The strongest winger

Chapter 572 Makes the headlines of The Sun again...

2007-2008赛季的英格兰联赛杯四场1/4决赛全部结束，除了布莱克本主场2：2战平阿森纳需要择日重赛之外，其他三场比赛全部分出胜负，切尔西主场2：0利物浦，热刺客场2：0击败曼城，西汉姆联队主场1：2不敌埃弗顿。

Due to Arsenal's away draw with Blackburn, the draw for the two semi-finals still needs to wait until Arsenal returns to the home court to decide the outcome with Blackburn. Therefore, the other three teams that advanced to the semi-finals can only wait for the results of the rematch.

The next day, in addition to continuing to report that Chelsea's player Aiello won the European Ballon d'Or, the English media also reported on the quarter-finals of the four League Cup matches. The most notable match was Chelsea's 1-4 victory over Liverpool at home.

However, the most attractive news report was not the quarter-finals of the League Cup itself, but... a piece of news broke by the "Daily Mail" the next day: Benitez fired the assistant coach Aye Strong who had worked with him for 1 years.

"The quarter-finals of the 2007-2008 English League Cup ended yesterday afternoon. In the end, Chelsea, who played at home, relied on two goals from the substitute Ai in the second half to help the team eliminate the Red Army Liverpool 1-4. It is worth mentioning that the Liverpool coach refused to shake hands with Mourinho after the game, and Benitez's assistant Aye Strong. In the end, Benitez fired his 2-year assistant Ayestrong, and the reason for the dismissal was because he found that his assistant and Mourinho had become good friends..."

When this news was reported by the "Daily Mail", the entire English media was amazed. This... The reason is too weird.

It can be said that Benitez is too unreasonable to fire his assistant who has served him for 11 years just because he found out that his assistant Ayestrom had a private relationship with Mourinho.

In other words, he is a bit small-minded. After all, everyone has the right to make friends. Soon Benitez's behavior rose to the level of violating the human rights of others. I have to say that the reporter's thinking logic is still very advanced.

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It is no longer a day or two for Benitez and Mourinho to be at odds, but it is indeed a bit far-fetched and even a bit rigid to say that Ayestrong was fired because of his good relationship with Mourinho.

But this news came and went quickly, because the draw ceremony for the 2007/2008 finals of the 1-8 UEFA Champions League was waiting for the attention of major European media that night.

The English teams occupy the four seats to advance to the top [-] of the UEFA Champions League, so they are also one of the main media that pay attention to the draw. Although the England national team is not the world's top, the media that reports on football is the world's top. In addition, the Premier League is the most lucrative league in the world, which also makes them feel a little arrogant.

The Premier League teams occupy four of the seats in the final sixteen, which is not a small percentage.

If the luck of the draw is a little better, then it is not impossible for all four Premier League teams to advance to the quarter-finals of the Champions League, because in the group stage, except for Liverpool, which performed abnormally and became the second qualifying team in the group, the other three teams all advanced to the top 1 with the first place in the group.

As a result, Chelsea's opponents were not bad, and the other three teams encountered strong opponents. It can be said that the giants are fighting.

Arsenal drew Sevilla, Manchester United drew Lyon, and Liverpool drew Inter Milan. When the results of the draw came out, there were really joys and sorrows.

The best draw is Chelsea. Their opponent is Olympiacos, followed by Barcelona. Their opponent is Celtic, the Scottish Super League team. The opponents of the other three 1/8 finals are: AC Milan VS Valencia, Real Madrid VS Roma, Schalke 04VS Porto.

Of course, the most striking thing about the draw of the eight 1/8 finals is that UEFA drew together the champions and runners-up of last season's Champions League. This contest has high expectations.

Kaka's state has declined this season, and Valencia also lost its star Aiello in the summer, and its strength has declined significantly. Therefore, the two teams are evenly matched, but the grievances between the two teams are still worthy of media reports on both sides and the mass media.

But because the first round of the UEFA Champions League 1/8 finals will have to wait until February 2 and 21, it has nothing to do with the current English team, and they will have a fast Christmas period, which means that the devil's schedule is coming!
In just nine days, each Premier League team has to play four league games, which is a big test for every team. The frequent matches and high confrontation in the game are a big test for every player of every team.

Because physical fitness is an insurmountable gap for every player, and it is inevitable that the injury rate of players of each team will rise rapidly.

The devil's schedule during this period is not only a challenge for the four giants of the Premier League, but also a challenge for the other [-] teams. Whether they can win the European competition or successfully avoid relegation this season depends on the specific performance of these four games...

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Except for the key reports and analysis on the second day after the UEFA Champions League 1/8 final draw, the English media did not report too much at other times. After all, the first leg of the UEFA Champions League 1/8 final will have to wait until late February next year, which is two months away from now.

For the entire British media, the upcoming Christmas Devil's schedule is undoubtedly the most concerned.

The first two league matches are Arsenal's North London derby at home to Tottenham Hotspur, and Liverpool's home game at Portsmouth at the same time.

Of course, the most eye-catching is the North London Derby.

Arsenal lost to Chelsea in the last round of London derby, so this North London derby must not be missed for them. The kick-off time of both games is 22:04 pm on the 30nd.

这场备受关注的北伦敦德比比媒体想象当中更加激烈，整场比赛主裁判共同出示了2红13黄，其中1红5黄是主队阿森纳，另外1红7黄给予了客队热刺。

The final result was 2:1, the home team narrowly won.

The other focus battle was held at Anfield Stadium, relying on Torres's brace and the opponent's own goal plus Babel's icing on the cake, Liverpool beat Portsmouth 4:1.

Chelsea's opponent in this round has to wait until Christmas Eve on the 24th, and the opponent is Blackburn.

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But the day before the focus fight, Aiello has one more important thing to do.

And that is... heading to London Heathrow International Airport to pick up his girlfriend, Taylor Swift.

In order to avoid the paparazzi who have been squatting near his villa for a long time, Ai Luo even disguised himself before going to London Heathrow International Airport. He even borrowed an Audi R8 from his neighbor to hide his eyes. However, he also gave his smile and signature to obtain the right to use the neighbor's car.

Although Ai Luo was very careful and deliberately dressed up, he was still spotted by the piercing paparazzi.

Therefore, on the second day, he appeared on the headline of "The Sun" again after a lapse of January. There are also authentic and reliable photos around the headline, including two close-up shots. As long as fans who are a little familiar with Ai Luo can see it at a glance, this is Ai Luo.

"Last night at about seven o'clock, my reporter saw a young man suspected of being Chelsea star Ai at the departure gate of London Heathrow International Airport. He greeted a tall blonde girl with sunglasses at the airport... According to our reporter's hard follow-up, it was finally confirmed that this person was indeed a Chelsea star, because the place he returned to was the wealthy villa area in London where Ai lived..."

"...So we can be sure that this person is a Chelsea star, and it is worth mentioning that there will be a Premier League focus match at Ewood Park at seven o'clock tonight. Is this really appropriate for a professional player? Would it be a bit inappropriate the night before the start of the game? In addition, the identity of this blonde girl wearing sunglasses is also worthy of our suspicion, that is to say, does he still have the energy to play a fierce Premier League match?..."

Although "The Sun" is a very small newspaper in the UK, and often uses three pages of girls as the cover of the newspaper, and many contents are even taken out of context and sensationalized, the sales volume of the newspaper is very good. At the highest sales volume, it was not inferior to the "Times", the best-selling newspaper in the UK.

It can be seen that the sales volume of "The Sun" is guaranteed. From another perspective, it covers a wide area and has a large number of readers.

So before the away game against Blackburn, Aiello was criticized by most of the media, and it also attracted the attention of the team's head coach Mourinho. You must know that Aiello has a history with Ashley Cole and Terry.

However, Ai Luo responded quickly. After discovering the news reported by the "Sun", he took the initiative to find Mourinho.

Regarding Ai Luo's statement, Mourinho can only be dubious, girlfriend?Isn't that a young American country songstress?But... Then again, at least not as bad as the negative impact of the previous nightclub, maybe Ai Luo didn't lie?

Picking up a suspicious woman at the airport?lie?This is so advanced...

Besides, as a head coach, don't you have too much to manage?At least there is no problem with Ailuo's competitive state today, and there is no excessive indulgence mentioned in the "Sun" at all...

Since there is no problem in this regard, there is no problem at all in putting Aiello in the starting lineup. As for whether the routine press conference before the game may be suspected, it is not something I should consider. After all, football games depend on the results.

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