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Chapter 208 Chapter [012] Against Chelsea 【Subscription, monthly ticket】

After Robinho joined Manchester City, the European summer transfer door for the 2008-2009 season was closed.And at this time, the Italian U21 country will have a U9 European National Cup qualifying match at their home court on September 6. Their opponent is the Albanian U21 national team.However, Xu Zhou was not selected for this Italian U21 national team squad, and almost all the main players in front were not selected for this Italian U21 national team. Substitutes, the Italian U21 national team all played this game as substitutes.

And Xu Zhou stayed in Manchester to conduct some simple training with some players who did not have national team missions. Originally, the Italian national team wanted to recruit Xu Zhou for the friendly match on this international match day.After all, at this time, the Italian country has already replaced the old with the new, rebuilding the national team. They are preparing for the 2010 World Cup. By 2010, Xu Zhou is in his prime.Therefore, at this time, there are already very high voices in Italy to recruit Xu Zhou into the national team.However, the head coach of the national team did not recruit Xu Zhou and other players who had performed well in the BJ Olympics into the national team at this time, which made everyone very incomprehensible.

Xu Zhou didn't feel disappointed when he didn't receive the call-up order from the national team. After all, he was still young, and he still had time to be selected for the national team and participate in the World Cup. Therefore, his heart was very balanced.The Italian U21 national team easily won the match against the Albanian U21 national team, 4:0, while the Italian national team received a draw.

After the end of the international match day, the national teams were disbanded, and the players returned to the team immediately to prepare for the next week's league.This time, Manchester City will return to challenge Chelsea at home.Chelsea Football Club (Chelsea-Football-Club), nicknamed the Blues), is an English football club located in London, the capital of the United Kingdom. It now participates in the English Premier League and is one of the largest clubs in the world.It was founded in 1905 and its home stadium is located at Stamford Bridge near the River Thames in the Hammersmith-Fulham district of London.As of 2008, Chelsea has won 3 Premier League titles, 4 FA Cup titles, 4 English League Cup titles and 2 European Cup Winners' Cup titles.

The stay of Abrahimovic made Chelsea all the rage in the world football world, and Jose Mourinho even brought Chelsea the honor of the league championship.However, Jose Mourinho, who was successful at Chelsea, was dismissed by the team in the middle of last season.This season, Chelsea ushered in the former Portuguese national team coach Felipe Scolari.After Scolari stayed at Stamford Bridge, Chelsea also made great moves, and their personnel replenishment this season is also very sufficient.Chelsea's start this season is still good. In the previous three rounds, Chelsea has two wins and one tie to remain unbeaten.

Facing Manchester City this time, Chelsea is bound to win. After all, the story between Manchester City and Chelsea this summer is well known.If it weren't for Manchester City's intervention at the last moment, then the Brazilian Robinho would have been wearing Chelsea's blue jersey at this time.Manchester City's unkindness made Chelsea very angry. Therefore, before this game, Chelsea's top management issued a death order, that is, they must win Manchester City.

Of course, the Manchester City people also know what the Chelsea people think, so they don't want to lose. The same Manchester City team also issued a death order, and this game cannot be lost.The two teams began to compete secretly, and no one would accept the other. Before the game, the head coaches of the two teams began to quarrel.When Manchester City head coach Mark Hughes was interviewed by the media before the game, he said: "Scolari is an international famous coach, and his coaching ability is indeed very strong. But this is the club, this is the Premier League, and this is Mark Hughes' territory. An outsider who doesn't know anything about the Premier League has no threat at all!"

And Chelsea's coach Scolari said in the pre-match interview: "Mark Hughes? Who is he? Please forgive me, I have been a coach for so many years and I have never heard of such a name. Well, I admit that I am ignorant, but who is Mark Hughes? Do you know?"

Is this slight?Contempt?No, it's not in sight at all. Scarari despises Mark Hughes to the bottom.In their eyes, there is no such thing as Mark Hughes, and of course he will not be afraid of such a person as Mark Hughes. "The victory must be ours. Whether it is in terms of player allocation or the level of the head coach, Manchester City is not qualified to be compared with us. Please don't put me together with such a coach who has no strength, no reputation and no education. You are an insult to me!" Scolari's words appeared in the newspapers of major media in England the next day.

"Xu Zhou? Who are you talking about? Is he Japanese? Korean?" When Chelsea captain Lampard was asked by reporters, he actually replied, "I'm sorry, I haven't heard of this player, and I don't know his strength. However, a player who is not even famous at all, I think his strength is also very good. So, please don't ask me such a mentally retarded question. There is no doubt that we beat Manchester City!"

"Oh, Lampard? I've heard of him. His reputation is quite big. Whether in China or Italy, Lampard's reputation is very big." When Xu Zhou was interviewed by a reporter, Xu Zhou said, "As long as you walk on the street, you can hear fans talking about Lampard. This buddy is simply awesome! So, in a match against such a player, isn’t the outcome obvious at a glance? You still ask this question, buddy, you are really free, looking for trouble!”

"Robinho? Are you talking about a player we don't want? What can he do? He has no strength, so don't say anything!" Deco, who had just joined Chelsea, was also caught by the reporters. Deco said so.

"Deco? That bad old man? Oh, God. Are you still talking about him? Are you too bored and have nothing to do, and come to me to pass the time?" Of course, Robinho was also frantically blocked by the reporters. When facing the reporters, he said, "Okay, I think you should focus on younger and more powerful players, such as me, and our team's Xu, etc. Are you saying that a young and more impactful team like ours can't beat that old team?"

Sparks were flying everywhere. Before the game started, the two sides began to confront each other. Whether it was the players or the head coach, the smell of gunpowder was very strong.The more gunpowder, the happier the fans, because they have a good show to watch.This game is the highlight of this round of the Premier League, and it is also a good opportunity to test the new Manchester City.

On September 2008, 9, fans from both sides flocked to the Manchester City Stadium, home of Manchester City. In the Premier League, the home of a team like Manchester City is full for almost every game.Not to mention today's highlight, the huge city of Manchester was packed with excited fans early on.Before the game even started, the fans of both sides began to spat. Their spat continued the spat between the two teams, which was enthusiastic and unrestrained.

At 19:[-] in the evening, the players from both sides had finished warming up on the court and returned to the locker room to listen to the head coach's tactical arrangements.At this time, the Manchester City Stadium was already packed with people, and the atmosphere in the stadium was so warm that an egg could definitely be baked.

"Hello, viewers, here at European Football Channel, I'm your commentator Zhan Jun! Today we bring you the fourth round of the 2008-2009 English Premier League, Manchester City vs. Blues Chelsea." Zhan Jun began to explain with his unique voice.

"This game is the focus of this round. Both sides are very strong. Moreover, both sides have changed their head coaches this season and have introduced a lot of players. It can be said that this is the first time the two new teams have met, and it is very worth looking forward to!" Zhan Jun began the game preview. Not long ago, Manchester City just introduced Brazilian striker Robinho, which will definitely strengthen Manchester City's offense, so we really don't know who will win this game!"

"The players from both sides have already played, and the game is about to start. Now I will introduce to you the starting rosters of both sides today!" Zhan Jun began to introduce the starting rosters of both sides today. "Today, the home team Manchester City is still in a 4-2-3-1 formation, and the goalkeeper is still the young Joe Hart. Although Joe Hart is still young and only 21 years old, he is very capable and has a maturity that does not match his age. In the previous games of this season, his performance was also very eye-catching. , especially in the last game against Sunderland, his performance was perfect!"

"The change in the back line is very big, almost overturning all the configurations of the last game. The biggest change is Joel Luka. Joel Luka has transferred to Tottenham Hotspur, so he will not appear in today's starting list. Today he is replaced by Michael Richards, Kompany and Dunn partnering as a central defender. Kompany returned to his familiar position as a central defender in today's game. I think his performance today will definitely be better than the previous game. After all, he is more familiar with the position of central defender. The full-back is still Boll, but this time he has switched to the left. It seems that Joel Luka’s departure is to make room for Kompany!" Zhan Jun saw that the game still had a while to start, so there was a lot of nonsense.

"Because Kompany has returned to the position of central defender, Manchester City has also changed in the defensive midfielder. Elano replaced the position left by Kompany, and Haman, who is indeed more defensive, is next to him. The defensive midfielder formed by the two is very defensive and alert, and is very organized. It must not be ignored!" Zhan Jun analyzed the starting lineup of Manchester City in detail. "The three players on the forward line have also changed. , and the other two are Ireland and Xu Zhou, who performed very eye-catchingly in the last game."

"Xu Zhou's performance in the last game can be described as strong. It shocked everyone's head. This kid's strength is simply too strong. No one thought that his Premier League debut would be so shocking. However, he made a good start for his Premier League journey and gave us more expectations!" When Zhan Jun said about Xu Zhou, he said a little more, "Then it is the front line. Robinho! This is also Robinho's Premier League debut, let's see if the long-famous Robinho's Premier League debut can be as eye-catching as Xu Zhoude's Premier League debut. This is also a highlight of this game!"

After introducing the main lineup of the Manchester City team, Zhan Jun began to introduce the starting lineup of the visiting team Chelsea. "Today, the Chelsea team also sent out a 4-2-3-1 formation. The goalkeeper is Petr Cech. No one in the current Chelsea team can threaten his position. Then the back four are Bosingwa, Carvalho, Terry, and Ashley Cole. This back line is almost definitely the main line of defense. He will definitely finish this season with Chelsea. Now the only change The number is whether Bosingwa can adapt to the rhythm of the Premier League, which is the most important thing."

"Then there are double midfielders. The double midfielders are Lampard and Essien. Both of them are iron men. A solid barrier is erected in the midfield. It is difficult for ordinary teams to break through this barrier between them. Of course, whether Manchester City can beat Chelsea today depends on how they can break through the defense of these two." The back waistline is simply too strong.

"Next is the forward line. There are Malouda, Deco and Wright-Phillips in the forward line. Although this forward line is strong, it is not very strong, so in terms of offense, Chelsea is indeed still a little bit worse." Zhan Jun continued: "The single arrow in the forward line is Drogba. Although Anelka's strength is more comprehensive, Scolari still let Drogba start!"

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PS: Sorry, today's update is a bit late, I'm really sorry.However, what I want to tell you is that the first update tomorrow morning will be later, it should be around [-] o'clock.Now, the dragons are very busy in the graduation project (thesis), so the update is a bit unstable.However, it won't be too long, and it should be able to recover the day after tomorrow.Sorry for the inconvenience caused to everyone! !

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