Chapter 34: Look at the ball

'It's still a Premier League team, I like the feeling of the Premier League's passions. José thought for a moment and said.

"I see. But I have an opinion, do you want to hear it? Mendez nodded before asking.

"Sir, please." Jose looked at Mendez quietly, his eyes full of curiosity.

"The potential of the Premier League is huge, and the income levels of clubs are rising, which makes player salaries much higher than in other leagues. But because of the fierce competition in the Premier League, it is not easy to win the title in the Premier League. Mendez said slowly.

"And what does Mr. Imendez mean?" José was also lost in thought after hearing Mendez's words, but after a moment, he asked.

"I think you should base yourself in the Premier League first, and if you have the opportunity, don't resist playing in other leagues, such as Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga, Paris Saint-Germain in Ligue 1, Real Madrid Barcelona in La Liga, etc., the probability of winning the title is much greater than any team in the Premier League." Mendes said.

"Thank you, Mr. Mendez, and I will take your words to heart." Jose thanked Mendez.

Mendes is right, in the Premier League, in addition to the strength of the team, it also takes enough luck to be able to stand firm in the championship crown.

Premier League teams can win three of the last four places in the Champions League, but in the end it is difficult to win the final title, and one factor that cannot be ignored is that the domestic competition is too fierce, which leads to too much fatigue in the European competition.

Of course, Real Madrid, Barcelona, and Bayern are also super strong.

Mendes looked at Jose, smiled and patted him on the shoulder: "First of all, I wish you to be able to establish yourself in the Premier League!" ”

"Thank you." Jose nodded.

……

After lunch, José took a short break in the hotel before heading to the Etihad Stadium with Mendes to watch the final match between Manchester City and Queens Park Rangers.

In the Premier League, with Mansour's continuous investment, Manchester City has now become a strong contender for the title from the original middle and lower teams.

This season, under the leadership of Roberto Mancini, they have had a bumpy road, but before the start of the final round of games, they have gained a rare initiative, and they have a huge goal difference advantage to beat Manchester United to the top of the table.

If City win their final fixture, they will step on Manchester United to win the Premier League for the first time in their history.

Queens Park Rangers, on the other hand, are currently in 17th place with 37 points, and behind them are Bolton Wanderers with 35 points, and as long as they don't lose in the final round, they will definitely survive relegation.

And if Bolton wants to surpass Queens Park Wanderers and succeed in relegation, in addition to winning, they also have to pray that the opponent loses.

The good news for Bolton, of course, is that their opponents, Stoke City, have run out of wants.

It will be a life-and-death battle for several teams.

……

At 2pm local time in the UK, the weather was generally sunny with temperatures ranging from 8 to 13 degrees.

There is no doubt that this is a perfect weather for a football match.

20 Premier League teams, a total of 10 games, played at the same time.

In addition to watching the game on the pitch intently, the fans who watched the game tried to learn about other matches from the radio station.

Wayne Rooney opened the scoring for United in the 20th minute of the first half, giving them a one-goal lead at Sunderland.

When the news of Manchester United's lead reached the Etihad Stadium, Manchester City fans began to get a little anxious.

"Manchester City are going to step up their attack." Mendes said with a smile when he learned that United were ahead.

"Manchester United are ahead?" Jose didn't have a radio, so he asked Mendez.

"Yes." Mendez nodded.

Sure enough, in the 39th minute, relying on Zabaleta's goal, Manchester City temporarily led Queens Park Rangers 1-0 at home.

Queens Park Wanderers were simply indifferent to a goal down as their relegation rivals Bolton Wanderers were 1-0 down to Stoke City.

However, the situation changed suddenly, and Bolton heard the news that Queen's Park was also behind, and they began to fight back frantically when they saw the hope of relegation, and finally scored two goals in a row at the end of the second half to reverse Stoke City.

If the scoreline of all teams does not change, the final result is relegation for Queens Park Wanderers and their relegation rivals Bolton Wanderers will escape.

Obviously, such an outcome is absolutely unacceptable for Queens Park Wanderers.

At the beginning of the second half, Queens Park Rangers fought back frantically, directly overwhelming the powerful Manchester City in their own half.

Just three minutes later, Queens Park Rangers equalised through Cisse.

Jose finally saw the terrifying energy that erupted from the relegation team for the success of relegation.

Queens Park Rangers equalised, but Manchester City were naturally reluctant to do so, as that would mean they would miss out on the Premier League title.

Manchester City began to fight back.

In the 55th minute, an accident happened, and J Barton of Queen's Park Wanderers received a ruby card.

The number of Queen's Park Wanderers suddenly decreased by one.

With both strength and numbers, Manchester City began to attack Queens Park Rangers without hesitation.

In just a few minutes, they had more shots on goal than Queens Park Wanderers had in their entirety.

Just when it was expected when City would take the lead again, Queens Park Rangers had a rare chance to counter-attack.

Queens Park Rover's McGee added another goal as Queens Park Wanderers beat Manchester City 2-1 away.

I don't know if it was because of hearing the news of Queens Park Wanderers' comeback, Bolton played a little listless in the second half.

In the 77th minute, Bolton sent a penalty package, and Stoke City's Walters equalized from the penalty spot, and Bolton fell into hell again.

José sat in the audience, and when he heard the information of those instantaneous scores, his heart was full of emotion, and the intensity of the Premier League was far greater than he imagined.

Queens Park Wanderers also learned of Bolton's equaliser and they breathed a sigh of relief.

With the lead in hand, Queens Park Rangers opted to retreat to their own half, making it clear that they were going to stay the course.

In the 69th minute, Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini began a second personnel change, replacing Barry with Dzeko in an attempt to further strengthen the attacking firepower.

However, little has been achieved.

In the 76th minute, Mancini made another change, replacing Tevez with Balotelli.

As a result, the three strikers of Sergio Aguero, Balotelli and Dzeko took turns attacking, but they were never able to create threatening chances.

Jose's mood is also getting tighter, and he knows that Manchester City must win this game or they will really miss out on the league title.

……

Time passes slowly.

The competition is gradually entering the white-hot stage.

The Queens Park Rangers are still putting up a stubborn resistance, and their performance is breathtaking.

I have to say that in such a situation, it is not easy for them to still be able to keep the score under the pressure of Manchester City.

Soon, the game went into stoppage time, with only five minutes left for Manchester City, can they still hope of winning the league title?