Chapter 918： Rebirth

Chelsea are tied!

Arsenal are even one to one!

Red Devils Manchester United are still a tie!

When the first round of the UEFA Champions League group match was over, the entire United Kingdom was shocked to discover that the three traditional Premier League teams were all tied, and the scores turned out to be weird one to one.

Is this an appointment for all three teams?

Or in other words, behind the scenes, what black hands are controlling the outcome of the game?

Otherwise, how to explain the three games one to one, it is so weird?

However, the conspiracy theory eventually shattered in Manchester City's 2-0 defeat of Dortmund, but it was replaced by surprise.

Last season, Manchester City replaced Liverpool and broke the four major families' monopoly on the Premier League. This has been surprising. Now the three traditional strong teams are all one to one at home and away, but it is the first time in history. Manchester City in the Champions League beat Dortmund 2-0 at home, which is too surprising.

Is Manchester City's opponent too weak?

Obviously not.

Dortmund is recognized as the strongest team in the fourth tier. It is better than Naples where Arsenal meets, not to mention Benfica where Manchester United meets or Valencia where Chelsea meets.

Regardless of the player’s value or the team’s past performance, Dortmund is recognized as the first among the fourth-tier teams. After all, this is the brave team that almost took Bayern Munich to the Bundesliga throne. Not ashamed of any opponents.

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

Anyone who has watched this game will not doubt the strength of Manchester City in a tough fight.

Dortmund still insists on what he is best at. The stormy and violent play style, fouls and various aggressive tactics of vulgarity emerge in an endless stream, and at the same time, it also exerts its sharpest quick counterattack, but at the Etihad Stadium, Bumblebee still returned with bitterness.

Many British media believe that Manchester City can win Dortmund in this game. There are two heroes, one after the other.

The front is Su Dong, who scored twice. He not only scored two goals himself, but also created a lot of opportunities for the team. Among them, Di Maria and Sanchez passed two single-handed goals, but The teammates are not calm enough to deal with it.

Finally elected as the best player of the game, Su Dong is well-deserved.

Dortmund coach Klopp said at a press conference after the match that Manchester City’s goal shortly after the opening made Dortmund play passively. We were greatly restrained, and we did not perform to the level we should be."

Klopp is reluctant to admit that Manchester City’s pass and possession tactics are unsolvable, nor that Dortmund’s performance is limited by Manchester City’s pass and possession tactics, but he insists that the Hornets’ players performed well. , Basically showed its own characteristics, but Su Dong's goal solved the game.

"I know that many people think that our ball control data in the game is very poor, but I want to say that in the face of such an opponent, we must give full play to the player's will and quality, especially in the long-term zero-to-one lag. Circumstances."

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

"In Manchester, wanting to control the ball with Manchester City is absolutely idiotic. We have to use our own way to win the game, not to learn from our opponents to do things that we are not good at."

Klopp said that he has two requirements for this game tonight. One is to hit the frontcourt as quickly as possible after grabbing the ball, and the other is to make no mistakes in defense.

"In fact, the players have implemented these two requirements very well, 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, and his condition has always been maintained at a very high level. This requires a lot of training to accumulate and maintain. He can play as **** as a Latin American player and as diligent as a German player. , As strong as a Nordic player, as agile 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. There is only time that may prevent him from continuing to score goals!"

Klopp also mentioned another Manchester City player, that is Courtois.

The Belgian goalkeeper saved Dortmund many times in this game, which made Klopp angry.

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

"But it's a pity that there is a wall standing in front of their goal tonight, and our shots are always rejected."

"I know that my players have tried their best, but we have never been able to break the goal guarded by this young goalkeeper."

It is normal for Su Dong to get praise from the opponent's coach, but Kurtuwan is a goalkeeper, which is a bit difficult, especially for Manchester City.

Last season, Manchester City was a well-known goalkeeper pulling his hips. Although Joe Hart conceded few goals, but more because of the strong defense, his own turnovers are actually quite a lot, and so far this season, Kuhl Tuva's goal has not been breached.

This definitely surprised everyone.

Van der Sar set a record of more than 1,300 minutes in the Premier League without conceding a goal. It can be said that the jade is ahead. Courtois’s goallessness has just begun, and it is far from being compared with his predecessors, even with Cech. It is inevitable that the door **** is slightly inferior, but he is only nineteen years old and very young.

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

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

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

As we all know, the media in all countries protect their shortcomings, but as long as the local players in the UK perform slightly better, the media will immediately start to boil, and each of them will be like the rebirth of the king. It is amazing, but so far, among the adult players in England , And none of them can meet the expectations of the year.

When Joe Hart competed with Courtois, the English media supported Joe Hart unanimously and believed that this England national should become the main force of Manchester City. This did 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 out of the field. Although it is only the beginning of the season, everyone has basically seen the characteristics and differences of the two players. Joe Hart He really didn't adapt to Manchester City's tactical play, and Courtois did perform better and more stable than Joe Hart.

Before tonight, Courtois replaced Joe Hart in the starting lineup, and the voices of doubts and accusations were obviously much smaller. After seeing Courtois’s outstanding performance, in the press conference after the game, the media The voice is obviously much smaller.

There are even media asking Guardiola whether it is certain that Courtois will be the main goalkeeper after Manchester City?

This is obviously weak.

It's like asking Guardiola, does Joe Hart have a chance?

If it were 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 points. Anyone who is in good condition, performs well and trains hard can play the game.

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

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They defeated Dortmund 2-0 at home and won the first Champions League match in club history.

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

The authoritative French media team newspaper commented on an article 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 has the strength to compete with the top teams in Europe.”

The team newspaper believes that Manchester City has the best coach, Guardiola, and the world’s best superstar Su Dong, who are more like Di Maria, Sanchez, David Silva, Pepe and Busquets. Distinguished players.

"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 talents and rich experience, and they can perform stable in the highest level of the Champions League."

The team newspaper believes that the victory of the UU Reading European Super Cup gave Manchester City confidence.

"Barca is 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 the players. The configuration is like this."

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

“Even though Mourinho argued after the game that Barcelona’s main battlefield is not in the European Super Cup at all, they did not put the European Super Cup first, but everyone knows that this is just to comfort themselves after losing the game. Reason."

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

The team newspaper once again reiterated the importance of Su Dong to Manchester City, and even quoted a sentence that Guardiola said many times.

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