"Say, is it possible for us to bring Leon to the Etihad?"

At a time when the situation on the pitch was changing suddenly and Manchester City's attack was becoming more and more difficult, Guardiola suddenly spoke as if talking to himself.

The jump in his mind made the teaching assistants standing next to him dumbfounded, and they didn't know how to answer him.

After Guardiola said this, he fell silent again, but the way he looked at the pitch again became more complicated.

Once upon a time, he really had a chance to recruit Leon under his command.

Just before he left Barcelona and initialled the agreement with Manchester City, before Manchester City took over.

At that time, he had no idea that Mourinho would leave Real Madrid at the end of the season.

Although he has long seen it, there are some signs of mismatch between Mourinho and Real Madrid's fan base and some high-level executives.

But to be honest, fans all over the world probably couldn't believe that Mourinho would resign and leave Real Madrid because he didn't get "respect".

This big incident also completely disrupted Guardiola's contact and recruitment operations with Leon.

After all, before Mourinho did not choose to resign decisively, it was basically impossible for other clubs to poach Leon from Real Madrid.

So Pep Guardiola only plans to have a preliminary exchange with Leon, or Mendes, in that summer window.

Such temptations are very common in football, and Guardiola has not hidden his admiration for Leon in front of the media since the end of the 11-12 season.

At that time, Leon's position at Real Madrid was solid, and it seemed that there was no possibility of leaving Real Madrid.

But in the world of football, change is always sudden, and opportunities are fleeting.

Who can guarantee that Leon will stay at Real Madrid for the rest of his career?

Make an initial contact, express your appreciation and intention to cooperate, and then wait for changes and act generously at the most appropriate time.

This is Pep Guardiola's approximate plan for Leon.

His new club, Manchester City, is rich, very rich.

In the transfer market, as long as he really wants a player, the transfer amount will definitely not be a problem or an obstacle.

In mid-June '13, Pep Guardiola was already imagining a future with Leon to further realise his tactical philosophy at Manchester City.

As a result, he was doing ideological work for Cesc Fabregas, convincing him to come to Manchester City and start a new business with himself.

The transfer market soon broke out with a shocking thunder, Mourinho returned to the Premier League, and Li Ang was suddenly decisively quoted by five or six football giants!

The other rivals Pep Guardiola are not actually worried, but Mourinho, he does not know if Mourinho will directly attack Leon after returning to Chelsea.

So he directly called his old friend for a showdown, and Uncle Bird didn't hide it from Guardiola.

It was precisely because he knew that Mourinho and Chelsea would go all out to introduce the transfer of Leon, so Guardiola had no choice but to give up in the end.

Manchester City didn't even make many offers to Lee Ang in the summer window of '13 like other giants.

Compared with financial resources, Chelsea is completely worthy of Manchester City, playing the emotional card, and Mourinho has completely defeated all opponents.

So Pep Guardiola left the field decisively, he felt sorry at the time, but he would not regret it.

But now that he thinks back on this incident, Guardiola really regrets it!

He regretted that he did not make a final attempt, regretted that he did not meet Leon at that time and made an offer to Real Madrid.

I regret that I thought too far ahead at that time.

If Mourinho and Real Madrid fall out completely, he has already made official contact between Manchester City and Real Madrid before returning to Chelsea.

Could the outcome of this transfer drama be completely different?

It was an afterthought, but there is no doubt that Guardiola didn't want to go so far at the time, and directly let Manchester City contact Real Madrid first.

Lafayette may really let Manchester City and Chelsea compete at a higher price when Mourinho and Leon are both forced to the palace.

Every time I think about this afterwards, Guardiola has slapped his head more than once.

When he arrived at Manchester City, he also had a number of quality midfielders under his command.

It's not that the players under his command aren't good enough, Fernandinho is also at the top of his game in the midfield position.

But if he is now partnered with Leon and Cesc Fabregas, then he is really sure to directly overturn the entire European football world!

It's a pity that the wood is already in the boat, and the missed opportunity can't be re-grasped.

Guariola sighed deeply in his heart, and after looking at the time left in the game, he also put down his mental baggage and made the final substitution adjustment.

'Fernando and Klich were both substituted, Villa and Jovetic came on! With only three defenders left in the Manchester City backline and only one midfielder left in the midfield, Guardiola is about to break the kettle and fight against the water! ”

Zhan Jun couldn't help but sweat for Chelsea in the studio.

After all, Chelsea are still only one goal ahead of Manchester City.

Now Manchester City have to fight for the attack, and if they do equalise in the closing stages of the game, then Chelsea's situation is dangerous!

Momentum has always been a trade-off on the pitch, and a 1-0 score is really dangerous at times.

There is never a shortage of cases on the pitch where a one-goal lead for most of the game was finally defeated by the opponent's two-goal comeback.

All Blues supporters are also in good spirits at the moment, and if Mourinho chooses to hold on, they will have no problem with that.

It's just that if you decide to defend, you must put in the greatest strength to stick to the end, and you must not worry about it before and after!

For example, at this time, remove Eden Hazard or Kevin De Bruyne and put the more physical Maguire or Frank Lampard or Ramiles on top of defenders.

In this way, the defense will naturally be more secure.

However, they thought so, but Mourinho did not immediately change more defenders and directly defended to the end.

He even replaced De Bruyne, who had a relatively large physical consumption today, with Salah first, to further strengthen the team's ability to sprint on the counter-attack!

This step of adjustment made the commentators from all over the world and countless fans in front of the TV stunned!

Mourinho is not conservative at all today?

He even chose to strengthen the team's counter-attacking ability in the final moments when Manchester City were about to attack!

And it's not just as simple as sending Salah, at the moment on the sidelines of the Chelsea side, Lukaku and Torres are starting to warm up.

All of a sudden, the Manchester City players who were mentally prepared and launched a comprehensive forward attack on the pitch were also under a lot of pressure!

Playing against Chelsea's counter-attack?

No matter how you look at this, it's a bit of a suspicion of looking for death...

But now there is no other way for Manchester City.

If this game can't be won, whether it's a draw or a loss, it doesn't mean much to Manchester City.

They had to fight back in the last minute of the game!

Sergio Aguero and Jovetic were at the very front of City's formation.

Villa and Cesc Fabregas looked behind the two of them for a back-up or a threatening pass.

Silva and Keylor Navas also continued to pick up the ball on either side of midfield in an attempt to tear apart Chelsea's wide defence.

It can be said that now Guardiola has exhausted his cards, and Manchester City's bench cannot find more threatening attacking players.

Of the three substitutions, Guardiola used all of them to replace the striker.

If it doesn't work and you can't score goals, then it can only be said that God wills so.

Pep Guardiola and Manchester City have both done their best.

The pace of the two teams reached a final climax before the end of the game.

Li Ang had already received a yellow card before, so now he also has to restrain himself and make big defensive moves.

Thankfully, Kroos and Nemanja Matic had no concerns about that, and they were solid defensively today.

When a tactical foul was needed, they and Hazard, who retreated to participate in the defense at the moment, and even Ibrahimovic could also stand up in time and make a decisive move.

Anyway, it's not about hurting people maliciously, and there will be no psychological pressure on Chelsea players who commit tactical fouls.

On the contrary, after being frequently so many times, Manchester City's attacking players couldn't hold their breath and began to be irritable.

Players like Cesc Fabregas who have played old games know this time.

There's really no need to clash with the Chelsea players because it's all their attacking time wasted.

Sergio Aguero has restrained his temper at the moment, and he has been fouled twice in a row by Chelsea's defenders, and he has not bothered to complain.

But Jovetic was in a twitch of his head, and after Kroos dragged him down from the side, he complained dissatisfiedly after seeing that the referee on duty had only given Kroos a serious verbal warning.

Chelsea players who spotted an opportunity nearby instantly gathered around him to 'argue'.

Pony nudged Jovetic and motioned for him not to interfere with the referee's blow.

Jovetic, who was on the top, was also young and vigorous, and directly pushed back. The palm of his hand seemed to have inadvertently hit Xiao Ma's chin.

As soon as Li Ang, who had just run back, saw this scene and wanted to rush up to find a field for Matic, but before he could make a move, Matic had already covered his chin and fell to the ground screaming...

Now the situation on the pitch is getting more and more chaotic.

Leon scratched his head, crossed his waist and watched his captain Terry aggressively ask the referee for an explanation.

The Manchester City players, led by Cesc Fabregas, had no choice but to explain to the referee that Jovetic had acted carelessly.

Ibrahimovic walked over and surrounded him with Leon and Kroos, preventing other Manchester City players from touching him.

After another minute of commotion, the referee on duty called Jovetic aside and gave him another harsh warning.

Seeing that the goal was achieved, Matic also accepted it when he saw it, rubbing his chin and being pulled up from the turf by Leon reaching out.

Pep Guardiola laughed angrily, and Manchester City's assistant coach complained to the fourth official that Chelsea was deliberately delaying the game.

However, this time Mu Shuai did not go out in person, but asked Holland to negotiate with the fourth official.

At the angle that the live camera did not take care of, he quietly winked at Matic and Leon and others on the field.

The rhythm of the game was cut off again, and the players of Manchester City were so angry in their hearts that they couldn't say anything about their suffering.

Fortunately, Jovetic also has a long memory after being cheated once, and he didn't cause trouble again.

And Chelsea, which seized the opportunity of Manchester City's big pressure and air defense in the back, also took advantage of the speed advantage of the new Salah to beat Manchester City several long passes to counterattack.

But Joe Hart is not the aged Valdés.

Today's game was caught off guard by De Bruyne and Ibrahimovic's immortal-level passing.

Joe Hart has saved the rest of Chelsea's threatening shots.

Well, that even includes a long-range shot from Leon and Matic.

After all, he is the active British goalkeeper, as long as he doesn't work hard, he is also the top five goalkeepers in football now.

Salah has a strong impact on the ball, but at this stage, his finishing skills need to be further honed.

Joe Hart denied two counter-attacking shots from Salah in the final moments.

But his solid saves didn't help City get more threatening attacking opportunities.

After the end of regular time in the second half, the fourth minute of stoppage time was just gone.

Aguero's shot from Villa in the middle was held up by Cech with one arm, and then the referee on duty also blew the whistle for the end of the game!

The 1-0 scoreline was unremarkable, but it was enough for Chelsea to take Manchester City for the second time this season!

Leon didn't have any individual attacking stats in this game, but he was voted the best player of the match.

Compared to the solid performance of seizing opportunities to instigate the attack in the first half, Leon still surprised all Premier League fans on the defensive end today.

Anyway, after watching this game, many Premier League fans ridiculed and joked that tonight's Manchester City players will dream of Leon omnipotent interception and blocking~

Tough confrontations and a strong defensive system remain key to Chelsea's restraint of the technical flow of the squad.

Chelsea's dominance in the Premier League has been further cemented after a direct conversation toppled Manchester City and extended the points advantage to four wins.

After the big game, Chelsea, who had a full week of rest, were in very good shape.

On the afternoon of February 7, Chelsea was on fire at Villa Park and directly swept Aston Villa with five goals!

Leon scored a brace from Leon and Ibrahimovic scored twice, while Eden Hazard and substitute Romelu Lukaku both scored.

However, while the main players were in good form, Mourinho made another massive rotation in the 25th round of the Premier League four days later.

Including Leon, as many as eight of Chelsea's main players have been rested directly.

In the end, Chelsea drew 1-1 at home to Everton to secure their second draw of the season.

But after the game, Mourinho did not have a dissatisfied look on his face, but smiled very easily.

And the reporters also know what Chelsea is staying for this round.

Li Ang, who sat on the bench for a full 90 minutes, still became the focus of reporters' interviews.

And Leon, who was successful before playing the Champions League highlight against Barcelona last year, did not disappoint England journalists this year.

Let him talk about his views on this year's game against Barcelona, then he can say a lot~

'It's a kind of fate and it's a strange feeling to be able to play at Camp Nou for two seasons in a row after leaving La Liga.

Maybe the Barcelona fans won't miss me, but honestly, by this time of the year, I'm missing them a little bit again.

You can visit Camp Nou twice a year, and every time you have a new feeling~"

(End of chapter)