[292] round: The first meeting between the two Blues
By this time, the movie "Flying Tiger Attack" had long been taken off the shelves, and "Flying Tiger Attack" created a miracle in Chinese films. The domestic box office record of the "Flying Tiger Attack" movie reached a new record of 523 million, creating a miracle.
Wang Yue, the new director, has become a first-class director in China, and he is very popular, and now there are many companies that invite him to make movies, and this guy is a mixed head.
And the value of Xie Tingfeng and other leading actors is also rising, becoming one of the top stars of Chinese films, and the film appointments are continuous.
And Dongfang Chen has also entered the field of vision of the film industry, and many big-name directors have taken a fancy to Dongfang Chen, hoping to invite Dongfang Chen to make a movie, they all know that in this movie, Dongfang Chen has made a lot of contributions.
And Dongfang Chen is also very good in the movie, you are not a professional actor, there is no feeling of dancing at all, very good, of course, there are many directors who need to find him to act.
"Flying Tiger Attack" held a big celebration banquet, but unfortunately Dongfang Chen was too busy to make it, it is said that many celebrities in the Chinese entertainment industry attended that day, and the scene was very big.
Dongfang Chen did not arrive at the scene, but made a film to send congratulations.
Now Dongfangchen's attention is all in the league, and now the Birmingham team has a very good record in the league, after the victory over Wigan Athletic, the Birmingham team has won one defeat and two draws in a row, and has not won in three rounds, namely a 1-1 home victory over West Ham United, a 1-2 defeat at home to Blackburn Rover, and a 1-1 draw away to Everton.
Birmingham had a chance to overtake top-ranked Chelsea to the top of the league table, but unfortunately they didn't take the opportunity, and McLeish's suspension still caused a lot of problems for Birmingham, and the Birmingham team did not come out of the way.
At the top of the league table is still Chelsea, who are now on 41 points, which is a very good result. Birmingham, on the other hand, came from behind to overtake Manchester United and are now second in the league with 37 points, four points behind Chelsea.
In third place is the Red Devils Manchester United, who have 36 points, one point behind Birmingham. However, Arsenal also have 36 points, and they have less goal difference than Manchester United, so they are in fourth place.
The fifth-placed team has changed and is no longer one of Tottenham, Manchester City and Liverpool, with Aston Villa coming from behind and now fifth with 35 points. Tottenham Hotspur are sixth with 33 points, Manchester City are seventh with 29 points and Liverpool are eighth in the league with 27 points.
At this point, the seventeenth round of the league has been played, and the next round is the eighteenth round, with Birmingham City hosting the top Chelsea side at their home stadium at St Andrews.
This game is arguably the top battle for the half of this season's Premier League.
Indeed, Birmingham were able to finish second in the league at the halfway point of the league, which was indeed beyond everyone's eyes, stunned everyone, and the pundits were even more speechless.
However, Birmingham were not the best promoted horses in the halfway, as Wigan Athletic, who had been promoted to the club, won the halfway race.
Obviously, Birmingham will not be able to match Wigan Athletic's record now, because even if Birmingham win against a strong Chelsea side in the next round, they will still be one point behind Chelsea and miss out on the halfway through the title.
However, it was already very happy for the Birmingham fans, who really didn't expect their team to achieve such a brilliant result in the Premier League, yes, it can be described as brilliant.
However, the players and coaches of the Birmingham City team feel that they have not done enough, and now that the team has reached this position, they naturally hope that the team can continue and by the end of the league season, the team can be qualified for next season's Champions League.
Christmas was approaching, but the players didn't have much energy to spend Christmas as they hosted Chelsea at the top of the league on the day after Christmas.
And the day after the Chelsea game, Birmingham have a league game to play, away at Stoke City.
Therefore, Dongfang Chen has no intention of going to Christmas now, and they all pay attention to the upcoming battle for the top spot.
In fact, often at this time in the Premier League, the players' minds are floating, and their attention is focused on holidays and holidays.
The Premier League is so distressed, the Premier League does not have a winter break, and some teams don't even have a Christmas holiday, and the players in the Premier League are really happy.
Now the Birminghamman is turning all his attention to the upcoming battle for the top spot.
Speaking to the media before the game, Birmingham City coach McLeish said: "We were able to get to where we are now, it was really unexpected by me, I thought we could be in five or seven places is already very good, I didn't expect our potential to be much bigger than we thought. ”
McLeish added: "If we have this potential now, why don't we use all of it to hit a higher target?" Of course, I know that the league has just begun at this stage, and the teams are only starting to chase crazy points at this time, and the next games will definitely be much more difficult than the previous ones, but we are not afraid! ”
McLeish added: "Now I know exactly how strong my team is and I have a lot of confidence in them. We are confident that my team will be able to achieve better results and better results at this time. ”
Naturally, reporters didn't forget to ask McLeish about the Chelsea game.
McLeish said: 'Chelsea have been a very strong team and they started the season really well under Carlo Ancelotti, but at this stage they had some problems and their results were not as solid as they were at the start of the league. ”
Indeed, Chelsea have been losing and drawing in succession recently, and they are indeed getting to some problems now, otherwise Chelsea will have more points, and the next team just can't catch up.
McLeish said: "Of course, at this point in the game, we have had some problems with the Birmingham team, for example, my suspension has led to the team not continuing their previous good form, and they are winless in three rounds in this period, if it weren't for that, I believe we would have achieved better results, and even the high moon Chelsea team is possible." ”
McLeish added: "Now that I've lifted the ban and can go back to the league, I'm sure our Birmingham team's bad luck is behind us and we're going to be even stronger. ”
McLeish added: 'I'm very confident against Chelsea because this is our home stadium and we have a good way to wait for Chelsea to arrive. ”
Asked by the media to comment on Chelsea's current head coach Carlo Ancelotti, McLeish said: 'Carlo Ancelotti is a very strong coach and he has proven himself when he was with the Rossoneri. And at the beginning of the season, the results of the Chelsea team he led were very good, there was no strangeness at all, and he didn't even have to adapt to it, and it was really amazing that he was able to achieve such results. ”
McLeish added: 'It was a very good game for Chelsea, although the Chelsea team is very strong, but we in Birmingham City will not give up the pursuit of victory, we will definitely take the lead. ”
Birmingham player Sturridge also gave an interview to the media, because at the beginning of the season, the Chelsea team was very optimistic about Sturridge, they hoped to bring in Sturridge, Sturridge and Chelsea had become very close, Sturridge almost joined the Chelsea team.
However, it is now clear to everyone that Sturridge chose Birmingham City, and the media and fans alike want to know the inside story.
Speaking to the media, Sturridge said: "Chelsea are a very strong team, although they are not Mr Mourinho's team anymore, but they are still there and they are playing against players who are very strong, a very strong team. ”
Sturridge said: "It's because the players in the Chelsea squad are so strong, they're so famous, and the strikers are overcrowded, so if I go to Chelsea, I don't really get a chance to play. ”
Now Sturridge is not the main force in the Birmingham team, but he is definitely the main rotation player, and even occupied the starting position of the team for a time, so he really has a lot of opportunities to get games and has also got a lot of training, which is why Sturridge chose Birmingham instead of Chelsea in the first place.
Sturridge added: 'I don't regret not joining Chelsea, we are very strong at Birmingham City at the moment, my team-mates are very strong, especially Easter, I have learned a lot from him and it is a pleasure to be a team-mate and a partner. ”
In response to a question from a journalist, Sturridge added: "Although the Chelsea team is very strong, I believe we can still beat them, I firmly believe that the victory must belong to our Birmingham team, we are confident. ”
Birmingham City player Sebastian Larsson was also interviewed by the media.
Now Sebastian Larsson is a very popular player among the media reporters, because of his big mouth before the Birmingham team against Liverpool, the media reporters liked him very much.
Journalists want to get some exciting news and remarks from Sebastian Larsson, and they want to get them to stimulate readers and increase sales.
At this time, the media reporters surrounded Sebastian Larsson again, this guy has now become the hottest player in the Birmingham team, even surpassing Dongfang Chen, media reporters have flocked to Sebastian Larsson, and even Dongfang Chen has snubbed.
Dongfang Chen is so happy, really, if you pay less attention to it, you will have less right and wrong, and Dongfang Chen will be able to reduce pressure and devote himself to the preparation of the game.
Speaking to the media, Sebastian Larsson said: "The quality of the Chelsea team is very good, their ranking speaks for itself. Of course, that wasn't enough for us to give up the game, and we are very likely to leave, and I firmly believe that we at Birmingham are right to win against Chelsea. ”