"Agbonlahor is an outstanding player. It was my mistake not to notice the threat he posed."
Dick openly admitted his mistake on the second day of the defeat. This was indeed a mistake of his. He ignored the lethality brought by young Agbonlahor. This kid is indeed too fast, and Manchester City did not
After gaining enough advantage, they continued to attack in the second half. As a result, the large gap in the backcourt was exploited by Agbonlahor. Carew's header ferry and Agbonlahor's speed were fully displayed in the second half, and in the
Without Kompany, Richards and Samuel are not tall enough to restrain Carew, and they also do not have the speed to compete with Agbonlahor. In addition, Agbonlahor's state in this game is also poor.
It's particularly good. I have seized several single-sword opportunities. It is naturally not unusual to have such a result.
In terms of offense, Manchester City still needs a certain amount of running-in. After all, although Dick tried his best to let the players use more passes to strengthen the offense last season, their playing was still relatively rough, and Deco also needed to adapt.
In the new environment, some offensive problems have not been solved, which is also a difficult problem.
This defeat made Manchester City's players stop smiling, and they began to train more seriously in the following training. At the same time, with Belgium and Cote d'Ivoire eliminated from the Olympics, Yaya Toure and Kompany also
I returned to the team report in mid-week. Although Dick would not let them play immediately, it also improved Manchester City's state to a certain extent.
But no matter what, the defeat in the first round is real and has a great impact on the team. If we can win next, then everything will be easy. This defeat will be considered an accident. If there are no consecutive results,
If it's good, the impact will become even greater. After all, for Manchester City, their current foundation is not stable, and consecutive losses are likely to affect their confidence and status, especially when they encounter problems in the league.
If you lose continuously, you will have more doubts about your performance in the Champions League.
In this round, another team in Manchester also performed poorly. Manchester United was tied 1-1 by Newcastle at home. The other three giants all won, especially Chelsea under the leadership of new coach Scolari.
In the next home game, they swept Portsmouth 4-0, showing a strong momentum!
Manchester City's opponent in the second round is West Ham United. This East London team won in the first round and is now ranked in the top six. For them, it is a good idea for them to beat the sinking dog of Manchester City who is in poor condition.
, it seems to be something that should be done...
"We have only lost one game, and it is not our turn that any team can beat us." Dick said to the players on the training ground: "This game, let everyone see, the last game was just
Just an accident!"
But having said that, Dick didn't dare to slack off for this game. When August 24th came, he sent out most of his main lineup, except for Kompany and Yaya Toure who continued
In addition to rest and restorative training, Dick also put on all the other main players who could be put on the field.
Goalkeeper Hart, defense Alves, Richards, Samuel and Barnes, midfielder Barton, Parker and Deco, strike partners Ribery, Torres, Benzema and Dinata
Lay took the bench.
This season, Manchester City's three centers will definitely have to rotate, and Dick needs to use this method to find the best combination in order to launch an impact on the Champions League championship in the second half of the season.
Manchester City fans still have great enthusiasm for this game, and the City Stadium is packed. Prior to this, Mansour announced the news of a new stadium, which also gave Manchester City fans more expectations for the future.
After all, with the strong support of such top rich people, it is actually very easy for Manchester City to develop.
With the cheers of the fans in the stadium, the game started - West Ham United learned from Aston Villa's play style in the previous game, used defense to resist Manchester City's offense, and then launched a quick counterattack, England's traditional
The forward combination of Gao Yikuai worked very well in the last game, and it seemed that people had found a way to deal with Manchester City.
However, Dick and his team soon proved that the defeat in the first round was actually just an accident. Manchester City would not be defeated continuously by such an attack, let alone be caught by someone.
The team will be at a loss when it comes to goal.
West Ham United defended very tenaciously in the first half. They used intensive defense and constant tough confrontation to prevent Manchester City from scoring in the first half. When the referee blew the whistle to end the first half, West Ham United
Everyone in the United team breathed a sigh of relief. They felt that if they could maintain a tie in the first half, then they would be able to score a goal through counterattack in the second half...
However, after the start of the second half, Deco showed his abilities and proved that he is not old yet!
In the second half, after receiving a pass from his teammate in the midfield, Deco quickly passed the ball to Ribery in front, and then started to move forward. After Ribery broke through, he passed the ball to Deco. Deco
Without stopping the ball, he used a beautiful kick to volley the ball directly into the West Ham United goal!
One to zero! Deco's goal helped Manchester City break the deadlock!
After scoring this goal, Deco ran excitedly on the court. He started in the Community Shield and the first round, but his performance was not very good. Some people have begun to say that Deco is now completely outdated.
Yes, he joined Manchester City just to get the final pension contract. Now, he used this goal to prove that the 32-year-old Deco has not reached old age yet. At least he came to Manchester City not just to get the pension contract.
A more generous pension contract is coming!
After falling behind, West Ham United was not discouraged, because Manchester City also led 2-1 in the first round, but still continued to attack, and was penetrated by Aston Villa's quick counterattack. With Manchester City's current status
With the tactics Dick was used to, they were not satisfied with a one-goal lead.
This is indeed the case. After taking the lead, Manchester City did not retract the defense, but continued to press West Ham United's defense with constant attacks. This made the West Ham United team very happy, and they were constantly looking for opportunities to counterattack.
…
However, they soon discovered that they could not find any opportunities to counterattack. Manchester City paid attention to the coordination of passing back and forth. At the same time, West Ham United also lacked the high center forward of Carew and the speed of Agbonlahor.
forward...
Under such pressure, Manchester City quickly scored its second goal. After taking the ball in the midfield, Deco beautifully transferred the ball to the left of West Ham United, and Alves inserted it at high speed.
He raised his foot to stop the ball, then used his speed to force his way into the penalty area, raised his foot to pass near the baseline, and Torres, who followed up, grabbed the first landing point, then took off his foot and pushed the ball into the West Ham United goal.
!
After just five minutes, Manchester City expanded their lead!
If the West Ham United team was not in a hurry after the first goal, then after conceding the second goal, they began to be a little dumbfounded - if this continues, let alone winning, it will even be a game.
A draw, or a not-humiliating defeat seems impossible...
Under such circumstances, they started the next game in some confusion, and Manchester City did not give them any chance. After another five minutes, Manchester City scored the third goal!
Parker passed the ball directly behind the West Ham United defense. Benzema stepped in and received Parker's pass. He then dunked the opponent's defender beautifully and passed the ball to the center. Torres followed up and raised his right foot.
Stopped the ball and shot directly, hitting the ball into the West Ham United goal again!
Scored twice! Torres's third goal in two rounds of the league - after winning the European Cup with Spain and scoring the winning goal in the final, Torres seemed to have brought his form to the league.
Come on, he's Manchester City's best player now!
Of course, this is also related to his situation in the Spanish national team - while participating in the national team's training camp, Torres suffered some minor injuries, which caused him to miss all the Spanish group matches, but this also allowed him to get enough
rest and recuperation, and after returning to the main lineup, the only games he had played were the final semi-finals and finals. In these two games, he was naturally able to perform in the best condition and with the best performance.
Treat the game with physical fitness, and the subsequent recovery will be easier, and naturally you will be able to get into shape in the league faster!
Seeing a 3-0 lead, Dick knew that the game had been won. He quickly made three substitutions. Bell, Sturridge and Vidal replaced Ribery, Torres and Parker respectively.
, let them get more training in the game, and also let Vidal learn more things by Deco's side...
After falling behind by three goals, West Ham United's fighting spirit seemed to have collapsed. Although they launched a counterattack, they did not pose much of a threat at all and were easily resolved by Manchester City's defense.
The Manchester City fans in the stands cheered thunderously. Such a hearty 3-0 can naturally dispel a lot of worries - Manchester City this season cannot be said to be stronger than last season, but in this game there are three new players.
The players who joined have shown their abilities. Deco scored the first goal, and Alves and Benzema assisted Torres to score. This shows that the money in the transfer market is not wasted. With Dick's
Judging from the perspective, Manchester City should be even better this season than last season, and there won’t be much of a problem in winning the first Champions League title in the club’s history!
"I'm very satisfied with this victory. Well, I think you should praise me. After making a mistake in the first round, I quickly improved it so that my opponent could no longer seize too many opportunities to deal with it.
My team... isn't this a very valuable quality? There is no problem with Manchester City. No one can avoid occasional defeats. Even if I have never lost in the first round before, this record will be broken. As long as we
Look further and do better, and tomorrow will always be better - this is my view on our prospects for this season."
Dick told everyone at the press conference after the game that losing in the first round was hyped as if it was the end of the world by some guys. After winning this game, Dick naturally wanted to cheer up all the players: "
Now Manchester City is a top team, everyone should know this, and it does not depend on anyone's will... We have strengthened our strength in the transfer market and retained almost all of our players this season.
The goal should be a little higher than last season."
PS: Sorry, I just started spelling today, and I forgot to update until now... Sorry, sorry
