Green Journey

Chapter 407 Battle of the Double Blues!

This game is very friendly to Chinese fans. The start time is 20:30 BJ time, so there is no need to stay up late in the middle of the night to watch the game.

But until the start of the game, there was no signal in the LeTV live broadcast room.

Countless fans directly called LeTV Sports only to find out that the live broadcast equipment was temporarily malfunctioning.

"Welcome to the 14th round of the Premier League match between Manchester City and Chelsea brought to you by LeTV Sports..."

At 20:28, countless players who were waiting in front of the screen breathed a sigh of relief when they heard Zhan Jun's voice and the live broadcast.

As soon as the live footage appeared, more than half of Manchester City's starting lineup had already been listed on the screen, but luckily they caught up in time.

Manchester City: (343)

Goalkeeper: Bravo
Defenders: Otamendi, Stones, Kolarov

Midfielders: Keylor Navas, Fernandinho, Gundogan, Leroy Sane

Forwards: De Bruyne, Aguero, Chu Zheng
In the LeTV live broadcast room, after reporting the opening remarks at a very fast speed, Zhan Jun was surprised when he saw Manchester City's lineup, and said: "Guardiola has formed a three-back system today."

"Is this going to repay the other person in the same way?" Zhan Jun laughed happily, completely unable to guess Guardiola's true intentions.

But this is Guardiola, Zhan Jun only hopes that Guardiola will not play himself to death in the end.

Conte has his own unique understanding of the 343 formation, otherwise there would be no limit to this excellent result.

It may not be a wise choice to use one's own shortcomings to attack the strengths of others.

"It may also be a smoke bomb!" Zhang Lu said with a smile, "The three central defenders should not change after the game starts, but Chu Zheng and De Bruyne should be behind Aguero after the game starts. It's a 3421 formation."

"And Fernandinho and Gundogan should partner with double midfielders!"

"Hmm! It is indeed possible." Zhan Jun nodded, and then showed a teasing look on his face, "What is interesting is that Yaya Toure has entered Guardiola's starting squad today, and the live shots are frequently shown on him."

"Apologize!" Zhang Lu laughed, "Guardiola must have been waiting for a long time."

"Haha!" Zhan Jun was overjoyed and began to explain, "The soap opera directed and acted by Yaya Toure has been staged since before the start of this season.

"At that time, there were media reports that Yaya Toure and Chu Zheng were fighting against each other in the Manchester City team, and then nothing happened."

Later, because Guardiola did not put Yaya Toure in the starting lineup, his agent publicly criticized Guardiola through the media, and his words were extremely harsh. Seluk apologized.

But Seluc refused to admit that he was wrong.

So the two sides remained in a stalemate until the 1st of this month, Yaya Toure officially issued a statement, apologizing to all members of the Manchester City club and coaching team on behalf of himself and his agent Seluk. "

"Then he's on the bench!" Zhang Lu interjected, laughing.

"Knowing mistakes can make a big difference. Guardiola has always emphasized that there is no personal grievance between him and Yaya Toure, so Gua Shuai chose to forgive him!" Zhan Jun said so that he himself did not believe it.

Zhang Lu nodded and said, "But this is good news for Manchester City."

"Yes, there have been frequent battles recently, and many players in the Manchester City team have also suffered injuries. Although they are not serious, they can recover after a week or two of rest, but one after another is not a small trouble for Guardiola."

After the words fell, Chelsea's starting lineup appeared.

Chelsea: 343
Forwards: Hazard, Diego Costa, Pedro
Midfielders: Max Alonso, Fabregas, Kante, Moses

Defenders: Cahill, David Luiz, Azpilicueta

Goalkeeper: Courtois

"There have been 153 confrontations between the two teams in history. Chelsea has achieved 62 wins, 39 draws and 52 losses, and has the upper hand."

"However, in recent matches between the two sides, Manchester City has the upper hand. Last season, Manchester City doubled Chelsea at home and away, scoring a total of 6 goals and not conceding a single goal."

"The last time Chelsea beat Manchester City was in February 2014."

"After defeating Tottenham 2-1 at Stamford Bridge in the last round, Chelsea has won 7 consecutive victories. If they can continue to beat Manchester City today, Chelsea will win 2010 consecutive league games for the first time since 8."

"The current seven-game winning streak is Chelsea's longest winning streak in a single season since nine in 7-2006."

"At the end of the 13th round of the Premier League, Chelsea are currently at the top of the Premier League with 31 points, followed by Liverpool with 30 points."

"Manchester City also has 30 points, but because of a goal difference disadvantage, they can only rank third."

"So as long as Manchester City can beat Chelsea today, they will regain the top position in the Premier League."

"In terms of personnel, compared with the last round against Tottenham, there is not much change, only one position change."

"Matic did not enter the starting lineup today because of a slight muscle injury. He was replaced by Cesc Fabregas, who partnered with Kanter as a double midfielder."

After Zhan Jun finished speaking, Zhang Lu said, "This personnel change is a little unexpected. I didn't win the Oscar."

"Conte said before the game that Fabregas is in a very good state. He can show his full value today. He believes that Cesc Fabregas will not live up to his trust."

Zhang Lu chuckled, shook her head and said nothing.

In Zhang Lu's view, Cesc Fabregas, who is strong in offense and weak in defense, is a double-edged sword for Chelsea.

His appearance is bound to weaken the defensive ability of Chelsea's midfielder. It seems that what Conte wants is the offensive ability of Fabregas.

But in this way, the pressure on Kanter will be greater, because he will face Manchester City's luxurious striker.

At 20:30 BJ time, with the whistle of the referee Anthony Taylor, this world-renowned double-blue top battle officially started.

After the game started, as Zhang Lu expected, Chu Zheng and De Bruyne were indeed placed behind Aguero and played in the inner peak position.

Compared with Pedro and Hazard, who are relatively far apart, Chu Zheng and De Blau are closer together.

What is dumbfounding is that Guardiola took a slanted sword today.

Gundogan's position is not parallel to Fernandinho's, but is frequently inserted later, and even Fernandinho is not so peaceful.

In this way, Manchester City only has Otamendi, Stones and Kolarov in the backcourt.

Moreover, Kolarov is famous for inserting assists in the future, which means that Guardiola started the heaviest championship battle so far this season with a lineup of 2.5 defenders.

Zhang Lu, who is very sensitive to tactics, also discovered Guardiola's crazy move today.

For a while, I couldn't help but be impressed by Guardiola's courage to think and do.

On the field, seeing the madness of Manchester City, Conti was also a little dumbfounded, shocked by Guardiola's crazy move.

(End of this chapter)