Chapter 4 Champions League Group Draw
At the end of the first half, the score on the field remained at 1:1. According to international practice, the home team was in front and the away team was in the back.
In the visiting team's locker room, Di Matteo was clapping and walking into the room. His smile had already explained everything. He was very satisfied with the team's performance. "The second half was our opportunity. The opponent fought too fiercely in the first half. This is not their real strength. Sometimes physical fitness is really important. So boys, your show time has come, 10 minutes, to defend the opponent's first 10 minutes, and the game is over, come on!"[]
Just after the second half, Sunderland showed a strong offensive performance. They wanted to continue to score goals and defend the team's glory at the Light Stadium. This is also conceivable. "" is neither long nor short, and it is enough for them to recover a certain amount of physical strength.
Chelsea defended in an orderly manner according to the head coach's arrangement, blocking from the front court to the back court, making the Sunderlanders spend twice as much as usual in every step. After resolving several opponents' attacks, Chelsea's second goal in this game soon arrived.
In the 57th minute of the game, Qin Tian dribbled the ball and attacked. Several consecutive false moves changed directions during the run, not to shake the defender in front of him, but to attract the opponent to double-team him. Suddenly, a long diagonal pass, the ball accurately found Jirkov on the left.
Not only Sunderland's players were shocked, but even Gerkov was stunned. As soon as he ran into the position, Qin Tian's pass arrived. This consciousness was really terrifying. However, there was not much time for Gerkov to sigh that Sunderland's right-back had already rushed over.
Jerkov quickly passed the ball directly, and Drogba in the middle was inserted at high speed. Facing the strict defense of the two Sunderland central defenders in front, he did not force the ball to the goal, and directly transferred the ball to Lampard. Lampard did not shoot either, and passed it directly to the right and two.
Ozil was very fast on the right, and took the ball near the bottom line. He pulled the ball back and passed it to the corner of the penalty area. Qin Tian was ready, supported his left leg and shot his right foot after swinging his right foot. The trajectory of the ball flying in the air was exaggerated, and he rushed straight to the upper right corner of the goal.
"goal, goal, goal, a beautiful shot, Qin Tian! The score became 1:2, Chelsea took the lead, and the situation became very unfavorable for Sunderland."
Seeing Qin Tian's shot fly into the net, the Chelsea players were very excited. Several people in the midfield hugged each other and waved to the Chelsea fans in the stands.
Sunderland, who was severely injured, has already lost strength. In addition, many of the Sunderland players showed physical exhaustion in the middle of the second half. The game has basically developed in a favorable direction in Chelsea. "Oh, it's dangerous, it's dangerous." The commentator of the Light Stadium also shook his head helplessly. He had already realized something.
In the 70th minute, the strike came again. Ashley Cole assisted on the wing and the Sunderland player stepped forward to intercept. Cole stopped and turned very beautifully. After passing by the opponent, he hung the ball towards the goal. The football was very fast and the rotation was not strong. The goalkeeper tried his best to attack and punched the ball in advance.
Several Sunderland players rushed towards the ball landing point very hard, but no one noticed when Lampard appeared there. They jumped up and jumped up and sent the ball into the net behind Sunderland goalkeeper. When the goalkeeper turned around, the ball was jumping up and down.
The harsh booing sounded in the stands of the Light Stadium, but I didn’t know who was booing at this moment...
Lampard, who scored the goal, jumped up from the lawn with a very badass, pounding his chest like a gorilla, with an extremely excited and ferocious expression. Qin Tian also jumped onto the other party, raised his arms and shouted loudly to the fans in the stands. The other players also laughed and ran towards the two of them. The game was won.
1:3, Sunderland's fighting spirit was completely disintegrated. Di Matteo immediately replaced Drogba with Anelka, Mikel replaced Qin Tian, and Lampard's position was mentioned in front.
In the 83rd minute, after Anelka ran out of the gap, Lampard understood a straight pass. Anelka swung his legs strongly, and the goalkeeper took off again. After Ozil caught the opportunity, he scored a follow-up shot. 1:4, Chelsea became more and more brave. This was Ozil's second goal this season, and his condition was quite hot.
Two minutes later, Di Matteo replaced Ozil with Matic and enjoyed the treatment of a star, but obviously Di Matteo forgot that this was at Sunderland's home court, and the ones who greeted Ozil were booed. However, for the teams playing away, the booed was the best praise for them.
In injury time, Chelsea almost scored its fifth goal. Anelka's luck was really bad. Jerkov's goal was very beautiful, but the Frenchman's last shot was magically blocked by the goalkeeper with his calf. The commentator kept saying, "Incredible, incredible."
This goal undoubtedly exposed the fatigue of the Sunderlanders. Perhaps the only one who is still physically strong on the court at this moment was the team's goalkeeper. In the end, both sides maintained the score of 1:4 until the final whistle sounded. Looking at the Sunderland players lying on the lawn, I wonder what head coach Bruce felt at the moment.
After the game, Chelsea's performance also won crazy praise from the English media, and head coach Di Matteo also received a lot of praise. It was his proper tactical arrangement and not underestimating any opponent that the team won two consecutive victories. Of course, some media were relatively calm. They pointed out that although Chelsea won both games, their opponents were relatively weak, and they still need to wait for how they performed when facing a strong opponent.
However, in terms of Qin Tian's performance, all media have a unified tone. "Perfect performance, the key figure in Chelsea's victory. If he continues to perform this strongly, the future will belong to him. Other European giants should pay attention, the Blue Storm is coming!"
Among them, the Times report is the most objective, "Comparing Chelsea this season and Chelsea in the previous seasons, we will be surprised to find that although they often won before, the people we see are not easy. But now after joining Qin Tian, it feels different. Even when we are behind, we never worry, because the score will be tied soon. What Qin Tian has brought, he brings the key key to the team's victory. Lampard, Drogba, Essin, listen to these names, because in this season and even in the next few seasons, the Chelsea team composed of these players may be the most terrifying team in the Premier League and European competitions."
On August 23, in the third round of the Premier League, Chelsea again played away games to challenge Fulham. Compared with 2007, Fulham had an increase of 18 points last season and gained a place in the Europa League next season. Head coach Hodgson's coaching ability is admirable.
The defeat of Manchester United at home in the league almost made the Red Devils lose the opportunity to win three consecutive championships. Their strong performance also changed their previous weak image and surprised many football experts. However, in the summer, the team did not have any big-name signings, which forced everyone to worry about Hodgson. This round of home match against Chelsea, many people hope to see this big dark horse show its strength again.
However, those who want to watch Chelsea jokes are destined to disappoint. 0:3, this is the score of both sides in the first half and the final score. Chelsea team solved the opponent cleanly in just half. The goals were Drogba, Lampard and Essin, and Qin Tian completed his assist.
At the beginning of the second half, Dimateo used up three quotas at one time. After all, both the score and the performance advantages on the field were too obvious, so there was no need to continue to use anti-aircraft guns to kill mosquitoes. Although the team did not score in the second half, the performance of several young players was still eye-catching. The only regret was that Anelka still did not open the pot.
On the morning of August 28, Di Matteo took Qin Tian and Terry to Monaco on a flight to attend the UEFA Champions League award ceremony, and also participated in the draw ceremony of the UEFA Champions League group stage in the 2009-2009 season.
Last season, Chelsea performed very poorly in the Champions League, and no player was selected as the shortlist for UEFA awards. Although Qin Tian was selected as the candidate for the Best Award, it was also because of his performance in Schalke 04. This is indeed a bit embarrassing for the Chelsea giants.
On the plane, Dimateo and Terry kept congratulating Qin Tian on their way to win the shortlist for Best Midfielder, Best Player, and of course the Golden Boot Award. However, Qin Tian felt that the possibility of winning the Best Player was not high. After all, his team did not reach the final.
At the award ceremony, Qin Tian met Coach Sloka, Rakitic and Neuer, and the few people chatted happily for a long time. Qin Tian also congratulated Neuer on being selected as the shortlist for the best goalkeeper.
Soon, the award ceremony began. Manchester United's Van der Sar won the Best Goalkeeper of the Champions League last season, with former Barcelona goalkeeper Baia presented him with awards; Puyor won the Best Defender and Maldini; Qin Tian won the Best Midfielder and Luis Figo presented him with awards, and the two also chatted in a low voice; Messi won the Best Forward, Dennislaw presented him with awards, and Messi also won the Best Player.
At the award ceremony, the group draw for the 2009-10 season was held. After the results came out, several companies were happy and worried. The specific draw results are as follows:
a-Bayern Juventus Bordeaux Haifa Maccabi
b-Manchester United Moscow CSKA Besiktas Wolfsburg
c-AC Milan Real Madrid Marseille Zurich FC
d-Chelsea Porto Atletico Madrid Aplnicosia
e-Liverpool Lyon Florence de Brezen
f-Barcelona Inter Milan Kiev Dynamo Kazan Ruby
g - Sevilla wanderer Stuttgart Urzicheni
h-Arsenal Alcmal Olympiacos Standard Liege
Compared with other teams, Chelsea's signing position is pretty good. The opponents in the group are relatively not too strong, so there should be no big problem with qualifying. But the other giants are not so lucky. Juventus and Bayern collided, Barcelona and Inter Milan were divided into a group, and their arch rival Real Madrid collided with AC Milan.
When the lottery results came out, Qin Tian also immediately looked at Schalke 04's group, Group B. The opponents in the same group were not weak. Manchester United, CSKA Moscow, and coach Besiktas Sloka also showed a hint of solemnity on his face, and Qin Tian's heart was mixed.
Chapter completed!