Leon once again succeeded in rallying all Manchester City fans and lashing out at him.

No way, his anticipation of the game against Manchester City in the interview session after the game with Stoke City was really "direct".

It's no wonder that Manchester City fans have broken their defenses again on major online forums.

This season, Manchester City won 12 consecutive wins in the opening of the league in one go, and the momentum is far greater than the sum of previous seasons!

Which team and player in the Premier League right now mentions that they don't have a sense of awe in their tone?

Which English media mentioned that they were not full of expectations and praise?

They have become accustomed to the feeling of being awe-inspired, anticipated and held high by all.

As has been the case with Chelsea's strong rise in the Premier League in previous seasons.

Starting from a terrifying streak and overthrowing strong enemies all the way is to use a strong record to convince everyone.

Manchester City are now almost a perfect replica of Chelsea's winning streak, which will inevitably boost the confidence of Manchester City fans again.

As a result, Leon, an uninteresting guy, only used three "very much anticipated" to make Manchester City fans return to reality from fantasy again.

They were quick to recall the fear of being dominated by Chelsea in the Premier League for the past two seasons......

Who can bear this Nima!

Leon's remarks in an interview were quickly labeled as "disrespectful" and "too arrogant" by Manchester City fans.

But in their verbal and written criticism, Li Ang's own image has not been affected in the slightest.

As some neutral Premier League fans have questioned:

"Should Manchester City fans who say Leon lacks respect and arrogance figure out where they stand first?

You know, Chelsea and Leon are now the reigning champions of the Premier League!

Manchester City will also need to further cement their current dominance in the Premier League through more strong conversations, particularly against Chelsea.

They are now at the top of the Premier League table, but the Premier League schedule has not even passed one-third.

When they actually win the Premier League this season, let's talk about Leon needing to respect them..."

Good guys, as soon as such doubts came out, the Manchester City fans who were still counting on other fan groups to cheer them on once again exploded!

However, when public opinion is surging, the players of Chelsea and Manchester City, who are about to meet, seem very silent and calm.

After the 12th round of the Premier League, the international break came again, and many of the main players of both teams were called up to play in the national team.

This is also destined to damage the strength of the two teams, after all, some of the main players who have returned from fatigue need more rest, and some may be sidelined due to injury.

Mourinho and Pep Guardiola have no intention of paying attention to the situation in the field of public opinion in this situation.

They are eager to have shadow clones and pounce on the home stadiums of various national teams to strictly monitor the managers of those countries who use their main players carefully.

So when the international break ended, when reporters were asked about the topic at the pre-match press conference of the 13th round of the Premier League, the two coaches also seemed a little confused.

"Well, I really haven't paid much attention to the public opinion on the Internet lately, against a strong opponent like Chelsea, we need to do a lot of tactical preparation before the game, in fact I haven't had a good rest for three days~

There is no need to worry about the fans, we and Chelsea are just rivals, not enemies of any historical hatred.

And we respect each other very much, I called Jose before the game and maybe have a couple of drinks in Manchester after the game......"

"Josep knows me, I've never been arrogant towards any of my opponents, and my players and I respect every opponent.

Of course, the fans like to discuss what is their freedom, and I can understand that this matchup is very important for both fans, and I hope to bring the fans an absolutely exciting matchup! ”

The two famous marshals are very decent in their speeches to the outside world.

However, even though they were all relatively mild, they actually knew very well to each other that this duel was destined to be full of gunpowder!

After all, Manchester City is not chasing the top four in the Premier League, and there are small goals to play in the Champions League every year.

They have the same ambitions to dominate the Premier League as Chelsea, but outside the Premier League, for example, they are hungry for the Champions League!

The oil tycoons in the Middle East invest so much real money in Manchester City every year, not to win the Premier League runner-up and the Champions League quarterfinals every year!

They are competitors with the same ambitions and goals.

Therefore, they have no way back in the most direct dialogue contest, either they can advance and defeat each other, step on each other's bones to become kings, or they will fail and continue to be a stepping stone!

This is a self-evident result, and neither shouting slogans can change the fact that they are fiercely competing.

The expectations that Leon expressed in previous interviews were not because of his arrogance.

It's that he loves this kind of challenge in the first place!

Back then, before playing with Barcelona in the sky, and before playing with Bayern of the Universe, didn't he show his expectations and desires?

This is not a sign of contempt, but recognition.

If Manchester City were still as strong as they were two seasons ago, Leon would not have shown his expectations in front of the media at all.

Now Manchester City, who have played at a dominant level, have really sparked the challenge in Leon's heart.

He is eager to have a vigorous and hard-fought battle with the team brought out by Guardiola himself!

Guardiola has been looking forward to this day since he lost control of the Barça dressing room and finally chose to leave Barca.

He would also prefer to see the rapid prototyping of Manchester City and Liverpool.

Without him, just because after standing at the top, it is inevitable that you will feel lonely without the company of your rivals.

At that time, Real Madrid wanted to take revenge on Barcelona all the way up, regain the dominance of La Liga, and love and kill each other with Bayern of the universe, and there was never a shortage of powerful opponents.

And now Chelsea's rise to prominence looks more like occupying the right time and place, because of the so-called good fortune to become king in an era when there are few strong rivals.

After all, by the time Chelsea regained the Premier League title, the Manchester United dynasty had collapsed, Liverpool had been in decadence for many years, and Arsenal's revival was hopeless.

Only upstart Manchester City continued to invest heavily to compete with Chelsea, but Pep Guardiola's tactical style was also thoroughly restrained by Mourinho.

In the Champions League, Real Madrid also just lost their dominance due to the dressing room drama and the departure of Mourinho and Leon.

Barcelona broke its foundation and no longer had the momentum of the passing frenzy it was back then.

Originally, Bayern would be the only chosen team to rule the football world at that time, but after Hai Shuai hung up and retired, Bayern's senior management tossed and tossed a good cosmic team directly!

Chelsea's rise to proximity in the Premier League and Champions League is a reality, and it's hard not to say "It's just the right time!" ”

This is destined to be the era when Chelsea will succeed in becoming kings.

However, it happened to avoid the heyday of the European giants to reach the top, and it will inevitably make fans of various families complain about Chelsea.

However, Li Ang never paid attention to such public opinion, and in his opinion it was just sophistry.

After all, Real Madrid and Bayern Munich have lost their dominance of the Champions League, so for the remaining emerging teams, the chances of reaching the top are equal.

So why did the other teams fail to reach the top? Don't want to?

It's not because they can't!

Chelsea seized the opportunity to reach the top of the continent and it was natural to be envied.

What Li Ang lamented was that there were too few strong opponents.

He was always hungry for new challenges and new rivals.

Manchester City does not seem to have fundamentally changed now, but this team is completely different from the previous two seasons under Pep Guardiola's leadership and recasting!

Before the start of the new season, it was clear that Leon had already felt the huge change in Manchester City's team.

He used to always ridicule his team as a "cultured hooligan" under the training and leadership of Mu Shuai.

But now it seems that Manchester City has also taken the initiative to "hooliganize" and become a hooliganized cultural person!

He likes the change in his opponents, and he is now eager to see what kind of surprise the hooliganized Manchester City can bring him on the field!

On the afternoon of 21 November, the anticipatory Leon and his team-mates set foot at the Etihad Stadium for their trip to Manchester City today.

This is also a super matchup that countless Premier League fans have been waiting for for a long time!

Both teams have not tasted defeat in the league since the start of the new season.

Chelsea won 11 and drew 1, and Manchester City won a terrifying 12th consecutive victory!

The local media in Manchester, who were critical of Pep Guardiola at the beginning of the season for his reuse of young players and new recruits, are now pure worship of Guardiola!

Records are the most powerful weapon of proof and retaliation.

With Pep Guardiola leading his team to 12 consecutive wins in the Premier League, not to mention that he was crony.

He directly used 11 Manchester City academy children to play in the Premier League, and the British media did not dare to fart.

At the beginning of the season, Sterling, who was considered by many media to be not too stable after the transfer of the new season, has now played an excellent performance of 4 goals and 5 assists in the first 12 league games in Manchester City!

He rotated with the right side, but Sane also handed over three goals and two assists, and is now the heart of Manchester City fans.

However, when the local media in Manchester praised Sterling, Liverpool fans also had more mixed emotions about the runaway youngster.

There is hatred, but there is also regret.

Maybe it's more of a frustration with their own team's lack of compromise.

After all, if Liverpool can also produce results, won't they be able to keep Sterling?

With Suarez determined to leave, how can the young and talented Raheem Sterling resist the lure of other big teams?

Raheem Sterling is now in high spirits, after all, he has the full support and trust of Pep Guardiola at Manchester City, and he has also reached a new high in his career.

He believes that Manchester City now have the quality to compete with Chelsea, but under Pep Guardiola's advice, they did not give any media interviews before the game.

If he could speak generously, he would even have dared to write a direct letter against Chelsea before the game.

However, Sterling's pre-game self-confidence was still slightly deflated at the moment he saw Leon lead the team in.

No way, it's not just Manchester City's players who have "plum phobia" in the Premier League.

There are not a few young talents in England who have been suppressed by Leon on the pitch in the past two seasons.

He, of course, Sterling, was among those who were being packed.

Looking at Leon's tall and confident figure at this moment, Sterling wanted to muster up the courage to look at the past, but in the end he didn't do anything, so he could only purse his lips and honestly follow his teammates on the field.

Leon felt Sterling's vague gaze, but he didn't take it to heart.

After the opening ceremony, he subconsciously tightened the captain's armband on his arm, and then called his teammates to finish the final cheering work in his own half!

At 3 p.m. London time, this Premier League focus battle started on time!

Manchester City, who were at home today, were very confident, and they launched an attacking test directly against Chelsea who took the initiative to shrink their formation from the beginning of the game.

In terms of line-up and starting line-up, there was no big difference between City today and when they played the Community Shield against Chelsea before.

The starting forward trio is still Sterling, Aguero and Silva.

The midfield is also still made up of Cesc Fabregas, Ilkay Gundogan and Fernandinho.

It was at the back that the recently injured Otamendi was put in the starting position by Mangala today.

Chelsea, on the other hand, like Manchester City today, chose to play the 4231 formation.

After another round of international breaks, Mourinho still chose to rotate some of his main players.

Kevin De Bruyne and Thiago Silva did not start today's game.

Chelsea have been the main players in other positions, particularly in midfield, with the trio of Nemanja Matic, Kroos and Leon intact.

After posturing to defend first, Chelsea began to strangle in midfield.

Manchester City had just formed a siege on Chelsea, but before they could play a three-minute attack in a row, they were tackled by Li Ang at the right time to play a wave of rapid counterattacks!

Leon made a one-two with Kroos in the advancement, shook off Cesc Fabregas's back defense, and then held the ball and went straight to the heart of Manchester City's defense!

However, in the end, with the combined efforts of Fernandinho and Kim Doan, Leon was unable to break into the Manchester City penalty area.

Just fired directly from a position about 32 meters away from the Manchester City goal, and came with a long-range shot!

His long-range heavy artillery is full of power, although the angle of the hit is not very tricky, but Manchester City's current main goalkeeper, and Leon's old acquaintance Bravo, does not dare to ignore it.

The Chilean international reacted quickly, adjusted the pace and made a quick save, very safely, and a little conservatively knocked Leon's shot out of the bottom line!

Tens of thousands of Manchester City fans in the audience let out a unified exclamation.

Leon finally smiled and shook his head when he saw Bravo's successful save.

City's defence has certainly improved from the previous two seasons, with them coming back more quickly and targeting Leon more tightly.

But Leon still told all the Manchester City players with a long-range shot after a successful start to the game:

Here I go again.

I'm waiting for you on your turf!

(End of chapter)