How could Li Chengfeng be willing to fail in such a dominant game, he commanded the team to strengthen the attack, but today Manchester City's forward players seemed to be possessed by the god of decline, and repeatedly shot either biased or high, and the rare hit was also saved by Cech, but could not get a goal, but was almost attacked by Chelsea near the end of the first half to score another goal. It was in the 44th minute, Willian returned a pass from the left side of the penalty area, and Eto'o outflanked and pushed the shot at the neutral post!

At the end of the first half, Manchester City was down by one goal at home. Li Chengfeng is not reconciled, but Chelsea are also a big team, and they are still a rare team among the big clubs who are good at setting up buses, and it is not easy to break down their goals when they are concentrating on defense.

Be patient, be patient, don't be impatient, Chelsea's counter-attack was also very sharp, Li Chengfeng repeatedly stressed this at half-time. Of course, it is also because this league is not that important, even if it loses, Manchester City's lead is still very large.

However, in the end, Manchester City still lost the game 0-1, and Chelsea's bus tactics are truly unparalleled. And if it weren't for good luck, City could have lost even more, with Chelsea using a counter-attack to hit the woodwork twice more in the second half.

Chelsea's signings this season have been targeted, with the additions of Willian and Samuel Eto'o making Chelsea's counter-attack even sharper. Although they will miss out against weak teams, the lower limit of the team's results is guaranteed, and a Champions League qualification is assured.

Manchester City lost this game, and the 12-game winning streak in all competitions, as well as the unbeaten record of 23 rounds of the league at the beginning of the league were terminated, which made Li Chengfeng a little unwilling, but also let go of the baggage.

In fact, losing this game has no effect, Manchester City still have a big lead in the league, still six points ahead of Arsenal and 10 points ahead of Chelsea. With Arsenal's habit of dropping the chain every year, Manchester City's Premier League title this season is still very stable, and even one or two league games can be given up for the sake of the cup.

Li Chengfeng did just that, in the 25th round of the league, after learning that Arsenal lost 1:5 away to Liverpool, Li Chengfeng did not go all out in this round of the league, he wanted to save the best Manchester City for the next two cup games, the FA Cup fifth round with Chelsea, and the Champions League knockout round with Barcelona.

But even so, the failure to win the relegation zone away from Norwich still made Li Chengfeng very disappointed. Although Li Chengfeng opted for a large-scale rotation due to injury, Manchester City barely missed the range of the goal except for Lewandowski who hit the crossbar once. The performance of the whole team is not in shape, if it weren't for Norwich being too weak, Li Chengfeng felt that Manchester City's loss was inevitable.

It was a terrible game, but it was a consolation that City were able to knock out Chelsea in the FA Cup a few days later and qualify for the next round of the competition.

Considering the Champions League a few days later, Li Chengfeng did not send the strongest squad in this game, and the 4-3-3 tactics were aimed at controlling the midfield and limiting Chelsea's bus counter-attack. Chelsea also put in a 4-3-3 campaign, with three muscular midfielders vowing to carry forward the bus tactics, while the front three of Willian, Samuel Eto'o and Oscar were tasked with counter-attacking.

As the saying goes, there are only three things, and in the previous two games, Manchester City dominated the field but could not win because the players did not have shooting boots, and this game Manchester City players finally found the feeling of shooting on goal.

In the 15th minute, Toure's long-range shot caused Cech to get out of his hands, and Sturridge followed up with a follow-up shot that hit the crossbar! Chelsea escaped, but not fifteen. In the 16th minute, Manchester City broke the deadlock, Silva started the offensive, Lewandowski shared the ball, and Sturridge pushed the right side of the penalty area into the bottom left corner of the goal, 1-0!

Manchester City, who are in the lead, did not let go of Chelsea's thoughts and continued to attack. In the 22nd minute, Toure fired a long shot from the right rib in front of the field, and the low ball with his right foot was wide of the ball. In the 24th minute, Sturry made a wonderful pass, and Lewandowski's cold arrow on the right side of the arc was blocked by Cech.

Chelsea had a rare chance to counter-attack in the 26th minute, but they were understaffed, with only Samuel Eto'o and Ramires both finding their way into the box but failing to finish under a tight defence, before Willian fired a shot from the right side a minute later.

Chelsea have not shown any determination to try to turn around after falling behind, and they have remained focused defensively, with much less concentration than when the two teams met ten days ago, and it seems that there is no doubt about qualifying, with the more serious Manchester City continuing to control the game.

In the 30th minute, Jovetic's feeble shot from near the top of the arc hit Cech, and in the 33rd minute, Zabaleta took a free kick from the right, Milner sent it down the middle, and Lewandowski's header was cleared. In the 43rd minute, Mikel brought down Toure for a foul, and Milner took a free kick with too much power and went straight to the bottom line. In the 44th minute, Milner's cross from the right flank was half a beat slow for Lewandowski to fall to the ground, and Ruiz was booked by the referee for knocking down Sturridge. At the end of the first half, Manchester City led Chelsea 1-0 at home.

Chelsea made the first changes at the start of the second half, with Mohamed Salah coming on for Sato'o. It looks like Chelsea are ready to give up on this game and have already started to replace their overly tired main players.

Chelsea made another substitution in the 60th minute, with Fernando Torres coming on for Ramirez. Seeing that the former ace shooter has now been reduced to a marginal role, Li Chengfeng is also very emotional, you must know that Torres is not yet 30 years old, which is the peak age of a player, but now he is struggling for the opportunity to play, and the cruelty of professional football is far beyond people's imagination.

Li Chengfeng also replaced Toure with Fernandinho, who had returned from injury, and Coutinho for goal-scorer Sturridge, pushing Milner forward for a 4-2-3-1 formation.

In the 67th minute, Manchester City extended their lead when Silva crossed a low cross from the left side of the penalty area, and Coutinho easily pushed the ball into the empty net, 2-0!

Seeing that the overall situation has been decided, the two sides have also made final adjustments. City made a substitution in the 69th minute, with Eden Hazard coming on for Silva. Immediately afterwards, Chelsea replaced Willian with Moses and completely abandoned the game.

The rest of the game was even more uneventful, with the exception of Sako's follow-up goal that was ruled offside.

In the end, Manchester City beat Chelsea 2-0 at home and advanced to the quarter-finals of the FA Cup, again against the familiar Wigan. Manchester City won the FA Cup last season by beating Wigan in the FA Cup final, and this season Li Chengfeng will be hoping to repeat last season's FA Cup success.

After the match against Chelsea, it was the knockout round of the Champions League, and the first leg against Barcelona was played at Manchester City's home stadium, but the opponent's dugout was no longer Pep Guardiola, but Argentine Martino.

Unlike in Pep Guardiola's time, Martino's tactics were more direct, requiring his players to use faster through balls more. However, due to the aging of the team's lineup, the lack of adaptation to Martino's tactics, and the lack of reinforcements, Barcelona this season has no previous control, and even the league was surpassed by Mourinho's Real Madrid.

Although Barcelona still have the hope of winning the championship in all three tiers, Li Chengfeng does not mind helping them to lighten a little burden, so that they can say goodbye to European competition in advance and concentrate on the domestic league.

Once the game started, Barcelona tried to control the situation through passing, as they had done when they met before, but their central man Xavi was old and no longer had the control he used to have, and Cesc Fabregas's technical characteristics could not replace Xavi.

Under Li Chengfeng's special concern, Harvey was always disturbed by someone, and Harvey, who was not in a much better state, could not get rid of a barbarian like Toure at all.

Without Xavi's organization, Barcelona can only play more directly, but this is not their skillful style of play, and it is a little awkward. In view of the aging Barcelona lineup and the lack of people in the back, Li Chengfeng formulated a pressing impact tactic, and he wanted to use toughness to penetrate Barcelona's backfield.

After the opening, Manchester City did not try to attack, and directly started the attack with a wide opening, Li Chengfeng wanted to improve the pace of the game and expose the flaws of Barcelona's aging squad early.

In the 4th minute, Xavi's corner kick on the right side was cleared, Manchester City counterattacked, Zabaleta split the ball on the right, and Suaretzau's cross was intercepted. In the 7th minute, Toure made a long pass to Suarez directly out of the sideline, and in the 11th minute, Messi adjusted a little more near the top of the arc, and Godin destroyed the ball. In the 12th minute, Barcelona sent a corner kick from the right side, Neuer knocked the ball out with both fists, and one minute later, Cesc Fabregas crossed from the left side of the penalty area, and Sanchez was a little slow to follow up and failed to complete the shot.

In the 15th minute, Suarez made a 1-on-2 penalty area, Mascherano was in a good position to clear the siege for the first time, and in the 17th minute, Marr crossed from the right, Toure failed to grab the point in the middle, and Busquets tackled and cleared.

Manchester City's efforts finally paid off, in the 19th minute, Reuss went straight through the defense, Suarez accelerated past the defender and goalkeeper, and scored from a small angle on the right side of the penalty area, Manchester City 1:0!

Manchester City, which is ahead, has not relaxed, for a team like Barcelona, as long as they are given space to play, Li Chengfeng does not want to fall short.

In the 23rd minute, Klich burst forward from the left and was brought down by Alves, who received the first yellow card of the game. In the 24th minute, Reuss was fouled by Cesc Fabregas on the left flank, Silva Royce sent a ball to the middle, Kompany headed the ball, and Toure pushed Valdés in front of the goalkeeper to rush the goalkeeper.

In the 27th minute, Reuss tried to play a one-two with Suarez on the left side and was destroyed by the opponent, but the opponent made a mistake under the pressure, and Suarez met the ball at the top of the arc and volleyed Valdés into the arms.

It's really a pity, but Li Chengfeng is not disappointed. Now that Barcelona have lost the grip they used to have, it won't be particularly difficult to beat them.

(End of chapter)

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