Chapter 584: Return to the top of the Champions League scorer list
In the end, the attention of the British media was focused on how many goals Iello would have scored by the end of the season.
Although the dispute is very different, there is one thing that is agreed - that is that Iello will definitely break the record of 34 goals in a single season in the Premier League set by Cole and Shearer in 1993-1994 and 1994-1995.
For a player who has been able to score 30 goals in 26 league games, there is simply no doubt that he will not score five goals in the final twelve league games of the season, or far more than that.
Speaking to the BBC, Shearer's former England international, who is currently undergoing coaching at UEFA, and the Premier League's record for goals in a single season was generous enough to praise Chelsea's signings and encouraged Iello: "No doubt! Chelsea's recruitment has been quite successful, and the £60 million and £250,000 weekly salary are fully worthy of Ai, because it is completely unbelievable that a player can score 30 goals in 26 league games, but Ai has taught us a good lesson, as long as we dare to think and dare to do, then we will achieve our wishes, and thus set a new record...... Come on! I'm optimistic about you!! ”
Even former Arsenal player Thierry Henry, who just moved to Barcelona, admitted in an interview that sooner or later Iroh will break the Premier League single-season scoring record: "Ai broke my record? That's rightfully so! Now I wonder if he will set a new Premier League single-season scoring record!! Is it 40+ or 45+? You know, he's scored a whopping 30 goals in 26 league games! ”
David Villa, also in Spain, spoke to reporters about Elo's goal figures: "Please...... Please don't compare him to the numbers of the past, okay? Because it won't be long before the pair of numbers will change, and the pair of numbers will have the same name written next to it, that is, Ai! ”
It was only then that many of Europe's biggest clubs admitted that Chelsea spent £60 million on Iello not because of a head problem, but because of ...... It's worth the money!
You must know that the European giants recruit nearly hundreds of millions of euros every season, and Chelsea only relied on 60 million pounds to achieve what they wanted to achieve, so ...... Value!
So far, in addition to the decline in England's form due to weather in November and December, Iello has maintained a very good personal condition, and more importantly, he knows how to protect himself during the game, so he has not been injured at all since landing in the Premier League, and his good health is enviable.
That's the envy of other big teams in Europe.
It's like buying an efficient and healthy shooter at a high price, how can you feel that you are at a loss?
And Iroh also proved from his own table that his worth and treatment are directly proportional to his strength!
Cristiano Ronaldo, who is currently in talks with Manchester United to renew his contract, is quite disappointed because he has only two goals away from Elo's goal, but how many rounds have passed? I was thrown away by 7 goals again, and I feel very disappointed when I think about it.
Cristiano Ronaldo was frustrated when he thought about the league game that had just ended, if he hadn't taken the opportunity he should have taken at the crucial moment, how could the team have been pulled away by Chelsea? And he will close the gap in goals.
At the end of the day, it's still ...... Gap!
Last season's Premier League top scorer Didier Drogba scored just 20 goals! He has scored 23 goals in 26 Premier League games this season! If you put it in the past, it is very against the sky, but ...... Now there is a more rebellious existence in front of us.
Until now, Cristiano Ronaldo knows that a good example in front of him is a double blade, when the fighting spirit is high, you can have infinite fighting spirit, and like now, when you are riddled with negative energy, you will not be able to raise half a point to face the **.
However, it has to be said that he has a good opportunity and a good manager!
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Chelsea's three-goal win over Liverpool in the league at the weekend stretched the gap to seven points for the first time against Manchester United, which is a good sign and a new Champions League record when we start the quarter-final knockout round away from home in 10 days' time!
However, there is more preparation for the Carabao Cup final after the knockout stages of the Champions League, the first title of the 2007-2008 season! It's a £50 million prize money at stake!!
Boss Roman Abramovich has spoken out that he will pay £50 million if he wins four titles at the end of the season! That's a lot of money......
Jose Mourinho is also a little cautious.
However, Chelsea are looking to win four titles, and in addition to their impressive performances in the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals and Carabao Cup finals, there is also an FA Cup fifth-round game ahead of this Champions League knockout quarter-final against Huddersfield.
Huddersfield are the only League One side to qualify for the fifth round of the FA Cup this season, but despite this, Chelsea are not underestimating this team, because in the more than 100-year history of the FA Cup, the competition has proven its magic, and there will always be undesirable upsets, especially the top flight giants, which often serve as a backdrop for the upsets.
Of course, Huddersfield's ability to qualify for the fifth round of the FA Cup is not only due to their own strength, but also due to a lot of luck, because they have not met a Premier League team along the way, and the strongest is the Championship team Sheffield United.
As we all know, there are two levels of English One teams and Premier League teams, but Huddersfield was once a super team in English football, winning the English top league championship in three consecutive seasons of 1923-1924, 1924-1925, and 1925-1926......
To put it in fashionable terms - outdated!
Indeed, Huddersfield is long gone, otherwise they would not have been struggling in the English third division.
Huddersfield have come to an end when they meet Premier League leaders Chelsea in the fifth round of the FA Cup.
No team was favoured by Huddersfield Town ahead of the game.
The same was true for the actual game, and it was the result of Chelsea's first leg of the Champions League quarter-final four days later.
Chelsea did not field an all-out squad at home, but instead faced Huddersfield Town with a semi-main line-up led by Elo, Ballack, Essien and Carvalho.
In the end, thanks to a brace from Arlo and a header from Elack Ballack, Chelsea beat League One side Huddersfield Town 3-0 at home to reach the sixth round of the FA Cup, also known as the FA Cup quarter-finals.
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Chelsea are currently top of the Premier League table, seven points ahead of second-placed Manchester United, have reached the final of the League Cup, the FA Cup has also reached the quarter-finals, and the Champions League quarter-final opponent is Olympiacos, so the chances of advancing to the quarter-finals are very high, so this season Chelsea will have a good chance of winning all four.
In other words, Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich will have a good chance of shelling out the £50 million!
Later, Abramovich also said in an interview with local reporters in London: "If I can win these four titles, then I will willingly pay these 50 million pounds!" ”
But...... The news, which should have made headlines, was ...... Snatched away.
The reason for the snatch was another FA Cup fifth round match the following day.
Manchester United host Arsenal.
Of course, that alone wasn't enough to steal what should have been Chelsea's headlines, but the result was a surprise and a surprise.
Because Manchester United, who is playing at home, beat Arsenal 5:0!
One of the main wingers, Cristiano Ronaldo, scored a hat-trick and almost used half time to completely kill the game!
You must know that in recent seasons, the wins and losses of the giants have basically been plus or minus one or two goals, like Manchester United's five-goal home victory over Arsenal is really extremely rare, or this game is the largest point difference between the giants since the establishment of the Premier League.
Therefore, this score has also become a topic of discussion in the major media before the start of the Champions League 1/8 finals, but these have nothing to do with Chelsea, and they have little to do with the protagonist Elo, but Cristiano Ronaldo vented his unwillingness on Arsenal.
Chelsea's UEFA Champions League quarter-final against Olympiacos kicks off at the Stade Cavis at 8.45pm local time on the 20th, the standard kick-off time for the Champions League.
The team is no stranger to Elo, who dominated the game when they scored a hat-trick in the first group stage of Valencia's Champions League title last season against Olympiacos.
And Iello felt good when he returned to the playing field, scoring twice in the first half, so Chelsea also went into the dressing room with a two-goal advantage.
With Chelsea going to the new Wembley Stadium three days later to play a Carabao Cup final against Tottenham, and already having a goal advantage in two away games, Mourinho began to replace Drogba, Ballack and Mikel in the second half, leaving Arlo alone at the front, putting more pressure on the home team, and also hoping that he would start the Champions League knockout round with a hat-trick.
Iello lived up to the expectations of Jose Mourinho and the fans who came to the stadium, and in the 38th minute of the second half, he took advantage of a long-distance run to set the score above 0-3, with the home team in front and the visitors behind.
The hat-trick in the first leg of the Champions League knockout tie also brought Elo's tally to 10 goals, temporarily jumping to the top of the scorers' charts.
The Times' headline on the second day read: "After nine months, the former Champions League single-season record holds Ai's top scorer's list!" ”