There is a dream called football

Chapter 180 Two Key Penalties
There are generally three possibilities for Dudek's kick.

A shovel to the ball, a miraculous rescue.

If he couldn't shovel, Drogba hit the empty goal.

Shovel to Drogba's leg, then a penalty kick plus a yellow card (the red dot package was not yet available in that era)

But Dudek didn't think so much when he tackled the ball, he just kicked it and kicked it up.

And it's harsh.

"A penalty kick."

Mourinho was about to jump up, and Drogba fell to the ground in pain, but the referee's gesture was very strange. He didn't point to the point of the ball, but signaled Drogba to get up, while holding a yellow card in his hand.

"what?"

"Drogba diving?"

Mourinho pointed to his eyes, meaning did you see the referee clearly?

This time the referee really saw it clearly, because Drogba's diving skills were really not good enough, and he jumped forward.

Li Qiao remembers watching an episode of World Football, which introduced various flops, including Gao Lin's anti-gravity flop, which went against common sense.

Didier Drogba was just pushing the boat along the way, but he didn't expect to screw it up, and he sat on the ground and enjoyed himself.

Benitez looked at his watch, time is running out, will Liverpool really lose three games in a row?

What about the three-game losing streak?

This is not a game. In reality, if a strong team loses three games in a row, the pressure from the media will be great.

Li Qiao knew that the game was over for him, Mourinho knew him too well, and Makelele's marking of him was very good, so even if Riise played in this game, Liverpool still couldn't open on the wing.

The person who used to know Li Qiao best has now become the person who can restrict Li Qiao the most. This is very helpless.

Benitez gestured for Li Qiao to come over.

Mourinho guessed whether Benitez was going to make a substitution. He replaced Li Qiao and replaced him with a midfielder to keep the 1-2 score. At least he should not leave Stamford Bridge so embarrassingly.

Benitez talked for a while, and then patted Li Qiao. To Mourinho's surprise, Li Qiao not only did not end, but also stood on the forward line, forming a double forward style of play with Baros.

"Haha, funny."

Mourinho admitted that Benitez has a lot of personality, but personality can't be eaten, so he will beat you 3 to 1 and completely wipe out Liverpool's offensive attempts.

However, the players on the field can't run anymore, and the Chelsea players want to keep the 2-1 advantage.

The last time Chelsea entered was the league plus the Champions League, the consumption of the players was also very high, just at the last moment of the game.

Liverpool launched a quick attack, and the ball fell to Li Qiao's feet in three passes and two. He took advantage of the trend and passed Makelele, but Makelele was not thrown away.

This is Makelele's power. Even if he is passed, he can still follow closely and harass him from behind.

Li Qiao couldn't shoot like this at all. He accelerated once, but Makelele also accelerated, and he slowed down again, but it still didn't work.

At this moment, Makelele took a look and was about to enter the penalty area. He stretched out his foot to steal the ball, but it touched Li Qiao's foot.

Carvalho took the ball down, and just as he was about to kick off with a big kick, the referee ran over and pointed to the spot.

Makelele and Carvalho were shocked, "What, a penalty kick? You didn't make a mistake."

The referee said that he had made no mistake, it was a penalty kick.

Mourinho was angry, "If Drogba flopped just now, then Li Qiao flopped even more this time."

Makelele said to Li Qiao: "I didn't shovel you, and this is also outside the penalty area."

Li Qiao sat on the ground and straightened his socks, not having any conflicts with his opponents. At this time, his teammates also came to protect Li Qiao. Gerrard was the first to come over. He stood in front of Li Qiao, "Something is coming at me."

"Okay, you judge, is this a penalty?"

"I respect the referee." Gerrard laughed.

This ball caused an uproar both during the game and after the game, because the ball was indeed controversial, not because of Makelele's kick, but because the first kick of the ball was outside the penalty area. That is to say, even if Makelele fouled, it was a free kick outside the penalty area.

But at that time, the referee made a decision, and it was a penalty.

The fans in the stadium began to yell and curse frantically, and there were thunderous boos at Stamford Bridge.

The Chelsea players were also very uncooperative. They were reluctant to disperse for a long time, and Cech was also deliberately delaying time.

Everything is creating pressure on Gerrard who takes the penalty. Yes, Liverpool's first penalty shooter must be Gerrard. Others are not eligible to take penalties at this time.

There is a lot of pressure on Gerrard, he is the captain, he wants to kick the ball in.

Cech moved back and forth in front of the goal. Gerrard just glanced at him, then backed away. He started to run up and kicked the ball.

Under the pressure, Gerrard chose burst shooting, which is also the shooting method with the deepest muscle memory.

Faced with such a burst of shots, any goalkeeper is powerless, one kick decides the situation, and the goal is scored.

Red Liverpool is celebrating, like a drop of red ink dripping into the ocean.

The audience was silent, and no one heard Liverpool's celebration, but Mourinho suddenly became furious because he saw someone on the Liverpool bench provoking.

Benitez didn't know what happened, and saw Mourinho pointing at his team doctor and chattering.

"It's so disrespectful, so disrespectful."

However, the conflict between the two sides quickly subsided. After learning what happened, Benitez apologized to Mourinho.

At the end of the game, it was maintained at 2 to 2. Liverpool struggled to get a draw away.

But after this game, the friendship between the two sides can be said to have disappeared. No one exchanged jerseys after the game, and the head coaches of both sides did not shake hands.

"Liverpool are thieves."

"Liverpool stole our victory."

The fans were of course referring to the penalty kick, and Benitez had no future press conference after the game. The explanation given by the head coach was to listen to what the fans were shouting. Liverpool didn't want to stay too long in a place where they didn't respect themselves.

This is the atmosphere of the Premier League, it is indeed very intense and violent.

Liverpool left Chelsea's territory overnight, but the matter was not over yet, and the media began to hype the goal after the game.

Watching the slow motion, it is very clear that Makelele's tackle was outside the penalty area, so the London media felt that Liverpool had indeed stolen Chelsea's victory, and Benitez's failure to attend the press conference was also a violation.

Afterwards, Benitez received a ticket from the FA, and Chelsea also received a ticket because of the fans' bad words.

(End of this chapter)