Xu Zhu's Successor's Football Journey

Chapter 307 Alan Wang, synonymous with goals! ?
Porto VS Chelsea.

This game does not need to be hyped by the media at all, and it will naturally attract the attention of the whole of Europe. The problem of qualifying for Group H.

The second is naturally another more important meaning of the game-championship coach Jose Mourinho returned to Porto for the first time since leaving England.

But before the start of the game, Mr. Jose Mourinho, the 'madman' who was the focal point of the game, became the target of the whole world's discussion again because of two other incidents, and became the topic of the entire European media.

Chelsea is now very popular, and the coach, Mr. Mourinho, has naturally become a hot figure in London. Yesterday, that is, on December 12, the day before the game started, Mr. Mourinho issued a press release in Portuguese this summer. The English version of the official autobiography "Jose Mourinho: Made in Portugal" will be officially released in Europe by a small publishing house in Manchester, David Lewis Publishing House, which once published "Beckham: Made in Manchester".

The book's release date was chosen just the day before the Porto vs Chelsea game, which may represent a symbolic moment between Mourinho's past and present, which is very symbolic and makes this game even more interesting Another meaning.

A lot of media reported on this matter, and there are also many famous football figures who talked about their views on the topics in this book. This is of course a good thing, and it is very good for Mr. Mourinho’s personal reputation. Facilitating effect, but another thing may not have a good impact on Mr. Mourinho's reputation.

The day before Chelsea came to Porto, that is, on December 12, the Portuguese police raided the home of Porto chairman Nuno Pinto da Costa, and even the office in the "Dragon Stadium" They didn't let it go, they tried to find out the clues that the Portuguese football figure bribed the referee to influence the result of the game. It means that the second heavyweight "big fish" was arrested after the Portuguese Professional Football League President Loreiro was arrested for match-fixing. It also means that Mourinho's "Triple Crown" miracle created in Porto contains some moisture.

This is certainly not a good thing for Mr. Mourinho, who led Porto to win the 'Triple Crown' honor last season. Before the start of this game, Da Costa, who spent 10,000+ pounds on bail and was temporarily free, appeared in the After leaving the Dragon Stadium, he seems to come to watch the game between Porto and Chelsea.

At this time, the game has not yet started, but the fans in the auditorium are already in high spirits.

When Da Costa appeared, all [-] Porto fans in the audience stood up unanimously, and they cheered Da Costa like a hero. For Porto fans, this can make Porto reach its peak The chairman is undoubtedly a hero.

It is worth mentioning that Da Costa, who has been supported by the public, attended the release ceremony of his autobiography "100 Years of Long Days" yesterday. This book is placed next to Mourinho's autobiography in many bookstores in Lisbon. Sale.

In his autobiography, Da Costa regards Mourinho as an "alien" and he has almost no affection for "Madman". Obviously, due to Mourinho's departure, these two partners who created the miracle of Porto It has reached the point where fire and water are incompatible, and Mr. Mourinho's heart is not feeling well when Da Costa's incident is revealed. No one wants anyone to question his proud achievements.

Because of this series of reasons, the game was full of gunpowder. Mr. Mourinho had to cancel Chelsea's pre-match adaptive training at the Dragon Stadium, and the Portuguese police responded quickly. They have also dispatched 420 The police went to the Dragon Stadium to maintain order inside and outside the stadium, so as to ensure the smooth progress of this game full of many meanings for both teams.

But even so, when the Chelsea team came out of the player tunnel, especially when Mr. Mourinho walked towards the Chelsea coaching bench, the nearly [-] Porto fans in the audience still uttered a 'boo' sound that shocked the entire stadium Undoubtedly, in the minds of these Porto fans, the name 'Jose Mourinho' has been equated with 'traitor', 'traitor', and 'people who only pursue money'. They cannot tolerate this Porto's ' Traitors' led a 'Sterling Legion' to victory at the Dragon Stadium, it will surely become a disgrace to be erased in Porto's history!

Listening to the voices of the audience, Wang Li turned his head and looked at the expressionless face of the head coach, Mr. Mourinho, feeling a little sympathetic for the Portuguese.He turned his head and looked around. At this time, the auditorium was covered with various slogans written in Portuguese characters. It seemed that he was afraid that the Chelsea players would not understand these characters. However, some banners were written in authentic English. of--
'We don't need traitors! !Get out! ! '

'You bastard who only knows sterling, get out of here! ! '

'You are a Portuguese, but betrayal runs in your blood! ! '

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However, the focus of the audience was not limited to the Porto people. Even though there were more than ten times fewer fans than the home team, the more than 1000 Chelsea fans who followed the team to Porto were not inferior to their opponents in terms of momentum, just because they brought That hung a 50-meter-long banner.

"Blue will shine on the whole earth, we have the strongest will, the footsteps of victory will never stop!!! Chelsea, Chelsea, Chelsea!!!"

This banner is definitely the mainstream focus of the audience. Although the Chelsea fans stand is only about 25 meters, it is impossible to fully support it, but the fans are very smart. They surrounded the banner in a semicircle to support it, although the momentum has declined. A lot, but this is even more eye-catching, making everyone want to know what is written on it in full.

When all Porto fans pointed to the above text and thought about Chelsea's record this season, the momentum of cheering dropped suddenly.Everyone knows that Porto won the Triple Crown last season, but that was only last season. The team's biggest hero is sitting on the court at this time, but he is Porto's opponent.

'Do we have a chance of winning? 'At this time, many Porto fans think so.

And many of them looked at the black-haired boy on the bench. They knew that the black-haired boy in Chelsea was the real trump card. Everyone thought of this at the same time.

Of course, this kind of thought in my heart is only for a moment. It is not a joke that there will be more than 3 Porto fans. No matter how powerful the Chelsea fans are, it is impossible to overwhelm the Porto fans. They shouted more vigorously, which is definitely not a good thing for Chelsea players.

In this environment, it was also the first time that Wang Li experienced an away atmosphere that was more annoying than Paris Saint-Germain's home stadium, the Parc des Princes. The audience was almost full of cheers for the opponent, and there were also boos for his own players. Of course, this has no effect on him. After all, he was placed on the bench today, and he didn't have the slightest pressure in his heart.

However, the other players on the field are different, especially young players Alkin Robben and Thomas Clark, who are experiencing this kind of competition atmosphere for the first time. The level can be imagined.

And the faces of other players did not have the usual calmness and indifference. The expressions of all the players on the Chelsea team were very serious, which made Mr. Mourinho even more worried. He knew that it was not just because of the atmosphere of the game. , but more is that the team's winning streak has brought too much pressure on these players.

Although the result of this game does not matter to Chelsea at all, the semi-substitute lineup that Mr. Mourinho has arranged is more or less influenced by the media. But in fact, this 'madman' doesn't want to lose the game——
This game is indeed of great significance to Mr. Mourinho.

Seeing the atmosphere at home and looking at the expressions of the players on the field, Mr. Mourinho already regrets his stubbornness. If the entire main lineup is played, I believe the current situation will be much more optimistic.

At this time, he turned his head to look at the black-haired boy sitting on the bench chatting with the players next to him, and he sighed slightly in his heart, thinking: "Fortunately, Alan was not left in London." '

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Following the coin guessing by the captains of the two teams, Porto won the kick-off. The two teams had already stood on the green field, waiting for the referee to blow the whistle to announce the start of the game.

At this time, the British BBC TV commentator Jocote Small, who was broadcasting the game live, also began to introduce the starting lineups of the two teams to the fans in front of the TV——
"...Porto formed a 4-3-1-2 formation, goalkeeper Nuno, defenders Sitalidis, Jorge Costa, Pedro Emmanuel, Areias, midfielders Go, Costinha, Maniche, midfielder Dellei, and McCarthy and Brazilian teenager Fabiano on the forward line."

"... We can see that in this game, Postiga sat on the bench. The recent performance of this outstanding striker last season is really unsatisfactory. It seems that Mr. Fernandez is already quite dissatisfied with him."

"Chelsea played a 4-4-2 with Thomas Clark in goal, William Gallas at the back, John Terry, Glenn Johnson and Paul Ferreira at the back, Smelkin, Lampard, Scott Parker and Wayne Bridge in midfield, Damien Duff and Didier Drogba up front."

"After the recent games, it can be found that the competition between Chelsea's two young goalkeepers is very fierce. Mr. Mourinho seems to deliberately let this competition go. They all performed very well, which is really the envy of many wealthy teams. In this game, dance master Alan Wang also sat on the bench. I don’t know if it’s because Mr. Mourinho is full of confidence in the game. Or does he not care about the outcome of the game at all?"

It is worth mentioning that the British BBC TV also specially invited England's legendary striker Gary Lineker as a special guest. In England, Lineker's name is quite famous. Scored 80 goals, only 48 goal less than Bobby Charlton, who is the number one in history, and his performance in the two World Cups and his outstanding performance after transferring to La Liga Barcelona also established the super in the history of world football. The status of the shooter, and he is the only scorer in England to win the Golden Boot.

Although Lineker has retired long ago, what he said will still have a wide influence among fans.

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Get back on the court.

After the commentator Jocote Small introduced the starting lineups of the two teams, with the whistle of the referee, the game officially started. McCarthy kicked the ball to Fabiano and ran forward, and the latter He knocked the ball into the backcourt again and rushed towards the hinterland of Chelsea.

After the football fell a few times in the backcourt of Porto, the midfielder Maniche made a through ball forward and passed it to Costinha. After the latter made a few short passes with Diego, he directly Breaking through Chelsea's defense, he passed the ball to the front of the penalty area with a precise through ball.

This time, after catching the ball, Fabiano showed Brazilian samba-style football skills. He faced the ball without looking back, tapped the ball lightly on his heel, and passed John who came to steal Terry, the football also came in front of him at the same time, and then, the Brazilian teenager followed up with a through ball, and the ball reached McCarthy's feet in the Chelsea penalty area——
"Danger!!" Almost at the same time, the BBC TV commentator Small shouted.

After McCarthy received the ball, he reacted and turned around and volleyed directly. Fortunately, the angle of the shot was not tricky. Goalkeeper Thomas reacted quickly. He hugged the ball tightly in his arms, which made the Chelsea players feel at ease.

However, just 2 minutes later, Porto made a comeback. This time it was McCarthy again. His cold shot from the penalty area line shocked more than 2000 Blues fans who followed the team to Porto, but Thomas He made a contribution again, and he lifted the ball out of the crossbar with both hands in a daze, once again resolving the crisis.

Maybe it was affected by the atmosphere of the fans, or maybe it was really the pressure caused by consecutive victories. In short, the performance of Chelsea players in the opening 10 minutes was really a mess, which made the goals frequently lost, and the performance of the Porto team was also true. Excellent, this made neutral fans including the reporters present not see anything outstanding about Chelsea, which has been winning consecutively since the start of the game.

Fortunately, as the game time gradually passed, Chelsea players gradually found their status.

In the 14th minute of the game, Wayne Bridger cut in from the left, and shot with his right foot wide of the far post and flew out of bounds.

In the 21st minute, Lampard made a pass from the right, and Drogba headed a powerful header 7 meters in front of the goal. The ball was hit by goalkeeper Nuno and hit the crossbar with one hand, which surprised many Porto fans. Stand up from your seat.

After that, Porto launched a wave of sharp offensive. In the 24th minute, Chelsea captain Terry fouled outside the penalty area. Fortunately, McCarthy, who took the free kick, took a free kick and missed the near post.

In the 28th minute, Drogba received the ball in the penalty area, stopped the ball in the chest, turned around and volleyed over the crossbar and flew out of the bottom line.

Just 3 minutes later, Diego took a free kick for Porto, which was cleared by goalkeeper Thomas Clarke.

In the 34th minute, Duff dribbled the ball diagonally into the middle from the right rib, passed a defender at the front of the penalty area, and shot a cold arrow with his left foot 20 meters away from the goal. Although Nuno threw the ball, it still hit the bottom of the far post and rolled In the net, Chelsea lead 1-0.

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Throughout the first half, Chelsea and Porto launched an exciting confrontation. From time to time, there were wonderful cooperation or individual skills in the game, which made the fans in the audience very hooked. Said, the result is not ideal, because the opponent is already ahead.

This score also made the coach Mourinho greatly relieved. He felt that not only strength, but also luck seemed to be on Chelsea's side.

After the start of the second half, coach Mourinho arranged for Thiago Mendes to replace Smelkin as a winger. It seems that he is not satisfied with Smerkin's performance. The 29-year-old Russian giant It's hard to even come off the bench at Chelsea.

In the second half of the game, the form of the two teams changed. Chelsea led by one goal, so Mr. Mourinho immediately arranged for the team's defense to retreat, and moved out of the defensive counterattack formation. In fact, this season. The defensive counterattack tactic is really tried and tested. Many Chelsea players even think that as long as Chelsea uses this tactic, the game will definitely win——
Although this style of play has been ridiculed by many opponents and the media.

However, the game often has a lot of randomness. There is no perfect tactic on the football field, let alone a tactic for absolute victory.

Only 6 minutes into the opening of the second half, Porto defender Sitaridis shot with his right foot near the corner of the penalty area on the right. Captain John Terry pushed the ball out. Diego did not wait for the ball to land, and shot it with his right foot 18 meters in front of the goal. A ground-breaking volley, Thomas couldn't react at all, and Porto tied the score at 1-1.

This goal made all the Porto fans rejoice, and even Mr. Lineker, the special guest of British BBC TV, couldn't help saying: "It's beautiful!! This kick is so wonderful, the level of this Brazilian teenager Very high, seeing that the Premier League teams should also go to the South American leagues to tap some potential stars."

But in fact, many English teams have been to Brazil and Argentina to find players, but these South American players often choose to go to the Eredivisie or Portuguese League when they enter the European league, because only these two leagues are suitable for skilled South American players Adapt to the environment of the European league.

Seeing that Porto equalized the score, the head coach, Mr. Mourinho, couldn't sit still. Although this game was of little significance to Chelsea, it was very meaningful to him personally, so he immediately called Wang Li to warm up , ready to let him play the competition.

However, before Wang Li finished his warm-up, Chelsea was intercepted in the frontcourt. The teenager Quaresma, who came off the bench, lobbed high in the penalty area on the left. South African striker McCarthy beat William Gallas in the back , a header from 8 meters away from the goal, the football bounced off the ground and shot into the far corner, the score was rewritten to 2:1.

The score fell behind, and the Chelsea players looked helpless, but fortunately, when the Porto players celebrated the goal, the fourth official raised the substitution card-Wang Li replaced Damien Duff.

Seeing this black-haired kid finally play, the momentum of the Chelsea team gradually returned, because in the eyes of many Chelsea players, the name 'Alan Wang' was almost equated with a goal.

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(End of this chapter)