Ball King Pioneer

Chapter 200 Chelsea

Chapter 198 Chelsea

In a luxurious office at Stamford Bridge, the Russian super oligarch Roman Abramovich is stroking his pet while listening to the report of the staff. This staff is Chelsea interim coach Robert Di Matteo.

Di Matteo, who was already a little nervous, became even more nervous when he saw the cheetah dozing docilely under the palm of the boss. He didn't think the cheetah was as harmless as a Persian cat.

"The thing is such a boss, I don't dare to be arbitrary, so I want to follow your advice."

Hearing DiMatteo say "dare not", Abramovich immediately enjoys and contempt in his heart.

Why is there so many people under him that only the Portuguese dared to say no to himself, the person he admired the most.Abramovich likes to control everything, but the Portuguese is an exception. He can bring victory, but sometimes he likes to get out of his control, which makes him very unhappy.

Di Matteo is a smart man. In terms of ability, he knows that he is not as good as Mourinho, and he may not even be comparable to Boas, but he has a point, obedient, and listen to the boss.

Last week, Chelsea gave up a round of the league, and then won a 2:1 at home in Benfica, thus winning the Champions League semi-finals with a total score of 3:1.

The FA Cup semi-finals will be in two days. Judging from the current starting lineup announced by Moyes, he did not use Jagielka and Boya in the defense, not even captain Neville, and Fellaini in the midfield.

Look at Moyes, he used Baines, Distin, Heitinga, and Austin. These people have a common characteristic, ruthless, fierce defensive actions, and have a black history of malicious fouls.

People like Heitinga are no longer regulars in the starting lineup this season, but in such a crucial semi-final, Moyes actually used it on a large scale, which is a signal to Chelsea that if we want to win, we should consider compromising those players.

"So do you have any opinion as a head coach?"

Abramovich asked Di Matteo.

"We have had a lot of injuries this season, and problems broke out in the first half of the season. We are basically hopeless in the league. If we want to enter the Champions League next season, we have only one way, and that is to win the Champions League.

Although we faced Barcelona in the semi-finals, they have suffered a lot of injuries this season, and they have not been in a good state recently. In the middle of the two rounds, they still have a national derby against Real Madrid.

So, so, so I think we can selectively focus on the Champions League..."

Di Matteo carefully weighed his words and said every word carefully. He really didn't dare to directly say that he would give up the FA Cup, and he could only say that he would focus on the Champions League.

In fact, as long as Van DiMatteo dares to speak out his own suggestions and has a detailed plan, Abramovich is likely to continue to use him next season, but his submissive performance made Abramovich determined to replace him. Even if he won the Champions League this season, he should not continue to advise. Abramovich hates cowards.

But hate it, hate it, Abramovich still agrees with Di Matteo's analysis in his heart.Chelsea has not only won the Premier League championship through their own investment, but even achieved two consecutive championships, and has become a giant. However, the dream of Russians for generations is to rule Europe. It is impossible to do this under the current world structure, but there are still opportunities in the football field.

Winning the Champions League is not only what the Chelsea club needs to become a first-class giant, but also what he, a Russian, desires from the bottom of his heart.He does not allow anyone or anything to destroy this goal, even if there is little hope of achieving this goal, he must do his best to pursue it.

The FA Cup, he has won this trophy several times, so he doesn't care if he wants it or not.

He has also been infinitely close to the Champions League. In Moscow in 08, in his home country, his Chelsea missed the championship on a rainy night in Moscow. It was his eternal pain.

But this season he has a chance to do it again, Real Madrid, Barcelona, ​​Bayern Munich, these are the most successful clubs in world football today.If Chelsea can snatch the Champions League from these teams, they will be the undisputed kings of Europe.

Abramovich believes that his own team, which has spent a lot of money to build, is no worse than others. The previous unsatisfactory results were mainly due to the state, injuries and Boas' blind command. Facts have proved that they are still absolutely competitive when they recover in the European battlefield. This competitiveness will not be at a disadvantage even against Barcelona.

There is a chance to win!If you win, you can not only participate in the Champions League next season, but also fulfill your dream of being the king of Europe.

Lose, if you lose, you lose. Don't fighting nations fight because they are afraid of losing?The big deal is to continue to invest money, buy a stronger lineup, and recruit a good head coach. He still doesn't believe that he can't win a Champions League.

"Then give up the FA Cup, and don't worry about the league. I want you to put all your energy into the Champions League. In short, as long as the Champions League goes well, you can treat other games as ordinary games for lineup drills and maintaining player status."

In the end, Abramovich decided on this plan to die and live later. Either die without a burial and lose everything, or reach the top of Europe and continue to compete in the Champions League next season as the king.

Hearing what the boss said, Di Matteo was relieved. He was really afraid that this stubborn boss would get mad and ask him to win the double crown. It's okay!

Di Matteo, who left the boss's office, did not start his own work, but first called the coach of the second-tier team. He wanted to recruit several excellent second-tier teams to participate in the FA Cup semi-finals.

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On April 4th, the FA Cup semi-final kicked off for the first time, and Liverpool faced Tottenham Hotspur at Anfield.The FA Cup is the only championship that the two teams can currently fight for, so both sides have sent the strongest lineup they can.

The Everton players in the London hotel crowded into Neville's room to watch the game. When the 90 minutes of the game ended, the Everton players raised their arms and shouted, because the score on TV was 2:1. Liverpool, who played at home, struggled to advance to the final.

The Everton players cheered not to celebrate Liverpool's promotion, but to celebrate the opportunity to kill Liverpool three times this season, and to celebrate the opportunity to step on the dead enemy's corpse to win the championship.So Everton has one more reason to reach the final.

On April 4th, London ushered in rare good weather, and the semi-final was scheduled to be held at 14 pm.Because Moyes announced the starting list early, the media is looking forward to Di Matteo's high-profile, who knows that he is a more boring person than Moyes.

Although Di Matteo failed to satisfy the curiosity of the media, everyone had very high expectations for today's game because of the soul-stirring climax of yesterday's semi-final match, and everyone was looking forward to it!

When the media got the arrangement of Di Matteo's formation for the game half an hour before the start of the game, everyone collectively cursed.They cursed in their hearts, I took off my pants and you let me see this?

Di Matteo cheated the media, and even cheated Chelsea fans.

Originally felt insulted by the provocations of Everton players, and suffered 10000 points of damage because of Moyes' sudden high-profile, Chelsea fans are very much looking forward to the powerful Blues earning back their face at Stamford Bridge.

However, when they saw the starters coming out of the tunnel, Chelsea fans were stunned.What about Lampard?What about Drogba?Where's Terry?Where is Louis?Where are these people?

Those familiar main players in the past have only one starter, and that is the Spaniard Torres, but this former super shooter is now a pit. Let him play just to prove that the person selected by the boss really works hard.

Chelsea fans are desperate, this is the rhythm of giving up the game!Silently put away those domineering and invincible banners, they knew that once these things appeared on the big screen, they would definitely slap them in the face.They just want to ask in their hearts, can today's ticket be refunded?
"Di Matteo is dismissed!"

The game has not yet started, and the fans have already started shouting this sentence angrily.

The vast majority of fans are emotional. They only know that since they have reached the semi-finals, there is no reason to give up this event.They don't think that they will usher in a powerful Barcelona at home in 4 days, they don't think about how many people are in Chelsea's wounded camp, and they don't think that this is the lineup that the Russian approved.All they could think of was Di Matteo's ignominious surrender of the FA Cup.

This is actually the result that Abramovich wanted. Winning the Champions League was due to the boss's insightful and decisive decision. Losing was because Di Matteo messed up and disrupted the deployment.

Laymen watch the excitement, experts watch the doorway, and the media's anger is because Di Matteo's employment is beyond their expectations. The behavior of hiding and teasing the media is like giving them a slap in the face, but they can still understand Chelsea's difficulties after careful consideration.

So the media is even more looking forward to Stamford Bridge 4 days later. You must know that Barcelona is not having a good time. If you want to block Real Madrid in the league, the national derby on April 4 will be the last chance, and even if it is not for the championship, they will not allow the capital team to easily retreat from the Nou Camp.

Coincidentally, the two Champions League semi-finals between Chelsea and Barcelona were just 4 days before and 3 days after the national derby. On the contrary, Chelsea can even give up the FA Cup semi-finals, let alone a completely hopeless league.

Chelsea has a great chance and it is very likely that Chelsea will enter the Champions League final again this season.

Many people in the media are already looking forward to the UEFA Champions League final at the Allianz Stadium. The girls there are absolutely amazing. Thinking of this, the media has already forgiven Chelsea. Of course, the premise of forgiveness is that they can cross the barrier of Barcelona.

The media was disappointed, the fans were angry, and the only ones who were happy were the Evertonians. How could they be unhappy in the face of such a gift.

The most complicated mood at the moment is the Liverpool fans. On the one hand, they are angry at Chelsea's release, but on the other hand, they faintly want Everton to advance. Their thoughts are the same as the Evertonians.

Chelsea, which consisted of half a substitute and half a second-tier team, had no resistance against Everton led by Lin Yi. Just 5 minutes into the game, Lin Yi's header in the penalty area detonated the Everton fans in the East Stand, 1:0.

In the 27th minute, Rodwell's low cross made by Lin Yi cleverly missed, and Saha, who outflanked from the back point, easily pushed the empty goal, 2:0.

In the 44th minute, Lin Yi instigated an attack from the right and then passed Drenthe in seconds. The Dutchman's inverted triangle knocked back and assisted Austin with a burst shot to score, 3:0.

After halftime, Everton had fully established its advantage, and it was no longer a problem to advance to the final. Angry Chelsea fans began to leave the field.

Some unrepentant Chelsea fans looked forward to witnessing today's big reversal in the second half, but they were desperate in the 63rd minute.Ross Barkley, who just played, didn't kick the ball well, but by mistake, it turned into a lob, and it went straight to the dead corner.

4:0, Chelsea fans completely gave up. At this time, there are less than 2000 fans in the stands, and most of them are preparing to stay after the game to denounce Di Matteo.

In the 66th minute, Ji Dong was replaced by Fellaini. Everton's offense slowed down a bit, but it was not without chance. In the 81st minute, Fellaini bounced the football into the goal with his knee after receiving a header from Cahill, 5:0.

In the 90th minute, Chelsea's 18-year-old second-team player Piazon blasted through the gate guarded by Howard with a stunning long-range shot from outside the penalty area. Chelsea scored a face-saving goal 5:1.

When the referee announced the end of the game, the whole city of Liverpool was boiling, yes, not half of the city, but the whole city.

This is the first time in the history of the FA Cup that the Merseyside Derby will decide the champion. Everyone hopes to step on the opponent's corpse to win the trophy. That must be the most beautiful moment.

The Everton bus that went home overnight was surrounded by fans who drove to London. Everyone honked their horns crazily to celebrate Everton's return to the final after 17 years.

When the Everton club's player bus entered the city of Liverpool, there was a wave of crazy blue one after another, and there were figures in blue jerseys everywhere, and "Cardiff, Cardiff..." was heard everywhere.

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