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Chapter 866 The Vulnerable Manchester City
On the first day of May, Manchester City sat at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester to face the visiting Hammers West Ham United.

In the 10th minute of the game, Manchester City won a corner kick.

David Silva quickly took a corner kick, and West Ham United's penalty area was in chaos. Central defender Upson headed out of the penalty area, but Busquets, who had been ambushing outside the penalty area for Manchester City, stopped the ball and hit it with his right foot.

The football sticks to the turf, along a straight line, and gets into the lower right corner of the goal.

One to zero!

Everyone in the stadium was stunned for a moment, even the on-site commentator was obviously stunned for a moment, and then cheers erupted. Manchester City fans rushed out of their seats, cheering Busquets' name frantically, celebrating his goal.

On the court, Su Dong, along with other teammates, quickly ran to Busquets on the sidelines and gave him a warm hug, "This long shot is really good!"

In Su Dong's memory, this seems to be Busquets' first goal after joining Manchester City.

From last season to now, after Busquets came to Manchester City, he has been a hard-working midfielder, responsible for passing and sorting out, but many people think that Busquets' role in Manchester City's midfielder is the lowest, purely relying on Guardiola's identity to dawdle.

But that's clearly not the case.

Busquets was suppressed in the back position and he was not allowed to go forward, and Busquets' sorting and coordination in the back position was crucial to Manchester City's midfield possession, especially his off-the-ball running support.

In the Manchester City team, basically no one will question the role of Busquets, but no one will exaggerate his strength too much.

Many people say that he is like Guardiola, but he is not at all.

If you study Busquets' game video carefully, you will find that he can always appear at the receiving point where his teammates need him to appear. When his teammates want to pass the ball, he is always a reliable receiving point.

How important this is for a ball-possessing team, there is no need to say much.

But it's not a one-size-fits-all.

If you want to do this, you have to run more gaps.

But the risk that comes with it is that if Manchester City counterattacks after being intercepted by the opponent during the period of time when he is running in the gap, the single midfielder is absent, so Busquets runs in the gap and it takes a little time to get back to his position.

And everyone knows that on the football field, maybe a second, or even a few tenths of a second, can decide everything.

This goes back to what Guardiola said when discussing with Su Dong at the beginning of the season. In the tactical layout he designed, the center is very important, because if the center cannot hold down the opponent's defense and the midfielder cannot hold the ball, it is difficult for Busquets to ensure a solid defense.

In Guardiola's original vision, the ideal center should be Kluivert's type, but unexpectedly, God arranged for him a better and more comprehensive Su Dong.

With the joining of Su Dong, Busquets' performance has gradually been recognized, and he has become the core of Manchester City's central midfielder.

You can't make sure to stand still at the first time even if you are delayed, and you are asked to move forward. Isn't this courting death?
Because of this, it is difficult for Busquets to get a chance to score.

Naturally, the iron tree was blooming, and he was extremely excited.

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Five minutes after Busquets iron tree blossomed and scored a goal for Manchester City, Manchester City made another victory.

David Silva sent a diagonal pass from the front of the penalty area, Zabaleta volleyed from the right and hit the far corner, scoring the second goal for Manchester City, [-]-[-]!

Although Demba Ba scored a goal for West Ham United before the end of the first half, in the second half 5 minutes, David Silva sent another assist, and Sudong volleyed with his left foot, [-] to [-]!

In the No. 603 minute, Busquets sent an assist and penetrated the entire defense of West Ham United. David Silva formed a single knife in the penalty area and sealed the victory for Manchester City.

A hat-trick of assists was followed by a goal as the Spanish midfielder delivered a masterful performance.

Manchester City also ended up beating West Ham United [-]-[-] at home.

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In the middle of the week, in the Europa League semi-final, Manchester City played against Benfica at home.

With a two-to-two away game, Manchester City played more aggressively at home.

In just 3 minutes of the opening, Su Dong received Di Maria's cross and shot in front of the goal, opening the scoring for Manchester City.

After scoring the goal, Benfica once fought back, but was soon pressed back by Manchester City.

The Portuguese Super League team is obviously very clear that they have no ability to be strong in front of Manchester City and can only continue to defend.

Manchester City also played more smoothly after leading by one goal.

In the past period of time, the team has been fighting on the third front continuously, and the consumption of players has been extremely high. Everyone is happy to have time to rest.

In the end, Manchester City beat Benfica [-]-[-] at home and advanced [-]-[-] on aggregate.

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In another game, after Porto beat Villarreal [-]-[-] at home, they lost [-]-[-] in the away game, with a total score of [-]-[-] and successfully advanced to the Europa League final.

This year's Europa League final was held in Dublin, Ireland.

Manchester City vs Porto!
The head coach is the young coach Pep Guardiola against the 33-year-old Villas-Boas, and Manchester City's center forward Su Dong is challenged by Colombian center Falcao, which is undoubtedly quite interesting in the game.

After Guardiola coached Manchester City, it has always been controversial, but after Su Dong joined this season, the team's performance has improved considerably. Not only has it reached the Europa League final, but it has also basically won the Premier League championship. In addition, the FA Cup has also reached the final.

The 33-year-old Villas-Boas was born as Mourinho's assistant. He led Porto to win the Portuguese Super League and the Portuguese Cup this season. His ambition is to hit the Europa League and hit the Triple Crown. He is also chasing in the footsteps of his predecessor Mourinho.

What's interesting is that Porto's triple crown coached by Mourinho was destroyed by Su Dong. At that time, he was still playing for Sporting Lisbon and Valencia.

Now, times have changed, Madman II Boas led Porto to hit the Triple Crown again, Su Dong once again stood in front of them, but after defeating Villarreal, Boas said in an interview, "This time we will not let the champion fall by the side again!"

The implication is that he wants to make up for Porto's regrets back then and do what Mourinho couldn't do.

And he relies on this powerful attack lineup in his hands.

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On the weekend, in the No.30 Premier League round, Manchester City challenged Everton away.

Su Dong played three consecutive games, and this one took a break.

As a result, Manchester City wasted consecutive opportunities in the away game against Everton.

David Silva failed to continue his excellent performance in the last round and missed a single chance shortly after the opening.

Although Manchester City took advantage of Everton's central defender Distin's mistake in the No.209 minute to open the scoring, but in the second half, Distin took advantage of a corner kick to atone for his sins and equalized the score for Everton.

Then former Manchester United player Phil Neville assisted Osman and made another victory for Everton.

Two to one, Moyes' team finally reversed Manchester City.

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Without Su Dong, Manchester City seems to have lost a goal.

Dzeko has been unable to integrate into the team for a long time. Every time Sudong is absent, Manchester City's scoring efficiency is greatly reduced, which makes everyone feel helpless, especially Guardiola.

This round was reversed by Everton. Manchester City not only lost three points, but also missed the chance to win the championship two rounds in advance.

In the next round, Manchester City will face Stoke City at home. If they win, they can win the championship one round earlier, otherwise they will continue to push back and postpone the suspense of the championship until the last round.

Guardiola said after the game that it is indeed regrettable that the team failed to win.

"From Christmas to now, we have played double games almost every week. Everyone has reached the limit of their bodies. We have tried our best, but sometimes mistakes are inevitable, especially when the body is very tired."

For the next round, Guardiola said that the team is confident of winning at home.

"Stoke City are a quality team, but we're confident we can win at home!"

Guardiola's confidence is not groundless.

On the one hand, after playing Everton, Manchester City can get a week of valuable rest time, especially the core players such as Su Dong. Guardiola even plans to give them two days off so that they can have a good rest and adjust their bodies and minds.

At that time, the return of Su Dong and others will undoubtedly greatly enhance Manchester City's combat effectiveness.

On the other hand, Stoke City is currently ranked eighth in the Premier League, the possibility of entering the European theater is not very high, and there is no pressure to relegation, which makes them basically unlikely to die with Manchester City.

If it is a relegation team, it is hard to say, but a team like Stoke City is better.

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Compared with Manchester City being reversed by Everton, Manchester United scored Chelsea's goal in just 1 minute in the home game against Chelsea, and finally defeated the Blues [-]-[-].

After the game, Ferguson heard the news of Manchester City's tragic reversal by Everton. He was so happy that he couldn't close his hands. He said that he would buy Moyes a drink to congratulate him on beating Manchester City at home.

"I said that Manchester City's insistence on multi-line battles is a very irrational choice. They don't have a good enough lineup thickness. Now is their most tired and weakest time. Any team may beat them, including at the Etihad Stadium."

Ferguson said that he believes that Stoke City is a team with aspirations. The head coach Tony Pulis is an experienced head coach. "I have known him for many years. Among the head coaches in the UK, apart from Bobby Robson and Harry Redknapp, the head coach I admire most is Tony."

"I believe that he will surprise the whole world at the Etihad Stadium. He will once again prove to the world that Manchester City is really fragile, and it can even be said that it is vulnerable!"

Ferguson's appreciation for Tony Pulis has indeed been around for a long time, and he even made no secret of it in his autobiography, and now he even wants to boast of Tony Pulis as a flower.

As long as Stoke City can beat Manchester City, everything is easy to say!

(End of this chapter)