When Gao Shen received the news that Villas-Boas was dismissed from get out of class, others were preparing for the game at Carrington.
Next, Manchester City will travel south to London to challenge Chelsea away from home.
But before this crucial game, Abramovich chose to change coaches.
Needless to say, this must be agreed by Abramovich, and it will also be welcomed by the Chelsea dressing room, and it is very likely to have the effect of "changing coaches like changing swords".
Because now Chelsea players have no reason not to fight against Manchester City!
But this coaching change is really arbitrary.
Just like when he fired Ancelotti on the bus.
Or, it would be the same thing to fire Mourinho one month after the league started.
Gao Shen once saw a question, "How good is it to truly accept your own desires?" Look at Abu now, he is so happy, he can play whatever he wants without thinking about the consequences or losses.
Professionals all know that changing coaches also requires timing.
Generally speaking, we try to choose schedules that avoid strong teams, so that the new head coach can deal with the pressure more easily.
When a head coach is fired midway, most of the reasons are due to a breakdown in the locker room.
No need to guess, most of them are like this.
Poor performance is the result, and there are various reasons, most of which are in the locker room.
There are not many weird bosses, but not many.
The new coach takes office, the schedule is not stressful, and the players in the locker room have just sent away their grumbling predecessor. The new head coach is in his fresh period, so the team will naturally play in a better state.
The so-called changing of coaches is like changing of knives, that's pretty much it.
But this time Chelsea's coaching change happened to be just before the game against Manchester City. It is estimated that at this moment, Di Matteo's mind was filled with 10,000 Benzema running over.
But Manchester City takes it more seriously than before.
It is completely conceivable that in the next Premier League game, Chelsea will work harder than any other game this season, especially the group of veterans who have fallen out with Villas-Boas.
They will risk their lives to fight Manchester City!
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Some people say that Abramovich and Chelsea are the FM reality show in the real world.
This is actually not true.
Because no FM player would invest as much money as Abramovich.
As Gao Shen said before, the money Abramovich invested in Chelsea was turned into the club's liabilities in the form of borrowing. Before Gao Shen crossed over in 2021, Chelsea owed Abramovich a full amount of money on its books.
1.5 billion pounds.
The last time he invested in the club was in the 18-19 season, investing 266 million pounds.
That's it?
No.
After UEFA began to introduce the Financial Fair Play Act, in order to make Chelsea comply with the terms and reduce the club's losses and debts, Abramovich converted the club's huge debts into equity assets in three phases, with a total amount of up to 876 million pounds.
In other words, Abramovich invested more than 2.4 billion pounds in Chelsea.
This is only what is well documented, there are many others, including shares in other clubs that Abramovich wants to build a scouting network, acquisitions and capital injections, and shares in Mendes' third-party ownership companies, etc.
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All of these revolve around Chelsea.
If this is not love, then what is there to be sad about?
But to say that he is true love, he is so willful.
Mourinho was fired less than a month after the start of the league, which ruined summer transfers and season planning; Carlo Ancelotti was fired on the bus, giving Chelsea a terrible reputation in the field of European football coaches.
; Now, before Christmas, the manager who had high hopes for the Portuguese Super League Triple Crown has been fired...
The media said that Chelsea wants to invite Mourinho back, but how can it be that simple?
Are Real Madrid willing to let him go?
If Mourinho is released, where will Real Madrid look for a head coach?
Ancelotti?
This is actually a good choice.
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"According to news from Madrid, Florentino has talked with Mourinho and will not change coaches midway."
When Gao Shen heard what Carlo said, he raised his head in surprise and found that the assistant coach nodded slightly.
Many things look complicated, but are actually very simple.
Given the current situation, Chelsea is changing coaches and wants to bring back Mourinho. Real Madrid are also calling for a coaching change. If Mourinho is fired and Carlo Ancelotti is brought back, it would be feasible.
This looks like a happy situation.
But if this happens, Real Madrid will face an embarrassing problem.
It is impossible for a head coach at Ancelotti's level to work part-time. If he wants to sign, he must sign a long-term contract.
Once Ancelotti is dealt with, Real Madrid will have to watch helplessly if Gao Shen leaves Manchester City next summer.
Therefore, Florentino is determined not to change coaches.
All the pressure is on Real Madrid's management, from players to fans to media...
Speaking of which, Gao Shen was actually a little touched.
There's no way, that's just the way he is.
Give me peaches and give me Qiongyao in return.
"There is news that Paris Saint-Germain is also considering a coaching change, and Ancelotti is their target." Carlo said.
Gao Shen nodded, he guessed what was going on.
This situation is very common.
Ancelotti is waiting for Real Madrid. As long as Real Madrid beckons, he will reject Paris Saint-Germain. But if Real Madrid refuses to change their coach, then he will go to coach Ligue 1.
This is actually the same as finding a job.
"Don't think about this, the trip to Stamford Bridge is not easy to deal with!" Gao Shen frowned.
Now, this is the top priority that Gao Shen should consider.
After the coaching change, the whole world was not optimistic about Di Matteo, but Gao Shen was an exception.
Speaking of which, Chelsea is a weird team.
What a weird method?
Abramovich's only obsession is the Champions League, but under his management, Chelsea reached the Champions League finals three times, and all three times they changed coaches midway.
The first time was in September 2007. After Mourinho was fired, assistant coach Grant led the team. As a result, he did lead the team to the Champions League final, but lost to Ferguson's Manchester United.
The second time was in March 2012. After Villas-Boas was fired, assistant coach Di Matteo led the team and once again reached the Champions League final, only to defeat Bayern Munich at the Allianz Arena.
The third time was in 2021. After Lampard was fired, Thomas Tuchel took over and reached the Champions League final. At the Dragon Stadium in Porto, Portugal, he defeated Manchester City led by Guardiola.
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Of course, everything happened in Gao Shen's previous life, but for now, it only happened for the first time.
In fact, it is impossible for the second time to happen.
Because now Chelsea has been eliminated from the Champions League, no matter how amazing Di Matteo is, he can only compete for the Europa League.
But Di Matteo still has abilities.
Therefore, Gao Shen also attaches great importance to the battle heading south to Stamford Bridge.
And after heading south this time, Manchester City will have to pack their bags.
After playing this game against Chelsea, the team will set off to participate in the Club World Cup.
In Gao Shen's previous life, after hosting the Club World Cup in 2009 and 2020 in Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates, the 2010 Club World Cup will return to Yokohama, Japan.
But in March 2011, Japan suffered a major earthquake that shocked the world and even caused a nuclear power plant leak. FIFA also attached great importance to this. Blatter even specially inspected Japan's preparations for the Club World Cup.
In this case, Manchester City won the Champions League, which immediately rekindled Abu Dhabi's strong interest.
Therefore, at the request of Abu Dhabi, FIFA negotiated with the Japanese organizers to arrange the Club World Cup, originally scheduled to be held in Yokohama, Japan, in 2011 and 2012, to be held in Abu Dhabi.
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So this time, after Manchester City plays Chelsea, they will set off for Abu Dhabi.
After two games of the Club World Cup, the Christmas schedule will begin soon after returning.
Needless to say, the traveling back and forth is also suffocating due to the intensity of the schedule.
Therefore, Gao Shen and the coaching staff are extremely cautious.
Now, Chelsea's sudden change of coach has disrupted Manchester City's plans.
If nothing unexpected happens, Di Matteo will definitely focus on defense when playing at home.
The Blues' defense went from the Ranieri era to Mourinho, and later to Scolari, Hiddink and Ancelotti. It was relatively radical during Villas-Boas's coaching period, but before that, Chelsea's defense had always been
It is known for its stability, especially at home.
If Di Matteo wants to bring things right, he must strengthen his defense.
If they really engage in a war of attrition with Chelsea at Stamford Bridge, it will be extremely detrimental to Manchester City.
"Chelsea are back to what they do best and so are we."
Gao Shen analyzed Carlo.
"We will attack from the start and try to score a goal at Stamford Bridge at the beginning. We will get the goal first and then slowly play with Chelsea. We will have an advantage in passing and controlling the ball."
Chelsea's pressing will also be very fierce. Their midfielder is a group of straight men, and they have dealt with teams like Barcelona and Arsenal that pass and control the ball, so they have a lot of experience in this area.
If we really fight, Manchester City will be under great pressure.
Over the years, Chelsea has been the most troublesome team in Europe.
They may not have the strongest offense, nor are they the best in technology, nor are they creative, but this team is very tenacious, full of resilience, and has excellent power confrontation and running coverage capabilities.
Facing such a team, no one will have an easy time.
"So, we have to grab the opening, let the opponent press out, and then counterattack!"
"I understand, I'll make arrangements!" Carlo nodded.
"Let the team doctor pay more attention to David Luiz's condition. If he can't play, just don't take him. Don't take him to the Club World Cup. Just stay in Carrington to recuperate."
Carlo nodded, "Then mark Drogba..."
"Kompany is enough. When the time comes, we will bring Jerome Boateng and Cahill to see who is in better condition, and let him play."
"Okay, I'll get ready right now."
After saying that, Carlo turned around and left.
Gao Shen sat at his desk and exhaled heavily.
He guessed correctly that Boas would not survive the winter break, but he did not expect that classes would end so early.
Now he doesn't feel any joy at all about guessing it right, but more pressure.
Today's European football is no longer the same as the one he was familiar with.
