Chapter 151: The Price of Fame

On 23 April 1955, Chelsea beat Sheffield Wednesday under the direction of Roy Bentley to win the league title. And as we celebrate our 50th anniversary, even if Chelsea win against Fulham, we won't be able to win the title early unless Arsenal don't beat Tottenham next Monday.

In preparation for next week's Champions League semi-final against Liverpool, Jose Mourinho started in place of Galla with youngster Hutter, with Arjen Robben, who had been sidelined for a long time due to injury, coming to the bench. Fulham are missing injured Andy Cole and Diop.

Jonk enjoyed himself again on the first day and naturally appeared in the starting line-up, and Drogba will certainly have to continue to build up energy for the Champions League.

Despite the semi-main line-up used by Chelsea against Fulham, it was clear that Fulham, who had no desire to win, had little determination to win.

Chelsea beat Fulham 3-1 at home to Joe Cole who opened the scoring and 19-year-old Dutch striker Collins John equalised at one point. Substitute Arjen Robben set up Frank Lampard's crucial second-half goal before Jonker then sealed the win.

Fortunately, at the last moment, Jonker took advantage of the lack of marking in the Fulham backline to sneak up and extend the bet to the next round.

The rest of the game will be to see how Arsenal win and lose on Sunday night.

Arsenal's narrow 1-0 win over Tottenham Hotspur in Highbury's London derby not only kept Arsenal four points ahead of United in second place, but also put Chelsea on hold from claiming the title, while the Blues, who had previously led by 14 points, were hoping that Arsenal would be able to win the league title four games ahead of schedule for the first time in 50 years.

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger said after the game: "We played some good football and we tried to stay second in the league. Because Tottenham is very well organized. But once again, we are confident and we are keeping the door open. I feel like they're fighting in a fair way and from my point of view, they're trying to play as well as they can. They are a very good team. They didn't miss out too much. ”

Chelsea's title win will have to be pushed back to Saturday and will depend on whether they can win away at Bolton. Arsenal's slim chances exist in theory, but Arsene Wenger says he won't back down, with the Frenchman saying: "As long as we have the chance, we will still fight for it, and we are proud that we are going to do it and do it well." Chelsea have a big points ahead, but that doesn't mean we have to give up. We are motivated. The important thing is to keep it up. ”

Former Tottenham centre-back Campbell returned from an ankle injury but was not on the bench and Arsene Wenger insists his chance will come. Arsene Wenger said: "Saul [Campbell] is trying to get back to his best. He's a great player, he's coming back and the players are doing a great job for him. He should be patient, and the opportunity will come. ”

Tottenham boss Martin Joel said after the game: "I think Arsenal have done a good job at all times. A 1-0 loss is acceptable to me. But on the other hand, we have a chance to get one point. ”

Meanwhile. As the Premier League enters its final stage, the year-end competitions are also starting to get busy.

At the Grosvenor House Hotel in London on Sunday night, the English Professional Footballers Federation named Chelsea centre-back John Terry the Player of the Year, with Manchester United's 19-year-old striker Wayne Rooney named Rookie of the Year, with Jonker and Cristiano Ronaldo in second and third place.

The popularity is still not as good as the players in the UK, there is no way, the evaluation held by the UK itself, and the votes are mostly British. It can be said that what Jonk lost was not strength, but nationality.

This also made him feel a little more balanced. The same youthful vigor, who serves whom, of course Jonk wants to prove his strength through an award, next season, in the next season, he will definitely not give anyone else any chance, no matter what award, he must get one.

Jonker didn't get his way, but Chelsea FC got a lot of money.

Two of Terry's team-mates at Stamford Bridge, Frank Lampard and goalkeeper Petr Cech, were also among the top candidates, along with 2004 winner Thierry Henry, Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard and Palace striker Andre Johansen.

The selection was made by all the professional players in the Premier League, and Terry deserved the honour. His Chelsea have had a strong season, captaining the Blues to win the Carabao Cup and reach the semi-finals of the Champions League, and are just one step away from winning the Premier League title for 50 years.

After winning the Premier League Player of the Year award in 2005, John Terry said: "It's unbelievable to be voted for by your peers, who are the opponents you play every week. I just tried to give my best on the pitch and I thank them for their appreciation and it's great to be able to vote for me. ”

The Chelsea captain continued: 'It's important for Peter [Cech], Lamps [Lampard] and myself that one of us is elected. It's really been a special season at Chelsea and with that accolade, I want to thank all my team-mates because it wouldn't have happened without them. It's my first year as a captain and they've helped me well, both on and off the pitch. ”

If Arsenal fail to beat Tottenham in Highbury on Monday night, Chelsea will have won the league four games early, and even if Arsenal win, Chelsea can beat Bolton Wanderers at the weekend to claim the title. Blues boss Jose Mourinho has admitted he wants Arsenal to win against Tottenham so that the Chelsea players don't get excited ahead of the Champions League semi-final against Liverpool. But Terry said: "I can understand what the coach meant, but for me, I want the title to come as soon as possible. ”

"I still know that there is still an away game and the important thing is to be able to win the title if we win. After the champagne on the ice, we're going to be fully committed to the Champions League," said Terry, 'We still have a lot of games to play. We're in the semi-finals of the Champions League and we just need one away win in the Premier League, so hopefully I'll lift a few more trophies. ”

John Terry also revealed that he had given Mourinho no doubt which title he wanted. 'I told the coach that the Premier League title was the number one goal. Terry said: "After he told me to be captain, he asked me: 'Which [champion] do you want?' I looked him in the eye and told him: 'Premier League!' 'That's the most important thing for me, the Champions League is secondary.'

John Terry continued: "I think the spirit of the team is the key to everything the club has achieved this year. We don't have superstars, we all respect each other and we get along well on and off the pitch. We've got a lot of good players, we've got a good coach and we've been amazed by what he's doing, and the fact that we're at the top of the league and still in the Champions League is a good example of that. He's a very nice guy. The lads have a lot of respect for him and want to keep winning for him, and he instills in us all the winning ideas. ”

'The coach rotated the players and gave us time off. It's not too hard to train either, if you're feeling tired you can tell him and he'll tell you to stick with it and get ready for Saturday. We have a special relationship with the coach, probably next to him as well. Terry said, "After I became captain. My confidence starts to grow in the run-up to the season, and it makes you tell yourself to do your best, and you feel like you're getting a million dollars, and you're so happy. ”

Manchester United's 19-year-old striker Wayne Rooney, who won the Premier League Rocoplayer of the Year award, arrived after a match against Newcastle in the afternoon. Portsmouth goalkeeper Hislop received the award for best contribution for continuing to take part in the 'Red Card to Racism' campaign.

United's match with Newcastle ended at 6pm, with Wayne Rooney and a handful of United team-mates and Newcastle captain Alan Shearer hurrying from Lancashire to London for tonight's dinner.

Speaking after receiving the award, Wayne Rooney said: "It's a great achievement for any player to win any accolade, especially when this award is voted for by your peers. As a footballer. You always look forward to learning and improving from the people around you, if I keep learning on my feet. Hopefully I can start winning more trophies. ”

Wayne Rooney's best chance of winning trophies this season is the FA Cup, with his side set to face Arsenal in the final, saying: "We are in the FA Cup final and looking to win. It's obviously a tough race, but if we can win, it's a good reward for us. We're a little disappointed with the league we've played, but hopefully we can finish second and win the FA Cup. ”

On Monday, Chelsea were in full swing.

Chelsea have announced they have signed a contract with Samsung Telecom, which will be the Blues' new shirt sponsor in a five-year deal worth more than £50 million, making it the largest sponsorship in Premier League history.

Manchester United's previous contract with Vodafone Communications was the highest in Premier League history, worth £36 million over four years, and now Chelsea's contract has put Manchester United under pressure. The current Chelsea shirt is advertised for Emirates, but on 1 July, a new version of the Chelsea shirt will be unveiled with the new 'Samsung Mobile' printed on the chest.

Chelsea chief executive Kenyon said: 'We are delighted to have Samsung as our new sponsor, the world's largest brand and which will play an important role in our future global rollout.

Under the leadership of Jose Mourinho, Chelsea have been invincible in the Premier League and Champions League, and Kenyon is also in the mall, first terminating his contract with sportswear company Umbro and signing with another well-known sports brand in the world. The record-breaking signing with Samsung shows that Chelsea are ahead of Manchester United in terms of both on-field record and off-field operations.

Previously, Chelsea CEO Kenyon had revealed that the Chelsea team has listed four markets as their focus for the future, including China. Manchester United are already preparing to visit China for the second time this summer, and Chelsea are yet to make any major moves, and it seems that the two clubs will still be in a fierce battle in the Chinese market.

Jonke, who has one-half Chinese blood in the team, is undoubtedly the most favorable condition for Chelsea to open up the Chinese market.

In Huaxia, Jonker's name is also well-known, and many fans even fantasize about how good it would be if Jonk joined the Huaxia national football team.

Other people don't think so much, in top events such as the European Cup and the World Cup, you can still see a touch of Chinese elements, which is also a good thing.

Portugal is also a European football powerhouse anyway. Maybe one day, a Chinese person will stand on the championship podium of the European Cup or even the World Cup, which is cool enough.

Chinese fans! It's really the cutest in the world. The most magnanimous group, they are not demanding and are easily satisfied.

Nike aimed at the mentality of Chinese fans at the first time, and withdrew from the products for Chinese fans in a timely manner, and the main focus was of course Jonke.

Of course, the early stage is mainly to test the water in a small amount, but Nike is not clinging to football elements this time, and there are many people watching football in China. There are far fewer people who need football preparation to actually play football than basketball.

Highlighting the Joan Ke-based series, the casual series first tried the reaction of the market.

With the product. Naturally, there must be propaganda.

Of course, Jonke didn't allow him to shoot propaganda advertisements, and he couldn't speak standard Chinese Mandarin anymore, which was simply amazing, and those foreign stars who spent a lot of money to invite spoke broken Chinese. Be much closer.

The key is that this guy is also good-looking. Oh, yes! The majority of Chinese people define Jonke as good-looking, not strong and spiritual, but good-looking and durable!

It's a matter of spectatorship, but the holidays after the end of the season were a bit hectic, and the troubles of fame were like that, when it was time to enjoy the leisure, there was no leisure. You have to go to China to publicize.

Money is not so easy to earn, and now I think about how arrogant I was when I made the bet. What a loser!

Fortunately, the gambling contract went well, the cheap was taken, the money didn't have to be paid, and the most important thing was to get a good confidant and a girlfriend, and Jonk was right in this bet.

The competition is still going on, and Jonk is only shooting the promotional materials on the plane, but the advertisement has not yet been filmed.

When I came home after a tired day, my face was a little stiff with a smile, it was really not done by people, and I don't know how models like Keer laughed.

Hell, laughter can also bring out emotions, think about the request that the photographer said, Jonker can't wait to fan it with a big mouth, what is a cold and domineering smile, your uncle, are happy, how domineering and cold!

Anyway, this job is not something that Jonk can do, but fortunately it is only half a day.

Slightly depressed, Jonk hurried to finish the day's homework, whether he played in the Champions League next week or not, he must ensure that he has a good state.

Liverpool are not a good bone to gnaw on, and there is no chance that Jonker will have a chance.

When it comes to Liverpool, their manager Jose Mourinho is one of the few opponents to be praised by Mourinho. "In my opinion, he is the best."

Reality has led them to put the battlefield in the Premier League, perhaps for the reward, and for them to meet in the semi-finals of the Champions League. In the previous three meetings between the two teams, Chelsea won by a narrow goal.

Liverpool are not at a disadvantage on the field, and, without Diego's handball and Gerrard's own goal, the winner of both times would have been Liverpool. Appropriately, Liverpool lost to luck.

However, the one-sided score still led to the perception of Chelsea as favourites to advance, which left former Liverpool legend Barnes with a chance.

Mourinho admits this, and he even said that he will accept it with a smile even if he is eliminated by Liverpool. But conceivably the cunning Portuguese just doesn't want Chelsea to be too 'hot', which is exactly what he has been doing ahead of his matches against Barcelona and Bayern.

Benitez was also satisfied with his "lack of favorites", and even told a joke at the press conference, "My wife told me that Valencia could win the league, and as promised, she asked me for a watch as a reward, and I bought it. She also said that we could win the UEFA Cup, and it was fulfilled again. This time he said we could win the championship and I was going to buy him a more expensive watch. The Spaniard said, and did not forget to remind everyone: my wife already has a lot of watches.

Chelsea opened the scoring in all three meetings in the league and FA Cup last season, but were ultimately defeated by Arsenal with two goals in a row.

After a draw at home in the first leg of the Champions League, they won a stubborn away victory over the Gunners and got revenge at the crucial moment. This time, three defeats to Chelsea, two 0-1 and even the heroism was so similar (Chelsea scored two goals by Jonker, Arsenal with Edu), could the miracle play out on Liverpool?

Mourinho didn't mention that if the Chelsea players who lived through that scene were still impressed? Benitis's pre-match remarks seem to have moved in this direction: what if they lose three times? You can lose a fourth time, and my assistant does the same, as long as he wins the fifth time.

The only concern is that Barros suffered multiple injuries against Crystal Palace, with a particularly serious knee problem, and the player will have a medical check to determine if he is fit to play. With Mourientes certain out of action and Cisse just recovering from the game, this is the biggest problem for Liverpool.

For Chelsea, Arjen Robben's return has given them even more confidence. In terms of willpower, Chelsea have always been prepared to play tough battles. Perhaps more noteworthy is Chelsea's poor defensive record of late, conceding nine goals in four Champions League games and keeping a clean sheet in just one of our last 13 matches.

Saturday's defeat means Liverpool's only way to qualify for the Champions League next season is to win the trophy. While Chelsea have little to worry about, Mourinho is unwilling to give up: I want Arsenal to win, let the fate be in Chelsea's own hands, and end the season perfectly.

But perfection will first require them to be more convincing in their victory over Liverpool, who are 31 points behind them. (To be continued......)