“Drip! Drop…”
Only 12 minutes into the second half, Mike Dean blew a series of sharp whistles.
The broadcast camera was immediately directed to the scene of the incident.
Dean had already raised the red card high in his hand.
The one who was ejected was the captain of the Mad Gang, Barry Fuller. He wiped the sweat from his forehead calmly and walked to the sidelines.
“Oh, shit!”
Mourinho's face did not look so good.
Because Hazard, the player he relied on the most, was lying on the grass motionless!
…
"Oh my God, Hazard's calf was almost broken by the opponent!"
When the replay came on screen, Lineker couldn't help but exclaim:
"This red card is not unfair at all! Fuller will definitely be punished with an additional suspension!"
But as defenders, Neville and Carragher maintained the same view.
Especially Neville, who is also a full-back:
"That's what our coaches taught us when we first started playing for the senior team. If you can't stop your opponent from dribbling past you, then stop your opponent!"
Carragher has tackled countless people in his life, and he even has a sense of sympathy for Fuller:
"He used a red card to destroy the opponent's core player. Maybe he violated the spirit of sportsmanship, but at least... he deserves the captain's armband on his arm!"
…
This was indeed the case. Fuller, who was sent off, was booed violently by most of the stadium, but received applause from the stands closest to his team's bench.
The captain didn't seem too depressed, and even raised his hands to applaud and thank his supporters.
Adley couldn't blame him:
[Why can't you learn from Li Polo and defeat your opponent without getting a red card? ]
The head coach could only pat the old captain on the back and express his understanding for his seriousness this time.
After all...regardless of whether he wins or loses the game, Fuller will be under tremendous public pressure after the game.
If you win, it can be called "sacrificing personal interests for the overall situation", but if you lose, it is 100% a loss of both the game and your reputation!
Mourinho's face was livid. He glanced at the bench behind him and gritted his teeth to replace him with Cuadrado.
The 27-year-old Colombian winger just transferred from Serie A Fiorentina in early February for a fee of 26 million pounds, plus a young player.
——This gift is called Mohamed Salah. He is almost 23 years old this year, but in the one year he played for the Blues, he only played 19 times in various garbage times (most of them were of course as a substitute) and scored 2 goals. Because he did not meet Mourinho's wishes, he was kicked out as a bonus.
Compared to Hazard, William is certainly inferior in offense, but he is physically fit, runs actively, and can even take care of the entire wing by himself. He can also serve as a full-back to assist in defense when leading. He is indeed a suitable candidate.
Adley is more of a headache.
He could only withdraw the oldest player, Burman, and replace Fuller with Osraja, but this made the midfield of the Mad Gang even emptier. Fortunately, the opponents were frightened by Fuller's "one-for-one" killing tactics, and the frequency of passing the ball during this period decreased significantly, and they launched more attacks by passing from the wing.
When it comes to crosses from the wing, the protagonists naturally become Costa and Libolo.
Costa, who is 188cm tall and weighs 85kg, originally thought that he could defeat Li Polo, who is 181cm tall and weighs 75kg. However, after nearly an hour of fighting, he completely put aside his contemptuous view.
But Li Polo had to admit that Costa's tonnage was there. When he confronted him head-on, he could only say that he would not be at a disadvantage, but he could not be foolproof at all!
For example... when Costa has the ball with his back to the goalkeeper, it is difficult for Li Polo to seize the opportunity and steal the ball from under his feet without using a cheat.
This is the advantage of the giants. They can abandon the offensive ability of their top scorer Costa just to tie down Li Polo, but their other players can be freed up to concentrate on attacking Phillips!
Everyone can see that the 33-year-old Phillips is under a lot of pressure. Although his teammates in the midfield have been helping him defend, they still make mistakes repeatedly, allowing William, Oscar, Cuadrado and others to find long-range shooting opportunities. Fortunately, their footwork was not good, and Shea was in great form, so the score difference was not further widened.
Will Phillips grit his teeth and persevere, or learn from Fuller's spirit and replace another Chelsea player with himself?
…
"It can be seen that Hazard's injury has affected the mentality of Chelsea players. Their offensive momentum has obviously weakened a lot."
After watching for another 20 minutes, Zhan Jun made a periodic evaluation:
"Perhaps they are quite satisfied with the score of 1:0 and want to reduce casualties and losses as much as possible. After all... the Crazy Gang is definitely not a soft persimmon that is easy to bully."
Zhang Lu nodded first, then slowly shook his head:
"I feel like... Chelsea's players seem to be a little bit relaxed."
Zhan Jun was stunned for a moment, then looked up at the screen and saw that Li Polo in blue had successfully completed another successful header clearance before Costa in yellow!
This time the ball did not fly out of the sideline, but landed at Rigg's feet.
He, who was "crazy about helping Beckham", actually had a speed advantage over Beckham. After receiving the ball, he immediately made a one-two pass with his midfield teammate Porter and shook off Ramires.
Porter understood what he meant and sent a straight pass, and Rigg rode forward!
Throughout the game, they had very few counterattack opportunities and no one wanted to waste them easily!
The Blues' right-back Ivanovic, known as the "sword-bearing guard", was not in his own defensive area at all at this time and could only chase Rigg's back from a distance.
Although Akinfenwa was panting heavily, he still resolutely sprinted towards the opponent's half - he was the only forward in Wimbledon, if he didn't sprint, who would?
Rely on Li Polo?
As soon as he landed, Costa grabbed him by the waist, and then both of them fell into their own penalty area.
The beautiful lady used both her hands and feet to hold him down:
"You're not going anywhere, my little darling!"
Rigg's long-distance run had to come to an end after he met Cahill. Although he sent a cross, Akinfenwa was sandwiched between Terry and Zouma and had no way to connect. He could only watch Terry easily head the ball out of the penalty area.
Porter then swung his right leg and ended the counterattack with a long-range shot.
Perhaps because there was no movement throughout the game, Cech's hands were not flexible enough and he lacked confidence in holding the ball. He could only tip the ball out of the baseline, giving Wimbledon the first corner kick opportunity of the game.
Adley waved his hand with great regret:
"If it was Dubis or Aziz, this counterattack would have been more threatening!"
Cox glanced at the two speed forwards sitting on the bench and shrugged helplessly.
Li Polo patted Costa who was on top of him:
"Can you get up now? Did I ever tell you that you have bad breath?"
Costa was totally indifferent. Instead, he turned his head to take a look and confirmed the situation on the field, then he climbed up reluctantly.
After entering Chelsea's penalty area, the clinging beast finally got away from him and Li Polo breathed a sigh of relief.
Then he saw...Blues captain Terry posted over:
"Boy, don't even think about getting the chance on me!"
Li Polo glanced at him:
"Are you sure you're the only one keeping an eye on me?"
Terry showed a lewd smile:
"If you like Costa more, I can also call him over to serve you together. Anyway, we have one more person now."
Li Polo suddenly shuddered and took two steps back towards the top of the penalty area.
Terry didn't care where he was going, he just followed closely.
Akinfenwa was still defended by Cahill and Zouma, while Phillips was watched closely by Ivanovic. There were dedicated personnel guarding the three highest points of the Crazy Gang.
Li Polo glanced at Rigg in the corner flag area, stretched out his right hand, and made a gesture that only they could understand:
[Second set of corner flag tactics! ]
Terry sneered:
"Don't waste your time, boy!"
Li Polo ignored him and pushed the ground hard!
Terry sped up almost at the same time, following closely behind him!
But Li Polo suddenly twisted his body and changed direction while rushing forward, instantly shaking Terry off by half a body length!
The ball passed by Rigg was a half-high ball, and it began to fall near the near post, but Akinfenwa, Phillips and the Chelsea players who were marking them were all in a further back position.
Only Li Polo appeared on the passing line, and he headed the cross into the net while accelerating forward!
1:1!
Wimbledon equalized the score in the 78th minute!
"Did you say anything?"
Li Polo stopped rushing forward and shrugged at Terry behind him:
"I'm sorry, I didn't hear you."
Terry's eyes were full of anger and unwillingness.
[Negative emotions from John Terry, +6! ]
[Diego Costa, +2! ]
[Jose Mourinho, +10! ]
Mourinho's face was livid on the sidelines. He glanced at Drogba who was sitting on the bench:
"Get ready to go, Didier!"