Coaching legend

When Zola's free kick came out, George felt suffocated. His heart seemed to have stopped, his fists clenched, and he looked at the ball nervously. Not only George, but also Evan Sawyer, Carl Part and everyone on the Burnley bench were watching nervously.

All the players on the Chelsea bench couldn't help but stand on the sidelines and watch Zola's ball.

And nearly 90,000 fans in the entire Wembley Stadium held their breath and watched the football flying in the air.

Zola's free kick bypassed the human wall composed of Ballack, Daniel, Klose, Holland, and Lennon, and flew towards the dead corner of the goal.

Is the ball going to go in?

All the fans watching this game, including the fans at Wembley Stadium and the fans in front of the TV, did not dare to look away.

"Bang!!!" The football hit the junction of the crossbar and the upright.

In the silent Wembley Stadium, this sound was so crisp and loud. Everyone heard the sound, and Jasklainen looked at the shaking door frame with lingering fear.

George breathed a sigh of relief and touched his heart. His heart had just been beating very fast. It was so fast that George thought his heart was going to explode, but the sound of "bang!" was so refreshing.

Unlike George and Burnley fans, Chelsea players and fans sighed at the same time. In a stadium as big as Wembley, you can even clearly hear the huge sighs of Chelsea fans. Zola saw that the ball did not go in and hugged his head in frustration.

"Zora... the ball was very fast and bypassed the wall... oh! What a pity." Mortensen sighed in the broadcasting room. Zola has left a very good impression in English football since he came to England.

Zola, who just transferred to Chelsea last season, quickly became the darling of Chelsea fans after a period of adaptation. It also became the most classic transfer in Chelsea.

"The game was not interrupted, Barak got the ball!" Before Mortensen had time to sigh properly, he focused on the field again.

It turned out that everyone was sighing that the ball did not go in, but the game was not interrupted. After the ball was bounced out, it came to Barak's feet. Wise quickly came to grab the ball, but Barak was strong. Nearly 1.9 meters tall, with a strong body, he leaned on Wise.

The physical difference was immediately apparent. After Barak leaned on Wise, Wise could not grab the ball from Barak. Barak looked up and looked ahead, then made a long pass to the left.

Almost in the same position, Ljungberg and Clark started at the same time. Steve Clark is the best right back in Chelsea's history. But now he is almost 35 years old, and he is not at the same level as Ljungberg in terms of explosiveness and speed.

Although they started at the same time, Ljungberg's speed was amazing. After just a few steps, he had left Clark several meters behind. However, Clark can still be the main right back of Chelsea at his current age because of his rich experience. Soon Leboeuf in the middle came to defend Yongberg, preventing Yongberg from directly entering the penalty area. Because of the sudden counterattack, Klose, the only striker, was still in his own penalty area.

At the same time, Clark went to fill the gap in the middle, and Yongberg saw that Leboeuf was standing very steadily. So he didn't cut in and rushed into the penalty area as before, but went to the outside. When he saw that Camoranesi had already entered the small penalty area, he shook left and right, and when Leboeuf showed a little gap, he passed the ball directly.

After all, Camoranesi is not Klose, and was sandwiched by Clark and Le Saux, and failed to head the ball. Although Clark and Le Saux are not central defenders, they cooperate well. Le Saux kept a close eye on Camoranesi, and Clark jumped up and headed the ball out.

"Oh, it would be great if it was Klose at this time." Mortensen said with regret. Clark and Le Saux's headers are not the best. If it was Klose just now, he might have a chance to head the ball.

The ball was headed out by Clark, but the entire middle was still empty.

"Balak! Barak rushed up!" Several people were trying to grab the ball, and the oncoming Barak was in the best position.

Seeing Barak, Ljungberg and Camoranesi started running again, preparing to run out of the gap.

But at this time, Barak had no eyes for anyone else, and he didn't think about the situation on the field. Barak only had eyes for the football that was headed out, and Barak ran up to meet the ball.

When he was less than two meters away from the football, Barak stepped hard on his left foot and swung his right foot. Barak began to tighten his muscles all over his body, put all his strength on his right foot, and kicked the ball hard.

The ball that was just headed out by Clark was volleyed by Barak, like a cannonball, whistling towards Chelsea's goal.

Clark, who habitually rushed out to grab the ball, had his eyes widened, and he felt a gust of wind whistling past his face.

Even Le Saux behind him did not react at all, and the football flashed past his eyes and flew past.

De Huye was very depressed in this game, so he was very focused all the time. When Ballack kicked the ball, he was ready to save it. When the ball entered the penalty area, De Huye jumped into the air.

However, as the ball whizzed in, a very terrible idea came to the experienced De Huye's mind.

"Oops..."

As if to confirm De Huye's terrible idea, before De Huye's arms and legs were fully stretched, the ball had already flown in from De Huye's side.

At the moment of the goal, Wembley Stadium was silent. Including Burnley fans were also stunned, and Ballack, who scored the goal, stood in the middle of the stadium and looked straight at Chelsea's goal.

It was the professional commentator who reacted first.

"Balak! Ballack! Wow, my God, what a beautiful goal. The ball really went in, and the statistics showed it. At a distance of 34 meters, this is an ultra-long-distance shot, which must be the most beautiful goal in this year's League Cup."

"John, no. It is definitely one of the most beautiful goals in the history of the League Cup! At a distance of more than 30 meters, Ballack can still shoot such a wonderful shot, absolutely..." Alan Hansen was also very excited. He even spoke incoherently.

"Balak's future is limitless. Whether in defense or counterattack, he was perfect and impeccable!"

"John, I said it a long time ago. Ballack will definitely become the core of the German national team in the future."

"Alan, look at Vogts' expression."

"Vogts' goal has been achieved. Ballack performed very well in this game. This goal will definitely take Ballack to France." After Ballack scored, Vogts, the head coach of the German national team who watched the game, clapped with a smile on his face. He also said something to the assistant coach next to him.

It was not until this time that Burnley fans reacted. More than 30,000 Burnley fans raised their hands, and the cheers like a volcanic eruption filled the Wembley Stadium. This ball can be said to be a goal that locked the victory. The game has reached the full 80 minutes.

Chelsea almost besieged for 80 minutes without scoring a goal. Now Burnley is leading 2-0, which makes Burnley fans excited.

"Champions, champions! We are champions!!!" Burnley fans can't wait to shout the championship slogan.

At this time, George reacted. Burnley was now leading 2-0. George was just about to celebrate when he was hugged from behind by Carl Part and Evan Sawyer.

"George, we must be the champions, we must be the champions!" Carl was a little crazy. He even picked up George and turned around a few times.

Ballack was just stunned for a moment, then shook off his celebrating teammates and came to George. He snatched George from Carl and gave George a bear hug. "Thank you!" Ballack, who was still in the German amateur league three years ago, was grateful to George from the bottom of his heart.

Who would have thought that Ballack would score such a wonderful goal in the final of the English Cup just three years later.

"Michael, you deserve all these applause. Do you know? Vogts is watching your game on the stage! Perform well, I hope to see you in France this summer." George patted the shoulder of Ballack, who was a head taller than him.

Ballack nodded. Vogts came to Wembley. Ballack heard about it as early as the halftime break.

"Go, Michael. In ten minutes, we will celebrate the championship together."

Seeing Ballack running towards George, the Burnley players all stopped. But after Ballack returned to the field, the Burnley players celebrated again. However, the Chelsea players did not interfere. They were now in deep loss. With only ten minutes left, they really had no confidence to move back.

Even Vialli was a little confused. Only Wise was indignant and clapped his hands to cheer up the Chelsea players. Then he complained to the referee that the Burnley players delayed too long.

Under the intervention of the referee, the Burnley players stopped celebrating.

Leading 2-0, George immediately replaced Klose with Robbie Keane, and then replaced Camoranesi with Coyde. George hoarded Ballack, Neil Lennon, Holland, and Coyde in the midfield. It can be said that he was completely in a defensive posture.

Leaving Yongberg and replacing Robbie Keane was to prepare for a counterattack. In terms of individual single-player ability, Ljungberg and Robbie Keane can completely contain Chelsea's defense.

However, Chelsea can no longer care about those things at this time. Anyway, losing two or three will have the same result. So don't let go and attack with all your strength.

"Robbie Keane... He used his speed to pass Leboeuf. De Gouille attacked, Keane picked up the ball... Oh, what a pity... The ball passed the goal... But this ball also tells Chelsea that Burnley is not without the ability to counterattack."

Although Robbie Keane's ball did not go in, it scared Chelsea into a cold sweat. Chelsea's offense was somewhat restrained. They could not attack and could only lose on defense.

Wembley has become the stage for Burnley fans, and Chelsea fans can only sit there silently.