Chapter 359 Chelsea's tragic defeat, the Golden Ball Award is coming
After the Club World Cup awards ceremony, Manchester City immediately returned to Manchester with the trophy on Mansour's private plane.
As expected, outside the Manchester airport, Manchester City players were surrounded by Manchester City fans who rushed to the scene after hearing the news.
This is Manchester City's first Club World Cup and seven-time champion in history, and also the first seven-time champion in Premier League history.
This was a feat that Manchester United next door had never accomplished. How could the fans of the Blue Moon not be excited and happy? That night, Manchester was in a carnival.
This night, Manchester City fans all over the world were celebrating wildly!
The news that Manchester City won seven titles spread throughout the football world in no time! "This is the seven-time champion, it's really awesome!"
"Congratulations to Manchester City for winning seven titles, and congratulations to Lin and Guardiola for their new achievements!"
"Manchester City keep up the good work and strive to get another one this year!"
"Haha, it's impossible, they have been eliminated from the League Cup by Newcastle!"
"Back then, Messi won the Ballon d'Or that year with his six crowns, and then he was unstoppable, winning four Ballon d'Ors in a row. Could it be that Lin Huang is following in Messi's footsteps?"
"Haha, you know what, it's really possible. Lin Huang plays like Messi, so the honors he wins won't be any less than Messi's!"
"I don't think so. Not only was Messi strong in those years, but Barcelona's own strength was also unique. Messi had the right time, right place and right people, which is why he won the Ballon d'Or four times in a row.
Manchester City performed well last season, but their results this season have been quite up and down.
Coupled with the fierce competition from Messi and Ronaldo, it is much more difficult to win four Ballon d'Ors like Messi did! ”
"It doesn't matter. Lin Huang is still young and has a long future ahead of him. When he makes Ronaldo and Messi retire, he will surely win the Ballon d'Or!"
"Haha, maybe there will be more powerful players in the future?"
"I think it's difficult. European players are now like they are mass-produced in factories, like robots. They are comprehensive in all aspects, but not outstanding enough."
"Yes, there are fewer and fewer creative young players in football. It is very difficult for these players who have been trained in a standardized way to reach the level of Lin Huang and Melo."
"Besides, Lin Huang is too young. It is basically impossible for players over 18 to surpass him. As for players under 18, it will probably take four or five years for them to become famous!"
The fans were filled with emotion. Lin Quan's sudden appearance made the fans who were tired of watching the duet between Melo and Ronaldo feel very excited and thrilled.
However, when they thought about how Lin Quan had achieved such success at such a young age, they couldn't help but worry about the young players behind him.
With a huge mountain like Lin Quan standing in front of them, the pressure on latecomers would be enormous!
After Manchester City achieved the achievement of seven championships, a topic that was discussed last year was brought up again - can Manchester City be promoted to a top club?
"With this seven-time title, Manchester City can be promoted to a top club, right?"
"It should be about the same, right? At least in terms of honors, I think Manchester City's honors are stronger than Arsenal's. Since Arsenal is considered a giant, there is no reason why Manchester City cannot be considered one!"
"Stop making a fuss upstairs. Even if Arsenal is declining, it is still a giant with 13 top league titles. Whether it is historical heritage or honors, how can Manchester City compare to Arsenal?"
"Exactly. Do you really think Arsenal's status as a top club is given away as a gift by topping up your phone bill?"
Manchester City fans were not convinced, and then asked a question that made Arsenal fans silent and tearful: "Well said, but I would like to ask, has Arsenal won any championships in the past ten years?"
"Haha, Arsenal did have a glorious past, but that's all in the past. Since the establishment of the Premier League, Arsenal has only won three league titles, only one more than Manchester City. As for the Champions League, Arsenal has never won it once!"
"Past champions are still champions. Manchester City should not be compared with Arsenal, but with Chelsea. Chelsea was promoted to a top club only after winning three league titles and one Champions League."
Everyone was arguing, and no one could convince anyone else.
However, if we go by Chelsea's standards, then Manchester City may only be one league championship trophy away from becoming a top club.
But both the quarreling fans and the major Premier League clubs were generally shocked and worried after learning that Manchester City was crowned the seven-time champion.
How difficult is it to fight to the end on all fronts and win the championship? Manchester United, who has tried countless times, has the best say in this regard!
Let alone anything else, just winning the Premier League and Champions League trophies at the same time is already as difficult as climbing to the sky!
Most teams can only focus on one of the competitions, either try their best to stay in the league, or give up the league and strive for the Champions League.
Only a few top teams like Real Madrid, Barcelona and Manchester United can exert efforts on multiple fronts at the same time.
But even so, the probability of a rollover is still very high, and you may lose everything if you are not careful.
Manchester United has won the Champions League twice and is even the first team in the top five leagues to complete the treble achievement.
However, in the 1998-1999 season, they lost the League Cup, Community Shield and European Super Cup.
They didn't even win the FA Cup in the 2007-2008 season.
Before Manchester City, there were only three teams in the entire football world that achieved the treble achievement, namely Manchester United in the 1998-99 season, Barcelona in the 2008-09 season and Inter Milan in the 2009-10 season.
In the 12-13 season, Bayern had great hopes of winning the treble, but they were eliminated by Werder Bremen in the German Cup and unfortunately missed this opportunity.
Even Real Madrid and Bayern Munich have not been able to achieve the treble, which shows how difficult it is.
As for winning six titles, only the cosmic team Barcelona has achieved it in the entire football world, and it is even harder than climbing to the sky.
It is precisely because of this that Manchester City's seven-time championship has had such a huge impact on the Premier League teams.
Although there is still controversy among fans and the football world as to whether Manchester City is a top club, if they continue to develop at this pace, it is only a matter of time before Manchester City becomes a top club.
Especially when they signed Lin Quan and Guardiola one after another, with the strong support of the Abu Dhabi consortium, with Lin Quan and Guardiola in charge, Manchester City's future is bright! This may be a blessing for the fans, but it is definitely not a blessing for other Premier League teams.
So, they reached a tacit agreement to go all out to stop Manchester City.
On January 2, in the 20th round of the Premier League, Manchester City faced Sunderland at home.
Before the game, Sunderland's head coach made a harsh statement, saying that he wanted to weigh the seven-time champion.
Under normal circumstances, such words might be considered as the other party overestimating their own abilities.
What qualifications does the Black Cat Sunderland have to weigh Manchester City's weight? The strength of the two teams is completely not on the same level. When Manchester City met Sunderland, they gave their all and conceded two goals was considered polite!
However, this time, the situation is very unfavorable for Manchester City.
Although the main players returned overnight after winning the Club World Cup, the exhaustion from the game and the fatigue from the journey left them in poor condition.
In order to avoid unexpected injuries to the players when they play in such a tired condition, Guardiola still used a pure substitute lineup in this game.
However, just 7 minutes into the game, Manchester City players sent a red card in the penalty area, making Manchester City's home defense extremely difficult.
Adam Johnson, a player who once played briefly for Manchester City, scored the penalty kick steadily to help the team take the lead away from home!
Manchester City was forced to play with 10 men, but Nasri scored a goal in the middle of the game to temporarily equalize the score.
But in the 68th minute of the second half, Sunderland's No. 8 Rodwell scored a goal in the chaos, helping the Black Cats take the lead again.
Coincidentally, Rodwell is also a former Manchester City player.
He transferred to Sunderland for 12.6 million euros last summer, but unexpectedly, he scored a lore against his former club on his first return to the Etihad Stadium.
In the end, thanks to the counterattack of two former players, Manchester City lost 1:2 to the visiting Sunderland at home.
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Sunderland's head coach fulfilled his pre-match boasts and used a defeat to pour a bucket of cold water on the heads of Manchester City fans.
Tell them: The happy times are over, now it's time to welcome the darkness!
The news of Sunderland's capture of the Etihad Stadium immediately made the front-page headlines of major news media after the game.
The story of the weak defeating the strong is a story that the general public loves to talk about, not to mention that the opponent of the upset was Manchester City, who had just won seven championships and was extremely glorious.
The previous hype about Manchester City by major media has now turned into a boomerang, becoming a tool for fans of other teams to mock Manchester City.
"Haha, in the morning, all the major media were still touting Manchester City's seven championships, but in the evening, all the major media changed their tune and began to criticize and slam Manchester City. It's interesting, really interesting!"
"Don't be stupid. If you believe in the integrity of the media, you might as well believe that a sow can climb a tree!"
There are also some fans who can't stand it anymore. It's you media who are praising Manchester City, and it's also you who are belittling Manchester City.
In order to increase sales, they really don't care about their reputation at all!
Manchester City's unexpected loss made Chelsea fans ecstatic.
They felt that their chance had come! As long as Chelsea won this round, they could increase the points difference between the two teams to 6 points! With the schedule already halfway through, a six-point gap was very large!
Perhaps, Chelsea's victory this year depends on the three points in this game! However, with great hope comes great disappointment.
When Chelsea fans all assumed that their team could beat the opponent, Tottenham Hotspur refused to accept it!
Although Tottenham is not a big club, we are still the leader among the second-tier teams! Chelsea is very strong, but not strong enough to defeat Tottenham! What's more, this game is played at Tottenham's home stadium. Why do Chelsea think they can win?
Do you really think you are Manchester City? So, at home, Tottenham and Chelsea had a fierce offensive battle.
After Chelsea scored first, Tottenham, led by Kane, scored four goals in 20 minutes, making Chelsea dizzy and confused! Chelsea fans were all dumbfounded: Is this still the Tottenham that Manchester City is riding on? Why do they feel so fierce, so fierce that the Blues themselves are about to be beaten? Tottenham has been defeated in almost every game against Manchester City in the past few seasons, with an average of 5.5 goals conceded, and has completely become a toy of Manchester City.
However, this toy is really terrifying when it becomes aggressive. Chelsea has never seen a team with such fierce offensive firepower this season.
Even Manchester City couldn't score four goals against them in 20 minutes!
Under the fierce attack of Tottenham, Chelsea's defense was as fragile as tofu dregs, completely reduced to decoration, and shattered at the slightest touch! After 90 minutes of fighting, the score on the field was fixed at 5:3. Tottenham gave the leader a miserable defeat and defended their own glory with a hearty victory!
Chelsea, which was brutally massacred, failed to successfully widen the score gap, but instead allowed other teams to see their weaknesses.
After this battle, Harry Kane's value soared from the original 5.5 million euros to 50 million euros. The increase in value is jaw-dropping.
And he also replaced Wilshere and others and became the new British star!
Sure enough, when it comes to creating stars, the British are professionals.
And some people really fell for it, because now it is during the winter transfer window, and seeing Harry Kane's outstanding performance in this game, the Red Devils Manchester United immediately submitted an offer of 50 million pounds to bring Kane to Manchester United to replace Rooney, whose form has declined.
However, unexpectedly, Kane refused to leave White Hart Lane.
Kane, who came from Tottenham's youth training camp, has deep feelings for Tottenham.
He wants to win a championship for the team before considering leaving.
This choice made Tottenham fans very grateful, and the club's chairman Wiese immediately contacted Kane's agent to seek a salary increase and contract extension for him.
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Chelsea's unexpected loss gave Manchester City, which had been heavily criticized by the media, a sigh of relief.
After Chelsea's crushing defeat at the hands of Tottenham, the media once again criticized Chelsea, slamming Mourinho for being arrogant and not taking Tottenham seriously.
As for Manchester City, which had been criticized before, no one paid attention to it at this time.
After all, compared to Manchester City, which played with a full substitute lineup and lost, Chelsea's defeat is more difficult to accept.
So, in a relatively relaxed environment, Manchester City slowly and methodically restored the team's form.
On January 4, after three days of rest and recuperation, in the third round of the FA Cup, Manchester City, playing at home, fielded all their main players and defeated Sheffield Wednesday 4:1, advancing to the next round.
The entire Manchester City team was in very good shape in this game, especially Lin Quan.
In this game, Lin Quan completed a hat trick in just half the time, killing the suspense of the game early and turning the subsequent games into garbage time.
The Golden Globe Awards ceremony is approaching, and Lin Quan showed the world his excellent form with this hat trick.
He's sure to win the Golden Globe!
(End of this chapter)