Because in the first round of the Premier League match the day before, Arsenal performed extremely well. Although Campbell was sent off with a red card in the 25th minute, Arsenal still relied on the goals of Henry and Pires.
, defeated Everton 2-1.
Same for Manchester United.
At home, they relied on Giggs' brace, Scholes' goal, and Ruud van Nistelrooy's icing on the cake to easily defeat Bolton Wanderers 4-0.
In the first round of the Premier League, both Manchester United and Arsenal performed very well.
How is his performance against Chelsea, one of the strong contenders for the championship?
Everyone is paying attention to Chelsea.
And they are more concerned about the strength of Chelsea, which is spending money like water after Abramovich took over.
Liverpool.
Liverpool is the touchstone.
Before the game, Liverpool's "Echo" wrote "Money cannot bring championships!"
Chelsea's desire to dominate football with Abramovich's money is completely wishful thinking. They don't understand the rules of football at all. Football has its own inherent rules, and it doesn't matter who has more money.
And they said that Liverpool would tell Chelsea during the game that it is not just about money.
The London Post immediately satirized the views of the Echo.
"In the three seasons since Coach Su Yun came to Chelsea, he has won a Premier League championship, an FA Cup championship, a League Cup championship, a UEFA Cup championship, a Charity Shield championship, and a European Super Cup championship. A total of six
A champion.”
"I wonder what championships Liverpool has won in these three seasons? How many times has Liverpool defeated Chelsea in these three seasons?"
"Chelsea was already able to win the championship when they were short of money. Now that they have invested huge sums in the transfer market, can't they win the championship? Does Liverpool think they can beat Chelsea?"
Can money bring championships?
This is a topic discussed by many British football circles.
In fact, there is no need to argue, because there is a living example in the Premier League.
That is, in the 1994-95 season, Blackburn relied on the funds of steel tycoon Jack Walker to defeat Manchester United and win the Premier League championship. At that time, Blackburn was a famous upstart in the Premier League and recruited many good players in the transfer market.
It's just that after Blackburn won the Premier League title, it declined too quickly.
It's so fast that people forget the glory of Blackburn.
So now the topic is brought up again.
In fact, not counting the Premier League, there are many such situations in other leagues. At the turn of the new century, the Roman duo Lazio and Roma won Serie A championships one after another, and they did not rely on the so-called strong team temperament and wealthy background.
What they rely on is free money.
Cragnotti and Sensi were so aggressive in the transfer market that even the top three in the north of Serie A could only stay away. It was only by relying on investment in the transfer market that they won the Serie A championship.
But people still ask this question.
In fact, this is not a problem at all. They just can't stand Chelsea now.
August 17th, Anfield Stadium.
Not many Chelsea fans came. There were about 3,000 people. The others were all Liverpool fans.
The game hasn't started yet.
But Liverpool fans had already begun to quarrel with Chelsea fans. Tens of thousands of people in the audience waved rubles and sarcastically shouted at Chelsea: "You are the fucking playthings of the Russians!"
Although there are only 3,000 fans, Chelsea fans are not to be outdone.
"Would you like to help you repair the Anfield stadium?"
Liverpool is the king of English football.
But it is inconsistent with their status. Although Anfield Stadium has a long history and is very famous in European football, it can actually accommodate only 45,000 people.
Not to mention that it is not as good as Manchester United's Old Trafford Stadium. If Arsenal succeeds in building a new stadium, it will not be as good as their new stadium.
No matter in terms of capacity or luxury, Anfield is not worthy of their reputation.
Liverpool fans naturally fought back.
"You'd better fix your Stamford Bridge stadium first, upstart!"
Upstart is how the media has described Chelsea in recent times.
Liverpool fans waved rubles. Of course they were not real rubles. They did it to mock Chelsea.
The 40,000 Liverpool fans in the audience shouted "nouveau riche".
What Liverpool hates most, apart from Manchester United and the others, is upstarts like Chelsea.
What team is Liverpool?
Liverpool is truly the king of England. So are their fans.
They are proud.
They are unwilling to admit the fact that Liverpool has declined over the past decade or so.
Therefore, Liverpool fans are very dissatisfied when they see Chelsea spending money in the transfer market. There must be jealousy in their hearts.
nainai a bear.
A nouveau riche would dare to pretend like this.
So they hate Chelsea very much.
Facing the "nouveau riche" voices in the audience, Chelsea fans also shouted loudly: "We are so fucking rich!!!"
Of course, the voices of the nouveau riche quickly disappeared.
Liverpool fans started shouting "Chelski!"
Chelsea's name was changed.
This also satirizes Chelsea as a plaything of the Russians.
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The game hasn't even started yet, and Anfield Stadium is already in an atmosphere of victory.
"This is Chelsea's first appearance in the Premier League after Russian boss Roman Abramovich took over. Chelsea spent more than 90 million pounds this season to buy Joaquin, Rosicky, Duff and Lucio.
, Joe Cole, Gala and other strong players. How they perform can be seen immediately."
Martin Taylor and Andy Gray are ready.
Let’s start with the explanation.
Of course, the focus of the introduction must be Chelsea. Chelsea is currently the most watched team.
"More than ninety million pounds. Who would have thought."
Andy Gray is still praising Chelsea's work in the transfer market.
"Didn't Coach Su Yun say that? He wants to buy three Keanes, one to play, one to be a substitute, and one to be a spectator."
"Hahaha!"
The two people laughed while explaining before the game.
But soon they got into the game.
"Let's take a look at the lineups of both sides first. Liverpool's goalkeeper is Dudek. The defense is Finnan, Hyypia, Carragher, Riise, and the midfielder is Biscayne, Hamann, Smicer, Jay
Ladd. The front line is Heskey and Irving."
Not much has changed for Liverpool.
That is to say, Finnan, who had just transferred to Liverpool, became the main right back.
But Chelsea has changed a lot.
"Look at Chelsea. It has changed a lot. The goalkeeper is Cudicini, the defense is Solin, Lucio, Terry, Panucci, and the midfielder is Duff, Lampard, Rosicky, Williams, Hua.
Kim, the lone striker is Eto'o."
"Oh. This is a big change. In this game, Su Yun arranged four new players: Lucio, Duff, Rosicky, and Joaquin. Moreover, Su Yun played a single forward tactic.
A coaching career is rare. Let's look at Chelsea's specific style of play."
The lineup is so unexpected.
Both Martin Taylor and Andy Gray were surprised.
I didn't understand what Su Yun meant.
But they are also very curious.
This is the case with Martin Taylor. "These players are all players that Chelsea spent a lot of money to introduce. Among these four, the one we are most familiar with is Duff. This is an outstanding player who emerged from the Blackburn youth academy and was later coached by Su Yun.
When I was coaching Sunderland, I introduced Duff. At that time, Duff won the FA Cup with coach Su Yun. He was a very outstanding left winger in the Premier League."
"Before Chelsea introduced Duff, Ferguson and Duff were about to reach an agreement. After Chelsea came in, Duff chose Chelsea where former coach Su Yun was. Chelsea spent 20 million pounds on him."
Because there are four new players, Martin Taylor will introduce them to you one by one.
"Lucio is the main force of the Brazilian national team. He once won the World Cup in Korea and Japan with the Brazilian national team. He also won the tragic Sanya King in Leverkusen. He is a very strong central defender. But
One huge drawback is that he likes assists very much."
"Rosicky is another talented player who has emerged in Czech football. He has always been the core of the offense in Dortmund."
"Joaquin is one of the most outstanding right midfielders that has appeared in European football in recent years. The Spanish media say that Joaquin is Figo's second. Chelsea spent 24 million pounds to acquire this new star."
Martin Taylor's introduction to these people is comprehensive.
"It's different from those old Serie A players that Chelsea introduced a few years ago. This time, the players that coach Su Yun spent 90 million pounds to introduce are all young players. The oldest is Lucio, who is only 25 years old. The others
Rosicky, Joaquin, and Duff are all under the age of 25. If these people can successfully adapt to the Premier League, Chelsea's future will be guaranteed for the next ten years."
Ten years guaranteed.
Su Yun didn't think about such long-term things.
What Su Yun is thinking about is now.
ten years?
Su Yun himself doesn't know whether he can stay at Chelsea for ten years. Who can control what happens ten years from now.
Su Yun's lineup this time is quite risky, especially with Joaquin and Lucio.
But Su Yun must do this. Su Yun must see Joaquin's condition in the game with his own eyes. During the team's training and warm-up matches, he cannot fully see Joaquin's performance.
A training match within the team. Although Su Yun requested that it be conducted as a formal match.
But after all, they are their own team, and there are limits to kicking and collision. Just in training, it is impossible to fully see Joaquin's strength. Su Yun wants to see Joaquin's strength in official games.
It's also good to observe Joaquín.
As for Lucio, Su Yun actually didn't want to send him on the field so soon. He still had many problems during training. However, Desailly had some minor injuries before the game, so Su Yun had no choice but to send Lucio on the field.
