Chapter 604: Win This Damn Game

"Guys," before the start of the game, when Simeone finished laying out the tactics, Ricardo fulfilled his captain's duties and lectured in the locker room, "I hope you will put aside all distractions and don't think about how many points we have now. How many points if we win? I know many of you are thinking that if Manchester City beats Manchester United at home in two days, we will be ranked first in the standings. But what I want to tell you is that if we do not win the game today, No matter what the outcome of the match between Manchester City and Manchester United is, we can’t win the championship!”

"From now on, I hope you have only one thought in your mind: win this damn derby! Kill Chelsea!"

"Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa" by waving arms, with fanaticism on their faces. They believe that they can be like a god in this game - Ricardo is the god on the court!

"Let's go and kill them!" Ricardo took the lead, walked out of the locker room majestically, and met Chelsea players in the tunnel. Ricardo found Terry, gave him a look of contempt, and said disdainfully: "Yes. Don’t you want to experience what it feels like to get red cards in two consecutive games?”

Terry suppressed his anger and ignored Liccardo.

Liccardo didn't provoke him anymore, but looked at Bosingwa, who should be the player responsible for marking him today. "How did you feel about the last fight? Do you still remember it? Today I will score three more from your side."

In fact, Liccardo has always disliked verbal wars, psychological warfare, and trash talk, but today's game was too important, so he put down his posture and devoted himself to it.

Chelsea's lineup has undergone major adjustments compared to last time when they faced Barcelona. The goalkeeper is still Petr Cech, the defenders are Ferreira, Bosingwa, Terry and Ashley Cole, and the midfielders are Essien and Lampard. Midfielder Mata, the three forwards are Sturridge, Torres and Kalu.

On the QPR side, the goalkeeper is still St. Handa, with defenders Maicon, Alderweireld, Gary Cahill, and Crichton Hill. Behind him is Thiago Motta, and in front of him is Nain. Gran and Modric, the trident is Ricardo, Ronaldo and Pandev.

Simeone hopes that the team will press high from the start, take the initiative, counterattack on the spot if there is a chance to counterattack, and keep the ball firmly if there is no chance of counterattack.

Under such guidelines, QPR played very proactively.

Only 22 seconds into the game, Liccardo dribbled the ball from the wing, suddenly started cutting inside, and then passed the ball to the left wing.

Creighton Hill adjusted after receiving the ball and passed a low ball to the goal. Ronaldo grabbed the spot and shot. The football hit Cech's legs and popped out. QPR got a corner kick opportunity.

Chelsea players set up their defense very rigorously. After a season, everyone is aware of QPR's set-piece threat. QPR has gained a lot of points through set-pieces.

However, sometimes just because you know what the other person will do doesn't mean you can prevent it.

Just like Ricardo, you clearly know that after he gets the ball on the left, he will either cut inside or go down to the bottom, but who can guard him?

Modric took a corner kick, and Gary Cahill jumped high in the crowd and hit the football accurately. The football changed direction and flew towards the goal. Cech's reaction was half a beat too slow and he could only pick the ball up from the bottom of the net.

"Goallll! Gary Cahill scored his first goal since joining QPR! Only 1 minute and 10 seconds into the game, QPR took the lead in the away game!"

The blue Stamford Bridge was expressing its dissatisfaction, and the Blues fans let out loud boos. The fans did not want to be humiliated by this down-and-out rival in the same city.

Just like a city person who always looks down upon his poor country relatives.

But if one day the son of a relative from the countryside passes the 985 exam, and the son from the city does poorly in the college entrance exam and can only read two books... this is probably a reflection of the mood of Chelsea fans now.

Chelsea fans forget that they themselves have only been rich for a few years.

"If Liccardo had not been injured, they would have probably won West Bromwich Albion," the commentator said. "Then the top spot in the standings should be QPR instead of Manchester United. Is there any Liccardo?" For QPR, the gap is really huge. Callejon cannot bear half of Ricardo's responsibility."

Chelsea had just kicked off and were intercepted by QPR again.

Modric sent a through ball, but it was a little too big. Before Pandev could get in place, Cech confiscated the ball.

"QPR played very actively today," the commentator said. "Judging from the opening, they are very energetic. Chelsea will definitely encounter a difficult situation today. Will Villas-Boas have any surprises?"

In the 3rd minute of the game, QPR successfully stole the ball again and organized the attack to advance near Chelsea's penalty area. Liccardo swayed continuously in the double-team, opened a gap, and passed the ball to Modric's feet at the front of the penalty area. Modric raised his foot and shot, and the football missed the post and flew out of the baseline.

However, under such pressure, Chelsea players quickly entered the state and made no more passing mistakes.

However, although QPR's high press failed to create opportunities for on-the-spot counterattacks, it also prevented Chelsea from effectively organizing the offense, and the two sides reached a stalemate.

In this case, whichever player is more creative or explosive may break the balance.

Drogba was injured and Chelsea lost one of its most important explosive points. QPR has a healthy Ricardo here, who has repeatedly threatened the Blues' goal.

In the 10th minute, Modric sent a pass from the left side of the penalty area. Liccardo stepped in and volleyed with his left foot from a small angle. The football hit the crossbar heavily and bounced into the field. Pandev took the ball and pushed it To Maicon, Maicon passed the ball. Ronaldo fell to the ground in the struggle with Terry. Essien returned to defense and made a big kick. The referee signaled for the game to continue.

QPR players were very dissatisfied with the ball and thought Terry had something on his hands. However, only Ricardo came forward to negotiate with the referee for a few words, and the other players quickly returned to defense.

In the 18th minute, Modric and Nainggolan broke into the penalty area after a one-two match. Facing Chelsea's complete defense, he did not choose to force the shot, but suddenly knocked the ball with his back heel.

Ricardo followed up with a kick, and the football flew around the defender towards the goal. Cech stretched his body to the limit and barely managed to get the ball out with his fingertips.

Ashley Cole's clearance did not go far, Nainggolan volleyed from the edge of the penalty area, and Cech made a double save to resolve the crisis.

"So far in the game, I have basically seen QPR bombarding Chelsea's goal. Chelsea did not get any decent opportunities. If Drogba can play, Chelsea's offense may be smoother, but Torres's performance today was very Average, didn’t even touch the ball a few times.”

"If this trend continues, QPR's chances of winning are very high. Chelsea players... seem to have completely forgotten that this is a derby."