Chapter 038 Chelsea is coming

After nearly two weeks of suspension of the national team's game, the Premier League rekindled the flames again.

In the fourth round of the upcoming 2008/2009 Premier League, there is a game that attracts special attention, that is, Manchester City's home game against Chelsea.

In fact, the hype about this game began as early as a week ago.

Before Manchester City, Chelsea was the real representative of gold dollar football. Chelsea's boss and Russian super oil oligarch Abramovich entered the Premier League at the beginning, and the conservative British media once shouted 'The Wolf is coming!'. Indeed, the arrival of Abramovich has broken many so-called balances in the traditional sense. Whether it is the excellent players in the British mainland or the European and American mainland, there is another choice, an alternative choice when selecting the club. During that time, when Abramovich singled on the G14, many rich families were disgusted with his failure to follow the rules of the game. Now it is Manchester City that has messed up the situation, and it is even more excessive. No club in history has applied for acquisition to at least six top players at the same time in the last hour when the transfer window is closed. Abramovich does not have it, Moratti does not have it, and Berlusconi does not have it, but it all happened in Fahim's Manchester City.

According to the report of All Market, at the last moment of the transfer window, in addition to completing the signing of Rovinio's contract with Manchester City, Manchester City also launched a final attack on Buffon, Lampard, Terry, Alonso, Torres and other stars in an attempt to persuade them to join Manchester City, but these players were defeated one after another. On the one hand, it is the last moment of the transfer window. Unless there is a reason to have to leave, the players generally do not make a hasty decision at that time. In addition, Manchester City really lacks influence and attraction now. Among them, Lampard and Terry are the second and first captains of Chelsea. The media also joked that it may be the success of these two in Chelsea that interested Manchester City, which plans to follow the same path that Chelsea has taken.

"Our goal is very simple. We want to make Manchester City the strongest team in the Premier League, and then win the Champions League in the next few years, and our goal this season is to enter the top four in the league." Manchester City's impressive record of three consecutive victories in the first three seasons also made Manchester City's high-level ambitions. In an interview with The Times, Manchester City Club President Alphahim once again publicly demonstrated Manchester City's ambitions. At the age of 18, he was involved in the real estate industry and then obtained a doctorate from the University of Washington, and recently became the Middle East. The real estate tycoon and oil tycoon looks quite high-willed.

However, the English media is very disothought. Alfaim just declared Manchester City's ambitions, and the Guardian here poured cold water on Manchester City.

Once upon a time, encirclement and suppressing the Blues was the absolute theme of the Premier League. After the "special one" entered Stamford Bridge, both Ferguson and Wenger were tossed by it. In the first year of Mourinho, he won the second top league championship trophy in the history of the Blues, and in the following years, he made Chelsea the number one rival in the whole of Europe. What about Manchester City now? Perhaps they have also become the most troublesome opponents in the league and Europe, but that's not because of football itself. Look at the Welsh who is sitting in the position of Manchester City's coach now. Not to mention Mourinho, even if you refer to Ranieri, there are many questions about his coaching level. Many people may not like to hear this, but in fact, before Ranieri entered the Blue Bridge, Valencia, which he coached, frightened the La Liga heroes. Mark Hughes? It's a newcomer!

It is undeniable that Abramovich was extremely high-profile at the beginning, but it is also a fact that the Blue Army's background is relatively strong. Abramovich's arrival only plays a role in drawing dragons and clearing. Think about the Chelsea in the Bates era. The names of Viali, Gulit, Wich and Deselli are dazzling enough.

What about Manchester City now? Zhang Yang did come, came vigorously, and there was no hesitation, but the red flower needed green leaves to assist him. Look at the players around Zhang Yang and ask who can reach the height of "supplementary". Robinho's strength is not weak, but at present, he does not seem to be a good match. Modric is still too young and needs the grinding of the competition. If you want to build a strong team, red flowers are important, but green leaves are also necessary.

As for Manchester City's three consecutive victories at the beginning of the season, look at Manchester City's opponents. Aston Villa, West Ham United and Sunderland are not strong teams. They can't stop Manchester City, and there is nothing strange about it. They are not so much defeated by Manchester City as by Zhang Yang. However, football has long been not a one-person game. In the face of weak teams, the ability of stars can dominate the game. However, when facing strong teams, the head coach's strategy is more critical. At that time, it is the test of Mark. It's time for Hughes to knead this Manchester City team well. Of course, for Chelsea, Zhang Yang is also an absolutely dangerous person, and it must be taken care of.

In a word, The Guardian believes that the main reason for Manchester City's previous three consecutive wins is that Manchester City's opponent's strength is not strong, coupled with the excellent state of publicity. If you meet a really strong team, Manchester City will become difficult and will be exposed. In addition, Manchester City's current head coach Mark. Hughes's coaching ability is also questioned. The media believes that Mark Hughes' ability is at most the level of coaching the midstream team. Suddenly, he was asked to coach a team with Zhang Yang and Robinho who is determined to reach the top four, Mark. Hughes's ability is obviously insufficient, and this deficiency, with the deepening of the league, the later it will be more obvious.

And this time, Manchester City's opponent Manchester City will welcome at home is definitely the most eager and favorite opponent of Manchester City in the Premier League media. It is definitely a good play to deal with Manchester City's new upstart by the old golden team that has forged the god of the rich family.

Manchester, September 13, 2008.

Tens of thousands of empty alleys.

The whole city is paying attention to two focus battles.

Manchester United fans are worried about their team. The recent poor Manchester United team ushered in a fairly good start to Liverpool at home.

And this new Manchester City ushered in the first real strong rival they met in the league, Chelsea.

It is more than an hour before the start of the game. Outside the Manchester Municipal Stadium, there is already a dark crowd. They are all Manchester City fans waiting to enter the field. Manchester City fans are very enthusiastic about this game. Although the whole England is not optimistic about Manchester City and believes that Chelsea will win an unsuspended victory away from home, Manchester City fans firmly believe that their team will not let them down.

Or, to be precise, they believe that publicity will bring them good results.

Fans hold a variety of banners, most of which are related to Zhang Yang. One of the big 'Zhang Yang cartoon' is particularly eye-catching. In just three games, Zhang Yang completely conquered Manchester City fans and completed a process from just cheering for his fame at the beginning to worshipping him sincerely. .

Two police officers stood next to their police car and watched the crowd of fans pass by. One of them heard a loud noise in the air and looked up at the air, with a helicopter hovering in mid-air.

This is a helicopter rented by Sky TV. In the two peak matches between Manchester United and Liverpool, Manchester City and Chelsea, Sky TV unexpectedly chose to focus on the match between Manchester City and Chelsea. They think that although Manchester United and Liverpool may be better in terms of the excitement of the game, when it comes to the topic and attention, the match between Manchester City and Chelsea is particularly better. Many people want to know what kind of performance Manchester City can have and what kind of performance Zhang Yang can have in the face of Chelsea's strong enemy.

This is different from when he was in AC Milan. At that time, Zhang Yang was surrounded by many top stars, including superstars like Kaka and Pirlo. Now in Manchester City, it is not an excessive to say that Manchester City is a team that promotes one person. His performance is directly related to the result of Manchester City's game.

Such a situation has not happened for a long time. Many years ago, in the Apennine Peninsula, there was a ball called Napoli and a player named Maradona.

Bi cut, cut cut... "Attention, attention, Chelsea fans are coming." The walkie-talkie rang.

"Received, received."

A group of Chelsea fans are coming towards an entrance to Manchester City Stadium. The fans seem to have drunk too much and behave a little arrogantly. Some Blues fans raised four fingers at Manchester City fans, which means that Chelsea will kill Manchester City -4 to zero in this game.

"Hey hey hey, Manchester shit, this game will let you see the real rich family." A drunken fan shouted.

Chelsea has always been attacked by fans of other teams, and fans of Manchester United, Liverpool and Arsenal do not recognize Chelsea's status as a giant.

Now, in the face of Manchester City, the new upstart, Chelsea fans can really straighten up, because whether it is the glory of the team or the strength and influence of the team now, Chelsea is completely out of Manchester City.

"London bastards, get out of here."

"Don't be too arrogant!"

"Zhang Yang will help us teach you a lesson!"

For Manchester City fans, the only weapon they can hold now is Zhang Yang. As one of the top scorers in football, Zhang Yang will not be flattered because of his transfer to Manchester City. On the contrary, in the first three games, Zhang Yang has announced to the world that no matter where he is, he is still so fierce. Well, you can score goals.

Seeing the possibility of a conflict between the fans on both sides, the security personnel quickly dispatched to separate the two sides and put several obviously drunken Chelsea fans in the police car to sober up.

Watching Chelsea fans pass through their 'defense zone'. A local policeman in Manchester City said, "Chelsea, here we go."

Another policeman smiled and said, "Yes, Chelsea is here."