Starting with Real Madrid kicking the midfielder

Chapter 303 Visiting Camp Nou twice a year, there is a new feeling every time
"Tell me, is it possible for us to bring Leon to Ittihad?"

When the situation on the court suddenly changed and Manchester City's offense became increasingly difficult, Guardiola suddenly spoke as if talking to himself.

His jumping thoughts made the assistant coach standing next to him dumbfounded, and they didn't know how to answer him.

After Guardiola said these words, he fell into silence again, but his eyes looking at the court again became more complicated.

Once upon a time, he really had a chance to recruit Li Ang under his command.

Just when he left Barcelona and initialed an agreement with Manchester City, before taking office at Manchester City.

At that time, he never expected that Mourinho would leave Real Madrid at the end of the season.

Although he has long seen that Mourinho and Real Madrid's fan base and some senior officials are vaguely showing signs of not being able to deal with it.

But to be honest, at that time, fans all over the world probably couldn't believe that Mourinho would resign and leave Real Madrid directly because he didn't get "respect".

This major incident also completely disrupted Guardiola's contact and signing operations with Li Ang.

After all, before Mourinho did not choose to resign decisively, it was basically a fantasy for other clubs to poach Li Ang from Real Madrid.

Therefore, Guardiola only plans to have preliminary communication with Li Ang or Mendes in that summer window.

Such contact testing is very common in football. Guardiola has never concealed his appreciation for Li Ang in front of the media since the end of the 11-12 season.

At that time, Li Ang's position in Real Madrid was impregnable, and it seemed that there was no possibility of leaving Real Madrid.

But in the world of football, changes always come suddenly and opportunities are fleeting.

Who can guarantee that Li Ang will stay at Real Madrid throughout his career?
Make initial contact, express your appreciation and intention to cooperate, then wait for changes and take action at the most appropriate time.

This is Guardiola's general signing plan for Li Ang.

His new club, Manchester City, are rich, very rich.

In the transfer market, as long as he really wants a player, the transfer amount will never be a problem or obstacle.

In mid-June 13, Guardiola was already imagining the future of cooperating with Li Ang and further realizing his tactical concepts in Manchester City.

The result was when he did ideological work for Fabregas and persuaded him to come to Manchester City and start a new career for himself.

The transfer market soon exploded with shocking news. Mourinho returned to the Premier League, and Li Ang suddenly received a decisive offer from five or six powerful football companies!
Guardiola is actually not worried about other competitors, except Mourinho. He doesn't know whether Mourinho will directly attack Li Ang after returning to Chelsea.

So he directly called his old friend to show off, and Psy didn't hide it from Guardiola.

It was precisely because he knew that Mourinho and Chelsea would make every effort to introduce Li Ang's transfer that Guardiola had no choice but to give up in the end.

In the summer window of 13, Manchester City was not even like other powerful players who persistently made multiple offers to Li Ang.

Compared with financial resources, Chelsea completely lived up to Manchester City. Playing the emotional card, Mourinho defeated all opponents again.

So Guardiola made a decisive exit. He felt very sorry at the time, but he would not regret it.

But looking back on this incident now, Guardiola really feels regretful!

He regretted that he did not make a final attempt, regretted that he did not meet with Li Ang and make an offer to Real Madrid.

I regret even more that I thought too far back then.

If Mourinho had a complete falling out with Real Madrid and returned to Chelsea, he would have already made official contact between Manchester City and Real Madrid in advance.

Will the outcome of this transfer drama be completely different?
Thinking like this is indeed an afterthought, but there is no doubt that Guardiola did not want to take such a long-term view at the time and directly let Manchester City contact Real Madrid first.

Lafayette might actually have directly asked Manchester City and Chelsea to raise their prices to compete when Mourinho and Li Ang were both forced.

Whenever he thought about this afterwards, Guardiola slapped himself on the forehead more than once.

After he came to Manchester City, he also had a group of high-quality midfielders at his disposal.

It's not that the players he has are not good enough. Fernandinho is also at the top level in the defensive midfielder position.

But if he now has a partnership between Li Ang and Fabregas, then he is really sure to overturn the entire European football world!
Unfortunately, the work is done, and the missed opportunity cannot be retaken.

Guagliola sighed deeply in his heart. After looking at the remaining time of the game, he also put down his mental baggage and made the final substitution adjustment.

"Fernando and Clichy were both replaced, and Villa and Jovetic came on! There are only three defenders left in Manchester City's defense and only one midfielder left in the midfield. Guardiola is going to burn the boat. , It’s a last-ditch battle!”

Zhan Jun couldn't help but sweat for Chelsea in the studio.

After all, Chelsea is still only one goal ahead of Manchester City.

Now Manchester City has to attack desperately. If they really equalize the score in the final stage of the game, then Chelsea's situation will be dangerous!
Momentum is something that always waxes and wanes on the court, and a 1-0 score is sometimes really dangerous.

There has never been a shortage of cases on the court where the team led by one goal for most of the game, only to be defeated by the opponent's two-goal comeback.

All Blues fans at this moment are also cheering up. If Mourinho chooses to stick to it, they actually have no objection.

It's just that if you decide to defend, you must put in your maximum strength and stick to it. Don't worry about it!
For example, at this time, Hazard or De Bruyne may be removed, and defensive players such as Maguire or Lampard or Ramiles who are more physically capable can be replaced.

This way the defense will naturally be more secure.

But that's what they thought, but Mourinho did not immediately put on more defensive players and just defended to the end.

He even replaced De Bruyne, who was physically exhausted today, with Salah, further strengthening the team's sprinting ability on the counterattack!
This adjustment made commentators from various countries and countless fans in front of the TV dumbfounded!

Mourinho is not conservative at all today?

He even chose to strengthen the team's counterattack capabilities at the last moment when Manchester City was desperate to attack!
And it's not just as simple as sending Salah. At this moment, on the Chelsea side, Lukaku and Torres have begun to warm up.

Suddenly, the Manchester City players, who had been mentally prepared and launched a full-scale forward attack on the court, were also under great pressure!

Play a strong attack against Chelsea's counterattack?
No matter how you look at it, this seems a bit like seeking death...

But now Manchester City has no other choice.

If this game cannot be won, whether it is a draw or a loss, it will not mean much to Manchester City.

They must fight back at the last moment of the game!
Aguero and Jovetic have reached the front of Manchester City's formation.

Villa and Cesc Fabregas looked for opportunities to plug in or send threatening passes behind them.

Silva and Navas also constantly took the ball on both sides of the midfield and tried to tear apart Chelsea's wing defense.

It can be said that Guardiola has exhausted all his cards now, and Manchester City cannot find more threatening offensive players on the bench.Guardiola used all three substitutions for forwards.

If this still doesn't work and no goals are scored, then it can only be God's will.

Guardiola and Manchester City have done their best.

The rhythm of the confrontation between the two teams reached the final climax before the end of the game.

Li Ang had already received a yellow card before, so now he has to restrain himself from making big defensive moves.

Fortunately, Cross and Matic have no worries in this regard, and their defensive performance today was also very solid.

When a tactical foul was needed, they, Hazard and even Ibrahimovic, who had retreated to participate in the defense, could all stand up in time and take decisive action.

Anyway, it was not intended to hurt anyone maliciously, and Chelsea players who committed tactical fouls would not have any psychological pressure.

On the contrary, after being fucked so frequently, Manchester City's offensive players lost their composure and began to become irritable.

Stars like Cesc Fabregas who have played the game for a long time understand now.

There is really no need to conflict with Chelsea players, because all they waste is their attacking time.

Aguero had restrained his temper at this moment. He was fouled by Chelsea's defensive players twice in a row, and he didn't bother to complain.

But Jovetic was confused. After Cross pulled him down from the side, he saw that the referee on duty only gave Cross a serious verbal warning, and he stepped forward to complain dissatisfied.

Chelsea players who saw the opportunity nearby immediately gathered around and "argued" with him.

Ma Gemini gave Jovetic a slight push and signaled him not to interfere with the referee's call.

Jovetic, who got the upper hand, was also young and energetic, so he pushed back directly.The palm seemed to accidentally hit Brother Ma on the chin.

When Li Ang, who just ran back, saw this scene, he was about to rush forward to find a place for Matic, but before he could take action, Matic had already covered his chin and screamed and fell to the ground...

Now the situation on the court is becoming increasingly chaotic.

Li Ang scratched his head and put his hands on his hips as he watched his captain Terry angrily ask the referee for an explanation.

The Manchester City players, led by Cesc Fabregas, had no choice but to explain to the referee Jovetic's careless move.

Ibrahimovic came over in a tacit understanding, and together with Liang and Kroos, they surrounded Pony Ma and prevented other Manchester City players from touching him.

The fuss continued for almost a minute before the referee on duty called Jovetic aside and gave him a severe warning.

Seeing that his goal was achieved, Matic gave up as soon as he could. He rubbed his chin and was pulled up from the turf by Li Ang.

Guardiola laughed angrily, and Manchester City's assistant coach complained to the fourth official that Chelsea deliberately delayed the game.

However, this time Mourinho did not take action personally, but asked Holland to negotiate with the fourth official.

At an angle that the live broadcast camera did not take care of, he quietly winked at Matic, Li Ang and others on the court.

The rhythm of the game was once again interrupted. The Manchester City players were so angry that they couldn't express their suffering.

Fortunately, this guy Jovetic lost his memory after being tricked once and didn't cause trouble again.

Chelsea, who seized the opportunity of Manchester City's heavy pressure and empty defense, also took advantage of the speed of the new Salah to beat Manchester City with several long passes to counterattack.

But Joe Hart is no aging Valdez.

Today's game was caught off guard by the fantastic passing and running coordination of De Bruyne and Ibrahimovic.

Joe Hart has saved the rest of Chelsea's threatening shots.

Well, it even included a heavy long-range shot from Li Ang and Matic.

After all, he is the current British goalkeeper. As long as he doesn't mess around, he is also one of the top five goalkeepers in football.

Salah's impact with the ball is very strong, but at this stage, his shooting skills still need to be further honed at the end.

Joe Hart rejected two counter-attacking shots from Salah in the final moments.

But his solid save did not help Manchester City gain more threatening offensive opportunities.

After the regular time of the second half ended, the stoppage time just reached the 4th minute.

Aguero's deflected shot from Villa in the middle was held up by Cech with one arm, and then the referee on duty decisively blew the whistle to end the game!
The score of 1-0 was mediocre, but it was completely enough for Chelsea to capture Manchester City for the second time this season!
Li Ang did not gain any personal offensive data in this game, but he was still selected as the best player of the game.

Compared with his solid performance in the first half when he seized opportunities to launch attacks, Li Ang still surprised all Premier League fans on the defensive end today.

Anyway, after watching this game, many Premier League fans started to joke, joking that tonight, in the dreams of Manchester City players, it will be Leon's omnipotent tackles and interceptions~
Tough confrontation and a strong defensive system are still the keys to Chelsea's ability to restrain skilled teams.

After this direct dialogue overturned Manchester City and extended the points advantage to 4 wins, Chelsea's dominance in the Premier League has been further consolidated.

After the war, Chelsea's entire team, which had a full week's rest, was in very good shape.

On the afternoon of February 2th, Chelsea went all out at Villa Park and beat Aston Villa with five goals!
Li Ang passed and shot, Ibrahimovic scored twice, Hazard and substitute Lukaku both scored.

However, with the main players in good condition, Mourinho once again adopted a large-scale rotation in the fifth round of the Premier League No. 20 four days later.

Including Li Ang, as many as eight of Chelsea's main players have taken a direct rotation.

In the end, Chelsea drew 1-1 with Everton at home, earning their second draw of the season.

But after the game, Mourinho didn't have any dissatisfied look on his face. Instead, he smiled very easily.

And reporters all know why Chelsea is holding back this round.

Li Ang, who sat on the bench for a full 10 minutes, still became the focus of reporters' interviews.

And Li Ang, who successfully recovered before playing the focus of the Champions League with Barcelona last year, did not disappoint the reporters in England this year.

Let him talk about his views on this year's match against Barcelona, ​​and he can say a lot~
"This is a kind of fate. After leaving La Liga, I was able to play at Camp Nou for two consecutive seasons. This feeling is very strange.

Maybe the Barcelona fans won't miss me, but to be honest, at this time of the year, I miss them a little bit.

You can visit Camp Nou twice a year, and you will have a new feeling every time~”

(End of this chapter)