Chapter 148 Red Card(1/2)
The story of this article is skillful and fictional. Please do not take it in the right way. If there are any similarities, it will definitely be a coincidence!
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"This is the most popular match in this round of Premier League. Chelsea and Arsenal, the hot London derby! It was explained by me, Taylor and Jeff. The game is about to begin. We are now broadcasting live for you at Stamford Bridge. From the window behind us, we can clearly see that the stadium is now full of people, and the London police have dispatched a large number of police forces to ensure the safety of the game site."
"The verbal battle between the coaches on both sides warmed up the game, and everyone attached great importance to it, including the police, of course."
"So, look at the game itself, Jeff, what do you think?"
"It's hard to say. Chelsea has a home advantage, and they remain unbeaten in the six rounds of the league. They are now ranked first in the standings and are in a strong morale. Arsenal is following closely behind, with both sides evenly matched. I think this game will be very intense and there will be some hot scenes."
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Crew sat on the bench and looked at the players on the court. This was his first time to play at Stamford Bridge, and the atmosphere was even more fanatical than he thought.
The game has been ten minutes since it started, and both sides are still 0:0. Mourinho looked confident again in front of the public. He sat firmly on the coach's seat, crossing his legs, and chewing gum in his mouth. Cruy admired Mourinho's ability to turn against him faster than to read, but he really couldn't learn it.
On the other hand, Arsenal head coach Wenger also sat on the coach's seat without any expression.
The players on the field were playing according to the established tactics, and they had small climaxes from time to time, and the singing in the Stamford Bridge stands continued. The fans' singing was the biggest feature of the English League. The enthusiastic fans could sing for 90 minutes. This is the greatest choir in the world and the most beautiful harmony in the world.
If you want to use music to express football, whether it is classical, jazz, pop or rock music, it is better to use the loud chorus of tens of thousands of fans.
Now Chelsea fans use their uninterrupted singing as weapons to cheer for Chelsea and hit Arsenal's morale.
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In the fifteen minutes of the game, Chelsea instigated a threatening attack. Midfielder Lampard made a long pass, and Drogba, who was receiving the forward, stretched out his long leg and stopped the ball. Then, when Arsenal defender Campbell thought he would continue to dribble the ball, Drogba swung his leg and shot a long shot!
The ball came so suddenly that not only Campbell did not respond, but also goalkeeper Stewart Taylor did not respond. He watched the football penetrate into the far corner of the goal!
Chelsea leads 1:0!
There was a cheer at Stamford Bridge!
"The ball has entered! GOOOOOAL! So beautiful, Didier Drogba! A sudden long shot caught the whole Arsenal off guard! Chelsea led 1:0 at home, and they did a pretty job!"
Crew jumped up from the bench like other teammates, waving the towel in his hand and whistling desperately.
Unlike the ecstasy of the players, Mourinho was still calmly sitting on the chair without even moving his body, tilting his head to continue chewing his chewing gum.
Wenger stood up and walked to the sidelines to shout into the field: "Concentrate! Thor, don't give him such a chance next time! Hell!"
"No next time!" Campbell shouted with an upset look on his face, "I promise he won't have another chance!"
Henry shrugged helplessly in front of him. It was too unfair to be scored by the opponent in this way. He had not had time to perform. From now on, he would be serious.
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Henry dribbled the ball from the left, and Chelsea right defender Ferreira, who was responsible for defending him, carefully followed the tall Frenchman. He knew very well how powerful Henry's explosive power was, and a slight negligence would lead to big mistakes.
Seeing that Ferrera was following closely, Henry had no better way, so he had to pass the ball to his compatriot Pires who came up to pick up, and he moved to the middle.
Although Pire is an all-round midfielder, he is best at moving on the left, and Pire on the left is the most threatening one. He cleverly pulled the ball, and when his long hair floated up, he had already wiped Ferrera who had fallen to the ground.
"Breakthrough!"
Pire, who entered the penalty area, did not rush to pass the ball or shoot the ball. He swung his left foot behind the ball and made a fake move that could pass. The center back Carvalho, who was making up for the position, was indeed fooled and jumped up without saying a word and blocked it with his body. At this time, Pirere dunked the football back with his left foot and passed another person!
Cech had stretched out his arms and lowered the center of gravity to seal the near corner.
Pire passed the ball! The ball rolled quickly towards the goal. Terry did not dare to act rashly, so he could only use his body to suppress Henry to prevent the cheetah from rushing up. Sure enough, Henry suffered some losses in physical confrontation and could not reach the football. Reyesy behind did not kick the football in time, so the ball slid past the goal so quickly and rolled out of the bottom line.
"It's so dangerous! Cech must have been in a cold sweat just now, and there was chaos in front of his goal. This was the most threatening attack by Arsenal in thirty minutes. They were completely suppressed by Chelsea!"
As Taylor said, Chelsea has the advantage in this game, and Arsenal feels that it is not strong enough. Their team core, captain, and French midfielder Vieira are not excited enough. Vieira's real strength in midfield defense and offense on the court is the key to Arsenal's real strength. This tall midfielder has the same genius ability to grasp the rhythm of the game.
There is no such person in Chelsea, but Mourinho asked Makelele to be responsible for the defense and Lampard to be responsible for the offense, which means the two combined Vieira's abilities. Coupled with the raids from Robben and Duff, one left and one right, Arsenal's defenders were a little unprepared.
It seems that Mourinho played 433, midfielder Marklele and Diago were defending, Lampard was the main attacker, Drogba center, Robben and Duff were the left and right. In fact, in the game, this formation was more lethal. The two wingers could take back as wing forwards, open up space and make full use of their amazing speed. In addition, Lampard's long-range shot from the middle makes the offense very layered.
If Vieira is not in shape, it will be a bit dangerous. Wenger can only hope that Henry will be in a state of courage. However, Chelsea strictly guarded Henry, and it seems that he has not many opportunities now. Fabregas did not come with the team due to a little injury, which made Wenger very regretful.
At the end of the first half, the score was still 1:0, and Chelsea led at home. Mourinho changed his steady image outside in the locker room. He shouted and praised the team: "You guys did a pretty job! Arsenal must have a headache now. Do what I said in the second half, and continue to put pressure on Vieira in the midfield. Judging from his performance in the first half, he is a little out of shape today."
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Wenger frowned and looked at his captain: "You have no problem, Patrick? You don't seem to be in shape."
Vieira took a sip of water and shook her head: "No, coach. I'm in good shape, I'm fine, I'll perform better in the second half."
Wenger respects the players' own decisions. Since the captain says he has no problem, then trust him.
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But just as the second half began, Chelsea gave Arsenal another fatal blow.
This time the goal was Robben. After receiving a pass from Lampard, he dunked over Lauren, who was defending him on the left side of the penalty area, and then shot hard. The football drew an arc from Taylor and flew into the far end of the goal!
Seeing this ball, Mourinho smiled and Chelsea was in a good state.
On the other side, Wenger frowned and looked serious. He lost another goal just at the beginning of the second half, which would definitely be a big blow to the team's morale.
Just after Cru had returned from celebrating the goal with his teammates, Mourinho said to him: "Go and warm up, Cru. When will I call you and come back?"
I'm going to play? Krue didn't react.
Mourinho frowned: "Why are you still standing there?"
Krue, who woke up, jumped off the bench and ran to the warm-up place for his teammates. I really want to play! He shouted excitedly in his heart.
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"Look! Kru-Lee!" A Chinese reporter pointed at the crowd warming up from the field in the press room. Not only him, but everyone else found Krue in it.
"Did Mourinho send him on the court?"
"It's hard to say, there are many people warming up below. Now that Lampard performs so well, he should switch to the defensive midfielder if he wants to change. I think Diago is not very good!"
"Lampard can also play the back midfielder, and it's just free of the front midfielder for Crew."
British journalists don’t understand Chinese, and don’t understand why a group of Chinese journalists suddenly became so excited.
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Fifteen minutes passed, and Mourinho made the first substitution decision: Kezman took the field to replace Duff, Robben returned to the left forward position, while Diago went to the right to play the right forward. Chelsea changed to 442 and the diamond midfielder. At this time, Krew was still warming up.
Eight minutes later, Mourinho called Bridge and briefly explained it, Bridge came on the court to replace William Gallas, who was a mediocre left back. This was his second substitution. Crew was still warming up.
The Chinese journalists were a little discouraged. Are they really wishful thinking?
Cru was also a little discouraged. He was still warming up, but his mind was already on the court, and his time was getting less and less. With eighteen minutes left, he didn't know if he had the chance to play this important derby.
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Unlike Mourinho's strengthening defense, Wenger replaced veteran Borgkamp and replaced Van Persie, who had performed poorly, hoping to save Arsenal's defeat with his skills and experience.
Borgkamp's appearance mobilized Arsenal's offense, and the situation on the field improved greatly, and Chelsea's defense was frequently tight.
"Henry shot! Cech saved! It was so dangerous. Henry's second shot in a row was finally obtained by Cech. Arsenal's offensive was thriving during this period, and Chelsea seemed to be unable to withstand it. What will Mourinho do? We see that he is still chewing gum. Is he advertising for which gum company? Haha! He has the last place to substitution now, who will he replace?" The question raised by Taylor is probably also the question of many Chelsea fans. Judging from these few minutes, Chelsea has worked very hard to defend, and they don't want the three-pointer they get to become one point.
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Mourinho looked down at his watch. The game had been going on for seventy-three minutes. He turned his head and said to his assistant: "Go and call Crue."
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Perrizalo happily saw Cru running to Mourinho in the stands. It seemed that he was going to play.
Chinese journalists were even more excited because they had been waiting for so long just to see this scene.
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"Remember, Cru. Don't defend when you go on the court. Give me a desperate attack. Use your skills to control the ball more after getting the ball and delay the time." Mourinho seized the time and explained to Cru.
Kru nodded, he felt a little nervous now.
"Cru, I heard Perrizalo say that you used to be a street football player, right?" Mourinho suddenly asked this question.
Krue didn't understand what the coach meant, so he nodded.
"Well, when you play on the court, you're playing like you're playing football on the street. Use your feet to play Arsenal's defenders!" Mourinho smiled at him, and he understood immediately and was no longer nervous.
"If you understand, get on!" Mourinho slapped Crew's ass hard and pushed him to the sidelines.
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"Chelsea substitution. Diago No. 30, and Cruel Lee on No. 21!" Stamford Bridge's live broadcast introduced this substitution. Although Cruel Lee once played for Chelsea, it was in the English League Cup, which lacked popularity, so most fans felt a little unfamiliar with this name.
"Chelsea has replaced a very young player, Kreu Lee, Chinese, and will only turn 18 on April 1 next year. He was discovered by the Chelsea youth team in a bad group. It is said that he was an orphan and made a living by betting on football with others. His skills were excellent. He was a bit wild due to playing street football. He once played in a League Cup last year, and recently he was transferred from the youth team." Taylor gave the audience a thousand times more detailed introduction than the live broadcast, and the data was collected very completely. "Murinho will be replaced by him at this time, and he must give Arsenal some pressure on the offense to relieve the pressure on the defense. Let's take a look at what kind of performance this young man, who is only seventeen years old, will bring us!"
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After playing, Cru's performance was as usual, taking the ball, passing, and running, as he did in normal training. This made Perrizalo, who was watching the game in the stands, breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that the kid really listened to what he said.
Crew soon showed his amazing street football to all fans and audiences in front of the TV.
Crew came on the court and started playing the midfielder, while Lampard went to the right. At that time, Lampard passed the ball across from the right. It was a half-high ball and needed to lift his foot to stop.
Campbell was right in front of Crew, intending to rush forward when he stopped the ball.
But Cru raised his right foot slightly but did not stop the ball, but let the football fly over his right foot. Just when people thought he made a mistake in stopping the ball, the football fell down, but he raised the toe of his left foot, and the ball was picked up beautifully!
Then he hit the ground with his right foot, raised his left foot, and knocked the jumping football again with the instep. The ball flew over Campbell's right hand. At the same time, he exerted his force and circled the other side!
To be continued...