It's cheating, but Hazard

Chapter 339 Inertia and the Red Devil (V)

"Because of the water pipe burst in Manchester United's away locker room, which is now Chelsea's locker room, causing the locker room ceiling to collapse, Chelsea now has to urgently replace the temporary locker room."

"It is precisely because of this accident that the game needs to be postponed for 20 minutes."

"Although this is very rare, it does happen, especially now that Old Trafford has been built for a long time.

"In fact, a similar situation occurred when Manchester United challenged Sunderland away in the seventh round of the league this season."

"There was also a burst pipe in Manchester United's away dressing room, and it wasn't an ordinary water pipe that burst, but a sewage pipe."

"Luckily all the players were out warming up at the time and were not splashed."

"It is said that they smelled a very strange smell when they came back, and by the time they knew what had happened, eight to ten pieces of clothing had been soiled."

"After the game was delayed for 17 minutes, Manchester United's players finally returned to the field, but perhaps because of this incident, they performed very poorly after returning to the field."

"This time the same thing happened in the Manchester United away team's dressing room, and it happened after all the players had entered. Fortunately, the burst pipe was just an ordinary pipe, and the players' clothes should have been wet. They should be able to play in a while."

"It's just that after coming on the pitch, the Chelsea players may not be in such good shape."

"Besides being scared, the water in the pipes was cold and the pipes burst very badly, so basically all the players took a cold shower."

"In this case, when they come on the court, their muscles won't be in the same condition as in the first half."

"You have to know that during the halftime break, the players who play in the second half will definitely not take a shower. They will only take a shower after the game to relieve muscle fatigue."

"In addition to the league, similar things have happened in the Champions League."

"Also in October, Arsenal faced Partizan Belgrade away in the second round of the Champions League group stage."

"One hour before the game started, the power system at the home stadium of Red Star Belgrade failed, and the away dressing room where Arsenal was staying was completely dark. The players had no choice but to use the light from their mobile phones to change their jerseys."

"In the La Liga before, there was also a power outage in the away dressing room of Barcelona, ​​but the situation was more serious. Some Real Madrid players who were playing away were beaten up."

……

Manchester United gave them a new one.

The team's logistics staff struggled to move the equipment out of the original locker room.

Fortunately, these things were all packed in a large metal box for easy transportation and did not get wet.

Otherwise, it would be the end.

Charles took off his wet socks with some difficulty.

"Catch it!"

The logistics manager threw towels to the players one by one from a large box, and Charles quickly caught his.

"Charles, how do you feel now?"

Ancelotti looked a little unhappy.

Charles quickly wiped all the water off his legs with a towel, touched his muscles with his hands, and finally shook his head.

Players need to keep running during the game, and often require various quick start-stop actions.

This requires that the muscles must be activated and kept relaxed at all times.

This is why we warm up before the game.

Now comes the fatal thing. During the half-time break, a large amount of lactic acid accumulates, and coupled with the cold water, the stimulated muscles contract rapidly. If the intensity is maintained in the second half, the players will be very likely to get injured.

"Torres, Malouda, how are you?"

Ancelotti is feeling uneasy now.

Malouda had just changed his wet clothes. "It wasn't very good. My legs were all wet too."

Torres nodded slightly.

When the water pipe burst, no one reacted immediately.

And at that time, he had taken off all his sneakers, and the water flowed up along his socks.

His current situation is not much better than Charles'.

To be precise, the situation was similar for almost everyone in the locker room.

Ancelotti sighed.

He took another look at his trident, thought for a moment, and finally said, "Well, let's not make any substitutions for now. Everyone should be careful when they come on the court and focus on controlling the rhythm."

"Torres, you don't have to go on the court for a while, Drogba, go warm up now."

After saying that, he looked at Charles again.

There is no substitute in the Chelsea team who can completely replace Charles.

It is precisely because of this that he should be more careful.

"Charles, you take a rest for a while. Anelka, you take over Charles's position."

"Okay, let me tell you about the first half. Alex, you..."

The 35-minute intermission ended quickly.

Both Charles and Torres came to the bench.

Ancelotti, whose attention had been diverted, finally had time to come to the bench.

"You two run around a lot, especially you, Ciel. You do a lot of sudden start-stop moves. If you were to play, you'd get hurt easily."

"...By the way, were we just talking about your birthday? Let's talk about it again after this game is over."

Ciel and Torres nodded seriously.

The game continues on the court.

Chelsea's condition has obviously declined compared to the first half.

The two players who just came on as substitutes were in pretty good shape, but they couldn't save the team from its overall collapse.

In the 50th minute, Lampard's powerful shot from the left rib missed the target, and Malouda's follow-up shot from the edge of the penalty area also missed the goal.

Six minutes later, Drogba, who had just come on the pitch, turned around and got rid of Ferdinand 30 meters away, and kicked the ball above his head. Van der Sar dived sideways and successfully blocked the ball.

The fight between the two sides was very intense.

Chelsea's form was not very good, but the new players Drogba and Anelka were enough to give them a hard time.

Not long after, in a header scramble, Evra had to bring down Drogba in order to gain possession of the ball.

Chelsea's attack continues.

After Alex headed the ball wide from Lampard's corner kick, Manchester United finally had a chance to counterattack.

But this only chance was once again ruthlessly blocked by Cech.

"Hernandez's powerful shot from outside the penalty area was blocked by Cech."

"In fact, it is not difficult to see that Chelsea's wing defense has problems, but at the same time, Chelsea's wing attack, especially the left side attack is also the sharpest."

"Alex is back, and Chelsea will naturally hand over the middle to him and Terry today. Ivanovic will move to the right to stabilize the defense, and Ashley Cole will still be the unmovable force on the left."

"Now that Charles and Torres have left the field, Chelsea's lineup is still gorgeous, but the state is not right. They are not as sharp as in the first half." "Look at this ball, Rooney made a long pass on the left, Giggs knocked the ball directly to O'Shea, O'Shea passed the ball behind him, Giggs made a low pass from the right wing after offside, Rooney failed to make a forward pass, but shook Alex, Hernandez pushed the ball with his right foot from close range, but was finally blocked by Cech."

"This exposed the chaos in Chelsea's defense. After being constantly changed and pulled by the opponent, before Giggs crossed the ball, Chelsea's left back Ashley Cole had already been led away by the opponent. The person who appeared in this position to defend was Anelka on the front line."

"The problem naturally arose, Anelka was easily beaten behind by O'Shea's through ball, and Giggs' assist came naturally."

"If Charles is still in this position, then this situation will hardly happen."

"Although he is a striker, Charles' defensive ability is not bad. In the previous league, O'Shea and other players suffered a lot because of Charles's interceptions and defense."

"Ferguson is too experienced after all."

"He picked up on a small flaw in Chelsea's defence and magnified it infinitely."

"In fact, Chelsea was already working hard and being careful in defense today, but after Charles left the field, Anelka did not have the same strength as Charles in both offense and defense, and every time he made a mistake, his opponent caught it, which is why this goal happened."

"Although we didn't score, Chelsea must cheer up."

Ferguson was still loudly directing the players' movements on the sidelines.

Torres was a little nervous.

"No team has ever scored six goals in such a short time, right?"

"What are you worried about? How is that possible?"

Ciel consoled.

"You're right," Torres finally put his mind at ease, "After all, the player who scored five goals in nine minutes is still on our bench..."

Chelsea's defense was indeed a bit chaotic, but at the same time, Giggs, who had another chance to shoot, missed the target when he made a cross-court shot.

Time passes slowly.

Although there is not much hope of advancing, all Manchester United players are still fighting.

Chelsea's defense was a bit difficult.

In the 70th minute, Ramirez kicked Nani from behind and received another yellow card, thus accumulating two yellow cards and being sent off.

Chelsea is one man short.

In the 73rd minute, Drogba's shot from the right side was saved by Van der Sar.

Immediately afterwards, Manchester United made a substitution, with Valencia replacing Nani.

Five minutes later, Essien made a long pass from midfield, Drogba successfully made an offside move, chested the ball and broke into the penalty area, then shot low from 9 meters away and scored.

Chelsea 2:0 Manchester United.

All Manchester United players were very sure at this moment that they were already far away from the semi-finals, but they would not give up until the game was over.

After the restart, Manchester United immediately launched a counterattack.

Rooney took the ball from the right wing and passed it to Giggs, who passed it to the left side from the middle. Park Ji-sung quickly moved forward and shot the ball into the net.

Manchester United managed to pull one goal back, but were still 6 goals short.

After that, Anelka and Malouda's shots failed to escape Van der Sar's control.

In the 90th minute, Lampard received a pass from the right wing and headed the ball but it went wide.

In the stoppage time, as Rooney's long-range lob was caught by Cech, the referee officially blew the whistle to end the game.

boom--

The whole Old Trafford stadium was boiling.

Loyal Manchester United fans burst into tears and sobbed.

The Chelsea fans who came from afar were laughing and some were even in tears.

But all the people in blue autumn clothes, at this moment, were filled with joy from the bottom of their hearts.

Charles, the players on the bench, the assistant coaches, and the staff all rushed into the field frantically.

Some people cried.

Some people laughed.

They really broke through Manchester United and the Champions League final is just around the corner!

“切尔西客场2:1曼联，最终总比分6:1曼联成功晋级欧冠半决赛，他们下一场的比赛对手将会在国际米兰和沙尔克04中诞生。”

"The last time Manchester United finally lost to Bayern, now Manchester United lost to Chelsea."

"If Chelsea continue to win the next round, it will be their second Champions League final."

"After the Moscow rains of 2008, perhaps they will be honored."

“After failure, you can savor victory more.”

“Similarly, only after crossing over thorns can you see the scenery that no one has seen before.”

"Chelsea fans have never tasted the pinnacle of the Champions League, the taste of the big ear cup."

"Perhaps this year, under Ancelotti's leadership, Chelsea will win the honor that all Chelsea people dream of."

"Whether it was Charles who worked hard on defense as a striker, Ramirez who passed the ball tirelessly as a midfielder, Cole who stabilized the defense and delivered key assists, or Cech who guarded the final line, it was because of the efforts of all of them that we achieved this hard-earned victory today."

"Chelsea people can finally wipe away their tears and say goodbye to the haze of three years ago."

"The nightmare is gone, and now they are about to embark on a greater journey and more severe challenges."

"Let us send them our best wishes!"

"Similarly, although Manchester United was eliminated, in this game, facing Chelsea's gorgeous lineup and a huge score gap, even when the game was about to end, they did not give up the last hope, even though the hope was slim."

“The greatest glory of life is not in never falling, but in always rising again after falling.”

"In 1957, heavy snow in Munich buried a group of young and talented players at the Munich airport."

"But the Manchester United men who survived were not defeated."

“The road to rebirth is a long one.”

"In 1963, Manchester United won the FA Cup, heralding the return of the king and the rise of a new generation of Red Devils."

"In 1968, 10 years after the Munich air disaster, Busby finally won the European Cup with Manchester United. Busby lifted the trophy eight times, calling out the name of a player who had died in the Munich air disaster each time."

"At the moment when the blood on my fingertips fell into the trophy, Manchester United was finally reborn after 10 years."

"This is a failure because after this game, Manchester United officially failed to win any of the four major titles this season."

"But as a new generation of Red Devils, when you have tried your best and are still unwilling to give up, no matter how long it takes, Manchester United will eventually revive and rise again."

"Manchester United may fall, but the Red Devils will never die."

"Old Trafford doesn't believe in tears. Although there was no stunning comeback, this game, whether it is the winner or the loser, is worthy of praise and eulogy."

"Congratulations to Chelsea for their promotion. I also sincerely wish Manchester United well and hope they can rise again in a year."

Manchester United is in a bad situation now. Fujita remains in office, Sancho cannot return to the first team unless he apologizes, the stadium is leaking, the locker room is leaking, and they buy players indiscriminately... There are all kinds of problems, but I always feel that Manchester United will be able to return to that position one day.



(End of this chapter)