Chapter 355 Mourinho’s Shock

"14 days and 6 games, the defending champion encounters a devilish schedule!" 》

"Club World Cup&League?" What choice will Guardiola make? 》

"The arrangement of Premier League matches will cause controversy again, and the Club World Cup may become a nightmare for the rich!" 》

The news that Manchester City faced a devilish schedule was quickly noticed by the media and widely reported.

As the most popular team in recent times, Manchester City has received very high attention, and any report about them can arouse attention and heated discussion from the outside world.

Just like this time, after the media reported the difficulties faced by Manchester City, it immediately became a hot search on the Internet and caused widespread discussion.

"Man City are so unlucky!"

"It must be Guardiola's bad luck. He encountered such a devilish schedule when he first came here!"

"Haha, is this kind of schedule arrangement the work of humans?"

"Even without these two Club World Cup games, Manchester City's schedule during this period will not be easy!"

"Fortunately, Manchester City is the champion of the Champions League. The Club World Cup only needs to start from the semi-finals, and only needs to play two games to fully qualify. Otherwise, their situation will be even more serious!"

"Although there are only two games, adding two more games into an already devilish schedule will make it even more devilish. I think Manchester City will definitely make some choices."

"By winning the Club World Cup, we can achieve the achievement of six crowns. How about we win the Club World Cup first!"

"Yes, the six-time crown champion has a great name and high prestige, so it's better to get it first!"

"We don't seem to have won six Premier League crowns yet. If Manchester City can win this honor, it will be of great help to their promotion to the giants!"

"But if we choose the Club World Cup, what about the League and FA Cup?"

"Man City is now three points behind Chelsea. Having given up two games in a row, the point difference is likely to be widened to 9 points. With Mourinho's rigor and Chelsea's current strength, it will be almost impossible for Manchester City to recover these 9 points in the second half. impossible!"

"Oh, what a dilemma. You can't have your cake and eat it too, let's see how Manchester City chooses!"

"It's all the fault of the Premier League officials. Other leagues have winter breaks, but they don't, and they still rush to grab the audience around Christmas.

"Yes, the Premier League's winter break every year is an excellent opportunity to differentiate and widen the gap within the championship group. Many teams with good records in the first half of the schedule begin to fall behind at this time!"

"For example, a certain group of crazy demons who protect the four!"

"Arsenal: No CUE, thank you!"

"Oh, Nana is really having a hard time this season. She is 13 points behind the top team and has no hope of winning the championship!"

"Forget about competing for the championship. Let's keep fourth place first. There are five teams in the standings that can threaten their Champions League spot. If they are not careful, they will fail to secure fourth place and miss the Champions League!"

"What's left of Arsenal now? They haven't won a championship in ten years, and their wages are not particularly high. The only thing that attracts stars is probably the Champions League seats every year and Wenger's charisma!"

"The professor is getting old too. I'm afraid he won't be able to teach him for a few more years. I really don't know what Nana will do when the professor retires. Alas, it will be difficult!"

"This season of the Premier League, apart from these two teams competing for the championship, which of the remaining giants is not difficult? They are all difficult!"

"Yes, Chelsea, Manchester City, Manchester United, Liverpool, Arsenal, Tottenham, there are so many teams competing for Champions League seats. Even if Tottenham is removed, after the rise of Manchester City, some people in the traditional BIG4 are destined to be squeezed out!"

"Judging from the standings, Liverpool has a higher chance of being pushed down, right? They only have 28 points now, ranking eighth!"

"Suarez's departure will have a huge impact on Liverpool's strength!"

"I choose to believe in the professor's ability. Arsenal has never missed the Champions League since he took office!"

…

It is a difficult decision for Manchester City to give up the league or the Club World Cup.

But in the end, Guardiola made the decision: go all out to win six crowns!

This six-time crown is an opportunity that Manchester City has worked hard to win over the past year, and it is also the last step that coach Pellegrini failed to complete.

Now it only takes 2 games to achieve this achievement. If it cannot be accomplished for him, the coach will probably feel extremely regretful.

Pellegrini has devoted a lot of effort to the rise of Manchester City, and Guardiola does not want him to leave any regrets.

If he misses this opportunity, he will definitely feel guilty in the future!

The league championship is important, but the league happens every year. If you don’t win it this year, it’s a big deal and you’ll have to come back next year!

He can afford to lose!

After everyone heard Guardiola's decision, they secretly admired it.

Guardiola leaves the responsibility and risk to himself, and this responsibility is admirable.

In the current era of sophisticated egoism, there are too few people who are willing to make such sacrifices!

Pellegrini's assistant coach Brian was very moved and told his old partner Pellegrini about the incident after the meeting.

After the latter learned the truth, his heart was shocked and he was speechless for a long time, which finally turned into a long sigh.

Guardiola is capable!

He didn't have a close relationship with Guardiola, but the other party treated him like this. He felt a little unworthy of such kindness.

So Pellegrini called Fahim, the chairman of Manchester City Club, stated the truth to him and asked him to come forward to persuade Guardiola.

Guardiola took over Manchester City as the new coach. At this time, he urgently needed to use results to stabilize the morale of the army and establish his prestige in the team to intimidate many stars in the team.

In addition, he also needs results to block the outside world's mouth.

Giving up the league under such circumstances would be a huge loss for him. If he is not careful, this choice may become the Waterloo of his coaching career.

Pellegrini does not want his future to be affected for his own sake.

The six-time champion is just a false name. If you lose it, you will lose it. He believes that with Guardiola's strength, he will definitely be able to get it back in the future!

Fahim was surprised after receiving the call from Pellegrini. He did not expect Guardiola to do this.

Even though there was still hope of competing for the league championship, they actually gave up on the league.

Guardiola is so courageous!

Fahim thought again and again, wondering whether he should persuade Guardiola.

So he reported the matter and let the club's owner, Mansour, make a decision.

Mansour was also surprised. He thought for a while and then said:

"I respect all of Mr. Guardiola's decisions. If he really decides to compete for this six-time crown, I will provide my private jet to the team so that they can reduce the time and effort of traveling!"

Mansour admires Guardiola's character very much. Even if Guardiola's coaching results are not ideal this season and he is unable to defend the Premier League championship, he will not blame Guardiola.

Originally, I just liked Guardiola's ability and coaching style, so I invited him over.

Now, after seeing Guardiola's noble character, he feels that because of this, he is the most suitable coach candidate in his mind!

…

After making the decision, Manchester City used a large number of substitutes and reserve players to play in the 19th round of home games.

This lineup is bolder than the last game against West Bromwich Albion, with almost no main players visible on the field.

Manchester City's main players have already taken a connecting flight in advance to go to Morocco to participate in the 2014 Club World Cup.

Burnley's head coach was secretly happy when he saw the opponent's lineup.

Trapped in the relegation zone, they now desperately need points to get out of the relegation quagmire.

Originally, they had almost no hope of scoring points in the away game against Manchester City, but after Manchester City strategically gave up the game, their chance came!

So, Burnley's head coach waved his hand, signaling the players to rush forward and attack!

The opponent is just a group of little brats from the substitutes and reserve teams. Isn't this just a casual kick?

A relegation team beating the home team at the Etihad Stadium was a scene that was hard to imagine in the past.

However, this scene actually happened!

However, what the Burnley people didn't expect was that the opposing lineup was indeed not strong, but they were extremely tenacious in defense.

This group of substitutes used active fighting and running to limit Burnley's offense, causing the opponent to return without success again and again.

The Manchester City fans who came to the scene saw their substitutes performing so well. They all raised their voices and cheered for them loudly.

While they are cheering for their own team, Manchester City fans are also paying close attention to another game-Southampton VS Chelsea!

Southampton's record this season is quite good. It is currently 2 points higher than Arsenal and ranks fourth above Arsenal.

If they can continue this record in the second half of the schedule, they may have a chance to get tickets to the Champions League next season.

Although the paper strength of Southampton and Chelsea is very different, considering their form and their position in the standings.

Manchester City fans and many Premier League fans who do not want Chelsea to win the championship have high hopes for them, hoping that they can stop Chelsea at home and slow down the opponent's points.

It would be even better if they could overturn the arrogant Blues.

And this kind of thing that is almost a delusion seems to be possible.

In the 17th minute of the first half, forward Sadio Mane, whom Southampton spent 15 million euros to buy during the summer transfer period, opened the scoring, helping Southampton temporarily lead Chelsea 1:0.

Southampton's unexpected goal made Manchester City and other fans who had a grudge against Chelsea cheer.

There was a commotion at the Etihad Stadium!

Players on both sides of the court were confused and didn't know what was going on.

When the Manchester City fans saw this, they immediately came up with a plan and started shouting in unison:

"Chelsea are trailing Southampton away from home!"

Hearing the shouts of Manchester City fans in the stands, the Burnley players still did not react.

If Chelsea fall behind, they fall behind. What does it have to do with them?

But what the other person said next made them feel cold all over:

"Kill Burnley and we can tie the Blues!"

After shouting these two sentences, the Burnley players suddenly discovered that every one of the Manchester City players on the field had changed!

They became inspired and became murderous!

"not good!"

Realizing that something was not going well, the Burnley coach was just about to shout to the players on the field to ask them to stabilize their position, when Manchester City launched a massive counterattack.

Sinclair intercepted the ball in the backcourt and passed it to Milner. Milner ran along the wing at high speed, cut inside to the edge of the penalty area, attracted the attention of the opponent's defensive player, and knocked the ball across the middle.

Iheanacho made a deft move and gave the ball to Lampard who came in from behind.

The magic lamp bent its bow and nocked an arrow, and shot a trademark long shot through Burnley's door.

1:0!

Manchester City, playing at home, also took the lead!

After the goal, Lampard shook his head and smiled bitterly. The last time he played for Manchester City, he scored a key goal to help the team defeat Chelsea.

This time his goal put Chelsea's top spot in jeopardy.

Blues fans won’t hate themselves because of these two goals, right?

The Manchester City fans at the scene couldn't care less. After seeing Lampard score, they celebrated like crazy!

I never expected that using this kind of lineup, the team could actually take the lead and have the possibility of winning!

Now as long as Southampton holds on, and they hold on, after 90 minutes, they will be able to overtake Chelsea with a goal difference and reach the top of the standings!

…

Southampton, St Mary's Stadium.

The young black forward who saw the opponent hit the ball into the blind corner and scored his own goal.

Chelsea coach Mourinho couldn't help but cursed in a low voice: "Damn it!"

He admitted that he underestimated Southampton's fighting ability.

The opponent's paper strength is far inferior to Chelsea's, so before the game, Mourinho, like other Chelsea fans, was very optimistic and believed that this was an unquestionable victory.

But when the game started, he discovered that this was not the case.

Southampton chose a defensive counterattack tactic at their home court, which was not unexpected by Mourinho.

After all, most teams would choose this way when facing Chelsea.

But the problem is, Southampton has an extremely fast winger-Mane!

The 22-year-old Mane has super starting speed and explosive power, and Southampton obviously knows this very well, so it has used his speed many times to defeat Chelsea's counterattacks.

This move made Chelsea's backcourt full of chaos and chaos.

Finally, they conceded the goal in the 17th minute of the first half!

Losing the ball at this time does not seem to be a big problem for a strong team like Chelsea.

They had enough time to tie the score.

However, after the opponent scores a goal, they will implement defensive counterattack tactics more firmly.

With Mane's speed, this tactic is too threatening to Chelsea. When they press the attack, the emptiness in the backcourt will leave a huge space for the opponent.

This is what Mourinho is most worried about!

Fortunately, Manchester City has a pure substitute lineup in this game. If nothing else happens, they will lose to Burnley at home.

This gave Chelsea room for error.

Thinking of this, Mourinho breathed a sigh of relief.

He casually asked his assistant: "How was the situation in the other game?"

The assistant knew what game he was talking about, so he immediately turned on his phone and started searching.

However, when the search results on the phone came out, the assistant was stunned.

"Huh? What's wrong?"

Mourinho saw the surprised expression on his assistant's face and couldn't help but frown.

Could it be an accident?

Can't Guardiola win the game even if he sends a bunch of substitutes?

"Well, the latest news is that Manchester City just scored a goal and are currently leading 1:0!"

"And it was Lampard who scored the goal again!"

With a bang, Mourinho felt that his head went blank!