20 days ago, Manchester City was 8 points behind Manchester United. Mancini also said that "there is no chance of winning the championship." However, the situation in the Premier League has changed. In the past three rounds, Manchester United seemed to have lost 3 points as if they were taking a nap. However, Manchester City won three consecutive victories and the point difference was instantly narrowed.
With 5 points, Manchester City seemed to see hope of regaining the lost ground.
If Manchester City wins this Tianwangshan Derby, the points gap between the two teams will be narrowed to one victory. Considering that Manchester City has a 6 goal difference advantage before the game, if Manchester City wins, this advantage will be at least
Reaching 8, with only two rounds left in the Premier League, this advantage is tantamount to one more invisible point.
If Manchester United makes any more mistakes in the last two rounds, Manchester City will hope to win the Premier League crown at the last moment.
Before the game, Mancini expressed his hope that Tevez would score a key goal: "I think Tevez is destined to score in this game. This goal will be important and will be recorded in the history of the club. That way
If so, there is no need to argue about who is the best team in Manchester this season at least. I firmly believe this. For a club, it feels much better to beat its neighbors than to beat foreign teams. I have experienced Milan
Derby, it's a more satisfying feeling and importantly, Manchester has two such great clubs."
Previously, Mancini had kept a low profile. Even two days ago, he said through the "Daily Telegraph" that even if Manchester City won, it would be difficult to win the championship.
But yesterday Mancini suddenly changed his tone. According to the "Daily Mail" report, Mancini talked about the prospects after winning the championship, saying that once he wins the championship, he will dominate English football for many years: "The important thing is that Manchester City not only wants to win.
A championship. I want to leave a legacy. Our goal is to catch up with what Manchester United, Barcelona and Real Madrid have achieved in the future. My goal is to lead Manchester City to win many championships, and Manchester City is ready. We will
To remain a top club for many years to come, Manchester City will be even stronger next season than they are now."
Mancini added: "If we beat Manchester United and win the title, it will be the biggest achievement in my coaching career. Because this is the Premier League championship, this is the championship of the best league in the world. As an Italian, winning in the Premier League
Championship, this is going to be better than anything I've done in the past."
If Manchester City can win the championship, it will be their first league championship since 1968. The opportunity to create the team's 44-year history is right in front of them. Mancini said: "The most attractive thing about Manchester City is that I can help the club create history.
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Balotelli, who has returned from suspension, is considered to be the focus of this game, and most people believe that the "bad boy" will play an important role in this game. Mancini was noncommittal: "It always depends on himself.
, in a game Balotelli can do everything and if he decides, he can score two or three goals."
However, during Balotelli's three-game suspension, Manchester City just achieved three consecutive victories. Mancini also said that Balotelli will be on the bench in this game, and Tevez and Aguero will start. Mancini
Ni also said that Tevez will stay at Manchester City: "He has a contract with Manchester City."
Facing the Manchester derby, midfielder Silva repeatedly mentioned the 1-6 draw at Old Trafford in the first leg of the league. According to the "Sun" report, Silva believed that Manchester United people would be afraid to recall it.
In that 1-6 game, the Spaniard said in an interview: "I don't think Manchester United will be nervous, but they know that we have closed the gap and beat them 6-1, which will put a lot of pressure on them.
The atmosphere (at the Etihad Stadium) will be great and all the Manchester City fans want us to win the title, especially beating our city rivals. The end of our season is on the line and no matter what, we have to win.
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On the other hand, the Manchester Derby is imminent. Since the two teams are 5 points apart, Manchester City has a 6-goal difference advantage. In the past three rounds, Manchester United seemed a little careless after expanding its lead to 8 points.
Manchester City, which had won three consecutive games, narrowed the gap again.
The Premier League, which has suddenly become more suspenseful, will usher in a battle at Tianwangshan.
Manchester City will have to score 3 points in the game in order to win the last hope!
For Manchester United, a cruel fact is: if Manchester City wins, in order to maintain a 2-point advantage in the following games, there will be no room for loss.
And expanded the goal difference advantage to at least 8 goals. When asked about this question, Ancelotti responded in the affirmative: "Yes, I agree, this is of great significance to both sides. If either
If the side loses, they will have to reflect. If we lose, we will lose more advantages, yes I think so."
Ancelotti said this is a very serious game: "This is everything for the supporters, whoever loses will feel extremely regretful, because this is Derby. For the fans and teams on both sides, it is a working Tuesday.
It will be the most important day of their lives. I think our fans will regard it as the most important because we will face the most opposing team. There will be no exceptions. Ask any fan and I will know that.
What would he say?"
General Evra expressed his concerns about this derby through the "Sun": "We have to stop them before they do, because they have great potential. When a giant is a giant, it is they who won the first place during that period.
last year they won the FA Cup. If they win the Premier League this year, it will give them more confidence. If they win the championship, it will be a new page in their history, which is revolutionary and will be a great blow to Manchester United.
It will have a big impact. As a Manchester United player, as a leader or captain of the team, when playing this kind of game, you must take responsibility."
Evra believes that the Premier League trophy is the most important trophy: "Whether you ask me or Giggs and others, which trophy is the most important, we will answer this (Premier League championship)."
In the derby, the role of veterans will be crucial. Before the game, Giggs encouraged the team to win this derby: "We can't wait for the derby on Monday night. We will not imagine that this is an easy game.
, this is a tough derby for both sides. Manchester United and Manchester City are the two best teams this season, there is no doubt about it. Manchester City is an excellent team and plays at home, but we
It's Manchester United, we are the champions, we have to fight hard to win away from home and use the derby to show that we deserve the league title."
The derby also affects the hearts of old Manchester United people. Before the game, Gary Neville stated in his "Daily Mail" column that the result of this derby will affect three years: "This is the 162nd Manchester derby, but
The significance of Monday night's game will be unprecedented. I have been a Manchester United player for 18 years, but I have never seen such an important derby. From one perspective, this derby will determine the ownership of the championship, but I think the impact
It’s more than that. In my opinion, it’s about the two teams’ right to speak in Manchester, the right to speak about the Premier League and the right to speak about English football. Imagine if Manchester City wins the championship, the confidence in them and the confidence in them here.
It is very important to establish a sense of authority in a city.”
Neville recalled the time after losing the championship in the 1994-95 season: "I thought I would never be able to compete in the championship again. There is nothing worse than regret in my career, so I am very lucky to have a lot of experience. My team-mates and manager are close to me and they tell me that we can get back into the title race again. I know that on Monday both clubs will be fighting for three points and the results of that effort will affect the club for three years."
The Etihad Stadium is a veritable devil's home stadium. Manchester City has only lost 4 points in the past 27 league games at home. In addition, no team in the history of the Premier League has been able to lose by 5 or more goals in the first round. In this case, the next round will be avenged.
Judging from the performance of the two teams, Manchester City is fully worthy of the victory in this battle at Tianwangshan. If the Blue Moon players didn't feel mediocre in front of the goal, this game might have turned into a massacre again.
In the entire game, Manchester United did not have a single shot within the opponent's goal. Even including the shots blocked by the opponent's defender, Manchester United only shot 5 times, while Manchester City's total number of shots was as high as 15.
What's worse is that Manchester United failed to show its kingly spirit at all when it fell behind. Manchester United, which "cannot be a Red Devils without a reversal", only completed its only shot in the entire second half in the 5th minute of stoppage time. After falling behind, there was no shot in the first 49 minutes of the second half. It was unbelievable. Where was the blood of the Red Devils?
Ancelotti could only say helplessly after the game: "I am very disappointed that the players failed to create any substantial test for the opponent's goalkeeper."
In addition, Manchester United's aging midfielder was completely suppressed by Yaya Toure, with a ball possession rate of 47.4%-52.6%, a passing success rate of 80.8%-84.0%, and a pass count of 396-450,** The naked ground exposed Manchester United's decline on the field. To put it bluntly, Manchester United was pinned to the ground by their opponents for 90 minutes in this game and was unable to make any move to fight back.
If Manchester United ultimately loses the championship due to the dismal ending of this game, then this campaign will be even more humiliating for the team than the 1-6 night. Don’t forget, this is the Blue Moon Legion’s most recent victory since the 196970 season and the 200708 season. It was the third time in 40 years that Manchester United was beaten twice in the league. Manchester United's unbeaten Monday night game since 1998 was over.
After this round, Manchester City has 83 points and Manchester United has 85 points. There is only a 2-point advantage. However, Manchester City has a goal difference of 8. If Manchester United has any problems in the last two rounds, the championship will inevitably be replaced by another company in the city. club!
With two rounds left in the league, it is almost impossible for Manchester United to close such a goal difference. Manchester United must win the last two rounds.
What's even more frightening is that Manchester City will develop strong self-confidence and psychological advantages as a result, thereby growing into a more powerful opponent in the next few years.
Gary Neville stated in his column that if Manchester City can win the championship, then the championship will become their unshakable belief. Evra believes that if Manchester City wins the league championship, then they will achieve a revolutionary breakthrough and will be very successful from now on. It was difficult to be stopped. Mancini also changed his previous low profile and shouted the slogan "Dominate the Premier League for many years".
Of course, these are all assumptions. Don't forget, the competition for the league is not over yet.
Former Manchester City coaches Reid and Kendall, as well as former Manchester United players Paul Ince and Schmeichel, all predicted before the game that Manchester City would win the battle but lose the war, because even if they win the derby, the champion will still be
Manchester United's.
At present, Manchester City must pass the last two hurdles before they can have the last laugh, but whether it is Newcastle who are desperate for a place in the Champions League, or Queens Park Rangers who are desperate to avoid relegation, they are not easy opponents to deal with, especially as a guest.
Challenge the Lord
Newcastle is the winner. Manchester City, whose away record this season is only 9 wins, 4 draws and 5 losses, may not have a high chance of escaping. You must know that the Magpies have a home record of 11 wins, 5 draws and 2 losses in the past 9 leagues.
At home, they remained unbeaten with 7 wins and 2 draws.
Alan Shearer, the legendary Premier League striker, believes that Manchester City is very likely to lose points to Newcastle. For Manchester City, the only good news is that Newcastle will challenge Chelsea away from home in midweek, in this key battle for the Champions League spot.
, Fossil's Blues are expected to give Newcastle players a double blow to their physical fitness and morale, which will greatly reduce the difficulty of Manchester City's game at the weekend.
Everything is based on the fact that Manchester United also made mistakes in the last two rounds, so the key goal scored by Manchester United No. 9 against Everton is so precious.
This goal completely determined the direction of the final championship. Now the Manchester United media are criticizing Manchester United's weak offense in the derby. Such problems cannot be shouldered by Manchester United No. 9 alone. The loss is not his alone.
responsibility!
I don't know since when, "Park Ji-sung in big games" has become Ferguson's only magic weapon to defeat opponents when facing strong teams.
"Park San Fei"'s full concentration on the game and tireless fighting won him the appreciation and reuse of Ferguson.
Ancelotti made the same choice as his predecessor in this game. Although Park Ji-sung's playing time has plummeted this season and he has failed to play in 7 consecutive games before this campaign, considering the importance of this Manchester derby, Ancelotti
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Dee still chose to trust Park Ji-sung and let him start in the battle of Cheonwangsan Mountain that almost determined the championship. However, this time history did not repeat itself. Park Ji-sung told us with his staggering steps: There will be a day when "Park San Lung" can't run anymore.
The midfield control was unfavorable. In the 58th minute, Ancelotti sent Welbeck to replace Park Ji-sung. This move was tantamount to negating his previous decision and acknowledging the failure of his big gamble.
Park Ji-sung only made 17 passes in the 58 minutes he played, the fewest among the team's starting players except the goalkeeper. On the defensive end, Park Ji-sung only made one successful tackle and one clearance.
In the post-match scoring session of "Sky Sports", Park Ji-sung only scored 5 points, tied for the lowest among the team. "Sky Sports" also commented on him in a concise and concise manner: "Can't keep up with the rhythm of the game." You must know that before this game,
Park Ji-sung has not played in 7 consecutive games, and his last league start dates back to Manchester United's 2-0 home victory over Stoke City on January 31 this year. It has been 3 months since today!
Another thing worth noting is the duel between the two Italian coaches.
1-0! In this Manchester derby, which attracted global attention and was known as the "strongest in history", Manchester City defeated Manchester United with Kompany's header in stoppage time in the first half.
Throughout the game, Manchester United, who were firmly in the lead, had been suppressed by Manchester City's powerful offensive. The scene was very passive. On the offensive end, Manchester United only had 5 shots in the game and all of them missed. The Red Devils only completed the second half in stoppage time.
The only shot.
The lagging situation also made Ancelotti unable to sit still. In the 75th minute, Welbeck was kicked from behind by Manchester City midfielder De Jong, who also came on the bench, during the counterattack. The Manchester United striker covered his head.
His left ankle rolled on the turf with a very painful expression. The referee Marriner immediately showed the perpetrator De Jong a yellow card.
At this moment, the broadcast camera suddenly went to the sidelines. Ancelotti rushed towards Mancini angrily. Apparently he was angered by some of the Italian's words, because in Anshuai's eyes, De Jong, a man with two feet away from him,
Even a red card for a behind-the-back tackle would not be excessive, but Mancini didn't think so.
Faced with the fierce accusations from fellow villagers, Mancini, who had an equally fiery temper, refused to show any weakness at all. He immediately stepped forward to fight back in person. Both of them muttered words and greeted each other with swear words. Mancini even asked Ancelotti
After making a "shut up" gesture, Ancelotti, who rarely outbursts, responded in kind. He made the same gesture to signal Mancini to stop making irresponsible remarks about the penalty.
The two people, who were angry, had already entered into a tense confrontation. If the fourth official and the staff of the two teams hadn't stepped in to break up the fight in time, I don't know how this conflict would have ended!
After the game, Ancelotti immediately revealed the reason why he was angry with Mancini: "Mancini has been struggling with the referee, linesman and fourth official throughout the game. He has been complaining this week.
The referee, but he cannot complain about this correct decision."
Mancini, who won the game, hoped to minimize the conflict. He said in an interview: "I don't remember what the conflict was about. I told the fourth official that it was a foul.
Not a complaint. The atmosphere was very tense but I have put it behind me now."
Although Ancelotti and Mancini shook hands when the whistle blew at the end of the game, the rift between the two was forged.
In the first round of the Manchester derby this season, Mancini, who led his team to a 6-1 away victory, gave his fellow countryman a bottle of fine red wine originating from Italy after the game as a mark of respect. Before the game,
In an interview, Mancini also jokingly expressed the hope that Ancelotti would "reciprocate", but after this heated conflict, it is estimated that it will be difficult for Mancini to receive the red wine from his fellow countryman.
