After changing sides in the second half, when the game reached the 56th minute, Manchester City had firmly controlled the ball and rhythm on the court, constantly mobilizing Porto and making the Portuguese Super League team exhausted.
Although Porto's three midfielders worked very hard, their running speed could not keep up with the passing speed.
Once Manchester City's fast break failed to pose a threat when switching from defense to attack, they immediately slowed down the pace.
In the second half, Porto applied some targeted pressure at this time.
When Javi Martinez got the ball, Porto immediately organized a press in the frontcourt, trying to stay in Manchester City's half.
But the Spanish midfielder didn't wait for his opponent to get closer and passed the ball straight to the feet of David Silva in front.
At this time, the ball has passed the center line.
David Silva received the ball sideways, turned and dribbled the ball forward, directly towards Porto's defense.
Guarin chased behind him, but David Silva approached with the ball, putting pressure on both Porto's two central defenders, Rolando and Otamendi.
Whether it's Gareth Bale on the left, Suarez in the center, or Robben on the right, they are all ready to sprint forward as soon as they have the energy to do so.
This made Porto's defensive players extremely passive.
Rolando and Otamendi shrank to the middle at the same time, trying to close the door in front of David Silva. Coupled with Guarin who was already chasing behind him, it was entirely possible to directly kill David Silva.
The tiles are blocked.
But at this moment, David Silva seemed to have guessed the two people's intentions and sent a direct pass first.
I saw Suarez sprinting forward from behind Otamendi at the fastest speed, almost at the moment when David Silva passed the ball, an offside was formed.
The entire Stade Louis II was in uproar again.
The rest is much simpler.
Suarez successfully countered offside. After receiving the ball, he faced goalkeeper Helton who was halfway out and shot with a kick, easily sending the ball into Porto's goal.
Three to zero!
The Uruguayan forward rushed out of the stadium excitedly and ran all the way to the sidelines, celebrating his goal crazily.
Gareth Bale, Robben, David Silva and other Manchester City players also chased after him one by one and surrounded him.
"In the 56th minute, Manchester City scored the third goal."
"This was almost the key goal to seal the victory."
"At this point in the game, we can basically conclude that Manchester City will win the European Super Cup!"
This will be the fifth championship trophy Manchester City has won in the past year!"
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Gao Shen also applauded his players vigorously on the sidelines and loudly applauded Suarez's goal.
At the same time, his whole body breathed a sigh of relief.
This game was still very solid.
This is also Manchester City's current characteristic, playing steadily and relying on the overall strength of the team to defeat their opponents.
Therefore, many people feel that Manchester City is becoming more and more like a strong team.
With the overall situation decided, Gao Shen quickly made substitutions.
De Bruyne, Henderson and Giroud were successively arranged to come on as substitutes, replacing important players on the court.
After the European Super Cup, the team will disband and the players will immediately report to the national team.
Next up are two weeks of national team match days.
But for Manchester City, this is not a trivial matter. On the contrary, it needs to be watched with trepidation, for fear that players will be injured in the national team, and at the same time, the schedule of the international players must also be considered.
Two weeks later, in the fourth round of the Premier League, Manchester City faced Wigan Athletic at home. The game was nothing, as the opponent was not strong, but immediately followed was the first round of the Champions League group stage, where they faced Real Madrid at home.
Gao Shen does not expect Mourinho to continue the same style of play as last season.
So, it's going to be a tough battle.
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When the referee blew the whistle for the end of the game, Manchester City defeated Porto 3-0 without any danger and won the European Super Cup. This was also the first European Super Cup championship in Manchester City's history.
Gao Shen immediately walked to Porto's coaching bench, shook hands with Victor Ferreira, and exchanged a few words.
Portuguese and Spanish are very close, and Ferreira also highly respects his La Liga background, and the two chatted quite harmoniously.
There is a winner on the football field, but off the field, everyone communicates on an equal footing.
To put it bluntly, things are changing, and who knows what will happen in the future?
Besides, the coaching circle in the top league is not that big, so word of mouth is still very important.
Gao Shen is thirty-one years old and Victor Ferreira is only forty-three years old. They still have certain common topics.
After seeing off Porto, only the Manchester City players were left on the pitch to celebrate.
In this game, Gareth Bale, who scored twice, won the man of the match award.
The Welshman specially ran over to hug Gao Shen and thanked Gao Shen for his cultivation and important use.
Gao Shen actually feels that all this comes from the efforts of Gareth Bale.
In the early days of Manchester City, what Gao Shen wanted to train more was Hazard.
Of course, Hazard has performed quite well in several games this season, and even has a record of assisting a hat trick, which is remarkable, but his overall hard power is still not as good as Gareth Bale.
The Welshman's progress is so fast that in just one season, he is almost completely transformed.
In addition to Gao Shen's use and cultivation of him, his own efforts are also indispensable.
He stayed alone almost every day to train more, especially on his body.
Therefore, his tendons are enough to put Azar to shame.
At the current Manchester City left winger position, Robinho has no chance to find a chance, and Sturridge can't even think about it.
As long as the body is not injured or sick, Gareth Bale and Hazard will take turns, and even in the more important Champions League, Gareth Bale will be used by senior players.
As for the right wing, if Robben is not injured, he will be the absolute main force.
For now, Gareth Bale's performance is getting better and better. Gao Shen has no reason to suppress such a player and forcefully support Hazard. After all, these two players are the ones he has taken a liking to and promoted.
, whoever kicks him out will be treated the same to him.
What's more, if Gareth Bale can bring more competitive pressure to Hazard, it may not be a bad thing.
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When Manchester City neatly won their fifth championship trophy this year in Monaco, far away in the UK, the third round of the Premier League was also in full swing.
Chelsea defeated Norwich 3-1 and Liverpool defeated Bolton 3-1. There was no upset in these two games.
In the finale, which was also the most eye-catching match, Manchester United visited Old Trafford and defeated Gunners Arsenal 4-1, causing Wenger's team to suffer a disastrous defeat.
Today's Gunners are really not what they used to be, and Wenger can't do anything about it.
Especially with the strong rise of Manchester City, the Gunners' hope of returning to the top four in the league is becoming increasingly slim.
In addition, the loss of many core players such as Cesc Fabregas has dealt a painful blow to the Gunners.
This puts Arsenal in a vicious cycle.
I just don’t know if the Gunners will be able to take a breath of relief like Gao Shen did in his previous life after the Gunners ease the team’s debt.
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The Premier League is in full swing, and the English Championship has also ushered in its fifth round.
In the first four rounds, a total of three teams have won four consecutive victories, namely Leeds United, Southampton and Derby County.
Among them, Leeds United tops the list with a goal difference advantage.
But in the fifth round of the league, Derby County, who took the lead in the game, lost 1-2 to visiting Burnley at home, suffering their first defeat of the season.
Southampton faces Leicester City away from home.
As a result, the Saints conceded a goal in the first three minutes, and then another in the 22nd minute.
Although the Saints later pulled the game back, Lambert's own goal in stoppage time completely pushed the Saints to the bottom.
Although another goal was recovered in the second half, they could not equalize the score anyway.
In the end, Southampton lost to Leicester City 2-3 away from home.
Leeds United's away game against Ipswich Town came late.
But just four minutes into the game, at a corner kick, Coulibaly headed the ball over, and Benteke scored the first goal for Leeds United.
Just seven minutes later, it was Benteke's header again.
This time it was a pass from Adam Lallana from the left, and the Belgian center headed the ball from close range to further expand the score.
Before the end of the first half, Klein suddenly moved forward and reached the right side of the penalty area. After receiving Bolasie's pass, Leeds scored another victory.
After changing sides and fighting again in the second half, Ipswich took the opportunity to launch a wave of fierce attacks, and took advantage of the lack of tacit understanding between the young central defenders of Koulibaly and Maguire, as well as the lack of tight organization of Leeds United's defense.
Two goals.
The situation was once precarious.
But at the critical moment, in the 76th minute, Schneiderlin's assist allowed Adam Lallana to score another victory for Leeds United in the left rib of the penalty area, expanding the score again to 4-2.
In stoppage time, Benteke built a wall in the penalty area and returned after receiving the ball. Adam Lallana stepped in and scored another victory for Leeds United.
Five to two!
In the end, Leeds United defeated Ipswich Town 5-2 away from home.
With this victory, the White Rose became the only remaining team in the British Championship to maintain a complete victory.
After this round, Leeds United topped the list with 15 points, followed by Brighton with 13 points.
This newly promoted team is very aggressive and has the backing of a wealthy owner. It has ambitions to break into the Premier League this season. From the current perspective, the momentum is also very strong.
Three days after finishing the fifth round of the English Championship, Leeds United ushered in a make-up match in the second round of the League Cup, an away game against Doncaster.
As a result, they conceded a goal in the first two minutes, but in the 30th and 83rd minutes, with two goals from Paulinho, they reversed Doncaster 2-1 away from home and successfully advanced to the third place.
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But this time, Leeds United's luck was really bad.
Because in the third round draw of the League Cup, they drew their archrival Manchester United.
Although the game is at home, for Leeds United, Manchester United is a giant and an opponent that is difficult to match.
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When Gao Shen received the news that Manchester United had been drawn in the League Cup, he had already returned to China.
This time, he took a long leave from Manchester City and made a special trip back to China to deal with a crucial matter.
