Chapter 153: "I Want to Beat Someone!"
Three days after the FA Cup, Chelsea host Gunners Arsenal in the 34th round of the league. Although this is a direct conversation between the top two teams at the top of the table, the outside world has not paid as much attention to this game as it has in previous seasons. The reason is that the gap between the two is so great, and even if Chelsea lose this game at home, Arsenal's title form is still only theoretically possible. The Times had this to say before the game: "The only thing Wenger and his Arsenal can do now is to find a way to delay the moment when Chelsea reach the top. ”
Although Arsenal does not agree with this statement. Arsenal players, including Thierry Henry, and manager Arsene Wenger all said in their pre-match media interviews that they have not lost the motivation to compete for the title and will do their best as long as there is hope. Although their statements sounded united and firm, they did not receive much support from the outside world, as Arsenal's previous approach was somewhat inconsistent with their verbal determination.
Just four days ago, Arsenal played in the FA Cup semi-final against Blackburn Rovers with all their main force, and under such a premise, it is hard to believe what kind of quality and performance Arsenal can show in this game. Choosing a winner between them and Chelsea, who are resting in the main team, is not a difficult choice for the outside world.
Even so, though, there are some fascinating things to watch in this game. One of them is whether Chelsea can win Arsenal and Fulham in quick succession to win the final league title three rounds ahead of schedule. To accomplish this goal. Arsenal are the first opponents Chelsea must win. Chelsea currently lead Arsenal by 11 points in the table. There are a total of 5 league games left in the Premier League, including this one. Combined with the FA Cup semi-finals, there are still six games left. So this is a direct conversation with Arsenal. It will be the key to how many rounds Chelsea can win the title earlier. For Chelsea, who are still distracted by the Champions League, the bigger the number, the better.
In addition to this, it is also interesting to note that this match is the first battle between Gallas and Ashley Cole after swapping clubs. When facing their respective old clubs, how the two will behave will be the focus of attention from the off-court media. Among them, especially Gallas is more interesting, because the conflict between him and Lao Lei at the beginning also caused a lot of trouble in the Premier League. In such a situation, the outside world naturally expects more. What kind of fierce sparks will he and Lao Lei have in the game.
That expectation increased dramatically after Gallas said in his pre-match interview. "That's a villain, don't tell me what kind of world footballer he is, what kind of Ballon d'Or winner, in my eyes it's a selfish villain. Why did I leave Chelsea? That's because there are such villains, and the big stars don't like players like me. In this game, I will give him good looks. ”
In fact, everyone who understands knows that there is no comparison between Gallas and Lao Lei at all, and Lao Lei will be higher in any team. The more preferred option, there is no doubt about it. But the outside world just likes such topics and likes to chase topics related to Lao Lei. Because a series of previous examples have proved that such a topic has a high level of attention among fans. And for journalists, it's money, beauty, and promotions.
So after this word of Garras came out. Journalists and media flocked to Ray's home and Chelsea's training base almost like hungry dogs at the sight of a steak. Everyone is waiting. How will "Bad Boy" Ray respond to Gallas's provocation? When they think of Lao Lei's previous style of acting, their eyes are almost full of pounds.
But. This time Lao Lei disappointed them. Whether it was at the training base or in front of his home, Lao Lei refused any interviews and questions with a cold face. In the end, even the press officer within the club made a request, but Lao Lei directly refused. At this time, he was still a little unrelieved because of the FA Cup incident, and he was not in the mood to pay attention to these things at all. Although the weight of the FA Cup is not special among the honors that Lao Lei has received, for Lao Lei, this is the first time in his career that he has voluntarily given up the title competition for a certain event.
Although this is not an uncommon thing in professional football, it is really the first time for Lao Lei to get on the sedan chair, and this sedan chair is very reluctant and unhappy. With Lao Lei's paranoid personality for any victory, this is really something he can't forget for a short time. In addition, the lonely look of those Chelsea academy players has not been able to let go of Lao Lei so far. He always felt as if he owed them something precious, and this sense of untrustworthy grievance further strengthened Lao Lei's unpleasant feelings.
In such a situation, where would he be in the mood to pay attention to Gallas, who was like a mad dog in his heart. Ray has no impression of his former team-mate, even if it was because of him in the first place. After the turmoil in the dressing room, he completely left the French left-back behind and didn't take it to heart at all. If it weren't for the rehashing of the old story between Gallas himself and the media, Old Ray might not have been able to recognize him in person.
However, the sudden appearance of Garas at this time is a good thing for Lao Lei, because at least he can have a specific person to vent his anger. If you vent your grievances on the whole Arsenal team, it will be too general after all. At this time, there was such a fool who voluntarily came out to accept Lao Lei's anger impact, which was not a big news for Lao Lei's mental health. Of course, none of this Gallas himself knew. The French left-back, who was not very emotionally intelligent and was screaming at the media and the public, did not know that the old ray had cast a cold gaze on him like a mortal enemy.
In the silence of Lao Lei and the dissatisfaction of the reporters, the time soon came to the day of the game. Today, Tolaore and Gallas welcomed a lot of reporters in the media booth at Stamford Bridge. These are the days when I haven't been able to interview Lao Lei. But they don't believe that the reporters who don't believe that Lao Lei will not do something out of the ordinary today, their purpose today is to record any story that may have happened between Lao Lei and Garas.
There is no knowledge about these old rays. Or don't care. What he wanted to do today was to win the game. It is to vent the unhappiness in his heart on Gallas, who has suddenly attracted his attention these days. For Lao Lei, if one of these two can't do it, this game will not be considered a success and a success. "I hope you don't disappoint me, there was finally such a sandbag looking for a fight." Lao Lei said in his heart with the mentality of a boxer who is looking forward to a sandbag.
Twenty minutes before the start of the game, Jose Mourinho was in the dressing room making the final game mobilization for his players. "Guys, I don't need to go into details, everyone already knows the importance of this game. What I want to tell you is that don't care how many points we have ahead, and forget how much the shit pundits say about us. From now on, our aim in the next two games is simple. That's to lift that championship trophy for me! I can't wait for one more game!! If Arsenal want to fight for their dignity, go and trample their dignity under my feet! Sue them, it's worthless in front of us! Worthless!! ”
Jose Mourinho's usual provocative words sparked the passion and fighting spirit of the entire Chelsea team at once. In the home team's dressing room, there was a sudden sound of screaming. However, this time there was a lack of Lao Lei's cry, and Lao Lei was still sitting in his position with a cold face at this time. Although it can be seen that he is murderous and full of fighting spirit, there is more resentment and less passion than before.
on this. Mourinho was meticulous and he knew exactly why he was the way he was. He knows Lao Lei's character very well, and knows that Lao Lei is still a little worried about the FA Cup. He wasn't angry about that. Because he knew that this was the nature of Old Lei, the paranoid nature of pursuing a victory that he himself admired. Even so, though. What you should do as a manager in order to keep the team stable. He's still going to do it. So when the Chelsea players were all coming out, he deliberately kept the old ray. Said a few words.
Looking at the strong young man standing in front of him, his most proud disciple, Mourinho asked in a rare softness: "Why is Reima still angry with me?" Although the content of the words was a question, the tone was full of certainty and affirmation.
"No, head, I'm not angry. It's just that we are still unwilling in our hearts, and we just let go of a champion like this. Head, you know, I'm too hard to accept such a thing. In the face of Mourinho's question, Lao Lei lowered his head and said angrily. In front of his mentor, who was close to father and son, Lao Lei did not have any intention of concealing it, and completely said his inner thoughts.
"Stinky boy, I don't know how thick the sky is. Remember, boy, football is like life, it can't be perfect. It's wise to choose to give up when the time is right, you know? Let's play, since I don't want to lose any championships, go and get this championship back for me. Mourinho said in a tone of earnest instruction from an elder to a grandparent. Although the tone is casual, the love in it cannot be hidden.
"Also, I promise you. As long as you can be sure of winning this game, whatever you do on the field, I support you, how about it? ”
"And what if I want to punch someone?" Forget about the unpleasantness for a while, Lao Lei said to Mourinho in a flattering tone.
"Stinky boy! In this way, if you beat someone, I will help you carry it! It's all right! Now, get the hell out of here! ”
After saying that, Mourinho smiled and kicked Lao Lei's ass unsatisfied.
"That's it!" After leaving this sentence, Lao Lei, who received a blow to his buttocks, escaped from the locker room in a few big steps. The back of his hurried departure provoked Mourinho to snort and laugh out loud.
Mourinho then walked out of the dressing room with a smile and shook his head, ready to meet Arsene Wenger's challenge.
But what he didn't know was that just 5 minutes later, Lao Lei said such a sentence in his heart.
"You hit someone, I'll help you carry it!"
Thinking of this, looking at Garas in front of him, he said secretly in his heart.
"Head, I really want to beat people up now!!" (To be continued......)