Chapter 154: Premier League Champion
At the start of the second half, Chelsea were clearly much better than they had been in the first half, controlling the game and waiting for an opportunity to attack.
Bolton Wanderers are also very knowledgeable about current affairs, and if they have the ability to defend, they will take the championship themselves.
In fact, from another point of view, Bolton has made preparations to become the Premier League champion of Chelsea, but the drama must also be played well, acting like, saying a thousand things and ten thousand, Chelsea still has to have that bit of real ability, don't be like the first half, the opponent is not so nervous.
It is not too surprising that Chelsea won Bolton Wanderers with real skills, where is the strength of the two teams, after the start of the second half, Chelsea's changes are also obvious, and the momentum of doing it yourself has also come out.
Especially on the front line, Jonk is more like a sharp blade, the knife makes Bolton's heart socket, and the first ten minutes are full of danger and almost complete the kill.
Almost, after all, Jonker's shot was blocked, he missed the ball threshold, covered his head in frustration and yelled, everyone could see how eager he was to score.
"I'm still a little impatient, be steady, be steady!"
Lineker said the crux of Chelsea's delay in scoring, but it is one thing to say that it is one thing to let him do it, and there is no good way, the key point of the game is self-evident, it is impossible to want the players to have no emotion, only to see if the players can adjust.
Amid the siege sirens of "Knock Knock", Jonk is aiming at the target and firing "cannonballs".
It was his seventeenth goal!
"He did it! It's incredible! This is Jonker's second career season, his first Premier League season! Talented! A true genius! He's on his way to becoming a superstar! ”
Lineker didn't know what he was yelling about. Anyway, he was hoarse and exhausted, and he put all the praise he could think of on Jonker's head.
He wasn't worried about killing Jonker at all, he just wanted to show his admiration for this amazing boy.
Killing?
This stuff is not uncommon in the UK. However, if you can hear Lineker's words of killing, maybe it is not a killing.
Besides, if Jonk could be killed by a few words of praise, he would have died no one many times!
The old move, Jonk is not immune, the source is one goal after another, and the real record can no longer be real.
Whether it's Stamford Bridge, or Reebok. It has long been a sea of joy.
While the game continued, all the Chelsea fans didn't honestly stay in their seats, but stood up and jumped and jumped. Singing and dancing.
They have been waiting for fifty years, and finally this moment has come!
In October 1954, they scored just two points from six consecutive games, and they did not look like a strong team at all. But later it was unstoppable. Eventually, they won the league title that season. This is Chelsea's first top-flight title in their history, the Premier League! It was the first time Chelsea had touched it.
Although the game continued, the score of 1:2 leading by one goal was not a safe result, but no one could suppress it at this time.
"Blue! Proud blue! Victory belongs to the roaring lion on the blue jersey! Glory to Chelsea! The title belongs to Chelsea! ”
The television broadcast was screened for a close-up, and Lineker gushed about Jonker - even though he was no stranger to him.
“…… Jonker's goal was his seventeenth league goal of the season! Although not the most! But a lot of them can be considered classics on the pitch and I'm sure if you see them all, you'll love the youngster who wears the Chelsea number 25 for being so good. So talented, he's bringing the title to the team with his goals! ”
Yes, fans who are familiar with this qiē have already become staunch fans of Jonker. Amazingly young, no one can compare to him, he's the guy who is very good at scoring goals.
"It's only his second season and it's his first Premier League season...... What a remarkable example of a striker who is only a young man to be so impressive in the second season of his career! ”
'Now think back to his first appearance for Chelsea's first team...... It seems that from that moment on, it was destined that Chelsea's number 25 was not an ordinary figure......
Just as Lineker's new image is a brain-dead fan's constant memories and praise of Jonker, the game came to an end.
Jonker scored again, not with a bombardment, but from the edge of the box, scoring again with a volley to complete his hat-trick and seal the league title for Chelsea.
The Chelsea fans in the stands couldn't wait to set off the fireworks.
The singing hasn't stopped since Jonker scored the goal.
'This is Chelsea's first domestic top-flight title in 50 years!'
"Two years, they only took two years, before they were also throwing money and dreaming of the championship, but everything changed because of the arrival of one person, Abu! This wealthy Russian billionaire has smashed a Premier League championship trophy, what will be next, the Champions League? Who knows, the Chelsea man is still going on in the Champions League, so let's wait and see! At the same time, the Chelseans have finally proved for themselves that they are not local tyrants, not nouveau riche, but champions, giants! ”
"The referee was looking at his watch, and there were three minutes of stoppage time...... If you want me to say that this injury time is meaningless, Bolton don't have any desire to attack at all, and their players are not focused on the game, so it is better to blow the whistle at the end of the game! ”
Lineker is right, now the field is no longer "kicking", Chelsea are in possession, but everyone is not running forward, just back and forth in the middle and back, Terry, Cech have more than once raised their arms and cheered.
And the Bolton players saw Chelsea in possession and stopped coming up to grab it.
The players on both sides were basically on the pitch, and there was really no need for the referee to continue to play stoppage time.
On the sidelines. Chelsea's coaches and substitutes also stood on the sidelines, waiting for the whistle to blow before rushing in to celebrate the league title.
There was a smile of excitement on everyone's face.
They waited for this moment. It's been too long!
"Ah...... The referee blew the whistle for the end of the game! It's over! We are the champions! Chelsea are league champions!! Lineker yelled in disbelief and for the first time admitted his love for Chelsea.
Even so, his voice was drowned out by the roars of the fans......
The players on the bench rushed onto the pitch, while the Chelsea players on the pitch raised their arms in celebration.
Jonk and Lampard hugged each other tightly.
The two of them were the closest, so of course they got together.
'Congratulations to Chelsea, they won the English Premier League in 2004/2005! It's been an unbeatable season for them! ”
Chelsea's celebration didn't last long. With a makeshift podium set up in the middle of the pitch – the trophy table at the door of the players' tunnel – it seems that the FA has also tasked Chelsea with the task of getting their wish in this round, and they are all ready. Waiting for Chelsea's own watch.
After a brief celebration, the Chelsea players returned to the dressing room. They had to change into a medal uniform specially prepared for the champion, with the word "champion" clearly printed on it, and no one had one. It seems that Chelsea are also ready early. Just waiting for this moment.
"Champion! Champion! We are the champions!! ”
Back in the locker room, everyone was still excited, cheering, singing, bouncing.
"Aha! Finally won the league championship! ”
"I'm also a member of the championship team!"
"We've got to celebrate!" John Terry put his arm around Lampard and Jonker's shoulders.
"For victory!"
"For the champion!" Two men echoed him.
The 50-year wait was long and painful, but as the clock on Bolton's Reebok Stadium approached the 94th minute, the Chelseaman was experiencing happiness when the torturous wait suddenly turned so wonderful in the final minutes. In the moments before touching the finish line, the feeling of waiting for happiness to get closer is truly evocative.
The Chelsea players on the sidelines are happy. They didn't have to watch out for the opponent's counter-attack and black feet like their brothers on the pitch, Robben put on a Blues scarf and his team-mates poured a bottle of water over his head in exchange for the Dutchman's happy smile, Drogba was already eager to put on the shirt specially made for the championship and ready to rush into the stadium at any time, Makelele, who was used to seeing big scenes, was also infected, and he put his arm around Cudicini's shoulders and jumped like a child......
The players on the pitch may have to run, fall and tackle every ball, but everyone knows that no one can slow down the pace of history, and on April 30, 2005, the day was destined to be rendered blue, which was particularly conspicuous after Liverpool, Manchester United and Arsenal had dominated the red for so long. "Champions, champions, ......" was the voice of history at this moment, with the cheers of the Blues fans echoing through the Reebok Stadium in the final moments of the game as they announced the birth of a new Premier League supremacy.
Jonker was the man who pushed Chelsea to cross the line at the end, breaking through with sweeping momentum, shaking and then striking, and in this historic moment, former Roma defender Candela became a foil to Jonker, his helpless fall in the confrontation and the strength of his opponents formed such a stark contrast that when Chelsea rushed to the finish line with a 50-year longing, every thing in front of them was like a decoration, in order to only accentuate the unstoppable momentum of the Blues.
'I feel like I owe the fans a debt of missing a chance against Liverpool in midweek and today it was the best way for me to make it up to them!' Frank Lampard couldn't hide his excitement at the moment of winning the title, and his name will go down in history with two years of hard work and this game, '50 years from now, it's a consolation for the fans and everyone, and it's going to be a moment for the rest of my life!' ”
It is also worth mentioning Joe Cole, who was here 2 years ago, he lost the key battle of relegation with West Ham United, and was even involved in a brawl on the field, but today, 2 years later, Joe Cole is reborn here with Chelsea, how can he not have mixed feelings......
Let's take a look at the moment when the Chelsea crowd came out to claim the award, and let's remember this historic moment. and the pictures that accompany it.
After the squad re-introduced, Frank Lampard and John Terry hugged Cech and Jonker, with Claude Makelele rushing to join them. Immediately afterwards, the team members gathered around one after another, everyone hugged each other, jumped and cheered...... Facing the fans, the Chelsea players held hands as they rushed to the sideline and fell to the ground to receive the cheers of the fans as they glided forward. Terry and others raised their arms to applaud the fans, and the atmosphere reached a climax at this moment......
In the dugout, Mourinho is still that cool. He returned to his seat after a brief celebration with the players, smiling and tapping on his phone, before revealing that he was giving good news to his wife and children. At this moment. The Portuguese, who has always had a clear separation between family and career, couldn't resist asking his family to join in the Chelsea celebrations......
Back in the dressing room, the celebrations continued, and owner Roman Abramovich joined in, hugging his players and cheering and jumping, enjoying a baptism of champagne, and in this moment, everyone wrote their faces and emotions into history, and these images will eventually become timeless classics.
The 3,000 Chelsea fans who travelled to Bolton Wanderers were equally happy. They were able to witness this historic moment on the spot, 50 years. How many people have gone from teenagers to whiteheads, and how many young faces have joined the ranks of the Blues.
For this day, for the cheers of "champions, champions", they are willing to wait, Hoddle, Gullit, Vialli, Zola, these once familiar names are like fate arranged for this moment, Mourinho, Jonker, Lampard, Terry are the protagonists of the climax, in this dream come true, the Chelsea people have reason to be proud of themselves, they have been fighting for the goal in their hearts for too long......
Fifty years ago, first-time Chelsea won the title at Old Trafford in the final round.
Manchester United boss Sir Busby gave the Red Devils a round of applause for the arrival of the title. 50 years later, Chelsea, who also won the title, will also meet the Red Devils, and I wonder if Sir Alex Ferguson has the elegance of his predecessors.
Half a century has been a long time for Stamford Bridge but worth the wait.
The 3,000 Chelsea fans who travelled to Bolton Wanderers were blessed as they witnessed another historic moment for the club.
But for Lang. For Hawkins, the memories of 50 years ago, while sweet, were by no means as sunny as today's victory.
This qiē, in Lang. Hawkins' eyes are like yesterday: the Blue Lions die-hard fan watched 2,649 Chelsea first-team games live, with more than 500 reserve team games in attendance. Hawkins lost a championship season 50 years ago, "I missed the team away to Villa at my wedding and we lost 3-2, so I was unlucky. ”
In that golden season, the Blues were in 12th place at the end of October and did not occupy the top spot for the first time until 23 March. The clash with second-placed Wolves attracted a club record of 75,043 fans, and left-back William is still haunted by the pre-match West End congestion. Mills, a friend of Hawkins' friend who sold tickets at the stadium at the time, described the final 15 minutes as if they had gone through 15 hours. The Wednesday match on April 23 sealed the title, and the week-long general strike in the British press ended early.
History is full of coincidences, and 50 years ago, when Notts County knocked Chelsea out of the FA Cup, the captain of the year, Bentley, swore to reporters: "This way, we are going to win the league!" "Fifty years later, history seems to be back to where it started. Fifty years later, Ruben the 'Cycling Boy' from the Netherlands has brought Chelsea to a youthful life.
Fifty years ago, the son of a Cumberland farmer also gave the Blues a lot of energy. He and Ruben both had curly hair, but O'Connor was not as lucky as Reuben, as he didn't play much, as he had to go back to Cumberland every Thursday to help on the farm, and every Saturday O'Connor had to take the train to London with his sneakers. The lad scored a hat-trick on his debut, but Chelsea still lost 6-5 to Manchester United.
To add insult to injury, the championship trophy of that year was never on public display. Hawkins' memories are somewhat bitter: "The trophy was placed on a trolley, with only one club secretary and two security guards in charge. In those years, the honor was really ordinary. Bentley, the old captain who is already in his old age, was a little haunted: "We never saw a trophy, and as for the celebration of the championship, the players just enjoyed the typical British flavours – the tea and cheese sandwiches.
At that time, there was only one Dutchman, and today Chelsea is a veritable "multinational force" - Mourinho has internationals from 14 countries. Drake's 'ducklings' rarely donned the Three Lions, and now, Terry, Frank Lampard and Joe have been able to do so. Cole, on the other hand, made the Stamford Bridge pedigree more British.
Bentley, the captain of the year, was impressed: "Our Chelsea have never been more charismatic than they are now. "What makes Chelsea more 'British' is that there have been rumours in the media that Abou will move the home of the 'Blue Lions' to the new Wembley Stadium. While the jury is still out, there is no doubt that after 50 years, Stamford Bridge has once again earned the respect of the whole of the UK.
The word 50 years is constantly mentioned, and the Chelsea people have finally waited for their title, and this 50 years is more about expressing a kind of tenacity, a kind of heritage. (To be continued......)