Adrian Bosroyd didn't care how unhappy he was, in fact, after the game against Derby, his mind was not on that, but on the next round of the league - the big game against Chelsea at the Manchester Stadium!

This is the most watched race at Christmas!

On December 26th, the first round after Christmas started, and the focus of this round was on the competition between Liverpool and Newcastle United, two 'old aristocrats', but the current results of the two teams are difficult to attract the attention of fans, so there are not many people who pay attention to the game, and more attention to the game may just look at Michael Owen who returned to the Premier League, as for Newcastle United, they don't care.

The upcoming next round, on 29 December, will be the most intriguing as City take on Chelsea.

Manchester City currently sit top of the league but only one point more than Chelsea, and third-placed Manchester United are 11 points less than Chelsea, so it can be said that there are only two teams that have a chance to compete for the title this season.

The outcome of the game will determine the top two positions in the Premier League, which is one of the reasons why the game has attracted attention, after all, the games that affect the top two positions in the Premier League will definitely be watched, but the most important thing is that both teams have performed too well this season.

Manchester City are unbeaten in the league so far; Chelsea lost one game but were just one point less than Manchester City, who also drew two.

The magnificent results of the two teams have made the other teams completely uncompetitive, and even Manchester United, who was strong in the past, are 11 points less than second-place Chelsea, and it is too difficult to catch up.

It is obviously unlikely that Manchester United will have to rely on Manchester City and Chelsea to make mistakes at the same time if they want to compete for the title.

Another reason why the match is getting attention is that it is a matchup between Wan Sheng and Jose Mourinho.

Wan Sheng and Jose Mourinho entered the Premier League in the same year.

At that time, Wan Sheng led promoted Derby County, and Mourinho coached the upstart Chelsea with the aura of a 'champion coach'. However, Derby County won the league and Chelsea were left in second place.

Wan Sheng won the final victory.

That was the result of last season, this season is different, Wan Sheng began to coach Manchester City, Manchester City is only a Premier League powerhouse, not much better than Derby County, Mourinho's Chelsea is obviously more stable and stronger, so who can win the duel between the two now?

"Maybe the winner of this game will decide the league championship!" Some football people can't help but jump to conclusions in advance

This game is indeed very much in the spotlight.

Two days before the race. There has been an influx of journalists into Manchester, and according to incomplete statistics, nearly 1,000 people are working for the competition; More than 10 million fans are following the game; The match will be broadcast live on more than 15 television stations.

The day before the game, Manchester City's regular press conference was also very lively, with more than 100 reporters entering the venue to cover the news, which made the small conference hall of Manchester City Club very lively, and the crowded scene was very hot.

In fact, this is only a part of the people screened out by the staff, and most of them are from the big media. Or reporters from other countries who come to cover the news, or reporters from local media who know each other well, and those who have little influence can only stay outside the venue and wait for news.

Wansheng attended the press conference on time.

It was City's regular press conference. There is no need for the head coach of the team to participate, usually it is the press officer who announces some news about the club, or what is the focus of the club. Just come forward to give interviews and so on, but today is different, anyone knows. These reporters are here for tomorrow's game, and the only way to satisfy them is Wan Sheng, as the head coach of the team.

Manchester City FC doesn't want to offend so many media reporters, especially many of them are journalists from other countries, in order to ensure the image, but also to take advantage of the opportunity to expand its influence, Wan Sheng can only take the time to participate.

Wan Sheng is so that there is no resistance, in fact, even if Chairman Waddell does not come to talk to him personally, he will participate.

As the media said, this is a duel between him and Mourinho, the media and fans care about the game, and he also cares about it, because it is directly related to the team's first place in the league, and even the morale of the team.

For this game, Wan Sheng has long had a definition in his heart.

"It's a win-win-can-lose game for us!" At the press conference, he said firmly, "I and my players said the same, we have to win, win to ensure the league standings. We're not going to give them a chance to catch up, that's very dangerous for us! ”

One reporter immediately questioned, "How can you guarantee victory?" It's Chelsea! ”

Wan Sheng smiled and replied, "When you do something that 'must be done', does that need a reason?" It's like when you're standing on the road and trying to dodge a fast-moving car, and you think, 'How can you make sure you can dodge?'" No, you won't, because you simply don't have time to judge. ”

'Now we are like that, we don't have to think too much because we have to win, we have to do it, that's our attitude towards the game!'

Wansheng's 'winning theory' at the regular press conference was reported by many media outlets, and many people commented on it.

There are a lot of positive comments from the media, and they think these words are very strong.

"It's not surprising that Wan Sheng can say this, and maybe that's why he succeeds - he thinks winning is something he has to do!"

'Who would say you have to win against Chelsea now? No, Barcelona wouldn't dare, but Manchester City could, because their manager's name is Wan Sheng, and he is not afraid of Mourinho. ”

'It gives some inspiration to other coaches that when they face difficult opponents and express 'will work hard', Manchester City face the strongest Chelsea, but they are saying 'must win'

“”

There are also some media that have made negative comments, these are the hostile Wansheng media, no matter what Wansheng says, they will not report the good news, and what Wansheng says is also 'understood' by them as arrogance.

"We should wait for Manchester City to lose the game and see what else this Chinese can say!"

"It must have been interesting, he said 'win' and he lost."

'It will definitely be the opposite of what he said, or maybe we misunderstood and he said that Chelsea must win'

“”

In this way, various media reported enthusiastically.

In response to this high-profile match, London's Daily Mail invited 16 experts to predict the victory, and 12 voted for Chelsea, including Lineker and Mancho, while Manchester City only received three.

In its pre-season preview, 442 predicted that Chelsea would be the winners, while Manchester City would be third.

All this shows that the big British media is still widely optimistic about Chelsea.

Chelsea's greatest strength is strength and the consistency that comes with it, and Manchester City have little advantage in this area, seeing nothing in their squad other than results.

As Lineker, who was invited, said, "Manchester City are supported because of wins, he always brings confidence and he always brings surprising results. A great manager brings a lot to the table, but he's just one man and Chelsea is a team. ”

Lineker's words were very supported by Mourinho, and the Portuguese immediately smiled when he learned the news, "He's right, we're a team, every one of our players is very good, who are Frank, John, Robben, William, Crowder?" ”

His 'question' was quickly sent to Wan Sheng's ears.

This is the pre-game war of words.

This is almost every important game, the routine 'war of words', especially the game between Manchester City and Chelsea, can not escape this link, so Wan Sheng was very calm, completely unaffected by Mourinho's words, he also smiled and said, "Chelsea is a team? Oh? I've heard that Mr. Abu is bullish on Ukrainian nuclear warheads, so I'm thinking that maybe I'll see Mr. Warcraft on the bench next year. If that's the case, my team welcomes him because I appreciate him."

Wan Sheng's irony and poaching made the reporters on the scene almost turn ten corners in their minds to keep up, and before they had time to admire the language art of the Chinese in front of them, they listened to Wan Sheng continue, "Manchester City is not the only one, he is simply talking nonsense with his eyes open." ”

"You see, I have Anelka in my team, he's the top scorer in the league now, can they come up with players who score goals with Anelkabi? I still have Morris in my team and Frank Lampard has a better chance of playing in England, but I dare to say to Eriksen that if he is willing to give Lee a chance, he won't have to be questioned so much, because then his team will definitely be better! ”

"Speaking of the back, we have Distin, we have Dunn, we have Kopelle Ferre I don't know who to send because they are all very good and we have conceded fewer goals than them in the previous games"

"Then why did he say that Manchester City is only me? I'm very accomplished to say that, but obviously we're more of a 'team' than them, what about them? ”

Then the question went back to Mourinho.

Soon, the two of them said a word, and I said a word, and various language arts were displayed in the field of football, attracting the attention of almost all the media.

This has also become the focus of the most attention before the game.

Many foreign media had to sigh secretly, "It is worthy of being the largest league in the world, and it is already so lively before a game starts!" (To be continued......)