No one thought that Lampard would make a flying tackle in training.
Due to the sudden incident, Xiao Yu was unable to completely avoid it, resulting in some sprains and strains.
This incident also means that he will not be able to participate in the home game against Villa.
In the pre-match press conference, Ancelotti also regretfully announced that Xiao Yu would be absent due to injury. The current team doctor's result is that Xiao Yu may be absent for 7-10 days, which means that the next two games will be against Villa and Wolves. All games were missed.
Naturally, the media reporters would not let this news go unnoticed, and even went as far as to tell the staff at the Cobham training base:
·Xiao was injured in training and may be absent for two weeks. Villa and Wolves benefited
·Injured during training, Xiao can no longer lead Chelsea in this devilish schedule
·Internal strife in the Blues? Insiders broke the news that Xiao was injured by Lampard's flying shovel
·The Blue Army broke his own thigh, and the "magic lamp" angrily shoveled Xiao Yu, making it difficult to defend against domestic thieves day and night
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For a time, the circles of Lampard and Xiao Yu exploded with comments:
Lampard's side mostly focused on condemnation, and many people chose to quit their fans because of this.
Xiao Yu's side is mainly praying for blessings, and everyone hopes that Xiao Yu will get well soon.
Lampard did not expect that this uncool behavior would push him to the forefront, and he had to temporarily withdraw from the net.
In the next home game against Aston Villa, Ancelotti still deployed a 4-3-3 formation, with goalkeeper Petr Cech and four defenders including Ashley Cole, John Terry and Blue. Ma and Ferreira, the three midfielders are Essien, Lampard and Ramires, and the forward trident is Malouda, Anelka and Drogba.
It stands to reason that this is also a strong lineup in the Premier League, but when facing the visiting Villa, they were actually tied at home, and even more so by their opponents.
The progress of this game was also ups and downs. In the 23rd minute of the first half, Villa's Friedel fouled in the penalty area and received a yellow dot package. The "Magic Lamp" made a hit and Chelsea led 1:0.
Next, Villa used 5 yellow cards in exchange for not conceding a goal in the first half.
However, the Blues also received a yellow dot package because of Ramirez's impolite foul. Ashley Young made the hit. In this way, the two teams tied 1:1 with a penalty kick each in the first half. Entering the intermission.
At the beginning of the second half, Downing made a hidden pass straight into the Blues' heart. Heskey rushed over and fired a powerful shot to take the lead.
Ancelotti also made immediate changes, replacing Ferreira with Bosingwa, replacing Ramirez with Kalou, and replacing Anelka with Sturridge.
This change finally paid off in the 84th minute. Kalou's shot from outside the penalty area caused a chaos in Villa's penalty area. Drogba grabbed the spot and shot back to equalize the score.
Then there was another opportunity for a supplementary shot. In the 89th minute, captain Terry stepped in and hit the blocked ball from outside the penalty area to take the lead.
The entire Blue Bridge suddenly became a sea of joy.
However, the joy of the Blues did not last long. Albrighton, who had just been replaced by Villa in the 85th minute, passed a free kick into the Blues penalty area. Clark, who had already been ambushing in the back post, hit his head and made the score 3: 3. Villa drew with Chelsea away from home.
Xiao Yu watched this game at the physiotherapy center in Cobham, and I have to say that Villa's performance today was indeed better than that of the Blues.
Moreover, under the threat of the British gang headed by Lampard, Ancelotti did not use Toni Kroos and De Bruyne who joined Xiao Yu in this game. The bitter fruit of this draw is also needed. The British gang swallowed it themselves.
Of course, this matter also attracted the attention of BOSS Abramovich. He came to the locker room after the game and said to all the players: "I'm sorry, I know you have tried your best, but we must win next time."
Later, he called out Ancelotti alone.
"Carlo, if any player does not obey your arrangements, even if he is a veteran member of the team, you don't need to worry. Leave the difficult things to me, and you just have to let it go. Remember, what I want is Victory is a championship. If anyone dares to stop us, then he is my enemy!"
After speaking, Abramovich gently patted Ancelotti's shoulder, smiled and left.
Of course, Xiao Yu didn't know all this. In fact, starting from this game, various undercurrents emerged in the Blue Army's formation again.
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Xiao Yu, who is in a state of recuperation, has not posted anything in the past few days due to player confidentiality regulations, which also made his fans anxious.
There were even several overseas Chinese fans who went to the Cobham training base many times, and some even climbed over the wall to enter, but they were all "civilized" by the security guards.
Chelsea’s winning streak was ended, which was expected by many media:
·With Super Xiao absent, the Blues were unable to defeat the underdog Villa, and they were absolutely tied at the countdown.
·Chelsea 3:3 Aston Villa, there are problems in all three lines of the Blues today
·Houllier: I am very happy that we can take away 1 point at Stamford Bridge. Without Xiao, the Blues are like a tiger without teeth.
·The failure of the "British Gang"? Top secret! A detailed look at the infighting in the Blues locker room
·Chelsea tied with Villa: Xiao was absent and suffered a draw in stoppage time
·Chelsea and Villa staged a goal battle and ended in a 3:3 draw
At a time when media reports were pouring in, Xiao Yu had already returned to his residence.
He was comfortably soaking in the bathtub, holding his mobile phone in his hand and browsing Qimao's free novels.
He is reading a football novel with the theme of time travel. The protagonist is a Chinese player who traveled through time and became a player from a foreign country.
However, he lost interest after only reading a few chapters, lamenting that just as there would always be people who disliked him, it was also difficult for him to read a novel with a different philosophy.
As a Chinese football player, Xiao Yu understands that he alone cannot change the current situation of the Chinese national football team, but he hopes that he can contribute to the youth training of Chinese players.
Even if it is just to select outstanding young players and send them to Europe to further their studies.
Xiao Yu firmly believes that he is not alone in investing in China's youth training.
In his previous life, Manchester City star Sun Jihai once conducted auditions for future youth training activities.
Today, Xu Genbao’s Genbao Football Base in Shanghai is also supplying talents to domestic teams at all levels.
This provides Xiao Yu with an idea. He can create conditions for Chinese players' plans to travel to Europe, and domestic player selection can start from private institutions such as Genbao Football Base.
He remembered that Fan Zhiyi, Xie Hui, Du Wei, Zhang Linpeng, Wu Lei and later national disciple Yan Junling in his previous life were all trained by Xu Genbao.
In his previous life, Xiao Yu heard a report and analysis, saying that the Chinese national football team could only participate in more than 40 games a year, which was 20 games behind European countries, not to mention the gap in the intensity of confrontation.
In order to confirm this problem, he specifically checked the data online.
He found that even Wu Lei, China's top star in his previous life, would only play about 45 times in 2023.
Compared with the 60+ games played by European stars, there is obviously a clear gap.
