i want to be king

Chapter 802 The Upstart's Counterattack
In [-], after Abu Dhabi's Mansour acquired Manchester City, he called out to build a giant within three years.

This was considered a joke by many people back then.

Especially the arrogant British, the media is attacking in groups, despising Manchester City as an upstart, just like when Abramovich took over Chelsea. Although they cannot deny that Chelsea is already one of the best teams in the Premier League, they still do not recognize Chelsea as a rich team.

At least Chelsea don't have the Champions League!

In the first two seasons of Manchester City, the stars bought and spent a lot of money, but the effect was mediocre.

But all this changed completely with the arrival of Su Dong.

Everyone found that Manchester City, which was weak in attack last season, has transformed into one of the teams with the strongest offensive firepower in the Premier League this season, and their defense is still very good. The arrival of Pepe has greatly improved Manchester City's defense.

More importantly, as the season progressed, everyone was surprised to find that Su Dong's arrival not only brought about an improvement in strength, but also became the captain of Manchester City, the soul of the team, and condensed the dressing room.

As early as the beginning of the season, after Su Dong was elected as the captain, the media questioned this decision, because Su Dong has never been the captain before, and he is a newcomer. Will the people in the locker room be convinced?

But soon, they found that Manchester City's locker room was very quiet. Kompany and Zabaleta served as the team's vice-captains.

Not long ago, there was a scandal between Joe Hart and Gareth Barry, and everyone thought that the Manchester City dressing room was finally about to explode.

But the result once again made people shatter their eyes.

Joe Hart and Gareth Barry were both "rested" from the league weekend, but both declined all interviews with the outside world, and Manchester City's dressing room was still peaceful, and it seemed that nothing was wrong.

On the contrary, Manchester City is still actively trying to introduce David Luiz and compete for talents with Chelsea, Manchester United and other teams.

Manchester City has no problem, but is still positive.

The British media always have a strong spirit of doubt. They think that Manchester City is pretending to be quiet, but in fact the interior is already a mess. It is just that Blackpool is too weak to pose a threat to Manchester City.

The News of the World publicly stated in its report on Sunday that the midweek match against Polish powerhouse Poznan Lech is the real catastrophe for Manchester City, because this team performed exceptionally well in the Europa League group stage this season.

"The Europa League ushers in Poznan Lech, and Arsenal ushers in the weekend. Manchester City will not escape bad luck!"

In the report, the British media that exposed the Joe Hart scandal reported extensively on Poznan Lech's performance this season. From the away draw with Juventus to the defeat of the Salzburg Red Bull, the Polish powerhouse has shown quite impressive strength.

Before Manchester City played against Poznan Lech, the opponents in the ninth round of the weekend league, Arsenal also showed a super amazing state in the Champions League. They beat Shakhtar Donetsk [-]-[-] at home.

This undoubtedly also brought huge competition pressure to Manchester City.

The Independent, which is close to Arsenal, called out that the Gunners are expected to enter the Champions League this season after the Gunners beat Shakhtar Donetsk in a high-profile manner, and gave a very high evaluation to Fabregas, Nasri, Wilshere, Rosicky and other players.

Wenger also expressed his satisfaction with the team's victory after the game.

"We are a team with gorgeous skills and extremely fast offensive advancement, so we really hate players and teams that rely on their bodies and muscles to make rough fouls. We play the most gorgeous and pleasing offensive football in Europe, like mercury pouring down the ground."

Wenger believes that there is no need for Cesc Fabregas to seek to join Barcelona because Arsenal are stronger than Barcelona.

Wenger also spoke highly of the duo of Wilshere and Cesc Fabregas, believing that they have all performed at a very high level. This combination is the guarantee for Arsenal's smooth and smooth offense.

"There is no doubt that the game against Manchester City at the weekend will be difficult, but with Cesc's comeback, we have won two consecutive victories, we have played quicksilver attack, we have found the way of the game and built confidence."

"My players and I are full of confidence that we can beat Manchester City at the weekend like we beat Shakhtar Donetsk!"

As the name suggests, this is actually Wenger's psychological warfare.

Arsenal finished the game and won a big victory, and want to use this momentum to put pressure on Manchester City.

Guardiola's choice is not to accept the move, but to use the game to speak.

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On the evening of October 21, Manchester's Etihad Stadium.

Mansour suits and leather shoes, well-dressed in Manchester City's home stands.

But the fans at the scene did not react enthusiastically to his arrival.

Obviously, they have not yet accepted this local tycoon in the Middle East who has invested huge sums of money in the team but has not received any returns so far, and even their attitude seems a bit indifferent.

It was Mansour's first appearance at the Etihad Stadium this season.

He will be here for a few days, and in addition to the Poznan Lech game, he will also be present to oversee the game against Arsenal.

But Mansour did not disclose his arrival to the players, and even he did not intend to bring extra pressure to the team.

Accompanied by club executives such as Mubarak, Soriano and Begiristan, he appeared in the stands and silently watched the players of the two teams enter the field. However, when he saw Su Dong, the leader of Manchester City, appear, he showed a smile full of accomplishment. This is his most proud masterpiece so far.

Su Dong finally put on the Manchester City jersey!

"His role is indeed very important. So far, if it weren't for him, we would not have been ranked first in the league." Soriano followed Mansour's line of sight and praised Sudong intentionally or unintentionally.

Mansur nodded, "You all worked hard."

In a word, Soriano and others are in a good mood.

"On the way to Manchester, I watched a lot of news from the media, and many media were not very optimistic about us."

"Yes." Begiristain took over the words, "Actually, this is also normal, because the media likes to sensationalize the public. If most people are optimistic, some media will come out to sing bad news, and the British media are all biased to a certain extent, and our foundation in this regard is relatively weak."

Manchester City has not made good friends with the media so far, so that even if they are scolded in the media, it is difficult for Manchester City to respond.

Because no one can guarantee that the media will not truncate and take out of context.

Rather than being used by the media to cause more intense turmoil, it is better not to respond at all to save trouble.

"Are you sure about this game?" Mansur asked with concern.

He doesn't really know much about football, but he likes to win.

"Winning is a high-probability event, and we will stick to our own style of play and philosophy, showing our strong team temperament." Begiristain said.

Mansur nodded again and said no more.

As the behind-the-scenes boss, he knew very well that every word he said might bring pressure to them.

He has enough patience, especially with Su Dong.

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Poznan Leahy, as he did against Juventus, actively launched an attack from the very beginning, and tried to oppress Manchester City's pass and possession by actively running at all costs.

In just 3 minutes, they hurriedly kicked from the outside of the penalty area, blasted a long shot, and made the first shot of the game.

Manchester City tried to stabilize the rhythm, but the Polish powerhouse pressed frantically and did not intend to give Manchester City any chance to breathe.

In the two consecutive quick attacks, Manchester City tried to create danger through the two wings, but the crosses were not placed very well, failing to form opportunities, and Su Dong missed the placement.

Guardiola was a little anxious on the sidelines, signaling the team to stabilize and don't pass blindly, this is too inefficient.

Su Dong, who was wearing the captain's armband, also signaled his teammates on the court to hold on and be patient.

No. In the 11th minute, Manchester City tried to open up the offensive situation on the left. After Di Maria got the ball, he failed to get a chance. He also listened to the opinions of Guardiola and Sudong just now. Instead of making a bottom pass, he passed the ball back.

David Silva made a cross pass to Toni Kroos on the right outside the top of the arc. It looked like he was going to move to the right and hand it over to Sanchez to launch the attack. The Chilean winger was on the right side of the penalty area at this moment.

Poznan Lech's defense also shifted quickly, focusing exclusively on Manchester City's right.

This is Manchester City's regular routine. They are always passing back and forth to pull the opponent's defense.

But in the transfer of Poznan Lech's defense, a flaw was revealed. Toni Kroos did not pass to Sanchez as they expected, but suddenly sent a diagonal pass with his right foot and passed the ball back to the left side of the top of the arc.

I saw Su Dong, who was running to the left just now to meet Di Maria, suddenly stopped.

Toni Kroos' pass landed just right at Sudong's feet.

Stop the ball, pull it, turn around, and shoot low with your left foot!
"GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!"

"No. 11 minutes, Manchester City's first shot broke through Poznan Lech's goal."

"A low left-footed shot from Sudong that went straight into the bottom left corner of the Polish team's goal."

After Su Dong scored, the whole person rushed out of the court quickly and ran all the way to the sidelines.

At this moment, the live TV footage captured the Manchester City chairman's stand, and the owner Mansour rushed out of his seat excitedly at the moment Su Dong scored. Like all Manchester City fans, he raised his hands high and cheered for Su Dong's goal.

This scene instantly narrowed the distance between Mansur and Manchester City fans.

Su Dong also gave high-fives and hugs to all the teammates who were rushing from the sidelines, celebrating the goal.

Is Lech Poznan strong?

Maybe, but it also depends on whom.

At least Su Dong feels that the defenders of this team are not very strong, as long as he is given a chance, he can make goals.

Let those outside who are waiting to see Manchester City's jokes be completely disappointed!

This is the counterattack of the nouveau riche from Manchester City!

(End of this chapter)