Football's Number One Madman

Only two days after the 4:2 reversal of the Wolves, Chelsea ushered in an opponent in the League Cup.

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, Lee Polo, William, Rudiger, Kanter, Navas and other absolute main players continued to sit high on the bench.

Remy even became the team's field captain.

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

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

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

The goalkeeper is the second goal Caballero.

It can be seen that Conte, an Italian, is still a little conservative in his bones. Although all the substitutes are placed in the midfield, but in the defense, the four players and three of them are the absolute main force...

The attitude of these four defenders is also very clear:

[Although you can play casually in the front court, I will use the back line to cover you! 】
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"Welcome home, Frank!"

On the afternoon of December 12, the Stamford Bridge Stadium was almost full.

Although Chelsea's opponent is not a traditional tycoon, not 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, the importance of this game is not low at all.

On the one hand, the opponent that Derby County eliminated in the last round of the game 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:

The former Chelsea vice-captain, the magic lamp of the Blue Bridge, Frank Lampard! -
"It's definitely a joy to be back at Stamford Bridge and I can still feel the love from the fans despite being away for a few years."

Ahead of the game, Lampard gave a short interview to Chelsea FC TV.

In the camera, he has a warm smile on his face:
"Chelsea is creating its own blue dynasty, and this group of young people has done a great job!"

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

"So, in today's game, we will not consider the issue of winning or losing, 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 British Championship!"

He spoke very politely, but Li Poluo saw through his thoughts at a glance.

[Hypocritical Lampard! 】

So he stood by and shook his head.

The reporter of Chelsea TV immediately noticed his existence, and immediately pointed the camera at the past:

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

Li Boluo looked at the opponent's coach with a half-smile:
"If we knew that Mr. Lampard wanted to learn from the game so much, then we should have sent a few more main players."

"But it's not too late, I'll tell Mr. Conte that I can overcome the difficulties and start the game instead of Giroud!"

...

Lampard put his arm around his shoulder:

"You have to keep your stamina to deal with Manchester City, so don't waste your stamina in such insignificant games as the League Cup!"

[Negative sentiment from Frank Lampard, 108! 】
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Li Polo's speech was of course just to scare Lampard, he finally chose to be a spectator on the bench.

In addition to the head coach, Derby County also has two teenagers from Chelsea, Wilson and Tomori. They were also important contributors to the defeat of Manchester United in the last round. Wilson also scored a goal himself, which made Mourinho fall into despair.

Facing the real club in this scene, the two teenagers' desire to win became even stronger, and they almost couldn't wait to prove themselves, 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 active in defending Giroud and accidentally scored an own goal to help his old club take the lead.

In the stands of Stamford Bridge, there was a burst of warm applause, but Tomori was too ashamed to lift his head.

Derby County, which fell behind by one goal, was not depressed, and quickly regrouped and launched an offensive. Only 3 minutes later, their top scorer Mateos responded to Wilson's through ball to form a single goal, and a calm push shot equalized the score for the visiting team .

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

Derby County's morale was severely hit by scoring two own goals in 20 minutes. Chelsea took advantage of the situation to pursue. In the final stage of the first half, Giroud assisted Remy with a header to expand the score, 3:1!

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

Although they recovered a goal from winger Vahorn in the second half, 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 Li Polo joined the team, the header skills of Chelsea players seem to have been collectively strengthened...

Li Polo stretched out on the leather seat, and elbowed Hazard whose eyelids were closed:

"Eden, don't fall asleep!"

"In winter in England, you'll catch a cold if you fall asleep!"

Azar "sucked" and wiped the corner of his mouth subconsciously:
"I just dreamed I was eating a hamburger!"
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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 is too large, and the loss is indeed not a crime of war.

Not only did he not have any responsibilities, but he showed his ability to lead the team as a coach in front of his old club, which can be regarded as a glorious defeat and a return of honor.

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

Due to the extremely low prize money of the League Cup, the importance is far less than that of the Premier League and the FA Cup, so many Premier League teams do not pay attention to this, so that they often send rotation or youth training players to play, such as in the round of 16. , the same matchup between the Premier League teams, there are only three groups.

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

The second is Tottenham's 3:1 victory over West Ham United.

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

After seeing the photo of head coach Adele with a dissatisfied face, Li Poluo looked up to the sky and let out a long sigh:
"Mr. Neil Ardley, I shall avenge you in a moment!"

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 Li Poluo's aspirations, or it was just for the sake of creating a gimmick. In the draw for the quarter-finals of the League Cup later, Chelsea happened to be drawn with Manchester City.

And this game was originally scheduled for mid-December.

This also means that originally Chelsea would have met twice in the league and the 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 I can't hang and beat melons continuously!