The Mirror used this title as the headline and Su Dong as the cover on its front page the next day, summarizing the crazy massacre that took place at White Hart Lane last night.
"The weather forecast is realistic. The sun is shining brightly at White Hart Lane the day after the game. It is a rare good weather, but it will certainly not heal the pain in the hearts of Tottenham Hotspur fans."
The Mirror began with this sentence, describing a cruel tragedy.
Tottenham Hotspur sat at home, and it was not that they showed no fighting spirit to counterattack. In fact, at the beginning of the game, Tottenham once posed a lot of threats to Manchester City. However, due to the poor ability of the players to seize opportunities, and Manchester City
The young goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois played well, allowing Tottenham's attacks to come back in vain again and again.
"Redknapp has always been very stable in his deployment of troops, but in this battle at White Hart Lane, he showed unprecedented courage, using an almost gambling-style formation to start a head-to-head contest with Manchester City.
, aiming to defeat Manchester City’s spirit at home.”
The Mirror analyzed that Tottenham Hotspur took such a risk for no reason.
First is the schedule.
Tottenham will stop playing after the third round and usher in two weeks of national team matches, but Manchester City will not be able to do that. They will also be distracted by the European Super Cup, and their opponent is a strong team of Barcelona's level.
"From the management to the coaching staff to the players, Manchester City has a grudge that they can't sort out with Barcelona. Therefore, Manchester City cannot stay in the game against Barcelona, but will definitely go all out to win a game.
Victory is a must."
Redknapp knew this clearly, so he concluded that Guardiola would rotate and stay in the game against Tottenham, and he concluded that Manchester City's performance would be affected.
Facts also proved that he was right, Guardiola really rotated, and the intensity was very strong.
Secondly, Tottenham is playing at home and is waiting to work. There will be no competition pressure after that. They can completely let go and compete with Manchester City. It can be said that the right time, place and people are all in place. Redknapp also made the decision after anticipating many advantages.
Give it a try and adopt offensive tactics.
The Mirror believes that judging from the pre-match analysis, not only Redknapp thinks so, but many other analysts and experts, including several major betting companies, also think so. They all basically conclude that Manchester City has a slight advantage.
, a draw is highly likely.
But everyone guessed one thing wrong, and that was underestimating the thickness of Manchester City's bench this season.
The Mirror analyzed that a very important reason why Manchester City slaughtered Tottenham in the away game was the first half.
Tottenham are trying to take advantage of Manchester City's unstable foothold and the rotation of the lineup. Many players are playing for the first time this season, so Redknapp wants to rush into Manchester City's formation in one go. This tactic is understandable.
"Courtois won it for the second time this season. If in the first round against Swansea, his performances were not many and the difficulty was not too great, then in this game against Tottenham, the Belgian teenager
He showed an eye-catching performance, whether it was a high block or a low catch, he seemed to be able to do it with ease."
The Mirror also mentioned a less familiar statistic, which is the goalkeeper's pass success rate.
Against Swansea, Courtois' pass success rate was 74%. This data seems to be quite satisfactory, but in the game against Tottenham Hotspur, the Belgian goalkeeper's data improved.
It has reached 79%, and in terms of average passes per game, Courtois leads the Premier League.
In comparison, Joe Hart's average passing success rate last season was only a pitiful 54%. In the two games this season, his best data was 56%, which is also a pitiful 54%.
It's Manchester City's away game against Bolton Wanderers.
In terms of the number of passes, Joe Hart and Courtois are close, but their passing success rates are very different.
Of course, there is one statistic that Joe Hart has an advantage over Courtois, and that is long passes.
The Belgian goalkeeper makes very few long passes, but his success rate is only 30%, which is far lower than Joe Hart's 46%.
The Mirror believes that Guardiola prefers to use Courtois. This is an obvious thing, and the key lies in the passing success rate. Joe Hart's passing success rate is so bad that he has been specially
I have been training for more than two years, but I have never been able to improve.
"His passing success rate is about the same as that of goalkeepers from mid- to lower-tier teams, which seriously drags down Manchester City's overall passing efficiency."
From the current point of view, Courtois may not be the most suitable for Manchester City's needs, but on the one hand, he is only 19 years old, and on the other hand, he is indeed more suitable than Joe Hart, and whether it is goalkeeping skills or characteristics,
All have advantages over Joe Hart.
The Mirror believes that Courtois played a major role in Manchester City's ability to withstand Tottenham's attack in the early part of the game.
So after this game, Sky Sports gave Courtois a high score of eight points, which was a step further than the seven points in the previous game.
If Courtois represents defensive stability, then on the offensive end, Su Dong's big four must be played.
"We are all used to Su Dong's goals, but in this game, we saw Manchester City's completely different offensive routine, which is more delicate coordination."
"Hazard scored a hat-trick of assists in his Premier League debut. He used three wonderful assists to make everyone remember this name, and also made everyone feel the strength of Manchester City's bench."
"In just one game, he has shown his strength in the number of dribbles. Every time he gets the ball on the court, he is creating a threat, forcing Tottenham Hotspur to allocate more energy.
Mark him, so that Su Dong in the penalty area and David Silva in the front of the penalty area will get more opportunities."
The Mirror believes that Su Dong won the best player of the match after the game. This was the third time he won the best player of the match, but the most amazing thing about this game was Hazard, who played the whole game.
"Twenty-five million euros? Manchester City got a big deal!"
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Not only the Mirror reported this, but The Times also believed that the league has only played three rounds, but Manchester City has already shown a very strong championship competitiveness.
"This team, which won the first Premier League championship in the club's history last season, is running wild on the road to defending its title!"
The Times believes that Su Dong's outstanding performance is the key to Manchester City's three consecutive victories.
More importantly, Manchester City scored 19 goals in the first three rounds, and Su Dong scored nine of them, and also had two assists. In other words, he created more goals than Manchester City.
half.
"Many people will definitely feel that the proportion of goals created by Su Dong as a percentage of the team's total goals has dropped significantly compared with last season, but what we must see is that Su Dong's goals are better than those in the same period last season.
There is a very big improvement.”
The Times believes that this is due to the increased thickness and strength of Manchester City's bench.
Aguero became Manchester City's second-leading scorer after Su Dong, but he always came off the bench and was still unable to shake Su Dong's main position.
Flowers still need green leaves to accompany them.
The Times believes that Manchester City relied heavily on Su Dong last season, and it can even be said that Su Dong dragged the team forward.
But there has been a very obvious change this season, that is, the pressure on Su Dong has been reduced and he can play easily.
Whether it's against Swansea, Bolton, or Tottenham Hotspur, everyone can clearly see that Su Dong no longer needs to fight so hard on the court.
"The most obvious statistic is the running distance. Su Dong's range of activities has been significantly reduced compared to last season, and his reduced range of activities has been filled by his teammates."
In fact, last season, The Times used data to remind Manchester City more than once that the use of Su Dong was too excessive. Now, this authoritative media believes that Manchester City's tactical adjustments this season have reduced Su Dong's burden.
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"Su Dong, who went into battle lightly, proved his strength to the world with three wonderful victories, and allowed mortals, including you and me, to witness the thrilling and bloody killings of gods one after another!"
Manchester City's overall skills and tactics this season are indeed better than last season, especially their ability to pass and control the ball and create opportunities.
After the league starts, every team is like a high-speed train that cannot stop until it reaches the end.
In the Bundesliga and La Liga, there is still a winter break to make some adjustments, but in the Premier League, there is not even a winter break. After the start of the season, all teams can only rush forward.
"Many times, even if the head coach knows that the team has problems, he doesn't have time to stop and slowly make adjustments. He can only try to cover up all the problems, constantly improve, and constantly make up for it."
"After a season of training, Manchester City, from head coach Guardiola to the players, have obviously improved a lot, especially after winning the Triple Crown, which brought confidence to all the players in this team.
The improvement has made them have very significant changes.”
"This season Manchester City truly has the temperament of a Premier League title contender and a strong European team!"
But the Times also believes that Manchester City's foundation is weaker, but the Triple Crown created last season was not an accidental outbreak, because the age of Manchester City players is relatively young. After a season of training, the strength and level of the players are obvious.
Going a step further, coupled with the management's large-scale signings this summer and the investment of over 100 million, Manchester City's strength has been greatly improved.
"From the first three rounds, Manchester City is undoubtedly the team with the most championship potential. Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur, the two London teams, have basically lost the possibility of competing for the championship."
"So far, the only ones that can pose a threat to Manchester City are Ferguson's Manchester United, Villas-Boas' Chelsea, and Dalglish's Liverpool."
"And there is no doubt that among the twenty Premier League teams, Manchester City has the greatest probability of winning the championship."
