Chapter 781: The Dark Age
On 9 February, Manchester City got off to a good start to the two-legged tie with a 2-1 win away at Arsenal in a Carabao Cup semi-final match. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info
In this game, the Arsenal team did their best at home, in the league, there is no team that can compete with Manchester City, and for three seasons, other strong teams in the Premier League have not been able to get any decent honors, therefore, in the League Cup, which is relatively easy to break through, the strong teams have also put a lot of energy, after all, Manchester City has always sent a rotating lineup to play.
But even at home, Arsenal's full main lineup faced Manchester City's rotational lineup, they still lost, Ding Hongxing's pass and shot for Manchester City to achieve this victory, which made Arsenal almost eliminated, because everyone knows that it is difficult to beat Manchester City at Maine Road.
On February 13, Manchester City defeated Newcastle United 3-1 at home, and Ding Hongxing only made a big show in the last ten minutes, scoring two goals in a row to seal the victory for Manchester City.
In the last few games, the Manchester City team has encountered strong resistance, which started from the game against Leeds United, in the previous games, the average opponent has already lost their fighting spirit when they meet Manchester City, Leeds United vs. Manchester City, although Manchester City is not in good shape, but Leeds United almost defeated Manchester City, or let many teams see the possibility of defeating Manchester City, so, in these games, Manchester City's opponent resistance is getting stronger and stronger, which also makes the media and fans more and more excited, After all, only such a competitive league is the most exciting.
Of course, for Manchester City fans, this is not a bad thing, always watching that kind of one-sided game, it is not much fun, they also want to watch some heart-beating games, and the more this kind of game, the more the light of Ding Hongxing can be highlighted.
The vicissitudes of the sea show the true character of the hero!
Two days after playing this game, it was the traditional Chinese Chinese New Year's Eve, Ding Hongxing's family had a Chinese New Year's Eve dinner at home this day, Ding Hongxing originally said to cook personally, but Lu Chaohui said that he was now too dense and too hard, insisting on not letting him cook, she cooked a hearty Chinese New Year's Eve meal for the whole family. Ding Hongxing also called Kong Xiaodong to his home to spend a Spring Festival together, on this Chinese New Year's Eve, it is the most homesick day for children like Kong Xiaodong who are away from home, and Ding Hongxing must let him feel the warmth of the family.
On this day, Ding Hongxing made many New Year's greeting calls and received many New Year's greeting calls, and on the first day of the Lunar New Year, before Manchester City's home match against Arsenal in the second leg of the League Cup semi-finals, Manchester City Club specially arranged a grand and enthusiastic lion dance and dragon dance performance to celebrate the traditional Chinese festival - the Spring Festival.
During the game, countless Manchester City fans waved the banner of "Happy Spring Festival to Ding Hongxing" and shouted "Happy Spring Festival" in their mouths, which also moved Ding Hongxing very much.
The support of the Manchester City fans gave Ding Hongxing a fighting spirit, and just two minutes into the game, he opened the scoring for Manchester City with a world wave from 35 meters away, which provoked cheers from Manchester City fans.
Arsenal really wanted to try to beat Manchester City in this game, but it was the first day of the new year, Ding Hongxing wanted to use a hearty victory as a New Year's gift to his family and friends, he scored a hat-trick to help Manchester City beat Arsenal 4-1 and advance to the League Cup final with an aggregate score of 6-2, and their opponent in the final will be Liverpool.
In the rest of February's games, Manchester City continued to soar under the leadership of Ding Hongxing, on February 20, Manchester City won 3-0 away at Tottenham Hotspur, Ding Hongxing scored twice, and on February 23, Manchester City won 3-1 away to Derby County in a match in the fifth round of the FA Cup.
In the 27th round of the league on February 27, Manchester City's opponent is Manchester United, who are second in the league standings, and Manchester City is currently 23 points ahead of Manchester United after 26 rounds of league games.
Of course, even if Manchester United wins, it will not change the outcome of Manchester City's championship, but in that case, it can also make Ferguson mention some courage to continue to fight against Manchester City and Ding Hongxing.
Before this game, Ferguson, who has always liked to use psychological warfare to hit opponents and motivate players, was unusually silent, but his players saw unconvincing in Ferguson's expression.
In this game, the players of the Manchester United team are close to madness, they run desperately, desperately scramble, and even do not hesitate to get injured, in fact, in this game, Manchester City and Manchester United each injured a big player, Manchester City injured Hyypia, and Manchester United injured Scholes, although the injuries are not very serious, but after this game, both teams will usher in the Champions League quarterfinals, the lack of an important player, is not a good thing for both sides.
Manchester United's desperate efforts gave them the upper hand for a while, and David Beckham opened the scoring in the 30th minute of the first half with a brilliant free-kick to give them a lead.
Unfortunately, Manchester City had a Ding Hongxing, and eleven minutes later, Ding Hongxing also equalized for Manchester City with a free kick.
In the second half, United still gave their best, and Ferguson even stood on the sidelines to coach the game, chewing gum in his mouth, showing his nervousness.
United came close to retaking the lead with a crossbar hit in the 78th minute, but it used up all their luck before Ding Hongxing turned the lead back with a 30-metre shot.
Manchester United played at such a high level, but they were still defeated at the feet of Ding Hongxing, which made Ferguson almost feel dead.
In Ferguson's memoirs, he referred to Ding's four seasons with Manchester City as the "Dark Times".
Yes, for all Premier League teams, these four years have been dark times, a dark era shrouded in the shadow of Ding Hongxing, they do not see any hope of challenging Manchester City, and every time they see a glimmer of light to win Manchester City, they will always be brutally extinguished by Ding Hongxing.