Chapter 951 God, please let this man go!
On the evening of December 18th, in the 16th round of the Premier League, Manchester City played against Norwich at home.
All three promoted teams have performed very well this season.
Norwich is ranked the highest, currently in tenth place, followed by Swansea in eleventh place. The league rankings of these two teams are even higher than Everton in twelfth place. Thirteenth place is Queens Park Rangers.
Judging from the current trend, these three teams cannot be said to be safe, but the possibility of relegation is still very high.
On the contrary, Bolton, Blackburn, Wigan Athletic and Wolves, which are familiar to many fans, are currently ranked at the bottom.
This also shows how fierce the competition in the Premier League is at present.
Apart from Manchester City who are leading the standings with 15 consecutive wins, the competition for the other three spots in the top four is also fierce.
Manchester United, Tottenham Hotspur, Newcastle, Chelsea, Arsenal and Liverpool, these six teams are competing for these three places. Whoever can maintain the top four will make a fortune in the Champions League next season.
The reason for this fierce competition is actually related to the distribution of revenue from the Premier League's broadcasting rights. After all, the twenty teams, including those that have been relegated, can all gain huge benefits from the increase in broadcasting rights revenue, which has resulted in the current strong purchasing power of Premier League teams.
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The carnival in London did not affect Manchester City's preparations.
In fact, there was hardly any news in the media the day after the carnival. Even if there was, it was just mentioned briefly, using a simple and casual style, and there was basically no media hype or exaggeration.
This also means that Manchester City has begun to establish initial connections with the media.
It can be said that this is an exchange.
However, Su Dong was issued an internal warning by the coaching staff because, as captain, he failed to manage the players well, resulting in many players violating the requirements of head coach Guardiola and partying in nightclubs until almost dawn.
Su Dong gladly accepted this internal warning, which further won the hearts of the players in the locker room.
Everyone knew that it was Su Dong who took the blame for them.
Of course, they didn't know that Su Dong had already spoken to Guardiola on the phone before leaving the nightclub and supported Guardiola's punishment, because the head coach also needs to maintain his authority and prevent players from crossing the line in the future.
So, the final result was that the players had a great time, but Su Dong was penalized.
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Perhaps it was because they rarely played two games in a week, Manchester City were a little out of form at the beginning of the match against Norwich at the Etihad Stadium. There were loopholes in the back line and they almost conceded a goal by Morrison in the fourth minute.
Although it was slightly off target, it still made everyone in Manchester City break out in a cold sweat.
In the tenth minute, Pepe also made a mistake in defense. Morrison dribbled into the penalty area again and had a one-on-one chance, but Courtois decisively left the goal and saved the shot, thus defusing the dangerous situation.
After two consecutive mistakes, Su Dong was completely annoyed. He lost his temper on the court and scolded his teammates.
Manchester City players also realized the problem and quickly calmed down.
The game returned to Manchester City's rhythm, and they firmly controlled the ball. In the 16th minute, Toni Kroos made a straight pass to the right side of the penalty area. Sanchez dribbled the ball to the end line and made a triangle pass back. Su Dong followed up and shot in front of the goal, scoring the first goal for Manchester City.
One to zero!
This goal also sounded the clarion call for Manchester City's attack.
Norwich retreated and tried to stabilize their defense.
In the 26th minute, Toni Kroos made a long pass over the top to the left side. Marcelo made a high-speed run and passed the ball from the left to the middle. Su Dong followed up again and volleyed the ball.
As a result, the ball landed too close this time and Su Dong's shot was saved by the goalkeeper.
Just four minutes later, Busquets intercepted the ball in the midfield and made a straight pass to Su Dong's feet.
With his back to the attacking direction, Su Dong faced Busquets' pass and directly kicked the ball past the crotch of the central defender Barnett who was defending him. He turned around and started, sprinting forward quickly like a cheetah.
In just one move, Su Dong shook off all the defenders, caught up with the ball at the front of the penalty area, dribbled past the goalkeeper who was halfway through the attack, and easily pushed the ball into the empty goal, 2-0! Manchester City's attack was unstoppable.
Two minutes later, again on the left, Marcelo and Di Maria made a wall pass and passed the ball to David Silva.
After the Spanish midfielder stopped the ball and adjusted it, he sent a straight pass to the left side of the penalty area behind the defense line.
Marcelo sprinted to the bottom line and passed the ball back to Su Dong in the penalty area.
Su Dong made another beautiful stop-and-go move. The whole process was as smooth as flowing water. After shaking off the central defender Martin who was defending him, facing the assisting Barnett, he changed speed and direction twice in a small range, dribbled past Barnett, and shot with his right foot, once again breaking through Norwich's goal, three to zero!
Hat trick!!! Su Dong opened his arms excitedly and flew across the Etihad Stadium like a glider.
Nearly 50,000 Manchester City fans in the stadium were shouting his name at the top of their lungs.
After scoring consecutive goals, Manchester City did not feel satisfied, but continued to attack.
From the 34th minute to the end of the first half, in just ten minutes, Manchester City had a total of seven shots, four of which were almost scoring, which made Norwich's goal very nervous.
After the second half, in the 51st minute, with an assist from Su Dong, Busquets, who rarely scores goals, scored a goal with a volley from the top of the penalty area and broke through Norwich's goal, making it 4-0!
It was a miracle! Not long after that, Su Dong was replaced by Aguero, because from this game on, it was the devil's Christmas schedule, and Guardiola wanted Su Dong to play slowly.
After leading 4-0, Manchester City continued to pursue hard.
First, Toni Kroos scored a goal against Norwich with a direct free kick, and then Aguero and substitute Douglas Costa also scored in the final stages of the game.
In the end, Manchester City defeated newly promoted Norwich 7-0 at their home ground.
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On December 21st, in the 17th round of the Premier League, Manchester City played against Stoke City at home.
After defeating Norwich in the last round, Guardiola made a major rotation, but Su Dong still started.
It is not difficult to see that Guardiola trusts and relies on Su Dong.
And Su Dong has always used goals to repay the trust of the head coach, Manchester City fans and management in him.
After the opening, Sudong frequently created threats, and in the 15th minute, Busquets passed the ball to the right. Douglas Costa dribbled the ball into the penalty area from the right rib and shot it himself. The ball hit the defender's leg and bounced out.
Su Dong cleverly caught the ball near the penalty spot and scored the first goal for Manchester City, one to zero!
In the 29th minute, Manchester City took a tactical corner kick and passed the ball back to David Silva for reorganization. The Spanish midfielder seized the opportunity and made a straight pass to the left side of the penalty area. Hazard made a lob pass in front of the goal. David Luiz got the ball and shot from three meters in front of the goal, but the ball was saved by goalkeeper Sorensen who fell to the ground.
As luck would have it, the ball somehow landed at Su Dong's feet. He stopped and poked it again, and the ball went in again! After scoring the goal, Su Dong laughed and spread his hands.
"I guess Su Dong must be thinking, oh my god, I don't even want to score, why is the ball going to my side?"
"Do you have to force me to score a goal like this?"
"Can't I just be lazy and score fewer goals?"
"God, please, let this man go!"
"Ha ha!!!"
Su Dong is indeed being lazy, but this is the instruction from the coaching staff, and Guardiola does not want Su Dong to be too committed and consumed.
After all, this Christmas schedule is too troublesome and the games are too dense, leaving no chance for people to breathe, and they are especially prone to injuries.
Just seven minutes after Su Dong scored the second goal, Moutinho failed to break through the penalty area, but the opponent's clearance was not far enough and the ball fell to Douglas Costa's feet. The Brazilian winger made a powerful shot and broke through Stoke City's goal again, making it 3-0.
However, not long after the start of the second half, Zabaleta was injured in a fight with the opponent and was carried directly into the locker room by the team doctor. Guardiola was forced to replace him with Trippier.
This is also a major hidden danger of the devil's schedule.
The games are too frequent and the players are under too much pressure, so the probability of injury is rising sharply.
Guardiola was still frightened and immediately replaced Su Dong with Aguero, fearing that he might accidentally injure Su Dong.
Just four minutes into the game, Gareth Barry made a steal in the frontcourt and sent a wonderful pass, and Aguero easily pushed the ball into the goal from seven meters in front of the goal, 4-0! The Argentine striker once again played a substitute role! In the end, Manchester City defeated Stoke City 4-0 at home.
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Entering the busy Christmas schedule, the performances of each team are mixed.
Manchester City continues its winning streak, and the winning streak has reached 17 rounds.
But Manchester United beat Fulham 5-0 in this away game in London.
Welbeck, Nani, Giggs, Rooney and Berbatov, five goals came from five players, which also made Ferguson very happy. He said that Manchester United is gradually recovering and the attackers are beginning to find the feeling of scoring.
The ambitious Manchester United godfather once again made a tough statement that he would keep winning all the games during Christmas and the winter break! Compared with Arsenal's difficult 2-1 away win over Aston Villa, Newcastle's 2-3 home loss to West Bromwich Albion, Liverpool's 0-0 away draw with Wigan Athletic, and Chelsea's 1-1 away draw with Tottenham Hotspur, Manchester United's victory is indeed commendable.
In particular, the performance of young goalkeeper Lindegaard left an extremely deep impression on people, and he seemed to be on the verge of replacing De Gea.
However, behind Manchester United's overwhelming victory, two young players Morrison and Pogba failed to get a chance to play, which also made them very dissatisfied. Morrison has made it clear that he wants to transfer, and Pogba has also made his statement through his agent.
French genius will not renew contract with Manchester United!
(End of this chapter)
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