Episode [174]: Fighting the English League Cup Final

At the end of the twenty-eighth round of the league, Manchester United, Chelsea, Leeds United, Arsenal, Sheffield Wednesday and Liverpool all won, all adding three points, and the ranking remained unchanged.

The Premier League this season is really too sharp, it is simply the Warring States Period.

Many Chinese fans claim that this season's Premier League is almost in the era of the Seven Sisters of Serie A. This makes this season's Premier League more exciting. It's not just the crazy top four of the previous Premier League, it's really exciting.

Zhong Cheng also feels that the pressure of the Premier League this season is very high, and Manchester United in front of them has risen strongly and surpassed the dust. The Chelsea and Arsenal team in the back pursued swiftly, attacking back and forth, which was really a very dangerous situation.

However, now Zhong Cheng is temporarily withdrawing from the tense atmosphere of the league.

Because the next thing Zhong Cheng has to face is the final of the English League Cup this season, the final between Leeds United and Chelsea.

Yes, the final of the 2006-2007 English League Cup is coming.

This game will be played at the Emirates Stadium, Arsenal's home stadium. Unfortunately, Arsenal did not reach the final.

Now the outside world is warming up for this game.

Although the weight of the English League Cup is not very large, but because Chelsea and Leeds United have reached the final, the attention is naturally very high.

Now Chelsea is the third in the Premier League, while Leeds United is the second in the Premier League. The duel between these two teams will naturally attract the attention of countless fans.

Of course, the most attractive are the fans of Chelsea and Leeds United.

At this time, the fans of both sides were clamoring wildly, waiting for the arrival of this game. Fans from both sides are frantically engaged in a war of words on the Internet, clamoring that their team will win the English League Cup this season.

At this time, media reporters also dispatched one after another, paying attention to this final.

The media reporters interviewed Chelsea coach Jose Mourinho. When facing the interview, Jose Mourinho said: "This game is an ordinary game for us. , the opponent is Leeds United, there is only one goal for us, and that is to beat them. Otherwise, our team will not let us go."

Leeds United and Chelsea are also mortal enemies. The relationship between the fans of the two sides is very bad. There have been many fights and bloody incidents. The fans of both sides are like enemies who have the hatred of killing their fathers, and there will never be a possibility of reconciliation.

Jose Mourinho also said: "For this game, we are naturally very serious. We are very confident in the victory over Leeds United. I have already grasped the essence of the tactics of the crazy Loya. I don't believe it Look at it, we will definitely win this game!"

Well, Jose Mourinho preached again before the game, they will definitely win.

The Chelsea players and Jose Mourinho's speech are exactly the same, there is no change at all. It is they Chelsea will win.

Of course, the Chelsea players still mentioned the grievances between the two teams. They are calling on Chelsea fans to remain calm and not to fall into the trap of Leeds United.

Anyway, at this time, the Chelsea people are full of confidence.

The media reporters are also more optimistic about the Chelsea team. As for the reason? Everyone knows very well that it is because they simply cannot understand Zhong Cheng!

At this time, the chairman of the Chelsea team, Abramovich, also stood up and shouted loudly, claiming that Chelsea will definitely win this game, and that the champion of the English League Cup this season must belong to their Chelsea team.

At this time, though, Abramovich has not publicly endorsed Jose Mourinho. He also publicly supported Chelsea player Shevchenko, claiming that Shevchenko will definitely appear in the starting list for this game and deal a fatal blow to Leeds United.

This makes Jose Mourinho very upset. The last thing he can tolerate is someone dictating his team.

This incident had a great impact on the relationship between Jose Mourinho and Abramovich, and of course these are follow-up matters.

At this time, media reporters are all guessing, is this a sign that Abramovich wants to change coaches? Media reporters have speculated when Jose Mourinho will be able to work? Abramovich seems to really want to call the shots for his good friend Shevchenko, Jose Mourinho is going to die.

Media reporters have speculated about this matter, but no one can tell.

The more media reporters turned their heads to Leeds United, they went to interview Leeds United.

Zhong Cheng was interviewed by media reporters. The first thing Zhong Cheng said was about Chelsea coach Jose Mourinho and chairman Abramovich. This shocked the media reporters very much. happy.

Zhong Cheng said: "Obviously, Abramovich can no longer tolerate Jose Mourinho. There is a saying in our country that is good, the master of merit! Jose Mourinho is too It’s high-profile, and it has already stolen Abramovich’s limelight. Now Chelsea fans and media reporters are claiming that Jose Mourinho’s credit for Chelsea’s current results is all. Praise Jose Mourinho first, and then mention Abramovich by the way..."

Hearing this, all the media reporters' eyes lit up.

Zhong Cheng said: "So, the case of Shevchenko is just a trigger. Even without Shevchenko, the two of them would not last long. Without Shevchenko, there are Cenchenko, Ander Rychenko..."

The media reporters nodded one after another, thinking that Zhong Cheng was right.

Zhong Cheng continued: "Look, this season Jose Mourinho will not dismiss get out of class, and next season, Jose Mourinho will also dismiss get out of class!"

The media reporters agreed with Zhong Cheng's words very much, and nodded, frantically.

Zhong Cheng said with a smile: "As far as I know, Abramovich has already started looking for a new head coach. It seems that he is now contacting the Brazilian coach Scolari, and the Sheffield Wednesday team. Dutch coach Van Gaal!"

The media reporters opened their eyes, this is the big news!

The media reporters were like bloodthirsty sharks, staring at Zhong Cheng with their blood-red eyes wide open.

Zhong Cheng said: "It is said that Abramovich values ​​Van Gaal more, because Van Gaal has done a good job in Sheffield Wednesday, and he believes that Van Gaal can seamlessly connect!"

Zhong Cheng doesn't mind causing trouble for Sheffield Wednesday and Kramer.

Zhong Cheng knew that Cramer would be so excited when he saw the news, hahaha!

Having said this, Zhong Cheng bid farewell to the media reporters directly, and did not talk about the relevant content of this game at all.

After seeing Zhong Cheng's interview, the Chelsea fans went crazy, cursing Zhong Cheng crazily, criticizing Zhong Cheng crazily, wishing to kick Zhong Cheng to the ground directly.

And Zhong Cheng simply ignored these so-called fans.

Apart from the fans, Abramovich reacted the most violently, attacking Zhong Cheng crazily, and even declared that Zhong Cheng was spreading rumors, which should be severely punished.

On the contrary, Jose Mourinho was very silent, as if he hadn't seen the news.

Jose Mourinho's abnormal performance has attracted the attention of media reporters. Is it true that what Zhong Cheng said is that Jose Mourinho is going to part ways with Chelsea?

The media reporters are frantically exaggerating this matter, as if it is true that Jose Mourinho is about to be fired. At this time, Abramovich was madly criticized and cursed by Chelsea fans, and Abramovich's face was very ugly.

The media reporters also interviewed the players of Leeds United. The players of Leeds United talked about this game. They all believed that the Chelsea team, which is currently in civil strife, is unlikely to cause them too much trouble. A game, they must win.

The fans of Leeds United are warming up for this game one after another, cheering for the fans of Leeds United.

The match was played at the Emirates Stadium in London.

On the day of the game, there were a lot of fans. The fans of Chelsea and Leeds United had more than 20,000 fans, which almost filled the stadium. The scene was really crowded.

The weather that day was also very good, very suitable for playing football.

This game was broadcast live jointly by the BBC and Sky Sports, and Mark Lawrenson and Eddie Gray sat on the spot to explain the game.

Today's starting rosters are as follows:

Team: Chelsea, Manager: Jose Mourinho, Formation: 4-3-3

Goalkeeper: Petr Cech

Back four [left to right]: Ashley Cole, John Terry, Ricardo Carvalho and Paulo Ferreira

Midfield three [left to right]: Lampard, Makelele and Michael Ballack

Three forwards [left to right]: Wright-Phillips, Drogba and Arjen Robben

Yes, this is today's starting list for the Chelsea team. This is almost all the main players. It can be seen that Jose Mourinho is going to fight Leeds United.

Moreover, everyone also discovered a situation, that is, Shevchenko, who was named by Abramovich to start before the game, did not appear in the starting list, but sat directly on the bench. The media reporters at the scene all had hot eyes. It seems that the grievances between Jose Mourinho and Abramovich are self-evident.

Team: Leeds United, Head Coach: Zhong Cheng, Formation: 4-2-3-1

Goalkeeper: Zhong Zheng

Back four [left to right]: Evra, Gary Cahill, Gerard Pique and Gary Kelly

Double midfielders: Mascherano and Albertini

Three forwards [from left to right]: Bresciano, Luka Modric and Joaquin

Solo striker: Luca Toni

This is today's Leeds United's starting roster. Zhong Cheng's change of lineup is beyond many people's expectations. Moreover, Zhong Cheng also made a lot of changes. Kompany was replaced by Gary Cahill on the defensive line, and Sagna was also replaced by Gary Kelly.

Especially in the position of the double defensive midfielder, Albertini actually appeared in the starting list today, which really exceeded the expectations of many, many people. What exactly is Zhong Cheng going to do today? Many people don't know it?

In the frontcourt, Leeds United has not changed much, and it is still the same set of main players. Zhong Cheng's changes are entirely in the backcourt.

This is the starting list of both sides today. After seeing the list, both sides surprised everyone. I don't know what effect the changes of the two sides will have in the future?

At this time, the referee of the game directly blew the whistle for the start of the 2006-2007 English League Cup final.