Since last summer, after investing more than 400 million euros in the transfer market and smashing many stars, many people outside have questioned Manchester City as a mercenary team, believing that this is purely an international column supported by Gao Han's personal charm and a consortium of Middle Eastern tycoons, especially in the UK.

Manchester City's management is also quite a headache for this, after all, the club's operation is still based in the United Kingdom.

Therefore, at this high-level meeting, Gao Han's countermeasure is that this summer's transfer recruitment will focus on British players, which can increase Manchester City's appeal in the British football market on the one hand, and on the other hand, it can also meet the Premier League and UEFA's registration requirements for local youth players.

After the meeting, Gao Han and Paul Futtred returned to Carrington, and together with chief scout David Harrison, held a high-level meeting of the athletic department to discuss the recruitment candidates for this summer, Gao Han also submitted a preliminary list of his own reinforcements, and handed it over to Paul Futtley and David Harrison to follow up and operate.

After all this, Gao Han restarted to devote himself to the team's preparations.

Twenty-eight rounds of league games have been played, and Manchester City is far ahead, getting closer and closer to winning the title.

Due to the FA Cup at the weekend, the 29th round of the league was brought forward to midweek.

The opponent of this match is Steve Bruce's Black Cats Sunderland.

Due to the double match in a row, Gao Han had to rotate properly in the game, but still launched a wave of attacks in the opening game, but Steve Bruce was clearly prepared and made a solid start.

But in the third minute, Sunderland seized a chance when Darren Bent attempted to counter-attack and slotted into City's half, but Mascherano stabbed the ball past goalkeeper Petr Cech.

Petr Cech stopped the ball and sent it over the halfway line with a long long ball that slotted it over the halfway line.

Cristiano Ronaldo successfully countered offside with great speed, caught up with the ball, received the ball and drove straight in, and easily scored a solo goal to break the deadlock on the field.

It was a goal that completely changed the situation on the pitch.

Sunderland then locked the game into a stalemate, but in the 32nd minute, City broke through on the right to form a corner, and Xavi Martinez headed home to extend the score further.

The suspense was completely lost, and even Steve Bruce was powerless to turn the tide even after two substitutions at half-time, with City scoring a brace in the 60th minute through Cristiano Ronaldo.

In the end, Manchester City won 3-0 away at Black Cat Sunderland to win again and take all three points.

The Premier League sides, who also reached the quarter-finals of the FA Cup, also played in midweek, with Chelsea continuing the pressure on City with a 3-1 win over West Ham United.

It was this victory for the Blues that dashed City's hopes of winning the title ahead of schedule and forced them to stay until the next round.

Three days later, Manchester City hosted an FA Cup quarter-final tie against Birmingham City.

This time, Gao Han played with a semi-main and half substitute lineup, and the game was relatively close for a while, but in the 67th and 70th minutes of the second half, with the blessing of Gao Han's skill card, Sturridge scored a brace to help Manchester City defeat Birmingham City 2-0 and successfully advance to the semi-finals.

The other three teams that reached the last four were Portsmouth, Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur.

Following the draw, Manchester City drew Portsmouth, while Chelsea drew Tottenham Hotspur for the London derby.

With the Carabao Cup and league hopeless and the Champions League round of 16 at the hands of Inter Milan, Chelsea's only title hopes fall to the FA Cup.

It has been reported that Roman Abramovich has given the order that he must win the title, and if that title falls again, then Scolari will leave at the end of the season, becoming the third Chelsea manager to be sacked in almost four years.

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March 14, Manchester City Stadium.

In the thirtieth round of the English Premier League, Manchester City hosted Tottenham Hotspur.

This is a key battle of this round.

Although Chelsea beat Portsmouth 3-0 away, Manchester City only need a point in this game to win the title eight rounds ahead of schedule, which will be the biggest advantage in the Premier League in recent years.

But this game Manchester City's opponents are not easy to play.

Redknapp's side are currently fifth in the Premier League, even ahead of Liverpool, and although this game is an away game, he still sticks to his traditional 442 formation.

The forward line lined up with a combination of Crouch and Defoe, Gareth Bale and Allen Lennon on the flanks, Huddlestone and Palacios in the middle, Héctor King, Michael Dawson and Caboul at the back, and Gomez in goal.

Tottenham Hotspur has made long-term progress in their overall strength under Redknapp's tutelage, especially the attacking on the two wings, which is even more vigorous, with Gareth Bale and Allen Lennon both known for their speed on the wings.

In this game, Tottenham Hotspur was not timid at all, and they put up a position at the beginning, wanting to fight Manchester City to the death, and they had a great offensive posture.

It was Manchester City who were the first to threaten, and in the fifth minute, Benzema received a cross from Luka Modric over the top, slotted into the box, and fired a shot through Gomez, but the linesman signalled that Benzema was offside when he started, and the goal was disallowed.

This caused a flood of boos at the City Stadium.

But soon, City were on the offensive again.

Mascherano slotted up the right and crossed diagonally to Sanchez, who cut to the middle, who volleyed a shot that hit the right post.

Two shots in quick succession created a threat and it was a huge morale boost for the whole of City.

But soon, Tottenham also played a counter-attack, and after the ball was broken at the back, Gareth Bale burst forward with the ball on the left and used his speed to force a one-on-one past Mascherano and then cross, but Cech was very solid to crack Defoe's one-on-one goal.

Two minutes later, Tottenham Hotspur's right-hand Allen Lennon broke through and crossed to the edge of the box, where Huddlestone cut in and fired a long-range shot that couldn't hold it down and blasted it into the stands.

A minute later, it was Tottenham who forced a break down the left and crossed but Defoe's long-range shot failed to create a threat.

Once the game began, Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur took turns to take the initiative on the pitch and play threatening attacks.

The pace was fast, and the fans in the stands were very enjoyable.

But Gao Han shook his head from the sidelines.

"Tottenham Hotspur's style of play can be said to be our nemesis. Brian Kidd also said helplessly.

Manchester City's three-four-three formation is indeed very good, but the wing defense is not as solid as the back four, if it is against the more popular inward cutting winger, then Manchester City is at ease, but in the face of Tottenham Hotspur this traditional winger, especially the speed of the traditional winger, it is really a bit difficult.

The most obvious is that Mascherano and Kompany have been singled out by Gareth Bale and Alan Lennon, not that Tottenham Hotspur's two wingers are sharp, but mainly because they are fast enough.

This kind of fast horse on the wing, as long as they are given space, can immediately create a threat.

"Who told them to eat on the side?" Gao Han smiled lightly.

Tottenham Hotspur's attack is very reliant on two flanks, but the middle of the midfield is not very good, which is why Redknapp has been repeatedly linked this season with Stephen Ireland who wants Manchester City and Real Madrid's Van der Vaart.

Gao Han thought for a moment, walked to the sidelines, waved at Xavi Alonso, and signaled the team's formation to retract appropriately, so as not to give Gareth Bale and Alan Lennon too much space to sprint.

The effect of Gao Han's adjustment was immediate, and City quickly regained control of the situation on the pitch and began to firmly hold possession, forcing Tottenham Hotspur to switch to passive defending, and from the 17th minute, a series of fierce attacks lasted for ten minutes.

In the space of 10 minutes, City unleashed four dangerous shots that kept Tottenham from being as arrogant as they were at the start, and felt a bit of pressure in front of goal.

After a tentative opening stage, Manchester City gradually controlled the situation, and Gao Han also decisively activated the skill card after entering the thirtieth minute to strengthen the offensive on the field.

In the 32nd minute, Manchester City launched an offensive, Modric advanced to the 30-meter area with the ball, divided the ball to the right side, Sanchez took the ball on the right side and passed diagonally to the back of the penalty area, Cristiano Ronaldo inserted it, jumped to the top, and scored with a header, breaking the deadlock on the field, 1-0.

But after the goal lead, Manchester City continued to increase their attacking power, and soon, after Xavi Alonso's attack on the left was frustrated, the ball was suddenly transferred to the right in a wide area, and Sanchez took the ball and cut inside to volley, shocking Tottenham in a cold sweat.

Just two minutes later, City doubled their lead again.

It was a cross from Sanchez on the right side again, after Benzema stopped the ball in the middle, he volleyed directly, but the ball was saved by Gomez flying to the ground, but Cristiano Ronaldo followed first, and before the ball went out of the bottom line, he passed back to the goal, and at the critical moment, Kaka inserted it in the back row and calmly pushed the goal to expand the score to 2-0.

The goal further sealed City's winning streak.

Manchester City fans at the City Stadium are already starting to celebrate their team's victory.

But the restless fans did not affect the players in the stadium, and Manchester City still controlled the game in an orderly manner.

After the restart in the second half, Tottenham Hotspur played a dangerous counter-attack, especially Gareth Bale and Alan Lennon who were very active on both flanks, which impressed Gao Han.

But it was Manchester City who scored again in the second half.

In the 64th minute, Xavi Martinez launched an attack with a long pass from the back, and Benzema used his speed to force the start, and Ledley King fought for the ball to land, forcing Ridley King to fall to the ground in a hurry, but the ball went past the attacking goalkeeper Gomez.

Benzema calmly seized on a mismatch between the two Tottenham Hotspur players, got ahead of everyone, caught up with the ball and calmly pushed it into the empty net to score the easiest goal of the game.

And it was the last goal of the game.

3-0, Manchester City ended up beating Tottenham Hotspur at home.

With this victory, Manchester City won the club's first top-flight title in more than 40 years eight rounds ahead of schedule.

The final whistle hadn't even blew, but the entire city stadium had been transformed into a stage for Manchester City fans to celebrate their victory.

Fireworks are lit in the stands, and festive streamers fall from the stands......

The singing of We Are the Champions also spread from the stadium broadcasts to every corner of the city stadium.

(End of chapter)