Chapter 24 Manchester City derby, Pep Guardiola is on the scene

After the first round of the Champions League group stage, supporters of various teams and fans of some stars launched a heated discussion on the Internet.

"The Premier League La Liga is still strong, this record is a big cut off other leagues!"

"The Premier League is really strong, and in La Liga, except for Barcelona and Real Madrid, nothing else is good!"

"Hehe, don't look down on the teams in the middle of La Liga, if you meet Atletico Madrid in the knockout stage, these teams in the Premier League may not be able to win steadily."

"Indeed, I look at both La Liga and the Premier League, and this Atletico Madrid team in the hands of Simeone does have something, very similar to Dortmund before!"

When it comes to Atletico Madrid, fans of the Premier League, especially Chelsea, are speechless.

In last year's UEFA Super Cup, Atletico beat Chelsea 4-1.

not only snatched the Super Cup trophy from the Champions League champion, but also created the most disparity in the score of the European Super Cup in the past 20 years.

This score is enough to prove the quality of Atletico, and if it is underestimated, it is likely to pay a heavy price.

Thinking that Chelsea had just lost in the group stage to Basel, who was considered a fish belly before the game, Premier League fans were angry and their confidence in speaking became much weaker.

It's hard to say about the other three teams, but with Chelsea's current state, it will be difficult to meet Atletico again.

In addition to the war of words between fans of the Premier League and La Liga, two of the world's top leagues, fans of some stars have also sparked an online quarrel.

"I'm Luo Weiwu, I scored a hat trick in thirty minutes, awesome!"

"To correct it, Ronaldo didn't finish his hat-trick for 30 minutes, it actually took only 28 minutes!"

"It's worthy of Cristiano Ronaldo, this goal efficiency, it's not too much to say that it is the first in today's football, right?"

"That's inevitable, with Bale's assistance this season, I think Real Madrid's Champions League is decided!"

Cristiano Ronaldo's fans tout their own stars, and Messi fans opposite are not far behind.

"Isn't it just a hat-trick? What's the big deal about that? Messi also staged the miracle of five sons in the Champions League last year! ”

"Hehe, low-key and low-key, as the only player in the history of the Champions League who scored five yuan in a single game, let's keep a low profile, don't let the fans of a diving player think that we are targeting him, after all, this is a feat that they can't accomplish in their lifetime!"

"Upstairs, who is the diver and has the ability to make it clear?"

"There are so many players in the five major leagues, and I didn't name them, it was you who took the seats, and this is also my fault?"

"That's the quality of a dwarf fan, who has the ability to beat Real Madrid on the field, what kind of hero is a personal attack?"

"Against the sky, saying that others are personally attacking, then what are you?"

……

Other fans have long been surprised by the quarrel between Messi and Ronaldo fans, and they don't want to meddle in this kind of dispute, they just want to find a quiet place to continue chatting about football.

"Having said that, Lin Huang's performance in this game is not good!"

"One pass and one shot, isn't this performance good? That's a bit demanding, right? ”

"Indeed, this performance is already very good!"

"But compared to the grade of Messi and Ronaldo, it is still a little worse, and both of them have completed a hat trick!"

Fans seem to be a little dissatisfied with Lin Quan's performance, especially under the premise that the peerless duo has scored a hat trick, his pass and shot are a little inferior to the opponent.

"The group stage is still long, a game doesn't mean anything, as long as Lin Huang continues to play at the current pace, goals are indispensable!"

"You can't just watch the Champions League, the league should also be watched together, Lin Huang scored a total of 8 goals in the four rounds of the Premier League, correspondingly, Messi only has 6 goals, Luo only has 2 goals, and his goals are equal to the total number of the peerless duo combined!"

"Hey, is Emperor Lin so fierce? But Ronaldo's goals are a bit small? Only two goals in 4 league games? ”

'Benzema has grown a lot this season, he has scored two goals in the league.

Isco and Bale also took away some of the firing rights, with Isco scoring three goals and Bale one. ”

"That's right, Real Madrid's front line is so luxurious, they don't rely on Cristiano Ronaldo as much as they used to, which is probably a good thing for both Ronaldo and Real Madrid.

At least Ronaldo can focus more on the Champions League! ”

"So you think Real Madrid have a good chance in the Champions League this season?"

"Doesn't Carlo Ancelotti have the title of champion expert? When he came to Real Madrid, maybe he could really lead Real Madrid to the Champions League! ”

……

With the end of the first round of the group stage, experts and spinach companies have made some adjustments to the odds of winning the Champions League this season.

Real Madrid's odds to win the title have risen to the top spot, overtaking defending champions Bayern Munich.

Barcelona's ranking has not changed, it is still third.

In the Premier League, a surprise loss in the first round saw Chelsea drop to ninth.

Manchester United also dropped down the rankings to seventh.

Manchester City, on the other hand, have risen to fourth place with five consecutive wins in the league and Champions League group stages, and have become the most favourable odds to win the Premier League.

But it's just one round, and it's still too early to talk about winning the championship.

After the Champions League group stage, Manchester City returned home with a big win and prepared to meet the challenge of Manchester United.

This local derby is the most important game of the Premier League competition.

Given the importance of the game, and the large number of fans that Manchester United and Manchester City have overseas, the Premier League has scheduled the game for 3pm.

In this way, fans overseas, especially in Asia, will be able to watch the game in prime time in the evening.

It has to be said that compared with other leagues, the Premier League is indeed a little more flexible in this regard.

They will be more considerate of taking care of overseas audiences, which is good for the promotion of the event.

After all, according to the seven-hour time difference.

If the game is scheduled for about half past seven in the evening, then it will be two or three o'clock in the morning on the Asian side.

Who still watches the ball at this point, I have already gone to bed.

Of course, other leagues will also learn from this approach, and La Liga later learned this trick.

The game was held in the afternoon, and the overseas audience was indeed taken care of, but it was not good news for the players of both teams.

Around 3pm, the sun has not yet set, and one of the two teams will have to face the sun during the game, which will have a big impact on the players.

On the contrary, the team with its back to the Sun can take advantage of it!

Before the game, Manchester United's players shouted online that they hoped the Red Devils fans would be there to support them and watch them storm the Etihad Stadium.

Wayne Rooney said: "Manchester will always be the Red Devils, and Manchester City? That's just a noisy neighbor! ”

Wayne Rooney slammed Manchester City as just an upstart, without a big club, and Manchester United is the rightful man in Manchester.

Van Persie posted: "Manchester City? They do have some good players, but as a whole my teammates and I are clearly stronger! ”

Van Persie is also slamming Manchester City's gold-dollar policy, arguing that City have a bunch of good players but no accolades to match.

Manchester United's players fired the first shot, so Manchester City's players naturally can't sit idly by.

Sergio Aguero tweeted on social media: "I have a strong premonition that I'm going to score today, and more than one! ”

Yaya Toure said: "The Red Devils? That is long gone, and now it is the world of blue moons! ”

Kompany said: "I will freeze Manchester United's strikers with my team-mates, whether it's Wayne Rooney or Robin van Persie, they don't want to score at the Etihad! ”

The teammates had already finished talking cruelly, and Lin Quan didn't join in the fun.

He uploaded a photo of the Etihad Stadium with the caption: "Tomorrow afternoon, the Etihad Stadium, see you there!" ”

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The smell of gunpowder between the two teams is very strong, and the city derby is already very hot.

So the media on Fleet Street began to hype up the grievances and hatreds between the two teams like sharks smelling blood.

This is the 166th Manchester derby, and due to Manchester United's strength, Manchester City had little chance of winning until 2010, with the Reds leading overwhelmingly in the match between the two teams.

However, after 2010, with the entry of a Middle Eastern consortium.

Manchester City began to rise and the results of the rematch between the two sides began to reverse.

In the last seven meetings, Manchester City have won four.

In the duel at Old Trafford two years ago, Manchester City even bloodied Manchester United with a score of 6:1.

It can be said that the offensive and defensive momentum between the two teams has completely changed, and Manchester United is no longer the brave man it once was.

It will definitely not be easy for them to win against Manchester City, let alone play at home of Manchester City.

For David Moyes, though, he seems to be very good at playing Manchester City.

He led Everton to nine wins in 12 duels before taking charge of Manchester United, and can be said to be Manchester City's nemesis.

Therefore, in an interview with the media before the game, Moyes confidently said:

'Yes, I've found a way to deal with City, we're going to take the three points away from home, I'm confident of that!'

When reporters asked him what he had found, Moyes laughed and didn't answer.

It gives a mysterious and unpredictable feeling.

Pellegrini suspected that the other party was fighting psychological warfare with him, so he was not fooled.

In his pre-match interview, he said that Manchester City will stick to their own stuff and as long as they play at a normal level, then they are confident that they can win the game no matter who the opponent is!

This response seemed to journalists to be a lack of confidence.

In contrast to David Moyes, they felt that Pellegrini was not tough enough.

Therefore, many media before the game were optimistic about Manchester United winning away from home.

However, there are also many experts and celebrities who are optimistic about Manchester City.

"Manchester City have been in hot form this season and they are now on a five-game winning streak in all competitions, although they have not faced a big team in those five consecutive victories.

However, Manchester City's current momentum is obviously better than Manchester United, and from the analysis of the lineup, Manchester City's lineup is not inferior to Manchester United, or even surpassed.

In this game, it depends on the tactical arrangement and on-the-spot performance of the coaches of both sides.

If David Moyes had prepared any secret tactics for Manchester City, as he claimed, then United might have a chance to win, and conversely, City would have a better chance of winning! ”

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger said he is bullish on Manchester United to win, as only a win over Manchester City will allow his side to reach the top of the league table.

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho, on the other hand, believes that United's own problems are too big to take advantage of at the Etihad Stadium.

"I don't want to say how Manchester United's midfield is, but everyone can see that the midfield is Manchester United's weak link!"

When reporters saw Jose Mourinho mention United's midfield problem, they asked him what he thought of Chelsea's serious lack of strikers this season.

As soon as the reporter asked the question, Mourinho's face immediately changed.

He rudely interrupted reporters' questions and insisted that his team had no problems.

That being said, as long as you are not blind in Chelsea's forward line, you can see how serious it is, and it is useless for him to quibble.

There are also rumours that Chelsea are in private contact with Didier Drogba's agent, seemingly looking to bring the former Blues stalwart back to Stamford Bridge.

However, Warcraft Drogba is 35 years old this year, and whether he still has gas in the tank, I'm afraid no one can say.

Rather than relying on a veteran, Chelsea should consider bringing in a regular striker.

Dortmund's Lewandowski and Atletico Madrid's Diego Costa are all good choices, and the price is not too expensive, 50 million pounds can definitely be bought!

However, Chelsea now have a bit of a lot of forwards, Torres, Eto'o, Schurrle, Demba Ba, Willian, and a future striker - Lukaku, the king of the club!

They have a lot of strikers, but they don't work very well.

It is also unknown if it is the style of the Chelsea team that limits the performance of the forwards, or whether these strikers collectively do not play when they arrive at Chelsea.

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It's not just the British media who are following the game, but the rest of Europe is also watching the game.

First, this is one of the hottest city derbies in the five major leagues, and the derby is already very eye-catching.

Both teams are in the Champions League, and once they make it out of the group stage, teams from other leagues are likely to face them in the knockout stages.

Therefore, in order to prepare for the next stage of the Champions League knockout round in advance, many teams have sent scouts to the scene to observe the game up close.

After the start of the game, the cameras at the scene even captured Bayern Munich coach Pep Guardiola in the stands.

Bayern, who will be a guest at Manchester City next, are very concerned about the biggest rival in the group.

Of course, if you just look at the opponent's form, you don't need Guardiola to do it himself.

It's enough to send a senior scout or assistant coach to video the game, and there's no need to travel all the way to the game.

Pep Guardiola's personal presence at the Etihad Stadium is easily reminiscent of his personal relationship with Lin Quan.

Probably, he didn't just watch this game as the coach of Bayern, but also for personal reasons!

After being caught by the cameras at the scene, Guardiola did not dodge.

He generously took the initiative to wave to the camera, and this scene was naturally seen by the players who were warming up on the field through the big screen on the field.

"Look, it's Bayern's manager!"

Lin Quan happened to be practicing shooting, and only after being reminded by his teammates did he turn his head to look at the big screen.

As a result, as soon as he looked at the big screen, the picture on the big screen switched to the scene where he looked at the big screen.

The fans at the scene let out a good-natured laugh, and Lin Quan himself laughed.

The director apparently noticed him staring at the big screen and did it on purpose.

Fortunately, he still saw Guardiola's position just now, so before the game started, Lin Quan walked up to the stands and went to say hello to Guardiola.

"Leave after watching the game?"

"Well, I'm going to lead the team to train tomorrow."

"What time is the ticket?"

"If you want to invite me to dinner, there should be plenty of time!"

"Yes, but I'll have to win this game!"

"Come on, I'll wrap up my dinner tonight!"

Guardiola smiled and hugged Lin Quan, patted him on the back, and encouraged:

"Go ahead, play hard, don't get psychological pressure just because I'm here!"

Lin Quan rolled his eyes at him:

"Don't worry, I'll ignore you as air!"

"I'm sad when you say that, alas, I wanted to cheer for you, but now it looks like I have to cheer for Manchester United!"

"Hehe, if you dare to do this, the surrounding Manchester City fans will have to beat you up!"

"It won't be so ruthless, I'm also a well-known person?"

"That's better, beat you up and they'll be famous!"

Conjunctivitis was committed, it was too slow to write in the afternoon, sorry sorry!

(End of chapter)