Midfielder

Christmas is a holiday for many people, but for Premier League players, they have no time to relax. It can be said that there are very few clubs like Chelsea that directly take a three-day holiday.

Many teams still have to tighten their belts and try to get one or two wins during the Christmas period.

Especially for those teams that are preparing to compete for the top four in the league and relegation, they must seize the time.

Only Mourinho's team dared to be so relaxed, and their double-digit lead gave them no pressure.

Mourinho didn't dare to be so thorough last season, when they were still chasing Arsenal.

He didn't dare to relax at all. Even if he achieved the overtake, he had to tighten every nerve.

For Chelsea at that time, winning the championship and treble were all issues that had never been thought of.

They can only fight hard game by game and strive for good results. Don't let others laugh at this luxurious team built with money. It is a useless team. They were very cautious at that time.

But it doesn't matter now. Chelsea's crazy grab for points gave them enough time to adjust.

This is the temperament that only a champion has. Everything seems very calm and unhurried, and every step is steady.

When other teams start to risk their lives, they can sit back and watch very comfortably.

But this is what Mourinho dares to do. He is really not afraid of losing now. Losing one or two games is not a big deal to him. This is an extremely impressive spirit.

The three-day holiday allowed Chelsea's players to have enough rest time, but it also affected their very exciting competitive state some time ago, especially Lin Yi. The continuous long-distance travel still made this kid's physical condition not too good. Well, I am too tired in some aspects and it does affect my state a bit.

"That liar Romario, who said that a harmonious life is conducive to on-field performance?"

But thinking about the craziness in those three days, Lin Yi felt a little embarrassed. After all, for someone like him who had just left the virginity industry, it was better not to mention some things.

In Lin Yi's first league game after Christmas, Mourinho put him on the bench to watch the game.

"Your task is to rest and adjust. The team does not need you to risk your life now. You have to save your knife until the most critical moment." Mourinho's words are an edict.

But it's not surprising that Mourinho was nervous. After all, everyone else was resting during the three-day holiday. Only Lin Yi was running back and forth. He had never had a day's rest since arriving in Japan.

In the first training session after Lin Yi came back, Faria could already tell that this kid was a little overtired.

"Have you two not left your room for three days? How could you be so vain?"

Lin Yi had a look of helplessness when faced with Faria's unruly teasing. He really wanted to tell this old guy that he was a little dishonest only on Christmas Eve and Christmas morning. The rest of the time, the two of them were very Pure, but probably no one would believe this, after all, this kid is weak now.

"If you take two long-distance flights in five days in a row, I guarantee you will be even more weak!"

In fact, compared with exercising in bed, this kind of flying back and forth is the culprit that consumes Lin Yi's physical strength the most. In five days, he flew from Tokyo to Los Angeles, and from Los Angeles back to London. This does not include the time between him and Selina. In a few passionate moments, this boy's physical strength was good enough, but it would have been worse for someone else.

But even if Lin Yi is not present, with Chelsea's current strength, even if they are substitutes in the first half, it will be a piece of cake to deal with Manchester City. What's more, the two teams still have the old hatred from last season. Before the start of the season, Chelsea has been holding back The tone is to teach Manchester City and old enemy Newcastle United a lesson.

Newcastle United has fallen, and now it is Manchester City's turn. Mourinho has only one order for this kind of opponent. Under the premise of solid defense, the midfielder and frontcourt should start attacking as freely as possible.

It doesn't matter even if this is the opponent's home court, what Mourinho wants is to slap others in the face at their doorstep.

And the harder the beating, the better. Let these guys remember to avoid provoking Chelsea next time.

Mourinho has never been afraid of making enemies. For him, making enemies is something he has long been used to.

From the first game in charge of Portugal, Mourinho has gone all the way and found himself many enemies almost every season, including Ferguson, Wenger, including old enemy Jaccard.

Only by allowing himself to always have a sense of crisis can Mourinho make progress.

Without pressure, there is no motivation. This is the best explanation. Only when you have opponents will you think about surpassing.

Anyway, Mourinho has no intention of becoming a good guy on the sidelines. He will never be able to play a role like Ancelotti who is regarded as a good guy wherever he goes.

But before the game started, Lin Yi became the center of attention on the sidelines again, but this time the reporters standing in front of him were not the gossip media in England, but reporters from China.

This is not surprising. With Sun Jihai in the Manchester City team, the attention of the Chinese media is naturally inevitable.

As for Lin Yi, who is half Chinese, he still tempted the Chinese Football Association and used crooked ideas.

However, Mendes still politely rejected this possibility. After all, going to Asia would not be good for Lin Yi. Moreover, even if the Chinese men's football team included Lin Yi, this... Appearing in the World Cup would definitely be a super HARD task, which is not something that can be easily accomplished.

Although this idea did not come true, at least Lin Yi's popularity in China has always been high.

It is probably because of the half Chinese bloodline in this kid that the country has a sense of recognition of him, and Lin Yi is really good to the fans. Just look at the crazy energy of those Japanese girls, and you can imagine it.

The battle between Lin Yi and Sun Jihai is not a Chinese derby, but this kind of gimmick is still hyped by those reporters. Even if Lin Yi does not play, shaking hands and taking photos before the game can be considered news.

"Good luck." This is Lin Yi's blessing to the other party. For the country where his mother has lived for many years, maybe one day he should go and see where his mother lived.

But Lin Yi's kindness can only represent himself. The beasts on the field will not show mercy to Manchester City. Without Lin Yi's pass in the frontcourt, they can still tear open Manchester City's defense with Lampard and Gerrard. Even if this is Manchester City's home court, they can't resist Chelsea's tide of attack. Pierce stood on the sidelines and watched Drogba head the ball into the goal.

Less than ten minutes after the start, Joe Cole's pass drew a perfect arc from the left side. Drogba rushed in front of Dunn and made a very standard head shot. James, who often made mistakes in front of the England national team, actually reacted quickly this time, but the angle of the header was too tricky.

James' open hands couldn't stop Drogba from heading the ball into the upper corner of the goal. The Manchester City fans present could only helplessly watch Chelsea lead in their home court. They didn't play with all the main players. If all the main players were on the field, it is estimated that the speed of losing the ball would be faster.

One goal could not satisfy Chelsea, and this goal also aroused their ferocity.

Like a beast that has licked blood, it will never be satisfied, and their attack began to press forward frantically.

When Pierce used up his three substitutions and completely gave up the idea of ​​​​reversing the disadvantage on the field, the game had only been played for less than 60 minutes, but the score on the big screen had been rewritten to 4-0.

This is Manchester City's home court, but the damn score is so eye-catching that Manchester City fans have begun to leave the field one after another when there are only 30 minutes left in the game. When an off-site reporter asked those fans about their feelings, one of the young fans said, "This is the most infuriating game I have ever seen in my life. Manchester City is just like a pile of shit!"

This is still a polite statement. For example, the more extreme fans used the water bottles in their hands to smash the player channel frantically after the game. Pierce's head was also hit by this air attack, and several lumps were smashed.

But compared with these big lumps, what hurts Pierce the most may be the final score, 6-0! Those beasts at Chelsea really didn't give Pierce any face.

But in the newspapers the next day, not many people showed any contempt for Manchester City's defeat, because compared with Chelsea's 17 consecutive victories, Pierce was just another cannon fodder.

Even Ferguson and Wenger have failed, and Manchester City still wants to continue to perform the miracle of overthrowing the giant?

I guess Pierce himself didn't think so arrogantly before the game, but the score was really ugly.

But the news of Chelsea's winning streak can no longer stimulate the public's heart. For those fans, Mourinho's team winning is no longer news, only their losing is a shock.

If you want to snipe Chelsea now, you can only wait until the second half of the season and let Wenger act as an interceptor. But looking at Wenger's team now, whether it can take on this heavy responsibility is indeed still under discussion. You know, they are now facing the possibility of losing Campbell, the backbone of the defense.

The 17th round of the league ended, and what followed was not only a dense schedule, but also the opening of the winter transfer window. Compared with the league points, the personnel supplement may also attract others' attention.

Especially the top few in the league, in order to compete for a better ranking, they have to buy players this winter.

But no one could have thought that Chelsea, which has such a good league performance, is still thinking about continuing to make up.

And compared with their competitors, their performance in the transfer market is even more popular. Looking at Chelsea's enthusiasm for grabbing food from other people's bowls, they are more like laggards.

Bosingwa, Friedrich, Maniche, these three guys completed the contract with Chelsea on the first day of the transfer opening and collectively appeared at Stamford Bridge, but these three transfers are almost equivalent to Manchester United's total investment in the winter transfer market. Chelsea's wealth is really scary, and this is not the important transfer that Chelsea wants to plan, the blockbuster is still behind.

The addition of Maniche and these three people can be said to be Mourinho's way of filling Chelsea's defensive deficiencies.

Three versatile players, three players who can quietly wait for opportunities on the bench, this is what Mourinho needs most. What's more important is that two of them were brought up by Mourinho himself, so there is no need to worry about his ability to control new players. Friedrich is also not a personality player.

When Carvalho and Terry were unable to play for some reason, Friedrich was a good choice, especially after the first training session, Mourinho believed that the German had fully adapted to Chelsea's tactical requirements, especially the attack during corner kicks, which was very deterrent.

"That guy's header is definitely a time bomb in front of the opponent's goal, even more fierce than Terry."

Mourinho had no objection to these three signings, but what gave him a headache was the two contracts that had not been finalized. The two thorns made Mourinho a little hesitant.

These two thorns are the type that have no problem with their skills, but their personalities give everyone a headache.

Anelka can fall out with his mentor Wenger, you can imagine how bad this guy's temper is.

After a high-priced transfer to Real Madrid, this guy is going to apply to leave again after a dull season.

He could have become an absolute main force in the French team, but he wasted his talent in such transfers. If he can maintain a high level, even Henry will probably have to stand aside in the national team.

Although this guy seems to have fallen a bit in the European transfer market recently, Mourinho has never doubted Anelka's level. This guy's individual combat ability is indeed very strong.

Even his comprehensive ability in the center position is a little higher than Drogba, who simply waits for his teammates to cooperate. It's just that this guy's attitude and psychological problems make many people discouraged.

If this guy had a better temper, he might not have fallen to this point today, but Kenyon has now thrown this problem to Mourinho. Whether to supplement the striker ability depends on him as the head coach. Anyway, Anelka is not short of buyers now. Manchester City, which is about to be acquired by Thaksin, has been actively contacting him recently, and the conditions offered are not low.

However, compared with Anelka's gloomy temperament, Cassano's hot temper is probably the most worrying. This guy who always competes with others in boxing and kicking is really a headache.

The reason why Roma bought him from Bari was because this guy's talent was too excellent.

Mourinho also values ​​Cassano for this reason. If he can integrate well into the team, then this guy can make a lot of contributions in the midfield. If he can have some chemical reaction with Lin Yi, it is estimated that Chelsea will become more terrifying, and there will be more changes in the offense.

Especially in more than two months, they will fight Barcelona in the Champions League. Mourinho will not remain unchanged during this confrontation. Stability is good, but being too stable will often make oneself the final loser. He does not want Chelsea to lose this game in the end.

Since many people are saying that Chelsea will rely on its own defense to get through the danger again, it depends on whether Barcelona's spear can penetrate Chelsea's steel defense this time. Mourinho wants to let the opponent fall into the trap he set when this confrontation is staged. Soldiers are treacherous.

After hesitating for a whole week, Mourinho finally finalized the transfer contracts of these two guys with Kenyon. For him now, it is not easy to find such offensive players.

But Kenyon still has to play games with others in the transfer market after waiting for Mourinho's response.

After all, there are many people eyeing Anelka and Cassano. For example, Cassano is now very close to Real Madrid. Florentino can only find a backup when he can't deal with Lin Yi. Fortunately, Cassano and Roma broke up, otherwise Real Madrid would not be able to find a suitable candidate.

But Florentino has met his opponent. When he was ready to make an offer to Roma, Kenyon, the stumbling block, came out from the side. This guy's action is much faster than that of the old man.

"25 million euros, plus an annual salary of 4 million." This is the offer revealed by the Spanish media. Compared with the offer of the old man, the price of Kenyon is obviously more attractive.

Usually, it is the old man who throws money at others, but this time he also tasted the feeling of being thrown money directly. Although Real Madrid can pay more transfer fees, it is obvious that Chelsea is determined to win this deal. If they continue to fight, it will only be a bargain for Roma who are ready to sell Cassano.

Two days after Chelsea made the offer, the old man withdrew from the transfer war, but this guy also messed up Chelsea before leaving. Although he lost Cassano, he also planted unstable factors within Chelsea. For the first time, the old man publicly offered to buy the Irishman Duff.

The La Liga has always paid great attention to offensive players. Duff, who has already become marginalized in Chelsea, has become the prey of the old man this time, but the earliest this deal will be completed will have to wait until the end of January.

And it depends on whether Mourinho will let him go. After all, Chelsea may not let an important member of the championship team go. Under the premise of seeking to defend the title on multiple fronts, even if they want to let the players transfer, it will be a matter of summer, not poaching in winter. However, it is unknown whether the old man can still sit firmly in the position of club chairman this summer.

If the first three signings are all pediatrics, just some players who are not big names, but ten days after the transfer market opened, Chelsea made another move and won Anelka and Cassano.

This also makes Chelsea's transfer market investment this season once again exceed 100 million. These beasts have never concealed their ambition to defend their titles on multiple fronts, but now it seems that what attracts the media's attention more about these two transactions is whether such thorny players can be tamed by Mourinho.

But everyone knows that Chelsea now has two more sharp knives on its chariot. . . Their attack will become sharper and more unstoppable. . .

(Automatically updated...)