Chapter 586 Derby

.., the days of playing football with Ronaldo

In the English League Cup on September 20, qpr, which had undergone a major rotation, defeated Aldershot of the lower leagues 2:1 away from home and was able to move on.

Returning to the league, in the 6th round of the league on September 25, qpr defeated Aston Villa 2:1 at home and achieved 4 consecutive victories in all competitions.

In the league, they have 3 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss, accumulating 11 points, ranking 6th in the standings.

This can be said to be the team's highest Premier League ranking in more than ten years.

The team's morale was high and the fans were jubilant. Some radical fans even shouted the slogan "10 consecutive wins".

But the ideal is very full, and the reality is very skinny.

On the evening of October 2nd, qpr challenged Fulham away.

As both London teams, QPR and Fulham don't have a good relationship. They are not mortal enemies, but every collision is full of passion.

Less than 20 minutes into the game, Liccardo encountered many vicious tackles and was finally taken off the field.

QPR, which lost Ricardo, seemed to have lost its backbone and began to make mistakes one after another.

When the first half ended, the team was already trailing 1:3.

Simeone lost his temper at halftime and made adjustments to his tactics, but after the start of the second half, the team still did not change, conceding two goals in 20 minutes and falling behind 1:5.

At this time, the team woke up from a dream and began to cheer up. They scored two goals in the 77th and 81st minutes to rewrite the score to 3:5.

But Fulham scored another goal in the 86th minute, locking the score at 6:3.

qpr suffered a heavy defeat.

It seems to have returned to a familiar rhythm.

Fans are worried that the team will fail, and they are even more worried about Liccardo's injury.

Fortunately, after careful examination, it was confirmed that Liccardo's injury was not serious and he would only need to be sidelined for two weeks.

Even more fortunately, there are no club matches during these two weeks and it is national team match day.

October 15,

qpr played against Blackburn at home, and Liccardo also returned to the court.

He was very active in the game and scored twice in the first half to give the team the lead.

After entering the second half, he made another breakthrough and made a pass to assist Klose to score. In the end, qpr won 3:1 and did not suffer a losing streak.

After 8 games, qpr has achieved 4 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses, accumulating 14 points and ranking 7th in the standings. The position is still good, and it is only 3 points away from the top 4.

If we can continue to improve a bit, it seems that entering the Champions League is no longer a dream?

But a severe test is ahead.

QPR's opponent in the next round of the league is their city rival: Chelsea.

Chelsea are in very good shape this season, and Villas-Boas's performance in leading the team is quite satisfactory. They have scored a total of 13 goals in the previous three rounds of the league. This game is a great test for QPR's defense.

"However, we must also pay attention to one thing," Simeone said during mobilization. "They have conceded goals in 7 consecutive games. There are problems with their defense. Ronny, Ricardo, can you take the lead for us? Opening up the situation will be the key to winning or losing this game.”

Ronaldo nodded. He will start this game.

He is not the absolute main force of the team now, but rotates with Klose depending on the opponent.

Pellet is a surprise player and sometimes comes off the bench.

Ronaldo is quite satisfied with his current playing time. He is 35 years old and cannot play 90 minutes every game. This intensity is just right.

To be able to score goals in the top league is already a great thing considering his age and his usual training attitude.

Chelsea formed a 433 formation today, with goalkeeper Petr Cech, defenders Bosingwa, John Terry, David Luiz, and Ashley Cole, midfielders Lampard, Meireles and Mikel, and Marcos on the striker. Tower, Drogba and Sturridge.

QPR's lineup is not complete. Alderweireld has accumulated yellow cards and is suspended. Motta is also slightly injured and cannot play. Rico has muscle discomfort and cannot start. Goalkeeper Handanovic, defenders Maicon, Vertonghen and Van Dijk, Kyle Walker, Nainggolan and Modric as defensive midfielders, Arda Turan as attacking midfielder, Ricardo on the left, and Ricardo on the right Pandev, before Ronaldo.

Judging from the lineup, QPR's midfielder is a bit thinner, and there is not even a purely defensive midfielder.

Until now, Ricardo has begun to regret not poaching Fernandinho. At that time, he thought that since Kanter was available, there was no need to spend a lot of money on Fernandinho.

But in fact, Kanter is far from a finished product, but Fernandinho can plug and play.

Simeone has discussed the problem of waist weakness with Ricardo, and also expressed his optimism about Fernandinho, believing that this is the player he needs.

After the transfer winter window opens, Liccardo will make additional investment and once again try to capture Fernandinho. After all, it depends on whether the team can enter the Champions League. If it enters the Champions League, it can make tens of millions of euros. Compared with the expenditure on buying Fernandinho, it is still cost-effective.

But now the team can only continue to fight without Fernandinho.

QPR played very actively, using the ball to constantly find the opponent's weaknesses. Both Modric and Alda Turan can send precise through balls, directly threatening the opponent's penalty area. Less than 10 minutes into the game, Ricardo's breakthroughs from the left frequently threatened Chelsea's defense. Mikel and Bosingwa received yellow cards respectively.

Compared to qpr's initiative, Chelsea seemed out of shape today, and the atmosphere at Loftus Road more or less affected the players' emotions.

Since the start of the new season, Loftus Road Stadium has been almost full, and the fans are very enthusiastic. Although the number of people is small, it is impossible to give people the overwhelming feeling like Camp Nou and Bernabeu, but the Loftus Road stadium is very narrow and cramped, giving people a very depressing psychological feeling. To the visiting team players, it seemed as if any lighter thrown by the home team fans could be thrown at their heads.

Chelsea players were a little helpless in playing in this environment.

He didn't hit hard when he should have, and he fouled when he shouldn't.

QPR has already had two shots, while Chelsea still has 0 shots.

In the 12th minute of the game, Ronaldo suddenly stepped in from behind Ashley Cole and received a long pass from Modric. He flicked the ball away from compatriot David Luiz and passed the ball. At the back point, Ricardo grabbed the point and easily pushed and scored.

qpr takes the lead!

Chelsea players seemed ill-prepared for this unexpected goal conceded. They didn't get back together for a long time after conceding the goal.

QPR started to control the ball. Their ball control tactics became more and more mature, and the game became more and more exciting.

Liccardo had already retreated to the midfield, but seeing that Chelsea had no fighting spirit, he wandered forward to look for opportunities.

In the 18th minute, Modric sent another through ball, and Ricardo suddenly started, bypassing Bosingwa, receiving the ball behind Terry, and broke into the penalty area.

In desperation, Terry stretched out his hand and Liccardo fell to the ground.

Referee Mei Yi immediately rushed into the penalty area while blowing the whistle and pointed at the penalty spot. Penalty kick!

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