Chapter 800 FIFA Ballon d'Or
Every national team match is always a disaster scene.
Just like in the eighth round of the Premier League, there were ten games, and out of the seven games held on the first day, there were five draws.
My God, this is absolutely shocking.
Manchester United drew 2-2 with West Bromwich Albion. Hernandez and Nani scored goals in the first half hour, but the opponent then equalized with two goals and the team was almost reversed at one point.
Ferguson quickly replaced Rooney and Scholes, but the result was not satisfactory either, as Rooney performed poorly throughout the game.
It is obvious that Lukaku is still arguing with Manchester United over the contract renewal.
This kind of thing cannot be concealed at all, because Lu Xiaopang's agent has been leaking explosive information outside.
Ferguson confirmed in the post-match press conference that Lukaku had indeed submitted a transfer application, which shocked and disappointed him.
"I spoke to Rooney in March and he said he wanted to stay and that he wanted to sign a lifetime contract with the club. He also said that Manchester United was the best club in the world, but now his agent says he will not sign a new contract and wants to leave."
When Ferguson said this, she looked just like a resentful woman who was abandoned by the man she loved.
When they satisfied you in the past, you praised them as the best in the world. Now that they can no longer satisfy you, you change your words and say you want to leave!
Fatty Lu, are you still a man? ...
Manchester United was not the biggest unlucky team, as Chelsea drew 0-0 with Aston Villa away.
Ancelotti's team finally defeated Arsenal and narrowed the original three-point gap to one point. Now, a draw is likely to destroy the advantage that was previously hard-earned.
It can also be seen from this draw that Drogba's absence still has a great impact on Chelsea's offensive power.
Arsenal was the only team among the traditional top four to win, but their win was very dangerous. After conceding a goal first, they reversed the score to 2-1 against Birmingham, and it was at their home ground.
Chamakh performed very well in this game. He first created a penalty kick, allowing Nasri to equalize the score, and then scored the winning goal, almost single-handedly leading Arsenal to reverse Birmingham.
Wilshere, Wenger's most valued prince, also played well in the game, assisting Chamakh's winning goal, but he received a red card in the final stage of the game, which made people worry about this genius who was highly expected by the whole of England.
It is worth mentioning that Wilshere and Eastmond, who was previously arrested by the police, are very good friends, so much so that the media are worried that this English genius may be led astray by Eastmond.
Such cases can be found not only in football but all over the world.
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Manchester City's game will be one day later than other teams.
As the team will face Poznan Lech in Poland in the Europa League in the middle of the week, Guardiola made a rotation in this match. All the players who played the full game and were over-exerted in the national team were placed on the bench.
Also on the shelf are Joe Hart and Gareth Barry.
It is worth mentioning that both players apologized publicly in the locker room after returning to the team.
As captain, Su Dong also communicated with vice-captain Zabaleta, Kompany, and other players in the team. Combined with the requirements put forward by Guardiola, a detailed player code of conduct was drafted, which included some behavioral norms for the players.
From now on, Su Dong and the two vice-captains will strictly manage the locker room in accordance with the terms of the guidelines. If a player commits the above problems, no matter who he is, he will be punished.
This incident caused a lot of stir inside the Manchester City locker room, but not much news was received outside.
Even the Manchester Evening News only caught a few clues, saying that because of the incidents involving Joe Hart and Gareth Barry, the team had strengthened the management of the locker room, hoping to prevent similar incidents from happening again.
As for the rest, no one knows.
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On October 17, Manchester City will visit Bloomfield Road to challenge Blackpool.
Don't underestimate Blackpool just because it is a newly promoted team. The team is currently ranked ninth in the Premier League, with three wins, one draw and three losses in seven league games, including one draw and one loss at home, and three wins and two losses away.
In terms of schedule, Blackpool currently has five home games and two away games, and they even beat Liverpool 2-1 and Newcastle 2-0 away from home, which are quite impressive results.
At home, we drew 2-2 with Fulham, but the opponent equalized the score only in the final stages of the game. We lost 1-2 to Blackburn, and Blackburn scored the winning goal only in the injury time.
It can be imagined that the strength of this Blackpool team is not simple at all.
In addition, Manchester City carried out rotation and many main players were unable to participate in the game, which had a huge impact on the team.
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At the beginning of the game, Manchester City used Su Dong as the spearhead and frequently launched attacks on Blackpool, creating several threats.
Especially in the 19th minute, there was a free kick opportunity in the frontcourt. Milner made a cross from the left, Su Dong made a feint at the front point, and Kompany headed the ball from close range at the back point with no one guarding him, but the ball ended up hitting the opponent's goalkeeper's arms.
Blackpool withstood Manchester City's opening wave of attacks and began to create opportunities to counterattack.
However, there was still a big gap in strength between the two sides. After some sporadic counterattacks, Manchester City quickly seized the opportunity. Through a quick counterattack after stealing the ball, Adam Johnson used his speed to dribble the ball on the right and passed it to the middle.
Su Dong, who followed up in the middle, used his body to push away the defensive players and headed the ball from close range, scoring the first goal for Manchester City.
One to zero!
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After taking the lead, Manchester City began to play steadily and make full use of their advantage in passing and controlling the ball.
In this game, Guardiola arranged David Silva and Moutinho to partner in midfield, with Zabaleta playing as a defensive midfielder and Micah Richards as the team's right back.
The main reason is that there is really no suitable candidate for the defensive midfield position. Pepe and Boateng were tried in training, and even Marcelo was pulled in to play as a guest, but Zabaleta was finally chosen.
After skillfully controlling the ball through the midfield advantage, Manchester City patiently waited for the opponent to make mistakes and consumed the opponent's physical strength.
Before the end of the game, David Silva and Moutinho made consecutive passes, and the two completed a two-on-one combination. Moutinho made a lob pass into the penalty area. After Su Dong stopped the ball, he lost his balance and volleyed the ball to break Blackpool's goal.
Two to zero! …
After the change of sides in the second half, Manchester City's mentality was obviously more relaxed.
Su Dong was substituted in the 60th minute.
Guardiola also hopes that he can save his energy for the Europa League in the middle of the week. After all, Lech Poznan is Manchester City's next number one enemy, and Blackpool can hardly pose a threat to Manchester City.
In the 70th minute, after Milner and David Silva completed a cooperation on the left, Santa Cruz, who replaced Su Dong, finally scored a goal, giving Manchester City another goal, 3-0! However, Blackpool believed that Santa Cruz was offside.
Blackpool then scored a goal through a free kick and equalized the game.
But just one minute later, Santa Cruz received a cross from Bridge on the left and scored again in the penalty area to seal the victory.
Four to one, Manchester City finally beat Blackpool away.
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Since he only played half the game, the best player of the game was given to center back Kompany, whose performance was remarkable.
This season, the Belgian central defender's performance is indeed getting better and better, which is actually also due to Pepe next to him.
Although Pepe has a face full of flesh, under the training of Andre Cruz, he is no longer the butcher he was in the Maritimo period. He has excellent defensive skills and excellent physical condition, which enables him to handle most situations on the court with ease.
Kompany has performed well this season precisely because Pepe is by his side and behind him, supporting him.
After beating Blackpool, the points gap between Manchester City and Chelsea widened to three points again.
However, for Manchester City, which is fighting on multiple fronts and does not have a strong bench, the crisis will mainly come in the second half.
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After Manchester City defeated Blackpool away, FIFA announced the 23 candidates for the first FIFA Golden Ball Award on its official website.
As early as last year, there were news that FIFA's World Footballer of the Year would be merged with the European Ballon d'Or. In July, the two parties officially announced the merger, but it did not attract much attention. After all, this was also expected.
The gradual decline of the Ballon d'Or has been witnessed by all in recent years. Cooperating with FIFA may be a way out.
After the merger, the two awards were combined into one and named the FIFA Ballon d'Or.
The first list of 23 nominees basically includes the top players in current European football, including players who performed well in last season's Champions League and those who performed well in the World Cup in South Africa.
Needless to say, Su Dong is on the list and is also a big favorite, but Spanish stars Xavi and Iniesta who won the World Cup, Barcelona star Messi, and Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo may not be without competition.
From the current perspective, no one knows who will win the FIFA Ballon d'Or after the merger, after all, the voting method has changed.
No matter what, Sudong will be the favorite.
Although he was questioned for a while after joining Manchester City, many people believed that he came to Manchester City for money.
But after entering the Premier League, Su Dong has scored 15 goals and made 8 assists in eight league games so far. This record is enough to stand out from the crowd, and Manchester City also ranks first in the Premier League.
If such performance is still questioned, who else in the world deserves this honor? But Xavi and Iniesta's World Cup is indeed too eye-catching.
After FIFA announced the list of candidates, various forces began to take action.
After Su Dong joined Manchester City, although the team fully supported Su Dong, it seriously lacked experience in this area. Therefore, it was more likely that the agent Mendes and the sponsors behind him could create momentum and operations for Su Dong.
Mendes came to Manchester obviously not just for Su Dong's Ballon d'Or.
(End of this chapter)
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