Chapter 1106: War has broken out!

"GOOOOOL"

As the ball rushed into the Birmingham net, the Stamford Bridge stadium suddenly erupted in thunderous cheers and shouts!

Immediately afterwards, the Chelsea fans in the stadium got up and sang the team song, and the whole stadium became a sea of joy.

The Birmingham fans, on the other hand, were holding their heads in dismay, unable to accept the fact. Some of them couldn't bear it and left the stadium directly...

In today's away game against Chelsea, the Blues, under the command of Alex Ferguson, launched a barrage of attacks, giving the fans in attendance a thoroughly enjoyable match.

With only five minutes left in the game, despite Birmingham's desperate attempts to preserve their face by playing a 'steel bucket defence' and trying to lose by a low score, they were unable to stop the Blues from scoring again in the final moments.

In the end, the score was 5-1!

With the end of this match, the Blues were able to move up one place in the league standings, to seventh place!

The reason the Blues were so crazy in this match was because this was the first time the big boss had personally come to watch a match since the team was re-formed.

Therefore, both Alex Ferguson and the players gave their all to prove themselves.

In the special viewing stand, Xia Yu stood next to Elena, and next to them in the row was Henry and his classmates.

Xia Yu said to Alex Ferguson in front of him, 'Coach Ferguson, I really like this gift!'

'I didn't choose the wrong person when I handed over the team to you!'

Alex Ferguson's face was full of a smile as he humbly said, 'Boss, it's all because of the huge amount of money you invested that you were able to bring so many talented players to the team. This is all thanks to you!'

Xia Yu smiled and said with certainty, 'Without you, I couldn't have spent all that money effectively!'

Alex Ferguson's smile grew even wider.

'Boss, the game is over, do you want to go meet the players?'

'Of course, most of them don't know me, it would be good to go meet them!'

'Xia Yu, I want to go too, I want to get their autographs!'

Henry, who was sitting nearby, couldn't hold himself back anymore, and got up, looking at Xia Yu expectantly.

Xia Yu looked at Henry and his classmates and saw that they were all full of anticipation, but were too shy to say so like Henry.

Xia Yu laughed heartily, nodded and said, 'Henry, you can come with your classmates!'

'Wow!'

Suddenly, Henry's classmates cheered, and the happy mood of these loyal little fans also spread to Xia Yu, Elena and the others.

The players all respected Xia Yu, the mysterious wealthy boss, and Xia Yu didn't put on any airs. He shook hands with each of them and encouraged them.

Then he left Henry and the others to interact with the players, while he took Elena and went up to the balcony with Alex Ferguson.

'Coach Ferguson, it's already April, and there's still more than a month until the end of the league season. Where do you think Chelsea will finish in the league standings?'

Xia Yu asked casually, as if they were friends chatting.

Alex Ferguson fell into deep thought, and after comparing the schedule for the next month or so with the strength of each team, he made a conservative estimate.

'Boss, if our team is in good condition and there are no unexpected injuries or other accidents, we should be able to finish between fifth and sixth place by the end of the season.'

'There is no way we can finish in the top three, because our team is still in the adjustment period, and we have discovered some problems in the past few months that need to be addressed and adjusted when the summer transfer window opens.'

'In the first half of the season, our results were terrible, and we were pulled away from the top teams. Even if we win all the remaining games, we won't be able to get into the top three.'

'But I'm confident that next season, we'll be able to compete for the league championship!'

Xia Yu smiled and nodded, saying, 'You had nothing to do with the mess in the first half of the season, and the team's results have been good since you took over.'

'Next season is when we Chelsea really show our strength.'

'During the summer transfer period, you can try to strengthen the team again. I still have the same attitude. Just go and buy the players you think you need. Don't worry about the money!'

Alex Ferguson nodded with a smile, thanking him, 'Thank you, boss. I will definitely not let you down!'

Xia Yu smiled and nodded, and then said to Alex Ferguson after thinking for a moment, 'Coach Ferguson, there is one player whose talent I hope you can bring to Chelsea. With him, your tactics will be implemented to the greatest extent!'

Alex Ferguson was taken aback, and a strong sense of curiosity arose in his heart. Who was it that had received such high praise from the boss?

He had no doubt about the boss's judgement, because the two forwards in the youth team, John Barnes and Ian Wright, whom the boss had specifically asked him to scout, had already shown strong talent and were extremely creative in football. They were top-class forwards with natural talent.

In particular, the older John Barnes, he already plans to bring him to the main team to play in the English First Division next season.

Now the boss has even given a higher evaluation to a player than John Barnes and Ian Wright, he suddenly felt a little excitement in his heart.

'Boss, which player?'

Xia Yu's eyes were a little distracted as he said with a smile, 'an Argentine player, Diego Maradona.'

Yes, what Xia Yu said was precisely the famous football king of the future, Diego Maradona!

Alex Ferguson was taken aback and said subconsciously, 'I know him. He is currently one of the most talented players in Argentina. Five years ago, he led the Argentine team to win the youth football championship, and four years ago, he became the youngest top scorer in the history of the Argentine first division league!'

'This player is only 22 years old, and many teams, including the Milan duo, Barcelona and Real Madrid, are already trying to bring his talent to Europe.'

'Boss, do we want to compete as well?'

Alex Ferguson suddenly felt very nervous.

He knew how talented the Argentine player was, and he knew that South American players would be able to adapt to life in Europe and would be able to make a difference.

But Diego Maradona would be very hard to come by, and compared to the traditional giants, Chelsea did not have an advantage in terms of reputation.

And the transfer fee would be extremely high!

But if the boss was willing...

Xia Yu smiled and said, 'It seems you recognise his talent too!'

'Then he must be brought to Chelsea, no matter who the competition is!'

'I am ready to do whatever it takes to set a new record for transfers in European football!'

The boss had said all he needed to say, and Alex Ferguson said with surprise, 'Boss, please rest assured, I will definitely bring him to Chelsea!'

Xia Yu smiled and patted him on the shoulder, as if to say everything was understood.

Afterwards, Xia Yu and Elena left the club with a mood-lifted Henry and the others.

...

On 2 April, a piece of news set off the emotions of the British people and the whole of Britain was in an uproar.

Argentina announced to the world that it had regained sovereignty over the Malvinas Islands and had captured the British governor in residence alive!