song of the saints

Chapter 117 The Blues Are Coming
It was another long rest time. On April 4, Southampton played at home against Chelsea, the leader with a 2-point lead.

But what makes Chen Zhun regret is that he did not meet Mourinho this time, because Mourinho contradicted the referee in the League Cup final and was sentenced to a four-match ban by the FA. This game was also a sideline.This also made them lose the opportunity of the second head-to-head confrontation.However, this episode did not affect the Blues' continued progress in a crushing manner.

The long wait did not dampen the enthusiasm of the Saints fans, coupled with the fact that the opponent was Chelsea, the fans in the stadium were almost full.

There are three Chinese people sitting in the "luxury" box.It was Yue Hun, Lin Seshu, and Lin Qinling.

"I said, Hun girl, you are not a real person! When did you and Alice start?" Lin Qinling yelled.

Yue Hun sat comfortably, eyes full of happiness, and said: "The night before we came to Southampton, we got along with each other for a long time and fell in love! We are old husband and wife!"

"Tsk tsk tsk! Old husband and wife, I don't know you yet! If you are tired of playing, please tell Alice, don't let her waste your wonderful youth, I don't believe that your heart can stay with Alice and not wander around." Lin Qinling Ruthlessly retorted.

"Uh, don't talk nonsense, am I that kind of person! This time I'm sincere!" Yue Hun said obviously without confidence, his voice was much lower than before.

"Cut!" Lin Qinling gave Yue Hun a look of disdain, and then whispered, "I don't know what Alice thinks!"

Lin Seshu, who had been silent all this time, glanced at Lin Qinling and said, "Be honest!"

Lin Qinling pouted, but said nothing.

"This box needs to be changed, it's not grand enough, and the stadium needs to be expanded, what do you think! Uncle Se!" Yue Hun got up and looked around the box, then looked at the stadium, and finally focused on Chen Zhun .

Uncle Se thought for a moment, and said: "In the current situation, the box can be changed, but the stadium should only be carried out after the real financial estimate. Now our influence is not very good, and the expansion of the stadium will not attract more fans. This will only exacerbate our financial pressure."

Yue Hun nodded, "Okay, you can do everything, and I'll just be a hands-off shopkeeper. By the way, how is the situation with Facebook?"

“We invested $1500 million in venture capital to Mark Zuckerberg, and he agreed to our stake. He was surprised and excited about our venture capital.”

"Very good, keep working hard." Yue Hun's eyes seemed a little unfathomable.
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Returning to the arena, the starting lineup has also come out.

Southampton is still a 451 formation.Goalkeeper Frey, left back Nicky Shorey, and right back replaced Lichtsteiner with better physical fitness and stronger support ability up and down.The two central defenders are Lundekwan and Michael Svensson.The three midfielders are still Lars Diarra, Arteta, and Yaya Toure.The two wingers are Glenshire and Lallana.The striker is Kanoute.

Chelsea's formation is 442, the goalkeeper Petr Cech, the four defenders are Glenn Johnson and Huth in turn.Terry, Gallas.The four midfielders are Joe Cole.Lampard, Makelele and Duff, the two strikers are Didier Drogba and Gudjohnsen.Gudjohnsen appeared more behind Drogba, serving as the second striker.

After the start of the game, Chelsea did not seek opportunities to take the initiative to attack, and Southampton also stood still. Instead, they fought fiercely with Chelsea for the ball near the center circle, which was almost a hand-to-hand fight.

The real Makelele and Diarra, who is known as "Makelele II", played the vanguard role in the battle. They both charged in the front and gave the fans a more intuitive view of the defensive skills of the two.Although Makelele is a little old, his sword is not old, and he uses his experience and stature to protect Chelsea's middle barrier.Diarra is better than blue because he is young, has strong running ability, and has a wide range of activities. He is also trying his best to harass Chelsea's hinterland.The performance of these two people is also the epitome of the two teams. Whoever does not have the absolute initiative in the midfield, it is you who come and go, and the outcome is irrelevant.

The battle at the beginning was so fierce that the chance of the first shot did not appear until the 12th minute of the game.

Chelsea's midfield protector Makelele successfully steals the ball again, and then passes the ball to Lampard. Lampard looks up and sees Duff on the right asking for the ball. He immediately makes a long pass to Duff, but this time the long The height and length of the pass did not accurately find Duff, and Nicky Shorey in front of him got the ball first.Then Nicky Shorey dribbled the ball forward and passed it back to Yaya Toure.After Yaya Toure got the ball, he immediately converted himself into a stand-alone checkpoint mode, rampaging and raging in the middle.Both Lampard and Makelele, two seasoned veterans, were overwhelmed by his speed and momentum and fell behind.Yaya Toure didn't take advantage of the merits and kept his head down. When he saw Joe Cole harassing him, he gave the ball to Lallana on the right.On Lallana's side, there is only Glenn Johnson as a defensive player. Lallana did not choose to break through the penalty area. Instead, after taking two steps, he directly made a diagonal pass at a 45-degree angle to find Kanoute in the penalty area.The angle of this pass is very good, passing Huth who is leaping high, but it is a pity that Kanoute's header is too straight, and Cech is firmly in his arms.

Chen Zhun kept applauding on the sidelines when he saw this wonderful cooperation. At this time, the camera turned to Mourinho in the stands, still looking rebellious and disdainful.mad Men! !At the same time, he kept recording something in the small notebook in his hand.This is his habit.

But with the end of this attack, the game entered a hibernation period again. Both sides started the state of just opening, confronting each other, fighting high and high, did not create absolutely good offensive opportunities, but the game was very intense.Makelele and Yaya Toure all received yellow cards for serious fouls.

Chen Zhun didn't dare to take it lightly, because he didn't know that Chelsea seized the opportunity and made a fatal blow. Once Chelsea scored the goal first, it would be very difficult to pull it back. Manchester United did not do it. Liverpool didn't do it, Arsenal didn't do it either.This is the essence of Mourinho's defense and game strategy. Chelsea also became the team with the fewest goals conceded in the Premier League that season in the previous life.

(End of this chapter)