When the Southampton team, carrying the honor of the first League Cup championship in the club's history, returned to Southampton and accepted the cheers of the fans in this seaport city, on a flight from Naples, Italy, flying back to London, It seemed lifeless and indescribably depressed.
This is the plane on Chelsea's expedition to Italy.
When they went there, everyone was confident, but when they came back, everyone looked like a defeated rooster.
Napoli is ranked sixth in Serie A this season and Chelsea is fifth in the Premier League this season.
Logically speaking, the two teams are evenly matched.
But the problem is that Serie A has declined now, and Premier League teams have always had a certain advantage against Serie A teams.
But now, they are being slaughtered 0-3 in the away game.
What does this mean?
it's a shame great shame Not just a disgrace to Chelsea, but a disgrace to the Premier League Captain Terry sat in his seat with a cold face and said nothing.
Lampard sat next to him, also silent.
The two souls in the team had such expressions, which made everyone feel a little chilly.
Chelsea had an advantage on the field in this game.
The 58% ball possession rate was enough for Chelsea to take the initiative.
However, when converting the advantage into shots, the problem was exposed.
Torres was stared at by Napoli players throughout the game.
Not only did he make no contribution, he also wasted time and time again the opportunities that Adam Lallana finally created.
Napoli's 3-5-2 tactics put Chelsea's midfielder in trouble.
The weak midfield defense gave Naples offensive players opportunities to directly face the defense again and again.
If Terry and Benatia hadn't played well, they would have conceded more than three goals.
They lost 3-0 away from home in the first round.
Everyone knows what this means.
In the dead silence, a heavy cough woke up all the players.
I saw team owner Abramovich leading the crowd into the cabin where the players were.
The Russian was followed by Granovskia and chairman Bruce Buck.
"boss" "boss" Everyone stood up immediately, including the players.
But the cry seemed very feeble.
The Russian raised his right hand and waved it in the air a few times, wanting to say something, but couldn't.
Everyone present could feel his mood at this moment.
He's about to go crazy "Can anyone tell me why this happens?"
Finally, he spoke out, but his tone was not the volcanic eruption that others expected, but was very calm.
But there seemed to be a knife hidden in his words, and he wanted to cut through the fog one by one.
"Before the game, everyone said that we could win, but why did we not only fail to win, but lose so miserably?"
Abramovich pointed at everyone present, word by word, and with great force.
"Tell me why" Everyone present remained silent, and many even lowered their heads.
They feel guilty For example, Spanish striker Torres Since joining Chelsea, he has been like Shevchenko before him.
He has completely fallen into a sluggish state and has never been able to regain the invincible goal scoring momentum he had at Liverpool.
Can a striker who can't score goals but earns a high salary and is worth as much as 60 million not feel guilty?
The head coach Villas-Boas looked at the players and felt that at this time, as the head coach, he should stand up.
Protecting players is also one of the responsibilities of a head coach.
"Boss, actually we have more to come."
Unexpectedly, as soon as he opened his mouth, Abramovich roared "Shut the fuck up right now" This roar not only frightened all the players in the cabin to suddenly raise their heads, looking at Abramovich with a twisted and ferocious expression in disbelief, but also at Villas-Boas who was dumbfounded by the roar.
"From now on, don't step into Cobham or Stamford Bridge again, I don't want to see you again."
Abramovich pointed at Boas and continued to roar.
His voice echoed throughout the cabin.
Villas-Boas is very young, but has been coaching for many years.
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He was shocked by Abramovich's roar at first, but he soon came to his senses, turned around and walked out of the cabin without saying anything.
Obviously, the moment the plane landed, that was when he left the Chelsea coaching job.
Everyone was frightened by this sudden change.
This requires firing the team's head coach It's not surprising that Villas-Boas dismissed get out of class, the question is who will take over the team in the future "I'm ashamed of you" After Abramovich said these words coldly, he turned around and walked out.
The Chelsea players who were left in the cabin had not yet completely recovered from the shock.
Terry and Lampard were the first to react because they are the soul of the team.
Whoever Abramovich touches will not touch either of them easily.
They also know the team's problems better than anyone else.
In the final analysis, Torres's inability to adapt did not just happen now.
It has already existed since he transferred here in the second half of last season.
But why, during the summer transfer, we must do everything possible to force Drogba away Look at the state of Warcraft in Southampton.
He is in full swing and playing a goal competition with Ibrahimovic.
Even if Drogba was sent away because he was too old, what about Sturridge?
Why can't we keep this star of hope?
There is a problem in the midfield, everyone knows this, but why not keep Matic?
The performance of the Serbian midfielder in the Netherlands is obvious to all.
Keeping him can strengthen the team's strength.
Why not keep him?
To say that you sold someone is understandable.
But after you sell it, you have to bring in strong reinforcements, right?
You don't Ultimately, the reason why the team is where it is today is because the transfer market operates so poorly.
The players in the cabin were full of criticism, but they didn't dare to speak out.
Abramovich was also furious when he walked out of the cabin, but had nowhere to vent.
Of course he knew the problem, but he couldn't admit it.
He also knows that after sending away Drogba, Matic and Sturridge, Chelsea should sign.
But the problem is, he has no money
He was drained by that damn bastard Yang Huan Adam Lallana and Benatia cost him £70 million, and Toni Kroos cost him £60 million, plus the salaries of Drogba, Sturridge and Matic.
That works out to nearly £150 million Damn it, no matter how fast he digs oil in Siberia, he can't keep up with the speed of spending money.
Not to mention last year's summer transfer, there was no money invested in this year's winter break transfer.
In the next two seasons, there will be no funds to invest.
Yang Huan's move was not only sucking his blood, but also cutting his flesh.
But what can he do?
I can only regret it constantly, regretting how I got kicked in the head by a donkey, lost my head, and ran to make a bet with him.
"Yang Huan, sooner or later, I will strangle you to death."
Abramovich gritted his teeth and shouted in his heart.
Chelsea coach change This sudden news shocked the entire European football world and even fans around the world.
Villas-Boas did not say anything to the outside world, and Chelsea only announced that Villas-Boas was dismissed from get out of class, and the head coaching position was temporarily held by assistant coach Di Matteo.
As Chelsea's acting coach, Di Matteo made it clear at his first press conference.
"The team will work hard to adjust in the next half month and strive to reverse the situation in the second round of the Champions League knockout round of 16.
We believe that we will be able to defeat the opponent at Stamford Bridge."
But actually On March 14, Chelsea sat at Stamford Bridge and welcomed Mazzarri's Napoli.
It’s hard for a clever woman to make a meal without rice Di Matteo's team still can't get rid of the embarrassment of being weak at the front.
Although the referee gave Chelsea a penalty kick, Lampard made the penalty kick and took the lead.
But Naples quickly equalized the score, and the two sides ended up tied at one to one.
As a result, Naples eliminated Chelsea with a total score of 4 to 1.
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At the same time, in another round of 16 knockout match, Arsenal welcomed AC Milan at home.
Back at home, Wenger changed his mind and reused the local winger Chamberlain who was imported from Southampton at a high price this season.
It was precisely this young player who led Arsenal's counterattack.
Two assists helped Arsenal defeat AC Milan 3-0 at home.
But in the end, the Italian Rossoneri still eliminated Arsenal with a total score of 4 to 3.
The Champions League has reached the top 16, and all four Premier League teams have been wiped out.
Early the next morning, almost all of England's authoritative newspapers were filled with mourning.
The authoritative Times even used a black and white page to express its condolences for the annihilation of the Premier League legion.
What is the reason that caused the tyrannical Premier League to fall into a state of collapse that is worse than even Serie A?
Manchester United, Chelsea, and Arsenal are all the most powerful teams in the Premier League in the past ten years.
Why did you lose so embarrassingly?
What the hell is going on with the Premier League?
The news spread through newspapers and media, and the whole of Britain suddenly became gloomy.
Countless fans even cried bitterly.
They all couldn't help wailing in their hearts.
Could it be that English football is really going to decline from now on?
Is the Premier League, known as the most profitable football league in the world, really no longer viable?
No, there is still a chance There's also a fig leaf, isn't it?
Europa League Aren’t Manchester United and Manchester City still in the Europa League?
Since you can't win the Champions League, then win the Europa League.
At least you can cover your shame.
As a result, countless Premier League fans turned their attention to the second leg of the Europa League round of 16 knockout match the next day.
In the earlier first round, Southampton was held to a 1-1 draw by Valencia at home, Manchester United was defeated by Athletic Bilbao in La Liga 2-3 at home, and Manchester City lost 0-1 away to Sporting Lisbon.
Judging from this score, Southampton has the slimmest hope and the opponent is also the strongest.
Because of the strength of the Bat Legion, everyone knows that it is difficult to defeat the opponent at home, and it is even more hopeless when they go to the away game.
Although Manchester United lost at home, with Manchester United's strength, the away game may not be hopeless.
As long as Ferguson and the Red Devils can adjust well, it will not be difficult to kill Athletic Bilbao.
As for Manchester City, losing 0-1 in an away game is normal.
Returning to home court to reverse the opponent has the best hope.
Three teams, three destinies.
Southampton has the slimmest hope of advancing and is a Championship team, followed closely by Manchester United, with Manchester City having the greatest hope.
Therefore, the entire English football world began to pay attention to this round of knockout rounds of the Europa League, which was originally not taken seriously.
Many fans have even called for Manchester United and Manchester City to be at their best and try their best to compete for the Europa League and stop the decline of the Premier League.
The media also paid unprecedented attention to the match between Manchester United and Manchester City.
Almost all newspapers, TV stations and radio stations, large and small, sent delegations to the event.
Countless fans are also sitting in front of the TV, waiting for the latest progress of the game: