In the penultimate round of the Premier League, Manchester City, playing with a substitute lineup, drew 0-0 with relegation team Huddersfield at home.

Although they did not win, Manchester City increased their season points to 100 points with this draw.

This is also the first time in Premier League history that a team has reached three digits in points.

And Hudson Field also successfully managed to stay in the league thanks to this draw.

This is a result worth celebrating for a newly promoted team that ranked fifth in the Championship last season and was promoted to the Premier League through the play-offs.

So after the game, players from both teams were celebrating.

Manchester City celebrated their 100-point season, while Huddersfield celebrated their successful relegation.

The broadcasting revenue of the Premier League is very high, so for many teams, whether they can avoid relegation is a matter of life and death.

If they are relegated, without the high broadcasting revenue from the Premier League, the entire team will be unable to make ends meet, the players will choose to leave, and the entire team will immediately face collapse.

Many teams have been severely damaged after being relegated to the Championship for this reason, and have been unable to complete promotion to the Premier League and return to the Premier League.

Along with Hudson Field, Liverpool's younger brother Southampton also successfully avoided relegation.

Interestingly enough, Southampton's opponent in this round is Everton, Manchester United's younger brother.

The feud between the two team bosses seemed to have spread to their respective younger brothers.

So in this crucial game for Southampton, Everton had no intention of letting up and played Southampton to the death.

There were a total of 9 yellow cards and 1 red card in this game, 7 of which were from Southampton.

In the final moments of the game, after Southampton's central defender Maya Yoshida was sent off with a red card, Everton launched a fierce attack and scored a goal in overtime, making Southampton's victory disappear.

After this draw, Southampton has a 3-point lead over the relegation zone, but it cannot be said that they are 100% sure of staying in the league.

But considering that their goal difference is 9 more than Swansea, which is third from the bottom, it is basically impossible for them to be relegated as long as they don't suffer an epic defeat in the next game.

But although they were sure to get ashore, such a disturbance occurred at the last moment.

This further deepened the feud between Southampton and Everton.

Everton, the little brother, didn't win, and neither did their big brother Manchester United.

Manchester United, playing away from home, unexpectedly lost to Brighton, another little brother of Liverpool, which was very embarrassing.

Fortunately, Liverpool also lost to Chelsea, so the gap between them did not narrow.

With only one round left in the league, Manchester United leads third-placed Tottenham by 4 points and has already secured second place in the league.

Of course, finishing second or third in the league makes no difference to Manchester United. What they want more is the league championship.

But one look at the ridiculous gap between them and Manchester City made Manchester United feel desperate.

The gap is too big and there is no way to catch up.

As for Liverpool, the situation is a bit dangerous for them after losing to direct rival Chelsea.

With only one round of the league left, Liverpool is only 2 points ahead of Chelsea.

With Liverpool's current goal difference advantage, as long as they draw in the next round they will be able to secure the fourth place in the league.

But qualifying with a draw seems to be a curse in the entire football world.

Many teams have fallen before this curse.

But fortunately, Liverpool doesn't have to worry too much.

Because their opponent in the last round is Brighton, and Brighton is Liverpool's die-hard little brother.

When it comes to the crucial moment when their boss is competing for the top four in the league, Brighton will definitely cooperate actively.

For this reason, Chelsea is very dissatisfied and has been repeatedly emphasizing the fairness and justice of the league in front of the media. Its purpose is to let the FA and the Premier League officials come forward to stop the possible tacit agreement between Liverpool and Brighton.

Chelsea's plan is to use the pressure of public opinion to force Liverpool and Brighton to fight a real battle.

Since Brighton was able to beat Manchester United, it shows that they are in good form recently.

If they can play against Liverpool in this state, they might really have a chance to snipe Liverpool.

Chelsea's next opponent is Newcastle United, a team that actually has an ambiguous relationship with Chelsea and can be considered a team of his Blues faction.

So Chelsea feel that they have a great chance of winning the next game. As long as Brighton can perform better and successfully beat Liverpool, they will be able to squeeze out Liverpool's position and win a place in the Champions League next season.

But, this is just a thought!

In the last round of the league, Liverpool beat Brighton 4-0 at home.

Liverpool had a 78% possession rate throughout the game, and the number of shots was more than ten times that of the opponent.

The scene was completely one-sided. Brighton, who had just defeated Manchester United in the previous round, had no power to fight back in front of Liverpool. They didn't even put up a symbolic resistance and surrendered directly.

On the other hand, Chelsea's score was 3:0. However, it was not Chelsea that scored the three goals, but Newcastle United.

Since the two games started at the same time, Chelsea's morale collapsed after learning that Liverpool had scored two goals in the first half.

The players lost their composure and conceded goals one after another to Newcastle.

At this time, Chelsea's talents reacted:

That’s not right. Aren’t you my little brother?

Why did you play so hard against me? In fact, two or three years ago, Newcastle United could indeed be considered the younger brother of the Blues.

But in recent years, with the rise of Manchester City, the Blues have declined.

Newcastle United's thinking became more active. They felt that Manchester City's thighs seemed to be thicker. Since they wanted to cling to the thighs, they might as well cling to the thighs of the Blue Moon.

Especially since Manchester City has a lot of talented players, if these outstanding talents want to transfer in the future, Newcastle may be able to take advantage of the good relationship between the two clubs.

So, after facing the reality, they decisively abandoned Chelsea.

Poor Chelsea, they thought they had a glimmer of hope, but from beginning to end, these hopes were all their own imagination.

In the last round of the league, Manchester City beat Southampton 1-0 away, raising their total points this season to 103 points.

This is not only the highest score in the history of the Premier League, but also breaks the historical record of the five major leagues.

The previous record was 102 points set by Juventus in Serie A in the 2013-2014 season, and Manchester City surpassed them by one point.

Throughout the 2017-2018 season, Manchester City achieved an impressive record of 33 wins, 4 draws and 1 loss in the league.

Not only did they break the Premier League's record for the most points, they also set the Premier League's record for the longest winning streak, and both records are likely to be difficult to break in the foreseeable future.

After experiencing the lows of the previous year, Manchester City returned with a new attitude, crushed all the rivals with absolute advantage, and strongly ascended to the top of the Premier League.

Now, they were only one trophy away from announcing their return as kings—the Big Ear Cup! …

After the final match of the Premier League, Guardiola gave the team three days off so that the players could have a good rest and relax.

Playing in the Premier League is a test for everyone. It not only tests physical fitness, but also tests spirit and willpower.

Because there is no winter break, Premier League players have played one month longer than players in other leagues.

This year is also the World Cup year, and most of Manchester City's players are main players for their respective national teams.

This means that they have no time to rest during the summer offseason, which was originally intended for them.

Moreover, the intensity of World Cup games is much higher than that of the league and the Champions League. In such a tense and intense game, players are already very prone to injury. Players who are constantly in a tense state and do not get rest and relaxation for a long time are even more likely to get injured.

He doesn't want his team to be full of injuries after the World Cup!

Of course, this kind of thing is not something he can decide as the head coach of a club.

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Players from all over the world, including the Chinese players who have fought again and again despite repeated defeats, are extremely eager to participate in the World Cup and play for their country.

At that time, Brazilian star Kaka even threw his professional career behind him in order to play for the Brazilian team. He was forced to play with a closed injection, leaving himself with a huge risk of injury.

This shows how great the charm of the World Cup is and how deadly it is to the players.

Therefore, even though they know they are prone to injury, the players will go for it without hesitation.

In this regard, Guardiola can only do his best to let them rest more, reduce their pressure, and help them avoid injuries as much as possible.

After the five major leagues came to an end, the 32 teams participating in the 2018 World Cup in Russia have begun to announce the 23-man rosters of their respective national teams.

On May 21, just as Manchester City was actively preparing for the Champions League final against Real Madrid six days later, the Spanish Football Association held a press conference and announced the 23-man roster of the Spanish national team.

Goalkeepers: De Gea (Manchester United), Reina (Napoli), Kepa (Athletic Bilbao)

Defenders: Alba (Barcelona), Nacho (Real Madrid), Carvajal (Real Madrid), Azpilicueta (Chelsea), Odriozola (Real Sociedad), Pique (Barcelona), Ramos (Real Madrid), Monreal (Arsenal) Midfielders: Thiago (Bayern), David Silva (Manchester City), Iniesta (Barcelona), Saul (Atletico Madrid), Busquets (Barcelona), Koke (Atletico Madrid), Lucas Vazquez (Real Madrid) Forwards: Lin Quan (Manchester City), Isco (Real Madrid), Asensio (Real Madrid), Rodrigo (Valencia), Diego Costa (Atletico Madrid) Compared with the previous World Cup, there are many fewer familiar faces in this World Cup roster.

Needless to say, Xavi, Alonso, Villa, Torres and others have already retired from the national team.

Casillas, a veteran of three dynasties and former goalkeeper of the Spanish team, was ultimately not selected and missed his fifth World Cup.

After the news came out, countless Spanish fans felt sorry for him, and some fans even went to the Spanish Football Association to protest, hoping that they could take Casillas.

But the final roster has been announced, and with less than a month to go before the opening of the World Cup, it is impossible for the Spanish team to make any adjustments to the roster unless the players selected suffer serious injuries during the preparation stage.

Apart from Casillas, the most surprising thing is Morata in the striker position.

Morata was highly regarded as early as four years ago, and Bosque gave him enough opportunities and took him with him to every major competition.

But after Morata left Real Madrid last year and moved to Chelsea, his performance at Chelsea declined seriously, and even his playing time was greatly reduced.

This made Bosque very disappointed in him, and after weighing the pros and cons, he finally gave up on him.

In addition to Morata, Callejon, who performed well in Serie A and even won the Serie A assist king, and Javi Martinez, who performed well in the Bundesliga, were also not selected.

Although Hama performed well in Bayern, Bosque did not include him in the national team's roster in the end considering his condition and injuries.

This is also for the protection of the players. Of course, this may not be fair to Hama.

Lin Quan did not express any opinion on the national team's roster.

If I have to say, these people are far inferior to his teammates in the last World Cup.

If the Spanish team could still be considered a luxurious team in the last World Cup.

In this World Cup, the Spanish team is at best an old broken car.

It seems that there are still many stars in the team, but these people are old and their strength is no longer as good as before.

As for the newcomers, they have not experienced enough training in major competitions, and it is hard to say whether they can perform well on the World Cup stage.

But even so, this Spanish team is still the favorite to win this year according to predictions from all parties before the game.

The reason is simple, they have Lin Quan in their team.

However, football is a team game, and if a team relies entirely on one person, it won’t go far.

…

After learning about Spain's 23-man squad, Guardiola breathed a sigh of relief, and then began to sigh.

Lin Quan was puzzled by his obviously contradictory actions.

"Alas, Rodri lost the election!"

Under Lin Quan's questioning, Guardiola finally told the reason.

"who?"

When Lin Quan heard the name, he didn't react at first.

"Yes, that's the one we scouted before, the defensive midfielder Rodri who plays for Villarreal."

"Oh, it's him!"

Lin Quan suddenly realized that Rodri is 22 years old and was briefly selected for the national team's roster in the World Cup in March.

At that time, many media speculated that the roster announced in March might very well be the final World Cup roster.

So many people thought that Rodri might represent the Spanish team in this year's World Cup, but the final result was not unexpectedly that he was not selected.

Although Rodri performed very well, otherwise he would not have been noticed by Bosque.

But in such a major event as the World Cup, Bosque was hesitant to trust a young defensive midfielder, as he was worried that the opponent would make mistakes due to lack of experience.

Once a mistake is made in the defensive midfielder position, there will be no chance to make up for it.

So he still chooses to trust those experienced veterans or those players who have proven themselves in major competitions.

Rodri did not participate in the European Cup two years ago, so he naturally does not belong to this category of players, so his failure to be selected can only be said to be a normal thing.

Of course, judging from his current performance, there is a very high chance that he will be selected for the national team in the European Cup two years later. (End of this chapter)