Chapter 211: The Last Block
On 15 March, 20 Chelsea local and foreign players, including John Terry, Frank Lampard, Jonk and Joe Cole, travelled to the UK's annual Gold Racing Cup in four helicopters.
However, the Blues boss Jose Mourinho, who approved them for a break off, has conceived a plan for summer signings at Stamford Bridge: Argentine superstar Carlos Tevez in the Brazilian league has become the first target. However, Corinthians FC owner Chia has turned Chelsea down.
After the Champions League exit, Chelsea lost sight of their goal: it was almost impossible to export league titles, making signings a priority. Considering that Chelsea's biggest problem at the moment is the lack of top goalscorers, especially the spirited South American strikers, Tevez, who has been brilliant since joining Corinthians from Boca for $22 million at the end of last year, has come into view.
Jose Mourinho values the 22-year-old's goalscoring record, pace, body and near-flawless ball control, while the Portuguese also appreciate his dedication to refusing plastic surgery to repair his face disfigured by boiling water as a child because he does not want to miss four months of competition.
Although Corinthians' Iranian boss Chia has always been suspected of having a deep relationship with Abou, and has excellent relations with Abu's trusted agents Zahavi and Mendes, and the agent who operated Tevez to join the Brazilian league is Hidalgo, who brought Crespo and Veron to Chelsea, but after hearing that Chelsea are interested in Tevez, Kia still clearly refused to let Tevez go, "We have no intention of negotiating his transfer." ”
With Tevez not coming, Mourinho has a contingency plan: he is ready to discuss the possibility of Shepchenko's transfer with AC Milan. However, the Ukrainian nuclear warhead is too important for AC Milan, and the Italians will certainly not let them go lightly, the only good news is. The big boss Abu and Shepchenko have a good personal relationship, and it is unknown whether they can be used.
In addition, left-back Galla, whose contract expires next summer, could also be a weight in the Shepchenko deal, with the Milanese, who have watched Galla in both legs of their Champions League tie against Barcelona, have made a £7million offer for him. Although Galla himself has expressed a desire to play centre-back and is unhappy with his current position, he has also said he is happy in London. However, in order to get Shepchenko, Gala is something that Mourinho can sacrifice.
As for the weaker left wing-back following Galla's departure, Chelsea are rumoured to have re-engaged with Arsenal's Ashley. Cole. This will solve the problem. As for the centre-backs, Jose Mourinho is rumoured to have his eye on Barcelona's centre-back Marquez, who is only worth a measly £4 million at the end of his contract next summer.
However, Marquez said in Spain on the 15th: "I don't know if Chelsea has made an offer. I have a lot of respect for English football, but I want to finish my career at Barca. I want to renew my contract with Barcelona, but at the moment I'm mainly thinking about playing well for the rest of the season and playing well in the World Cup. ”
The introduction of midfielder Ballack has basically become a reality. Chelsea's midfield faces a major reshuffle. Yarosik, who is on loan at Birmingham, is sure to leave. Mourinho made it clear: 'He's unlikely to come back because he wants to play a lot but that's not possible at Stamford Bridge. ”
It is conceivable that in the transfer period after defending the Premier League crown, Chelsea will make another big move, but I don't know what kind of surprise it will bring, and everything is still in operation.
Chelsea also won their final Premier League game in March, comfortably at home. 2-0 win over visiting Manchester City.
Without the previously popular Chinese derby gimmick, it seems that people don't eat this set anymore. No matter what you say, Chinese fans will definitely pay attention to the game with Jonker, plus Huaxia Sun Jihai is in Manchester City, so he doesn't need to be followed like a gimmick.
Jonker scored twice as Chelsea took the lead in the 30th minute when Gudjohnsen flicked the ball past Sommer and fired home with his left foot from 11 yards out on the left side of the box. Chelsea doubled their lead in the 33rd minute when Frank Lampard whipped in a corner from the right, John Terry's header from six yards out was saved by James, Joe Cole volleyed into the box from 30 yards, Del Horno headed in the left rib of the box, and Jonk scored twice with a half-volley from six yards. It was his 21st league goal of the season.
Unconsciously, Jonker's number of goals has broken double ten, a big step a year, the upward momentum is really fierce, and he has been able to send 20+ goals in the top league for two consecutive years, Jonk has truly entered the ranks of world-class strikers.
Young people are expensive, coupled with Jonck's amazing efficiency, and now the 25 million pounds given by "Kicker" seems to be a bit of a suspicion of underpricing.
In any case, although the value is not the highest among the younger generation, please don't forget that it is an estimated value, not a real transfer value, this is more like a starting price, more than the price of Rooney's transfer to Manchester United, of course, the premise is that Jonk wants to transfer.
At the end of March, the final sprint to the European league in April, but the Premier League was the quietest, largely as Blues fans were already preparing to celebrate their third league trophy in the club's history.
London and Manchester in the UK are by no means calm, and while the Blues fans cheer and celebrate, Manchester United are already nervous, and for Sir Alex Ferguson, even if they can't win the league title this season, they can't let Chelsea step on Manchester United to win the title at Stamford Bridge, which is simply an insult to Manchester United.
What could be more humiliating than England's top giants, the winner of the Treble in '99, to let the sworn rival team step on the chest to take the title?
And Manchester United fans are also trying their best to cheer for the team, they use all kinds of ways to attack Chelsea, so that their players are not in shape, England's north and south media have also stood up to attack each other, for the media who support Manchester United, this time is a battle of dignity, they will not show mercy Ferguson is definitely not easy to mess with The day after Mourinho's interview, Manchester United held a press conference. In the face of many reporters, Ferguson directly scolded: "If you want to win the trophy lightly, is he dreaming?" I'll sue you right now. You're going to lose! ”
"If you're going to celebrate the title, I'd better save it until after the Champions Cup, Carlo Ancelotti isn't easy to deal with, go home at Old Trafford, go back to Stamford Bridge and lose 3-0, I don't think you will get anything this year."
Obviously, the mention of Chelsea stepping on Manchester United to win the trophy. Sir Alex Ferguson has a tendency to be annoyed, and this is a result that is by no means acceptable to Manchester United, even if they have not been very good this season. But the honor of the wealthy cannot be trampled on.
'I don't care what the squad they have, what quality they have, how good Frank Lampard and Jonk are, but the dignity of Manchester United cannot be trampled on. We will win at any cost. If he's still daydreaming, then I'll get him."
It is also clear from Ferguson's words that Chelsea won the league trophy at Stamford Bridge with a win over Manchester United, a result that is definitely not acceptable to Manchester United's media and fans............
"The League One title ...... brings back memories of my old days, no, it's the Premier League title now." Gray-haired old Terry was holding a wine glass and chatting with friends at the bar. When he heard that Chelsea were going to win the title early, he immediately fell into deep thought.
This expression has appeared on the faces of many old people in London. As early as Chelsea's midway Premier League sweep, many people were already reminiscing about the League One title 50 years ago.
For these old people, the top-flight title is so far away that many people have long forgotten what it was like, yes they relived that joy last season, but this year we are defending the title, which has never been done before.
Many people may still remember the championship 50 years ago, yes, although it has been a long time, the legacy of football has been clearly preserved, "It was the last round of the league, I was only 10 years old, my dad took me to Stamford Bridge to watch the game, I was holding a lot of fireworks, streamers, everyone sang "Blue, Forward", I was very excited......
In the middle of a 'football bar' next to Willem III Road, they all listened intently as Terry Sr. reminisced about his experience, and for these 3 and 40-year-olds, they had only heard of Chelsea having won the league title since they were young, but they had never experienced it at all.
Although Old Peter didn't have any talent for storytelling, many people around him still shed tears unconsciously.
Chelsea, the defending league champions, in the past these two words are too far apart, but they are about to look at the combination of these two words, what a exciting thing, at least they have lived for so many years, supported for so many years, and only saw it for the first time, and after a while, everyone sang the song "Blue, Forward", although now the Chelsea team song has changed, but for the fans, the depth of blue is eternal.
“isblue…… is……”
In London, and especially in the Fulham area, the old Chelsea anthem quickly became popular again, and fans used it to express their love for Chelsea, their feelings for league titles, their nostalgia for the past and their hopes for the future............
"I now shudder when I think about the moment the team won the league title," a 40-something police officer in a formal suit told his colleagues in the office building of the Fulham Police Department. ”
Sergeant Regjes, the Fulham Police Department, was listening, and he slowly followed the words of these little police officers to think of the scene at that moment.
"It's so happy, it's at Stamford Bridge." Immediately after, a recent police officer said with some excitement.
"It's not the point, defending the title on Manchester United, think about the expressions of those pesky Manchester United fans, I can wake up laughing in my dreams haha, that's so cool"
"That's right, what could be better than winning the defending title on Manchester United, well, we had to wait on the pitch that day, this time I had to get Jork's clothes, I failed the last time I won the title, you know, that brunette kid is really fast." Next to him, a big man with a beard was holding a cigarette and said with some regret.
"Haha, Tom, I asked him for an autograph last time, but that's okay. I still want to touch that trophy the most, I've never touched it. ”
"You just think, you're not a player. Even if you win the championship, you won't be able to touch the trophy. The bearded man retorted.
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Rigers listened to the discussion of these police officers, and his heart moved slightly, as the sheriff of Fulham, even on weekends, he could not give all the police officers a day off to watch the game, but-
"Okay. I've decided! Rickers slapped the table and shouted, and the entire police station fell silent, and all the officers looked at Ricks.
"On that day. Half of them can go to Stamford Bridge to watch a game. Seeing the sparkling expressions on everyone's faces, Riges smiled with satisfaction and said, "Who will go specifically, draw lots to decide!" ”
A second later. The entire police station suddenly let out a neat cheer: "Yes." sir”
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These Blues fans are full of enthusiasm when they think about stepping on Manchester United to win the defending title at Stamford Bridge, and they have been pinned down by Manchester United and Arsenal for the past 50 years.
Although Chelsea's overall strength has now been greatly improved by Abu's funds, many Premier League clubs will always target Chelsea. Didn't you see that Manchester United and Liverpool are also Yankees, why do you always pick Chelsea?
Before winning the championship last year, he said that there was no championship background. What else is there to say about defending the title now? We have the title, you don't need to say it, in the hearts of the fans, Chelsea is the real giant.
Now, however, the situation is quite reversed, and although the match between Chelsea and Manchester United is not always a winner, these Blues fans are confident that Chelsea will not let them down again.
The team hasn't let them down in the league all season, hasn't it?
With this in mind, Chelsea's upcoming game has even been ignored by many Blues fans, even with 10 days to go in the next league game, they have already begun to prepare the props and items needed to celebrate the team's league title.
After three league games, Chelsea host Newcastle United on 21 March.
This is the quarter-finals of the Football Cup, and since the next game is only held in early April, and this game is a knockout round, it is rare for Mourinho to field all the main line-up in a match against a Premier League team. In addition to John Terry's suspension due to the accumulation of red cards in the FA Cup, Robben, Drogba, Duff and defender Smaglele were all on the pitch, which put Newcastle under pressure.
In the face of the Blues' full main lineup, Newcastle had no choice, only in the first half by Chelsea scored three goals in a row, with the support of teammates who cooperated tacitly, Jonker's table Xiàn even more amazed the entire Stamford Bridge stadium, continuous passes, passes, shots, so that Newcastle's backfield had no power to fight back.
For Newcastle, it was a very "not good" and "unforgettable day". Shearer's 10-year "Magpie career" ended without any trophies. The next two months were a long farewell for the Premier League's "best of the decade", bleak but not heroic. Newcastle are doomed to nothing this season after that defeat, and Shearer's trophy dreams look like the only thing to come to terms with him is in his coaching career.
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After playing the FA Cup, Chelsea are back to the next round of the league for the first time since Christmas.
This is mainly because they have a chance to win the championship in the next round, and the opponent is still the bitter enemy Manchester United team, for both sides, this game is full of meaning, Chelsea is for glory, and Manchester United is for the dignity of the football game is like this, any honor is based on the defeat of the opponent, if Chelsea goes to Bolton Wanderers in the third round (32 rounds against Bolton) to win the championship, that feeling will be much calmer, and at Stamford Bridge it is the opposite, trampling the corpse of the giants to win the championship, That's the most glorious thing.
Come to think of it, that's what the whole of Chelsea thinks, even Jonker.
'I'll score in the next game and the team will lift that trophy.' In an interview, Jonker said: 'We've all made an appointment, I can't imagine what it would be like if we actually defended the title, defending champions, it's still new to my career, it's the same for Chelsea, but what we have to do is make something new not new! ”
Jonk felt that he said it very well, but somehow, his interview became a joke among the players, turning fresh into not fresh, this word can't be thought of crookedly, if it is linked to MM, and finally knows the reason why everyone laughs at him, Jonk has no choice but to acquiesce, a bunch of guys with filthy minds, you talk, laugh
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"They're strong."
On the first-team training ground of Manchester United, all the first-team players stood in a neat row, and the always strict manager Sir Alex Ferguson stood in front of the team, saying with a stern face: "But this time, we must win, I will not allow any defeat"
"Think about it, if they lift the trophy here, Old Trafford is completely trampled on, and this stadium that has been filled with glory in history, is subjected to such an insult, which is unacceptable"
"Each of you will have your name nailed to the pillar of shame, how will you face the crowd of fans in the future?"
In normal times, Ferguson has always been known for being strict, but he rarely uses morale-boosting words to motivate the morale of the players, and this time, the shape of the league has forced him to do so, in order to keep the honor of Manchester United, even if the next game does not mean much to the team, but he must also use a way to win and draw, it must be the victory Champions Cup, the League Cup have been out, for Manchester United, this season has come to an end, But that doesn't mean Manchester United are to be trampled on.
"Boss, we'll do our best!" Scholes, who had few words, was the first to stand up.
If you talk about the players of the Manchester United team, who has the deepest feelings for the Manchester United team, in addition to the manager Alex Ferguson, I am afraid that there are veterans such as Scholes and Ryan Giggs, who have dedicated their entire careers to Manchester United, and their love for the Manchester United team is completely from the heart.
Seeing the resolute expressions on the faces of the players, Ferguson relaxed slightly and continued: "Remember, all I need is a win and a draw, they can still win the title, I don't want that to happen. ”
As the top team in the Premier League at the turn of the century, Manchester United's heritage as a giant is not insignificant, which can be seen only from the Manchester fans.
On April 3, just after dark, the streets of London's Fulham district began to be filled with Manchester United fans wearing red jerseys. Holding aloft the banner of 'Manchester United must win', they stood on the side of the road and waited for the arrival of the Chelsea people, working hard all morning just to be able to intimidate the Chelsea buses as they passed through the streets, so as to raise the momentum of Manchester United.
This approach is of no use to a professional team, especially a world-class team like Chelsea.
But the United fans are still holding on, even on the road.
In this game, Manchester United really can't afford to lose: "We inherited the will of the Red Devils, and we will use our strength to defeat a qiē opponent......"
This is a song lyrics that are widely circulated among Manchester United fans, don't look at Manchester, the Manchester City team has a lot more fans than Manchester United, but due to the lack of background, their fans and Manchester United fans have less unity and will, which makes every Manchester derby, the war between the fans of the two teams is often evenly divided, even in the Manchester City Stadium.
On this day, in London, many, many Manchester United fans stood on both sides of the street, singing this inspiring song, and the entire Fulham neighborhood was surrounded by the singing of 10,000 Manchester United fans.
Not for the title, but for dignity, the biggest support that Manchester United fans give to their team is to hope that the team can leave London with dignity (to be continued......