On the evening of December 18, in the sixteenth round of the Premier League, Manchester City faced Norwich at home.
The three promoted teams this season have performed very well.
Norwich is ranked the highest, currently ranked 10th, followed by Swansea in 11th. The league rankings of these two teams are even higher than Everton, which is 12th.
Thirteen are Queens Park Rangers.
Judging from the current trend, these three teams cannot be said to be safe, but the possibility of relegation is still very high.
On the contrary, Bolton, Blackburn, Wigan Athletic and Wolves, who are familiar to many fans, are currently ranked at the bottom.
From this we can also see how fierce the current competition in the Premier League is.
In addition to Manchester City's 15-game winning streak in the standings, the competition for the other three places in the top four is also fierce.
Manchester United, Tottenham Hotspur, Newcastle, Chelsea, Arsenal and Liverpool are all vying for these three spots. Whoever can keep the top four will make a fortune in the Champions League next season.
The reason for this fierce competition is actually related to the distribution of broadcasting rights income in the Premier League. After all, twenty teams, including those that have been relegated, can gain huge benefits from the increase in broadcasting rights income, which results in
The purchasing power of Premier League teams is now very strong.
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The carnival in London did not affect Manchester City's preparations for the game.
In fact, on the day after the carnival, there was basically no news in the media. Even if there was, it was just mentioned in one stroke, using the Spring and Autumn style of writing, and there was basically no media exaggeration or hype.
This also means that Manchester City has begun to establish initial contacts with the media.
It can be said that this is an exchange.
However, Su Dong was issued an internal warning by the coaching staff because, as captain, he failed to manage the players well, which resulted in many players violating coach Guardiola's requirements and partying in nightclubs until almost dawn.
Su Dong graciously accepted this internal warning and gained further support from the players in the locker room.
Everyone knew that it was Su Dong who took the blame for them.
Of course, they would not know that when Su Dong left the nightclub, he had already had a phone call with Guardiola and supported Guardiola's punishment, because the head coach also needs to maintain his authority to prevent players from crossing the line in the future.
Therefore, the final result is that the players had fun, but Su Dong was fined.
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Perhaps because there are very few double matches in a week, Manchester City was a little uncomfortable at the beginning of the game against Norwich City at the Etihad Stadium. There were flaws in the defense and they were almost attacked by Morrison in the fourth minute.
Goal.
Although it was slightly missed, it still scared everyone in Manchester City into a cold sweat.
In the tenth minute, Pepe also made a mistake in defense. Morrison dribbled the ball into the penalty area and formed a single shot. Courtois decisively abandoned the goal and saved it, resolving a dangerous situation.
After making two consecutive mistakes, Su Dong was completely annoyed and got angry directly on the court and reprimanded his teammates.
The Manchester City players also realized the problem and quickly calmed down.
The game re-entered the rhythm of Manchester City, firmly controlling the ball. In the 16th minute, Toni Kroos went straight to the right side of the penalty area. Sanchez dribbled the ball to the bottom line and then passed back in an inverted triangle. Su Dong followed up in front of the goal.
The push shot hit the target and opened the scoring for Manchester City.
One to zero!
This goal also completely sounded the clarion call for Manchester City's offense.
Norwich shrank and defended, trying to stabilize their defense.
In the 26th minute, Toni Kroos passed a long overhead pass to the back of the left side. After Marcelo intervened at high speed, he passed the ball from the left to the center. Su Dong followed up again and hit the goal with a volley.
As a result, the ball landed too close this time, and Su Dong's shot was blocked by the goalkeeper.
Just four minutes later, after Busquets stole the ball in midfield, he sent a through ball to Su Dong's feet.
With his back to the direction of the attack, Su Dong faced Busquets' pass and directly pushed the ball. He passed the football under the crotch of the defender Barnett who was guarding him. He turned around and started, looking like a cheetah.
Sprint forward quickly.
In just one moment, Su Dong got rid of all the defensive players. After catching up with the ball at the front of the penalty area, he passed the goalkeeper who was halfway out of the attack and easily pushed the shot into the empty goal, two to zero!
Manchester City's attack was overwhelming.
Two minutes later, on the left again, Marcelo and Di Maria hit the wall and passed the ball to David Silva.
After the Spanish midfielder stopped the ball and adjusted, he directly sent a through ball to the left side of the penalty area behind the defense line.
Marcelo sprinted to the baseline and passed the ball back to Su Dong in the penalty area.
I saw Su Dong making another beautiful stop and pass. The whole process was as smooth as clouds and water. After getting rid of the defender Martin who was defending him, facing Barnett who was assisting in defense, he made two consecutive changes of speed and direction in a small area.
, dunked past Barnett, volleyed with his right foot, and once again broke Norwich's goal, 3-0!
hat trick!!!!
Su Dong opened his arms in excitement, flying like a glider in the Etihad Stadium.
There were nearly 50,000 Manchester City fans in the audience, all shouting his name at the top of their lungs.
After scoring consecutive goals, Manchester City did not feel satisfied and continued to attack furiously.
From the beginning of the 34th minute to the end of the first half, in just about ten minutes, Manchester City kicked a total of seven shots, four of which almost scored, which made Norwich's goal a jittery one.
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After changing sides in the second half, in the 51st minute, with an assist from Sudong, Busquets, who rarely scored goals, used a volley from the top of the penalty area to break Norwich's goal, 4-0!
It can be said that the iron tree is blooming!
Not long after that, Su Dong was replaced by Aguero, because starting from this game, it was the Devil's Christmas schedule, and Guardiola wanted Su Dong to play more leisurely.
After taking a 4-0 lead, Manchester City continued to pursue the game.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! First, Toni Kroos scored Norwich’s goal with a direct free kick, and then Aguero and substitute Douglas Costa also scored in the final stage of the game.
Scored goals one after another.
In the end, Manchester City beat newly promoted Norwich City 7-0 at their home court.
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On December 21st, in the seventeenth round of the Premier League, Manchester City faced Stoke City at home.
After defeating Norwich in the last round, Guardiola made substantial rotations, but Su Dong still played.
It is not difficult to see that Guardiola trusts and relies heavily on Soviet Union.
And Su Dong has been scoring goals to repay the trust that the head coach, Manchester City fans, and the management have in him.
After the opening, Sudong frequently created threats, and in the 15th minute, Busquets passed the ball to the right. Douglas Costa dribbled the ball from the right rib into the penalty area, and then volleyed the ball.
It hit the defender's leg and bounced out.
Su Dong cleverly caught the ball near the penalty spot and hit a follow-up shot, opening the scoring for Manchester City, 1-0!
In the 29th minute, Manchester City took a tactical corner kick and passed it back to David Silva. After reorganizing, the Spanish midfielder spotted the opportunity and passed the ball to the left side of the penalty area. Hazard passed it to
In front of the goal, David Luiz grabbed the point and pushed the shot three meters in front of the goal. As a result, goalkeeper Sorensen fell to the ground and saved it.
Fortunately, the ball accidentally landed at Su Dong's feet again. He paused, poked again, and the ball went in again!
After scoring the goal, Su Dong laughed and spread his hands.
"I guess Su Dong must be thinking in his heart right now, my God, I don't even want to score, so why is the ball still running towards me?"
"Do you have to force me to score like this?"
"Can't I just be lazy and score a few fewer goals?"
"God, please, let this man go!"
"Ha ha!!!"
Su Dong is indeed lazy, but this is the instruction from the coaching staff, and Guardiola does not want Su Dong to be too involved and exhausted.
After all, this Christmas schedule is too troublesome, the games are too intensive, and there is no chance for people to breathe, especially they are prone to injuries.
Just seven minutes after Sudong scored his second goal, Moutinho failed to break through with the ball from the front of the penalty area, but the opponent's clearance failed to kick far. The ball fell to Douglas Costa's feet. The Brazilian winger directly kicked the ball hard.
The volley broke through Stoke City's goal again, 3-0.
However, not long after the second half started, Zabaleta was injured in a fight with the opponent and was carried directly to the locker room by the team doctor. Guardiola was forced to replace him with Trippier.
This is also a major hidden danger in the devil's schedule.
The games are too intensive, the players are under too much pressure, and the probability of injury increases sharply.
With lingering fears, Guardiola immediately replaced Su Dong with Aguero, for fear of accidentally injuring Su Dong.
Only four minutes into the game, Gareth Barry stole the ball in the frontcourt and sent a wonderful pass. Aguero easily pushed the ball seven meters in front of the goal and scored, 4-0!
The Argentinian forward once again performed the drama of coming on as a substitute!
In the end, Manchester City defeated Stoke City at home with four goals.
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Entering the Christmas Devil schedule with a dense schedule, the performance of each team is also mixed.
Manchester City continues to lead the league with consecutive wins, and the winning streak has reached seventeen rounds.
But Manchester United visited London this time and beat Fulham 5-0.
Welbeck, Nani, Giggs, Rooney and Berbatov, five goals came from five players, which also made Ferguson very happy, saying that Manchester United is gradually returning to form, and the attackers are also starting to find goals.
a feeling of.
The ambitious godfather of Manchester United once again made harsh words to maintain a complete victory during the Christmas and winter breaks!
Compared to Arsenal's difficult 2-1 away win over Aston Villa, Newcastle lost 2-3 at home to West Bromwich Albion, Liverpool drew 0-0 away with Wigan Athletic, and Chelsea drew 1-1 away with Tottenham.
This rout of victory over Naham Hotspur and Manchester United is indeed worthy of praise.
In particular, the performance of young goalkeeper Lindegaard left an extremely deep impression on people, and there is a faint tendency to replace De Gea.
However, behind Manchester United's wild victory, the two teenagers Morrison and Pogba failed to get a chance to play, which also made them very dissatisfied. Morrison has made it clear that he wants to transfer, and Pogba has also expressed his intention to transfer through his agent.
External attitude.
The French genius will not renew his contract with Manchester United!
