Chapter 865： Manchester City

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

When the game reached the tenth minute, Manchester City won a corner kick.

David Silva quickly took a corner kick. There was chaos in West Ham's penalty area. Central defender Upson headed out of the penalty area, but Manchester City had been ambushing Busquets outside the penalty area to greet the ball. Once stopped, hit again with the right foot.

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

One to zero!

Everyone in the entire stadium was taken aback, even the on-site commentator was obviously taken aback, and then cheers broke out. Manchester City fans all rushed out of their seats and cheered Busquets' name frantically. He celebrated the goal.

On the court, Su Dong, along with other teammates, 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 the present, since Busquets came to Manchester City, he has always been a hard-working midfielder, responsible for passing and sorting out the ball, but many people believe that Busquets has the lowest role in Manchester City's midfielder. Purely relying on the identity of Guardiola's direct line to mess around.

But this is clearly not the case.

Busquets was suppressed in a trailing position and he was not allowed to move forward. The sorting and coordination of Busquets in the trailing position is vital to Manchester City’s midfield possession, especially his off-ball running support. .

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

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

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

For a ball-handling team, how important this is is, no need to say more.

But this is not a panacea.

If you want to do this, you have to run more neutral gears.

But the risk that follows is that if during this period of time when he runs in neutral, Manchester City is counterattacked after being intercepted by the opponent, the single midfielder is missing, so Busquets runs in the neutral position and needs a little bit. Time comes back and forth.

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

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

In Guardiola's original vision, the ideal center should be the type of Kluivert, but he did not expect that God arranged for him to be a better and more comprehensive Su Dong.

With the addition of Su Dong, Busquets’ performance has gradually been recognized, and he has become the core organization of Manchester City’s midfielder’s postponement position. At the same time, he has won more and more recognition, but his characteristics make his position necessary. Dragging behind.

After delaying, I can’t make sure to stand in the right place, and you are still asked to step in. Isn’t this going to kill you?

Because of this, it is difficult for Busquets to get a chance to score.

When the iron tree blooms, it is naturally very excited.

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

David Silva sent a diagonal pass at the front of the penalty zone, and Sabaletta volleyed from the right corner and scored the second goal for Manchester City, two to zero!

Although Dembaba scored a goal for West Ham before the end of the first half, David Silva once again provided an assist in the 55th minute of the second half. Su Dong volleyed with a left foot, three to one. !

In the 63rd minute, Busquets sent an assist and penetrated the entire defense of West Ham. David Silva formed a single-handed goal in the penalty area and sealed the victory for Manchester City.

After an assist hat-trick, another goal was scored and the Spanish midfielder contributed a master performance.

Manchester City eventually beat West Ham United with a four-to-one victory at home.

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In midweek, in the Europa League semi-finals, Manchester City played against Benfica at home.

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

Just three minutes into the game, Su Dong received a pass from Di Maria and stabbed in front of the goal to set the scoring for Manchester City.

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

The Portuguese Super League team is obviously also very clear that they are not capable of succeeding in front of Manchester City and can only continue to defend themselves.

After Manchester City led by one goal, they also played more smoothly.

Over the past period of time, the team has been fighting on the third line in a row, and the player consumption is also extremely high. Everyone is happy to have time to have a good rest.

In the end, Manchester City beat Benfica 1-0 at home, and the total score was 3-2 to advance.

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In another game, after Porto defeated Villarreal 5-1 at home, they lost the game 2-3 away, with a total score of 7-4 and successfully advanced to the Europa League final.

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

Manchester City vs. Porto!

The head coach is Marshal Pep Guardiola against the 33-year-old Boas. Manchester City’s head center Sotung encountered the challenge of Colombian center Falcao. This is undoubtedly a very interesting point in the game.

Guardiola has been controversial after coaching Manchester City, but after Sudong joined this season, the team's performance has improved considerably. Not only did it reach the Europa League final, but the Premier League champion was also basically in the bag. In addition, the FA Cup has reached the final, and seeing the Triple Crown in sight is impressive.

The thirty-three-year-old Boas is a Mourinho assistant. He led Porto to the Portuguese Super League and the Portuguese Cup this season. Rinho's footprint.

What's interesting is that the Triple Crown of Porto, coached by Mourinho, was destroyed in the hands of Sotung, when he was still playing for Sporting Lisbon and Valencia.

Now, time has passed. Madman II Boas led Porto to the Triple Crown again, and Su Dong once again stood in front of them, but Boas said in an interview after defeating Villarreal, "This This time we will not let the champion fall behind!"

The implication is that he wants to make up for Porto's regrets that year and do what Mourinho could not do.

And his reliance is this powerful attack lineup in his hands.

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Over the weekend, in the 36th round of the Premier League, Manchester City challenged Everton away.

Su Dong played three consecutive games, and this one had a rotation.

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

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

Although Manchester City took advantage of the error of Everton defender Distin to open the scoring in the 29th minute, in the second half, Distin used a corner kick to redeem the score and equalize the score for Everton.

Then former Manchester United player Phil Neville assisted Osman to make 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 not been able to integrate into the team for a long time, and every time Sudong is absent, Manchester City's scoring efficiency is greatly reduced, which makes everyone feel very helpless, especially Guardiola.

This round was reversed by Everton, Manchester City not only lost three points, but also missed the opportunity to win two rounds early.

In the next round, Manchester City will face Stoke City at home. If they win, they will be able to win the championship one round ahead of schedule, otherwise they will continue to push back and postpone the suspense of the championship to the final round.

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

"From Christmas to now, we have almost always played in double matches a week. Everyone has reached the limit of our body. We have tried our best. But sometimes, mistakes are inevitable, especially when the body is very exhausted. ."

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

"The Stoke City team is a very strong team, but we are confident to 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 for core players such as Su Dong. Guardiola even plans to give them two days off. You can take a good rest and adjust your body and mind.

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 currently ranks eighth in the Premier League, the possibility of entering the European theater is not very large, and there is no pressure to relegation, which makes it basically unlikely that they will die with Manchester City.

If it's a relegation team, it's hard to say, but a team like Stoke City will play better.

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Compared to Manchester City being reversed by Everton, Manchester United scored Chelsea's goal in just one minute in a home game against Chelsea, and finally defeated the Blues two to one.

After the game, Ferguson heard the news of Manchester City's tragic Everton reversal and was so happy to do it. He said that he would invite Moyes to drink and congratulate him on beating Manchester City at home.

"I said that it is a very irrational choice for Manchester City to insist on multi-line fighting. They do not have enough thickness of the lineup. Now is their most exhausted and weakest time. Any team may beat them, including in Ittiha. German Stadium."

Ferguson said that he believes that Stoke City is a pursuit team, and the head coach Tony Pulis is an experienced head coach. “I have known him for many years. Beside Robson and Harry Redknapp, the coach I admire most is Tony."

"I believe that he will surprise the 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 of Tony Pulis has indeed been around for a long time, and even he did not shy away from it in his autobiography, and now he wants to praise Tony Pulis as a flower.

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