Red Rebels

601 Cech is back!

Marina Bay Floating Stadium, also known as Marina Bay Floating Stage, is a very unique stadium.

This stadium was built in Singapore's Marina Bay. It is entirely on the sea. It is made of steel. It is 120 meters long and 83 meters wide. It is composed of 15 steel floating platforms and can bear a load of 1,100 tons. It is an event stage that was completed at the beginning of the year.

As early as last season, when the FA intended to arrange the FA Cup final to be held overseas, Singapore had been in frequent contact with the FA, hoping to arrange the FA Cup final to be held on this floating platform, and even In order to win this opportunity, they paid a price unmatched by ***.

It is said that the organizers of Singapore intend to arrange the National Day ceremony on August 9 to be held on this floating platform. Before that, they hope to attract more people to Singapore by hosting large-scale football events such as the English FA Cup final. s concern.

To this end, since last season, when they were building this floating platform, they have been constantly based on various requirements put forward by the Football Association. Whether it is the area of ​​the football field or the lighting effects and other aspects, they are all strict. It is conducted in accordance with international standards, and the Football Association has repeatedly sent people to consider the safety of this floating stadium.

Only after everything met the standards did the FA finally decide to arrange the FA Cup final here.

The most unique stadium, coupled with the fact that the FA Cup was played overseas for the first time, this floating stadium caused a huge sensation around the world. After all, this is a unique stadium with the entire stadium floating on the sea. It's definitely an amazing thing.

The stadium has a grandstand with a total capacity of only 30,000 people on the seaside. Relatively speaking, the number of seats it can accommodate is a bit small, but the response from the fans is absolutely satisfactory, coupled with the attention of the world's media.

The Singapore "Government" also immediately announced that the winner of this FA Cup final will become the spokesperson of Singapore's tourism. In other words, the team that wins the FA Cup will reach an agreement with the Singapore "Government" Partnership to help Singapore shoot tourism videos.

This is obviously a clever idea that Singapore came up with after the news came out not long ago that Seoul, South Korea, intends to sponsor the Red Rebels and invite the Red Rebels to become Seoul's tourism spokesperson. For this reason, the Red Rebels had to put it on hold for the time being. Negotiations with Seoul.

The game is held at night. Under the lighting, the entire stadium is so beautiful that it is simply a work of art. It is overwhelming, especially with the Ferris wheel in the distance, it has become a unique landmark in Marina Bay, Singapore. The scenery makes this game seem to be held on the sea, which is extremely dreamy.

The referees and staff of the game are all directly selected by the Football Association and come from England. This also ensures that this FA Cup final will be conducted in accordance with the original English model.

As early as an hour before the game, the seaside stands of 30,000 people were already packed. In order to welcome this game, the Singapore organizers also held a brief opening ceremony to welcome the arrival of this FA Cup final. .

After this round of warm-up, when the players from both sides of the match entered the venue, the atmosphere reached its climax.

The stadium is surrounded by iron nets more than ten meters high to ensure that the football will not fall into the sea during the game. Singapore has also selected smart and capable stadium staff to pick up the ball as soon as possible. , to avoid the occurrence of two footballs on the field.

This floating stadium has a total of three channels.

The fans are isolated in the stands, and the surrounding areas of the stadium will be closed by the police to ensure that neither the players nor the head coach will be harassed, while the Red Rebels fans and Chelsea fans will Jingwei was clearly isolated at both ends of the stands, each building momentum to support the team.

It is the first time for both players to play in such a unique stadium. Everyone is not used to it. When they were familiar with the venue, they always felt a little uneasy. However, as they became familiar with the venue, in addition to Except for the fact that the venue was a little different from that of a real golf course, there were no other abnormalities, and it was unlikely that even people would rush out to sea.

Yang Cheng was sitting in the stands of the stadium, looking around the stadium, and couldn't help but sigh at Singapore's strength and creativity in creating this stadium. It is said that the total cost of this stadium is US$115 million. It is indeed admirable to be able to create such a stadium. no.

According to the original practice, after the players from both sides came out of the locker room, they lined up in front of the stadium and the British national anthem was played. The British royal family of Kent, Prince Mike, came to the scene as a royal guest to talk to the players from both sides. The head coach and players shook hands one by one and encouraged them to play a good game.

These two teams are the most offensive teams in England, which makes all fans hope to see a goal feast. However, many media commented before the game and were conservative as soon as the final arrived. His style is likely to make this FA Cup final boring.

As if to reflect what the media said, at the beginning of the game, both sides played very cautiously, and the pace of the game was not as fast as what they played in the league. Obviously, both sides were determined to win this game, and neither dared to attack rashly. .

Mourinho and Ancelotti were standing on the side of the court, with the sea behind them and the stands on the shore behind them. Except from the big screen at the scene, the fans could not see the two coaches. Their expressions, but I believe they are probably quite nervous.

"The starting lineup of the Red Rebels is no surprise. Drogba, Ronaldinho, Messi, Kaká, Beckham, De Rossi, Evra, Vidic, Curtis, Maicon, and Goalkeeper Cech can be said to be the main player, while Adler, who performed well in the second half, sat on the bench."

"Chelsea's starting lineup is still Ancelotti's usual Christmas tree lineup, goalkeeper Hildebrand, the defense is Ashley Cole, Carvalho, Alex and Bosingwa, and the three midfielders They are Ballack, Deco and Emerson, the two attacking midfielders are Ronaldinho and Lampard, and the forward is Shevchenko.”

"The lineups of both sides are similar to those in the Champions League semi-finals, which makes many people worry that this game will see Chelsea repeat the 3-0 defeat in the semi-finals? Judging from the situation after the kick-off, Look, both sides haven’t let go yet, maybe this is also related to the fact that they are playing football at sea.”

The on-site commentator made a little joke by the way. This is also the first football match in the world to be held on the sea.

Both sides started cautiously, resulting in few opportunities in the game. Both sides competed fiercely in the midfield, but neither side created too many opportunities. It was not until the 8th minute that Ronaldinho made a beautiful personal breakthrough on the left. , after passing through Bosingwa's defense, he made a pass from the bottom, and Drogba in the middle headed the ball slightly higher.

This was the first threatening shot in the game, but the Elephant King of Côte d'Ivoire failed to seize the opportunity. When he walked back, he did not forget to give an apologetic thumbs up to his teammate Ronaldinho. As if to say, you did a great job!

Xiao Luo responded with a funny face and didn't care.

But after being attacked by the Red Rebels, Chelsea quickly counterattacked.

In the 10th minute, Alex suddenly stepped forward and handed the ball to Ronaldinho. The Brazilian magician was on the left side of the center and just used his personal skills. With De Rossi watching, he just Passing the ball to the edge of the penalty area, Lampard's shot went over the crossbar, but it shocked everyone into a cold sweat.

Two consecutive waves of attacks completely sounded the clarion call for the game, and both sides began to speed up the pace.

The fans at the scene saw the two sides going back and forth, one wave of offensive after another. Although both sides attached great importance to defense, each other's offense was not at full strength, but at the scene From the fans' point of view, such a game is undoubtedly very exciting.

This is Cech's first start for the Red Rebels since his injury.

Prior to this, the Czech had represented Adler in the league and cup competitions many times, adapting to the rhythm and atmosphere of the stadium.

It was not until two days before the game that Cech was clearly informed that he would start in this cup match.

This made the Czech a little nervous, and the feeling was a bit like when he first played for the Red Rebels.

Anyone with a discerning eye knows that the reason why Mourinho took the risk of using Cech was to check the Czech's condition and prepare for the upcoming Champions League.

Adler performed well in the second half of the season and was even called for selection to the German national team. However, he has no experience. Once he reaches the Champions League final, if he is a little careless, he may lose the championship. Such a risk , Mourinho is unwilling to take the risk.

Therefore, if Cech is in good condition, he will choose Cech. After all, the Czech goalkeeper has rich game experience and final experience. He is the main goalkeeper of the Red Rebels who have won the Champions League for two consecutive years. He knows that in the final How to express yourself.

Thinking of this, Cech undoubtedly felt a pressure.

Many people will be at a loss when faced with pressure, but Cech will not. On the contrary, he feels that the alienated familiarity has returned again. This feeling every time he puts on the Red Rebels fans You will feel it every time you play.

Vidic and Curtis built a steel wall in front of Cech. Terry was slightly injured and did not start in this game, but Cech knew the strength of these two teammates better than anyone else.

The two central defenders also worked hard to protect Cech during the game, which made Cech barely make any saves in the first ten minutes. Even Lampard's long-range shot, he just missed it. He reacted, but judged that it was too high and did not make a save.

That familiar feeling became stronger and stronger, and Cech felt that his attention was becoming more and more concentrated. As the game progressed, he became more and more able to feel the trust transmitted from his teammates.

In the 17th minute, De Rossi fouled Ronaldinho on the right side of the penalty area and was shown a yellow card by the referee, giving Chelsea a chance to directly set the ball in the frontcourt with a good position.

Ronaldinho's free kick skills are superb, and Cech knows this very well. In the World Cup that year, Seaman suffered a big loss, so he didn't dare to be careless for a moment, from arranging the wall to observing Cech did all the angles and predicting Ronaldinho's free throw route himself.

The teammates also gradually felt the presence of Cech. The long-standing trust in Cech returned to them, so they followed Cech's instructions without any doubt.

When the referee blew the whistle, the football was kicked out from Ronaldinho's feet. It first drew a beautiful arc, bypassed the wall, and then appeared in front of Cech. The Czech His center of gravity had been deceived, but Cech was very agile. He just used the flexibility of his body to adjust his center of gravity, gritted his teeth, jumped out, and stretched out his right hand as much as possible.

A little longer, a little longer!

Cech kept shouting at himself in his mind. He stretched his right arm desperately, and then he really felt the feeling of touching the football with his right hand through the glove, so he ignored the fierce rotation. Football, push hard with your right hand.

"Beautiful! This is a world-class save!" the on-site commentator shouted.

The Red Rebels fans at the scene burst into the warmest applause and cheers since the opening. It was obvious that they were excited and excited for Cech's outstanding performance.

It has been 6 months since Cech left the fans of the Red Rebels. Although Cech has come on as a substitute many times in recent times, his performance has always been tepid. , I guess this has something to do with the fact that he doesn’t have much playing time, but it also has something to do with his lack of excitement.

But in this game, just this save made everyone feel that the world-class Cech, the almost invincible goalkeeper, was finally back!

The whole person fell heavily to the ground, but Cech quickly stood up again. He knew clearly that he saved this ball!

"Ah~~" Cech clapped his hands hard and roared at the nearby players.

Everyone felt the excitement expressed by Cech, and the Red Rebel players rushed over one by one to celebrate with Cech.

Adler was sitting on the bench on the sidelines. He silently watched Cech perform on the court. For the free kick that Ronaldinho just took, Cech almost did what a goalkeeper could do. To the extreme, his performance was so good, so outstanding that even Adler, a competitor, couldn't find fault.

Then Adler clearly felt that the Red Rebel players' trust in Cech, they also trusted in themselves, but unlike trusting Cech, it was a kind of trust that accumulated over time.

It was as if, as long as Cech stood behind them, they would be fearless and move forward bravely.

Adler believes that this is what Cech has established over the years with his own strength, which no one can overturn or even surpass in a short period of time.

It's like, in a short period of time, no one can surpass the Lion Kahn in front of Bayern's goal line!