The strongest winger

Chapter 558 Unable to adapt to the British weather?

Chelsea's away game against Wigan Athletic seems to be designed to face Chelsea's over-reliance on Aiello's media. Chelsea's multi-faceted league at the DW Stadium, Aiello, Lampard and Ashley Cole all scored goals to help the team beat the home team 3:1.

If the league match between Chelsea and Wigan Athletic is not enough, then the next away game against Schalke in the fourth round of the Champions League group stage will prove that Chelsea does not just rely on Aiello's personal performance.

Chelsea still blossomed in this game. In addition to Aiello scoring the first goal, Essien and captain Terry each scored a goal, beating the home team Schalke 3 1:04 in the away game, thus achieving three consecutive Champions League victories in the new season.

Of course, another Chinese player, Hao Junmin, also performed very well in this back-to-back Champions League group match that attracted countless Chinese fans. He scored a face-saving goal for the team.

It's just because the strength of teammates is different from Chelsea's overall strength, so they lost to Chelsea at home.

It is worth mentioning that after the fourth round of the UEFA Champions League group stage in Group B, PSV Eindhoven drew with Rosenborg at home in another match in the same group, which means that Chelsea have already qualified for the group stage ahead of schedule with three wins and one tie in four games.

If you look at the points of the other three opponents in the group, Chelsea has secured the first place in the group.

Currently ranked No.2 is Schalke 04, with 4 rounds of 1 win, 1 draw, 2 losses and 4 points. Rosenborg ranks third, with [-] games, [-] draws and [-] loss and [-] points, while PSV Eindhoven is [-] draws, [-] losses and [-] points.

According to the rules of the same points in the UEFA Champions League group stage, the first thing to look at is the relationship between the two sides, and the second is their respective goal difference. That is to say, even if Chelsea, who is currently ranked first in the group, loses in the remaining two rounds of the group match, and Schalke 04, who is ranked second, won the remaining games.

Of course, Chelsea is not the first team to qualify early in the group.

But they are definitely the first team to lock in the first place in the group in advance.

After the game, the media who suspected that Chelsea relied too much on Aiello did not shut up because of this, but intensified, because they felt that Chelsea's two consecutive games were achieved by relying on a strong overall oppression of the opponent's living space.

Teams like Wigan Athletic and Schalke 04 are not at the same level as Chelsea. The "Manchester Evening News" even calculated the value of Wigan Athletic's team, which is not even half of Aiello's value. Schalke 04 is not much better.

Therefore, these two games have no reference value.

However, the questioning media has significantly reduced.

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The temperature in England has dropped significantly in November. The Chelsea players training at the Cobham training base have all put on bottoming shirts for training. Players like Aiello who are afraid of the cold are even armed to the knees and palms.

So during training, Ai Luo was always trained with a scarf by Ballack and Lampard for his poor grades.

And with England's coldest season yet to come, the temperatures are just the start.

Ailuo participated in the training with "full armor", which was also recorded by interested reporters. In addition, Ailuo's state has declined recently, so the background picture of the headline of the "Times" the next day is-Ailuo is warming up while breathing.

The text raised his concerns: "Although Chelsea's overall performance in the last two games proved that they did not rely on Ai's performance to win the game, we have to pay attention to the fact that Ai's current environment is very different from his Valencia. Valencia has a Mediterranean climate. It can be said that it is warm in winter and cool in summer all year round. The lowest temperature is 4-10 degrees Celsius, while London is located in a temperate oceanic climate, and the temperature in winter is generally below zero..."

"...So Chelsea's offensive success in the past two rounds is not because they no longer rely on Ai's personal performance, but because Ai is not getting used to the weather in England, so he needs a period of self-adjustment, and it just so happens that other Chelsea players have found opportunities to score goals, so they have the current status quo..."

For the "Times" report, many Chelsea fans just hold a wait-and-see attitude, belonging to the kind of dubious.

Previously, Wigan Athletic and Schalke 04 were considered to be not high-grade, so this league match against Everton at home was considered to be one of the high-grade teams. Although the value is also two grades behind Chelsea, the strength of the players is still quite good.

At the same time, this home league game has also become a game to verify whether the guess of "The Times" is correct.

Chelsea's home game against Everton took place at two o'clock in the afternoon on November 11th, which is ten o'clock in the evening of BJ's time. Like many home games of the Premier League giants, the Stamford Bridge Stadium was full of seats and the atmosphere was very warm.

This season, Aiello has scored an astonishing 12 goals in 14 league rounds, so it is normal for him to become a player that Everton's defenders focus on.

Although Chelsea led the visiting team Everton 1-0 at the end of the first half, this goal was not scored by Aiello, but by Lampard, the team's attendance king.

Moreover, Ai Luo's performance in the first half can only be said to be quite satisfactory, and he did not perform impressively, just like the ordinary wingers of the Premier League team.

The sharp-eyed reporter immediately realized that the analysis of "The Times" made sense, because Ai Luo's competitive state did show signs of decline, and it was inseparable from the weather in London. Compared with the normal temperature game, Ai Luo's running in this game was obviously weakened, and his enthusiasm was not as good as the previous game.

The reduction of enthusiasm and running on the court will inevitably make the body gradually harden, which will lead to the movement of the game not to dare to be too big, and the muscles and ligaments will be strained.

Therefore, Ai Luo's self-adjustment in the second half has become the focus of everyone's attention.

Ai Luo consciously strengthened his running in the second half, but his performance is still not experienced, it can only be said to be quite satisfactory.

Could it be that the weather really caused Ai Luo's competitive state to decline?

So the offensive opportunity in the 25th minute of the second half made the media on the scene suspicious.

Malouda made a breakthrough cross from the right, Drogba did not touch the ball, and Aiello, who pulled from the left to the middle at high speed, naturally needed to grab a point, but at this time he felt his body was a little stiff, and the throwing force of his body was not enough.

If this time was accidental, then the next time will be convincing.

In the 35th minute of the second half, Wright Phillips, who came off the bench, took advantage of his speed to overpower Yabo, and then consciously sent a curved ball to the back of the pocket. The result was the same as last time. Ai Luo felt his muscles were a little stiff, so he didn't have enough momentum to go forward, and the football flew past his scalp.

Suddenly, a huge exclamation erupted from the sky above the Stamford Bridge Stadium.

As Aiello missed two excellent opportunities in a row, Mourinho, who was standing in the command area of ​​the home team, also thought of the topics discussed in the media recently.

It seems... Ai Luo has really experienced a decline in state, and it is directly related to the damn weather.

Well, after the end of this league, there will be two international match days, and Ai Luo has no task of playing for the national team, which means that there are nearly ten days for him to use as an adjustment period, otherwise Ai Luo will continue to play this winter's game in this state, neither for the team nor for himself.

Thinking of this, Mourinho relaxed his tense nerves, because Aiello occupies a very important position in his latest tactical system, and he will always play an inspiring role at critical moments, just like playing against strong teams like Liverpool and Manchester United.

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Just when Mourinho thought the game would end because of this, before the end of the game, McFadden forcibly kicked the ball from the right, and central defender Carvalho made a clearance error. Australian star Cahill's wonderful upside-down golden hook from 9 yards in front of the goal broke through the goal guarded by Petr Cech.

As a result, Chelsea was tied 1:1 by the visiting team Everton at home, and Aiello, who wasted two excellent opportunities in a row in this game, became the target of media bombardment.

But in the regular press conference after the game, Mourinho took the responsibility of the home regrettable on himself: "Although we did not win Everton at home, it is not the end of the world, because we are still the leader of the league, and it is not the responsibility of individual players, because football is a whole sport. The status has been adjusted back..."

Former Chelsea superstar Zola also spoke for Aiello in an interview in Italy: "It was the same when I came to the British peninsula from the Apennines, because the climate here is completely different from Italy, and the temperature in winter rarely exceeds zero, so this is a big challenge for me. At that time, many people questioned whether I could adapt to the Premier League. But it is very good, don't question him because his performance in the adjustment period is not amazing enough, it is unfair!"

Ranieri, who once coached Chelsea, also spoke out as Aiello's mentor: "There is a clear gap between the winter in England and the winter in Valencia, Spain. In Valencia at this time, there is no sub-zero temperature at all, so athletes can perform normally. However, the weather in England is not like this. In winter, the temperature is generally below zero. It also takes time for players to adjust their personal status. I believe in Ai's adaptability. He will definitely find the best form in the shortest time..."

PS: If Luneng wins the third update tonight!
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