Chapter 72

Before going to the national team to be judged by more future teammates, Chelsea ushered in the fourth round of the Champions League group stage. They will go to the away game at Veltins Arena to challenge Bundesliga Schalke 04 on the 7th.

The home team Schalke 04 arranged a 4-2-3-1 lineup in this game, with goalkeeper Neuer, defenders Rafinha, Boden, Kostakic, Westerman, midfielder Jones and Bayin Ramovic, midfielder Asamoah, Rakitic, player No. 17, forward Larsson.

Chelsea lined up a 433 lineup for this game, with goalkeeper Endritt, defenders Bridge, Carvalho, Alex, and Belletti, midfielders Lampard, Makelele, Essien, and forward Ma Luda, Drogba, Cole.

When Endritt first saw the starting lineups of both sides, he didn't think much about it until he saw the big-eyed No. 17 player in the tunnel. Endritt's originally smiling face suddenly turned cold. He lowered his head and stared at the ground, only wishing that he was not a striker, otherwise he would have to let this fledgling player see the dangers from his seniors, as well as the unquenchable anger when he thinks about it.

"Ritter?" Alex, who was closest to Endrit, reached out and pulled the former, put his head close to him and asked loudly: "What's wrong with you? What are you looking at? Is there anything on the ground?"

Endrit raised his head slightly. After calming down his bad mood a little, he said expressionlessly: "It's nothing."

"You were still smiling just now..." Alex met Endrit's gaze and was slightly startled, "You, you are in a bad mood. "?"

Endrit didn't speak, but lowered his eyes slightly.

Alex didn't know what to do and stood there at a loss.

"It's okay," Endrit put his arm around Alex's shoulders and whispered softly: "I just saw a player on the opposite side and suddenly felt bad."

Alex breathed a sigh of relief, not because of him, "Ah "Who is it? The forward?" Endrit

shook his head and said softly: "I don't know why, but I feel uncomfortable when I see him. I feel bad about him. I hate him."

Shi Qing glanced sideways and saw those very abrupt big eyes. He quickly looked away, patted Endritt's shoulder lightly with his backhand, then left briefly and jumped forward to say something to other teammates.

All the Schalke 04 players were confused, because the Chelsea players next door suddenly all turned back to look at them, all with strange looks in their eyes.

"What are they doing?" Raphinha turned to ask Boden, "Are they sick? It's best if this is the case, we can win easily at home."

"Who knows?" Boden curled his lips, "Whether we score or not is not up to us."

"But Neuer can prevent the opponent from scoring, right?" Raphinha chuckled and turned to look at Neuer behind him, only to find that the latter was He turned and stared at the other side.

"Neil? Who are you looking at?"

Neuer stared at Endrit for a few seconds. After hearing his teammates calling again, he turned his head silently and denied, "It's nothing."

The big-eyed boy finally waited for the start. He was very excited to play. His eyes were wandering around and he didn't notice that all the Chelsea players were looking at him just now.

Chelsea player: What's going on with this guy? Ritter is a very nice person, and he never joins in their discussions about what other players are bad at, but this kid makes Ritter feel disgusted at the first sight?

Everyone exchanged glances quickly. No one said anything about this matter, but years of tacit understanding allowed them to make a decision at the same time.

After the referee Busaca blew the whistle to start the game, Schalke 04 kicked off and quickly pressed forward with the football.

Slomka looked at his team and glanced at Endrit standing in front of the goal. He was thinking about whether this attack could have a good result. He thought Schalke 04 could have the young Neuer. We are already very lucky. Who knew that Chelsea, no, the entire Premier League was so lucky to have Endrit as a goalkeeper.

Slomka's eyes were fixed on the football, and his eyes moved up to the young player No. 17 who was holding the ball. The corners of his mouth raised slightly: Hehe, you can't think of it, Chelsea opposite, they also have a good prospect in their youth team, and he will definitely shock the world in the future. !

"Bang!"

Before the voice in his heart could fully express itself, player No. 17, who was praised by Slomka, was directly knocked down by Alex in the penalty area. The football rolled out with a rumble. Asamo was about to catch the ball. Ah stood in the penalty area and was a little confused: What's going on? Is he so hopeless now? Instead of bringing him down, the opponent brought down a new young player?

Referee Busaka ran over with his whistle blowing and awarded Schalke a free kick without hesitation.

Alex got up from the ground and snorted at player No. 17 lying on the lawn. When he looked up, he saw Endrit looking at him with a smile.

Alex puffed up his chest, and the red scarf on his chest became even brighter (bushi).

Mourinho stood on the sidelines with his arms folded, his eyes constantly scanning the court, and his head was full of questions: What's going on? What are these guys doing?

The commentator on the scene was also a little confused, but it was impossible to say that they did not understand why Alex would choose to bring down a newcomer, a player who currently has no achievements and poses no threat to the team. "Alex chose to nip the greater danger in the cradle. Alex's shot was likely to pose a threat to the goal, so he chose to knock down No. 17 XXX before he could pass the ball."

The partner next to him insisted . Scalp continued, "But he obviously made a mistake, because compared to Asamoah's shot, a free kick is obviously more threatening now."

"But Endrit obviously didn't care about this mistake. He smiled and looked at

"I think this is the confidence of a world-class goalkeeper. He has the confidence to save this penalty."

As the referee Busaka blew the whistle, Rakitic made a free decision . The ball was shot directly, and the football flew high. Endritt quickly jumped to save it, but the football flew past his fingertips: Don't get me wrong, the ball was kicked too high and flew directly over the crossbar.

The Schalke 04 fans in the stands let out a sigh of regret. They got such a good free kick opportunity at the beginning, only 25 meters away from the goal. It was a pity that they didn't score.

The game continued, and Schalke still had the ball.

Chelsea seized an opportunity in the fifth minute of the game. Schalke 04 defender Bolden made a mistake in passing the ball in front of the penalty area. Essien intercepted the ball and passed it to Lampard. Lampard got the ball and passed it across to DeRo. bar.

Drogba failed to accurately predict the foothold of the football this time. He hurriedly caught the ball and adjusted and then fired a low shot straight towards the goal.

Neuer attacked and saved the football with one palm.

Several Chelsea players in front of the goal moved in the direction of the ball, intending to take a follow-up shot, but the ball rolled out of bounds before everyone else.

Busaca awarded a corner kick as usual. Lampard stood on the right and kicked the corner kick directly into the penalty area. Alex struggled to catch up with the football and then jumped high to header.

But just like Rakitic just now, Alex's header was too hard and flew directly outside the crossbar.

In the tenth minute of the game, player No. 17, who had just been knocked down by Alex, finally appeared in the penalty area with the ball again. This time, he was more cautious than last time. After getting the ball, he quickly glanced around the area. His teammates finally decided to take the football fifty meters to the front left and then passed the football across to Larson who was in the penalty area.

But this time he still took the ball and didn't run long before he was knocked to the ground again by Belletti who stepped forward to steal the ball.

The referee ran over blowing his whistle, and Beretti apologized seriously, "I'm sorry, I didn't expect him to be so weak. He fell down at the first touch."

Busaka glanced at the man who looked uncomfortable and guilty. Belletti's eyes fell on player No. 17, who was rolling on the ground with his legs covered and screaming. After taking a deep breath, he almost made a penalty: Schalke 04 once again got a free kick!

The Schalke 04 fans at the scene couldn't help but cheer loudly for No. 17, who won two free throw opportunities for the team in less than ten minutes on the field. The German commentator also couldn't help but praise loudly in the live broadcast room for trying to draw fouls and win free throws. Coach Slomka created more threatening shooting opportunities, and player No. 17 loyally and courageously implemented the coach's tactics.

It’s hard for them not to think so. After all, within less than ten minutes of the opening, Schalke 04 got two free kick opportunities. This seems to be what Schalke 04 wanted to do. Otherwise, Chelsea players would be stupid enough to give it away. Give them free throws?

But the two people who were praised at this time were completely out of shape. Coach Slomka frequently turned his head to look at Mourinho on the sidelines, wondering in his heart: What kind of tactics is this? Why deliberately give them Schalke 04 a penalty shot opportunity?

Player No. 17 let out a low "hiss" and protested to the coach that the opponent should get a yellow card, not just a free kick.

The referee Busaca glanced at No. 17 expressionlessly, and then blew the whistle to signal Schalke 04 to take a penalty kick: He saw it. The Chelsea defender did not deliberately make any foul moves, he just rushed directly. He was going for the ball and accidentally bumped into the latter, who fell to the ground all of a sudden.

To be honest, when the first penalty was awarded, Busaka did not want to give a yellow card so early before awarding a free kick. But this time when he saw the same player fall down again in a short period of time, he couldn't help but murmur in his heart. : Could this guy be cheating on free throws on purpose?

The Schalke players didn't know what the referee was thinking. The kicker Bolden hit the goal directly with a free kick, and the ball went directly wide of the goal.

Endrit reached out and touched the goal post. He stared at the football as it flew out and then looked up at the No. 17 player standing in the penalty area, twitching the corners of his mouth expressionlessly.

Player No. 17 was all excited, with a creepy feeling of being watched. He turned around and looked around, as if all the Chelsea players were looking at him in a somewhat surprised direction.

In the 14th minute of the game, Chelsea launched a quick attack from the left. After Bridge passed the ball, Drogba received the ball and volleyed in the penalty area and missed the goal.

In the 7th minute of the game, Belletti made a mistake in passing the ball in the backcourt. After intercepting the ball, No. 17 shot directly in the penalty area. Endrit took the initiative and slapped the football back.

The football hit No. 17 directly on the waist and abdomen with a "bang" sound. The latter immediately removed the football and shot again.

This time, Endritt held the football firmly in his arms and then threw the ball to Belletti.

Belletti looked at Endrit with a smile. Endrit glared at him before catching the ball, turning around and running forward.

The other three defenders were also laughing. After being glared at by Endrit, they turned around and left the penalty area with a smile.

At that time, No. 17, who was only thinking of a follow-up shot, finally felt the pain belatedly and ran forward with a grin on his face.

"Endrit made a cute little mistake."

"I have to say Chelsea's defense has a good relationship. They didn't get angry after the opponent made a mistake, they just laughed in a friendly way."

"No, no, no, between them So they can still laugh, just because the goal has not been broken by Schalke 04. I think if they make another mistake and Schalke 04 seizes the opportunity, they will definitely not be able to laugh."

"Chelsea's game. There are indeed many mistakes, but I think this may also be Schalke 04's tactics. This is amazing. I can't imagine how Schalke 04 accurately grasps this scale."

Schalke 04 fans on the field. The commentators and commentators in the live broadcast room all praised Schalke 04, who clearly had the advantage at home.

But the Schalke 04 players who were playing on the field and Bishop Slomka on the sidelines felt indescribably uncomfortable.

No. 17, who was considered to have executed the tactic, kept running and looking at the coach on the sidelines from time to time, hoping that the coach would let him off the field. Afterwards, he realized that he seemed to be targeted by the opponent.

But his teammates didn't seem to realize it and still passed the football to him. Not long after he got the football, Lampard rushed directly to him to steal the ball.

No. 17 was startled and immediately jumped to pass the ball, but as soon as the football was passed, he collided with Lampard. The young newcomer was completely unable to resist the star who had been on the court for many years and was knocked over again with a plop. .

The referee Busaca blew the whistle hard. Larson, who had just received the pass, unfortunately stopped the ball. Busaca quickly rushed to the scene of the accident.

"Referee! He did it on purpose! He did it on purpose! He hit me on purpose! Damn it! You have to give him a red card! Red card!"

Busaca turned to look at Lampard, who looked innocent, " I didn't expect that as soon as he hit him..."

Busaca looked away before Lampard finished speaking, took out a yellow card from his pocket and handed it to No. 17, "False, yellow card."

The first two falls. It's just that I just want a free throw. This time it's even more extreme. I want a 1+1! He also passed the football to the forward of the team before he fell down on purpose. If he, the referee, had not reacted in time and blew the whistle immediately, would the opponent not only have taken a shot, but also wanted the opponent player to get a red card directly? !

Lampard knows this, he has a very good style of play on the court.

No. 17 was surprisingly angry, "I didn't dive! I was hit, you **** blind*****!"

Busaca expressionlessly took out another yellow card, "Insulting the referee."

Two yellows turned to one red, and No. 17 came off the field. Slomka hurriedly replaced Lowencrantz and then waved to signal the team to shrink the defense.

Schalke 04 no longer took the initiative. Slomka turned his head and kept staring at Mourinho. After the referee blew the whistle to end the first half, he immediately walked over and said coldly: "Van Gaal Do you know that the disciples he taught are so insidious?"

Mourinho:? ? ? ?