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Chapter 450

Chapter 450

Christmas is a holiday for many people, but for Premier League players, they have no time to relax. There are very few clubs like Chelsea that have a three-day holiday directly.

Many teams still have to tighten their belts, busy in the Christmas period, can get a win or two.

Especially for those teams who are going to compete for the top four in the league and relegation teams, they have to hurry up.

Only Mourinho's team dared to relax so much, and the double-digit lead made them feel no pressure.

Mourinho didn't dare to play so thoroughly last season, when they were still chasing Arsenal.

He didn't dare to relax at all, even if he completed the overtake, every nerve had to be tensed.

For Chelsea at that time, winning the championship and the triple crown were all unthinkable issues.

They can only fight game by game and strive for a good result. Don't let others laugh at this luxury team built with money.

But it doesn't matter now, Chelsea's frantic grab for points gave them enough time to adjust.

This is a kind of temperament that only a champion can have. Everything seems to be very leisurely, and every step is very steady.

When other teams start to play their lives, they can sit on the sidelines and watch very comfortably.

But this is what Mourinho dared to arrange. He is really not afraid of losing now. Losing one or two games is not a big deal to him.

The three-day holiday allowed the Chelsea players to have enough time to rest, but it also affected their very excited competitive state some time ago, especially Lin Yi. The continuous long-distance travel still made this kid not in good physical condition. Well, I am too tired in some aspects, which does affect my state a bit.

"That liar Romario, who said that harmony in life is conducive to the state of the court?"

But thinking about the madness during those three days, uh, Lin Yi felt a little embarrassed, after all, for someone like him who just left the virgin business, it's better to mention some things less.

In the first league game after Christmas, Lin Yi was put on the bench by Mourinho to watch the game.

"Your task is to rest and adjust. The team doesn't need you to go on the court to fight your life. You have to save this knife until the most critical time to come in handy." Mourinho's words are the imperial decree.

But it's not to blame for Mourinho's nervousness. After all, everyone else was resting during the three-day holiday. Only Lin Yi ran back and forth. Since he arrived in Japan, he has never had a day's rest.

In the first training session after Lin Yi came back, Faria could already see that this kid was a bit overtired.

"Did you two not leave the room for three days? How could you be like this?"

Lin Yi was helpless when faced with Faria's old and unscrupulous ridicule. He really wanted to tell this old guy that he was a little dishonest on Christmas Eve and Christmas morning. Pure, but it is estimated that no one will believe this, after all, this kid is weak now.

"If you fly two consecutive long-distance flights within five days, I can guarantee that you will be even worse!"

In fact, compared with exercising on the bed, this kind of flying back and forth is the culprit that consumes Lin Yi's energy the most. In five days, he flew from Tokyo to Los Angeles, and from Los Angeles to London, not counting the time he and Selina had. After a few passionate moments, this kid's physical strength is good enough, it would be even worse if it were someone else.

However, even without Lin Yi on the field, with Chelsea's current strength, even if it is the top half of the bench, cleaning up Manchester City is a piece of cake, not to mention that the two teams still have old enemies from last season. Before the start of the season, Chelsea has been holding back. The tone is to teach Manchester City and their old rivals Newcastle United a lesson.

The Newcastle United team has fallen, and now it's Manchester City's turn. For this kind of opponent, Mourinho only ordered that the midfielder should start free attacking as much as possible under the premise of a solid defense.

It doesn't matter even if this is the opponent's home court, what Mourinho wants is to slap someone in the face at the door of someone else's house.

And the harder the fight, the better, so these guys must have a long memory next time, and don't provoke Chelsea.

Mourinho has never been afraid of making enemies. For him, making enemies is already used to it.

Since coaching the first game in Portugal, Mourinho has come all the way, finding many enemies for himself almost every season, Ferguson, Wenger, including old enemy Rijkaard.

Only by letting himself always have a sense of crisis, maybe Mourinho can keep himself improving.

If there is no pressure, there will be no motivation. This is the best explanation. Only when you have an opponent will you want to surpass.

Anyway, Mourinho never planned to make himself a good man on the sidelines. He will never be able to play a role like Ancelotti who is regarded as a good old man wherever he goes.

But before the start of the game, Lin Yi became the focus of attention on the sidelines again, but the reporters standing in front of him this time were not those gossip media from England, but reporters from China.

This is not surprising. With Sun Jihai in the Manchester City team, the attention of the Chinese media is naturally indispensable.

As for Lin Yi's half of Chinese blood, he still seduced the Chinese Football Association and used his brains.

It's just that Mendes still tactfully rejected this possibility. After all, going to Asia will not benefit Lin Yi, not to mention the Chinese men's football team, even if Lin Yi is added, this. . .Appearing in the World Cup is definitely a super hard task, which is not something that can be easily done.

Although this idea failed to materialize, at least Lin Yi's popularity in China has remained high.

It is probably because of the Chinese half of this kid that the country has a sense of recognition for him, and Lin Yi is really good to the fans. You can imagine the crazy energy of those Japanese girls.

The Chinese Derby between Lin Yi and Sun Jihai is not a Chinese derby, but this kind of gimmick still needs to be hyped up by reporters. Even if Lin Yi does not play, shaking hands and taking a photo before the game is still news.

"I wish you good luck." This is Lin Yi's blessing to the other party. For the country where his mother has lived for many years, maybe one day he should visit and take a look at the place where his mother lived.

But Lin Yi's kindness can only represent himself. The gang of animals on the field will not show mercy to Manchester City. Without Lin Yi's pass in the frontcourt, relying on Lampard and Gerrard, they can just as well Tear open the defense of Manchester City, even if this is Manchester City's home court, they can't resist the tide of Chelsea's offensive, Pierce stood on the sidelines, just watched Drogba score with a header.

Less than 10 minutes into the game, the pass from Joe Cole drew a perfect arc from the left. Drogba grabbed ahead of Dunn and made a very standard head-shaking attack. James, who is often stupid in front of the team's goal, reacted very quickly this time, but the angle of the header was too tricky.

James' open hands couldn't stop Drogba from hitting the top corner of the goal with his header. Those Manchester City fans present could only watch helplessly as Chelsea took the lead at home. The main players all played in unison, and it is estimated that the speed of conceding the ball will be faster.

Chelsea couldn't be satisfied with one goal, and it inspired their ferocity.

Like a beast that has licked blood and will never be satisfied, their offense began to press wildly.

When Pierce used up three substitutions and completely gave up the idea of ​​regaining the disadvantage on the field, the game only lasted less than 10 minutes, but the score on the big screen had been rewritten to [-]-[-].

This is Manchester City's home court, but the damn score is so eye-catching. Manchester City fans have already started to leave the field with the last 10 minutes left in the game. When an off-site reporter asked about the feelings of those fans, one of them A young fan said, "This is the most fucking game I've ever seen in my life. Manchester City is playing like a puddle of shit!"

This is still a polite way of saying, like the more extreme fans, they frantically smashed the water bottles into the player tunnel after the game, Pierce was also hit by this kind of air strike on the head, and several bags were smashed out.

However, compared with these big bags, Pierce's heartache may be the final score, six to zero!Those animals in Chelsea really didn't save Pierce any face.

But in the newspapers the next day, not many people showed contempt for Manchester City's disastrous defeat, because compared with Chelsea's [-]-game winning streak, Pierce is just another cannon fodder.

Even Ferguson and Arsene Wenger have fallen, just because the Manchester City team still wants to continue to perform the miracle of overthrowing the Giants?

It is estimated that Pierce himself did not think so wildly before the game, but the score is really ugly.

But the news of Chelsea's winning streak can no longer stimulate the hearts of the public. For those fans, Mourinho's team's win is no longer news, only their loss is a shock.

If I want to attack Chelsea now, I guess I can only wait until the second half of the season to let Wenger act as an interceptor, but it is still open to question whether Wenger's team can take on this important task. You know , They are now facing the possibility of losing the backbone of the defense Campbell.

With the end of the [-]th round of the league, not only the intensive schedule, but also the opening of the winter transfer window. Compared with the competition for points in the league, the possible addition of personnel has also attracted the attention of others.

Especially the top players in the league, in order to compete for a better ranking, they have to buy people this winter.

It's just that no one could have imagined that Chelsea, who have such a good league record, are still thinking about continuing to make up for it.

And compared with their own competitors, their performance in the transfer market is even hotter. Seeing Chelsea's enthusiasm for grabbing food from others, they are more like laggards.

Bosingwa, Friedrich, and Maniche, these three guys signed with Chelsea on the first day of the transfer and made a collective appearance at Stamford Bridge, but these three transfers are almost equivalent to Manchester United's transfer. With all the money invested in the winter transfer market, Chelsea's wealth is really scary, and this is not an important transfer that Chelsea is planning, the blockbuster is still to come.

The addition of the three of Maniche can be said to be Mourinho's complement to Chelsea's deficiencies in defense.

Three all-rounders, three players who can quietly wait for opportunities on the bench, this is what Mourinho needs most, and the important thing is that two of them were brought out by Mourinho himself. It can be said that there is no need to worry about the ability to control, and Friedrich is also not a personality player.

With Carvalho and John Terry unavailable for some reason, Friedrich was a good option, especially after the first training session and Mourinho felt the German had fully adapted to Chelsea's tactics Requirements, especially the thrusting attack at the corner kick, are very deterrent.

"That guy's header is definitely a time bomb in front of the opponent's goal, it is even more fierce than Terry."

For these three signings, Mourinho has no objection, but what gives him a headache is the latter two contracts that have not been finalized, and the two thorns make Mourinho hesitate.

Both of these thorns belong to the type of players who can't pick their skills, but whose personalities give everyone a headache.

Anelka can fall out with his mentor Wenger, you can imagine how bad-tempered this guy is.

A big move to Real Madrid, and after a lackluster season, the guy is applying to leave again.

The seedling who could have become the absolute main force in the French team has spent his talents in such transfers. If he can maintain a high level, it is estimated that even Henry will be sidelined in the national team.

Although this guy seems to have sunk in the European transfer market recently, Mourinho has never doubted Anelka's level. This guy's individual combat ability is indeed very strong.

Even his comprehensive ability at the center position is a little higher than that of Drogba who is simply waiting for the cooperation of his teammates, but this guy's attitude and psychological problems make many people discouraged.

As long as this guy has a better temper, he may not be in the situation he is today, but Kenyon is now throwing this problem to Mourinho. It depends on his decision whether to supplement the striker ability The coach made a decision. Anyway, Anelka has no shortage of buyers. For example, Manchester City, which is about to be acquired by Thaksin, has been actively contacting him recently, and the conditions offered are not low.

However, compared with Anelka's gloomy temperament, it is estimated that Cassano's fiery temper is the most worrying. This guy who competes with others at every turn is really a headache.

The Roma team bought him from Barry at the beginning because this guy's talent is too good.

This is what Mourinho also values ​​Cassano. If he can integrate well into the team, then this guy can make a lot of contributions in the midfield. If he can have a little chemical reaction with Lin Yi , It is estimated that it will make the Chelsea team more terrifying, and there will be more changes in the offense.

Especially in the Champions League duel with Barcelona in more than two months, when Mourinho is not in this showdown, he is still the same. Stability is good, but being too steady will often make him the last player. He doesn't want Chelsea to lose this game in the end.

Since many people are saying that Chelsea will have to rely on their own defense to get through the danger again, it depends on whether Barcelona's spear can pierce Chelsea's steel defense this time, and Mourinho will stage it in this confrontation At this time, let the opponent fall into the trap set by yourself, soldiers are deceitful.

After Mourinho hesitated for a full week, he finally finalized the transfer contract of these two guys with Kenyon. For him now, it is not easy to find such an offensive player.

It's just that Kenyon has to compete with others in the transfer market after waiting for Mourinho's response.

After all, there are not a few people who are eyeing Anelka and Cassano. For example, Cassano is now very close to Real Madrid. Looking for a spare tire, but fortunately Cassano and the Roma team broke up, otherwise the Real Madrid team could not find a suitable candidate.

But Florentino had met his opponent. When he was about to make an offer to the Roma team, Kenyon, the stumbling block, came out of the oblique stab. This guy's movements were much faster than Lafayette.

"Twenty-five million euros, plus an annual salary of 500 million." This was an offer from the Spanish media. Compared with Lafayette's offer, it is obvious that Kenyon's price is more attractive.

Usually it is Lafayette who spends money on others, but this time he also tasted the feeling of being directly paid by others. Although Real Madrid can pay more for the transfer fee, it is obvious that the Chelsea team is in a position to do so. It must be won, if this fight continues, it can only be the Romans who are cheap and ready to sell Cassano.

Two days after Chelsea made an offer, Lafayette withdrew from the transfer war, but this guy also caused trouble for Chelsea before he left. Although he lost Cassano, he also buried Chelsea. Unstable factors, Lafayette's first public offer to acquire the Irishman Duff.

La Liga has always paid great attention to offensive players. Duff, who has begun to become marginalized at Chelsea, has become the prey of Lafayette this time, but the deal will be completed as soon as possible, and it will have to wait until the end of January.

And it also depends on whether Mourinho will let him go. After all, if an important champion member wants to leave, Chelsea may not let him go. Under the premise of seeking to defend the title in multiple lines, even if he wants to let the player transfer, it will be a matter of summer. , instead of being poached by others this winter, it’s just that it’s unknown whether Lafayette can still sit firmly as the chairman of the club this summer.

If the first three signings were childish, they were just some players who were not big names. But ten days after the transfer market opened, Chelsea made another move, and Anelka and Cassano won them all.

This also allowed Chelsea to invest more than [-] million in the transfer market again this season. The ambition of these animals to defend the title in multiple lines has never been concealed, but now it seems that these two transactions are more attractive to the media. Yes, can such a thorny player be tamed by Mourinho?

But everyone knows that there are now two more sharp knives on Chelsea's chariot. . .Their offense will become sharper and harder to stop. . .

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