3.027 See Derby again
At halftime, Li Chengfeng did not make any adjustments, he just encouraged the players to keep up the good work and not relax. It's a rare opportunity, and now Manchester City are on the way, and he wants to give the Manchester City players more confidence with a big win over a strong team.
Tottenham brought on Hudstone for the injured Kranica. In the 53rd minute, Tottenham replaced the injured Lennon with Defoe. A minute later, Zabaleta's cross from the right was met by Dzeko's header just wide of the left-hand post. In the 55th minute, Aguero sent a clever through ball on the right side of the penalty area, Yaya Toure detoured back into the box to cross the bottom, and Dzeko easily outflanked the cushion in the small penalty area to complete the hat-trick, Manchester City led Tottenham 3-o.
However, the frenzied Manchester City did not let up, and they attacked the Tottenham defence again and again.
In the 6o minute, Reus made a direct pass, Aguero used his personal ability to force a breakthrough on the left rib, he shook off Dawson's defense and burst into the penalty area to shoot from a small angle, the ball hit the top right corner of the goal, Manchester City led 4-o. In the 64th minute, Reus split the ball, and Aguero's long-range shot went wide of the bottom line.
Tottenham finally scored a face-saving goal, in the 67th minute, Defoe's long-range shot was blocked by Neuer with one hand, and then Van der Vaart's cross from the left was nodded by Kaboul to make it 1:4. Manchester City's defence was a bit sloppy during this time, giving Tottenham a chance.
The goal didn't change anything, on the contrary, Tottenham took a bigger hit. In the 74th minute, Tottenham midfielder Van der Vaart went off due to injury, and because the substitutions had been used up, Tottenham was forced to play with ten men. City then replaced Sergio Aguero with Suarez and played as a double centre-forward, with Toure recklessly overpowering the more advanced positions.
In the 84th minute, Reuss crossed from the right and Dzeko's shot was saved by Friedel. In the 93rd minute, Suarez made the ball with his back, and Dzeko volleyed vigorously into the dead corner and scored his fourth goal in a single game. In the end, Manchester City defeated Tottenham 5-1, winning three consecutive games at the beginning, with a goal difference of nine, and continuing to lead the English standings.
However, the glory was soon lost to Manchester United, who slaughtered Arsenal 8-2 at home in a later game, which made Li Chengfeng feel a little incredible.
Arsenal is not a weak team, and the name of the four-mad demon is not blown, but it will be scored by Manchester United to score 8 goals, is their defense paper-paste?
Li Chengfeng looked back at the video of the game between the two teams, and there were a bunch of people in the current Arsenal squad who couldn't even name them, and the performance on the field was also miserable. Has Arsenal fallen to this extent? They finished fourth last season, and even if the core Cesc Fabregas leaves, they won't end up in such a field.
Li Chengfeng couldn't help but pay more attention to Arsenal's information, only to know that it was not an accident, Arsenal had as many as 8 injuries in that game, and Wenger had to be transferred to the reserve team to play as a young player, and even played.
Such a lineup against Manchester United, what kind of result will be obvious, losing 2:8 is not much of a surprise, but just because of the goal difference by Manchester United Li Chengfeng is very unhappy, last season Manchester City lost the championship because of goal difference, will this season be repeated?
In the fourth round of England, Manchester City defeated Wigan 3:O at home, but Manchester United was even more crazy, they beat Bolton Wanderers 5:O away, and once again stood tenaciously in front of Manchester City.
Manchester United's strength has put a lot of pressure on Li Chengfeng and Manchester City, but Li Chengfeng can't care so much now, and it will be the Champions Cup game soon, Manchester City will host Napoli. This is perhaps the most important game of the group stage, with Villarreal the weakest of the other two teams in the group, while Bayern Munich are the top seeds in the group, with Manchester City and Napoli the top contenders for a place in the group.
Manchester City, who played the main team, played 1:1 with Napoli at home, a result that did not satisfy Li Chengfeng. Not only that, because of the impact of this game, in the next league game, Manchester City, which rotated a large number of players, drew 2:2 with the English underdog Fulham, and was thrown away by Manchester United, who beat Chelsea 3-1 at home, by 2 points.
Manchester United had a terrible start to the season, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it was the best start in British history, not only with five consecutive wins at the beginning, but also with an 8-2 win over last year's fourth-place league and a 3-1 victory over last year's third-place league classic game, it looks like this season will be another season for Manchester United.
But Li Chengfeng will not admit defeat, if the British champion and the Champions League champion let him choose one, now of course the British champion. Manchester City's background is still too low, most of the players in the team have no experience in the Champions League, and Li Chengfeng is not confident that he will be able to lead Manchester City to win the Champions League this season. The Europa League and the Champions League are completely different competitions, and just because you can do wonders in the Europa League doesn't mean you can succeed in the Champions League.
This season is still focused on the league, as for the Champions League, just try to get a good result. Li Chengfeng, who made the decision, sent his main team in the next league and won 2:o at home to Everton.
Manchester United fell off the chain, and Manchester United, who also only won one draw in the Champions League group stage, faced the same choice as Manchester City, and Ferguson chose the Champions League. Manchester United have won too many English titles, they have higher aspirations, and the self-confidence of the giants makes them believe in their own quality, they still look down on a thug like Manchester City.
However, United's focus on the Champions League came at the cost of a league miss, as they drew 1-1 away at Stoke City to level the points for Manchester City. Not only this round, but they also missed again in the eighth round of the league, and the away game against Liverpool ended in a draw, and they were also beaten by Manchester City by two points in the standings.
However, United remain calm as the next league fixture is the Manchester derby, and they believe they can regain the advantage.
In the third round of the Champions League group stage, facing the weakest opponent in the group, both Manchester teams chose to rotate and both won. Next up is the world-renowned Manchester derby, perhaps the league winner, with both teams leaving their best for their opponents.
However, what was considered a close match turned out to be a one-sided slaughter, with Manchester City slaughtering Manchester United 6-1 away from home? This is a result that no one could have imagined before the game.
Li Chengfeng was very well prepared for this game, he changed the team's regular tactics, chose to defend and counterattack, sent Vidal, Toure, and De Jong in the back position, and as for the attack, it was handed over to Reus, Bale and Aguero. This is Manchester United's home stadium, and they will definitely choose to attack, and Li Chengfeng is going to use the counterattacking ability of the trident on the pitch to hit them behind.
The first half of the game was as predicted, with the two teams evenly matched and Manchester United attacking a little bit more. Although City used the counter-attack to score a goal through Gareth Bale, no one, including Li Chengfeng, would have thought that the English giants Manchester United would easily concede defeat, which was their home turf.
However, things turned out to be so unpredictable, and United suffered a blow at the start of the second half, when Sergio Aguero's through ball and Evans pulled down Bale from outside the box and was sent off for a straight card, and the Reds have been in trouble ever since.
Li Chengfeng didn't let Manchester City attack because Manchester United was sent off, they still played very patiently, anyway, now that Manchester City is ahead, it is acceptable to end like this.
Ferguson was caught in a dilemma, facing a still-composed Manchester City side, he had only two options, either calmly accept the small defeat at home or risk another goal.
If it is Li Chengfeng, he will endure the defense and wait until the final stage to change to the fighting lineup and work hard, this is just a league, and there are many opportunities in the future. But Ferguson, on the other side, was clearly stronger, and even with one man less on the pitch, Manchester United under his command continued to attack.
However, one less man is one less, and if you have to keep attacking, the strength used to defend is even thinner, and City have had a couple of good chances. In the 5o minute, Richards burst into the box and was knocked down by Anderson, and the referee refused to award a penalty. In the 53rd minute, Bale crossed from the right, and Richards forced a left-footed shot near the penalty spot.
In the 54th minute, Fletcher crossed from the right side of the penalty area, and Ashley Young's shot was cleared by Toure, but the ball was blocked by Ashley Young back on the bottom line. In the 57th minute, Anderson passed the ball and Smalling's shot from the right side of the box was blocked by David Silva. City then cleared another corner and Rooney's 2o yard shot was denied by Joe Hart.
However, Ferguson still did not let United strengthen their defence, and he gambled that United could equalise before Manchester City scored.
Ferguson was a gambler, and his biggest hobby was horse betting. He gambled many times and won many times, but this time he lost and lost badly.
City doubled the lead in the 6o minute when Reus drew Anderson's attention and passed the ball to Toure's low cross from the right side of the box, and Bale scored twice from distance to make it 2-O.
The two-goal deficit finally made Ferguson choose to give up, and he replaced the main Anderson and Nani with Phil Jones and Hernandez successively, strengthening the defense, since he has already lost, at least not to lose too ugly.
That's what Ferguson thinks, Li Chengfeng doesn't think so, Manchester City wants to become a giant, and the players want to build confidence, the best way is to knock the old overlord to the ground and step on it a few hard. Li Chengfeng replaced Bale with Dzeko and De Jong with Suarez, and Manchester City's on-field lineup also became a strong 4-2-1-3. Li Chengfeng doesn't care what other people think, what is not a victory, no respect for his predecessors or anything, the opposite side is a direct competitor, a mortal enemy in the same city, no matter how excessive he does, it is not an exaggeration.
(End of chapter)
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