On the afternoon of August 22, Manchester Etihad Stadium.
In the third round of the Premier League, Manchester City faced the newly promoted Wolves at home.
When the game reached the third minute, Robben was pressing on the right, forcing Wolves' left back Ward to pass to center back Caradoc. Suarez rushed towards Caradoc as quickly as possible, forcing the opponent to try again.
It was passed to another central defender, Mancianni, but the ball was messed up by Suarez's leg.
The football was not passed to Mancianni, but turned in a direction and fell in front of Mancianni.
The Wolves defense was shocked and quickly retreated.
Robinho rushed forward first, received the ball, and sprinted forward with the ball, pressing Mancianni step by step.
The Wolves defender retreated again and again, pushing into the penalty area and unable to retreat any further.
But just when Mancianni was trying to force Robinho to the outside, he saw the Brazilian suddenly stop and swipe the ball from behind to his right side. He was like a loach.
Cutting in from behind Mancianni, he shot directly with his right foot...
“GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!”
"Robinho! Robinho!!"
"Only three minutes into the game, Manchester City took the lead in breaking through Wolves' goal with Robinho's goal."
"One to zero!"
"We saw Gao Shen applauding Robinho's goal vigorously on the sidelines. It was really a wonderful goal."
"Manchester City's pressing pressure in the frontcourt caused a passing error by the Wolves central defender. Robinho seized the opportunity and counterattacked decisively. With his personal ability, he passed Mancianni and opened the scoring for Manchester City!"
"Gao Shen can now rest assured."
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When the game entered the tenth minute, after Manchester City intercepted the ball in midfield, David Silva distributed the ball to the left.
Felipe quickly moved forward, received the ball and walked into the Wolves half. After seeing Robinho in front of him pulling to the left sideline, he decisively passed the ball over and cut diagonally in the middle.
Robinho understood the idea and stopped the ball, then moved it and passed it horizontally to Felipe's path.
The Brazilian left back first gestured to hit the goal with his left foot, but suddenly turned around and took a step laterally. After attracting Wolves' deep midfielder Carl Henry, he passed the ball to the unguarded right side of the top of the arc.
I saw Rakitic quickly running forward along the right rib, rushing to the right side of the top area of the arc, receiving Felipe's cross, stopping, and shooting with his right foot.
The football was like a sharp arrow off the line. With lightning speed, it drew a graceful arc and landed on the right side of the Wolves goal.
"GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!"
"Two to zero!"
"In the first ten minutes, Manchester City has another victory!"
"Midfielder from Croatia, Ivan Rakitic!"
"Man City scored two goals in a row and their attack was very fierce. They looked unstoppable!"
"In the past two rounds of the league, Manchester City defeated Blackburn and Everton 5-0 and 6-0 respectively. Tonight, at the Etihad Stadium, they scored two goals in the first ten minutes."
"God, Mick McCarthy beware!"
"The sophisticated Manchester City still seems to be in very good condition tonight. It is very likely that they will still play a feast of offensive football tonight. Let's see if the Wolves will make adjustments as soon as possible."
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"Look at Manchester City's quick counterattack this time, it still passed to the left."
"Felipe dribbled the ball very quickly and passed it forward to Robinho on the left side of the penalty area."
"Robinho stepped on his bicycle continuously, got rid of Sterman, and passed the ball into the penalty area."
"Suarez blocked Mancianni with his body, blocked the ball with his foot, and passed it back."
"David Silva comes in... David Silva, the ball goes in!!!"
"GOALLLLLLLLLLLL!!!"
"Three to zero!"
"The army was defeated like a mountain!"
"Wolves conceded another goal in the 18th minute, 3-0!"
"Manchester City's offense after the opening was too active, especially on their left. Robinho was much more active in this game than in the first round of the league. We saw that he almost became Manchester City's most important player on the left.
Threatened attack lanes.”
"Suarez's kick was also very beautiful. Mancianni is still young after all. Although he blocked Suarez's turn, he failed to block the Uruguayan center's counterattack."
"Manchester City's entire attack was very active."
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"Robinho was still on the left. He singled out two defensive players and forced a breakthrough with the ball."
"Beautiful pass, into the penalty area."
"The ball was blocked from the baseline."
"Robinho's wonderful performance earned him a warm ovation and Manchester City won a corner kick on the left."
"David Silva comes and takes the corner kick."
"Several tall players from the Manchester City team came forward."
"David Silva took a corner kick and it hit the front post. Suarez headed the goal and the ball went in!!"
"GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!"
"Four to zero!"
"In the 33rd minute, Manchester City scored their fourth goal of the game, a header from Suarez."
"This is also Suarez's fifth Premier League goal this season!"
“It’s really wonderful!”
"In the thirty minutes of this game so far, Manchester City has launched a crazy offensive. Faced with Manchester City's offense, Wolves are completely powerless and can only watch their opponents attack their own goal again and again.
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"Mick McCarthy looks very depressed."
"Before the game, he also vowed that his team could escape from the Etihad. But now, with four goals scored in a row, it is almost impossible for Wolves to make a comeback tonight."
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When Manchester City scored the fourth goal, Gao Shen turned around happily and high-fived the assistants behind him in celebration.
But soon, he turned around to celebrate David Silva, and at the same time reminded the players that they must cheer up and must not be careless.
Although the Wolves are a newly promoted team and not particularly strong, they still have to be careful after all.
"Robinho performed very well today," Sarri said with a smile.
Gao Shen nodded, "Thanks to Lorenzo and Antonio."
The two physical coaches waved their hands humbly, but everyone knew that their contribution was indeed not small.
Robinho's current weight is actually about the same as when Gao Shen first took over, and has basically not dropped much. But if you ask him to take off his shirt and compare the photos before the training camp, it is easy to find that his current body is
He is really much stronger.
Of course, there's no way to measure him by the standards of those muscular men, but he's already pretty good.
The benefits of a stronger body are also very obvious, that is, Robinho's speed, explosive power and flexibility have also been improved, and his foot movements are also faster. In the goal just now, he shook off Mancienne after an emergency stop.
After cutting, he hit the goal with his kick, which was very powerful and the ball shot out very quickly, so he scored the goal.
If it were in the past, just like last season, Robinho scored a lot of goals, but more of them were deft, and he also had several penalty kicks. Goals like just now were very rare.
And all of this relies on the special training given to him by two physical coaches.
"To be honest, if he enters the gym, that is our credit, but more importantly, it is the person who makes him willing to enter the gym." Pintus chuckled.
Everyone laughed, and they all knew that Pintus was talking about profound things.
Speaking of which, Gao Shen didn't do anything special, they were all very common tricks.
Such as competition.
One of the important reasons why Hazard doesn't resist the gym is that Gao Shen always uses his girlfriend to stimulate him intentionally or unintentionally. The Belgian is like a chicken blood. Although he is not a training maniac, he works very hard.
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As a direct competitor, Robinho was naturally not to be outdone.
As for Robinho's outburst tonight, the important reason is probably that Gao Shen came to chat with him yesterday.
Whether it is Manchester City now or Naples in the past, many people know that so and so performed very well, but those eight players were called over by Gao Shen to chat with them.
"Honestly, what did you say to him last night?" Carlo was curious.
He is not the kind of person who is very good at words, but he really admires profound eloquence to the extreme.
Lucas and Sarri looked at each other and laughed in unison.
In fact, the trick used by Gao Shen was really old-fashioned, which was to pretend that the door was open, and when Robinho came over, the three of them spoke a little louder in the office, just enough for Robinho to hear.
Everyone supports Hazard to continue playing the main team, but Gao Shen is "embarrassed" because he promised to let Robinho play the main team in this round and argued to give Robinho a chance.
Afterwards, everyone left, and Gao Shen had a "heart-to-heart" with Robinho alone, saying a lot of intimate things that could not be shared by outsiders, and then drank several bowls of chicken soup.
If the Brazilians have no ambition, no ideas, and just muddle along, then forget it. But now Robinho has also been inspired by his ambitions. How can he lose to a kid from Ligue 1?
If you lose to Messi, forget it, at least it’s Messi!
What does it mean to lose to a French Ligue 1 rookie?
No matter how depraved I am, Robinho, I have never degenerated to this level, okay?
No matter how labor and management say it now, it is also one of the cards of the Brazilian national team!
So, I saw Robinho's explosion in this game.
After Gao Shen heard Carlo's question, he didn't say anything, he just smiled calmly.
"Actually, I didn't do anything. The key is to rely on the players' own competitive spirit and self-discipline. This is the most important thing."
As an upright person like me, I will never play tricks in front of players.
I'm not that kind of person at all!
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As the Wolves retreated to defense in the second half, Manchester City also slowed down their offensive pace.
Especially in the second half, Gao Shen deliberately played on the right, allowing Robben to find his form and rhythm.
Although the Dutchman's performance tonight was far inferior to Robinho, Gao Shen could see that Robben was gradually finding his own rhythm and form under pressure.
Hazard, Robinho, Sturridge and others are experiencing outbreaks one after another. It is impossible for Robben to say that there is no pressure.
For players at their level, such competitive pressure will not destroy them, it will only give them more motivation.
Gao Shen firmly believes that Robben’s game will definitely come!
