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Chapter 209 An Unexpected Climax ①
Chapter 209 An Unexpected Climax ①
"Ha, it's great, these fans are so cute." Jessica Alba looked at the stands of Elland Road Stadium, where the fans made a huge comic version of Li Rui's portrait, swaying in the night sky, It's just how he looks at it, the characters in that comic are a bit like Shrek.
Paul Stubbs was chatting with Jessica Alba's agent, Marco Odeske, and seeing the excited Jessica Alba, he clinked glasses with Marco Odeske, " I have a question, when did Jessica become so interested in football, is it because of this drama?"
Jessica Alba's agent Marco Odeske and Leeds United owner Paul Stubbs were classmates at Yale University, so Jessica Alba suddenly proposed to watch the Leeds United draw In Chelsea's FA Cup match, Marco Odeske found Paul Stubbs out of desperation, and the owner of Leeds United also did his best to invite Jessica Alba to his VIP box watch the ball.
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Marko Odeske coughed, what can he say, tell his classmates that Jessica Alba seems to have an ambiguous relationship with that Chinese player in your team?Can you say that?hell!You can't even say that you are killed.
"Jessica also wants to know more about football, so that she can perform better in this play." Marko Odeske can only say so.
Paul Stubbs smiled and waved his hand: "Don't use this kind of fooling the reporter to fool me again." He said and winked, "You think I can't read newspapers." It means, some time ago , how could I not know about the hype about the players on my team and the Jessica Alba affair?Just fool around.
Marco Odeske almost choked. He took a big sip of red wine in embarrassment and turned his head to the side. You can guess whatever you want, anyway, I won't say anything.
Sometimes, ostrich tactics are also necessary.
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Players from both sides have already entered the field. At this time, Elland Road Stadium erupted into enthusiastic shouts. Even in the box with good sound insulation, the singing and cheers of the fans can still be heard clearly. The entire stadium, as if It has been transferred from the British Peninsula to the Vesuvius Crater!
Jessica Alba took a drink but didn't drink it. She stared wide-eyed and looked at the players entering the field. To be precise, she stared at Li Rui. Today, she came to watch the game on a whim. Li Rui was not notified, so Li Rui didn't know that she was watching the game in the VIP box.
The live sound effect was clearly heard from the TV in the box, and the cheers of the fans suddenly became louder. She heard 4 fans stand up and let out a loud and enthusiastic cheer '... Lee...', Jessica Alba is no longer a pure fake fan, she already knows that at home, the cheers of the fans just show the status of a player in the hearts of the fans.
She listened keenly and found that the cheers that Li Rui received from the fans were comparable to those of the other two players, which also showed how popular Li Rui was among the fans.
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From the big screen in the box, the voice of the commentator from Sky TV was heard. Obviously, the commentator also thought that Eddie Gray, the head coach of Leeds United, would do his best to play this FA Cup rematch. I felt a little surprised, and the camera was also on Li Rui. In the first round at Stamford Bridge, Li Rui did not play. However, in that game, Leeds United, which mainly had a substitute lineup, drew 0-0 away. The draw with Chelsea surprised everyone, and there will be this FA Cup rematch.
So in this somewhat unexpected rematch, Leeds United, who returned to the home court, sent all the main players, what will the result be like.
Although this is the third time that Jessica has watched football, Jessica is still a fake fan who knows little about football, perhaps not even a little knowledge. Such an action is considered a foul.
Of course, there is one thing about her that can be seen. Jessica can still understand some artistic movements and attacks. Anyway, she is making a football movie now, and her appreciation level is still high. Yes, of course, Jessica's attention is still on Li Rui most of the time, this is the reason for her to watch the game, isn't it?
It seems to have been 23 days since the two of them last met... Jessica thought.
However, after watching the game for a while, Jessica yawned a little, because this game was really——
It's so dull!
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Now, Chelsea is leading the league standings. However, for Chelsea's Portuguese coach Mourinho's 1-0 doctrine, some media in England have shouted out that "Chelsea has ruined English football". , Speaking of this game, some media believe that for Leeds United who have no intention of the FA Cup, maybe Mourinho will cater to the fans and play offensive football... This also makes the media and fans, for this game, Looking forward to it.
However, at the beginning of the game, everyone saw the familiar Chelsea team again, and no one would ask again, why is Mourinho still stubborn?Because, the answer is, of course he would, otherwise he wouldn't be Mourinho.
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As for Leeds United, after the starting list of the game came out, everyone was surprised to see that Leeds United played with all their main players. The Leeds United team of the 'rogue coach' still pleased many fans with their smooth offense this season. , Therefore, the media and fans still have a little expectation for Leeds United's performance in this game.
However, there will always be some deviations between the reality and people's speculation.
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The game got off to a rather dull start, with both sides testing each other out.Both are more cautious, and they all focus on solid defense first. The game has been played for almost 5 minutes, and neither side has shot yet.
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This game is already the third time the two sides have played against each other this season, so both sides also know the basics and focus on defending the opponent's key players.
In the first round of the league match, Li Rui scored twice, causing Chelsea a headache, so as soon as the game started today, the Chelsea players marked Li Rui closely.
It is still Makelele who is responsible for defending Li Rui. This season, Chelsea leads the standings. Among them, Makelele has contributed the most. Makelele is definitely a very important position in Mourinho's tactics. The hub of the team's offensive and defensive conversion, Makelele will never leave the defensive area in front of the penalty area until the team's full-backs have passed the center circle, and do everything possible to reduce the number of touches. To the midfield commander, therefore, it is not an exaggeration to compare Makelele to an iron gate for Chelsea.
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However, if you let Makelele choose a game that you are most dissatisfied with this season, then the game between Stamford Bridge and Leeds United is definitely the first choice for the French midfielder. In the face of the young Li Rui, Makelele didn't have much to do, and was even a little embarrassed. In the end, Li Rui scored two goals. In this game, Makelele has always been worried about him...
Therefore, before the start of the game, Makelele also said to the media, "We will not let the scene at Stamford Bridge repeat itself"!For this game, the veteran can be said to be full of fighting spirit.
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Although he is 32 years old, the French midfielder can definitely be regarded as a model worker in the Chelsea team. He shows no signs of aging at all, and he still runs desperately on the field. Makelele's defensive attitude towards Li Rui is that as long as If Li Rui gets close to the restricted area, he will post it...
In this game, Mourinho arranged for Makelele to mark Li Rui specifically. As for the defense of the Chelsea midfielder, he handed it over to the team's deputy, the tough guy in the England midfielder, Lampard!
Mourinho's style of play is very clear, as long as Li Rui is restricted, then Leeds United's offense will be greatly reduced, and Leeds United's defense has not been good all along, which means that for the current state is good For the Ivorian striker Didier Drogba, scoring goals should not be a problem.
As long as Leeds United's offense is contained and the team scores again, will Chelsea be far from advancing?If possible, Mourinho doesn't mind defending all the way to save energy after scoring a goal.
The Portuguese has only one goal, and that is to win. Of course, it would be more appropriate if he can relax without breaking a sweat, because Chelsea still have to save their energy to prepare for the Champions League game.
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In the beginning, Li Rui really made Makelele feel miserable. As soon as he got close to the penalty area, Makelele immediately pressed him close to him, which made him very uncomfortable. It was Makelele who was in the best form at Chelsea this season. At that time, Li Rui had no good way to be closely guarded by such a world-class midfielder.
In the league, in the away game between Leeds United and Chelsea, the reason why Li Rui was able to successfully break through Makelele was also because of that game. On the one hand, Makelele was not familiar with Li Rui's technical characteristics, and on the other hand, Marklele Lai Lai was not assigned to guard Li Rui specifically, he also had to take into account the impact of other Leeds United players, so it was inevitable that he would lose sight of the other and give Li Rui an opportunity.
However, in this game, under the instruction of head coach Mourinho, Makelele, who specially marked Li Rui, immediately gave Li Rui a taste of the power of one of the best midfielders in today's world football.
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In the 8th minute of the game, Leeds United launched an attack from the wing. Milner and Albertini, who was inserted in the middle, made a two-for-one cooperation, and suddenly cut inward with the ball. Carvalho immediately rushed out to defend , At this time, Milner made an emergency stop and passed the football.
Li Rui's chest stopped the ball and he volleyed directly. However, at the same time as Li Rui shot, the experienced Makelele slammed into Li Rui very covertly, and with a little force, Li Rui Rui lost his center of gravity and fell to the side. This shot was also ridiculously high.
Sitting on the turf, Li Rui quickly raised his hand to signal referee Boll that he was fouled by Makelele, and this should be a penalty kick.
But the referee Boer ignored him, and he made a gesture to signal Li Rui to get up quickly.
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"Penalty kick!!!!" Almost when Li Rui fell to the ground, the fans of Leeds United stood up and shouted loudly.
However, seeing that the referee Ball didn't mean to whistle for a foul, the Leeds United fans began to explode.
Shhhhhhhhhhhh...
There were ear-piercing boos from the sky above the Elland Road Stadium. Leeds United managed to get a chance in an already dull game. In the eyes of Leeds United fans, Li Rui was knocked down. They only cared about this, and only cared The referee did not call a penalty kick, and the home fans would not pay attention to the rest. Although, this collision, to be honest, if a penalty kick was awarded, it would be a bit outrageous.
The Leeds United fans at Elland Road raised their middle fingers towards the stadium, and the entire stadium became a forest of middle fingers!
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"Penalty!!" In the box, Jessica was also waving her small fist and shouted. Although she didn't understand it well, she could still understand the boos of the fans, and, most importantly, Li Rui was knocked down, and that was enough.
Seeing that the referee did not award a penalty kick, Jessica imitated the fans and gestured with a middle finger, which frightened the manager, Mr. Marco Odeske. At this time, if there is a camera lens, Got that rude shot of Jessica Alba giving the middle finger, and that's the end of it.
Paul Stubbs is the owner of Leeds United, but he also shook his head: "It's impossible to award a penalty at this time, it's just started."
After this small climax, the game became calm again.
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On the sidelines, Eddie Gray rarely protested loudly against the referee's penalty. He just shook his head, leaned on the coach's bench, and held his chin, thinking about the solution.
He didn't expect that in this game, Mourinho would send Makelele to do nothing but to mark Li Rui. This kind of man-to-man defense is generally not effective, but it is also different from the defensive players. Regarding strength, an experienced veteran like Makelele would still make Li Rui feel very uncomfortable.
At the same time, in Chelsea's midfield, Essien and Lampard are like an iron gate, separating Leeds United's midfield from Li Rui and Alan Smith on the front line. Good way, if they play on the wing, Li Rui and Alan Smith are not the kind of centers who are good at heading.
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Albertini made a long pass in the midfield, and Li Rui headed the ball to Alan Smith, who ended the Leeds United's attack with a long shot. Alan Smith's shot hit the goal frame, which was regarded as Since the opening of the game, Leeds United took the first shot on goal. However, this shot was too far away and did not have any strength. It did not cause any danger and was firmly hugged by Petr Cech.
With Makelele closely guarding Li Rui, there was no good way to do it, and Leeds United could only play this kind of long pass, but the effect was not good.
However, Leeds United fans still applauded Leeds United's attack, which is an encouragement to the team.
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Petr Cech throws the ball to attack, Makelele receives the pass from Terry, splits the football, Duff dribbles the ball from the side, rushes through Ian Hart with speed, and passes the football into the center , after Joe Cole got the ball, he pretended to shoot from a long distance in front of the penalty area, and when Coloccini came up to tackle the ball, he suddenly made a diagonal pass.
Drogba leaned against Dubury, stopped for a while, turned around and shot forcibly, but it flew directly, without posing any threat to the goal guarded by Scott Carson.
After the shot, Drogba, who slipped in the penalty area, protested to the referee Ball, meaning that Dubury's hand was pulled, but the referee Ball ignored it.
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In this game, it was the 15th minute of the first half, and everyone felt that one word was 'dull'. The live footage of the Elland Road Stadium even captured a Chelsea fan fainting in the stands of the visiting team fans. Sleepy scene.
"In a word, the game is too boring and needs some stimulation. Both Chelsea players and Leeds United players are too cautious and conservative. To be honest, I don't like this Portuguese coach at all." Terry To be blunt, in his opinion, Chelsea, the league leader, played so conservatively against Leeds United, which is really disappointing.
Mourinho didn't hear the commentator's complaint, even if he heard it, he would snort it, good-looking?Whether he can eat or win, he has only one goal, and that is to win!As for how to win, it's Mourinho's business.
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When the game progressed to the 21st minute, there was finally a decent offensive cooperation.
Albertini takes the ball in the middle. In today's game, his task is very heavy. Li Rui should not be nailed in the frontcourt. Albertini needs to be in the midfield to make more contributions and let Leeds United's offense Be more creative.
Albertini observed the situation on the field, dribbled the ball himself, accelerated with a change of direction, dribbled past Thiago, and was about to pass the ball to Bambi on the wing, but the captain of Leeds United just started, He was shoveled to the ground and the football was taken away.
It was Essien who grabbed the ball, and he dribbled towards the frontcourt. This was a good opportunity for Chelsea to counterattack.
Eddie Gray was furious on the sidelines. He was angrily protesting to the fourth official, thinking that Essien's tackle just now was an accurate and savage foul, and pointed out that the referee missed a penalty from Leeds United at the beginning of the game. Penalty, but the fourth official ignored him at all. Now, in the refereeing circle, there is even a consensus. When refereeing Leeds United games, ignore the noise of that 'rogue coach' and treat Eddie Gray , the fourth official all looked serious, and "returned" him to the coaching bench.
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After stealing the ball, Essien did not pass the football to Duff who was reaching for the ball. Instead, he made a wall-hitting cooperation with Joe Cole. After breaking through Milner's upper grab, he suddenly made a through ball , Passed the football to Lampard who plugged in.
Lampard didn't stop the ball, and directly split the ball. Thiago missed the ball with a beautiful catch, turned around and broke through Caldwell's defense, and prepared to cut inside.
Coloccini immediately rushed up from the side without hesitation. He wanted to shovel to disrupt the attack. The Argentine was given a lot of trust by Eddie Gray, and now the veteran Radebe was also squeezed into the bench. As for Kilgalon, he has now been reduced to the second substitute, and the player himself is already considering a transfer.
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Thiago watched Coloccini rushing towards him. He slammed the football with his right foot to the inside of the pitch. His body made an emergency stop, and he dodged the Argentine's tackle beautifully. Embarrassed, he drew the sideline.
Thiago, who passed Coloccini, looked up at the penalty area, and passed the football into the penalty area with a beautiful arc.
The placement of the cross was very accurate, as if it had been measured. It was Essien who assisted, and 'Buffalo' gained the upper hand in the fight with Dubury. With a header, the football was ferried to the back point .
At the back point, Drogba, who was unguarded, had waited for a long time, and directly shot a beautiful shake of his head. The football flew towards the upper left corner of the goal. Leeds United goalkeeper Scott Carson was powerless. It's a pity that the football hit the crossbar and went out of the baseline.
Drogba stomped his foot in great annoyance, his header, if he just pressed down a little bit, he would definitely score, but unfortunately, the power of his header is too great.
Unwilling, Drogba glanced at Leeds United's goal again, turned around and exchanged a few words with Essien who ferryed him the header, and then gave a thumbs up to Thiago who made a cross from the wing.
Coloccini slapped the turf hard and got up from the ground. He glanced at Thiago. He was too reckless just now, and he just tackled the ball. Obviously, this Portuguese is not very easy to deal with.
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It's been 10 minutes in the first half, and the tentative attacks of both sides have long since ended. Now everyone knows the bottom of the opponent's tactics, and Chelsea has also begun to press out appropriately. This is what everyone guessed before the game In the current situation, although Mourinho's style of play may not be beautiful, but, after all, Chelsea's players are better than Leeds United in terms of strength, and it is only natural to take the initiative in offense.
However, everyone has overlooked one point, that is, Mourinho's reasonable use of tactics. He unexpectedly made the team's midfielder Iron Gate Makelele do nothing but mark Li Rui closely. The seemingly stupid tactical arrangement is precisely to limit Leeds United's offense very well. Once Leeds United's offense is restricted, it will be somewhat difficult when the defense is not good.
At this time, in the commentary, everyone expressed their opinions on Mourinho's tactical arrangements. Makelele was close to marking Li Rui, and Lampard was in the midfield as the pivot of Chelsea's offensive and defensive transition, but should have appeared at the left back position. Essien, like a free man, changed positions frequently in the backcourt, which contained Leeds United's attack on the wing very well!
Everyone can see that Leeds United's offense is no longer restricted by Mourinho. However, just a good defense does not bring goals. Now, it depends on how the Chelsea people try to score goals. .
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Under Makelele's marking, Li Rui couldn't get rid of several consecutive changes of direction. He could only pass the football to Bambi, who was inserted in the wing, and ran to the front field by himself.
After Bambi got the ball, he wanted to force Essien, but was intercepted cleanly. Chelsea immediately launched a counterattack.
Essien passed the ball to the side, and the football reached Duff's feet. The latter dribbled the ball, suddenly accelerated, and used his speed to overtake Albertini. Albertini's speed was not dominant, and Duff was thrown half a body away. Reaching out to pull, the Irishman was staggered and fell to the ground, but the football had already been passed.
The referee Boll had already had the whistle in his mouth and was about to call Albertini for a foul. Seeing that the offense was favorable, he did not stop the offense.
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Duff's cross drew an arc and flew towards the penalty area. Lampard jumped high. Although he didn't hit the football, it interfered with Carson's judgment. The football passed in front of the goal. At the back point, where Drogba squeezed away Dewberry who was defending him, and then jumped high, a powerful header!
At this time, Carson's center of gravity was still on the left side of the goal. He must be helpless for this shot. The Leeds United goalkeeper almost watched the football fly towards the goal in despair.
Did you just watch football go in?
At this time, a white shadow appeared in the most dangerous position in front of the goal. With an upside-down golden hook shot, the football was hooked out of the penalty area from the front of the goal, and Coloccini quickly kicked it away. towards the stands.
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"Wow! It's dangerous! It's dangerous! Chelsea almost broke the deadlock! Who is it? Li! Li used an unconventional clearance to defuse the danger!" Sky TV commentator Taibi exclaimed, "God , When did he run back to defend!"
The camera also gave a clear playback at this time. When Essien stole the ball from Bamby's feet, Li Rui was in the frontcourt and started to run back desperately. When Drogba headed the goal , Li Rui rushed back to the penalty area, and with an upside-down golden hook, almost hooked the goal that was bound to be scored from the goal line.
Li Rui, who blocked Drogba's shot, was as excited as if he had scored a goal. He waved his fist, and just about to yell, the goalkeeper Carson hugged him tightly, "Nice job, Li!"
He is expressing his gratitude. If Li Rui hadn't desperately returned to the defense, he would have scored the goal just now. If Chelsea had led by one goal, according to Mourinho's current tactics, he would definitely have defended across the board. In that case, Leeds It is even more difficult for Lenovo to score goals.
Carson expressed his dissatisfaction towards Bambi again. It was precisely because Bambito was big and planned to force Essien that the ball was intercepted, which caused Chelsea's counterattack.
Although Bambi's face was a bit uneasy, he knew he was wrong. He was too careless just now, "I will pay attention, there will be no next time."
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"Tsk tsk, he can really run. When did he come back?" Although Marco Odeske doesn't like Li Rui very much, as a fan, Marco Odeskai still has to give a sour admiration .
Jessica Alba gave her manager a blank look. Of course she knew that her manager didn't care about the reason why Li Rui wasn't too interested. She knew that Marco Odeske was also stubborn. Soft-hearted, just complaining a few words when bored.
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Li Rui was in the penalty area, and was closely watched by Makelele, so he simply retreated to the center circle. In the frontcourt, only Alan Smith was standing in front of him. Li Rui thought, in this case, Makelele would never be able to Come on.
Makelele did not follow. His defensive range is only near the penalty area. Of course he will not follow. Makelele is definitely the kind of veteran model worker who strictly implements the head coach's intentions. He will never do things blindly if he wants to show off. .
Li Rui received a pass from Albertini in the middle circle. He stepped on several bicycles with both feet in a row, leaned forward, pretended to break through, but swayed under his feet, and knocked the football to Milner who came up behind him. Run towards the front field.
Makelele posted it immediately. However, after Li Rui ran to the edge of the restricted area this time, he did not stop. He was running around in the restricted area like a butterfly. Li Rui thought very clearly that he wanted Use off-ball running to add chaos to Chelsea's penalty area. Anyway, a principle, as long as you don't offside.
This really made it difficult for Makelele, he could only closely follow Li Rui's footsteps, but in this way, it was easy to disrupt Chelsea's defense.
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After Milner received a wonderful pass from Li Rui, he dribbled horizontally, and then distributed the ball to the center. After Alan Lennon got the ball, he directly split the side. On the left, Bambi came up.
Bambi stopped the ball, and Essien came up immediately. The 'Buffalo' was in a good position, and Bambi couldn't break through for a while.He held the football and waited for his teammates to move.
At this time, Alan Lennon suddenly made a diagonal forward thrust. At the same time, Bambi suddenly kicked a through ball and passed it behind Essien. Alan Lennon rushed up to defend himself. In front of Leila, he got the ball first. He moved the football forward, then jumped up, and after avoiding Ferreira's tackle, he strode to catch up with the football. out...
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He didn't pass a lob, but a grounder!The football rolls quickly against the turf towards the goal!This kind of pass, even if no one comes up to shoot, is still a great threat. The football slides past two or three meters in front of the goal, and the goalkeeper dare not come out to intercept it, and the defensive players dare not attack this kind of turf. He passed the ball extremely fast, because if he was not careful, as long as someone touched him in the penalty area, he would go in. Even if it was an own goal, there was no surprise.
At this time, Li Rui, who was running like a loach in the penalty area, was no longer defending him by Makelele. Just now, Alan Smith and Li Rui made a cross exchange, and the French midfielder had to keep up. Alan Smith was the one closest to him. However, Makelele did not forget to yell to Bridge to defend Li Rui.
Li Rui watched the football coming, he shook his hand, broke away from Bridge's pull, and directly shoveled and shot with one foot on the ground. Li Rui believed that as long as his foot touched the football, the ball would undoubtedly be scored.
At this time, Bridge was shocked and grabbed Li Rui's jersey tightly. Li Rui didn't fall to the ground completely, and his legs weren't stretched long enough. He still couldn't touch the football, and the ball slid past the goal...
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Li Rui raised his hands to signal referee Boll that just now Bridge pulled his jersey behind him, but referee Boll still ignored him.
Although Li Rui was extremely angry, he bit his tongue to calm himself down. Before the game, head coach Eddie Gray found Li Rui and told him viciously that as long as Li Rui played again in the game If he gets a card because he can't control his temper, he will be replaced without hesitation.
Now, thinking of the vicious look of the boss, Li Rui also has a heart palpitation. Forget it, buddy bear it. Li Rui doesn't want to prove whether the words of the head coach, Mr. Eddie Gray, mean what he says. .
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Li Rui held back, but the fans of Leeds United obviously did not let the referee Boll go. Perhaps, in the eyes of Leeds United fans, this England's golden whistle is the worst referee on the planet tonight.
On the big screen at Elland Road Stadium, it was also playing repeatedly that just now in the penalty area, Bridge almost tore Li Rui's jersey to pieces...
"This is an obvious pulling action. It's a pity that Mr. Ball didn't make any penalty." Lineker clicked twice. This game is really dull. Of course, if, there is such a Penalties, that's different.
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In the box, Jessica opened her mouth wide. She watched the replay on the big-screen TV in the box, then turned her head and asked her manager, "Marco, isn't this a foul?"
Marko hasn't answered yet, Leeds United Chairman Paul Stubbs has already snorted, his face is ugly, if the game has just started, the penalty kick that can be awarded or not, if there is no penalty, then it can be said. This time, Bridge's pull was so obvious that there was no penalty. It's really outrageous. Paul Stubbs seemed to smell a hint of conspiracy. This top Yale student rubbed his head and fell into deep thought. , he hoped the penalty was just a random isolated incident.
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35 minutes into the first half, the score was still 0:0. Both sides had one or two chances, but unfortunately they didn't seize them. However, overall, the first half of the game was still too boring. This At that time, in the press box, a reporter muttered something, "We are so stupid to think that the Portuguese team will play better..."
The other reporters were not happy. They took a look at this colleague and said that it is okay for you to say that you are stupid, so don't drag us.
However, this game was really dull enough, and the reporters were all thinking about how to write reports after the game.
However, the game was dull, so it would be nice if there were more off-court factors. The reporters in the press box all turned their attention to the coaching box beside the court to see if the two most individual head coaches could provide some news.
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Mourinho wore a gray windbreaker, sat on the coach's bench without saying a word, and sometimes lowered his head to draw a few strokes on the tactical board.
Eddie Gray sat on the coach's bench with his arms crossed and his legs crossed, talking with his assistant coach Gustavo Poyet from time to time.
The live broadcast seemed to be similar to what the reporters in the press box thought, and the camera lenses frequently cut back and forth between the faces of the two head coaches, as if trying to read something from their faces. Unfortunately, Two head coaches with the most personalities in the Premier League this season, one with a dead face, and the other with a somewhat elusive hip-hop, it is really hard to see anything.
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At 39 minutes into the game, Chelsea had the ball.
Drogba got the ball in the front court. The Ivorian's physical fitness is really good. He took the first step to control the ball and squeezed Coloccini behind him. Coloccini and Drogbala were arguing. The tackle that fell to the ground knocked Drogba down with the ball. The latter let out an exaggerated yell, hugging his thighs and rolling on the turf.
The referee Boll's whistle blew, ran over, signaled for a foul by Coloccini, and showed Coloccini a yellow card.
Coloccini felt that he was wronged, his kick was definitely aimed at the football, and Drogba's performance was too exaggerated, as if he screamed like a pig, as if he had scrapped his thigh It's the same.
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Coloccini put his hands behind his back and explained to the referee with an aggrieved face. Other players from Leeds United also came up and surrounded the referee to intercede for Coloccini. Moreover, they also saw that Drogba The acting elements just now were too strong, and this is too fake.
The referee ignored it, looked at the time, and was recording the record of the cards played just now.
At this moment, when the Leeds United players were protesting around the referee, Lampard suddenly ran to the football, glanced at the referee, and said, "Sir, can I kick off?"
The referee was stunned for a while, then nodded, and blew the whistle in his mouth. Almost at the same time as the referee nodded, Lampard directly passed the football a ground ball. Drogba, who was rolling on his thigh, took advantage of the opportunity to lead the ball and rushed into the penalty area.
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Still crossing his legs, Eddie Gray, who was sitting on the coach's bench, suddenly jumped up: "Damn it! Back to defense! Back to defense! Damn it! Don't pay attention to that fool!"
Hearing this, the fourth official not far away hesitated for a while, but still didn't move his ass. Just now, the head coach of Leeds United didn't name anyone. Who can prove that the "fool" in his mouth was in the As for the referee, one thing more is worse than one thing less. However, this sentence must be written into the game report.
Mourinho also rushed out of the coaching bench and waved his fist towards the stadium, "Good job! That's it!"
The frightened Leeds United players quickly dropped the referee and chased back frantically.
When the game was in the last 5 minutes of the first half, the originally boring game suddenly reached a climax without warning...
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PS: Well, it seems that a book friend said that in Guo Da’s book, Jessica also came out... Should we speed up... What about the 'push down', this is a problem.
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"Ha, it's great, these fans are so cute." Jessica Alba looked at the stands of Elland Road Stadium, where the fans made a huge comic version of Li Rui's portrait, swaying in the night sky, It's just how he looks at it, the characters in that comic are a bit like Shrek.
Paul Stubbs was chatting with Jessica Alba's agent, Marco Odeske, and seeing the excited Jessica Alba, he clinked glasses with Marco Odeske, " I have a question, when did Jessica become so interested in football, is it because of this drama?"
Jessica Alba's agent Marco Odeske and Leeds United owner Paul Stubbs were classmates at Yale University, so Jessica Alba suddenly proposed to watch the Leeds United draw In Chelsea's FA Cup match, Marco Odeske found Paul Stubbs out of desperation, and the owner of Leeds United also did his best to invite Jessica Alba to his VIP box watch the ball.
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Marko Odeske coughed, what can he say, tell his classmates that Jessica Alba seems to have an ambiguous relationship with that Chinese player in your team?Can you say that?hell!You can't even say that you are killed.
"Jessica also wants to know more about football, so that she can perform better in this play." Marko Odeske can only say so.
Paul Stubbs smiled and waved his hand: "Don't use this kind of fooling the reporter to fool me again." He said and winked, "You think I can't read newspapers." It means, some time ago , how could I not know about the hype about the players on my team and the Jessica Alba affair?Just fool around.
Marco Odeske almost choked. He took a big sip of red wine in embarrassment and turned his head to the side. You can guess whatever you want, anyway, I won't say anything.
Sometimes, ostrich tactics are also necessary.
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Players from both sides have already entered the field. At this time, Elland Road Stadium erupted into enthusiastic shouts. Even in the box with good sound insulation, the singing and cheers of the fans can still be heard clearly. The entire stadium, as if It has been transferred from the British Peninsula to the Vesuvius Crater!
Jessica Alba took a drink but didn't drink it. She stared wide-eyed and looked at the players entering the field. To be precise, she stared at Li Rui. Today, she came to watch the game on a whim. Li Rui was not notified, so Li Rui didn't know that she was watching the game in the VIP box.
The live sound effect was clearly heard from the TV in the box, and the cheers of the fans suddenly became louder. She heard 4 fans stand up and let out a loud and enthusiastic cheer '... Lee...', Jessica Alba is no longer a pure fake fan, she already knows that at home, the cheers of the fans just show the status of a player in the hearts of the fans.
She listened keenly and found that the cheers that Li Rui received from the fans were comparable to those of the other two players, which also showed how popular Li Rui was among the fans.
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From the big screen in the box, the voice of the commentator from Sky TV was heard. Obviously, the commentator also thought that Eddie Gray, the head coach of Leeds United, would do his best to play this FA Cup rematch. I felt a little surprised, and the camera was also on Li Rui. In the first round at Stamford Bridge, Li Rui did not play. However, in that game, Leeds United, which mainly had a substitute lineup, drew 0-0 away. The draw with Chelsea surprised everyone, and there will be this FA Cup rematch.
So in this somewhat unexpected rematch, Leeds United, who returned to the home court, sent all the main players, what will the result be like.
Although this is the third time that Jessica has watched football, Jessica is still a fake fan who knows little about football, perhaps not even a little knowledge. Such an action is considered a foul.
Of course, there is one thing about her that can be seen. Jessica can still understand some artistic movements and attacks. Anyway, she is making a football movie now, and her appreciation level is still high. Yes, of course, Jessica's attention is still on Li Rui most of the time, this is the reason for her to watch the game, isn't it?
It seems to have been 23 days since the two of them last met... Jessica thought.
However, after watching the game for a while, Jessica yawned a little, because this game was really——
It's so dull!
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Now, Chelsea is leading the league standings. However, for Chelsea's Portuguese coach Mourinho's 1-0 doctrine, some media in England have shouted out that "Chelsea has ruined English football". , Speaking of this game, some media believe that for Leeds United who have no intention of the FA Cup, maybe Mourinho will cater to the fans and play offensive football... This also makes the media and fans, for this game, Looking forward to it.
However, at the beginning of the game, everyone saw the familiar Chelsea team again, and no one would ask again, why is Mourinho still stubborn?Because, the answer is, of course he would, otherwise he wouldn't be Mourinho.
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As for Leeds United, after the starting list of the game came out, everyone was surprised to see that Leeds United played with all their main players. The Leeds United team of the 'rogue coach' still pleased many fans with their smooth offense this season. , Therefore, the media and fans still have a little expectation for Leeds United's performance in this game.
However, there will always be some deviations between the reality and people's speculation.
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The game got off to a rather dull start, with both sides testing each other out.Both are more cautious, and they all focus on solid defense first. The game has been played for almost 5 minutes, and neither side has shot yet.
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This game is already the third time the two sides have played against each other this season, so both sides also know the basics and focus on defending the opponent's key players.
In the first round of the league match, Li Rui scored twice, causing Chelsea a headache, so as soon as the game started today, the Chelsea players marked Li Rui closely.
It is still Makelele who is responsible for defending Li Rui. This season, Chelsea leads the standings. Among them, Makelele has contributed the most. Makelele is definitely a very important position in Mourinho's tactics. The hub of the team's offensive and defensive conversion, Makelele will never leave the defensive area in front of the penalty area until the team's full-backs have passed the center circle, and do everything possible to reduce the number of touches. To the midfield commander, therefore, it is not an exaggeration to compare Makelele to an iron gate for Chelsea.
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However, if you let Makelele choose a game that you are most dissatisfied with this season, then the game between Stamford Bridge and Leeds United is definitely the first choice for the French midfielder. In the face of the young Li Rui, Makelele didn't have much to do, and was even a little embarrassed. In the end, Li Rui scored two goals. In this game, Makelele has always been worried about him...
Therefore, before the start of the game, Makelele also said to the media, "We will not let the scene at Stamford Bridge repeat itself"!For this game, the veteran can be said to be full of fighting spirit.
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Although he is 32 years old, the French midfielder can definitely be regarded as a model worker in the Chelsea team. He shows no signs of aging at all, and he still runs desperately on the field. Makelele's defensive attitude towards Li Rui is that as long as If Li Rui gets close to the restricted area, he will post it...
In this game, Mourinho arranged for Makelele to mark Li Rui specifically. As for the defense of the Chelsea midfielder, he handed it over to the team's deputy, the tough guy in the England midfielder, Lampard!
Mourinho's style of play is very clear, as long as Li Rui is restricted, then Leeds United's offense will be greatly reduced, and Leeds United's defense has not been good all along, which means that for the current state is good For the Ivorian striker Didier Drogba, scoring goals should not be a problem.
As long as Leeds United's offense is contained and the team scores again, will Chelsea be far from advancing?If possible, Mourinho doesn't mind defending all the way to save energy after scoring a goal.
The Portuguese has only one goal, and that is to win. Of course, it would be more appropriate if he can relax without breaking a sweat, because Chelsea still have to save their energy to prepare for the Champions League game.
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In the beginning, Li Rui really made Makelele feel miserable. As soon as he got close to the penalty area, Makelele immediately pressed him close to him, which made him very uncomfortable. It was Makelele who was in the best form at Chelsea this season. At that time, Li Rui had no good way to be closely guarded by such a world-class midfielder.
In the league, in the away game between Leeds United and Chelsea, the reason why Li Rui was able to successfully break through Makelele was also because of that game. On the one hand, Makelele was not familiar with Li Rui's technical characteristics, and on the other hand, Marklele Lai Lai was not assigned to guard Li Rui specifically, he also had to take into account the impact of other Leeds United players, so it was inevitable that he would lose sight of the other and give Li Rui an opportunity.
However, in this game, under the instruction of head coach Mourinho, Makelele, who specially marked Li Rui, immediately gave Li Rui a taste of the power of one of the best midfielders in today's world football.
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In the 8th minute of the game, Leeds United launched an attack from the wing. Milner and Albertini, who was inserted in the middle, made a two-for-one cooperation, and suddenly cut inward with the ball. Carvalho immediately rushed out to defend , At this time, Milner made an emergency stop and passed the football.
Li Rui's chest stopped the ball and he volleyed directly. However, at the same time as Li Rui shot, the experienced Makelele slammed into Li Rui very covertly, and with a little force, Li Rui Rui lost his center of gravity and fell to the side. This shot was also ridiculously high.
Sitting on the turf, Li Rui quickly raised his hand to signal referee Boll that he was fouled by Makelele, and this should be a penalty kick.
But the referee Boer ignored him, and he made a gesture to signal Li Rui to get up quickly.
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"Penalty kick!!!!" Almost when Li Rui fell to the ground, the fans of Leeds United stood up and shouted loudly.
However, seeing that the referee Ball didn't mean to whistle for a foul, the Leeds United fans began to explode.
Shhhhhhhhhhhh...
There were ear-piercing boos from the sky above the Elland Road Stadium. Leeds United managed to get a chance in an already dull game. In the eyes of Leeds United fans, Li Rui was knocked down. They only cared about this, and only cared The referee did not call a penalty kick, and the home fans would not pay attention to the rest. Although, this collision, to be honest, if a penalty kick was awarded, it would be a bit outrageous.
The Leeds United fans at Elland Road raised their middle fingers towards the stadium, and the entire stadium became a forest of middle fingers!
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"Penalty!!" In the box, Jessica was also waving her small fist and shouted. Although she didn't understand it well, she could still understand the boos of the fans, and, most importantly, Li Rui was knocked down, and that was enough.
Seeing that the referee did not award a penalty kick, Jessica imitated the fans and gestured with a middle finger, which frightened the manager, Mr. Marco Odeske. At this time, if there is a camera lens, Got that rude shot of Jessica Alba giving the middle finger, and that's the end of it.
Paul Stubbs is the owner of Leeds United, but he also shook his head: "It's impossible to award a penalty at this time, it's just started."
After this small climax, the game became calm again.
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On the sidelines, Eddie Gray rarely protested loudly against the referee's penalty. He just shook his head, leaned on the coach's bench, and held his chin, thinking about the solution.
He didn't expect that in this game, Mourinho would send Makelele to do nothing but to mark Li Rui. This kind of man-to-man defense is generally not effective, but it is also different from the defensive players. Regarding strength, an experienced veteran like Makelele would still make Li Rui feel very uncomfortable.
At the same time, in Chelsea's midfield, Essien and Lampard are like an iron gate, separating Leeds United's midfield from Li Rui and Alan Smith on the front line. Good way, if they play on the wing, Li Rui and Alan Smith are not the kind of centers who are good at heading.
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Albertini made a long pass in the midfield, and Li Rui headed the ball to Alan Smith, who ended the Leeds United's attack with a long shot. Alan Smith's shot hit the goal frame, which was regarded as Since the opening of the game, Leeds United took the first shot on goal. However, this shot was too far away and did not have any strength. It did not cause any danger and was firmly hugged by Petr Cech.
With Makelele closely guarding Li Rui, there was no good way to do it, and Leeds United could only play this kind of long pass, but the effect was not good.
However, Leeds United fans still applauded Leeds United's attack, which is an encouragement to the team.
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Petr Cech throws the ball to attack, Makelele receives the pass from Terry, splits the football, Duff dribbles the ball from the side, rushes through Ian Hart with speed, and passes the football into the center , after Joe Cole got the ball, he pretended to shoot from a long distance in front of the penalty area, and when Coloccini came up to tackle the ball, he suddenly made a diagonal pass.
Drogba leaned against Dubury, stopped for a while, turned around and shot forcibly, but it flew directly, without posing any threat to the goal guarded by Scott Carson.
After the shot, Drogba, who slipped in the penalty area, protested to the referee Ball, meaning that Dubury's hand was pulled, but the referee Ball ignored it.
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In this game, it was the 15th minute of the first half, and everyone felt that one word was 'dull'. The live footage of the Elland Road Stadium even captured a Chelsea fan fainting in the stands of the visiting team fans. Sleepy scene.
"In a word, the game is too boring and needs some stimulation. Both Chelsea players and Leeds United players are too cautious and conservative. To be honest, I don't like this Portuguese coach at all." Terry To be blunt, in his opinion, Chelsea, the league leader, played so conservatively against Leeds United, which is really disappointing.
Mourinho didn't hear the commentator's complaint, even if he heard it, he would snort it, good-looking?Whether he can eat or win, he has only one goal, and that is to win!As for how to win, it's Mourinho's business.
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When the game progressed to the 21st minute, there was finally a decent offensive cooperation.
Albertini takes the ball in the middle. In today's game, his task is very heavy. Li Rui should not be nailed in the frontcourt. Albertini needs to be in the midfield to make more contributions and let Leeds United's offense Be more creative.
Albertini observed the situation on the field, dribbled the ball himself, accelerated with a change of direction, dribbled past Thiago, and was about to pass the ball to Bambi on the wing, but the captain of Leeds United just started, He was shoveled to the ground and the football was taken away.
It was Essien who grabbed the ball, and he dribbled towards the frontcourt. This was a good opportunity for Chelsea to counterattack.
Eddie Gray was furious on the sidelines. He was angrily protesting to the fourth official, thinking that Essien's tackle just now was an accurate and savage foul, and pointed out that the referee missed a penalty from Leeds United at the beginning of the game. Penalty, but the fourth official ignored him at all. Now, in the refereeing circle, there is even a consensus. When refereeing Leeds United games, ignore the noise of that 'rogue coach' and treat Eddie Gray , the fourth official all looked serious, and "returned" him to the coaching bench.
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After stealing the ball, Essien did not pass the football to Duff who was reaching for the ball. Instead, he made a wall-hitting cooperation with Joe Cole. After breaking through Milner's upper grab, he suddenly made a through ball , Passed the football to Lampard who plugged in.
Lampard didn't stop the ball, and directly split the ball. Thiago missed the ball with a beautiful catch, turned around and broke through Caldwell's defense, and prepared to cut inside.
Coloccini immediately rushed up from the side without hesitation. He wanted to shovel to disrupt the attack. The Argentine was given a lot of trust by Eddie Gray, and now the veteran Radebe was also squeezed into the bench. As for Kilgalon, he has now been reduced to the second substitute, and the player himself is already considering a transfer.
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Thiago watched Coloccini rushing towards him. He slammed the football with his right foot to the inside of the pitch. His body made an emergency stop, and he dodged the Argentine's tackle beautifully. Embarrassed, he drew the sideline.
Thiago, who passed Coloccini, looked up at the penalty area, and passed the football into the penalty area with a beautiful arc.
The placement of the cross was very accurate, as if it had been measured. It was Essien who assisted, and 'Buffalo' gained the upper hand in the fight with Dubury. With a header, the football was ferried to the back point .
At the back point, Drogba, who was unguarded, had waited for a long time, and directly shot a beautiful shake of his head. The football flew towards the upper left corner of the goal. Leeds United goalkeeper Scott Carson was powerless. It's a pity that the football hit the crossbar and went out of the baseline.
Drogba stomped his foot in great annoyance, his header, if he just pressed down a little bit, he would definitely score, but unfortunately, the power of his header is too great.
Unwilling, Drogba glanced at Leeds United's goal again, turned around and exchanged a few words with Essien who ferryed him the header, and then gave a thumbs up to Thiago who made a cross from the wing.
Coloccini slapped the turf hard and got up from the ground. He glanced at Thiago. He was too reckless just now, and he just tackled the ball. Obviously, this Portuguese is not very easy to deal with.
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It's been 10 minutes in the first half, and the tentative attacks of both sides have long since ended. Now everyone knows the bottom of the opponent's tactics, and Chelsea has also begun to press out appropriately. This is what everyone guessed before the game In the current situation, although Mourinho's style of play may not be beautiful, but, after all, Chelsea's players are better than Leeds United in terms of strength, and it is only natural to take the initiative in offense.
However, everyone has overlooked one point, that is, Mourinho's reasonable use of tactics. He unexpectedly made the team's midfielder Iron Gate Makelele do nothing but mark Li Rui closely. The seemingly stupid tactical arrangement is precisely to limit Leeds United's offense very well. Once Leeds United's offense is restricted, it will be somewhat difficult when the defense is not good.
At this time, in the commentary, everyone expressed their opinions on Mourinho's tactical arrangements. Makelele was close to marking Li Rui, and Lampard was in the midfield as the pivot of Chelsea's offensive and defensive transition, but should have appeared at the left back position. Essien, like a free man, changed positions frequently in the backcourt, which contained Leeds United's attack on the wing very well!
Everyone can see that Leeds United's offense is no longer restricted by Mourinho. However, just a good defense does not bring goals. Now, it depends on how the Chelsea people try to score goals. .
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Under Makelele's marking, Li Rui couldn't get rid of several consecutive changes of direction. He could only pass the football to Bambi, who was inserted in the wing, and ran to the front field by himself.
After Bambi got the ball, he wanted to force Essien, but was intercepted cleanly. Chelsea immediately launched a counterattack.
Essien passed the ball to the side, and the football reached Duff's feet. The latter dribbled the ball, suddenly accelerated, and used his speed to overtake Albertini. Albertini's speed was not dominant, and Duff was thrown half a body away. Reaching out to pull, the Irishman was staggered and fell to the ground, but the football had already been passed.
The referee Boll had already had the whistle in his mouth and was about to call Albertini for a foul. Seeing that the offense was favorable, he did not stop the offense.
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Duff's cross drew an arc and flew towards the penalty area. Lampard jumped high. Although he didn't hit the football, it interfered with Carson's judgment. The football passed in front of the goal. At the back point, where Drogba squeezed away Dewberry who was defending him, and then jumped high, a powerful header!
At this time, Carson's center of gravity was still on the left side of the goal. He must be helpless for this shot. The Leeds United goalkeeper almost watched the football fly towards the goal in despair.
Did you just watch football go in?
At this time, a white shadow appeared in the most dangerous position in front of the goal. With an upside-down golden hook shot, the football was hooked out of the penalty area from the front of the goal, and Coloccini quickly kicked it away. towards the stands.
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"Wow! It's dangerous! It's dangerous! Chelsea almost broke the deadlock! Who is it? Li! Li used an unconventional clearance to defuse the danger!" Sky TV commentator Taibi exclaimed, "God , When did he run back to defend!"
The camera also gave a clear playback at this time. When Essien stole the ball from Bamby's feet, Li Rui was in the frontcourt and started to run back desperately. When Drogba headed the goal , Li Rui rushed back to the penalty area, and with an upside-down golden hook, almost hooked the goal that was bound to be scored from the goal line.
Li Rui, who blocked Drogba's shot, was as excited as if he had scored a goal. He waved his fist, and just about to yell, the goalkeeper Carson hugged him tightly, "Nice job, Li!"
He is expressing his gratitude. If Li Rui hadn't desperately returned to the defense, he would have scored the goal just now. If Chelsea had led by one goal, according to Mourinho's current tactics, he would definitely have defended across the board. In that case, Leeds It is even more difficult for Lenovo to score goals.
Carson expressed his dissatisfaction towards Bambi again. It was precisely because Bambito was big and planned to force Essien that the ball was intercepted, which caused Chelsea's counterattack.
Although Bambi's face was a bit uneasy, he knew he was wrong. He was too careless just now, "I will pay attention, there will be no next time."
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"Tsk tsk, he can really run. When did he come back?" Although Marco Odeske doesn't like Li Rui very much, as a fan, Marco Odeskai still has to give a sour admiration .
Jessica Alba gave her manager a blank look. Of course she knew that her manager didn't care about the reason why Li Rui wasn't too interested. She knew that Marco Odeske was also stubborn. Soft-hearted, just complaining a few words when bored.
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Li Rui was in the penalty area, and was closely watched by Makelele, so he simply retreated to the center circle. In the frontcourt, only Alan Smith was standing in front of him. Li Rui thought, in this case, Makelele would never be able to Come on.
Makelele did not follow. His defensive range is only near the penalty area. Of course he will not follow. Makelele is definitely the kind of veteran model worker who strictly implements the head coach's intentions. He will never do things blindly if he wants to show off. .
Li Rui received a pass from Albertini in the middle circle. He stepped on several bicycles with both feet in a row, leaned forward, pretended to break through, but swayed under his feet, and knocked the football to Milner who came up behind him. Run towards the front field.
Makelele posted it immediately. However, after Li Rui ran to the edge of the restricted area this time, he did not stop. He was running around in the restricted area like a butterfly. Li Rui thought very clearly that he wanted Use off-ball running to add chaos to Chelsea's penalty area. Anyway, a principle, as long as you don't offside.
This really made it difficult for Makelele, he could only closely follow Li Rui's footsteps, but in this way, it was easy to disrupt Chelsea's defense.
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After Milner received a wonderful pass from Li Rui, he dribbled horizontally, and then distributed the ball to the center. After Alan Lennon got the ball, he directly split the side. On the left, Bambi came up.
Bambi stopped the ball, and Essien came up immediately. The 'Buffalo' was in a good position, and Bambi couldn't break through for a while.He held the football and waited for his teammates to move.
At this time, Alan Lennon suddenly made a diagonal forward thrust. At the same time, Bambi suddenly kicked a through ball and passed it behind Essien. Alan Lennon rushed up to defend himself. In front of Leila, he got the ball first. He moved the football forward, then jumped up, and after avoiding Ferreira's tackle, he strode to catch up with the football. out...
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He didn't pass a lob, but a grounder!The football rolls quickly against the turf towards the goal!This kind of pass, even if no one comes up to shoot, is still a great threat. The football slides past two or three meters in front of the goal, and the goalkeeper dare not come out to intercept it, and the defensive players dare not attack this kind of turf. He passed the ball extremely fast, because if he was not careful, as long as someone touched him in the penalty area, he would go in. Even if it was an own goal, there was no surprise.
At this time, Li Rui, who was running like a loach in the penalty area, was no longer defending him by Makelele. Just now, Alan Smith and Li Rui made a cross exchange, and the French midfielder had to keep up. Alan Smith was the one closest to him. However, Makelele did not forget to yell to Bridge to defend Li Rui.
Li Rui watched the football coming, he shook his hand, broke away from Bridge's pull, and directly shoveled and shot with one foot on the ground. Li Rui believed that as long as his foot touched the football, the ball would undoubtedly be scored.
At this time, Bridge was shocked and grabbed Li Rui's jersey tightly. Li Rui didn't fall to the ground completely, and his legs weren't stretched long enough. He still couldn't touch the football, and the ball slid past the goal...
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Li Rui raised his hands to signal referee Boll that just now Bridge pulled his jersey behind him, but referee Boll still ignored him.
Although Li Rui was extremely angry, he bit his tongue to calm himself down. Before the game, head coach Eddie Gray found Li Rui and told him viciously that as long as Li Rui played again in the game If he gets a card because he can't control his temper, he will be replaced without hesitation.
Now, thinking of the vicious look of the boss, Li Rui also has a heart palpitation. Forget it, buddy bear it. Li Rui doesn't want to prove whether the words of the head coach, Mr. Eddie Gray, mean what he says. .
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Li Rui held back, but the fans of Leeds United obviously did not let the referee Boll go. Perhaps, in the eyes of Leeds United fans, this England's golden whistle is the worst referee on the planet tonight.
On the big screen at Elland Road Stadium, it was also playing repeatedly that just now in the penalty area, Bridge almost tore Li Rui's jersey to pieces...
"This is an obvious pulling action. It's a pity that Mr. Ball didn't make any penalty." Lineker clicked twice. This game is really dull. Of course, if, there is such a Penalties, that's different.
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In the box, Jessica opened her mouth wide. She watched the replay on the big-screen TV in the box, then turned her head and asked her manager, "Marco, isn't this a foul?"
Marko hasn't answered yet, Leeds United Chairman Paul Stubbs has already snorted, his face is ugly, if the game has just started, the penalty kick that can be awarded or not, if there is no penalty, then it can be said. This time, Bridge's pull was so obvious that there was no penalty. It's really outrageous. Paul Stubbs seemed to smell a hint of conspiracy. This top Yale student rubbed his head and fell into deep thought. , he hoped the penalty was just a random isolated incident.
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35 minutes into the first half, the score was still 0:0. Both sides had one or two chances, but unfortunately they didn't seize them. However, overall, the first half of the game was still too boring. This At that time, in the press box, a reporter muttered something, "We are so stupid to think that the Portuguese team will play better..."
The other reporters were not happy. They took a look at this colleague and said that it is okay for you to say that you are stupid, so don't drag us.
However, this game was really dull enough, and the reporters were all thinking about how to write reports after the game.
However, the game was dull, so it would be nice if there were more off-court factors. The reporters in the press box all turned their attention to the coaching box beside the court to see if the two most individual head coaches could provide some news.
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Mourinho wore a gray windbreaker, sat on the coach's bench without saying a word, and sometimes lowered his head to draw a few strokes on the tactical board.
Eddie Gray sat on the coach's bench with his arms crossed and his legs crossed, talking with his assistant coach Gustavo Poyet from time to time.
The live broadcast seemed to be similar to what the reporters in the press box thought, and the camera lenses frequently cut back and forth between the faces of the two head coaches, as if trying to read something from their faces. Unfortunately, Two head coaches with the most personalities in the Premier League this season, one with a dead face, and the other with a somewhat elusive hip-hop, it is really hard to see anything.
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At 39 minutes into the game, Chelsea had the ball.
Drogba got the ball in the front court. The Ivorian's physical fitness is really good. He took the first step to control the ball and squeezed Coloccini behind him. Coloccini and Drogbala were arguing. The tackle that fell to the ground knocked Drogba down with the ball. The latter let out an exaggerated yell, hugging his thighs and rolling on the turf.
The referee Boll's whistle blew, ran over, signaled for a foul by Coloccini, and showed Coloccini a yellow card.
Coloccini felt that he was wronged, his kick was definitely aimed at the football, and Drogba's performance was too exaggerated, as if he screamed like a pig, as if he had scrapped his thigh It's the same.
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Coloccini put his hands behind his back and explained to the referee with an aggrieved face. Other players from Leeds United also came up and surrounded the referee to intercede for Coloccini. Moreover, they also saw that Drogba The acting elements just now were too strong, and this is too fake.
The referee ignored it, looked at the time, and was recording the record of the cards played just now.
At this moment, when the Leeds United players were protesting around the referee, Lampard suddenly ran to the football, glanced at the referee, and said, "Sir, can I kick off?"
The referee was stunned for a while, then nodded, and blew the whistle in his mouth. Almost at the same time as the referee nodded, Lampard directly passed the football a ground ball. Drogba, who was rolling on his thigh, took advantage of the opportunity to lead the ball and rushed into the penalty area.
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Still crossing his legs, Eddie Gray, who was sitting on the coach's bench, suddenly jumped up: "Damn it! Back to defense! Back to defense! Damn it! Don't pay attention to that fool!"
Hearing this, the fourth official not far away hesitated for a while, but still didn't move his ass. Just now, the head coach of Leeds United didn't name anyone. Who can prove that the "fool" in his mouth was in the As for the referee, one thing more is worse than one thing less. However, this sentence must be written into the game report.
Mourinho also rushed out of the coaching bench and waved his fist towards the stadium, "Good job! That's it!"
The frightened Leeds United players quickly dropped the referee and chased back frantically.
When the game was in the last 5 minutes of the first half, the originally boring game suddenly reached a climax without warning...
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PS: Well, it seems that a book friend said that in Guo Da’s book, Jessica also came out... Should we speed up... What about the 'push down', this is a problem.
(End of this chapter)
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