It is also because of physical reasons that most people are optimistic about Barcelona in this away game, and they feel that no matter what the final result is, Barcelona can at least get a win at home. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

But the course of the game was a big surprise, Barcelona did look like the offensive superiority, but Manchester City's defense was very resilient, soft and rigid, Barcelona's attack just looked good, on the contrary, Barcelona's thin defense was hit by Manchester City's counterattack.

There is such a long pass master as Ding Hongxing in the midfield, Manchester City's counterattack is simple and effective, Vanney, who started in place of Quinn, looks like a giant in the face of Barcelona's lack of height in the backline, Ding Hongxing's long pass in the backfield, Vanney's header ferry, in the eighth minute of the game, helped Jinkladze, who was inserted at high speed in the left ribs, to get a single chance, Kinkladze dribbled the ball to the left side of the penalty area at high speed, and made a wonderful arc with his right foot to break through Barcelona's goal.

Van Gaal's three-four-three tactics used in Barcelona are more radical than those of the Ajax period, making their two ribs at the back a fatal flaw, the area that the three defenders can take care of is limited, as long as the opponent has players with speed and skill in the left and right ribs, they can pose a huge threat to their goal, of course, the average team has been beaten into a sieve by Barcelona's offensive before taking advantage of Barcelona's defects, which is Van Gaal's football philosophy during this period, always scoring more goals than the opponent, always scores first than the opponent, but the current Manchester City is very strong at both offensive and defensive ends, and Ding Hongxing knows Van Gaal very well, so he is naturally accurate for this kind of defect.

Less than five minutes after Kinkladze scored, Ding Hongxing made another long pass directly to find Kinkladze, who was in good shape, Kinkladze concocted the same way and broke through to the penalty area with the ball, but was knocked to the ground by Ferrer, who was chasing back at high speed by Barcelona, at the edge of the penalty area, Manchester City got a good free kick opportunity, at this time, the Barcelona fans in the stands at Camp Nou have already held their heads with their hands, they know that Manchester City captain Ding Hongxing is terrible, a free kick in this position is almost the same as a penalty threat for Manchester City.

Sure enough, Ding Hongxing "lived up to expectations", and he kicked a banana ball that bypassed the human wall and hung in the dead corner, and Dutch goalkeeper Heisp could only look at the ball and sigh.

The Barcelona team, which has not yet been successfully run-in, is a little unbalanced under such a series of blows, and Rivaldo, who they introduced after the loss of Ronaldo, began to fight alone, not seeking cooperation with his teammates at all, and frequently shot from outside the penalty area, but his long-range shots did not pose much threat under the interference of Makelele, on the contrary, they allowed attackers such as Figo and Enrique to only do useless round-trip runs, and could not give full play to their overall offensive advantages.

In the following game, Ding Hongxing scored another goal, Ruud van Nistelrooy and Stam scored one each, and Manchester City beat Barcelona 5-0 away from home, which also killed the suspense of this season's Super Cup, and the second leg at Maine Road on August 26 became completely routine.

This game seems unexpected, but in fact it has its inevitability, Van Gaal's tactics in the Barcelona team are more aggressive, but although this Barcelona team looks star-studded, Rivaldo, Figo are the top attackers of this era, but Barcelona's midfield and backfield are very lacking in hardness, and the frontcourt players are not so active in pressing, the two ribs are too big and the weakness of air defense is their fatal flaw, as long as the opponent can withstand their three-board axe, have the ability to take advantage of their flaws, Their defeat was doomed.

In fact, although they won the Spanish double this season, in the Champions League, which symbolizes the highest level of European football, they suffered several heavy defeats in the group stage, and they lost 0-4 at home to Dynamo Kyiv 0-3 away, which is their painful memory.

To put it bluntly, this Barcelona team is a far cry from the Ajax team of two years ago in terms of personnel composition, and Van Gaal's desire to replicate the success of that Ajax team is just a good wish.

Therefore, when Ding Hongxing took the initiative to hug his former benefactor Fan Gaal after the game, Van Gaal had mixed feelings, if there was a Ding Hongxing in the Barcelona team now, how good it would be, but unfortunately, Van Gaal could only think about it.

Back to Manchester's Manchester City team met a strong opponent again, on the 23rd, they welcomed the challenge of the Arsenal team that has risen this season at home, Arsenal team this season in accordance with Wenger's requirements, supplemented by a number of powerful players, among them, the most famous is of course Overmars and Petit, the addition of these players, so that the original rough style of Arsenal, more technical content, and they have also become a strong contender for the Premier League title this season, the first two rounds of this season, they are also a win and a draw, unbeaten, The momentum is pretty good.

In this round of the game, although Arsenal is playing away, but the Manchester City team has just returned from Spain, it is the time of exhaustion, Wenger also hopes to take this opportunity to beat Manchester City, otherwise, after a period of time, when the state of the Manchester City team adjusts, it will be difficult to beat the Manchester City team.

Before this game, Ding Hongxing and Ovmars, the former teammates, came to a bear hug, and Seedorf also excitedly greeted Ovmars. In fact, Ding Hongxing also considered buying Overmars, but the current Manchester City team, the chemistry is already quite good, although Overmars is outstanding, but after coming, he may not be able to integrate into the team quickly, and the Manchester City team already has two excellent players in the left midfield position, Nedved and Jinkladze, Zambrotta can also play this position, if you buy Overmars, this position will be overcrowded.

In addition, Ding Hongxing subconsciously hopes that other teams in the Premier League can also strengthen their strength, so that the overall level of the Premier League will be higher and higher.

Manchester City rotated a few players in this game, although their fitness is average due to consecutive campaigns, but now Manchester City team is getting better and better in control, which is a sign of a team maturity, plus a superior Ding Hongxing, they still have the last laugh in this seemingly close game.

2-0, this score is not big, but it is enough for Manchester City to win three in a row, Manchester City has scored eight goals in three games, without conceding a goal, and has firmly occupied the top position from the opening of the league.

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