Chapter 74: Bad Weather

Historically, European and Western European teams have been afraid to be in a group with Russian teams, not because of how strong Russian clubs are.

Rather, the long distances and the cold weather, combined with the fact that the land of Russia is often able to perform some exciting miracles.

With the rise of Russian clubs in recent years, this trend has intensified.

It's not an exaggeration to call it the devil's away!

CSKA Moscow is a veteran club of Russia's giants, and the local Russian media also have high hopes for the team.

Of course, in the eyes of the Russian media, Chelsea is a paper tiger today, why would Lu come to such a conclusion!

The edge is weak! Chelsea's attacking line has not been strong this season, and now that Didier Drogba is injured and has not made it to Moscow, it was reported the day before the game that Mourinho will use the team's youngest striker, Jonker, as the centre-forward for this game.

"Haven't weaned yet!"

The Russian media had already described Jonk as a newborn on the pitch before the game, and it seemed that the Russians did not take Jonk seriously at all.

Jonk, who has been in hot form recently, has been ignored in Russia, I wonder if Lu Dao is arrogant to the Russians, or if he doesn't know what Lu Dao said to deliberately provoke his opponent?

Either way, Jonk was angry, and the consequences were severe.

Jonk rarely went to bed early before the game, and woke up early, and through the hotel window, it was still pitch black outside.

At the beginning of November in Moscow, the night was unusually long, and the temperature had already dropped to minus 7 or 8 degrees Celsius under the influence of cold air.

When Jonk finished washing up and stood in front of the window, the world outside the glass window was still pitch black. You must know that it was already past eight o'clock at this timeβ€”it was eight o'clock in the morning, not eight o'clock in the evening.

The street lights were still on, illuminating every street, and the buildings in the distance were lit up.

The city is gradually waking up.

In the light, Jonker noticed something floating through his window.

He climbed up and took a closer look, and saw that it was...... Snowflakes!

It's snowing!

He looked down again...... He was talking about how the light of the street lamp was so bright, it turned out to be reflected by the snow on the ground!

It's all snow, which means that the next time is not short.

Do you want a snow battle today?

Jonk frowned, Jonk, who grew up in Portugal, was really the first time to see the snow scene, and there was a little excitement in his heart, what is ice and snow? What does it feel like to play a game in the snow?

"Don't sleep, it's snowing outside!"

"What! Hell Russia! Hell, Moscow! Don't let people play football anymore! ”

Carvalho, the famous shivering uncle, also complained directly about his sleepy eyes, and in his opinion, he should sleep under the covers in this weather, not the cold on the pitch.

Like Carvalho, Robben has recently returned from injury, this 'uncle' figure is also afraid of the cold, the package is called a tight, the first few days of adaptation to the climate seems to be all in vain, the temperature suddenly dropped by about 10 degrees, the wind is not small, such weather is really enough to choke the Chelsea players.

I'm afraid of anything, but the Russians are happy, cool down, and freeze the Londoners into stupid hats!

After Mourinho's training session on the morning of the match, he had his staff ready for snow fighting and would be able to change them once it snowed again.

Playing in such weather is full of too many unknowns that he didn't know before!

The difficulty will not be small, the slippery field, the cold weather, too cold will make the players stiff.

Jose Mourinho decided to bring Chelsea into the pitch an hour earlier to give his players plenty of time to get fit.

On the bus to the stadium, the radio was playing a local TV program, and the host talked about today's game and the weather. The tone was not startled, and then looked at the teammates around him, but he was not calm about the weather.

It seems that Russians are used to playing football in the snow and ice, and it is only natural that the Chelsea players are a little frustrated.

The sky outside the car window was a little gray, and even after 3 p.m., it looked like it was about to get dark...... However, the winter days in Moscow are so short, it is more than 9 o'clock in the morning, and it is dark after 4 o'clock in the afternoon......

Jonk has a sense of excitement about everything outside, a country in the snow and ice, which makes him yearn for it, and he doesn't have a natural fear of the cold like other Portuguese players.

Although it was cold, Jonker saw a lot of fans along the way, either driving or walking to the stadium.

Among these people are also those fans who are thinly dressed and carry wine bottles in their hands, at least before the start of the game, but they are a bit like England.

They wore red CSKA Moscow jerseys and sang loudly and gave the middle finger to Chelsea's car approaching.

Judging by the reaction of the fans, this game was anything but friendly.

Getting out of the air-conditioned bus, Jonk subconsciously shrunk his neck.

Robben and Carval's shrunken necks never came out again.

At the parking location, although the weather was very cold, there were still many reporters waiting, who were also tightly wrapped, but when they saw the players get out of the car, they regained their vitality one by one and rushed up.

It's hard for these reporters from the UK, and they have to wait for the team to take pictures and interviews in the wind.

Jonker was Chelsea's fastest rising star and was naturally sought after, with the spotlight being chased by British journalists and the players who had no task to cover the situation quickly entered the dressing room.

"How did you feel today? Feel like you're scoring a goal? ”

Jonke said that he didn't feel like he was scoring a goal, but he felt a little bit of a frozen ear.

"Guess?"

One sentence amused all the media, and the atmosphere was not bad on a cold day.

'Chelsea have a lot of Portuguese players in their squad, is it going to be uncomfortable for the weather?'

"I'm fine, on the contrary, I'm very excited, the first time I saw the snow, it's really amazing!"

Jonk really didn't want to stand like that in the cold wind anymore, so he answered two questions hastily, and he stepped into the player's tunnel.

A group of reporters waited for a long time, and it was really not easy to get only a little interview information.

As soon as Jonker entered the locker room, he heard many people complaining about the cold weather outside.

The one you wear is called a thick one, and there is a pair of warm trousers under the shorts, and the neck gloves are indispensable.

When Jonk changed his equipment, everyone was taken aback.

"Don't be reckless, you kid, you'd better dress some!"

"Wow! It's amazing! I really doubt if you're Portuguese? ”