Football's Number One Madman

Chapter 486 Christmas Schedule
Due to the appearance of Li Poluo, Chelsea completed the lore at the last moment, and did not let their winning streak stop here.

Perhaps affected by the bad weather, most teams played very difficult in the 16th round.

Arsenal drew 1:1 with Southampton in the away game, and Liverpool also shook hands with their city rival Everton.

Only Tottenham achieved a 5:1 victory, which reversed the decline of the previous rounds of the league.

And the most watched of this round is none other than the Manchester Derby.

Guardiola and Mourinho's "Guamu look at each other", the degree of local attention in Manchester completely crushed Lee Polo's Golden Globe Award...

In the snow, Manchester United at Old Trafford was expected to bring the score of 0:0 into the dressing room, but David Silva's long-range shot in the 43rd minute broke the deadlock.

But just 1 minute later, Manchester United returned the favor. Rashford, the prince of the Red Devils, caught Delph's mistake in stopping the ball, and rushed into the penalty area before everyone could react, forming a single-handed shot, and evened the score with a push!

Originally, Manchester United did hope to draw with Manchester City at home by virtue of their united defense, but an accident ruined Mourinho's overall plan.

In the 54th minute of the second half, Manchester City got a free kick in the frontcourt. Silva lobbed a pass to the penalty area. Lukaku, who actively returned to defense, grabbed the spot. A big kick was about to clear the siege, but unfortunately hit his teammate's head and rebounded At the feet of Otamendi...

Caught off guard, De Gea could only close his eyes facing the shot that was close at hand!
2: 1!

Looking at Mourinho with a look of despair on the sidelines, Lukaku, who had done something bad with good intentions, lowered his head.

[From now on... I will never return to defense so actively! 】
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After playing the 16th round of the league, Li Polo took the time to have an in-depth conversation with Conte.

The main content of the conversation, of course, is tactics, formation, and the positioning of some players.

Lee Polo pointed out bluntly:
"Cahill and Cesc Fabregas are not fit enough to start every game.

And Christensen and Zapacosta are only suitable for rotation when facing fish belly, not suitable for starting in a strong dialogue.

Judging from the existing staffing, both Rudiger and Louis should get more playing time. "

He was not biased just because Fabregas was his number one "dogleg", but gave an extremely objective evaluation.

The 30-year-old Cesc Fabregas has gradually lost the agility and passion he had when he was the captain of Arsenal. His physical confrontation ability has not been outstanding, and his foot skills have not yet reached the top level. Nowadays, he often suffers from his youth old book.

Not to mention that Cahill was the only English player in the first team, so he was taken extra care of.

Professional football has always only focused on strength. If Christensen can perfectly replace Cahill, Li Polo will definitely suggest to the head coach without hesitation to kick the old captain from the starting position!

There is no team that will always reserve a starting position for you because you have played for the team long enough and contributed enough credit!
Conte had to seriously consider Li Polo's opinion.

At least on the second day of the training session, Louis re-entered the coaching staff's inspection list.

Conte even chatted with Luis with a straight face, which can be regarded as burying the hatchet...

Louis now regrets it to death:

"If I had known Bo Luo was so reliable, I should have given him a family heirloom when he got married two months ago!"
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With less than two weeks left until the most important festival in the west, the weather in the UK has entered its coldest period yet.

Even though the temperature in London has never dropped below 0 degrees, both players and coaches are a little bit unable to move on the training ground.

Conte and his coaching staff, who are almost entirely Italian, could not help shivering in the English wind even though it was their second winter at Chelsea.

After glancing at the schedule for the last half month, Conte finally made a decision:

"From today until Christmas, all morning training will be cancelled!"

"Long live the coach!"

The jubilant players almost threw him into the sky!
No wonder Conte was able to make such a decision.

The four opponents after Chelsea are Huddersfield, Southampton, Brighton, Everton...

These four opponents really cannot pose enough threats to Chelsea!
Instead of everyone shivering in the icy and snowy morning, it's better to give a favor.

The essence of management is the combination of grace and power!
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Perhaps Conte found the tricks of team management, and Chelsea played smoothly in the next few rounds.

On December 12th, in the 12th round, facing Huddersfield Town at home, the Blues, who had a large rotation, won a 17-6 victory in the ice and snow!
Lee Polo completed a hat-trick, William, Pedro and Fabregas made contributions respectively, and in addition to one goal, Fabregas also scored four assists in one breath, and even stole Lee Polo's The honor of the MVP of this game...

Holding the plastic MVP trophy, Cesc Fabregas' scalp tingled!
[Did I take the wrong medicine!How did you steal the limelight from Big Brother Poluo? 】

4天之后的第18轮，回到主场的切尔西，3：0轻取排名第11位的南安普顿。

Today's Saints lineup is unprecedentedly weak. The most famous player for Chinese fans is probably Maya Yoshida...

But this central defender, who lived a good life, was hit by a header from Li Boluo in the 34th minute of the first half because he was fighting for a header with Li Boluo. Sorry to end...

Since the effects of force are mutual, although Lee Polo did not have a concussion, he was obviously affected by the impact. He performed mediocre in the second half and only scored two goals before being replaced by Michy Batshuayi in advance.
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On December 12, during the interval of the league, Chelsea also played a quarter-final match of the English League Cup.

Sitting at Stamford Bridge, their opponent is Bournemouth, which is 14th in the standings and only 5 points away from the relegation zone.

Probably because he felt that his opponents were not to be feared at all, Conte directly sent a lineup of half main force + half youth training.

The old captain Cahill led the way, and Caballero, Luiz, Criscito, Zapacosta, Moses, Remy, Golovin, Mount and Batshuayi all got the chance to start.

The partner with Cahill and Louis turned out to be Ethan Ampadu born in 2000!

This little guy just turned 17!
Li Polo, Hazard, Cesc Fabregas and other absolute main players were wrapped in down jackets and sat on the bench to appreciate the performance of these substitute players.

Less than 2 minutes into the game, the young Ampadu received a yellow card in defense, which made Conte gasp on the sidelines.

Everyone is very worried that the teenager will make continuous mistakes due to excessive tension, which will put the whole team at a numerical disadvantage.

But what is gratifying is that Ampadu quickly adjusted his mentality and successfully found the state of the game with the help of his teammates. Later, he could even help Louis wipe his ass...

Moses scored the first goal in the 19th minute, and Chelsea firmly maintained this lead until the second half.

In the 78th minute, William, who came off the bench, assisted Remy to expand the score, and the score of 2:0 was maintained until the final moment of the game.

Li Polo, who sat down on the bench, curled his lips with some regret:

"Why isn't today's script exciting at all?"

Sitting next to him, Fabregas looked up at the time on the big screen:

"It just so happens that the draw for the Champions League knockout round is about to begin."
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Back in the locker room, an assistant coach has already turned on the TV screen.

Marchetti, UEFA's sporting director, is reading out the rules of the draw, and special guest Javi Alonso is ready to take his place.

Compared with the hour-long group stage draw ceremony, this time the process was much shorter. After only 10 minutes, 16 teams found their opponents.

The Red Devils Manchester United drew the defending champion-Valencia. The biggest thing to watch is how Gary Neville faces his old club.

Blue Moon Manchester City won the biggest gift package - the Swiss Super League champion Basel. Their city rivals couldn't help but ridicule them as "worthy of the power of money".

But Paris must be very unconvinced:

"My money is obviously much more than Manchester City, but why did I draw Liverpool?"

But they are not worried at all, with 2.2 million Neymar, 1.8 million Mbappe, plus Cavani, Di Maria, Verratti, Lo Celso, Silva, Alves, Malkini Oss, Pastore and other superstars, they have full confidence to beat Liverpool!

Tottenham have drawn Juventus, and Arsenal fans have advised their city rivals to buy return tickets in advance.

Real Madrid also drew a good lottery, the Turkish Super League champion Besiktas.

The weakest player in the first place in the group-Porto, the champion of the Portuguese Super League, was selected by the Bundesliga overlord Bayern.

"Wolf King" Totti selected Shakhtar Donetsk from the Ukrainian Super League for his team - Roma. Although his luck is not as good as Bayern, Real Madrid and Manchester City, at least the initiative to advance is still in his own hands hands.

The opponent left for Chelsea is already on the horizon.

La Liga runner-up last season, Copa del Rey runner-up - Barcelona!
"Hahahaha!"

In the dressing room at Stamford Bridge, hearty laughter erupted from the heart.

Li Polo patted Cesc Fabregas on the back hard, laughing so hard that he couldn't straighten up:
"Cesc, you know what?
I dream of playing another game at Camp Nou! "

Fabregas, who had already figured out his character, was bitter:
[Finally... is it still time? 】

[Is it the Barcelona I have been loyal to since I was a child?
Or did he just recognize Brother Poluo for less than half a season? 】

[This is really a proposition! 】

(End of this chapter)