Chapter 17 Premier League Debut

number 11!

This is another new number in Zize's career, the number 23 worn in Shanghai East Asia and Borussia Dortmund in the first season, then the number 24 of Rotterdam Sparta, and the short-lived number 31 of Mainz in the Bundesliga , After spending his "big career", Zize wore No. 9 in Mainz, No. 7 in Dortmund, and is now No. 11.

Originally, Chelsea also consulted Zize, whether to discuss with Ramires or Torres to give up No. 7 or 9, but Zize did not do so, but chose the number that is still vacant. Surprisingly, he joined Shanghai Shenhua in the summer—of course, Drogba's departure from the team had already been confirmed before. His contract expired, and neither side had any intention of renewing it.

Therefore, the No. 11 left by the Ivorian, the greatest striker in Chelsea history, became an empty number. Zize thought the meaning of this jersey was also very good, and he himself had no obsession with the number, so he chose 11. No.

Drogba, who has already moved to Shanghai Shenhua, also paid attention to Qi Ce, and left a message "wonderful choice" on social media where Qi Ce posted his new jersey.

Zize hadn’t seen Warcraft in Côte d’Ivoire a few times, but he had seen it when he was filming a Pepsi commercial in South Africa. Zize had a good impression of him, a very happy big man, so Zize also replied, “I wish you all the best in my life.” Good luck with the city, big man. '

Unexpectedly, Drogba replied in seconds, "No problem, brother, I have already visited the Bund, it is very beautiful!" '

The effect of the program has been done enough. The league that fans have been looking forward to has finally arrived. In the first round of the 2012-2013 English Premier League, Chelsea will host the Magpies Newcastle at Stamford Bridge. On August 19, 2012, the British local At 13:30 p.m., also at 20:30 p.m., the prime time in mainland China, the opening game of the Premier League officially begins!

Although there are usually no vacancies at Stamford Bridge Stadium, it is even more crowded today. It is said that today’s individual ticket prices are extremely expensive, because Chelsea fans are rich people. The ticket price of tens of pounds has been fired to hundreds or even thousands of pounds. You must know that although Chelsea's individual ticket is the most expensive 50 pounds in the Premier League, it is nothing to the fans in the rich area of ​​London.

However, it is not uncommon for the ticket price to be 10 times, 20 times or even more. If converted into RMB, it may cost up to 10,000 to 20,000 to watch a game.

In the locker room.

Although Hiddink told Zize that he just came here like Zize, most of the Chelsea players knew Hiddink. After the famous Brazilian coach Scolari coached Chelsea because of poor record, he was the head coach of the Russian national team. Guus Hiddink once rescued Chelsea part-time, and his record was not bad, pulling Chelsea from seventh to third after the end of the season.

So most Chelsea players are actually no strangers to the Dutch,

However, Hiddink, who has only worked with them for less than half a season, is of course not very familiar with him. After all, the Dutchman has only coached part-time for a few months.

According to the players, Hiddink was not a particularly easy-going old guy, but at that time the players didn't have any objections, after all, everyone knew that Hiddink was just a part-time job.

But now, Hiddink has become the official coach, and the players have begun to recall Hiddink back then.

It is very, very scary to be angry, a bit stubborn, and usually does not communicate much with the players. Unlike Klopp's coach who gets along with the players, he likes to keep some distance.

Just like in the locker room now, Hiddink is just routinely arranging tactics, and then handing them over to the assistant coach. The assistant coach Hiddink brought is Bobowen Zenden, Hiddink's compatriot. Zenden also played for Chelsea. The celebrity, who just retired last year, now that Chelsea recruited Hiddink to be the head coach, Hiddink found Zenden as an assistant coach.

Zenden, Lampard, Terry and others have also been teammates. Of course, this is the past ten years ago. It is precisely because of this that Hiddink called Zenden to be his assistant. Some communication work Leave it to Cenden to do it.

Facing Newcastle today, Chelsea's starting lineup has been announced in advance, and Zize naturally appeared in the starting lineup.

The starting goalkeeper is Chelsea's helmet goalkeeper Petr Cech. At the back, captain Terry starts the game. His partner is David Luiz. The two defenders are Ashley Cole and Ivanovic.

In terms of midfield, Mata and Oscar, who have just returned from the Olympics, have not yet returned to the team. The starting three midfielders are Ramires, Lampard and Mikel, and the three forwards are new aid Zize and Hazard. And Torres starting.

Zize squeezed the blue jersey on his body. This color is still a bit unfamiliar to him. He has been wearing the yellow robe for three years. The current blue jersey is really not used to it.

However, if you are not used to it, you are not used to it. Blue is actually not bad, it just takes a little time to get used to it.

"Gentlemen and ladies! Welcome to Stamford Bridge!"

The guest of commentary for the BBC in this game is the famous England legend Lineker, who is known as a football gentleman and is now working as a commentator for the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC).

In this battle of focus, Lineker was also entrusted with the important task of explaining this focus event that the whole world is paying attention to.

"Today is the debut of Chelsea's Mr. Golden Ball and China's ice boy Qi Ce! I think most people, like me, can't wait. He has scored 41 goals in Germany, and the Bundesliga Even with four league rounds less than the Premier League, what I want to know is, can Ice Cube Boys still maintain this efficiency in the Premier League?"

"For Chelsea, this is undoubtedly a big gamble. Of course, I think their probability of losing the bet is very low, but I have to say that 135 million euros is indeed a huge bet. Today we can take a preliminary look at this bet. Is it worth it!"

At the Stamford Bridge Stadium, when the players made their appearance one by one, they were all warmly welcomed by the fans, and Qi Ce, who was walking in the penultimate, the moment the commentator pronounced his name, the atmosphere of the stadium reached its climax.

It's not that Chelsea fans love Qi Ce so much, it's just that everyone likes superstars, especially superstars who have just joined the team. How well you perform remains to be seen, but your popularity must not be covered.

Zitzer raised his hand and waved to the fans, feeling the stadium at the same time.

Last season, Zize and Dortmund eliminated their opponents here, but at that time, Zize did not expect that he would appear here as a player of the home team next season, so he didn't have much feeling. After playing in Europe for so many years , I have been to all the famous stadiums that should be visited. Stamford Bridge is nothing compared to the Bernabeu, Old Trafford, Camp Nou, and Allianz.

Moreover, Stamford Bridge is indeed smaller than West **. The capacity of Stamford Bridge Stadium is only about 40,000 people. In fact, Abramovich has always wanted to build a new stadium, but there are still various difficulties. .

The stadium is not as big as West **, but the enthusiasm of the fans is very high.

British fans are even crazier than German fans—of course, it would be even more terrifying if the Hornets under West’s leadership acted in one mind and the fans and players of the visiting team would feel the pressure, but that’s not so much madness as Said to be super execution and cohesion.

The British fans are even crazier and more free-spirited.

Zize has not even played for Chelsea for a minute, and the songs made by Chelsea fans for Zize have already sounded in the stands. I have to say that there are still some aspects of British fans that are very cute.

Finally, with the whistle of the referee, Zize's Premier League debut kicked off!

Judging from the lineup that is lined up today, it is a 433 formation that Dutch coaches would like. Torres is the forward arrow. In the past two months, under the guidance of Hiddink, Torres began to gain weight. He worked hard to become a fulcrum center. The task is to escort Qi Ce, attract firepower, and open up space.

Zize moved behind him, mainly on the right behind him, while the left was left to Hazard.

In the midfield, Ramirez and Mikel are mainly responsible for defense. Ramirez also needs to undertake some series work, while Lampard plugs in from the back row, looking for opportunities to organize attacks or directly face the goal.

This is a relatively new style of play for Zize.

In Dortmund, Zitzer will also play such a role. If Lewandowski plays, then he will generally be placed on the left by Klopp, mainly on the left behind Lewandowski, rather than cutting to the left like a winger. The bottom line of the road can be given to Royce on the right.

In Chelsea, Hazard mainly plays on the left. If Torres plays, Zize will be on the right-Hiddink considered letting Hazard play on the right, but the effect is not good. It is not as good as Zize on the right. On the right, Hazard is better on the left.

So this style of play came like this. Zize also played on the right side under Klopp, so he didn't have any objections.

However, it can also be seen that Hiddink is obsessed with tactics and personnel allocation. After the starting lineup came out, many fans were a little skeptical that Zize played on the right. Of course, Zize also played on the right in Dortmund. Klopp is arranged on the right. In this game, how Zize will deal with the style of play on the right is still waiting to be seen.