Xu Zhu's Successor's Football Journey

Chapter 305 Sweeping Thousands of Armies (1)

In the UEFA Champions League Group H competition, Chelsea has won 4 games and 4 wins and has firmly secured the qualifying places. Therefore, the entire club does not care about the next home game against Paris Saint-Germain.

The same is true for the players of the first team. First of all, the victory or defeat of this game is not important to Chelsea, and it will not affect Mr. Abramovich’s superimposed bonus. There is no light.

However, with the prestige of victory, Chelsea players do not want to lose.

Chelsea's record this season is really brilliant. Bathed in this brilliance, many players feel that the team is the most powerful team in the entire Premier League and even the entire world. Losing seems to be far away from them, so Even if it was a meaningless game against Chelsea, they still wanted to try to win.

However, this ambivalence did not last long, and the atmosphere in the Chelsea team began to be clear. Some players were careless, while others were extremely nervous. Two days before the game, the team's list of players was announced——
Goalkeeper: Thomas Clarke,
Guards: Glenn Johnson, Celestian Babayaro, Robert Huth, Wayne Bridger,
Midfielders: Felipe Oliveira, Alexia Smelkin, Scott Parker, Joe Cole,

Forwards: Altyn Robben, Didier Drogba

Although many people were somewhat prepared for the head coach to train the substitute players in the next game, when they heard the names on the list being read out one by one, everyone in the team was shocked.

Among them, the happiest one is of course Felipe Oliveira.

This Portuguese teenager is really a genius. He was promoted to Chelsea's first team at the age of 17, but since he played for Chelsea for 4 seasons, he has only played a poor 4 times, and he even failed to receive a number for two seasons. , has been training in the reserve team.

Therefore, every chance to play is very important to Oliveira.

Not to mention Oliveira, many other substitute players have mixed feelings, but in any case, it is definitely a rare opportunity to play in the UEFA Champions League, so during Chelsea's internal training these two days, these The substitute players worked even harder.

Although there is not much contradiction and disharmony within Chelsea, in fact, there is still a clear distinction between big-name players and fringe players. This seems to be a small internal group, but it is unavoidable. The income, status, etc. between the two groups This is bound to result in the formation of various groups.

Compared with those pure substitute players who can play in the next game, the situation of the big-name stars is completely opposite. They are all talking and laughing, a harmonious atmosphere, and they feel very relaxed. Of course, Wang Li is one of them.Since he had sex with Rita two days ago, he felt that he was in a very good mood these two days, and he even made a little progress in his inner strength cultivation, which was really reassuring.

Different from other main players, Wang Li has worked very hard. In addition to doing basic training with the team, he has to practice free kicks for an hour every day, and he has to practice internal skills for several hours when he returns to his residence. When Rita is free, she will also come to him to 'sit'. Of course, at this time, he will give up the practice of inner strength at night.

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Time passed quickly, and the day of the competition came in a blink of an eye, which is November 11th.

The night before, all members of the Paris Saint-Germain team had come to London. Compared to Chelsea's indifference, Paris Saint-Germain was the complete opposite. This game was crucial to them, because as long as Chelsea won If they reach 3 points, they may compete with Porto for No. 2 in the group. On the contrary, they will be eliminated one round earlier, and they can only play in the UEFA Cup this season.

Therefore, many French media have come to London to check the status of this game. For these French media, what they hope most is that Chelsea will take the initiative to 'give up' this game, because it is meaningless to them.

For this reason, at the press conference before the game, a French reporter directly asked questions about the starting lineup of the game and whether Chelsea will play the main players. With a smile on the corner of his mouth, Mr. Mourinho said: "...Chelsea is a team that pursues victory. We will not let go of any victory. I believe that the players will work hard to play every game well." The competition, whether it's the Champions League, the league or whatever."

Hearing this answer, the faces of these French media turned black. With Chelsea's strength, they can beat Paris Saint-Germain 4:1 in away games. If all the main players at home are on the field, Paris Saint-Germain may still win. ! ?Even the French media who support Paris Saint-Germain feel a little lack of confidence.

They even now have thought about the content of the post-match report --- "It's not that we are too weak, it's that the opponent is too strong!" ? "

However, after the starting players entered the field from the player tunnel, these French media knew that they were fooled by the 'damn' Portuguese! !Looking at these Chelsea players, except for Drogba and Joe Cole, almost all of them are substitutes, and there are even a few whose names they can't name. Obviously, Chelsea doesn't care about the outcome of this game. .

At this time, they took it for granted that they were a little happy. Although they knew that Paris Saint-Germain and Chelsea were somewhat different in strength, they still couldn't beat the opponent's pure substitute lineup! ?These media seem to have seen the dawn of victory and are waving to the team.

The head coach of Paris Saint-Germain, Mr. Harry Rozki, feels that he has seen the hope of victory, and now he is too eager for victory. You know, Paris Saint-Germain is now ranked 15th in the league and is in the relegation zone This makes his position in the club very embarrassing. If the Champions League results are also eliminated, he knows that he may have to leave Paris. Neither the club nor the fans will allow the team to have such a bad record.

It is a pity that, completely different from what these French people imagined, the protagonist of this game is not Paris Saint-Germain, nor the forwards, midfielders, and defenders of the two teams, but Chelsea goalkeeper Thomas and the blue in the stands. Military fans.

From the beginning, the Blues fans became the protagonists. These fans will not forget the treatment given to Chelsea by the French in Paris last time. Therefore, adhering to the principle of revenge, the Blues fans in the audience were neat from the beginning of the game. singing self-written and self-directed songs, those words are of course abusive in nature, from Paris Saint-Germain's coach to their current results, to individual players on the field, the whole game can always be heard in the audience at any time Seeing this kind of singing made Paris Saint-Germain's English-speaking players very depressed.

Another protagonist is Chelsea goalkeeper Thomas Clarke.

Although the strength of Paris Saint-Germain is indeed inferior to that of Chelsea, Chelsea's bench lineup is indeed very weak. The most important thing is the cooperation between the players. There will always be various mistakes in the game, which also gave Paris Saint-Germain a lot of opportunities.

In the first half, forward Pauletta alone had 4 shots within the range of the goal frame, but unfortunately, Thomas was in a very brave state in this game. All kinds of moves threw all these balls one by one, making all the Blues fans whistling excitedly.

In the 77th minute of the second half of the game, taking advantage of the opportunity of Thomas picking up the ball again and throwing the ball back, Joe Cole played his superb personal strength in the frontcourt. The Dutch teenager had a chance, and Robben volleyed in the penalty area, opening the scoring for Chelsea.

This is also the only goal in the game.

1:0, Chelsea won.

The result of the game was beyond the expectations of the head coach, Mr. Mourinho. He looked at the tall Englishman in front of Chelsea for a long time, and wondered if he should use the substitute lineup next time, should Petr Cech start! ?
In any case, the game was won, and Mr. Mourinho really had no reason to be unhappy. He even thought in his heart, is it true that God is blessing Chelsea! ?Why this full bench lineup can still win! ?

In the end, the 'madman' turned his head helplessly to the assistant coach Clark and said, "Should we promote some players from the youth team?"

Mr. Clark is obviously a little puzzled by this sentence. What he doesn't understand is when did this Portuguese have the hobby of promoting new players? You know, since he came to Chelsea, he has never been to the youth team training. center.

In this game, the player who played the best in the game was undoubtedly Thomas Clarke. This time he was also unanimously recognized by the fans, media reporters and even the FA officials, and won the best player in the game as a goalkeeper. Honor, perhaps, after this game, Chelsea will be envied by many giants again. Just when most clubs are worrying about the choice of goalkeeper, Chelsea already has two extremely outstanding young goalkeepers.

After the UEFA Champions League, Thomas Clark's name became known to many fans along with the game, and the major giants moved quickly and sent scouts to observe Thomas' performance. Now, the most lacking thing in the world football is undoubtedly the goalkeeper , especially in England and the Premier League, the country's David James is known as the "nervous knife", which can be seen.

Obviously, the game has created Thomas. This big man from England who has just passed his 20th birthday has become a favorite in the eyes of various teams. At least for now, if he can't play the main force at Chelsea, Thomas will definitely not need to return to England. Crown continued to exercise.

Obviously, the English media will not let go of this star-making activity. What they like to do most is to praise their young players. As long as the young players in England perform a little bit better, they will spare no effort to praise them. Of course, this kind of Touting may also kill many small stars.

Therefore, after the game, the head coach, Mr. Mourinho, directly called Thomas Clark into the office for a private chat. The players did not know what the coach said to him, and even Wang Li, who had the best relationship, did not I know, but after getting out of the head coach's office, Thomas worked harder.

For this reason, Wang Li was also very happy in his heart. Thomas was undoubtedly his best friend since he came to this world, and the friendship between the two was incomparable even to Bridget——
Up to now, Wang Li still deeply remembers living in the players' dormitory in Wolverhampton. That kind of feeling is absolutely unexperienced now.

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Amidst the media's vigorous pursuit of Chelsea's second goalkeeper Thomas, the atmosphere in the Chelsea team is not easy, because only 2 days later, that is, November 11th, is the 27th round of the Premier League ---
Chelsea as a guest at London Valley Stadium to challenge Charlton away! !
In 1992, Charlton won the Premier League place, but suffered relegation a year later. In 2001, the Charlton team returned to the Premier League and has been fighting as a dark horse in the Premier League ever since.

Charlton's signings in the new season are not eye-catching, but they are all practical players. Birmingham's Brian Hughes has exquisite skills, and Eindhoven's Danish winger Romedal has extraordinary skills. , Under the leadership of head coach Kubeshley, Charlton's strength is still a headache.

But even so, the Chelsea team, who played away, still did not disappoint many fans and the media. 3:1, this is the final game.

In this game, Wang Li played 78 minutes, and his performance of one shot and two passes still won the best performance in the game. Speaking of which, since the start of this season, this honor has almost been insulated from other Chelsea players, because Wang Li The performance in every game is outstanding, even if Chelsea's big names gather, it will not obscure his brilliance.

After this game, many mainstream media in England who resolutely resisted the 'Sterling Legion' panicked. If Chelsea's performance in the previous games can be described as strength plus luck, then they have won 15 consecutive league victories. This kind of performance can no longer be described by simple luck + strength. It can really be said that it is a level behind other Premier League teams.

Both the fans and the media can clearly see the most important reason for their winning streak from the statistics of Chelsea's games - dance master Alan Wang!
Wang Li scored 15 goals in 31 rounds of the league. This kind of goal efficiency is beyond everyone's expectation and also shocked everyone. Think about it, if a player in a team can score at least [-] goals in every game Two goals, and other people will add bricks and tiles casually, and victory will be at your fingertips! ?
Now many, many wealthy teams have no scruples. They desperately want to get this outstanding player, sending negotiators frantically into London, into Chelsea Club, and even the Royal Palace, which has always only introduced superstars Madrid can't stand it anymore. For them, perhaps Wang Li can become an important weight to overwhelm their rival Barcelona.

It is a pity that Chelsea is not a small team. The current owner, Mr. Abramovich, is not in a hurry to buy players, so why would he consider selling the team's best players! ?
Therefore, those people are doomed to return without success.

At this time, those English media who are hostile to Chelsea began to call——
"Who will stop them! "

"We Need Heroes!" "

"The Premier League is really about to usher in the Chelsea era! ? "

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Amidst the overwhelming praise and horror, the time has entered December, and London is also getting colder in this time change. On December 12, Chelsea will challenge their rivals Fulham away in the League Cup.

On this day, it was drizzling in London, and the Chelsea players all entered the field of play at the Carr Cottage Stadium with interlayer shirts and football boots with long studs.

The local Fulham fans in the auditorium became the protagonists. They kept shouting in the stands to 'revenge', to let Chelsea 'know how good' and so on. It seemed that the 13th round of the Premier League was just around the corner. I can't forget the humiliation of that defeat.

For the Fulham club, they have almost no hope of winning the Premier League title, and the League Cup trophy is their goal this year. For this game, the Fulham team is very confident from top to bottom, especially It is the young head coach Chris Coleman. In his opinion, this game is completely tasteless for Chelsea. The Portuguese is likely to give up this competition and concentrate on leading the team to play the Premier League and the Champions League——
That's what Chelsea did in their first two Carabao Cup games, a competition they've been playing with full substitutes.

But today is different! !

Mr. Abramovich has set a new goal for the team - to compete for 4 championships. Under this goal, even if the team's head coach Jose Mourinho is a little at a loss for this goal, he still It is impossible for the team to give up on their own initiative, so in this game, Chelsea still played their main players, which directly made many Fulham players panic. ,

The last defeat seemed to be right in front of them. Facing Chelsea's full lineup, the Fulham players still had some shadows in their hearts, especially the black-haired boy among them. They didn't have the confidence to guard against it at all!
In this state of mind, it is conceivable what level Fulham can play. The game completely became a one-sided situation. In the end, Chelsea defeated Fulham 4-0 in the away game.

This game can be regarded as a classic London derby. It is not only the relationship between the two teams, but also the meaning of the game - a complete elimination system, which also makes the game attract a lot of media attention. Unfortunately, They failed to find any big news in the game, and the result was as expected by most people.

After the game, Fulham coach Chris Coleman was also full of helplessness. He found that Chelsea was Fulham's nemesis. Whether it was the Premier League or the League Cup, they were both Fulham's home games, but they all It is a bit ironic to have experienced a complete failure. For this Englishman who has just started his coaching career, this may also be a small test.

After experiencing another three consecutive games, Chelsea's intensive schedule did not end. Just three days later, they had to play against 'Magpies' Newcastle at home.

(End of this chapter)