Chinese champion

Chapter 361
Hearing the whistle, Wang Xiaomin looked at the referee blankly, but saw the referee running up quickly, pointing to the spot where Ruben fell to the ground just now.

"Did I foul?" Wang Xiaomin opened his mouth wide: "I didn't! I didn't foul!" He kept appealing to the referee, and several other defenders also came up to defend themselves.

The referee ignored them, just waved them away over and over again, not to prevent the opponent from taking free kicks.

"How could this be a foul? It was a beautiful tackle! It could only be a corner kick!" Mancini complained angrily to the fourth official, but like the players' complaints, it was useless.

In fact, this penalty is not too biased. Wang Xiaomin’s tackle was relatively large. Although he tackled the ball first, Ruben still fell down. Considering Chelsea’s home court advantage, this penalty is acceptable. You know, the place where Ruben fell was in the penalty area, and neither a penalty nor a yellow card was given to Wang Xiaomin, which is considered pretty good.

Seeing that the appeal was fruitless, the Inter Milan players could only spread out and prepare to defend the free kick.

The penalty spot is a little outside the left line of the penalty area. Lampard stands in front of the ball, while the Inter Milan players line up a wall under the command of Cesar, covering the side where the shot may be shot. Strictly, the others defended in the penalty area.

Players with good headers such as Drogba and Terry are naturally under strict marking. Materaz and Burdisso follow them closely. Ballack is followed by Vieira and Shevchenko. Followed by Wang Xiaomin.

The referee blew the whistle, and Lampard observed the situation in the penalty area. Instead of shooting, he lifted the ball into the penalty area!
Materaz was fighting for a position with Drogba, but when the two were put together, Materaz suddenly felt exhausted!
After a fierce first half, after running back and forth constantly, Materaz's physical strength was a little bit dead.

Although Drogba is also very tired, he is five years younger than Materazzi, and as Baggio said, he is obviously much more adaptable to this rhythm.

With a forward charge, Drogba got rid of Materac's defense and came to the middle of the penalty area. Although Materac tried his best to keep up with him, his feet slipped and Drogba threw him away!
Vieira from the previous point jumped up and wanted to push the ball out, but Lampard's pass arc was very high, and it started to fall after flying over Vieira's head!
Although Drogba is only 1.8 meters tall, his jumping ability is extremely terrifying!

Facing the incoming ball, Drogba dashed forward a step, then jumped up and made a mighty dash to the top!

The ball quickly flew into the goal from the unresponsive Cesar!
"GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL!" The commentator's voice suddenly sounded over the Stamford Bridge: "Drogba! Drogba! In the No.307 minute of the first half, our World of Warcraft opened the door to victory for us! Even Ma Trach failed to guard against our monsters!"

Mancini closed his eyes when he saw Drogba jumping up in the middle of the penalty area, but there was no one marking him next to him. As a result, there was no suspense. When the big black guy jumped up, Matt who was closest to him Larch is still half a meter short of him. If he can't head the ball in such a relaxed environment, then he won't be the top scorer in the Chelsea team for two consecutive years.

Seeing Drogba celebrating on the sidelines, Zhuang Feng curled his lips: "It's nothing special, it's just a goal..."

Pei Wei beside him looked at him with a very special look, and couldn't help saying: "You seem to be a little abnormal today..."

Zhuang Feng looked reluctant to say it, and finally said: "Chelsea approached me in the middle of last year's season..."

Pei Wei was stunned for a moment, he had never heard of this matter.

"They approached me secretly and promised me a high salary... You know, for An Lei, I just want to go to a team with a high salary." Zhuang Feng said to Pei Wei: "This matter is going very well. It's hidden, even our club doesn't know about it, and I won't say it."

Pei Wei understood that private contact with players by clubs is strictly prohibited by FIFA. Although no one takes it seriously, if the evidence is convincing, both the players and the club will be punished. Chelsea has stabbed such a basket. At that time, they contacted Arsenal defender Ashley Cole in private and was stabbed out by others, which caused a big disturbance. Naturally, they would not publicize this matter.

"But then there is no more. It is said that Abramovich doesn't think I can perform very well in the Premier League. He wants Shevchenko more, and Mourinho also thinks that I am not as good as Drogba, so..."

"Oh, that's why you want to perform better in this game and make them look bad, don't you?" Pei Wei understood what he meant.

"En." Zhuang Feng nodded: "So you must pass the ball to me!"

"Forwards, the role is not necessarily to pass the ball." Pei Wei unexpectedly did not answer him directly: "The role of a forward on the field is not necessarily to score or assist... Mourinho said Well done, if you still think like this, you are indeed not as good as Drogba now."

Zhuang Feng was stunned for a moment. If someone else said such a thing, he would definitely be furious, but when Pei Wei said this, he would have to weigh it carefully.

Just when he was about to continue asking, Pei Wei gave him a push: "Don't be dazed, go kick off!"

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After conceding the ball, Inter Milan did not launch a fierce attack as others imagined, but unexpectedly slowed down the rhythm, advancing layer by layer, and kept turning backwards to attract Chelsea players to come up to fight, but Chelsea were not fooled , After gaining the lead, they only made Inter Milan's pass less comfortable through the upsurge of a few players. It seems that they were at the end of their strength before that goal, and they needed such a buffer to allow the players to recover.

Although substitutions are possible, there are only three places, so the most important thing is to allocate physical strength reasonably.

The first half ended like this. Although the score was behind, Mancini did not show any anger. He shook hands with the players who were off the field one by one, and was the last one to enter the locker room.

"You performed very well in the first half. Although you conceded a goal, it was not your fault." Mancini said: "I have seen Mourinho's intentions. We're going to run out of energy, so we can't be led by the other half in the second half, we can't make the mistakes we made two years ago, play a good game and not win the ball."

The players all laughed. It was Mancini's first year as the coach of Inter Milan. Inter Milan did play a beautiful "sexy football", but it was embarrassing to create the most draws in the history of the team. For the record, Mancini repeated the old saying at this time, obviously wanting to remind everyone.

"In the second half, we slow down the pace. Although we can't lose the attack, we don't want to be greedy and aggressive. Mourinho's tactics in the first half have worked. He will definitely know that I have understood his tactics, so he will definitely Change the battle of attrition in the first half. He will definitely take advantage of his defense and the advantage he has now led by one goal. Although he is not a conservative coach, he is a coach who can do anything to win the game. To be honest, I would rather deal with Wenger and Ferguson, it is easier to deal with a gentleman than a hooligan." Mancini said with a wry smile.

Everyone was amused by Mancini's words, and there was no big objection to Mancini calling Mourinho a "rogue". Some people called him a hooligan, especially after he forced an international referee to announce his retirement, and many people were dissatisfied with him.

"So, if we can't score quickly in the second half, we must be prepared to break the dense defense. Strengthen long-range shots, and the forwards should run more actively to create gaps for the midfielders to insert. At the same time Don't press the four defenders too high, especially you! Wang! You are the only fast player in our back line. Don't easily put in assists, otherwise the speed of Ruben and Shevchenko alone will be enough We drink a pot. If we want to come back, we can't concede a second goal before the goal, this is the most important! Also! You must be patient, more patient than Chelsea, you have to remember Wait, this is the first round of the game, and it's an away game, winning is important, but not losing or losing less is also very important!"

"Finally, I know that you are all very tired. The pace of the first half was very fast, which was comparable to an ordinary game for 10 minutes. If anyone is exhausted, please ask yourself, and I will replace you. Remember Hold on, this is not to escape, but to win better! I don't need players who pretend to be heroes!" Mancini said at the end.

The players looked at each other, and finally their eyes fell on Zanetti, Vieira and Materac.

The three of them are the oldest, and their natural physical strength cannot be compared with the young ones.

Zanetti raised his hand: "I'm okay, I believe I can play until the end." The captain has always been known for his physical fitness, everyone believes in this sentence, and the amount of running like the first half is very important for him. It's just normal.

"I'm fine, as long as I don't run like I did in the first half." It was Materac who said this. The reason why he was physically weak in the first half was because he often ran forward when he got the set ball. Going to compete for the top, and then running back quickly, that's why I couldn't bear it. If I didn't run back and forth so frequently, after the intermission, Materac believed that he could persist until the end.

Everyone's eyes turned to Vieira, and the French captain had a rare smile on his face: "At least, I can support it for 10 minutes."

"That's good!" Mancini made a decision: "We will not make substitutions in the second half, and now everyone rests!"

During the 15-minute intermission, Mancini finished what he needed to say in only 5 minutes. Players recover better.

Pei Wei sat on the stool and changed into a clean jersey. Zhuang Feng also groped and sat beside him. While changing his clothes, he asked Pei Wei, "Hey, what did you mean by that sentence just now?"

"What do you mean? Which sentence?" Pei Wei didn't react for a while, so he asked casually.

"What else can I say?" Zhuang Feng said bitterly: "Isn't it just that you said that I am not as good as that black big guy Drogba!"

"Oh, so it's this." Pei Wei was stunned and couldn't help laughing. It seemed that Zhuang Feng was really worried about Chelsea's rejection of him. But it's no wonder that with Zhuang Feng's proud character, he was rejected It's really hard to accept that the club's owner and head coach don't like it. It's good that he didn't lose his temper in places other than football.

"Do you know how many goals Drogba scored in the league in the other three seasons at Chelsea excluding this season?" Pei Wei asked Zhuang Feng.

"How do I know, I'm not a reporter..." Zhuang Feng was dumbfounded.

"I know." Ronaldinho stretched his head from the side and said, "10 in the first season, 12 in the second season, and 18 in the third season." Robba, the top scorer of the league's top opponent, is very familiar.

"Yes." Pei Wei nodded: "In terms of the number of goals, of course he can't compare with you. You scored 32 goals in the Eredivisie in one year. Although the level of the Eredivisie is not as good as the Premier League, but You have scored [-] Serie A goals in more than half a season, and your scoring rate is much higher than his, but don’t underestimate Drogba’s role in offense! With him on the field, Chelsea’s offense must be a threat Much more! Because he can make the ball for other teammates! Yes, you can too, but in the first half, I didn’t see, you shoot more by yourself, Zhuang Feng, the most important thing for a shooter is his calmness , in the first half
On the field, you are not calm enough, so I say you are not as good as Drogba! "

Zhuang Feng was dumbfounded, he knew what Pei Wei said was right, he was really eager to score in the first half, but this guy was too damned, he actually wiped out all his efforts in assists in the first half of the season!

"Just watch, I will definitely perform well in the second half!" Zhuang Feng said viciously.

(End of this chapter)