I just wanted to play football, but I became a Hollywood god

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It was a planet morning in October 1904. Mills had already decided to knock down Stanford Stadium and rebuild it, but his partner Frederick Parker came to him and persuaded him not to give up, but Mills had already made up his mind. Got the idea.

Frederick Parker kept persuading, and the two walked from Stamford Bridge to the other side, and then walked back from the other side of Stamford Bridge. Frederick kept chattering about his plan to form a team, and Mills said nothing. In response to Frederick, Mills' dog was not happy that its owner was entangled and could not play with it, so Mills' dog suddenly jumped up and bit Frederick.

Frederick grinned in pain, and his arms and thighs were bleeding, but Frederick didn't care at all. He praised the dog for being so powerful, and then continued to talk about his ideas for team building.

Mills was immediately stunned...

It's not that this team-building plan is so awesome, but that Frederick is so hard-blooded that he can still talk endlessly while being bitten by a dog.

So, Mills said to Frederic: "If the team you build is as tough as you, then my Stamford Bridge Stadium will be the permanent home of this team."

After hearing this, Frederick immediately picked up the big dog excitedly and kissed the dog hard.

Now, the dog is also confused...

In short, this is the story of how Chelsea Club was founded because of a dog.

The reason for the name "Chelsea" is not that Stamford Bridge is called Chelsea, but that the old Duke who owns Stamford Bridge is the Chelsea family. West London has always been a place where powerful people live, among which the Chelsea family is the most powerful.

Therefore, Mills left the stadium, Frederick was responsible for the specific team building plan, and the old Duke of Chelsea gave the family name, and even authorized Chelsea to use the family emblem.

Chelsea's early team emblem was a gold lion on a blue background and two red roses from Lancashire. The red rose naturally symbolized the Lancastrian aristocratic group (of which the Chelsea family was the key lord), and the gold lion on a blue background was Chelsea. Family crest.

In the UK, especially during the Middle Ages, the lion is the symbol of the royal family. Just like in the feudal dynasty of China, the dragon cannot be used casually. In the UK, a family with a lion as its emblem must be a royal family, and it must be very special. A powerful royal family.

From a fundamental point of view, Southampton Club is a retainer of the White Rose. In modern times, it is a team that represents the working class of the port, while Chelsea is the lord of the Red Rose. Therefore, today's game can be regarded as an "asymmetrical one". The Battle of the Red and White Roses.”

And it's obvious that Chelsea's strength is absolutely overwhelming.

One question is, is Chelsea considered a wealthy club?
  Clubs trace their pedigree, but wealthy clubs don't talk about pedigree.

To become a recognized giant in a football capital like England, in addition to possessing the club's unique style and culture, it must also have a record to support the club's dynasty era.

For example, the recognized giant Manchester United - although Manchester United's performance has gone up and down several times, Manchester United not only has the era of Ferguson, but also the era of Matt Busby, and the earlier era of Ernest Mangnall.

Another example is Liverpool. Liverpool also had its ups and downs, but Liverpool had a very famous Shankly era. Shankly's awesomeness had broken through the shackles of thought. During the period when Shankly coached Liverpool, Liverpool had a real red soul. At that time, In an era when Western capitalism believed that red was a scourge and was being vilified in various ways, Shankly firmly let Liverpool Club learn the spirit of the Red Army, and created one miracle after another that shocked the world.

There is also Arsenal. Arsenal is the only team in England that has not been relegated from the top league until now. For this reason alone, Arsenal is a top giant. What's more, Arsenal's The heritage of the arsenal has never changed from beginning to end. Before Arsenal's Wenger era, there was the Herbert Chapman era around 19030.

Arsenal calls Chapman "Emperor Chapman", and Chapman definitely deserves this title. Chapman seems to be a time traveler. His philosophy on football has led the world for more than 100 years. The 1930-334-3 formation he customized for Arsenal in [-] is the famous "WM" [-]-back formation, and it has begun to be used in variations in today's football.

Unfortunately, Chapman died suddenly in 1934, but his coaching philosophy was still intact. Therefore, for a long time before World War II, Arsenal was the dominant player in the top league at that time. , Arsenal’s 344 formation is also a style of play that scares countless clubs.

According to the true standards for evaluating giants, the three clubs that can become English giants are Manchester United, Liverpool, and Arsenal.

As for Manchester City, strictly speaking, Manchester City is not a real English giant. Although Manchester City established the team very early and has a brilliant record, and even once sent Manchester United to the second division, however, even if Manchester United continues to Ups and downs, Manchester United is also the Red Devils who never admit defeat, while Manchester City, no matter how good their results are, lacks a spiritual foundation.

Another example is Tottenham. Tottenham are definitely a strong team in the Premier League. Tottenham has won 5 top league championships and 6 top cup championships, but Tottenham also has no spiritual foundation.

Chelsea is different from the established giants like Manchester United, but it is closer to the giants than Tottenham and Manchester City.

Because Chelsea still has the spiritual foundation, that is, iron blood.

This spirit has been planted since the team was founded, and has become the team spirit of Chelsea for a long period of time. However, it was lost for a long time. It was not until Abramovich bought Chelsea that the Blues Only then did I gradually regain my iron-blooded feeling, and don’t try to achieve success in intercontinental competitions.

But strictly speaking, Chelsea can only be regarded as an upstart, not an established giant. Of course, in a non-strict sense, at least 10 clubs in the Premier League can be regarded as wealthy clubs.

If you compare English clubs with Chinese clubs, almost all English clubs are giants with a century-old history, while China currently does not even have a giant club with a century-old history.

This is an objective condition - football clubs are never measured by days, but by annual rings.

Chinese clubs are still young and still in a state of disorderly growth.

Giants such as Manchester United and Liverpool, which are recognized as uncontroversial, have both been relegated from the top league. Chelsea has also been relegated from the top league twice. The growth that Chinese clubs have to experience is still far away.

As long as we find our own spiritual heritage, carry it forward, and form a generational connection with the club's fans, it will only be a matter of time before the Chinese have their own century-old giants.

Having said that, the reason why Chelsea is called a wealthy upstart is not just because Abramovich is rich.

In the early days, Chelsea was indeed based on iron and blood.

In the early days of Chelsea, there was a goalkeeper named Villier Henry Falke, nicknamed "Fat Falke". This guy was 191cm tall and weighed 141kg - which is an explosive 282 pounds. He was the most awesome guy. The record is that the goalpost was broken during the game and the game was forced to be terminated.

Of course, the doorposts of that era were made of wood.

But being able to break the goalpost is still a very terrifying existence.

Falke stood in front of the goal, and the forward on the opposite side was so scared that he peed.

In the modern era of Chelsea, although there will no longer be a 282-pound goalkeeper, the tough Terry is Chelsea's business card.

Although Terry slept with his teammate Bridge's girlfriend Vanessa, and made Vanessa pregnant with Terry, and eventually had an abortion, Terry was a scumbag, but he was indeed super strong and had a super strong defensive awareness. , even if his head is bleeding and half his life is gone, he still has high morale and will never fall into the line of fire easily.

There is a sequel to Chelsea Club's Friendship Gate, which is continued by Courtois and De Bruyne...

Of course, this kind of nonsense is not unique to Chelsea. The wealthy Manchester United is even more awesome. Giggs slept with his own sister-in-law for 8 years, creating a sister-in-law scandal in football that shocked the world.

Later, this practice was learned by Huang Yishu, a player who stole the country...

In short, no matter what, after Chelsea went through a period of decline, when the club was insolvent, they met their true love - Abramovich.

It is no exaggeration to say that although Chelsea has an iron-blooded heritage, there are many British clubs with iron-blooded heritage. Chelsea's record cannot support the title of a wealthy upstart. It was Abramovich's takeover and complete privatization of Chelsea that made Chelsea He truly has the confidence of a wealthy upstart.

Abramovich is the world's richest boss who really loves football.

Unlike Mansour, the boss of Manchester City, Mansour rarely appears at the Etihad Stadium to watch football, while Abramovich often goes to Stamford Bridge to watch football.

From the perspective of a boss alone, Abramovich is definitely the boss that every club dreams of - he gives almost unlimited money, he gives it when he wants it, he never asks why or whether it will work, and he never looks at performance or business. Accept, everything is not under control, but everything is under control.

And Abramovich is also extremely humane. In 2018, the father of Chelsea star Mikel Obi was kidnapped and demanded a high ransom. Mikel, who was playing for the Nigerian national team, collapsed at the time. After knowing it, Abramovich made a phone call. Go over and say: Mikel, do you need me to intervene in this? As long as you ask, you know, no matter what the other party asks for, I can help you bring your father back safely.

Sure enough, within 24 hours, the kidnappers obediently released Mikel's father.

In a later interview on the show, Mikel couldn't stop crying after talking about this incident. Mikel said that no matter what those in power think of Abramovich, real Chelsea people will always regard Abramovich as their patriarch.

Later, Chelsea, which lost Abramovich, was like losing a pillar.

... (end of this chapter)