soccer king

West London is very expensive, here is the financial district of London, Chelsea Club is located in West London, a bustling area where celebrities come and go.

Chelsea is not just an ordinary club here. In the era before Abramovich, the ambitious Betts built Chelsea Village here. Unfortunately, Chelsea's record did not drive their popularity. The associated income is not optimistic. Chelsea Village, which has a huge business chain, was sparsely populated. It was not until Abramovich took over Stamford Bridge that he slowly developed and utilized the heritage of the previous era, making Chelsea Village revitalized.

On the top floor of the largest commercial hotel in Chelsea Village, it was transformed into a parking lot.

On the evening of April 4, Abramovich's private plane landed here. Surrounded by bodyguards and entourage, the Chelsea boss went to Stamford Bridge calmly.

The bus from Ajax has already entered the border of West London. The bustling here does not touch the hearts of the players. They are not country bumpkins. Amsterdam is also full of flowers, and Amsterdam has a comfortable weather. London?The gloomy sky and humid air will not make them feel too good about this place.

Chelsea's status in England may not have improved completely, but on this day, Chelsea received more attention in England than other local giants!

The reason is very simple. On the Champions League match day, the Premier League represents the teams participating in the European war, and only Chelsea is left!

Newcastle United unfortunately stopped qualifying, Manchester United lost to Porto at Old Trafford, Arsenal was sent back to the league by Ajax, and the only remaining Premier League team is Chelsea!

It is for this reason that Chelsea, who have returned to London to fight, has received a lot of attention from Fleet Street.

The pressure on Ranieri's shoulders is extremely huge. He has not been favored by Abramovich. When the league has been unable to compete with Arsenal, only the Champions League is left as a life-saving talisman. The fate of leaving class will not be reversed.

The mentality of the Ajax generals is relatively stable.

They have the opportunity to create the team's best record in the Champions League in the past eight years, that is to say, since the previous generation of Ajax kings were dismembered, the new generation of the strongest Ajax has substantial achievements.

Falling in the quarter-finals last year was amazing and made the European football world look sideways. This year, it has made great progress, only 90 minutes away from the game.

When Qin Xiong walked into Stamford Bridge, he thought he had already understood the atmosphere of the British stadium, but he was wrong.

Perhaps it is the difference in the composition of the fan base. In Highbury, Arsenal fans are relatively "quiet" compared to the momentum created by Chelsea fans in the stands.

In the "small" Stamford Bridge Stadium, fanatical Blues fans cheered for the team at the top of their lungs. Walking out of the player tunnel, you can feel the provocations from the fans half body leaning out of the stands within a few meters from both sides. stimulating, even humiliating.

The flag of the Blues was flying in the stands, and only a small part of the Ajax fans came to Stamford Bridge. It was not that they were unwilling to follow the team, but that there were too few tickets for the fans of the visiting team, just like at Athletic Amsterdam. There are hardly many Chelsea fans in the stadium, and there will be a strong contrast between the "human harmony" advantages of the home and away games.

When the players of both sides lined up in the stadium for the opening ceremony, the camera swept over the players of both sides, and every player looked very serious, even Aja who came to Stamford Bridge with a leading edge and the aura of winning the league. The same goes for Alex.

Before the game, Van der Vaart and Ibrahimovic constantly reiterated that the team should improve their concentration.

They don't want a repeat of what happened last year.

Never let your guard down!

"The second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals at Stamford Bridge is about to start. Ajax leads Chelsea 1-4 on aggregate. This is a gap that cannot be ignored. Chelsea must score at least two goals if they want to comeback at home. Ranieri's coaching position will depend on the result of this game. Although there have been rumors that the Chelsea boss will find a new coach to replace Ranieri, but Chelsea's top management stopped Abramovich. They advised Abramovich to wait and see. Hastily dismissing a coach who led the team to the knockout stage of the Champions League and the quarter-finals of the Champions League will cause an incalculable blow to the team, and the resulting turmoil is a price the team cannot bear. Looking at it now, It is time for Ranieri's fate to be decided. The outside media are unanimously optimistic about Ajax's advancement to the semi-finals. It is not unreasonable. Ajax's victory in the Dutch League is a foregone conclusion. , Follow up and observe their performance in the Champions League. No one can still question this team with their youthfulness. They reached the quarter-finals last season. Convincingly destroyed chelsea again at home, will they lose to chelsea away? not many people would think chelsea can do that, chelsea look strong, yes, but overall quality, reputation is not as good as lampard , Crespo, Hasselbaink, etc. Sneijder, Qin Xiong, Garasek and other players have formed Ajax that is beyond people's imagination!

Compared with the previous matchup, Chelsea made a personnel change. Glenn Johnson, who has a strong assist ability, replaced Melchiot. Ranieri needs to attack. Everyone on the earth knows that Chelsea needs to score goals, so , He needs the team to have a stronger offensive strength.

Chelsea start 442.

Goalkeeper: Cudicini.

Defenders: Johnson, Terry, Gallas, Bridge.

Midfield: Glenshire, Lampard, Makelele, Duff.

Forwards: Hasselbaink, Crespo.

Ajax start 433.

Goalkeeper: Robinte.

Defenders: Grigera, Heitinga, Escuder, Maxwell.

Midfielders: De Jong, Galasek, Qin Xiong.

Forwards: van der Vaart, Ibrahimovic, Sneijder.

Well, the game is about to start, with Ajax kicking off first. "

Although Ajax's starting formation and lineup have not changed from the previous game.

However, there has been a change in tactics. They will not launch aggressive offensives. After the start, they will focus on safety. They will not be led by the nose in away games. They will slow down first and the overall formation will lag.

In fact, Koeman asked the team to come to Stamford Bridge today to focus on instigated fast-break counterattacks by midfielders.

Since Chelsea must score at least two goals, the opponent will definitely attack, even madly!

Then Ajax should focus on taking advantage of the opportunity after the conversion of offense and defense, and hit a fast, accurate and fatal counterattack.

Qin Xiong passed the ball step by step with his teammates in the midfield, striving to unify the rhythm of the whole team and quickly enter the game state.

Chelsea is mobilizing the whole army, including the strikers, pressing like crazy, they need the ball, they need to race against time to attack, attack more, create more chances to score goals.

At the beginning of the game, Crespo returned to grab Qin Xiong. Although Lampard was active, he did not dare to rush and attack. Once Qin Xiong broke through in the midfield, let alone the attack, the defense line would be in jeopardy first.

Crespo's return could not threaten Qin Xiong. He protected the ball on the spot and turned 180 degrees to easily avoid Crespo's press, and then passed the ball to Garasek, who had the most space to respond.

Ajax firmly controlled the ball with their skilled feet and team cooperation.

When Johnson rushed forward to press Sneijder rashly, Ajax instead launched the first threatening offensive of the game.

Sneijder passed the ball back to Maxwell, and the latter passed the ball to Qin Xiong. Qin Xiong kicked the ball straight to Ibrahimovic, and Ibrahimovic passed the ball obliquely to the left side of the penalty area. Johnson missed and shot without hesitation.

Perhaps it was because the injury hadn't healed quickly, and Sneijder's shot was a bit outrageous, flying directly into the stands.

"Although Sneijder's shooting is not flattering, we must admit that the talent of Ajax's overall team to create chances is obviously stronger than Chelsea! Sneijder is injured, we can understand that this will affect his performance. His technical performance will not affect his thinking. It depends on his running awareness and the timing of entering the penalty area. This is the embodiment of the player's excellent football awareness. The reason why the outside world is not optimistic about Chelsea is that Chelsea's situation is too difficult. They have to attack, so it will definitely give Ajax a wider offensive space. Under the impact of the huge creativity of the Ajax team's passing and cutting cooperation, I think the scene where Sneijder is facing goalkeeper Cudicini like this It will not be accidental, but will happen frequently in this game!"