The Godfather of Greenery

Chapter 269 There is still a chance!

As a guest at White Hart Lane Stadium, Ye Qiu arranged many substitutes and young players to play, because Tottenham had lost two games in a row, the morale of this North London team had dropped to the bottom, and the ranking fell to 12th in the Premier League. .

No matter from which angle you look at it, there is no need for Ye Qiu to arrange all the main lineup to fight against Tottenham, causing his team to weaken its combat effectiveness in the second round of the knockout round of the Champions League quarter-finals in the middle of the week.

Furthermore, Ye Qiu still has very strong confidence in his lineup. Even a semi-main lineup is enough to suppress Tottenham. In fact, Chelsea relied on Joe Cole to score in the 38th minute of the first half. On the right side, Ribery picked a pass from the penalty area, and Van Persie grabbed a spot in front of the goal, breaking the deadlock on the field for Chelsea.

This is also the only goal scored by both sides in this game, because after that, Ye Qiu adopted a defensive counterattack strategy, while Tottenham's pressing attack was played half-heartedly, on the one hand, they wanted to equalize Score, save the situation, but on the other hand, they are afraid of Chelsea's counterattack.

In the end, at White Hart Lane, Tottenham Hotspur ushered in a three-game losing streak, losing 0:1 to Chelsea.

It was also in this round that Arsenal drew 1:1 with Portsmouth in the away game. After leading by one goal, Portsmouth evened the score in the second half. This made Ye Qiu, who was preparing for the game in London, overjoyed .

Because after this round, Chelsea's lead expanded to 8 points. With 7 rounds left in the league, this can already be said to be a huge lead, and after this round, Chelsea further expanded the score , It is undoubtedly a painful blow to Arsenal.

A week ago, they fought on the third front, but until now, they were first eliminated by Manchester United from the FA Cup. Now the league situation is in jeopardy, and the Champions League knockout round is also at an absolute disadvantage. For Arsenal, the pressure and blow are not insignificant.

The entire English football and European football, after the end of this round of the Premier League, almost all put the title of Premier League champion on Chelsea. It has been difficult for Nana to catch up with Chelsea's pace.

But when the media was overwhelmingly promoting and hyping Chelsea to win the championship early, Ye Qiu held an internal meeting with all the coaching staff and first-team players at the Harrington training base. In the meeting, he very seriously reminded everyone Players and coaches, the league is entering the most critical moment, and no one should relax because of the 8-point lead.

"There are countless cases of collapse at the last moment. In the Champions League final that year, Manchester United reversed Bayern Munich at the last moment; in 2002, Leverkusen unexpectedly failed in the last two finals of the last round, and the result changed from the most popular Triple Crown. Sorry King of Sanya, we must learn from this!"

Ye Qiu's profound warning was to wake up the players severely so that they would not get carried away by the hype and exaggeration of the media, but he did not suppress the morale of the team too much, because Ye Qiu himself knew very well that the pressure on the team was so great , he has to give everyone a hope.

In fact, he has been creating hope for the team, and this hope is constantly becoming a reality.

It's just that, now, he wants to amplify this hope further.

"Guys!" Ye Qiu glanced at everyone in this small meeting room, "I hope all of you understand that we are not far away from the final success, and we hope to win Chelsea's football history. The second championship of England's top league, the first Premier League title, and the hope of winning the first Champions League title in Chelsea's history!"

"Double championship, is there any achievement that can prove our strength more than this, and can make those who scold us as mercenaries feel ashamed? I am full of confidence in the team's winning these two championships. I believe that You should also have enough self-confidence, because you are the best!"

"And I also believe that as long as each of us seriously puts in every game and beats every opponent, then, after the end of this season, you will all be proud of the team's achievements." , you will become the heroes of Chelsea and even countless fans around the world!"

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"Ronaldinho was going to break through on the left, Lauren broke the ball out of the baseline, corner kick!"

"Deco walked to the corner kick, he should be in charge of the corner kick this time!"

"Deco took the corner, there was chaos in the Arsenal box, neither Campbell nor Didier Drogba earned the first point, the ball fell to the back, Vieira headed in ahead of Lampard and the ball went out. out of the restricted area."

"Edgar Davis rushed up from behind quickly, grabbed ahead of Pires, and directly volleyed vigorously from the left side of the penalty area!"

"Oops, Davies missed the target with a strong long shot, but the ball fell into the penalty area."

"Ronaldinho got the ball, flicked, turned, beautiful, the ball went in!!!!"

"A beautiful flick turn, with his back to goal, Ronaldinho hooks upside down and puts the ball into Lehmann's goal. , the ball went in!!!"

"An upside-down golden hook from Brazilian superstar Ronaldinho, a very, very imaginative barb in the penalty area!"

The whole Stamford Bridge stadium was chanting Ronaldinho's name, but the Brazilian quickly got up from the ground, rushed out of the penalty area like an arrow, and rushed to the bottom of the rostrum, excited Writhing on the sidelines, dancing the samba, he was also excited to score in such an important game.

This ball came so suddenly that even he himself didn't expect it!
According to the corner kick tactics Ye Qiu arranged before the game, he went to the front point, Drogba and Lampard were in the back point, and Drogba was responsible for pulling Campbell to the midpoint to interfere with the goalkeeper. Pard, and if Lampard doesn't work again, it is the second wave of offensive points from Davis and Maicon outside the penalty area.

Unexpectedly, Lampard lost to Vieira when he was fighting for the top, and Davis grabbed the first point outside the penalty area, but he made a misjudgment and made a wrong shot. By mistake, the ball fell to Ronaldinho's feet in the penalty area. The Brazilian was quick to think, and turned around after picking the ball, with his back to the goal. This was mainly to protect the ball, and then he directly hit a golden hook .

The whole process is full of coincidences, but there is also a certain inevitability. This is the charm of football!
Chelsea's players hugged each other tightly on the sidelines, celebrating the team's goal.

"In the 67th minute, in the 67th minute of the second half, Chelsea finally broke through Arsenal's goal, 1:0!"

The on-site commentator was also very excited about Ronaldinho's upside-down golden hook. He even felt that when he came to Stamford Bridge and saw such a goal, it was already worth the fare.

"Arsenal still haven't gotten out of the slump in the past few games in this game. Wenger's tactics are not surprising, because his lineup is only a few players, and Ye Qiu's starting tactics are also not good. It was a surprise, but Chelsea managed to score against Arsenal and it was rewarding for Chelsea's hard work throughout the game."

In this game, Chelsea played a round of offensive from the very beginning, directly using the home court advantage to suppress Arsenal, which has been in poor form recently, through aggressive offense. The Gunners were forced to defend to the death. As a result, Chelsea's offensive I didn't try my best, I just took the initiative, kept control, and played more patiently.

The game can be said to be ugly and dull, but it broke out in Ronaldinho's sudden goal!
"The current situation is becoming more and more unfavorable for Arsenal. The total score is 3:1. Chelsea has two away goals. Arsenal must score 2 goals before they have a chance to equalize the score. For the Gunners, it is undoubtedly difficult to achieve, on the contrary, Wenger should adjust the team as soon as possible, because we have realized before that the emotions of the Arsenal players seem a little agitated and impatient."

Chelsea's strong lineup has shown its effect during this period of time. In this game, whether it is fighting spirit or physical fitness, Chelsea is obviously better than Arsenal, and Arsenal's players have not been able to get out of the shadow of the past few games. It looks a little demoralized and lacks aggressiveness, even if it is a counterattack, it is not threatening.

One ebbs and another, even though Chelsea did not go all out to attack, they still firmly control the initiative.

After Chelsea's goal, Wenger finally made a substitution, replacing Lauren, who performed poorly, with Reyes. This right back Wenger trusted, this game was completely defeated by Ronaldinho. Destroyed, if it wasn't for Merck's sentry to take care of him a little bit, he should have left the field with a red card long ago.

With Reyes and a three-forward tactic with Bergkamp and Henry, Wenger is obviously desperate.

Ye Qiu was not surprised by this. In the 75th minute, he replaced Davis with Franck Ribery. The team changed to 433 and focused on defensive counterattacks, actively attacking through two sides.

Franck Ribery's progress this season is obvious to all. The Frenchman has a solid foundation, fast speed, and excellent skills. He just lacked a stable environment and a coach who trusted him before, but with Ye Qiu's constant improvement this season Given him a chance, Ribery's progress has become more and more obvious, and he has shown a very strong level in several substitutes and starts.

Ye Qiu's idea is that the team should adjust their tactics next season, and should give Ribery more tasks, and even promote him to play in the starting lineup. This is also a reward for his outstanding performance this season, and Ye Qiu also listened Said, Ribery will enter the French national team, the Blues should give a new contract!
The two sides changed teams and changed players. Although Arsenal's offense looked fierce, it actually created very little threat and made many mistakes. On the contrary, Chelsea's counterattacks created threats several times, but they were just a little short of the goal.

This is also because of the lack of physical fitness of Arsenal players. After playing for such a long time and constantly fighting on multiple fronts, the players' body and physical energy are very exhausted, causing many of their technical movements to be seriously out of shape during the game, and mistakes are natural. Just as much.

Until the 89th minute, Arsenal had obviously gone crazy, and they all rushed out to play. Vieira kept calling for his teammates over there, and Wenger also walked to the sidelines to give support to the team. In the last few minutes Well, for Arsenal, it doesn't matter whether they score or not, what matters is dignity.

But Ye Qiu still didn't intend to keep his hand. As soon as he saw the players flinching, he immediately went out and shouted loudly, what is this?
Did you win?
The game is not over yet?Who dares to say that he will win?

There are still four and five minutes in stoppage time, so relax now, isn't that giving Arsenal a chance?
In the 91st minute, Arsenal attacked in the middle. The ball was cut off by Makelele and handed over to Deco. Deco made a long pass over the top. Ribery finally seized the opportunity this time and played his best. His astonishing explosive power penetrated Arsenal's line of defense, which was obviously pressed too far. After getting the ball, he carried it for more than 30 meters. During the whole process, no one had time to chase him, and the rest was him. It's a contest with Lehmann.

The German goalkeeper stood on the outside and could only attack and could not return. In the end, Ribery directly lobbed the shot. The Frenchman was worried that he missed the target, so he chased the ball to the outside of the goal and watched the ball go into the net. Just give up, 2:0!

This goal completely destroyed Arsenal's tenacious fighting spirit. Ye Qiu also directly made the last two substitutions, consuming the last few minutes of stoppage time and dragging the game to the end.

When Merck blew the whistle for the end of the game, the entire Stamford Bridge stadium completely turned into a sea of ​​celebration. All Chelsea fans in blue jerseys rushed out of their seats, shouting and cheering loudly!

"Congratulations to Chelsea, congratulations to them for reaching the semi-finals of the Champions League. This is the first time since 1962 that a London team has reached the semi-finals of the Champions League. Even Arsenal have never done it before. Ye Qiulai He did it in his first season in the Premier League and he is truly the king of the cups!"

In 1962, Tottenham Hotspur reached the semi-finals of the Champions League for the last time. After that, among so many teams in London, no one has ever reached the semi-finals again. Instead, teams from other parts of England successively Ushered in the pinnacle, such as Nottingham Forest, Liverpool Dynasty, and the Manchester United Triple Crown at the turn of the century and so on.

The London team has always regretted the unsatisfactory results in the Champions League. Originally, Wenger's Gunners were their most high hopes, because Arsenal is the only Premier League team with the strength to challenge Manchester United, and it is also the most promising in Europe. The team that made a breakthrough on the field, and they are also a member of G14.

Unexpectedly, it was not Wenger or Arsenal who led the London team to make a breakthrough, but Ye Qiu and his team. Before the season, they were bombarded and rejected by countless professionals, and were even belittled as hired players. Chelsea.

A huge investment of 1 million euros was exchanged for Chelsea with amazing fighting power. This made Abramovich very happy sitting in the box at Stamford Bridge. The TV camera even captured Abramovich's joy. The expression of standing up and applauding for the team, anyone can read his joy from his face.

Ye Qiu hugged and celebrated with his assistants and players one by one on the sidelines, and the fans in the stands obviously noticed his head coach. In the Premier League, which has always attached great importance to the role of the head coach and affirmed the importance of the head coach , the fans knew very well that the soul of this Chelsea team was Ye Qiu!

"Ye Qiu! Ye Qiu!! Ye Qiu!!!"

The Chelsea fans in the stands kept shouting Ye Qiu's name. At first, there were only a small number of them, but gradually, more and more fans joined in, and the momentum became louder and louder. Strong, it turned into overwhelming cheers in the end, and [Ye Qiu]'s shout was even deafening, I believe even the fans in front of the TV could hear it clearly.

"Chelsea fans are giving their young head coach the highest treatment. The 4 fans shouted Ye Qiu's name in unison, which shows their affirmation and support for Ye Qiu's coaching achievements this season!"

"Betweening Arsenal, Chelsea really performed amazingly. We also have reasons to believe that Chelsea is not only the number one favorite team to win the Premier League this season, but also the most promising team to win the Champions League. Ye Qiu Maybe there is hope that in the first year of entering the Premier League, I will be the first to realize the dream start that countless coaches have never dared to dream of in their lives, that is, the double crown of the Premier League and the Champions League!"

The Chelsea players on the court celebrated wildly, as if they had won all the championships in advance. For them, it was more important than anything else to be able to defeat Arsenal twice in the knockout round of the Champions League.

Arsenal's players were obviously hit hard. They all shook their heads and walked towards the player tunnel like walking dead, because they had suffered too many blows in the past week.

Losing the FA Cup, losing the league, losing the Champions League, they were completely awakened from the dream of the ambitious treble dominance. The cruel facts told them that they did not have the strength to win the treble.

Wenger stood on the sidelines, silently looking at the celebrating Chelsea. He couldn't help but feel a surge of despair, because he knew that after this season, it would be very difficult for him to have such a strong and combative Arsenal. Na, if you want to have another chance to win the Champions League, it will be as difficult as reaching the sky.

Suddenly, he felt that he was very envious of Ye Qiu. He performed so well in the first season in the Premier League. Who wouldn't be envious?

Of course, Wenger didn't think that Ye Qiu was lucky as some fans who didn't like Ye Qiu thought. He was very sure that Ye Qiu's success today was due to his strength, his undoubted strength. To his step?
After all, Wenger is not a person who is easy to despair. The league is 8 points behind Chelsea, but there are still 7 rounds, and there is still hope.

He has lost the FA Cup, he has lost the Champions League, he cannot lose the Premier League again!

"There is still hope, there is still a chance!" Wenger raised his head and muttered to himself amidst the voices calling Ye Qiu's name all over the sky, as if talking to himself and encouraging himself.

Then he didn't wait for Ye Qiu, and walked directly into the player tunnel, he was going to give encouragement to his players.

(End of this chapter)