I'm Kaka Kaka

Chapter 499
The home defeat to Manchester United caused a big blow to Chelsea. In the round of 35 against Newcastle, they even drew 0-0 with their opponents.

This is the second time Chelsea have scored zero goals on all fronts so far this season.

At the end of the season, the sudden slump in morale and state cast a shadow over the future of the Blues. Fortunately, in the FA Cup, the three little ones exploded wildly and brought the team into the final.

Manchester United is also in a hot state, Rooney and Ronaldo double stars shine, both scored twice to help Manchester United advance to the FA Cup final.

"May 5, the FA Cup final; May 19, the UEFA Champions League final. If Chelsea and Manchester United can knock out Liverpool and AC Milan respectively, then they will meet twice in a row at the end of the season, and both games will be battles of life and death."

"This afternoon, the Liverpool team held a ceremony at their home stadium, Anfield, to commemorate the fans who unfortunately died in the Searsburg tragedy 18 years ago. Captain Steven Gerrard attended the interview and talked about preparing for the Champions League semi-final against Chelsea. The captain of the Red Army said that Kaka's comeback would not have any impact on them. Chelsea is incomplete without Kaka, and the bravest fighter should challenge the most powerful enemy. The ghosts of the tragedy at Searsburg..."

"Ancelotti: This season we have competed with Manchester United on all fronts. In addition to the domestic league and the FA Cup, we may have to meet them again in the Champions League final. Every game is very important. Of course we will go all out."

"Shevchenko: Of course I hope that AC Milan can beat Manchester United and then meet Chelsea in the final. It will be very interesting. Of course, the premise is that we can pass Liverpool. We have sufficient confidence to do this."

"Kaka: Opponent in the final? I don't want to meet Milan, it must be very bad, no matter who wins or loses, it will be very painful, but I still wish Milan can beat Manchester United... Yes, it is indeed contradictory... My injury? It is completely healed, and I can return to the court in the best condition... How to play against Liverpool? Defend Gerrard, Alonso and Villa, this is the key point... Are you sad that you can't break the record? Not at all, we still have a lot of time and opportunities to create more brilliant records..."

Before the Champions League semi-final with Liverpool started, the English Professional Players Association (PFA) first announced the best of the 2007 Premier League.

Although there are still three rounds of the season to end, and even the final championship is still pending, but the performance of each player is basically concluded.

This year is the 100th anniversary of the establishment of the English Professional Players Association, so this award is of special significance. According to the usual practice, the PFA held the award ceremony at the Grosvenor Hotel in London. Almost all the practitioners who can be named in English football attended the ceremony.

This award ceremony didn't have so many messy awards, except for the best player and best young player, it was the best team, but this year is special, and there is an extra special contribution award.

Last year, Kaka won the most important Best Player and Best Young Player awards at the same time, becoming the second player in history to win the PFA Player of the Year and Best Rookie in the same season. The previous one was Andy Gray, who created this record when he played for Villa in 1977. In the history of PFA selection, there are only two other people who have won these two awards in different seasons. They are the famous Liverpool striker Ian Rush and Manchester United striker Mark Hughes.

Unsurprisingly, this year Kaka was once again shortlisted for both the best player and the best young player. However, because he just won two awards at the same time last season, he is not the most popular. After all, no player has won the two most important awards for two consecutive years in the history of PFA.

There are few awards in the first place, but there are more and more players. If you take it all by yourself, what else will the organizer use to attract other players in the future.

Of course, this is the truth, but after all, the selection rules of the awards are still voted by the professional players of the Premier League on the surface. With the dominance shown by Kaka, it is not impossible to score twice.

The competition for the best player is fierce. Apart from Kaka, the other five candidates are Ronaldo, Torres, Gerrard, Cesc Fabregas and Scholes. The media predicts that Ronaldo is more likely to win the award. In the words of Ferguson, "A player can score more than [-] goals from the wing in a season. This is a magical thing in any league."

Ronaldo himself is obviously very concerned about this award, he doesn't even bother to pretend, his clenched fists unconsciously, and his longing eyes staring at the podium show that he is not at all calm.

On the contrary, Kaka looked at it very openly, and was still in the mood to tease Torres, "Don't be nervous, it won't be you anyway."

"..." If it wasn't for the wrong occasion, Torres really wanted to slap him on the forehead with the sole of his shoe.

"It can't be Gerrard and Cesc Fabregas, it should be Ronaldo and Scholes who have higher hopes."

As soon as he finished muttering, the PFA chairman Gordon Taylor, who had created an atmosphere on the stage, announced the final result.

"The winner is... Kaka! Congratulations to Kaka!"

Kaka's smile froze, and she turned to look at Torres, wondering if she had heard it wrong.

So fair and just?

Torres quickly pushed him hard on the back, "Still rolling up!"

Kaka hurried to the stage to take the trophy from Taylor, and then shook hands with him.

"Thank you PFA, thank you Chelsea, thank you Ancelotti, this award means a lot to me..."

Because he didn’t prepare his speech for the award, Kaka struggled at the beginning, but thanks to his rich experience in receiving the award, he quickly organized the language and stopped after a lot of polite words, which made Taylor, who had seen his concise and concise speech at the World Footballer of the Year Awards Ceremony, feel a little flattered.

"Okay, thank you Kaka...Wait, don't rush down, you know, we still have an award to be awarded, maybe you have to come up again?"

Everyone laughed.

Of course Taylor knew the result, but he still pretended to open the card in his hand, because everyone was actually prepared for what he said.

"... Kaka from Chelsea, Cristiano Ronaldo from Manchester United, Cesc Fabregas from Arsenal, Richards from Manchester City, Doyle from Reading, Lennon from Tottenham."

Taylor paused, then glanced casually at the card in his hand, "The one who won the best young player in the English Premier League in 2007 is: Kaka."

Kaka next to him walked over and shook hands with him for the second time.

Taylor took the trophy from the hostess and handed it to Kaka, "Congratulations again."

"Thank you," Kaka held a trophy in each hand and looked left and right. "To be honest, I'm surprised."

"There is no need to be surprised, Kaka, this is everyone's choice. Your performance this year deserves any trophy."

The acceptance speech this time is much simpler, just say "thank you".

Taylor also proceeded to the next link: the Premier League Outstanding Contribution Award.

There is no doubt that among the active coaches, only Ferguson is eligible to receive this award.

"We are delighted to have Sir Alex Ferguson here as a guest of honour, because this is a special year. He is the best manager in British history and to manage Manchester United for 20 years is an incredible achievement. During this time, Sir Alex Ferguson has won at least 19 trophies, including the Premier League, Champions League, European Cup Winners' Cup, FA Cup and League Cup. If you add the nine championships he won in Aberdeen, it is not difficult to understand why he is still the best manager at the age of 9."

Taylor then announced the Premier League team of the season.

Best goalkeeper: Petr Cech;

Best defender: Maicon, Terry, Ferdinand, Evra;

Best striker: Kaka, Cristiano Ronaldo, Scholes, Gerrard;

Best striker: Adriano, Torres.

Chelsea and Manchester United each had five players selected and became the biggest winners. Many media couldn't see it, and other popular candidates such as Cesc Fabregas, Rooney, Berbadorf, Sneijder, Essien and others formed another team of the best team to attack the PFA, but everyone's attention was attracted by the upcoming red-blue battle.

On the afternoon of April 4, local time in England, Stamford Bridge was once again full.

Liverpool's soldiers were warmly welcomed by the Blues fans, who have been accompanied by boos and middle fingers since the warm-up.

"Unfortunately, although Kaka appeared in the squad, he did not enter the starting lineup. After all, he has not played for nearly a month. Let's take a look at the starting lineups of both sides.

Chelsea: 4-3-3.

Goalkeeper: Petr Cech;
Defenders: Maicon, Lucio, Terry, Grosso;

Midfielders: Essien, Lampard, Figo;
Forwards: Bell, Torres, Royce.

Ancelotti actually arranged for a center forward and two wingers. It seems that Bale and Royce's outstanding performance in the FA Cup has been recognized by the head coach. I hope they will not live up to Ancelotti's expectations and hand in a satisfactory answer sheet. "

"Liverpool 4-4-2.

Goalkeeper: Reina;
Defenders: Arbeloa, Carragher, Agger, Riise;
Midfielders: Gerrard, Alonso, Zenden, Pennant;

Forwards: Dirk, Villa.

This game is Carragher's 89th European appearance on behalf of the Red Army, tying Callahan's European record for Liverpool. "

This is the 14th meeting between Ancelotti and Benitez. Basically, since Kaka came, An Pang has never lost, at least they are all tied with Beitu.

Everyone is an old acquaintance, so there is no need to do any temptations, just work hard at the beginning.

In the 3rd minute, Gerrard made a pass from the right, and Terry made a 12 yards forward to make a clearance before Dirk.
In the 6th minute, Liverpool made a mistake in passing the ball from the backcourt. Figo forced his way into the penalty area in a counterattack and was knocked down by Carraghera.
Chelsea missed the opportunity again in the 8th minute. Bell made a pass from the left, Royce headed the ball from the right side of the penalty area, Torres turned and stopped the ball from 12 yards, Lampard followed up with a volley and was saved by Reina.

With the support of the home fans, Chelsea's offensive continued.

In the 9th minute, Royce made a continuous breakthrough and made a cross from the right. Reina attacked and barely took the ball. Agger's header was not far away. Torres turned around and volleyed slightly higher in the penalty area.

In the 11th minute, Liverpool finally made a threat. Former Chelsea Dutch winger Zenden made a cross from the left. Terry slipped in the clearance, but fortunately Lucio made the clearance before he managed to get ahead of Dirk.

In the 16th minute, Chelsea finally opened up the situation.

Riise made a mistake in the frontcourt return pass, Lampard accurately seized his loophole, and passed the ball diagonally to Royce on the right.

Royce kicked the ball out, and Torres in the middle was unmarked. He easily passed Reina and shot an empty goal.

1-0.

The on-site DJ immediately brought up the rhythm and led the home fans to shout.

"Fernando—"

"Torres!"

"Fernando—"

"Torres!"

"The best striker in the Premier League is: Fernando—"

"Torres!"

Benitez looked at the high-spirited Torres, suddenly a little envious.

Wouldn't it be so cool that even Ferguson would be jealous if he could kidnap this kid and form a striker with Villa?
After Chelsea took the lead, they did not slow down their attack. Instead, they continued to aim at Liverpool's defense with full firepower, but they played too high and soon suffered the bitter fruit.

Terry made a big-footed clearance to the midfield, the two virtues fought, and both sides were hurt. Alonso picked up the bargain, and he kicked a long pass over the top and hit Dirk on the head.

Driven put the ball in the middle of the top, Villa stopped and passed, dodged Lucio, and scored with a clever shot.

"GOAL! Villa also scored a goal. The two Spaniards became the protagonists of the first half. At the last moment of the first half, the two sides drew 1-1."

"The referee blew the whistle for the end of the first half, let's see what adjustments the two sides will make in the second half...Look if he didn't enter the locker room, he was warming up! Almost the whole audience shouted his name."

"Kaka!"

"Kaka!"

"Kaka!"

A simple warm-up caused cheers and shouts like winning the championship.

After warming up, Kaka was still called into the locker room.

Ancelotti had finished filling the players with chicken soup, and called Kaka aside to feed the chicken alone.

"It's the semifinals, Kaka."

An Pang asked Kaka to sit down, stood up by himself, bent over and pressed his hands on his shoulders, his posture made people worry that he was going to kiss him in the next second.

"Do you know what you're doing?" An Pang tried his best to keep his tone calm, but he still couldn't help revealing a hint of excitement, "Win Liverpool, and then go to Athens, no matter the final opponent is Milan or Manchester United, kill them! Five consecutive Champions League titles! Unprecedented! Never again! You will be regarded as a god on the football field by everyone!"

Kaka raised his head, and also stretched out his hands and patted him on the shoulder vigorously.

"This season's Champions League is ours, God can't take it away, I said it."

　Five hundred chapters~~
　　
　
(End of this chapter)