Except for the core coaching staff of Manchester City, no one knew that Gao Shen had performed the great prophecy of Hogwarts.
Everyone was focused on the conflict between Chelsea's Lampard and Villas-Boas, as well as the news of Manchester United's away draw with Stoke City. Crouch's goal made Ferguson furious after the game.
Because of this draw, Manchester United fell from the league leader's throne again.
Just a week ago, he made those harsh words, threatening to kill Manchester City and win the championship. How many days has it been?
First he was eliminated from the League Cup by the English Championship team, and now he lost the leader in the league. Where does this leave Ferguson's old face?
However, Ferguson also had something to say.
Although Manchester United drew with Stoke City, Ferguson bluntly did not mention his team, but pointed out Manchester City's biggest problem now.
"More and more teams are familiar with and understand Manchester City's tactics, and they are no longer afraid of Manchester City."
Ferguson asserted that Everton is just the beginning, and more and more teams will cause trouble for Manchester City in the game, and advanced teams will encounter more and more challenges.
"It will be difficult for them to win easily in the Premier League and Champions League like they did in the past two seasons."
Ferguson's remarks also received support from many media.
After all, professional head coaches are not just for free. Nowadays, Manchester City is too strong. Studying tactics against Manchester City is naturally placed in front of all opponents.
It is worth mentioning that the Queens Park Rangers coached by Mark Hughes are currently ranked 17th in the Premier League, only one point behind Bolton Wanderers.
The former Manchester City coach asserted before the season that Queens Park Rangers could successfully avoid relegation and even became a group of dark horses. However, it turns out that six rounds later, Mark Hughes's assertion did not come true.
Not only that, Jonathan Howson, the talented local midfielder appointed by Mark Hughes and costing Queens Park Rangers a full 10 million pounds, played all 540 minutes in the first six rounds.
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But unlike the midfielder who shined in the British Championship last season, his performance in the first six rounds of the Premier League this season can only be described as bleak.
Zero goals, zero assists, two yellow cards, and the lowest rating of the team.
As a midfielder, he scored an excellent double-double in the British Championship last season. In the first six league rounds of Queens Park Rangers this season, Howson had no goals and assists. Even the midfielder's passes were
He did a terrible job and couldn't keep up with the pace of the Premier League.
Not only that, he made a surprising number of mistakes.
Stuart Pearce, the head coach of the England National Youth Team, was also disappointed with his performance after the transfer and believed that he should find his form as soon as possible, but before that, he excluded Jonathan Howson from the National Youth Team squad.
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Under this circumstance, the Yorkshire Post also began to break the news, saying that Jonathan Howson was not the midfielder appointed by Gao Shen.
"In fact, from beginning to end, the midfielder Gao Shen admired the most was Paul Pogba. He even personally talked to Ferguson and Paul Pogba, which led to the transfer of the French midfielder genius to Leeds United."
Paul Pogba has also become one of Leeds United's best players this season.
"His talent is obvious and has even completely overflowed!"
Regarding the news that Gao Shen appointed Jonathan Howson, the Yorkshire Post stated that it was all false rumors from the gossip media, which led to many major newspapers following up on the news. However, in fact, Gao Shen did not say such a thing.
The matter was so profound that it immediately attracted media attention.
When reporters asked Fernando Lucas personally, the Leeds United CEO said that Gao Shen indeed did not say that.
"He was our best player last season, and we all felt that he deserved a new contract, but from the moment he submitted his transfer application, we knew we couldn't keep him."
Regarding media reports that Queens Park Rangers head coach Mark Hughes is beginning to be dissatisfied with Jonathan Howson's performance and has not even ruled out sending him back to Leeds United at a low price during the winter break, Lucas said
deny.
"The deal has been completed, we have received a considerable transfer fee, Queens Park Rangers have got what they wanted, and the players have landed in the Premier League as they wished. It is meaningless to talk about this now."
"We have a group of outstanding young midfielders such as Paulinho, Pogba, Schneiderlin and Kondogbia. I don't think Jonathan Howson can gain a foothold in this new Leeds United after returning.
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The implication is obvious, there is no place for him at Leeds United!
But Mark Hughes does regret it.
According to reports from media reporters, he regretted that he had missed out on former veterans such as Wright Phillips and introduced Jonathan Howson.
The management of Queens Park Rangers has also begun to study this transfer and has not even ruled out holding Mark Hughes accountable.
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Gao Shen remained silent about this from beginning to end.
After Leeds United got on the right track, he basically paid no attention to it and never mentioned it.
Three days after playing Everton, Leeds United ushered in the second round of the Champions League group stage.
The whole team set off for Porto, Portugal, to visit the Dragon Stadium.
Ferguson is absolutely right, more and more teams are beginning to study how to restrain Manchester City.
Especially a team like Porto, which just played a match with Manchester City in the European Super Cup.
In the home game, Victor Ferreira lowered his stature and adopted a defensive tactic, even including Sosa, Fernando and Defoe in the midfield.
The frontcourt wings have also been adjusted compared to before.
Hulk still plays on the right and Kleiber plays in the center, but on the left it becomes Colombian teenager James Rodriguez.
Yes, that's the handsome guy who is rumored to have brought Florentino billions of dollars in deals.
He doesn't have the energy to shine in the World Cup yet, but his talent is already obvious.
Porto said it was 433, but in fact it often played 442, with James Rodriguez more like an attacking midfielder.
But the overall defense is still focused on defensive counterattacks.
After the game started, Manchester City's attack was blocked by Porto.
The protection of the three defensive midfielders, coupled with the defense line and the active support of the frontcourt offensive players, all caused Manchester City's offense to run into trouble and once again hit the wall.
After the European Super Cup, Ferreira clearly understood Manchester City better and did an excellent job in setting up targeted defense.
The first half ended with a score of 0-0.
Manchester City controlled the ball and rhythm, also took advantage of the field, and frequently created shooting opportunities, but they were unable to break the deadlock and take the lead.
This disappointed everyone at Manchester City.
Gao Shen was mentally prepared for this situation.
At halftime, he had Rakitic switch positions with David Silva, with the Spaniard moving to the right.
Not only that, he also asked Gareth Bale, Suarez and Robben to frequently exchange positions.
"The tighter the opponent's defense is, the more we have to keep pulling at it and create more loopholes."
Gao Shen also asked everyone to be patient and not to rush under any circumstances.
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After changing sides and fighting again in the second half, Manchester City's offense was still pursued and intercepted by Porto.
But in the 69th minute of the second half, Robben suddenly appeared on the left wing. When Suarez distributed the ball, he dribbled the ball along the left wing and quickly attacked, but Fusile was chasing after him all the way.
When he rushed to the left side of the penalty area, Robben suddenly stopped and buckled the ball back, causing Fusile to lose his center of gravity and slide to the ground. However, Robben had already taken the lead and passed the ball back to the front of the penalty area.
Suarez didn't stop the ball, passed the ball forward, and handed it to Gareth Bale in the penalty area.
At this moment, the Welshman was already standing near the penalty spot, playing a role similar to a center forward, blocking Otamendi with his body and stopping Suarez's pass.
But Otamendi's defense was also in place, preventing Gareth Bale from turning around. In addition, players such as Fernando and Sosa returned to defend, forcing Gareth Bale to use his body to protect the ball.
Back to Suarez.
The Uruguayan forward did not stop the ball and hit the goal directly with his right foot.
"Goalkeeper Helton made a crucial save!"
"What a great save!"
"Suarez's right foot hit the goal very suddenly, but Helton saved the ball."
"But the ball is still in the small penalty area, and we see that Manchester City still has a chance!"
“David Silva!!!!”
"The ball went in!!!"
"GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!"
"David Silva scores a goal!!!"
"David Silva, it was exactly the 70th minute. David Silva pushed the ball in front of the goal and sent the football saved by Helton into the Porto goal again."
"One to zero!"
"Oh my God, Manchester City's attack is completely disrupted!"
"Right winger Robben appeared on the left wing, Gareth Bale started to play center, Suarez retreated to support, and David Silva didn't know when, he diagonally inserted from the right rib to the right side of the goal.
Only then did we miss a crucial goal!”
"We saw that the Manchester City players were very excited."
"Porto is by no means a fuel-saving lamp, this is the Triple Crown winner last season!"
"In the European competition last season, only two teams won the Triple Crown, namely Manchester City, which won the Champions League, and Porto, which won the Europa League."
"But before that, Manchester City defeated Porto in the European Super Cup and proved that they are the king of Europe!"
"Tonight, at the Dragon Stadium, facing Porto's tight defense, Manchester City still seized an opportunity."
"Next, it depends on whether Porto wants to counterattack."
"Manchester City is one goal ahead, and Gao Shen is already preparing to make substitutions."
"I believe that after he gets the advantage, he will make better use of his initiative."
"Porto also have to think about, should they try to score goals?"
"Three days ago in the Premier League, Everton took the initiative to counterattack after conceding a goal, but soon conceded a second goal."
"Ferreira must now think clearly, should Porto press him?"
