Although Ibrahimovic scored two goals, he was not satisfied. Until the end of the game, he was still looking for a chance to complete a hat-trick.

It’s a pity that his shot in the 89th minute hit the crossbar, and God cruelly rejected his wish to complete the hat trick.

At the end of the game, Ibrahimovic scored only two goals and scored twice.

He is still better than completing the glory of a hat trick...

So when Ibrahimovic was not very high-definition when he was about to finish the game, his calm face made people think that he was the loser...

Birmingham was completely stunned by Rongguang and Ibrahimovic.

They originally had the mentality of relegation to face Manchester City at home, but they could still escape from the away challenge in the first half of the season.

This time, it is not impossible to win once at your home court.

In the end, he lost so badly...

This was something they didn't expect before the game.

And strictly speaking, they did not lose to Manchester City, but to two people - Rongguang and Ibrahimovic.

In the first half, they lost 0:3 to Glory, and in the second half, they were easily defeated by Ibrahimovic 0:2.

At the press conference after the game, Birmingham head coach McAlish shook his head to the reporters and sighed: "What else can I say? Manchester City has too many stars who can decide the outcome of the game by themselves. They are richer than us, so they can buy those excellent stars, but we can't. Next, Birmingham will fight for relegation..."

What he said was very sad and resonated with many people - Manchester City is rich, so they are strong. We cannot beat them, not because we performed poorly, but because we have no money.

However, Benitez then refuted this statement: "It is wrong to think that Manchester City can win just because we have money, which is a contempt for Manchester City players. Of course, if our opponents always hold this mentality, I am very welcome. Because a team that thinks like this will never be able to beat Manchester City."

Money has long been an indispensable factor in modern football. If a team does not have money, it will definitely not be able to play.

This is an inevitable trend, but unfortunately, many professionals are still hostile to money and believe that football should be pure...

Unfortunately, the world is constantly changing, and those who cannot keep up with the change will always be eliminated.

Manchester City's results may prove this well and effectively promote more capital to enter the football field, allowing professional football to continue to flourish.

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After the game, the topic of Manchester City having money and Birmingham not having money, so the rich beat the poor did not attract much attention.

Things like Rongguang completed a hat trick after only half a game, which attracted more attention.

The English media exclaimed that glory was simply not human.

After just returning from the Asian Cup, he was able to complete a hat trick, as if the "FIFA virus" had no effect on him at all.

"All the laws of the human world are useless in him..." The Manchester Evening News said so emotionally.

"The competition for the league championship this season will be completely in full swing with the return of Glory. Now we can know that if Rong did not participate in the Asian Cup, Manchester United would not have a chance to compete for the league championship. They must thank the AFC... But now at the most dangerous time in Manchester City, Rong is back. For us, the show has begun!"

While Manchester City beat Birmingham 5-0 away, Manchester United beat Aston Villa 3-1 at home, and still tied Manchester City with a two-point disadvantage.

The next day, news came back from the FA that Manchester City's complaint about Ibrahimovic's three-game suspension was rejected, and Ibrahimovic was still banned for three-game suspension.

In this way, Ibrahimovic will miss the next three games against West Bromwich, away team Manchester United and home team Fulham.

Among them, the game against Manchester United is the top priority.

If Manchester United beat Manchester City at home, they will surpass Manchester City by one point and take the top spot in the league for the first time this season.

If Manchester City beat Manchester United, the gap between the two sides will be widened to five points, and it can also undermine Manchester United's morale and confidence.

Although five points may not necessarily make Manchester United completely lose hope of winning the championship, it is always good to be able to hit the opponent once in the league. As long as you can continue to hit, even if there is no way to end it? Receiving the opponent can also form a technical knockout and win with points.

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In the 26th round, Ibrahimovic's first game was suspended, Manchester City faced West Bromwich at home.

Rongguang started again, but this time he was not replaced during the halftime break.

Benitez let Rongguang play the whole audience, which shows that Rongguang's physical fitness is no longer a problem.

Rongguang contributed one goal and two assists in this game, and the final score of this game was 3:0.

Rongguang participated in all Manchester City's goals alone.

Manchester City did not give Manchester United a chance to overtake before the same-city derby.

Now both sides are going to go to Old Trafford Stadium to have a decisive battle.

In the same round of the league, Manchester United beat Wolves 2:1 away.

The two teams are still two points apart.

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Next is the match against Manchester United, and after the match against Manchester United, the Champions League quarter-finals will also restart.

Manchester City will challenge Serie A giants AC Milan away in the quarterfinals.

Similarly, Manchester United will also challenge Marseille away in the quarterfinals.

However, the two teams are in different situations. The match between Manchester City and AC Milan was on February 15th, just after the same city derby.

Manchester United's eighth-finals are on February 23, so they don't have to consider the Champions League game at all and devote all their strength to the same city derby with Manchester City.

Manchester City must consider the away game against AC Milan.

but……

"I don't think we have to consider the match against AC Milan." Rongguang said unexpectedly in tactical class.

"Why do you say that, Rong?"

"Because AC Milan is no longer the AC Milan team used to be, and it is not worth investing too much energy in them." Rongguang explained. "So when we play against Manchester United, we don't have to consider the game against AC Milan at all."

Rongguang has played against AC Milan twice in the Champions League. The first time was when Werder Bremen, when he was eliminated by AC Milan led by Kaka and Shepchenko.

The second time was in the 2006-2007 Champions League final.

Kaka is still in AC Milan.

And Glory has gone to Bayern Munich.

That game was a peak showdown between the two, because they were both in their best season.

As a result, Glory defeated Kaka, Bayern Munich also defeated AC Milan and won the Champions League title that season. It was also Glory's only Champions League title so far.

"Although AC Milan's current strength is indeed not as good as before, it cannot be said to be..." Benitez said.

Rong Guang shook his head: "There is no threat without Kaka."

A group of people felt very disappointed when they heard Rong Guang say this - your criterion for evaluating whether a team is strong is whether there is a Kaka in that team?

Benitez also felt that the criterion of Glory was too subjective and unconvincing.

So he did not approve of Glory's proposal.

Seeing that Benitez did not say anything, Rongguang stopped talking.

Anyway, he expressed his opinions, whether others accept them or not is someone else's business and has nothing to do with him.

He really thinks that AC Milan is not worthy of Manchester City's energy spending on them now.

Although he has not paid attention to AC Milan's recent performance, he intuitively believes that AC Milan has declined.

Or AC Milan declined when Kaka decided to leave. A team that could not retain my life's opponent would naturally have no future.

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In the end, Benitez decided to do his best in the league against Manchester United, and some players may be replaced in the away game against AC Milan. After all, the Champions League quarter-finals are two rounds. If you accidentally lose the game away, you can still turn the game at home.

But if you lose to Manchester United in the same city derby, it will not only make Manchester City lose the first place in the league, but it will also be a heavy blow to Manchester City's morale. Benitez must try his best to avoid this situation.

?This does not mean that Benitez intends to give up the Champions League. After all, Manchester City can still return to home to deal with AC Milan. At that time, if they mainly defeat AC Milan at home, they can still advance to the quarterfinals.

In response to the ban on Ibrahimovic, Benitez allowed Berbatov to start in the game against Manchester United.

It remains unchanged at other positions.

As a libero in front field attack, Benitez does not give him a fixed position and plays with him.

This is also a normal tactical arrangement.

In fact, there are not many tasks about Glory, nor are they complicated. Anyway, they just need to perform as much as they want after playing. Benitez, Manchester City and Glory have been working together for so long, and they are all very familiar with each other.

All those who make Benitez think about defense.

How to defend Manchester United's offensive players is what Benitez needs to do.

So during training, Manchester City also invested more energy in defense.

However, when Benitez was in Valencia and Liverpool, his tactical style was mainly defensive counterattack, so he had experience in coaching and defense, which was fine.
Chapter completed!