Xu Zhu's Successor's Football Journey

Chapter 212 The Best Forward

The European Champions Cup group draw ceremony is over, and the other three teams in Group H where Chelsea are: defending champion Porto, Paris Saint-Germain and CSKA Moscow.

This group couldn't have been better for Chelsea.

Perhaps, Porto had a perfect record under the leadership of head coach Mourinho last season, and the team's level is very high, but in one summer, the Porto team has been divided up by the major European giants, and how much strength is left can be seen It's clear.

Regardless of the result, the group draw is finally over, and this ceremony may also have another meaning for the top teams in the Premier League——
Entered the intensive schedule stage of the whole season again! !

At the beginning of September, due to the national team's match, the clubs did not have any games for 9 consecutive days, but in the 10 days from September 9 to September 11, Chelsea had 9 games to play, an average of 25 There is a game every day!
So, let's take a look at Chelsea's upcoming fixtures:
On September 9, in the fifth round of the Premier League, Chelsea played against Tottenham Hotspur at home.

On September 9th, the first European Champions Cup group match, Chelsea will fly to romantic Paris to challenge Paris Saint-Germain away.

On September 9, in the sixth round of the Premier League, Chelsea challenged Middlesbrough away.

On September 9, the round of 23 in the League Cup kicked off, with Chelsea playing against Newcastle United at home.

On September 9th, in the seventh round of the Premier League, Chelsea played against the giants Liverpool at home.

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After participating in the group draw ceremony, Mourinho did not stay in Switzerland, but returned to London by plane that night.

In the next 15 days, the Chelsea team will face the challenge of the first intensive schedule, so Mr. Mourinho must make full preparations. In this frequent schedule with an average of 3 days, It is obviously irrational to reuse a lineup.

For a normal football player, the interval between two games is preferably more than one week. During this period, the club's small daily training and rest can fully make up for the loss of physical energy in a game. .

If this time is shortened, or even continuously participate in games with short intervals, it will make the players feel tired and cause physical problems. Playing football in this situation will not only affect the performance of the game, but also easily Injuries, this kind of thing is definitely not what anyone wants to see.

Therefore, in these 5 games, coach Mourinho had to make some trade-offs.

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Tottenham Hotspur, because the traditional home jersey is white, is also called "White Lily" by Tottenham fans.

In the results of recent years, Tottenham Hotspur's recent honor also dates back to the 1999 League Cup. In that year, Tottenham defeated Leicester 1-0 in the final and won the won the League Cup.

Although Tottenham's performance in recent years is not comparable to that of giants such as Manchester United and Arsenal, in the new season, Tottenham ushered in the Frenchman Santini and invested nearly 2000 in the transfer market. million euros, the introduction of many young players such as Sean Davis, the strength of the team has increased.

Since the Tottenham team itself has a terrifying front line and offensive power, once Santini can adjust the team's defense, it is not far away for the veteran team Tottenham to reproduce the strength of the Gascoigne and Lineker era. out of reach.

But now for the Tottenham team, if they can beat the thriving Chelsea at Stamford Bridge, this may become the beginning of the team's road to revival.

Therefore, the spirit of the Tottenham team is very good, and they came to Stamford Bridge full of energy.

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September 9th, Stamford Bridge Stadium, London, England.

The sky began to drizzle, and occasionally raindrops fell on the crowds of fans, but they couldn't make these passionate fans shrink back even a little bit. At this time, the entire stadium audience was covered in blue. Covered, tens of thousands of Chelsea fans are using their bodies to form a blue ocean, which seems to be interpreting the meaning of the 'Blue Army'.

And a small group of Tottenham fans in white uniforms were stuck in the corner of the southeast stand of the stadium, but correspondingly, today Tottenham players wore gray away uniforms. They all have the same team logo on the chest of their uniforms. Maybe this will make people feel that Tottenham don’t have any supporters today...

Of course, as a senior Tottenham fan, he obviously wouldn't notice this, but the conversation between the small group of Chinese students between the Tottenham fans and the Chelsea fans also embarrassed these Tottenham fans.

"Liu Jun, why doesn't Chelsea's opponent seem to have support from the fans today?" A clear female voice stood out from the crowd, very pleasant to hear, but the content of the words annoyed the Tottenham fans next to them, as if they were all overwhelmed by this The woman ignored it.

"Cainted, isn't there a lot of people beside me?" The man called Liu Jun replied.

"Really?" At this time, the girl found that many 'uncles' wearing white jerseys were looking at her, which made her face turn rosy, but she wondered: "Why are they all wearing white jerseys?" , while those players on the field were wearing gray jerseys..."

"...Puchi!" A boy next to him burst out laughing, then covered the girl's mouth with his hand, and whispered in her ear: "Xuanxuan, you should watch the game honestly, these British fans have a bad temper. Not very good, didn't you agree to come and cheer for Wang Lilai today?"

The girl turned her head to look at the white-clothed fans on the left who were staring at her with big eyes, lowered her head timidly, and muttered in a low voice: "What's the big deal, Alan is more handsome." Then she turned her eyes to the stadium.

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"...The weather today is not very good, but this light rain may make people feel refreshed. I just don't know if our Chelsea players can adapt to this weather. The rain will definitely make the turf a little slippery, maybe This is bad news for Allen, I don't know if we can see his gorgeous dance moves today."

"Players from both sides have already played. Let's look at the starting lineup of Tottenham. Goalkeeper Paul Robinson, defenders Ifel, Nebett, Ledley King and Edman, midfielders Mendes, Sean - Davies, Redknapp and Jackson, Kanoute and Defoe up front."

"Let's look at our Chelsea team again, the goalkeeper is Thomas Clarke, the defenders Paulo Ferreira, Robert Huth, Wayne Bridge and Ricardo Carvalho, the midfielder Claude Maclay Lay, Gremi, Thiago Mendes, Adrian Mutu up front, Alkin Robben and our 'dance master' Alan Wang."

"...Obviously, in this game, Mr. Mourinho sent most of the substitute players on the field in order to let the stars who have just participated in the national team have a rest time, but even this substitute lineup is It's very luxurious, I hope these players on the field can use this opportunity to perform well..."

Taking advantage of the time before the game started, the Stamford Bridge commentator Creed Pesvak hurriedly introduced the playing lists of the two teams, but Chelsea's playing list still made Chelsea fans a little uneasy. Above all, there is no team pillar Frank Lampard, and there is no captain John Terry in the backcourt, which will definitely reduce the team's defensive ability a lot.

Fortunately, there is still Alan Wang in the frontcourt, so they don't have to worry about not scoring in this game——
In the hearts of Chelsea fans, Wang Li has undoubtedly become synonymous with goals! !
Although in the England team, it was revealed that Wang Li and Eriksson had a disagreement and left the team without saying a word, but these Chelsea fans still supported him, and the article by "Sun" reporter George Kurentalik also Convince most people—
Why does a striker with such a high scoring efficiency always sit on the bench! ! ?

This is obviously unreasonable! !
Therefore, at least all Chelsea fans are unswerving supporters of Wang Li, and, in this game, they also believe that this 'omnipotent' black-haired kid on the field will definitely bring Chelsea to Stamford Bridge. Come to score.

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The game is about to start, and Wang Li, who is standing on the court, is looking at the Tottenham lineup, but he is thinking about what the head coach said to him in the locker room——
"...Tottenham Hotspur's strength this year should not be underestimated. Their striker's offensive ability is very strong. The defensive ability of Chelsea's lineup is difficult to ensure that the team does not concede a goal. Therefore, in the opening stage of the game, it is best to play Play a quick attack to take the lead, so the next game will be much easier to play."

"...Now, Frank and Terry are not playing. Although you have just joined Chelsea, among the starting players, you are undoubtedly the one who has the most say on the offensive line, so in the team's offense, you You need to communicate and cooperate more with your teammates, this is also a kind of exercise for you..."

For Chelsea and coach Mourinho, this league is actually not very important. Chelsea now has 12 minutes and ranks first in the league with an absolute advantage. Even if they lose the game, it is only 3 points. I can still lose.

In order to cope with the next Champions League game, Chelsea can only send most of the substitute lineup to play this game.

However, even if Tottenham Hotspur has always been an attacking team, and now it is at Stamford Bridge, even if Chelsea loses, they must not lose to their opponents on the scene!
Therefore, in Mourinho's mind, the key to winning or losing this game is the offense, and the key to the team's offense is of course the center of gravity of the team's offense and Wang Li, who has a very high scoring efficiency.

The expectations of all the fans, the absolute trust of the head coach, and the support of his teammates on the field all give Wang Li no reason to fail. On the other hand, facing the media and fans who accused him of being 'arrogant' We, he also needs to use his own performance to prove——
I, Alan Wang, am the best striker in England! !

(End of this chapter)