Football: start copying peak Messi attributes

Chapter 338 Mourinho's Trap

"Chelsea is awesome. They swept Schalke 4 0-04. Is this still the Chelsea team I know?"

"Chelsea's offense was like constipation last season, but Chelsea's offense this season is like a leak!"

"There was a tasteful comment upstairs..."

"The words are rough and the rationale is not rough. I feel that after Xiaofa and Diego Costa came, Chelsea's offense suddenly found the trick!"

"So, not only the Spanish forwards are easy to use, but the Spanish midfielders are also easy to use!"

In this game, Diego Costa, like Lin Quan, also completed a hat-trick.

And his two goals were very exciting, which made the fans hooked.

Diego Costa has completely won the love of Blues fans in just over a month since he came to Chelsea.

Although the person looks a little rough, but it is really easy to use!

With him on the field, Chelsea fans don't have to worry about the team not scoring goals.

Counting this game, since Diego Costa joined Chelsea, he has played a total of 5 games on behalf of Chelsea, and has scored 10 goals, averaging 2 goals per game!
Whether this goal efficiency is compared with the nuclear warhead Shevchen Kobe, or with the European Andy Lau Drogba, or compared with the 5000 million pounds but far below the standard of T9, it is a unique level.

It's no wonder that after the game, Mourinho praised Diego Costa in the press conference. Who doesn't like a player who is so easy to use and has such a high scoring efficiency?
Just look at Atletico Madrid in La Liga to see how important Diego Costa is to the team.

Atletico Madrid, who were invincible in the Champions League last season, lost the first game in the Champions League group stage of the new season.

After the loss of Diego Costa's attack on the front line, Atletico Madrid's offensive strength has dropped a lot.

In the first match of the UEFA Champions League group stage, facing the mediocre Greek team Olympiakos, they lost to their opponents with a score of 2:3.

This result surprised the outside world. You know, Atletico Madrid was the Champions League runner-up last season!
Therefore, after learning that Atletico Madrid lost and their team won a big victory, Chelsea fans were extremely fortunate.

Fortunately, they started earlier and dug Diego Costa before other teams.

If this is done slowly, it may not be a problem for them.

And the price of 5000 million pounds was expensive at first, but now it is not expensive at all.

After all, part of the 5000 million has to be allocated to the full-back Felipe, and the transfer fee for Diego Costa is only about 3500 million pounds!

Spending 3500 million pounds to buy such a powerful striker, it's a good profit!

Look at Di Maria, who Manchester United bought for 6000 million pounds, that's a loss of money!
Except for Arsenal in this round of the Champions League, the remaining three teams in the Premier League have all won.

Arsenal really met their nemesis. In the away game against Dortmund, they were defeated by their opponents 2:0 again.

Liverpool, who returned to the Champions League after five years, played very cautiously in the first game.

Fortunately, with the goals of Bashen and captain Gerrard, they defeated their opponents in a thrilling manner and won their first victory in the group stage.

In other group matches, both Bayern and Barcelona have won Real Madrid this round.

Among them, Real Madrid continued their strong firepower last season and beat their opponents 5:1 at home. Ronaldo, Bell, Benzema and Ronaldo all scored goals.

This season, Real Madrid's desire for the Champions League has become stronger.

And Barcelona next door is also eyeing the Big Ears Cup. It is undoubtedly more difficult for the major teams to win the Champions League trophy!
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Since the team did not win the Champions League so smoothly, after the Champions League match, Pellegrini did not give the players a holiday, but concentrated on closed training.

Playing a Zenit is so strenuous, how can you play against Chelsea who are in full swing?
The game against Chelsea was played at Manchester City's home court. This is a game that Manchester City absolutely cannot afford to lose.

Losing this game, they will not only be opened up by Chelsea in the standings, but the next time they visit Stamford Bridge, it will only be more difficult to avenge Chelsea.

Last season, Manchester City did not take advantage of Stamford Bridge and was almost defeated by Chelsea.

Facing a much stronger Blues this season, Manchester City's visit to Stamford Bridge will only be more difficult.

"Coach, your complexion doesn't look very good, do you want to go to rest for a while?"

On the training ground, the assistant coach saw that Pellegrini's face was very ugly, and his expression seemed to be in pain, so he asked worriedly.

"I'm fine, don't worry, urge these brats to train well, don't let them be lazy!"

Pellegrini clutched his chest and stiffened his mouth, but found a place to sit down.

At that moment just now, he felt a little dark in front of his eyes, as if a big stone had been crushed on his chest, and he suddenly felt a little out of breath.

This feeling has been there before, but it has never been as severe as it is today.

Could it be that you have been overworked these days and haven't had a good rest?

Pellegrini couldn't help but be a little skeptical.

In the past few days, in order to study his opponents and tactics, he has been staying up almost every day.

As we get older, our body can't bear it after staying up late.

He also knows that this is not good, but it can't be done otherwise!

This year is a crucial year for Manchester City. If they want to take a step forward and be promoted to a real giants team.

This year, we must win another championship trophy!
However, keeping a business is more difficult than starting a business. Last year, Manchester City appeared as a challenger.

The major giants don't pay that much attention to them, and their vigilance is not that great.

In the Champions League, they were underestimated by many teams because of their poor past record, which gave them a chance to counterattack.

But this year is different, the wind direction has changed!

As the defending champions, they are the key research and targets of other teams.

No one will despise Manchester City. On the contrary, many teams will even be proud of beating Manchester City!
Just like Zenit!

In the previous game, when the Zenit players faced Manchester City, it was as if they had been injected with chicken blood, and their excitement could be clearly felt.

Think about it too, if they can beat last season's Champions League champion, what kind of glory would it be for them?
The attention and vigilance of other teams to Manchester City has made Manchester City's game this year very difficult.

Fortunately, in the league, Manchester City's strength advantage is too obvious, and the long schedule can greatly improve their fault tolerance rate.

But in the Champions League, especially after entering the knockout rounds, they not only have to encounter stronger opponents.

And the schedule will be greatly shortened. Once they fail to play well, there will be no room for error.

Therefore, this year's Manchester City is not qualified to make mistakes, and every step must be taken carefully.

And this has virtually added a huge burden and psychological pressure to the work of the coaching staff.

"Just wait until this period of time is over!"

Pellegrini can only comfort himself in this way.

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Before the game, Mourinho once again used his advantage to play psychological warfare on Manchester City in front of reporters.

Surprisingly, Mourinho did not directly attack Manchester City.

Instead, he gave his own analysis of the decline in Manchester City's state:
"Manchester City have already won the Champions League and it seems understandable for their players to lack motivation!"

Hearing his words, the reporters participating in the pre-match press conference all wondered if there was something wrong with their ears.

For the first time, Mourinho did not add insult to injury, and even took the initiative to explain for his opponent.

This is, sex change?

As the reporters wondered, Mourinho added:

"I can understand this feeling. After all, I have two Champions League trophies, and I am the team with the most Champions League trophies among all the coaches in the Premier League!"

The reporters at the scene couldn't help but roll their eyes, okay, okay, I know you have two Champions League trophies, okay?
Leading two different teams to win the Champions League has always been Mourinho's greatest pride.

Of course, this is indeed something to be proud of.

In the Premier League, except for the retired Ferguson, the gap between the other coaches and Mourinho in this honor is obvious.

In fact, in the entire football world, among the currently active coaches, there are only a handful of coaches who can reach his level.

Only himself, Guardiola, Ancelotti and Spanish coach Bosque can do it.

Each of these four coaches is a resounding presence!

Mourinho led Porto to win the Champions League, setting a record for non-five major leagues.

And Guardiola created the genre of pass-and-control football, and single-handedly created Barcelona's dream three dynasties.

Ancelotti led Milan to kill the Quartet in the Champions League, and he himself has proved himself in multiple leagues!
As for Bosque, this one is even more amazing. He led the Spanish national team to win the World Series Grand Slam, and even defended the World Cup. He is currently recognized as the world's number one coach in football.

The reporters were not interested in hearing Mourinho's boasting, but they recognized Mourinho's analysis of Manchester City.

After the press conference, journalists reported on Mourinho's speech.

And after understanding Mourinho's original words, many people actually quite agree with his views.

"Indeed, Manchester City's players have won almost everything, and there is no hunger for the championship anymore!"

"It can be seen from the last game that their fighting and running on the field are not as active as last season!"

"Although Mangala did make an unforgivable huge mistake, it cannot conceal the mediocre performance of other players on Manchester City's defense line!"

All of a sudden, criticisms against the attitude of the Manchester City players flooded in from all directions.

This has had a huge impact on the Manchester City players who are preparing for the game.

Although Pellegrini conducted closed training, it is impossible for him to confiscate the players' mobile phones and prevent them from browsing the news online.

What's more, follow-up reports by traditional media such as newspapers and TV stations cannot be prohibited.

Unless the players are isolated from the world and their ears are kept out of the window, it is impossible for them not to know the criticism of them from the outside world.

This kind of criticism has put a lot of pressure on Manchester City's players, especially the psychological pressure.

They don't want to be said that they have a bad attitude in the game and have lost their desire for victory and honor.

So, after the start of the game, Manchester City's players played very aggressively, and... rough!
Shortly after the opening, Aguero was injured in a fight, unable to persist in the game, and was substituted.

And his exit, like igniting a certain fuse, made the Manchester City players become irritable.

In the 12th minute, Fernandinho received a yellow card for a rough foul.

Not long after, Zabaleta received another yellow card. Manchester City accumulated two yellow cards in a short period of time, and all of them were in key defensive positions!
"Zabaletta's foul was unnecessary. The opponent didn't hold the ball in a dangerous position, and his teammates didn't lose their defensive position. I don't understand why he fouled."

"Maybe it was Aguero's injury that ignited the anger of the Manchester City players and made them lose their cool?"

"I think it may be affected by Chelsea's psychological warfare before the game. Have you noticed that Manchester City's players played very calmly in this game, as if they were deliberately expressing themselves..."

On the coach's bench, Pellegrini frowned.

He also discovered this, the performance of the players today looks a little strange.

Although the fighting and running have become more active, but the number of fouls is too much, right?

In just 30 minutes, Chelsea had already scored seven free kicks.

On the coaching bench of the visiting team, Mourinho couldn't help curling his mouth when he saw the opponent's players taking cards one after another because they were not calm.

Hehe, Manchester City really fell for it!

Thinking of this, he stood up and gestured to the players on the field.

After the Chelsea players were instructed, they deliberately increased the physical confrontation with the Manchester City players, and even consciously increased the number of fouls.

In the 36th minute of the game, Lin Quan was tackled by Matic while dribbling the ball in the middle.

The opponent kicked the ball hard, Lin Quan was shoveled and flew out.

Not only was Matic not ashamed of his foul, but he shouted a flop at the top of his voice.

This move aroused the dissatisfaction of the Manchester City players, and they rushed up to teach Matic a lesson.

Chelsea's players also rushed out immediately, and the game was interrupted, and there may even be a full-scale martial arts.

At this time, Lin Quan got up from the ground and stopped his teammates.

"Calm down, they are trying to provoke us on purpose!"

With the talent of injury immunity, such a foul will not have much impact on him.

The opponent is willing to take the initiative to apply for a yellow card in this way, and he is happy to accompany him.

"Look, what did I just say? He didn't do anything at all, it really was a flop!"

Seeing Lin Quan acting like a normal person, Matic immediately yelled.

He was a little puzzled, his feet were obviously heavy, why the opponent was not lifted like Aguero?
The referee ignored Matic's words and showed him a yellow card to warn him.

But Chelsea did not restrain themselves because of this yellow card. Just 3 minutes later, Ramirez made another tackle behind the back and put Lin Quan to the ground.

This time, Manchester City's players were completely irritated.

They rushed forward collectively, wanting to reason with the Chelsea players.

David Silva also stretched out his hand and pushed Ramirez, and even Yaya Toure, who had not dealt with Lin Quan before, stood up and asked for an explanation for Lin Quan.

The situation on the field has become a mess. The players on both sides are not focused on football, they just want to roll up their sleeves and fight with each other!
Seeing this scene, Mourinho smiled proudly!
Now, as long as he fouls Lin Quan again, it will probably anger him, right?

Once Lin Quan loses his composure, hehe, Manchester City will lose!

(End of this chapter)