Red Rebels

Rijkaard's luck was really bad, especially when he arrived in Manchester with the team, the weather was originally sunny in London, but it started to drizzle here, and when he set foot in the Red Rebels At the military field, the drizzle turned into a heavy rain.

"Perhaps, even God is already making excuses for Rijkaard," the media said with some cynicism and humiliation.

But Rijkaard remained unmoved. He was paying attention to the players' training and the movements of the Red Rebels on the other side, but a series of thoughts flashed through his mind.

Everyone can see that this game is crucial to him, and before this game, the club's top executive David Barnard even made an exception to participate in the team's tactical preparation meeting and listened to Rijkar De's tactics and ideas for this game, but he didn't say a word during the entire meeting, so it's difficult for people to guess what he was thinking.

Maybe he just wanted to add weight to this game.

Rijkaard will try to think on the bright side of things, which will make him feel better, but this does not mean that he does not have his own bottom line, but for the time being, he and Chelsea, or should be said to be with Abramovich The idea is the same, that is, they all eagerly hope to defeat the Red Rebels

This should not only be their hope, but also the hope of the entire European football world. Countless teams are proud to defeat the Red Rebels, and every player is proud to score a goal against the Red Rebels.

This is a very unique team. Even if you don't like it, it's hard to hate it.

"Let them go back to the locker room." Rijkaard turned and walked into the tunnel.

In the player tunnel, he met Mourinho. The two met just right in a place where there were no TV cameras or reporters. It was as if they had made an appointment in advance. However, it was not difficult to see from the stunned expressions on both sides. , this is just a coincidence.

"Hello, Frank" Mourinho greeted with a smile.

"Hello, Jose" Rijkaard was a little embarrassed, after all, the other party was the owner of this place.

Both of them wanted to leave, but they seemed to think it was impolite. They wanted to stay, but they also felt that the atmosphere was awkward. They were the only two hesitating in the entire player tunnel.

"Haha, Frank, I discovered something." Mourinho suddenly laughed.

Rijkaard also smiled and looked at Mourinho, "What?"

"It's better for us to be rivals," Mourinho stopped smiling.

He said frankly, "What do you think?"

Rijkaard was stunned for a moment, but he soon laughed and nodded: "I think so too. I can't wait to defeat you and defeat the Red Rebels."

"No, no, no, Frank, I won't give you such a chance." Mourinho was very confident.

Rijkaard sneered unconvinced, "Don't exaggerate, Mr. Jose Mourinho, I'm not afraid of you. What really scares me is the Red Rebels. As for you, if you weren't As for the Red Rebels, I don’t think you are that strong.”

Mourinho was speechless. He really didn't expect that after not seeing Rijkaard for a while, his words became much sharper, especially when facing himself, which caught Mourinho off guard.

"Whether it's you or Chelsea, Mr. Frank Rijkaard, neither of you will end well tonight," Mourinho also sneered viciously.

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In the away dressing room of the Red Rebel Stadium, Rijkaard glanced at the group of players in front of him. They included world-class stars such as Ronaldinho and Deco, as well as Joe Cole and Lampard. Waiting for the local strong forces, the combat effectiveness of the entire team is still very impressive.

Rijkaard once understood and considered that the reason why Chelsea's performance was poor last season was firstly because of Ancelotti's sudden dismissal, and the team suddenly lost its backbone. The other reason was that Ancelotti was dismissed. He follows the crowd too much and lacks his own core ideas.

Chelsea is a mercenary army. This is undeniable and is not a bad thing. They are indeed a group of mercenaries. However, if you want to get rid of Chelsea's identity as a mercenary and a ruble army, you must inject soul and passion into the team. Belief.

Ancelotti is used to leaning towards the chairman, Abramovich, and he makes adjustments according to the staffing. This is undoubtedly something that only an outstanding head coach can do, but a great head coach is not only You can only do this one step, but you should go further and shape the soul and belief of a team.

Rijkaard is very grateful to Ancelotti. Fatty An left him a very good team of players and skills. His philosophy of insisting on technical details coincides with Rijkaard. I believe this is why Abramovich The reason why they would give up world-class coaches such as Hiddink, Lippi, and Scolari and choose Rijkaard.

So, what can Rijkaard bring to Chelsea?

"I hope that when everyone evaluates our Chelsea performance this season, we can use today's game as a watershed. In the first half, our performance was not ideal, but I hope that after this game, I hope to see To a new Chelsea team”

Rijkaard was chatting in the locker room, walking slowly in front of the players as he spoke.

"There must be many people outside who are wondering, what kind of tactics will we adopt in this game? Many of you must also be wondering, how will I play in this game? A conservative and ugly iron barrel formation? Or a more open-minded approach?" Risk everything and have a good fight with the Red Rebels?"

The players all raised their heads in unison and looked at Rijkaard. Obviously they found that today's Black Swan was a little different from usual, but it was undeniable that what he said was right.

The players do have doubts about Rijkaard. After all, not every head coach can tenaciously adhere to his own football philosophy after losing a 7:0 defeat. Can Rijkaard do it?

"Before the season, many people wondered why I took over Chelsea. They asked me, what can you bring to that mercenary team? At first I didn't care, but gradually, more and more people asked, and I couldn't bear it. Just ask myself, what can I bring to Chelsea?"

"A trophy? The Red Rebels have been so strong in the past few years that they have almost monopolized all heavyweight trophies; beautiful football? I'm not looking down on you, but I want to say that with the current configuration of the team, it is impossible to play as good as Barcelona and ​​Artistic football like the Red Rebels cannot be played with talented players."

"So, what can I bring to Chelsea?" Rijkaard asked his players.

All the players noticed Rijkaard's strangeness, and they didn't say anything. They all shut up and looked at the Black Swan.

"I think I can bring faith to Chelsea"

The players were immediately shocked. They all looked at Rijkaard in disbelief, looking at this guy who claimed to bring them faith. Is he worthy? Can he?

"I have never denied the strength of the Red Rebels, nor do I deny that the possibility of us losing this game is very, very high, but I don't think we are powerless, and I don't think we can't win. In the shadow of the mighty Red Rebels, we play our Chelsea football, our style and our beliefs."

"I will always believe that the real value of a team, a wealthy team, does not lie in their football, not in their stars, not in their stadium facilities, but in their beliefs."

"At their peak, faith can make them stronger; at their mediocrity, faith can make them extra tenacious; at their lowest ebb, faith can lead them out of the shadows; even if they are downgraded or broken Even though they have lost their fortune, faith can still keep them optimistic and confident, allowing them to create greater glory.”

Rijkaard's dark face seemed to glow with red light, and his eyes became fanatical, like two balls of fire. Every time it swept across a player, it could quickly ignite the fire in the player's heart, making them infected. The deepest fighting spirit in Rijkaard's heart.

"Today's game is a very, very important game. We have to face strong opponents, but I want to ask you, my players, do you want to stand like a man and compete with the Reds? Are the rebels going to fight with real swords and guns? Or are they going to be weaklings who have already admitted defeat before the game even started?"

"In this game, are you going to use our legs, our will, and our football to create Chelsea's football belief for countless future generations to admire? Or are you going to walk around the field in despair? , go to your bank account after the game to see if your salary has arrived, and then you don’t know where you want to play football next season?”

Rijkaard paused deliberately, and waited until the players all raised their heads to look at him again before he continued to speak.

"If it were me, I would choose the former, because in that case, even if I lose, I can raise my head proudly and tell everyone that we have never lowered our arrogance even when facing the powerful Red Rebels. Head, we can tell our fans that even if we lose, we are still sticking to our football beliefs."

What is faith?

Faith means, when you say you believe it, then it exists; faith means, when you say you have it, then it exists

Rijkaard wants to create Chelsea's football belief, which is easy to say, but difficult to say.

The two most dazzling football beliefs in today's football world, the Red Rebels have persisted since the club was founded, for a full ten years; Barcelona has persisted from the Cruyff era to the present.

The football beliefs of the two giants are based on years of accumulation and precipitation. Rijkaard is from the Netherlands and peaked at Barcelona, ​​so he knows better than anyone the importance of belief to a team.

Some people may say that it is a system, not a belief, but in fact, many times, this is a belief, a belief in football.

"We must keep our faith"

I don’t know who stood up first and shouted loudly.

"Stand up, we will use our faith to fight the Red Rebels in an upright manner." Lampard also stood up, and at the same time, he vigorously pulled up his teammates one by one.

"Fight the Red Rebels openly and honestly"

'The belief that makes us Chelsea'

The players roared like angry lions one by one. This kind of scene was very rare in the Chelsea dressing room during Ancelotti's time, especially one that could arouse such excited emotions among the players.

Rijkaard looked at the players in the locker room with satisfaction and pride. He knew that he had aroused the players' fighting spirit and aroused their spirits. In this game, whether he lost or won, At this moment, he has successfully ignited a raging fire at Chelsea.

Next, let’s see how he creates a football belief and soul for Chelsea that belongs to Stamford Bridge.

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When Ronaldinho scored a goal for the Red Rebels in the first minute of the game, I believe everyone at the scene thought that this should be a Red Rebel-style victory.

After all, the number of draws and reversals at the Red Rebel Stadium is really rare, and fans are used to enjoying the winning atmosphere here.

But no one expected that after Chelsea lost the ball, they were not conservative at all. They still chose to press forward proactively. The front three of Joe Cole, Anelka and Malouda faced off against the Reds in the frontcourt. The rebels launched a fierce counterattack, especially Anelka. The French geek was so active in this game that he was like a shrunken version of Drogba.

The three teams composed of Lampard, Ballack and Deco also performed very diligently. The three players protected the back line very well and tried their best to resist every attack of the Red Rebels. Every inch of ground must be fought for.

:o The score remained until the break. Although it was only 45 minutes, Ballack was already showing signs of physical failure. From this point, it is not difficult to see the intensity of this game.

Not just intense, but exciting

In the second half, Rijkaard replaced Ballack with French midfielder Lars Diarra, who is known as the new Makelele. As soon as the latter came on the court, he immediately formed a powerful sweep area around Deco. It only protected Deco, but also protected Chelsea's defense.

In the 50th minute, Lampard suddenly volleyed from the outside of the penalty area, hitting a powerful and heavy long-range shot, and the angle was very tricky. Cech, who had not been hit by anyone from outside the penalty area for a long time, had to do it this time. Declare a miss.

Fortunately, in the 7th minute, Di Maria broke through from the right and passed diagonally into the penalty area. Aguero hit the ball in front of Ozil. The German star shot without hesitation. Lan reacted quickly and saved the ball, but Ronaldinho made a supplementary shot from close range to score again:

But for a long time afterwards, even though the Red Rebels put a lot of pressure on Chelsea, Chelsea did not give in too much. Even at the last moment of the game, they still did not choose to give up.

It's raining, as if I'm crying for Chelsea

But the Blues don’t believe in tears, they are still fighting back, still fighting for

The Red Rebels made a pass error. After the substitute Aaron Ramsey stopped the ball, he was intercepted by Lars Diarra. The latter passed it directly to Deco. Deco took advantage of the situation and sent it to the left. Malouda Dribble the ball forward and pass it into the penalty area.

Lampard suddenly appeared, got ahead of everyone, hit the ball with a header, and slammed the ball into the Red Rebels goal.

In the 9th minute, Chelsea miraculously equalized the score:

At this moment, the Manchester skyline bloomed with wisps of sunshine.