Before this game, no one would have believed that Queens Park Rangers, which had been in good form recently, would suddenly collapse.
It's as if Mark Hughes decided that Gao Shen had gone too far when he got the Manchester City starting lineup.
But sometimes, it really happens.
In the 43rd minute of the first half, Anton Ferdinand's red card not only gave Manchester City a penalty kick, but also forced Queens Park Rangers to play with one less player throughout the second half.
He committed a tactical foul after being passed by Robin van Persie and was sentenced to death by referee Atkinson.
The Dutch scored in one stroke and expanded the score to 6-0.
In the second half, after changing sides and fighting again, Manchester City took advantage of their numerical advantage and launched a more fierce attack.
Mark Hughes changed two players at halftime to strengthen defense, but David Luiz scored with a header in the 52nd minute from a corner kick, 7-0!
In the 60th minute, Suarez scored again, 8-0!
In the 75th minute, Gareth Bale scored again with a shocking free kick, 9-0!
In the stands, Queens Park Rangers fans were already leaving early, obviously unable to bear the sight of such a disastrous home defeat.
But just when everyone thought it was almost done, Gao Shen made continuous substitutions and adjustments, especially after replacing Suarez with Giroud. It was obvious that he just wanted to give up.
After all, nine to zero is already the record for the largest scoreline in Premier League history.
Before that, this record belonged to Manchester United.
On March 4, 1995, Manchester United defeated Ipswich Town 9-0.
This record has never been surpassed until now.
It is quite rare for Manchester City to tie this record tonight.
But who would have thought that near the end of the game, Queens Park Rangers gave Manchester City a corner kick.
David Silva took the corner kick and Jerome Boateng headed the ball over. Giroud, who came on as a substitute, seized the opportunity in the crowd and hit the goal with a header from close range.
Ten to zero!
The record...is broken?!
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“What an unexpected match!”
Sky TV celebrity Andy Gray, who was responsible for commentating the game, couldn't help but praise him as soon as the final whistle sounded, showing his surprise and shock that this game brought him.
"I really didn't expect that Manchester City could score double-digit goals tonight. This is the first time in the history of the Premier League."
"Mark Hughes is a famous Premier League coach, but his formation tonight was obviously too overwhelming, especially in the opening game. Facing Manchester City, he actually chose to attack. This is absolutely stupid behavior."
"Now, Queens Park Rangers have to bear the consequences of their mistakes and were defeated by Manchester City with a humiliating score. This will be a devastating disaster for Queens Park Rangers."
"But what surprised me the most was Manchester City, 10-0. This game is the best evidence of Manchester City's current dominance."
"Since this season, Manchester City has always been firmly at the forefront of the league, even the leader. The current lead is only five points, but everyone knows very well that Manchester City is the favorite to win the championship. As long as they don't go wrong, other teams will
It’s hard to beat Manchester City.”
"The biggest suspense is the intensive schedule in December."
"Manchester City, as the champions of the Champions League, will represent European football in Japan to participate in the Club World Cup. These two games are between the Premier League. Before Christmas, after a long journey to Japan, there will be a devilish Christmas schedule when we come back.
It will be a severe test for Manchester City."
"Before heading to Japan, Manchester City has to face challenges from teams such as Newcastle, Liverpool and Chelsea, which are currently ranked fourth. In between, there are two Champions League group matches and a League Cup quarter-final knockout match against Arsenal.
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"Obviously, Gao Shen still has a long way to go if he wants to win the championship or even achieve good results on multiple fronts."
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When referee Atkinson blew the whistle to end the game, Gao Shen had been standing in front of the visiting team's coaching bench, drinking water and silently looking in the direction of the home team's coaching bench.
After the game, all home team coaches must come over and shake hands with the visiting team coaches to show their demeanor.
And Gao Shen is now waiting for Mark Hughes to come over.
He was very much looking forward to seeing Mark Hughes's expression at this moment.
He originally had a bitter face, plus a beard, and now he has lost his crotch, which makes Mark Hughes look really sad.
But unfortunately, his pride kept him holding his head high and unwilling to be downcast.
As he walked all the way, he even managed a smile, as if to say: I can still handle such a score!
Gao Shen is not the kind of person who adds insult to injury.
After Mark Hughes came over, he shook hands with him politely, but after he left, he couldn't help but shook his head and sighed, "What a stubborn and conservative guy!"
poor person must have something mean.
This may not always be correct, but in Mark Hughes's case, it still makes sense.
For example, he has always insisted on building a team with English local style, so he reuses, promotes and introduces players with English local characteristics wherever he goes.
For example, at Manchester City, he spent 150 million pounds to introduce players, but in the hands of Gao Shen, there were basically not many that could be used.
Is the profound not to your liking?
Not really.
Even in the previous life, if it didn't work, it didn't work.
From Mark Hughes, we can see the stubborn side of many British people.
But in European football, such people are destined to be eliminated sooner or later.
Because times are always changing!
Not only are the techniques and tactics changing, but the head coach's management model and responsibilities are also changing all the time.
A few days ago, Gao Shen went to London for a meeting and met Wenger. The two found a coffee shop and sat down to chat for a long time.
Among them, we talked about the data analysis that Gao Shen has been deeply involved in over the years.
Wenger has always been the Premier League head coach who values data analysis the most.
Many people don't know that the first statistical statistics on football matches can be traced back to the 1950s, when a British Royal Air Force commander and accountant named Charles Reppe used manual records.
Up to now, the Premier League has a very big advantage in terms of statistics and analysis.
Why?
Because the Premier League owns its home court, the broadcasting technology is also the most advanced among all leagues.
Each stadium can be equipped with as few as four or five, as many as ten, or even ten sky cameras, which are familiar broadcast cameras, to conduct all-round tracking of every player on the court.
Many fans who are familiar with the Premier League will find that the broadcast technology of the Premier League is very different from other leagues.
The same boring game can be enjoyable to watch in the Premier League, but it will be very boring to watch other leagues.
Behind this is a clip from the Premier League live broadcast service provider.
In addition to his editing skills, because there are enough broadcast cameras and rich materials, he can always find angles that interest fans and cut through them.
In addition to the advantages of broadcasting, these camera positions also provide a large amount of material for data analysis.
As early as the turn of the century, the Premier League had already set off a wave of statistical statistics, led by Ferguson and Allardyce.
Among them, Big Sam's brilliant achievements in coaching Bolton at the beginning of the century relied on data analysis.
In the past few years, Premier League head coaches have generally been divided into two groups. One is to actively embrace data analysis and keep pace with the times, and the other is to immerse themselves in England's traditional style and characteristics and try to find a way out.
After all, English football used to lead the trend of the times in terms of technology and tactics. Who dares to say that it will not achieve a renaissance in the future?
Mark Hughes probably falls into the latter category.
But Gao Shen really doesn't think that someone like Mark Hughes can succeed. This is not only because of his past life experience, but also because of his experience and experience in coaching for many years.
With the progress of the times, the development of science and technology, and the influx of capital, the division of labor in professional football has become more and more detailed, and the teams surrounding the head coach have become more and more professional.
The coach's tactical play is no longer the most important job.
He started to become more like a project manager and a team manager.
In the next few years, young people will become increasingly difficult to manage.
Young people in the past liked drinking, picking up girls or gambling, etc., but young people in the future will be addicted to games, social networks, TikTok and the like, and more importantly, they will be full of personality.
In this case, as a head coach, the most important task is no longer to arrange tactics, but to maintain effective communication with young people.
We don’t even have to look into the future, there are obvious signs now.
So the question is, can a head coach like Mark Hughes master this game?
Wenger agreed very much with the idea proposed by Gao Shen, and he even gave another idea, which is outsourcing.
What does that mean?
When Gao Shen came out of Real Madrid and coached Naples, he had only five people around him. But when he came out of Naples and coached Manchester City, he was surrounded by more than a dozen coaches, including an analysis team, nutritionists, psychologists, etc.
Wenger felt that this was actually a trend.
That is to say, the coaching staff later became an outsourcing company to contract the club's competitive business.
This is actually very interesting.
Gao Shen's assistants talked about his team, but in fact they all signed contracts with the club, but when Gao Shen left, they also left.
But if you become a company, you only need to sign a contract with this company in the future.
What follows is no longer a relationship between the club and the coaches, but a business relationship between companies.
This is likely to bring about some completely new changes.
How it will change specifically, neither Gao Shen nor Wenger can see yet.
Is there even another possibility that, similar to the NBA, superstars begin to get more deeply involved in the management of the club, including player sales and renewals, head coach hiring, etc.?
All this keeps Gao Shen with a sense of crisis at all times.
Because he knows very well that the one thing that never changes in this world is that it is always changing!
If he cannot keep up with the times and keep up with these changes, he will also be eliminated.
Like Mark Hughes tonight!
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After playing against Queens Park Rangers, Manchester City disbanded directly in London.
The national football team returned to their respective countries to work hard, and the coaching staff and non-national football players also got two days of rest.
Gao Shen also stayed in London.
He is going to meet a big shot that he has admired for a long time!
