Chapter 29:

Because it is a club friendly match, which can be regarded as a warm-up match before the start of the new season, Mourinho will not bring all the starting players into the game at once, but will use half the starting lineup and half the substitute lineup.

One purpose is to allow the team's starting players to return to competitive form through warm-up, and the other is to put some pressure on some of the starting players - if these substitute players perform well in a few club friendly matches, then after the start of the new season Mourinho will give these people a starting opportunity, which is also the motivation for these substitute players to work hard.

Because Zhou Liran has been watched by Mourinho for training, he is also the first player in the Chelsea team to report to the team. However, the new season has not officially started yet, and there are still a few players among the starting players who have not arrived. Zhou Liran still has He signed a starting contract and was not introduced to his future teammates.

Although they were familiar with each other's faces as they moved around the team, they never said hello formally. Zhou Liran has never taken the initiative to move up. Although he is a serious member of the Chelsea youth training camp, his current situation is equivalent to that of an airborne soldier. Before he has shown enough strength and potential, If you get close to someone, you will just stick your hot face against someone else's cold butt. You will get no benefit and can only laugh at them.

Mourinho also said that if he can keep a clean sheet in these six club friendly matches before the season, Mourinho will officially introduce him to all the players.

"I will tell them that until you can't keep a clean sheet, you will always be our starting goalkeeper at Chelsea."

"The opportunity for success is right in front of you, it just depends on whether you can seize it."

Zhou Liran suspected that Mourinho had already I revealed these words to the remaining Chelsea players, because they all looked at me very strangely, especially the home team’s substitute goalkeepers No. 23 Cudicini and No. 40 Hilario, who looked at me as if they were real. I wanted to stab him several times on the spot.

But these are not problems. Zhou Liran has completely understood one thing in the past few days: just because he is from Chelsea's youth training and holds an English household registration, as long as he shows enough strength, he will never be hidden. . Even if the worst happens, and Boss Abramovich is dissatisfied with himself, he will not be left without the ball - the English are so xenophobic, no, they are just trying to protect their shortcomings.

Just like today's game against the Mexican American team, because his name of "Iron Mask" is spread widely, in the eyes of the media, he is regarded as the England goalkeeper praised by them, so even if it is just a club friendly match , even if Harris did not pay, there were not a few sports media who came to watch the game. They took pictures of Zhou Liran standing in front of the goal with their cameras.

"Dududu..."

As the referee of this game blew his whistle, the game officially started.

For Chelsea, Mourinho still deployed a 4-3-3 formation.

Goalkeeper: Endrit (Zhou Liran)

Defender: Ashley, Glenn, Hutchison, Paul

Midfielder: Lampard, Michael, Sedwell

Forward: Malouda, Cole, Robben

After the list is sorted out , Shevchenko's face was a little ugly, because he found that Mourinho was too lazy to pretend now. Among the three forwards, only Malouda was the starting player, and the remaining two were original substitutes. As for players, Mourinho would rather let Cole and Robben play than him.

He was sure that Mourinho did it on purpose, but he couldn't say anything yet, because Mourinho could definitely say that he was doing it to train the players. If he said it, at most he would ask him to lead him during the next friendly match of the club. Two substitute players - but if he says it now, it will be difficult to say it again when the official game begins.

He can protest his dissatisfaction, but he cannot express his dissatisfaction too many times.

Forget it, let him see how strong the Iron Man is that makes Mourinho so confident now.

Shevchenko sat in the stands and looked at the current stadium. The game had already started for twenty minutes. It was 4-4-2. The goal of the Mexican American team, which was in a diamond position in the midfield, was frequently threatened.

Although it is a semi-substitute lineup, the gap between the Premier League team and the Mexican team is still very big. Just now, Chelsea got a free kick opportunity at the edge of the penalty area. Midfielder Lampard took the penalty and the free kick went directly around He hit the wall and hit the blind spot, and flew into the net with a "swish" sound.

The Blues fans present immediately cheered, and Chelsea led Mexico America 1:0 at home.

Shevchenko applauded Lampard's wonderful free kick, but his eyes stopped on Zhou Liran. He felt regretful: The opponent was too weak. Mourinho put Lampard on again today. Then there is no suspense in this game at all. Mourinho didn't deliberately help to keep a clean sheet, right?

This must be the case. Lampard would never have been allowed to warm up so early before... But Mourinho can't let Lampard play in every game of the next six games, right?

Zhou Liran didn't know that someone was paying attention to him. Standing in front of the goal, Zhou Liran didn't think his opponent was too good, because his attention was completely on the football. At this moment, the opponent's player on the field launched a counterattack by throwing the ball quickly. , the football was thrown directly into the middle. After receiving the ball, the midfielder of Mexico America turned around and immediately hit a high ball to the left side of the front court. Mexico America's forward was running wildly, and Chelsea's defenders were also running wildly to prepare to return. .

This was a fast break. The opposite forward Anderson had already planned it. After running past the foothold of the football, he deliberately stopped. When Chelsea defender Ashley stretched his legs to hook the ball, he directly raised his foot to cushion the football. The football was very He quickly flew in front of Anderson, fell on the lawn and quickly rolled towards the goal.

Anderson started to chase, and the four Chelsea defenders behind him also gritted their teeth and ran wildly. When he was about to catch up, Anderson made an emergency stop and hooked the football in front of him with his toes, then swung his right foot and caught up. Ashley immediately fell to the ground and tackled directly, but unexpectedly Anderson made a fake move when he was already facing the goalkeeper. Ashley scooped up the air!

damn it!

Ashley pounded the lawn hard and felt a little annoyed when he heard the cheers of the fans...huh? Cheers?

Ashley rolled over and climbed up from the court. He turned around to look at his own goal and found that it was empty. The football was being held in the arms of his new teammate. The opponent raised his chin towards him. Ashley understood what it meant: stunned. What are you doing? Stand still and I'll throw the ball to you.

Ashley subconsciously showed a smile to the other party and felt a lot more relaxed: It's good. This new goalkeeper is indeed pretty good and fairly reliable.