Chapter 659: Whose Hand Is the Deer Dead?

Stamford Bridge is a stadium with a long history, built back in 1977 and expanded several times in between, and today Stamford Bridge is a 42,000-seat stadium, the third largest stadium in London!

This is the home of Chelsea, an English team that has re-emerged in the new century, and with Chelsea's current status, the stadium that can only accommodate more than 40,000 people is obviously a bit small, so Chelsea are already applying for an expansion plan.

However, even if there is no expansion now, the design of the sunken stadium in England has greatly reduced the distance between the stands and the stadium, even if there are only more than 40,000 people, and the momentum created is no less than those world-famous stadiums!

Unlike La Liga fans, the fans on the English side are known for their loyalty and madness, and the atmosphere in the stadium here is much better than that of La Liga.

Therefore, playing away from home in the Premier League is a test for any team.

This is especially true against a tough opponent like Chelsea, who is a very good guy at home and it will not be easy to beat Chelsea on the road.

At this moment, the Blues fans are indeed greeting their opponents from Manchester with a decibel level of attitude and cheers that are far more than usual in the game.

Fans waved blue and white checkered flags and Chelsea songs were sung in the stands.

Both of Manchester's teams are Chelsea's title rivals, and Chelsea fans will not be polite when Manchester City arrives.

And this game is of course the focus of the thirteenth round of the league!

The result of this match will directly affect the standings between the top teams in the league and the third place in the league.

Gao Bo came to the Premier League from La Liga, and CCTV also bought the live broadcast rights of the Premier League, although the cost of live broadcasting the Premier League is much higher than that of La Liga, Bundesliga and other leagues, but fans across the country want to watch Coach Gao Bo's games.

Today's focus battle, as early as a week ago, CCTV began to advertise on the sports channel.

When the players on both sides have not yet played, CCTV commentators Duan Xuan and Xu Yang are introducing the starting lineups of both sides in today's game.

Chelsea's lineup, Mourinho really put on a 4312 formation: goalkeeper Cech, central defender Terry and David Luiz, left wingback Ashley Cole, right wingback Ivanovic, the three midfielders are Kante, Mikel, Ramirez, in front of them is Lampard, the forward combination, Drogba with Demba Ba!

A twin tower combo of two blades!

Such a combination did not appear in the history that Gao Bo was familiar with, because Didier Drogba left for Shanghai Shenhua after winning the Champions League with Chelsea.

And in this time and space, because Mourinho returned to Chelsea, the contract renewal negotiations on Drogba went very smoothly, Mourinho was naturally willing to keep Drogba, and Drogba was also willing to stay and follow Mourinho, the two sides hit it off, and the contract renewal negotiations were successfully negotiated.

Demba Ba originally came to Chelsea after Drogba left, but now Drogba is not leaving, so the two have a chance to work together.

Demba Ba is fast and impactful, and the attacking combination between him and Drogba has helped Chelsea destroy the city this season, scoring more than 70% of Chelsea's goals!

Jose Mourinho's tactics are to make the most of the impact of these two strikers, and their counter-attacking style of play has made Drogba and Demba Ba like fish in water, and behind these two strikers, Frank Lampard's ability to control the ball and shoot on goal has also made Chelsea's counter-attack even sharper!

'The attacking power of the front three of Didier Drogba, Demba Ba and Frank Lampard is amazing, but it's Chelsea's defence that is the most daunting! Xu Yang said.

"Chelsea have had a very smooth start to the season, they have been in the first group tightly, and the biggest credit for this is undoubtedly Chelsea's iron-blooded defence, since the start of this season, Chelsea have conceded the fewest goals in the Premier League, and in 12 league games, Chelsea have only conceded three goals! That's a scary number!! Jose Mourinho's side are at the top of their game defensively! ”

"That's right, for Manchester City, how to break down Chelsea's defense is the biggest problem they have encountered in this game, of course, they also have to guard against Chelsea's counterattack at any time, this game is the biggest test for Manchester City from the start of the game to now!"

Duan Xuan continued.

He also has a point, although Manchester City have played Liverpool and Arsenal before, but people generally do not think that Liverpool or Arsenal will be the favorites to win the title this season - not to mention Liverpool, who are still struggling in the middle of the league, Arsenal's fourth place is also threatened by the teams behind them, and the top three teams have opened up a lot of gaps.

So, in a way, Manchester City and Chelsea are two of the league's top three teams in direct conversation.

This is the strongest battle!

Although the league is still in its early stages, this game is also a game that will have a profound impact on the league landscape.

This is a test for both parties.

After introducing the home team Chelsea, the pair began to introduce the squad for the away Manchester City team.

There was only one change in the starting line-up for Manchester City in this game, and that was Dzeko replacing Jamie Vardy.

Manchester City's line-up: goalkeeper Oblak, centre-back Kompany partnering Kolo Toure, left wing-back Kolarov, right wing-back Kieran Trippier, midfielders Casemiro, Eriksen, David Silva, forwards Hazard, Dzeko, Griezmann!

"Coach Gao Bo started Dzeko in this game, probably to play more control on the road, Dzeko is tall, unlike a pure goalscorer like Vardy, he can be used as a fulcrum in the front court, making the ball to the players on both sides, and can also connect with the players in the midfield to pass the ball, his foot skills, the ability to make the ball, and the ability to head the ball are world-class!!" Xu Yang said.

While the commentator was speaking, the managers of both teams appeared in the tunnel of the players.

Gao Bo was chatting with Kante, he looked at the blue jersey on Kante's body and sighed with emotion, compared with the previous life, Kante's development in this time and space is much smoother, which is undoubtedly closely related to Gao Bo.

"Kick it well!"

Gao Bo patted Kante on the shoulder and encouraged, this is the player he brought out, he is his disciple, and he certainly hopes that Kante can develop smoothly in the future.

"Hmmm! Top dog!! ”

Kan said with his head headed, looking at Gao Bo with his head held high. Not being able to meet Gao Bo in the Premier League is probably a regret in Kante's heart.

His liquidated damages at Atletico Madrid have exceeded 150 million, so Manchester City, although he has money, is unlikely to spend this liquidated damages to introduce him, and Kante does not want to continue to play for Atletico Madrid, so when Chelsea gave very favorable terms, Kante chose Chelsea and came to the Premier League.

Now, he and Gobo's team are rivals, and this is the first time for Kante, and he has mixed feelings.

Mourinho, on the other side, had a more mixed mood.

He wanted to run up to Kante and emphasize: "Your boss is me now!" ”

However, he also knew that Kante was excavated by Gao Bo from the French amateur league, and the emotional bond between the two was far greater than that of Mourinho, so although Mourinho was jealous, he did not attack on the spot...

The two men walked out of the players' tunnel almost at the same time.

Speaking of which, Gao Bo and Mourinho are not pleasing to each other in La Liga, so although the two came out at the same time, they both treated each other as air.

The camera on the TV also follows the two managers, both of whom are staring ahead and striding to their positions.

"The rivalry between the two managers has continued into the Premier League! Who will die in this game? ”

Amid the cheers of the fans at the scene, Duan Xuan took a deep breath and said loudly.