Xu Zhu's Successor's Football Journey

Chapter 393 Fighting Spirit
The first round against Bayern Munich is over. Chelsea scored 5 away goals, and the promotion situation is very good. It can be said that in the public mind, Chelsea is already in the final.

But no matter how enthusiastic the reports from the outside media are, in the Chelsea club, the players are still continuing to train. What they do as usual is still mainly restorative training. In the afternoon, the teams disperse Looking for professional coaches to guide and do some technical training, at least from the performance point of view, except for the club's training base, the number of reporters has increased significantly, and the others are no different.

In fact, Wang Li felt that the team was a little carried away.

Almost all players now believe that the next game at Stamford Bridge will definitely win, and it is inevitable for them to advance to the final. Of course, Wang Li also thinks so, but many players' hearts are already on that championship trophy, even Even the opponents in the finals are almost forgotten, and many people are already talking about where to travel after the end of the season.

Perhaps these people feel that neither Liverpool nor Eindhoven can pose much threat to Chelsea at all.

Even Wang Li himself thinks that it is not a problem for Chelsea to win the championship, but after all, the mentality of the two sides is different. He has cultivated the Taoist mentality, and this understanding can be regarded as absolute self-confidence, while other players are purely arrogant. Keep your opponents in mind.

Such a team atmosphere is not normal, so he told this problem to Mourinho's right-hand man and assistant coach Mr. Clark, hoping that the old man of this team can pay attention to this point.

"I think we should stabilize our mentality. Many people are even talking about where to go in the summer. This is not normal."

When the two were talking, Wang Li brought in the captain of the team, John Terry. In the Chelsea team, only this iron man captain can match Wang Li's reputation. Although the fans think that he is not as strong as Wang Li Wang Li, but his strong will and fighting spirit on the football field are worth learning for all players. At this point, Wang Li admires Terry very much. At least until now, he has not used it on the football field. The body blocked the ball.

"Is that so? John?" Clark looked at the players on the field suspiciously, then turned his head and said.

"The team just beat Bayern by a big score, and they were all a little excited. There is something wrong with the mentality of the team now, but I will remind them." Terry turned his head and explained to his teammates who were training on the field.

"Is this useful? John, I think it's better to tell Mr. Mourinho about this. He will definitely think of a solution." Clark thought for a while and said, now is the most important moment in the league, he doesn't want to What else is wrong.

After hearing Clarke's words, Wang Li turned his head and looked at his teammates who were still training on the field. They didn't seem to be loose during training, and the usual training intensity was not easy. At least during training, everyone was abnormal. Seriously, no emotion of any kind will spill over.

"How about increasing the intensity during training?" Wang Li thought for a while and suggested: "Or do closed training? As long as the usual training intensity is very high and everyone is not allowed to contact the outside media, I think the team will also There won't be any other emotions spreading?"

The captain of the team next to him, John Terry, listened to Wang Li's words and looked at his teammates on the court with pitiful eyes.

No one in the team loves Chelsea more than him. In order for the team to win the highest honor this season, he will not speak out against Wang Li's proposal.As the captain of the team, Terry felt that Wang Li's proposal was very good, so that the team would be more assured of winning the final championship, so he immediately persuaded Clark to agree to this request.

Then, this afternoon, Mourinho announced that closed training would be held, and the internal training requirements for players became extremely strict.While ordinary players and media reporters were complaining, they didn't know that Wang Li was actually the culprit.

In fact, Wang Li did this out of selfishness.

On the afternoon of the second day after the game, Wang Li went to the airport to pick up Angela, who had just returned from the United States. The two hadn't seen each other for a long time, so they wanted to be very close after seeing each other. Many lucky reporters took pictures at the airport. Here is a photo of the two embracing each other.

After returning home, needless to say, the fire was out of control. In the afternoon of the second day, Wang Li originally planned to go shopping on Victoria Road with Angela. There was a high-end shopping mall there. They want to buy gifts first, and then find time to visit Sir Edward who just returned home.

But now, Wang Li can't leave the club anymore. He doesn't want to violate the rules of the head coach Jose Mourinho, and this rule was suggested by himself.

"Is it because I don't want to see Annie's father that I went to discuss the team's issues with Clark?" Lying on the bed with a pillow in his arms, Wang Li began to analyze the reason in his mind, and suddenly realized that he was not selfless either.

In fact, ever since Angela returned to London and told him that he wanted to visit her father, Sir Edward, Wang Li had been thinking about it all the time. It wasn't because he didn't want to marry Angela, but because As a man, I always feel weird when I meet my future father-in-law for the first time. This is a normal embarrassment and contradiction.

Of course, at least for the time being, he doesn't have to think about it. The club is already closed for training, and he can't go if he wants to.

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During these days of Chelsea's closed training, the media who had no news about the Blues finally turned their attention away from Chelsea, which was 'certainly' going to the final, and turned to Liverpool. In the first round of the semi-final , Liverpool's performance is not bad.

The day after the match between Chelsea and Bayern was Liverpool's home game against PSV.In the 33rd minute, Steven Gerrard, the soul of the team, scored a free kick to give Liverpool a 1-0 lead. After that, Eindhoven strengthened their defense, and Liverpool did not find a chance.

They played 1:0 at home. This result is neither good nor bad. It is indeed not comparable to Chelsea, but it can barely pass. The second round goes to the Netherlands, and there is still a great chance of qualifying for the final.

However, to the disappointment of these reporters, Benitez, a Spanish gentleman who has always been 'gentle and elegant', decided to adopt Chelsea's method after discovering that the players were constantly harassed by the reporters-closed training, although the reporters outside Protested loudly against this practice, and claimed that 'we have the right to interview', but Benitez said bluntly, 'we have the right to refuse', after which, the reporters did not get any news.

Chelsea have one more league game to play before their second-leg tie with Bayern Munich, at home to newly promoted Charlton on May 5.

In the league last season, Chelsea won a big away game, so Charlton didn't have much confidence in this game, even though all the players knew that Chelsea's energy is now focused on the Champions League, The league is already an absolute tasteless for them, but have they really played against a full-substitute Chelsea?

In this state of mind, Charlton's morale can be imagined.

And when Chelsea's starting players appeared on the field, Charlton lost any morale at all. In Chelsea's starting lineup, except for Wang Li and Robben who sat on the bench, the other main players entered. Big list.

The current league is nothing more than a training ground for Chelsea. Unfortunately, Charlton encountered a time when Mourinho needed to train the main players.

Even though Wang Li didn't play, the game had just started. These players, who had been bored in the club for a few days, rushed towards Charlton's half like a pack of hungry wolves. As a result, they scored 30 goals in 2 minutes. In the second half, Joe Cole stepped up and kicked a world wave-like long shot, rewriting the score to 3:0.
In the end, Charlton swallowed three duck eggs and got on the bus back to the club with his head bowed.

In this game, the media also saw a Chelsea that is still moving forward. Even if Wang Li did not play, the level of Chelsea's performance is definitely the top in the world.Among them, especially winger Joe Cole, goalkeeper Thomas Clark and Damien Duff, these three players have performed better and better this season, and their strength is obviously improving. Now they are on the ball The positioning of the team has surpassed the average player.

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The second leg of the UEFA Champions League semi-final between Chelsea and Bayern Munich will be played on the evening of May 5. This will be the last Champions League semi-final.

On the night before the game, the team's head coach Mourinho understood very early and asked all the players to go back to the dormitory to rest.However, these dispersed players quickly gathered together again, and they all rushed to Captain John Terry's room to watch another live match of the UEFA Champions League semi-final.

This evening, PSV Eindhoven played against Liverpool at home.

"Who do you think will win?" Before the game started, the players began to discuss with each other lively.

"Liverpool, I hope it's Liverpool. They have lost to us three times this year, and it won't be difficult to win them once more to win the Champions League, haha." The French big man Makelele said bluntly.

Joe Cole curled his lips and raised a different opinion: "I think Eindhoven should be better dealt with. That team doesn't have much strength at all, so we are more guaranteed to win the championship."

"A few days ago, Steven called and said, let's meet in the final!" Lampard suddenly interjected, "I think he is very confident, so I think Liverpool will definitely win this game." ball."

"Oh? Frank, do you trust him so much?" The Ivorian Warcraft, who was always shy, touched the back of his head and asked with interest.

At this time, Bridget, who had been depressed in the corner, suddenly interrupted with a smirk: "Of course, Didi, you should know that there is a private legend in England about Steven and Frank. It is said...?"

Speaking of this, Bridget's words suddenly stopped. Sure enough, everyone in the room leaned forward with their ears closed. Obviously, they were very interested in this kind of gossip news, especially the gossip news about Lampard. .As the protagonist, Lampard also looked at Bridget with hesitation, wondering what his next gossip would be.

Seeing this scene, Brigitte nodded with a satisfied smile, and then slowly continued: "It is said that the two of them passed out drunk in a bar, and then slept together in the same room in the hotel the next day. Tonight..." Seeing the puzzled expressions on the faces of the people next to him, Brigitte gritted his teeth and continued to break the news: "...Also, Avery has always regarded Steven as a rival in love...."

"Oh~~~~~~"

At this moment, everyone understood. They all looked at Lampard with weird eyes. Robben, who was standing beside him, immediately hid behind Drogba. It seemed that he felt that this big African man felt more secure. .

"Wayne, I'm not done with you!!" Lampard finally came to his senses. He immediately let out a loud roar, and then Bridget's cry of pain came from the room.

Of course, these are just farces of watching football, but the football game on TV is also very exciting. When the two teams started the game, the players' minds returned to the TV screen.

The excitement is wonderful, the goals of the two teams are constantly in crisis, but the game is like thunder without rain. Until the 80th minute of the game, both teams failed to score. A goal advantage, advanced to the final.

But in the 87th minute of the game, Eindhoven scored!

It was midfielder Van Bommel who scored the goal. After receiving a pass from Puzhixing, he put on a wonderful barb volley and equalized the score for PSV! !

"goooooooooooooooooooooooooooal!!!" The Dutch commentator's roar came from the TV, and the ball brought Eindhoven out from under the scythe of death.

The last wonderful goal kept the suspense between the two teams. After that, although Liverpool fought hard to attack, they still failed to break through the gate of Eindhoven.And the head coach of Eindhoven also came forward to let the team defend with all their strength and control the situation, hoping to save the suspense until the penalty shootout.

He succeeded!

In the end, both teams had to face a brutal penalty shootout. The Chelsea players watching such a game were very worried. They had never faced such a difficult game this season, but the players were able to experience it personally. Generally imagine the pressure faced by the players of the two teams.

On the court, Gerrard, who played first, missed his first kick.

The Dutch fans let out a deafening shout, they thought PSV were about to win!
However, the subsequent penalty kick process was not satisfactory. Except for the penalty kick missed by Gerrard, the other 4 Liverpool players who played first scored all penalty kicks. S. Dudek withstood the pressure and saved two consecutive penalties for the team...

"Ahhhhhhhh~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~"

In the TV screen, Gerrard, who had already shed tears for his missed penalty kick, shouted excitedly. After the last Liverpool teammate scored a penalty kick, he ran around the pitch directly. Finally, He ran to Dudek's side and hugged the hero of the team directly from the grass! !
"Congratulations to Liverpool for beating Eindhoven and advancing to the Champions League final. We look forward to their better performance in the final!!"

With these words, the TV broadcast ended, and the Chelsea players in the room looked at each other, and they all saw the fighting spirit in the eyes of their teammates next to them!
"Tomorrow, it will be our turn, come on!"

Everyone formed a circle in the room, and folded their hands in the middle. Following the words of captain John Terry, they shouted in unison: "Victory! Champion!"

What they didn't know was that at this time, the head coach Jose Mourinho standing outside the door had already had a panoramic view of the scene. He smiled with satisfaction, and then he turned and left instead of entering the room. .

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The match against Bayern Munich will take place tonight.

In these days, Chelsea's training has achieved its goal. Facing the training before the game, they mainly focus on relaxing their minds. Only by adjusting their mental state can they perform better.

Compared with Bayern Munich, the pressure on Chelsea players is much less. With the advantage of 3 goals in hand, they all feel that they can have more opportunities to make mistakes. In this way, their mentality is very relaxed .After watching Liverpool's game yesterday, they became more motivated, especially Frank Lampard, who still remembered his final agreement with Gerrard.Liverpool's semi-finals were not smooth, and they already had tickets to the finals. On the other hand, Chelsea's road to the semi-finals was smooth, and he didn't want to hand over the tickets he got.

In the afternoon, the Chelsea players arrived at the Stamford Bridge Stadium. This time, the media reporters were able to take pictures and interviews at close range. The German reporters were more concerned about Chelsea's tactical issues. They wanted to play for Bayern Munich before the big battle. Inquire about the "gossip", although Bayern's hope of advancing is not great, but just like what Magath said, even if there is a little hope, they will not give up.

But in fact, there is really nothing to guess about Chelsea's tactics. Wang Li will definitely be the core of the offense, whether it is offense or defense, this is certainly unquestionable.And Mourinho's tactical thinking has always been defensive. Even at Stamford Bridge, it is estimated that he will generally be defensive. With a three-goal advantage, they can rest assured to play defensive counterattacks.

However, if it comes to the method of attack, even Mourinho himself can't tell why, because the game is mainly based on Wang Li's style of play. If he attacks from the right, the team's center of gravity will be on the right. Lu, if he has a flash of inspiration and suddenly wants to try the feeling of being a dragon, then the team will support him free of charge-in fact, this does not require much support.

During training sessions and interviews with the Chelsea players, stadium staff ran over to tell them that Bayern's bus had arrived at Stamford Bridge.

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