Football: The king of midfield, Guardiola is crying with envy

Chapter 241

In the away locker room at Stamford Bridge, the Blue Moon players are packing their belongings.

After changing into training clothes, they will walk out of the player tunnel and go outside for warm-up training.

Tonight's game will start at 6:30, and it will be very late when everything is done.

Logically speaking, Manchester City players will rest in London for one night and go back the next day.

But considering that they will play Swindon in two days, the Blue Moon Army will not stay overnight in London.

After the game, they will take the club's special plane directly back to Manchester, and then fly to Wiltshire, where Swindon is located, tomorrow afternoon.

Interestingly, because Manchester City's recent two games are away games, the Etihad Stadium will be rented out to "subsidize the family expenses."

At that time, the Etihad will be rented out as a wedding venue.

In fact, comprehensive stadiums and professional football stadiums all over the world have external rental channels.

Pudong Football Stadium, the home stadium of Shanghai SIPG, has a 4×4 divided area for venue rental, and fans and passers-by can play football in this professional football stadium for money.

Of course, there are definitely few people who rent professional football fields to play 7-a-side or 11-a-side games. Most of the time, professional companies rent them.

So when stadiums or football fields are vacant and not used, they usually become the first choice for concerts, corporate annual meetings, brand promotion meetings and new product launches.

This is a win-win situation, because even if the football field is not rented out, it costs money, such as sanitation, HVAC, daily maintenance, etc. Every minute and every second is spent.

Wembley has undertaken many large-scale events outside of football matches.

Let's get back to the point.

Soon, the players of both sides finished warming up, and the two teams returned to the locker room to wait for the arrangements of their respective coaches.

When the Blue Moon players returned to the locker room, what awaited them was Guardiola written densely on the tactical board.

"Hey! Guys! Look at me!"

Guardiola shocked everyone as soon as he opened his mouth.

"We have won a lot of games recently, Manchester United, Paris, Arsenal... We are indeed the strongest team in England!"

"But now, I need you to forget the previous achievements and honors."

"Today's game is crucial. It is crucial for us and Chelsea!"

"I need you to perform at your best! Last season, we lost to Chelsea and lost the most important Champions League."

"I am very frustrated to lose the Champions League. Of course, I don't mean to blame you."

"I want to say that we are not worse than Chelsea, and we are stronger than them! We can win everything!"

"So, this season, I need you to beat Chelsea! Whether in the league or the cup! Do you understand?"

Everyone said in unison,

"Understood! Boss!"

"Okay!" Guardiola waved his hand to signal everyone to form a circle, and cheered loudly, "For Manchester City!"

"For Manchester City!"

After Guardiola finished speaking, Fernandez stood up.

"It has come to this point, everyone should take it seriously."

"Don't give Chelsea any breathing space! Understand?"

"Understand!"

Fernandinho nodded, then applauded,

"Okay! Let's get started! Boys!"

Soon, the Blue Moon players walked out of the locker room with high spirits, the starting players stood in the player tunnel, and the others followed coach Guardiola to the bench.

Soon, the Blues players also came out.

Some familiar players from both teams began to greet each other.

For example, Mount chatted with Chen Chen and Sterling, while Lukaku and De Bruyne covered their mouths and communicated.

The brothers are all frequent visitors to various national teams, and their private relationship must be good.

After a simple greeting, the players from both sides returned to their positions.

Today's referee is Craig Pawson.

Craig did not respond to the remarks made by Guardiola and Tuchel yesterday.

The Premier League Referee Company responded, saying that all referees were fair and just.

In response, fans of the 20 Premier League football clubs stood on a united front, and fans from all walks of life came together to directly attack the social account of PGMOL (English Referee Company).

Amid the loud cheers, Craig checked the number of players on both sides and his communication equipment again.

After confirming that everything was correct, Craig led the referee team members out of the player tunnel first.

The players of both teams followed.

Seeing the players walk out of the tunnel, the cheers and screams at Stamford Bridge became louder.some!

Countless fans are cheering for their home team with their shouts at the top of their lungs!

At this moment, Zhan Jun and Zhang Lu, who have finished their New Year's Eve journey, are introducing the starting lineups of both sides to the audience in the Migu Sports studio.

"Hello, everyone in front of the TV! Welcome to continue to lock in our Migu Sports live broadcast room to watch a focus battle in the 2021/22 English League Cup semi-finals!"

"Manchester City vs Chelsea!"

"I am today's commentator Zhan Jun, and the one next to me is the well-known Zhang Lu, Coach Zhang! Come on, Coach Zhang, say hello to everyone."

Zhang Lu said "Hehe" twice,

"Hello everyone! I am Zhang Lu who just came back from the Emirates Stadium in London!"

"Hahaha!"

Zhan Jun laughed along.

Then Zhan Jun looked at the camera and said the following,

"It seems that Coach Zhang has some 'withdrawal reaction'! To be honest, like Coach Zhang, I also miss the beauty and passion of the football world a few days ago."

"Now that it's over, I also have a certain 'withdrawal reaction' in my heart."

"I believe that the audience friends in front of the TV and the live broadcast room must be very curious about our trip to England this time."

"Starting from January 25, the documentary "Welcome to 2022 London Football Tour" launched by Migu Sports, Sky Sports and the English Football Association will be broadcast on Migu Video."

"Coach Zhang and I in the English football world There are many new discoveries and novel experiences! This New Year, we will celebrate the New Year with you! "

"Okay, then let's stop talking and take a look at the starting lineups of both teams. "

"Today, the home team Chelsea arranged a 4231 formation. "

"The goalkeeper is the Spaniard Kepa. "

"The back line is Marcos Alonso, Malang Sarr, Rudiger and Azpilicueta. "

"In the last round against Liverpool, Chelsea arranged a 343 formation, and changed to 541 during the game. "

"Today, facing the stronger Manchester City, Tuchel arranged a 4231 formation instead. "

"Oh? ? "

Classic Zhang Lu's supporting role. "This means that Chelsea is here for victory today, and the Blues are eager to win the game at Stamford Bridge! "

"They are eager for this championship! "

"To this end, they have strengthened their offensive capabilities in the frontcourt! "