Chapter 840: I can't hide from the first day of junior high school, but I can't hide from fifteen
The score of four to zero was staggering.
But in fact, this is only three points.
Even if Manchester City wins 10-0, it will only be three points in the end.
Therefore, after the team returned from a day off, Gao Bo deliberately downplayed the significance of this score.
He wants his players to get used to a big win over a team like Chelsea, which is the dominance of a champion team.
Chelsea are at our home stadium and are no different from Norwich.....
Why Norwich?
Because the team's next game, the 26th round of the league, will be played away from Norwich.
In fact, it turns out that in the eyes of Manchester City, there is really not much difference between Chelsea and Norwich.
On the road, Manchester City comfortably beat Norwich City 3-0 to claim their 26th league win!!
Manchester City won and scared their opponents....
After winning this game, Manchester City met Chelsea again!
The fifth round of the FA Cup!
Manchester City are once again at home to Chelsea!!
This season!
Chelsea have lost both league games by a big margin!
The league was double-killed, and Mourinho's team was naturally eager to get revenge in the FA Cup!
The two teams have met five times before in the FA Cup, with Manchester City holding the upper hand with four wins and one defeat!!
Last season, Manchester City also won the FA Cup!
Speaking of which, Manchester City and the FA Cup are still quite fateful, and in 2011, Manchester City also won the FA Cup.
In this game, although it is an FA Cup match, both sides are the main net out!
There was only one change to Manchester City's starting line-up and the previous league meetings between the two sides, Kaka started in place of David Silva, Hazard was still in front, and Kaka's left and right flanks were Alexis Sanchez and Antoine Griezmann!
It can be said that this set of offensive lineups is as good as the previous league games!!
For Chelsea, this time Mourinho simply played 442!
The two central midfielders, N'Golo Kante and Nemanja Matic, were in the middle.
To the left and right are Wilhelm and Schurrle.
With Branislav Ivanovic suspended in the league, Chelsea's right wing-back was Cesar Azpilicueta and the left wing-back was the young Bertrand!
The striker pairing is Demba Ba with Torres.
Before the game, both sides observed a moment of silence for Sir Tom Finley, a legend of English football, who passed away yesterday.
Subsequently!
The two sides immediately started a big battle!!
Jose Mourinho's 442 aims to form two barriers with four parallel midfielders in front of the defenders, while the two strikers are mainly looking for goals through long balls at the back.
And Manchester City, which is fighting at home, is still very proactive and takes the lead in attacking!
The first minute of the game!
The first shot came from the home team!
Antoine Griezmann shoots straight at goal after cutting inside on the wing!!
The soccer ball is slightly over the crossbar!!
A minute later!
Kaka went straight to Hazard after dribbling the ball in the middle of the field, and was intercepted by Matic in a thrilling way!
If the goal had passed, Hazard would have been able to face the goal directly!!
"A big win from a week ago!! Manchester City, playing at home, took the lead in attacking!! ”
The commentators said excitedly!!
From the very beginning of this game, Manchester City did not mean to be conservative!
And Gao Bo's task to the team is also very simple!!
That's to beat Chelsea and reach the quarter-finals of the FA Cup!
This season, thanks to the rotation style of play, Manchester City's injury situation is very positive, and there are no major players who are injured at the moment.
After Kaka's comeback, Gao Bo's employment is even more comfortable!
In this case!
Gao Bo didn't have to make any trade-offs at all - anyway... As long as it's an important champion, it's all about it!
So is the League Cup!
The same goes for the FA Cup!!
Needless to say, the league!!
And the Champions League! That's the most important thing!
In the ensuing game, Manchester City's offensive became more and more fierce!
In the fifth minute of the game, Sanchez broke through and was tripped by Azpilicueta and fell to the ground!!
The referee awarded a free kick on the left side of the pitch!!
Sanchez takes the penalty personally!
Soccer is slightly out of the box!!
Seventh minute!
Kaka broke through the middle and was fouled by N'Golo Kante!!
It was a foul from the side, and the referee could have shown a yellow card if he had been strict.
But the referee didn't say anything, and his men showed mercy.
This made Gao Bo very dissatisfied.
Of course, Kante has a good personal relationship with Gao Bo, and no matter what the occasion, Kante mentions Gao Bo with great respect.
He even said something like this in an interview: "Gao Bo is my father in football, and even in other aspects, he can play such a role!" ”
directly said that Lao Tzu is Gao Bo's son.
This made Mourinho very pleasant.
But no one who knows what Kante has been going through and how he has helped him will have any doubts about it.
In fact, without Gao Bo, Kante would definitely not have reached the heights he is today.
Although N'Golo Kante can develop into a very good star, it will be a season or two.
And Gao Bo is also well aware of Kante's strength.
The kid is a wall in midfield.
The interception ability is excellent!
If N'Golo Kante had picked up his cards early, it would have been a very serious blow to Chelsea's defence.
Unfortunately, the referee forgot that he had a yellow card this time and only verbally warned Kante.
Although N'Golo Kante did not take a card, he was unable to stop Chelsea's current decline.
10th minute of the game!!
Antoine Griezmann crosses from the right!!
Kaka shoots in front of the point!!
The ball hits the defender's foot and goes wide of the goal!
The fifteenth minute of the game!
Fernandinho's long-range shot caused Cech to get out of his hands!
At the same time, Hazard followed up with a shot at high speed!
The ball was flicked by the tip of the finger of the reacting Cech and hit the crossbar!!
Chelsea escaped!!
When Cech clung to the ball in shock, Mourinho was often relieved on the sidelines.
It's been fifteen minutes... It's time for City's attacking momentum to slow down.
And Chelsea can also get the following respite.
The result was when Mourinho rejoiced... Manchester City's attack is here again!!
Petr Cech kicks the ball out!
Kompany headed the ball back!
Kaka chested the ball and roared the ball to the right side!!
Antoine Griezmann shook off Chelsea's young left-back after a feint against Bertrand, and then Griezmann crossed the ball into the box!!
In the penalty area, Hazard lost the ball and went to the bottom line, shook off David Luiz with explosive power and swept vigorously in front of the goal!!
As a result, the football hit David Luiz's feet!
Flew into the net from the other side of Cech....
Chelsea escaped the first year of junior high school, but not the fifteenth....