Chapter 904 Crazy Winning Streak
On August 21, the second round of the Premier League, Manchester City visited the Reebok Stadium to challenge Bolton.
After beating Swansea 8-0 in the first round, the Blue Moon's amazing outbreak won the attention of the entire English football world. However, at the Reebok Stadium, the game had just started and Manchester City had only passed the ball twice when Bolton striker Kevin Davis used a fierce sliding tackle to knock Marcelo to the ground.
The Brazilian left-back had to be carried off the field by the team doctor for treatment, and Kevin Davis didn't even get a yellow card for it.
Just two minutes later, Kompany and Kevin Davis competed for the header outside Manchester City's penalty area. Kevin Davis, whether intentionally or unintentionally, hit Kompany's jaw with an elbow, lost his balance and fell to the ground, but also pulled Kompany down at the same time.
Referee Mike Jones penalised Kompany for a foul.
This penalty immediately aroused dissatisfaction among Manchester City players.
As the team captain, Su Dong separated his teammates and went up to negotiate with Mike Jones. He believed that Bolton was adopting lethal tactics and that the referee's enforcement lacked protection for Manchester City players.
"My teammate, Marcelo, is still lying outside the field, waiting for the opportunity to enter. And another teammate, Kompany, look at his mouth bleeding. Do you think there is no problem with this?" Su Dong asked righteously.
He now knows how to negotiate with the Premier League referee.
That's hard!
Although Su Dong had his hands behind his back, his 1.95-meter height was really too tall in the eyes of Mike Jones, who was about 1.7 meters tall. He had an overwhelming aura that made him almost breathless, but he seemed particularly tough when he questioned him.
It’s so high and hard that it’s hard to resist!
What's more, Su Dong has always had a good reputation in the refereeing world. His aggressive and polite questioning made it impossible for Mike Jones to find a reason to refuse, and he could only promise to restrain himself.
At least, the home whistle shouldn't be so obvious.
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Bolton adopted a strict defensive tactic, arranging two central defenders, Gary Cahill and Knight, to follow Su Dong almost every step of the way, making it difficult for him to perform.
But Su Dong still used his involvement to create opportunities for his teammates.
He first made a wonderful pass to David Silva in the 17th minute, but the Spaniard's long shot was saved by Jaskelainen. A minute later, Su Dong pulled to the right side of the penalty area to receive the ball, turned around and broke through and made a cross. Di Maria rushed in front of the goal, but actually hit the ball high.
In the 26th minute, Su Dong dribbled the ball in the penalty area again, turned to the right, attracted the attention of the defense, and passed it back to Sanchez. The Chilean winger passed the ball to the front of the penalty area, and David Silva kicked the ball that bounced off the ground, scoring the first goal for Manchester City.
With Manchester City's goal, the game was completely opened up.
In the 35th minute, Su Dong got the ball on the left side of the penalty area again, broke through and made a cross, Sanchez headed the ball in from the front of the small penalty area, making it 2-0!
Two minutes later, Manchester City took advantage of a corner kick and Toni Kroos shot a long shot into Bolton's goal again, making it 3-0. However, two minutes later, Bolton counterattacked from the left and Krashnich shot in front of the goal to equalize the score.
One to three!
Although Su Dong did not score in the first half, Manchester City's entire offense revolved around him. Almost all three goals came from his planning and assists. Even the third goal, the corner kick was created by him, and the tactical corner kick was also taken by him by pulling to the wing, which gave Bolton a headache.
After the change of sides in the second half, it took Manchester City only eighteen seconds to complete the entire process of intercepting the ball, counterattacking and scoring a goal.
Busquets passed the ball to David Silva. When the Spanish midfielder received the ball, he turned his back to the direction of attack and passed the ball behind him without turning around. Su Dong shook off Gary Cahill, then stopped the ball and entered the penalty area. Despite Knight's strong pull, he kicked the ball and broke through Bolton's goal again, four to one!
Manchester City then continued to launch an offensive.
In the 58th minute, Marcelo and Di Maria cooperated on the left, Di Maria passed the ball to the front of the goal, Su Dong overpowered Gary Cahill in front of the small penalty area, and headed the ball into the goal from close range, breaking Jaskelainen's goal again.
Five to one!
Afterwards, Su Dong was substituted, but in the 68th minute, Bolton scored a free kick from former Manchester City player Petrov, scoring another goal in the goal, 2-5! This score was maintained until the end of the game.
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Manchester City won three points again away from home, and scored thirteen goals in the first two rounds, setting the club's best start scoring record in history.
Although the team won three points, it lost two goals.
Unlike Courtois who scored seven points in the first round, Joe Hart only got six points and the comments were mediocre. There were no fatal mistakes, but there was no good performance either.
"Manchester City conceded two goals and Joe Hart was unable to do anything about it."
This was Sky Sports' post-match commentary.
The most surprising thing in the second round was that Arsenal lost 0-2 to Liverpool at home.
The Gunners had one draw and one loss in the first two rounds. Such a start is really not satisfactory, but the most important thing is the performance in the game. Wenger's team did not put up a satisfactory performance.
According to Sky Sports, this is no longer a team aiming for the championship.
Chelsea also reversed West Bromwich Albion 2-1 after conceding a goal at home.
Manchester United beat Tottenham Hotspur 3-0 at home.
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A week later, in the third round of the Premier League, Manchester City went south to London to challenge Tottenham Hotspur at White Hart Lane.
As they were about to go to Monaco to participate in the European Super Cup against Barcelona, Guardiola made a rotation in this game, letting Hazard, Sudon and Douglas Costa form the front trident.
The midfield is composed of David Silva, Thiago and Gareth Barry, the defense is composed of Leighton Baines, David Luiz, Kompany and Trippier, and the goalkeeper is replaced by Courtois.
Although they beat Everton 2-0 at home in the first round, Tottenham Hotspur suffered a blow in the last round when they lost 0-3 to Manchester United away.
Redknapp predicted that Manchester City would attach great importance to the European Super Cup against Barcelona and would definitely rotate the team's lineup, so he decisively adopted a more aggressive offensive strategy, wanting to take a gamble at home and seek a victory.
The trident was composed of Gareth Bale, Crouch and Aaron Lennon, while the midfield was Van der Vaart advancing forward and Kranjcar and Huddlestone forming a double defensive midfielder combination.
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At the beginning of the game, Tottenham launched a gambling-style attack and launched a fierce attack on Manchester City, which put Manchester City in a very dangerous situation. They shot continuously, but fortunately Courtois blocked the ball high and low in front of the goal.
In the ninth minute, Van der Vaart's shot from the edge of the small penalty area was saved by Courtois as if with divine help.
Afterwards, the Belgian goalkeeper saved another direct free kick from Van der Vaart.
The most exciting moment came in the 26th minute, when Tottenham Hotspur launched a quick counterattack after stealing the ball. Lennon and Gareth Bale were like two sharp knives, cutting straight into Manchester City's penalty area.
Under the interference of David Luiz, Lennon forced a breakthrough and passed the ball horizontally, trying to find Gareth Bale who was following.
But at this critical moment, Courtois suddenly abandoned the goal and rushed out of the small penalty area. He fell to the ground and hugged the ball in his arms before Gareth Bale.
This wonderful save even won applause from the White Hart Lane fans, and even the Manchester City players on the field couldn't stop cheering for Courtois.
Half an hour later, Tottenham's offensive eased slightly, and Manchester City's advantage in passing and controlling the ball began to take effect, and the offense began to pose a threat.
In the 34th minute, after Hazard and David Silva completed a wall pass, they made a cross from the left side of the penalty area to the front of the small penalty area. Su Dong kicked the ball into Tottenham's goal with his heel before Kaboul, making it one to zero!
Just six minutes later, Hazard dribbled the ball from the left again, attracted the defense's attention, and suddenly passed it to the front of the small penalty area. Su Dong easily beat center back Mike Dawson and headed the ball into the goal, 2-0! In the stoppage time, Hazard dribbled the ball from the left again, passed two opposing defenders, and passed it to the middle of the penalty area. Su Dong faced the direction of attack, stopped the ball, turned around, and kicked directly from the top of the arc. The ball went straight to the upper right corner of the goal, 3-0!
hat trick!
White Hart Lane once again rang with warm applause for Manchester City players!
Anyone can see that Tottenham paid the price for their risk.
After the second half, Redknapp wanted to stabilize the defense, but the situation was already under Manchester City's control.
In the 53rd minute, Trippier made a 45-degree diagonal pass from the right to the penalty area, and Su Dong headed the ball into the goal, 4-0! A big four! When Su Dong was replaced by Aguero in the 57th minute, White Hart Lane even applauded for him.
In just four minutes, David Silva made a wonderful pass, Aguero forced himself away from Dawson and shot from a small angle on the left side of the penalty area, making it five to zero!
Then, in the injury time, Barry made a wonderful pass, Aguero shot from the right and broke through the Tottenham goal again, 6-0! …
Another crazy victory! 8-0 in the first round, 5-2 in the second round, and now 6-0.
The Premier League has only played three rounds, but Manchester City has already scored 19 goals. The momentum is even stronger than Chelsea last season, which shocked everyone.
Especially Su Dong, who continued his superb scoring ability and became the offensive guarantee for Manchester City's siege.
New signing Aguero also showed a very strong level.
This round was the first time that Hazard started in the Premier League for Manchester City. As a result, the Belgian winger amazed the entire European football world with an assist hat trick. At the same time, he used his amazing performance to tell everyone why he was being pursued by top teams across Europe.
With three wins in three games, nineteen goals scored and two goals conceded, Manchester City's start to the new season can be described as a dream.
(End of this chapter)
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