Chapter 1076 Buying a Team to Play Is Not Bad

Seeing Henry's sworn appearance, as if he wanted to bring Xia Yu to join him, and also really loved Chelsea, Xia Yu laughed dumbly.

He and Elena looked at each other, then looked at Henry, who was looking forward to it again, nodded and said, "Okay, I've come to England so many times, and I haven't watched a football match yet!"

"Guaranteed not to let you down, although Liverpool is very strong, but Chelsea will never lose!" Henry said in high spirits.

"Well, Henry, if you want to keep cheering for Chelsea, now you have to fill your stomach."

Hearing his sister's words, Henry calmed down a bit. He shrugged and said to himself, "Maybe, you're right!"

Having said that, he continued to enjoy breakfast.

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After breakfast, Xia Yu and Elena accompanied Henry to meet his classmates, and then drove to Stamford Bridge together.

Stamford Bridge is Chelsea's main stadium, located on Fulham Road in the west of Fulham, very close to the Thames and the famous King's Road.

The stadium was officially opened in 1877, and for the first twenty-eight years it was used almost exclusively by the London Athletic Club, as a venue for games rather than as a football field.

It was not until 1904 that H.A. Mills and his younger brother J.T. Mills took ownership, after they had acquired the land of a large market near the course, which was planned to be 12.5 acres. Build a football team. The pitch was originally intended to be used by Fulham FC, but Fulham FC used the cheaper Craven farm and so turned down the opportunity.

No way, the unwilling Mills brothers decided to set up a football club by themselves.

Because the name "Fulham Football Club", which previously represented Fulham District, has been occupied, the Mills Brothers have changed from "Stamford Bridge Football Club", "Kensington Club", "Chelsea Club", "London Club" and so on. Proposal to choose, and ultimately "Chelsea Football Club" became the name.

It is also interesting to say that next to Fulham is Kensington-Chelsea, which is also a wealthy area.

So if foreigners who are not familiar with British football come to London, it is easy to think that Chelsea Football Club is located in Chelsea, but they do not know that it is located in Fulham.

Elena's residence was originally in Fulham, so it took Xia Yu and others about five minutes to arrive outside Stamford Bridge.

At this time, a large number of fans were already queuing to check their tickets to enter the stadium. Xia Yu, who was not short of money, naturally bought the best seats, and even changed the tickets requested by Henry's classmates, so that everyone could gather together. Mainly for safety reasons.

After checking the tickets, everyone searched for the seats with the tickets and came to the entrance seat of the West Stand. Not far away was the sculpture of Osgood, the King of Chelsea.

Because the game has not yet started, Xia Yu and Elena, who were sitting together, chatted, while Henry chatted very happily with a group of classmates.

As time passed, more and more fans from both sides entered the stadium, and Stamford Bridge became more and more noisy.

When the Liverpool team in the red jersey and the Chelsea team in the blue jersey entered the stadium, with the music playing, the whole stadium burst into deafening cheers. In this atmosphere, Xia Yu felt blood spurting. .

After introducing the players, the players from both sides dispersed, and with a whistle, the game officially started.

Only about a minute after the game started, the Red Army started a powerful offensive. The twenty-year-old Liverpool star Ian Rush showed his sharp edge and rushed the ball towards Chelsea's goal.

At this time, there are still many fans who have not yet entered the stadium, they are attracted by the exclamation of the sky, and they urgently turn their attention to the green stadium.

"Oh god, shovel him!"

"Come on, stop him!"

Henry and others next to Xia Yu hugged their heads and exclaimed, panicking about Chelsea's situation.

Xia Yu narrowed his eyes slightly, staring at the red figure with the ball dashing forward, a thought flashed in his mind.

Ian Rush, who seems to be the super striker of the Red Army Liverpool later, is also the record holder of Liverpool's goals, and was even hailed by fans and the media as the greatest striker in Welsh history.

Just as Xia Yu was thinking about it, Ian Rush cooperated with his teammates and scored Chelsea's ground. Then he faced the siege of the two and passed the ball to his teammate Kenny Dalglish. Enlash, a more mature and stable super striker, volleyed the ball directly after catching the ball. The football was against the grass and rushed into the net pocket before the goalkeeper fell to the ground to intercept!

In the opening two minutes and thirty-two seconds, the Red Army scored a goal!

The whole stadium was silent for a moment, and then the fans of the Red Army burst into cheers, and the larger number of Blue Army fans hugged their heads and wailed, as if they couldn't believe that the team they supported had lost the ball so quickly!

For a time, curses, wailing, and even crying came one after another.

Glancing at the wailing Henry, Xia Yu shook his head secretly.

He already remembered that the late 1970s and the entire 1980s seemed to belong to Liverpool, which belonged to the legend of the Red Army.

Under the command of the famous Red Army commanders like Shankly, Paisley, and Fagan, the Red Army was like a ferocious red machine, quickly crushing all the obstacles in front of them, attacking the city and pulling out the fortress all the way, in seventeen years. Won eleven league titles, four European Cups, four League Cups, three FA Cups, two UEFA Cups and one European Super Cup, establishing the hegemony of British football in one fell swoop. status.

Because of Liverpool, English football has taken a red storm in Europe, leaving many opponents terrified.

The famous Red Army coach Shankly also shouted some classic words, such as:

"There is no best football team in the world because the best football team in the world has been killed by Liverpool!"

"There are only two football teams in the world, one is called Liverpool and the other is called Liverpool Youth!"

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There are many more such phrases.

It is only 1981, and the Heysel tragedy that interrupted Liverpool's glory four years later has not yet happened. At this time, the Red Army is at its peak, and it is difficult for Chelsea to win!

Even with home field advantage!

Suddenly, Xia Yu seemed to have thought of something, caressed Elena's hand, and whispered in her ear: "Elena, do you remember the current league rankings of Chelsea and Liverpool? It seemed that I was listening in the car just now. Henry mentioned it, but I don't remember."

Elena smiled sweetly and said softly, "I remember that Liverpool ranked first in total points, Chelsea ranked 19th, and only one goal difference away from 20th."

"I see."

Xia Yu smiled and nodded.

There is no Premier League that has been resounding in the world in later generations, not even the British Championship. The top league in the UK is the League One. There are 22 teams in the entire League One, two more than the Premier League of later generations.

According to the last three relegation rules, Chelsea are now 19th, just on the edge of the relegation zone.

As with the 20th place score, there is only one goal difference, so after this game, it is estimated that we have to enter the relegation zone.

The fact is as Xia Yu expected.

No matter how the Blues fans cheer or how hard the Blues fight in the next time, they will not be able to beat the Red Army Liverpool.

Throughout the game, the Blues' defense was smashed into a sieve by Liverpool.

How a group of blue-collar players in the Blues is a match for a group of top players in Liverpool.

With a whistle, the game ended, and the score was frozen at 4-1 amid the helplessness and wailing of the Blues fans!

Chelsea fell into the relegation zone, the situation is precarious!

After leaving the venue, Xia Yu sent Henry's classmates home, and then together with Elena, took Henry to a high-end garden restaurant.

Looking at Henry, who was still lost, Xia Yu and Elena looked at each other. He moved the stool, sat next to Henry, patted his shoulder, and said with a smile, "Hey, Henry, want to open up, The league has only started three months, and it’s still early in May, Chelsea still have a lot of opportunities, and now they are ranked low, it does not mean that they will always be behind in the future.”

Henry raised his head, his eyes flickered a little, and tried his best to explain to Xia Yu: "Today is just good luck for Liverpool. In fact, Chelsea's strength is very strong, but..."

"Well, I can't make it up anymore, Chelsea are really bad, the team I like has poor results, I'm in a terrible mood today!"

"I'm sorry to ask you to watch such a bad game, I shouldn't have invited you."

Xia Yu patted Henry's shoulder with a smile, and said again: "Henry, it's nothing, it's not a shame for Chelsea to lose to Liverpool. Look at these years, how many European giants have lost to Liverpool? The score is even bigger. There should be a lot of them, if you want to open up, it's nothing, as long as Chelsea continue to work hard, there is still a chance."

When it came to the opportunity, Henry showed a look of frustration, shook his head and sighed: "The chance is too slim, Chelsea has no money, there is a problem with its funds, and now the results are so bad, it has entered a vicious circle."

"Maybe next year, Chelsea will be relegated to the second league, hey... Chelsea is a rich man's team, in fact, the London market is very good, the market is far more than Liverpool, but the management is terrible, Mills The family heard that there was another problem with the funds, and there was no money to invest in the transfer."

"There is no star to play, and you can't buy potential new stars. When will Chelsea be able to create a giant that belongs to it..."

Xia Yu's expression moved slightly, and he asked Henry, "Henry, there is a financial crisis in Chelsea?"

Henry didn't notice Xia Yu's change, he subconsciously complained: "Yes, Chelsea Club itself is in debt, and the Mills family's expansion of Stamford Bridge has led to a shortage of funds. Now the stadium expansion project has stopped."

Xia Yu looked inexplicable, nodded slightly, and a thought appeared in his mind.

Maybe this is an opportunity.

It's not bad to buy a team to play with...

PS: I worked overtime until almost eleven o'clock, and it was another day of updating at two o'clock in the morning...

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