Chapter 658 Chelsea Stronger Than History

Manchester City were able to qualify for the top spot of the group one round earlier, something that many did not expect before the start of the season. After all, he still has Champions League powerhouses like Real Madrid in their group.

If last season's Manchester City's performance in the Champions League was a complete rookie, this season after Gao Bo took over, Manchester City's performance in the Champions League has improved, and two wins against such a strong opponent as Real Madrid are the basis for Manchester City to win the group one round earlier.

In the eyes of Manchester City fans, the fact that the team can reach the knockout stage of the Champions League is enough to make them happy.

In the league, they trampled Manchester United under their feet, and in the Champions League, they also qualified for the group one round early, while Manchester United struggled a little in that group, losing 0-1 at home to Cluj and then 0-1 away to Galatasaray.

Defeats in the first and second rounds of the Champions League group stage put Manchester United's qualification situation in jeopardy.

Fortunately, in the last three rounds, Manchester United won three in a row, with nine points, behind Galatasaray with 10 points, in second place, in the final round they will play Galatasaray in a do-or-die battle, once Manchester United loses, they may even have a hard time qualifying - because Cluj behind Manchester United got seven points, and in the last round they faced Braga, the weakest group in the group.

Manchester City secured top spot in the group one round early, while Manchester United were in danger of being out of the final round.

In such a comparison, Manchester City fans naturally feel angry.

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Gao Bo is not surprised that the team can qualify first in the group, he knows the strength of the team, and it is not surprising that he will finish first in the group.

In the Premier League, Manchester City can suppress Manchester United at the top of the table, which already speaks to the quality of the team.

And he knows Real Madrid very well, and being able to draw a group with Real Madrid is undoubtedly very beneficial to Manchester City. Gao Bo knows how to deal with Real Madrid, he is all too familiar with this team.

The real test is after reaching the round of 16, that is, after the knockout round.

The sixth round of the group stage is played in two weeks' time, but that game is of little significance to Manchester City, who have already won the group ahead of schedule, and in the away game against Celtic, Gao Bo does not plan to let the main players play, this game is regarded as a training exercise.

After that, there is the knockout round, but the knockout game will not be until mid-February next year, and there are still more than three months before now, so Gao Bo will not think about the knockout round now, and it will be good to wait until the group stage is over and the draw results will come out.

He's thinking about the league, that's the fundamental!

This season's league championship, Gao Bo is bound to win it.

However, winning the Premier League is much more difficult than in La Liga.

In the thirteenth round of the league, Manchester City will usher in the biggest test since the start of the league this season!

They're away from home against Chelsea!!

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Gao Bo has never dared to underestimate Mourinho, and this time Mourinho is at the helm of Chelsea.

After watching most of Chelsea's games this season, Gobo already has a general idea of Jose Mourinho's Chelsea.

Defending is still the soul of Mourinho's tactics, but when facing different teams, Mourinho's defensive level is also different.

Jose Mourinho's main formation in the current Chelsea team has largely switched between the four 321 and 4312 formations.

After two years of defeat at Real Madrid, Jose Mourinho seems to have undergone a deeper makeover of his football thinking.

He's more defensive!!

No matter which team he plays, he is sent to a back three formation, the difference is that sometimes Mourinho will use a single striker, which is the 4321 formation, and in some games he will be a double striker, which is 4312.

Although the two formations are different, the tactical idea is the same, that is, to pay great attention to defense, and if they make sure not to concede goals, Mourinho's team will only think about attacking things.

Gao Bo has watched many of Mourinho's games this season, and he has to admit that at Chelsea, Mourinho has built a stronger team than when he was at Real Madrid - in terms of individual ability, Chelsea's squad will not be more luxurious than Real Madrid, but in terms of team integration, Mourinho's Chelsea and Mourinho's Real Madrid are not the same!

Now this Chelsea team reminds Gao Bo of the team that Mourinho led Inter Milan to win the treble.

At that time, Inter Milan also often put on a 4312 formation.

Motta, Cambiasso, Zanetti, these are the three midfielders that Mourinho often uses, and in front of them, it is Sneijder, and in front of Sneijder are Eto'o and Milito!

Such a line-up is extremely solid in defence, and in attack, Sneijder's counter-attacking efficiency with Samuel Eto'o and Milito is also impressive.

Chelsea now also have a squad that is no worse than Inter Milan back then.

Goalkeeper Cech, Ivanovic, Cahill, Terry, David Luiz, Ashley Cole in the back, Ramirez, Mikel, Kante in the back, and in front of them, Mourinho sometimes uses Frank Lampard, sometimes he also uses Oske and Mata, and then the striker, Chelsea can provide a forward combination of Drogba, Demba Ba, and Torres!

Ramirez, Kante, Mikel, the three players composed of three backs, can be said to have achieved the ultimate in defense, especially Kante, Gao Bo understands Kante's strength.

In attack, this Chelsea side also has a lot of options, as well as counter-attacking attacks, Frank Lampard's long-range shot at this point, as well as crosses from Ashley Cole and Branislav Ivanovic are also very threatening.

Because Chelsea have a striker combination of Drogba and Demba Ba!

A Chelsea team with a solid defense, a sharp attack, and a hand of crosses in positional battles, has to be a headache.

It can be said that the biggest rival for the title with Manchester City this season, apart from Manchester United, is Chelsea!

Jose Mourinho did not return to Chelsea after a few seasons, instead returning to the team at Chelsea's strongest. This makes Chelsea even tougher than they were in their history!

So, during this time, Gao Bo has been discussing this game against Chelsea with the coaching staff.

Chelsea are strong, but City are unlikely to surrender – they are at the top of the table, and they are not afraid of their opponents.

However, tactically, Gao Bo still has to pay great attention to Chelsea.

This is a stronger team than in previous history, and City should not take it lightly.