Among the targets that Gao Shen planned to acquire, he initially considered the Leicester City team that would create miracles in the future. As a result, in the FA Cup draw in England, Manchester City was drawn to Leicester City.
Team.
The current head coach of this team is also famous, the former England national team coach Eriksson.
Gao Shen played with all substitutes and a young lineup in this game, but Leicester City faced it with all the main players.
The two sides played one to one in the first twenty minutes, with Manchester City scoring one goal first, but Leicester City later pulled back.
But at the beginning of the 38th minute, Manchester City scored two goals in three minutes, expanding the score to 3-1.
It wasn't until the second half, when the game was about to end, that both sides scored another goal.
In the end, Manchester City defeated Leicester City 4-2 away from home.
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After the game, Gao Shen specifically chatted with Eriksson for a while.
Eriksen took over the team midway through October, and his predecessor was the famous Portuguese star Paulo Sosa.
But it is a pity that under the leadership of Sosa, the first nine rounds of the league only achieved a poor record of one win, two draws and six losses.
After Eriksson took over, the team's performance has improved by leaps and bounds, rising to 14th in the league rankings. In the past 17 rounds, they have scored nine wins, three draws and five losses, which is considered very good.
It is not difficult to see from this that an excellent head coach is really important in low-level leagues.
And Vichai, the Thai owner of Leicester City, is willing to pay a high annual salary for Eriksen. It is not difficult to see his investment in this team. This is also an ambitious team.
Gao Shen had learned about it before. Among all the teams in the English Championship, Leicester City has the highest net worth, reaching an astonishing 55 million euros, far exceeding Middlesbrough and Queens Park Rangers.
Waiting for the team.
But we can also look at it the other way around. The team with the highest value is playing like this. The boss is willing to invest, but he has not seen the results.
In comparison, Leeds United's entire team is worth around 25 million euros.
"Our team has invested a lot, but the premiums for the players we introduced are also very serious. You know, the boss doesn't understand football." Eriksson said helplessly.
This is also a problem that occurs with almost all foreign acquisitions of English teams.
"Anyway, you took over midway. After getting familiar with the team, you can show your talents during the summer transfer. Maybe you will return to the Premier League next season." Gao Shen said with a smile.
Eriksen shook his head and smiled bitterly.
In fact, the current Leicester City team has many famous players, and there are even some well-known European stars, such as Portuguese goalkeeper Ricardo, former Chelsea player Bruma, former Tottenham defender Norton, and former Fulham player Khama
La, former Aston Villa player Curtis Davies and many more.
It can be said that many of them are Premier League players, and their strength is evident.
In one summer, more than 40 players were introduced, and the integration alone was a big trouble.
The most important thing is that these players have different characteristics, making integration very difficult.
"By the way, how is Leeds United?" Gao Shen pretended to ask casually.
"It's quite strong. I've played against this team. What can I say? I think it's still very competitive in the Championship, but this team is very poor and has no money. Most of their players are on loan.
." Eriksson said.
Gao Shen said oh, knowing it well, "Many low-level leagues are like this."
"Yes, we also have people on loan, but not as many as Leeds United. Ken Bates has also contacted me before, but to be honest, if this team does not change the owner, it will be difficult to achieve great results, but their
The style of play is very good and he never plays conservatively."
When he said this, Erikson suddenly looked at Gao Shen curiously, "Why do you suddenly ask about this?"
"Nothing, didn't they just draw with Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium? I'm just asking." Gao Shen said with a smile.
Erikson suddenly understood.
Indeed, this game was before them, Leeds United drew 1-1 with Arsenal away from home.
Of course, this can be said to be Arsenal's failure to do their best, but Leeds United's performance is also good if they can draw their opponents away from home.
But as Eriksen said, many players on this team are on loan.
This is actually the norm for low-level league teams. Who would really invest so much money?
All are leased.
For the Premier League teams, this is actually beneficial, because they can release some young players that they cannot use for training. If they really train, they will also benefit.
Generally speaking, players on loan are paid by their home team, which means they are loaned to you for free.
Ken Bates has been in English football for many years and is not too familiar with this routine.
Gao Shen secretly cursed.
Damn it, the stadium is rented, the training ground is rented, and now even the players are rented.
What exactly is yours?
In contrast, Southampton suffered a slight upset, defeating the Premier League team Blackpool 2-0 at home.
The strength of the Saints is indeed good. Players such as Lambert, Schneiderlin, and Prowse who later became famous in the Premier League are all on the team. Coupled with Chamberlain and other youth training, the strength of the Saints is not weak.
The head coach at the beginning of the season was Alan Pardew, but he was fired after just a few games. Now it is Wilkins.
Judging from the discussions between Gao Shen, Su Qing, and Lucas, Southampton is more inclined.
But others are not fools either.
From the subsequent operation of the Liebherr family on the Saints, it is not difficult to see that they are also smart people.
The Saints are very likely to be promoted to the English Championship this season. The strength of the youth training is not weak. There are several nationally renowned players in the team. Even the head coach hired a famous coach like Alan Pardew. Although he was replaced midway
Wilkins, but it can also be seen that his ambition is not small.
I'm afraid the price is too high!
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After playing in the FA Cup, the semi-finals of the League Cup will be ushered in midweek.
It is interesting to say that so far this season, almost all the strong teams have given up on the League Cup.
There is actually a British Championship team like Ipswich among the top four teams, and Arsenal is the only strong team among the top four.
Therefore, the Gunners are also the top favorites for the League Cup this season.
The advantage of being eliminated early is that you can get a week's rest after playing in the FA Cup.
For a team that has been playing consecutive games since Boxing Day, this is really a relief after a long drought, not to mention how refreshing it is.
But unlike other Premier League teams, Manchester City has begun to enter the recharging stage during the winter break.
According to Buenaventura and Pintus' plan, Manchester City needs to recharge during the winter break in order to better maintain competitiveness in the Champions League starting in February.
Everyone knows that the Premier League does not have a winter break, so the schedule is more intensive and consumes a lot of physical energy. This is very detrimental to the subsequent Champions League competition. Therefore, the best way is to use the winter break to rotate the team and let the players rush.
Physical energy.
A week later, in the 23rd round of the Premier League, Manchester City sat at home and faced the deputy captain Wolves.
This team, which had just defeated Chelsea in an upset, now wanted to defeat the leader again.
Needless to say, in the first twelve minutes, Wolves took advantage of Manchester City's negligence and scored first.
But before the end of the first half, David Luiz used a corner kick to equalize the score for Manchester City.
After the start of the second half, Manchester City made a wave of attacks and scored three goals in a row. Suarez scored twice.
In the end, Manchester City defeated Wolves 4-1 at home.
By the way, in the third round of the FA Cup in midweek, Leeds United lost 3-1 to Arsenal at home.
This also proves once again that the strength gap between the two teams is still too wide.
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One week later, the twenty-fourth round of the Premier League.
Liverpool defeated Wolves 3-0 away from home, Arsenal defeated Wigan Athletic 3-0 at home, Manchester United even beat Birmingham 5-0, and Chelsea also beat Bolton Wanderers 4-0 away from home.
Manchester City drew 1-1 with Aston Villa away from home.
This is also Blue Moon's second draw this season.
Everyone was full of praise for Manchester City's performance this season, and did not lower their evaluation because of this draw, especially Gao Shen, because Manchester City's dominance is really strong.
It can be said that so far in the league, Manchester City has not left any chance for other Premier League competitors.
Twenty-two wins, two draws, and twenty-four rounds undefeated. This report card is eye-catching enough!
Many people even begin to believe that Manchester City has become the new overlord of the Premier League and is writing a new era!
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A week later, in the fourth round of the FA Cup, Manchester City was drawn against Notts County.
This is a English League One team, known as the oldest football club in the world. The city it is located in is Nottingham, and it is a mortal enemy of Nottingham Forest.
But this team's current performance in English League One is not good.
Gaoshen once again used a full lineup of substitutes and young players, defeated Notts County 5-0 in an away game, and successfully advanced to the fifth round.
From the FA Cup match, Gao Shen also saw that the young players have grown and improved significantly compared to the beginning of the season.
For example, De Bruyne's performance left a deep impression on Gao Shen.
There is also Sturridge, this local player also shined in the FA Cup. In the game against Notts County, he even scored a hat-trick and his performance was remarkable.
After playing for Notts County, Gao Shen took the time to go south and pick up Su Qing's plane at London Heathrow Airport.
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In midweek, in the 25th round of the Premier League, Manchester City defeated Birmingham 2-2 away from home.
This was mainly because the players were in need of physical fitness. Gao Shen made a large rotation. As a result, the team entered the state too slowly and several players on the defensive line made mistakes.
The combination of David Luiz and Jerome Boateng caused the team to lose two goals in a row, but Manchester City woke up in the second half and chased two goals in a row, of which David Luiz scored again.
But this time it was a free kick.
Yes, this guy has been practicing hard at free kicks.
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Over the weekend, the 26th round of the Premier League.
Manchester City, which suffered two consecutive league draws, finally woke up and beat West Bromwich Albion 5-0 at home.
The Knickerbockers were fighting for relegation, but were beaten into crotchless pants by Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium.
Gao Shen was not satisfied with the team's performance after the game, thinking that if the situation was better, at least eight goals could be scored.
But it is a pity that Manchester City is still in the stage of adjusting its state.
This also caused many British media to accuse him of being too Versailles.
However, as the Times said, no team in today's Premier League can stop the sophisticated Manchester City!
After playing against West Bromwich Albion, Gao Shen and his team secretly headed south to Southampton.
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