Volume 7, Chapter 249, Jagged Juventus

Manchester United really did not make any reinforcements. During this winter transfer period, the Premier League player transfer market did not make any major moves. The biggest deal came from the relegation team Stoke City, which introduced a French midfielder from Porto for 18.3 million pounds. Gianelli Imbra, this dude is also the standard king of the Premier League in the winter window.

However, the real Premier League BIG6 have collectively been quiet. Except for Arsenal's introduction of Elneny, which has attracted a little attention, perhaps the biggest news belongs to Manchester City.

But it is not the transfer of players, but about the head coach. Pellegrini issued a statement during the winter window that he will officially hand over the coach of Manchester City after the end of the season. After all, I still feel powerless, and I can only sigh that Pellegrini is indeed a bit unlucky, the lineup is strong enough, but he ran into Manchester United at the wrong time. Just like Bayern in those years, they were strong enough, but in the end Schalke and Dortmund forced the four coaches out of class.

Pellegrini is not worried about a good place, and he will also have an intersection with Chinese football. A young local tyrant team that has just been promoted to the Chinese Super League is very fond of this tactical master. Although this will be far away from the mainstream attention, judging from the news frequently disclosed by the English media recently, "Pei Gong" does not seem to reject it.

Having said that, Manchester City's official website quickly confirmed the news and officially announced his successor, which immediately caused an uproar.

From next season, Guardiola will succeed him to coach Manchester City.

That's right, the bald guy who performed Barcelona's Tiki-Taka to the peak, but coached Barcelona and Bayern and lost to Zhou Tiancheng one after another, he is coming.

Far away in Munich, Guardiola is still the coach of Bayern. The German media did not understand his choice. The "Süddeutsche Zeitung" has a close relationship with Bayern, so these reporters asked him directly: "Mr. Guardiola, May I ask why you intend to give up Bayern, is it because you can't win enough championships here?"

Guardiola shook his head: "If it was because of these, I would not have left Barcelona. I have a lot of good memories there, and I want to win the championship there. No one can stop us... I just want to change places to seek challenges again. , I am still young and can still challenge myself.”

The reporter frowned: "But go to Manchester City...Manchester United is in a very strong period now, and Zhou is here."

Guardiola snapped his fingers: "Yes, this is exactly the reason. I can't return to La Liga, although Cristiano can still make me feel troublesome. Then the only place in the entire football world where there is a king is the Premier League." Yes, Zhou is of course very strong, I have suffered from him, I know better than you, but this is also the reason why I must defeat him."

Probably Guardiola doesn't want to leave himself an opponent that he has never defeated. As a perfectionist like him who has been pursuing perfection,

It is not perfect to have such a sum in the coaching career resume.

Except that Manchester City is about to usher in drastic changes, the other Premier League BIG6 are generally stable, and Manchester United is the most stable among them.

Of course, the team regained the winning streak after suffering a heavy setback. This is what Mourinho values ​​most. At the beginning of the new year, Manchester United stabilized the situation with four consecutive victories on all fronts.

In the fourth round of the FA Cup, when it was the turn of the Premier League team to play, Manchester United defeated Derby County 3:1 away, returned to the league to beat Swansea 2:1, and staged a goal battle with Newcastle 3:3 away. Lectra Southampton 1:0.

Although there was a draw that seemed like it shouldn't have happened, it didn't hold back Manchester United, because at the same time their direct competitor Leicester City had one more draw than them. Manchester United moved from level to one point ahead of their rivals.

The pressure on Manchester United to compete for the championship this season is much greater than last season. Behind them is an opponent eager to make history, far more difficult to deal with than Chelsea and Liverpool, and they are not the same as their opponents, unless they can give up the Champions League and try their best to keep it. In the league, no opponent can compete with them. But this is impossible for Manchester United. They are different from Leicester City. They are destined to fight to the end in the Champions League. This can satisfy the appetite of the fans and satisfy the positioning of a century-old Premier League giant.

So even if they meet Juventus next, there will be stronger opponents immediately after that, this goal will not change.

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Similarly, for Allegri, the team's success in the Champions League is what really interests him. Five consecutive league championships is almost a foregone conclusion, leading behind Naples by 11 points, even if they want to kill themselves, this kind of capital is enough for them to spend several games in a row.

Juventus fans have long lost interest in the league, and what they long for now is a head coach who can make the team go further in the Champions League.

In the quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League, they are facing a schedule of first home and then away, just because they are second in the group. In the knockout stage, generally speaking, this is not a very good schedule, which means that the first game at home First of all, the team is burdened with the task of not being allowed to score more goals by the opponent, otherwise it will be more difficult to go to the away game in the second round.

Of course, Allegri already has a solution, the first round of defensive pressure is heavy, but he is still very confident.

Near the start of the knockout round, Allegri appeared very confident in an interview with "Turin Sports": "I am very satisfied with the team's recent state, especially the defense. Bonucci and Barzagli are still Growing up, they have contributed a lot to the team, and of course Buffon, our defense has experienced the test of Serie A, our defense must be tougher than Chelsea, that kind of intensity is just our normal level."

The Italian reporters all smiled. Although there are three ruthless people on the Juventus defense line, they have not reached the level that Allegri said, but they are willing to listen, because this is the Champions League knockout match. For a team that fails halfway through each season, morale is the most important thing.

And they really look forward to what Juventus' defense can do. Speaking of the symbol of Italian football, AC Milan can no longer represent it. The best defense is Juventus, Bonucci and Chiellini, the two Italian countries The current backbone of the team's defense is in this team.

The most important thing is that these are the two most ruthless men in Serie A. When they appear in the defensive position, Juventus' defense can be labeled with a label: iron blood.

Bonucci: "I really want to compete with Zhou. Manchester United is also a good opponent. In addition, I think they are the most threatening opponents in the Champions League. They hinder us from achieving our goals...of course for the championship."

Chiellini: "I have to thank Luis Suarez, he once taught me a trick." Chiellini exposed his shoulders, a row of clear teeth marks, which can still be seen after two years, "To deal with a player like Zhou, you have to use all the methods you can think of."

Juventus is already gearing up, and Manchester United is also here.