran to the sidelines again.

"Kaka hit the mountain with a very high-quality long shot, and the atmosphere became tense at the beginning of the game."

"It seems that Kaka has maintained the good form of the first two games, Arsenal should be careful..."

(End of this chapter)