Green Field Eunuch

Chapter 432 The Mysterious Confidence of Manchester City Fans

After scoring, Shan Yongzhuo remained calm, as if he hadn't scored that incredible header.

He was unaware of what Chelsea fans thought, and even if he did, he wouldn't care.

All he could think about was leaving this season, going to Granada, joining a team that belonged to him, and playing for that team.

If he can help Granada win championships, he can sell the team for a high price when he is about to retire, thus earning a substantial retirement income.

Joining Chelsea?
That makes no sense. If you're going to stay in the Premier League, you might as well stay at Manchester City.

On the field, Manchester City's celebrations didn't last long, and the game quickly resumed.

Chelsea, having conceded an early goal, continued their siege of Manchester City, and their attacks became even more ferocious.

The current Chelsea team is in a crucial period of transition, with a generational shift in its squad.

With Drogba gone and Lampard, Terry, and others gradually withdrawing from the scene, the core of the indomitable Chelsea team that Mourinho built back then is now almost entirely gone.

In fact, despite the many changes in coaches over the years, Chelsea's core remains the complete central axis formed by players such as Lampard, Drogba, and Terry, which was left by Mourinho.

After several years of exploration, the current Chelsea team is built around new signings Hazard and Mata, and is completely different from the Chelsea team that used to have two wings attacking from the front.

However, although this Blues team is much more creative in attack, their overall temperament is not as good as the previous Blues team.

As the game continued, Chelsea's players became increasingly impatient in their attacks, eager to equalize. Their mentality shifted, and they made more and more mistakes on the field.

This gave Manchester City many opportunities.

This group of Manchester City players, under Mancini's management, had become accustomed to being dominated by their opponents and then using counter-attacks to set up goals for Shan Yongzhuo.

They had encountered this situation far too many times, so they remained calm and focused on solidifying their defense while slowly looking for opportunities.

Manchester City's counter-attacks are becoming increasingly sharp, posing a growing threat to Chelsea.

In contrast, Chelsea resembled a headstrong, impulsive youth, while Manchester City was like a seasoned viper, lying in wait to deliver a fatal blow to its opponent.

A dozen minutes later, the opportunity arrived.

In the 39th minute of the match, Manchester City launched a counter-attack, and Chelsea's defense was noticeably slow to recover.

Shan Yongzhuo finally dropped back to a position 30 meters in front of the penalty area and received the ball.

This time, he successfully positioned himself and then used the Ghost Hand technique to get past Ivanovic, bringing the ball to the center of the penalty area.

Take a step.

Shot.

All in one go.

Cech made a desperate attempt to save, but to no avail.

In this area, almost no goalkeeper in the world can stop Shan Yongzhuo's shots.

"The ball went in again!"

"Shan Yongzhuo! It's that man again, he's unstoppable!"

The BBC commentator exclaimed, "The world's number one goal machine is completely ineffective against Chelsea's tenacious defense."

"He continues to play the role of Chelsea killer, and Chelsea fans are likely to have another difficult night."

"All of this was still brought to them by that man..."

Chelsea fans at Stamford Bridge were truly heartbroken, as they conceded another goal just before the end of the first half.

0:2.

This is not a friendly score, and going into halftime with this score is very disadvantageous for Chelsea.

Manchester City fans were ecstatic. These die-hard Manchester City supporters, who had traveled to London with the team, celebrated the goal with great excitement in the stands.

In their view, the outcome of the match was already decided.

As long as Shan Yongzhuo remains on the field, Chelsea will have no chance; Manchester City can defeat any enemy.

This is a kind of inexplicable self-confidence.

However, they are willing to trust Shan Yongzhuo.

Chinese fans watching the game on television were also very excited. They were watching the game late at night, hoping to see Shan Yongzhuo perform spectacularly.

Since Shan Yongzhuo led his team to advance to the top ten, his reputation in China has risen to a new level.

Today, he has become one of the most influential figures in the country, and no other athlete, celebrity, or social figure can compare with him.

Watching Manchester City's Premier League matches late at night has become a weekly routine for many fans in China.

They will attend every game that features Shan Yongzhuo, even if it means getting up early for work the next day.

They will simply forfeit any match that doesn't feature Shan Yongzhuo.

If this were a player of average ability, so many people wouldn't watch almost every single one of his games.

But this is Shan Yongzhuo.

This is the world's number one football star produced by China.

Fans have become accustomed to watching Shan Yongzhuo dominate the field with goal after goal.

After the first half ended, a voice even appeared on the Chinese internet.

Some people think Chelsea played exceptionally well in this match because they only allowed Shan Yongzhuo to score two goals, which is quite an achievement.

Soon, halftime was over.

The second half of the game continued.

The situation on the field remained largely unchanged, with Chelsea continuing their offensive against Manchester City and dominating the game.

However, Chelsea still couldn't convert their dominance into goals.

Hazard, Mata, and Oscar continue to threaten Manchester City's goal time and time again with their sharp breakthroughs, but so far, they have failed to score a single goal.

Chelsea's players are getting increasingly impatient.

Their haste resulted in them conceding another goal.

In the 67th minute of the match, Shan Yongzhu broke past Ivanovic again and unleashed a powerful shot, which was ultimately saved by Cech.

But Aguero followed up and tapped the ball into the empty net.

The score became 0-3.

Manchester City were leading Chelsea 3-0 away from home, and the game was no longer in doubt at this point.

After scoring this goal, Shan Yongzhuo was substituted by Guardiola.

This time it's not specifically aimed at Shan Yongzhuo. The continuous matches, coupled with the travel between Europe and Asia, have taken a toll on him. Moreover, we're now in a period of intense competition, and preserving Shan Yongzhuo's physical strength and form is a consensus among the clubs.

With victory already secured, there's no need to keep him on the field.

After Shan Yongzhuo left the field, a large number of Chinese fans turned off the TV series.

With Shan Yongzhuo gone, the game was already won, and the rest was just garbage time; there was no need to watch any longer.

(End of this chapter)