On August 21, in the second round of the Premier League, Manchester City visited the Reebok Stadium to challenge Bolton Wanderers.
After beating Swansea 8-0 in the first round, Blue Moon's astonishing outburst attracted the attention of the entire English football world. However, at the Reebok Stadium, the game had just begun. Manchester City only passed the ball twice. Bolton forward Kevin
Davis used a fierce sliding tackle to knock Marcelo to the ground.
The Brazilian left back had to be taken off the field by team doctors for treatment, and Kevin Davis didn't even get a yellow card for it.
Just two minutes later, Bolton Kompany and Kevin Davis had a head-to-head fight on the outside of Manchester City's penalty area. As a result, Kevin Davis hit Kompa with an elbow, whether intentionally or unintentionally.
He also lost his balance and fell to the ground, but he also pulled Kompany down at the same time.
Referee Mike Jones awarded Kompany a foul.
This penalty immediately aroused dissatisfaction among Manchester City players.
As the captain of the team, Su Dong separated from his teammates and went forward to negotiate with Mike Jones. He believed that Bolton was adopting lethal tactics and the referee's enforcement lacked protection for Manchester City players.
"My teammate, Marcelo, is still lying on the sidelines, waiting for the opportunity to enter. And another teammate, Kompany, look at his mouth bleeding, do you think there is no problem with this?" Su Dong said very
This is a serious question.
He now knows how to negotiate with Premier League referees.
That's hard!
Although Su Dong had his hands behind his back, his height of 1.95 meters was really too tall in the eyes of Mike Jones, who was about 1.7 meters.
I was out of breath, and I was very tough when I asked questions.
It's so high and hard that it's hard to resist!
What's more, Su Dong has always been well-known in the refereeing community. He was so aggressive and polite in questioning that Mike Jones really couldn't find a reason to refuse and could only promise to restrain him.
At least, the home whistle shouldn't be so obvious.
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Bolton adopted a defensive tactic and deployed two central defenders, Gary Cahill and Knight, who followed Su Dong almost every step of the way, making it difficult for him to perform.
But Su Dong still used his involvement to create opportunities for his teammates.
First, in the seventeenth minute, he sent a wonderful pass to David Silva, but the Spaniard's long shot was blocked by Jaaskelainen, and a minute later, Su Dongla made it again.
After receiving the ball on the right side of the penalty area, he turned around and passed through the bottom corner. Di Maria grabbed the ball in front of the goal and hit the ball high.
In the 26th minute, Su Dong dribbled the ball in the penalty area again, turned to the right, attracted the defensive attention, and passed it back to Sanchez. The Chilean winger passed the ball to the front of the penalty area, and David Silva hit
The ball bounced off the ground and opened the scoring for Manchester City.
With Manchester City's goal, the game completely opened up.
In the 35th minute, Su Dongla got the ball on the left side of the penalty area again, broke through and passed the ball. Sanchez made a header from the front of the penalty area, two to zero!
Two minutes later, Manchester City relied on a corner kick and Toni Kroos shot a long shot through Bolton's goal again, making it 3-0. However, two minutes later, Bolton counterattacked from the left and Klashnic hit the goal with a volley.
Get a goal back.
One to three!
Although Su Dong did not score in the first half, Manchester City's entire offense revolved around him. Almost all three goals came from his planning and assists. Even the third goal and corner kick were created by him.
, he was also pulled to the wing to respond to tactical corner kicks, which gave Bolton a headache.
In the second half, after changing sides and fighting again, it only took 18 seconds for Manchester City to complete the entire process from intercepting the ball to counterattack and scoring a goal.
Busquets passed the ball to David Silva. When the Spanish midfielder got the ball, his back was facing the direction of the attack. He directly passed the ball behind him without turning around. Sudong got rid of Gary Cahill and stepped in to stop the ball and score.
In the penalty area, under the force of Knight, he kicked and hit the goal, breaking Bolton's goal again, four to one!
After that, Manchester City continued to launch an offensive.
In the 58th minute, Marcelo and Di Maria cooperated from the left. Di Maria passed the ball to the goal. Sudong beat Gary Cahill at the front of the small penalty area and hit the goal with a header from close range.
Scored Jaaskelainen's goal again.
Five to one!
Subsequently, Su Dong was substituted, but in the 68th minute, Bolton, with a free kick from former Manchester City player Petrov, penetrated Manchester City's goal and pulled a goal back again, 2 to 5!
This score was maintained until the end.
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Manchester City once again scored three points in the away game, and scored 13 goals in the first two rounds. Manchester City created the best opening goal record in the history of the club.
Although the team scored three points, they conceded two goals.
Unlike Courtois, who scored seven points in the first round, Joe Hart only scored six points, and his reviews were quite satisfactory. There were no fatal mistakes, but he also didn't perform very well.
"Man City conceded two goals and there was nothing Joe Hart could do about it."
This is Sky Sports’ comments after the game.
The most surprising thing in the second round was that Arsenal lost 0-2 at home to Liverpool.
The Gunners had one draw and one loss in the first two rounds. Such an unsatisfactory start was really unsatisfactory, but the most important thing was the performance in the game. Wenger's team did not perform satisfactorily.
According to Sky Sports' evaluation, this is no longer a team aiming to win the championship.
Chelsea also reversed West Bromwich Albion 2-1 after conceding a goal at home.
Manchester United defeated Tottenham Hotspur 3-0 at home.
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A week later, in the third round of the Premier League, Manchester City traveled south to London to challenge Tottenham Hotspur at White Hart Lane.
Since he was about to go to Monaco to participate in the European Super Cup against Barcelona, Guardiola made a rotation in this game, letting Hazard, Sudong and Douglas Costa partner in the frontcourt trident.
The midfielder is David Silva, Thiago and Gareth Barry, the defense is Leighton Baines, David Luiz, Kompany and Trippier, and the goalkeeper is replaced by
Courtois.
Although they defeated Everton 2-0 at home in the first round, they lost 3-0 away to Manchester United in the last round, which dealt a blow to Tottenham Hotspur.
Redknapp expected that Manchester City would attach great importance to the European Super Cup against Barcelona and would definitely rotate the team's lineup, so he decisively adopted a stronger offensive strategy and wanted to take a gamble at home and seek a victory.
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The Trident has a combination of Gareth Bale, Crouch and Aaron Lennon, and the midfielder is a combination of Van der Vaart forward, Kranjcar and Huddlestone partnering as a double midfielder.
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At the beginning of the game, Tottenham adopted a gambling-style attack and launched a fierce attack on Manchester City. At this time, Manchester City was very dangerous and hit the goal continuously. Fortunately, Courtois caught the ball high and low in front of the goal.
In the ninth minute, Van der Vaart volleyed from the front of the small penalty area, but Courtois saved it like a miracle.
Then the Belgian goalkeeper saved another direct free kick from Van der Vaart.
The most exciting moment was undoubtedly the 26th minute, when Tottenham Hotspur stole the ball and launched a quick counterattack. Lennon and Gareth Bale were like two sharp knives, going straight into Manchester City's penalty area.
Under the interference of David Luiz, Lennon forced a breakthrough and crossed the ball, trying to find Gareth Bale who was following him.
But at this critical moment, Courtois suddenly abandoned the goal and rushed out of the penalty area. He fell to the ground and grabbed the ball in his arms before Gareth Bale.
This wonderful save even won applause from the White Hart Lane fans, and even the Manchester City players on the field couldn't help cheering for Courtois.
Half an hour later, Tottenham's offense eased slightly, and Manchester City's advantage in passing and controlling the ball began to take effect, and the offense began to pose a threat.
In the 34th minute, after Hazard and David Silva completed a wall-to-wall cooperation, he passed the ball from the left side of the penalty area to the front of the small penalty area. Sudong got ahead of Kabul and knocked the ball in with his heel.
Tottenham's goal, one to zero!
Just six minutes later, after Hazard dribbled the ball from the left to attract the defensive attention, he suddenly passed the ball to the front of the small penalty area. Su Dong stepped in and easily beat the center back Mike Dawson, and hit the goal with a header.
Two to zero!
In stoppage time, Hazard dribbled the ball from the left. After passing two opposing defenders, he passed the ball to the middle of the penalty area. Su Dong faced the offensive direction, stopped the ball, turned around, and kicked the ball directly at the top of the arc.
Upper right corner of the goal, three to zero!
hat trick!
White Hart Lane once again gave the Manchester City players a warm round of applause!
Everyone can see that Tottenham paid the price for their risk.
After changing sides in the second half, Redknapp wanted to stabilize the defense, but the situation was already under Manchester City's control.
In the 53rd minute, Trippier made a 45-degree diagonal pass into the penalty area from the right. Su Dong nodded the ball in front of the goal and hit the goal, 4-0!
Happy Fourth!
When Su Dong was replaced by Aguero in the 57th minute, White Hart Lane even burst into applause for him.
In just four minutes, David Silva sent a wonderful pass. After Aguero forcibly got rid of Dawson, he hit the goal from a small angle on the left side of the penalty area, 5-0!
From then on until stoppage time, Barry sent a wonderful pass, Aguero volleyed from the right, and once again broke Tottenham's goal, 6-0!
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Another crazy victory!
It was 8-0 in the first round, 5-2 in the second round, and now it is 6-0.
The Premier League has only been played for three rounds, but Manchester City has already scored a crazy 19 goals, and the momentum is even stronger than Chelsea last season, which shocked everyone.
Su Dong, in particular, continued his superb scoring ability and became Manchester City's offensive guarantee.
New aid Aguero also showed strong performance.
This round was Hazard's first time representing Manchester City in the Premier League. As a result, the Belgian winger amazed the entire European football world with an assist hat trick. At the same time, he also used his amazing performance to tell everyone why he was praised by all Europeans.
The wealthy teams are chasing.
With three wins in three games, nineteen goals scored and two conceded, Manchester City's start to the new season has been a dream.
