Chapter 709 vs. Chelsea!

In the draw for the FA Cup quarter-finals that evening, Manchester City were drawn against Barnsley, an opponent from the Championship.

In the FA Cup, Manchester City's signing luck was very good.

It doesn't look like they have much problem reaching the FA Cup semi-finals.

After returning from the away game, Manchester City immediately began to prepare for another game.

It was the 27th round of the league, and the team faced Chelsea at home!

This will be the highlight of this round of the league.

Now the league format is like this, after 26 rounds, Manchester City is 22 wins and 4 draws, with 70 points to top the league table, followed by Manchester United and Chelsea, these two teams have the same points, and the record is the same, 21 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses, 66 points, the second and third in the league.

Although City are four points ahead of their two rivals, with a dozen rounds of league games remaining, no one can say that City will win the title.

Therefore, this game against Chelsea is crucial!

Manchester City, playing at home, are undoubtedly the favourites.

This was mainly due to Chelsea's 4-2 defeat at home to Manchester City in the first leg of the league meeting. After a winter transfer window, Manchester City have come out stronger, bringing in superstars like Kaka, while Chelsea have not made much of a move in the winter transfer window.

And Manchester City's recent form is also quite good, especially Kaka, in the first two rounds of the league, a hat trick, a big four, scored seven goals in two games, and the barrel of the gun in the Premier League is hot! In addition, Manchester City is playing at home again, so it is normal for the outside world to be optimistic.

For Chelsea, it's a game they can't afford to lose – and if they lose, they are seven points behind Manchester City!

The difference of seven points is very difficult to recover.

Therefore, Chelsea should at least be aiming for an away draw, and it would be best if they could win.

And even if City lose, it looks like there is room for relaxation – even if they lose to Chelsea, it will only be a smaller lead.

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In the midst of all the distractions, Mourinho carried forward his usual style.

'It's just four points behind, we still have a chance to talk directly to Manchester City, for me, it's just one point behind!!!'

Mourinho's implication was that Chelsea could certainly beat Manchester City in the second leg of a head-to-head meeting, and he looked confident.

However, Mourinho has always been arrogant, or rather a dead duck with a hard mouth, even if he has never won against Gao Bo, he does not show weakness in his mouth.

The media also agreed that Mourinho was arrogant.

Does he think Chelsea can beat Manchester City on the road?

It's ridiculous.

Mourinho has never won a direct conversation with Gao Bo, and it is not known that he has any superiority in front of Gao Bo?

Now that Gobo's Manchester City are in first place in the league, Mourinho's words are particularly funny.

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For Mourinho's provocation, Gao Bo himself found it funny.

In his pre-match press conference, Gao Bo fired back at Mourinho.

'I don't know where Mourinho's confidence comes from, but whatever he says, Mourinho has always been my underdog, and I think that fact speaks volumes. Sorry, I'll refuse to answer this question in the future because it's pointless. ”

Gao Bo said it lightly, as if he didn't take Mourinho seriously at all.

But in fact, he is still very concerned about the war of words that Mourinho took the initiative to set off.

He wanted to catch a hint of the opponent's tactical arrangement from Mourinho's mouth.

Mourinho's arrogance did not make Gao Bo have any mood swings.

This is just an opponent's trick, and this move is useless against Gao Bo.

The media are right, it's a game Chelsea have to win.

And if you have to win? What kind of posture will Chelsea pose?

Gobo didn't know what Mourinho would do, and he put himself in the role of Chelsea manager.

If it were him, maybe he would have thought more about it in attack, but Mourinho's .....

Gao Bo is really a little unsure.

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It's all about that you can only know in the game.

February 23rd, the twenty-seventh round of the league! The league is drawing to a close, and any dropping points at this time could lead to a change in the format of the league title race.

Before the game, in the home team's dressing room, Gao Bo was making the final tactical arrangements for this game.

"This game is on our home turf, so we'll take over possession of the game!!"

"Watch out for their pressing and counter-attacking, don't get tackled easily! Once you lose the ball, immediately start a counter-attack, and would rather foul than let their counterattack come out!! ”

Gao Bo emphasized.

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Meanwhile, in the other dressing room, Jose Mourinho was watching their players.

"It's a crucial game, and if we win, we can talk about the league title!!"

Unlike the arrogance in front of the media, in the dressing room, after closing the door, Mourinho still seemed very cautious.

"They're probably not going to attack easily, they like to keep the ball and slowly look for our flaws!!"

"Don't let them have easy ball!!"

Mourinho shook his fist.

"Looting!! Completely disrupt the rhythm of the game!! Such.... We have a chance to win in the chaos!! ”

Mourinho said.

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At the same time, at the Etihad Stadium, it was already full at this time!!

Manchester City fans cheered loudly in the stands, and the atmosphere of the game was already enthusiastic before the players of both sides entered the stadium!

Win this game and Manchester City will directly kill a league title rival!!

Naturally, this game also made Manchester City fans look forward to it immensely.

Of course, they are very confident.

After all, judging from the process of the two sides this season, as well as the records of Gao Bo and Mourinho, Manchester City is undoubtedly the one with an absolute advantage!

The only thing the fans have to do in this stadium is to celebrate the victory!!

This is the strong confidence that Gao Bo has brought to Manchester City fans after he became the owner of Manchester City!

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Both teams came out of the locker room almost at the same time.

Gao Bo met Mourinho in the tunnel and the camera was focused on the two managers.

It's just that the two don't communicate at all, as if the guy on the other side is air.

I don't know when it started, and the relationship between Gao Bo and Mourinho is like this.

The arrogant Mourinho always has little confidence in the face of Gao Bo, after all, the madman has never won this opponent.

So he simply turned a blind eye.

And Gao Bo is not the kind of person who likes a hot face and a cold ass.

So, both managers walked out of the players' tunnel and walked to their respective dugouts.

The atmosphere at the scene became even more enthusiastic!

From the moment Gao Bo appeared on the court, all the fans at the scene stood up, applauded and cheered!

This is the highest courtesy for your own manager!

Despite the season yet to end, Gobo has yet to bring any accolades to Manchester City.

But he's already conquered the fans here!