Xu Zhu's Successor's Football Journey

Chapter 297 A Friendly Ball of Understanding
When the team scored again, the Chelsea players unconsciously glanced at the coach's bench on the sidelines.

This attack was completely planned by Wang Li, who tampered with the head coach's tactics without permission, but all the Chelsea players participated. improvise.But now that the offense is over, even after scoring a goal, they are still somewhat cowardly.

Although Mr. Jose Mourinho usually spends most of his time in the office, he seems to be born with a majestic leadership temperament, which makes these players fear and fear. This may be another reason for the Portuguese's success. reasons.

However, fortunately, Mr. Mourinho on the coaching bench seemed to be in a good mood, and he was still talking and laughing with assistant coach Clark at this time, which made many players breathe a sigh of relief and feel more courageous in their hearts.

Therefore, after the game restarted, Chelsea began to adopt the 433 formation change 41212 under the default condition of all players on the field, and the positions of the two full-backs were also slightly premised. In this way, although Chelsea's defensive strength was reduced , but their offensive ability has suddenly increased.

Attack is the best defense! !
Now, Carl Farmhouse Stadium is interpreting this concept.

Fulham had nothing to do against Chelsea's offense. In order to defend the waves of offense, they could only choose to retreat across the board. Andy Cole, even if he is still at his peak, how can he defeat the solid defense formed by Claude Makelele, John Terry and other generals! ?
The main initiator of the attack is still Wang Li.

Since the re-kick-off, Wang Li has consciously stood a little further back in order to be able to direct the team's offense.As the core of the offense, he often takes over tasks such as passing and receiving the ball, attracting attention, and shooting. It can be said that at least a quarter of Fulham's defense is now on him.

However, this was almost useless. Wang Li was still playing like a fish in water at the front of the penalty area, causing headaches for the Fulham players. At this time, goalkeeper Mark Crossley was definitely the most nervous person in the audience, because He has to face Chelsea's cold shot almost all the time.

If it was 10 years ago, facing this kind of game would definitely make him excited, because this kind of game would definitely improve his personal ability, but it is different now, Crossley is 36 years old, facing Chelsea's attack In terms of intensity, he feels that every minute and every second on the green field is suffering.

With the clock ticking down, Fulham looked set to concede again.

All the white-clothed fans raised their hearts to their throats, nervously watching Chelsea's offensive rehearsal, with mixed feelings in their hearts.Obviously, the gap in strength between the two teams in the same Fulham area has widened to a peak. Chelsea, a foreign team, is no longer comparable to Fulham.

In this case, the actions of the players to defend Fulham have gradually increased.

In the 41st minute of the game, after Alkin Robben received a pass from Wang Li on the wing, he started to take it away. When he reached the outside of the penalty area, he still chose to cut inside, but was blocked by the opponent France. Midfielder Malblanc knocked directly to the ground.

Only 1 minute later, Drogba's shot was saved out of the penalty area by the goalkeeper. William Gallas, who inserted in the back, was about to stop the ball, but was directly knocked down by Diop, which almost caused two goals team clash.

After that, Lampard kicked the ball to Wang Li. On the right, Wang Li broke through and easily passed Maurice Woltz and Pembridge with two consecutive shakes. While the performance made the Blues fans excited, it also made Fulham's defenders helpless. Thomas Radzinski, who finally returned to the defense, grabbed Wang Li's jersey with his hand and stopped Chelsea's attack.

In the last few minutes of the first half, Fulham fouled more and more frequently, and Chelsea players were of course unwilling to be hit like this. As a result, the two teams moved more and more near the center line, which made Mr. Mourinho's worries off the field became a reality. If things go on like this, Chelsea will probably end up with injuries in a while. However, looking at the time, the game is about to enter stoppage time, and Mourinho did not What more.

However, Chris Coleman couldn't bear it! !

The current Fulham really can’t afford to lose even one player. In the league, their results are not good, but they can still lose a game. If a main player is injured and leaves the field, then the subsequent league results will definitely be affected. , this approach is definitely not worth the candle.

In the era of professional players, Coleman's technical level was not outstanding, but he had a mind to analyze the stakes, and it was this mind that helped him lead Fulham to achieve good results in the past two seasons. It's a derby, and Coleman will not allow such irrational things to happen.

After thinking about it, even though the fourth official had already raised the substitution card at this time, he still walked to the sidelines and shouted: "Slow down your movements, this is a football game, don't dare to fight against football!!"

Under the gaze of everyone in the audience, Coleman didn't dare to mention the name of the team at all. Many people thought it was scolding Chelsea, but the Fulham players knew that the head coach was talking about them.

However, in the Fulham club, although Coleman's performance in leading the team is very good, due to his young age, his prestige in the team is not high. How many people in the team really listen to him.

In the 2nd minute of stoppage time, Malblanc once again put Lampard on the ground at the front of the penalty area. This time, the referee Rennie couldn't bear it and showed him a yellow card directly, but Malblanc just didn't care. Spread your hands, turn your head and walk towards your own half, preparing to line up the wall to defend this free kick.

This time the free kick is about 25 meters away from the fans, in the middle of the penalty area and a little to the left, the position is quite good.

Wang Li stood in front of the ball with his hands on his waist, looking at the wall of Fulham.

After the referee signaled that free throws were allowed, he took two deep breaths on the spot, waved his arms twice, and then swung his legs directly to the lower edge of the ball. The football drew an arc in the air and was directly hoisted into the upper left of the goal. horn.

Goalkeeper Mark Crossley was clearly helpless.

"Goooooooooal!! Goal!! Dream curve!! Allen once again staged this classic fantasy curve free kick, it is so perfect!! Scored twice, Chelsea lead by 3 goals!!" The third goal in the half, but Graham still has a passionate feeling --
"...I don't remember when Allen developed this free kick ability. This season, Chelsea has the ability to score free kicks. I believe that even if the opponents want to use fouls to stop them Offensive, you have to think carefully, David Beckham went to the Bernabeu, but the Premier League ushered in Allen, at least in terms of free kicks, we have come to the front of the world."

After Wang Li scored the goal, the referee also blew the whistle to end the first half. The Chelsea players laughed and walked towards the locker room. They led by 3 goals in the first half. They didn't feel any pre-match pressure at all. .

This derby seems to have been decided. Many media who came to the scene felt that this game was nothing to watch. The gap between the West London derby and the London derby was too great.

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Intermission, home team dressing room at Karl Cottage Stadium.

Chris Coleman stood there with a gloomy face, looking at the Fulham players in the dressing room. As a coach, he thought he had done a good job, at least in terms of results. , He believes that as long as these players can obey his tactical command, it will be very easy to keep their seats in the Premier League.

Now, however, Coleman's authority is being questioned.

There is no doubt that in the final stage of the first half, the players on the field did not obey his command at all. As a team coach, this kind of thing is the most frustrating thing, even worse than losing a few games. The game is even more infuriating.

"...Do you think your strength is enough, you can win without me!? Or, you want to leave Fulham next month and transfer to other teams!?"

After finishing these two sentences word by word, Coleman closed his eyes tightly twice, calmed down, and then continued: "Maybe I'm too young, yes, too young, even Mark wants to One year older than me. However, as long as I am the manager of Fulham for a day, I have the right to direct the team's games, the right to decide who of you can play, who sits on the bench, and even have the right to let Any of you leave the team directly!!"

Hearing this sentence, the players in the locker room with indignant expressions on their faces all lowered their heads.

Perhaps Fulham has many big-name stars, but they are all outdated, and all the players who are playing in their prime want to perform well in the team, so that their future will be more hopeful.Although Coleman is not only 35 years old, he does have the right to decide the performance of these players in the next year. As long as they are kept on the bench, what will happen in the future! ?

Seeing the expressions of these players, Coleman felt a lot more relaxed, and then turned to say: "When Chelsea scored the first goal, I had already given up the game. The gap between the two teams is obvious. I hope that this must-lose game will affect Fulham's future league results, and I don't want any of you to get injured, understand?"

Hearing Coleman's statement, Malblanc, who has played for the club for four seasons, was a little unconvinced: "But the opponent is Chelsea, and this is the Derby."

"What derby?" Coleman stared straight at the Frenchman, pointed at him and said, "I don't know what other significance this game has. The FA will not deduct points for Fulham, the team's task this season is to avoid relegation, and I will not allow anyone to be an obstacle to this goal, understand!?"

Seeing the rare angry look on the young head coach's face, the team captain Mark stepped forward cautiously and asked, "Sir, how will we play in the second half?"

Mark Crossley, 36, called 35-year-old Chris Coleman Mr. It seemed discordant to the onlookers, but the atmosphere in the dressing room seemed normal at this time.

Coleman thought for a while and said: "We will still play defensive counterattacks in the second half. Remember, the focus of defensive counterattacks is to defend, but don't make too many moves to irritate the opponent. I hope that none of you will be carried off the field on a stretcher during the game. "

"...In the second half, Roceño played as a defensive midfielder. Pay attention to cooperating with your teammates. Thomas, your position is behind the front line, and you should be more involved in defense near the center line. Andy, you are off the field, and McBride is on..."

Although I am a little annoyed by the head coach's tactics of giving up hope of victory, going all out and not fouling, these players also know that the head coach has no choice but to keep them from doing too much, perhaps for the future of the team. results, but it is also for the health of these players, which at least made the Fulham players a little moved by Coleman's approach.

You know, losing the derby like this, the pressure must be on the head coach, and it has nothing to do with the players like them.

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Although the score was 3:0 in the first half, the atmosphere in the visiting team's locker room was not as good as that of the home team.

After the head coach Mr. Mourinho entered the room, he also lost his temper for a while like Coleman. Yes, the Portuguese was very dissatisfied with Chelsea's behavior at the end of the game, but that time was almost over, and he also didn't say anything.

In the last few minutes of the game, Chelsea's players were tackled by the opponent several times in a row. Mourinho's heart was raised every time. In the heart of the 'madman', results are everything. It is enough to win, Chelsea scored a lot of goals, so what if we win 1 or 2 more goals! ?
However, these players obviously did not obey his command, tampered with tactics without permission, and actually made adjustments according to the usual formation changes during the game without any command, which really made him dumbfounded.

During the 15-minute intermission, Mr. Mourinho sprayed his saliva for at least 10 minutes. When he felt a little thirsty, he watched the players below bow their heads, and then he put away his words in satisfaction and began to arrange tactics.

In the locker room, Mr. Mourinho still couldn't help leaving a sentence: "I don't care how much you are worth or how you perform this season. If this kind of thing happens again in the second half, next game Don't even think about playing!!"

Hearing these words, Wang Li was depressed for a while. Obviously, Mr. Mourinho was talking about him.

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During the half-time break, after watching the fierce confrontation in the final stage of the first half, many media reporters were looking forward to the second half. Not the score, but the momentum and entanglement.

'Perhaps, something explosive will happen in the second half! ? ’ A lot of reporters were excited thinking about this kind of thing.

In this season, Chelsea has never been short of big news. Every game is played by them in a hurry. How can there be no news about this derby confrontation! ?
It is a pity that the start of the second half was uneventful, and the two teams did not change their tactics or take any major offensives.

However, these reporters are still watching tirelessly. They believe that the news will appear soon. You must know that in the few seasons since Fulham's promotion, every game against Chelsea has been extremely exciting, even if the score is not significant. , but the scene is in full swing.

1 minutes……

5 minutes……

10 minutes……

Two 10 minutes...

The media reporters finally gave up.

After the start of the second half, the two teams seemed to have no desire to attack at all. Under the instruction of head coach Coleman, Fulham defended with all their strength.

During the half-time break, the head coach Mourinho also arranged defensive counterattack tactics. He didn't want to really push the opponent into a hurry. It completely became a tacit battle, and both teams became soft-legged shrimps, and both seemed to be delaying the game time.

At this time, Wang Li was standing near the middle circle, counterattacking when he had the opportunity, passing the ball with his teammates, and taking a long shot from outside the penalty area. Compared with his previous performance, he was completely coping with the game.

In fact, Wang Li also thought so. During the halftime break, he had already understood what Mourinho meant --- to win steadily.

In this case, he is not stupid enough to play hard and irritate his opponents. Although he is not afraid of the foul tactics of these Fulham players, the rest of Chelsea are different. He does not want to hurt his teammates because of himself. end.

In the 73rd minute of the game, the game finally had waves. Fulham midfielder Bocanegra went straight to the center, and forward Thomas Radzinski volleyed the ball into the net. The score became 1: 3.

After that, it still returned to the state at the beginning, and the fans in the audience were drowsy.

At this time, the referee Rennie became the most relaxed person on the field. Before the game, he thought that law enforcement would be a busy job, but the two teams were too soft in the second half. There were no small movements in the top, and Rennie ran hard and earnestly for a long time, but he couldn't see any foul moves, which even made him feel a little bored.

In this situation, the clock ticked down and many Fulham fans had started to leave the field, and when the game came to an end, the stadium was already empty.

The Blues fans seemed to be in good spirits, anyway, Chelsea is also the leading side, even if it is a boring game, they are also very interested.

Finally, in the 89th minute of the game, Wang Li shot a long shot from the outside of Fulham's penalty area, adding to the icing on the cake for Chelsea. It also gave the Blues, who had been dull for 10 minutes, a chance to burst into cheers.

Although the goal was scored, Graham, the anchor of Sky TV, said without much energy: "The goal has been scored, and it was Chelsea teenager Allen Wang who scored the goal. In this game, he scored another hat-trick."—— —
"However, the two teams played in the second half was really boring. They didn't seem to have any desire to attack. Fortunately, the game is over, and my work today is almost over."

"Beep..."

After a long whistle, the referee Rennie announced the end of the game.

At this time, the head coaches of the two teams walked to the middle of the player tunnel at the same time, and shook hands with smiles on their faces. The sincere expressions even made the reporters who took pictures of this scene feel that the two had known each other for many years friends.

(End of this chapter)