Chapter 1186: Envy
After Manchester City beat Liverpool away, their record-equalising was the focus of media coverage.
Arsenal's name has also been mentioned repeatedly, and the media have run to ask Wenger what he thinks about the matter.
In this regard, Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has demonstrated his strength as a world-class coach, which is completely different from the small belly chicken intestines of the North London Clarion News.
He said: "When we broke Nottingham Forest's record of 42 games unbeaten, Clough, who led Nottingham Forest to a record, blessed us and I still remember his love and encouragement for Arsenal football. He is a true legend. Manchester City have done a fantastic job over the last year or so, they have overcome a lot of difficulties and it is remarkable to be on a 49-game unbeaten run and I want to congratulate them. The record is broken, Manchester City can break the record is a reflection of their strength, they are really a strong team in today's football. ”
And what did the North London Clarion say about this?
They remained silent.
George Allen didn't even dare to speak.
There's not much to say.
Of course, Manchester City fans will not let them go lightly, and in the message section of the North London Clarion website, there are messages from Manchester City fans who come to greet the mothers of all members of the newspaper.
On social networks, the official account of the North London Clarion and the personal account of George Allen were turned by Manchester City fans.
Netizens used their ingenuity to make up jokes to mock George Allen and the North London Clarion he worked for.
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All eyes are on Manchester City's unbeaten run of 49 league games.
In such a situation, the midweek Champions League quarter-finals are not very important.
There really wasn't much to focus on, as Manchester City beat Real Madrid 3-1 away in the first leg, scoring three away goals and leading two on aggregate. With Manchester City's current form, how could they be overturned by Real Madrid?
Just like in the quarter-finals, Manchester City lost suspense in the second leg after beating AC Milan 3-0 away in the first leg. In the end, the second leg was tied 0-0, and Benitez also took the opportunity to practice the team's defense.
Even if Mourinho has the means to go through the sky, he may only be helpless when facing Manchester City away.
Of course, Mourinho's table before the game was still very tough.
"I'm not going to give up, and my team is not going to give up. We are confident of beating Manchester City away from home! ”
As it turned out, Mourinho's words were really just words.
On Wednesday night, Real Madrid travel to Manchester City.
Benitez rotated a handful of positions in this game, such as Sun Hai starting in place of Layton Barnes and Godin in place of Lucio.
However, he did not make any substitutions in the offensive lineup, and he was still the main lineup.
Benitez knows very well that as long as the attacking lineup is still the strongest one, then there is no fear of defensive problems, because Glory and Ibrahimovic will definitely score more goals than concede goals......
In the end, Manchester City beat Real Madrid 2-1 on their home turf, with Glory not scoring, but he did assist two goals for Dimitar Berbatov and Sneijder to score.
Real Madrid's only goal was scored by Cristiano Ronaldo.
Although Kaka was in the starting line-up for this game, he still did not get the opportunity to come off the bench.
No matter how the shape of the court changes, it seems that it has nothing to do with Kaka.
Mourinho seems to be determined to punish Kaka, who played with an injury in the national team game.
At the end of the game, Kaka didn't leave quickly, standing on the sidelines and watching the Manchester City players celebrating their progress to the semi-finals.
His gaze fell on Glory.
Glory was celebrating the victory with his team-mates, smiling and happy, although it was not a difficult game for City to win.
When Rong Guang went to Manchester City, he also angrily accused the other party of being willing to degenerate and go to a team that is not even eligible to participate in the UEFA Cup, let alone the Champions League.
Let's take a look at the results now...... Glory spent a year dormant at Manchester City, and a year later, he led the team to the last four of the Champions League after returning to the Champions League. A year later, he led the team to the semi-finals for the second time in a row.
Such a table can't be regarded as "self-depravity" in any way, right?
Which team can reach the semi-finals two years in a row is not the best and famous club in European football? It is not easy for a non-giant team to reach the last four of the Champions League once, let alone two years in a row......
But Manchester City did it as a non-giant.
Kaka looked at the glory of celebrating the victory with his teammates, and his heart was a little sour - he was a little envious of the glory!
Suddenly, he saw Glory staring at him sharply, and he quickly lowered his eyelids, then turned and walked towards the passage.
Departure from Manchester City Stadium.
On the way to the dressing room, he was surrounded by dejected Real Madrid players.
Because they were eliminated from the competition, they looked very sad.
Especially his good friend Cristiano Ronaldo, the Portuguese simply cried, his eyes red and his lip clenched.
No one wants to lose......
But even more unbearable than failure is to be forgotten.
Kaka was deliberately forgotten by Mourinho.
He sighed softly.
Since last summer, some people have been asking for their own departure from Real Madrid, especially after Mourinho's statement, and his continued stay at Real Madrid is not destined to have any good fruit.
But at that time, Kaka was still full of confidence in himself, and he thought he could conquer Mourinho and make him realize his worth.
It didn't.
Later, when he received a call from Rongguang, he rekindled his fighting spirit and wanted to impress Mourinho with his positive performance in training, didn't he say? I like the kind of player who takes his training attitude seriously.
But this rule doesn't work with Kaka.
No matter how hard Kaka tried in training, he couldn't attract the slightest attention from Mourinho.
He was a little disheartened, realising that he would never get the opportunity he wanted at Real Madrid.
Whether he can start or not will no longer depend on his efforts in training, but on Mourinho's mood.
He's in a good mood and he might be able to get a start. If he's in a bad mood, let alone starting, he won't even have a chance to come off the bench!
Kaka began to think seriously about whether it was really time for him to leave Real Madrid at the end of the season. Even if this kind of departure is not what he wants, there is no way, he can't sit on the cold bench at the prime age of his career at the age of twenty-nine.
He needs to play or he won't be able to play in the 2014 World Cup in his home country.
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When Rong Guang was celebrating with his teammates, he always felt as if someone was staring at him.
He followed the feeling, and no one was looking at him except the back of Kaka as he turned away.
He thought something strange. But he didn't take it to heart, turned around and continued to celebrate the victory with his teammates, and continued to thank the Manchester City fans in the stands.
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Manchester City fans have been blessed with a 49th unbeaten run in the league with a win over Liverpool, followed by a 2-1 home win over Real Madrid to qualify for the last four of the Champions League.
The league and Champions League are going hand in hand, and Manchester City fans are happy.
The next league game against Tottenham Hotspur will be a historic moment for Manchester City.
Tickets for this game have been sold out, and there are not many tickets outside the package, and these loose tickets are now being sold out. Because everyone wants to be a witness and a witness at this historical moment.
Ahead of the game, Tottenham Hotspur manager Redknapp praised City's watch: "It's very, very difficult to be able to run a 49-game unbeaten streak. Man City are doing a great job......"
But at the same time he expressed his confidence: "We're not here in Manchester for the celebrations, we're going to give it our all and beat Manchester City. It's not that we're trying to mess with City, it's because we need a win too. ”
After the start of the season, in the first round of the league, Manchester City faced Tottenham Hotspur away from home. They were held to a draw by Tottenham Hotspur at the time.
0:0。
Neither side scored.
However, Manchester City's table in that game was not good, and the whole team was no different from sleepwalking.
After that game, Benitez criticized all the players harshly, even the glory.
But if Tottenham Hotspur still has a 0:0 match with Manchester City's big brother this time, Manchester City will be willing to accept it then, and Tottenham Hotspur will not do it......
Tottenham are coming to get the three points.
Because in the last round of the league, when all eyes were on Manchester City and Liverpool, Chelsea suffered a surprise 1-0 defeat at home to Wigan Athletic.
Tottenham Hotspur, on the other hand, narrowly beat Stoke City 3-2 at home.
Chelsea are still at 58 points, while Tottenham Hotspur are at 54, narrowing the gap to four points.
Tottenham Hotspur see hope of qualifying for next season's Champions League.
This boosted their morale.
Losing to the likes of Wigan Athletic in the league saw Chelsea knocked out of the Champions League quarter-finals by Manchester United.
After this succession of blows, Chelsea chairman Roman Abramovich has lost patience with Carlo Ancelotti.
Carlo Ancelotti is rumoured to be sacked by Chelsea at the end of the game.
And who do Chelsea have their eye on to take over as their manager?
Now there are two candidates, one is Mourinho, who is also under great pressure because he was eliminated from the Champions League, and the other is Manchester City's manager Benitez.
Benitez's coaching achievements at Manchester City are obvious to all, but media analysis believes that unless Benitez has a brain disease, it is impossible to leave Manchester City, which is on the rise, and go to coach Chelsea, which is in a complicated situation.
At Manchester City, although it may seem that his status is not yet high, he is at peace with Glory, and Glory will not dictate his coaching work.
And most importantly...... Manchester City has glory, but does Chelsea have?