“Bang!”
3:55.
A large cloud of white smoke gushed out from the center of Wembley Stadium, instantly covering half of the stadium.
Players from both teams have completed the formation ceremony in the player tunnel and are waiting for the final inspection by the referee team.
Compared to the narrow passages at King's Meadow, Wembley is obviously much more spacious and grand.
After all, it was the final, and Li Polo was assigned a .
This was a caddie who was about seven or eight years old. She was just as tall as Li Boluo's waist, had a chubby face, and looked at him with a silly and cute face:
"I hope you win!"
Li Polo smiled and pinched her little face:
"Thanks."
The little caddy clenched his fist:
"Because my dad is an Arsenal fan!"
Li Polo didn't say anything this time, he just observed the opponent's lineup.
At the front is Chelsea captain Terry, followed by goalkeeper Cech, defenders Ivanovic, Cahill, Azpilicueta, Zouma...
etc?
He continued to look back, at the midfielders Oscar and Ramires, and the forwards Hazard, Costa, and Willian...
What about Fabregas, who was originally included in the starting lineup?
Li Polo couldn't help but raise the corner of his mouth.
…
Lineker in the live broadcast room also discovered this detail immediately:
"Mourinho temporarily replaced Fabregas with Zouma?"
Carragher stroked his stubble:
"According to the rules, a temporary substitution means... Cesc Fabregas cannot play in this game, leaving Chelsea with only six substitutes."
Neville frowned.
"Should Chelsea switch to playing with three central defenders? Or should Zouma play as a defensive midfielder?"
Lineker showed a meaningful smile:
"I thought Mourinho had already won the game, but I didn't expect that after being provoked by Polo Lee yesterday, he was the first to lose his temper!"
As if he had heard their comments, the director immediately turned the camera to Mourinho who entered the stadium with the team.
The 52-year-old Magic Bird is at the golden age for a coach. He is wearing a neat suit, looking confident, and has gray and white curly hair. Not only does he not look old, but he highlights his masculine charm.
It’s hard to tell that he’s as “impatient” as the commentator said!
Carragher chose to support Mourinho:
"I can probably understand his feelings. After all, the striker at Wimbledon is...too strong. Although he is 33 years old, I think neither Cahill nor Terry can defend him alone. Adding another defensive player, whether playing as a defender or a defensive midfielder, can effectively protect the defense line."
Neville rarely agreed with him:
"Yes, as for the removal of Fabregas, it is easier to understand. Among Chelsea's frontcourt offensive personnel, the Spanish midfielder was almost fully present in the first two months of 2015, but only provided one assist. His form is obviously different from that in the first half of the season. It is understandable that Mourinho chose to keep Oscar who is in better form."
Following their analysis, players from both teams had already formed a long line on the court.
Under the gaze of 90,000 spectators, more than 30 children sang the British national anthem "God Save the Queen" in unison as a small ceremony before the start of the game.
Then the players from both sides began to shake hands and salute each other, and Mourinho, as the head coach, even joined in.
Li Polo certainly did not miss this opportunity:
"Mr. Mourinho, is it because you haven't won a championship for so long that you are so impatient?"
[Negative emotions from Mourinho, +4! ]
Mourinho's face darkened slightly and he turned and left.
He doesn't have time to waste on a League Two player!
However, Zhan Jun, who was thousands of miles away, helped him to count:
"Since Mourinho lost to Arsenal in the Community Shield at the beginning of the season, as of today, the Portuguese coach has not won any championship trophy for 914 consecutive days, so we see that he seems to be more excited than usual."
Zhang Lu nodded repeatedly:
"914 days? That's almost three years. It's really hard for him, haha."
Mourinho is indeed feeling a little uncomfortable.
In his last season at Real Madrid, he not only failed to win any honors, but conflicts with the dressing room almost ruined his reputation. In his first season back at Chelsea, he also failed to win any of the four major titles. Even Wenger, whom he despised the most, won the FA Cup and the Community Shield. What he couldn't accept was that it was Wenger who defeated his Chelsea 3-0 in the Community Shield!
He wants to prove himself again, he wants to return to the top!
He wants to start with the League Cup and win all the championships!
In order to get 100% chance of victory, he chose a more stable tactic!
…
“Ding~~~”
Referee Mike Dean announced the start of the game with a long whistle.
Diego Costa drove the ball back, then turned and stepped into Wimbledon 's half.
This super striker, who is known as "the most beautiful man" because of his distinctive looks, ranked third in the La Liga scorer list last season with 27 goals, only behind Cristiano Ronaldo with 31 goals and Messi with 28 goals. For a while, he was praised as the third best striker in the world!
In his first season with the Blues, he also performed like a duck in water, scoring 18 goals in 23 league appearances. Such a goal efficiency is truly amazing.
Of course, if he hadn't been suspended for too many yellow cards, his number of goals would probably have been even higher!
Now, such a beast appeared in front of Li Polo and even spoke:
"Hey, bro, I heard you're the best defender in English League Two?"
As a player with dual Brazilian and Spanish citizenship, his English is much more pleasing to the ear than Kane's.
Li Polo ignored him, because everyone knew that Costa was not a good person.
But Costa did not give up because of his indifference:
"I know you beat Liverpool and Manchester United, but none of their main strikers played, did they?"
Li Polo raised his eyebrows:
"We also beat Tottenham and Harry Kane started the game."
Costa seemed to have heard something funny:
"Hahaha, he's just a weakling! What sense of accomplishment would you get from stepping on him?"
The striker had more to say:
"Listen, I admire players like you, strong and powerful. If possible, I want to exchange jerseys with you after the game. What do you think?"
Li Polo ignored him and suddenly took a step forward and intercepted Oscar's through ball!
After the danger was eliminated, Li Polo shrugged his shoulders:
"If you're still in the mood to do that after losing, I might consider it."
Costa, who was ready to start the offside run two seconds ago, clenched his fists:
"Very good! You succeeded in irritating me!"
[Negative emotions from Diego Costa, +3! ]