As soon as the second half began, Chelsea fans quickly noticed that they had made a substitution.

Kroos comes on for Fernando.

This substitution was also expected by the Chelsea man, and Manchester City are now attacking poorly, so it is natural to need substitutions to strengthen the attack.

However, after the start of the second half of the game, they found that this substitution did not seem to be so simple.

Kroos is not in the midfield, but up front, but City still have two midfielders in their formation.

What's going on?

At a close look, it turned out that Zabaleta moved forward and ran to the midfield, while Manchester City's back four became three central defenders.

What kind of strange formation is this?

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Not to mention that Chelsea fans can't understand it, even Mourinho on the sidelines is a little confused.

Is Pep Guardiola starting to live again?

Playing as a full-back as Zabaleta, this kind of idea is probably only he can think of!?

Mourinho couldn't see through Pep Guardiola's tactical intentions and decided to take a closer look.

After a few attacking and defensive experiences, he noticed that City were in a pure back three when attacking, but when defending, Zabaleta's position would drop back and go back to his defensive formation, with City still playing in a back four.

This shift has given City an extra man in midfield when attacking, and the increase in numbers has had a significant effect on the improvement of Manchester City's attack.

In the 59th minute, Manchester City instigated an attack on the left side of the field, Lin Quan received the ball and volleyed with his left foot to cause Courtois to make a save, and Aguero finally seized the opportunity and cleverly stretched out his foot to shoot the ball into the goal.

Manchester City took the lead again and the score became 2:1!

The Chelsea who conceded this goal lost their temper, and the opponent's attack was just a good play.

They had already found a number of chances to shoot before Lin Quan had it been for Thibaut Courtois and the Chelsea defenders who had focused their attention and intercepted City again and again.

Jose Mourinho's brow furrowed, and he was sure that Pep Guardiola was working on a new thing at the back.

However, how to crack the opponent's tactics, he had no thought for a while.

"Good shot, Ah Kun!"

"Thank you, you created the opportunity, I just picked up the leak!"

After the goal, Aguero's mood changed a lot.

The pressure and psychological burden on his body was also swept away, and sure enough, the striker was going to prove himself with goals.

Jose Mourinho was still struggling to figure out what to do, while on the pitch, the Chelsea players were desperately attacking Manchester City after falling behind.

In the 62nd minute, Nemanja Matic was hooked from behind by Keylor Navas on a dribbling ball close to the wing, for which Navas received a yellow card.

The foul in this position looked inexplicable, as it was still far from City's goal, and Keylor Navas looked completely free of fouls.

But after Keylor Navas fouled, Mourinho noticed that Pep Guardiola on the sidelines not only did not open his mouth to replic him, but also applauded.

Mourinho's instinctive feeling that City's wide defence seems to be problematic?

However, before he could make adjustments, Manchester City scored again!

In the 67th minute, Keylor Navas crossed from the side, Lin Quan leaned on the defender and scored the ball with an inverted golden hook that half turned.

It was so difficult that even the Chelsea players who defended him didn't expect him to finish in this way.

Not only did they not expect it, but neither did Chelsea goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois.

It wasn't until the ball flew in front of him that he waved his arms wildly, but that obviously didn't help.

There was an uproar at Stamford Bridge, with some Chelsea fans subconsciously wanting to applaud Lin Quan's brilliant goal.

However, when they raised their hands, they realized that it was the opposing player who scored the goal!

"Fuck, no one can restrain this guy and keep him from scoring?"

Chelsea fans were frustrated, and Lin Quan not only scored again, but also scored twice.

He is simply a bitter master of Chelsea, and every time he plays Chelsea, he is extraordinarily energetic!

"Damn it!"

Seeing Lin Quan's goal, Mourinho was stunned for a moment, and then couldn't help but kick the post of the coach's seat.

The Chelsea players on the bench were startled and subconsciously moved their butts away from the furious manager.

In the coach's bench of Manchester City next door, after Guardiola saw Lin Quan's goal, he hugged his head incredibly, and his mouth opened wide into an 'O' shape.

"Torret, do you see that? Did you see Lin's goal? ”

Pep Guardiola grabbed the assistant coach's arm excitedly, looking incoherent.

Torrent said I saw it, damn it, can you let go of your hand, it hurts Lao Tzu!

Lin Quan's goal boosted the morale of Manchester City's players, who had doubts about Guardiola's new tactics and did not dare to let go of their hands and feet in the attack, completely dispelled their worries at this time.

And they dispelled their worries and let the Chelsea people see how terrifying Manchester City can be when they are on fire.

Manchester City were more attacking in the second half, with a flurry of attacks on Chelsea's goal.

Chelsea's side were pressured to stay in their own half of the pitch and defend solidly, wanting to attack, but not attacking at all.

In the 76th minute, Manchester City made the first substitution, with Frank Lampard coming on as a substitute for Fernandinho.

The last time he was at the Etihad, Frank Lampard came on and scored a crucial goal that shattered the Chelsea man's dreams of taking him to victory.

This time, at Stamford Bridge, I don't know what kind of surprise the Blues veteran can bring to everyone.

In the 78th minute, Milner received a pass from Vash and flicked his head at goal, but Courtois tipped over the crossbar.

A minute later, a City corner was driven and De Bruyne tried a long-range shot from the outside, but the ball hit the post and bounced off the line.

In the 80th minute, Mourinho also used up his last substitution.

He replaced Willian with Didier Drogba, who was once a blessing for Chelsea and who helped Chelsea win many trophies.

Seeing the veteran on the pitch, the Chelsea fans in attendance gave him a standing ovation.

Didier Drogba went on a trip to the Chinese Super League after leaving Chelsea and was going to pan for gold.

As a result, he was very unhappy by Shenhua's salary arrears, and when he returned to Chelsea again, he was already 37 years old.

The 37-year-old Warcraft still has a strong physical fitness.

In the 82nd minute, Chelsea launched a quick counter-attack after a tackle, and Didier Drogba received the ball and squeezed past a defender and was about to dribble towards Manchester City's goal when he was brought down by Frank Lampard who rushed up from the flank.

The referee showed Lampard a yellow card, and Lampard reached out to pick up Drogba and apologised to him.

Drogba slapped his ass, seemingly unconcerned.

Everyone is in charge and there was nothing wrong with Lampard's foul.

It's just that the two old teammates who used to fight side by side became enemies when they returned to Stamford Bridge again, and this scene still made fans feel very embarrassed.

The world is impermanent!

Neither side could create better chances in the closing stages of the game, with Manchester City beating Chelsea 3-1 at the top of the table at Stamford Bridge.

It was exactly the same score as the one at the Etihad Stadium in the first half of the season, and even the course of the game was pretty much the same.

After beating the Blues twice, Manchester City finally caught up in the table.

The two teams are currently on the same level of points, with 15 league games remaining, after the two direct matches between the two sides have been played.

Who will have the last laugh in the championship battle will depend on the consistency of each in the league in the final stage.

And stability has always been the strong point of Pep Guardiola's team!

After the game, the media sang the praises of Pep Guardiola and his team, praising them for their outstanding performance in the game.

In particular, Pep Guardiola's substitutions and changes in the second half were seen as the finishing touch to Manchester City's victory over Chelsea.

As for Mourinho, who lost, his life was much more difficult.

The big words he released in front of the major media before the game turned into a boomerang and landed on his own head.

Not only that, according to the grapevine, Chelsea's owner Abou was very unhappy with Mourinho, and after the loss to Manchester City, the two had a very unpleasant exchange, and it is said that there was a heated argument.

Although this news is not true, based on the outside world's understanding of Abu's temper, everyone feels that this matter is inseparable.

Abou is notoriously impatient, while Mourinho is notoriously self-conscious.

These two people are together, and it is difficult to get along well.

In addition, Mourinho has never been the ideal coach in Abou's heart, and his white moonlight is Pep Guardiola next door, not Mourinho.

This point will probably become even more prominent after Mourinho's defeat to Pep Guardiola again.

Therefore, the outside world speculates that if Chelsea's results do not meet Abu's requirements, he is very likely to fire Mourinho in a fit of rage.

After all, he hasn't done this kind of thing, and there are not many famous handsomes who have been fired by him.

Claudio Ranieri, Jose Mourinho and Carlo Ancelotti are among the victims!

Firing Mourinho for another squid is not something that cannot be understood.

It's just that if Mourinho is fired again, where will he go next?

Chelsea's troubles can only be left to the Chelsea people to worry about.

After winning the battle at the top of the table against Chelsea, Pep Guardiola was in a good mood and gave his players three days off to give them a good rest.

Knocking out of the League Cup and FA Cup in quick succession turned out to be a good thing for Manchester City.

Before the knockout rounds of the Champions League have begun, they have no other games to play for the time being.

At present, the rhythm of the Premier League game is one game a week, and this rhythm of the game makes the Manchester City players feel very comfortable, and there is no longer the danger of being drained of physical energy and being on the verge of injury at any time.

Pep Guardiola also took the opportunity to start instilling his tactical philosophy in his players, trying to complete the transformation of Manchester City.

On February 7, the 24th round of the Premier League began, and Manchester City hosted Hull City.

The game was a game of great disparity, with Manchester City at the top of the table and Hull City third from bottom.

Before the game, the outside world was not optimistic about Hull City.

However, the result of the game was still beyond everyone's expectations.

In the first half alone, Hull City conceded five goals under Manchester City's frenzied attack.

Lin Quan completed a hat-trick in the first half, and was pressed to the bench by Guardiola for a minute without kicking in the second half.

Sergio Aguero's form is also picking up, scoring a brace in each half.

In the end, Manchester City thrashed Hull City 8-0 at home, handing the opponent the most painful defeat in the 111-year history of the team.

On the other hand, Chelsea, who lost at home, were in a bit of a slump when they faced Aston Villa away.

Aston Villa led Chelsea 1-0 in the first half thanks to Okere's goal, and the muddy Blues did not launch a Jedi counterattack under the leadership of Eden Hazard until the second half, and finally reversed the opponent with difficulty to get the victory, barely maintaining the same points as Manchester City, and not being pulled away by Manchester City.

But the state of the two teams is obviously very different!

Hull City left heartbroken, and the big demon Manchester City caused another tragedy on the road.

In the 25th round of the Premier League away to Stoke City, Manchester City bloodied the opponent 7:1, scored 15 goals in two games, and scored 15 goals in two games, and the five major leagues of offensive firepower made the entire European football world shake!

People have noticed Pep Guardiola's new tactics, the terrifying power in attack!

On the home side, Arnautovic, who moved during the winter break, scored a face-saving goal for Stoke City.

After this game, the friendly meeting of Lin Quan, De Bruyne and Arnautovic and other old teams directly turned into Arnautovic's grievance meeting.

He had just arrived, and he was eager to learn from his two old teammates and let them see his progress and growth.

As a result, Manchester City scored 7 goals in a row, scaring the children stupidly!

Is this the intensity of the Premier League?

It's horrible!

Mom, I want to go back to the Bundesliga!

"Your header level has not fallen, and you are able to beat Van Dijk to score a goal, it's not easy!"

When he was in Werder Bremen, Lin Quan was impressed by Arnautovic's header, and Stoke City had no good chances in this game, but this guy relied on an excellent header to almost turn several chances that were not good chances into goals, and finally scored a goal when Manchester City's defense was lax.

This is indeed commendable!

"Is that guy strong? I think he's just a newcomer! ”

Arnautovic didn't know Van Dijk, so he didn't react much to Lin Quan's compliment.

"Well, it's strong!"

De Bruyne nodded earnestly.

Lin Quan quipped: "I think you can go and buy a newspaper tomorrow and crop the picture of your goal against Van Dijk for good preservation, so that when he becomes famous in the future, you will definitely be proud and proud when you take out the photo of today's goal!" ”

On the bus back to Manchester, Van Dijk, who was listening to a song with headphones on, suddenly sneezed.

The Dutchman rubbed his nose and felt a little strange in his heart?

Could it be that you got cold in a shower after the game?

(End of chapter)