Chapter 507: Golden Boots Record (Everyday Transition)

Golden treasure chest?

The 'blank slate' reward without any prefix is basically the reward for first joining the Bundesliga in early 2015.

Looks like Guardiola tonight is going to 'cause a stir' again.

The match difficulty plummeted.

Accompanied by the referee's whistle.

The match officially began.

The ball moved swiftly across the green field.

Tuchel and Guardiola frantically gestured with exaggerated expressions, as if they were dueling with magic.

'The match is very smooth.'

'David Silva, despite Diego Costa's interference, delivered a splendid ground diagonal pass, transferring the ball to De Bruyne.'

'The director gave a close-up shot, and David Silva's arm now bore an infant head tattoo.'

'Last December, this Blue Moon magician missed most of Manchester City's matches due to his son's premature birth, and only last month did the child finally out of danger.'

'They even shouted the slogan: Fight for David Silva.'

'In the world of football, warmth is never lacking.'

The ball moved quickly across the turf.

Possession changed back and forth.

De Bruyne shook off Kanté.

Kanté intercepted De Bruyne.

The rate of proactive and transition attacks was very fast.

'Kompany defused the danger.'

'Manchester City reorganized their attack from the back.'

'The formation rotations were exaggerated, reducing transitions to avoid Chelsea's midfield press.'

'The passing and running tempo instantly became very fast!'

'Jesus withdrew, dragging David Luiz with him.'

Rèsūsī withdrew, taking Dàwèi Lùyīsī with him.

'De Bruyne's weighted arcing long pass!'

Dé bù láo nèi's weighted-arcing long pass!

'A wonderful rainbow appeared at Stamford Bridge.'

'Caballero's positioning is problematic, wow! Sterling! Ghostly rush on the point!!!'

Chelsea fans were stunned and anxious.

In the sight, the Manchester City forward adopting a duck-running stance resembled a god of killing.

In the line of sight, the Manchester City forward who struck a duck-running pose was like a killing god.

An absolutely empty goal!

Caballero's positioning was flawed; even with De Gea's reflexes, he could hardly make a save now.

Caballero's positioning was off; even possessing De Gea's reflexes, he now finds it difficult to make a save.

The happy boy actually headed the ball out from the empty goal over the baseline.

Stamford Bridge instantly erupted in cheers.

Guardiola clutched his head, looking dazed.

De Bruyne stamped his foot in anger, hopping on the spot.

Sterling grinned brightly, ran to the baseline, picked up the ball, and tossed it to the opposing goalkeeper.

Sterling grinned widely, ran to the baseline, picked up the ball, and threw it to the opposing goalkeeper.

Morata couldn't help but turn to Pedro beside him, spreading his hands and complaining: 'Can't even kick this ball in?'

Pedro's mouth twitched involuntarily.

'How can this also not go in?'

'It's harder for this ball not to go in than to go in! Sterling.'

The upcoming match.

Guardiola and Manchester City fans' blood pressure surged.

The live stream was filled with wailing and howling.

【What the hell are they playing?】

【Talent, Vietnamese-level shooting skill!】

【Sterling, Enmecha these forwards truly enjoy football.】

【To be honest, Guardiola's Manchester City tonight unveiled a brand-new attacking chain, the effect obvious, deterrent power immense!】

【To be honest, Guardiola-style Manchester City tonight unveiled a brand-new attacking chain, the effect is obvious, the deterrent power is immense!】

20th minute of the match.

Chelsea began to speed up.

The spectators could hardly see the pre-move of Chelsea midfielders' passes.

It felt like: the ball bouncing between a few people.

'Everything is thanks to Tuchel's small-ball training, as well as Li Kang and Fabregas holding down midfield.'

'La Masia's orthodox presence is at Stamford Bridge.'

La Masia's legitimacy lies at Stamford Bridge.

The combined effort of two La Masia number‑4 positions gave the blue team control of the spatial advantage in depth and width.

A dark‑blue torrent swept across the half‑field of the blue moon.

Hazard received the ball in the thirty‑meter zone.

No longer passing.

Several Chelsea attacking points quickly charged the Manchester City defense.

Hazard simply flicked the ball with the outside of his foot and shook off Danilo.

In his early South‑American career, Danilo was a teammate of Neymar, and the Santos side that dominated the Brazilian Série A back then was the world's top team.

His later performance in the Portuguese Primeira Liga was also not bad.

Limited to his attacking performance.

As a defender, he often put in performances worthy of a war criminal on the defensive end.

Especially after joining Real Madrid in 2015, his defensive mistakes almost cost Real Madrid a place in the Champions League quarter‑finals; thereafter he was relegated to the bench and could not regain his place.

Danilo leaked!

He is Manchester City's most disappointing signing this season, with the lowest defensive stats in the Premier League.

Hazard is carrying the ball laterally!

A through ball to Diego Costa!

A lovely wall‑pass, to William!

Hey, why not shoot?

Excellent!

Heel pass!

Li Kang!

Inside the Manchester City penalty area, chaos reigned.

William, who had drifted into the central zone, found himself surrounded; his afro shook as he tapped the ball with his heel.

Li Kang rushed to meet the ball.

Smack.

With a composed and suave shooting stance, he unleashed a gorgeous deadly arc!

The ball spun and spun in mid‑air.

From the top‑right corner of the Manchester City goal, it lightly fell into the net.

1‑0!!!

Stamford Bridge instantly erupted!

Beautiful!

The ball went in!

What a gorgeous arc!

Absolute ball‑feel, perfected!

He shattered the opponent's goal in the gentlest way!

Straight into the top corner—Edson had no chance!

Li Kang scored his 34th Premier League goal of the season, tying the golden‑boot record of Cole and Shearer!

An assist from William's heel!

The two combined to help Chelsea break the deadlock!

The live‑stream room.

Comments flew across the screen.

【William really behaves well; after retirement he should go mix it up at FIFA!】

【Actually, Salah and Li Kang must have already broken the record, right? In Cole and Shearer's era they played 42 Premier League matches.】

【Can a midfielder really score that many goals?】

【Who says a midfielder can't win the golden boot and break the record? Look at the La Liga midfielder over there, Mei.】

【I think Gunner Li is stronger than Car Li; Li Mingdeng's assist count for Chelsea this season has plummeted, although his indirect assists, dribbles and take‑ons have surged.】

【Gunner Li, a legendary midfielder.】

【Car Li, half a step from the king of balls.】

The sidelines.

Tuchel raised both fists.

Dino turned to face the stands, waving his arms, indicating that the Stamford Bridge fans' cheers and applause should be even louder.

He took no notes.

Whatever '3‑3' or '2‑3' defensive units the opponent fields have long been studied thoroughly by the Premier League's top coaching staffs.

In short, the whole Premier League is studying Guardiola and Tuchel.

But the latter's tactics remain unfathomed.

On the other side.

Guardiola squatted on the turf, idly scratching his bald head.

Chelsea fans were wildly excited.

The Premier League title was just one step away.

Lee!!!

Keep the blue flag flying high!!!

Li Kang and his teammates embraced each other.

They immediately dispersed under the head referee's urging.

Not far away.

Ederson wanted to curse Danilo, this big loophole, but he held back.

Guardiola-style Manchester City has high discipline, demanding that the players must unite and not complain against each other. Of course, forwards spitting cake are an exception.

The match resumed.

The scene remained smooth and pleasing to the eye.

"Danilo is holding back a burst of energy, his position is very deep!"

"He wants to use attack to make up for his just now missed-man mistake!"

"Guardiola looks very angry on the sidelines."

"The two wing forwards have pushed up to the front line!"

"Kompany and Gundogan have also pushed up."

"The passing and running coordination is like mercury spilled on the ground, with players rotating and forming a vertical zipper."

"The ball is lost!"

"Kante's splendid recovery tackle stole the ball from Danilo!"

"Attack and defense have reversed!"

"Manchester City's right flank defense is empty!"

"Manchester City's right flank is Chelsea's left flank."

The commentator was so excited his speech became incoherent.

Another goal coming?

Kante passed the ball to Fabregas.

He beforehand maintained a sideways body posture.

Volley kick!

In football animations, whenever a commentator segment shows a player in a 'sideways' state, some fans complain: 'What the hell is sideways? Why does this term keep appearing?'

This is a simplified term describing a player's body orientation.

The commentator cannot instantly describe that Fabregas's body orientation relative to the midfield line's plane tilt is a 45-degree angle, leaning to the right (left), which is favorable for stepping to accelerate sprint, instantly shaking off and chasing back defense, positioning for confrontation, and initiating counterattack long passes. Essentially, body orientation greatly helps in seizing attack-defense timing locally.

If the commentator insists on saying all that, an entire attacking move would be finished.

Who was the earliest head coach to emphasize the details of players' body orientation during matches?

Wenger in the 1990s.

The football flew soaring above Stamford Bridge.

Like a long rainbow piercing the sun.

It plummeted into the wide open area on Manchester City's right half.

It bounced once in place.

Hazard started early and gently received the ball.

Carry it sideways!

Cut inside!

At this moment, Manchester City's high defensive line is already unable to turn the tide.

A snapshot of the right-back in Manchester City's Blue Moon season: as long as Walker is injured, the rotating Danilo will not switch to the 'inward full-back' form to participate in defense; although it's a bit muddled, a group of City fans still call him something like 'utility player' or 'lucky charm'.

Does Guardiola have a solution? No, his demands for full-backs are too unconventional, so he's still giving Danilo a chance.

"Hazard is too fast!"

"Gundogan and Kompany can't get back!"

"Low-driven shot!"

Hazard fired a furious shot.

The ball rolled quickly across the grass, skimming past Ederson who was coming out.

Manchester City's net was ripped again!

2-0!!!

"Another goal!"

"Two goals, only less than three minutes apart."

"Manchester City's right flank has collapsed."

"Hazard hesitated a bit before shooting, seemingly wanting to help Li Kang break the Premier League golden boot goal record."

"No one to be found—just now Li Kang was lagging behind the formation."

"Chelsea is getting closer to the Premier League trophy."

"Can Manchester City create a comeback miracle?"

Blue Moon fans in front of the TV looked bewildered.

Just a few minutes ago it felt evenly matched; how come after getting a cup of water and using the restroom, I look up and it's already 2-0?

Guardiola called Danilo to the front.

He gesticulated excitedly.

On the away stands, the injured Walker and Stones wore gloomy expressions.

On the other side.

Tuchel tidied his hat and collar.

He had a premonition that tonight he would win his first league championship trophy at Stamford Bridge!

Dino had already disappeared.

He was communicating championship details with the logistics department staff.

Ten minutes later.

David Silva pressed the accelerator hard, the last bit of fuel in the tank was sucked out!

In the rib area of Chelsea's defensive line, he darted and weaved.

"Blue Moon magician!"

"Lotus blooms with every step!"

"King of tight spaces!"

"He broke through!"

Under the spotlight, his bald head shone.

Pop!

Pop pop pop!

Blue Moon players kept passing the ball consecutively against Chelsea.

Finally, Jesus lofted the ball to De Bruyne at the top of the arc.

Ding Ding exerted force suddenly!

Push shot!

The ball clung to the post, lifting Chelsea's net.

Caballero, whose view was blocked by the dense crowd, stood dumbfounded!

2:1!!!

In an instant, Blue Moon saw the hope of a comeback!

The several thousand Manchester City fans following the team erupted in a mighty roar, boosting morale!

Dino quickly stopped communicating with the logistics assistant and hurried back to the coach's bench.

Tuchel gestured that his players need not panic.

Guardiola was not satisfied by this goal; he glanced at his watch and continued making hand signs.

Li Kang scratched his head: "Guardiola-style Manchester City's autonomous attack is still very strong."

He immediately made several gestures.

His teammates understood implicitly.

The scales of victory and defeat will always tilt at some moment unnoticed.

62nd minute.

Li Kang easily broke through Manchester City's pressing net.

Others' high pressing is to transition to attack, while Manchester City's high pressing is to maintain control.

Between them, the rotation, running range, and defensive intensity differ.

The guiding meaning of Guardiola-style Manchester City is deeper.

"Li Kang has been taken in."

"He's been trapped in the left-side concave defensive groove."

"Nice pass!"

"Linked up with Hazard!"

"The two-man give-and-go shortened the distance!"

When Hazard received Li Kang's pass for the second time.

Observing that the latter had already slipped into Manchester City's defensive right rib, attracting Laporte and Gundogan.

The spacing of Blue Moon's defensive line contracted.

Hazard feigned a strong breakthrough from outside the penalty area.

"Manchester City's defensive line reacts quickly."

"Li Kang suddenly withdrew from the penalty area, while Hazard continued dribbling, attempting a strong breakthrough."

"Laporte is hard to deal with."

Laporte is a genius center-back of this era.

He possesses a top-tier left foot.

He came up through the Athletic Bilbao football youth academy and holds dual French-Spanish citizenship.

He was not at all flustered and was not deceived by Li Kang into leaving his position.

With his hands behind his back, he blocked Hazard's path, stepping closer and closer to his face.

Unfortunately.

Ederson was deceived by Li Kang and Diego Costa's tendency to withdraw from the penalty area, causing his position to shift backward.

Pop!

Hazard passed the ball to Azpilicueta on the outside of the penalty area, near the baseline!

He lived up to his name as a crossing maniac!

The ball lifted off the ground, spinning violently!

It plummeted straight into the penalty area!

Diego Costa and Li Kang, who had originally withdrawn from the penalty area, launched early, charging toward the box and leaping high!

Thud!

The former blasted out a header at a tricky angle!

Broke through Manchester City's goal!

3:1!!!

「An attacking feast! 」

「A goal-scoring battle! 」

「Diego Costa's header scored! 」

「Chelsea once again expanded their lead! 」

Live broadcast room.

【Ultimate tug-of-war!】

【Is it one goal per person?】

【Kompany isolated and helpless, Danilo watching the show, Laporta has to both mark Azar and retreat to contest in the middle of the penalty area.】

【Not much time left for Manchester City.】

【I know exactly how Chelsea will play next, using different methods, just blast through Manchester City's right flank and it's right!】

The upcoming match.

Manchester City, with a depleted lineup, gradually lost the ability to fight back, a defensive gap on the right flank, hard to fill.

Chelsea firmly controlled the situation.

The deep blue attacking surge, without slowing even a bit!

Tuchel, in league matches, has always been the kind of bald-headed coach who would rather have a 5:4 score than a 1:0.

All teammates want to help Li Kang break the single-season Golden Boot goal record.

Crazy assists!

Li Kang, in the remaining time, respectively hit the crossbar and the post.

Finally.

At the very last moment of injury time, the 94th minute.

Li Kang, on the left side of the penalty area, volleyed!

Broke through Manchester City's goal!

4:1!!!

Broke the Premier League Golden Boot goal record!

Chelsea is only one final whistle away from the Premier League championship trophy!