[football] walk side by side

2010/2011 UEFA Champions League quarter-finals, Chelsea VS Naples.

Cyril took a heavy breath and walked off the lawn.

He didn't refuse Boas' hug, but he didn't express anything more, and he couldn't express anything extra-for Cyril, Boas's season...is really embarrassing for him .

According to the master-student relationship between the two in Porto, now in Chelsea, they would not have fallen into a stranger like now, but what can Cyril do?

Boas's high-position scrambling tactics need young people who are physically fit, fast, and dare to fight.As Drogba and others got older, they began to go downhill irresistibly.It's not that their strength has dropped a lot, but that in such a tactic, there seems to be no room for these players to survive.

Forcing them to actively fight for 90 minutes is also harsh and cruel to their bodies.

In this way, the conflict between the Chelsea players headed by captain Terry and Villas-Boas has become impossible to retreat and compromise-either the head coach packs up and leaves, or the Chelsea locker room ushers in a big cleanup.

As for all that happened in front of him, Cyril could only watch silently, but he was helpless in action.

What can he do?

On the one hand, there are the coaches who have cultivated me in my youth, and on the other are my teammates and friends who have shared weal and woe in the past six years.Standing on the side of Boas is undoubtedly a "betrayal" to Lampard and others, but if you stand on the side of the players and work together with your teammates to drive the coach away, isn't it a kind of ungrateful?

Of course Boas knew why Cyril was so lukewarm towards him. He sighed, but after all he didn't say anything, and just stood silently on the coach's bench alone.On the bench not far from him, Lampard, who had never played in this game, raised his head and looked at the scoreboard above the pitch.

2:0.

In the knockout round of the Champions League, everyone present knows exactly what the score of 2:0 at home belongs to.And why this game has fallen to this point is also clear at a glance.

After being double-killed by Inter Milan in the 09/10 season, will they even fall before the quarter-finals this time?

After tirelessly singing and inspiring the team for the entire game, what remained in the hearts of Chelsea fans at this time was only a moment of confusion and exhaustion.

How could this be?

What went wrong?

"It's all Lampard's fault. If he hadn't insisted on giving an ultimatum to Abramovich, saying that if there is Villas-Boas, there will be no him, causing confusion in the team's locker room. We wouldn't have lost so badly in the first round... ...In the next away game, we need to score at least three goals to qualify..." A fan in the stands at Stamford Bridge couldn't help complaining.

"But it's because Boas also gave up Lampard and they are ahead... Besides, I don't think Frank is about to give in to new players. Why doesn't Boas use them?" Another A fan retorted unceremoniously: "Besides, isn't this game enough to prove anything? If he hadn't put Lampard, Essien, Ashley on the bench, we would have lost a game. 2:0?"

Powell listened to the disputes of the fans around him, but didn't say anything.

The game felt familiar to him.

Just like what Mourinho did when he was dissatisfied with Shevchenko's arrival: coldly arrange the team according to Abramovich's ideal lineup, and then stand on the sidelines and watch the team lose, in order to express admiration to Abramovich. To show—how stupid his so-called decision really is.

What Lampard and others are doing now is actually not a repeat of Mourinho back then?

You trust Boas, give him the right to freely arrange and choose the team, okay, then I will let you see whether the head coach you have chosen is worthy of your trust.

Thinking of this, Powell raised his head and looked towards the chairman's box at Stamford Bridge.But the distance between the two sides was too far, even if he stretched his neck desperately, he couldn't see Abu's expression clearly.

I just don't know, what choice will Abramovich make this time?

Is it to choose the head coach or the players?

And what kind of changes will this choice bring to Chelsea?

Chelsea fans didn't have to wait long for Abramovich's choice-soon, Chelsea held a formal press conference announcing the departure of head coach Andre Boas.In the contradictory battle between the players and the coach, Abramovich once again chose the players.

For this result, Chelsea up and down were not too surprised.

The 2:0 against Naples made Abramovich's trust in Boas has reached a critical point, and at this stage, the results brought by Boas are not enough reasons for Abramovich to give up Lampard and other players. Fans will not accept that veteran players who have been loyal to Chelsea for many years just leave.

So in comparison, Boas' dismissal is the best choice.

When Boas came, the English media made a big fuss, but when he left, there was no sign of it.Over the past few years, there have been too many world-renowned coaches coming and going from Chelsea, and it is not unexpected to have another Boas.In contrast, the British media are obviously more concerned about Chelsea's next head coach and the future of this season.

He was forcibly dismissed in the middle of the season, and at this time, almost all the world's famous coaches have been divided up by the European giants. Where will Abramovich go to find the next head coach?

While the English media were "helping" Chelsea to select carefully among the possible famous coaches, Abramovich chose to directly support Chelsea's current assistant coach, former Chelsea star Robert DiMatteo, as a temporary agent. Chelsea manager.

As soon as the news came out, there was an uproar.

There is nothing wrong with Di Matteo being Chelsea's star. He spent his prime as a player at Chelsea.But playing football well does not necessarily mean that you will be able to become an excellent head coach.Didn't Di Matteo also help him when Boas was there before?Di Matteo has no qualifications and no achievements, so why should he become the coach of Chelsea?

Thinking of this, Chelsea fans suddenly panicked.

With Di Matteo's background, even if he is a star from Chelsea, Abramovich has reason to trust him.There may be only one reason for appointing him as the head coach when he doesn't trust Di Matteo at all-Abramovich has no hope for the 2010/2011 season, so he gave Di Matteo a temporary head coach contract, after the end of this season, he will continue to look for his next world famous coach.

The indifferent attitude of the team owner makes it really difficult for fans to have any hope for this season.In the first round of the Champions League quarter-finals, they lost Naples 2:0, and the last remaining round was an away game.The Premier League ranks fourth, and it is possible to secure a place in the Champions League next year. Although the FA Cup has successfully entered the top [-], there is no sign of a championship at all after bumps and bumps along the way.

2010/2011 season, that's it... over?

On February 2011, 2, the precarious Chelsea ushered in the second round of the Champions League quarter-finals and challenged Naples away.

Chelsea's recent sluggish performance has not reduced the number of die-hard fans who went with the team in this game. Although reason tells them that this year's Chelsea has a great possibility of falling before the final again, and Chelsea's strength seems to be completely insufficient to compete with the team. Compared with Barcelona and Real Madrid, they may be worse than Manchester United in terms of strength in the Premier League. It is not easy to reverse Naples 3-0 in the away game, but they still can't help coming.

Regardless of whether they will advance to the knockout stage or bid farewell to the European arena, they also want to use their own way to support the heroes on the court until the last moment of the game.

Powell thought, stood up, put his hands together into the shape of a trumpet, and shouted loudly to the fans not far away: "Get ready! Blueisthecolour!"

"Blueisthecolour" is the Chelsea team anthem.

While the fans were nervously but orderly preparing to sing the team anthem during the game, the Chelsea dressing room was completely silent at the moment.

As a head coach, Di Matteo is actually not qualified at all, but compared to the previous head coaches, he has one advantage that is not considered an advantage-that is, he has hardly made any mistakes.

After taking up the post of Chelsea coach, the first thing he did was to talk to Terry, Lampard and others, re-listed Chelsea veterans, and directly expressed his decision-making with actions and words.He didn't have whimsical and innovative tactics, but let that Chelsea's daily training return to the Mourinho period.

In the case of ensuring a safe defense, launch a quick and effective defensive counterattack.

The dumbest, the ugliest...and the most Chelsea.

Before the start of the game, Di Matteo only briefly explained the tactics—in fact, it was not an explanation. These styles of play are no different from Chelsea’s usual style of play during Mourinho’s time. At most, I will explain it in more detail. Which players need to focus on.After finishing these words, Di Matteo simply left the locker room.

He didn't leave any inspiring and passionate words, because Chelsea now doesn't need any external force to change and intervene.

Taking Cyril's core axis in charge of offensive and defensive transitions as the brain, taking Drogba, to Lampard, to Terry, and then to Cech's large-scale area as the muscles and flesh, it is simple, crisp, rough, but also tough. , Immortal, unyielding.

This is the team that has brought countless surprises and excitement to fans on the third-line battlefield countless times... the most original Chelsea.

Chelsea didn't get off to their usual slow start.

From the moment Drogba passed back to Cyril, Cyril who received the ball directly chose to increase his speed to the maximum, started near the middle circle, ran all the way, and went straight into the Naples penalty area!

not enough.

not enough!

"Napoli got the pick and the kick was in Chelsea's hands... Didier Drogba kicked it off and he passed the ball to Slade. Slade took the ball... omg!! His speed is incredible It's too fast! The pick is amazing! Beautiful! Gargano...passed! Perfect!!..." Later, the commentator also forgot the original commentary, and simply began to report the names of the people who were passed by Cyril.

But at this moment, neither the exclamation of the fans in the stands nor the shocking roar of the commentator could reach Cyril's ears anymore.There was only one thought left in his mind——

faster.

Hurry up!

Just how fast does he need to be able to run past... time?