Chapter 27 Pre-war encouragement
Chelsea's visit to Bicent Calderon Stadium, what surprised everyone was that Qin Tian and Drogba did not make it into the starting lineup. Mikel and Anelka entered the starting lineup for the first time in the Champions League this season. Also sitting on the bench with the two were the defender's captain Terry.
Unlike Chelsea, Atletico Madrid has all the main lineups. Facing the situation where one foot fell into a cliff in the Champions League group stage, Atletico Madrid did not dare to neglect it.
"Simone passed the ball, beautiful straight pass, Aguero shot, Oh, my god, Aguero actually missed the ball. You must know that this ball is much more difficult than hitting the ball." The commentator of Calderon Stadium was extremely resentful.
In the 11th minute of the second half, Atletico Madrid won the best scoring opportunity since the start of the game. Unfortunately, facing Aguero, who was almost an empty goal, his left foot pushed could even slide into the goal. It has to be said that Aguero not only did not wear his shooting boots today, but more importantly, a shooter's determination in front of the goal was not shown at all.
Apart from this shot, almost all the other main players of the team were sleepwalking. Facing Chelsea, whose overall strength has dropped by at least half, there is no way to deal with the opponent. No wonder Atletico Madrid coach on the sidelines has never sat down since the first minute of the game.
As the saying goes, if you can't grasp the opportunity when facing a god-given opportunity, you will definitely be punished. In the 70th minute of the second half, Chelsea, who played away, scored a goal. This was an attack from Ozil on the right. After driving straight along the side, Ozil went down to the bottom line and did not pass the ball. Instead, he continued to take the ball to the inside line. Facing the defense of two Atletico players, he picked the ball to the top of the arc in the penalty area.
Lampard, who had already prepared his shot, set off his posture, blew the bow and arrow, and shot the ball hard. This time he seized the opportunity. The ball flew straight into the top of the goal without any rotation, and pushed the net into a big bag. 0:1, Atletico Madrid was one goal behind.
Behind the home court, Atletico Madrid fans did not know whether to boo their team or Chelsea, Atletico Madrid played even more unruly. Before being substituted, Anelka scored. This time it was his wonderful performance alone. He received a long pass from Mikel's backcourt, stopped the ball in his chest, and dribbled the ball in one shot. After passing two people, he rubbed the ball and the ball passed the finger of goalkeeper Asenho, 0:2.
The first to make adjustments after two goals was Chelsea. Di Matteo applied the last handful of salt on the opponent's scarred body, replaced Qin Tian, Drogba and Terry, and completed the perfect massacre of the opponent.
In the 88th minute, Drogba, who came on the bench, received a header from Qin Tian, fell to the ground and shot with a strait. The ball bounced on the opponent's defender's calf and shot into the net. It was an own goal. The German referee in this game counted the ball on the Atletico Madrid defender.
0:3, Atletico Madrid lost completely at home. Before the 90-minute game time arrived, some heartbroken Atletico Madrid fans left Calderon Stadium early in anger...
At the post-match press conference, Di Matteo did not step on his opponent like he did during the game, but instead praised the opponent's strength. Players like Fran, Aguero, Simon and others are all superstars. But today the goddess of luck stood on Chelsea's side, and Atletico Madrid lost to luck.
When the reporter asked why Qin Tian and others came on as a substitute, Di Matteo smiled and admitted that this was to prepare for the Red and Blue Battle a few days later. After all, the team's situation in the Champions League group stage is still OK, and of course his energy must be put into the league. Fighting against the Red Devils and Manchester United is an important battle related to whether they can win the league championship at the end of the season.
On November 8, 2009, London, the capital of England, was sunny and very suitable for the climate of the game. With less than two hours to approach the Premier League showdown, Stamford Bridge was already full of emotional fans, with blue flags, passionate banners, shirtless men and smiling blonde girls everywhere, cheers, singing and shouting everywhere, and all the men and women in West London were excited as if they were injected with chicken blood.
There are some red shadows mixed in the middle of the blue ocean. Although the number of people is not superior, they will not lose to those blues in terms of momentum. The Red Devils Manchester United team songs flutter high above the Stamford Bridge, and the collision between the two rapids undoubtedly splashed the waves of passion.
Today is one of Chelsea's most important games this season. Winning the opponent means that the team's winning streak remains and also means that it has taken a solid step on the road to winning the championship.
The importance of this game is self-evident. The London police station also drew almost all the police forces to arrive at the stadium to maintain order. You should know that the quality of English fans is not very good, and they are also well-known all over the world...
In addition to fans, the most indispensable part of the scene was reporters from all over the world. Of course, the absolute main force was the local media in England. At this moment, the reporter group of Sky Station was conducting various interviews around the stadium, and various confidences were continuously summarized to their base camp. "Oh, according to statistics, the number of fans arriving at the scene has exceeded 80,000, of which nearly 30,000 fans from Red Devils Manchester United also came, but Stamford Bridge provided less than 5,000 tickets for the visiting team fans. A considerable number of fans are able to cheer for their own teams in the square outside the stadium and the nearby bars." Sky Station reporter Santana sweated, "I wonder if Chelsea boss Abu has ever thought about expanding the stadium. As Chelsea's influence in global football becomes more and more wide, Stamford Bridge is obviously not as good as the team."
"At the same time, we also learned that in addition to fans, the London Police Department also allocated a large number of police forces to the scene today. We now see some unsatisfied fans giving the middle finger at the police. Well, Jaco, cut off the uncivilized scene just now. It is not suitable for children. In short, in short, today's game is destined to be a contest that has been recorded in history."
While the media were busy, fans on both sides were provoking the air through the waves of people set up by the police. Some Manchester United fans pulled the advertising banners they had already prepared. The big words "Manchester United 3:0ko Chelsea" were clearly visible. This immediately angered the Chelsea man. Various gestures and curses rushed over like a tide. For a moment, the police at the scene were facing a great enemy.
The scene was a bit chaotic. Fortunately, the police in London were experienced and the performance at the scene was quite powerful, so no special riots occurred for a while.
While the stadium was lively outside, the players of the two teams had already been doing the final preparations before the game in their respective locker rooms.
First of all, there is the Red Devils Manchester United locker room. All Manchester United players sat quietly in their respective positions, listening to Ferguson explaining the tactics to be used in this game on the tactical board. In addition to hair dryers and psychological warfare, Ferguson is also a tactical master. No matter his opponent or friend, he has no doubt about this.
After explaining the tactics, Ferguson took the few pieces of paper handed over by the main coach and was all some of the points of attention in this game. After carefully looking at it from beginning to end, Ferguson took a deep breath, looked around his disciples, and began a passionate pre-war mobilization.
"Young guys, this season is indeed a difficult season, because not far from next door, the guys wearing blue jerseys have not lost a single game since the start of the game. They are crazy and powerful. And everyone thinks that our Manchester United team won many games this season and got a draw, which is a light of luck. I have to say...
The person who said this is just farting. What is luck! Nonsense, luck is also part of his strength. We Manchester United people have such strength and such confidence. We lost to the other party because we didn’t get enough running-in at that time and we didn’t know each other enough. But now, today, it’s different. We have the confidence and strength to defeat the opponent’s Chelsea, because you are the best, and you are the fucking best group of young men.”
No one speaks. Usually when Ferguson speaks, Manchester United players may be so excited, but the coach does not ask questions and will never interrupt casually.
"Last year we were the champions, so what about this year? They are the champions. Today's game is just a simple test for you. Can you beat them? Ah!"
"We can, kill them," Ferdinand shouted loudly.
"Kill them!"
"The sound is not loud enough, don't think of girls, kill those Londoners," Ferguson shouted almost biting his lips.
"Fuck the London guy to death!"
"Manchester United will win!"
"Brothers, kill them!"
In the locker room, there were a group of men who were screaming, slapping their chests, with a wolf-like hair and a passionate blood surged...
In the locker room of the home team on the other side, Di Matteo was silent since entering the door, until the roar of Manchester United players came from outside, and then slowly stood up, "Okay, boys, I believe I don't need to say anything more. Listen to the shouts outside, it's self-evident what you should do."
"The tactics of the game are all nonsense now. I have said everything I should say in normal training. At this moment, I just want you to listen to the cheers of fans, the contempt of your opponents, and your own voice. If you are a man, you must take responsibility and create miracles. This season we have been creating miracles, so you can shout loudly. Will you still create miracles in today's game?"
"Of course!" Everyone spoke in unison.
"Very good, you are all the best, you are obviously the best, but your opponents don't know yet, so I only have one request, kill them! Let them always remember us, remember Chelsea, and remember this blue team!"
"Kill them! We are the champions!"
All the whole room was recalled by the roars of the players and the vigorous heartbeat. What is the most important thing for the men on the court? It is fighting, fighting never stops until the last moment...
Chapter completed!