Chapter 364 I Am Waiting for Your Challenge on Your Territory!

Li Ang once again succeeded in uniting all Manchester City fans and launched a public criticism against him.

There was no way, his words of expectation for the match with Manchester City in the interview after the match with Stoke City were really "direct".

No wonder Manchester City fans broke down again on major online forums.

This season, Manchester City won 12 consecutive victories at the beginning of the league, and the momentum far exceeded the sum of the previous seasons!

Which team and player in the Premier League now mentions them with awe?

Which English media mentions them without full of expectations and praise?

They have gradually become familiar with this feeling of being respected, expected and held high by everyone.

Just like the process of Chelsea's strong rise in the Premier League in the previous seasons.

Starting from a terrifying winning streak, overthrowing strong enemies all the way, is to use a strong record to convince everyone.

Manchester City now almost perfectly reproduces Chelsea's winning streak, which will inevitably make Manchester City fans full of confidence again.

As a result, Li Ang, this tactless guy, only used three "very much looking forward to it" to make Manchester City fans return to reality from fantasy.

They quickly recalled the fear of being dominated by Chelsea in the Premier League in the past two seasons...

Who can stand this!

Li Ang's remarks in the interview were quickly labeled as "disrespectful" and "too arrogant" by Manchester City fans.

But in their verbal criticism, Li Ang's own image was not affected at all.

Just as some neutral fans of the Premier League questioned:

"Shouldn't the Manchester City fans who say that Li Ang lacks respect and is arrogant first figure out where they are?

You know, Chelsea and Li Ang are now the defending champions of the Premier League!

Manchester City still needs to have more strong dialogues, especially direct competitions with Chelsea, to further establish their advantages in the Premier League.

They are temporarily at the top of the Premier League, but the Premier League schedule has not even passed 1/3.

When they really win the Premier League championship this season, let's talk about the topic that Li Ang needs to respect them..."

Good guy, when such doubts came out, the Manchester City fans who were originally counting on other fan groups to help them cheer and speak out once again had their mentality exploded!

However, when public opinion was surging, the players of Chelsea and Manchester City, who were about to meet, seemed very silent and calm.

After the 12th round of the Premier League, the international match day came again, and many of the main players of the two teams were called up to participate in the national team's competitions.

This is also destined to damage the strength of both teams. After all, some of the main players who returned from fatigue need more rest, and some may be absent due to injuries.

Mourinho and Guardiola have no intention of paying attention to the situation in the public opinion field under this situation.

They wish they could have a shadow clone and rush to the home court of each national team to strictly supervise the head coaches of those countries to use their team's main players carefully.

So when the international match day ended, when reporters asked about the relevant topic at the pre-match press conference of the 13th round of the Premier League, the two famous coaches also seemed a little confused.

"Well, I haven't really paid much attention to the public opinion online recently. We need to make a lot of tactical preparations before the game against a strong opponent like Chelsea. In fact, I haven't had a good rest for three days~

The fans' worries are actually unnecessary. We and Chelsea are just competitors, not enemies with any historical hatred.

And we respect each other very much. I also called Jose before the game. After the game, we may have a drink in Manchester..."

"Joseph knows me. I never show arrogance to any competitor. My players and I will respect every opponent.

Of course, it is their freedom to discuss what the fans like. I can understand that this matchup is very important to the fans of both sides. I also hope to bring an absolutely wonderful matchup to the fans!"

The two famous coaches were very decent in their external speeches.

But even though they both behaved relatively gently, they actually knew that this matchup was destined to be full of gunpowder!

After all, Manchester City is not chasing the top four in the Premier League. There is a small goal of playing in the Champions League every year.

They have the same ambition to dominate the Premier League as Chelsea, and outside the Premier League, for example, in the Champions League, they also crave the Champions League title!

The oil tycoons in the Middle East invest so much real money in Manchester City every year, not to get the Premier League runner-up and the Champions League quarterfinals every year!

They are competitors with the same ambitions and goals.

So they have no way out in the most direct dialogue and competition. Either they move forward and defeat the opponent, step on the opponent's corpse to become the king, or fail and continue to be a stepping stone!

This is a self-evident result. Whether they shout slogans or not cannot change the fact that they are competing fiercely.

The expectation that Li Ang expressed in the previous interview was not because he was arrogant.

But he liked such challenges!

Before the battle with Barcelona, ​​which was in its heyday, and Bayern, the universe, didn't he also express his expectations and desires?

This is not a sign of contempt, but recognition.

If Manchester City were still as strong as they were two seasons ago, then Li Ang would not express his expectations in front of the media at all.

Nowadays, Manchester City's dominant performance has truly aroused Li Ang's interest in the challenge.

He is eager to have a vigorous head-to-head battle with the team led by Guardiola himself!

Guardiola has been looking forward to this day since he lost control of the Barcelona dressing room and finally chose to leave Barcelona.

He also wants to see the rapid formation of Manchester City and Liverpool.

Nothing else, just because after reaching the top, you will inevitably feel lonely without the company of a strong opponent.

During its rise, Real Madrid wanted to avenge Barcelona, ​​regain control of La Liga, and fall in love with Bayern Munich. There was no shortage of powerful opponents.

And now Chelsea's rise seems more like they have the right time and the right place. Because of so-called good luck, they have reached the top in an era when there are not many strong opponents.

After all, when Chelsea regained the Premier League title, the Manchester United dynasty had collapsed, Liverpool had been decadent for many years, and Arsenal had no hope of revival.

Only one upstart, Manchester City, continued to invest heavily to compete with Chelsea, but Guardiola's tactical style was also understood and restrained by Mourinho at the time.

In the Champions League, Real Madrid just lost their dominance due to the drama in the locker room and the departure of Mourinho and Galeague.

Barcelona has cut off its foundation and will no longer have the momentum to set off a frenzy of passing and controlling games.

Originally, Bayern would be the only team that was naturally chosen to dominate the football world at that time. However, after their coach retired, Bayern's senior management started to mess around, and they completely destroyed a good Cosmos team!

Under such circumstances, Chelsea has risen simultaneously in the Premier League and Champions League. It is really difficult for fans not to say with emotion, "It's just the right time!"

This is destined to be the era when Chelsea will successfully reach the top of the league.

But it happened to avoid the peak period of the major European powers, which will inevitably make fans of various clubs criticize Chelsea.

However, Li Ang never paid attention to such public opinion. In his opinion, it was just sophistry.

After all, Real Madrid and Bayern have lost their dominance of the Champions League, so the remaining emerging teams have equal opportunities to reach the top and become kings.

So why did other teams fail to reach the summit? Don't you want to?

It’s not because they can’t do it!

Chelsea seized the opportunity to reach the top of the European continent, and it is normal to be jealous.

What Li Ang lamented was that there were too few strong opponents.

He is always eager for new challenges and new powerful enemies.

Manchester City seems to have no fundamental changes now, but under the leadership and recasting of Guardiola, this team is completely different from the previous two seasons!

Li Ang had already clearly felt the huge changes in the Manchester City team in the Community Shield match before the official start of the new season.

He used to always joke that his team was like "cultured hooligans" under Mourinho's training and leadership.

But now it seems that Manchester City has also taken the initiative to "gangsterize" and become a hooliganized cultural figure!

He likes the changes in his opponents, and he is now eager to know what surprises the rogue Manchester City can bring him on the field!

On the afternoon of November 21st, Li Ang and his teammates set foot on the Etihad Stadium with high expectations. They will play away to Manchester City today.

This is also a super showdown that countless Premier League fans have been waiting for!

Both teams have not lost a single match in the league since the start of the new season.

Chelsea has 11 wins and 1 draw, and Manchester City has won a terrifying 12-game winning streak since the start of the season!

At the beginning of the season, the local media in Manchester criticized Guardiola because of his emphasis on young players and newly introduced players. Now they are purely worshiping Guardiola!

Record is the most powerful proof and weapon to fight back.

When Guardiola led his team to win 12 consecutive victories in the Premier League at the beginning of the season, let alone nepotism.

He just used 11 children from Manchester City's youth training to play in the Premier League, and the British media would not dare to fart.

At the beginning of the season, many media believed that Sterling would not be very stable after his transfer in the new season. Now he has performed well in Manchester City with 4 goals and 5 assists in his first 12 league games!

He and Sane, who mainly rotated on the right wing, but also handed over 3 goals and 2 assists, are now the heartthrob of Manchester City fans.

However, when the local media in Manchester praised Sterling, Liverpool fans also had more complicated emotions towards the escaped youngster.

There is hatred, but there is also regret.

Maybe it's more of an annoyance for his team's failure to live up to expectations.

After all, if Liverpool can also produce results, wouldn't it be possible to keep Sterling?

With Suarez determined to leave the team, how can the young and talented Sterling resist the temptation of other powerful teams?

Sterling is already high-spirited now. After all, he has the full support and trust of Guardiola at Manchester City and has reached a new peak in his career.

He believes that Manchester City now has the strength to compete with Chelsea, but under Guardiola's instructions, they did not accept any media interviews before the game.

If he could speak generously, he would even dare to directly declare a challenge to Chelsea before the game.

However, Sterling's overwhelming self-confidence before the game was still slightly deflated the moment he saw Li Ang leading the team into the field.

There is no way, it is not just Manchester City players who have "Lee phobia" in the Premier League.

In the past two seasons, there are many young English talents who have been suppressed by Li Ang on the court.

Of course, Sterling is also among those who have been suppressed.

Looking at Li Ang's tall and confident figure at this moment, Sterling wanted to muster up the courage to look at him, but in the end he did nothing and could only purse his lips and follow his teammates to play.

Li Ang felt Sterling's vague attention, but he didn't take it to heart.

After the opening ceremony, he subconsciously tightened the captain's armband on his arm, then called his teammates and finished the final cheering work in his own half!

At 3 pm London time, this Premier League focus battle started on time!

Manchester City, who are at home today, are very confident. They launched an offensive test against Chelsea, who actively contracted their formation, from the beginning of the game.

In terms of the lineup and starting personnel, there is not much difference between Manchester City today and the previous Community Shield match with Chelsea.

The starting front three is still Sterling, Aguero and Silva.

The midfield is still composed of Fabregas, Gundogan and Fernandinho.

In the back line, Otamendi, who was injured recently, was replaced by Mangala in the starting position today.

As for Chelsea, like Manchester City, they chose to play the 4231 formation today.

After another round of international matches, Mourinho still chose to rotate some of the main players.

De Bruyne and Thiago Silva did not start in today's game.

In other positions, Chelsea still played with all the main players, especially in the midfield, the trio of Matic, Kroos and Li Ang was intact.

After taking the stance of defending first at the beginning, Chelsea started the strangulation defense tactics in the midfield.

Manchester City just formed a siege against Chelsea, but before they could play a three-minute attack in a row, Li Ang seized the opportunity to steal the ball and launched a quick counterattack!

Li Ang made a two-on-one cooperation with Kroos during the advance, shook off Fabregas's return defense, and then took the ball and went straight to Manchester City's defense!

However, in the end, under the combined efforts of Fernandinho and Guindogan, Li Ang failed to rush into Manchester City's penalty area.

He just fired directly from a distance of about 32 meters away from Manchester City's goal and hit the goal with a long shot!

His long-range heavy artillery was full of power. Although the angle of the shot was not very tricky, Bravo, Manchester City's current main goalkeeper and Li Ang's old acquaintance, did not dare to ignore it.

The Chilean goalkeeper reacted quickly, adjusted his pace and made a quick save. It was very safe and a little conservative to hit Li Ang's shot out of the baseline!

Tens of thousands of Manchester City fans at the scene exclaimed in unison.

Li Ang saw Bravo's successful save and finally smiled and shook his head.

Manchester City's defense has indeed made great progress compared to the previous two seasons. They returned to defense more quickly and targeted Li Ang more closely.

But Li Ang still used this long shot after the successful start to tell all Manchester City players:

Here I come again.

I am waiting for your challenge on your territory!