"Fabio, I decided to let you wear it in the final tomorrow"

This is the day before the Champions League final, when the team was familiar with the venue at the Ataturk Stadium in Istanbul, Ye Qiu personally handed the captain's armband to Cannavaro's hands. At that moment, he took over this captain's armband as he used to it.

To be honest, for Cannavaro, who is the captain of the Italian national team, he was not surprised to be the interim captain of Chelsea, and he also took it lightly because he was used to it.

"You are a veteran and have very rich experience in the game. I hope you can lead your teammates more in the game. I believe you know as well as me. It is not easy for us to get to this point today. We are only one last step away from creating history. We cannot lose, we must win."

"We will encounter great difficulties in this game. There will be many players who cannot participate in the game, and I cannot command on the sidelines. So I hope you will become the captain of the team and give orders on the court on my behalf. I believe you can lead the team to complete this game well and achieve a satisfactory result."

Cannavaro, who was in front of the penalty area of ​​the Ataturk Stadium, reached out and touched the captain's armband on his arm. He couldn't help but turn his head and searched the head coach in the chairman's stands for the figure of the head coach, but there were too many people, so he could not find Ye Qiu.

So soon, he returned to the game and he was hesitating.

He had a feeling that the team was overwhelming, which was not a good thing, because there would be more loopholes behind him, while Benitez's old fox arranged Cice in the vicinity. What is the most powerful French striker, Cice?

speed

What is Liverpool's sharpest offensive method?

Counterattack

In other words, with Xavi Alonso making a long pass behind him and Cice in the front sprint, Chelsea pressing forward to attack, isn't it just enough to hit the gun of Liverpool's counterattack? As long as Liverpool finds an opportunity to pull the trigger at any time, Chelsea will be finished

On the football field, there are always good and bad luck. Cannavaro, who has rich game experience, understands this very well.

"Head, what should I do?" Cannavaro asked himself in his heart.

"I believe you can do a good job." Ye Qiu patted his shoulders, and the words he said with great confidence once again sounded in Cannavaro's ears, making him further strengthen his confidence.

"Guys, don't go too far, come back a little bit," Cannavaro shouted at his teammates in front of him.

"Don't fall into the trap of the Liverpool people. They want to fight our counterattack. They all come back and maintain a compact formation."

Cannavaro's shouts quickly reached the frontcourt. After hearing this, all the players immediately woke up. It turned out that they had thrown all the words that the head coach kept telling the head coach before the game to the sky. Didn't the head coach ask them to maintain a compact formation at all times before the game?

But at this moment, Chelsea made a mistake in passing the ball in the frontcourt. After getting the ball, Joe Cole wanted to pass it to Rooney, but Harman used his body to withstand Joe Cole, cut off Joe Cole's ball under his feet, and poked it to nearby Xavi Alonso.

After getting the ball, Xavi Alonso turned around and kicked forward gently. Seeing Cice raise his hand in front to ask for the ball, he rushed forward quickly, before Essin, and kicked the ball forward with a big foot.

The ball crossed the large stadium, drew a beautiful parabola, and landed behind Chelsea's defense.

This landing point is very clever, just between the defense line and the goalkeeper, and near the penalty spot, so that the goalkeeper dare not attack.

Cannavaro had long noticed Cice. When Liverpool successfully intercepted the ball and wanted to counterattack, he waved to Galas immediately, rushed forward immediately, almost gritting his teeth, because his physical fitness had been consumed more than two hours of game time.

Now, the only force that supports him to continue moving forward is his will, the strong will he wants to win the game.

Finally, he jumped high before Xisai, headed the ball and pushed the ball out of the penalty area. When he landed again, he almost fell to the ground, but he still struggled to stand up.

But just as he stood up, he saw that the ball still fell at the feet of the Liverpool player. Smitchell passed it to Gerald, who quickly inserted it after getting the ball, obviously trying to kick it directly.

"Offside" Cannavaro saw that it was too late to stop Gerald from kicking off, and Cice was obviously going to go for Cudicini, so he immediately realized that he wanted to set up an offside trap.

Chelsea's defense moved forward tacitly, and Cice undoubtedly appeared in the offside position, and he blocked goalkeeper Cudicini, and then Gerald kicked directly. This time, Cousini did not react because his vision was blocked by Cousini, and the ball entered the net.

"This should be a very obvious offside. Cisseu disturbed the goalkeeper. The offside was very clear and indisputable. The linebacker also raised the offside flag. We." After the on-site commentator scored the goal, he commented on the goal and felt that it should be an invalid goal.

But at this moment, the referee suddenly blew a whistle and signaled the kick to return to the midfield. The goal was valid

"What's going on? What's going on?" The commentator on the scene was surprised.

The entire Ataturk Stadium was in an uproar. Originally, Liverpool fans were regretting the offside, while Chelsea fans felt that the team had completed another defense and felt that the team had survived. But suddenly, the referee signaled that the goal was valid?

"Oh my God, the referee actually signaled that the goal was valid. What's going on? Didn't the linebacker signal that Cice was in an offside position? Why did the goal still score? Although Cice did not directly participate in the offense, he obviously disturbed the goalkeeper and blocked the goalkeeper's sight. This has caused offside in the new offside rule, and an indisputable offside."

Chelsea players were also crazy, and they all surrounded the referee.

"Sir, we are all very sure, and we are sure that Cice was in an offside position at that time, and the lineman also supported and agreed with our views. Why did you win the penalty? "Canavaro blocked the infuriating teammates and negotiated with the referee. This is his duty as the team captain.

"Cisse did not directly participate in the offense. According to the new offside interpretation regulations, it will not cause offside," the referee explained.

"But he obviously disturbed the goalkeeper's sight and affected the goalkeeper's judgment. According to the new offside rules, this is also considered offside." Cannavaro was a little excited. This was definitely an indisputable offside. There was no need to doubt at all. Even the linebacker made a penalty, but the referee wanted to overturn the linebacker's judgment?

"I'm sorry, I don't think he's disturbing the goalkeeper's sight," Mehuto Gonzalez replied with great certainty.

This is indeed a very vague concept. If the referee is at a certain angle, he can get the answer to Ciceui's goalkeeper's sight, but if he is at another angle, the situation may be different. The final explanation lies with the referee, and Mehuto Gonzalez obviously believes in his eyes.

"We can't explain your answer, sir, at least the linebacker is very sure that Cisse is offside, and he is heading for the goalkeeper, but you told us that he did not disturb the goalkeeper, which is definitely not a satisfactory answer." Cannavaro felt unacceptable.

The introduction of the new offside rules is to encourage offense and a new explanation of offside rules. One very important point is that as long as the referee is defined as not directly participating in the game, or does not affect the opponent's players, and allows the offensive party to gain benefits from it, it is not considered offside.

This actually gives the referee a lot of power, just like Cice headed towards Cudicini just now. Has he affected Cudicini's judgment and vision? The referee's position is different, and different conclusions may be drawn.

"From the slow-motion replay, we can clearly see that Cice is indeed offside, which is indisputable. He is indeed standing between Cudicini and Gerrard, affecting Cudicini's sight range, which should also be considered offside, but the referee seems to feel that Cice has no impact on Cudicini."

New rules and explanations are often accompanied by more controversy. This has appeared in the European Cup and has also appeared in a series of Champions League events in the past. Now, it has also appeared in the Champions League finals.

"This is definitely a misjudgment. It is a real misjudgment. Chelsea seems to be unable to accept the referee's penalty at all. Kudicini also chased the referee and said that he was influenced by Cice, but the referee's attitude is very firm and he also showed a yellow card warning to Cannavaro and Davis, who took the lead in putting pressure.

"There is not much time left in the game. This should be a goal that determines the outcome of the game, but unexpectedly, there was such a huge controversy, which would definitely cause Chelsea's dissatisfaction after the game.

The referee is very determined about his penalty and he cannot and cannot make any changes. So after warning Chelsea players, he goes to the midfield and waits for the Chelsea players to come and kick off.

Chelsea were completely defeated by this goal

The players were all holding their heads on the court, looking in a state of distraction. They fought for two hours until they were weak and had cramps in their legs. But in the end, they lost such a very controversial goal, and at the last moment, this really made them feel unacceptable.

The Chelsea fans in the stands were also very dissatisfied and booed the referee one by one, obviously complaining about his law enforcement standards in this game, believing that this penalty was to murder Chelsea.

A fan played cards in graffiti on the spot, saying that this was the force represented by the referee who wanted to murder Chelsea and prevent Chelsea from successfully defending the title, so such a controversial penalty occurred.

And this is obviously not the first time for Chelsea.

As early as the semi-finals, the matter of the referee's excessive indulgence on Porto was already a hot topic, which directly led to seven Chelsea's main players being unable to participate in the final due to injuries and yellow cards, and head coach Ye Qiu was also sent to the stands.

Everyone originally thought that Chelsea was unlikely to win, but in the game, the Blues played very tenaciously, and were not much inferior to Liverpool. Especially as the game was approaching the end, more and more people felt that the Blues seemed to have hope of defeating Liverpool and just drag the game into a penalty shootout.

But who could have thought that at the last and most critical moment, the referee used such a obviously controversial goal to kill Chelsea and everyone's hope.

I believe many people don’t know how the next game will continue. Chelsea players have been taken away and have lost their fighting spirit. They play like a walking dead, while Liverpool is concentrating on their 0s.

Not long after, the whistle at the end of the game rang at Ataturk Stadium.

The Chelsea players on the stadium were all slumped in the stadium, and they all looked extremely frustrated and disappointed.

They lost the epic four-time champions also lost their efforts and persistence over the past season

The most painful thing in life is when you think you see hope, but what you have worked hard to wait for is despair

Ye Qiu also sat back on the stands. This was undoubtedly the most painful defeat in his coaching career, and he also paid the most painful price. That is, the opportunity to make him a legendary epic in one fell swoop completely disappears. When the same opportunity will appear again next time, I don’t know when, and maybe it will never appear again.

Even though he was mentally prepared for the results of the game before the game, he still felt it was difficult for him to accept it now.

"Chelsea's performance in this game is indeed unforgettable. Even if they have multiple players absent, even if their head coach is sent to the stands, even if everyone thought before the game that they wanted to win and wait for a miracle, they almost created a miracle. But in the end, the referee's controversial penalty determined the result of the game."

“There is no miracle in Istanbul this night”

The UEFA giants in the chairman's stands all looked very excited, and they really had enough reason to be excited, because at least, Chelsea did not successfully defend their title, right?

Of course, you can also say that reaching the final is a victory, just like Juventus reached the final for three consecutive years, even if he only won one championship, who can ignore Juventus' strength?

But Ye Qiu was still unwilling to give up. If he was really aimed at him, he would have nothing to say, but the truth was not like this. He lost very cowardly, lost very aggrievedly, and lost so much that he wanted to scold his mother

"Sorry, Mr. Ye Qiu, you will have to return to the locker room 15 minutes after the game." Seeing Ye Qiu stand up, a UEFA staff member next to him blocked the aisle in front of him and prevented him from returning to the locker room.

"Damn it, are you blind? The game is over, and you're still blocking it." Ye Qiu pushed him away directly. The man caught off guard and fell on his seat. It was obviously knocking on his back, and it hurt a lot. Ye Qiu didn't shake him and walked directly to the stands.

Ataturk Stadium was filled with cheering voices of Liverpool fans, and Liverpool players were celebrating everywhere. This place belongs to the winner, and the group of officials with a bright smile as bright as a chrysanthemum, but not to him Ye Qiu.

The game is over, the result is also destined, everything is over

Ye Qiu slowly descended in the elevator in the stadium stands. He reached the ground floor and entered the locker room passage. As soon as he left the elevator, he saw Chelsea players leaning outside the locker room door and crying bitterly. He cried bitterly and sadly.

A group of strong men who are usually strong now cry like a woman. Not only those players who play games, including those who fail to play, like Fabregas and Messi, also shed tears, because the team has made part of their contribution to this day, and they are also part of the team.

Of course, there are also strong people, such as Cannavaro, Davis, Heinze and other players. They are more mature and are comforting their teammates. There are also players such as Terry, Lampard, and Marklele who came to the locker room one step earlier than Ye Qiu. They all came to find and comfort their teammates as soon as possible.

Many people say that Ribery is the most rogue and indifferent, but now he is crying the most violently, like howling ghosts and wolves, tears keep falling and unable to finish it. There is also Rooney. He originally thought that his first season after joining Chelsea would help the team stand to create legends, but who would have thought that the result would be a failure.

Ye Qiu did not go out, but leaned against the corner of the wall, raised his head and red eyes. Listening to their crying and persuasion, he was also reflecting on himself, because the team has come to this day, he must bear the responsibility, and even as the head coach, he must bear the greatest responsibility.

Podiums are being built outside, and Liverpool players must be interviewed by the media and reporters. They are heroes and winners, and at this moment, no one will pay attention to Chelsea or losers.

It was not until a long time before the staff came in and informed Chelsea that the award ceremony was about to begin. As the runner-up, they had to go on stage to receive the runner-up medal first.

Then Ye Qiu walked out of the corner and walked towards his players. He didn't say anything, but walked all the way, hugged his players one by one, pushed open the door of the locker room with his own hands, and turned around and told them, "Don't let others laugh at me, saying that we can't afford to lose, we will lose, and we will lose like a man."

With Ye Qiu here, the players seemed to have a backbone. They all walked into the locker room, calmed down, took a shower and changed clothes, and then returned to Ataturk Stadium under the leadership of Ye Qiu. When they saw them, all the Chelsea fans in the stadium sang Chelsea's team songs, and even suppressed Liverpool fans.
Chapter completed!