[football] walk side by side

Hurrying across the rainy playground, Isabel finally arrived at the corridor downstairs. Panting, Isabel put down her umbrella, looking for her younger brother in the crowded crowd.

The climate in London is always cloudy and humid all year round, or the whole city is shrouded in a cold fog.Fortunately, Isabel is a native of London. She has been used to such a cold climate for many years, and she is also used to picking up her younger brother Moore home in sudden rainy days.

This is an ordinary elementary school located in the Fulham area of ​​London. Most of the students who go to school here are local children, or they temporarily live in the Fulham area for various reasons.It was the time when school was over, and many children came out of the classroom or the stairs one after another. Isabel stood there waiting for a while, and soon found her younger brother Moore from the crowd. figure.

She called Moore's name loudly, waved her hand, and glanced around casually, but when she saw a familiar figure, her eyes froze slightly.

The man was wearing an ordinary shirt and jeans, and a pure white baseball cap covered most of his face as he lowered his head slightly. Compared with the crowded and noisy crowd, he seemed to be standing alone In an imperceptible corner of the wall, it stands as straight as the pines and cypresses, with a thin and hard back.

Isabel knew this man.

In the recent period, this man has been an unavoidable topic in all London sports-related newspapers. People praised him for being a general at a young age, possessing outstanding talent, but restrained and self-disciplined.

But these actually have nothing to do with Isabel.

Although Britain is a country where "all people love football", not every British person is full of love for football, at least Isabel is not like this.

You will know that a person like "Cyril Slade" has nothing to do with football, just because they are from the same London University and happen to be in the same college.

At the beginning, Isabel only knew that there was a professional player named "Cyril Slade" in her law school, and because of the busy competition and training, she would not come to school like ordinary people.

What really made her recognize the owner of this name was probably after a "earth-shattering game" in the words of fans and friends. On that day, Isabel suddenly found that she was surrounded by "Cyril Slade" "The name.

The father and younger brother in the family would mention his impressive performances in the competitions. At school, the girls would secretly talk about his handsome appearance and spotless private life, and the boys would play in groups for three days. During the interval between balls, he talked about his exquisite skills and good overall situation, and who was the first to learn a certain beautiful dribble or shot of him in a certain game.

It was also in this environment like a typhoon passing through that Isabel really remembered this classmate from the same school.

She can even still clearly remember that once he passed far outside the classroom where she was, the friend who mustered up the courage to strike up a conversation with him blushed, and his voice was trembling with nervousness—God knows, her friend She is the well-known domineering sister Yu in the department. During the moot court debate, she can put a cold face on her face and make the boys opposite her stutter and speechless.

But when she confusedly asked her friend why she worked so hard, her friend who was always proud and arrogant told her coyly that it was only because she heard that "Cyril prefers gentle and careful girls" that she covered it up. Naturally, I unexpectedly saw the real person, and when I met those warm and pure eyes, I forgot everything on the spot, only being nervous.

Isabel didn't know what she was thinking. Her eyes were unconsciously fixed on the young man. The ghost was a coincidence. She said tentatively, "Mr. Slade?"

As soon as the words were spoken, before the other party responded, Isabel herself became inexplicably flustered and embarrassed.What is it called?Does anyone know you well?

Thinking of this, she felt a little resentful for her rudeness, and was thinking about whether to pretend that nothing had happened and avoid embarrassment secretly, but at this time, the young man who had turned his back to her turned around and looked back. look at her.

He didn't say anything, but secretly raised his right index finger and made a "hush" gesture.

Combined with that face that was already astonishingly lethal, coupled with the faint smile and mischievous eyes under the young man's slightly raised brows, Isabel felt as if she had been hit by something for an instant, and became nervous for no reason.

Isabel remembered that at the time, she had unscrupulously teased her friend for being obsessed with star-chasing, but now she felt as if she could fully understand her friend's madness... Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh than QAQ!That action is the same, it can't be more foul, okay!

Isabel, who quickly became a fan, forgot everything at the moment, just stared at the young man's movements, and nodded foolishly.

Seeing that the girl who recognized him nodded and stopped making a sound, Cyril was relieved and glanced at the traffic jam-like crowd around him with lingering fear.

The area where Chelsea is located is exactly this Fulham area, and this elementary school also belongs to the Fulham area. It is not Cyril who is narcissistic or boastful. Since that game against Manchester United, he has never been able to go out smoothly. I've been shopping.In the past, when he first arrived at Chelsea, the Blues fans met him on the street and just smiled at him implicitly. After the Manchester United battle, it directly evolved into a crazy siege.

It's as if the British, who were originally reserved and sullen, suddenly became unrestrained overnight.

Cyril didn't dare to stay any longer. This place was already a dangerous area for him. If he hadn't been entrusted by his husband to pick up Mario after school, Cyril would never have stayed in Fuller in broad daylight. At this moment, he just wanted to complete the task quickly and retire.

He didn't have to wait long, when he felt a young boy who was only around his waist hugged his waist from behind, and secretly called out, "Brother Cyril."

Cyril half-bent down and stroked Jose Jr.'s hairy head: "Sir, I have something to do at the moment, let me pick you up."

Among Mourinho's sons and daughters, sister Tita is the most enthusiastic and lively, while Jose Mario is a little shy. When his head was touched at the moment, he bowed his head shyly and hummed softly.

If Tita is a girl who wants to stick herself to Cyril every time she sees him, then Jose Mario often wants to get close to him, but doesn't dare.

It was nothing at first, and Mourinho and Tammy had no objection to their two children liking Cyril, until one day, the Chelsea coach was shocked to read something similar to "Madman intends to let his proud disciple become son-in-law, kiss" in a British tabloid. After the hellish news like "Adding a Kiss", when Tita once again clamored to find Cyril, Mourinho refused without expression.

Although the British newspapers are just talking nonsense, there are many things that should be prevented before they happen.

Cyril was also very helpless to the little girl who pestered him all day long and said that she would marry him. Mourinho's move made him feel relieved. Relationship got better.Mario also likes this little brother who will patiently play with him, but he can't beat his own sister, so every time he can only watch Tita pestering Cyril helplessly.

It's all right now, my sister can no longer occupy Brother Cyril by herself~(☆_☆)/~

Now that he has received someone, Cyril doesn't want to stay for a moment at this moment. There are a lot of crazy fans who have been raped during this period, and he doesn't dare to stay in such a dangerous place. Holding up the umbrella in their hands, the two walked out of the school in a low-key manner.

The two of them didn't go far, when a voice suddenly sounded in the corridor behind them: "Slade?"

Cyril didn't look back. He pretended he didn't hear the words, but pulled his hat silently, and his steps were faster.

In the corridor at the other end, Isabella hurriedly covered her younger brother Moore's mouth, and she nervously let go of her hand only when Cyril's figure was gone.Just now she almost exposed the existence of the male god, which would make Isabella die of guilt if everyone around her knew about it.

……

After receiving Mario, Cyril directly called a taxi at the door. Although this elementary school is not far from Mourinho’s house in London, Cyril was chased away a few days before passing by. After a few streets, he no longer dared to expose himself casually.

When he was in Porto, he also became famous for his half-court lob shot against Real Madrid, but in football, many times, the media praised him, but in fact it was only for a short period of time, and there was no long-term stable performance. , even the reporter who praised you so disgustingly at the beginning will forget about it when he turns around.

Later, Cyril came to Chelsea with the title of European Champions Cup player. Many media and fans also took a wait-and-see attitude, just like even though Mourinho won a triple crown in Porto, it did not affect the arrogant British. The reporter provoked him as well.

The same is true of the British media towards Cyril.

At the beginning, when Mourinho did not let Cyril, the reporters used this as an excuse to severely satirize the master and apprentice, and bought a substitute for 2500 million euros, which is worthy of the local tycoon Chelsea.

Until Chelsea ranked second in the standings, the arrogance of the reporters did not change much. In their view, this ranking is only temporary. As long as Chelsea meets the old Premier League giants, the ranking will naturally drop.

It wasn't until after the 1-0 game against Manchester United that the British media really took Mourinho and his Chelsea seriously.The media in London have even prepared a draft, thinking about how to blow Chelsea - the contradiction between London football and Manchester football has been around for a long time. Having dominated for a long time, London football is also very unconvinced.

However, all of this was forcibly dispelled by the madman's arrogant irony at the post-match press conference.

The journalists in London angrily tore up the enthusiastic praise they wrote, picked up the pen, and then fought on the front line of confrontation with Mourinho. They began to provoke new contradictions:

"Although Chelsea won, what pride is there in a 1-0 score? Besides, they played so ugly. Look at Arsenal's football. That's why Arsenal are at the top of the list and Chelsea can only be second. "

"At present, Chelsea still has serious problems on the offensive end. The victory against Manchester United can only be said to be a fluke. The defense can make them lose fewer goals, but it cannot bring them victory! If Mourinho If they don’t want to solve the predicament of insufficient firepower in the frontcourt, they will fall from the top of the standings sooner or later!”

This is not over yet, the London reporters deeply feel that just satirizing Mourinho is too cheap for Chelsea, and they must cause a little trouble inside them!So after counting down Chelsea's various shortcomings and Arsenal's various advantages, they began to fabricate some rumors that seem to be true and false:

"Attentive fans have probably noticed: Yes, Cyril Slade is not part of Mourinho's lineup despite his impressive performance against Manchester United. For the players, this is undoubtedly a waste. I heard that Manchester United promised to give Cyril Slade a chance to play. Maybe from next season, it will be difficult for the Blues fans to see him on the pitch. The figure of the midfielder is gone."

"Liverpool expressed that they are still interested in Cyril Slade. Although the annual salary is not as good as Chelsea, they are willing to prepare a main contract for Cyril Slade..."

All kinds of rumors about Cyril's transfer filled the British tabloids overnight, but they failed to have the slightest impact on Chelsea.

The Chelsea players were in a good mood at this time, and Mourinho did not anger Cyril because of the messy news in the tabloids, because another happy thing washed away the haze that Chelsea had been surrounded by the outside world. went.

——Chelsea's two strikers, Alger Robben and Damien Duff announced their return from injury!

Regardless of just two forwards, in Mourinho's original 4-3-3 tactics, Alger Robben and Damien Duff are both very important parts of Mourinho's tactics. To put it bluntly, with the return of these two people, Mourinho is fully confident that he will score big in the next Premier League!

Mourinho did not say this arrogant declaration, but directly presented it to everyone with actions and facts.

In the tenth round of the Premier League, Chelsea sit at home and face Blackburn.The cooperation and attack power of Robben and Duff in the frontcourt shocked the Premier League and achieved a hearty victory.

With the recovery of the frontcourt attack power, Frank Lampard's offensive ability has been activated. He changed the sluggish state of only scoring one penalty kick in nine league rounds, and scored twice in the game against Blackburn!

Not only that, in the next four consecutive games, Chelsea played their opponents 4-0. Their solid defense and sharp offense made other teams in the Premier League truly realize what terror is. The forwards are desperate, their offense is to make the defenders collapse for a while.Peter Pan Robben's destructive power on the wing completely made opponents unable to resist.

With a strong striker in the front and a tough defensive support in the back, Cyril, who is in the midfield position, can practice his defense as he likes.With Chelsea's smooth game after game, Mourinho has also become more generous, and he doesn't mind Cyril taking the league as a chance to practice defense.In such frequent actual combat, Cyril's defensive ability has gradually improved.

Most importantly, after this series of victories, Chelsea successfully replaced Arsenal and reached the top of the Premier League standings for the first time.

And all of this made all the reporters who criticized Chelsea's insistence on "1-0 defensiveism" obediently shut up.

Can a game be a coincidence, every game is 4-0, such a team is 1-0 defensive?Are you kidding me?

So the media didn't say anything, they just waited patiently for a heavyweight game that was about to take place in December-on December 12, 2004, Chelsea will go to Highbury Stadium to face Their second big test of the season.

In the previous three years, Chelsea had never scored even a single point here.