six finger demon

Chapter 187 Blue Farewell, Red Myth

The 03-04 season is drawing to a close. On May 5th, the Premier League final game.

Chelsea's 1-0 victory over Leeds United at home, Ranieri put an end to Chelsea's season.

In the last home game, Ranieri paid tribute to the fans who supported him with tears in his eyes, and the sadness of parting permeated the Stamford Bridge.

For a season, Ranieri could only get the courage to persevere from the players and fans.And when he looked up, there were only the expressionless faces of Abramovich and Kane in front of him.

The players on the bench didn't say a word, because they were not sure what their future would be.

Maybe it's like what Ranieri said to the media before the game: "I can only kick the ball to Abramovich's side now. As for how long my vacation between seasons will be, I don't know yet."

But old Chelsea fans remembered Ranieri well, and they paid their respects to the 52-year-old at home.

Forty-one thousand fans packed Stamford Bridge, they chanted the same slogan: "There is only one Ranieri, there is only one Ranieri!"

When the final whistle blew, Ranieri could no longer contain his emotions in front of the passionate crowd.He bowed to the fans around him, waving his arms while wiping the tears from his eyes.

"Coach." Richards handed over a tissue from the side, also full of feelings.

"Richards, did you hear that? The fans are shouting my name!" Ranieri choked up, "Maybe we won't meet again, I want to say goodbye to them!"

After Ranieri finished speaking, he bowed deeply to the fans in the home team stands, thanking the fans for their support in the past four years.

At the same time, the official website of the Chelsea club released an intriguing picture.

On the left is a record of the success of Ranieri's Chelsea, and on the right is a photo of the Italian just waving goodbye to the fans.

At this moment, Ranieri was accompanied by complex emotions of pride and sadness, and the Chelsea club scarf on the old man's chest was also particularly eye-catching.

Claudio Claudio Ranieri led the Blues to their best league record since 1955 this season. At the same time, he stepped on the nemesis Arsenal at Highbury to create the club's Champions League history, which made Chelsea fans proud.

In the end, Chelsea's Premier League points were fixed at 84 points, 6 points behind the Gunners, which is also the best result in the history of the Blues club.Last season, Manchester United only scored 83 points. If it weren't for the Gunners being too BT this season, Chelsea might really win the first Premier League championship trophy after the old League One.

Ranieri may be destined to be a tragic figure.

In Fiorentina, he built the pivot of "Barty Rui Costa Toldo"; in Valencia, he laid the foundation for Cooper's two subsequent Champions League finals; I have to go back to the old path in my coaching career and serve as the founder of a rising empire.

In the bleak cold wind, Ranieri handed in a qualified answer sheet in the last exam. Until many years later, fans still remember the kind smile and Italian-style humor of the Italian old man.

In the last battle of the Premier League this season, there is also a game that has attracted much attention, and that is the match between Arsenal and Leicester City.

In the first half, Leicester City, who had booked a place in League One for next season, almost shamed Arsenal's great history.

The visiting team broke the deadlock first in the 26th minute. Sinclair got rid of Vieira's cross from the right and ex-Arsenal striker Dickoff scored a header from a small angle on the left side of the penalty area.

After the game, Wenger also said that he was a little panicked in the middle of the game: "I was really shocked. The taste of swallowing the bitter fruit of failure is really uncomfortable! We walked heavily and lacked concentration, but in the locker room the determination of the players to refuse to fail Obviously, it looked like we were going to win the game in the second half."

Arsenal have previously been unbeaten in 14 games against Leicester City, while Leicester City have not won 30 times at Highbury in the past 16 years.

Only 1 minute into the second half, Bergkamp picked a pass from the penalty area, Ashley Cole was pulled down by Sinclair, and Henry scored a penalty to equalize the score.

This is the emperor's 30th goal this season!
After equalizing, Arsenal continued to put pressure on. In the 66th minute, Bergkamp was inspired to send a beautiful through pass. Vieira broke into the penalty area and first touched the ball past goalkeeper Walker, and then easily sent the ball into the empty goal.

Veteran Keown was cheered by the audience for his final appearance at Highbury three minutes before the end.In the end, Arsenal won the league title this season with an unbeaten record.

After the game, when the Frenchman appeared in front of the camera again, he changed his usual cautiousness.

"This is the greatest moment since I came here. The undefeated season is always in my dreams. It is really special and unique. Now that it is over, I am very happy and proud of the performance of the players. .They are all aware of what they have achieved."

Undefeated records in individual sports can be frozen by the retirement of talented players, but in football, as a collective sport, the game will continue forever.

Arsenal's invincibility cannot be an eternal myth, but will become the goal that other Premier League opponents strive to defeat.Wenger did not deny this, "It is difficult to maintain, because your mentality is relaxed, and for the opponent, defeating you is the best reward."

"Mr. Wenger, is there any game in this season that you have lost recently?" Ji Ji asked in the interview.

"Maybe it was the first game." The professor recalled the opening game of the Premier League. "We faced Everton in that game, and we only had 10 players. But 9 months have passed, and we still haven't lost!"

"What about facing Chelsea?"

"Chelsea?" The professor recalled, "Chelsea's defense is very good, but their offense has not been able to penetrate our defense. Of course, the Champions League game is not counted!" The professor replied with a smile.

"You know, the unbeaten league is almost beyond the limit of your belief! What we have done is the first time since Arsenal was founded in 1889. I don't know what we can do in the league after this. The goal!"

"What about next season? Will Arsenal continue to be unbeaten in the league next season?" Ji Ji continued to ask.

"Everything starts from scratch, we are starting a new journey. The unbeaten season will allow us to maintain a strong posture at the beginning of next season. Apart from this, Arsenal has no other advantages!"

Other Arsenal players also expressed their respect for their comrades-in-arms and coaches. In their eyes, the undefeated season is an infinitely beautiful reality dream that can be chewed and savored by future generations.

Henry may have realized that the undefeated season may be a great achievement that is difficult to repeat in his life. His speech is full of emotion: "In fact, everything is not over. It may take 20 years for people to realize the great significance of our achievements today. All we have Everything we did was actually beyond the scope of people's sense of wonder. If in the years to come, there are teams that can repeat our history, that's okay, because we were the first to make history, so it will be recorded in history. We will always remember this season, we are undefeated!"

For all Premier League players, the 03-04 season has passed.But this season, whether it is the strong rise of Chelsea or the undefeated myth of the Gunners, they are all memorable.

Just like the same blue and one red two clubs belonging to London, it is there, standing and not falling.

Iron-clad battalions and flowing soldiers.

For the Frenchman, this is the most memorable season in his life; but for the Italian, his coaching career has to start again.

(End of this chapter)