The match between Manchester City and Chelsea attracted a large number of news outlets, and the pre-match press conference was packed with journalists from all over Europe, including Asia and North America.

Thanks to the innate advantages of the English language, the Premier League is more convenient and easier than the other four major leagues in terms of event promotion.

Without the need for translation and paraphrasing, a large number of local reports and commentaries in the UK can be read and watched by fans all over the world.

It's obviously difficult to do that in other leagues, because there are a lot of people who can speak English, but there are far fewer people who can speak Spanish, German, French and Italian.

Because of this, in the Internet era, the overseas attention of the Premier League is rising, and the annual Premier League championship competition can not only affect the hearts of tens of millions of local Premier League fans, but also the hearts of hundreds of millions of overseas audiences.

"Coach Jose Mourinho, I'm a journalist from The Guardian and I would like to ask you to say that you have slammed Manchester City before thinking that Manchester City can lose even a team like Middlesbrough and cannot beat the mighty Chelsea, so what do you think of your own side losing to League One in the FA Cup?"

The Guardian reporter's question made Mourinho feel very embarrassed.

Two weeks ago, when Manchester City lost to Middlesbrough in the FA Cup, Jose Mourinho was relentless in lashing out at Manchester City and Pep Guardiola, arguing that Pep Guardiola was clearly overblown by not even being able to handle a Championship team.

In other words, Pep Guardiola's coaching style is not suitable for the Premier League at all.

However, the slap in the face happened.

The day after Mourinho's harsh words, his Chelsea lost 4-2 to Bradford in the FA Cup.

Bradford is not even a Championship team, just a third-tier League One team.

Isn't it more humiliating for Chelsea to be beaten to the ground by a third-tier team and score four goals than Manchester City's defeat to Middlesbrough?

The Guardian reporter's question was very sharp, and Mourinho's face immediately changed when he heard the other party's question.

'My team is the leader of the Premier League and we are on the right path, and people who don't see that are always trying to baash us from the smallest shortcomings and try to negate what we have done!'

"I want to tell them that I have led two teams to the Champions League and four teams to the league title, and I don't need to be judged by you journalists!"

Mourinho walked away without giving any more interviews.

There was a chorusof boos at the scene, and the reporters were clearly very unhappy with Mourinho's behavior.

But they haven't known Mourinho for a day or two, as this guy has always been.

Maybe now he's in the dressing room, using the outside world to lash out at him, question him, and instill in the players that the whole world denies them, targets them, and makes them victims!

After Mourinho left, everyone looked at Pep Guardiola.

Pep Guardiola's temper is much better, and apart from refusing to comment directly on Mourinho, he has patiently answered questions from reporters.

When the reporter asked about Lin Quan, Guardiola's eyes were as gentle as water:

"For me, Lin Quan means everything!"

The reporter of the World Sports newspaper asked very inopportunely:

"What about Messi?"

Guardiola's expression suddenly changed to Yao Ming's version of embarrassment......

……

In the warm-up session before the game, Manchester City's players were very relaxed, talking and laughing on the field to carry out various warm-up actions.

Lin Quan and De Bruyne completed a set of side-slip steps, cross-steps and small break-strolls to warm up, and the two stopped and looked at the court.

"Someone over there seems to be a banner with your name on it, is it welcoming you?"

Kevin De Bruyne is a former Chelsea player and this is his first return to Stamford Bridge since his move to Manchester City.

"Is there one?"

Hearing Lin Quan's words, De Bruyne subconsciously looked in the direction he was pointing.

Then I saw a banner: Chelsea traitors get out of Stamford Bridge!

De Bruyne's face turned black in an instant!

Damn, you shouldn't believe this guy's nonsense, he's really lying.

De Bruyne wanted to catch Lin Quan for revenge, but Lin Quan had expected it, as soon as De Bruyne stretched out his hand, he ran away with a smile.

"Haha, I read it wrong, I'm talking about another one, you see, over there!"

"Do you think I'll still believe your?"

De Bruyne waved his fist in a gesture of "I'll help you loosen your skin".

Seeing the spirit of the players so relaxed, Guardiola also breathed a sigh of relief.

Stamford Bridge is the home of the Devils and this game is not easy to play.

Coupled with the hype from the outside world and Mourinho's psychological warfare, his biggest concern before the game is that the players will be under too much psychological pressure, which will then affect their game status.

Now it seems that such fears are unfounded.

In this game, Pep Guardiola did not carry out the whole work, but arranged the formation and style of play that the previous Manchester City players were most familiar with.

Although he has a lot of ideas in his head, Guardiola still has to press his heart when it comes to this kind of crucial game.

We'll wait until we're done with this game!

However, although he can't live all the time, that doesn't mean Guardiola can't instill his ideas in the players.

There are many theories about the division of the stadium area in football, including the three offensive and defensive areas divided horizontally, and the five areas divided vertically by the side, rib and medium.

In addition to this, in recent years, there has been a further division of the pitch area in football.

This is the very famous stadium 18 arrondissement!

According to the theory of the division of the eighteen zones, the most critical in the offensive is the use of the golden 14 zones.

Defensively, the most important thing is the protection of the 5th zone.

However, Pep Guardiola has a different opinion, and he feels that the division is still not nuanced enough.

If he were to divide the pitch, Guardiola would divide it into 20 zones.

Of these 20 areas, excluding the 12 areas on the side, the 8 areas in the middle lane will be divided into 2 horizontal areas and 6 vertical areas.

The two horizontal areas include two goals and the big penalty area, and the six vertical areas are symmetrical with the center line as the axis of symmetry.

How to analyze and make good use of the space of the stadium, and how to attack and defend more scientifically and reasonably, is the direction of the development of modern football.

He believes that many people will study this work in the future.

It's just that everyone's understanding and ideas are different, and whoever can understand more deeply and make more full use of the space on the court will be able to take the lead in the future.

This work is obviously not something that can be completed in a short period of time, and Guardiola only has a preliminary idea in mind now, and it may take time to gradually refine this idea into concrete tactics.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, in the second half of the season, he can gradually test his tactics in some less critical games to test his theory.

With Lin Quan's back, there is a high probability that his experiments will not overturn...... Right?

……

At 7pm on 1 February, Stamford Bridge was brightly lit and the stadium with a capacity of tens of thousands of people was packed.

With the referee's whistle, the focus of the 23rd round of the Premier League officially began.

In this game, both teams formed 4231, and it can be seen that they both have ideas about the game.

After kick-off, the Chelsea players quickly pressed across the half and sprinted towards City's half.

They seem to be looking to take advantage of their home advantage to catch Manchester City off guard.

However, to their disappointment, Manchester City had been prepared for this, and the players in the front field pressed the ball carrier at the first time, so that Chelsea's attack could not be speeded.

And once they can't get the ball out of the first place, when the defenders are in position, the Chelsea players who rush up from behind lose the chance to receive the ball.

On the sidelines, Mourinho couldn't help but frown.

Pep Guardiola's line-up was a bit of a surprise.

Manchester City arranged Fernandinho to start, but actually hid Kroos and put Fernando in the starting list.

Is this not going to be a positional war?

Without Kroos' passing and playmaking, City's attack can only be launched by the linkage and cooperation of the frontcourt players.

And there is no midfield excess, which means that the opponent can only use speed to play a quick counterattack, without passing through the midfield, directly to the front.

But the problem is that Manchester City doesn't have the kind of center forward who can stand up and hold the ball!

How exactly is Pep Guardiola's attack going to work?

Mourinho shook his head and stopped thinking about it.

Pep Guardiola is not in his right mind, and the devil knows what he is thinking.

Instead of wasting time and energy trying to figure out what the other side thinks, it is better to spend energy on how to improve the team's offensive efficiency.

Yes, Mourinho is aiming for all three points in this game!

If we can beat Manchester City at home, then Chelsea's title winning situation this year is very optimistic.

In the box at Stamford Bridge, Chelsea owner Abou stared at the pitch with a serious expression.

Last season's empty big four made him have some dissatisfaction with Mourinho, and because of the club manager's affairs, his relationship with Mourinho was very stiff.

If Mourinho can lead his team to enough accolades, then Abu may be able to tolerate his misdeeds.

Unfortunately, last year Chelsea were unable to win on all fronts, especially at the home and away defeat of Basel in the Champions League and the elimination of Bayern Munich by Pep Guardiola.

After winning the Premier League, Abou's focus on the league has dropped considerably, and now he is most concerned about Chelsea's results in the Champions League.

However, since winning the Champions League, the Blues' record in the Champions League has been miserable in the past two years.

This is obviously not worthy of their status as a giant, so Abu hopes that Mourinho can lead the team to a breakthrough in the Champions League.

Even if they can't win the Champions League again, they must at least lead the team to the semi-finals or even the final to prove their strength.

It's a pity that Mourinho can't even do this little thing.

Abu's patience was about to be exhausted again.

If Chelsea fail again in all competitions this season, then he may once again fire the madman and kick him out of Chelsea.

Moreover, after driving the madman away this time, Abu will not have any thoughts about him in the future, and will not allow the madman to return to Stamford Bridge.

"Mourinho, I hope you can take the opportunity I give you and don't let me down!"

Looking at the madman standing on the sidelines, with his suit open and his hands on his hips, Abu said silently in his heart.

After Chelsea's opening attack was fruitless, the game quickly went into Manchester City's round.

In the seventh minute of the first half, Manchester City completed a steal in front.

After Navas got the ball, he was blocked by Hazard, and he chose to pass it to Lin Quan.

Oscar and Nemanja almost predicted each other's choice, and rushed towards Lin Quanbao one after the other.

If Lin Quan takes this ball, he is likely to be intercepted by the opponent, and once the ball stops, this quick counterattack will fail.

However, Lin Quan did not stop the ball, but directly passed the ball to Navas, who successfully broke through.

After completing the pass, Navas didn't think that Lin Quan would pass the ball to him, he was just running forward according to the offensive tactics arranged by the coach.

Eden Hazard next to him thought the same thing, so after seeing Keylor Navas continue to go down, he handed it to Chelsea's left wing-back, Cesar Azpilicueta, to defend Navas.

He rushed to the middle of the pitch and wanted to hit the counter-attack as soon as his team-mate finished breaking the ball.

Hazard didn't seem wrong in his choice, with Keylor Navas already out of his defensive zone at this point.

He is a winger, it is impossible to follow the opponent to retreat to the bottom line, right?

However, Eden Hazard did not seem to notice that Chelsea midfielder Nemanja Matic had stepped up at this point and had not yet returned to his defensive position.

There was a momentary gap in Chelsea's penalty area before Lin Quan passed the ball and Chelsea's full-backs stepped up to intercept it.

Keylor Navas caught the gap, and instead of bringing the ball to the baseline, he chose to cut inside as soon as possible.

"Stop him!"

Nemanja Matic anxiously shouted at his team-mates, but Ramirez and captain John Terry had already noticed the danger.

The pair rushed towards Keylor Navas, who had the ball, trying to stifle City's attack at the edge of the box.

Navas did not have Lin Quan's superb dribbling skills, and when he saw the opposing two defenders rushing towards him, he didn't dare to take more, and quickly passed the ball to his striker Sergio Aguero.

Chelsea's other centre-back, Kurt Zouma, stuck in a defensive position, leaving Sergio Aguero unable to turn.

Aguero didn't dare to stop the ball, and met the ball and passed it back to Lin Quan, who was following up.

Lin Quan, under the interference of Ramirez, completed a powerful long-range shot at the top of the arc of the penalty area.

With a bang, Courtois failed to touch the ball, but the ball hit the crossbar.

However, as expected, the ball was not ejected, but bounced along the lower edge of the crossbar into the goal line, bounced on the lawn inside the goal line, and then crashed into the net.

The loud bang slammed into the hearts of Chelsea fans like a hammer, causing them to go into cardiac arrest!

It's only been 7 minutes since the start of the game!

Seven minutes later, the Blues trailed at home?

It's too fast!

There was silence at Stamford Bridge, and countless Chelsea fans struggled to accept the result.

They clenched their fists and looked hatefully at the number 10 on the pitch who was galloping to celebrate!

It's this guy again!

On the last day of the month, I cheekily asked everyone for a monthly pass

(End of chapter)