Manchester City held their heads high and drew with the Gunners on a disaster night. The upstart Premier League will surely make the Premier League tremble!
This is the report given by Sky Sports after the ninth round of the Premier League's highlight game. It gave a very high evaluation to Manchester City's 3-3 draw with Arsenal and believed that this was the best game played by Manchester City this season.
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According to Sky Sports' technical statistics after the game, Manchester City's ball possession rate was only 35%, while Arsenal's was as high as 65%. This is the first time this season that Manchester City has such a sluggish ball possession rate.
The reason lies in the red card.
However, Sky Sports believes that Manchester City and Arsenal were still evenly matched in the first half. In terms of ball possession rate, although they are at a disadvantage, the gap is not obvious. They are on par with each other. In terms of the number of shots and the success rate of passes,
In other respects, Manchester City also did not fall behind and seemed not to be affected by the red card.
"The result in the first half was 2-2. Arsenal tied with Manchester City with a penalty kick."
Sky Sports believes that from a purely first-half perspective, Arsenal did not even have much of an advantage.
But in the second half, the situation took a turn for the worse.
As the game progressed, the players' physical energy consumption was huge. Manchester City gradually began to be unable to keep up with Arsenal's pace. The possession of the ball continued to be lost, and the passing success rate continued to decline. In the end, when counting the passing success rate of the entire game, it was only
About 80%, the final ball possession rate was only 35%.
Sky Sports believes that from the data of the first half and the whole game, we can see how obvious Manchester City's disadvantage was in the second half, how passive and embarrassing the scene was.
"I got a red card in the fourth minute. We were fighting with one opponent less. Manchester City took the lead three times, was tied by Arsenal three times, and even conceded the last two goals, all in the first half.
And the finale of the whole game.”
"Tonight's Manchester City team has impressed everyone. This is the first time they have truly shown that they are capable of winning the Premier League. It is also the first time they have made everyone have to admit that this is no longer a hired team.
Army!"
Sky Sports believes that Su Dong, who was elected as the best player in the game, is the undoubted soul core of Manchester City.
This is not only because Su Dong performed a hat trick, but also because when the team was in trouble repeatedly, Su Dong always stepped forward and was always able to seize opportunities and score goals for the team.
"In this focus game of strong dialogue, Su Dong demonstrated the strength and role of the world's top superstar at least three times. His three goals greatly inspired the fighting spirit of Manchester City players in the midst of cruel adversity.
It hurt Arsenal's morale."
Sky Sports said that as the captain of Manchester City, Su Dong is playing an increasingly important role. He is not only the team's number one center, not just the team's captain, but has gradually become the team's spirit.
Leader and soul core.
Guardiola has always been calm and rational, which is known to the whole world. He rarely shows his emotions in public and is always elegant. However, the Manchester City coached by Guardiola last season is not good at playing against the wind. This is also the reason why Guardiola is so calm and rational.
Everyone in the Premier League knows it.
In the strong dialogue, Manchester City almost lost, which is why so many people laughed at them as mercenaries.
This is really a mess.
Guardiola's tactical concepts are undoubtedly advanced. Even Cruyff believes that Barcelona's orthodoxy lies in Manchester City. This shows that Guardiola's tactical concepts are highly respected, but his shaping of the team's spiritual level is also a key factor.
Big weakness.
The team he trained is like a literary young man, delicate and organized, but lacking the determination to persevere in adversity and the courage to draw his sword and roar when they meet in a narrow road.
"Su Dong is gradually playing the role that Guardiola lacks. He is becoming a key player in Manchester City, not only for his goals, not only for his captain, but also for his status in the hearts of the players."
Sky Sports believes that this battle against Arsenal is likely to become a watershed for Manchester City this season.
"Manchester City now shows for the first time their strong temperament in competing for the Premier League championship!"
"As long as Manchester City continues to maintain this momentum, I believe that in the near future, they will completely break the pattern of the Premier League!"
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The Times analyzed the red card and believed that Clattenburg's ability to control the game was indeed disappointing.
They gave Manchester City a red card in the first four minutes, which was tantamount to wiping out a wonderful strong dialogue.
"It is estimated that the moment he reached out and took out the red card, countless fans in front of the TV sets around the world had already sentenced Manchester City to death in their hearts, because no team can survive such adversity."
The Times also believed that from a post-match perspective, “We should be grateful to Clattenburg.”
This authoritative media believes that it was precisely because of Clattenberg's red card that the whole world saw a classic duel.
"This is the most exciting game in the Premier League so far this season!"
This was not the most goal-scoring game, nor was it the smoothest and most beautiful game, nor was it the game with the highest technical and tactical value, but it was the most inspiring and touching game.
In this game, Manchester City completely conquered his fans and showed his completely new mental outlook.
The Times reported some remarks made by Guardiola at the post-match press conference.
The Spaniard believes that the red card completely changed everything.
"We took the lead in the 45th second. We have done everything. We are confident that we can defeat our opponents at home and win a hearty victory to defend our position as the league leader."
"But it's a pity that the red card completely ruined everything we had carefully prepared."
But Guardiola further stated that in the first half, after one player had already been sent off with a red card, referee Clattenburg actually awarded Arsenal a penalty kick when Manchester City was leading 2-1.
"I haven't watched the replay of the game yet. I have no way of saying whether this penalty kick is accurate or not. I can only look at this matter from a personal perspective. I think this is extremely unfair to us."
"You gave us a red card in four minutes, and then gave us a penalty kick when we were leading 2-1. Has such a game ever happened before?"
Guardiola said angrily, "If it's eleven against eleven, we will definitely beat our opponent!"
Then, the Spaniard changed the subject and mentioned Su Dong, who was elected the best player of the game.
Guardiola first expressed his admiration for the Manchester City players, believing that everyone has tried their best and played their best and hardest, and he cannot ask more of them.
"I have always said that Su Dong is a natural leader and a winner in life. He always wants to win. Even the result of 3 to 3 made him very unwilling. He said that the team will definitely win in the second round at the Chiefs.
The stadium avenged this arrow."
"His spirit inspired everyone in the team, even our ball boys on the sidelines were infected. His words in the locker room during halftime re-energized the team's morale.
and fighting spirit.”
"In this game, he completely embodied everything a great player and a great captain should do. He led the team to endure hardships in adversity, and even in the final stage of the game, he transformed into a
The defender appeared in our big penalty area defense, he is a model of a professional player!"
Not only Guardiola, but Wenger also mentioned Su Dong in the post-match press conference.
On the one hand, Wenger was not satisfied with his team's performance. He believed that the team should have won the game, but in the end it only drew 3-3, which was really unsatisfactory.
After all, in the game, Arsenal had one more player than their opponents.
On the other hand, Wenger felt that the players had done their best.
"It's hard for me to say anything else. All I can say is, congratulations to Manchester City, they defended their home court."
"This is a collective victory. Manchester City showed a positive attitude and fighting spirit in the game, which left a deep impression on me. Su Dong is their leader and he did what a leader should do."
Everything that comes.”
Wenger believed that Arsenal originally had all the conditions for victory, but in the end they were constantly undermined by Sudong's goals.
"The game was very difficult. We showed our strength, but we failed to win in the end."
"Sometimes football matches are like this. When eleven of us play against ten, we may not always be able to win. Just like tonight, when ten of us fought, it made Manchester City work together and become more united than ever before."
Finally, Wenger believes that Su Dong is the well-deserved number one player in world football and has shown everything a professional player can do in the Premier League.
At the same time, Wenger also believes that this season's Premier League title race will be full of suspense, and Manchester City also has a chance to win the championship.
As for Arsenal, they are currently eight points behind Manchester City, which is indeed a big gap.
"The league has only started nine rounds, and everything is still unknown."
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The Sun, the Guardian, the Daily Mail, and even the Independent, which is close to Arsenal, all published headlines on Manchester City's performance in this game, giving very high praise to Su Dong.
He also praised without hesitation.
Among the three major bookmakers, Manchester City's odds have further improved.
All bettors have used practical actions to prove their change and support for Manchester City. They believe that Blue Moon is likely to become a dark horse in the Premier League this season, completely shattering the traditional top four that have dominated the Premier League in the past few years.
pattern.
However, some media believe that behind Manchester City's strength is the malaise of local English players.
Micah Richards, who caused the red card, was considered to be the culprit for Manchester City's desperate situation, and Bridge, who came on as a substitute for Marcelo in the second half, was the "contributor" that allowed Arsenal to equalize the score in stoppage time.
All this shows that while Manchester City is performing better and better, the local players in the Premier League are gradually unable to keep up with Manchester City's pace and even begin to hold the team back.
As a result, calls for youth training reform have become louder and louder.
More and more knowledgeable people believe that England should learn from Germany and commit to the reform of youth training. They hope that one day, England can also cultivate superstars like Su Dong.
