However, Manchester City suffered another defeat. In order to cope with Chelsea, who will challenge the league table next, and Italian giants Juventus in the Europa League, Lee Seungfeng sent a full substitute line-up in the League Cup match against West Bromwich Albion, but was reversed by the opponent.

In the 19th minute of the first half, Suarez's sweeping effort from inside the box gave City the lead, and things were going in a good direction. But in the second half, after West Bromwich Albion picked up the tempo, the defects of Manchester City's unfamiliar substitute coordination were exposed, and West Bromwich Albion scored two goals in two minutes to reverse the score. In the 55th minute, Zoivillon scored with a furious shot from the edge of the penalty area, but Hart couldn't make a save. In the 57th minute, Bedner's header fell right at the feet of Cox, who fired a right-footed shot into the far corner from 18 yards out.

The sudden change caught Li Chengfeng a little off guard, obviously Manchester City was in control of the situation on the field, and he fell behind in a few minutes, so that Li Chengfeng had no time to adjust.

The backward Manchester City began to attack, but even if Li Chengfeng sent 4 forwards in the end, Manchester City, which was not tacit enough to cooperate, still failed to equalize, and finally had to accept the defeat.

In the end, Manchester City lost the game 1-2. Li Chengfeng admitted that he sent a full bench lineup a little too much, but he didn't care. The game is too dense during this period, and Manchester City will have to meet strong opponents in the future, and it is impossible for him to send a main squad for such a chicken rib competition. Due to the fact that he has spent more than a year in the CM world, he now has nearly 2oo points, and he will not give up more important things for a few points. Maybe it's not a few points, this is the knockout round of the League Cup, he used to be able to get more than ten or twenty points in this event every year, Li Chengfeng thought about it and felt a little distressed.

Forget it, I still don't want to think about it, and the next challenge against the English leader Chelsea, who have won all five rounds, is more important. Facing Manchester City, who are at their best, Chelsea opted for rotation, placing more emphasis on Champions League fixtures.

The final result of the match was 1:o, and Manchester City won as they wished, closing the gap on the points table. It was Tevez who opened the door to victory for the team, and Tevez's state was bursting during this time, which made the pressure on Lee Seungfeng much less.

In the opening eight minutes, Tevez received a pass from De Jong and fired a long shot wide from the right side of the field. On 17 minutes, Bale's powerful shot from the edge of the box was blocked, and Zabaleta took the ball down the left and the ball was confiscated by Cech. On 18 minutes, Nicolas Anelka combined with Malouda on the left and struck into the penalty area, but the ball went wide of the bottom line after two Manchester City players failed to shoot on target. In the 2o minute, Ramirez broke the ball in front of the field and crossed wide, and Essien followed up with a powerful right-footed shot that went wide of the left post.

On 24 minutes, Bale took a corner from the right, Vidal flicked his head in front of the goal, and Cech easily got the ball. On 27 minutes, Chelsea took a tactical corner, Malouda crossed from the left side of the box, Alex's header was crossed to the middle, Ivanovic's header hit the post, and the ball bounced back and Ivanovic was saved by Neuer.

In the 29th minute, Tevez quickly counter-attacked and broke through to the left side of the field, Mikel brought down the Argentine, and Manchester City won a free kick in front. Bale's right-footed curling shot went straight at goal and Chelsea's wall kept it out. On 35 minutes, Zabaleta received a yellow card for a vicious tackle on the left flank, Branislav Ivanovic.

In the 41st minute, Silva crossed from the left, and Terry rushed in front of Tevez in the middle of the six-yard box to shovel the ball out of the danger zone. In the 44th minute, Malouda crossed from the left, Drogba missed the ball, and Essien at the back post fired a powerful left-footed shot high. The first half was a tight battle and both had good chances, but the goalkeepers of both sides were the better and neither team was able to find the back of the net.

In the second half, the two teams still played at a fast pace, with many chances, and the protagonist on the pitch was still the goalkeeper. At the beginning of the second half, Drogba made a return in the front of the penalty area, and Anelka followed up with a right-footed shot that was saved by Neuer. Didier Drogba whipped in a corner and Essien headed over the crossbar with an unguarded header in the middle of the box. In the 51st minute, De Jong took a few steps in front of the ball and took a few steps to shoot with his right foot from 4o yards out, which was blocked by Mikel. In the 55th minute, De Jong sent a superb through pass from the left, and Silva's powerful shot from a tight angle into the left corner of the penalty area was saved by Cech.

In the 59th minute, Tevez broke the deadlock for Manchester City, Manchester City played a quick counterattack, Vidal passed the ball in the backfield, Tevez took the ball in the middle circle and broke through to the top of the arc of the penalty area, flashed Ashley Cole's low right-footed shot, the ball hit the left post and went into the net, 1:O, Manchester City took the lead!

But the Chelsea were quick to respond, and in the 63rd minute, Didier Drogba went straight up front and Ramires cut into the middle of the box with a right-footed shot that Kompany and Frenkie de Jong kept out of the threat. In the 65th minute, Chelsea kicked off, and Drogba's shot from a tight angle on the left side of the penalty area was confiscated by Neuer.

Seeing the delay in finding the back of the net, Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti replaced Mikel with Zhirkov to increase the attacking manpower. In the 71st minute, Essien fired a right-footed shot from 35 yards out, and the ball went just wide of the right post. In the 74th minute, Drogba's cross from the right was blocked, and Essien hit the goal with his right foot again from the edge of the penalty area, and the ball went over the crossbar.

In the 75th minute, Carlo Ancelotti adjusted again, replacing Drogba with Sturridge, and the monster himself felt a little incredible. Li Chengfeng also thinks so, when he needs to attack, why replace the monster that threatens a lot? Or Ancelotti is too conservative, if it is Mourinho, he will definitely send 4 strikers to fight to the death, and the temperament of people is still different after all.

At this time, Sturridge is not a little worse than Drogba, maybe Ancelotti thinks Sturridge's explosiveness and technique are better, but there is already an Anelka with a similar style on the field, even if it is adjusted, Sturridge should be used to replace Anelka.

After Drogba went off, Chelsea lost a fulcrum in the frontcourt, Sturridge and Anelka are not people who can do the shaft, Chelsea's frontcourt cooperation is much less, the offensive power is greatly reduced, and Li Chengfeng is also much more relieved.

Without Drogba, Chelsea's athletic battle is almost no threat, they can only rely on long-range shots and set-pieces to find opportunities, such an attack is obviously easier to defend, Ancelotti made a stupid move, it is better to send four strikers to fight, maybe he thinks this is just a league, not worth the fight?

After that, the Chelseamen tried again and again, but were unable to find the back of the net for Manchester City, and in the end, Manchester City beat the leaders Chelsea 1-O. It was also Chelsea's first defeat of the season, and the victory over the mighty Chelsea also made Lee Seungfeng much less pressure, and the English media began to praise the victory, and in any case, it is worth mentioning to be able to make Chelsea, who have won all of their previous games, lose it.

Seeing the praise in various media, Li Chengfeng once again felt that the English media had no discipline, winning the game will hold you to the sky, and losing the game will stomp on you hard, and there is no position at all. However, compared to the position of the Italian media that blackens themselves all the time, Li Chengfeng feels that the media in England is more cute, here, as long as you can win, they don't care if you are an angel or a demon.

However, Li Chengfeng did not dare to relax, and next up is the Europa League match against Italian giants Juventus, who are seen as Manchester City's biggest rivals for top spot in the group, but Li Chengfeng is full of confidence. The current Juventus is when he is the weakest, he has long lost his giants, and Lee Seungfeng, who has just left Inter Milan, knows Juventus well enough, but Juventus is confused about the new Manchester City.

Juventus, nicknamed the Old Lady, was a mess in attack and defense last season under rookie coach Ferrara, and this season they brought in character coach Zaccheroni to slow down. Although the introduction of Leonardo Bonucci has improved their defence, the attack is still lackluster. There is nothing to be afraid of such Juventus, Li Chengfeng did not regard him as a competitor, he even rotated a few players for the league in a few days, anyway, it would be good to qualify from the group, and one game would not let him take it too seriously.

Less than a minute into the game, Manchester City's right-back stepped in and fired a long-range shot from 3o meters out of the gate to kick off the game. In the 3rd minute, Iaquinta's forward field and Sissoko collided with the wall, and then the penalty area was volleyed back in color, and the ball was blocked by Neuer. In the 7th minute, Juve had a free kick opportunity 27 meters away from the gate, and Piero's free kick was directly volleyed, but the ball was blocked by Neuer on the ground.

In the 1o minute, Juventus was lucky to take the lead, they broke the ball in the middle and counterattacked quickly, Marchisio split the ball in the middle, Iaquinta got the ball on the left side and cut inside to get rid of the defense and fired a powerful volley nearly 3o meters from the goal, the ball bounced in front of the goal with a slight arc and flew into the lower right corner of the gate, 1-O.

Just two minutes later, City counter-attacked, Barry's corner was flanked in by Milner, and the ball went over Manninger's defence and was cleared by De Chellie on the goal line. In the 13th minute, Krasic forced a breakthrough on the right and was brought down by Zabaleta in the penalty area, but the referee signaled for the game to continue. In the 19th minute, Krasic was cut off at the back, and Tevez got the ball on the left rib of the penalty area and got rid of it with continuous feints and then volleyed it wide. In the 21st minute, former Juventus midfielder Vidal shot from 26 meters out of the goal, and the ball deflected off the right post of the goal. In the 26th minute, Reus shot from 28 yards out of the gate and the ball went over the crossbar.

In the 29th minute, Kolarov shot from the right side of the penalty area, and the ball went wide of the goal. In the 33rd minute, Tevez crossed diagonally from the left in front of the goal, Barry shook his head in the middle of the penalty area, the ball hit the far post and bounced back into the field, Reus outflanked and hit the goal, and the ball was blocked by Manninger.

Manchester City, who insisted on attacking, finally received the reward, in the 36th minute, Vidal went straight in the middle of the penalty area, Juve's defense had problems again, Reus crossed the Juventus defense and shook the attacking Manninger in the penalty area to easily push the empty goal, 1-1!

(End of chapter)

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