Next up are 21 rounds of the league as Chelsea face a north London derby.

This season, there was a coincidence that Fulham were unbeaten in the first goal, and Chelsea never lost the first goal, and the result was 2-2 in this game.

Chelsea are in danger of winning!

What worries Mourinho even more is the lack of personnel, John Terry has had surgery, Cech is not coming back, Robben is recovering from his injury, and what is worse is that Joe Cole's injury has changed and he may miss the whole season.

Jose Mourinho revealed the bad news after the draw with Fulham, "Joe Cole, I don't think he's getting better with his injury, at least not this season. He has a severe fractured bone and has not yet decided whether to have surgery or not, I don't know what he thinks, but time is pressing. Our doctor's advice to him was surgery, and we are now waiting for his own decision. ”

The news hit Chelsea hard.

Joe Cole's technical characteristics are unique in Chelsea, he is the slowest of the wingers but the best on the spot, does not need much space, can hold the ball even with multiple people, and creates opportunities in tight spaces.

Joe Cole's absence for the entire season would mean some sort of imbalance in Chelsea's attacking squad.

For Fulham, Mourinho's reinstatement of the diamond 442 formation may be a helpless move. Joe Cole and Arjen Robben are injured, Wright Phillips doesn't play as good as the bench in the start, Shepchenko's form is hard to trust, and Drogba and Kalaw are forced combinations.

After two draws in a row, Jose Mourinho could no longer say anything like "we are still title contenders" after the game with Arsenal, and in fact, the media believe that Chelsea have lost hope of competing for the league title.

Chelsea and Manchester City are already seven points apart. But the important thing is not the seven points, but the Chelsea lineup, the injuries of one big player after another, so that Mourinho can not even put out a strong starting lineup, the team has problems both defensively and offensively, and continues to play against small clubs. There were also draws one by one, and the situation and results were frustrating.

At the same time, perhaps another problem is also an important reason why Mourinho and even Chelsea keep a low profile.

In the period around Christmas, the political situation in Russia has changed dramatically, and due to the adjustment of government policies, Russia has begun to strengthen the liquidation of some of the remaining 'oligarchs' in the country.

As one of Russia's 'oligarchs', even though he is an old friend of Russian President Vladimir Putin, he understands very well that 'there are no permanent friends and no permanent enemies.' Only eternal interests', and when the domestic liquidation of Russia was to take place, Abramovich's industry in Russia was greatly affected.

There have been many denunciations of him in Russia and calls for a 'thorough investigation' of his old debts.

At this moment, Abramovich must keep a low profile, he does not want to follow in the footsteps of his two 'comrades'.

Khodorkovsky, Russia's former richest man and Russian oil and banking oligarch, was sentenced to eight years in prison in 2005 on four counts of stealing state property, fraud, maliciously defying court rulings and evading taxes, and is still in a Russian political prison.

Berezovsky is also an example. After Russia's new President Vladimir Putin came to power in 2000, Berezovsky immediately became the target of the Putin regime.

Berezovsky was charged with a number of financial frauds and embezzlement. In desperation, he resigned from his post as a member of the State Duma, the lower house of parliament, which was granted immunity from criminal law, went to France, and last year settled in England, where he continued his activities against the Russian government.

Berezovsky refused to give in and formed the party "Free Russia". Charged with stealing the country and embezzling huge sums of corporate property, Berezovsky sold his property and immigrated to the UK in 2001 to avoid prosecution and sought political asylum.

Since then, Berezovsky has been wanted by the Russian police.

Just a dozen days ago. Relations between Russia and Britain deteriorated even further when Berezovsky's close friend and former Russian agent Alexander Litvinenko died of poisoning after drinking a cup of tea believed to contain a large amount of the radioactive substance polonium-210 in a London hotel.

This news also caused Abramovich to have to 'keep a low profile'.

For the first time after Christmas, Abramovich gave a public interview to media reporters.

There were three main points he said: "It's hard to say, maybe our policy is too aggressive. We will have to invest less in the transfer market in the coming years and the promotion of new players from football schools will be the main policy. ”

This was understood by the British media as having been made by selling Siberian Oil and resigning as governor of Chukotka that Abu had to give Putin-Putin a clear impression that he was still a patriotic Russian.

As a result, Abbu's holding of the state-owned steel company, investing in the sponsorship of the Russian national team, and reducing the investment in Chelsea is the inevitable result of this thinking.

After the traitorous Litvinenko was "radioactively" executed by Russian agents, Putin's warning was obvious: although the vast majority of Abu's assets were abroad, there was no doubt that investment must be based on the domestic market.

At the same time, Abou has also publicly denied for the first time that Chelsea will initiate or participate in the so-called 'Europa League' plans. It's a clear signal: just as Chelsea are tightening their transfer to Silver, it shows that the Chelsea people, who have always been arrogant and obedient, are looking to play by the established rules.

At the very least, there will be no new challenges to the existing order.

The second point is that Roman Abramovich emphasised that he is by no means 'in the past' for Chelsea FC: 'I am a natural fan and I am interested in every game. Trophies are not as important as the process. ”

Abou, through his spokesman, has gone out of his way to express his continued policy towards Chelsea. Speaking out of his own mouth now is both a counter-attack to the former employee's disclosure that he likes the new and the old, and the best note to the previous establishment of a venture fund for Chelsea. He even jokingly told the reporter of the "Observer": "As a bystander (the same word as the observer), bringing joy to the fans will make him happier." ”

Finally, Abramovich spoke about the most important 'philanthropy'. "This must not be neglected."

Charity is not the duty of the Russian oligarchs?

"Charity is not as simple as feeding pigeons in the square, charity is a very complex undertaking that requires career planning."

Both journalists and Abramovich devote the greatest amount of space to demonstrating how important charitable investments in Chukotka Oblast are. Abramovich's analogy is vivid: charity is not feeding pigeons in the square, it is complex professional management.

"I will increase my philanthropic investment in Russia. The Russian people have given me everything, and I should also repay the people with charity. ”

Abramovich made it clear in his mind.

Roman Abramovich's attitude has also affected the entire Chelsea club, and after Christmas, even manager Jose Mourinho has changed his tone and lowered his voice, so the voice of the Premier League transfer market has calmed down a lot.

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The changes in the political situation in Russia and the impact on Chelsea FC are not directly related to Manchester City FC and Wan Sheng. But it's very important to note that Wansheng can say for sure that there will be one less opponent this season.

Chelsea have run out of hope in the second half of the fixture.

If it had been Chelsea before, the lack of a squad would have certainly increased their investment in winter transfers, so they could spend a huge amount of money to bring in stars to replenish their squad, and in the second half, they could still be in contention for the league title.

Now it's different.

Roman Abramovich has been unable to increase his investment for the time being, and the whole Chelsea squad has been suffering from injuries. It brings a lot of crises to the team, so it will be very difficult for them to guarantee results.

Now Chelsea and Manchester City are also seven points apart. 7 points is enough to be an unbridgeable chasm!

As a result, Manchester City only had one opponent left in the league, Manchester United.

Soon the clock was in January, and the 22nd round of the league was also on the way, with Manchester City hosting Everton, who beat Everton 2-1 after 90 minutes of action. He managed to pick up three more points.

It was just an ordinary game, but after the game, Manchester City's media was overwhelming, as Manchester City won 'seven consecutive league wins' after the win.

At the same time, with the performance of leading the team to win all in December. Wan Sheng was also voted 'Coach of the Month' for December.

That's the joy on top of the joy.

Even more surprising was the second matchday of the 22nd round of the Premier League the next day, and in the end, Manchester United drew 2-2 away to Newcastle United, taking only one point away at St James' Park.

Manchester City's advantage over Manchester United was extended to six points.

After this round, the Manchester City media overwhelmingly reported on Manchester City, and also talked about Manchester United's draw, and they used excitement to tell readers how Manchester City had won 'seven in a row', and how Manchester City had surpassed Manchester United by six points, as if Manchester City had won the league title.

Manchester United's media is a different story entirely.

Manchester United are actually doing well, but Manchester City are doing better, so they are nothing in comparison.

So the Manchester United media can only lament Manchester United's achievements, help Manchester United find various reasons for losses and draws, while constantly picking on Manchester City's faults, and talk about Manchester City's negative attitude and 'utilitarian' appearance in the game of Manchester City's victory over Manchester United, and they even called on the whole of England to boycott Manchester City and Wan Sheng, "They seem to want to sweep the Premier League, and every team needs to be vigilant." This young China will do whatever it takes to win! ”

Such criticism and boycott have no effect at all, because even if they prove that Wansheng is 'utilitarian', they will not be able to erase Manchester United's loss of the Manchester derby and the bottom of the race for the top of the league table.

Wan Shengcai no matter what the media reports, now Manchester City occupies the top spot, pulling down the second place Manchester United 6 points, no matter what the media says, it is useless.

He is the winner.

The winner should have grace, and if others shout desperately and say something to denigrate Manchester City or slander him, it is just the anger of the loser, he doesn't have to argue with them about anything.

So whenever he faced the media, or even the Manchester United media, Wan Sheng just smiled and didn't get angry at all, and he enjoyed this feeling of making the opposing media angry.

Now Wansheng has this qualification. (To be continued.) )