Three Hundred and Fortieth IX Fig Leaf

When Southampton and his party, carrying the honor of the first League Cup champion in the club's history, returned to Southampton and accepted the cheers of the fans of this harbour city, a flight from Naples, Italy to London, but It seemed lifeless, indescribably depressed.

This is the plane of Chelsea's expedition to Italy.

When they went, everyone was full of confidence, but when they came back, they were like defeated roosters.

Napoli are sixth in Serie A this season and Chelsea are fifth in the Premier League this season.

It stands to reason that the two teams are half a pound.

But the problem is that the Serie A league is now in decline, and for a long time, the Premier League teams have a certain advantage against the Serie A teams, but now, the away game is beaten 0-3, what is this?

It's a shame!

What a shame!

Not just a shame for Chelsea, but a shame for the Premier League!

Captain Terry sat in the seat with a cold face and did not speak.

Lampard, sitting next to him, was equally silent.

The expressions of the two major souls in the team made everyone feel a little cold in their hearts.

Chelsea had an advantage on the scene in this game, with 58 percent of the ball possession, which was enough for Chelsea to take the initiative, but in the process of converting the advantage into a shot, the problem was exposed.

Torres was stared at by the Napoli players throughout the game, not only not contributing, but wasting the chances Adam Lallana finally created time and time again.

Napoli's three-five-two tactics put Chelsea's midfield in a difficult position.

Bó's weak midfield defense gave Napoli attacking players the opportunity to face the defensive line again and again.

If it wasn't for Terry and Benatia's outstanding performance, he would have conceded more than three goals!

We lost 3-0 away in the first leg, and everyone knows what that means.

In a dead silence, a heavy cough woke up all the players.

I saw the team owner Abramovich led the crowd into the cabin where the players were.

The Russians were followed by Granovsky and Chairman Bruce Buck.

"boss!"

"boss!"

Everyone suddenly stood up one by one, including the players.

It's just that the shouting sounded very weak.

The Russian raised his right hand and waved a few times in the air, wanting to say something, but couldn't.

Everyone present could feel his mood at this moment.

He's going to go crazy!

"Can anyone tell me why this is happening?"

Finally, he said it, but his tone was not the volcanic eruption that others expected, but very calm.

But there seemed to be a knife hidden in his words, and he wanted to cut through the mist one by one.

"Before the game, everyone said that we can win, but why did we not win, but lost so badly? Why?"

Abramovich pointed to everyone present, word by word,

Especially hard.

"tell me why?"

Everyone present remained silent, and many even bowed their heads.

They are guilty!

For example, Spanish striker Torres!

Since joining Chelsea, he has fallen into a slump like Shevchenko before, and has never been able to find the invincible scoring momentum he had at Liverpool.

A forward who can't score, but has a high salary and is worth as much as 60 million, can he not feel guilty?

The head coach Boas on the side looked at the players. He felt that at this time, as a head coach, he should stand up.

Protecting the players is also one of the duties of a manager.

"Boss, in fact, we still have..."

Who knows, as soon as he opened his mouth, Abramovich roared!

"Shut up for me right now!"

This roar not only frightened all the players in the cabin to raise their heads suddenly, but also looked at Abramovich with a distorted expression in disbelief, and also looked at Boas, who was stunned by the roar.

"From now on, you, don't step into Cobham and Stamford Bridge, I don't want to see you again!"

Abramovich pointed at Boas and continued to growl.

His voice echoed throughout the cabin.

Boas is very young, but he has been coaching for many years. First, he was shocked by Abramovich's roar, but he soon woke up, turned around and walked out of the cabin without saying a word.

Obviously, the moment the plane landed was when he left the Chelsea coaching post!

Everyone was terrified by this sudden change.

Does this have to fire the team's head coach?

Boas' dismissal is not surprising. The question is, who will take over the team in the future?

"I'm ashamed of you!"

After Abramovich coldly dropped such a sentence, he turned around and walked out.

Leaving behind the Chelsea players in the cabin, who have not completely recovered from the shock just now.

Terry and Lampard were the first to react because they were the soul of the team.

Whoever Abramovich moved would not easily move the two of them.

They also know better than anyone what the problem is with the team.

In the final analysis, Torres is not adapting, and it is not happening now. It has already existed after the transfer in the second half of last season.

But why, when the summer transfer, do everything possible to force Drogba away?

Look at the state of World of Warcraft in Southampton, he is in full swing with Zlatan Ibrahimovic in the goal game!

Even if Drogba was sent away because he thought he was old, what about Sturridge?

Why can't this star of hope stay?

There is a problem in the midfield, everyone knows that, but why not leave Matic?

The Serbian midfielder's performance in the Netherlands is obvious to all. Keeping him can strengthen the team's strength. Why not stay?

To say that you sold people, that's okay.

But after you sell it, you have to bring in reinforcements!

You are not!

After all, the team is here because the transfer market is so bad!

The players in the cabin were full of criticism, but dared not speak.

Abramovich, who walked out of the cabin, was also furious, but had nowhere to vent.

Of course he knew the problem, but he couldn't admit it.

He also knows that Chelsea should sign up for Drogba, Matic and Sturridge.

The problem is, he has no money!

He was hollowed out by that damn bastard Yang Huan!

Adam Lallana and Benatia cost him £70m, Tony Kroos £60m plus Drogba, Sturridge and Matic .

That's close to £150 million!

Damn, no matter how fast he digs oil in Siberia, he can't keep up with the speed of spending money!

Not to mention last year's summer transfer, and this year's winter break transfer have no money to invest.

In the next two seasons, there is also no money to invest!

Yang Huan's move is not only sucking his blood, but also cutting his flesh!

But what can he do?

I can only keep regretting, regretting how I was kicked in the head by the donkey, lost my head, and ran to bet with him!

"Yang Huan, sooner or later, I will strangle you to death!"

Abramovich gritted his teeth and shouted in his heart.

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Chelsea coaching change!

This sudden news shocked the entire European football world and even fans around the world.

Boas did not say anything to the outside world, and Chelsea just announced that Boas was dismissed from get out of class, and the head coach position was temporarily held by assistant coach Di Matteo.

As Chelsea's acting coach, Di Matteo made it clear at the first press conference.

"The team will work hard to adjust in the next half a month, and strive to reverse the situation in the second round of the Champions League round of 16 knockout. We believe that we will be able to defeat each other at Stamford Bridge!"

But actually?

To March 14, Chelsea sits at Stamford Bridge, ushered in Mazzari's Napoli.

Make bricks without straw!

Di Matteo's team still can't get rid of the embarrassment of the weak striker.

Although the referee gave Chelsea a penalty, Lampard took the penalty and took the lead.

But Naples quickly equalized the score, and the two sides ended in a 1-1 draw.

As a result, Napoli eliminated Chelsea 4-1 on aggregate.

At the same time, in another round of 16 knockout, Arsenal welcomed Milan at home.

Back at home, Wenger changed his mind and reused the local winger Oxlade-Chamberlain, who was only introduced from Southampton at a high price this season.

It is precisely this teenager who led Arsenal's horn.

Two assists helped Arsenal beat Milan 3-0 at home.

But in the end, the Italian Rossoneri still eliminated Arsenal with a total score of four to three.

The UEFA Champions League has reached the round of 16, and the four teams of the Premier League have been wiped out!

Early the next morning, almost all the authoritative newspapers in England were filled with mourning.

The authoritative Times newspaper even used black and white pages to show its mourning for the annihilation of the Premier League.

What is the reason for the tyrannical Premier League to fall into a state of collapse that is worse than Serie A?

Manchester United, Chelsea, Arsenal, these are the most powerful teams in the Premier League in the past ten years.

Why lose so embarrassingly?

What happened to the Premier League?

The news came out through the newspapers and the media, and the whole of the UK was suddenly gloomy and gloomy.

Countless fans even burst into tears.

They were all in their hearts and couldn't help crying.

Could it be that English football is really going to decline from now on?

Is the Premier League, which claims to be the most profitable football league in the world, really dead?

No, there is still a chance!

And a fig leaf, isn't it?

Europa League!

Aren't Manchester United and Manchester City still in the Europa League?

Since the Champions League can't be won, then get a Europa League, at least it can cover up your shame!

As a result, countless Premier League fans turned their attention to the second round of the Europa League round of 16 knockout rounds the next day.

In the first leg earlier, Southampton suffered a 1-1 draw at home by Valencia, Manchester United were defeated 2-3 at home by Athletic Bilbao in La Liga, and Manchester City lost 0-1 away to Sporting Lisbon.

Judging from this score, Southampton has the least hope, and the opponent's strength is also the strongest.

Because of the strength of the Bat Legion, everyone knows that it is difficult to win the opponent at home, and it is even less hopeful to go to the away game.

Although Manchester United lost at home, with the strength of Manchester United, there is not necessarily no hope in the away game.

As long as Ferguson and the Red Devils can adjust up and down, it will not be difficult to kill Athletic Bilbao.

As for Manchester City, it is normal to lose 0-1 away from home, and to return to the home court to reverse the opponent, the hope is the greatest.

Three teams, three destinies.

Southampton has the least hope of advancing, and it is the Championship team, followed by Manchester United, and Manchester City has the greatest hope.

Therefore, the entire English football world began to pay attention to this round of Europa League knockout rounds that were not taken seriously.

There are even many fans who are calling for Manchester United and Manchester City to be in their best condition, to do their best to compete for this Europa League and to stop the decline of the Premier League.

The media also paid unprecedented attention to the match between Manchester United and Manchester City, and almost all large and small newspapers, TV stations and radio stations have sent delegations to station there.

Countless fans are also sitting in front of the TV, waiting for the latest progress and results of the game!

March 15, 2012, exactly eighteen.

Manchester United host Athletic Bilbao and Manchester City host Sporting Lisbon.

Two games, the fire of war was lit at the same time!

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