I Want to Be the King of Football

Manchester City beat Newcastle 3-0 at home, surviving the first hurdle of the devil's schedule.

This became the focus of major media coverage the next day.

Before this game, Newcastle beat Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur and other teams, ranked third in the Premier League standings, the performance can be described as very good, won the unanimous praise of Magpie fans .

Even many Magpies fans believe that Newcastle have the opportunity to upset the away game.

But at the Etihad Stadium, Newcastle never got the initiative in the game from beginning to end, with a mere 23% of the ball possession rate, so that Padre's team suffered a painful blow.

The Magpies manager admitted in his post-match press conference that Newcastle are indeed inferior to Manchester City.

A great team can always find an effective way to deal with the different strategies of the opponent, whether it is taking the offensive or facing the unbreakable iron barrel, they are not afraid, Manchester City is such a team .

Padre spoke highly of Pep Guardiola's team, and at the same time gave his appreciation to Sudong, who was elected the best player of the game. He believes that Sudong is the most critical core player of Manchester City.

In fact, patience is very important for a passing-controlling team like Manchester City. They have a super strong ability to pass and control the ball. While consuming the opponent and creating pressure on the opponent, they are also creating a huge psychological burden on themselves. .

That is, what if I don't break the opponent's goal again?

Grab so many possessions, but don't break the goal late, it's not justified.

According to Padre, Manchester City had such a problem in the 2009-10 season. They were always able to control the ball, but it was easy to play impatiently, which caused them to drop points in many unnecessary games.

But this phenomenon has been completely changed after Su Dong joined.

Sudong is the most powerful and terrible scorer in the world, and at the same time the most perfect center. His presence has made everyone at Manchester City always believe that he can score goals.

This is not said by mouth, nor given by the head coach, nor conferred by fame or influence, but by Su Dong through game after game, goal after goal, instilled in the players, Convince everyone that he can do it.

So, every time Sudong comes on, City play more smoothly because they play more patiently and calmly, which makes it easier for them to make mistakes.

When a team with super ball-handling ability is patiently fighting with the opponent, and it never makes mistakes easily, it is often the opponent making mistakes, and Su Dong can grasp the opponent's mistakes keenly, and make mistakes. Score a goal.

According to Padre, this is a virtuous circle that complements each other.

If you want to break this cycle, either there is a problem with Su Dong, or there is a problem with Manchester City's passing and control system.

But from the current point of view, in the foreseeable short term, unless there is a major change in Manchester City itself, otherwise, other teams will basically have no way to face this set of play and staffing of Manchester City.

Padre has spoken out a lot of the Premier League, and even the hearts of European football teams.

You know, Manchester City is not only incomprehensible in the Premier League, but also in the Champions League.

Four-game winning streak, two rounds ahead of schedule to qualify for the top spot in the group, such a result is eye-catching in other groups, not to mention being placed in the group of death. This is definitely the first time in history for Manchester City to participate in the Champions League. The most amazing.

Amid the praise from the media, Manchester City soon ushered in the fifth round of the Champions League group stage.

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The away game against Dortmund is a rare respite for Manchester City, who have already qualified in advance.

Guardiola did not even arrange for the main lineup to play, but played with a rotation and a substitute lineup, more to leave more preparation time for the main players to deal with the 13th round of the Premier League on the weekend.

Manchester City also performed well away from home. Aguero opened the scoring for Manchester City in the 42nd minute, but at the last minute of the second half, Lewandowski scored a goal for Dortmund.

In the end, the two sides shook hands and made peace.

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Inter Milan beat Villarreal 3-1 at home.

This is not surprising. It is unlikely that the yellow submarine team will qualify, so they simply gave up the Champions League and focused on playing domestic leagues, which naturally allowed Inter Milan to grab a precious three points.

With these three points, Inter Milan beat Dortmund and ranked second in the group.

As a result, the final round of the group stage for both sides becomes crucial.

Manchester City vs. Inter Milan, Borussia Dortmund away to Villarreal.

This is undoubtedly a very suspenseful round.

It's just that for Manchester City, they have long ignored this round.

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November 27, Liverpool Anfield.

Among the 45,000 fanatical Liverpool fans, who continued the whole game, the Red Army relied on strict defense and held on to the waves of Manchester City's offensive.

Dalglish is currently ranked sixth in the standings and does not look great, but in the scores against the top seven teams in the league, Liverpool is only behind Manchester City and Manchester United. It can be said that the performance in a strong dialogue One of the best Premier League teams.

The outstanding performance in the strong dialogue comes from Liverpool's own good strength, especially the team's defense.

In the first 12 rounds, Liverpool only conceded 11 goals. In the Premier League, they only lost to Manchester City. They are neck and neck with Newcastle. It can be said that they are the best defensive team in the Premier League.

Facing the powerful offensive Manchester City, Dalglish arranged two strong central defenders, Daniel Agger and Skrtel, to mark Su Dong full-time. At the same time, in front of the defense line, he arranged Lucas and Charlie Adam to form a double midfielder. .

Charlie Adam is not well-known, but it works very well. He is trusted by Dalglish. In the last round of Liverpool's 2-1 away victory over Chelsea, Charlie Adam performed very bravely. The best player of the game.

Lucas came to Liverpool as the successor of Xavi Alonso, but after joining Liverpool, his performance has not met the expectations of the outside world, but in recent times, his performance has given people the feeling that gradually enlightened.

Today's Brazilian midfielder is no longer the playmaker of the year, but has gradually transformed into a defensive midfielder.

Since this season, Lucas is the midfielder with the most interceptions and steals in the Premier League and one of the players with the longest running distance. It can be said that he is already an outstanding midfield defender.

This is really sad.

The playmaking midfielder of the year has become the current defensive engineer, and Lucas is not the first, nor will he be the last.

Ferguson transformed Anderson, Mourinho transformed Mikel, basically the same.

In this battle, Dalglish asked Lucas and Charlie Adam to form a midfield double midfielder, and in front was Jordan Henderson, a native England midfielder once valued by Guardiola.

Liverpool's defence has been excellent this season, but the attacking problem is huge.

Suarez's performance was quite satisfactory, not as stunning as when he was in the Eredivisie; after Carroll joined Liverpool, he was no longer as dazzling as when he was in Newcastle; Downing came to Liverpool and revealed that his scoring ability is not strong, one-on-one. Insufficient self-confidence in combat.

As for Henderson, it's also difficult for him to carry the burden of the team's forward pass.

It is precisely because of this that although Liverpool's defense is firm, its offense is a mess, so it ranks sixth in the Premier League.

Otherwise, with a defense like Liverpool, as long as the offense is stronger, it can rank in the top four.

It's a problem to be invincible when faced with a weak team, but when faced with a strong team, Liverpool showed their power.

At least against Manchester City, the Reds defended more firmly and better than Newcastle.

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From the first minute of the game, Manchester City organized wave after wave of attacks.

Although Liverpool are playing at home, they do not fight to the death with Manchester City. They keep on defending steadily, and do not care about the gain or loss of space on the field, but are committed to ensuring their own goal is not lost.

Under the training of Dalglish, this Liverpool three-armed team used their lives, the tactical execution was very high, and the players were very active in running. In addition, Daniel Agger and Skrtel took care of Su Dong closely, so that Manchester City's attack was contained.

Dalglish has clearly learned from Newcastle's experience and has played more conservatively than the Magpies.

You know, Newcastle are playing away, while Liverpool are at Anfield.

But it doesn't matter, Dalglish is determined to pull his face down and guard against it.

Even before the game, he released harsh words, and as long as he got one point, he was satisfied.

This may be psychological warfare, but it may not be what he thought.

After all, it is quite difficult to get a point against Manchester City.

City's 12-game winning streak so far this season isn't fake.

It is under this pragmatic and conservative thinking that Liverpool, through strict defense and the concerted efforts of the players, just ensured that the goal would not be conceded under the waves of Manchester City's offensive.

From the start to the end of the first half, from the start of the second half to the substitution, and then to the 80 minutes into the game, Liverpool never left Manchester City with a good chance to score.

Su Dong also created shots, but failed to pose a threat.

The two central defenders, Daniel Agger and Skrtel, have strong enough bodies and an excellent sense of coordination. In addition, they followed Su Dong every step of the way, making it difficult for him to have a chance to perform.

The game was so stalemate.

Time is passing bit by bit, Manchester City has never been able to break the deadlock, while Liverpool continue to guard against the deadlock.

Liverpool fans in the stands have been singing the team song from the first minute of the game, calling on the team, cheering for their team, as if they will never get tired, they can shout until tomorrow morning.

Su Dong was not discouraged, he still actively ran and pulled on the court, kept shouting and cheering for his teammates.

He can't believe it!

Even if Liverpool really kept to the last second of the game, he would try his best to score!