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Chapter 800 FIFA Ballon d'Or

After every national team game, it can be called a disaster scene.

It's like the eighth round of the Premier League, ten games, out of the seven games held on the first day, there were five draws.

My God, this is just eye-popping.

Manchester United drew West Bromwich Albion [-]-[-]. Hernandez and Nani scored goals in the first half an hour, but then they were pulled twice by the opponent, and even almost reversed at one point.

Ferguson quickly replaced Rooney and Scholes, but the result was not satisfactory. Rooney's performance was sluggish.

Obviously, Lu Xiaopang is still at odds with Manchester United over the renewal of his contract.

This kind of thing can't be hidden at all, because Lu Xiaopang's agent has been making violent reports outside.

Ferguson confirmed at the post-match press conference that Lu Xiaopang had indeed submitted a transfer application, which made him very shocked and disappointed.

"In March, I spoke to Wayne Rooney and he said he wanted to stay, he wanted to sign a lifetime contract with the club and he said Manchester United was the best club in the world, but now, his agent said he would not sign a new contract and wanted to move on."

When Ferguson said these words, he looked like a boudoir who was abandoned by the man he loved deeply.

When you were satisfied before, you praised him as the best in the world, but now that you are not satisfied, you change your mind and say you want to leave!

Lu Xiaopang, are you still a man?
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Manchester United is not the biggest unlucky guy. Chelsea drew [-]-[-] away with Aston Villa.

Ancelotti's team managed to put Arsenal on the ground, shortening the original three-point gap to one point. Now, a draw is likely to ruin the advantage accumulated before.

It can also be seen from this draw that Drogba's absence still has a great impact on Chelsea's offensive power.

Arsenal is the only team to win in the traditional semi-finals, but it is also very dangerous to win. After conceding a goal first, they reversed Birmingham [-]-[-], and it was still at their home court.

Chamark performed very well in this game. First, he created a penalty kick, allowing Nasri to equalize the score, and then staged a lore, almost single-handedly leading Arsenal to reverse Birmingham.

Wenger's most valued prince, Wilshere, also performed well in the game, assisting Chamark's lore, but received a red card in the final stage of the game, which made people worry about this genius that England has high hopes for.

It is worth mentioning that Wilshere is a very good friend with Eastmond, who was arrested by the police before, so that the media are worried, for fear that the English genius will be spoiled by Eastmond.

Such cases are not only in football, but everywhere in the world.

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Manchester City's game is a day later than other teams.

Since the Europa League against Poznan Lech, Poland is about to usher in the middle of the week, Guardiola made a rotation in this battle. All the players who played the whole game in the national team and consumed too much were all put on the bench by him.

Also frozen were Joe Hart and Gareth Barry.

It is worth mentioning that both players apologized publicly in the locker room after returning to the team.

As the captain, Su Dong also communicated with the vice-captains Zabaleta, Kompany, and other players in the team. Coupled with Guardiola's request, he drew up a detailed player code, which includes some player codes of conduct.

From now on, Su Dong and the two vice-captains will manage the locker room in strict accordance with the terms of the guidelines. If a player commits the above problems, no matter who they are, they will be punished.

There was a lot of movement in the Manchester City dressing room about this matter, but not much news was received outside.

Even the Manchester Evening News only caught a few clues, saying that because of the incident between Joe Hart and Gareth Barry, Su Dong strengthened the management of the locker room, hoping to prevent similar incidents from happening again.

As for the rest, no one knows.

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On October [-], Manchester City was a guest at Bromfield Road Stadium to challenge Blackpool.

Don't underestimate Blackpool just because he is newly promoted. The team is currently ranked ninth in the Premier League, with three wins, one draw and three losses in the seven rounds of the league, including one draw and one loss at home and three wins and two losses away.

In terms of the schedule, at this stage Blackpool has five home games and two away games, and they even beat Liverpool [-]-[-] and Newcastle [-]-[-] in the away game, and their results are quite impressive.

At home, they drew with Fulham in [-]-[-]. It was only at the end of the game that they were equalized by their opponents. They lost [-]-[-] to Blackburn, and even in stoppage time, Blackburn scored a lore goal.

As you can imagine, the strength of this Blackpool team is not simple at all.

Coupled with Manchester City's rotation, many main players were unable to participate in the battle, which had a great impact on the team.

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At the beginning of the game, Manchester City used Su Dong as an arrow to attack Blackpool frequently, creating several threats.

Especially in the No. 19 minute, a free kick in the frontcourt, Milner made a pass from the left, Su Dong made a feint, and then Kompany was unguarded, he headed the goal from close range, and the ball hit the opponent's goalkeeper.

Blackpool survived City's early start and began to create chances to counterattack.

However, there is still a big gap in the strength of the two sides. After some sporadic counterattacks, Manchester City quickly seized the opportunity. Through a quick counterattack after stealing the ball, Adam Johnson quickly dribbled the ball in from the right and passed it to the center.

Su Dong, who kept up in the middle, squeezed away the defenders with his body, and scored with a header from close range, opening the scoring for Manchester City.

One to zero!

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After scoring the lead, Manchester City began to play steadily, making full use of their advantages in passing and controlling the ball.

Guardiola arranged for David Silva and Moutinho to partner in midfield in this game, and Zabaleta changed to play as a delayed midfielder, and Micah Richards served as the team's right back.

The main reason is that there is really no suitable candidate for the midfielder. I tried Pepe and Boateng in training, and even Marcelo was pulled over to make a cameo, but I finally chose Zabaleta.

Having deftly controlled the ball through their midfield advantage, City patiently waited for their opponents to make mistakes and consume their opponents.

Before the end of the game, David Silva and Moutinho made consecutive one-kick passes. The two completed a two-for-one cooperation. Moutinho sent a kick pass to the penalty area. After Su Dong inserted the ball and lost his balance, he volleyed and broke Blackpool's goal.

Two to zero!
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After changing sides and fighting again in the second half, Manchester City's mentality was obviously more relaxed.

Su Dong was substituted in the No.60 minute.

Guardiola also hopes that he can retain his strength to play in the Europa League in the middle of the week. After all, Poznan Lech is Manchester City's next number one enemy, and it is difficult for Blackpool to pose a threat to Manchester City.

No.70 minutes, after Milner and David Silva completed a cooperation on the left side, Santa Cruz, who replaced Su Dong, finally scored a goal and made another victory for Manchester City, [-]-[-]!
But this goal was considered by Blackpool, Santa Cruz has been offside.

Blackpool then cooperated with a free kick and scored a goal to win the game.

But just 1 minute later, Santa Cruz received Bridge's cross from the left, and scored again in the penalty area to seal the victory.

Four to one, Manchester City finally won Blackpool away.

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Since only half of the game was played, the best player of the game was given to central defender Kompany, and his performance was remarkable.

This season, the Belgian central defender has indeed performed better and better, which is actually due to Pepe beside him.

Don't look at Pepe's face, but under the training of Andre Cruz, he is no longer the butcher in Maritimo. He has good defensive skills, coupled with excellent physical condition, so that he can handle most situations on the court with ease.

Kompany has been outstanding this season precisely because Pepe is beside and behind him, supporting him.

After winning Blackpool, the points gap between Manchester City and Chelsea once again widened to three points.

However, for Manchester City, which has a multi-line battle and a not strong bench lineup, the crisis is mainly in the second half.

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After Manchester City beat Blackpool away, FIFA announced on its official website the 23-man shortlist for the first FIFA Ballon d'Or.

As early as last year, there was news that FIFA's World Player of the Year would merge with the European Ballon d'Or. In July, the two parties officially announced the merger, which did not attract too much attention. After all, this was expected.

The gradual decline of the Ballon d'Or has been obvious to all in recent years, and cooperation with FIFA may be a way out.

After the merger, the awards were merged into one and named the FIFA Ballon d'Or.

The first 23-man shortlist basically includes the top players in active European football, including players who performed well in the UEFA Champions League last season and played well in the World Cup in South Africa.

Needless to say, Su Dong is impressively listed and is also a big favorite, but Spanish stars Xavi and Iniesta who won the World Cup, as well as Barcelona star Messi and Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo, may not be without competition.

From the current point of view, no one knows who will win the FIFA Ballon d'Or after the merger. After all, the way of voting has changed.

In any case, Sudong will be a big hit.

Although he was once questioned after joining Manchester City, many people believed that he came to Manchester City for money.

But after landing in the Premier League, Sudong has scored [-] goals and [-] assists in eight league rounds so far. Such a report card is enough to stand out from the crowd, and Manchester City also ranks first in the Premier League.

If such a performance is still questioned, who else in the world deserves this honor?
But Xavi and Iniesta's World Cup is indeed too eye-catching.

After FIFA announced the candidate list, all forces have also heard the news.

After Sudong joined Manchester City, although the team fully supported Sudong, they were seriously inexperienced in this area. Therefore, it was agent Mendes and the sponsors behind him who created momentum and operated for Sudong.

And Mendes came to Manchester, obviously not just for Su Dong's Golden Globe Award.

(End of this chapter)