i want to be king

Chapter 919
Chelsea are tied one to one!

Arsenal are also tied one to one!
The Red Devils and Manchester United are still tied one to one!

When the first round of the UEFA Champions League group stage was over, the whole of Britain was shocked to find that the three traditional strong teams in the Premier League were all tied, and the scores were all strangely one-to-one.

Is this an appointment made by all three teams?
Or, is there some black hand behind the scenes controlling the outcome of the game?
Otherwise, how to explain the three games against one, it came so strangely?
However, the conspiracy theory was finally shattered in Manchester City's [-]-[-] victory over Borussia Dortmund, but it was replaced by the theory of surprise.

Last season, Manchester City replaced Liverpool and broke the monopoly of the four major families on the Premier League.

Is Manchester City's opponent too weak?

Obviously not.

Borussia Dortmund is generally recognized as the strongest team in the fourth tier, better than Arsenal's encounter with Naples, let alone Manchester United's encounter with Benfica, or Chelsea's encounter with Valencia.

Regardless of the player's worth or the team's past performance, Dortmund is recognized as the number one team in the fourth tier. After all, this is a brave team that almost took Bayern Munich off the Bundesliga throne.

But Manchester City is still at their home court, relying on the hard power of the team to kill Dortmund.

Anyone who has watched this game will not doubt Manchester City's strength in fighting tough battles.

Dortmund still insists on what they are best at, the stormy and violent style of play, with fouls, insidious and various aggressive tactics emerging one after another, and at the same time they also played their sharpest and quick counterattacks, but at the Etihad Stadium, the Hornets still returned with hatred.

Many British media believe that Manchester City can win Dortmund in this game, and there are two heroes, one in front and one in back.

In front was Su Dong, who scored twice. Not only did he score two goals, but he also created a lot of opportunities for the team. Among them, Di Maria and Sanchez made two single-handed goals, but his teammates were not calm enough to handle it.

In the end, he was elected as the best player in the game, and Su Dong deserved it.

Dortmund coach Klopp said at the post-match press conference that Manchester City's goal in the opening game made Dortmund play very passively. "We are like fighting with our opponents with shackles and shackles. This makes us extremely constrained. We have not played to our due level at all."

Klopp is not willing to admit that Manchester City's pass and control tactics are unsolvable, and he is unwilling to admit that Dortmund's performance is limited by Manchester City's pass and control tactics, but he insists that the Hornet's players performed very well and basically showed their own characteristics, but Su Dong's goal solved the game.

"I know that many people think that our ball possession data in the game is very poor, but I want to say that facing such an opponent, we must give full play to the will of the players, especially in the long-term situation of being behind zero to one."

Klopp said that Dortmund is a united team, which makes him very satisfied.

"In Manchester, trying to compete with Manchester City for possession of the ball is absolutely a dream. We have to use our own way to win the game instead of learning what the opponent is not good at."

Klopp said that he has two requirements for tonight's game. One is to hit the frontcourt as quickly as possible after grabbing the ball, and the other is not to make mistakes in defense.

"In fact, the players' implementation of these two requirements is very good, but it is a pity that we are facing Su Dong tonight."

Klopp said that Su Dong is the current player Pele.

"I have known him for many years. His state has always been maintained at a very high level. This requires a lot of training to accumulate and maintain. He can play as sexy as a Latin American player, as hardworking as a German player, as strong as a Nordic player, as flexible as a Spanish player, and as impactful as an English player..."

"He can do everything you can imagine. He is like a perfect offensive machine. No one knows how to defend him. Perhaps the only thing that can stop him from scoring goals is time!"

Klopp also mentioned another Manchester City player, Courtois.

The Belgian goalkeeper saved Dortmund's many must-goal opportunities in this game, which made Klopp furious.

At the press conference, he publicly stated that his team should actually score goals, even more goals than Manchester City.

"But unfortunately tonight they had a wall in front of the goal and our shots were always denied."

"I know that my players have tried their best, but we have not been able to break through the goal guarded by this young goalkeeper."

It is quite normal for Su Dong to be praised by the opponent's coach, but as a goalkeeper, Kurtouvan is a bit difficult, especially for Manchester City.

Last season, Manchester City was famous for their goalkeeper's hip pull. Although Joe Hart conceded few goals, it was more because of the strong defense. He actually made a lot of mistakes. So far this season, Courtois's goal has not been broken.

This definitely took everyone by surprise.

Van der Sar set a record of more than 300 minutes without conceding a goal in the Premier League. It can be said that he is the jewel in the front. Courtois’s clean goal has just begun, and he is far from being on par with his predecessors. Compared with Petr Cech and other goalkeepers, he is inevitably inferior. But he is only 19 years old, still very young.

Guardiola also praised Courtois by name at the post-match press conference, believing that he performed at the level of a world-class goalkeeper in this game and won the approval of the locker room and everyone.

"I know that his idol is Van der Sar, and now, I want to tell him that he is walking on the road that Van der Sar once walked. I hope he can make persistent efforts and strive for better performance in the next games."

Not only the Manchester City coach, but the British media also changed their previous attitude towards Courtois.

As we all know, the media in all countries are short-sighted, but as long as the British players perform a little better, the media will immediately start to boil, and all of them will be like the rebirth of the king of the ball.

When Joe Hart competed with Courtois, the English media all supported Joe Hart, thinking that the England goalkeeper should of course become the main force of Manchester City. This does not require any reason at all.

Even at that time, Guardiola was under pressure for supporting Courtois, and he was often criticized by the media.

But gradually, with the competition between the two players, Joe Hart and Courtois took turns to play. Although it was only the beginning of the season, everyone has basically seen the characteristics and differences of the two players.

Before tonight, Courtois replaced Joe Hart in the starting lineup, and the voices of questioning and accusations were obviously much smaller. After seeing Courtois' outstanding performance, in the post-match press conference, the voice of the media was obviously much smaller.

Some media have even asked Guardiola, is it sure that Courtois will be the main goalkeeper after Manchester City?
This is obviously very weak.

It is equivalent to asking Guardiola, does Joe Hart still have a chance?

If it was in the past, how could the British media of the uncrowned king ask such a question?

Facts have proved that they have basically recognized Courtois' performance, but they are still fighting for opportunities for Joe Hart.

Guardiola's reply is also very official. He said that Manchester City does not have the so-called main force and substitute. Anyone who is in good condition, performs well, and trains hard can play the game.

"The position of the goalkeeper will be a bit special, but we will still carry out rotations, choose the best and most suitable players to start, and ensure the stability of the team's performance and results."

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They defeated Borussia Dortmund [-]-[-] at home and won the first Champions League game in the club's history.

Manchester City won unanimous praise from the media and fans after the game.

The authoritative French media L'Equipe wrote an article and commented that although this is the first time in Manchester City's history to participate in the Champions League, "but there is no doubt that Guardiola's team already has the strength to compete with the top teams in Europe."

L'Equipe believes that Manchester City has the best head coach Guardiola, the world's best superstar Su Dong, and a group of outstanding stars like Di Maria, Sanchez, David Silva, Pepe and Busquets.

"Mansour's strong financial resources have allowed Manchester City to have a group of extraordinary stars before participating in the Champions League. They have both talent and rich experience. They can perform stably in the highest level of the Champions League."

L'Equipe believes that the victory in the UEFA Super Cup has given Manchester City confidence.

"Barcelona has been the best team in European football in the past few years. They have a deep-rooted pass and control gene. In the eyes of many people, Manchester City is a replica of Barcelona, ​​from the management to the head coach, and even to the players. This is the case."

But in the UEFA Super Cup, Manchester City beat Barcelona in the most Barcelona way.

"Although Mourinho argued after the game that Barcelona's main battlefield is not in the UEFA Super Cup at all, they did not put the UEFA Super Cup first, but everyone knows that this is just a reason to comfort themselves after losing the game."

"After defeating Barcelona, ​​Manchester City has the strength to compete with any team in the Champions League. Whether it is in the Champions League or in the Premier League, Manchester City's performance is amazing."

L'Equipe once again reiterated Su Dong's importance to Manchester City, and even quoted a sentence that Guardiola has said many times.

"Whether it is at the spiritual level or at the competitive level, Su Dong is an irreplaceable leader of the team!"

(End of this chapter)