Terry Eames stood on the sidelines, gritting his teeth and looking anxious.

It's the 26th minute of the first half. Since Chu Zhongtian's shot, his butt has never returned to the coach's seat.

In the past twenty-five minutes, Chelsea had been siege around Wimbledon Athletics at halftime.

To put it more exaggeratedly, if you surround the billboard on the center line, it will not hinder the normal progress of the game.

Wimbledon Athletics players truly realized what "the top professional football" is in these twenty-five minutes.

This is not the first time they have played against professional teams, but they have never felt this way when playing against Nordsshire and Wimbledon, as if every attack on the opponent would break their goal. The offensives hit their defense like a storm, and everyone retreated to the 30-meter area, relying on eye-catching defense to survive the twenty-five minutes of the game. There were still twenty minutes left in the first half, and when they thought of this, many people felt cold - can they really defend it?

Chu Zhongtian's yellow away jersey has now turned yellow and green, all of which are traces left by grass clippings and mud on his clothes. He doesn't know how many times he fell, nor how many times he blocked the opponent's long shots with his body.

The only thing that makes him thankful is that the team has not conceded the ball so far.

The reason for not conceding the ball is very simple - they defended the penalty area to avoid giving Chelsea players the chance to break into the penalty area and get the ball. Even forwards Kevin Cooper and Joe Shilin are almost becoming centre-backs. You can imagine how ruthless Chelsea compressed them. This high-density formation also makes people everywhere in the penalty area, and Chelsea players have no good solutions for a while.

This is actually a tactic that was formulated before the game. You can live the first half by defending to the death, try not to concede or concede less, and you will have some hope in the second half. If you are two goals, three goals, and four goals behind, the game will end early.

They didn't want to finally play at Stamford Bridge, so they only played for the first half.

No matter how powerful a team is, it has no good idea to face a team that stuffs eleven people into the penalty area - how to break intensive defense is a global problem.

In fact, the offensive in the first ten minutes was much more violent than it is now.

At that time, Chelsea's stars seemed to be angry by Chu Zhongtian's long-range shot that made people sweat. The offensive wave after wave, one attack, two attack, three attacks... like waves, constantly slapped on Wimbledon's defense dam. Long shots, crosses from the side, set balls, and forced breakthroughs in the middle... It was simply that all means were needed to be used, just to expel anger.

Later, as time went by, Wimbledon was suppressed without an attack, and Chelsea's backcourt was spacious enough to run, so the anger of these big-name stars was slightly relieved. They realized that their opponents were not worth mentioning amateur team. Perhaps the shot that just started was indeed beautiful, but it was just luck. With their strength, they had plenty of time to solve the battle. As long as they wanted, they could even let the team go home in advance in the first half.

If that's the case, why bother to hurry up?

It was still a besiege, but the momentum was weaker, the cooperation was less, and the personal performances were more.

Chelsea players looked like they were enjoying the game... Joe Cole used his heel passes to tease Lee Sidwell who was following him, which attracted applause and cheers from Chelsea fans in the stands.

Glenshare repeatedly rushed in the wing, as if he was planning to get into a rush of speed.

Lampard frequently took long shots, trying to use his most proud skills to open the door to victory for the team.

It was just a pain for Chu Zhongtian. In order to defend Lampard, he had no idea how many times he had been hit on his body except his arm.

Although they were beaten badly, Chu Zhongtian felt that they still had hope because they had not lost the ball and the game was still a draw.

But he didn't know if his teammates had the same idea as him - maybe for them, such a game is a torment now. They might just want to push out and have a vigorous attack with Chelsea, and even if they lose in the end, they will be satisfied.

But if Eames wants to win, he must first stabilize the defense. And defense is often very atrocious... Chu Zhongtian doesn't know if he and his teammates can hold on.

The third-ranked Premier League strength is indeed extraordinary...※※※ "Chelsea's offensive is very strong, very strong." Motterson said. "Apart from the opening shot, Wimbledon has never made a second attack. In the past twenty minutes, they have been huddling in their own penalty area..."

"I think Chelsea's goal is a matter of time sooner or later. The defense is always negative and the pressure is very high." Chris Price added. "I think I can understand the idea of ​​Wimbledon's head coach Terry Eames - he wants to lose fewer goals, which will look more dignified. But I want to say that this is a wrong idea. In a game where the strength is too different, defending will only make your team lose more cowardly. If I were Eames, I would let the team push out and fight against Chelsea. As long as you can score one goal, it will be worthy of history! Think about the League Cup last year, when Nords still scored two goals in a game where Chelsea's strength was not as strong as Chelsea. Although he lost the game 2:4 in the end, he won the respect of everyone... I watched that game, and to be honest, I was very moved..."

The comments of this commentary can represent the opinions of many people.

Chelsea fans who watched the game on the spot were originally looking at Wimbledon with a curious mood. Of course, they would not want Wimbledon to win. So the best way for them is to push Wimbledon out bravely and contribute a wonderful game to them. In the end, the powerful Chelsea laughed the last time in the attack and defeated Wimbledon to advance. Wimbledon scored one goal, or two... In short, with a goal, it would be great to have such a happy game!

But Wimbledon did not let them do what they wanted.

Except for the shot at the beginning of the game, Chelsea fans saw a glimmer of hope. At other times, Wimbledon was huddled in their own penalty area, waiting for Chelsea to attack, allowing Chelsea stars to perform outside the penalty area, but did not even have a decent counterattack.

Not only that, because Wimbledon's players deliberately compress space, many Chelsea players' personal skills are unable to be fully utilized.

After playing for almost thirty minutes, Chelsea's most threatening offense actually came from set pieces... Such a game is not what they want to see!

Chelsea fans at the scene booed, hoping that Wimbledon could "know shame and then be brave" and push out to fight against Chelsea so that they can have a good game to enjoy.

The fans of Wimbledon Athletics knew that the booed the team were for their team. In fact, they were quite contradictory. Of course, they wanted to see a wonderful FA Cup. They hoped that Wimbledon could give up this cowardly defensive tactic, but they did not want to see their team lose the ball... "Whether to die bravely or to die cowardly... This is really a problem." The fans of Wimbledon Athletics in the stands expressed such feelings.

For those who support Wimbledon, the final outcome of this team is nothing more than a word "death".

So what do those Wimbledon Athletics players who are tenaciously resisting Chelsea on the court feel?

※※※Steve Gibson was broken through by Glenshare. He turned around to chase him, but suddenly felt weak under his feet. He slipped and lost the center of gravity and the best chance to catch up. He felt curious and had played less than half of the game. Why did he feel exhausted?

Seeing that Glenshare was about to rush into the penalty area, Chu Zhongtian rushed over from the side and tackled the football. Glenshare fell down and the referee's whistle also sounded.

Chu Zhongtian committed a foul!

※※※"This game is too difficult for Wimbledon's sports..." The commentator of Sichuan TV is not excited now, because most of the time, their "hero" Chu Zhongtian is being passively beaten. Who wants to see the players they support use their bodies to block the opponent's shots again and again?

"Chu Zhongtian can only organize the opponent's attack with fouls, but in this way, he will give the opponent too many set pieces..." The commentator said, "For a Premier League team, it is abnormal to not catch so many set pieces. What's more, there are two tall and powerful central defenders in their team, who are good at heading the ball? I think Wimbledon should try a counterattack. If you always let Chelsea play like this, the situation will only get worse and worse..."

Chu Zuosheng, who was sitting in front of the TV, also frowned. The cup of strong tea on the coffee table was already cold, but it was not drunk for a few sips.

"It's light and easy..." he murmured, "Counterattack? How can I get a chance? There are Chelsea people ahead... No one can answer if they kick out. If you take the ball alone, your personal strength will definitely be inferior to professional players..."

※※※The referee gave Chelsea a free kick on the left side of the Wimbledon Athletics penalty area. This position is very dangerous. As long as a right-footed player comes, he can directly spin the football backward. No matter who touches the ball on the way, it may cause a goal. Even if the ball is spinning the ball with its left foot, it is very threatening.

Wimbledon Athletics suddenly felt like a big enemy.

"The person who watched them... Hey, Terry is coming up, whose is his?" Wimbledon Athletic goalkeeper Andy Bale felt very nervous every time he arrived, and his palms were sweating, afraid that this attack would break through the goal he was guarding. When he was nervous, he was a little confused when directing the defense.

"My...my..." Sim Johnston followed.

"And that German!"

Another central defender, Danny Okins, raised his hand, while the other hand was pulling Hut's clothes.

"Don't pull my clothes! Damn!" Hutt shook his hand and knocked Okins off. Okins hesitated for a moment, and finally put his hand on again. Hutt waved his hand and let it go, and when Hutt took back his hand, it was like a fly that could not be driven away... Chu Zhongtian was guarding the back point because the person who went up to take the free kick was Mutu, a set-piece master who was good at right foot.

It seems that the Romanians can kick the ball that directly spins the back post. At that time, the back post will definitely be the most chaotic place, and he must come here in person. He is very confident in his position selection, prediction, bounce and heading. He must deal with the most troublesome situations himself.

"Look at their people!!" Andy Bell shouted, then stood closer to the back post to prepare for defense.

Chelsea players in front of the goal are mixed with Wimbledon Athletics players.

Hute raised his arms high and motioned to Motu to kick the ball over his head.

Mutu stepped back and waited for the referee to whistle.

The referee glanced at the situation in the penalty area. Fortunately, everything was in his control and there was no excessive physical contact or dispute. So he withdrew his gaze and blew the whistle in his mouth.

Mutu assisted with two steps and shot with his foot!

Everyone thought he would send the ball to the heads of the tall defenders in front of the goal, so when the football kicked out, the Wimbledon Athletics players were all focused on John Terry and Hutter, including goalkeeper Andy Bale. After he glanced at the football, he glanced at the group of people in front of the goal, ready to prevent a sudden header.

But he didn't wait for this scene. From the corner of his eyes, he saw that the football did not circumnavigate forward, but directly drilled towards the closest goal post!

"Shot directly-!!"

Motson exclaimed.

When Andy Bale wanted to turn around and swing, it was too late... the football penetrated the goal post and drilled into the goal!

"Beautiful direct free kick! The ball has entered!!"

※※※Eames, who had been nervous, was standing on the sidelines, and saw the football crawling into the net, and shook his hand hard... Damn, all his previous efforts were wasted!

Andy Bell stood there, spread his arms, and maintained his previous movements. The football was already spinning in the net behind him.

Terry and Hut, who were responsible for attracting defensive attention in front of the goal, threw away the Wimbledon Athletics player who was marking themselves, ran up with his arms toward Mutu, who scored the goal, celebrating his goal that opened the deadlock!

Everything is as they thought - as long as we get serious, it will be a matter of time before we win. That's even confirmed since the draw results came out.

The Chelsea players hugged each other, then patted Mutu's head and left. They did not celebrate, and it was not something to celebrate for them to score more goals in an amateur team, because it was natural.

A group of Wimbledon players were left standing there, and some people could not accept the result because they worked hard for nearly thirty minutes but fell behind... For example, Chu Zhongtian and Qiao Xilin both seemed very angry at the loss of the ball. Some people seemed to breathe a sigh of relief - it was as if they were waiting for the person upstairs to throw down their second boots when they were sleeping in the middle of the night, and they couldn't fall asleep peacefully without hearing the sound of the second boot falling to the ground. Now, the second boot has finally been taken off.

Chu Zhongtian pursed his lips tightly and stared at the Chelsea players who were celebrating the goal and running back.

He was unwilling to give up, not at all!

※※※"Ah..." A sigh came from the TV.

The commentator and guests of Sichuan TV chose to sigh and express their feelings about the ball - regret, it's so regretful. Seeing that the game time entered the 30th minute, Wimbledon was less than 0 in a 15-minute score, and he didn't expect to lose all his strength at this moment.

"It's a pity to concede the goal. Wimbledon's performance in the past was excellent, but they only paid attention to Terry and Hut, but they didn't expect Mutu to directly choose to shoot... They obviously underestimated the personal abilities of professional stars..."

Looking at the unyielding son on the TV, Chu Zuosheng clenched his fists and pursed his lips tightly. Although the expressions of the father and son were thousands of miles apart, they were surprisingly consistent.

At the same time, in Taichung, satellite TV sports in various parts of China, commentators are expressing their opinions on this goal concealment.

"Chelsea is indeed very strong. It is not easy for Wimbledon to last until the 30th minute before conceding the ball. If it weren't for Chu Zhongtian, maybe they would have conceded one in the tenth minute."

"Wimbledon is very tenacious, and Chu Zhongtian is also very tenacious, but the huge historical gap still makes them lose the ball..."

"Chu Zhongtian performed very well in defense, but facing Chelsea, it is useless to blindly defend."

"After all, it's an amateur team... Even if they can beat Wimbledon, it doesn't mean they can beat Premier League teams, especially Chelsea, which has so many stars. Chelsea's weekly salary for any player is more than everyone in Wimbledon's Athletics combined."

"Being able to play against Chelsea is their biggest victory. If you can lose less, it would be even better..."

A group of local commentators in China said, "This result is not beyond their expectations at all."

※※※ Chu Zhongtian was unwilling to fall behind like this, and he thought he should do something.

So he called Joe Shilin and Andy Sullivan over: "When we kick off later, the ball is back at our feet. It's just a good opportunity. Dead Jeep, you pass the ball to me later. Then run forward and run in the air."

"Okay, let's have a big fight!!" Qiao Xilin nodded and agreed.

"Sally, you continue to move on the wing, but be more determined when you advance. I looked at it and actually their two full-backs liked to assist and then didn't go back. Maybe it was because they didn't take us seriously and thought we couldn't threaten their penalty area. But be careful not to offside."

Andy Sullivan also nodded to show that he knew.

Chu Zhongtian has already established a sense of consciousness without realizing it - the consciousness of leading the team.
To be continued...