Chapter 903: Great Victory in the First Battle

"GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!"

“Blind spot!!”

“Another absolute blind spot!!!”

"Every shot of Su Dong is aimed at the blind corner. Such a shot is the nightmare of all goalkeepers, because even if they can judge the path of the ball, it is still difficult to save it. They can only watch it score again and again."

"One to zero! Manchester City scored the first goal."

After scoring the goal, Su Dong opened his arms and rushed to the sidelines like a glider. He stood upright in front of the home fans and received their thunderous cheers.

The teammates behind him also chased out one after another, either standing beside him or hugging him from behind.

"Let's look at the process of this goal again, it was a very beautiful goal."

"Su Dong got rid of the defender from the right side of the penalty area, dribbled the ball inside, and suddenly shot with his left foot."

"The arc is very beautiful, and we can see it more clearly from the camera behind the goal. This arc ball can really be called a work of art. This is also Manchester City's first goal in the Premier League this season. It is an absolute blind spot!"

"Worm must have collapsed mentally when facing such a shot."

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The first goal scorer, Manchester City gradually regained its form.

The huge gap in strength between the two sides makes it difficult for Swansea to compete with Manchester City.

At the beginning of the game, Swansea were able to take advantage of Manchester City's unstable footing and poor form to attack Manchester City's defense and create some trouble, but once Manchester City gained a foothold, it would be difficult for Swansea to compete with Manchester City.

Just like this attack in the 27th minute.

Manchester City attacked from the left to Swansea's hinterland. Marcelo and Di Maria completed a cooperation on the left side of the penalty area. Di Maria passed the ball with his left foot to the left side of the penalty spot in the penalty area.

Su Dong turned his back to the goal and used his body to hold Williams. He stopped Di Maria's pass with the inside of his left foot, then used his body to push Williams away from behind him. He turned around successfully and shot with a powerful right foot before Cocker.

Despite Cockell's sliding tackle and goalkeeper Worm's desperate save, Su Dong's powerful shot still sent the ball into the lower right corner of Swansea's goal.

2-0! Su Dong roared on the spot, clenched his fists, and high-fived and hugged David Silva and others who rushed over, celebrating his second goal, which was also Manchester City's second Premier League goal this season.

"At this moment, Su Dong is like a god. The Swansea defenders are not on the same level as him."

"Williams is only 1.83 meters tall. He was at a disadvantage in terms of physical strength. Su Dong easily pushed him away. It was difficult to stop Su Dong."

"Not to mention Williams, even Cocker would be at a disadvantage when facing Su Dong physically."

"Two to zero, Su Dong scored twice."

"It's only been 27 minutes in the game and Manchester City is already two goals ahead."

"In less than five minutes, Manchester City scored two goals. Swansea should strengthen their defense."

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Brendan Rodgers shook his head helplessly, turned and walked back to the visiting team's coaching bench.

He was mentally prepared for the loss, but he still felt disappointed when Manchester City scored two goals in a row.

He knew the gap, but he didn't expect it to be so big.

In the first ten minutes or so of the game, he mistakenly believed that Swansea still had a chance, but who could have imagined that when Manchester City woke up, they beat Swansea so badly that they were completely at a loss.

Whether it is the team's overall skills and tactics or the individual strength of the players, the gap is very large.

Williams and Cockell are already the best central defender combination that Swansea can field, but in front of Su Dong, they are still like chickens and dogs and are vulnerable.

It was an unbearable feeling of fatigue.

The real despair is that the opponent is there, but you know clearly that you will never catch up with it.

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After scoring two goals in a row, Manchester City's offensive was fully launched.

In the 30th minute, Manchester City once again carried out a wonderful frontcourt offensive cooperation.

Su Dong retreated to receive the ball and knocked it back to Toni Kroos. The German midfielder then quickly made a diagonal pass to the right.

Sanchez rushed forward at the fastest speed, stopped the ball at the right corner of the penalty area, cut inside horizontally, shook off the defender, and passed the ball diagonally near the penalty spot.

David Silva quickly inserted himself and shot the ball directly with his left foot into the lower left corner of the goal, making it three to zero!

In the 37th minute, Su Dong retreated to support the opponent, and after getting the ball, he suddenly turned around and got rid of Cocker. He started a long run from the center line with the ball, running all the way. When he dribbled the ball straight to the front of the penalty area, he made a low pass to Sanchez who was running to the middle. When the Chilean winger stopped the ball to shoot, he failed to stop the ball and missed the chance to score.

But before the end of the first half, David Silva made a deadly through ball at the front of the penalty area, which reached Su Dong on the left side of the penalty area.

When Su Dong stopped the ball, he dribbled past Williams and shot directly with his right foot.

The ball went almost in a straight line and went into the lower right corner of Swansea's goal again.

Goalkeeper Vorm beat his chest and stamped his feet, but still failed to prevent Manchester City from scoring.

hat trick!

Su Dong ran all the way around the stadium, and throughout the Etihad Stadium, more than 40,000 Manchester City fans were shouting his name at the top of their lungs.

Finally, he stopped under the stands where Wang Chuqing was, kissed the ring on his left hand hard, and interacted with her from a distance.

The big screen at the scene also gave a special close-up of Su Dong’s fiancée, and all the fans in the stadium cheered.

Because of Su Dong, she has also become the most popular person among Manchester City fans!

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Leading 4-0 in the first half, Guardiola did not make any adjustments during the halftime break.

But in the 57th minute of the second half, during a quick counterattack by Manchester City, David Silva passed the ball to Su Dong.

Su Dong rushed to the right side with the ball and then passed it diagonally into the penalty area. Sanchez finally seized the opportunity this time, calmly stopped the ball and then shot again, scoring another goal for Manchester City, 5-0! Manchester City fans in the stadium were crazy! A big win! This will definitely be a big win! In the 60th minute, Aguero replaced Su Dong, who had performed well throughout the game.

At this time, more than 40,000 fans in the entire stadium stood up and cheered for Su Dong.

In the first three minutes after coming on, Aguero had two chances to shoot, but one was saved by the opponent's goalkeeper Worm and the other was too high. However, in the 68th minute, Zabaleta made a cross from the right and Aguero shot from close range at the back post, scoring another goal for Manchester City, 6-0! Just three minutes later, Manchester City had another quick counterattack. Toni Kroos made a long pass behind him, and Aguero quickly inserted himself, calmly stopped the ball and had a single shot, then lifted the ball over the goalkeeper, caught up with the ball at the bottom line, and passed it to the front of the goal. Di Maria, who followed closely, easily shot and scored, 7-0!

After that, neither side was able to score any more goals and the game was deadlocked again until the end.

In the second minute of stoppage time, Toni Kroos made a pass, Aguero stopped the ball in front of the penalty area and got rid of Williams, then made a sudden long shot and penetrated Swansea's goal again, eight to zero!

In the end, Manchester City defeated newly promoted Swansea 8-0 in the first round of the new Premier League season.

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As soon as the game ended, the entire English football world was in an uproar.

It is a fact recognized by the whole world that the first round of the new season is not easy to play.

Arsenal drew 0-0 with Newcastle away, Chelsea drew 0-0 with Stoke City away, Manchester United barely beat West Bromwich Albion 2-1 away thanks to an own goal in the final stages of the game, and Liverpool drew 1-1 with Sunderland at home.

The traditional top four teams all played poorly in the first round, and it could even be said to be disappointing, but no one expected that the defending champions Manchester City would slaughter Swansea 8-0 at home.

With Sudon's hat-trick, Aguero's double, goals from David Silva, Sanchez and Di Maria, Manchester City's front attack combination showed strong offensive firepower in the first round.

Swansea is certainly a newly promoted team, and although it is the first time in history to play in the Premier League, the team's performance in the pre-season was not bad, and they were able to achieve such a huge victory in the first round of the league. Manchester City's start was even more vigorous than Chelsea last year.

Swansea head coach Rogers admitted in the post-match press conference that the team was not as skilled as their opponents and said that Manchester City gave Swansea a vivid moment, but he also said that Swansea learned a lot in this game.

"We suffered such a crushing defeat in our first Premier League game, which is not what we wanted, but I believe we can bear this cost and learn lessons from it to lay a solid foundation for the next Premier League journey."

Rogers made no secret of the fact that Swansea's goal this season is to avoid relegation.

And everyone knows that the main battlefield for relegation is not on the away field, but at home.

Therefore, no matter how badly we lose away from home, as long as we can get enough points when we return home, relegation will not be a problem.

Guardiola was satisfied with the team's offensive firepower shown in the first round and the team's overall operation.

The willful Spaniard also specifically mentioned Courtois, and emphasized on praising the Belgian goalkeeper's debut, "I am very satisfied with his performance. He did not make any mistakes in the first game. This is the biggest achievement!"

This was also interpreted by the media as Guardiola wanting to promote Courtois to replace Joe Hart.

The club's technical director Begiristain felt helpless about Guardiola's willful remarks and could only come out for an interview, saying that Courtois performed well, but there was still a certain distance between him and the team's main players and he needed to perform better.

"Joe Hart is still a key player for the team and he will be in the starting lineup in the second round."

This even led many media to interpret that there was a conflict between the technical director and the head coach, and Begiristain was dissatisfied with Guardiola's trust in Courtois and exclusion of Joe Hart from the squad.

Little did people know that Begiristain was just cleaning up the mess caused by Guardiola's willful remarks, and the two were actually in the same boat.

(End of this chapter)