Manchester City won 4-2 away against Chelsea, counting the victory between the two sides in the first half of the season, Manchester City beat Chelsea twice in the league this season, which made the Manchester media very excited, you know, Manchester City last season double-beat Chelsea, it was 52 years ago, not to mention that Chelsea at that time was not comparable now, the current Chelsea is the Premier League GIG4, and now it is the league leader-

Sky Sports reported on the match under the headline "Super Yang Fan, Chelsea KO". Sky Sports praised Manchester City for playing a dominant role at the home of league leaders Chelsea, and praised the two strikers: "Roberto Mancini and Yang Fan's side showed a strong side, Yang Fan was like a sharp knife into the opposition's defence, and Tevez was also very intimidating. ”

The Manchester Evening News carried the headline "The Great Blue Moon", commenting: "Yang Fan taught Chelsea a lesson, Chelsea lost 2-4, unlike the score table, in fact, Chelsea did not cause much trouble for Manchester City. Manchester City, who played at Stamford Bridge, were clearly more 'colorful' than the blue-coloured team at home. ”

"Ananova" was titled "Yang Fan and Tevez, what a show", and reported: "Not long after the start of the game, Yang Fan and Tevez cooled down the heat at Stamford Bridge. Manchester City are completely different now: they are now aggressive and combative, with a compact squad and lethal counter-attacks. ”

The Guardian: Leaders Chelsea were beaten down by Yang Fan and led by Manchester City.

According to the Manchester Football Fans Forum, 'Our captain leads Manchester City to victory', commenting: "This kind of Manchester City has made Chelsea tremble, they have been tested by Stamford Bridge, and this victory is very important because it represents a 'spirit' leap forward for Manchester City in a difficult away game." Manchester City, who always scared us away from home, no longer existed, and Yang Fan and his team-mates didn't give Chelsea much of a chance on the pitch. ”

The whole of Manchester City was excited about the game, with Manchester City fans excited about the win over a tough opponent and Manchester United fans because Manchester City held Chelsea back from the title race, which gave United the opportunity to catch up and close the score.

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However, the game against Chelsea only took up a day in the media, as two days later it was the final of the 2009/2010 English League Cup.

This is the first time in 34 years that Manchester City have reached the final of a competition, and this is the first time in 34 years that Manchester City may have their hands on the trophy, and half of the city of Manchester is talking about this game, talking about the League Cup trophy!

Manchester City's opponent in the Carabao Cup final is Aston Villa. Dancing eBook

Aston Villa was one of the oldest members of the English league when it was founded in 1888 and is one of the oldest clubs in the Premier League. At the end of 1874, Villa Club was founded, and won a series of honours and trophies in the early stages of the league, and was the first team in English history to win both the league and the FA Cup in the same year, that was in the 1896-97 season, in 1897, the club moved from the earlier Perry Barr to the current Villa Park, and in the 23 years from 1887 to 1910, Aston Villa won the league six times and the FA Cup four times. Barton led the team to the European Champions League in 1982, reaching the pinnacle of club glory, but Villa were relegated from the top flight in 1987 and did not return to the top flight until the 90s.

It can be said that compared to Manchester City, a local tyrant team, Aston Villa still has capital to be proud of, they have won more league titles than Manchester City, and they also reached the top of Europe in the eighties of the last century, which makes Aston Villa fans have a heartfelt pride in the face of Manchester City, and they look down on this nouveau riche team.

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Aston Villa's current manager is Martin O'Neill, who joined the team in 2006/2007 and had a good start and end of the season, finishing 11th due to too many draws. In the 2007/2008 season, the attacking line of Karui, Ashley Young and Abanglajo was a powerful four-shot line, and finally grabbed sixth place to qualify for the Toto Cup. In the 2008/2009 season, Aston Villa once ranked second in the league, and finally won the sixth place in the league, but no one can deny Aston Villa's progress in recent seasons, they can be called the most impressive dark horse team in the last two seasons of the Premier League, this season, Aston Villa continued his strong position, once ranked fourth in the league, and now ranks fifth in the league, with 51 points, only three points less than Manchester City, which ranks fourth in the league!

So, despite Manchester City's possession of a superstar like Yang Fan, and despite the fact that Manchester City's squad is stronger than Aston Villa's, the media is still cautious when predicting the Carabao Cup winners. They think Aston Villa still have a good chance of winning the title.

Compared with Aston Villa, Manchester City's fitness is the biggest concern, in the last two weeks, Manchester City has played two more games than Aston Villa, including a league play-off, an FA Cup replay, plus this fight with Chelsea, Manchester City's players' physical fitness is obviously much inferior to Aston Villa. The media also believe that this will be an extremely favourable factor for Aston Villa to win the title.

Before the game, Aston Villa manager O'Neill was very low-key and kept his posture low, saying that Manchester City's performance this season was shocking, and there was a lot of praise for Manchester City in his words. Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini also praised Aston Villa, saying that Manchester City faced a difficult opponent in the final.

The managers of both teams were polite, and there was calm between the players on both sides, and no one choked in the media. The first is that there is no grudge between the two teams, and besides, it is interesting to say that the former captain of Manchester City, Dunn, is now at Aston Villa, and the captain of Aston Villa, Gareth Barry, is now at Manchester City, tsk......

Of course, there is not so much harmony between the football 'fans', and Gareth Barry is regarded as a traitor by the Aston Villa football 'fans', who believe that their captain has always hooked up with Liverpool and then simply thrown himself into the arms of Manchester City for money, and is a traitor to the team. According to media reports, in the stands of the Carabao Cup final at the new Wembley Stadium, Aston Villa fans were still reluctant to let Gareth Barry go, and they said they would greet the 'old captain'.

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28 February, 2009/2010 English League Cup Final, New Wembley Stadium.

The new Wembley Stadium is packed, and the Carabao Cup title may not be so important for Chelsea or Manchester United, but it is a big trophy for the likes of Aston Villa and Manchester City, with fans of both teams looking forward to winning the trophy against their opponents.

BBC5 commentator Eddie Gray and guest commentator Lineker are analysing the line-ups of the two teams to the audience.

Aston Villa line-up: 1-Friedel/24-Cuellar, 29-Collins, 5-Dunn, 25-Warnock/7-Ashley Young, 8-Milner, 19-Petrov, 6-Downing/18-Husky, 11-Abonlahio;

Manchester City line-up (4-4-2): 1-Given/5-Zabaleta, 33-Kompany, 19-Lescott, 3-Bridge/34-De Jong, 18-Bari, 8-Wright. Phillips, 11-Adam Johnson/32-Tevez, 9-Yang Fan;

"On the side of Aston Villa, Carew did not have today, O'Neill chose the forward partner of Abonlaho and Hesky, on the side of Manchester City, Colo Toure has been injured since returning from the Africa Cup of Nations, and today Kompany is partnered with Lescott, compared with the Chelsea game, the biggest change for Manchester City is that Zabaleta is back at right-back, and Wright Phillips is back. ”

"Hah, such a lineup. Lineker smiled, "Eddie, do you think they have one thing in common?"

"Speed!" said Eddie Gray immediately, and Lineker laughed as well.

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That's right, it's speed, this lineup of the two teams, the most intuitive impression is this word!

On Aston Villa's side, Ashley Young, James Milner and the risky Abonlaho are all fast horses, Downing is also the kind of player who is fast and changes direction, while on Manchester City's side, Wright Phillips and Adam Johnson galloping on the flanks are one of their attacking methods, and Yang Fan and Tevez on the front line are also fast players.

Therefore, it is conceivable that both teams will be able to counterattack fairly quickly in this game.

At this point, the game has begun. Manchester City captain Yang Fan won the right to pick the side in the coin guessing duel with Aston Villa captain Petrov, so the possession of the ball belongs to Aston Villa.

Mancini seems to be very satisfied with this result, as an Italian coach, he has defensive genes in his bones, waiting for others to attack, and finding open spaces to counterattack is the essence of their football, so before the game started, Mancini applauded on the sidelines.

Once the game began, Aston Villa took advantage of their kick-off and took the initiative on the pitch.

Aston Villa manager O'Neill knows that there is a gap between his team and Manchester City, so the tactic he formulated for the team is to attack quickly once the ball is kicked off, suppress Manchester City as much as possible from the beginning of the game, and strive to score early!

Aston Villa's defence is very good, conceding second only to the traditional BIG4 in the league, which is why this team can keep up with Manchester City in the rankings. Once Aston Villa scores first, this team will be more comfortable with a defensive counter-attack.

O'Neill's demand for his team is that once the game starts, the team will take the lead and press Manchester City in momentum. So possession belongs to Aston Villa.

Mancini seems to be very satisfied with this result, as an Italian coach, he has defensive genes in his bones, waiting for others to attack, and finding open spaces to counterattack is the essence of their football, so before the game started, Mancini applauded on the sidelines.

Once the game began, Aston Villa took advantage of their kick-off and took the initiative on the pitch.

Aston Villa manager O'Neill knows that there is a gap between his team and Manchester City, so the tactic he formulated for the team is to attack quickly once the ball is kicked off, suppress Manchester City as much as possible from the beginning of the game, and strive to score early!

Aston Villa's defence is very good, conceding second only to the traditional BIG4 in the league, which is why this team can keep up with Manchester City in the rankings. Once Aston Villa scores first, this team will be more comfortable with a defensive counter-attack.

O'Neill's demand for his team is that once the game starts, the team will take the lead and press Manchester City in momentum.