Chapter 724: Guardiola's nemesis

April 9, the 31st round of the English Premier League.

The absolute focus of this round may be regarded as the most crucial game of the season.

Manchester derby!

Manchester United at Old Trafford against city rivals Manchester City!!

In the stands, red dominates!

Old Trafford, it's the home of the red!!

Here, Manchester United fans sang Manchester United songs, waved flags and cheered as they waited for the game to begin.

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When the Manchester City players walked into Old Trafford, they were greeted by a tsunami of cheers.

But of course the cheer was not for them, but for the Manchester United players next to them.

Manchester United fans are putting pressure on City's players in this way to make it clear whose turf this is!

In fact, after introducing the appearance lists of the two sides, Manchester City's players have already felt the "enthusiasm" of the opposing fans.

Such a scene is not uncommon for Manchester City's players.

It would be hell if the United fans were friendly to them.

In the stands, there are still many Manchester United fans who hang a lot of slogans mocking Manchester City.

"A warm welcome to the pets of the oil merchants!"

"Hey, want to take a tour of our honor room? Manchester City's ***s? ”

The two teams were already bitter enemies, and the fans on both sides were full of hostility. Now with the rise of Manchester City and Manchester United's league rivals, this hostility is naturally deeper!

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Before the players from both sides stepped onto the pitch, the two teams shook hands on the sidelines.

Of course, this is not the first meeting between Gobo and Pep Guardiola, even in the Premier League, this is the second time the two have met.

The record of Gao Bo and Pep Guardiola can be traced back to the 2010-2011 season of La Liga!

At that time, the two sides met for the first time, and Atletico Madrid led by Gao Bo actually swept Barcelona 5-1 at the Camp Nou!

Such a result has made Barcelona fans hold a grudge to this day.

And the following season, at the Calderón Stadium, Barcelona lost again by 1 to 5!

These two heavy defeats were the worst losses of Guardiola's career.

Not one of them!

“.... In the confrontation between Gao Bo and Guardiola, counting in La Liga, in the Champions League, the Copa del Rey, and the Premier League, the two sides have played each other a total of eight times, of which Guardiola has lost seven of them, and then got a pitiful draw, Gao Bo is the only manager who has let Guardiola lose so many games...."

Before the start of the game, the commentator Lightkinson was introducing everyone.

"Not to mention the first meeting between the two sides this season, Manchester City beat Manchester United at home to claim their first win of the season. And in La Liga, Pep Guardiola's Barcelona was completely suppressed by Gao Bo's Atletico Madrid!! ”

"In the fight against Gao Bo, Guardiola has not won a single game, yes, Guardiola has not won even a single game against Gao Bo!"

It's okay not to look back on this history, but it's really scary to look back.

Everyone knows that Pep Guardiola single-handedly created Barcelona's dream three dynasties, and such a cutting-edge manager was powerless in the face of Gao Bo.

Looking at the statistics, Gao Bo has the absolute upper hand, and it can be said that he has "beaten" Guardiola.

I don't know if there will be any changes in the treat after coming to the Premier League.

"Let's take a look at the starting list of the home team Manchester United, goalkeeper De Gea, the center-back combination is Ferdinand and Hummels, the left wing-back is the veteran Evra, the right wing-back Rafael, in terms of midfield, Manchester United's midfield can be called luxurious, Modric, Thiago, Pogba three midfielders, and on the bench, there are good players like Scholes, and the Japanese midfielder Shinji Kagawa introduced in the winter transfer window, on the forward line, the center Rooney starts, on the left is Pedro, on the right is Portuguese winger Nani! Pep Guardiola has a very strong squad. ”

"In terms of the away team Manchester City, Manchester City is still a relatively balanced 4231 formation in this game, goalkeeper Oblak, the center-back combination is Kompany partner Kolo Toure, left full-back Kolarov, right full-back Trippier, two backs Casemiro partner Fernandinho, front, left side because of David Silva's injury, and back to the left Hazard, the right is still Griezmann, the forward Kaka, and the forward, is replaced by Dzeko!! On the bench, Manchester City also has players such as Vardy and Adam White on standby! ”

"This game may be the best chance for Guardiola to turn the tables, Manchester City first played a costly Champions League game away from home, David Silva also missed the long Manchester derby due to injury, and Manchester United is waiting for work, although Carrick and Scholes are injured, but Manchester United's main squad has no injuries for the time being, they can play with the strongest team!"

As Lightkinson spoke, the two managers were back in their places.

In this crucial game, everyone is curious about whether Gao Bo will continue his role as "Guardiola's nemesis" or Guardiola will rebound against the trend.

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This game is not reserved by anyone.

After all, there is nothing to keep, this is basically the final of the league, whoever wins, who will take the initiative, will have a good chance of winning the championship.

At this time, he still retains his strength, isn't that a hole in his brain? The premise of pretending to be a pig and eating a tiger is to eat a tiger, and if you are eaten by a tiger instead, you will really become a pig.

After all the pre-match procedures have been carried out, the tournament officially begins.

Because the match was so important, both sides were very cautious when the game started.

Although Gao Bo said in front of the media that this was not a final, the nature of the match was no different from the final.

Since ancient times, the finals have been nameless, and the cautious mentality of both sides is of course very normal.

Not only is it very cautious about throwing troops into the attack, but both sides will be very cautious about the other's offensive.

As soon as the opponent has the slightest hint of attacking the danger zone, the players will immediately start fighting, even if it is a foul!

In the first minute of the game, Casemiro made a sliding tackle that knocked Modric to the ground, announcing the basic rhythm of the game.

Pogba then turned and flipped Fernandinho to the canvas after failing to pass and being tackled by Fernandinho.

This caused strong dissatisfaction from Gao Bo.

His dissatisfaction was not directed at Pogba, but with the referee on duty, Clattenburg.

He thinks it should be at least a yellow card.

However, Clattenburg only gave City a set-piece, and did not mean to play cards.

At the beginning of the game, the confrontation between the two sides was very fierce, and the game fell into anxiety.