The biggest fanatic in football

Chapter 676 You should go and beat Manchester City!

Just two days after reversing Wolves 4:2, Chelsea faced another League Cup opponent.

Considering that the key battle with Manchester City will be three days later, Conte continued to hide many main players in this cup match, mainly substitutes and youth training players.

Hazard, Lipolo, Willian, Rudiger, Kante, Navas and other absolute main players continue to sit on the bench.

Remy even became the team's on-field captain.

And his strike partner is Giroud, a typical combination of one high and one fast.

As for the midfield configuration, it includes three youth team players-Odoi, Anderson, Musonda, and midfielder Barrios.

The four defenders are Alonso, Rudiger, teenager Ampadu, and Azpilicueta.

The goalkeeper is Caballero.

It can be seen that Conte, an Italian, is still somewhat conservative at heart. Although he has all substitutes in the midfield and frontcourt, on the defense line, three of the four players are the absolute main force...

The attitude of these four defenders is also very clear:

[You can play whatever you want in the frontcourt, I will use the defense to protect you!]

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"Welcome home, Frank!"

On the afternoon of December 6, Stamford Bridge was almost full.

Although Chelsea's opponent is not a traditional powerhouse, or even a Premier League powerhouse, but a team from the British Championship - Derby County!

But whether it is the coaching team, players, or home fans, they attach great importance to this game.

On the one hand, the opponent Derby County eliminated in the previous round was Manchester United led by Mourinho!

On the other hand, the head coach of Derby County has a name that is very familiar to Blues fans:

Former Chelsea vice-captain, Blue Bridge magic lamp, Frank Lampard! -

"It's definitely a great pleasure to be able to return to Stamford Bridge. Even though I've been away for several years, I can still feel the love the fans have for me."

Before the game, Lampard accepted a brief interview with Chelsea Club's official television station.

In the camera, his face is full of warm smile:

"Chelsea is creating its own blue dynasty, and this group of young people have done a great job!"

"Compared with Chelsea, Derby County is just a small team and I am just a rookie coach. The gap between us is all-round."

"So, in today's game, we will not consider the issue of victory or defeat, but hope to learn some experience from the game and use it to improve the team's tactical play, so that it can be better used in the English Championship!"

He said it very politely, but Li Polo saw through his thoughts at a glance.

【Hypocritical Lampard!】

So he stood aside and shook his head.

The Chelsea TV reporter immediately noticed his presence and immediately focused the camera on him:

"Hi, Polo, do you have anything to say?"

Li Boluopi looked at the other coach with a smile:

"If we knew early on that Mr. Lampard wanted to learn from the game so much, we should have sent a few more key players."

"But it's not too late now. I'm going to tell Mr. Conte that I can overcome the difficulties and replace Giroud in the starting lineup!"

Lampard hugged his shoulders:

"If you still want to retain your physical fitness to deal with Manchester City, don't waste it in an insignificant game like the League Cup!"

[Negative sentiment from Frank Lampard, +108!]

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Of course, Lee Poirot's speech was just to scare Lampard, who ultimately chose to be a spectator on the bench.

In addition to the head coach, Derby County also has Wilson and Tomori, two young players from Chelsea. They were also important contributors to the victory over Manchester United in the last round. Wilson even scored a goal himself, which made Mourinho despair.

Facing their real club this time, the two young players have an even stronger desire to win. They almost can't wait to prove that they are worthy of occupying a position in Chelsea's first team!

But the reality is a bit cruel.

Less than 5 minutes into the game, Tomori was too aggressive when defending Giroud and accidentally scored an own goal, helping his old club take the lead.

There was a burst of warm applause in the stands at Stamford Bridge, but Tomori was too embarrassed to raise his head.

Derby County, who fell behind by one goal, did not feel depressed. They quickly regrouped and launched an offensive. Just 3 minutes later, their top scorer Mateos responded to Wilson's through ball and scored a single goal, and calmly pushed the ball to equalize the score for the visiting team.

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But the 1:1 score only lasted 10 minutes. Tomori's central defender partner Keogh also scored an own goal...

Two own goals were scored in 20 minutes, and Derby County's morale was severely damaged. Chelsea took advantage of the opportunity to pursue. At the end of the first half, Giroud assisted Remy with a header to expand the score, 3:1!

Although Lampard tried his best to boost morale, in the face of the huge gap in strength, Derby County still stopped there.

Although they recovered a goal in the second half through winger Waghorn, Rudiger then seized the opportunity to set the ball in the frontcourt and locked the score at 4:2!

——I don’t know if it’s an illusion. Since Lee Polo joined the team, the heading skills of Chelsea players seem to have been collectively strengthened...

Li Polo stretched out on the leather seat and nudged Hazard, whose eyelids were already closed, with his elbow:

"Eden, don't fall asleep!"

"In the winter in England, you will catch a cold if you fall asleep!"

Azar made a "suck" sound and subconsciously wiped the corner of his mouth:

"I just dreamed that I was eating a burger!"

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Although Lampard lost the game, no one would blame him at all. After all, the level difference between the two sides was too large, and the loss was indeed not a crime of war.

Not only did he not have any responsibility, but he showed his ability to lead the team as a first-time coach in front of his old club. It can be said that he returned home with great honor despite defeat.

After this round of competition, the list of the top eight of the League Cup will be freshly released.

Since the League Cup prize money is extremely low and its importance is far less than that of the Premier League and FA Cup, many Premier League teams do not pay attention to it and often send rotation or youth training players to play, such as in the top 16 games.

, there are only three sets of duels between the same Premier League teams.

The first was Leicester City's thrilling victory over Southampton in a penalty shootout.

The second was Tottenham's 3:1 win over West Ham United on the field.

In the last game, Manchester City defeated New Wimbledon 2:0.

After seeing the photo of head coach Ardley looking dissatisfied, Lee Polo looked up to the sky and sighed:

"Mr. Neil Ardley, I will avenge you right away!"

Adele won't wait too long, Chelsea will face Manchester City in just 3 days! -

I don’t know if the English Professional League officials heard Lee Polo’s wishes, or if it was just to create a gimmick. Later, in the League Cup quarter-finals draw, Chelsea happened to be drawn together with Manchester City.

This game was originally scheduled for mid-December.

This also means that Chelsea would have met twice in the league and cup within a week!

But unfortunately, this is the "original schedule".

Since Chelsea must participate in the Club World Cup in mid-December, the League Cup can only be postponed.

Lee Polo deeply regrets this.

It's a pity that we can't continue to tease each other!

(End of chapter)