"Chelsea is awesome, swept Schalke 04 4-0, is this still the Chelsea I know?"

"Last season's Chelsea attack was like constipation, this season's Chelsea attack is like a sparse attack!"

"Upstairs posted a tasteful comment......"

"It's not rough to say, I feel that after Xiaofa and Diego Costa came, Chelsea's attack suddenly found the trick!"

"So, it's not just the Spanish strikers who are easy to use, but the Spanish midfielders who are also easy to use!"

In this game, Diego Costa, like Lin Quan, also completed a hat-trick.

And both of his goals were very exciting, which made the fans addicted to watching.

In just over a month since Diego Costa arrived at Chelsea, he has already won the hearts and minds of Blues fans.

Although the person looks a little stumbling, it is really easy to use!

With him on the pitch, Chelsea fans don't have to worry about the team not being able to score goals.

Counting this game, Diego Costa has played a total of 5 games for Chelsea since joining Chelsea, and has scored 10 goals, an average of 2 goals per game!

This goal efficiency is unique compared to the nuclear warhead Shevchenko, or with Andy Lau Drogba in Europe, or with the 50 million pounds but greatly inferior T9.

It's no wonder that after the game, Mourinho praised Diego Costa at the press conference, who doesn't like a player who is so easy to use and has such a high goal efficiency?

Just look at Atletico Madrid in La Liga.

Atletico Madrid, who were invincible in the Champions League last season, lost the first game of the Champions League group stage of the new season.

Without Diego Costa's attacking attack, Atletico's attacking strength has dropped a lot.

In the first game of the Champions League group stage, they faced the mediocre Greek team Olympiacos, and they lost to their opponents with a score of 2:3.

This result surprised the outside world, you know, Atletico Madrid was the runner-up of the Champions League last season!

Therefore, after learning the news that Atletico Madrid lost and their own team won a big victory, Chelsea fans were extremely happy.

Luckily, they started early and poached Diego Costa before the other teams.

If you start slowly, you probably won't have anything to do with them.

And the price of 50 million pounds felt expensive at first, but now it doesn't feel expensive at all.

After all, some of the 50 million will be distributed to fullback Felipe, and the transfer fee for Diego Costa is probably only 35 million pounds!

Spent 35 million pounds to buy such a powerful striker, and made a lot of money!

Look at Di Maria, which Manchester United bought for 60 million pounds, that is the loss of money!

In this round of the Champions League, except for Arsenal, the remaining three teams in the Premier League have all won.

Arsenal really met their nemesis, once again beaten 2-0 away at Borussia Dortmund.

And Liverpool, who returned to the Champions League after five years, played a very restrained first game.

Fortunately, with the goals of Bashen and captain Steven Gerrard, they won the first victory of the group stage in a thrilling victory.

In the other group stages, Bayern Munich and Barcelona both won this round of matches for Real Madrid.

Among them, Real Madrid continued their strong firepower last season, beating their opponents 5-1 at home, with Cristiano Ronaldo, Bale, Benzema and J Ronaldo all scoring goals.

This season, Real Madrid's desire for the Champions League has intensified.

And Barcelona next door is also eyeing the Big Ears Cup, and it is undoubtedly more difficult for major teams to win the Champions League trophy!

……

Because the team's win in the Champions League was not so smooth, after the Champions League match, Pellegrini did not give the players a holiday, but concentrated on closed training.

It's so hard to play a Zenit, if you meet Chelsea who are in full swing, then how can you play?

The game against Chelsea was played at Manchester City's home stadium and it was a game that City could not afford to lose.

A defeat would not only have left them open at the top of the table, but their next trip to Stamford Bridge will only make it more difficult to get revenge on Chelsea.

Last season, Manchester City did not take advantage of Stamford Bridge and were narrowly beaten by Chelsea.

Facing a much stronger Blues this season, City's visit to Stamford Bridge will only be more difficult.

"Coach, your face doesn't look good, do you want to go and rest for a while?"

On the training ground, the assistant coach saw that Pellegrini's face was very ugly and his expression seemed to be a little painful, so he asked worriedly.

"I'm fine, don't worry, urge these stinky boys to train hard and don't let them be lazy!"

Pellegrini clutched his chest and stiffened his mouth, but he still found a place to sit down.

At that moment just now, he felt a little black in front of his eyes, and his chest felt like a big stone had been pressed, and he suddenly felt a little out of breath.

This feeling has been felt before, but it has never been more severe than it is today.

Could it be that I have been overworked these days and have not rested well?

Manuel Pellegrini couldn't help but be a little skeptical.

In the past few days, in order to study the opponent of the game and study the tactical play, he has stayed up late almost every day.

When I get older, my body is a little overwhelmed after staying up late.

He also knows that this is not good, but it is not okay not to do this!

This year is a crucial one for Manchester City if they are to take a step forward and be promoted to a real big club.

You'll have to win another trophy this year!

It's just that it's harder to stay in business than to start a business, and last year Manchester City emerged as a challenger.

The major giants do not pay so much attention to them, and their vigilance is not so great.

In the Champions League, they were despised by many teams because of their poor past results, which gave them a chance to counterattack.

But this year is different, the wind has changed!

As the defending champions, they are the focus of other teams.

No one will take Manchester City lightly, on the contrary, many teams will even be proud to beat Manchester City!

Like Zenit!

In the previous game, Zenit's players were like chickens in the face of Manchester City, and their excitement could be clearly felt.

Come to think of it, if they can beat last season's Champions League winners, what an honour it would be for them?

The importance and vigilance of other teams towards Manchester City has made it difficult for Manchester City to play this year.

It's a little better in the league, Manchester City's quality advantage is too obvious, and the long schedule can greatly improve their margin for error.

But in the Champions League, especially when they get to the knockout rounds, they don't have to face tougher opponents.

And the schedule will be much shorter, and if they don't play well, there will be no room for error.

Therefore, this year's Manchester City are not qualified to make mistakes, and every step must be taken carefully.

And this has invisibly added a huge burden and psychological pressure to the work of the coaching staff.

"It's good to get through this time!"

That's all Pellegrini can do to console himself.

……

Before the game, Mourinho once again used his advantage to start psychological warfare against Manchester City in front of reporters.

Surprisingly, Mourinho did not attack Manchester City directly.

Instead, he gave his own analysis of Manchester City's declining form:

'Manchester City have already won the Champions League and the lack of motivation seems understandable for their players!'

Hearing his words, the reporters attending the pre-match press conference wondered if there was something wrong with their ears.

Mourinho actually did not fall into the trap for the first time, and even took the initiative to explain for the opponent.

This is, transsexual?

Just as journalists were in doubt, Mourinho added:

'I can understand the feeling, after all, I have two Champions League trophies and I am the team with the most Champions League trophies of any manager in the Premier League!'

The reporters at the scene couldn't help but roll their eyes, okay, okay, know you have two Champions League trophies, okay?

Winning the Champions League with two different teams has always been Mourinho's greatest pride.

Of course, this is something to be proud of.

On the Premier League side, except for the retired Ferguson, other coaches have a clear gap with Mourinho in this honor.

In fact, in the entire football world, among the current active coaches, there are only a handful of them who can reach his level.

Only him, Pep Guardiola and Carlo Ancelotti and Spain coach Bosque can do it.

Each of these four coaches is a well-known existence!

Jose Mourinho led Porto to the Champions League, setting a record for the non-top five leagues.

Pep Guardiola pioneered the school of pass-and-control football and single-handedly created Barcelona's dream three dynasties.

Carlo Ancelotti led Milan to a big win in the Champions League, and he himself has proven himself in multiple leagues!

As for Bosque, he is even more remarkable, he led the Spanish national team to win the World Series Grand Slam, and even defended the World Cup title, and is currently recognized as the world's No. 1 coach in football.

Mourinho's boastful reporters are not interested in listening to it, but they agree with Mourinho's analysis of Manchester City.

After the press conference, journalists reported on Mourinho's remarks.

And after many people understand Mourinho's original words, they still agree with his views.

"Indeed, the Manchester City players have won almost everything, and there is no hunger for the title anymore!"

"You can see from the last game that they are not as aggressive on the pitch as they were last season!"

"While Mangala did make a huge mistake that was unforgivable, it couldn't hide the mediocre performance of the other players at the back!"

For a while, criticism of the attitude of Manchester City's players came from all directions.

This has had a huge impact on the Manchester City players who are preparing for the game.

Manuel Pellegrini trained behind closed doors, but he couldn't have confiscated his players' phones and prevented them from surfing the news.

What's more, traditional media such as newspapers and television stations cannot be banned.

Unless the players are isolated from the world and have no ears to what is going on outside the window, it is impossible for them to be unaware of the criticism being made against them.

This criticism has put a lot of pressure on City's players, especially on the psychological side.

They don't want to be told that they don't have a good attitude and have lost their desire for victory and glory.

So, after the start of the game, the Manchester City players played very positively, as well as ...... Crude!

Shortly after the break, Sergio Aguero was substituted after he was injured in a scramble and unable to continue the game.

And his exit, as if lighting a fuse, made the mood of the Manchester City players irritable.

In the 12th minute, Fernandinho received a yellow card for a rough foul.

It didn't take long for Zabaleta to receive another yellow card, and City accumulated two yellow cards in a short period of time, and all of them were key defensive positions!

'Zabaleta's foul was unnecessary, the opponent was not in a dangerous position, his team-mate did not lose his defensive position, I don't understand why he fouled.'

"Maybe it was Sergio Aguero's injury that ignited the fire of the Manchester City players and made them lose their cool?"

'I think it may have been influenced by Chelsea's psychological warfare before the game, did you notice that the Manchester City players played very uncoolly, as if they were deliberately showing themselves......

In the dugout, Manuel Pellegrini frowned.

He also noticed that the players looked a little strange today.

Although the scramble and running have become more aggressive, the number of fouls is inevitably too much, right?

It's only been 30 minutes and Chelsea have already won seven free-kicks.

In the coach's seat of the visiting team, Mourinho couldn't help but hook the corners of his mouth when he saw the opponent's players eating cards one after another because they were not calm.

Hehe, Manchester City really fell for it!

Thinking of this, he stood up and gestured at the players on the field.

After the Chelsea players were instructed, they deliberately increased their physical confrontation with the Manchester City players, and even consciously increased the number of fouls.

In the 36th minute of the game, Lin Quan was tackled by Matic when he was dribbling the ball in the middle.

The opponent's foot was very heavy, and Lin Quan was shoveled and flew out.

Instead of feeling ashamed of his foul, Matic shouted at the top of his lungs.

The move caused displeasure among City's players, who rushed up to teach Matic a lesson.

Chelsea's players rushed out immediately, and the game was interrupted and there was a possibility that they might even go on a full-fledged action.

At this time, Lin Quan got up from the ground and stopped his teammates' actions.

"Calm down, they're deliberately provoking us!"

There is a talent for injury immunity, and such fouls will not affect him too much.

The other party is willing to take the initiative to apply for a yellow card, and he is happy to accompany him.

"Look, what did I just say? He didn't have anything to do, it was a fake fall! ”

Seeing that Lin Quan was like a nobody, Matic immediately shouted.

He was a little puzzled in his heart, his feet were obviously very heavy, why wasn't the other party carried down like Aguero?

The referee ignored Nemanja Matic's words and showed him a yellow card to warn him.

However, Chelsea were undeterred by the yellow card, and just three minutes later, Ramires made another behind-the-back tackle that sent Lin Quan to the ground.

At this moment, Manchester City's players were completely enraged.

They rushed up en masse to reason with the Chelsea players.

David Silva also stretched out his hand and pushed Ramirez, and even Yaya Toure, who had not dealt with Lin Quan before, stood up and wanted an explanation for Lin Quan.

The situation on the field has become a mess, and the minds of the players on both sides are not on football, they just want to roll up their sleeves and fight each other!

Seeing this scene, Mourinho smiled proudly!

Now, as long as he fouls Lin Quan one more time, he will probably be able to provoke him, right?

Once Lin Quan loses his composure, hehe, Manchester City will lose!

(End of chapter)