After the game against Newcastle, Jose Mourinho sent a number of youngsters on the bench in the Carabao Cup away to Crewe.

The Carabao Cup, which is interspersed in the league and Champions League group stage, is destined to be taken lightly, but Mourinho said in the dressing room before the game that only players who perform well in this game will be able to travel to Prague with the team.

He was talking about the second leg of the Champions League group stage in a week's time.

The Red Rebels' young players are often able to come off the bench in a number of games, adapting to the atmosphere and pace of the game, while also allowing them to improve themselves more quickly to meet the demands of the game.

It was out of a desire to travel to Prague that the young players performed well against Crewe, using their better and more delicate skills to frequently mobilize the opposition's defence, and the small magical combination of Ismael, Franck Ribery, Messi and Sergio Aguero turned Crewe's backline upside down.

Cesc Fabregas was outstanding in the game, providing two assists and scoring a goal as he beat Crewe 5-1 to reach the last 32 of the Carabao Cup.

After returning from Crewe, the team travelled south to London to take on Fulham.

Recently, the Red Rebels have been fighting on multiple fronts, and Mourinho has adapted to the team's multi-front environment in recent years, and has gradually figured out a rotation system.

The first is to establish the central axis of the team, forwards, forwards, organizational midfielders and central defenders, these four key positions, Kaka, Beckham and Terry are basically the main force as long as their physical fitness allows, and the forwards are basically Drogba and Villa depending on the opponent's situation to arrange starters and substitutes.

Mourinho's rotation in these four positions is minimal, and he rotates up to two people at a time, unlike wingers, full-backs and defensive midfielders, Mourinho's rotation is relatively large, and Essien often rotates with De Rossi to ensure that he is fit.

Of course, in a game like the Carabao Cup, Mourinho will simply send a squad of pure substitutes and youth team players to the game, not only to give the substitutes enough opportunities to develop and maintain their fitness, but also to encourage the young players to show their abilities.

Compared to the league and the Champions Cup, the Red Rebels do not attach much importance to the League Cup and the FA Cup!

Heading south to London, Jose Mourinho fielded a front-court combination of Villa, Ronaldo, Arjen Robben and Kaka, Beckham and De Rossi played in midfield, Patrice Evra, Nemanja Vidic, Curtis and McCone formed the backline, and goalkeeper was Cech.

Fulham's last home game was against Arsenal, with goals from Ljungberg and Reyes, Arsenal won 0-2 against Fulham, which was also Fulham's third home defeat of the season, and what made Fulham even more embarrassing was that their home record this season was extremely bad, not picking up even a single point.

Desperate for relegation, Fulham are keen to pick up a point at home, so they are determined to hold on to the end against an in-form Red Rebels.

…………………… Some people say that the Red Rebels are not afraid of the team that is pressing all over the field, such as Newcastle, they pressed all over the field, pressed forward the defensive line, and tried to compress the space of the Red Rebels, but in the end they reaped a 5-0 defeat.

So what type of team are the Red Rebels most afraid of?

Fulham set an example for everyone in this game, and that was to retreat!

The Red Rebels were in complete control of the game at full time, but when faced with Fulham's stubborn and unreasonable iron bucket formation, Jose Mourinho's side had no way to deal with them.

Even if Mourinho later brought on Ismael, strengthening his dominance in the box, playing two strikers and strengthening the attack, he still couldn't knock on the door of Fulham, who in an almost stalking, along with a series of incredible saves from Dutch goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar, forced the Red Rebels to accept a draw.

The referee showed 13 yellow cards and 1 direct red card in the game, of which 9 yellow cards and 1 red card were given to Fulham, while the Red Rebels received 4 yellow cards, of which Curtis also once couldn't get used to seeing the opponent infringe on his teammates, and angrily pushed the Fulham player to the ground, causing the referee to show him a yellow card again, two yellows turned into one red, and he was sent off.

'If I just count those yellow and red cards, I would suspect that it was a tight boxing match, my players were seriously violated by the Fulham players during the game, they didn't come to play at all, they went on the pitch with an attacking and provocative mentality, they deserved more penalties, but unfortunately, it was us who were punished, we didn't get the win we deserved, we fell behind in the title race!'

"It's all because of barbarism!" Jose Mourinho said angrily in his post-match press conference.

With Manchester United, Arsenal and Liverpool all on top, a draw for the Red Rebels left the team behind Manchester United, Arsenal and Liverpool in fourth place in the league, ahead of fifth-placed Chelsea.

However, Manchester United, Arsenal, Liverpool and Chelsea will face each other in the next three league games, and by then, the Red Rebels may be able to overtake if they can perform consistently.

Although it was sad to be held to a draw by Fulham, the Red Rebels extended their unbeaten run to 45 games.

After the game against Chelsea, many media began to predict how far the Red Rebels' unbeaten record would be maintained, and some even believed that with the Red Rebels' stable form, as long as there were no major surprises, it was likely to reach 48 games, because in the 11th round, they challenged Arsenal away, and before that, the Red Rebels' opponents were not strong.

After the slaughter of Newcastle, some people even thought that breaking the 58-game unbeaten record set by AC Milan under Capello with such a good form of the Red Rebels was also an unattainable dream for countless teams.

However, when the Red Rebels were forced to draw 0:0 by Fulham, the outside world began to shake their confidence in the Red Rebels, especially when they saw that the Red Rebels were never able to break through Fulham's iron bucket formation, they even regretted that their undefeated record was shaky.

Even many media outlets commented on the tactics of the Red Rebels in the newspapers, and reporters said as if they had become experts, helping the Red Rebels' opponents defeat the Red Rebels.

After the Fulham game, the Red Rebels still did not get a chance to rest, the team left for Prague to challenge Sparta Prague away, Mourinho fulfilled the previous League Cup promise to young players, several outstanding youngsters have accompanied the team to the away road, including Cesc Fabregas to replace Beckham as the team's starter.

The players have been playing continuously and are a little out of fitness, especially David Beckham, who has played every game of the Red Rebels this season except for the Carabao Cup, and was even more exhausted by Fulham in the last round, and the laboratory suggested that he be rested.

Fabregas' midfield partner is Essien, with Drogba, Ronaldo, Messi and Kaka in front of him, and Patrice Evra, Terry, Chiellini and Kolo behind him? Toure, goalkeeper is Cech.

Sparta Prague has performed very well in the Czech Republic this season, and has been unbeaten so far, the captain is the former Manchester United abandoned Poboski, who pressed Poboski on the bench after Beckham's rise, which made Poboski eager to touch Beckham again, who knew that Beckham was left in Manchester by Mourinho.

However, Poborski did cause a lot of problems on the left side of the Red Rebels on the right flank, and Patrice Evra was a little caught off guard against the experienced and delicate veteran, but Mourinho quickly allowed the midfield to be pressed in time, which barely limited Poboski.

However, Poboski took advantage of a corner kick and set up a team-mate's header to score a goal for the Red Rebels, and although the Red Rebels had taken the lead with goals from Didier Drogba, Lionel Messi and Kaka, Sparta Prague's goal drew cheers from the crowd.

With a score of 1:3, the Red Rebels won their second group game, and in the other group game, Porto hosted CSKA Moscow, and with Fabiano scoring first, CSKA Moscow stubbornly pulled a goal back in the second half and got a draw.

As a result, the Red Rebels, who have won two in a row, are in first place in Group H, CSKA Moscow with one win and one draw are in second place, Porto are third with only one point from two games, and Sparta Prague is at the bottom.

…………………… Returning to Manchester from Prague, the Red Rebels welcome their sworn enemies, Manchester City!

While Manchester United is mired in the dispute over the acquisition of the American Glazer family, Arsenal has also attracted the attention of many American investors, and in addition to Chelsea, there are also many teams in the Premier League that have attracted attention, the most notable of which is undoubtedly Manchester City.

Long before the start of the Premier League, there were rumors that Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra intended to buy Liverpool, but Liverpool refused to accept negotiations, coupled with the high price of Liverpool, Thaksin simply could not withstand the pressure and was forced to seek other targets.

Since then, there have been intermittent rumors of Thaksin's acquisition of Manchester City, but they have never been confirmed.

However, as the season progressed, there were gradually rumors that a Middle Eastern consortium was interested in buying Premier League teams, including Arsenal, Liverpool, Everton, Tottenham, Manchester City and other teams.

To say that the attraction and influence of Premier League teams on funds is absolutely incomparable to other leagues, even if Real Madrid has just won the European Champions Cup, but they are membership, and they cannot be acquired, and Barcelona is also membership, in addition to these two big classes in La Liga, which team can compete with them?

As for Serie A, the poor operating environment has discouraged investment funds, and the Bundesliga has never been able to compare with the Premier League in terms of influence and operating conditions, so for those who intend to expand their influence through the football market, investing in the Premier League is undoubtedly a huge temptation.

With the signing of a new broadcast contract, with the brilliance of Abou's arrival at Chelsea, and with the rise of the Red Rebels, the new season of the Premier League is undoubtedly more eye-catching, and at the same time attracting more investors' attention.

According to the information that Xiao Yu learned from the market, these wealthy people who are interested in investing in the Premier League basically come from two places, the United States and the Middle East, of which the funds from the United States are basically consortiums that have been involved in the sports market before or are running sports clubs, and the consortiums in the Middle East are coming for influence.

After the start of the new season, with the fierce and star-studded Premier League, the first league may still be controversial, but the league with the most attention is undoubted, and the Premier League has also discussed a series of improvement measures with various Premier League teams, including various opinions for Xiao Yu before.

Starting from next season, the Premier League's mid-to-lower teams will receive a certain percentage of their share of broadcast fees, and the number of broadcasts they can receive will also increase, which will further ensure the profits of the Premier League's mid-to-lower teams.

In addition, there are a series of initiatives that are being reformed in a good direction, which has led to more and more investors taking an interest in the Premier League, which has led to more and more consortiums and wealthy people offering buy-up interest in Premier League clubs.

And the day before the Red Rebels challenged their arch-rival Manchester City at home, the Premier League team, which had moved out of Manchester for more than a year, officially announced that their club had been bought by a consortium!

(To be continued)