Chapter Ninety-Three: The Locker Room Problem
The first leg of the Carabao Cup between Chelsea and Manchester United ended in a draw. 1:1, is the final score of this game. After Chelsea's equaliser, neither side was able to change the score again. In the 89th minute, United had a chance to beat Chelsea. It was an excellent opportunity to counterattack, but unfortunately, when a 2-on-3 opportunity was formed in the front court, Ronaldo was in the tens of thousands of Chelsea fans "Remaier!" Spurred on by this cheer, he once again chose to go it alone, not passing the football to Ruud van Nistelrooy, who was in a better position and had better opportunities. While Ronaldo annoyed the Dutch goalscorer, he also paid the price for his youthfulness.
Due to the regular time of the two legs of the Carabao Cup semi-finals, there is no away goal system. So, despite a goal at Stamford Bridge, United didn't have any advantage when they returned to Old Trafford for the next leg and the two sides were still on the same page. For this reason, Ronaldo, who once again became a lone ranger in the second half, became the focus of media criticism after the game. After the game, some media even commented: "Remaia sitting in the stands once again defeated Cristiano Ronaldo on the pitch." In the head-to-head competition, another city. ”
In addition, Ruud van Nistelrooy, who was extremely angry because of Ronaldo's independence, couldn't help but say in an interview after the game: "Some people should know that Manchester United is not his team alone, and his selfishness simply ruined this game." "Although the Dutch didn't say it explicitly, everyone knew who he was talking about. So in the reporter's pen, the contradiction between Ruud van Nistelrooy and Ronaldo is again noisy. In his post-match press conference, Ferguson dismissed the claims. He said that there was nothing wrong with his team's locker room, but his face was flushed. It is obvious that his mood is far less turbulent than it seems.
And coincidentally, except for Manchester United. Chelsea also broke out in the dressing room after the game, and they were on par in this regard. Compared to Ruud van Nistelrooy and Cristiano Ronaldo's disagreeable look at each other, Chelsea's problems erupted much more suddenly, without warning. And the starting point of this problem came from Gala who made a great contribution on the defensive end of this game. The French left wing-back, in an interview with reporters after the game, suddenly fired at the old thunder.
"Some people have to calm down. Although he has the affection of the whole team and all the fans, this is not a reason for him to look out for the interests of the whole team. If he's going to be the heart of this team. Then he has to manage his temper and behaviour and not cause problems for this team. But from the current point of view, he is simply a willful little boy, without any sense of responsibility. Such a person should be condemned and should not be blindly protected. If he could, he could learn from me and learn to be a responsible man. ”
Gala's remarks, although not named. But the outside world has decisively pointed out that the "he" in his words is the Chelsea No. 13 who sat in the stands and took a truce. "Gala and Remayar, the fuse broke out". "Who's right and who's wrong, Galla says he's still a child", "The French full-back openly blamed. Remaia doesn't deserve to be the core of the team...... For a while, reports about the contradictions between Gala and Lao Lei were somewhat overwhelming, and it should be said that almost all reporters were very enthusiastic and interested in it.
This is because Lao Lei's popularity in the media is really not very good. In the past, they couldn't grasp the handle, but now it is rare to have the handle to send it to them by themselves. It's no wonder they're not excited. The second reason is that Chelsea's giant momentum in the new season has made them a thorn in the side of everyone else. To be able to cause trouble for Chelsea is undoubtedly a very pleasant thing for these people.
In such a situation, the saying that "Chelsea dressing room discord" is very popular in the Premier League and has become the hottest news in the Premier League at this time. Regarding who is right and who is wrong between Gala and Lao Lei, the outside world is very happy. All eyes are on how much of an impact this dressing room storm can have on Chelsea, and how much time it will take for it to heal.
At a time when there was a lot of buzz about it, Mourinho was also furious about it in the Chelsea team. As soon as he walked out of the devil's schedule, the team had a locker room problem, which made him very annoyed. At the post-match press conference, he was questioned by reporters from all directions. Ask him what he thinks about the incident, what he will do with it... Rao is Mourinho, and this time he was made big by the reporters.
As one of the parties, Lao Lei is also the same. This time, Gala's sudden attack on him caught him off guard, and when the reporters surrounded him, he was still a mush. When he finally figured out what was going on, he himself was just like the outside world, confused, and didn't know when he offended the French. In his impression, although he and Gala have a flat relationship and usually do not communicate much, there should be no contradictions. So he was also puzzled by this incident. In such a situation, he could only play haha with the reporters and deal with the past at will. Wait for the rest of the matter to develop, and then deal with it.
For disharmony within the team, Mourinho will never allow it. The day after the game, he called Ray and Gala to his office for questioning and reprimanding. And in the meantime, the overall atmosphere at Chelsea has also suffered. On the training ground, the atmosphere between the Chelsea players who are training and recovering is also a little cold, and there is no longer the joy and laughter that it used to be. In a way, the dressing room discord has already begun to affect the entire Chelsea team.
The media is all focused on Chelsea, and every Chelsea player will be questioned and disturbed by the media during this time, which is something that affects the team's form. Except for Mourinho, Lao Lei and Gala, no one knows what exactly they said in Mourinho's office. The outside world only knows that Gala was sent to the second team training by Mourinho the day after the game. Clearly, Mourinho was undoubtedly on the side of Ray in this incident.
Although it is not known what the actual situation is. But that doesn't stop journalists from using their imaginations. In their writings, Mourinho and Lao Lei became villains who were traitors to the wolf. It's the top villain bosses who overpowerfully purge anything against them in the Chelsea dressing room. This statement, after Gala's agent spoke publicly. The hustle and bustle. 'Willian is undoubtedly a great player and if it weren't for his steady play on the pitch, Chelsea would have been beaten at Stamford Bridge. But it's such a meritorious player who has been treated unfairly within the Chelsea squad and we are ready to leave and I can speak for Willian and he will never bow to them. ”
After a while, if you don't know that Gara is just a professional player, you will regard him as a revolutionary martyr. Although this is only a unilateral statement by Gala. But the outside world doesn't care about this, they put a tragic title on Gala as the "French fighter". Under the deliberate guidance of public opinion, Lao Lei and Mourinho were thoroughly described as "domineering autocrats". For a while, such a statement caused quite a stir among Chelsea fans. In the absence of a response from Chelsea players or officials, there is a general acceptance of what is now being argued.
At a time when there is so much disruption from the outside world, the atmosphere in the Chelsea squad is not as bad as journalists have assumed. When Galla was exiled to the second team, Mourinho decisively made the case public within the team, explaining it in detail to the Chelsea players. In fact, the cause of this incident is much simpler than the outside world has described. It's the type that couldn't be simpler.
The origin of a qiē comes from arrogance and jealousy. In a word, Gala is jealous of Ray's prestige and status in the Chelsea squad. It all started in the summer of '04 when Ray joined Chelsea. Galla's shirt size was 13 at the time. However, after the arrival of Lao Lei, this qiē changed. The first is that the Chelsea team gave the No. 13 shirt directly to the new signing Lao Lei without his consent. For this. Gara, who was already narrow-minded, suddenly felt that he was humiliated. Afterward. He did not raise any objections to this, but hid this dissatisfaction in his heart.
Accumulation over time. As Lao Lei's status rose in Chelsea, and as he was firmly pressed under Lao Lei's feet in the Chelsea team, this dissatisfaction slowly brewed in his heart, slowly fermented, and finally became what it is now, an irreconcilable resentment. So when Mourinho asked him to make the team apologize publicly, he refused without thinking about it. His attitude of having Lao Lei without him undoubtedly touched the bottom line in the hearts of Mourinho and the Chelsea management. In front of him and Lao Lei, everyone naturally chose the latter. Especially for Chelsea's big boss Abou, to be a good full-back and a double European and world footballer of the year, that is a ridiculous question in itself. And this is the matter of Galla being immediately sent to the second team on the same day. Originally, Mourinho did not want to give the team any rest during the winter break, but now it seems that it has backfired, and Galla's departure is a foregone conclusion.
After Galla was put on the transfer desk by Chelsea, the enthusiasm for reporting on Chelsea's internal problems reached its extreme. In the case of being dead now, Galla has also completely torn his face, scolding Lao Lei's football domineering behavior in front of the media, Mourinho's stupidity and Chelsea Club's cold-blooded ruthlessness. And the media also mostly sided with him, although Chelsea officials subsequently explained accordingly, but this was consciously ignored by the media.
However, within the Chelsea squad and in the Chelsea fan base, Galla is rightly on the opposite side. It's a reasonable and natural choice, rightly or wrongly, on any team, and for players and fans who make the dressing room conflict public, players and fans always hate it the most. There are contradictions that can be resolved privately, but if they are made public, it is your fault anyway.
Although this matter has come to an end, the outside world's discussion and speculation about it have not ended. Thinking about Lao Lei and Mourinho, in the past two days, they are still being questioned by reporters.
In the end, when he couldn't bear it anymore, Lao Lei, who had been silent, finally spoke.
"There's nothing to say, I'm still the Frenchman, a very simple multiple-choice question."
"There are many Galas in the world, but I, there is only one."
"I'm Remayar!"
"Who is Dangala?!!" (To be continued......)