roccoschili Chapter 675 The Champion's Heart
Chapter 675 The Champion's Heart
Chapter 675 The Champion's Heart
The Chinese national team took the lead early in the away game, which indirectly made the Uzbekistan players at home nervous.
Because a week ago, they lost 0:3 away to North Korea in the first round of World Cup qualifiers. If they lose to the Chinese team at home, then they will most likely lose their hope of entering the World Cup in South Africa.
Therefore, without the request of the head coach, they actively increased the number of people involved in the offense.
But what they didn't expect was that the pressing attack was just in line with the current style of play of the Chinese team, relying on Gao Lin's fulcrum in the frontcourt for quick counterattacks.
Five minutes later, the Chinese team seized an error in Uzbekistan's frontcourt coordination. Aiello created a chance on the left. After the left flank attracted the attention of two Uzbekistan players, he suddenly crossed the no man's land at the arc of the penalty area. Chen Tao, who inserted in the back, volleyed the ball without stopping. The football went straight to the dead corner, 5:2
Seeing this score, fans who supported the Chinese team breathed a sigh of relief.
Afterwards, Uzbekistan realized that a strong attack could not break through the goal of the Chinese team, and slowly changed back to the game strategy at the beginning of the game, choosing to defend the defense firmly, and then look for opportunities to advance.
Uzbekistan began to shrink its defense, coupled with the help of the rough turf, until the end of the first half, it was still 0:2, and the Chinese team led.
In the second half, the head coach of Uzbekistan began to make adjustments to the team's starting lineup, but he was helpless because of the solid defense of the Chinese team in the away game.
Before the end of the game, Gao Lin received Ai Luo's cross from the left and made another victory. In the end, the Chinese national team defeated the home team Uzbekistan 3-0 in the away game. However, due to a lack of a game, they ranked second in the group with three points. The Japanese team ranked first with two victories.
After Aiello finished the World Cup qualifiers on the national team match day, he did not go to BJ with the team, but flew directly from Tashkent to Dubai, and then flew to London.
It was already the afternoon of the 12th when I arrived in London, and the next evening Chelsea will challenge Manchester City away to the league game.
Four days later, Chelsea had another UEFA Champions League group match at home. Under Mourinho's balance, in order to ensure the team's strongest combat effectiveness, in the away league, Aiello did not enter the 18-man roster. He stayed at the Cobham training base for physical reserves.
Ai Luo also knows that his current physical condition is not good. He played a World Cup qualifier three days ago, and then sat on the plane non-stop for almost a day. He will play a league game the next day. Staying at the training base is the most correct choice.
The protagonist of the fourth round of the Premier League in the 2008-2009 season was not Chelsea's away game against Manchester City, but... Liverpool's home game against Manchester United.
Because the Double Red Club every season will attract the attention of the whole of Europe. Liverpool is the team with the best record in Europe, while Manchester United is the team that has won the most league titles since the establishment of the Premier League. Therefore, the two teams often dislike each other, especially the fans of both sides.
Manchester City, which sits at home, is ambitious. On the international match day in early September, the UAE consortium Abu Dhabi bought the ownership of the Manchester City club from the former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, and then held high the banner of buying superstars. However, because the time left in the summer transfer window was not forgiving, they were not happy with the purchase. They only bought Robinho, who played for Real Madrid star.
It is undeniable that Manchester City's entry into the UAE consortium already has the shadow of Abramovich's entry into Chelsea.
In addition, Aiello did not appear in Chelsea's 18-man squad in this league, which made Manchester City coach Mark Hughes full of confidence in his team before the game. He even said in an interview: "Chelsea without Ai is a toothless tiger, nothing to fear!"
Brazilian international Robinho, who has just transferred to Manchester City as the Premier League summer bidder, also attended the pre-match press conference and said: "Manchester City will definitely become a top giant in the future! And I... am the pioneer of this top giant! Chelsea... will be destined to become the soul of our feet!"
The domineering remarks immediately attracted the support of countless reporters.
But the facts proved that Chelsea without Ai was still sharp. With the muscular combination of Lampard, Essien and Mikel, Manchester City's midfield operation was extremely difficult, especially Robinho, who claimed to step on Chelsea before the game, did nothing under Mikel's marking.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Mourinho is still adjusting Chelsea, who is accustomed to the four-three-three formation, into a four-four-two formation with a balanced offense and defense.
Nine and 10 minutes later, Mourinho knew that the experiment was half done.
It is worth mentioning that at the end of the game, the on-site director meaningfully showed the shots of Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich and Manchester City chairman Fahim one after another.
In the end, Chelsea defeated the ambitious Manchester City in the new season 2:0 in the away game.
At the same time, in the double red game at Anfield Stadium, although Cristiano Ronaldo showed a good competitive state, Liverpool, who had no choice but to play at home, showed super combat effectiveness. They were tied by Liverpool 2:2 in the away game, thus ending the three-game winning streak in the new season.
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The next day, England's mainstream media was all about the exciting battle between the Double Red Club and Chelsea's away game against Manchester City.
Manchester United and Chelsea are still the biggest favorites for the Premier League title in the new season, so the leagues of the two teams cannot avoid comparisons by the major media.
Originally, in the pre-match predictions of the local media in Manchester, it should be that Manchester United beat Liverpool in an away game, and then Manchester City at home beat Chelsea without Ai, but... after the game, the result turned out to be that Chelsea won, while Manchester United drew. This script is completely wrong.
In addition, the media who supported Manchester United before the game uttered nonsense, so in the routine press conference after the game, they were collectively slapped in the face.
But they quickly shifted their attention. A week later, Manchester United will challenge Chelsea away. They firmly believe that... Manchester United will definitely give Chelsea a little color in the away game at that time, and let them know that in the Premier League...Manchester United is still the most dominant!
So... the media that supported Chelsea and the media that supported Manchester United fought, and the entire post-match press conference was very lively.
The protagonist Mourinho can only sit there and stare blankly.
Chelsea's performance in this league is very convincing. They still won Manchester City in the away game without Aiello, and they also performed very well on both ends of the offense and defense, but in the stage of transition from defense to offense, the advancement speed was not as good as Aiello.
The headline of the sports section of the "Times" said this: "Chelsea also beat the ambitious Manchester City in the new season without Ai. However, Manchester United's lineup with the double Asian champions last season was even tied away by Liverpool, which lacked Gerrard and Torres. For them... there is still a long way to go to challenge Chelsea's dominance in the new season."
"...Three days later, both teams will start the new season's Champions League group stage at their respective home courts. Chelsea will face last season's Ligue 2006 runner-up Bordeaux at home. The gap between the two sides is obvious, while Manchester United's opponent is 2007-[-] UEFA Champions League champion Valencia. The energy devoted to the game in the future will also be different. I believe Chelsea will have a certain advantage in the next round of the league. With Ai's starting lineup, Chelsea will completely widen the points gap with Manchester United when they play at home."
The headline of the "Manchester Evening News" was tit-for-tat: "The whole season is long. It is normal to not adjust the state at the beginning of the season. As long as the league progresses, Manchester United's state will definitely get better and better. Coupled with the high-profile joining of the scoring stable Cristiano Ronaldo and the Bulgarian international Berbatov, Manchester United is full of competitiveness whether in the league or in the Champions League! So we have every reason to believe that Manchester United will win the next Champions League group stage and the league..."
In the same round of the league, competitors won, but they lost. All Manchester United players were under tremendous pressure, especially the team's number one star Cristiano Ronaldo. He said in his acceptance speech at the Champions League awards ceremony that he would be the best striker and best player in the UEFA Champions League in the new season, but his current performance...is not worthy of the original heroic feat.
The second under pressure is the Bulgarian international Berbatov, who is worth 3000 million pounds. The league just ended because he missed an excellent opportunity, otherwise Manchester United would not be tied by Liverpool in the away game.
Similarly, the head coach Ferguson is also under pressure. Last season, Manchester United, which he coached, was crushed by Chelsea, which was coached by Mourinho. Before the start of the new season, he expressed sufficient confidence on various occasions and kicked Chelsea off the altar.
In this case, the 2008-2009 UEFA Champions League group stage kicked off.
Chelsea and Manchester United, who played against Bordeaux and Valencia at home respectively, became the focus of attention of major media in England.
Because the two teams represent the Premier League, last season's meeting of Manchester United and Chelsea in the Champions League final was a serious embarrassment to the Premier League. The British media hopes that they will continue to work hard, continue to perform well in their respective Champions League journeys, and meet again in the Champions League final.
Chelsea's Aiello and Manchester United's Cristiano Ronaldo were interviewed separately ahead of the game.
Both of them coincidentally said very confidently when they were interviewed by the media: "Champions of the Champions League? I'm going to make it!"
When the news came out, everyone was amazed by the tacit understanding between the two and the champion's heart...
(End of this chapter)