Chapter 215 De Bruyne's Transfer Troubles
In the focus match of this round, Moyes' Manchester United defeated Arsenal, the second place in the standings, 1:0 at home, allowing Manchester City to expand its lead again.
After 11 rounds of matches, their current record is 10 wins and 1 draw, with 31 points, ranking first.
Arsenal has 8 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses, and is currently in second place with 25 points.
With Arsenal's unexpected loss, the gap between the two teams has widened to 6 points.
Judging from the current form and schedule of the two teams, Manchester City is very likely to lock up the half-time championship in advance.
In the history of the Premier League, the probability of the half-time champion winning the championship is more than 60%, and this is the result of Arsenal continuously lowering the probability.
Therefore, the value of the half-time championship is relatively high.
Among the Premier League giants, except Chelsea and Arsenal, the rest of the teams all won.
Chelsea's form has been particularly sluggish since being tied by Manchester City at home. In the last round, they were swept 2-0 by the Magpies away from home.
In this round, they were tied 2:2 at home by the mid-lower-tier team West Bromwich Albion.
Anyone with a discerning eye can see that there is something wrong with Mourinho's Chelsea.
And the problem is very serious!
This is a result that the outside world did not expect.
At the beginning of the season, when people learned that Mourinho was about to return to Chelsea, the outside world was generally optimistic about the madman's coaching prospects at the Blues.
However, in just a few months, doubts about Mourinho and Chelsea have increased.
The Blues, whose investment in the transfer market is second only to Manchester City, will definitely aim to win the league and Champions League titles this season.
However, after 11 rounds of matches, Chelsea had 5 wins, 4 draws and 2 losses, and only got 19 points, which is lower than Manchester United, who was not favored at the beginning of the season.
This record is totally unworthy of Chelsea's investment and the expectations of the outside world.
On the contrary, the Red Devils' head coach Moyes has seen an improvement in Manchester United's performance in recent games after the team overcame some initial difficulties.
After winning three games in a row, Manchester United's points have reached 20, temporarily ranking fifth in the standings, ahead of their old rival the Blues.
Mourinho's criticism of Moyes in the second round of the league seemed to have turned into a boomerang and hit him on the head.
Seeing their old rival in bad luck while their own team's form continued to improve, the Red Devils' fans began to sneer at Chelsea one by one.
Who told Mourinho to attack Manchester United with his mouth? Manchester United has many rivals in the league, including Manchester City, Liverpool and Arsenal, as well as Chelsea, all of which have deep grievances with Manchester United.
However, the Red Devils fans did not attack other teams, but only attacked Chelsea, which is very telling.
For Moyes, after defeating Liverpool and Arsenal, two arch-rivals, at home in succession, he gradually began to gain recognition from the Red Devils fans.
The Red Devils' fans have simple demands. As long as Moyes can lead the team to beat Manchester United's old rivals, it doesn't matter even if they don't win the Premier League title 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 seems that it is not so easy to beat 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 being addicted to Lin Quan wrote another article after this round of games.
"Manchester City's away game against Sunderland proved my previous conclusion that Manchester City is too dependent 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 almost dominated all of Manchester City's offensive in the frontcourt.
I don't think this is a good thing. Football is a team sport and relying too much on one player can lead to serious consequences.
In this game, Sunderland restricted Lin Quan's breakthroughs and shots very well and did not give him many good opportunities.
If it wasn't for their bad luck at the end and he scored a free kick, the weak Sunderland might have been able to tie 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 the opponent or his own state fluctuates, Manchester City's offensive threat will be greatly reduced.
If Manchester City can't make changes as soon as possible, their performance will inevitably plummet."
After this report was published, it attracted a lot of attention.
Although the match between Manchester City and Sunderland is not the focus of this round, for many mid- and lower-level teams, the importance of this match far exceeds the strong confrontations between those giants.
The tactics adopted by Sunderland in the game are a style of play that they can all emulate.
The Black Cats' lineup is not much stronger than other teams. Since they can make Manchester City so embarrassed by parking the bus in their home court, other teams can naturally do it too.
Lin Quan also read this article. Except for the views in the second half, he agreed with the analysis in the first half.
After David Silva was injured, Manchester City lacked an organizer in the frontcourt.
Moreover, he is the only person in Manchester City who can perform this role, so he has to take on multiple duties, not only to assume the responsibility of a blaster, but also to be responsible for forward attacks.
During positional warfare, he is also responsible for organizing the attack, distributing the ball, and even controlling the tempo of the game like a defensive midfielder.
Lin Quan himself was not willing to be the core.
He would rather be like when he was at Werder Bremen, with De Bruyne behind him who could always pass the ball to him. In that case, he could shoot with peace of mind.
Thinking of this, Lin Quan suddenly remembered, why has De Bruyne been quiet for some time?
After looking at Chelsea's starting lineup for this round of the game, De Bruyne was not seen either in the starting lineup or on the bench.
This guy seems to have not played in a game for a long time! Thinking of this, Lin Quan picked up his 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 on the field.
Sweat dripped down his temples and onto the jersey on his shoulders.
The dark blue jersey was soaked with sweat and stuck tightly to his body, highlighting his figure perfectly.
Several club staff members who hurriedly passed by the training base were a little surprised to see someone coming to practice so early.
However, after discovering that it was De Bruyne who was practicing, they all shook their heads.
"Alas, this child is hardworking, but what's the point of working harder?"
The old man at the gate sighed and felt a little sorry for De Bruyne.
The other side arrives at Cobham training base on time every day for training, rain or shine.
The security guard witnessed with his own eyes that De Bruyne was as thin as a bamboo pole when he first came to Chelsea, but he worked hard to build such a muscular body.
Based on his years of observation of professional players, De Bruyne has no problem gaining a foothold in the Premier League with his current physical confrontation skills.
However, I don't know if it's because of prejudice or some other reason, Mourinho just doesn't like to use him.
De Bruyne has not played in two months since he came on as a substitute and played for 5 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 several 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 now extinguished his enthusiasm and began to seriously consider leaving Chelsea during the winter transfer window and working for another team.
He was the Bundesliga's assist king last season and also broke the Bundesliga's assist record.
Therefore, De Bruyne is not worried that no one will want him because of his lack of strength.
It’s just that he doesn’t meet Mourinho’s requirements, or rather, Mourinho is prejudiced against players like him!
After finishing a day's training and returning home, De Bruyne met with his agent Patrick.
"Kevin, have you decided where to go?"
After De Bruyne was benched by Mourinho, Patrit began to contact other teams to find a suitable next home.
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He has full confidence in De Bruyne's ability and does not think that the Waterloo at Chelsea will have much impact on the player.
Even if De Bruyne is not adapted 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 sign De Bruyne, including Leverkusen, Werder Bremen and Wolfsburg.
In addition to these mid-range teams, even strong teams like Dortmund want to buy De Bruyne.
Among these teams, except Dortmund which cannot guarantee the starting position, the other teams have promised to give De Bruyne an absolute starting position and guarantee his playing time.
In Patrick's opinion, going to these teams is better than staying in 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 disgrace.
That's why he trained so hard, hoping to impress Mourinho with his hard work and win back his trust.
However, he failed.
Mourinho was not impressed by him, Mourinho didn't even pay attention to him.
With Chelsea's record in a mess, the madman is busy dealing with criticism from various media every day, studying the opponents, and improving the team's tactical play.
He had long forgotten De Bruyne!
In this case, all De Bruyne's efforts were in vain.
"Don't hesitate, you have no place in 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 talent can be better displayed!"
Patrick guessed what De Bruyne was thinking. He was probably a little unwilling to fail to prove his strength in Chelsea and the Premier League! But no matter how unwilling he was, he couldn't gamble with his career! He would get nothing by staying in Chelsea, and it would only waste his time.
Once he doesn't have enough playing opportunities, his condition is likely to decline rapidly and he will be completely forgotten by the public.
At this time, you must make a decisive choice and not waste time.
"Okay, I'll 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 this purely for his own good, which was why he made such a suggestion.
"Okay, then let's continue to contact those Bundesliga clubs. By the way, which of these teams do you like better?"
Patrick was relieved to see De Bruyne follow his advice.
The agent benefits from every player transfer.
Therefore, facilitating De Bruyne's departure from Chelsea and transfer to other teams is not only beneficial to De Bruyne himself, but also of great benefit to him.
"Werder Bremen, I like those old teammates and coach Schaff very much!"
De Bruyne particularly misses the days of fighting alongside his teammates from Werder Bremen last season.
When he was at Werder Bremen, he had close friends and teammates who cared about him.
But at Chelsea, he felt like an outsider, isolated and excluded.
No one wants to deal with a player that the head coach doesn't like, especially when the player is dispensable to the team, everyone will have even less motivation to have a good relationship with him.
De Bruyne has been at Chelsea for almost four or five months and has not made a single friend.
"Werder Bremen? They are doing pretty well in the Champions League this season, but I have to remind you that Werder Bremen's squad is not very strong. They are fighting on three fronts this season, and their league record has declined significantly. They are currently ranked only 8th in the Bundesliga, and they may not get a ticket to the Champions League next season."
"Dortmund, Leverkusen and Wolfsburg have significantly stronger squads. They are now ranked 2nd, 3rd and 5th in the standings and are likely to qualify for next year's Champions League."
Patrick's meaning is clear, he hopes De Bruyne will join a team that can play in the Champions League.
In this way, he can gain greater exposure by participating in the Champions League, and can also achieve greater improvement and progress in such a high-level competition as the Champions League.
De Bruyne sighed. He is a sentimental man.
The reason why I want to return to Werder Bremen is simply because I had a very happy time in Werder Bremen last season and the team’s record was also very good.
But Patrick's words reminded him that Werder Bremen had changed a lot compared to last season.
Not only did they lose themselves, they also lost the most important player - Lin!
Without Lin and myself, it would be very difficult for Werder Bremen to make it out of the Champions League group stage under the coaching of Schaff.
With the strength of their squad, it is definitely unrealistic to take care of both ends, namely, the Champions League results and the league results.
This situation will probably 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 flight to Germany, planning to fly to Germany overnight to negotiate with the two clubs.
De Bruyne's price tag is not low, so to sign him, the two clubs may have to prepare a transfer fee of more than 20 million pounds.
Just after seeing Patrick off, De Bruyne's phone suddenly rang.
Taking out his cell phone, De Bruyne was stunned by the name on the caller ID.
(End of this chapter)