On the evening of January 13th, Manchester Etihad Stadium.
In the thirteenth round of the Premier League, Manchester City faced Birmingham at home.
When the game reached the 70th minute, Guardiola once again replaced Santa Cruz with Sudong.
When Su Dong was injured, Santa Cruz played two consecutive games, but he did not show the strength that a main center should have for a team that aims to challenge the Premier League championship. This made Guardiola and even Manchester City have doubts about him.
Very dissatisfied.
Santa Cruz definitely has strength, but if this strength is not used in today's Manchester City, it means nothing. Therefore, almost everyone in the team concluded that Manchester City will make signings during the winter break, and
Santa Cruz is likely to become a transfer addition and be sent away from the team.
It can be seen that the Paraguayan center really wanted to prove his strength in front of the home fans, but unfortunately, he did not perform satisfactorily from beginning to end.
In the 70th minute, when he walked to the sidelines again and hugged Su Dong politely, his face looked very ugly.
I'm afraid even he knows that his journey to Manchester City is basically over.
Of course, this may not be a bad thing for him.
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Sometimes, some things are really weird.
When Santa Cruz was on the court, Birmingham's midfield and backfield performed very solidly and did not give the Paraguayan center any chance.
But when Santa Cruz came off the field and Su Dong came on as a substitute, Birmingham's defensive players took the initiative to send gifts after only seven minutes.
Barry Ferguson, just by looking at his name, you can tell that he actually has nothing to do with Ferguson, nor does he have anything to do with Gareth Barry, but this name left an extremely deep impression on people in the 77th minute.
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That was when he took the initiative to pass the ball back under Toni Kroos' pressure. Uh, no, it should be that he actively cooperated with the Manchester City players to attack and sent a precise and fatal through ball from the outside of Birmingham's penalty area.
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The ball passed between the two central defenders, allowing Su Dong, who had just come on as a substitute, to successfully counter the offside. After getting the ball, he walked into the left side of the penalty area and formed a single shot. He shot low with his left foot and broke through Birmingham's goal, opening the scoring for Manchester City.
After scoring the goal, Su Dong almost couldn't help but rush over to celebrate this wonderful goal with Barry Ferguson.
He himself never thought that the opponent's midfielder would take the initiative to provide him with such a wonderful assist.
Is it because I'm too handsome?
No matter what, the ball is scored anyway, so let’s celebrate!
Su Dong ran all the way excitedly, celebrating his goal, leaving behind Barry Ferguson who was full of confusion.
"Birmingham midfielder Barry Ferguson made such a low-level mistake, which I have to say is surprising."
"I believe that at this moment, all Birmingham fans will want to ask him, did you play match-fixing? Otherwise, how could you provide an assist to Su Dong?"
"Or, are you a loyal fan of Su Dong? Want to help him score goals?"
"But no matter which one it is, Barry Ferguson, we remember this name, his passing skills are really good. In McClash's Birmingham, he obviously did not realize his potential in this area. I strongly recommend that Guarantee
Diola should sign him, I believe he will provide more assists to Su Dong."
"The most important thing is that Barry Ferguson is really not expensive."
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In the end, with Su Dong's goal, Manchester City defeated Birmingham 1-0 at home.
The two consecutive rounds were 1-0 at home. The only difference was that in the second game, a Birmingham player assisted the goal. This made the British media generally believe that Manchester City had replaced it with [Su Dong Dependence Syndrome].
In fact, this is normal, because Su Dong's goals are the key to Manchester City's consecutive victories. After Su Dong was injured, he was substituted for two consecutive rounds, which proved his role and value in Manchester City. This is something that no player can do.
replaced.
Guardiola doesn't mind the media discussing the so-called Sudong dependence. He speaks highly of Sudong and believes that Sudong is the strongest player in world football today. He will also win the first FIFA Golden Ball this year.
Award winner.
"Obviously, this is not news. It is news that he did not win the award!" Guardiola was obviously full of confidence in Su Dong winning the award.
At the same time, Guardiola also believes that Manchester City does not need to get rid of the so-called "Sudon dependence" because it is a normal thing.
"Every team will have some outstanding players who will play a key role and even make the team and teammates unconsciously dependent on them. This is normal. Such players usually
It is the club’s most valuable asset.”
Guardiola believes that Sudong is Manchester City's most valuable asset.
But he also believes that the team does not need to solve the so-called "Su Dong Dependence" now, but should strengthen the team's bench thickness. He hopes to introduce appropriate players during the winter break.
The media took the initiative to ask about Wolfsburg's Bosnia and Herzegovina center Dzeko. Guardiola made no secret of his appreciation for Dzeko, but he also said that it would be difficult to introduce this center from Wolfsburg.
The existence of Su Dong will make any center consider carefully when he wants to join Manchester City.
Because they are likely to struggle in the shadow of Su Dong for a long time.
Of course, the advantage is also obvious, that is, they can be teammates with the best players in the world.
In addition to Dzeko, Everton's left back Leighton Baines was also mentioned every day.
The England international has performed well at Everton and Guardiola believes he will be a strong complement to the team's left back.
Marcelo is very strong on the offensive end and plays an important role in Guardiola's tactical system. However, as a substitute for left back, Bridge's performance has never been able to satisfy Guardiola, especially in the friendly team.
After the door exploded.
As early as last summer, there was news that Manchester City was going to send Bridge away.
Now, this rumor is gradually becoming a reality.
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Manchester City narrowly defeated Birmingham with one goal and got three points. However, in another game played at the same time, Manchester United obviously had not gotten over the shadow of the derby defeat and drew 2-2 with Aston Villa away from home.
Yes, a draw!
After Manchester United conceded two goals in a row, in the closing stages of the game, substitutes Macheda and Vidic scored two goals and successfully equalized the score.
If Ferguson could still accept the 0-1 loss to Manchester City in the last away game, then this defeat made Ferguson very angry. He even thought at the post-match press conference that the performance of some players was catastrophic.
The first to bear the brunt is right back Wes Brown.
Aston Villa, with Downing and Ashley Young forming two wings, took turns attacking Manchester United's two wings, leaving Wes Brown and Evra in a difficult position, especially Brown.
If Aston Villa's forwards were not lacking in the ability to seize opportunities, Manchester United might even lose this game by a big score. The Red Devils would be completely defeated, and there would be no chance of an equalizing situation later on.
This is why Ferguson was so angry.
His team had already lost to Manchester City by three points, and the points gap had widened to nine points. The result is now good and even.
Especially when the game ended, Manchester City defeated Birmingham 1-0 and scored another three points. The point gap between the two teams widened to 11 points. How could Ferguson accept this?
The Godfather of Manchester United is going crazy!
Coincidentally, Liverpool, which has performed poorly this season, also lost again in this round, losing 0-2 away to Stoke City.
After losing another game, Liverpool's league ranking has dropped directly to 11th in the Premier League.
This also surprised everyone.
You know, no matter how bad Liverpool was in the past, the top four was still relatively stable. However, last season because of the departure of Xavi Alonso, the team suffered a setback in the midfield and finished seventh, but they sent away Bennett.
What has become of Liverpool after Sri Lanka?
Arsenal also won a thrilling away game against Everton.
After finally leading 2-0, Cahill's goal helped Everton regain the game. Then the Toffees beat Arsenal quite embarrassingly, but the final score was still 1-2, and the Gunners narrowly won.
In the finale of the thirteenth round, Chelsea suffered a huge upset at Stamford Bridge that shocked the entire European football world, losing 3-0 to Sunderland at home.
This complete defeat was simply unbelievable to everyone who paid attention.
No one expected that Chelsea would suddenly suffer such a collapse at home.
what is happening?
The Sun quickly dug up the inside story. It turned out that Chelsea suddenly fired Wilkins, Ancelotti's right-hand man, without any symptoms before the game. This shocked the Chelsea coaching staff and players.
Wilkins is the youngest captain in the history of Chelsea and has outstanding achievements. As a coach, he is Ancelotti's right-hand man. Although he is not directly involved in daily training, he is mainly responsible for the communication between the coaching staff and the players in the locker room. Ancelotti
Lottie praised Wilkins's great role more than once, and the players had an excellent impression of him.
Unexpectedly, such a famous player was fired directly because of a phone call. He didn't even have a chance to say goodbye to his players and colleagues, and never looked back.
The reason is also very simple. Chelsea is tightening financial expenses and re-examining the salaries of employees in various departments. The uniform team believes that Wilkins’ annual salary of 350,000 pounds is too high, so CEO Gurray gave Will
Kings called him, summoned him to Stamford Bridge and fired him in person.
Wilkins also left angrily and never returned to the training base.
This sparked intense turmoil within Chelsea, which quickly spread to the pitch.
However, Ancelotti denied at the post-match press conference that the reason for the team's defeat was not due to Wilkins, but he admitted that the team's performance was very surprising and completely beyond his expectations. Even he himself was surprised.
Don't know the reason.
This ambiguous clarification has only further aroused suspicion from the outside world.
Especially after the game, Ancelotti was furious in the locker room and was obviously stimulated.
