138: Successfully reached the English League Cup final

The second leg between Crystal Palace and Chelsea will be played away from home at Stamford Bridge.

Fortunately, both parties are in London, not far apart.

Therefore, Tong Yi and Crystal Palace went to Stamford Bridge in a hurry that day.

For this game, Tong Yi naturally went all out and was full of confidence. In this game, their Crystal Palace does not necessarily have to win, but they must advance.

Yes, this is Tong Yi's goal in this game.

Of course, Chelsea's goal is also very clear, which is to win and advance to the EFL Cup final.

Chelsea has already lost the Club World Cup championship, and this championship cannot be lost again!

Therefore, Chelsea has a reason to win this game.

Before the game, Chelsea head coach Benitez also accepted an interview with media reporters. He said, "Yes, our Chelsea team's only goal in this game is to win this game and advance to the League Cup." The final! Of course, I know very well that Crystal Palace is not weak, but you have to know that our Chelsea team is also very strong, at least much better than Crystal Palace. I am confident in this game!"

Yes, Benitez did not give Tong Yi and Crystal Palace any face.

Tong Yi didn't care.

When Benitez faced questions from media reporters, he said this: "Yes, my players naturally have very strong confidence. You can rest assured that Fernando will definitely score in this game. He will We have such strength and are in very good shape now. Chelsea will definitely win this game!"

It seems that Benitez is really safe.

Of course, Tong Yi also accepted interviews with media reporters. Tong Yi said, "Chelsea is very strong. After all, they are the third team in the Premier League. They are a strong opponent for our Crystal Palace. However, We at Crystal Palace will not give up, don’t worry, we will go all out and we will definitely advance to the final of the English League Cup!”

Media reporters also asked Tong Yi what he thought of Torres. Tong Yi said: "Torres is obviously a very good forward. He is very free and has superb shooting skills. He is a very good forward. To be honest. Yes, if he is not happy at Chelsea, he can choose to come to our Crystal Palace. Next season, our Crystal Palace will also be a Premier League team."

The media reporters were all shocked. This guy Tong Yi actually wanted to poach Torres?

Does Tong Yi still think that this guy Torres can be saved?

Although Torres has scored some goals this season, his level is still very poor, and he can still miss empty goals. Do you also want a striker like this at Crystal Palace? You Crystal Palace are too hungry!

Tong Yi didn't pay attention to the strange looks from these media reporters. He continued, "Don't worry, I am serious about what I said. I am still very optimistic about Torres. If

If he really wants to, he can come to our Crystal Palace! "

Torres was shocked when he heard the news. He didn't expect that this guy Tong Yi would want to poach him.

Of course, he has no intention of leaving Chelsea now.

He wants to stay at Chelsea and prove himself at Chelsea. He, Torres, is not a parallel import!

This season, Torres has worked very hard and he has also scored good goals. Now he is walking on the road to prove himself, and he firmly believes that he will reach his goal soon.

Facing questions from media reporters, Torres said, "Thank you, Coach David, for your consideration, but I prefer to stay at Chelsea, so I'm sorry. I still have a lot to do at Chelsea, and I won't leave until I've finished it." ."

Before Benitez and the others expressed their opinions on this, Chelsea fans began to express their opinions. They all called on Torres to leave Chelsea and go to Crystal Palace as soon as possible. While there are still people who want you, you should leave quickly. Chelsea can still recover part of the losses.

It can be seen that Chelsea fans have really lost confidence in Torres.

I even wish I could get rid of Torres immediately.

There were also Chelsea fans who shouted directly, "The winter transfer door has not been closed yet. You can still leave now. Seize the opportunity quickly. Time is running out!"

Hearing these fans shouting like this, Torres's face was not good-looking.

To be honest, he didn't expect Chelsea fans to treat him like this, and he was in a bad mood.

However, he still doesn't want to leave, and he doesn't want to leave Chelsea.

The more you behave like this, the more I want to stay and prove myself. I, Torres, am not a parallel importer. I, Torres, want to let you know how powerful I am!

At this time, Benitez also accepted interviews with media reporters. He said, "The reason why I was hired by Mr. Abramovich as the head coach of Chelsea is to help Fernando recover. Abramovich and I Mr. Ramovich believes in Fernando and he will stand on top of the world again. We firmly believe that he can shine at Chelsea and lead Chelsea to the next glory!"

Obviously, Chelsea fans don't want to believe it, and they don't even want to listen to Benitez.

They were still chanting slogans for Torres to get out.

It seems that Chelsea fans have reached the limit of their patience with Torres!

Under such circumstances, Chelsea welcomed Crystal Palace at their home stadium Stamford Bridge. This was the second leg of the EFL Cup semi-finals and they had to win.

And they must win by a score of more than two goals before they can advance to the finals.

Therefore, there is still a lot of pressure on Benitez at this time.

After all, Chelsea fans are also very dissatisfied with him, and many people already want to oust him. Losing the Club World Cup title before has already caused public outrage. If they lose the League Cup title again this time, Chelsea fans really can't stand it.

It may even affect Abramovich's trust in him.

Therefore, Chelsea must win this game, and it must be a big win.

In this game, Benitez was still affected somewhat. He made an adjustment in the starting lineup, that is, Demba Ba replaced Torres in the starting lineup.

Yes, Torres did not appear in the starting lineup for today's game, but sat on the bench.

It seems that Benitez is still affected by the fans.

Today’s Chelsea starting lineup looks like this

Cech

Back four from left to right Cole, Cahill, Ivanovic and Azpilicueta

Double midfielder Lampard and Ramirez

Three midfielders from left to right: Hazard, Marta and Oscar

Demba Ba

There are still some changes in this lineup and the first round match between the two sides. Goalkeeper Cech finally returned from injury. This is a very big guarantee for Chelsea people. Chelsea fans are very excited.

Then midfielder Lampard started to replace Lewis, who had problems with his defensive positioning. Lampard's offensive ability is obviously better than Luiz's. It can also be seen from here that Chelsea is going to strengthen its offense.

What surprised Tong Yi the most was that Torres did not start, but sat on the bench.

It seems that Benitez has not been able to withstand the pressure.

Seeing this, Tong Yi felt that their Crystal Palace chances were greater in this game.

As soon as the game started, Chelsea launched a ferocious attack.

Yes, from the beginning of the game, Chelsea people were attacking hard. Obviously, Benitez has made a huge improvement to this Chelsea team, namely their offense. Chelsea's attack was really as ferocious as a tide, rushing towards the Crystal Palace goal crazily.

Tong Yi was very nervous watching it!

Chelsea's offensive strength is really strong!

Tong Yi almost never sat comfortably on the coaching bench. He always stood on the sidelines directing the team's defense and reminding his defensive players.

After Lampard came on the field, Chelsea's offense became more three-dimensional. To be honest, it created a huge problem for Crystal Palace.

Troublesome. Moreover, Lampard's long-range shots were very threatening, and he almost broke through the door guarded by Edward.

"Pay attention to your defensive position and don't give the opponent a chance to shoot! You must put pressure on the opponent when they shoot. You can't let them feel comfortable shooting. Do you understand?" Tong Yi roared loudly and instructed. own defensive players.

Yes, facing a strong team like Chelsea, Tong Yi no longer expects the team to be able to prevent the team from giving Chelsea a chance to shoot. He just hopes that his defensive players will put enough defensive pressure on the Chelsea people when they shoot, and then he will be satisfied.

Chelsea's offense was very fierce, but they soon felt the sharp defense of the Crystal Palace people.

The Crystal Palace players meticulously implemented Tong Yi's tactics and followed Tong Yi's arrangements, causing great trouble for Chelsea's offensive players. The game lasted seventy minutes, and Chelsea had been unable to break through Crystal Palace's goal.

very dangerous!

Chelsea is getting more and more dangerous!

In the last twenty minutes, they had to score two goals to enter overtime, and score three goals to successfully advance to the EFL Cup final. It was difficult and Chelsea fans thought it was hopeless.

Benitez was also very surprised, "This Tong Yi is really good. His team's defense is so good and he doesn't give us Chelsea any chance!"

regret!

Benitez regretted not sending Torres in the starting lineup. If Torres had been sent, the game would never have been like this. Demba Ba had no chance at all today!

Substitution, in the last ten minutes or so, Benitez was replaced by Torres.

Torres performed well right from the start, with two consecutive high-quality shots that almost broke the Crystal Palace goal. If it weren't for Edouard's extraordinary performance, Torres would have helped the team equalize the score.

By this time, even Chelsea fans understood that Torres came on a bit late.

Torres was in really good shape today.

Tong Yi also felt a little scared. Torres's condition today was indeed amazing. If Benitez starts Torres at the beginning of this game, it is impossible to say that Crystal Palace will really be doomed in this game.

Towards the end of the game, Crystal Palace launched a very threatening counterattack.

Unfortunately, Murray's shovel shot from behind in the penalty area was miraculously saved by Cech.

hiss!

Cech is really amazing.

In the end, Crystal Palace drew Chelsea 0-0 away from home, successfully defeated Chelsea with a total score of 2-0, and advanced to the finals of the 2012-2013 English League Cup.