On the afternoon of October 25th, as Su Dong walked out of the player tunnel at the Etihad Stadium, he saw Phil Foden, a teenager from the youth training camp, appearing in front of him, looking up at him with a smile, as if he was
Saying: I'm here again.
"What? Have you saved enough pocket money recently?" Su Dong asked with a smile.
In order to be a ball boy, Phil Foden tried all kinds of tricks and even spent all the pocket money he had saved for two years. This incident became a story in the Manchester City locker room. Everyone felt that
This guy is interesting.
But I didn't expect that just a short time later, he would come again.
"Don't get me wrong, it was our coach who rewarded me this time." Phil Foden said loudly with his head held high.
"Rewarded by the coach?"
"Yes, I have performed well in the youth team recently, and he has rewarded me. He also said that if I continue to perform well in the future, he will let me come to every home game." When he said this, Phil Foden's tone was filled with excitement.
He was so proud, as if this was the best thing in the world to him at such a young age.
Children are children.
Su Dong and his teammates also smiled and reached out to touch Foden's head, "Then how did you convince them?"
You know, every home game, the ball boys will "compete" over who can hold Su Dong's hand, but today it seems that everyone else is quite well-behaved, and no one is trying to compete with Foden. This is unusual.
.
Foden immediately scratched his head in embarrassment and chuckled.
However, a child next to him shouted first: "He behaved well and asked his father for pocket money, and he promised to treat us to snacks."
Everyone immediately burst into laughter.
Foden turned around bitterly and glared at the kid who was talking, "I want you to talk more."
"I'm telling the truth."
In fact, the players in the first team are not very old, they are all in their twenties, and they are still young at heart. They have a very good impression of these children, especially watching them play around like this is even more interesting.
In fact, the days in the youth training camp are the most carefree. Everyone has a goal and is working hard for it.
Although there are also main players and substitutes, in fact there is not such a clear boundary between everyone, and there is not much distinction between high and low.
But it's different when it comes to the adult team. It's full of all kinds of interests. Not to mention competing for playing opportunities, there are actually quite a few private fights.
Seeing this group of children full of childishness, many players began to envy them.
Su Dong also liked these children very much. He touched their heads affectionately with one hand and asked them casually about the youth team. It was not until the referee Clattenburg came out with his assistants that Su Dong came up to them.
But little did Su Dong know that from the perspective of children like Foden, he was the most enviable.
He is tall and strong, handsome, and plays the ball well. He is also the captain of the team. He can chat with the referee Clattenburg and the linesman. When Arsenal's captain Cesc Fabregas showed up with the Gunners players,
In front of Su Dong, he was obviously a younger brother.
There is no way, with Su Dong's status in world football today, who is not a younger brother?
Such players are born to be idols!
Therefore, Foden and countless players in Manchester City's youth training camp all regard Su Dong as their idol, and they all aspire to play like Su Dong or play alongside him.
Not only in the youth training camp, Foden heard Sterling mention Su Dong more than once.
Sterling came to Manchester City just for Su Dong, and he is waiting for the opportunity to play in the first team.
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The atmosphere before the game was good, but the moment we walked into the stadium, it completely disappeared.
Entering this stadium, the two sides are life-and-death enemies.
Especially in a game like tonight, only one team can make it out alive.
Before the game, Manchester City held a moment of silence to commemorate the death of club legend Malcolm Ellison.
This English legend has not played in Manchester City, but the peak of his coaching career was in Manchester City. At the same time, he helped Manchester City win the only European championship in the club's history, the European Cup Winners' Cup, and the club's history.
Second English top flight title.
That was the pinnacle of Manchester City's history!
It took Manchester City thirty-one years from the first top league championship to the second championship, and forty-two years have passed since the second championship. Manchester City finally showed its ability to impact the top league again.
The strength of a champion.
But unfortunately, Malcolm Ellison passed away.
Manchester City management held a memorial service and also observed a moment of silence for him before this focus game.
Su Dong was not familiar with this eighty-three-year-old man and had never met him. Among the few rumors about him, the one that impressed him most was that he invited a British porn star to his team's stadium.
In the bathtub, I had a mandarin duck bath with him, and was even photographed by media reporters.
This also proves one thing once again, legendary figures always have their legendary qualities.
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"Remember our preparation before the game?"
Before the game officially started, Su Dong called all his teammates over and formed a circle.
"Remember!" everyone replied in unison.
"Okay, let's unify and do this after the opening ceremony. Come on!" Su Dong stretched out his hand.
Other Manchester City players also stretched out their hands and intertwined with Su Dong's.
"come on, come on, come on!"
The Manchester City players shouted in unison, and with a final wave of their hands, everyone returned to their positions.
…
"We saw that Manchester City was very energetic tonight."
"This is actually not surprising. Manchester City is currently ranked first in the Premier League. This is the first time in the history of their club that they have seen the hope of winning the title in England's top league in decades. Every player is holding back their energy.
"
"As for this Manchester City team, except for Sudong, Pepe, Marcelo and Toni Kroos, the other players have basically not tasted the championship, so they are all full of fighting spirit."
"Tonight, Guardiola still used a four-three-three formation."
"Goalkeeper Joe Hart returned to the lineup, the defense was Marcelo, Pepe, Kompany and Micah Richards. Zabaleta was injured and Guardiola chose Micah Richards.
Chaz will be the team's right back."
"He has played several times on behalf of Manchester City before, and his performance is pretty good. He has performed well as a right back."
"The midfield is still the same three players, with Busquets in the back, David Silva and Toni Kroos in the middle, and the front three of Di Maria, Sudong and Sanchez."
"This is also Manchester City's strongest lineup at the moment."
"Also, we see Gareth Barry return to the squad."
"Some people say that Arsenal is the Premier League version of Barcelona. Of course, they are talking about Barcelona during Frank Rijkaard's time. The difference between Barcelona and the Barcelona coached by Mourinho now is still very obvious."
"And Cruyff said that Barcelona's orthodoxy lies in Manchester City."
"Now it's a battle between two teams with very similar playing styles."
"Arsenal also adopted a four-three-three formation."
"The goalkeeper is Fabianski, the defense is Clichy, Djurou, Squillac and Sagna, the midfield is Alexander Song at the back, Cesc Fabregas and Denilson are in the middle, and Alejandro is in the frontcourt.
A combination of Chauvin, Chamakh and Nasri.”
"We can clearly see that the overall strength of the two teams is still very interesting."
"Wenger said before the game that the key to Arsenal's victory lies in whether they can block Sudong's attack."
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"The game has begun."
"Arsenal kicks off first."
"Manchester City pressed heavily, obviously wanting to take advantage of the home court and press Arsenal from the beginning."
"Look at this time, Arsenal were forced to make a long pass into the frontcourt."
"Kompany beat Chamakh and headed the ball back to midfield."
"The Belgian central defender has performed very well this season and together with Pepe formed the strongest defense in the Premier League."
"Look at Manchester City's attack this time, advancing into the frontcourt."
"It was handed to David Silva and then to Toni Kroos. He didn't continue to the right and suddenly moved back to the left."
"Manchester City's lateral passing and ball control are very flexible."
"Di Maria has a chance on the left."
"Su Dong ran over and raised his hand to ask for the ball. Di Maria passed the ball to the bottom line of the penalty area."
"pretty!"
"Su Dong used his body to hold Squillac and stop the ball, but he could not turn around."
"Arsenal is in danger now, let's see how Su Dong handles it."
"Pull your left foot behind you..."
"David Silva, follow..."
"The ball went in!!!!!!"
"GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!"
"Only 45 seconds into the game, Manchester City took the lead in knocking on Arsenal's goal!"
"Wonderful cooperation from Manchester City's frontcourt. Su Dong's body is so strong that Squillaci was blocked behind him and had no ability to resist at all, let alone stop him from passing the ball."
"Su Dong's assist was very exciting and comfortable. David Silva followed up and hit the lower right corner with his left foot."
"There was nothing goalkeeper Fabianski could do."
"Manchester City got off to a fantastic start!"
"One to zero!"
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The goal within 45 seconds of the opening game completely ignited the passion at the Etihad Stadium.
Tens of thousands of Manchester City fans fell into carnival!
Who would have thought that the goal in the game would come so quickly?
In the stands, many fans were already celebrating the goal crazily in the aisles before they even found their seats.
On the side of the pitch, in front of the visiting team's coaching bench, Wenger slapped his forehead hard with a stern look on his face.
What he was most worried about happened.
He has always been afraid of Su Dong, but Su Dong helped Manchester City score a goal as soon as the game started.
Is there a worse situation than this?
This time, not only Wenger was frustrated, but also the Arsenal players on the pitch were greatly hit.
How can we play a game like this when we conceded the ball less than a minute into the game?
Subsequently, Manchester City also completely controlled the situation, mastered the possession of the ball, pressed Arsenal in the half, launched a continuous pull, and was ready to give Arsenal another fatal blow at any time.
But in the fourth minute of the game, Arsenal launched a counterattack. Cesc Fabregas made a long pass and Chamakh quickly advanced.
