The biggest fanatic in football

Chapter 687 Don’t be afraid of me!

On December 24, when Chelsea returned to London with two tragedies and a golden Club World Cup trophy, the Premier League had quietly completed two rounds of matches.

Perhaps due to Chelsea's absence, many accidents occurred in these two rounds of the league.

Among them, the biggest surprise is of course Manchester City.

In the 18th round, Blue Moon lost to Crystal Palace 2:3 at home, and the "real king of North London" only won three games in the first 17 rounds of this season, ranking second from last!

In the following 19th round, Manchester City not only failed to learn from their shame and regroup, but they overturned again and lost to Leicester City in an away game!

This wave of two consecutive defeats directly caused Blue Moon to relinquish its third place in the standings, and was overtaken by Tottenham, which had won two consecutive games.

In addition to Manchester City, Arsenal was also unexpectedly tied by Brighton. The momentum to catch up with the top four has weakened, but the advantage over sixth place is still huge.

As for the traffic in the topic area, Manchester United performed very stably in these two rounds.

They first swept Cardiff City 5:1 away from home, and then defeated Huddersfield 3:1 at home. With two consecutive victories, they climbed from 9th to 6th in the standings.

, even overtaking the new Wimbledon with one win and one draw.

The strongest team is undoubtedly Tottenham.

They first defeated Everton 6:2 away from home, and then beat Bournemouth 5:0 after returning home. They scored 11 goals in two rounds and held Manchester City down with a three-point advantage.

And Manchester City, which has been having a tough time lately, will face Chelsea again in their next game!

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In this week’s European football world, there is also a breaking news:

Due to the dismal record, especially the elimination from the Champions League group stage, Zidane announced his resignation from Real Madrid after the last game before entering the winter break.

It's not his fault. After leading the team to win the Champions League, European Super League and Club World Cup in 2016, Zidane never added any championship trophies to his coaching resume - because in the following season, Valencia

Completed the Grand Slam!

There is only the legendary "Three Consecutive Champions League Champions", which is as unreal as a mirror in the mirror.

And Zidane's path to "Xuanzong" was completely interrupted by the lucky Lee Polo at the very first step! -

In addition to Zidane's resignation, there is another less breaking news in Spanish football.

Gary Neville, who once led Valencia, interrupted Zidane's luck, and won six titles in La Liga, Copa del Rey, Champions League, European Super League, Western Premier League, and Club World Cup, has peacefully terminated his contract with the club.

It was said to be a "peaceful termination", but everyone could see that Neville was fired by his "old friend" Boss Lin!

Valencia did not receive many strong reinforcements this season. Instead, they lost Van Dijk, the core of the defense, so that they did not play well on all fronts.

In the 17th round of the league, Valencia is only ranked seventh in the standings. Not only is there almost no hope of winning the championship, but it is also a bit far away from the Champions League.

In the Champions League, they also missed the knockout rounds and could only compete in the Europa League.

As for the King's Cup, it has been eliminated...

Neville, who was originally a foreigner, was immediately stabbed in the back by the critical Valencia fans. In the face of huge performance pressure, this former "meritorious coach", "champion coach" and "the most successful coach in the history of Valencia" , he could only take his own brother to leave get out of class sadly.

After class, Neville was not too depressed, because he has become the most successful English head coach in the past 30 years...

In a completely unfamiliar country, he led a team that was not a wealthy team to win six heavyweight championship trophies, and once suppressed Real Madrid, Barcelona, ​​and Atletico Madrid to the point where they could not lift their heads!

Compared with Southgate who led the national team to win the World Cup, Neville's achievements are no less impressive!

After all, clubs have a longer schedule, and the World Cup only has 7 games! -

On December 28, Gary Neville, who had just finished class for a week, appeared in the live broadcast room sitting upright.

"Welcome back, dear Gary."

Lineker, who was also named Gary, stood up from the table, gave a warm hug with a smile on his face, and then joked:

"Jamie and I have been very lonely in your absence for more than two years!"

"Shut up, where am I lonely?"

Jamie Carragher rolled his eyes without even raising his butt:

"I just want to remind the Valencia club to discover that he is a parallel import as soon as possible to avoid greater losses."

Neville didn't expect a passionate kiss with him, so he sat down beside him casually:

"Yes, yes, if you are my assistant, I will definitely make greater progress!"

Lineker interrupted Carragher, who was about to counterattack, and forced the topic back:

"In about 10 minutes, we will have this powerful dialogue. Affected by the Club World Cup, this game has been postponed for 10 days, which also means that there is only one live game today.

So the heat must not be low."

He turned to Neville:

"Gary, you have been in Spain for a long time. Do you have your own unique evaluation of the two teams competing today? Whether it is the team as a whole, the coach, or the key players..."

Neville was clearly prepared:

"Manchester City and Chelsea are the two strongest teams in the Premier League."

As soon as he said something, he immediately corrected himself:

"No, please allow me to re-describe it. Chelsea represents the top strength of the Premier League and even the entire football world, while Manchester City represents the second-level strength."

Carragher looked at him sideways:

"You mean... Chelsea is the only one? There is no need to watch this game?"

Neville showed a sly smile:

"Would you like to bet with me, Jamie? I can beat Chelsea."

Carragher pouted:

"...Do you really think I'm stupid?"

"Only a devil would bet with you!"

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Amid the long-awaited flirting among the commentators, the postponed League Cup is finally about to begin.

Standing at the end of the player tunnel, Lee Polo could clearly feel that the Manchester City players seemed to be afraid of him. No one dared to approach him, let alone say hello or exchange a few words...

After all, having been in the Premier League for a season and a half, Lee Polo is no longer the shy rookie who just joined the Premier League. Now he is able to express his thoughts openly and directly.

For example now...

He coughed and said loudly:

"Why are you so scared after seeing me?"

"Are you worried that I will score 22 goals like I did in the Club World Cup?"

He waved his hand:

"How is this possible?"

"You are the top team in Europe, how can a mere Asian team compare with you?"

"Besides... I'm not a tireless robot. After a long journey, my state will definitely fluctuate!"

Aguero, De Bruyne, Mahrez, Sterling, Silva, Fernandinho, Otamendi, Stones, Walker, Zinchenko, Ederson...

Manchester City's starting 11 all looked at him with the same look.

Their eyes seemed to say again:

"Can you stop joking?"

"You are a robot when you ride on a horse!"

"I heard that the reason why Kong Er didn't let you have fun in the final of the Club World Cup was so that you could preserve your form to deal with Manchester City!"

(End of chapter)