In 2008, after Abu Dhabi's Mansour acquired Manchester City, he declared that he would build a giant club within three years.
This was considered a joke by many people back then.
Especially the arrogant British and the media are attacking in groups, despising Manchester City for being an upstart, just like Abramovich did when he took over Chelsea. Although they cannot deny that Chelsea is already one of the top teams in the Premier League, but
I still don’t recognize Chelsea as a giant.
At least, Chelsea doesn't have the Champions League!
In the first two seasons after taking charge of Manchester City, I spent a lot of money on stars and money, but the results were mediocre.
But all this changed completely with the arrival of Su Dong.
Everyone has discovered that Manchester City, which had a weak attack last season, has transformed into one of the most powerful attacking teams in the Premier League this season, and its defense is still very good. The arrival of Pepe has greatly improved Manchester City's defense.
More importantly, as the season progressed, everyone was surprised to find that Su Dong's arrival not only brought about an improvement in strength, but also became the captain of Manchester City and the soul of the team, condensing the spirit of changing clothes.
room.
As early as the beginning of the season, after Su Dong was elected captain, the media questioned this decision. Because Su Dong had never been a captain and was new to the team, would the people in the locker room be convinced?
But soon, they discovered that Manchester City's dressing room was very quiet. Kompany and Zabaleta served as the team's vice-captains. The two of them rallied tightly around Su Dong and kept Manchester City on the same page.
Not long ago, there was a scandal between Joe Hart and Gareth Barry, and everyone thought that there was finally going to be trouble in the Manchester City locker room.
But the result was once again eye-opening.
Joe Hart and Gareth Barry both "rested" during the weekend's league games, but both refused all interviews from the outside world. The Manchester City dressing room was still peaceful, and it seemed that there was no problem.
On the contrary, Manchester City is still actively trying to introduce David Luiz and compete with Chelsea, Manchester United and other teams for talents.
Manchester City has no problems, but is still making progress.
The British media always have a strong questioning spirit. They believe that Manchester City is pretending to be quiet now, but in fact it is a mess internally. It is just that Blackpool is too weak to pose a threat to Manchester City.
The News of the World publicly stated in a report on Sunday that the midweek match against Polish team Lech Poznan was the real disaster for Manchester City, because this team performed abnormally in the Europa League group stage this season.
outstanding.
"The Europa League welcomes Lech Poznan, and Arsenal welcomes Arsenal at the weekend. Manchester City will not escape bad luck!"
In the report, the British media that exposed the Joe Hart scandal reported extensively on Lech Poznan's performance this season, from the away draw with Juventus to the defeat of Red Bull Salzburg.
Showed quite impressive strength.
Before Manchester City faced Lech Poznań, Arsenal, their opponent in the ninth round of the weekend league, also showed an amazing performance in the Champions League. They defeated Shakhtar Donetsk 5-1 at home and ended the match in three games.
With a complete victory, a record of scoring 14 goals and conceding only two goals, they are proudly the best performing team in the Champions League group stage, and no one can compare with them.
This undoubtedly brought huge competition pressure to Manchester City.
The Independent, which is close to Arsenal, even announced in a high-profile manner that after the Gunners defeated Shakhtar Donetsk, the Gunners are expected to compete in the Champions League this season, and gave great support to players such as Cesc Fabregas, Nasri, Wilshere, Rosicky and others.
received a very high rating.
Wenger also expressed satisfaction with the team's victory after the game.
"We are a team with gorgeous skills and extremely fast offensive advancement, so we really hate those players and teams who rely on their bodies and muscles to foul rough. We play the most gorgeous and pleasing offensive football in Europe, which is like mercury pouring down the ground.
."
Wenger believes that there is no need for Cesc Fabregas to seek to join Barcelona because Arsenal is stronger than Barcelona.
Wenger also spoke highly of the dual-core team of Wilshere and Cesc Fabregas, believing that both of them have performed at a very high level. This combination is the guarantee for Arsenal's smooth offense.
"There is no doubt that the game against Manchester City at the weekend will be difficult, but with Cesc's return, we have won two consecutive victories, we have played an offensive like mercury, we have found the idea of the game and established a
Gained confidence.”
"My players and I are confident that we can defeat Manchester City at the weekend just like we defeated Shakhtar Donetsk!"
As the name suggests, this is actually a psychological war by Wenger.
Arsenal finished the game and won a big victory, and they wanted to use this momentum to put pressure on Manchester City.
Guardiola's choice is not to accept the move and let the game speak for itself.
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On the evening of October 21st, Manchester Etihad Stadium.
Mansour appeared in the home stands of Manchester City neatly dressed in a suit and ties.
But the fans at the scene did not respond enthusiastically to his arrival.
Obviously, they have not accepted this Middle Eastern tycoon who has invested huge sums of money in the team but has not received any return so far, and their attitude even seems a bit indifferent.
This is Mansour's first appearance at the Etihad Stadium this season.
He will stay here for a few days, and in addition to the game against Lech Poznan, he will also supervise the game against Arsenal.
But Mansour did not disclose his arrival to the players, and he did not even intend to bring extra pressure to the team.
Accompanied by club executives such as Mubarak, Soriano and Begiristain, he appeared in the stands and silently watched the players of the two teams enter. He only saw Su Dong, the leader of the Manchester City team, coming on the stage.
, he showed a smile full of accomplishment. This is his most proud masterpiece so far.
Su Dong finally put on the Manchester City jersey!
"His role is indeed very important. So far, if it weren't for him, we wouldn't be at the top of the league." Soriano followed Mansour's line of sight and praised Su Dong intentionally or unintentionally.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Mansour nodded, "You have all worked hard."
In one sentence, Soriano and others were in a good mood.
"On my way to Manchester, I read a lot of news from the media, and many media were not very optimistic about us."
"Yes." Begiristain took over, "Actually, this is normal, because the media likes to sensationalize. If most people are optimistic, some media will come out to badmouth them, and the British media are biased to a certain extent.
, and our foundation in this aspect is relatively weak.”
Manchester City has not yet made good friends with the media, so even if it is scolded in the media, it is difficult for Manchester City to respond.
Because no one can guarantee that the media will not cut off the whole story and take it out of context.
Rather than being exploited by the media and triggering a more intense storm, it is better not to respond at all and save yourself the trouble.
"Is this game certain?" Mansour asked with concern.
He actually doesn't know much about football, but he likes to win.
"Winning is a high-probability event, and we will stick to our own style of play and philosophy and show our strong team temperament," Begiristain said.
Mansour nodded again and said nothing more.
As the boss behind the scenes, he knows very well that whatever he says may bring pressure to them.
He has enough patience, especially for Su Dong.
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Just as they did against Juventus, Lech Poznan actively launched attacks from the beginning and tried to suppress Manchester City's passing and possession of the ball through active and physical running.
In just three minutes, they hurriedly kicked off the outside of the penalty area and fired a long shot, the first shot of the game.
Manchester City tried to stabilize the rhythm, but the Polish team pressed hard and did not intend to give Manchester City any chance to breathe.
In two consecutive quick attacks, Manchester City tried to create danger through both wings, but the placement of the cross was not very good and failed to form an opportunity. Su Dong missed the placement.
Guardiola was a little anxious on the sidelines and signaled the team to stay steady and not to cross blindly. This was too inefficient.
Su Dong, who was wearing the captain's armband, also told his teammates on the court to stay steady and be patient.
In the 11th minute, Manchester City tried to open up the offensive situation on the left. After Di Maria got the ball, he failed to get a chance. He listened to the opinions of Guardiola and Su Dong just now and did not pass the ball down.
return.
David Silva made a cross pass and passed it to Toni Kroos on the right side of the top of the arc. It looked like he was going to transfer to the right and hand it to Sanchez to launch the attack. At this moment, the Chilean winger was
On the right side of the restricted area.
Lech Poznan's defense also quickly shifted, specifically focusing on Manchester City's right wing.
This is Manchester City's regular routine. They always pull the opponent's defense through this kind of back and forth passing.
But during the transfer of Poznan Lech's defense, a flaw was revealed. Toni Kroos did not pass the ball to Sanchez as they expected, but suddenly sent a diagonal pass with his right foot, passing the ball
Back to the left of the top of the arc.
I saw Su Dong, who had just been running to the left to meet Di Maria, suddenly stopped.
Toni Kroos's pass came to Sudong's feet just in time.
Stop the ball, pull, turn around, and shoot low with your left foot!
"GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!"
"In the 11th minute, Manchester City's first shot scored the goal of Lech Poznan."
"The left-footed low shot from Sudong directly scored the ball into the lower left corner of the Polish team's goal."
After Su Dong scored, everyone quickly rushed out of the stadium and ran all the way to the sidelines.
At this moment, the live TV camera captured the Manchester City chairman's stand. The boss Mansour also rushed out of the seat excitedly at the moment Sudong scored. Like all Manchester City fans, he raised his hands high.
, cheering to celebrate Su Dong’s goal.
This scene instantly narrowed the distance between Mansour and Manchester City fans.
Su Dong was also on the sidelines high-fiving and hugging all his teammates who were rushing over, celebrating the goal.
Are Lech Poznan strong?
Maybe, but it depends on who it is for.
At least Su Dong feels that the defenders on this team are not very strong. As long as he is given a chance, he can score goals.
Let those people outside who are waiting to see Manchester City's jokes be completely disappointed!
This is the counterattack from Manchester City's upstarts!
