Chapter 356 What is a world-class superstar, Lin Quan’s alternative influence!

"Attack, attack at all costs!"

Mourinho can't sit still!

If Chelsea loses and Manchester City wins, their previous lead will be gone.

The guys at Burnley are really a bunch of losers. They couldn't even beat Manchester City, which had a full substitute lineup!

Now Chelsea can only place hope on themselves!

No matter what, they have to win this game.

As long as they defeat Southampton, no matter what the result is on Manchester City's side, they will be able to maintain at least a 3-point lead!

Under Mourinho's orders, Chelsea players launched a frantic attack on Southampton.

Diego Costa, Schurrle, Hazard, Oscar, Fabregas...

Chelsea's midfield and frontcourt lineup is nothing short of luxurious, and after working together for half a season, their tacit understanding with each other has improved tremendously.

Under the fierce attack of these top stars, Southampton's defensive pressure increased sharply.

In the 45th minute of the first half, Fabregas sent a wonderful pass, assisting Arza to score a goal and equalize the score.

This is the 13th assist Fabregas has completed this season. The efficiency is staggering!

The main reason why Chelsea's offensive firepower is so strong this season is because of the additions of Cesc Fabregas and Diego Costa!

One of these two can assist and the other can score, and together they have accounted for more than 70% of Chelsea's goals!

It abruptly raised Chelsea's offensive firepower to a higher level!

After seeing Hazard score, Mourinho waved his fist excitedly.

If we play like this, victory will definitely belong to us!

Cesc Fabregas performed very well in this game. Since joining Chelsea, he seems to have found his position in the team.

This makes him play more and more calmly and confidently!

The embodiment of his confidence lies in his courage to break through with the ball, like Iniesta in the Barcelona team.

Throughout the first half, facing Southampton's tight defense, Fabregas completed a total of 5 successful breakthroughs.

Excluding the pass he made to assist Hazard, Fabregas had two other very threatening passes in the first half.

In the 7th minute, Xiaofa faced the opponent's defensive midfielder Wanyama on the left. He anticipated the opponent's movements in advance, and then deftly knocked down the opponent and entered the penalty area to send a cross.

It's a pity that the ball was blocked by the defender and failed to reach the feet of his teammates. Otherwise, Chelsea might have taken the lead at the beginning.

In the 24th minute, Xiaofa used a breakthrough on the left to create a threat. After taking the ball, he accelerated and cut inside to get rid of his opponent.

It's a pity that Xuerle and he are not on the same channel, and the cross he sent was wasted.

In the second half, Xiaofa continued his outstanding performance.

In the 47th minute, after breaking through in the frontcourt, Fabregas sent a through ball to Diego Costa. Unfortunately, Diego Costa ran too fast, and Fabregas's passing force was slightly weaker, so he unfortunately missed the ball.

On the sidelines, Mourinho was very satisfied with Fabregas' performance and even gave him a thumbs up.

As Chelsea's midfield commander, as long as Fabregas is in good condition, Chelsea has a very high probability of winning.

However, it all came to an abrupt end after a foul by the opponent.

In the 55th minute of the second half, Fabregas tried to break through after getting the ball on the right side of the penalty area.

But the opponent's defender took a step early and tripped him to the ground.

This should be a clear and unmistakable foul, but surprisingly, the referee Taylor actually showed a yellow card to Fabregas, seemingly thinking that Fabregas was diving to cheat.

This penalty aroused strong dissatisfaction from Fabregas. He chased Taylor and asked why the opponent made such a penalty.

Mourinho on the sidelines was also extremely annoyed: "Damn, that was a penalty!"

It can be clearly seen from the live replay that Fabregas was tripped by the opponent's defender Target.

However, Taylor had no intention of changing the penalty and stood by his decision.

Xiaofa, who was misjudged, seemed to have lost his mind in the subsequent games, and his performance was far less outstanding than before.

Not only him, but also other players in the Chelsea team were more or less affected by the referee's decision.

Chelsea, whose military morale was in disarray, did not play as smoothly as before in the subsequent period, and their offensive threat was greatly reduced.

This gave Southampton a chance to breathe and maintained the 1:1 score until the end.

Chelsea, which was originally in a good situation, failed to continue its previous good momentum.

After being tied in the away game, they unexpectedly lost 2 points.

If Manchester City can defeat Burnley, their lead will be reduced to 1 point.

At the end of the game, Mourinho was a little afraid to ask Manchester City about the score.

He was afraid that Manchester City would defeat Burnley and catch up.

Fortunately, such a nightmare did not happen.

Manchester City's lead did not last until the end. Burnley equalized the score in the second half and the two sides also ended in a draw.

As a result, Chelsea's lead is still 3 points.

This result is far less than what was expected before the game!

So Mourinho and his players found it difficult to accept.

Fabregas, who has always been good-tempered, was interviewed by reporters after the game. He risked being suspended by the FA and publicly criticized the referee:

"Mr. Taylor believed in his eyes, but the cameras at the scene strongly refuted him. I would not suggest that he go to the hospital to check for eye diseases. On the contrary, I suggested that he go to a psychiatrist. I don't think he made such a decision. After the ridiculous penalty, I can sleep peacefully tonight!"

Mourinho's fire was even more intense:

“I really can’t believe there was no penalty for this kind of foul.

I wanted to go find referee Taylor and wish him a great new year. In addition, I would tell him that if he saw this scene on TV, he would be ashamed of his behavior. "

In addition to the angry parties, Blues fans were also particularly angry.

Finally, they were able to take advantage of Manchester City's devilish schedule to widen the point difference, but the result was disrupted by the referee.

This made them very angry. Some fans even conspired that because Taylor was from Manchester, he took money from Manchester City and deliberately blew whistles to injure Chelsea.

After the game, the British media rushed to report on the two games, pushing the incident to a climax.

"Sky Sports": Two draws are completely different results for the two teams.

Manchester City fans were cheering and celebrating, while Chelsea fans were roaring in anger.

"BBC": Guardiola boldly used young people and substitutes, and got a point in a game that was almost certain to lose. This is a good result for Manchester City.

Mourinho's team, however, unexpectedly lost 2 points despite having the advantage. This was extremely bad for the Blues.

But for the league as a whole and fans at large, this isn't necessarily a bad thing.

With the two teams tied one after another, there is still a lot of suspense about the Premier League championship this season.

There are still 19 rounds of the league, and the 3-point difference is not big.

Especially since the two teams have another chance to play directly against each other. As long as Manchester City can defeat Chelsea at Stamford Bridge, they can erase the opponent's lead!

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"What? Our substitute actually tied the game at home?"

Guardiola is in Morocco and is preparing for the Club World Cup.

After learning the results of the Premier League match, he seemed very surprised.

"Yes, and Chelsea was also tied with Southampton, which means the point difference between us has not widened further!"

Assistant coach Torrent said with a happy face that this result was an unexpected surprise.

"If we can withstand the next game, then when we go back, we might really be able to overthrow Chelsea and defend the Premier League title!"

Another assistant coach said with longing.

Guardiola smiled:

"I'm afraid it's not that simple. Our trump cards have basically been exposed. Our opponents in the next game will definitely know how to deal with us, and the next game will be away from home, so we have a high probability of losing."

Manchester City's next opponent is Arsenal in the BIG4, and they are far stronger than Burnley.

Moreover, Arsenal urgently need points to keep their place in the Champions League next season, so they will definitely do their homework before the game and do their best to win the game.

Facing such a tough battle, Manchester City's hope of maintaining a draw, let alone winning, was slim.

Although Arsenal has declined somewhat, it will still be a Premier League giant, and its heritage will still remain!

After hearing Guardiola's words, several assistant coaches had to admit that what he said was the truth.

However, they still hold on to a glimmer of hope in their hearts, what if a miracle happens?

Compared with the substitute lineup, which can only hope for a miracle, Manchester City, which went out with the main lineup, performed with ease in the Club World Cup.

On December 29, in the match against the Central American Champions Blue Cross at the Princes Stadium, Manchester City wasted no effort and relied on the goals of Lin Quan, De Bruyne and Yaya Toure to score 3:0 in the first half alone. of the lead.

Although Guardiola replaced a large number of main players in the second half, Manchester City still relied on its strong strength to firmly control the initiative on the field.

In the 70th minute, Navas, who came on as a substitute, scored the fourth goal.

In the end, Manchester City swept their opponents 4:0 with a crushing attitude and successfully entered the final.

This game attracted more than 45,000 spectators, which was fully twice the average attendance of this Club World Cup.

Obviously, most of the fans who come to the stadium come for the name of Manchester City.

Therefore, even though it was in a neutral stadium, almost all the sounds coming from the scene were cheers for Manchester City.

Even some spectators who were not Manchester City fans turned into Manchester City fans after the game started.

The reason is very simple, Manchester City played really well!

The pleasing coordination, the mercury-laden offense, and the brilliant performances of the top stars on the court all made the fans at the scene cheer for it.

Is this the strength of the European champions?

Sure enough, they played much better than the teams in their local league!

Not only the fans who came to the scene thought so, but also the players of Manchester City's opponents, the Blue Cross team, thought so.

After the game, there was absolutely no sense of frustration among the Blue Cross players.

Losing to Manchester City was expected for them, especially when the opponent's main players were exhausted, they had no chance at all.

They accepted the result calmly, and then turned into star-chasers, chasing Manchester City players for autographs, photos, and jersey exchanges.

As the biggest star on the court, the most people want to exchange jerseys with Lin Quan.

After the referee blew the final whistle, the players on the opponent's field and even the players on the bench rushed towards Lin Quan as if they had been given blood.

Lin Quan didn't have time to escape and was quickly surrounded by the opponent's players.

Lin Quan thought that the other party was going to exchange jerseys with him, so he was about to take off his clothes and find someone to exchange. However, he underestimated the fanaticism of these people.

After these guys surrounded Lin Quan, some came forward to hug their idol warmly, and some took out their mobile phones to take photos with him.

Some people started to take off his clothes!

Lin Quan's unfinished jersey has become a treasure that the Blue Cross players are fighting for.

These guys almost got into a fight over this jersey, and Lin Quan was dumbfounded.

Aren't you teammates? As for this?

He obviously underestimated his influence in football and the fanatical pursuit of him by these people!

After all, Lin only had one piece of clothing. There were more wolves and less meat, so it wasn't enough.

But that’s not a problem for these enthusiastic Mexicans!

Then, a bizarre scene happened.

Seeing that the jersey was gone, these guys simply took off Lin Quan's sneakers.

These sneakers are worth a lot at first glance. After you take them away, whether you wear them yourself or keep them as souvenirs, they are very valuable.

Just like the broken windows effect, after someone takes the lead, others will follow suit and even go further.

After his sneakers were taken away, Lin Quan's shin guards, shorts, and socks were also snatched away by the opponent.

If Lin Quan hadn't been protecting him with all his strength, he would have suspected that the other party would also take away his underwear!

After these guys grabbed his jersey and sneakers, they treated them like trophies, holding them high and showing them off everywhere.

I really don’t know if these guys are here to play football or to chase stars.

But it doesn’t seem very strange for something like this to happen on the stage of the Club World Cup.

In last year's Club World Cup, Ronaldinho, who played for Atletico Mineiro, encountered such a thing on the court.

With a superstar like Ronaldinho taking the lead, it doesn't seem surprising that the following players will turn the Club World Cup into a star-chasing stage.

It's just that he never thought that this kind of thing would happen to him. After all, he has only been famous for a relatively short time, and his international status and influence are far from compared with Ronaldinho.

However, judging from what happened on the court just now, the real situation seems to be somewhat different from his own judgment.

His fame is much greater than he imagined!

Lin Quan shook his head and prepared to return to the locker room.

Unfortunately, I was blocked by reporters halfway.

Lin Quan, who was almost stripped naked and could only wrap himself in a towel, bare his upper body and bare feet, was interviewed on the sidelines.

Those who understand the situation will know what happened. Those who do not understand the situation may think that Lin Quan has been robbed when they see this scene!

The reporters also knew how to create news effects. They kept taking pictures of Lin Quan's unique style, and even made this disheveled photo a front-page headline.

It is said that after this issue of the newspaper was published, it caused a rush, and many fans specially cut out this photo of Lin Quan and collected it.

Affected by this, the sales of major newspapers have increased significantly.