Football: start copying peak Messi attributes

Chapter 215 De Bruyne's transfer turmoil

In the focus of this round, Moyes' Manchester United defeated the No.1 Arsenal in the standings 0-2 at home, allowing Manchester City to once again expand its lead.

After 11 rounds, their current record is 10 wins and 1 tie, ranking first with 31 points.

Arsenal has 8 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses, temporarily ranking second with 25 points.

With Arsenal's unexpected loss, the point difference between the two teams has widened to 6 points.

With the current state and schedule of the two teams, Manchester City is very likely to lock the half-time championship ahead of schedule.

In the history of the Premier League, the probability of winning the half-time championship in the end exceeds 6%, which is the result of continuous lowering of the probability by Arsenal.

Therefore, the gold content of the half-time championship is relatively high.

Among the giants in the Premier League, except for Chelsea and Arsenal, the remaining teams have won.

Since Chelsea were tied at home by Manchester City, their state has become extremely sluggish. In the last round, they were swept away by the Magpies 2:0.

This round was tied 2:2 by the middle and lower team West Bromwich Albion at home.

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that something is wrong with Mourinho's Chelsea.

And the problem is serious!

This is a result that the outside world did not expect.

At the beginning of the season, when it was learned that Mourinho was about to return to Chelsea, the outside world was generally very optimistic about the coaching prospects of the madman in the Blues.

However, in just a few months, doubts about Mourinho and Chelsea have become more and more.

Investing in the Blues, which is second only to Manchester City, in the transfer market, the goal this season must be the league title and the Champions League.

However, after 11 rounds, Chelsea had 5 wins, 4 draws and 2 losses, and only scored 19 points, which was lower than that of Manchester United, which was not optimistic at the beginning of the season.

This record is completely unworthy of Chelsea's investment and the expectations of the outside world.

On the contrary, Moyes, the head coach of the Red Devils, has recovered in recent games after Manchester United experienced the initial ups and downs.

After a wave of three consecutive victories, Manchester United's points reached 20 points, temporarily ranking fifth in the standings, overwhelming their old rivals, the Blues.

Mourinho's criticism of Moyes in the second round of the league seems to have turned into a boomerang at this time, hitting himself on the head.

Seeing that the old opponent was unlucky, and the state of their own team continued to pick up, the fans of the Red Devils began to ridicule Chelsea one by one.

Who told Mourinho that this guy likes to talk about attacking Manchester United?
Manchester United has a lot of opponents in the league, the same city rivals Manchester City, the league rivals Liverpool and Arsenal and the blue team Chelsea, all of which have deep grievances with Manchester United.

However, the fans of the Red Devils did not attack other teams, but only attacked Chelsea, which is very telling.

For Moyes, after defeating Liverpool and Arsenal, the two rivals at home, he gradually began to be recognized by the Red Devils fans.

The requirements of the Red Devils fans are very simple. As long as Moyes can lead the team to crush several old rivals of Manchester United, even if they don't win the Premier League title in the end, that's okay.

And now, Manchester United has defeated Arsenal and Liverpool, as long as they can complete their revenge against Chelsea and Manchester City, it will be perfect!
However, with Manchester City's current state, it seems that it is not so easy to beat them at home.

Of course, some people don't think so.

The reporter who wrote an article in the Manchester Evening News before, criticizing Manchester City for suffering from Lin Quan's dependence, published another article after this round of competition.

"Manchester City's away game against Sunderland proved my previous inference that Manchester City is too dependent on Lin Quan!"

"By observing the operation of Manchester City's offensive system in the frontcourt in this game, we can find that Lin Quan almost dominated all the offenses in Manchester City's frontcourt.

I don't think this is a good thing. Football is a team sport, and too much reliance on one player can lead to serious consequences.

In this game, Sunderland restricted Lin Quan's breakthrough and shooting very well, and did not give him a good chance.

If it wasn't for the bad luck in the end and he scored a free kick, then the weak Sunderland might be able to draw with the mighty Manchester City in this game.

I think this game should give Manchester City a warning.

They must change their dependence on Lin Quan, otherwise, once he is restricted by opponents or his own state fluctuates, Manchester City's offensive threat will be greatly reduced.

If Manchester City can't make changes as soon as possible, their record will inevitably plummet. "

After this report was published, it attracted the attention of many people.

Although the match between Manchester City and Sunderland is not the focus of this round, for many teams in the middle and lower reaches, the importance of this match far surpasses the strong duel between the giants.

Sunderland's strategy in the game is a style of play that they can all imitate.

The lineup of the Black Cats is not much better than other teams. Since they can put Manchester City in such a mess by placing a bus at their home court, then other teams can naturally do so.

Lin Quan has also read this article, and he agrees with the first half of the analysis, except for the second half of the point of view, which he does not agree with.

Manchester City are missing a playmaker up front following David Silva's injury.

And he is the only person in the Manchester City team who is qualified for this role, so he can only play several roles, not only as a blaster, but also as a forward attack.

During the positional battle, he is also responsible for organizing the offense, distributing the ball, and even controlling the rhythm of the game like a midfielder.

Lin Quan himself is not willing to be the core.

He even imagined that when he was at Werder Bremen, there was a De Bruyne behind him who could always pass the ball to him. In that case, he could shoot with peace of mind.

Thinking of this, Lin Quan suddenly remembered, why has De Bruyne been quiet for a while?

Looking at Chelsea's roster for this round, De Bruyne was not seen in the starting lineup or substitute.

It looks like this guy hasn't played in a game for a long time!
Thinking of this, Lin Quan picked up his mobile phone and called De Bruyne, wanting to ask what he was doing recently?

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At the Cobham training base about 20 miles away from Stamford Bridge, a young player wearing a dark blue jersey with the number 15 on the back is practicing free kicks one after another.

Sweat trickled down his temples and onto the jersey on his shoulders.

After the dark blue jersey was wet with sweat, it stuck tightly to his body, completely highlighting his figure.

Several club staff who hurried past from the training base were a little surprised to see someone coming to practice so early.

But after discovering that it was De Bruyne who was practicing, they all shook their heads.

"Well, this kid is hardworking, but what's the use of working harder?"

The old man of the doorman sighed, feeling a little unworthy for De Bruyne.

The opponent came to the Cobham training base on time to train every day, rain or shine.

The doorman witnessed with his own eyes that De Bruyne was as thin as a bamboo pole when he first came to Chelsea, and he has cultivated such muscles abruptly.

With his vision of observing professional players for many years, De Bruyne's current physical confrontation has no problem gaining a foothold in the Premier League.

However, whether it's due to prejudice or something else, Mourinho just doesn't like to use him.

Since coming off the bench for 5 minutes in the fifth round of the league, De Bruyne has not played a game for two months.

In recent rounds, whether in the league or the Champions League, he has not entered the 18-man squad.

After missing many games in a row, De Bruyne realized that he had no future at Chelsea.

Therefore, De Bruyne, who once wanted to return to Stamford Bridge, has extinguished this enthusiasm at this time, and began to seriously consider leaving Chelsea during the winter break transfer window to work hard for other teams.

He was the Bundesliga's assist leader last season and also broke the Bundesliga's assist record.

Therefore, De Bruyne is not worried about his lack of strength and no one wants him.

It's just that he doesn't meet Mourinho's requirements, or in other words, Mourinho has prejudice against players of his type!

After a day of training and returning home, De Bruyne met his agent Patrick.

"Kevin, have you thought about where you're going?"

After De Bruyne was put on the bench by Mourinho, Patritt began to contact other teams everywhere to find a suitable next home.

He is full of confidence in De Bruyne's strength and does not think that Waterloo at Chelsea will have too much impact on the players.

Even if De Bruyne does not adapt to the rhythm of the Premier League, he can return to the Bundesliga to play.

He has proven his strength in the Bundesliga and has been recognized by many Bundesliga teams.

There are many teams that want to introduce De Bruyne, Leverkusen, Werder Bremen, and Wolfsburg even expressed interest in him.

In addition to these mid-range teams, there are even strong teams like Dortmund who want to buy De Bruyne.

Among these teams, except for Dortmund who cannot guarantee the main position, the other teams have promised to give De Bruyne the absolute main position and guarantee his playing time.

In Patrick's view, going to these teams is better than staying at Chelsea.

"I don't know, I haven't figured it out yet."

De Bruyne hesitated, he actually didn't want to leave Chelsea in such a dismal manner.

That's why he trained so hard and wanted to impress Mourinho with his hard work and win back the trust of the other party.

However, he failed.

Mourinho was not impressed by him, Mourinho didn't even pay attention to him.

With Chelsea's record in a mess, the madman is busy dealing with criticism from various media every day, busy studying opponents, and busy improving the team's tactics.

He has long forgotten De Bruyne!

In this case, all De Bruyne's efforts are in vain.

"Don't hesitate, you have no place in Chelsea, and the Premier League is not suitable for you. Only the Bundesliga is the most suitable place for you to play. I suggest you transfer to the Bundesliga, where your talents can be better. show!"

Patrick guessed De Bruyne's mind, he probably felt a little unwilling to prove his strength in Chelsea and the Premier League!
But no matter how unwilling you are, you can't get angry with your career!
If he stays at Chelsea, he will get nothing and will only waste his time in vain.

Once he doesn't have enough chances to play, his state is likely to decline rapidly, and he will be completely obliterated from then on.

At this time, we must make a decisive choice and not waste time.

"Okay, I'll listen to you!"

De Bruyne trusts his agent very much, and the two have cooperated for four or five years.

He knew that the other party was doing it for his own good, so he made such a suggestion.

"Okay, then let's continue to contact those clubs in the Bundesliga. By the way, which of these teams do you like more?"

Patrick was also relieved to see that De Bruyne followed his advice.

Every time a player transfers, the agent can benefit from it.

Therefore, prompting De Bruyne to leave Chelsea and transfer to other teams is not only beneficial to De Bruyne himself, but also of great benefit to himself.

"Werder Bremen, I really like those old teammates and coach Schaff!"

De Bruyne especially misses playing alongside those Werder Bremen teammates last season.

When he was at Werder Bremen, he had close friends and teammates who cared about him.

But at Chelsea, he was isolated and ostracized like an outsider.

No one wants to deal with a player that the head coach doesn't like, especially when the opponent is dispensable to the team, and everyone has no incentive to have a good relationship with him.

De Bruyne has been at Chelsea for almost four or five months, and he hasn't even made a single friend.

"Is Werder Bremen? Their performance in the Champions League this season is quite good, but I have to remind you that Werder Bremen's lineup is not strong. This season, they are fighting on the third line, and the league record has appeared. There has been a big decline, and currently only ranked 8th in the Bundesliga, and it is very likely that they will not get tickets for the Champions League next season."

"And Dortmund, Leverkusen and Wolfsburg have obviously stronger lineups. They are now ranked second, third and fifth in the standings, and they have a high probability of getting tickets for next year's Champions League."

Patrick's meaning is obvious, he hopes that De Bruyne will join a team that can play in the Champions League.

In this way, he can gain greater exposure by participating in the Champions League, and he can also achieve greater improvement and progress in such a high-level competition as the Champions League.

De Bruyne sighed, he is a nostalgic person.

The reason why I want to return to Werder Bremen is entirely because I had a good time at Werder Bremen last season and the team's record is also very good.

But Patrick's words reminded him that Werder Bremen at this time has changed a lot from last season.

They not only lost themselves, but also lost the most important player-Lin!

Without Lin and himself, it is very rare for Werder Bremen to break out of the Champions League group stage under the guidance of coach Schaff.

With the strength of their lineup, it is definitely unrealistic to want to take care of both ends, both the Champions League record and the league record.

This point, after he joined, I am afraid that it will not be greatly improved.

So, going to Werder Bremen was not a rational choice.

"Well then, let's go to Leverkusen and Wolfsburg!"

Patrick was overjoyed and immediately booked a ticket to Germany, planning to fly to Germany overnight to start negotiations with the two clubs.

De Bruyne's worth is not low. To introduce him, the two clubs may have to prepare a transfer fee of more than 2000 million pounds.

Just after sending Patrick away, De Bruyne's phone rang suddenly.

Taking out the phone, De Bruyne was stunned by the name on the caller ID.

(End of this chapter)