It's cheating, but Hazard

Chapter 338 Inertia and the Red Devil (IV)

"Just yesterday, the official website of the Professional Footballers' Association (PFA) officially announced the candidates for the 2010/11 Premier League Player of the Year and Young Player of the Year."

"There are seven candidates on each list. It is worth noting that among the seven candidates for the best player of the year, Manchester United only has one. This player is not Berbatov, who is the top scorer of Manchester United, nor Nani, who is the top assists list of Manchester United, but the new captain of Manchester United, Vidic."

"It's a little surprising that Berbatov and Nani were not on the list, but Charlie Adam, the captain of the relegation team Blackpool, and Parker, the core midfielder of West Ham, were miraculously shortlisted."

"Arsenal's new king Nasri and Tottenham's flying winger Bale are both shortlisted for the two awards."

"It's no surprise that Charles was nominated for the best award of the year, and it's almost certain that he will be the winner."

"But at the same time, some Chelsea fans expressed dissatisfaction. Of course, they were not dissatisfied with Charles' selection, but they were dissatisfied with why Charles was not selected as a candidate for the Best Young Player of the Year.

"Okay, the players are entering..."

This is already Charles' third game against Manchester United since his arrival.

In just two months, after so many games, both sides have become very familiar with each other.

This time, after the opening, the two sides did not test each other, but went straight to the point.

Chelsea was very proactive, and Manchester United couldn't take the initiative even if they wanted to. They could only defend continuously and even hope to score a goal.

Not long after the start of the game, Charles made a diagonal pass to Torres. Ferdinand and Torres competed for the header at the same time. In the end, Torres overpowered Ferdinand and headed the ball into the goal, but it went wide due to interference.

Manchester United narrowly escaped.

But before the Red Devils had time to catch their breath for 2 minutes, Chelsea's attack was like a tide, once again threatening Manchester United.

After receiving the ball, Malouda ran all the way and then lifted the ball to the middle.

Torres, who was under close guard, immediately passed the ball horizontally after breaking free from the defense.

O'Shea rushed forward at the first moment, and was overtaken by Charles at the first moment.

Ferdinand wanted to do something, but Charles had not yet reached him, so he chose to volley the ball from 20 meters away from the goal.

When Charles chooses to shoot, the results are rarely disappointing.

As expected, although Van der Sar had made defensive moves, he still couldn't prevent the final result.

Chelsea 1:0 Manchester United.

Whether it was the Manchester United fans at the scene or the people in front of the TV, they all knew that Manchester United was no longer in danger, but half of its body was buried in the ground.

Now that Chelsea has scored an away goal, it means that even if Manchester United scores five goals in the next game, they will still be eliminated.

Oh my God, why are they so unlucky to meet such a terrible opponent in the quarter-finals?

No one told them the answer.

Chelsea players on the field are still running hard.

Just like in the first leg, in the face of absolute strength, Manchester United had almost no ability to fight back.

"The ball goes in, Chelsea now leads Manchester United 5-0 on aggregate."

"Before this game, Brown and Rafael from Manchester United returned from injury and participated in training. In addition to O'Shea and Anderson who returned in the league, the Red Devils lineup is quite complete except for Fletcher who was infected with the virus."

"If Manchester United lost in the first round due to an incomplete lineup, then this time, even though they were fully equipped, they were still helpless in the face of Chelsea's attack. This can only mean one thing - Chelsea's strength is indeed a level higher than Manchester United's."

"Especially on the front line, when Charles is firing on all cylinders, there is really no one who can stop him."

"Charles has now scored 16 goals in the Champions League. After breaking the Champions League goal record last time, he broke his own record in a terrifying way."

"The Champions League isn't over yet. If Chelsea make it to the final, it's hard to imagine how many goals they will score."

"Considering his age now, after he set this record, maybe in the second year, he will break this record again."

"From this perspective, Chelsea spent 1.2 million pounds and bought not only a player, but also a walking record-breaking machine."

In the 14th minute, Manchester United finally got their first shooting opportunity of the game.

Manchester United's midfield cooperated and quickly transferred the ball to Rooney's feet.

At the moment Rooney received the ball, Chelsea's defenders were almost in position.

Looking at the increasingly smaller shooting space and the only shooting opportunity at the moment, Rooney had no time to hesitate and could only shoot.

The long shot went through a gap in Chelsea's defence but was eventually caught by Cech.

Looking at almost all Manchester United players pressing forward, Qiehe had no time to scold the defender, but directly passed the ball to the defender.

The defender passed the ball immediately after receiving it, and Manchester United players hurried back to defense. After Charles received the ball, facing O'Shea's defense, he kicked the ball with his heel. Essien, who came in from behind, did not make any adjustments after receiving the ball, but kicked it above the ball.

"call out--"

In the blink of an eye, the ball found Lampard on the wing.

There was panic in Manchester United's penalty area.

Lampard shot as soon as he started.

"call out!"

Van der Sar was as steady as a rock and he eventually saved the ball.

"Evan der Sar is still playing steadily, but not long ago, he once again confirmed that he is ready to retire."

"It's a pity that the ball was hit too straight, otherwise there might be some chances."

"The latest statistics are out, and at the moment, Chelsea have 59% possession, which is a very staggering number."

"Manchester United's problem now is that their ball possession rate is not high, and their forwards don't have many opportunities to touch the ball. There is also another problem, which is that their efficiency is also not up to standard. In this way, Manchester United will eventually reach a dead end."

"Now it depends on whether Ferguson can find a way to resolve the crisis and bring Manchester United back to life."

Ferguson glanced at the players on the bench.

He shook his head helplessly.

He is a famous coach.

Not God.

The game continues on the court.

Not long after the kick-off, Chelsea's midfielder successfully intercepted the ball.

Just as Lampard passed the ball to Malouda, Malouda was tackled by a Manchester United player before he could stop the ball.

The ball was immediately kicked out of bounds and Malouda was also tackled to the ground.

"Chelsea free kick, look at who's taking the free kick... Charles walks towards the spot and it looks like he's the one taking the free kick this time."

"Wait, Lampard also came over and Charles gave the ball to him."

Chelsea are now 5 goals ahead.

There is no desire to score goals.

Lampard approached him and said his girlfriend was in the stands.

Of course Charles agreed.

Manchester United began to form a wall nervously, but after Charles gave up his position, everyone was stunned and for a moment they didn't know whether this was a new tactic.

With the referee's whistle, Lampard took the ball after a simple run-up.

"call out--"

The ball quickly rose into the air and flew over the heads of the human wall.

Van der Sar watched the ball nervously, the ball flew higher and higher, with no sign of slowing down. When the ball flew to the small penalty area, Van der Sar opened his eyes wide and saw the ball falling rapidly.

Elevator ball!
As the ball got closer, Van der Sar made his judgment at the first moment.

"Lampard shot... it was a lob, the ball was obviously falling, but Lampard's angle wasn't very good, and although it was very close, the ball still hit the crossbar."

"This is also the difficulty of the elevator ball. In the first half, the height of the ball will be higher than the crossbar. Whether it can go in in the end depends on how it falls in the second half."

“It’s really just a little bit away.”

Chelsea didn't score, but Manchester United players were going crazy.

In the subsequent fight, the players on both sides were almost confused.

It may be a bit inappropriate to use a metaphor, but just one small detail can show how intense it is.

Referee Ben Kolenka accidentally slipped during the competition between Chelsea and Manchester United players, and Park Ji-sung's eyes were bleeding during the header.

The appeal of a ticket to the Champions League semi-final is so strong, not to mention that the strength of the two sides is not much different.

After that, Malouda and Torres' shots were blocked halfway, and Charles' shot from the front of the penalty area also went slightly over the crossbar.

In the subsequent shot, Manchester United players cleared the ball in the first possible moment.

In the intervals between the two sides, Manchester United also had occasional counterattacks.

In the 26th minute, Rooney made a cross from the right, and Hernandez headed the ball into the net from the edge of the small penalty area.

Before they could be happy, the linesman raised the flag that Hernandez was offside and the goal was invalid.

Six minutes later, they finally had another chance to counterattack. Nani was kicked down by Ramires when he broke through on the left wing, but it ultimately failed to turn it into a goal.

Just one minute later, Nani's low shot from the left side of the center missed.

Manchester United players were committing fouls, and Chelsea players were also constantly testing the referee's bottom line.

In the 41st minute, Terry elbowed Hernandez.

Not long after, Malouda was kicked down by Fernandez.

In the end, the first half ended with Chelsea 1:0 Manchester United.

Halftime is here.

Ciel walked towards the locker room with his teammates.

In fact, compared with Chelsea's decoration, Manchester United's locker room and other facilities have a sense of history, or in other words, they look older.

When Manchester United played against Milan, the drainage ditch that Ronaldo and Nesta rolled into together remained in the same place without any change.

Malouda was right next to Charles, constantly making various gestures and chatting with Torres.

"Have you ever eaten at the oldest bistro in Paris?"

“If you don’t make an appointment, you’ll have to wait for more than an hour.”

"That pub has a history of more than a hundred years. Most of the food here is from over a hundred years ago. Some dishes, like sauerkraut with sausage, have a history of more than a hundred years. They are very classic."

"And the hand-cranked birthday song, which we sing several times a day."

"Why don't you try it sometime? It's really great."

"By the way...Charles, has your birthday passed?"

Ciel nodded.

Everyone in the club is very busy these days.

He also wasn't in the habit of making a big deal about it.

However, I still received many gifts and blessings from friends.

Malouda scratched his head somewhat embarrassedly.

"I know it's been a while but I forgot about it. There's only four days until the FA Cup final. God, it's been so busy lately."

"How about you hold another birthday party after a while?"

The other players in the locker room also looked over.

However, not all players forgot about this matter, and some gave small gifts in advance.

Ramirez was a little dissatisfied. "What are the club staff doing? Why don't they do some celebration activities in advance?"

"It's true that I've been a bit busy recently," Ciel waved his hand nonchalantly, "It's normal to forget. Besides, there are so many people in the first team, it doesn't matter if I miss one."

Ancelotti also came in.

It soon became clear what had happened.

"No matter what, we still have to have a birthday party. How about this, we can have one in a few days?"

Before Ciel could make a statement, the ceiling in the middle of the dressing room suddenly exploded, and the water pipe hidden at the top burst, and the water in the pipe exploded everywhere.

In the blink of an eye, the locker room turned into a super waterfall.

"Grass!"

"what happened?"

“The water pipe burst!”

After a while, the locker room was flooded and the ceiling above was shaking.

Charles pulled Ancelotti over and rushed to the door, "Get out quickly, the ceiling is about to fall down."

"Come one by one, don't crowd. The assistant coach, open the door quickly and notify the referee and the fourth official and ask them to postpone the game. Then quickly find Manchester United's logistics management staff and ask them to repair it or find me a new locker room."

The teaching assistant finally came to his senses and ran out.

Charles ran to the door and hurriedly sent Ancelotti out, "Hurry, hurry, don't push!"

Chelsea's players quickly and orderly walked out of the locker room, and after making sure no one was left out, Charles also walked out.

Just as he walked out, the ceiling in the middle of the locker room collapsed and fell to the floor.

More and more water flowed out slowly.

Charles hadn't had time to take off his socks.

The socks around the knees were completely wet.

"What on earth is going on? Why did Manchester United's water pipe burst?"

"No way, are they trying to play tricks out of the game?"

"No one was injured, is everyone okay?"

"Fortunately, you reacted quickly, Ciel, or it would have been bad if you had really hit me."

Chelsea's players stood in the player tunnel with lingering fear, talking at once.

Not long after, Ferguson and others who heard the noise in the home team's locker room hurried over and saw that the player tunnel was full of water.

The fourth official and the referee who arrived late were also stunned when they saw this scene.

No, how could that happen?

(End of this chapter)