88 League Cup

"I didn't expect it, I really didn't expect it! Now the leader is Burnley from the League One, which is a result that many people did not expect before the game. We simply counted the data of the gambling company and had a very intuitive impression. More than 90% of the bettors voted for Chelsea, and the bets on Burnley accounted for only a fraction.

"Before the game, people were very unoptimistic about Burnley on a smooth journey. None of them believed that Burnley could defeat the powerful Chelsea, but it was only 13 minutes away! Burnley broke through the door of Chelsea.

When Yongberry took the ball for a moment, George was already nervously watching the situation on the court. At the moment when Kevin Phillips scored, George couldn't help jumping up and waving his fist fiercely.

George and everyone next to him hugged to celebrate. This ball gives Burnley more room for adjustment in his next game.

Not only George, but the whole Bernley bench stood up. And Burnley fans are even more surprised, although they have been shouting "George, we want the champion." But in fact, they are also very unoptimistic about defeating Chelsea.

But Burnley was already one goal ahead in the 13th minute of the first half. How can we not excite Burnley fans?

Chelsea fans and players are very frustrated, but Chelsea are a strong team in the Premier League. Although they are led by Burnley, they are not panicked.

Nowadays, most Chelsea players have experienced strong winds and waves, and many of them have championship experience. They won't be in a hurry because a ball is behind. It's only 13 minutes in the first half, and there are nearly 80 minutes left in the game. There is a lot of time to equalize and overtake the score.

From the loss of the first ball, Viali also found that Chelsea had just lost the third line. So it's just a simple adjustment.

Although Viali, the head coach, was on the court, Dennis Wise still took on his captain's blame. He first comforted a few people in the defense line, and then loudly encouraged his team members. The Chelsea player, who was shocked by conceding the ball too fast, quickly calmed down.

Restarting the ball, Chelsea took a strong attack instead of the initial temptation. When Chelsea really strengthened the attack, Burnley's defense immediately became popular.

George saw that Burnley's defense was difficult. Except for Klose, who was at the front, everyone returned to half-time defense. Zola and Di Matteo are very skilled, but their health is not very good.

After entering the full defense, Burnley players began to foul frequently with their bodies according to George's deployment. Even Camoranesi, Neil Lennon and others frequently interrupted Chelsea's rhythm with some small movements.

Like other technical teams, once Chelsea is allowed to play at their own pace, Burnley will be difficult to defend. It's just an intensive defense, which may not be able to stop Chelsea. So in the face of such a Chelsea, the most important thing is not to let them play their own pace.

Burnley's frequent fouls made the whole game intermittent. The referee's whistles also sounded frequently, but Burnley's players fouled very well. The referee can't play because of this foul, and today's referee's sentencing scale is also relatively loose.

Therefore, although there are frequent fouls, there has been no yellow card so far.

Viali frowned deeply when he watched Chelsea's attack being interrupted again and again in front of him. With the defense of Burnley, the gap between the midfield and the front has disappeared. And Burnley's defense is also more layered.

And he interrupted Chelsea's attack again and again, making Chelsea's smooth cooperation difficult to play.

When it comes to Burnley's barrel defense, Chelsea's attack is a tiger head and a snake tail every time.

George stood by the court, and the smile at the corners of his mouth was getting stronger and stronger. Looking at Viali, George shook his head.

Viali is a very good player, and he is one of the best strikers of the times when he is a player. When he moved to Sampdoria, Viali created the highest transfer price for young players. But Viali was very calm. He said that my value was not measured by money. This is Viali's self-confidence.

And Viali's performance in coaching Chelsea is also very good, which is one of Chelsea's very successful head coaches.

But now Viali has a fatal shortcoming. That is, Viali is now a player and also the head coach. There are certain benefits for players to be the head coach. You can understand the player's mentality and convey your intentions anytime and anywhere on the court.

But it also has great shortcomings. That's because in the game, many things on the court can't be understood in time. Just like Chelsea's disconnect between the backcourt and the midfield, if Viali is in command on the court, he will definitely see it as soon as possible and then make adjustments. But Viali was on the field at this time, so he didn't see such a big loophole.

It is also this loophole that makes Burnley one goal ahead.

If you really want a player to be a coach, George thinks it's better for the defender to be a coach. Especially in the backcourt, you can observe the situation on the field, but Viali, a striker, will have a lot of problems while being a coach.

Time passed minute by minute, and soon thirty-five minutes of the first half had passed. Since Burnley scored a goal, the whole game has made people drowsy. The unclear number of fouls makes the whole game intermittent. Except for a foul, it's a foul, and it's not smooth at all.

Because of Chelsea, many neutral fans are also paying attention to this game. But many neutral fans have lost interest in the current game.

Because the game was too boring, the broadcast camera began to look for it on the court to see if it could capture some important shots.

"Alas, who is this? Isn't this Voggets?" Mortson is also bored, and the commentary is not enthusiastic. However, when he saw the people coming out of the broadcast camera, he screamed loudly. Why did Voggets come here? Shouldn't he be worried about the French World Cup now?

"He should have come to inspect the players, right?" Alan Hansen was also quite surprised.

"Inspection of the players, there are only two German players on the court now. Barack and Klose are both Burnley's players. Voggets doesn't want to take the two of them to the World Cup, is he?

"It's definitely not Klose. I think it should be Barak. Ballack has performed well in Burnley this season and has scored 19 goals for Burnley. As the core of Burnley's midfielder, his performance is obvious to all. In two years, I believe Ballack will become the main midfielder of the German national team. Alan Hansen did not hide his admiration for Barak.

Berti Vogelz looked at the game with a solemn face, and Vogelz did come to inspect Barak. Barak has made a great reputation in English football, although Burnley has not yet entered the Premier League. But as a midfielder, he has scored 19 goals in Burnley this season, which is enough for many strong teams to pay attention to Barak.

However, so far in this game, Ballack has only been a defensive midfielder and has not shown his offensive strength, especially his ability to score goals. However, the ball just passed to Yongberg still showed his outstanding vision.

The appearance of Vogertz was just a small episode, but this episode was the only scene in the first half that interested the audience a little except for the goal.

With the referee's whistle, the first half, which was broken by Burnley's foul, finally ended.

Burnley players are all smiling. After all, regardless of the first half, Burnley leads Chelsea 1-0. This is ahead of Chelsea, not the teams that Burnley has won and who don't pay attention to the cup in order to avoid relegation.

And this is the final. As long as the score is maintained to the end, Burnley will win the first League Cup in history.