The strongest winger

Chapter 706 Red and Blue Battle
During the few days when Aiello won the World Player of the Year, all the mainstream European media reported on Aiello as the headline news, while the news media in far away China was even more crazy. Even CCTV could not avoid it, repeating the news that Aiello won the Mister of the World again and again almost every day.

It can be seen that the popularity of winning the World Footballer for three consecutive years...

Of course, this is only for the media industry.

After returning to London, Ai Luo devoted himself to training again, preparing for the next competition.

There are still four games in the remaining half of January. It can be said that the schedule is intensive, which is equivalent to a game in four days. They are home games against Stoke City and away games against Everton.

The first game in February is very important for Chelsea. They will challenge Liverpool, the Red Army currently ranked third in the league, in an away game.

The criticality of this game is no less than the key battle against the Red Devils Manchester United in the previous away game.

Compared with the remaining opponents in January, Chelsea are most concerned about the game against Liverpool in early February.

However, the game before Liverpool cannot be ignored.

The league is a long season. As long as the league champion is not confirmed, then you have to tighten your nerves and win every game.

The FA Cup is a game that determines the outcome, and there can be no mistakes.

In the four games before facing Liverpool, except for the away game against Everton, which was tied due to negligence, the other three games were all victorious.

In the past 23 rounds of the league, Chelsea continued to top the list with 20 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss with 62 points. After Manchester United lost to Chelsea at home, their morale declined.

The point gap between these two pairs is much larger than in the middle of last season's league.

Therefore, during this period of time, Manchester United's meritorious coach Ferguson was also under great pressure.

The same is true for Cristiano Ronaldo. Since he lost to Chelsea at home in the 21st round of the league, he felt that his competitive state had declined. In addition, he lost to Aiello again in the selection of the World Footballer of the Year.

After playing the league game against Middlesbrough at home, Chelsea quickly shifted the focus of preparations to Liverpool, which had just been promoted to second in the league.

This season, Liverpool's performance in the league has improved. With the victory at home in the last round and Manchester United's loss, it has become the second in the league, only 10 points behind Chelsea, that is to say... If Liverpool wins Chelsea at home, it will greatly narrow the points gap between each other, and it is very likely to delay Chelsea's winning rhythm. When the time comes to collapse, that is Liverpool's hope!
But this situation is also suitable for Chelsea. As long as they beat Liverpool in this round of the league, they can widen the points gap to 13 points and widen the gap between them again.

Chelsea are very concerned about this round of the league.

There is an international match day in mid-February, and the first leg of the UEFA Champions League 1/8 final will start in the second half of the month. The away game against Real Madrid will have a great impact on the league champions. If they can get the points they deserve before these important games, then the defending league champions will have no worries.

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In the first round of the ninth round of the league this season, Liverpool lost 3-0 to Chelsea in an away game, which made Benitez feel a lot of pressure before the game.

In particular, the coach who lost to Chelsea was his mortal enemy Mourinho, which made him even more difficult to let go. The net loss of three goals also set a new record for Benitez against Chelsea coached by Mourinho.

For this unbelievable statistic, he is always the object of ridicule by the local Liverpool media, and the team's top management has also given him instructions. If he does not win the league championship or the Champions League championship this season, then he can pack up and go back to his hometown in Spain!

All reporters know the hatred between Benitez and Mourinho, so as long as they use a little bit to convey some controversial information, the two will have a war of words in the air.

And this time, too.

When Mourinho heard that Benitez made a declaration of victory, he said bluntly: "The coward who only knows that the blame is passed on to others will win my team? It's really a big joke, I bet! Liverpool will be double-killed by us again at home!"

The reporters are naturally very satisfied with Mourinho's words. It is very difficult for a strong team to win a double play against a strong team in the season, especially Liverpool, which is currently in good form, has won four consecutive victories before, including an away victory over Arsenal.

Therefore, as long as it reaches the ears of Benitez, I believe it will be a war of words and guns.

really!

When Mourinho's words reached Benitez's ears, the latter naturally couldn't swallow his breath. Facing the British media, he said directly: "The bus driver wants to kill us twice? This is definitely the funniest joke ever heard by an adult like me! The glory of Anfield is inviolable! In the league the day after tomorrow, I want this team to experience defeat!!"

Immediately before Mourinho opened his mouth, team captain Terry couldn't bear the unhappiness in his heart. He said: "Counting the Champions League knockout rounds, we have lost five games in a row against us, and he is still so arrogant? I really don't know where his self-confidence comes from. Could it be the so-called probability? The more you lose, the greater the chance of winning?"

As soon as the voice fell, the reporters on the scene let out a burst of laughter.

The old faces of the local reporters in Liverpool are all red. Although they are not happy with Benitez now, they support Liverpool!The head coach of Liverpool is Benitez. For them, Benitez did not perform well, but it is not the turn of others to make irresponsible remarks!
The calf protector is full of heart!
"Liverpool Echo" unceremoniously stood up and questioned Terry, "Don't forget how you broke the undefeated golden statue. Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium can do it, and Liverpool at Anfield can do it too!"

Terry didn't reprimand him angrily, because he felt that this would damage the reputation of the champion captain, but said lightly: "We'll see!"

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It was not until the day when the Chelsea team came to Liverpool that the war of words between the players on both sides showed signs of weakening.

Like the usual red-blue battle, it attracted the attention of the whole of Europe.

The end of this round of the league will enter the normal one-week match, but then there will be an international match day, which is equivalent to the end for the giants, and the possibility of hidden injuries caused by long-distance travel will increase dramatically.

We must know that the rich teams will start the UEFA Champions League 2/1 knockout round in late February, that is to say, they will have to fight on multiple fronts. Therefore, at this time, the local media in Rome and Madrid pay special attention to this round of competition.

Especially Real Madrid's new head coach Juan Ramos, after Chelsea ended the league with Liverpool, they will not meet any team until the Champions League knockout.

So this league has become the only game to examine the competitive state of Chelsea's main players.

It is worth mentioning that on the morning of the game, it was snowing heavily in Liverpool, which may not be good news for Chelsea, who are slowly transforming from black and hard to technical cooperation.

The slippery turf will definitely increase the probability of a player with excellent speed and technique like Ai Luo making a mistake in an emergency stop and change of direction.

But everything has two sides. Although it will increase the possibility of mistakes, it will also increase the dribbling speed of the ball on the turf. This is more suitable for the passing and cutting cooperation of technical teams, making the football run faster and more troublesome for defensive players to defend.

Of course, the real competition is to see which side can seize the opportunity better.

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This league is also a painful league for many Chinese fans. Compared with the fans of the Red Devils Manchester United, Liverpool, which dominated European football in the last century, has more fans in China.

Only this time, they can think about it, because in their minds, the national hero Ai Luo is the most important. He has won the World Footballer's Gold Award for three consecutive years. It can be said... Ai Luo is the most dazzling star in the entire world football.

What makes them proud is that the most dazzling star turned out to be the star of their home country, can they remain unmoved?

People in every country have a national heart, and the same is true for Chinese fans. In the past, they criticized the national football team for not being able to do it here, because they hated iron but not steel.

For Ai Luo's team, it is naturally 100% support.

So... This league where Chelsea challenged Liverpool created the most fans in the country to support the strong team.

Aiello has a habit of looking at the 'This is Anfield' plaque above his head before stepping out of the tunnel at Anfield.

The next habit is the same, spit out a mouthful of saliva.

He wants to tell everyone that Anfield will cause disturbance to other teams, but for him... only motivation!
What's interesting is that the shot from the stadium director happened to be here. BBC commentator Lineker said: "As expected of a giant killer, Ai's scoring rate against giant teams can be said to be the highest in the history of European league players. The average is close to two goals per game, which is quite terrifying."

"That's right! This is what makes Ai different from ordinary people. The stronger the enemy, the better he is! This is why he won the World Footballer of the Year for three consecutive years!"

(End of this chapter)