Red Rebels

7 We are not a nouveau riche!

The sun breaks through the dark clouds overhead and shines onto Manchester

The open roof directly above the Red Rebel Stadium let in rays of golden sunlight slantingly.

Since this game kicked off relatively early, it only ended at around 4 p.m.

The players stood on the wet court one by one with sweat. Although the drainage system of the Red Rebel Stadium was very advanced, it still could not drain away all the water in a short time, and it was a bit slippery to step on.

"Good job, Aaron." Deco, the core of Chelsea's field, suddenly came over and smiled at the young player Aaron Ramsey of the Red Rebels. He took off his jersey and said, "Can you change to another one?" ?”

Deco's jersey is already very dirty, the number O jersey is sky blue, while Ramsey's jersey is red with green and gold lines, number 6, which represents the respective status of the two players, but the latter Only 8 years old.

There were tears in Ramsey's eyes, but he still took off his jersey and handed it to Deco's hand. In the process, he pretended to wipe his eyes casually and wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes. He didn't want Deco to let Deco do it. Coe saw him crying.

Crying is a sign of weakness. Red Rebel players will not be weak, especially in front of their mortal enemies.

"Overall, you performed well today, but compared with Cesc Fabregas and Michael Johnson, there is still a bit of a gap. Keep working hard," Deco said encouragingly.

Ramsey knows that he is still young. No matter from any aspect, he is not up to the level of Cesc Fabregas and Michael Johnson, but he has potential. The coaching staff and the club have great confidence in him. Optimistic about his future.

Originally, the team also considered loaning him to Sunderland to let him get some game training with the Black Cats, but Ramsey hoped to stay because he felt that after competing and training with so many high-level teammates, , this is a very rare opportunity for him, and in the Red Rebels, although he cannot play as the main force, he can come on as a substitute and get many opportunities in some cup matches.

"Do you know why we were able to equalize the score at the last minute today?" Deco suddenly smiled and looked at this young boy.

Once upon a time, he was as young as Ramsey. At that time, he was not even as good as Ramsey, so he was a little envious of Ramsey's background. Players from the Red Rebels were always particularly eye-catching, unlike him back then. .

Coming from Brazil to Portugal is a feeling that outsiders cannot understand.

Deco is one of the luckier ones.

He played out and became a world-class star, but there are many, many people with the same experience as him. They all fell into the Portuguese professional league and even lost their lives before arriving in Portugal.

Therefore, he has always cherished his career

Ramsey shook his head. He just felt that as the game progressed to the end, Chelsea's players seemed to have more fighting spirit, as if they were on drugs. This was something his previous opponents had never experienced.

"We have found our football faith. As long as we are given time, we will be able to defeat you in this stadium with dignity," Deco said confidently.

"Fart," Ramsay countered with almost no hesitation, "Here, we will never be defeated."

Deco was stunned for a moment, but soon laughed, "Cute kid, there is no undefeated team in this world, and there is no undefeated stadium. You will lose sooner or later, but when the time comes, you Just don’t cry like you are now.”

Ramsey blushed and secretly cursed himself for not living up to expectations, but was it just a bad mistake that led to the loss of the ball? Coaches often say that if you make a mistake, you should be like a man, hold your head high and dare to take responsibility.

Thinking of this, Ramsay raised his head high, as if he was afraid that Deco would look down on him again.

"Anyone who wants to invade our Red Rebels at the Red Rebels Stadium must pay the price with blood. We Red Rebels players will definitely give everything we have, even if it takes our last effort, we must defend our The Sacred Temple of the Red Rebels”

When talking about these words, Ramsay seemed particularly determined.

Deco smiled, "That's right, but you don't have this ability now, so work hard. When one day you can be like Cesc Fabregas, or Michael Johnson, etc. You will be a very good opponent."

Frankly speaking, in this game, except for the one time when he was intercepted by Lars Diarra and caused a mistake, which caused the Red Rebels to lose the ball, Ramsey performed well at other times and had the demeanor of a general. This is why Deco would take the initiative to ask him to change his jersey and give him a reason to encourage him.

This kind of change of jerseys is very strange. It's like every professional star of a certain age will have this impulse when seeing a new rising star, hoping to encourage them.

Of course, some people have other ideas, but Deco doesn't

Ramsay watched Deco turn and leave, but his eyes were full of determination.

Michael Johnson's status and reputation in today's football world are not inferior to those of Cesc Fabregas. He performed very well in the European group stage and was named the midfielder of the best team in the Champions League group stage. This made Mourinho very happy. It is safe to let him play in the Champions League, while Fabregas plays more in the league.

Of course, the appearance of the two is not necessarily clear-cut. It depends more on the opponent and the team's situation at the time. There is still one game this season where the two play together.

Sooner or later, I will be as strong as them

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"Mr. Rijkaard is a very outstanding head coach. Although our performance in the first half was not ideal, I must say that we are on the right path and he will lead us to glory, but I hope the board can give him a little more time."

As the captain and soul of the team, Lampard publicly expressed his support for Rijkaard for the first time in an interview.

This surprised the reporters in the comprehensive interview area of ​​the Red Rebel Stadium, because during the summer coaching selection, Lampard publicly supported Hiddink. Now it seems that he has been replaced by Rijkaard's football team. I was impressed, could it be just because of this scene:?

Anyone who really knows and is familiar with Lampard knows that the Iron Man has been in England for many years and is used to seeing big scenes. He will definitely not change his mind just because of a draw. What really makes him change is Rijkaard changing clothes. What was said in the room.

Lampard is used to seeing his teammates come and go, and he also knows that outsiders have bad names for Chelsea, such as nouveau riche, ruble army, mercenary, etc., all with contempt and derogation, but Chelsea these days The performance of the year seemed to cater to these names. Players came and went without any hesitation.

Are we really the nouveau riche? Is it the Ruble Corps? A mercenary?

Lampard knew very well that someone had to stand up to change this situation, and the ideal person for this person was the head coach. But Ancelotti was obviously not such a candidate, so Lampard did not retain him when he left. He even Yu hopes to invite a strong head coach, so he supports two people, Hiddink and Scolari.

But Abramovich did not choose any of them, but chose Rijkaard.

Lampard is not optimistic about Rijkaard. He feels that the latter is not the head coach who can lead Chelsea to unity and glory. The first half of the league seems to have confirmed his thinking, but in this game, At critical moments, Rijkaard's determination and fighting spirit, as well as his pride and confidence, shocked Lampard.

At that moment, an idea came to his mind: Maybe, this man can really bring faith to Chelsea

So, he fought hard in this game and won

With two goals, Lampard became Chelsea's hero, helping Chelsea draw with the powerful Red Rebels away from home. At the same time, he also played Chelsea's most tactically meaningful and entertaining game this season.

At the same time, it also showed the confidence of Chelsea people.

It turns out that if we stick to Chelsea’s football, stick to Chelsea’s beliefs, stick to Chelsea’s ideas, we can also have a real fight with the Red Rebels

Sometimes, this is how confidence is shaken out

Although Lampard has changed his view of Rijkaard, it does not mean that the media has also changed his view of him.

"However, Rijkaard still cannot bring too many changes to Chelsea this season. The team is currently ranked only 5th and is still a long way from the championship..."

The media originally just wanted to encourage Lampard, but the latter is well-informed, how can he account for it?

"Don't mention the championship. I don't want our team to be blinded by the championship. We should be very aware that championships need to be accumulated and accumulated. But over the years, our team has been changing. Adjustment, our lineup seems strong, but in fact, our cohesion is constantly declining."

"We won the championship, and we were extremely united that year, but what happened after that?" Lampard looked very excited. "I don't want to attack my teammates. Ronaldinho, I, and Deco were all very happy. Good friends and partners on the court, but what I want to say is, while we are crazy about recruiting stars, should we strengthen the internal construction of the team?"

"The strength of the Red Rebels lies not only in their football, not only in their honor, but also in their internal unity. From today's game, we can see that as long as we are united, we can definitely compete with The Red Rebels can fight to a draw or even defeat them. If this is the case, then why should we go in the opposite direction?"

Obviously, Lampard's words are aimed at Chelsea's management. He is the captain of the team. He feels that he must stand up at this time and be responsible for the interests of the team, rather than Take responsibility for Abu

"I hope the board of directors can truly make long-term plans and truly base their plans on reality. We value youth training, but we do not value the players who come out of youth training. This makes youth training a mere formality; we value youth training. We introduce stars but never pay attention to retaining them, which makes our team a transfer station. Can such a team win the championship?"

"It's time for us to reflect. We trust Rijkaard and believe that he is an outstanding coach who can bring us faith and results. I believe that if Manchester United did not trust Ferguson back then, there would be no In the following years of the Manchester United dynasty, our current situation is very similar to that of Manchester United back then."

Except for Lampard, Chelsea players almost all called for support for Rijkaard during interviews. This made all outsiders wonder why Chelsea seemed to be beaten by Rijkaard in one day and after one game. It seems like De has been completely kidnapped?

Could it be that Rijkaard said something in the locker room? Or did something?

Even old rival Mourinho, head coach of the Red Rebels, had to admit that Rijkaard's performance in this game really surprised him.

"He led Chelsea to play a different kind of football than he played before. This kind of football is more suitable for England and Chelsea. I know he found the threshold. They really deserved points in this game, but in the next game In the game, we are away at Stamford Bridge and I will beat Chelsea and Rijkaard.”

In this game, Mourinho chose to continue to trust Aaron Ramsey, who made a mistake at the last critical moment and turned the team's points into points.

"Aaron is a very outstanding talented player. He is only 8 years old, but he has already shown a maturity and general style that his peers do not have. He has a bright future. I will not let this game affect me. Judgment on him.”

"Yes, it cannot be denied that he made a mistake in this game, but who hasn't made a mistake? Every player has made mistakes and matured. I believe Aaron can do the same. He It will be the future of our team."

At the same time as the Red Rebels game ended, far west of Manchester at the Old Trafford Stadium, Manchester United relied on Quaresma's goal in the 79th minute to defeat the visiting Middlesbrough with difficulty.

Both teams fought fiercely in this game. Middlesbrough's defense was very successful, but they still couldn't escape the star's personal performance. Quaresma got rid of two players in a row. Turnbull failed to stop the arc shot.

With Quaresma's goal, Manchester United gained points and once again narrowed the points gap with the Red Rebels to one point. Arsenal and Droysden, who followed behind, also scored goals one after another. beat their opponents, and Liverpool beat Newcastle 0:5 away from home.

After the o-round, the British championship situation has become more chaotic and complicated, which makes everyone have high hopes for the second half of the British game. After all, during the winter break, the team has to rely on the shortcomings of the lineup. With appropriate supplements, the strength will be improved, which will further enhance the competitiveness in the second half of the league.

After this round of competition ended, the draw for the top six knockout rounds of the European Champions Cup also officially began.