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Chapter 423
The war of words between the two sides before the game added a lot of heat to this game.

And these verbal battles are also for the sake of winning on the court.

On the day of the game, Duncan took the Manchester City players, boarded the team bus, and headed for their home stadium, the Etihad Stadium.

At this time, the Chelsea players, led by Ancelotti, also filed out of the hotel, and they were also moving in this direction.

At this moment, countless fans had already gathered in and around the stadium, and they were all waiting for this game.

They are queuing up to enter the stadium after the security check.

For Manchester City fans, this game is full of expectations.

Their team has lost three games in a row, and in this situation, it is absolutely impossible to lose any more.

The second round of the UEFA Champions League group stage is about to start. If Manchester City does not adjust their state properly at this time, I am afraid that they will not perform well in the next UEFA Champions League group stage.

If the defending champion can't appear, it will be a big joke in the world.

Of course, the opponent in this game, Chelsea, is still very strong, and their state is also very good.

If Manchester City wants to win, the difficulty is still relatively large.

However, after so many ups and downs in the past few years, the Manchester City players under the leadership of Duncan are not afraid of difficulties!
Outside the stadium, Chelsea's bus arrived at the scene first!

The Chelsea fans and some media reporters waiting there rushed up. They surrounded the Chelsea bus and wanted to interview the coaches and players.

The Chelsea players got out of the car one by one, but at this time, they did not accept any interviews. Under the protection of the security personnel, they walked into the player tunnel one after another and entered the stadium.

Chelsea's coach Ancelotti walked at the end. He also didn't speak, just followed the players with a straight face.

At the same time, the Chelsea fans on the other side also cheered for their home team.

A few minutes later, the silent Manchester City fans suddenly became agitated: Manchester City's bus slowly arrived at the scene.

The bus came to a complete stop, and everyone voluntarily gave way to the passage.

After the Manchester City players got off the bus, they waved hello to the Manchester City fans and thanked them for their support.From the expression, they are quite relaxed.

Like Chelsea, Manchester City's coach Duncan also came last.

Unlike Ancelotti, Duncan was interviewed by media reporters and said a few words.

"Although they have suffered a losing streak before, Manchester City is still full of confidence in this game. No team will always win, and no team will always lose. This game, we will definitely win, because here is our team. I won’t let anyone easily take away three points from here!”

Duncan's answer is full of confidence!

After Duncan said this, he turned and walked directly to the player tunnel and to the locker room.

In the locker room, after a brief tidying up, the players walked out of the locker room and warmed up on the field under the leadership of assistant coach Jim Cassell.

When the Manchester City players went out to warm up, the Chelsea players were already inside.

The players on both sides are warming up on their own, without affecting each other.

But the fans on both sides of the scene were tit-for-tat. They shouted loudly. The smell of gunpowder was already very strong before the game even started.

There was still half an hour before the start of the game, and the Etihad Stadium was already full of fans.

This important event attracted not only the fans of both sides, but also the eyes of the whole world.

A few minutes later, Jim Cassell signaled for City's players to end their warm-up and return to the dressing room for final preparations.

In the locker room of the home team, Duncan clapped his hands to attract everyone's attention, and then said: "Gentlemen, the game is about to start, let's talk about the next game, the deployment of this game!"

The starting lineup was announced yesterday, and Duncan felt it necessary to repeat the specific tactics.

"Guys, although I made a statement before and looked down on Chelsea, you don't really think Chelsea is good, do you?"

"Of course not, boss." Everyone laughed.

Duncan nodded: "Chelsea's strength is very strong, but their weakness lies in the defense."

Duncan turned around and marked two central defenders on the blackboard behind him: "Whether it's Alex or Terry, these two are tall players with excellent air defense capabilities, but such players, turning around and chasing back Very slow! This is the space we use!"

Especially Alex, who is not only physically inflexible and slow, but also has poor confrontation ability.Therefore, in this game, Manchester City's attack focus is on Alex!
Of course, the main direction has been determined, and Duncan also explained the specific tactics to everyone.

After the explanation, Duncan nodded with satisfaction, and then said loudly: "Get ready, then let's go. Let us use a victory to let them know that this is Manchester City!"

The Manchester City players nodded, filed out, and walked into the player tunnel.

"Okay, fans and friends, the players from both sides will go back to normal soon, and the game will start soon! Now let's introduce the starting rosters of both sides today!" In the commentary room, the commentator Martin Taylor said.

Immediately afterwards, Andy Gray said: "Okay, players from both sides have followed the footsteps of the referee and walked out. This game is about to start. Now we will introduce to you today's visiting team Chelsea." The goalkeeper is still Petr Cech, the back four is from left to right, Ashley Cole, Alex, Terry and Ivanovic; the midfielder is Mikel, Lampard and Essien , three forwards, Malouda, Drogba and Anelka."

"This is Chelsea's starting list today. To be honest, Chelsea's weakness lies in the defense. The two central defenders Alex and Terry in the defense have their own shortcomings, and the two full-backs also have their own shortcomings. There are some problems, and there are many hidden dangers in this line of defense.”

"Of course, Chelsea's striker configuration is also very enviable. There is no doubt about Drogba's ability, and on both sides of Drogba, Malouda and Anelka are also super attacking. They can attack at any time. To provide fire support for Drogba, but also to sacrifice himself and contribute to the team."

After briefly commenting on Chelsea's starting lineup, the commentator focused his attention on Manchester City.

"Next, let's introduce to you, today's home team Manchester City's starting lineup!" Andy Gray said: "The goalkeeper is naturally Joe Hart, and the four defenders from left to right are Ashley Young, Diego -Silva, David Luiz and Lichtsteiner, Hargreaves and Toure in the midfield, single striker Aguero, Pedro, David Sean Silva and Sanchez were in ambush behind him."

This is Manchester City's starting list today, and this is also Manchester City's main lineup this season.

(End of this chapter)