October 25th, the tenth round of the Premier League.
Chelsea's 5-0 home victory over Blackburn Rovers made this round of the Premier League a good start.
The most eye-catching match of this round was Liverpool's 2-0 home victory over Manchester United.
Torres and Biglia both scored.
The Red Devils, Manchester United, were not only completely defeated at home by their rivals in the same city, but they also suffered a disastrous defeat against Liverpool.
It is obvious that Ferguson's team can no longer support the current team's ambitions in terms of lineup.
Arsenal drew with West Ham United 2-2 away from home.
In the finale, Manchester City faced Fulham at home.
In the 21st, 26th and 37th minutes of the first half, Manchester City scored from Hazard, Suarez and Robben respectively, helping the team take a 3-0 lead.
After a change of sides in the second half, Sturridge came on as a substitute and received an assist from David Silva, giving Manchester City another victory.
In the end, Manchester City defeated Fulham 4-0 at home and won ten consecutive victories.
After ten rounds of games, Manchester City was in a league of its own, scoring 30 points and making all their opponents despair.
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One week later, the eleventh round of the Premier League.
Manchester City plays Birmingham away.
This game aroused great repercussions in the country and was hailed as a contest between two Chinese people.
Manchester City's head coach is Chinese Gao Shen, and Birmingham's boss is also Chinese.
Even when he acquired Birmingham, he once said that he hoped to invite a world-class coach like Gao Shen to coach Birmingham, but in the end he failed.
The small temple cannot accommodate the big Buddha.
Today, Gao Shen is already the world's top coach, and he will no longer coach a team for money. The boss behind Birmingham is not as rich as the Abu Dhabi consortium, and cannot support Gao Shen's blueprint and
plan.
Although it was a home game, Birmingham coach McLeish still put up a tight defensive formation.
This is also a consistent feature of Birmingham’s home games this season.
As a team currently close to the relegation zone, Birmingham are ranked 15th, only two points away from Hull City in 19th.
But no one will believe it when I say it, that is, Birmingham’s defense is really excellent. In ten rounds, it only conceded 12 goals, including only four goals in five home games, ranking third in the Premier League, losing only 12 goals.
To Manchester City and Chelsea.
Against Manchester City, McLeish formed a tight defensive formation of 4,231, determined to maintain a draw at home.
Manchester City mainly attacked in the away game, but also encountered huge difficulties.
Needless to say, it rained. To make matters worse, whether intentionally or unintentionally, a large area of water accumulated in the St. Andrews Stadium in Birmingham. As the game progressed, the rain became heavier and heavier, and it even became serious.
It affected Manchester City's passing and receiving coordination.
How serious is it?
Every kick a player takes will create a wave of water, and every kick he steps on will be filled with water. Once the ball hits the ground, even his underwear will be soaked through his body.
To be honest, Gao Shen doesn't believe that the drainage system at Birmingham's home stadium is so bad.
For this reason, Manchester City also specially communicated and coordinated with Birmingham, but to no avail.
In the first half, the game was postponed until halftime. During the halftime break, it was suddenly discovered that the sprinkler system had a "fault". The two sprinkler heads inside and outside the Manchester City penalty area came up, and water was still flowing from the sprinkler heads.
Shooting out, the water accumulation in the already muddy restricted area became even more serious.
When Gao Shen received the report, he shook his head with a wry smile and cursed roughly, but what could be done?
In the first half, it was Manchester City's penalty area, but in the second half, after changing sides and fighting again, it became Birmingham's penalty area.
Is it really a sprinkler system failure?
How could that be such a coincidence?
"You have also seen that our opponents will do anything to stop us!"
As soon as Gao Shen turned around, he headed towards the Manchester City players for the final mobilization before taking the field.
"What does this prove?" Gao Shen stretched out the index finger of his right hand.
"This proves that our opponents are full of fear and anxiety, so they need to use this unflattering method to stop us."
The first half of the game was really difficult.
When we came down, all the players were wet, not only because of the rain, but also because of the water on the field.
Everyone's boots and socks were full of water.
Because it was covered with water, the ball became slippery and heavy, making it more difficult to control than usual. Manchester City's passing and receiving errors increased many times more than usual. These are all objective difficulties.
"But what I want to say is that the more games like this and the more critical moments like this, the more it reflects our strength and level, and the more we need to show our courage and determination."
"No championship comes easy!"
"And now, it's time to show your determination and fighting spirit!"
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After changing sides in the second half, Manchester City continued to launch an aggressive attack on Birmingham.
But it has to be said that Birmingham's thoughts are really spent on the court. Everything inside and outside their penalty area is full of water.
Gao Shen responded to the fourth official, and the Manchester City players also responded to the referee, but there was no way, the game had to continue.
Especially the overwhelming boos from the Birmingham fans at the scene created a posture that if you dare to stop the game, we will rush down and fight with you.
Yes, this rain battle must continue.
Until the 87th minute, when Hazard dribbled the ball on the left side of the penalty area and forced an inward cut, he was fouled by the defensive player, giving Manchester City a chance to take a free kick in the frontcourt.
Rakitic stood on the penalty spot without hesitation.
This is the edge of the penalty area near the left corner. Among Manchester City's free kickers, the one who is good at free throws in this area is Rakitic who has the best footwork.
And this is likely to be Manchester City's last chance in this game.
The Croatian held the ball and wiped it with his jersey, but it had no effect.
The jersey was soaked and the ball was soaked too. No matter how much I wiped it, it couldn't be dried.
But he still wiped it very carefully, and when he put it back, the grass was full of water.
David Silva and Robben both came over and were talking to Rakitic.
Both of them had taken free kicks before, but neither of them posed a threat. The most important factors were the weather and the venue.
Gao Shen met on the sidelines and guessed that he was imparting some experience.
I saw Rakitic slowly retreating. After the referee blew the whistle, the Croatian quickly rushed forward. After standing firm with his left foot, he quickly kicked a curve ball with his right foot.
This shot was so powerful that it directly caused a large wave of water, but the football still flew out at a very fast speed, passed over the top of the wall, and then fell quickly.
I don’t know if it was because of the water on the football, but the ball fell even harder than usual. As a result, Rakitic was chasing the blind corner, but it turned into a half-high ball, but it was still within the goal range.
within.
Referee Taylor dived sideways, but failed to hit the football.
The ball hit the net!
"GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!"
"Yinvan Rakitic!"
"One to zero!"
"Man City finally got through to Birmingham!"
"It wasn't until the 87th minute that Manchester City attacked for a full hour and a half before they broke through Birmingham's goal!"
"This is definitely the toughest game that Manchester City has played so far this season, and it is also the last game that they will win. No one expected that it would be in Birmingham!"
"The venue conditions tonight were really terrible."
"We can take another look at the penalty kick just now and the water accumulation. My God, Manchester City's game tonight is not only fighting Birmingham, but also the weather and the venue.
"
Gao Shen was wearing a suit, but still stood on the sidelines in the rain.
After Rakitic scored, he raised his hands high and cheered vigorously for Rakitic.
One to zero!
enough!
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After a rainy battle in Birmingham, Manchester City ushered in the fourth round of the League Cup at home with a full substitute lineup.
In the end, the team defeated Scunthorpe 5-1 at home and successfully advanced to the next round.
Sturridge scored a hat-trick in the game, Adam Lallana performed well, and Henderson continued to serve as the team's fourth position. This was also a training opportunity given to him by Gao Shen.
After entering the quarterfinals, Manchester City's opponent was Arsenal.
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After playing in the League Cup, there was once again an official Premier League award ceremony.
In the games in October, Manchester City continued to maintain a complete victory record.
The advanced team won consecutive games and was on the offensive like a wave, playing offensive football that amazed the entire Premier League and even the whole of Europe, showing a powerful offensive power that was eye-catching.
With a complete victory record, Gao Shen defeated the competitive coach Hodgson and once again won the title of Coach of the Month.
Hodgson's Fulham also performed well in October, but unfortunately lost to Manchester City, causing him to miss the third monthly award of his career.
After the game, Fulham head coach congratulated Gao Shen enviously.
"The last time I won the Best of the Month was twelve years ago. At that time, I won the Best of the Month twice in August and December. But in the past twelve years, I have never had this honor.
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"I must congratulate Gao Shen. This is his first season in the Premier League, but in the first three months of coaching, he won the best of the month and set a new record in the Premier League!"
Yes, after winning the Best of the Month in October, Gao Shen became the first head coach in the history of the Premier League to achieve three consecutive Best of the Month awards, which aroused the admiration of the entire Premier League and even the media around the world.
But it is a pity that this month's best player was taken away by Arsenal's Robin van Persie.
After winning the award of the month, Gao Shen's team sat at home and, with the goals of Suarez, Robben and Sturridge, defeated Burnley 3-0 and scored an astonishing 12 goals.
Winning streak.
Chelsea defeated Manchester United 1-0 at home with Terry's goal.
Liverpool defeated Birmingham 2-0 at home.
Arsenal defeated Wolves 4-1 away from home.
Among the traditional strong teams in the Premier League, Manchester City continues to lead, followed by Liverpool, Chelsea and Arsenal. Manchester United fell out of the top four and only ranked fifth, with the same points as Tottenham Hotspur in sixth place.
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This also made the entire Premier League feel helpless, and some British media even issued appeals.
