Chapter 109: The Red and Blue War

Guus Hiddink was thinking of beating Manchester United at home. It's not a delusion, Stoke City can beat Manchester United at home, so why can't Chelsea do that?

Of course, there are difficulties.

First and foremost for Hiddink, of course, is the issue of injuries. In attack, Eden Hazard has just returned from injury and is still unsure of how the game will be, and Chelsea have brought in Brazilian striker Pato on loan this season, although the former AC Milan prodigy is not up to the game requirements for the time being, and he is still unable to make the squad. At the same time, Chelsea's other two goalscorers, Felcao and Remy, are also injured, which means Hiddink can only rely on Diego Costa up front, but Costa's form has been shaky this season, and if Coste's form is not good in this game, Chelsea's attacking power will be greatly reduced. Just like Chelsea's sullen draw at Watford in the last round, Costa was out of form throughout the game.

Guus Hiddink doesn't want to be just a firefighting coach this time around, he wants to stay a little longer as Chelsea's head coach. Therefore, he had to figure out Abu's thoughts.

In fact, it is not difficult to guess what the Russians think, first of all, of course, the results, but this season's Chelsea, it will definitely be difficult to make any breakthroughs in terms of results. Secondly, there is the scene, especially against the strong team. If Guus Hiddink can lead Chelsea to a home win over Manchester United, it would be a plus for Hiddink's prospects of staying at Chelsea.

It's just that what Hiddink didn't expect was that Abu didn't intend to let Hiddink stay in the Chelsea manager position for a long time from the beginning, and now Chelsea's big managers have begun to choose a new manager for Abu. Whatever Hiddink did, he was doomed to tragedy.

Hiddink, of course, doesn't know what Abou is thinking, and he was very confident in his pre-match press conference: "I don't want to exaggerate, but I think we can beat Manchester United. Manchester United have been in great form this season, but when it comes to one game, we still have a chance. We dropped too many points in the first half of the season, but that doesn't mean we're an underdog. We'll give Manchester United a head start at home! ”

At Ancelotti's press conference, Ancelotti was actually quite cautious about Chelsea: "Under Hiddink, Chelsea don't actually lose much, I don't know what happened to Chelsea, but Chelsea in the first half of the season is undoubtedly not normal, Hiddink has done a great job, they have climbed out of the bottom, we will be cautious." ”

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Diego Costa has been depressed lately, and in addition to his recent inconsistent form and poor goal luck, his relationship with the media has also made him bored with life in the Premier League. In particular, many English media have blamed Jose Mourinho for his dismissal from Chelsea, making him feel like Alexander in London.

What makes him even more uncomfortable is the weather in England, which is humid and cold, and it is difficult to see the sun all winter, which is incomparable with sunny Spain and Madrid with clear skies.

As Hiddink's most relied on striker, Diego Costa attended the pre-match press conference.

The bad-tempered Brazilian-Spanish striker was quickly provoked by journalists in England.

"What do you think of Li Qingshan?"

"He's my team-mate at Atletico Madrid, he's a very good guy."

Of course, what Diego Costa said was true, and he also knew Li Qingshan's strength very well, especially in the season when Atletico Madrid won the Champions League, if it were not for Li Qingshan's outbreak in the Champions League final, Atletico Madrid would not have beaten Real Madrid to win the cup.

"There are reports that your explosive season at Atletico Madrid is entirely due to the help of Li Qingshan. And the difference between the two of you in the Premier League now seems to illustrate that. ”

Diego Costa was furious when he heard this: "My strength and my opponents are very clear, even if it is Li Qingshan, he doesn't dare to underestimate me!" ”

"Will you beat him?"

"Of course!" Diego Costa said without hesitation. Even though he knew it was a trap for the reporters, he had to dig into it. How else could he say? Is the war currently showing weakness? This is not what he did in his prime and beautiful Costa.

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"Diego Costa says he's going to beat you in this fight!"

Manchester United's press conference came after Chelsea, so Li Qingshan, who followed Carlo Ancelotti to the press conference, was quickly tricked by reporters.

"Each other, each other!" Li Qingshan grinned, and then continued: "I know Diego's character, he is a very powerful guy, and I will not take him lightly. But Diego should be careful, the one who wins in the end must be me! ”

The forwards' statements before the game obviously made the temperature of the game start to rise, and although it had been snowing heavily in London before the game, it did not stop the heat of the game in the slightest.

Manchester United fans swaggered through the London Fulham district, waving the red Manchester United flag and singing the Manchester United team anthem, and appeared on the streets of London with great arrogance.

Of course, they have the right to be arrogant, and this season Manchester United are almost on the verge of winning the Premier League, which is the first Premier League title since Alex Ferguson's retirement!! It's no wonder Manchester United fans are so excited.

The Manchester United players took a short flight from Manchester to London early in the morning, then transferred to a bus and checked into a pre-match hotel.

The sky is still snowing, and the game in the snow will undoubtedly affect the game. However, Stamford Bridge has undergone a modernisation and there is no need to worry about snow on the grass at Stamford Bridge, at least on this level of snow.

After an afternoon of rest in the hotel, the entire United squad set off for the pitch.

By the time the players showed up on the pitch to start warming up, most of the seats in the stadium were already full. The United fans who came to the away stadium came in early – they came to London to watch the game anyway, so they didn't hang out anywhere else and entered the stadium early.

The confrontation of a game often starts between fans.

Manchester United's fans were aggressive from the start and were never polite when it came to Chelsea's foe.

"Hi Chelsea, congratulations on your relegation!"

Manchester United fans are singing improvised songs to provoke the home team's fans!

Of course, the fans of the home team were not polite, and their mouths were not clean at all, and for a while, the atmosphere in the stadium was warm from the beginning of the warm-up.

Red and blue battles are coming soon!