Xu Zhu's Successor's Football Journey

Chapter 380
Chelsea eliminated AC Milan, and no one knows how to evaluate this result.

It stands to reason that among the two teams, AC Milan is stronger. Judging from the comprehensive evaluation of players and the reputation of big-name stars, AC Milan obviously has a certain advantage.Although Chelsea's star reputation is also good, Lampard, Makelele, Terry, Drogba and others are also considered star-level, but compared to Shevchenko, Stam, Crespo, etc. There is still a gap between the stars who have won enough honors in world football.

And AC Milan is a top giant team, Chelsea is just a quasi-rich team that has suddenly emerged this season.

From this point of view, this game seems to be called an 'unpopular'.

But obviously, this vocabulary is not suitable.

Even before the first round of the match, the odds offered by major bookmakers for Chelsea to win were lower than those of AC Milan. That is to say, more people are still optimistic that Chelsea can beat AC Milan.

This is a bit unbelievable, but it is only natural when you think about it.

Chelsea's record this season is too conspicuous. This not only makes the mainstream media and fans give it a high evaluation, but also makes its reputation grow rapidly. According to statistics, if Asian fans are counted, Chelsea is in the This season has increased at least 2000 million fans within a year, which is even about to threaten the number of Manchester United fans around the world.

Of course, this data is not formal, but it can also show that Chelsea has developed rapidly this season.

There must be a reason for such a rapid development. Chelsea's record is not unsatisfactory. If they go out and draw with Manchester City with all substitutes, they have almost achieved a complete victory record. How can you not be optimistic about Chelsea! ?

In short, with regard to the result of this match, except for the Italian media who yelled that it was a pity, other European media took it for granted. One of the two super teams must be eliminated in the match. This is something that football rules cannot do.

But for the media in the ancient eastern country, they don’t need to consider so much in their reports. Whether it’s major sports TV stations or various magazines and newspapers, they only need to promote it.

Any disturbances in the ancient eastern country will be known to these sensitive journalists almost immediately.A while ago, Chaotingtai reported Wang Li in a big way, and when they commented on the game, they did not forget to promote Wang Li. This made many colleagues puzzled, but this did not prevent them from doing what they did, and Chaotingtai lavishly praised it , then they also praised it, there is nothing wrong with it.

So, on the second day after the game, Wang Li was almost blown away by the media!

"Wang Li alone challenged the entire AC Milan backcourt!"

"Classic goal, Wang Li kicked football in the top 8 of the European War!"

"At that moment, the gods came down to earth! Wang Li, the inheritor of Chinese football!"

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In short, within a day, Wang Li was directly sealed into the altar.

Not all the reports of the media in the ancient oriental country are carried out domestically, some will be sent abroad, or used as a reference by some European media.Almost all of the reports throughout the day were praises of Wang Li. The hype words made these Europeans dumbfounded. Only now did they realize that there are so many ways to praise people!
However, the English media is obviously very capable of learning, and good things must be absorbed. As a result, in the report on the third day, the English media also exaggerated Wang Li. Li will become a disaster for the world. In short, after the match with AC Milan, Wang Li's reputation has been rising in an inexplicable atmosphere. Even UEFA is considering whether there is a chance to make Wang Li a horse. People like Radona and Pele.

These two world-class football champions are both in South America, which has always made UEFA feel uncomfortable. They also feel that it is necessary to cultivate a "ball champion" for Europe, and Wang Li obviously meets this requirement, with excellent skills, handsome looks and Extraordinary origin (mixed race).

Of course, this is not something they can completely decide. Unless the England team wins the World Cup, it will definitely be very difficult for Wang Li to catch up with Malay Dona and Pele in terms of influence in the world.

In the past few days, the atmosphere in the Chelsea team has been strange.

The reports from the outside media were too hot, not only Wang Li, but the whole Chelsea were almost praised by them.Almost every player on the team was consistently featured in the newspapers, which made everyone a star.Although compared to Wang Li, other people are much different, but this does not prevent them from having a strange feeling in their hearts.

Even with the media hyping Chelsea all season, the mass coverage this time has left them a little smug.

However, coach Jose Mourinho quickly discovered this from the unusual atmosphere in the team. For a team, the atmosphere of arrogance is absolutely stifled. He knows that the outside media is unscrupulous. The reports have affected the team, which is by no means good news.

Therefore, the Portuguese introduced a countermeasure "closed training": before the end of the season, except for vacation time, players must live in the club during all team training time.

This countermeasure is very effective. After hearing this news, the arrogant atmosphere in the team immediately vented, and instead became full of complaints.

However, Wang Li was not emotional, and the outside reports could not affect his state of mind at all.

In an interview with the German "Kicker" newspaper, a reporter asked: "You are very successful. You have gained such prestige and skills at the age of 19. If you go back to the history of football, I am afraid that there is no other player at the same age. Stronger than you, do you have anything to say about this?"

"I never thought about that, I think about getting more victories, more titles."

"So, where are Chelsea's goals now? Where are your goals?"

Wang Li gave the answer without hesitation: "Atatürk Stadium in Istanbul (the venue for the UEFA Champions League final this season)!"

Champions League final!

If Wang Li was asked about his current goal, he would answer without hesitation.Although he is only participating in the European Champions Cup for the first time, this does not prevent him from being determined to win the championship.And of course Chelsea is the same now. The goal of the quadruple crown is by no means a delusion, it can be chased.

The media were not surprised by Wang Li's words. Chelsea's goal this season is to win the championship. Everyone knows this, but what surprised the media is that almost all Chelsea players are confident that they want to win the championship. This kind of team unity is definitely very rare.

In fact, this is still influenced by Wang Li's interview. He reminded his teammates with a few simple words: This season is not over yet, and we have not yet won the quadruple crown! !

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The other quarter-final second-leg matches ended the day after Chelsea and AC Milan.

The first is the match between Bayern Munich and Inter Milan. Everyone had high expectations for this duel. Both teams are top players in the world. There is a lot of suspense about who will win, but the result is unexpected. In the first round, Inter Milan lost 0:2 to Bayern Munich at home.

The second day after AC Milan was eliminated was Inter Milan's away game against Bayern. The Italian media were looking forward to this Milan team going to Germany to complete a big reversal, but it was disappointing that Inter Milan lost another 3: 0, as a result, Bayern Munich easily advanced to the top 5 knockout round with a score of 0:8 in the two rounds.

The game between Liverpool and Juventus was uneventful. At Anfield, Liverpool won 1:0. This situation is not good. For the visiting team Juventus, there is still a good chance to return home, but Regrettably, Juventus still did not want to make progress when they returned home, and the two teams scored 90:0 in 0 minutes.
As a result, Liverpool, a traditional aristocrat who was ridiculed by many European media as a "rough" team, unexpectedly advanced to the semi-finals.

Coupled with Chelsea's promotion, the two English teams have all advanced to the semi-finals. This result made the English media rejoice. In their view, the spring of English football is coming.

There are only four teams in the top four of the Champions League. Now there are two teams from England, so the final is likely to become a civil war between the Premier League teams. This situation gives the always proud English people bragging rights and pride. capital.

Of course, this is a tragedy for Italian football.

AC Milan, Inter Milan, Juventus, and Italy have three teams that have reached the quarter-finals of the Champions League, but all three teams have been eliminated. This situation makes others feel sad.

But the result is like this, there is joy and sorrow, at least this year's Champions League, there is no Italian team.

In another game, there was a big upset. The Eredivisie powerhouse Eindhoven drew 2:2 with the Ligue 4 giants Lyon in two rounds. In the subsequent penalty shootout, they won 2:[-]. Eliminating Lyon, this result was really beyond everyone's expectations.

In the knockout round of 16, Lyon scored 10 goals in two rounds against Werder Bremen. This kind of terrifying offensive ability makes people think that it is natural for them to beat Eindhoven, but they were eliminated.

This also has to make people feel that anything can happen on the football field——
For example, the last time Wang Li kicked a football...

In this way, the top four of the Champions League were all released. There were two teams from the Premier League, a giant of German descent, and a strong team from the Eredivisie.

This result is eye-popping. European fans believe that La Liga and Serie A should be the big winners, because their strength lies there. The strength of several giants is the top in the world. Although La Liga teams are in the top 16 They have all been eliminated, but Serie A is still favored by everyone. After all, they have three teams. Even in terms of probability, at least one of the three teams will remain. Moreover, in terms of strength, these three teams It is no surprise that the team has all advanced.

It's a pity that the result is that the Premier League is dominant, which also makes fans lament the rapid development of English football and the decline of the "Little World Cup" in Serie A.

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After all the semi-finals were released, UEFA soon held the draw ceremony for the semi-finals.

All the media in Germany, England, and the Netherlands are very concerned about this ceremony. The main reason is that Chelsea and Bayern Munich are obviously the strongest of the four teams. They all hope to encounter weak teams.

The media in the Netherlands believe that it is best for Eindhoven to meet Liverpool, so that they are likely to enter the final, regardless of whether they can win the championship in the end, this result is already surprising enough.And if they meet Bayern Munich, it will be really difficult for them to enter the final. The strength of this Bundesliga giant is beyond doubt, and it is impossible to continue to be upset and advance.

Of course, they still have a fight.

And if they meet Chelsea, they will almost only have to be eliminated!
This is not to say that in the minds of the Dutch media, Chelsea is much stronger than Bayern, but that the current blue team is almost the nemesis of weak teams. This season's record has proved everything. And if the opponent can't limit his performance, then the result will definitely be a big loss!This point has been proved by countless games.

Can PSV's defenders guard Wang Li?Almost all the media are not optimistic.

The English media and the Dutch media have the same thoughts. They hope that Chelsea will meet Bayern Munich and Liverpool will meet PSV Eindhoven. In this way, strong against strong, weak against weak, both Premier League teams have a chance to advance to the final, the Champions League The final is likely to evolve into a civil war among the Premier League teams!

This result is the most satisfying.

But the German media didn't think so much. They just wanted Bayern to meet a weak opponent and advance to the final easily. As for whether the opponent was Liverpool or Eindhoven, the two teams were similar, and they didn't care at all.

Under everyone's anticipation, the result of the lottery finally came out, and the English and Dutch media were all satisfied——
Chelsea VS Bayern Munich, Liverpool VS Eindhoven.

Seeing this result, the Dutch media and fans were very excited, because their team encountered the weakest of the other three teams, so they had a good chance to move on and enter the Ataturk Stadium.

The English people feel that the two teams in their country are very promising, and they are likely to see the confrontation between the two English teams in the final, which greatly satisfies the vanity of the English people in football. Yes, they have been lacking confidence in football because England have not done well in world competitions.

If you get rid of these little things in your heart, a strong team vs. a strong team, or a weak team vs. a weak team, is what the fans want to see. I am afraid that UEFA also intends this result. No one knows if there is something tricky in it, but it is undeniable. Yes, everyone is satisfied with the result.

For the Liverpool people, they met the weakest Eindhoven. When Benitez learned of this result, he even laughed outright.

In fact, as the coach of Liverpool, no one knows the strength of the team better than Benitez. If they meet Bayern Munich or Chelsea, it will be too difficult for them to advance. Therefore, before the draw, Benitez Si kept praying to God in his heart that the team could meet Eindhoven.

Perhaps God heard his prayer and his wish came true.

At this time, Liverpool's media immediately moved out the "historical record" to prove that this is a top pick.

Eindhoven has played against English teams 23 times and achieved 8 wins, 6 draws and 9 losses. With 9 wins, 7 draw and 1 loss, it is indeed very difficult for Eindhoven to beat Liverpool.

The Dutch media took out another statistic as a refutation: Eindhoven played against England three times in the 87/88 season, and finally won the European Champions Cup. Huo Wen also played against the English team three times, so they will definitely reach the final.

This reason is a bit far-fetched, but the weakness of the Eredivisie in recent years has prevented the national team from achieving any good results in the European war. They can only use this strange reason in the 80s to refute the English media. .

In fact, only the relevant media and fans will pay attention to this confrontation between Liverpool and PSV. For most people, the focus of attention is of course the British-German battle between Chelsea and Bayern Munich.

For English football this season, Chelsea is the strongest team in the Premier League. Even Manchester United cannot deny this. Therefore, it is reasonable for Chelsea to represent English football.In Germany, Bayern Munich can be said to be the dominant player. It is only natural that they represent German football, so this semi-final was completely hyped up by the media as a "British-German War".

"This will be a classic European football feast!!"

"In the confrontation between old and new nobles, who will have the last laugh!!"

"Pelé: I am optimistic about Chelsea, their players are real court warriors."

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Various media related reports have been published, and the war of words between the British and German media has intensified.

Pele's prediction made the German media ecstatic, while the English media kept cursing that the Brazilian had nothing to do with being optimistic about Chelsea. Even if he was optimistic, don't show it in front of the public!
At this time, Bailey's big mouth has been proved by many facts: any team he said is "optimistic" will basically not have any good results...

As a result, reporters immediately gathered in Chelsea to interview their feelings about Pele's 'optimism'.

"I don't think it's ok. We will definitely be the winners. What he said is the same as what an ordinary fan said. Not only is he optimistic about Chelsea, but we are also confident of winning. Every Blue Army fans are optimistic about Chelsea, right? This doesn’t mean anything, I never believe in so-called ‘prophecies’, only strength is the most important thing.”

At a press conference, facing many media, Wang Li said this sentence easily while standing next to Mourinho.

In fact, in the media's vigorous reports on the Champions League, Chelsea's mind is not there, because they are about to usher in a civil war in England --- the FA Cup semi-final against Manchester United.

Although many media don't care about this cup semi-final, but for Chelsea who want to win the 'quadruple crown', this is an extremely important game, they can only win but not lose!
(End of this chapter)