"Another quick counterattack from Manchester City."
"Look at this attack, it's still handed to the right and given to Robben."
"Robben took the ball from his right rib and sprinted forward quickly."
"Manchester City counterattacked very quickly, and Lichtsteiner came up from the right."
"In the frontcourt, Robben distributed the ball to the right, Lichtsteiner went to the baseline and passed the ball into the penalty area."
"Suarez follows up and shoots from the ground."
"Gomez fought hard to save."
"Excellent save!"
"But Tottenham are not out of danger yet, Gareth Bale steps in..."
"The ball went in again!!"
"Gareth Bale! Gareth Bale again!"
"Two goals!"
"God, every time Gareth Bale meets his old club, he is very excited. He scored both goals very cleanly and without any sloppiness."
"Three to zero!"
"Manchester City's counterattack speed is really fast."
"Tottenham Hotspur must consider adopting a more defensive tactic. If they are to fight Manchester City head-to-head, their defense will only be broken again and again."
"Gao Shen once said that the thing they are least afraid of is the team that comes out to beat them."
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With a 3-0 lead, Manchester City entered the halftime break.
Redknapp took the lead in making substitution adjustments at midfield, replacing Lennon with new aid Sandro.
Tottenham instead adopted a 4312 formation with three midfielders, allowing Van der Vaart to play as an attacking midfielder and using three midfielders to consolidate the team's midfield.
But after the start of the second half, Manchester City decisively launched an attack.
Only 49 seconds into the game, David Silva dribbled the ball away from Huddlestone in the midfield and sent a pass from behind to the right side of the frontcourt. Robben quickly came in and reversed.
The offside goal successfully resulted in a single shot, and the goal was easily pushed, further expanding the score to 4-0 for Manchester City!
Redknapp's adjustments quickly took effect.
The three defensive midfielders barely held their ground.
After taking a four-goal lead, Manchester City also began to adopt ball-control tactics appropriately, slowing down the pace of the game instead of continuing to attack blindly. However, Tottenham's defense also did a good job.
In the 60th minute, Redknapp replaced Dzeko with Robbie Keane, who is better at counterattacking, which further reflected Tottenham's idea of defending counterattacks.
Everyone can see that if they continue to compete with Manchester City, Tottenham will only lose worse.
Interestingly enough, Manchester City didn't get a corner kick until the 63rd minute.
Gao Shen did not complete the first substitution until the 70th minute.
After that, both teams made frequent substitutions and adjustments. Tottenham tried to counterattack while stabilizing their defense, while Manchester City tried their best to control the game. Neither side was able to score again.
Manchester City finally defeated Tottenham Hotspur 4-0 away from home.
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When the whistle sounded at the end of the game, Gao Shen's tense nerves were temporarily relieved.
Four to zero, what a great start!
Gao Shen took a deep breath, turned around, showed a smiling face, raised his hands, high-fived and hugged his assistants, celebrating the team's victory, and the players on the bench also came over one by one to high-five Gao Shen.
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When the Manchester City players walked off the field, Gao Shen greeted them and hugged them one by one. He was very satisfied with their performance.
The entire White Hart Lane stadium was booed, obviously very dissatisfied with this defeat.
Not just for Manchester City, but also for Tottenham.
Redknapp's tactics tonight were a bit risky.
This may have something to do with Tottenham's good warm-up match results.
After all, new players Van der Vaart and Dzeko are both well-known European stars. Their joining will definitely improve Tottenham, so Tottenham's warm-up match results are very good.
On the other hand, Manchester City's results in the warm-up match were abysmal, and they even scored three goals against Manchester United in the Community Shield.
Redknapp may have had the illusion that he should also be able to score Manchester City's goal.
As long as you steal a goal, the next thing will be much easier to handle.
But he obviously forgot that Manchester City did not do their best in the Community Shield.
After Gao Shen sent all his players into the tunnel, he met Tottenham player Modric.
The two are actually quite familiar with each other because Gao Shen wanted to introduce him for two consecutive seasons.
But it is a pity that Modric did not make it.
Now, Manchester City no longer needs Modric. Coupled with tonight's disastrous defeat, what Gao Shen saw on the Croatian midfielder's face was loneliness and despair.
Obviously, the stage of Tottenham is still too small for him, but with his characteristics and style, he must serve as the core of the team's midfield. It is difficult to gain the trust of wealthy teams. Gao Shen is one of the few.
, I have always been very optimistic about and admired his head coach.
Therefore, sometimes, Modric is quite envious of his national team teammate Rakitic, because the latter played well under Gao Shen and performed very well.
After many twists and turns, Modric finally turned into a smile, nodded to Gao Shen, and followed him into the players' tunnel.
Gao Shen also felt helpless.
But this is professional football!
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Manchester City beat Tottenham Hotspur 4-0 in the opening game!
This news quickly spread throughout the UK and aroused heated discussions among fans on the Internet.
In the first round of the new season, Manchester City showed strong competitiveness, and its strength is only stronger than last season.
Redknapp said at the post-match press conference that the responsibility for the team's home defeat lies with him as the head coach and that the players have performed very well.
"We once thought we had a chance to score, but it turns out that there is still a gap between us and the top teams in the Premier League. This requires us to work harder to compete and improve ourselves."
Redknapp said that despite being humiliated by Manchester City in the first round, Tottenham's season goals will not change.
"We still target the top four in the league, and we are confident of success!"
Compared with Redknapp, Gao Shen was satisfied with the team's performance in the first round of the league. He believed that Manchester City basically played at its own level and also showed a positive side.
"In fact, even though we are four goals ahead, we are still trying to create opportunities and try to attack. I think this is very important. It proves that our players are full of hunger on the court."
But Gao Shen did not forget to pour cold water, saying that the four-goal victory in the first round was over.
"This doesn't mean anything, it's over and we should start looking forward to the next round, where we will face Liverpool!"
Gao Shen said that welcoming such a championship competitor at the beginning of the season is also a big challenge for Manchester City.
"But I believe my players are ready."
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Not long after Manchester City's 4-0 away win over Tottenham, Aston Villa's match against West Ham United kicked off at Villa Park in Birmingham.
As a result, Villa defeated West Ham United 3-0 with goals from Downing, Petrov and Milner.
This battle was also a very good one.
Among the other games played at the same time, what was more surprising was that Moyes' Everton lost 0-1 away to Blackburn.
The Toffees did not perform very well last season, and so far this season, they still have not been able to get out of the quagmire.
But the biggest upset came from newly promoted Blackpool.
With Haywood scoring twice, Blackpool defeated Wigan Athletic 4-0 away from home.
This is definitely the most surprising game of this round.
Although Wigan Athletic had a thrilling escape from relegation last season, their overall strength is not weak. It has to be said that Blackpool was able to win an upset away game in the first round as a newly promoted team. I have to say that it is really surprising.
Everyone basically concludes that Blackpool is likely to become a dark horse in the Premier League this season.
But in the evening, the Premier League ushered in another focus game.
Carlo Ancelotti's Chelsea host bloomers West Bromwich Albion.
Just seven minutes into the game, Ancelotti's team took the lead and scored.
After that, Drogba scored consecutively and scored a hat trick, Lampard also scored a goal, and Malouda made another victory before the end of the game, scoring twice.
In the end, Chelsea defeated West Bromwich Albion 6-0 at home.
With this victory, Chelsea surpassed Blackpool and Manchester City and jumped to the top of the Premier League.
The day after the first round of the Premier League.
Liverpool faces Arsenal at home.
Joe Cole, who had just joined the team, received a red card in stoppage time in the first half, forcing Liverpool to play with one less player than the opponent in the half.
But even so, Liverpool still took the lead at the beginning of the second half. Biglia's goal opened the door to victory for Liverpool.
But who would have thought that in stoppage time, Reina would stage an own goal, turning Liverpool's three points into one point. This made Liverpool fans very puzzled.
How could he be so good and leak the ball into his own goal?
Manchester United defeated Newcastle 3-0 at home with goals from Berbatov, Fletcher and Giggs.
As a result, after the first round of the new season, Chelsea topped the list with six goals.
Blackpool is followed by Manchester City in third and Manchester United in fourth.
Although the first round is just an opening, Manchester City, Chelsea and Manchester United have obviously taken a step ahead.
Liverpool and Arsenal shook hands in the first round and ended in a draw. Overall, Liverpool, who played at home, suffered the loss.
In particular, Reina's own goal and Joe Cole's red card were a huge blow to the Red Army.
Benitez was furious after the game, believing that the players' performance lacked focus.
But this is not bad news for Manchester City.
Liverpool's low morale is good news for Manchester City, who will play at home in the second round.
However, Benitez's team is not a fuel-saving lamp. Gao Shen is very aware of the Spaniard's coaching ability. If he is not careful, he may be knocked down at any time.
Besides, Manchester City is far from sweeping the Premier League now.
Judging from the first round, several teams are actually in good shape and performance, such as Chelsea and Manchester United.
Gao Shen's attitude is still very clear. These two teams will definitely become Manchester City's opponents for the league championship this season.
