Chapter 9: Chelsea's heavy defeat, the Ballon d'Or strikes

After the FIFA Club World Cup award ceremony, Manchester City returned to Manchester with the trophy on Mansour's plane.

Not surprisingly, outside the airport in Manchester, the Manchester City squad was surrounded by Manchester City fans who rushed to hear the news.

It was Manchester City's first Club World Cup and seven-time title, as well as the first in Premier League history.

This is a feat that Manchester United next door has never accomplished, how can the fans of the Blue Moon not be excited, how can they not be happy?

That night, Manchester was in a state of revelry.

It was a night when Manchester City fans all over the world celebrated!

And the news of Manchester City's crowning of the seven-time champion also spread throughout the football world for the first time!

"This is a seven-crown champion, it's amazing!"

"Congratulations to Manchester City on being crowned seven-time champions, and congratulations to Lin Huang and Gua Bald for unlocking new achievements!"

"Manchester City keep up the good work and try to get another one this year!"

"Oh, it's impossible, they've been knocked out of the Carabao Cup by Newcastle!"

"Messi won the Golden Ball Award that year in one fell swoop with the achievement of six crowns, and then he was out of control and won four Golden Ball Awards in a row, Lin Huang shouldn't be following Messi's old path, right?"

"Hehe, don't say it, it's really possible, Lin Huang's playing style is like Messi, and the honor he wins will naturally not be worse than Messi!"

"I don't think so, not only Messi was strong in those years, but Barcelona's own strength was also unique.

Manchester City had a good season last season, but there have been plenty of ups and downs this season.

Coupled with the fierce competition between Messi and Ronaldo and others, it is much more difficult to win 4 Golden Ball Awards in a row like Messi! ”

"It doesn't matter, anyway, Lin Huang is still young, and the future is still very long, and when he retires Ronaldo and Messi, the Golden Ball Award will not be held in his hands!"

"Hehe, maybe there will be more powerful players in the future?"

"I think it's difficult, European players are now like factories mass-produced, like robots, all of them are well-rounded in all aspects, but they are not outstanding enough."

"Yes, there are really fewer and fewer creative young players in football, and it is very difficult for these players who have been trained almost to the standard to reach the level of Lin Huang and Melo."

"And Lin Huang is too young, players over the age of 18 are basically no longer than him, as for players under the age of 18, when they come out, I'm afraid it will be four or five years later!"

The fans were full of emotion, and Lin Quan's birth made the fans who were tired of watching the two of Mero feel very excited and excited.

However, when they thought that Lin Quan had achieved so much at such a young age, they couldn't help but sweat for the young players behind them.

With such a big mountain as Lin Quan in front of them, the pressure of the latecomers is so huge!

After Manchester City's seven-time title, a topic that was discussed last year has been turned over - can Manchester City be promoted to the giants?

"With this seven-time champion, Manchester City can be promoted to a giant, right?"

"It should be about the same, right? At least in terms of honors, I think Manchester City's honor is tougher than Arsenal's, since Arsenal is a giant, then Manchester City has no reason not to count! ”

"Don't make trouble upstairs, no matter how much Arsenal falls, it is also a giant with 13 top league titles, whether it is compared to history or honor, which point of Manchester City is comparable to Arsenal?"

"That's it, do you really think that Arsenal's status as a wealthy club is given away by phone bills?"

The Manchester City fans were unconvinced, and then asked a question that made Gunners fans cry:

"That's a good point, but I want to ask you, have Arsenal won any titles in the last decade?"

"Hehe, Arsenal was indeed brilliant in the past, but that is all in the past, since the establishment of the Premier League, Arsenal has only won 3 league titles, only one more than Manchester City, as for the Champions League, Arsenal has not won once!"

'Past champions are also champions, Manchester City shouldn't be compared to Arsenal, they should be compared to Chelsea, who were promoted to giants after winning three league titles and a Champions League.

The crowd was arguing, and no one could convince anyone.

However, by Chelsea's standards, then Manchester City may be just one league trophy away from becoming a giant.

But whether it is the bickering fans or the major clubs of the Premier League, after learning that Manchester City has been crowned the seven-time champion, they are generally very shocked and worried.

How difficult it is to fight all the fronts to the end and win the championship, Manchester United, who have tried countless times, has the most right to speak!

If nothing else, it is already difficult to win both the Premier League and the Champions League at the same time!

The vast majority of teams can only focus on one of these competitions, either doing their best to keep the league or abandoning the league to fight for the Champions League.

Only a handful of top giants like Real Sajen and Manchester United can play on multiple fronts at the same time.

But even so, the probability of overturning is still very high, and if you are not careful, the four will be empty.

Manchester United have won the Champions League twice and were even the first team in the top five leagues to complete the treble.

However, in the 1998-1999 season, they lost the League Cup, Community Shield and UEFA Super Cup.

In the 2007-2008 season they didn't even win the FA Cup.

Before Manchester City, there were only three teams in the entire football world that achieved the treble: Manchester United in the 98-99 season, Barcelona in the 08-09 season and Inter Milan in the 09-10 season.

Bayern Munich in the 12-13 season had a good chance of being crowned treble-winning, but they were knocked out of the German Cup by Werder Bremen and unfortunately missed out on that opportunity.

The achievement of the treble was not completed even by Real Madrid and Bayern, which shows how difficult it is.

As for the six crowns, only the Cosmos team Barcelona has completed it in the entire football world, and the difficulty is even more difficult than climbing to the sky.

It is precisely because of this that Manchester City's seven-time crown will have such a huge impact on the Premier League teams.

While there is still debate among fans and the football community about whether Manchester City are a giant, if they are allowed to continue on this momentum, it is only a matter of time before Manchester City are promoted to the club.

Especially in the case that they have signed Lin Quan and Guardiola one after another, with the full support of the Abu Dhabi consortium, with Lin Quan and Guardiola in charge, Manchester City's future can be described as bright!

This may be a blessing for the fans, but it is definitely not for the rest of the Premier League.

So, they tacitly agreed to go all out to stop Manchester City.

On January 2, in the 20th round of the Premier League, Manchester City hosted Sunderland.

Before the game, Sunderland's head coach released cruel words, saying that he would weigh the seven champions.

This kind of words, if you put it in normal times, may be considered as the other party's self-indulgence.

What qualifications does the black cat Sunderland have to weigh Manchester City's pounds?

The strength of the two teams is not at the same level at all, Manchester City meets Sunderland, and when they go all out, it is polite to let both goals!

This time, however, the odds were stacked against City.

Although the main players returned overnight after winning the Club World Cup, the consumption of the game and the fatigue of the journey made the main players not in shape.

In order to avoid unexpected injuries caused by players playing in such a tired situation, Guardiola still used a pure substitute lineup for this game.

However, just seven minutes into the game, Manchester City's players sent a red dot package in the box, making it extremely difficult for Manchester City to defend their home stadium.

Adam Johnson, the player who briefly played for Manchester City, scored a solid penalty to give his team the lead on the road!

Manchester City, who were forced to play with 10 men, scored a goal in the middle of the game through Nasri to temporarily equalise.

But in the 68th minute of the second half, Sunderland's No. 8 Rodwell scored a goal in the chaos to help the Black Cats take the lead again.

Coincidentally, Rodwell is also a veteran of Manchester City.

He moved to Sunderland for €12.6 million last summer, only to be beaten out on his first return to the Etihad Stadium.

In the end, with the counterattack of the two veterans, Manchester City lost 1:2 at home to the visiting Sunderland.

The Sunderland manager completed his pre-match rhetoric and poured cold water on the heads of Manchester City fans with a defeat.

Tell them: the happy times are over, and it's time to meet the darkness!

The news of Sunderland's capture of the Etihad Stadium made headlines in the news outlets immediately after the game.

Defeating the strong with the weak is originally a story that the broad masses of the people are talking about, not to mention that the object of the upset is Manchester City, which has just won the seven crowns and is extremely glorious.

The previous hype of Manchester City by major media has become a boomerang and a tool for fans of other teams to ridicule Manchester City.

"Hehe, in the morning, the major media were still hyping Manchester City's seven crowns, but in the evening, the major media turned into a big picture and began to criticize and criticize Manchester City, interesting, really interesting!"

"Don't be six, believe in the media's discipline, then it is better to believe that the sow will go to the tree!"

There are also some fans who can't stand it, it is you who praise Manchester City, and you are the ones who belittle Manchester City.

In order to increase sales, I really don't want to lose my face!

Manchester City's upset defeat left Chelsea fans ecstatic.

They feel like they've got their chance!

A win for Chelsea in this round of fixtures will stretch the gap to six points!

With halfway through the race, the six-point gap is huge!

Perhaps, Chelsea will win the championship this year, relying on the three points in this game!

However, as much hope comes as great as disappointment.

While Chelsea fans are tacitly acquiescing that their own team can win the opponent, Tottenham Hotspur is not doing it!

Although Tottenham is not a giant, we are also the leader of the second-tier team!

Chelsea are strong, but not so strong as to hold on to Tottenham!

What's more, the game was played at Tottenham's home stadium, so why did Chelsea think they had won?

I thought you were Manchester City!

So, at their home stadium, Tottenham and Chelsea had a vigorous offensive battle.

In the case of Chelsea taking the lead in scoring a goal, Tottenham Hotspur scored 4 goals in 20 minutes under the leadership of Kane, which made Chelsea dizzy and unable to find the north!

Chelsea fans were dumbfounded: is this still the same Tottenham that Manchester City have ridden on their heads?

Why does it feel like they are so ferocious, so ferocious that the Blues themselves are going to be beaten out of the way?

Tottenham Hotspur has suffered almost every defeat against Manchester City in recent seasons, conceding an average of 5.5 goals, and has completely become a toy for Manchester City.

However, it was a terrible thing to do, and Chelsea have never seen a team with such ferocity in attack this season.

Even Manchester City couldn't score 4 goals in 20 minutes!

Under the onslaught of Tottenham, Chelsea's defense is as fragile as tofu dregs, completely reduced to decoration, and it will shatter at the slightest touch!

At the end of 90 minutes, the score on the field was fixed at 5:3.

Tottenham gave the leaders a heavy defeat and defended their glory with a hearty victory!

Chelsea, on the other hand, failed to close the gap and let other teams see their weaknesses.

After this battle, Harry Kane's value soared, from the original 5.5 million euros, to 50 million euros, the increase in value is jaw-dropping.

And he also replaced Wilshire and others as the new British Emperor!

Sure enough, in the area of star-making, the British are professional.

And there are really people who are fooled, because now in the transfer window of the winter break, seeing Harry Kane's excellent performance in this game, the Red Devils Manchester United immediately handed over a £50 million offer to bring Kane to Manchester United to replace the in-form Rooney.

Surprisingly, however, Kane refused to leave White Hart Lane.

Kane, who was born in Tottenham's academy, has a deep affection for Tottenham.

He wanted to win a title for the team before thinking about leaving.

Tottenham fans were so grateful for the choice that the club's chairman, Wiese, immediately approached Kane's agent to seek a pay rise to extend his contract.

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Chelsea's surprise defeat came as a relief to Manchester City, who had previously been under a lot of media fanfare.

After Chelsea's heavy defeat at the feet of Tottenham, the media threw the ball to criticize Chelsea, criticized Mourinho for not being in sight, not taking Tottenham Hotspur seriously, and so on.

As for Manchester City, which has been under fire before, no one pays attention to it at this time.

After all, Chelsea's defeat was even more unacceptable than Manchester City, who came on as a full bench and then lost.

So, in a relatively relaxed environment, Manchester City slowly recovered the team's form in an orderly manner.

On January 4, after three days of recuperation, in the third round of the FA Cup, Manchester City, sitting at home, played their main team, defeated Sheffield Wednesday with a score of 4:1, and advanced to the next round with their heads held high.

In this game, the whole Manchester City team was in very good shape, especially Lin Quan.

In this game, Lin Quan completed a hat-trick in only half time, killing the suspense of the game early and turning the subsequent game into garbage time.

Approaching the Golden Globe Awards ceremony, Lin Quan used such a hat trick to show the world his excellent state.

The Golden Globe Award, he won it!

(End of chapter)