Chapter 848 Manchester City is too fierce!
On the afternoon of February 5th, at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester.
In the 26th round of the Premier League, Manchester City faced West Bromwich Albion at home.
“GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!”
After the live commentator blew the long whistle of a goal, Su Dong quickly rushed out of the stadium, running all the way, waving his hands constantly, and finally came to the chairman's stand and kissed the ring on his left hand hard.
The big screen at the scene also gave a close-up of Su Dong’s fiancée Wang Chuqing in the stands.
Everyone in the stadium was cheering for Su Dong and Wang Chuqing.
This has become a routine for Su Dong to celebrate his goals, and everyone is eager to see Su Dong's celebration over and over again.
To the extent that Manchester City fans say that Wang Chuqing is the lucky star of this team.
Because every goal scored by Su Dong could bring victory to Manchester City, and after every goal, Su Dong would kiss the ring on his left hand, which was his engagement ring with Wang Chuqing.
And tonight, just three minutes into the game, they saw Su Dong score a goal!
Is there anything more exciting than this? The atmosphere of the entire stadium was ignited in an instant, and everyone was cheering and shouting Su Dong's name.
“One to zero!”
"Su Dong scored a brilliant goal."
"Manchester City attacked from the left. Marcelo received the pass from his teammate, broke through on the left and made a cross. Su Dong quickly inserted the ball and shot directly into the air without stopping, scoring the first goal for Manchester City!"
"A very, very wonderful goal, one to zero!"
Right at the start of the game, the home team scored the first goal with a brilliant volley. How could such a start not be exciting? …
After Su Dong scored the first goal, Manchester City continued to firmly control the ball and launched attacks on West Bromwich Albion.
In the 21st minute, Su Dong completed a beautiful one-two with David Silva on the left side of the penalty area. The two completed a wall pass in an extremely narrow range. David Silva passed the ball directly into the left side of the penalty area. Su Dong quickly inserted the ball, stopped the ball and dribbled past the opponent's central defender, then shot with his left foot and scored again, 2-0! Ten minutes later, Busquets passed the ball, and Marcelo suddenly shot from nearly 30 meters away from the goal, breaking through West Bromwich's goal with a long shot, securing the victory for Manchester City, 3-0!
After the second half, Manchester City quickly replaced Su Dong to save their strength for the upcoming Manchester derby.
After Dzeko came on as a substitute for Sudong, he calmly shot the ball in the penalty area in the 81st minute, further expanding the score for Manchester City and also securing the victory, 4-0!
In the end, Manchester City defeated West Bromwich Albion 4-0 at home.
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In the 27th round of the Premier League, Manchester City visited Old Trafford.
Both sides suffered injuries before the game.
On Manchester United's side, several defenders including Ferdinand and Evans were injured and missed the game.
This also makes the outside world very worried about Manchester United's defense.
However, before the game, Guardiola, Begiristain and others all agreed that the injuries of multiple defenders would make Manchester United play more conservatively.
Manchester City also had injuries. Adam Johnson was still injured and Sanchez was also injured in a training session. As a result, Manchester City had to arrange Milner to play as right winger in this game, partnering with Di Maria on both flanks.
Ferguson also arranged a back line of Evra, Vidic, Smalling and O'Shea based on Manchester City's characteristics, and let Anderson, Scholes and Fletcher partner in the midfield. At the same time, he mainly focused on defense at home and did not intend to confront Manchester City head-on, but focused on defending his own goal.
But even so, Manchester City created its first threatening attack just three minutes into the game.
Su Dong moved to the left, received a cross from Di Maria, turned around to get rid of Smalling, completed a two-pass combination with David Silva, and at the top of the penalty area, he knocked the ball back to Toni Kroos, then turned around and quickly cut in behind Vidic.
After Toni Kroos stopped the ball, he understood what he meant, took a look at the penalty area, and kicked the ball straight to the right side of the penalty area.
Su Dong quickly inserted himself, stopped the ball, and shot directly with a low shot.
The ball went between Van der Sar and the right goal post and went into Manchester United's goal.
"GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!"
“Manchester City scored first!!!”
"It's Su Dong again! He scored against Manchester United just three minutes after the start of the game!"
"The timing of this goal is very consistent with the previous home game against West Bromwich Albion. Manchester City has made a dream start for two consecutive games!"
"Su Dong showed his excellent competitive state, especially under Manchester United's tight defense. He cooperated with his teammates continuously and showed tacit understanding. David Silva and Toni Kroos both showed strong passing and ball control ability."
"Manchester United is in danger!"
…
Ferguson was obviously well aware of his situation, so after conceding a goal, he immediately asked the team to retreat.
"Retreat! Everyone, retreat!"
Ferguson walked to the command area and kept signaling to Scholes and Vidic, asking the team to start retreating all three lines and try to ensure the defense in front of the goal, instead of trying to launch an attack on Manchester City as they did at the beginning.
He now sees it clearly.
If Ferguson still had some ideas about Su Dong and Manchester City before Su Dong joined the team and during the first Manchester derby, then now, especially after Arsenal's 9-1 home defeat, he has seen it clearly.
Facing Manchester City, especially facing Su Dong, there is really only one way to defend strictly.
If we continue to let Su Dong play his best, Manchester United may become the second Arsenal at any time.
When that time comes, Manchester United will have no chance of keeping up with Manchester City in the standings.
Manchester United finally caught up with Manchester City during the winter break. If they lose at home, it would be a complete failure and it would be difficult for them to win the league title this season.
After understanding this, Ferguson decisively took a defensive stance.
There is no way, Manchester City's attack is too fierce, and Manchester United can only avoid it.
…
When the game reached the 13th minute, Marcelo cooperated with Di Maria on the left. O'Shea fouled Marcelo and gave Manchester City a free kick opportunity in the frontcourt.
This is a free kick from the left side of the frontcourt. There is almost no possibility of a direct shot at the goal, but it is also quite threatening.
After Marcelo got up from the ground, he took the penalty kick as a matter of course.
On the left side, his crosses also landed in a pretty good spot.
David Silva stood aside to assist, and the two of them formed a corner, making it difficult to tell who would kick the ball.
In Manchester United's penalty area, players such as Pepe, Kompany and Sudong all pressed forward.
And at this time, Manchester United's problems were exposed.
Smalling is young, Vidic is alone and without Ferdinand, Manchester United's defense has a weakness in defending high balls.
According to statistics compiled by Manchester City assistant coach Torrent before the game, Manchester United's header conceded rate this season accounted for 30% of the total goals conceded, which means that one out of every three goals conceded was a header.
This ratio is considered very high.
It is not difficult to see from this data that Manchester United does have problems defending high balls.
This is true for both Van der Sar and the entire defense.
But unfortunately, Ferdinand, the strong point, was injured tonight, while Manchester City's strong points were all there.
This allowed Manchester City to show its advantage in Manchester United's penalty area.
Ferguson was also quite anxious on the sidelines, constantly shouting at the players, signaling them to be careful.
Especially several high points against Manchester City.
Pepe, Kompany and Su Dong are all tall players with excellent heading ability. Who should they defend? What's more terrible is that they stand far away, making it difficult for Manchester United's defenders to defend.
With the referee's whistle, David Silva took a run-up and feinted. Marcelo quickly followed up and sent a cross with his left foot, accurately sending the ball into the penalty area.
The cross from the Brazilian left back did not go directly to the front or the middle to find Pepe and Kompany, but went straight to the back.
Su Dong was originally lying in ambush at the penalty spot, seemingly planning to attack the middle.
But in fact, when the whistle sounded, he quickly ran to the back point and quickly went straight to the back point.
When Su Dong rushed to the back point, O'Shea was the only one defending Manchester United's back point. After Su Dong jumped high, O'Shea was unable to stop him. He could only watch Su Dong soar into the air and head for the goal.
Marcelo's pass accurately found Su Dong, who headed the ball into Manchester United's goal from close range.
Van der Sar responded, but it was too late.
"GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!!!!"
"In the thirteenth minute, just thirteen minutes into the game, Manchester City scored again!"
“It’s another goal from Su Dong!”
"My God, he's already scored twice, and it's only been thirteen minutes!"
"We can all see that Su Dong is in excellent form tonight. He has already scored twice and it looks like he is going to repeat the result of the 9-1 away win over Arsenal."
"Not only Su Dong, but Manchester City's overall performance was also quite outstanding. Not only did they firmly control the ball, but they also organized waves of attacks. Ferguson's team fell behind from the start, and now Manchester City has scored two goals in a row."
"We must see that Manchester United's possession rate at home is far inferior to that of their city rivals, and even the number of shots is far less. Manchester United has not even had a single shot yet."
"Manchester City showed a very strong dominance. Even at Old Trafford, Guardiola's team did not leave Ferguson and his Manchester United with any face. It seemed that they were going to wipe out Manchester United in one fell swoop!"
"It has to be said that Manchester United has been chasing Manchester City closely since the Christmas schedule. Now it seems that Manchester City wants to use this derby to get rid of Manchester United in one go and lay a solid foundation for winning the Premier League this season."
"Ferguson's team is in trouble!"
"Without Ferdinand, it is difficult for Manchester United's defense to limit Su Dong, and now they are trailing 0-2."
"Ferguson has to think of a solution."
(End of this chapter)
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