greenery is king

Chapter 1318 The First Crown

Fortunately, the opponent Chelsea faced in this game was not too strong. Although the opponent also came from Swansea in the Premier League, no matter how they looked at it, they did not look like a team that could challenge Chelsea head-on.

But in fact, similar to the FA Cup, the League Cup has always been a hotbed of upsets, but excluding those strategic abandonments, there are really shocking upsets.

This year, the dignified Premier League giants Arsenal fell at the feet of the mere English League Two team Bradford.At that time, the Gunners ranked seventh in the Premier League, while the Bantams only ranked fourth in the Second Division. There was a gap of 64 teams in three levels between the two teams, but the result of the game was surprising. The upset in the history of the League Cup.

You must know that since the League Cup was founded in 1961, Arsenal has played against the fourth-tier league team, the lowest-level professional league club in England, in this competition nine times, and has never been eliminated by it.What's more, in the past 22 seasons, Arsenal has only been eliminated by a non-top league team once.Since the professor took charge of the Gunners coach, he has played against low-level league teams in the League Cup 36 times so far, achieving 25 wins, nine draws and only two losses.

So the penalty shootout loss to Bradford, the League Two team, became the first time Arsenal was eliminated by a fourth-tier team in the history of the League Cup, creating the most unspeakable shame and humiliation in 51 years. It made the fans of other teams in London laugh a lot this year.

And this is not the first time for the Gunners. The most famous upset in the history of the League Cup was unfortunately encountered by the Gunners. In the 1969 League Cup final, Arsenal lost 1989-1990 to Swindon, a team from the third-tier league, and lost the almost-obtainable championship.In the 2008-2009 season, Arsenal, who was the defending champion of League One at the time, was defeated by the low-level team Oldham [-]-[-] and stopped in the round of [-].In addition, in the [-]-[-] season, Arsenal also did not make it past the fifth round and was eliminated by Burnley [-]-[-] in the British Championship.

In fact, it is not only Arsenal, but several giants in the Premier League have fought back in the League Cup, and were overwhelmed by low-level teams.In the fourth round of the League Cup in the 2006-2007 season, Manchester United lost to Southend United, the bottom team in the British Championship, with Rooney and Ronaldo in the away game. In the second round of the 1995-1996 season, Manchester United was beaten [-]-[-] by the third-tier team York in the Theater of Dreams when many superstars were on the line. In contrast, the Red Devils lost [-]-[-] to the British Championship team Crystal Palace. It looked so dazzling.

As the king of the Cup and the League Cup, Chelsea also stumbled.The most famous battle was undoubtedly the third round of the League Cup in the 2010-2011 season. The Red Army was eliminated by Northampton in the second division [-] to [-] on penalties, almost exactly the same as Arsenal.

In the second round of the League Cup in the 1989-1990 season, Chelsea even lost to Skarpov, the fourth-level league team that had just been established for two years, and was still defeated by the opponent who scored three goals in 7 minutes and staged a major reversal.

It can be seen that it is inevitable for the giants to fight for the cup, and the tragedy of being defeated by the fourth team is not uncommon.These giants are often the main players in and out, but they don't have the slightest demeanor of a wealthy family. No matter from the scene and the players' competitive and mental state, they are all in a state of disunity. You can see how the players feel about this kind of game.

But Mourinho was not worried about this game, because he used Ai Fan in the starting position, which made the game over from the beginning.

Chelsea took the initiative from the very beginning, passing the ball less than 1 minute into the game, Ai Huan passed the ball to Lukaku and shot wide from the edge of the penalty area.Then Mata took a corner kick and Lukaku headed it wide from close range.After that, Chelsea easily grasped the rhythm of the game, and De Bruyne shot high in the penalty area in the melee.

The opponent just persisted for less than 10 minutes and couldn't resist anymore. In the ninth minute, Mata took a corner kick, and Ai Huan went straight to the edge of the penalty area and pushed the football into the net.

But after 1 minute, Chelsea expanded the score again, Mata scored the ball, De Bruyne made a diagonal pass from the left side of the penalty area, and the unguarded Ai Fan pushed a shot into the net from the edge of the small penalty area, making the score [-]-[-].

After that, Chelsea's attack continued unabated. In the 205th minute, De Bruyne made a pass from the left. Ai Huan picked the football into the penalty area from outside the penalty area. Lukaku volleyed from the edge of the penalty area to make the score [-]-[-].

After that, Chelsea slowed down their offensive rhythm, and after the first half, Ai Huan was also replaced by Oscar, but Chelsea's attack did not mean to stop. On the contrary, Swansea, which was actively preparing for relegation, did not want to desperately It means that they collapsed first.

Chelsea's No. 408 minutes firmly sealed the victory. Mata attracted four defenders in the counterattack and then made a direct pass. Oscar, who had just played, pushed the top corner into the net to make the score [-]-[-].

After that, Swansea pulled back a city in 1 minute, Lewis was sentenced to a foul on Duffy in the corner kick melee, and Murray made a penalty kick, [-] to [-].

After that, Mata took a free kick from the left and missed the goal directly.

In the 605th minute, Oscar passed the ball in the counterattack, and Lukaku volleyed the goal.And Luis shot wide of the penalty area in the free kick melee.Cahill then diverted the header in the corner melee, but Mata's shot went wide again.

No.807 minutes, Lampard, who had just played from 25 yards, took a low free kick from [-] yards. The ball jumped from the wall and let the ball pass through the lower left corner. He also used the free kick to make the score [-]-[-].

Two minutes later, Moses, who also came off the bench, broke into the penalty area and passed a shot from the left side of the penalty area. Dunk was in a panic and accidentally headed into his own goal. In the end, the score was locked at 2-[-]. Chelsea finally won the game without any surprises. They also won their first championship of the season.

Although this event was a bit marginalized, it is undeniable that the awards ceremony after the game was very enthusiastic, with all the necessary items, and the Chelsea players also regarded this game as a preview of the league championship. They were also very excited after getting the gold medal.

After returning to the locker room, the excitement of the players still persisted, and I don’t know who started it. Anyway, everyone sang loudly that we are the champions, but when everyone was so beautiful, Rui Suddenly, he walked to Ai Huan's side with a gloomy expression, his voice was a little low, "The next opponent in the Europa League is coming out. We are going to play against Schalke, first the host and then the guest."

In an instant, Ai Huan's face darkened, he didn't expect this day to come so quickly.

(End of this chapter)