On 30 January 05, Chelsea played their final game of the month at home to Birmingham City in the FA Cup. The FA Cup is a traditional competition in the English league and has a very high status in England. Compared with the EFL Cup, which is a chicken competition, the FA Cup is undoubtedly more influential and attractive. This tournament has its own characteristics of frequent upsets, and it attracts a lot of attention in England every year.

This game against Birmingham City will be the first FA Cup game between Jose Mourinho and Lao Lei. It's not a joy to celebrate, but it's a new milestone for them. However, at this time, in the face of milestones, Mourinho and his Chelsea are a little difficult. Although they are aiming for the quadruple crown, when the fourth-tier battle really comes, Mourinho and Chelsea are really feeling the heavy pressure, especially now that Chelsea are starting to suffer injuries.

At the moment at Chelsea, Arjen Robben is seriously injured and Joe Cole, Gudjohnson and Kezman are lightly injured. Among them, Goodjohnson was still heartbroken after the league game with Portsmouth. Combined with Galla, who has already left the team, Chelsea has lost four big players in the squad all of a sudden. Although this is not strict, it is at least a situation. Especially considering Chelsea's strong performance this season, many players in the squad have been selected for their respective national teams, and the World Cup qualifying schedule from time to time has added to Chelsea's injury concerns.

Giving up the FA Cup would be a smart choice for Chelsea right now. But Mourinho was faintly unwilling. In such a situation, he had several meetings with his coaching staff to discuss the matter. And about that. Chelsea's coaching staff is also on the scoresheet. The English members of the coaching staff and the team brought by Jose Mourinho have become two camps. The two sides quarreled so much about this that neither could convince anyone. In the end, Mourinho's brain was bigger.

As a last resort, Mourinho stopped the discussion and decided to make the decision on his own. However, he didn't discuss it alone, but called Lao Lei to discuss it with him. After listening to Mourinho's story, Lao Lei also pondered for a long time. He didn't give his opinion arbitrarily, knowing that it was a big deal for the team's final result this season. At last. He only left Mourinho with one sentence and left it to the "madman" to decide for himself. "Head, do you remember Porto?! At that time, we were crazy in the eyes of others. This sentence made Mourinho, who stayed in his office, stunned, and then smiled with relief, and the whole person seemed to relax all of a sudden, and the kind of madness in his eyes was sharp and stinging. Apparently. He had already sat down for the final decision.

The next day, Mourinho was in front of the coaching staff and publicly announced his decision, "We want all the titles!" Those are ours!! "Don't care. What a storm his decision has caused within the Chelsea squad. Ahead of the game against Birmingham, Galla's transfer was finally concluded at the end of the winter transfer window. This transfer matter, which has been remembered by English journalists, has finally come to light.

For this transfer. There is a lot of talk and speculation in the media. However, the result was not what they all expected. There have been a lot of storms in the whole of English football. At 4o'am on 29 January, Chelsea made a big announcement on the front page of their official website. Former Arsenal left wing-back Ashley Cole and Galla swapped owners. The sudden and sudden swapping of players in the same position by Arsenal and Chelsea, two direct contenders for the league title this season, has left journalists and the media crying out in disbelief.

Among them, the respective reactions of the two fans were the most direct. "Oh my God, is it April Fool's Day?" 'What is Arsene Wenger doing, does he want to turn Arsenal into a French club?' "Oh yes, that stupid Frenchman is finally fucking off, we can have two Cole!" …… Overall, Arsenal fans were surprised and opposed to the deal, while Chelsea fans were jubilant. For them, it's a very lucrative thing to get rid of an unsociable Frenchman and get a good player on home.

The subsequent details of the deal were also dug up by powerful journalists. In fact, from a certain point of view, Arsenal suffered a loss in this transfer, and the cheap was all given to Chelsea. Not to mention, the strength of Ashley Cole and Galla is stronger or weaker, in terms of their respective influence on the team, Ashley Cole is undoubtedly superior. He has a lot of significance for Arsenal's attack and defense on the left. In Arsenal's 48-game unbeaten run, the England left-back has an indelible credit.

If that is the case, then why would Arsene Wenger and Arsenal agree to the deal? The Sun was the first to answer this question: "Arsenal's ambitious plans for a new stadium have put a huge strain on their finances. When Arsene Wenger offered Thierry Henry, Ljungberg, Toure and other strikers a high-paying contract, Arsenal's finances could no longer afford to raise the salary level of a player like Ashley Cole. In fact, because of this problem, Ashley Cole has long had the intention of leaving Highbury. So when the deep-pocketed Chelsea approached him, it became a matter of course. And Chelsea just have a good Frenchman in their hands. The deal was a matter of course.

Of course, considering Ashley Cole's value, Chelsea's additional transfer fee must also be an important reason to impress Wenger and Arsenal. It is estimated that the minimum transfer fee will not be less than £5 million. Getting a player who is ready to fight and getting a lot of transfer income is undoubtedly a deal as sweet as honey for an increasingly financially strapped Arsenal. ”

Although in a later interview with reporters, Arsene Wenger denied that Arsenal released him for the transfer fee, but gave an ambiguous answer to the question of Ashley's salary. It can be seen that most of the speculation of "The Sun" is true, and for a while, the outside world speculated about how much money Chelsea gave to Arsenal. However, Mourinho doesn't care about these at all, he only knows that the team's left wing-back problems can finally be over. While Ashley Cole will certainly need some time to integrate, it's just some inconsequential side effects.

However, the England left-back will certainly not be able to make his debut at Stamford Bridge in the FA Cup at Birmingham. A little more than an hour before the start of the day, Stamford Bridge was once again crowded with people. Chelsea fans sang the anthem and bounced around the stands as if they had celebrated the victory in advance. In fact, there is basically a view from the outside world, and no one thinks that Birmingham will cause much trouble for Chelsea, who have become a Premier League giant this season.

But that view changed dramatically after Chelsea unveiled their starting line-up. The commentator Lineker was also one of the most skeptical ones, and said in surprise: "Hey, Mourinho's starting list, I don't have a problem with my eyes." When did Chelsea have so many players that I didn't know. It's just a mess and he wants to give up the FA Cup, but then why is Reima on the starting line-up again? ”

After seeing the starting list, it was not just Lineker who was puzzled, everyone except Chelsea was stunned. Even Chelsea's big boss Abou was intimidated by the squad, and although he promised Mourinho that he would not interfere in the game, it did not mean that he didn't even know who his players were. In this starting list, he saw some names that he had not heard of.

Is there something going on in the team that I don't know about the massive injuries? With such a question, the Russian tycoon called his subordinates for a detailed questioning. Subsequently, he also learned about Mourinho's controversial and questionable plan for a quadruple. This is a Chelsea club official, who is also supposed to be a member of the opposition to Mourinho, who spat in front of Abou, describing Mourinho as a "delusional man who knows no sky".

However, to his surprise, Abu did not express anything about his sentimental words. At this point, even a fool could see that the atmosphere was not good, and when he saw Abu's expressionless face, he immediately ended his speech. Then he wiped some cold sweat from his head and walked out of the box quickly. It was only after seeing him leave that Abu had an expression on his face, an expression of extreme sarcasm and disdain. He agrees with Mourinho's plan, a grassroots Russian tycoon who has always been an adventurous gambler. "It's a very risky plan, but my team is all about having that kind of risk-taking spirit. However, did the Portuguese let him do what he wanted too much? In his thoughts, Abu's eyes revealed a faint cold glow.

While the Russian tycoon was on his mind, Jose Mourinho was cheering on his starters in the dressing room. Most of these players, even he himself, are a little strange, and they have not known each other for a few days. Many of them are young players who have just been promoted from Chelsea's youth team and have been training with the Chelsea first team for a few days in the past few days.

"I know there must be a lot of people who are underestimating us right now! Laughing at us!! Ironic about us!! But who cares?! I'm the head coach of this team, and it's enough for me to recognize you! I know that your excellence is enough!! But we can't tolerate it, there is such a bunch of fools, laughing at us ?! So, lads, rush forward! Pounce on it!! Let them see, who's the joke?! Who is the fool?!! Went and ate them!! ”

"Oh!!"

Although the voice was immature, it was sharp, like a sharp blade, piercing into everyone's ears.

This is youth!

It's dreadnought!!

This is the newborn calf, not afraid of tigers!! (To be continued......)