Green Field Eunuch

Chapter 476 Everton, Manchester City's Nemesis?
Naturally, the lottery results brought joy to some and sorrow to others.

Barcelona drew Paris Saint-Germain, and neither team was particularly happy about it.

Bayern Munich is even more unhappy, feeling targeted. They face Arsenal, one of the traditional top four in the Premier League, in the round of 16, and then Juventus, who have revived, in the quarterfinals. This is definitely their toughest schedule yet.

Manchester City, on the other hand, were overjoyed.

The English media were even more overjoyed.

Manchester Sports commented: "Manchester City drew the second-best draw, with Malaga only slightly stronger than Galatasaray in the quarterfinals."

The Manchester Sports newspaper even simulated the possibility of Manchester City winning the title.

First, Manchester City defeated Malaga, and then faced Borussia Dortmund in the semi-finals. After all, Manchester City completely defeated Borussia Dortmund in the group stage, so they have a huge psychological advantage against Borussia Dortmund.

Then, Bayern defeated Juventus, Barcelona defeated Paris Saint-Germain, and Bayern and Barcelona battled it out in another semi-final.

In the final, Manchester City is not afraid of either Bayern Munich or Barcelona.

After all, Manchester City dominated Barcelona in the Champions League Round of 16 last season, and then crushed Bayern Munich in the final, lifting the Champions League trophy right in front of Bayern.

The analysis by Manchester Sport is, to say the least, something that most English media outlets would envy.

However, given the curse, they had to be cautious.

Despite the fact that the English media and fans are very much hoping that Manchester City can win the title.

Of course, besides Manchester United-related parties...

After all, if Manchester City can win the title, it will be the first time they have won consecutive Champions League titles since the competition was restructured.

Before this, four teams had experienced this situation: AC Milan in the 1994-1995 season, Ajax in the 1995-1996 season, Juventus in the 1996-1997 season, and Manchester United in the 2008-2009 season, a team that stood in the final the following year and came very close to defending their title.

However, no team has ever done it.

English media naturally hope that Manchester City can break this curse and give the Premier League a much-needed boost.

However, at this moment, The Sun published a very unexpected and controversial report.

"Girls of England, get back to work and turn Shan Yongzhuo into an Englishman!"

This report in The Sun details what Manchester City needed to do to win the title, and in the end, all the conclusions point to one person – Shan Yongzhuo.

Everyone understands that Shan Yongzhuo is the most important factor for Manchester City if they want to defend their Champions League title.

However, The Sun focused on a rather unusual point: they mentioned the performances of the Chinese and English teams.

Since Shan Yongzhuo's meteoric rise, the Chinese national team has undoubtedly become one of the happiest national teams in the world. They have not only shed the label of being a "trash team" in Asia and won the Asian Cup, but now they have a good chance of qualifying for the World Cup finals.

England's situation is more tragic. The previous golden generation of England did not achieve much success, and their best performance was only reaching the quarterfinals.

During the 2010 World Cup, they faced their old rivals Germany in the round of 16, and despite dominating in all statistics, they were defeated 1-4.

In the recently concluded 2012 European Championship, they faced Italy in the quarterfinals, played to a 0-0 draw after 120 minutes, and then once again fell to a penalty shootout.

Without a doubt, England has once again entered an era of generational change.

However, their lack of attacking power remains their most serious problem.

In the past, Rooney could play as a striker, but his performance was not actually top-notch.

"Since we have the most beautiful wives and girlfriends, why can't we use our advantage to make Shan Yongzhu fall in love with a beautiful English girl and then join the England team?"

"Given the strength of the Chinese team, it will never be possible for him to win the World Cup. Joining the England team will greatly increase his chances of winning the World Cup!"

"No player can resist the allure of a World Cup title." "This would not only keep Shan Yongzhuo in the Premier League, but also give England the most powerful attacking line in the world!"

"Even if Shan Yongzhuo has a child, we might gain several English talents in a decade or so!"

It must be said that The Sun is indeed a peculiar entity in England, with its unique perspective.

However, this cannot be blamed on them; they found the news in the comments section of Shan Yongzhuo's Twitter post.

Only then did this news article, which encouraged English girls to try their best to win over Shan Yongzhuo, come about.

However, most people simply laugh off such reports.

Although the idea is beautiful, everyone knows it's unrealistic, unless Shan Yongzhuo doesn't want to go back to China.

Shan Yongzhuo was speechless at the unscrupulous reporting by The Sun.

Next year is the World Cup year, so it seems reasonable to hype it up now.

but……

Join England?
Joining an upgraded version of the national football team?
How funny!
While the World Cup title is indeed very tempting, and joining England seems to offer a real chance of winning, after all, although England is a bit weak, it is still considered a top-tier second-tier team in world football, capable of competing with top teams like Spain and Germany.

As for leading the national football team to win the World Cup

Dan Yongzhuo didn't care. In his opinion, leading the national team into the World Cup finals was already a historic achievement. If he was lucky in the draw and managed to lead the national team to the round of 16, he would be the greatest player in the history of the national team.

It is even very likely that this is an achievement that has never been seen before or will never be seen again.

That would be enough for me to make a living in the country for the rest of my life.

champion?

Although he has a system, he is still somewhat aware of his own abilities.

There is everything in the dream.

However, the suggestion to encourage English girls to win over Shan Yongzhuo is still commendable and praiseworthy...

The flurry of reports is only temporary; after all, the Champions League quarter-finals haven't even started yet, and right now, the league competition is the most important thing.

Soon, the holiday ended, and training resumed.

Next up is the competition for the 30th round of the league.

The entire Manchester City team traveled to Liverpool to play Everton away.

In their last encounter, Manchester City suffered a surprising defeat at home to Everton.

Furthermore, since Shan Yongzhuo joined Manchester City, the team has had a very good record against other teams, especially against opponents like Manchester United, Chelsea, and Liverpool, where Manchester City has a clear advantage.

However, Everton, a relatively inconspicuous opponent, has always had a love-hate relationship with Manchester City.

In recent seasons, Manchester City and Everton have had a fairly even record against each other, with Everton also managing to defeat Manchester City, a team with a player named Shan Yongzhuo, on several occasions.

This also gives Everton a bit of a Manchester City nemesis vibe.

Manchester United had high hopes for Everton in this match, and Ferguson stepped up again, praising Everton manager Moyes, who will take over his job next season, before the game.

"Moyes is a fantastic coach. If I had to pick someone who's best at dealing with Shan Yongzhuo, he'd be the first person I think of!"

"Manchester City will face a tough match at Goodison Park..."

(End of this chapter)