72. The standings situation
Judging from the situation in Group D, Dortmund and Manchester City have 4 points at the same time, temporarily occupying the first two seats in the group, behind Real Madrid, who defeated Ajax 4-1 away in the second round and scored three points.
Wen Sheng hoped Mourinho would be knocked down, but this time the madman survived. They took Ajax and quickly narrowed the score gap with Manchester City and Dortmund.
The unlucky guy is Frank Debor's Ajax. Ajax's performance is not bad, whether it is against Dortmund in the first round or against Real Madrid in the second round. Ajax's overall strength is the weakest team in the group, so it is impossible for them to score points from the other teams just by "not bad". They need to perform particularly well. They can only be at the bottom with zero points after losing two consecutive home and away games.
Theoretically speaking, the possibility of Manchester City, Dortmund and Real Madrid killing Ajax is very slim. It is Ajax's turn to play against Manchester City at home in the next round, and the pressure on Wen Sheng is also Alexander.
On October 6, Manchester City ushered in the seventh round of the league before the national team match day in October, against the Black Cat Sunderland at home.
Sunderland invested a lot in the summer. Adam Johnson, who signed with Manchester City, also bought forward Fletcher from Wolves and introduced Sachah from Tottenham. In short, Martin O'Neal's team has improved greatly compared to last season.
However, O'Neal's start in the new season is a bit strange. Except for the last round of one goal defeat to Wigan, the Black Cat actually tied all the first four Premier League games. Therefore, the Black Cat currently has 7 points in the 1st round of the game, ranking 13th, not far from the relegation zone.
Manchester City has carried out some rotations, and the team's position is still 442. Dzeko and Aguero still get the starting chance. The full-back win in the past allows Kolarov to replace Krish, Savic replaces Van Dijk to play the central defender. In the midfield, Melo gets a chance to rest, Dembele plays as the starting point, Silva also gets the rotation, and Nasri starts.
Wen Sheng and O'Neal have a good relationship, but the game was not very friendly. Sunderland, who played away, must be unwilling to be the same as Manchester City, but Manchester City's technical strength is relatively good, and they basically beat Sunderland. Sunderland has many fouls, and the players of both sides almost clashed. At the end of the first half, Yaya Toure and Sunderland were injured in the confrontation and were replaced by Wan Yama.
This not only made the players angry, but even Wen Sheng was also full of dissatisfaction.
Success and failure are both Xiao He. Sunderland's foul move did cause some trouble for Manchester City's offense, but less than five minutes into the second half, Kolarov used a set piece 27 meters away from the goal on the right to score directly, helping Manchester City open the deadlock.
The situation of this game changed. As time progressed, Sunderland players were also a little anxious. In the 72nd minute, Kolarov's set-piece scored directly, helping Manchester City rewrite the score to 2:0. This goal completely defeated Sunderland players' confidence. At the last moment, Aguero added icing on the cake and scored another goal, helping Manchester City defeat the Black Cat 3:0 at home and continue to rank first in the Premier League.
Perhaps because of the rotation, Manchester City is not as strong in this game as against Dortmund, and the opponent's bus tactics have indeed caused great difficulties for Manchester City.
"We are a little lucky!" Wensheng had to admit this fact in an interview with reporters after the game. "Their defense is very tenacious, and it is not easy for us to send the ball into the penalty area. Alexander's goal was a turning point. His set-piece was really great, and it opened the key to victory for us!"
Wensheng still gave O'Neal quite a bit of face. He did not criticize Sunderland for making a foul in front of reporters, and the referee's standard was a bit loose.
But after the two games, Wensheng did not give O'Neal face in Wensheng's office, saying that Sunderland players made too many fouls, and Yaya Toure ended up because they fouled.
Toure's injury cannot be confirmed on the spot. He was injured in his thigh and needed to go to the hospital for further examination before confirming it. The report has not been released yet. Naturally, Wen Sheng did not know whether he was seriously injured or slightly injured this time.
Wensheng is very reluctant to let Toure be injured now. Toure, who is obedient and unlucky, is of course very useful and is also very critical to the team. It is difficult to find a replacement if a player like him is injured.
Martin O'Neal is not young anymore and is also a 60-year-old. Facing Wen Sheng's face-to-face complaints, O'Neal said shamelessly: "What can we use to defeat you?! You are better than us in no matter what, it seems almost invincible. We must have one thing that is better than you to win you! For example, aggressiveness!"
After 7 rounds, Chelsea and Manchester City are still unique. The two teams have 19 points together, ranking first and second, and Manchester United is third. They have accumulated 15 points, and the fourth place is Crystal Palace. Under the leadership of Lao Lei, Crystal Palace is currently 13 points.
Wen Sheng's idea of Di Matteo is now shaken. He originally remembered that Di Matteo was dismissed in the middle of the class, but now looking at Chelsea's results, Di Matteo feels that there is no possibility of being dismissed at all. The coach's biggest guarantee is the results. Not only does Di Matteo lead the team to win the Champions League, the start of the new season is so smooth. Even if Abramovich doesn't appreciate Di Matteo, it will be difficult for him to be dismissed.
It is difficult to say that Abramovich cannot do whatever he wants. Chelsea is his own. He can do whatever he wants. But if he is really good for Chelsea, Abramovich will not fire a head coach who can lead Chelsea to the Champions League. After all, Di Matteo must be very supportive in the locker room and is also deeply supported by club fans. In order to avoid turmoil, Abramovich will not do whatever he wants.
Wen Sheng is worried that the future love between Francisco and Chelsea will not be a breakup story. Then Chelsea will definitely be the enemy on Manchester City's road to championship. No matter what, Wen Sheng feels that he cannot believe in his previous life too much, after all, this world has changed.
Of course, he always thinks about other people's affairs. If you want to win the championship, being yourself is the most basic premise. You can't do it yourself well, and you completely expect others to be worse than you. How is this possible?!
Manchester United can only start either well or bad, and it's okay to score 15 points in 7 rounds. Ferguson's team has always had the disadvantage of slow warm-up.
Crystal Palace has a bit disappointed the media. Perhaps in the eyes of public opinion, even if Crystal Palace has left De Bruyne, other stars are still there. They have the ability to compete for the championship. De Bruyne was also absent for two months during the critical period of last season's championship. However, during that period, Wen Sheng led Crystal Palace to fight, laying a solid foundation for the final championship. When De Bruyne returned to the team, the most difficult days to compete for the championship had passed.
The media has also put a lot of pressure on Lao Lei, believing that Lao Lei has not used the energy of Crystal Palace, and is not as good as Wen Sheng. Lao Lei is often injured by the media, but he cannot say that De Bruyne is better than the players we left behind!
Chapter completed!