Chelsea are City's next league rivals, but they are not their next rivals.

Manchester City's next game is the fifth round of the Europa League group stage away to Portugal in midweek, because Manchester City, who have won all four games, have secured the right to qualify, so not many people take this game seriously, and at the pre-match press conference against the Nationals, reporters also asked almost all the questions in two aspects, the first, naturally, the weekend game against Chelsea.

Chelsea, who have won 12 games in 14 games, has been in a unique posture in the league from the beginning of this season, and the tactician from Italy has proved that Abu's "superstition" about him is not unreasonable, but it is a bit surprising that Ancelotti has not won the Coach of the Month once in the league so far, of course, this is not because the selection is unfair, but Ancelotti's luck is a little worse, and it happens that every month there is a team whose record just beats Chelsea.

The best coach in August is Redknapp, the best in September belongs to Linsen, and the first two teams in October are in trouble, of which Linson has four embarrassing draws in a month, originally this month will be Ancelotti's chance, but Chelsea unexpectedly lost to Aston Villa this month, and it happened that Wenger rose again this month, with three wins and one draw and finally won the best coach of the month.

However, the good thing is that there are only three things. The past November was destined to belong to Carlo Ancelotti. Similar to Linson's best September, Chelsea have eaten away two strong rivals, Manchester United and Arsenal, in three games this month, and have not conceded a goal in three games, and it would be a real injustice if they can't be voted the best of the month.

And now, Manchester City vs Chelsea, two of the most proud managers in the Premier League at the moment, are about to face each other directly. This collision, which would be a joy for the entire Premier League whoever is unlucky, naturally makes everyone interested.

In addition to the match against Chelsea, the second aspect that the reporter asked was related to the transfer market, because the time has quietly entered December. For European football clubs, December has always been the best month.

In December last year, Lin Sen, who was still the head coach of Malaga, was like a lottery player walking on the way to claim the prize with a bunch of winning tickets in his pocket, and it seemed that every time he saw someone, he felt as if he was staring at his pocket. And even he is so trying to cover it in every possible way. In the end, he still lost Cork, a lottery ticket he valued the most, and what disappointed him even more was that this lottery ticket was not all snatched by others, half of it was because he flew out by himself. And this year, Lin Sen also has a bunch of lottery tickets in his hands, but this time, even if Lin Sen ran to the street and shouted that my lottery ticket is here to grab it. I'm afraid not many people will really dare to fight his idea.

Sometimes, when you have money, you are so confident.

Winter transfers have always been seen as half-time unless they are forced to do so. Otherwise, no one wants to make too many adjustments in the middle of the season, and of course, proper tinkering is not included. It's just that compared with last year's lively winter transfer, Lin Sen knows. This year's Premier League winter transfer is destined to have a shabby year. This is not a conclusion that Lin Sen has reached based on memory, it is just a simple judgment made based on the shape of the present.

The reason why the Premier League was so lively last year. Manchester City, which has contributed three tens of millions of pounds in transfers, is a major protagonist, but this year Manchester City is destined to have no such big moves, the reason is very simple, the current Manchester City, a good result, neat personnel. Of course, it is not ruled out that if a good target appears, Linsen will make a move, after all, there is still a little transfer fee left in the summer, and if Robinho really sells, it will be more or less an income.

In addition to Manchester City, several other giants, Ferguson has no shortage of wonderful strokes in the winter transfer, and half of Manchester United's so-called strongest backline in the Premier League came from the winter transfer of 06, these two are Evra and Vidic, but for now, although Manchester United's results are not satisfactory compared to last season, Ferguson's men are not short of people. Not to mention leaders Chelsea, who are the last team in the Premier League to make changes, and they haven't seen much movement even in the summer. As for Arsenal and Liverpool, one has money and doesn't want to spend, and the other suffers from no money to spend, these two teams are destined to have too much money, anyway, it is the fans of the two teams who are suffering. Compared with these giants, the middle and lower reaches of the team are more likely to become the protagonists in the winter, although there will be no big spending, but in order to relegation, desperate is inevitable, and the introduction of reinforcements is the most direct way to strengthen the strength.

Overall, although in Linsen's opinion, the upcoming winter transfer will tend to be flat, but whether it is a big move or a small move, no one will really wait for the transfer window to open before reaching out, and this is the time when the commotion begins.

The media, of course, will not let go of such an opportunity for hype.

In response to reporters' questions, Lin Sen told the truth that Manchester City will not do anything in the winter. But apparently the reporters at the scene did not believe Lin Sen's words, or rather, they did not want to believe them.

So, after the press conference, they began to carry forward the glorious tradition of this time of year, helping Manchester City to fabricate transfer possibilities and find potential targets.

Given that Robinho's departure is already semi-public, a replacement for him is a must, and with David Silva without a qualified replacement, Ireland are more of a pure midfielder under Linson, so an attacking midfielder is also needed. By the way, since Bale, who originally played at left-back, is now being used as a winger by Linson, and Azpilicueta has been a left-back "cameo" for so long, Bridge, of course, also needs a substitute...... In this way, there should be at least three reinforcement targets for Manchester City's winter transfer.

As soon as the media hyped it, the fans were also excited. For Manchester City fans, the transfer period is almost a period of excitement for them, because in the last two seasons, it seems that every morning when they open their eyes, when they go to the official website to take a look, they may find a surprise, this surprise is big or small, but in short, it will make them excited.

In this regard, Lin Sen is also powerless, sometimes, some people believe lies, but no one may believe them when they tell the truth.

On December 2nd, leading a mixed formation of the first team and young players, Linson boarded the plane to Portugal, with the background of the weekend and Chelsea's top battle, this game is destined to only be a show for young players, although Manchester City has not yet locked the first place in the group, if Manchester City finally wins the second place in the group, it may not be good for the next knockout round, but Bilbao, who has seven points, is actually only left with a theoretical reversal possibility, not to mention, Manchester City also have a direct game against Athletic Bilbao at home, so the initiative remains in the hands of Manchester City.

Although it is a mix, Linson almost left most of the first team in Manchester, and the main players such as Robben, Bale, David Silva, and Kompany did not board the plane at all, and even the assistant coach Kidd was left in Manchester by Linsen to be responsible for the normal training of the left-behind players, which can be imagined Linsen's attitude towards this trip to Portugal.

When it comes to Portugal, it is not actually in Portugal, but Madeira, which is 869 kilometers southwest of Portugal. Like Malaga, where Linsen stayed, Madeira is just as much a tourist destination. But don't underestimate this small island with an area of only 800 square kilometers, in the Portuguese football map, this island occupies an important position, not only because it has two Portuguese Super League teams Maritimo and Nationals, but also because this is the hometown of a famous Portuguese star, that is, Ronaldo, who just transferred to Real Madrid for a record price in the summer, and counting, Manchester City's opponent this time, National, is actually more like Ronaldo's parent team than the more familiar Sporting Lisbon, Because before going to Sporting Lisbon, it was the national team that signed Ronaldo, and at that time, for Ronaldo, the national team had a different derby with Maritimo.

Of course, even if it is Ronaldo's parent team, this time it can only play Manchester City's "sparring partner". If it weren't for the fact that Madeira was so far away from Lisbon, Linson would even want to see Colombian striker Falcao, who he had loaned to Benfica, and if he could, it would not be impossible to meet Di Maria by the way.

This season in Benfica, one of these two already belongs to Manchester City and one can be said to belong to half of Manchester City's future superstars, which can be called a happy cooperation, eleven rounds of league games, Falcao who has only played eight times handed over the number of jù is, seven goals, and of these seven goals, most of them are assists from Di Maria, the latter who has developed steadily in the previous two seasons finally ushered in an outbreak this season, eleven starts in eleven league games, contributing four goals and seven assists, which can be called a star-level table. Lin Sen felt that Benfica must regret signing the priority agreement with him in the summer.

The plane landed at the famous "Bridge Airport" in Madeira, and after a day's rest, the next afternoon, at the Alves Stadium, Manchester City played the second meeting between the two teams, and finally, Manchester City, who beat their opponents 4-1 at home last time, lost 1-3 at home this time, giving them their first win in this year's Europa League, but also sending the first defeat of Manchester City's official competition this season.

The only goal for Manchester City was scored by the youngster Guidti, who is almost 17 years old, and it was a consolation prize for City fans who followed the game.

After this game, Manchester City still has 12 points and ranks first in the group, and because of the other game in the group stage, Athletic Bilbao finally defeated Austria Vienna, five games, three wins, one draw and one loss accumulated 10 points, the national team with five points and one point respectively and Austria Vienna have been eliminated, and only the last suspense left in the group stage is who is the first. (To be continued......)