Chapter 516: Tasteless Food
With a little time left, Arsenal rushed up like a wolf and frantically tore at the Chelsea defence, and the 90 minutes of the game were not as fearful as they were at the moment, with the Chelsea fans singing about victory throughout the game, while Arsenal were trembling and unable to lift their spirits at all.
But at this point, the two teams switched places, and Chelsea had to hold on......
"Wouldn't it be nice to do this sooner? With just a little time, what else can you do? Alas......" Huang Jianxiang said indignantly, in his opinion, the professor should have played like this from the beginning, but he didn't know that such a situation was completely caused by the injury of Chelsea's three main players.
Arsenal fans naturally think about the same as Huang Jianxiang, once people have hope, they will have more expectations.
It's just that there is so little time left for Arsenal......
In the end, the Chelsea man held on for 90 minutes to win the FA Cup. Inside Wembley Stadium, Chelsea fans were finally able to overpower their Arsenal fans and raise their eyebrows to win their first title of the season.
"We are champions!" Chelsea fans were finally able to roar and revel inside Wembley Stadium. Fans are easily satisfied, and as long as there is a victory, they may feel like they are living in heaven.
The FA Cup has a long history, and its status is much higher than that of the League Cup, and although it is a chicken rib compared to the league champions and the European champions, it is much better than the League Cup winners. Many teams don't have one in their history, but for Chelsea, it's not enough.
So while the Chelsea fans were celebrating, their manager Jose Mourinho was grim-faced. It's like it's the professor who wins the championship, not him.
Standing on the edge of the court, he was speechless for a long time. Suddenly, I felt like I had been hit. Then he couldn't help but look sideways, and the professor was walking away from the pitch briskly, with no joy or anger on his face, which made Mourinho's heart even more uncomfortable.
For the sake of an FA Cup, sacrificing the three core main players of the team, this price is not ordinarily large, but too big! And if it's a European champion? He can kill all 11 of his main players...... But now the cart is turned upside down.
Did the professor do that guy on purpose? That moment. He had to be so skeptical.
"Jose, let's celebrate!" Assistant Coach Ray? Wilkins was excited to pull Mourinho into the stadium to celebrate the championship. He didn't know that Mourinho's heart was bleeding at this time, and he wouldn't have any thoughts of celebration at all.
He squeezed out a smile with difficulty, and then waved his hand, you guys go.
Just an FA Cup winner. Is it worth such a crazy celebration? After sending Wilkins away. He turned his attention back to the bench, and those who could run and jump rushed to the pitch to celebrate, and Hazard, Ivanovic and Courtois, who could not move, were all sitting on the bench, but their faces were very good, and they seemed to be happy with the title.
Mourinho shook his head, and there was another feeling in his heart.
Also, it's better to be a champion than nothing? After all, everyone has worked hard for a season. It won't work without championship consolation, maybe. Now that they have a champion, the pressure on their hearts is not as great as it used to be? He just smiled bitterly and comforted himself.
Champions should be celebrated!
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has been playing soy sauce for two consecutive games, and Liu Hao seems a little frustrated. Both games were inexplicable, the league game was sent off with a red card, and this game also got an own goal early.
As soon as the game ended, Liu Hao had a sad face.
Losing is not terrible, it is terrible because you lost the game.
The bad luck in the past few days is too heavy, and all unlucky things have to do with him.
"If it weren't for my own goal, the result of the game wouldn't be like this......" He was still struggling with the goal that got under his crotch, and at the summary meeting in the locker room, Liu Hao first stood up and admitted his mistake.
No one bumped into him, how could he run into it? If it were other teammates, he would be in a better mood now......
"Liu, don't get entangled, the official changed his mind about the ball just now, it counts as Terry's goal, not your own goal, so you don't need to blame yourself. Although it is said that the defense wins, but there is not even an offense, where does the victory come from? If you want to blame yourself, you have to blame yourself for why you didn't have a good attacking table in the game and score for Arsenal, but unfortunately you were watched by Cesc Fabregas. The professor comforted each other with kind words, "In today's game, we lost not defensively, but offensively, and we couldn't find a direction in attack at all!" Everybody was locked up and we were lucky to lose one goal, I thought we might lose two or three goals......"
The professor's self-examination was also very direct, and he pointed out the team's problems very unceremoniously, and the more problems found in this game, the greater the gain for them.
'It's a championship defeat but I hope you don't dwell on the grief and I want you to learn from this game and find a way to break down the door for Chelsea, knowing that in four days we will really be in the showdown! If we lose that game, I think even if we go on vacation, we're going to be ashamed, you know? The price of defeat is to prepare for our Champions League final! ”
The professors are so open-minded and have said so, and everyone's mood will definitely be much more comfortable. It seems that he is not in the FA Cup at all, he only has a European championship in his eyes, he has lacked a European champion in his life, and there is no honour more attractive than this.
"Now, they're three wounded, and they're hurting their bones...... All we have to do is find the key to break down the door. ”
Where's the key to breaking the door? The professor glanced at Liu Hao again, and it was obvious that it was particularly important to be able to reactivate Liu Hao's tactical role in the game. However, he didn't come up with it for the time being, so he simply said, "Liu, go back and think about it, you still have to face Fabregas in a few days......"
Then he changed his words and looked at the other two people, "Brooklyn, Yaya, the two of you are quite good today!" That's it! Although this is not explicitly stated, everyone understands what it means. Isn't it enough to use two youth team players to take out three of Chelsea's main players, which is equivalent to abolishing a third of Chelsea's main players?
Brooklyn and Yaya? Sanogo had thought the professor would blame them for not taking advantage of their chances to give the team a win. But I didn't expect the professor to speak so highly of them. Sanogo, in particular, shot a must-score, and was very sad in his heart. They don't know how much future capital they have earned for Arsenal in this battle......
"Tomorrow we will have a day off, we will train the day after tomorrow and we will go to Berlin the day after tomorrow. Everyone prepare well, the final battle is here! ”
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The professor attended the press conference early. Sitting leisurely on the rostrum.
The scene was noisy and quite lively.
He knows that if there is a champion, everyone should be in the stadium now. There are no champions. There will certainly be a lot of questioning as a result.
He had long been mentally prepared to face this qiē.
"Arthur, why did you give up the game at the beginning of the second half?" The reporter's question was not tactful, and Chi Guoguo pointed out the professor's tactical intentions. For many people, the professor's decision to give up the game so quickly is simply to strengthen their mood. No team will give up the game in the middle of the half, and the professor's brain is either in the water or completely stupid.
Football matches should be played until the last minute without giving up, but the professor took the initiative to give up early. It's so unbelievable, it's like match-fixing.
The professor raised his right hand and wiped his face. wiped away the tiredness on his face, and then said unhurriedly, "Everyone thinks that I replaced Liu, Ozil and Sanchez one after another in the game, which is a kind of abandonment of the game, but you don't see that Liu's role on the field can no longer be played, Chelsea led 1-0 at the time, Cesc Fabregas's deposit zài, completely curbed Liu's play, Liu continues to have no tactical significance on the field, this is a final, not a league, Fabregas will not make any low-level mistakes." ”
After opening the bottle cap and taking a sip of mineral water, the professor continued slowly, "I feel that Ozil and Sanchez are too tired, they can't play at all in the attack, Chelsea's strong defense makes us feel powerless, at that time, I wanted to line up two young people to rush up and try to break the balance of the field, and it turned out that I was right, and I almost broke the balance on the field......"
Is that so? After listening to the professor's explanation, many reporters were skeptical, and the professor said it so grandly, but how did he feel that he still didn't explain the reason why he gave up the game? However, there is no better reason to refute it.
There was no way, the reporter could only follow the professor's meaning and ask: "Since Liu has lost his tactical role, what should he do in the Champions League final?" Will he still start in the next game? ”
'The FA Cup final and the Champions League final are two different things, and at the moment I haven't thought about the starting line-up, at the moment...... I think the most important thing is to go home and rest quickly, and then pack up and go to Berlin to think about it......"
"You didn't think about the feelings of the fans? The FA Cup is gone. ”
"Everyone has also seen how beautiful Brooklyn and Yaya's tables are, and what else do we have to find fault with the two of them? Their twenty-five minutes on the pitch were much more beautiful than the seventy-five minutes that many people had. I seem to see David? Beckham on the pitch, all we lacked was a bit of luck, and speaking of which, I would like to congratulate Jose on their team being the champions......" The professor suddenly laughed, a little sly, a little confusing.
"The future of Brooklyn and Yaya is bright, and one day they will start for Arsenal and I'm very happy with their performance today......
"Is your subtext trying to say that the two of them combined to take Hazard, Ivanovic and Courtois down? Have you made a great contribution to winning the Champions League in the future? ”
"I didn't say that...... How can you think that? Oh my God, it's a huge disrespect to Chelsea......
Arsenal fans were quite unhappy, but after listening to the professor's eloquent talk at the press conference, they seemed to understand a hint of the mystery, it seems that the professor is very satisfied with today's result, exchanging the FA Cup for the European Championship, it sounds unrealistic, but in fact it seems to be like this?
Although the team lost, but the defeat was very rewarding?
Meanwhile. David? Beckham also stepped forward to speak.
"In my opinion, the best player of the game is of course Brooklyn, he's fantastic. Fully worthy of Arsenal's first team. "David? When Beckham was interviewed by the media, he strongly supported his eldest son, and it seems that he will not have to show his head again for the rest of his life.
Of course, he can't really need his son to raise.
"He's got a superstar and I'm so proud of him." David? Beckham's joy was palpable.
"It is said that when he was in the youth team. I got Liu's special care, did you say hello to Liu? ”
"I don't deny that, haha. There is a saying in China that the building near the water gets the moon first, and the fertile water does not flow into the fields of outsiders, if I don't make good use of Liu. Am I not stupid then? Obviously. Brooklyn's passing has Liu's shadow, my shadow and, of course, his own brain...... But what I am most satisfied with is his bravery and willpower, ahem. Beckham didn't say it explicitly, but it was clear that he was talking about the Brooklyn flying tackle on Eden Hazard.
Maybe. This event will be a turning point in the Champions League and history could be rewritten......
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But. That's not the case for Chelsea.
Damn Arsenal people...... Even when standing on the celebration bus, Mourinho always had a sad face, he really couldn't laugh, just now he refused to be interviewed by reporters because he was in a bad mood, and it looked like he was more like the defeated side.
As soon as the latest news came, his brow furrowed even tighter.
Courtois's left hand is not a big problem, but his left thumb is still slightly fractured, and it will definitely affect it after four days. Ivanovic's injury was more severe, and after further examination of the waist, it was diagnosed as a soft tissue injury in the waist, which is not a disease that can be cured in three or five days, and even if it is good, you don't dare to play immediately. So Mourinho's heart was half cold again, and it looked like Ivan could only sit in the stands and watch the game.
Of course, Hazard is even more miserable, players who like to dribble for a long time, the probability of ankle injury is higher than that of ordinary players, and once the disease occurs, it is also stricter than that of ordinary players, so he can wash and sleep.
The three generals can be regarded as withdrawing from the starting lineup ahead of schedule.
Mourinho didn't notice this phenomenon during the game, but he protected Diego? Costa, who protected Cesc Fabregas, couldn't protect Ivanovic and Courtois after all......
He was already figuring out who to replace the three of them.
These three positions are important, but fortunately the substitutes are strong enough, like Schurrle on the left, the goalkeeper and Cech, but he is still a little unaccustomed to playing in a lineup......
In the end, Mourinho ended the championship celebration early, Arsenal didn't celebrate much when they won the league title, he just won the FA Cup, what can he celebrate?
Jose Mourinho's desire to chase a European title is definitely no less than that of a professor. Although Jose Mourinho has won two European titles, he has never won one for Chelsea, which has always been a problem for him. If you were a different manager, you might have the mentality of eating your old ways – I've led teams to Porto and Inter Milan......
But Mourinho is different, when he first came to Chelsea, he won the league title for Chelsea, fulfilled his dream for decades, and then, the goal he always wanted to achieve at Chelsea was the Champions League, whether it was the first time or the second time he was in charge of Chelsea, this is his greatest wish.
The biggest idea of both managers is to win the Champions League!
Leading the team to this point with great difficulty, if the success is successful, no one can afford to lose. Don't mention that the runner-up is also the player's best effort, history can't remember the runner-up, history will only remember the champion, the winner is king, the king is defeated!
The final battle at the end of the season is still coming, and there are no excuses left.
It's fair to say that the two teams are now almost on the same page again, with Chelsea suffering injuries and Arsenal suffering in attack, each with its own problems.
More strict than the professor, Mourinho sent the players back the next afternoon, did not give the players a day off, and it looked like he was going to squeeze the players until the last second and not let the players relax.
The professor had a day's rest on his side, while he only had half a day.
As soon as he returned to the training ground, the professor stood in front of the players and admonished: "Forget this trophy, you can see clearly with your eyes open, only the big ear cup in front is your ultimate goal!" Don't think that last night's Arsenal is the real Arsenal, the Arsenal in four days from now will definitely surprise you! ”
Mourinho just won the championship last night, and Mourinho is not good at being too strict in front of the players, but today is different, winning the championship is already in the past, and he must pull the player's mind back at the first time and adjust the player's mental state.
"Why did we lose the league title? Because they are more bloodthirsty than we are, and now that they are here to fight us for the Champions League, they are still the bloodthirsty wolves! Think about how you hung up your boots ten years later, and then think back to it, you had the opportunity to get big ears that year, but because of your own incompetence, you ended up missing out on big ears, and you will regret it for the rest of your life! ”
The Chelsea players didn't expect Mourinho to become a hair dryer as soon as they came back, and the originally loose mood was suddenly tightened by him, and Mourinho still tirelessly continued: "The Arsenal people are already ahead of us, look at Hazard, Ivan and Courtois, they have fallen, we have lost three comrades, if you are still reminiscing about last night's bullshit FA Cup, then you can also take an early holiday and don't have to play this game!" For me, out of the European Cup, nothing else! (To be continued......)