Manchester City did not feel discouraged after failing to win against Liverpool in the away game.
During the recovery training the next morning, the atmosphere within the team was still very good, and the players basically maintained a high morale.
In particular, Sterling and other young players who had the opportunity to play in this game were not affected by the draw at all.
The score of two to two is not bad for Manchester City.
More importantly, there are more games, and the team's rotation is also strong. Many players who can't play in games on weekdays can now play. For example, Joe Hart, except at the beginning of the season, he was basically replaced by Kuhl.
Tuva is under heavy pressure, but from Christmas to now, he has played a few games, and his performance has been mixed.
Joe Hart's ability is good, but he is a bit unlucky and concedes goals every time he plays.
So much so that some people say that after the rise of Courtois, Joe Hart and Manchester City began to have a disagreement.
There was another league game on the weekend and the team could not take a holiday. However, that night, after training, Su Dong organized a dinner party for all the first team members to go to a famous restaurant in downtown Manchester.
Manchester City is indeed making great progress now, but at times like this, they have to take every step step by step.
Ferguson's words are absolutely correct. In the past, teams that tried to win all the championships may have won nothing in the end. Therefore, in the history of English football, only Manchester United's triple crown has reached the pinnacle.
Although Manchester City also won the Triple Crown last season, the quality of the Europa League was far less important than Manchester United's Champions League.
As for Arsenal, this team has a very interesting phenomenon, that is, it often performs very well in the first half of the season, but then begins to collapse from the winter break.
Therefore, there have been several instances where Arsenal continued to fight on multiple fronts during the winter break. As a result, in February and March, they suffered defeats on all fronts and achieved nothing in the end.
On the one hand, it is because their overall strength is insufficient and their bench is not thick enough. On the other hand, it is also a chain reaction.
To put it simply, after losing one of the championships, the morale was greatly reduced, and he was even more eager to win other championships. However, he performed poorly. In the end, the championships slipped from his hands and ended up with nothing.
Su Dong believes that Manchester City has the strength to compete for more championships, but the premise is that the team needs to play steadily, plan slowly, and cannot act too hastily, especially when being attacked by Liverpool with such tenacity, they must be cautious.
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In the absence of management and coaching staff, the players were very relaxed and had a meal together. Everyone spoke freely and discussed some of their views on the team. At this time, Su Dong was more of a
A listener.
Just as Beckenbauer told him at the beginning, as a captain, you should not always regard yourself as a manager and be separated from the team, but you should integrate into the team, understand the demands of each teammate, and provide
Help as much as you can.
This is what Su Dong has been doing for more than a year.
Manchester City's players have gradually adapted to Su Dong's method. From time to time, they will build teams and give gifts from time to time. In many cases, Su Dong will even take the initiative to go to the management and coaching staff to solve some problems with them.
Get some benefits.
It can be said that the captain Su Dong's performance satisfied the players in the locker room.
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"Boss, when will our bonus system come out this year?"
Amidst the glances of a group of teammates, Marcelo, who is known as the most naughty person in the locker room, asked a topic that everyone on the scene was concerned about, and the surrounding area suddenly became quiet.
Su Dong put down the water glass in his hand, saw the scorching eyes of his teammates around him, cast an approving look at Marcelo, and then stood up calmly.
As the saying goes, a good man has three gangs.
If Su Dong can manage the entire locker room, he needs direct troops like Marcelo, Pepe and David Silva.
Marcelo is flexible, lively and lovable, and he is very open-minded in the locker room. Many times when teammates encounter problems that are difficult to talk to in person, they will come to Su Dong through Marcelo to solve them.
Over time, Marcelo gradually became the number one figure in the locker room.
After Su Dong stood up, he immediately attracted the attention of everyone present.
"Actually, the plan came out a few days ago." Su Dong said loudly.
Everyone was surprised, why didn't they know?
"Overall, it's a big improvement compared to last season, and the bonuses everyone gets will also increase a lot, but I don't think it's reasonable, so I went to Soriano and Begiristain and asked them to re-draw it.
One serving.”
"Why?" Zabaleta asked in surprise.
Although he is the vice-captain, they don't have Su Dong's ability when it comes to making decisions at the core management level.
Everyone is also puzzled. Isn't this a good thing after a big improvement?
"Don't be anxious, everyone. I think so. We won the first half of the season and won the championship in the first half of the season. This is unique. For this reason, I think the club must acknowledge the hard work of each and every one of you here.
Without his role and contribution, nothing would be possible."
Everyone looked at the teammates around them and everyone nodded.
"So far this season, we have been working together on four fronts, and each of us has made a contribution. I think the team should face this fact, and at the same time, we should also see that we have a chance to win the quadruple crown.
This is unprecedented in the history of English football."
Everyone immediately understood that Su Dong was dissatisfied that the management's plan was not strong enough and was seeking benefits for everyone.
After thinking about this, everyone's heart suddenly became warm.
Professional players, to put it bluntly, make money to support their families.
"This season, we are participating in the Champions League for the first time in the history of the club. If we win the Champions League for the first time, it will be the first time in the history of Manchester City, the third time in the history of English football, and the sixth time in the history of European football.
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"What does it mean if we win the quadruple crown?"
At this point, Su Dong could clearly see the burning flames in the eyes of every teammate.
There is a big difference between professional players and other industries, that is, professional sports are also sports.
Everyone has pursuits.
"You can rest assured that the Finance Department has been working non-stop to prepare a new and more detailed plan. I have read the draft and I can guarantee that it will definitely far exceed everyone's expectations. In this regard, the club has never been stingy."
At the end of the story, Su Dong couldn't help laughing.
Everyone immediately applauded.
They were indeed convinced of Su Dong.
Not to mention anything else, just the gifts and meals Su Dong gave them every season were a huge expense.
With Su Dong's current income, there is no conflict at all with his teammates in the locker room regarding the distribution of team bonuses, and he himself can speak well in front of the management, so he can win for the team every time
More benefits.
Of course, another very important reason is that Manchester City is really not short of money.
For the Abu Dhabi consortium behind the scenes, if the team can win the quadruple crown this season, even if they are asked to pay more bonuses, they will be happy to do so, and for no other reason than to bring the brand name of Manchester City to the championship.
Compared with the added value, especially laying the foundation for a wealthy family, what is this bonus?
Both Su Dong and Guardiola hope to use various methods to boost the morale of the players so that the team can continue to maintain high morale and strive for more championships ambitiously.
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At the weekend, in the 21st round of the Premier League, Manchester City challenged Wigan Athletic away.
Since they just drew 2-2 away from home with Liverpool in the League Cup semi-finals, many outside media and fans are worried whether Manchester City will suffer another setback in this game?
As a result, Manchester City used facts to prove from the very beginning of the game that there would be no problems.
Only five minutes into the game, Marcelo passed the ball from the left. Su Dong jumped high in front of the goal and hit the header with a header, opening the scoring for Manchester City, one to zero.
Just three minutes later, Su Dong and Di Maria cooperated on the left to create a corner kick. Kompany ran out of the gap and hit the goal with a header without any defense, giving Manchester City a chance to win.
Another victory, two to zero.
In the 22nd minute, it was Manchester City's cooperation on the left that created a free kick opportunity. David Silva passed in with his left foot. Sudong headed the ball in the penalty area and once again blasted the ball into Wigan Athletic's goal.
Goal, three to zero.
After taking a three-goal lead, Manchester City took the initiative to slow down their offensive and play more effortlessly.
Although Wigan Athletic fought back for a time, they failed to break through Manchester City's goal in the end.
In the end, with Su Dong's brace and Kompany's goal, they defeated Wigan Athletic 3-0 away from home.
This victory can be regarded as stopping the outside world's doubts about Manchester City, and at the same time, it also made everyone clearly aware that there is basically no suspense in the Premier League this season.
Twenty-one consecutive wins, this is already the longest winning streak in the five major European leagues.
Who can stop Manchester City?
If Guardiola's team has not been able to win the championship with this winning streak, then who else has the qualifications to do so?
As many British media said after the game, Manchester City's current goal should not just be to win the Premier League, but to strive to hit the Premier League record created by Chelsea that year.
That was the 2004-05 season. In Mourinho's first season coaching Chelsea, he scored 95 points in the Premier League and won the Premier League championship. In that season, Chelsea only lost one game.
game.
Manchester City currently has 21 consecutive wins, and there is still hope of breaking Chelsea's record.
Judging from the current situation in the Premier League, it is difficult for other teams to shake Manchester City's leading position.
Manchester United defeated Bolton 3-0 in this round, but the overall performance fluctuated greatly. The biggest suspense now is whether Manchester United can regain its previous form after Scholes returns.
Chelsea defeated Sunderland 1-0 in this round. Interestingly, it was Lampard who saved Villas-Boas, which caused the Portuguese to collapse.
Liverpool drew with Stoke City 0-0, and Arsenal lost 2-3 away to Swansea.
