Chapter 215 De Bruyne’s transfer turmoil

In this round's focus game, Moyes' Manchester United defeated Arsenal, second in the standings, 1:0 at home, allowing Manchester City to once again expand its lead.

After 11 rounds, their current record is 10 wins and 1 draw, ranking first with 31 points.

Arsenal has 8 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses, temporarily ranking second with 25 points.

With Arsenal's unexpected loss, the point difference between the two teams has widened to 6 points.

With the current status and schedule of the two teams, Manchester City is very likely to lock in the half-time championship in advance.

In the history of the Premier League, the probability of the half-time champions finally winning the championship is more than 60%. This is the result of Arsenal continuously lowering the probability.

Therefore, the gold content of the half-distance championship is relatively high.

Among the top clubs in the Premier League, except for Chelsea and Arsenal, the remaining teams have all won.

Chelsea's condition has become particularly sluggish since they were tied by Manchester City at home. In the last round, they were swept 2:0 by the Magpies on the road.

In this round, they were tied 2:2 at home by the mid-to-lower team West Bromwich Albion.

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that something is wrong with Mourinho's Chelsea.

And the problem is very serious!

This is a result that no one expected.

At the beginning of the season, when it was learned that Mourinho was about to return to Chelsea, the outside world was generally optimistic about Madman's coaching prospects with the Blues.

However, in just a few months, there have been more and more doubts about Mourinho and Chelsea.

The Blues, who are second only to Manchester City in terms of investment in the transfer market, are definitely targeting the league title and Champions League title this season.

However, after 11 rounds, Chelsea had 5 wins, 4 draws and 2 losses, and only scored 19 points, which was lower than the score of Manchester United, which was not optimistic at the beginning of the season.

This record is completely unworthy of Chelsea's investment and outside expectations.

On the contrary, it is Moyes, the head coach of the Red Devils, who has improved in recent games after Manchester United got through the early ups and downs.

After a wave of three consecutive victories, Manchester United's points reached 20 points, temporarily ranking fifth in the standings, beating their old rivals the Blues.

Mourinho's words criticizing Moyes in the second round of the league seemed to have turned into a boomerang and hit him on the head.

Seeing that their old rivals were unlucky and their team's state continued to improve, the Red Devils fans began to sneer at Chelsea.

Who told Mourinho that he likes to criticize Manchester United?

Manchester United has many opponents in the league, including city rivals Manchester City, league rivals Liverpool and Arsenal, and blue team Chelsea, all of which have deep grievances with Manchester United.

However, the fans of the Red Devils did not attack other teams, but only attacked Chelsea, which speaks volumes.

For Moyes, after successive home victories against his two bitter rivals, Liverpool and Arsenal, he gradually began to gain recognition from Red Devils fans.

The demands of the Red Devils fans are simple. As long as Moyes can lead the team to suppress several of Manchester United's old rivals, it doesn't matter even if they don't win the Premier League championship in the end.

Now, Manchester United has defeated Arsenal and Liverpool. As long as they can complete their revenge against Chelsea and Manchester City, it will be perfect!

However, with Manchester City's current state, it doesn't seem that easy to defeat them at home.

Of course, some people don't think so.

The reporter who previously wrote an article in the Manchester Evening News criticizing Manchester City for suffering from Lin Quan's dependence wrote another article after the end of this round.

"Manchester City's away game against Sunderland proved my previous inference that Manchester City relies too much on Lin Quan!"

“By observing the operation of Manchester City’s offensive system in the frontcourt in this game, we can find that Lin Quan dominated almost all of Manchester City’s attacks in the midfield and frontcourt.

I think this is not a good thing. Football is a team sport, and relying too much on one player will lead to serious consequences.

In this game, Sunderland restricted Lin Quan's breakthroughs and shots very well, and did not give him a good chance.

If he hadn't been unlucky in the end and scored a free kick, the weak Sunderland might have been able to draw with the powerful Manchester City in this game.

I think this game should serve as a warning to Manchester City.

They must change their reliance on Lin Quan, otherwise, once he is restricted by opponents or his own condition fluctuates, Manchester City's offensive threat will be greatly reduced.

If Manchester City cannot make changes as soon as possible, their record will inevitably plummet. "

After this report was published, it attracted a lot of attention.

Although the game between Manchester City and Sunderland is not the focus of this round, for many mid-to-lower teams, this game is far more important than the strong showdown between the giants.

The countermeasures Sunderland adopted during the game was a style of play that they could all imitate.

The Black Cats' lineup is not much better than other teams. Since they can make Manchester City so embarrassed by setting up a bus at their home court, then other teams can naturally do the same.

Lin Quan also saw this article. Except for the second half of the point of view, he did not agree with the analysis of the first half.

After David Silva's injury, Manchester City lacked a playmaker in the frontcourt.

And he is the only one in the Manchester City team who is qualified for this role, so he can only wear multiple hats, both as a blaster and as a forward attack.

In positional battles, he is also responsible for organizing the offense, distributing the ball, and even controlling the rhythm of the game like a defensive midfielder.

Lin Quan himself is not willing to be the core.

He would rather imagine that when he was at Werder Bremen, there was De Bruyne behind him who could pass the ball to him all the time. In that case, he could shoot with peace of mind.

Thinking of this, Lin Quan suddenly remembered, why has De Bruyne been so silent recently?

After taking a look at Chelsea's lineup for this round, De Bruyne was not seen in the starting lineup or on the bench.

It seems like this guy hasn't played in a game for a long time!

Thinking of this, Lin Quan picked up his mobile phone and called De Bruyne, wanting to ask him what he was doing recently.

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At the Cobham training base about 20 miles away from Stamford Bridge, a young player wearing a dark blue jersey with the number 15 on the back is practicing free kicks one after another on the field.

Sweat dripped down his temples and onto the jersey on his shoulders.

The dark blue jersey was wet with sweat and clung tightly to his body, completely highlighting his figure.

Several club staff who were passing by the training base were a little surprised to see someone coming to practice so early.

But after discovering that it was De Bruyne who was practicing, they all shook their heads.

"Oh, this kid is working hard, but what's the use of working harder?"

The old doorman sighed, feeling a little unworthy for De Bruyne.

The opponent came to the Cobham training base on time to train every day, rain or shine.

The doorman witnessed with his own eyes that De Bruyne was as thin as a bamboo pole when he first came to Chelsea, and he has developed such muscles.

Based on his years of observing professional players, De Bruyne's current physical confrontation is completely fine for him to gain a foothold in the Premier League.

However, I don't know whether it is because of prejudice or other reasons, Mourinho just doesn't like to use him.

De Bruyne has not played in a game for two months since he came on as a substitute for five minutes in the fifth round of the league.

In recent rounds of games, whether in the league or the Champions League, he has not been included in the 18-man roster.

After missing many games in a row, De Bruyne realized that he had no future at Chelsea.

Therefore, De Bruyne, who once wanted to return to Stamford Bridge, has extinguished his enthusiasm at this time and began to seriously consider leaving Chelsea during the winter break transfer window to work hard for other teams.

He was the Bundesliga's assists leader last season and also broke the Bundesliga's assist record.

Therefore, De Bruyne is not worried that he is not strong enough and no one wants him.

It's just that he doesn't meet Mourinho's requirements, or in other words, Mourinho is biased against players of his type!

After a day of training, De Bruyne returned home and met his agent Patrick.

"Kevin, have you thought about where you want to go?"

After De Bruyne was benched by Mourinho, Patrit began to contact other teams to find a suitable next home.

He is confident in De Bruyne's strength and does not believe that Waterloo at Chelsea will have too much impact on the players.

Even if De Bruyne does not adapt to the rhythm of the Premier League, he can return to the Bundesliga to play.

He has proven his strength in the Bundesliga and has been recognized by many Bundesliga teams.

There are many teams that want to introduce De Bruyne. Bayer Leverkusen, Werder Bremen, and Wolfsburg have even expressed interest in him.

In addition to these mid-range teams, there are even strong teams like Dortmund who also want to buy De Bruyne.

Among these teams, except for Dortmund, which cannot guarantee the main position, other teams have promised to give De Bruyne the absolute main position and guarantee his playing time.

In Patrick's opinion, going to these teams is better than staying at Chelsea.

"I don't know, I haven't thought about it yet."

De Bruyne was a little hesitant. He actually didn't want to leave Chelsea in such a dejected manner.

That's why he trains so seriously and wants to use his diligent efforts to impress Mourinho and regain his trust.

However, he failed.

Mourinho was not impressed by him, Mourinho didn't even notice him.

With Chelsea's record in disarray, the Madman is busy dealing with criticism from various media every day, busy studying opponents, and busy improving the team's tactics.

He has long forgotten about De Bruyne!

In this case, all De Bruyne's efforts were in vain.

"Don't hesitate. You have no place at Chelsea, and the Premier League is not suitable for you. Only the Bundesliga is the best place for you to perform. I suggest you transfer to the Bundesliga, where your talents can be better received. Show it!”

Patrick guessed De Bruyne's thoughts. He was probably a little unwilling to fail to prove his strength at Chelsea and the Premier League!

But no matter how unwilling you are, you can't risk your career!

He will get nothing by staying at Chelsea and will only waste his time in vain.

Once he doesn't have enough competition opportunities, his condition is likely to decline rapidly, and he will completely disappear from everyone from now on.

At this time, you must make a decisive choice without wasting time.

"Okay, I listen to you!"

De Bruyne has great trust in his agent, and the two have been working together for four or five years.

He knew that the other party was doing it for his own good, so he made such a suggestion.

"Okay, then let's continue to contact those clubs in the Bundesliga. By the way, which one of these teams do you prefer?"

Seeing that De Bruyne listened to his advice, Patrick was relieved.

Every time a player is transferred, the agent can benefit from it.

Therefore, prompting De Bruyne to leave Chelsea and transfer to other teams is not only beneficial to De Bruyne himself, but also of great benefit to himself.

"Werder Bremen, I really like those old teammates and coach Schaff!"

De Bruyne particularly misses the days of playing alongside his Werder Bremen teammates last season.

When he was at Werder Bremen, he had close friends and teammates who cared about him.

But at Chelsea, he was like an outsider, isolated and ostracized.

No one wants to deal with a player that the head coach doesn't like, especially if the other player is dispensable to the team, and everyone has even less motivation to have a good relationship with him.

It has been almost four or five months since De Bruyne came to Chelsea and he hasn't even made a single friend.

"Werder Bremen? Their performance in the Champions League this season is quite good, but I have to remind you that Werder Bremen's lineup is not strong. This season, under their third-line battle, their league record has declined. There has been a huge decline, currently only ranking 8th in the Bundesliga, and it is very likely that we will not be able to get tickets for the Champions League next season."

"Borussia Dortmund, Leverkusen and Wolfsburg have significantly stronger lineups. They are currently ranked second, third or fifth in the standings and have a high probability of getting tickets to next year's Champions League."

Patrick's meaning is obvious, he hopes De Bruyne joins a team that can compete in the Champions League.

In this way, he can gain greater exposure by participating in the Champions League, and he can also achieve greater improvement and progress in high-level competitions such as the Champions League.

De Bruyne sighed, he is a man who misses old friendships.

The reason why I want to return to Werder Bremen is entirely because I had a great time at Werder Bremen last season and the team's record was also very good.

But Patrick's words reminded him that Werder Bremen at this time has changed a lot from last season.

Not only did they lose themselves, but they also lost one of their most important players-Lin!

Without Lin and himself, it would be very rare for Werder Bremen to make it out of the Champions League group stage under the guidance of coach Schaff.

With the strength of their lineup, it is definitely unrealistic to want to have both ends, both the Champions League record and the league record.

This point may not improve much after he joins.

Therefore, going to Werder Bremen is not a rational choice.

"Okay then, let's go to Leverkusen and Wolfsburg!"

Patrick was overjoyed and immediately booked a ticket to Germany, planning to fly to Germany overnight to start negotiations with the two clubs.

De Bruyne's worth is not low. To introduce him, these two clubs may have to prepare a transfer fee of more than 20 million pounds.

Just after sending Patrick away, De Bruyne's phone suddenly rang.

Taking out his mobile phone, De Bruyne was stunned by the name on the caller ID.