The strongest winger

Chapter 586 The first champion in 2008

For this lost goal, Woodgate, who marked Aiello in the corner kick defense, has an unshirkable responsibility, because he did not effectively interfere with Aiello in this defense, and from the multiple slow-motion replays, it can be seen how despicable his defense is.

To put it in a fashionable way... use your eyes to defend.

Woodgate knew that he had not fulfilled his responsibilities in this defense, and was also in the process of self-examination.

But he was annoyed that Ai Luo didn't celebrate after scoring a goal, because he felt that Ai Luo was completely looking down on him by doing so, and scoring a goal on himself was not something to celebrate.

However, Woodgate only guessed one thing correctly, that is, Ai Luo felt that scoring a goal was not something worth celebrating.

But Woodgate thought so. He remembered his situation at the Bernabéu, and subconsciously clenched his fists.

The game continued, and Chelsea's players organized another wave of attacks while ensuring that the defense did not lose the ball.

In the 28th minute, Aiello made continuous non-stop kicks with Lampard, Ballack and Drogba from the center circle, which added another point to the atmosphere of the scene.

The visual impact is very strong, and the tacit movement and passing are just right.

Janus, Zokola and Marblanco, who played the role of siege in Chelsea's tacit cooperation, flew around like headless chickens, and they couldn't even touch the shadow of football.

After passing several consecutive kicks, Lampard, who was holding the ball, suddenly accelerated the passing speed by one point. The target was passing Aiello at high speed from the rib space between the right back Chimbonda and Woodgate at high speed.

The timing of Aiello's insertion and the timing of Lampard's pass are very accurate, so he is not offside, but a little disappointed that the football pass is a bit outside, making Aiello unable to get the ball into the penalty area in the first place.

Ai Luo looked up at the oncoming football, changed from running in a straight line to running from the outside, and at the same time the frequency of his feet slowed down, which also gave the center back Woodgate, who was frantically chasing back, a glimmer of hope that he could intercept the ball in the first place.

Woodgate approached Ai Luo aggressively. He had already made up his mind to break the ball no matter what and justify his name!
He wants to tell the world that he is still the British Nesta with super defensive ability!
But he didn't notice Ai Luo's bright smile.

"Ai's speed is amazing. If the ball is slow, the player will even speed up to catch the ball, but Ai is different. He just needs to run to the landing point and wait for the football to come, just like now..." Sky TV Andy Gray laughed.

Ai Luo stopped at the same place, and the football slowly fell in a parabola, only about two or three meters away from him. Woodgate quickened his pace, and in the blink of an eye, he was not far from Ai Luo.

"Frank's pass awareness is very good, but it's a little bit outside. If it goes down like this, it will lose the opportunity for a fast break..." Chelsea TV commentator Clive Walker hadn't finished speaking when he saw Ai Luo in the camera suddenly make a movement that made everyone feel unbelievable.

In the camera, Ai Luo made a standard action of raising his left foot to catch the ball, but the moment his left foot touched the football, his upper body suddenly shook, and the shape of his left foot changed from catching the ball to pushing forward lightly.

Woodgate thought that Ai Luo was going to stop the ball and kick back, but what he didn't expect was that the moment Ai Luo touched the ball, he slightly moved the ball to the position between his next step, and the rolling direction of the football was between his legs.

God... this! !
Woodgate subconsciously wanted to close his legs, but it was too late, and the speed of the football was obviously much faster than his closing speed.

At the same time, Aiello skimmed Woodgate's right, crossing to enter the penalty area.

"...Oh-My-God!! The human ball was divided!! Through Woodgate's crotch!!!!" Clive Walker's voice rose an octave sharply.

The Chelsea fans who couldn't come to the scene were also excited by Clive Walker's loud voice. Just as they enthusiastically celebrated Ai Luo's entry into the penalty area and applauded, Ai Luo in the camera was held in place by a stiff bear.

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Referee Chris Foy blew his whistle and ran to the scene of the incident.

Suddenly, the whole stadium became excited.

You must know that this foul position is quite sensitive, because Ai Luo has formed a breakthrough and is about to enter the penalty area, and the most important point is that Woodgate, who is chasing back, is the last defender in front of the goalkeeper. This is the most deadly!

So the players on both sides looked at the referee to see how he judged.

On the other hand, the narrators from various countries in the live studio started a heated debate.

"This is an obvious intentional foul, and Woodgate is the last defender in the entire back line. He rushed, there is no doubt! This is a red card foul!!"

"Hey!! This foul move is very big!! Ai has completely broken through him. If there is no accident, this is definitely a red card!!!"

"Woodgate's pounce was so fierce that Ai predicted his running route, and then stopped and passed the ball to the gap between his legs. However, Woodgate's reaction was fairly fast, but his position made his foul very passive, because... he was the last defender, and the referee would very likely give him a red card!"

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Both managers also became tense as referee Chris Foy walked towards Woodgate.

Of course, Juande Ramos is the most nervous, because the situation on the field is already passive enough. If another main central defender is sent off, he will become even more passive. It is basically impossible to equalize the score, and the greater possibility will be slaughtered by Chelsea!

This was the result he didn't want to see!

It is quite normal for Mourinho to be nervous. Although whether Woodgate will be sent off has no conflict with Chelsea winning the championship, if the opponent is sent off, then the game will be much easier and the price paid will be smaller. Why not do it?

But the most nervous one was Woodgate who got up from the turf. He wanted to know the consequences of the referee's whistle!

On the contrary, Ai Luo, who was still sitting on the turf, looked at the referee running over with a calm face.

The referee Chris Foy ran towards the fouled Woodgate with an unkind look on his face, and his right arm, which swung back and forth during the run, stretched into his trouser pocket when he was only one meter away from Woodgate.

As we all know, in order to avoid high mental tension, the referee draws the wrong red and yellow cards, so the yellow card and the red card are usually placed separately to distinguish the two cards. Therefore, the general referee will put the yellow card in the left breast pocket, and the red card in the trouser pocket...

This shot made the studio, the fans, the players on the court and the coaches on both sides of the dugout look alike.

red card!

Sure enough, the referee Chris Foy drew out a red card.

Tottenham's captain, Robbie Keane, hurried back from the center line and wanted to plead with the referee. He was very aware of the difficulty of the game. If... another main central defender was sent off, then the final would basically be over!
However, the referee Chris Foy was very determined and ignored Robbie Keane's pleading at all: "You have to know that the offender is the last defender. The attacker can directly face the goalkeeper after breaking through him completely. This is a flagrant foul!"

For the referee's explanation, Robbie Keane was speechless, because the referee's explanation was very reasonable, and there were no language loopholes that could be exploited. The rules of modern football encourage offense, so the last defensive player must be given a red card for intentional fouls against offensive players. Otherwise, the referee may be thoroughly investigated by the FA referee committee after the game...

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"...This expected red card will definitely cause Tottenham to miss the League Cup this season, because they are one goal behind, and now they have been sent off a main central defender. In order to balance the offense and defense, Juande Ramos will inevitably choose to remove an offensive player to ensure the fluency of the defense, but this will also reduce their attack power, so there is no suspense in this final. The championship belongs to Chelsea!"

BBC commentator Lineker originally expected this League Cup final to be a well-matched contest, but... because of Woodgate's red card, it became unspectacular, so he shook his head and defined this game.

However, the future development of this game is not much different from what he predicted. Tottenham, who was sent off, can only replace winger Lennon with French central defender Cabourg.

Such a substitution made the Tottenham team's counterattack speed directly drop by two levels when switching from defense to offense, because Lennon is currently the fastest runner in the Tottenham team, and his counterattack power will be halved in his end!
Of course, this does not include the Welsh full-back Gareth Bale who is currently playing in the reserves.

Originally, this Tottenham team relied on the speed of the two wings when facing strong teams, coupled with the ability of the two strong forwards to seize opportunities to create scoring opportunities. Now that one less Lennon is equivalent to cutting off an arm, the offensive ability is greatly reduced. This also allows Chelsea players to free up more manpower to invest in the offense.

In order to ensure that the team still had a chance to equalize the score, Juande Ramos had to ask the players to retreat across the board, leaving only the faster Robbie Keane as a support point for the counterattack.

The idea is very skinny, but the reality is very cruel.

Before the end of the first half, Ai Luo suddenly started to accelerate and passed two people on the wing. The central midfielder partner Janus and Zokora had to leave their defensive area, which made Lampard look for a chance to shoot from a long distance.

Aiello had a wide field of vision, tricked Janus and Zokola out of the defensive area, and gave the ball to the unmarked Lampard. The latter volleyed vigorously without stopping the ball.

The score then became 2:0!

The second goal conceded in the whole game also made Tottenham lose their soul, and they conceded two more goals in the second half. In the end, Chelsea defeated their London rival Tottenham Hotspur with a big score of 4:0 at the New Wembley Stadium and won the first championship in the 2007-2008 season.

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