Chapter 1171: Sworn Enemy
Two days later, Rongguang received a call from Molly, in which Molly told him a good news, Gao Hongbo's position will not have any problems, the Chinese Football Association fully respects the opinions of the players, since the players think that Gao Hongbo has no problem coaching the team, then let him continue to coach the Chinese national team and impact the 2014 Brazil World Cup.
In addition, Molly also told him one thing, that is, the companies that were interested in sponsoring the Football Association have also changed their views on the selection of the national team head coach, fully respecting Honor's opinion. Since Gao Hongbo has no problem coaching the team, he will not change the coach. Their other sponsorship programs will not be affected by this.
This can be regarded as a happy ending.
Molly also told Sù Glory that the company that sponsors the Football Association seems to have some cooperation and wants to talk to him.
Glory asked Molly to reply to the other party, if there is any cooperation, she will find Debola, she is responsible for this matter, and she will not worry about it. He didn't even ask what the other party wanted to work with.
At the end of March, the Chinese national team had two warm-up matches, both of which were played in China, and Rongguang would have to go back to participate in the competition when the time came.
He was glad to see that the head coach was still Gao Hongbo, and nothing else.
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The time entered March, and the 29th round of the league also started on March 5, and Manchester City's game was on the afternoon of March 6, and Beijing time was at 9:30 p.m. on March 6.
Because China Central Television only bought the broadcast rights of Manchester City's games from Tiansheng Media, CCTV only broadcast Manchester City's games in the Premier League, and they broadcast Manchester City's games if they have them, and they don't broadcast them without Manchester City's games, so the Premier League has also taken care of the following Chinese audiences.
Originally, some of Manchester City's games were scheduled for the evening of Greenwich Mean Time, that is, in the early morning of the second day Beijing time.
But this time is clearly not conducive to Chinese fans watching the game.
Why is La Liga not so many viewers in China? It's because many games are all in the second half of the night, only real die-hard fans will stay up late to watch the game, and the vast majority of people will not watch the live broadcast, and it would be very good to get up the next day and find a highlight show on the Internet to watch.
So if the Premier League games are also broadcast in the early hours of the morning, it will have a great impact on the ratings and promotion of the Premier League.
Therefore, considering the enthusiasm of the Chinese audience for the glory game, the Premier League has arranged all of Manchester City's league games in the afternoon of Greenwich Mean Time, which happens to be the prime time of the evening in Beijing time.
It's just that for Manchester City and Manchester City's opponents, as the weather gets hotter and summer comes, it's always uncomfortable to play in the afternoon.
It's hot......
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In the 29th round of the league, Manchester City hosted Wigan Athletic.
Wigan Athletic was beaten 0:4 by Manchester United in the last round, and this round met Manchester City, who are competing for the title with Manchester United, and their fate is naturally not much better.
This time, Manchester City's home game against Wigan Athletic was played at the same time as Manchester United's away game against Liverpool.
Manchester City will be relatively relaxed, while Manchester United face a challenge from old rivals.
Although Liverpool is now no longer prestigious, they are only sixth in the league and have not even qualified for the Champions League.
That doesn't mean they're easy to bully at Anfield, though.
As the highlight of this round, Liverpool's match against Manchester United is highly anticipated.
Manchester City's home game against Wigan Athletic is a match that only Chinese fans and the media pay attention to.
In the first 30 minutes of the game, both games were uneventful.
Wigan Athletic did not look like a continuation of their poor result in their last game, although this game was on the road, they were very tenacious, especially when it comes to defending, very tenacious, Wigan Athletic have always been a tenacious team, and their players are simply using their bodies to block the shots of Manchester City players in the game.
In such a situation, Manchester City did not score from the start.
Thirty minutes passed, and the score was still 0:0.
In the other stadium, the match between Liverpool and Manchester United was inseparable.
Manchester City did not score, but they still dominated Wigan Athletic, and they almost played around Wigan Athletic's half.
Manchester United and Liverpool had chances on both sides but failed to take them, and the two teams looked evenly matched.
Alex Ferguson once said that he believes that his greatest achievement in charge of Manchester United for so many years is not to win many Premier League titles, nor to win two Champions League titles, but to "pull ****** Liverpool off the throne!" ”
Before Alex Ferguson took charge of Manchester United, Liverpool were the undisputed hegemons of English football.
Manchester United, which also has a glorious history, naturally does not like to see Liverpool dominating the top deal for a long time.
Now that Manchester United are the undisputed hegemon of the Premier League, the same sentiment is spreading among Liverpool.
Liverpool are no longer a threat to Manchester United in the Premier League title race, but they can also show their quality in direct conversations with Manchester United twice a year, proving that they are not weaker than Manchester United, and thus pulling the United down and enjoying the thrill of victory.
At this moment, Manchester United's battle for the league title with Manchester City is at a fever pitch, and Liverpool are well aware of this.
There's nothing better than beating Manchester United at home and then losing the league title.
So in this game, although Liverpool is only ranked sixth in the league and cannot win the championship at all, their table xiàn is playing very hard as if they are competing with Manchester United for the league title.
Manchester United also felt that resistance in the game.
Ferguson stood on the sidelines, frowning and chewing gum.
Liverpool played so hard, he didn't feel good.
Sure enough, in the 34th minute, Liverpool striker Kuyt opened the scoring for the team!
Liverpool take the lead!
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Manchester City, who are laying siege to Wigan Athletic at home, have also received news from Anfield.
Manchester United are behind!
There was a huge cheer from the Manchester City fans in the stands, and the fans told the players on the pitch in this way that Liverpool had scored!
The news of Manchester United falling behind has inspired City's players to push harder in attack.
Originally, Wigan Athletic's defense was very hard, but now Manchester City is working again, and Wigan Athletic's back line is suddenly crumbling and full of holes......
In the 37th minute, just three minutes after Liverpool's goal, Manchester City also found the goal of Wigan Athletic.
The scorer is Ibrahimovic, who has returned from the ban in this game!
Zlatan Ibrahimovic received Zabaleta's cross in the box and used his long legs to stomp the ball into the net before the goalkeeper and defenders.
Manchester United is behind, Manchester City is ahead, and the difference between the two sides is widened!
The cheers in the stands went up to the next level, much more than when United were behind!
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The two games seem to be really related.
Just after Manchester City scored a goal, there was another news from Anfield Stadium - Kuyt had scored again!
The Dutch striker scored twice!
Liverpool are now 2-0 ahead of Manchester United!!
The cheers of the Manchester City fans over Ibrahimovic's goal continued before they ended.
The coaches and players in the dugout were also very happy.
What if Manchester United lose this game and Manchester City win Wigan Athletic...... The difference between the two sides will change from the current five points to eight points.
With nine rounds of the league remaining, the eight-point margin has announced the end of the suspense of this season's championship!
It's hard to see a team lose the title with an eight-point lead with only a few league games left.
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Just before half-time, Glory extended City's lead with a direct free-kick.
2:0!
On the other pitch, the score between Manchester United and Liverpool remained unchanged.
Both sides went into the break with the same scoreline.
At half-time, there was a relaxed atmosphere in the City dressing room, the players were aware of the situation and everyone was happy to hear that United were two goals behind.
They are all cheering for Liverpool.
Some people gloated and speculated that Ferguson's hair dryer had blown out a new haircut for the Manchester United players at this time......
Ferguson did curse his players in the dressing room, scolding everyone to the core.
The first half of Manchester United's table was really terrible.
His hair dryer didn't do much, though.
Twenty minutes into the second half, Kuyt took advantage of United's furious attempt to equalise and played them on a counter-attack to score another goal to complete his hat-trick!
"Kuyt! Kuyt! Kuyt!! "John Mortenson's excited shouts can be heard in the headphones of every Manchester City fan.
They also chanted the name of the Dutch shooter.
"Kuyt scored a hat-trick!" Assistant coach Mauricio Pellegrino said excitedly to Benitez.
Benitez nodded, indicating that he understood.
On the surface he didn't seem very excited. Because he is the head coach of the team, and now that his team's game is still going on, he naturally has to have a little self-consciousness as a head coach and not be too angry.
But in fact, his heart has already made waves!
With an eight-point advantage, the league title is within reach!
Winning the league title for two consecutive seasons, his coaching career is at its peak.
This is something he didn't achieve at Liverpool or Valencia.
Now it seems that he was the right one to choose to join Manchester City as a firefighting coach in the first place......
He was once thought to be in charge of Manchester City for money, but he achieved the pinnacle of his coaching career at Manchester City.
So...... Who says you can't have it both ways?
The money is earned, and the champion has taken a lot!
It's a joy for all!
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