football's number one madman

Chapter 688 Don't Be Afraid Of Me!
On December 12, when Chelsea returned to London with two tragedies and a golden Club World Cup trophy, the Premier League had quietly finished two rounds of matches.

Perhaps due to the absence of Chelsea, many accidents occurred in these two rounds of the league.

Among them, the biggest surprise, of course, is Manchester City.

In the 18th round, Blue Moon lost to Crystal Palace 2:3 at home, and the "real king of North London" only won three games in the first 17 rounds of this season, ranking second to last!

In the next 19th round, not only did Manchester City fail to realize their shame and regroup, but they overturned again and lost to Leicester City in the away game!

This wave of two-game losing streak directly caused Blue Moon to give up the third place in the standings, and was overtaken by Tottenham, which had won two consecutive victories.

In addition to Manchester City, Arsenal was also accidentally tied by Brighton. The momentum of chasing the top four has weakened, but the advantage of leading No.6 is still huge.

As for the traffic in the topic area, Manchester United has been very stable in these two rounds.

They first swept Cardiff City 5:1 in an away game, and then defeated the "deputy monitor" Huddersfield 3:1 at home. With two consecutive victories, they climbed from the 9th place in the standings to the 6th place. , and even surpassed the new Wimbledon with one win and one tie.

The fiercest team is Tottenham.

They first beat Everton 6:2 in the away game. After returning home, they bloodbathed Bournemouth 5:0. They blasted 11 goals in two rounds and crushed Manchester City with a three-point advantage.

And Manchester City, which has not been going well recently, will face Chelsea in the next game...again!
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In this week's European football, there is also a breaking news:
Due to a dismal record, especially out of the Champions League group stage, Zidane announced his resignation from Real Madrid after entering the last game before the winter break.

This is not to blame him, after leading the team to win the Champions League, UEFA Champions League and Club World Cup in 2016, Zidane never added any championship trophy to his coaching resume-because in the following season, Valencia Completed the grand slam!
There is only the legendary "European Champions League three consecutive victories", which is as unreal as a mirror image.

And Zidane's "Xuanzong" road was completely interrupted by the lucky Li Polo just when he took the first step! -
In addition to Zidane's resignation, there is another not-so-explosive news in Spanish football.

Gary Neville, who once led Valencia, interrupted Zidane's luck, won the "six crowns" of La Liga, King's Cup, Champions League, UEFA Super League, Western Super League and Club World Cup, peacefully terminated the contract with the club.

It is said to be "peaceful termination of the contract", but everyone can see that Neville was fired by his "old friend" Boss Lin!

This season, Valencia did not get too many strong supplements, but lost Van Dijk, the core of the defense, so that they did not play well on all fronts.

In the 17th round of the league, Valencia is only ranked seventh in the standings. Not only is it almost hopeless to win the championship, but it is also a bit far away from the Champions League.

In the UEFA Champions League, they also missed the knockout stage and could only participate in the Europa League.

As for the King's Cup, it has already been eliminated...

Neville, who was originally an outsider, was immediately stabbed in the back by discerning Valencia fans. Facing the huge performance pressure, the former "meritorious coach", "champion coach" and "the most successful coach in Valencia history" , and can only take his own brother to leave get out of class sadly.

After get out of class, Neville was not too depressed, because he has become the most successful English head coach in the past 30 years...

In a completely unfamiliar country, he led a team that was not a wealthy team to win six heavyweight championship trophies, and once suppressed Real Madrid, Barcelona, ​​and Atletico Madrid so that they could not hold their heads up!
Compared with Southgate who led the national team to win the World Cup, Neville's achievements are not inferior at all!

After all, the club's schedule is even longer, and there are only 7 games in the World Cup! -
On December 12, Gary Neville, who had just finished class for a week, appeared in the live broadcast room sitting upright.

"Welcome back, dear Gary."

Lineker, who was also called Gary, got up from the table, gave a warm hug with a smile on his face, and then joked:
"During your absence for more than two years, Jamie and I have been very lonely!"

"Shut up, why am I lonely?"

Jamie Carragher rolled his eyes without even lifting his ass:
"I just want to remind the Valencia club to find out that he is a parallel importer early to avoid greater losses."

Neville didn't expect a passionate kiss with him, and sat down beside him casually:
"Yes, yes, if I have you as my assistant, I will definitely be able to make greater progress!"

Lineker interrupted Carragher, who was about to counterattack, and forcibly brought the topic back:
"In about 10 minutes, we will usher in this strong dialogue. Affected by the Club World Cup, this game has been delayed for 10 days, which also means that there is only one live game today. So the heat must not be low."

He turned to Neville:
"Gary, you've been in Spain for a long time. Do you have any unique comments about the two teams that played today? Whether it's the team as a whole, the coaches, or the key players..."

Neville was clearly prepared:
"Manchester City and Chelsea, these are the two most powerful teams in the Premier League."

As soon as he said something, he immediately corrected his statement:
"No, please allow me to redefine it. Chelsea represents the top level of the Premier League and even the entire football world, while Manchester City represents the second level of strength."

Carragher squinted at him:
"You mean...Chelsea is the only one? There is no need to watch this game?"

Neville showed a sly smile:

"Would you like to bet on me, Jamie? I bet Chelsea to win."

Carragher pouted:
"...Do you really think I'm stupid?"

"Ghosts will bet with you!"
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In the long-lost flirtation of the commentators, this postponed League Cup is finally about to begin.

Standing at the end of the player tunnel, Li Polo could clearly feel that the Manchester City players seemed to be afraid of him, and no one dared to approach him, let alone say hello or exchange a few words...

After all, he has been in the Premier League for one and a half seasons. Lee Polo is no longer the shy rookie who just joined the Premier League. Now he can do it and speak out his thoughts openly and directly.

Like now...

He coughed and said loudly:
"Why are you so scared when you see me?"

"Are you worried that I will score you 22 goals like I participated in the Club World Cup?"

He waved his hand:
"how can that be?"

"You are the top team in Europe, how can a mere Asian team be on par with you?"

"What's more... I'm not a tireless robot. After a long journey, my state will definitely fluctuate!"

Aguero, De Bruyne, Mahrez, Sterling, Silva, Fernandinho, Otamendi, Stones, Walker, Zinchenko, Ederson...

Manchester City's starting 11 players all looked at him with the same look.

Their eyes seemed to say again:

"Can you stop joking?"

"You are a robot when you step on a horse!"

"I heard that the reason why Kong Er's fool didn't let you play in the final of the Club World Cup is to let you keep your form to deal with Manchester City!"

(End of this chapter)