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Chapter 742: The True Colors of a Madman


Walcott was stunned when he saw that the referee showed the red card.

His face was full of disbelief.

He had indeed knocked down Aiello after being tripped by Toure, but it was all an accident.

It was not his subjective behavior at all.

Logically speaking, the referee could only award a yellow card and a penalty kick at most.

What I didn't expect was that the referee would impose the death penalty so harshly.

Suddenly, huge boos erupted from the stands.

Originally leading by one goal less than ten minutes into the game, the situation was great, but under the penalty of the referee, Arsenal, playing at home, became passive.

Aiello turned around and glanced at Walcott, who had an innocent face.

He was quite helpless.

Just now, he saw the whole process from the slow-motion replay on the big screen in the stadium.

It had nothing to do with Walcott.

It was mainly because he was given to Toure by Toure.

What a scam.

It is said that if you are not afraid of opponents who are like gods, you are afraid of teammates who are like pigs.

In other words, this is the situation.

Ai Luo sympathizes deeply with this situation, especially when he thinks of the best teammates he encountered while playing competitive online games in his previous life, he shakes his head.

So he walked over and patted the dull Walcott comfortingly to show his condolences.

Wenger's constant questioning while standing off the field also drew a warning from the referee.

In order to prevent the team from being completely leaderless, Arsenal assistant coach Bould quickly hugged Wenger back and kept apologizing to the referee. gestures to distract the referee as much as possible.

Walcott instinctively looked back and saw that it was his idol Aiello.

He should have been pleasantly surprised and did not feel any emotion.

He just turned around and walked towards the player tunnel.

Ai Luo shook his head, he was such a stubborn little guy.

With the deal done, Arsenal, from the coach to the players, have accepted the result, and the only thing they can do is win this game and enter the final.

As Chelsea's first penalty kicker, Lampard did not waste this excellent opportunity.

He scored in one stroke and helped the visiting team Chelsea tie the score on the field.

Arsenal had one less player on the field, but it was winger Theo Walcott who was sent off, which did not have a great impact on the team as a whole.

Anyway, the team's original midfield positions were Diaby, Cesc Fabregas and Alexander Song.

Standing in a row in the middle, Walcott and Arshavin were on the left and right.

Now with Walcott out of the game, Arshavin can be directly used as a second forward behind Adebayor, and can also assist in the defense in the middle.

There were still no obvious problems for a period of time after the game restarted, but as the game progressed, Arsenal's numerical disadvantage became apparent, especially after Lampard got the ball and frequently made long passes in a wide range.

The central midfielder's position will be stretched wide, allowing opportunities for attacks in the two ribs.

But with Almunia's wonderful performance in the first half, Arsenal still maintained the score until the end of the first half.

The number of players on the field was dominant, but there was still no lead in the score.

Mourinho, who was standing on the sidelines, was not worried and continued to use Lampard's accurate long passes to stretch the physical fitness of Arsenal's defensive players.

It wasn't until the 72nd minute of the game that Arsenal's defense finally had a problem.

Aiello suddenly accelerated on the wing.

Alexander Song's physical reaction was half a beat slower due to the decline in physical fitness.

He was close to Sagna's defensive strength.

It is difficult to defend Aiello.

Sure enough, Aiello's frequent changes of direction during acceleration knocked Sagna to the ground, and then he passed an inverted triangle before Toure came up to cover the defense.

Lampard, who is currently the most capable back-up player in the world, He pushed the ball without stopping.

Almunia, who had a superb performance in the first half, reacted but did not save the ball.

The football flew into the goal close to the near post.

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Chelsea overtook Arsenal 2:1 away from home with Lampard's brace.

The score was overtaken, and Wenger, who was standing on the sidelines, had to replace the young defender Gibbs and replace him with Bendtner to add a forward.

However, this substitution did not allow them to equalize the score.

Instead, it caused problems in the defensive system.

In the 83rd minute, Aiello took advantage of an inside cut and scored with a long shot 25 meters away from the goal, expanding the score to 3:1. , which can be regarded as a guaranteed victory when the number of people is dominant.

In the end, Chelsea defeated Arsenal 3:1 away from home and entered the FA Cup final this season.

Wenger publicly criticized the referee Duo Degen at the regular press conference after the game.

He believed that the game was ruined by the referee.

Mourinho seemed to be relatively low-key, and he did not take advantage of the situation.

He flexibly ignored the minefield questions asked by the media and completely avoided the referee's questions.

The result at Old Trafford came out an hour later.

Manchester United, sitting at home, defeated Everton 1:0 with difficulty and entered the FA Cup final of this season.

When the two teams in the FA Cup finals all surfaced, the British media paid great attention to it, and even other mainstream media in Europe also expressed full interest.

Some bold British media even speculated that this season's Champions League final would see Chelsea and Manchester United meet again in the final after the English FA Cup final.

Suddenly, the British media was in an uproar.

After careful consideration by many well-known reporters, this situation is not impossible to happen.

After all, Chelsea and Manchester United are in the upper and lower halves of the Champions League semi-finals.

As long as Chelsea eliminates Barcelona and Manchester United eliminates Arsenal, wouldn’t it be the second consecutive victory in last year’s Champions League?

After the final, will Chelsea and Manchester United meet again in the Champions League final?

When this idea appeared in their minds, they were all shocked.

Throughout the 53-year history of the Champions League, no two teams under the same Football Association have appeared in the Champions League finals consecutively.

That is to say, if If Chelsea and Manchester United really meet again in the Champions League final, they will create a new Champions League record.

Ferguson, who was at the Carrington training base, and Mourinho, who was at the Cobham training base, accepted enthusiastic interviews from reporters.

Ferguson replied seasonedly: "There is no doubt about Arsenal's strength, and judging from the performance in recent seasons, Arsenal has great room for improvement.

The one who can reach the final will definitely be the one who plays better." team because we know each other so well.”

Faced with the possibility of setting an English team's record in the Champions League, Mourinho's attitude was completely opposite to Ferguson's.

He still said in the tone of "Who else is it?"

: "I don't know whether Manchester United or Manchester United will be qualified for the other final.

Arsenal, after all, it will be Chelsea who will win the Champions League and I am Jose Mourinho under God.”

The British media were used to Mourinho's madman nature, so they didn't have any special reaction.

But when the news reached Catalonia, the media in Barcelona couldn't bear it.

In their opinion, it is not right to say that this season's Champions League champion belongs to Chelsea before the Champions League semi-finals have even started.

It means that Mourinho completely ignores the great Barcelona, ​​so Before the Champions League semi-finals, the Catalan media collectively attacked Mourinho.

What drove them crazy was that Mourinho simply ignored them and focused on the league.

As we all know, Chelsea is at the top of the Premier League, nine points ahead of second-placed Manchester United.

With only five rounds left in the league, as long as there is no record of more than three consecutive defeats, winning the championship is not a problem.

Therefore For the Catalan media, Mourinho focused entirely on the league and completely ignored Barcelona, ​​the home team that will go to Camp Nou next week.

As a result, the Catalan media became more violent.

Represented by the famous Mundo Deportivo, Daily Sport and Pioneer newspapers, they bombarded Chelsea coach Mourinho.

“After Chelsea advanced to the 2008-2009 English FA Cup final, their head coach Mourinho actually said that he was the second person under God and would lead Chelsea to become the first team to defend the Champions League since the restructuring of the Champions League. , What does this mean?

This means that Mourinho ignores the opponents they are about to face.

For this kind of coach who completely disrespects his opponents, this is completely sad for Chelsea."

Daily Sports deliberately intensified the conflict between Mourinho and Chelsea Club, but the result had to disappoint them.

The team's top management gave Mourinho unconditional support.

Of course, the reason for support is very simple.

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That's why Mourinho must have his reasons for saying that.

As a head coach of a team that has won two Champions League titles, how could he say this without thinking about it?

Indeed, the reason why Mourinho said this is to reduce the pressure on the players, turn himself into a magnet, gather all the public opinion and pressure on himself, and put every player on the team in a light-packed state.

In order to To allow the players to prepare with peace of mind for the first leg of the Champions League semi-finals starting next week, he directly issued a hush-hush order to the players.

The next day, The Times published Mourinho's comments: "Thank you very much for the attention from Catalonia, but I have to say sorry to you because I, Jose Mourinho, refuse to accept it and come to fight."

So the next battle became more intense, and the media throughout Catalonia were bombarding Mourinho.

Even some Barcelona players were dissatisfied with Mourinho's words and began to accept interviews with relevant media to express their dissatisfaction.

Under this circumstance, Chelsea went to Upton Park with a substitute lineup to challenge their opponents in the 34th round of the league.

With the goals of young teenager Sturridge and second-half substitute Aiello, they defeated the home team 2:1 away from home, thereby winning the championship.

In the first round, they are 12 points ahead of Manchester United.

This means that if Manchester United loses to Tottenham at home, Chelsea can defend the Premier League title as long as they score points in the next round: