Soccer Card System

Chapter 648
Chapter 659 It's All About You

Stamford Bridge Stadium is a stadium with a long history of owners. It was built as early as 1977. After several expansions in the middle, Stamford Bridge is now a stadium that can accommodate 4 people. This is the third largest stadium in London!
This is the home court of Chelsea, a re-emerging English team after entering the new century. With Chelsea's current status, the stadium that can only accommodate more than 4 people is obviously a bit small. Therefore, Chelsea has also applied for the expansion plan of the stadium.

But even if there is no expansion now, the design of the sunken stadium in England has greatly reduced the distance between the stands and the stadium. Even if there are only more than 4 people, the momentum created is no less than those of the famous stadiums in the world!

Unlike the fans in La Liga, the fans in England are known for their loyalty and madness, and the atmosphere here far exceeds that of La Liga.

Therefore, playing away games in the Premier League is a test for any team.

This is especially true when facing a tough opponent like Chelsea. Mourinho is a guy who is very good at playing at home. It is not easy to beat Chelsea away.

At this moment, the Blues fans indeed greeted their opponents from Manchester with an attitude and cheers that far exceeded the usual game.

Fans waved blue and white checkered flags and Chelsea songs sang from the stands.

Both teams in Manchester are Chelsea's title rivals. Chelsea fans will not be polite when Manchester City comes here.

And this game is of course the focus of the No. 13 round of the league!

The direct dialogue between League One and League No.3, the result of this game will directly affect the ranking among the top teams.

Gao Bo came to the Premier League from La Liga, and CCTV also took advantage of the opportunity to buy the live broadcast rights of the Premier League. Although the cost of live broadcasting the Premier League is much higher than that of La Liga and Bundesliga, fans all over the country want to watch coach Gao Bo's games.

Today's focus battle, as early as a week ago, CCTV began to advertise on the sports channel.

Before the players from both sides played, CCTV commentators Duan Xuan and Xu Yang were introducing the starting lineups of today's game.

For Chelsea's lineup, Mourinho really put out a 4312 formation: goalkeeper Petr Cech, central defender Terry and David Luiz, left back Ashley Cole, right back Ivanovic, three midfielders Kante, Mikel and Ramirez, in front of them is Lampard, and the forward combination is Drogba and Demba Ba!

The twin tower combination of two strikers!
Such a combination did not appear in the period of history that Gao Bo was familiar with, because Drogba left the East after Chelsea won the Champions League and joined Shanghai Shenhua.
But in this time and space, since Mourinho returned to Chelsea, the contract renewal negotiations for Drogba went very smoothly. Mourinho is naturally willing to keep Drogba, and Drogba is also willing to stay and follow Mourinho.

Demba Ba originally came to Chelsea after Drogba left, but now Drogba has not left, so the two have the opportunity to cooperate together.

Demba Ba is fast and has a strong impact. The striker combination between him and Drogba has helped Chelsea to overthrow the city this season, scoring more than [-]% of Chelsea's goals!

Mourinho's tactic is to maximize the impact of these two forwards. Their defensive counter-attack style makes Drogba and Demba Ba feel like a fish in water. Behind these two forwards, Lampard's ability to control the ball and shoot also makes Chelsea's counter-attack sharper!
"The attack power of Drogba, Demba Ba, and Lampard's front trident is amazing, but in fact, Chelsea's defense is the most daunting!" Xu Yang said.

"Chelsea started this season very smoothly. They are firmly in the first group. The biggest credit for this is undoubtedly Chelsea's iron-blooded defense. Since the start of this season, Chelsea has conceded the fewest goals in the Premier League. In the twelve rounds of the league, Chelsea only conceded three goals! This is a very scary number!! Mourinho's team is at the pinnacle of defense!"

"Yes, for Manchester City, how to break through Chelsea's defense is the biggest problem they encountered in this game. Of course, they also need to guard against Chelsea's possible counterattack at any time. This game is the biggest test for Manchester City since the start of the game!"

Duan Xuan continued.

What he said is also very reasonable. Although Manchester City has played the two strong teams of Liverpool and Arsenal before, people generally do not think that Liverpool or Arsenal will be the favorites to win this season-not to mention Liverpool, which is still struggling in the middle of the league.

So, in a way, Manchester City and Chelsea are direct conversations between two of the three strongest teams in the league.

This is the strongest battle!
Although the league is still in the early stage, this game is also a game that has a profound impact on the league structure.

This is a test for both parties.

After introducing the home team Chelsea, the two began to introduce the lineup of the visiting team Manchester City.

In this game, Manchester City has only one personnel change in the starting lineup, and that is Dzeko replacing Vardy.

Manchester City's lineup: goalkeeper Oblak, central defender Kompany and Kolo Toure, left back Kolarov, right back Trippier, midfielder Casemiro, Eriksson, David Silva, forward Hazard, Dzeko, Griezmann!
"Coach Gao Bo started Dzeko in this game, probably because he wanted to play more control of the ball in the away game. Dzeko is tall and different from a pure shooter like Vardy. He can be used as a fulcrum in the frontcourt, playing for players on both sides. He can also pass the ball with players in the midfield. His foot skills, ball handling ability, and header ability are all world-class!!" Xu Yang said.

While the commentator was speaking, the head coaches of the two teams appeared in the player tunnel.

Gao Bo was chatting with Kanter. He looked at Kanter's blue jersey with emotion. Compared with his previous life, Kanter's development in this time and space was much smoother. This was undoubtedly closely related to Gao Bo.

"Kick well!"

Gao Bo patted Kanter on the shoulder and encouraged him. This is the player he brought out and his disciple. He certainly hopes that Kanter will develop smoothly in the future.

"Hmm! Boss!!"

Kanter nodded and said, he looked up at Gao Bo.Not being able to meet Gao Bo in the Premier League is probably a regret in Kanter's heart.

His liquidated damages at Atletico Madrid have exceeded 1.5 million, so even though Manchester City is rich, it is unlikely to spend this liquidated damages to introduce him, and Kanter does not want to continue to play for Atletico Madrid, so when Chelsea offered very favorable conditions, Kanter chose Chelsea and came to the Premier League.

Now, he and Gao Bo's team are opponents. This is the first time for Kanter, and he feels a little complicated.

On the other side, Mourinho's mood is more complicated.

He wanted to run up to Kanter and emphasize: "Your boss is me now!"

However, he also knew that Kanter was dug out by Gao Bo from the French amateur league, and the emotional bond between the two far surpassed that of Mourinho, so even though Mourinho was jealous, he did not explode on the spot
The two came out of the player tunnel almost at the same time.

Speaking of it, Gao Bo and Mourinho did not like each other in La Liga, so even though they came out at the same time, they both regarded each other as air.

The camera of the TV also followed the two head coaches all the time. Both of them stared ahead and strode towards their positions.

"The confrontation between the two head coaches has continued to the Premier League! Who will win this game?"

Amidst the cheers of the fans at the scene, Duan Xuan took a deep breath and said loudly.

(End of this chapter)