i want to be king

Chapter 808
"Unbelievable! It's unbelievable!"

"Manchester City took the lead again with a goal in a ten-man battle!"

"After a steal from Sudong in the frontcourt, he launched a counterattack on the spot and drove straight in. Like a cloud-piercing arrow, he shot through Arsenal's defense line in an instant and once again surpassed the score for Manchester City."

"It was an absolutely unbelievable goal, I couldn't believe my eyes."

"Only Su Dong can accomplish such a feat, only he never gives up in the most difficult moments."

"We have to admit that the possibility of winning the game with ten players is quite slim, but Su Dong's goal gave Manchester City hope, especially reinvigorated the morale and fighting spirit of the team, which is more important than anything else."

"We saw that Su Dong couldn't stop himself, fell off the field and hit the billboard. All Manchester City players rushed towards him. They were celebrating the goal on the sidelines."

"For Manchester City, which is playing at home, this goal is more important than anything else, even more than three points!"

"As we have always emphasized in the past, any team must have a tenacious fighting spirit, a strong temperament, and the confidence to dare to fight the enemy even in the most difficult situation."

"Looking at Manchester City, coach Guardiola's coaching style is more rational. His tactics are very delicate, and his ability to pass and control the ball is extremely strong. However, in terms of on-the-spot command and shaping the team's willpower, it is not Guardiola's strong point. Therefore, Manchester City performed very poorly in the strong-to-strong dialogue last season. They even lost their advantages in many games that should be scored."

"But this season, with Su Dong's joining, Manchester City has taken on a new look, especially the goal just now."

"I hope everyone will not just remember the moment of the goal just now, but to see that after the red card from Micah Richards and the equalizer from Arsenal, Manchester City was passively beaten in a long period of downturn. The morale of the team was low, and everyone lost their fighting spirit. Only Su Dong was still running at all costs."

"As a high center forward with a height of 1.9 meters 2, we saw that Su Dong's running distance was a full kilometer longer than the No.[-] Alexander Song. This is simply unbelievable."

"And this goal is the reward for Su Dong's running and pressing at no expense in the past period of time."

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Su Dong lay on the sidelines.

He did fall off the court, but he didn't actually hit the billboard.

The Etihad Stadium was transformed from the original stadium complex, and the goal line is still some distance away from the billboard.

But it did fall hard enough.

He just lay down and didn't want to move, but he was in a very good mood.

He heard cheers all over the sky, and countless fans were chanting his name frantically.

Teammates ran over one after another, and Pepe even hugged his head and kissed his forehead hard.

Everyone is constantly praising his goals.

This is a morale-boosting goal!

Su Dong got up from the ground and looked at his teammates around him.

Everyone naturally stood in front of him and was also looking at him.

At this time, they all need someone to direct them and tell them what to do.

"See? Arsenal is not scary at all!" Su Dong said with certainty.

"Even if there are only ten people left, we can still knock them down and let them leave the Etihad Stadium on their knees!"

Manchester City's players nodded one after another. If they had doubted Su Dong's words before scoring the goal, but now, they would not.

Su Dong's words rekindled their fighting spirit and saw hope.

"Next, we must continue to maintain this rhythm. There are only ten people, so each of us will run a little more, grab a little more, and fill the vacancy of the missing person. I believe that we have such strength!"

"Come!"

Su Dong stretched out his right hand again.

The surrounding players also stretched out their hands one after another, overlapping with Su Dong's.

"Man City, come on!"

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"He is really a born king, and he is an outstanding leader!" Soriano couldn't help but praise when he saw this scene on the sidelines.

Su Dong's goal was crucial and kept Manchester City's confidence.

At this point in the game, without one player so early, it is not to mention how difficult it is to beat Arsenal.

But no matter what the next result is, as long as it is not a big rout, Su Dong's goal will keep Manchester City's morale.

This is more precious than three points and a victory.

As long as the morale is not broken, Manchester City still has hope this season.

"I really regret it now." Mansur kept shaking his head, "I regret why I didn't buy Sudong earlier. If we had bought him earlier, then we would not have played so embarrassingly last season, or even last season."

Both Soriano and Begiristan kept nodding.

Su Dong is indeed crucial to the current Manchester City, and it can even be said to be reborn.

With or without Sudong, those are two completely different Manchester City.

Especially at this critical moment, Su Dong's value is fully reflected.

"Can we hold the ball?" Mubarak asked suddenly.

Soriano and Begiristan looked at each other, obviously pessimistic.

Morale has been recovered, but the disadvantages on the field are difficult to equalize.

One less person will have a subversive impact on any team, and this is not only reflected in the tactical play.

In the Premier League, someone once made a very complicated statistic and came up with a rough probability that if a defender is sent off with a red card, the number of goals conceded by the team will increase by 0.024 goals per minute in the remaining time, which is equivalent to conceding one more goal in half a game.

Remember, it's an extra ball, not a ball.

This is the conclusion drawn after counting the big data of the Premier League for many years. If calculated according to this conclusion, Manchester City will concede at least two goals, which is basically difficult to change, especially for a team like Manchester City that received a red card in the opening 4 minutes.

In the Premier League statistics, there is another data, that is the winning percentage caused by red cards.

After deducting some garbage time, or those games where the red card has not hurt the overall situation, the probability of winning the team with the red card is less than [-]%.

But that alone is not enough.

In this percentage, those variables have not been deducted, such as when to get a red card, which also has a crucial impact on the game.

For something like Manchester City, it is estimated that there is not even half of it. Winning is an extremely low probability event, or even a miracle.

So, when Mubarak asked this question, both Soriano and Begiristan were speechless.

Because they all know that there is basically no suspense for the team to lose.

The difference is how to lose.

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Soriano and Begiristan, or the views of most people, seem to be confirmed on the court.

Although Arsenal conceded a goal, they quickly regained control of the situation and continued to attack Manchester City.

The Gunners are indeed not the best in the semi-finals, but in the first half of each season, Arsenal is a strong team that no team can underestimate.

Want to bully the shooter?
Sorry, come back in the second half!
Manchester City tried very hard to grab the possession of the ball, but there was no way. One less player means that the opponent will always have one more support point than Manchester City. As long as their players are not lazy and run, Manchester City will never be able to grab it.

The two teams can't widen the gap in possession time, which is due to Manchester City's excellent passing and possession ability.

Time passed bit by bit, Arsenal had the advantage and frequently created threats, but they still failed to break through Manchester City's goal.

But just before the end of the first half, Arsenal launched another wave of offensive.

After Fabregas received a pass from his teammate, he suddenly jumped in and dribbled the ball directly into Manchester City's penalty area.

Kompany was caught off guard, blocked Fabregas with his body, and went out to steal.

The ball was indeed grabbed, but Fabregas fell to the upper right corner of the Manchester City penalty area.

The referee Clattenburg whistled immediately!

The entire Etihad Stadium was fried again.

Su Dong was nearby, and immediately ran towards Clattenburg, blocking him directly.

"This shouldn't be a penalty, Mark!" Su Dong protested.

Already a red card, another penalty kick, who can stand it?

This is simply the rhythm of playing Manchester City to death!

Could it be that these gentlemen in the Premier League are really so afraid of Manchester City's strong rise?
Clattenburg was sure, saying it was an inside-the-box foul, with Kompany tripping Cesc Fabregas.

Su Dong was also anxious, "You've already given us a red card, and you want another penalty? Why don't you just sentence us to lose!"

Clattenburg was also taken aback.

Su Dong has always been known for his integrity, so much so that there is a saying in European football that as long as Su Dong falls to the ground in the penalty area, it goes without saying that a penalty kick will definitely not be wrong.

As for referees, Su Dong has always been very polite.

It's just that no one expected that he would lose his composure in such a way that he would even say such heartbreaking words in person.

Clattenburg was taken aback, put his hand into his pocket, and raised a yellow card towards Su Dong.

This move once again sparked frenzied boos from Manchester City fans.

"A goal in 45 seconds, and a red card in 4 minutes. Now we managed to overtake the score, and he gave us another penalty. Clattenburg, are you blind?" The commentator on the spot was also angry.

The entire Etihad Stadium roared angrily.

But Clattenburg didn't care and still pointed to the penalty spot.

Peipei came over and comforted Su Dong.

"Damn it, they're trying to do everything possible to drag us down from the leadership position!" Pepe yelled angrily.

As for who they are, who knows?

Su Dong took a deep breath, calmed himself down, and patted Pepe on the shoulder.

"They will regret what they have done, because it will not kill us, it will make us stronger and more united."

"We still have the second half!" Su Dong said loudly.

(End of this chapter)