Chapter 963 I'll give you a championship for free, do you want it?
"What a great goal!!!!"
In a very short moment, the emotions of nearly 50,000 fans at the Etihad Stadium completely exploded! Looking around the world, what else can have such charm except football? Nearly 50,000 fans in the stands shouted hoarsely, shouting like crazy and heartbreakingly, venting their inner excitement and excitement, forming a tsunami-like wave in the stadium, sweeping every corner.
The core of the storm was Su Dong running on the court.
After scoring the goal, he immediately turned and ran to the sidelines, jumped over the billboards, and stood in front of the fans in the lower stands.
Everyone was yelling at him, shouting his name frantically.
One to zero!
Manchester City finally took the lead! More importantly, Su Dong scored a brilliant goal!
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"At the critical moment, it was Su Dong who stepped forward again."
"I believe that by now, no one will question Su Dong's importance to this Manchester City team. He has stood up time and time again to prove his value to this Manchester City team. With his wonderful performance, he has proved to the world that everything Manchester City has invested in him is really worth it."
"It can even be said that he alone is equal to the fighting power of an entire team."
In the live broadcast, Manchester City players also chased out and surrounded Su Dong.
From the faces of every Manchester City player, one can see their heartfelt admiration and praise for Su Dong.
After interacting with the fans, Su Dong turned around and hugged his teammates in front of him one by one.
"Not long ago, the British newspaper The Sun conducted a questionnaire survey and asked fans, who is the captain with the most charisma and the most popular among fans among the 20 Premier League teams?"
"The result surprised many people. Su Dong was elected with a huge lead, beating out legendary stars such as Terry, Vidic and Gerrard. This is enough to show how important Su Dong is in the hearts of Premier League fans."
"Another question is, if you were to choose a captain for your favorite team, who would you choose? The selection range is not limited to the Premier League, but the top five European leagues and even world football."
"The result was still surprising. Su Dong was elected again and became the captain that all fans wanted to poach the most, including fans of Manchester United, their sworn enemy. Their first choice was Su Dong because they all believed that Su Dong's arrival could greatly enhance Manchester United's competitiveness and allow the Red Devils to regain their former glory. But unfortunately, they couldn't poach anyone from Manchester City."
"Today, Su Dong is no longer just a superstar. He is also the captain, flag and spiritual leader of Manchester City. Even Guardiola has mentioned Su Dong's management of the locker room on many occasions and highly praised his contribution to Manchester City. He believes that he is the most indispensable person in Manchester City."
"Su Dong is proving this time and again through his performance."
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After Su Dong scored a crucial goal for Manchester City, Liverpool fell into a completely passive position.
This is the helplessness of the defensive counterattack style.
For a team like Liverpool, even if they try their best to defend, they may not be able to stop Manchester City's attack. If they lose the ball first, does that mean that the team has to press forward? If they press forward to attack, how can they maintain their defensive formation?
Does it mean that it is easier to be penetrated by Manchester City’s attack?
In this situation, when the score is behind, should we press forward?
Dalglish's final choice was to play it safe, because he knew very well that pressing forward might not necessarily lead to a goal against Manchester City, but the possibility of him losing the ball again was very high.
This is actually a choice without choice.
If you are not as skilled as others, you can only compromise.
Manchester City controlled the ball slowly and methodically, organized and planned the offensive patiently, and finally relied on Su Dong's goal to beat Liverpool 1-0 at home, and successfully advanced to the League Cup final with a total score of 3-2.
In another match, Cardiff first lost 0-1 to Crystal Palace away from home, then defeated Crystal Palace 1-0 at home, and finally went into a penalty shootout. Cardiff defeated Crystal Palace 3-1 and successfully got a ticket to the League Cup final.
As soon as the results came out, the whole of Britain was in an uproar.
This is like asking Manchester City: Would you like to win a championship for free? Cardiff is just a Championship team, while Manchester City is currently the leader of the Premier League. The difference in strength between the two teams is too great.
Manchester City was secretly delighted about facing Cardiff in the League Cup final, but did not show it too much. Instead, they kept a low profile. Both Begiristain and Guardiola said very low-key that Cardiff was a very competitive team and Manchester City must go all out.
This is not without reason.
The League Cup final is at the end of February, which is also a big trouble for Manchester City, because the team will play in the Champions League knockout stage, and their opponent is AC Milan from Serie A. Manchester City will definitely be distracted at that time.
In addition, Manchester City is very sure that their schedule is too tragic.
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At noon on January 28th, Manchester City will challenge Brighton away in the fourth knockout round of the FA Cup.
There was a huge gap in strength between the two teams, and Manchester City secured the victory as soon as the game started.
In the fifth minute, David Luiz's shot from behind opened the scoring for Manchester City.
After that, Aguero scored twice, Dzeko, Gareth Barry and Douglas each scored a goal, helping Manchester City to finally beat Brighton 6-1 away from home and successfully won the qualification for the FA Cup knockout stage.
However, after the fourth round of knockout matches, the English FA drew lots for the fifth round of the FA Cup. Manchester City was really unlucky as they drew Chelsea, which is a deadly rhythm.
The FA Cup schedule of facing Manchester United in the third round and Chelsea in the fifth round really makes people wonder if the FA deliberately used the draw to mess with Manchester City and prevent them from winning the championship? Otherwise, how can we explain Manchester City's bad luck in the draw?
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After returning to the Premier League, Manchester City ushered in the 23rd round, challenging Everton away.
In the 18th minute of the first half, Su Dong received a cross from David Silva at the top of the penalty area and volleyed the ball with great force, a ground-breaking shot that penetrated Everton's goal.
But Manchester City's performance throughout the game was very unsatisfactory. Although they had a ball possession rate of 77 percent, they failed to create any opportunities. Especially in the second half, Manchester City launched a fierce offensive, but not only did they fail to score a goal, but they were ambushed by Everton and scored a goal, successfully equalizing the score.
In the end, the two teams shook hands and made peace with a score of 1-1.
Courtois' goal was breached and Manchester City's winning streak came to an end.
The Blue Moon's winning streak this season finally stopped at 22 games, which is already the best record in history that the entire European football world looks up to.
Although the league's winning streak was broken, Manchester City still received unanimous praise from the media and fans after the game.
The reason is simple. Manchester City's performance so far this season has been really eye-catching.
Four fronts are advancing simultaneously, the League Cup has reached the final, the FA Cup has also reached the fifth round, the league championship is already in the bag, and it has reached the knockout stage of the Champions League for the first time in history. How can such a record be unsatisfactory? After the game against Everton, Su Dong said in an interview with the media that losing is not a bad thing for Manchester City.
"We have played two games almost every week since August, especially from Christmas till now. We are the team with the most intensive schedule in the world, even playing two more games than other teams in the Premier League. This will be a considerable drain on our physical fitness."
"Frankly speaking, we are very satisfied that the team has been able to hold on until now."
Su Dong said, "In the match against Everton, everyone has tried their best. We can't ask for more. Everton showed very tenacious performance and they deserved a draw."
Guardiola also said that a draw would be a good thing for Manchester City.
"Proper rest is for us to go further next time. Now this draw allows all of us to take a good breath, rest and prepare for the next game."
Technical director Begiristain also said that the team's away draw with Everton ended their winning streak, which was not a bad thing.
Manchester City's technical director revealed that the management will create the best competition environment for the team and firmly believes that the team will continue to demonstrate Manchester City's technical and tactical level in the following games and achieve greater success on all fronts.
In this round of the league, except for Manchester United's 2-0 home win over Stoke City and Liverpool's 3-0 away win over Wolves, Chelsea, Arsenal and Manchester City all suffered draws, which can be described as the Waterloo of strong teams.
The Times analyzed this game on the last day of January and believed that all teams were physically and mentally exhausted after enduring the devilish schedule during Christmas and the winter break.
There is no need to say much about Manchester City, as they have the heaviest task in the competition. The same goes for the players of Chelsea and Arsenal. A draw itself is not bad, it's just that Chelsea and Arsenal lost too many points.
"From the current situation, Chelsea and Arsenal still have a good chance of staying in the top four of the league, but the risk is also great, especially with teams like Tottenham Hotspur and Newcastle eyeing them."
Liverpool's situation is the worst. At present, let alone breaking into the top four of the league, it is estimated that it will be difficult to even enter the European competition zone, and Liverpool's management does not seem to have any intention of changing coaches.
On the contrary, Chelsea has been plagued by rumors of a change of manager. It seems that Abramovich's patience with Villas-Boas has almost worn out. Who knows when the Russian will make up his mind to change the manager? "Half a year ago, they used the highest ever release clause for a head coach to lure Villas-Boas to Chelsea with a 15 million euro release clause. Now they want to fire him and pay him another severance pay. This wave of Chelsea's actions is really confusing."
"I can only say that Abramovich is indeed rich and willful."
Manchester United failed to sign Sneijder, who had been rumored to be signing for a long time, during the winter break, reportedly because they failed to reach an agreement on the transfer fee.
However, early in the morning of the second day after the winter transfer market closed, big news broke out within Manchester United.
(End of this chapter)
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