The Godfather of Greenery

Chapter 329 We are the strongest
Andy Townsend, the former Irish national team captain and Aston Villa general, had such a passage in his autobiography.

In the 95/96 season, in the first round of the Premier League, Aston Villa led Manchester United 3-0 in the first half. Alan Hansen, who was in charge of the commentary, satirized Ferguson, "You will never win the championship with a group of children!", I am When going to the locker room of the home team, passing by the door of the locker room of the visiting team, the door was open, and Ferguson was standing less than 15 centimeters away from Steve Bruce.

Both were gasping for breath and blushing, but don't get me wrong, they weren't kissing couples, it was because Ferguson was blowing his hair dryer on, but the two struck me as two fighting cocks !
If purely from Andy Townsend's autobiography, you think that the relationship between Ferguson and Steve Bruce is very bad, then I'm sorry, you are wrong, an interview in The Times will prove this point.

When the reporter asked Birmingham coach Steve Bruce about the news that Ferguson was going to retire, Steve Bruce put on his signature expression of disdain and snort almost exactly like Ferguson, and answered with a sneer, " Nonsense, the dead old man can still work for a long time, he may not retire even after you retire!"

Some people say that Steve Bruce is considered by Ferguson as his favorite student. Ferguson has said many times that Steve Bruce is the person most like him, not only because of his personality, but also because of the irreversible relationship between the two.

So, when Manchester United was in a predicament and Chelsea was far ahead, a reporter asked Steve Bruce, what do you want to do most when Birmingham meets Chelsea?
Steve Bruce put on the same confident expression as Ferguson, "What the old man can't do, I will help him!"

As a result, his team drew an incredible 1-1 with Chelsea in the game, and it was still away.

This is definitely something that no one could have imagined. Chelsea has been on fire recently. The Champions League, the FA Cup and the league are all in turmoil, but now they are forced into a draw by Birmingham. It has to be said that it is not a small one. hit.

So after the game, when the reporter told Ye Qiu that Ferguson called Steve Bruce before the game, Ye Qiu jokingly scolded, "I hate that damn Ferguson the most." !"

But soon, Ye Qiu returned to seriousness, shook his head and said: "It's nothing to be drawn by Birmingham. To be honest, we can't maintain a high level of performance and state forever. There will definitely be ups and downs, and we just met in the middle of the week. Bayern Munich played a game, which affected our form more or less."

When asked by the reporter whether he was worried that Chelsea's excellent state would be interrupted by this draw, Ye Qiu said that he was not worried at all, "If we will be affected by a draw, then we will not be able to reach the goal. today."

When another reporter asked Ye Qiu about Ferguson's move for Steve Bruce, Ye Qiu did not forget to beat his old opponent.

"I think such a statement is absurd. If Ferguson really has a way to beat me and Chelsea, then he doesn't need to borrow Steve Bruce's hands at all. He will definitely avenge himself!"

Ye Qiu's words made all the reporters present burst into laughter, and they must all be thinking that if Ferguson was passed on to know about these words, Ferguson's character would definitely cause another round of fury The indiscriminate war of words must be extremely lively, especially when the FA Cup semi-finals and the matchup between Manchester United and Chelsea in the 33rd round of the league are coming.

In fact, everyone knows that this draw will not affect Chelsea's plan to win the championship. At best, it can only be said to delay Chelsea's championship date. It can even be said that this season's Premier League championship already belongs to Chelsea. It's hard to win at all, even if Chelsea put all their energy on the Champions League and the FA Cup.

But what Steve Bruce's team adopted when they met Chelsea was brave in Steve Bruce's words, but brutal in Ye Qiu's words, and Bayern Munich followed suit.

Before the second round of the UEFA Champions League knockout round, Magath and Kahn expressed their confidence in the second round of the home game against Chelsea when they were interviewed by the media, but they also said that Bayern Munich must use more. Aggressive tactics to hold Chelsea down.

What is aggression?
In the first minute of the game, Robert Kovacs explained this very well with his performance. After Drogba had passed the ball, he still stepped on Drogba's ankle hard. The Ivorian Therefore, he was taken off the field for treatment for a few minutes, and then he limped after re-entering the field.

But less than 10 minutes later, Robert Kovac brought Drogba down again. This time the referee finally couldn't see it anymore and gave the Croatian a yellow card.

Robert Kovac's roughness is only part of Bayern Munich's fierce tactics. Other players have also adopted the same type of tactics to restrain Chelsea. This caused Chelsea to be constantly violated in the game and unable to show their own state. It was a sluggish performance throughout the first half.

Chelsea did not perform well, and Bayern Munich, who only thought about fouls, performed equally poorly.

During the intermission, Ye Qiu cheered the players on again and again, calling on the players to unite and unite as one.

"I firmly believe that as long as all of us work hard to unite, and all of us work together, no matter how brutal the opponent is, we will not be afraid, because we will definitely be able to defeat the opponent!"

"Aren't they going to fight more bravely? Well, as brave as they are, then we are braver than them. If they kick us, we also kick them back, but not on them, but on them. The ball under our feet blasts into their goal, so that those wretches who only know how to foul can also taste our power!"

"Don't be timid, don't be afraid, because we are the strongest!"

Bastian Schweinsteiger is still playing his right midfielder, and his task is to help Sagnol pinch Chelsea's left.

This German young man is a little afraid of Ronaldinho, because he never guesses what the Brazilian will do next. With a fatal mistake.

However, you should never doubt the willpower and game execution of German players.

Therefore, every time Ronaldinho takes the ball, Schweinsteiger can be seen around Sagnol, and his presence rate even exceeds that of the queen who was entrusted with important tasks in this game. Waist Michaelis, the Argentine exists to liberate Ballack, but in fact he did not do well.

At the very least, every time Ronaldinho takes the ball, Schweinsteiger can form a double-team with Sagnol in the first place.

But the Brazilians are really slippery, just like a non-stick loach, so slippery that you can't even grasp it.

When Schweinsteiger thought of catching, Ronaldinho had successfully dribbled the ball through the gap between him and Sagnol, and dribbled the ball laterally against the penalty area line Cuts inside and goes straight to Demichelis.

Because of Schweinsteiger's grab, although he didn't grab it firmly, he grabbed Ronaldinho's jersey, which caused the Brazilian's body balance to be broken, and he staggered a bit when he dribbled the ball. .

The Argentine Demichelis' eyes lit up immediately. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Being able to steal the ball from Ronaldinho's feet is not an opportunity for any player, and it will definitely make him famous.

But when Demichelis stretched out his legs to steal the ball, and even he was still thinking about it, he should use his inertia to knock down the Brazilian, let him restrain himself, and stop being so ostentatious, Ronaldini O'Craft suddenly sped up his pace unbelievably, and dunked the ball to his right, barely avoiding Demichelis' kick.

When the ball reached the right side, Ronaldinho poked forward with his right foot, and the ball rolled forward gently like a straight line.

Lampard rushed up from behind quickly. He didn't know how many times he had cooperated with Ronaldinho in the same coordination. He knows very well that Ronaldinho's pass can always be passed to his step, allowing him to volley more easily.

Standing firm, swinging his foot and giving it all his strength, Lampard unleashes a powerful volley before Lucio goes up.

The entire Olympic Stadium could clearly hear the sound of air blasts from the sneakers hitting the ball. This shot seemed to hit everyone's hearts, and the ball seemed to be mixed with the power of thunder, as if A shell went straight to Kahn's goal.

At the moment when the goal whistle sounded, everyone's focus was on Lampard, who clenched his left hand and raised it above his head in a victory sign. They knew very well that the Blues' vice-captain was using this Ways to retaliate against Bayern Munich's brutal tactical style, and tell them with facts that we don't need Austrian brutality, because that is what the weak will do!
Chelsea's players also rushed to Lampard's side and surrounded them. Through this kind of goal celebration, everyone felt Chelsea's unity and made everyone feel that they were fearless.

Don't you want to be rough?Not to foul?Isn't it going to attack our body?

bring it on!bring it on!We are not afraid at all!
Because, we will use goals to destroy you!

This is not just a goal, the total score of Cen 5:1 behind, the psychological blow to the Bayern Munich players is also very big, especially when they collapsed and found that their so-called brave tactical style can not scare Chelsea at all When the players angered the blue lion from England, they didn't know what else they could do!
Yeah, what do you do when you face a team like that?
But Chelsea is obviously not calmed down. Deco found Ronaldinho with a diagonal pass. After the Brazilian superstar quickly left Sagnol, he passed diagonally to the penalty area. Drogba grabbed Roberto Kovac. Before, he shook his head to attack the goal and blasted the ball into the upper left corner of Kahn's handle. Kahn had nothing to do about it, 2:0!

After scoring the goal, Drogba slowly stood up in front of Robert Kovac, clenched his hands into fists, let out a roar like a giant elephant, and glared at Robert Kovac, as if he was looking at the Croatian Say, do you know how powerful it is?
From 4:1 to 6:1, with less than 30 minutes left in the game, everyone in Bayern Munich knew that it was impossible to reverse the situation, and they could only choose to accept defeat in the end.

This score was also maintained to the end. Chelsea defeated Bayern Munich with a total score of two rounds 6:1.

At the post-match press conference after the game, Ye Qiu was dissatisfied with Bayern Munich's rough style.

"I am satisfied with the performance of the team. We encountered difficulties in the game, but my players and I withstood the pressure very well. We are very united, like a family. If we encounter any problems, we It's great that we're all fighting together, and I firmly believe that as long as we stick to our beliefs and our beliefs, we can have the last laugh."

As for Bayern Munich's head coach Magath, Ye Qiu also gave a rare and bitter evaluation.

"I finally know why Mr. Magath can't win even one championship trophy in his life, because as me who can win at least one championship trophy every season, at least I won't be like him, put all I put all my energy on how to infringe on the opponent's player's body, and I will think about how to play my own football well!"

Sitting next to Ye Qiu, Magath's face was ashen, but he was embarrassed. He didn't dare to refute, because he was not qualified to refute.

As a loser, you have no right to refute the winner's statement!
And Ye Qiu didn't give him the slightest bit of face. After complaining, he turned around and left the press conference.

It is understandable that he is in a bad mood, because at the end of the league, every player is more or less injured. Now that he is fighting Bayern Munich so hard, will the injuries of the Chelsea players be different? Ye Qiu was not sure about getting worse, but Peter Brandt was not optimistic about Drogba's injury.

The Ivorian was able to hold on in the first half, but after scoring in the second half, at 73 minutes, he finally couldn't hold on, raised his hand and asked Ye Qiu to make a substitution, and limped off the field.

It wasn't that Ye Qiu didn't want to make a substitution in the first half, but Drogba said he was fine and could continue, and the team doctor also felt that there was no problem. Out of the needs of the team, Ye Qiu finally didn't make the decision to make a substitution in the first half. Drogba continued to play after the break, but he was injured in the second half. This was definitely not what Ye Qiu expected.

It was also because of this that Ye Qiu was so bitter and mean to Magath, and even satirized him by saying that he hadn't won a championship trophy in the past ten years of coaching. In normal times, Ye Qiu would definitely not do this.

In fact, even Beckenbauer believed that Magath's tactics in this game were really clumsy when he was a guest commentator on the TV live broadcast, while Chelsea showed a world-class level.

"Our players are very relaxed when defending, and they are completely unaware. Maybe they think more about how to foul than defend, especially Robert Kovac, who was repeatedly teased by Drogba in the game, That's definitely not what a Bayern Munich centre-back should be doing."

"In contrast to Chelsea, this is definitely the top team in the world. I even doubt that who else in today's football can stop them from continuing to move towards the European throne?"

However, Beckenbauer supported Magath in the end, and he also defended Magath.

"Heathfield coached Bayern Munich for 6 years and won 4 league titles, 2 cup titles and 1 Champions League title. , the highest achievement is the runner-up in the league, and he is the first Bayern Munich coach in the past 20 years who has not won any championships."

"At this point, Magath is under tremendous psychological pressure, and with the strength of Bayern Munich, the performance of the Bundesliga has been unable to meet the requirements of the fans and management. What they want is the Champions League and the European arena. Prove your own strength, defend the dignity of the giants, and the disastrous away defeat in the first round undoubtedly made Magath almost collapsed."

"Therefore, in this case, any decision he makes should be forgiven, and I also believe that Magath should continue to stay at Bayern Munich, and we should continue to maintain trust and support for him!"

Regarding Chelsea’s elimination of Bayern Munich by a big score again and their successful advancement to the semi-finals, the European and world media generally gave a very high evaluation. Rates are constantly dropping.

Almost the whole world believed that this season's Champions League would be in Chelsea's pocket, and Ye Qiu would lead Chelsea to become the first European champion to successfully defend the title since the restructuring of the Champions League, completely establishing Chelsea's status as a wealthy family.

While Chelsea eliminated Bayern Munich, the game between Porto and AC Milan was also very tragic. The two sides played a tragic score of 0:0 in both rounds. Obviously luckier, relying on penalty kicks to defeat Ancelotti's AC Milan, successfully advanced to the semi-finals.

Last season's UEFA Champions League champions and runners-up gathered in the semi-finals, which undoubtedly greatly increased the attention and influence of the semi-finals. Although Mourinho's team played rough, with an unbreakable defense, they were called by the media. The Greek team in the Champions League, but the combat effectiveness and willpower of this team should not be underestimated.

At the very least, Porto's performance is worthy of recognition for reaching the semi-finals of the Champions League for two consecutive seasons. Many people even think that Mourinho's Porto may not have the possibility of winning the championship as upset as the Greek team.

In the other half of the area, Liverpool eliminated Fabio Capello's Juventus with a total score of 2:1 in the two rounds, and successfully joined Ajax who eliminated Lyon in the semi-finals.

Chelsea, Porto, Liverpool and Ajax, among the four semi-final teams, no matter how you look at it, Chelsea is undoubtedly the number one favorite.

But when the outside world became more optimistic and flattered, Ye Qiu felt more uneasy.

(End of this chapter)