The Godfather of Greenery

Chapter 275 Blue Lion Dynasty
Some people say that the reason why people are more tolerant of history is because it is our past years.

Among all Chelsea fans, Ron Hawkins has always believed that he is the luckiest one, because he is one of the few, even extremely rare, witnesses of Chelsea's two peak football.

Remember, 50 years ago in 1955, Drake's Chelsea created a feat that shocked the whole of England.

Almost relegated in 53, ranked in the middle in 54, and in 55, the Blue Lions beat the strongest Wolves team at the time and won the championship of England's top league. This was considered a miracle by countless people at the time.

Ron Hawkins was a witness of Chelsea in that season. In that season, Chelsea had a total of 42 league games. Ron Hawkins watched 41 of them. The only game that he did not go to was the away game against Aston Villa. La, because he got married on that day, and Chelsea lost that game, which made him feel bad.

He has always clearly remembered that at the end of October of that year, Chelsea was still hovering at 10th place. This is a reasonable ranking of Chelsea's strength in many people's minds, and then they were eliminated from the FA Cup by Notts County. , and many, many bad things happened next, such as the British newspaper strike.

It was a crazy era, and it was also an era full of hope. After Chelsea won the first league championship in history, everyone was full of confidence in Drake's team, but in fact, in the second year, the team The team was completely beaten back to its original shape. They ranked 16th in the league after the season, only 3 points away from the relegation zone.

After that, Chelsea's performance was ups and downs, and they were relegated four times. The longest time they even missed the top league for 5 years, and then they never had the glory of the past until Ken Bates took charge of the team. After that, Chelsea gradually returned to the forefront of the Premier League.

Although many outsiders are very disgusted with Ken Bates, in the eyes of real Chelsea fans, he has always been a very contradictory chairman. On the one hand, he did cause Chelsea heavy financial pressure and eventually sold the team. Abramovich was given to the Russian, but it was also he who made Chelsea stand at the forefront of the Premier League again and found some glory in the past.

This wait has been waiting for 50 years.

Ron Hawkins is a well-known old Chelsea fan. His reports often appear in the Times, and his remarks represent Chelsea’s public opinion, because he watched as many as 2600 live broadcasts in his past life. Chelsea's first-team appearances and over 500 reserve-team appearances.

Even this season, he is an octogenarian, but he still watched every Chelsea game live, including the away game. No one is more qualified than him to evaluate this Chelsea team and represent Chelsea fans.

And it is precisely this point that Chelsea gave him a high degree of affirmation. In addition to a set of VIP tickets for the Champions League final, so that he can go to Germany with his golf friends to watch the game live, he will also To get a great honor, that is to hold the 2003/2004 Premier League Champions Gold Cup and personally award it to the team captain John Terry.

It was definitely a great honor for a diehard chelsea fan, and ron hawkins dressed up for it, donning a long-sealed suit and tie, and played the entire game at stamford bridge Watch from the rostrum.

And this match was exactly as imagined by all Chelsea fans. Ye Qiu's team didn't give their opponents any chance and had already been relegated from the Premier League ahead of schedule. Leeds United, which was heavily in debt, completely lost the fighting spirit and determination to fight. Massacred by the Blue Lions at Stamford Bridge.

When the whistle sounded at the end of the game, the entire Stamford Bridge Stadium was completely overwhelmed by [champion!champion! ! ], no one could hear clearly what the on-site broadcast was shouting, because it was obvious that even the live broadcaster was excited.

For the team to win the championship, everyone has long been mentally prepared, but when this moment really comes, when all the suspense is settled, everyone finds that all the psychological preparations they have made before are far from enough.

It was as if at this moment, Drake, who was standing at the entrance of the player tunnel with Ron Hawkins, couldn't help crying bitterly, and even Ron Hawkins, who was used to ups and downs, couldn't help but cry. His eyes were scarlet all the time.

They have waited for today for half a century, and how many 50 years have they lived?
"Lang, I can die!" Drake is getting old, he is no longer the high-spirited young marshal, and now he is already an octogenarian, and to put it bluntly, he has stepped on half of his foot. In the coffin.

But if there was anything he was not reconciled to in the past, it must be because he failed to see Chelsea win the championship again, but now, he feels that he has no regrets and can die of old age peacefully.

"I can see today again, I don't have any regrets!" Derek hugged his old friend while crying and laughing.

Ron Hawkins was also excited. The hug of the two old men at the entrance of the players' tunnel was unknown, but it moved the people around them very much, because they all represent Chelsea's past and pursuit.

Drake was a center forward for Arsenal and the England national team when he was a player. After retiring, he coached and led Chelsea to the championship in the third year. Repeat the peak of the year.

Chelsea has been researching and discussing the team's celebration after winning the championship. Abramovich hopes to hype his first championship in his first year in charge of Chelsea. Neither Ye Qiu nor Peter Kenyon objected. , but Ye Qiu suggested that the team should behave closer to the fans.

Therefore, the head coach, players and famous old fans who helped Chelsea win the league championship all received a special invitation from Chelsea for this game, and each of them also got a VIP ticket for Chelsea's Champions League final. Among them, Ron Hawkins and the former champion coach Drake were invited to be the award presenters after the team won the championship.

This move undoubtedly greatly pleased Chelsea fans, and also won the affirmation and attention of English football.

As a multinational team, although Chelsea's main lineup still has a strong English flavor, many people feel that Chelsea has always been an international team, and even Chelsea fans have not shown how much they love this team. The loyalty of the club, but now, this change of the club proves that the club's strategy will gradually favor the fans.

"I still remember that when the team won the championship that year, there seems to be no parade?"

The game was over, and the entire Stamford Bridge stadium completely turned into a vast ocean. All the players and coaching staff rushed into the stadium, celebrating wildly, while the Chelsea fans in the stands were singing [We are the champions] ], this momentum can be heard clearly even far away on Fulham Road outside the stadium.

Drake laughed, his teeth were filled and filled, and a few were obviously missing, and he could see it when he smiled, so he was usually stingy with smiles, but tonight he didn't mind at all , "What was our reward for winning at the time? Tea and cheese sandwiches, other than that, nothing else!"

"Oh, yes, and because we won the championship early, Sir Busby and his Red Devils lined up to welcome us at Old Trafford. That was the most beautiful moment of my life. Not long ago, Bentley And told me about it, haha!"

According to the rules of European teams, if a team wins the championship in advance, every opponent he meets next must maintain a gentlemanly demeanor and line up to welcome the champion team before the game starts.

"Bentley?" Ron Hawkins became concerned when he heard the name, "I heard he was sick, did you come?"

"How could he be missing at a time like this?" Drake laughed loudly, "He's still telling me that John Terry looks a lot like him, and he's going to ask for a photo and autograph with John Terry later, as if His grandson is a Terry fan and asked him to ask for a Terry jersey." After finishing speaking, he laughed again.

For old people like them, this is the greatest joy of life.

Bentley is absolutely qualified to say that, because he was the captain of Chelsea who won the league championship that year, and after the team was knocked out of the FA Cup by Notts County, it was Bentley who swore to the media and reporters, threatening to Leading the team to the league championship started Chelsea's sprint for the championship.

There is another named O'Connor. In the words of these old people, Bentley is the spiritual leader of the team, and O'Connor is the team's offensive method. This is the son of a Cumberland farmer with extremely skilled feet. He was dubbed by many old fans as the Ronaldinho of that championship team.

Of course, this is what they say now, but it can be seen that O'Connor's technical characteristics and status in the Chelsea team at that time.

At that time, there were no professional players. They were all amateur fans. The most admirable thing about O’Connor was that he would bring his shoes to London every Saturday to participate in the Chelsea game. After the game, he had to take the train back to the farm. Go to help, but this lad is very good, staged a hat-trick in the first game, although the team eventually lost 5:6 to Busby's Manchester United.

The English Premier League 50 years ago and the Premier League 50 years later are two completely different worlds.

Today's players earn tens of thousands of dollars a week at every turn, and become famous in one fell swoop, which was unimaginable at the time.

"I still remember that when we won the championship, we didn't pay so much attention. After we won the championship, we rushed to eat cheese sandwiches, which were extremely delicious food. Remember? We just put the championship trophy On the trolley, two or three staff members were randomly arranged to watch, anyone can look at it, anyone can touch it, and no one pays attention to it.”

Drake recalled the old scene, every bit of it in his heart.

Back then, as long as they could eat a meal of tea and cheese sandwiches, it was a luxurious meal for them, but now, these things are overflowing, and no one pays attention to them. For these old people, the only thing they can say is that the world has changed. up!

"Football at that time paid attention to the game, but now football pays attention to the result!" Hawkins said lightly, "This is not something that can be changed by one person, one team, or even one era. It is the result of more than 100 years of professional football's development."

Sometimes, Hawkins would scold the current players and coaches in the newspapers, for example, they are greedy for money, for example, they have high salaries but failed to achieve results, but sometimes he thought to himself, this is not the players and coaches The problem is that the environment has changed.

Today's environment is like this, who can stay out of it?

"Honestly, Drake, sometimes I miss that year, the year, the traffic jam in London because of the game we won, the time when every minute in the last 15 minutes As long as a year, miss that year because we beat Sheffield Wednesday, ended the newspaper strike early, miss Mills, miss O'Connor, miss everyone, everything."

After hearing this, Drake chuckled, raised his head, his ears were filled with the sound from the Stamford Bridge Stadium, and kept nodding, "Yeah, I miss it too, because those were the glorious days we passed away, and now this The era no longer belongs to us, he belongs to young people like Ye Qiu, John Terry, Lampard, and no longer belongs to us!"

Ron Hawkins smiled after hearing this, "Don't tell me, I really think Ye Qiu will do a better job than you!"

"Fart!" Drake yelled.

Ron Hawkins looked at Drake with a chuckle, and after the latter blurted out, he was also happy.

This is known to anyone who really knows Drake. His character belongs to the type that is stubborn and can't be subdued no matter what. He can laugh at himself and admit that he is inferior to others, but if someone says he is inferior If so-and-so, he will go all out to the end, which is a very typical English character.

"Well, since he won the second championship for us and has the opportunity to hit the first championship in the club's history, I admit that he did a better job than me!" Drake looked at with a smile Ron Hawkins, "How is it? So you are satisfied?" After speaking, he deliberately shook his head and sighed aggrievedly.

Ron Hawkins knew this old friend very well, so he didn't care, he just smiled, "I think he can bring Chelsea a dynasty, just like the dynasties of Liverpool and Manchester United, let Chelsea completely inform England Football!"

The so-called dynasty, the championship in one or two seasons is nothing at all, the important thing is that you have to maintain dominance for a long time.

There are many dynasties in the history of England, Manchester United, Arsenal, Liverpool, these teams have dominated England's top league for a long time, Aston Villa, Sheffield Wednesday and other teams have also been brilliant once, while Everton It is intermittent and has no continuity, so it is not often mentioned by people.

Only by creating a dynasty of their own can they be worthy of being a wealthy family!
Therefore, even if Chelsea is invincible at present, no matter how good Chelsea's performance is, no matter how outstanding Chelsea is, even if Chelsea has inexhaustible money now, in the eyes of everyone, this team is temporarily out of step with the giants. It's an upstart, to put it mildly, it's a newly rising powerhouse.

Only by creating a glorious dynasty of their own, that is a wealthy family!

Speaking of this point, Drake has no objection and keeps nodding. He is very clear that now is definitely a godsend opportunity for Chelsea, and it can even be said to be the best moment in hundreds of years. As long as you seize the opportunity, It is not difficult to lay the foundation of the dynasty in one fell swoop.

First of all, it is time. Manchester United's class of 92 is going into decline. With Beckham leaving the team, Keane's state has declined, Giggs, Scholes and others are also facing the problem of adjustment and transformation, and even the entire Manchester United team All need to be adjusted. Although this team still has a strong combat effectiveness and can occasionally maintain competitiveness, it is difficult to have a sustained state and stability.

You know, the league relies on stability. Ye Qiu won the championship with an undefeated record this season because his team is stable enough.

It is difficult for the weak Manchester United to affect Chelsea, but Arsenal is different from Manchester United. Henry, Ljungberg and Vieira are all in their golden age, but the problem is that these players are obviously centrifugal.

In the final analysis, Arsenal spent a huge amount of money on the construction of the new stadium, which led to the club having to reduce its investment in team management and restricted the salaries of many leading players. The strategy of signing every year is definitely a big failure. The pressure from Vieira and others this season is a big example.

Liverpool has been in decline for many years, and it is temporarily unable to restore its dominance. Therefore, the current situation in the Premier League will usher in a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Dominating the Premier League is not difficult.

Also, if a professional team wants to succeed today, there are three things that must be in place. One is a huge financial backing. Abramovich’s assets are the most in the Premier League; ?Kenyon has proven his own strength. He can transform Abramovich's investment into the driving force for Chelsea's sustainable development in the shortest possible time, and establish a self-sufficient blood supply system for Chelsea as soon as possible. It was what Peter Kenyon was good at.

Of course, the most important thing is to have an excellent head coach.

In Ye Qiu's first season in the Premier League, he used a Premier League title and reaching the Champions League final to prove that he is the most promising candidate in today's football to lead Chelsea to build the Blue Lion Dynasty, and today's Chelsea fans also They all believed in him.

With these conditions, it can be said that Chelsea already has an excellent opportunity to rule the Premier League in the future. Facts have proved that the separation of powers in Chelsea's management has also ensured the division of labor and cooperation of the club's powers. If there are no major changes in the development trend of the club, then Chelsea is bound to usher in a glorious peak period.

The Blue Lion dynasty will no longer be an unattainable fantasy for Chelsea fans, but a real goal!
(End of this chapter)