"The trophy plunderer has begun his plunder in the Premier League... In the game that just ended, Manchester City defeated Chelsea 2-1 and won the League Cup this season! This is also Dick's first win after coaching Manchester City.
A championship, I have to say that it was a good idea for Mansour, the new owner of Manchester City, to hire Dick as the club's head coach at a high price and give him enough transfer funds and power. Dick immediately got the title for Manchester City.
When it comes to winning the first championship after returning to the Premier League, he is worthy of being the most capable coach in the 21st century..."
When Dick and his players returned to Manchester with the League Cup title, Manchester City fans welcomed the return of a champion for the first time in six years - although this scene is already commonplace for Manchester United fans.
, but this is a scene that Manchester City fans rarely encounter, so they very enthusiastically welcomed the Manchester City players who returned to Manchester, and welcomed the arrival of this championship with their greatest enthusiasm!
You know, the last champion they welcomed back was the former English League One and the current English Championship champions...
"This is the first, but it won't be the last, I'm sure!"
Dick shouted at all the Manchester City fans: "I'm here just to make history, please believe me!"
This made the Manchester City fans present cheer even louder.
However, for a club like Manchester City, it is not too difficult to create history, because they have a lot of history to create - they only have one European Cup Winners' Cup championship, and the last time they won the league was three years ago.
Nineteen years ago, the FA Cup was last won 38 years ago, the League Cup was last won 31 years ago - now Dick has broken Manchester City's record of 31 years without an English national championship.
Next, every time he won a championship, it ended Manchester City's embarrassing record.
And this championship also serves as a reminder to all the powerful players in the Premier League - pay attention, Dick is here. This guy who has been snatching various championships like a madman in the past seven years has now come to the Premier League to compete for the championship. Everyone, be careful.
Keep an eye on your own room of honor...
After winning this game, Manchester City welcomed Everton in the league.
Three to zero, Manchester City easily defeated mid-table Everton at home. Di Natale showed his true qualities as a master of abuse. Two goals allowed him to continue to maintain his advantage as the top scorer.
, Samuel scored the icing on the cake. Di Natale's number of league goals reached 23. Now the second-ranked Cristiano Ronaldo has only 20 goals and is already behind.
Di Natale scored three goals, and Adebayor only scored 18, which was a full five goals behind Di Natale. Normally, such goals would have been enough for Di Natale to win the top scorer.
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Moreover, such data has allowed Di Natale to tie a record - the player who scored the most goals in the first season after joining the Premier League was Dutch striker Ruud van Nistelrooy.
The number of goals was twenty-three, which was the previous record, and Di Natale has already tied this record - Di Natale, who was previously unknown, had a big explosion as soon as he arrived in the Premier League, which really made many people wonder.
I find it incredible. He scores goals in almost every game. There are only a few games where he has not scored. And he has only scored twice so far three times. The other goals have been scored one by one. More importantly, he has scored twice in three games.
Yes, there was not a single penalty kick among these twenty-three goals. They were all goals in sports battles. Di Natale's performance really surprised many people...
There are still eleven rounds left before the end of the Premier League, and it is almost certain that Di Natale will set a new record.
In this round of games, Arsenal suffered a draw in the away game. They were tied with Manchester United on points. This also expanded Manchester City's advantage to four points. With the start of the next Champions League game, Manchester City's advantage will definitely be
It will become bigger and bigger, and their biggest tests in the league will only be Chelsea and Liverpool. Next, as long as Manchester City performs well and wins their first top league championship in thirty-eight years,
This is no longer a problem!
In the next two rounds of the league, Manchester City showed their mature side.
When facing Wigan Athletic and Reading, two teams that are not outstanding but are known for their rudeness and ferocity, Manchester City showed their mature side. They did not attack blindly, but continued to attack
Using passes to consume the opponent's physical energy. Although Manchester City still does not have a top midfield controller, their technical abilities are still acceptable, especially when facing weaker opponents, they can also play this way.
Very easy to handle.
In these two rounds of the league, Manchester City did not play well, but they both won. In the game against Wigan Athletic, after struggling for most of the game, Torres sealed the throat with a sword and defeated the opponent 1-0. And in the game against Wigan Athletic,
In Ding's game, he first used a set kick to score a header from defender Samuel who came in from the back row to take the lead. Then, relying on a counterattack in the second half, Di Natale scored the 24th goal of the season.
Scored a goal in the league and won the game!
These two games were not good to watch, but they won the final victory. This is very important for Manchester City, especially for Dick. This is also a good opportunity to test the team. Next season will definitely
There must be more such sure wins so that we can perform equally well on several lines.
After winning these two games in a row, Manchester City's points have reached 71 points. In these two games, their biggest rival Arsenal won one and drew one, and Manchester City opened a six-point gap.
Manchester United has won two games in a row and consolidated its second place position. It is chasing closely behind with a four-point disadvantage. The situation of the Manchester two heroes competing has gradually taken shape!
The advantage in the league has begun to stabilize, and it can be said that the only opponent left is Manchester United. The morale of Manchester City is quite high, and Mansour, who has always been indifferent, is also interested. He has been in the team for the second time
Come to the training ground to watch the players train, and after the training, invite all members of the team to have dinner at the best local hotel in Manchester...
At the banquet, Mansour took the initiative to toast Dick, expressed great satisfaction with Dick's work this season, and promised the players that if they could win the league championship this season, he would give an additional five million
The pound prize money is divided equally among all members of the team!
This promise made all the players cheer. Playing football is to seek money. Now while working hard, you can also get additional rewards. Naturally, no one will refuse. Five million pounds, the first team of the team plus the coach.
That is, there are about thirty people, and each person can get over one hundred thousand pounds, which is not a small amount of money.
After attending this banquet, the players began to treat the next game with a more positive attitude, and no one dared to have any objections to Dick's command. After all, Dick and Mansoor had a good time drinking and talking at the banquet.
Everyone has seen it. Now in terms of the team, Dick is the leader and has the full support of the boss. To have a conflict with him at this time is to court death. Didn't you see that Vassell is still in the reserve team? He is almost going moldy.
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In the middle of the week, Dick sent out all his substitutes. It's not that he doesn't pay attention to the FA Cup game, but that no matter how dark horse the opponent is, it's only a second-level team. It's even more lucky to get to this point.
Still at the home court of Manchester City, Dick will naturally not let the main players consume their energy. The weekend is the league match against Tottenham. For this team that defeated him, Dick will have to hold back and give the opponent a good look.
Hull resisted very tenaciously in the away game. Dick didn't know that in history, Hull reached the FA Cup final this season. They were the first non-top team to enter the FA Cup final in the new century.
The league team eventually lost to Portsmouth 0-1 in the final. However, no matter how tenacious Hull is, after all, there is a huge gap with Manchester City in terms of overall strength...
After tenaciously resisting for half an hour, Hull's defense finally fell. Manchester City's frontcourt tore apart the opponent's defense through a series of passes. Ashley Young broke through the opponent's defender from the wing and then crossed into the penalty area.
, when Hull's defenders were focusing on center Sturridge and Ireland and Parker who were inserted in the back row, Young passed the ball directly to the back point. Bell, who followed up in the back row, kept stopping the ball at a very small angle.
Directly pushing the ball into the far corner, the ball flew past the Hull goalkeeper's fingertips, then hit the inside of the goal post and bounced into the goal!
One to zero, Bell's goal helped Manchester City take the lead!
After taking the lead, the second half of the game is easy to play. The FA Cup game is a decisive game, and there is no situation where you lose less in the away game and then go to home to fight hard. If Hull does not attack,
I can only watch myself lose the game.
But in terms of defense, they are still very good, and their counterattacks are okay. If they attack...it will be difficult to find any good opportunities from Manchester City's defense. On the contrary, the problems exposed in their own defense will become even bigger.
Sturridge scored Manchester City's second goal shortly after the start of the second half. Such a goal established Manchester City's victory and allowed Manchester City to successfully break through the quarterfinals and become the first team in this season's FA Cup.
One of the top four!
And they are also the only top team to enter the FA Cup semi-finals this season - if you think that Manchester City is not yet considered one of the four traditional giants, then this season will be the first time in the new century that there is no such thing.
The four giants Manchester United, Arsenal, Liverpool and Chelsea have entered the FA Cup semi-finals this season!
"The last time these four teams missed the semi-finals of the FA Cup at the same time was twenty-one years ago...The semi-finals at that time were Tottenham, Watford, Coventry and Leeds United, but at that time
, Tottenham are also a giant, so the real season in which no giant reached the semi-finals can be traced back to 1975. At that time, West Ham United, Ipswich, Fulham and Birmingham were four real civilian teams.
Dominated the FA Cup... But if you say that Manchester City is not a giant, it would be too unacceptable. I have to say that Manchester City is now the biggest favorite to win the FA Cup, no one."
In this round of competition, in addition to Manchester City defeating Hull, the two favorites Manchester United and Chelsea both lost unexpectedly. Manchester United's loss at home to Portsmouth, a team of the same level, can be regarded as a big upset.
Chelsea's away loss to the British Championship team Barnsley is even more incredible - it is obvious that Chelsea has begun to have problems, and the greater reason for Manchester United's defeat is that they focus on the league and Champions League and ignore it
FA Cup match.
In any case, Manchester City is the biggest favorite for the FA Cup now, this is a fact.
