Chapter 32 Lore, Captain's Inheritance
Seeing Chelsea equalized the score, Ferguson was anxious. He first walked around the sidelines, muttering something, and then stood on the sidelines and watched the players on the field not knowing what they were thinking about.
A minute later, when Anderson received a mid-range pass from his teammate and was about to step forward, he was tackled by Chelsea players again. This was the third time in this game. Ferguson decisively made adjustments.
Anderson himself has a proud personality, excellent football skills, young, and naturally arrogant. Seeing the head coach replace him, although he was a little lost in this game, but no one was in a state of ups and downs, his face immediately stretched out.
So there appeared on the court. When Anderson walked to the sidelines and Scholes, who replaced him, hit his palm indifferently, he sat on the bench with anger. As for Ferguson, who was less than 2 meters away from him, Anderson chose to turn a blind eye. Anderson's childish actions made Ferguson particularly angry. He liked him like Beckham, but he left Manchester United in the end, did you, a recruit who came here, dared to compete with me. After this game, Ferguson decided to let Anderson improve his memory and who had the final say in this team.
Scholes' appearance made Chelsea breathe a little relieved on the right. Although Scholes' ability is relatively outstanding, experienced and delicate skills are there, Maluda and Ashley Cole on the left are not Adou who cannot be helped. He took advantage of Scholes's just playing and frequently used offense to suppress Manchester United's right.
After seeing Anderson replaced, Chelsea suddenly fought on the left, which made Ferguson feel so stubborn. I don’t know why Chelsea’s left was like changing teams just now. Logically speaking, Scholes is better than Anderson.
In fact, this is easy to understand. Although Anderson is not outstanding in offense today, his excellent physical fitness and running ability allow him to suppress Maluda, Ivanovic and others from coming forward to attack easily. As for Scholes, after all, he is much older than Maluda and others. In competing with long-standing masters, he can more inspire the fighting spirit of young people.
Seeing that Chelsea joined the offense and put Manchester United's defense line on the left, Ferguson also stood on the sidelines with a worried look on the sidelines and kept commanding the team's midfield and frontcourt to press the assists to relieve the pressure on the back. Manchester United players naturally completed the orders of the head coach, but under Terry's command, Chelsea's defense not only resolved every attack of Manchester United, but instead counterattacked several times, scaring Manchester United soldiers in a cold sweat. Ferguson on the sidelines did not know whether to press the attack or simply defend the dead in the half.
When it comes to the players on the court, Manchester United's offensive line is luxurious. Rooney, Berbatov, Giggs, Scholes, and Valencia are not talented players, but Chelsea's defense line is also star-studded. Terry, Pepe, Ashley Cole, Ivanovic, and Essin who often retreats to defend, this is like a solid defense line. No matter how you bomb, it will be unstoppable.
The game time was walking minute by minute, and the end of the game was approaching, and the score between the two sides was still 1:1. If the final result did not change, it would be unacceptable for both sides, especially Chelsea, where the home draw was tied. Although the opponent was a strong Manchester United, this was enough to be criticized by critics. Manchester United was even more unwilling to give up. The 3 points they had originally won were 2 points less, and no one would be too happy.
"Damn, if this continues, you will have a draw." Seeing that his side's attack was cleared by Ferdinand, Qin Tian couldn't help but say to Lampard beside him. Now there is no pressure from the captain and no longer has to pretend to be mature, Qin Tian is actually a young man and occasionally needs to complain.
"Yes, Manchester United's defense line just stood still, obviously afraid of our counterattack speed. There is really no good way to solve such a turtle." Lampard was also very depressed. His feet were not smooth today, and the threat of a few long shots was not very threatening.
"The ending of this kind of battle is a draw. I still prefer winning streak." Essin, who had just stepped forward, heard the words of the two people and floated quietly.
Ferguson wanted to give up a little. Although he was unwilling to accept it, he sometimes had to accept it regardless of whether it was good or bad. He did not choose to replace Irving, but instead replaced Rafael, who was a little unable to run, strengthening the team's defense. At the same time, Dimateo was not so negative. Kalu came on the court and replaced Maluda. This was a forward line composed of two Ivorians. Dimateo still wanted his last try?
Seeing that the head coaches of both teams made substitution adjustments, Manchester United fans understood that Ferguson wanted to keep 1 point. Although he didn't like giving up the game like this, the game was generally exciting and there was not enough time left. Just give up. Chelsea fans saw the team's unwillingness to be in the status quo, and even louder shouts appeared, looking forward to a miraculous goal defeating the opponent in the end.
The fans' ideas are beautiful, but can this wish be realized? You should know that if such a winning shot can happen frequently, it will not be called the final miracle...
The men at Chelsea must fight, attack, and persevere until the last second!
Like a man!
Scholes' ball on the right was not fast, and it seemed that he deliberately delayed the time after getting Ferguson's hint. Right ahead, Ashley Cole rushed over fiercely, and Essin behind him was making up for defense, so there was no need to worry about being sneak attacked by his opponent. Seeing Ashley Cole, Scholes, who knew the truth, was not worried at all, and was still running casually. At this time, a blue figure suddenly rushed over from the side, and Ashley Cole had fallen to the ground and slipped to the shovel.
Scholes was in a hurry and wanted to pull the ball back and avoid the opponent's tackle, but the blue figure on the side had already hit him faster. After successfully pushing Scholes away, he broke the ball down and passed the ball back to Terry's feet in the half.
It's Kalu, a young player who just played, and a beautiful double-team!
Terry didn't choose to pass the ball back again, and directly took a big foot and rotated the ball towards the frontcourt. Drogba leaned against Ferdinand along the outside of the penalty area, blocking it alone like Zhang Fei, roared towards the ball, and directly pushed the ball back to the front of the center line. Qin Tian rushed up like a hungry leopard, his eyes full of desire and desire for victory.
Against the ball, another "creaking" sound came from the part where the foot and the ball came into contact with it, and flew suddenly to the direction of the goal. The sound of breaking through the air made people feel a strong threat.
Van der Sar was on high alert. Maybe the ball was powerful, but it would not succeed when the goalkeeper was prepared. The ball was getting closer and closer. Van der Sar could hear his heartbeat.
As he got closer and closer, "It was this time", Van der Sar jumped up and rushed towards the direction where the ball flew. At this moment, as his fingers were about to touch the ball, it turned around.
"It's a damn turn again." Van der Sar was angry and yelled and wanted to stretch his arm as much as possible. But unfortunately he was not ape Tarzan. On the left side of the goal, I don't know when that Kalu had already returned to the penalty area and headed the ball with a leaping dive...
One minute later, in the stands at Stamford Bridge, the second huge billboard was played: Manchester United people, you can go home! With Qin Tian's assist and Kalu's goal in the last moment, Chelsea defeated the powerful Manchester United at home and continued to maintain the momentum of the league this season, which made the team's morale high. On that night, Abu was not stingy with his own money. In addition to giving out the prize money, he also held a small celebration banquet for the players.
On the second day after the game, something unexpected happened to Chelsea. The whole team had a day off that day, and head coach Di Matteo was still in the office with the team to make targeted arrangements for the team's schedule. "Bang bang", someone knocked on the door.
It was Lampard, "Frank, why are you here after today?" Dimateo was a little confused.
"Boss, I have something to discuss with you."
"What's the matter?" Dimateo was a little puzzled when he saw Lampard's serious look on his face, and suddenly remembered something, "Is it the thing you told me last time?"
Seeing Lampard nodding, DiMatio thought for a while, "Did you decide? You should know that you will not lose to anyone in terms of feelings for the team, and you are also competent, so there is no need..."
"I understand, boss, but I have decided, and I believe Qin will do a good job. I think there is a pressure on him, which will be more conducive to his long-term stay in the team in the future." Lampard smiled sly when he said this seriously at the beginning.
"Haha, so that's it. If you don't have any objections, I agree. As long as it's for the team's good and accept it unconditionally, Frank believes that we will have miracles this season."
"Thank you, boss," Lampard turned around and walked out.
"What's going on? Robert, the conversation between you two confused us."
"Oh, Lampard is ready to let Qin Tian replace him as the team's second captain."
"Ah? Didn't he do a good job? Why..."
"Haha, he mentioned it to me once last time. He felt that Qin Tian was more suitable to take over the inheritance of the Blues Captain in the future. Of course, it was not because of his skills, but because of his ability. In good times, Frank felt that he would lead the team to play better and better, but if he encountered adversity, he would not be bad, but he would not be able to turn defeat into victory."
"So that's how it is." Several coaches were thinking about it. Indeed, in addition to being outstanding in talent, Qin Tian was much more mature than his peers in terms of psychological quality and overall situation. Moreover, when he was the captain of Schalke 04, he had proved that he did a good job and was born with a leader.
It is a good suggestion that Qin Tian will take over Terry's captain position in the future!
The next day, Chelsea's entire team re-entered the new round of preparations. The substitute player Kalu's inspiration in the last game made head coach Di Matteo's eyes lit up. Perhaps there are still many players on his bench waiting to bloom. Moreover, a strong team needs a good internal competition atmosphere. The schedule of a season is terrifying. You can never conquer the world with a set of lineups, so Di Matteo also wants to find players in better shape through training games.
Rotational play is a common method used by many wealthy families. After all, there are too many talented players in the team. It is undoubtedly a luxury waste to not be needed for a long time.
After Dimatio broke up the main players and substitutes one after another, they divided them into two teams. The captain Terry was wearing a yellow vest, and the same group included Cech, Ashley Cole, Ales, Ivanovic, Mikel, Essin, Jerkov, Matic and Anelka, Drogba and others. In the red vest, there were Turnbull, Van Anholt, Pepe, Bruma, Lampard, Qin Tian, Ozil, Gabriel Obertan, Kalu and Streic.
In terms of personnel composition, the strength of the two teams is similar. Terry's side has a relatively strong defensive power, while the Red Vest's side has an amazing offensive power.
While Qin Tian and Ozil were preparing for each other's pre-match warm-up, Lampard suddenly came over, "Qin, come here."
"What's the matter? Frank?" Qin Tian moved his upper body and walked over with a puzzled look on his face.
Lampard handed over the captain's armband in his hand, "Take him with you!"
Qin Tian was stunned, looked up at Lampard, with a puzzled look on his face, "What does this mean?"
Terry and Di Matteo also came over at this time. Di Matteo didn't say anything, but just looked at Qin Tian with a smile, with trust on his face. Terry took the initiative and patted Qin Tian on the shoulder, "Take it with you, Qin Frank has discussed with me a long time ago. You will be the second captain of the team in the future. Believe in yourself and take on the responsibilities you should bear. Are you okay?"
"But, this is Frank's, I..."
"Qin, take it with me. I believe you are more suitable for being the future captain of Chelsea Club than me. I still remember when I was a child, the team coach told me that it is not easy to become a qualified team captain. It is not about how outstanding the football skills are and whether they bring victory to the team, but about sacrifices and dedication that I don't understand. I am not evading my own responsibilities, but about I think you are more suitable.
You have been the captain in Schalke 04, and I have to say that you did a good job, but you can do better. Follow Terry, I think you will learn more, come on!"
Qin Tian took it and murmured to himself, "I know how to sacrifice and dedicate? I think I can do it." He brought the red armband. At this moment, Qin Tian's eyes were full of fighting spirit, "For the team, I will contribute and sacrifice."
At this moment, Qin Tian’s back was never firm and majestic.
However, if Qin Tian was Shunfeng's ear, he would not believe that after he left, the three bad people were whispering behind him.
"I'll just say that as long as the three of us take action, Qin will definitely not be able to withstand it. I'll make a lot of contribution this time. Frank, the bottle of good wine in your house is mine." This was Terry's voice.
"Barring, why are you making a great contribution? Look at how well my expression was just now. Without saying anything, Qin felt my trust in him. It is naturally inevitable to take over the captain, so I have made a lot of contributions." This is Dimateo's complacent.
"Come on, if it weren't for my last touching words, you thought Qin would be willing to do this chore. Damn, you don't know how long I had been at home yesterday," Lampard looked angry.
"Go and go, with your IQ, you know where your words were copied from, and you still contributed and sacrificed. Only that innocent boy Qin Tian would believe you, try to cheat me," Terry looked disdainful, "But it is indeed quite sensational. Tell me, where did you copy it?"
"Illiteracy is terrible," Lampard slanted his eyes, "This is the motto of the greatest captain Roger Byrne."
"Mar United? Get out of you, we are Chelsea. You use Manchester United's style to educate our next generation. Although it makes sense, it is quite unpleasant." Terry kicked Lampard's ass, followed by Di Matteo, and he also kicked, "You two idiots, prepare for the game, and are still whining here."
Di Matteo looked at Qin Tian not far away while walking, "Hehe, this child is still young, but he is born with the temperament of a leader. I believe that his future will not only surpass what I have done at Chelsea, but also become the spiritual leader of the team and one of the greatest Blues players."
At this moment, the Chelsea flag erected high above Stamford Bridge fluttered in the wind...
This training match is destined to be a head-on battle between new and old players, and a direct dialogue between the old Blues represented by Terry and Ashley Cole and the new Blues joined by Qin Tian, Ozil, Pepe and other newly joined. No matter how Dimateo considered it when the grouping was divided, such a training match was destined to be a wonderful offensive battle.
After the training match began, although the Yellow team was excellent in defense, they did not give enough pressure to the Red team on offense. Drogba and Anelka were very good in their personal abilities and had the ability to fight alone, but the problem was that no one in the midfield passed the ball to them. Mikel's personal abilities were excellent, and there would be an occasional inspiration, but please note that it was only an occasional situation.
So at this moment, the training ground was quite one-sided towards the Red Team. Under Qin Tian and Lampard's joint organization, and Ozil's stirring up trouble on the right, the Yellow Team was quite sluggish. After 20 minutes, the Red Team led the way, Kalu scored the goal, and Lampard assisted. He had a very idea of passing the ball through the crotch and teasing Terry directly.
Five minutes later, the Red Team expanded the score. This time it was Qin Tian, and the goal was Lampard. I have to say that Lampard was very fierce today. Could it be that after resigning as the second captain, he still had an increase in his attack power? Di Matteo kept whispering on the sidelines.
Before the second half of the training match began, Di Matteo decisively adjusted his personnel, Lampard and Mikel swapped, Anelka and Kalu swapped. The game started again, and this time the yellow team finally became a little decent, and Drogba no longer struggled to run back and forth between the center line and the penalty area.
However, there was no suspense in the result of the game. Qin Tian, who was the leader alone, seemed to have become a different person in the second half, and was extremely fierce. Under his organization, the Red Team repeatedly nipped the opponent's counterattack in the cradle, and at the same time organized a powerful counterattack again and again. After the Yellow Team scored a goal by Drogba, Qin Tian then made a strong long shot outside the penalty area, announcing the end of the training match.
After the game, Qin Tian was still massaged his legs on the court. Lampard walked over with a smile, "Qin, how about it? How did you feel when you were the captain of Chelsea for the first time?"
"It's stressful, a little tired," Qin Tian smiled bitterly, "I feel a little fooled now, and I'm confused by the three of you, I'm fooled onto the pirate ship. Do you want to be lazy, right?"
Lampard laughed exaggeratedly, "Nonsense, I am so hardworking and hard-working player, but I am never lazy. Who makes you work harder? Just work harder. In time, grab the captain's armband of Terry, and you will be the one who has done it."
"Get out of the army? I want to become a monk now," Qin Tian said angrily.
"Lampard patted Qin Tian on the shoulder hard, "Okay, don't think too much, the situation is complete. In order to celebrate your position as the second captain, we will have a hairpin tonight. We will make a reservation, and you will pay for the money."
"Why?" Qin Tian jumped up quickly as if his butt was pierced.
"Who told you to be the second captain? You have to treat you when you are promoted. Isn't this the rule of yours? This is a good thing, a good thing." Seeing Qin Tian want to resist, Lampard made a move, Ozil, Mikel and others who came out of nowhere, directly erected Qin Tian.
"Brothers, let's go and treat Qin, no one can be left behind!" Lampard stood proudly on the chair on the sidelines and shouted, which was quite meaningful to give advice.
The training ground was full of joy, everyone was smiling, and who knew that Qin Tian had already burst into tears...
Chapter completed!