Green Field Eunuch

Chapter 296 Chelsea, Terrified of Being Slaughtered
Shan Yongzhuo's views were also endorsed by the English media.

Head coach Mancini shares this view.

Among the teams that will be the group winners, Manchester City could draw five teams: APOEL Nicosia, Benfica, Barcelona, ​​Real Madrid, and Inter Milan. No matter how you look at it, drawing Real Madrid is not a good thing.

Teams like APOEL Nicosia and Benfica would be a huge windfall, but Manchester City didn't have that kind of luck.

Mancini remained frustrated with the situation during subsequent training sessions, and he didn't seem to care much about the away league match against Chelsea.

Chelsea?
The Chelsea team that hasn't lost since Shan Yongzhuo arrived, and whose every defeat has been a near massacre.

They are no match for Manchester City.

Yes, Mancini has completely lost respect for Chelsea now, not because he's arrogant, but because Manchester City's record against Chelsea is simply too outstanding. Last season, they slaughtered Chelsea every time, leading Shan Yongzhuo to be known as Chelsea's nightmare weaver.

Therefore, Mancini is not worried at all.

Whenever facing Chelsea, Shan Yongzhuo always leads his team to a massacre as if he's on steroids, so Mancini isn't worried at all.

Moreover, Shan Yongzhuo has never played against Real Madrid before, which is something Mancini is worried about.

It wasn't until he checked the head-to-head records between Shan Yongzhuo and Mourinho's teams that he understood.

It seems like they've won everything!
There were even massacres!

"Maybe the competition still depends on individual performances!"

Mancini thought to himself.

This idea was also put into training, and Mancini was relieved when he saw that Shan Yongzhuo was in good condition.

Since the Champions League knockout stage wouldn't start for more than a month anyway, Mancini simply turned his worries aside and focused his attention on the league for the time being.

On the other hand, Real Madrid is also training normally. Their competition with Barcelona in the league is very fierce, and they must devote more energy to the league than Manchester City.

Most Real Madrid players felt very relaxed about the draw results, after all, none of Real Madrid's key players had ever faced Manchester City or Shan Yongzhuo.

They have every right to be arrogant.

The opponent is just Manchester City, a nouveau riche team participating in the Champions League for the first time. There's nothing to worry about.

Even though they have Shan Yongzhuo, he's just one person.

Moreover, many Real Madrid players believe they have Cristiano Ronaldo. Although Ronaldo's individual goal-scoring record is not as good as Shan Yongzhuo's, and Shan Yongzhuo just won the Ballon d'Or, many Real Madrid players still feel that Ronaldo is no worse than Shan Yongzhuo.

They believe that with Real Madrid's superior overall performance, Manchester City is not a threat.

and so……

Real Madrid should have an easier time against Manchester City?

Many players thought this way, and Mourinho became even more worried after learning about their thoughts.

Would it be easier to draw Manchester City?
No, no!
Mourinho felt a chill run down his spine and was deeply worried.

Although he could warn the players not to be careless, this kind of underestimation of the opponent cannot be solved by warnings alone.

What should I do?
Mourinho is having a bit of a headache.

……

The Champions League Round of 16 matches won't start until February, which is still a bit early. Manchester City is currently facing a packed schedule before Christmas.

Before Christmas, Manchester City has three league games to play. Apart from Stoke City, who are relatively easy to beat, the other two opponents are Chelsea and Arsenal, both tough matches that cannot be taken lightly.

Chelsea's performance in the league this season hasn't been particularly strong. They currently sit fourth in the Premier League with 28 points, behind Manchester City, Manchester United, and Tottenham. This result isn't particularly satisfactory for Chelsea, as they are now nine points behind Manchester City, a significant gap.

Although Chelsea made great strides in the Champions League, finishing first in their group and facing Lyon in the round of 16.

However, manager Villas-Boas still managed to find the unanimous dissatisfaction of Chelsea fans.

This match against Manchester City is crucial for Villas-Boas. If they lose again, the gap between Chelsea and Manchester City will widen to 12 points.

Although the first half of the season is not over yet, a 12-point gap is intolerable.

Therefore, Villas-Boas gave Chelsea's players a must-win instruction.

Unfortunately, Chelsea players were demoralized and lacked any confidence against Manchester City.

Since Shan Yongzhuo arrived at Manchester City, Chelsea have been repeatedly thrashed by Manchester City, which has cast a huge psychological shadow on this group of Chelsea players.

How should we play against Shan Yongzhuo?
They don't know.

Especially Terry, a key player on the back line, felt a headache coming on. The thought of defending Shan Yongzhuo made him even want to pretend to be sick.

However, another key center-back, David Luiz, is injured, leaving Chelsea without a center-back option, with Ivanovic being pushed into that position.

He now bears a heavy responsibility.

"John, we're counting on you to defend against Shan Yongzhuo."

You absolutely must guard against him!

"We can't afford to lose to Manchester City again."

"..."

His teammates seemed to have high hopes for Terry, but Terry could see the schadenfreude in their eyes.

"Damn these bastards!"

Terry was helpless, but there was nothing he could do. He could only keep praying to God that Shan Yongzhuo would have some problems in this game.

Like the Chelsea players, Chelsea fans also had absolutely no confidence in this match.

You can't blame them; the shadow that Shan Yongzhuo cast on Chelsea was simply too great.

In the entire Premier League, if we're talking about who's most afraid of Shan Yongzhuo, Chelsea fans and Manchester United fans would definitely be in a race to see who's the most feared.

So, when the match was about to start at Stamford Bridge, Chelsea fans, watching the Manchester City fans cheering loudly under the leadership of the Shan Yongzhuo Women's Cheerleading Team, had no interest in cheering for their team.

In their view, this should be a match that was bound to be lost.

If you're destined to lose, what's the point of cheering?

And the game unfolded exactly as they had predicted, taking an unfavorable turn for Chelsea from the very beginning.

Chelsea started by launching an attack on Manchester City from the kickoff, but their attack was thwarted when Mata's through ball was intercepted by Kompany, allowing Manchester City to launch a quick counter-attack.

Ultimately, Manchester City's counter-attack ended with Ivanovic fouling Aguero.

But when Shan Yongzhuo stood at the free-kick spot, everyone at Chelsea tensed up.

Then, they saw that Cech was completely helpless against Shan Yongzhuo's ball.

Just 45 seconds into the game, Chelsea's goal was breached, and Manchester City took a 1-0 lead over Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.

(End of this chapter)