Chapter 1261 Champions League Away
After Sun Fengyang announced that Kaka's injury was not serious, Kaka himself appeared in front of the camera lens, which was after the reporters blocked him in front of his house. Kaka, who was in front of the camera, was not on crutches, in a wheelchair, or even unassisted, and drove home by himself, getting out of the car to be interviewed by reporters.
If you just look at his appearance, you can't tell that he has been injured at all.
"As Mr. Sun said, my injuries are not a big problem. It still hurts a little bit if I push the wound, but it doesn't affect anything, the pain is getting less every day, and I'll be back on the pitch soon. Thank you all for your concern. ”
Kaka smiled, and the sun shone on his face, making his face extremely white, and even creating a layer of glare on his face because of it.
This scene stunned the reporters, they didn't expect that people who were about to be thirty years old could still have such a look.
It's not like they've never seen Kaka before, Kaka definitely didn't look so energetic when he was in Real Madrid, and Kaka in the later period can even be described as "raunchy" - messy hair, unshaven beard, the whole face looks dull, his eyes are gray, and he has no look at all.
This is the common Kaka that everyone sees during their time at Real Madrid.
But since coming to Manchester City, with his rivals in the same team, he has regained his youthful firepower, as if he had returned to 10 years ago.
When he transferred from Real Madrid to Manchester City, many people thought that Kaka either planned to come to Manchester City to salvage a sum of money, and then go to the United States to retire after completing his contract, or he planned to hug the glory thighs and mix one or two championships or something.
Unexpectedly, Kaka is not a mess at Manchester City, and his salary is even lower than when he was at Real Madrid.
He didn't come to Manchester City to hug anyone's thigh, his main position was won by his own cousin, and no one dared to say that he was unworthy of his current main position in Manchester City.
Regardless of what happens in the future, these journalists now feel that Kaka's move to Manchester City is the right choice if he stays at Real Madrid...... Mourinho will not give him a chance, and the most common thing to see at that time must be that he sits gloomily on the bench, wrapping his whole body in his coat, making the entire bench a lot darker.
Seeing such a sunny Kaka, everyone sincerely hopes that he can continue to be so sunny, after all, he was once so good, and then it was so heartbreaking. I didn't expect to be able to see him rise again, I really hope this is not a meteor crossing the sky.
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After a local derby against Manchester United, Manchester City host their Carabao Cup opponents in midweek.
Away to Wolverhampton Wanderers.
However, this time, Manchester City did not pay much attention.
Because I just played a game with Manchester United, although this game was very different from the score, Manchester City won very much, but they still went all out in the game, otherwise they would not have played such a score.
As a result, Benitez replaced almost all of the starting lineups, and even the trident was dismantled.
Kaka missed due to injury and Ibrahimovic was also on the bench.
Only Glory continued to start.
But even Manchester City, who came on as a substitute, are still very strong.
Even away from home, they beat Wolverhampton Wanderers 5-2 and reached the quarter-finals of the Carabao Cup.
Since joining Manchester City, Glory has won the league title, the FA Cup, the Champions League and the UEFA Super Cup, and the Community Shield has won three in a row, but what he hasn't won is the League Cup.
Because the status of the League Cup is not as good as the FA Cup now, Manchester City does not attach much importance to it and has not been able to make it to the end every time.
For Glory, his first season at Manchester City was even worse, as they were eliminated in the first round of the League Cup.
This time, Manchester City reached the quarter-finals in the League Cup, which is already the best performance of Manchester City in the League Cup in recent seasons.
However, it remains to be seen whether this means that City will be able to win the Carabao Cup this season.
At least judging from this game, the Manchester City coaching staff still didn't pay much attention to Manchester City.
The reason why they were able to make it all the way to the quarterfinals is also directly related to the fact that their opponents are too weak.
By the time it comes to the quarter-finals or semi-finals, City will face stronger opponents, and if they give their all in the cup and City still don't take the Carabao Cup seriously, there is a risk of a repeat of the previous two seasons of being knocked out of the competition.
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Fresh off a 5-2 win over Wolverhampton Wanderers in the Carabao Cup, Manchester City's league opponents are also Wolves.
Ibrahimovic finally started this game, and Kaka is still not in the squad.
Sun Fengyang said that it is okay to take a break for a game, but he should mean a break for a league game, not a League Cup game.
So in fact, Kaka is still in the recovery period.
Manchester City were still in a terror without Kaka, beating Wolves 3-1 at home to another comfortable victory.
Their unbeaten run in the league continues, with a whopping sixty-five games.
Sure enough, as Glory said, Manchester City's ambition is not only to surpass AC Milan, but also to set a new record that is completely their own and difficult to be surpassed by future generations.
It's not enough to have one more game than AC Milan for this new record.
After the game against Wolves, Manchester City left Manchester and moved to St Petersburg in advance to prepare for their fourth Champions League group game there, where they will face St. Petersburg.
Zenit St. Petersburg is not very strong, but their home stadium is terrible, especially at the end of October and the beginning of November.
"The weather forecast says that it is snowing in St. Petersburg, and the temperature is already minus twenty degrees."
On the plane from Manchester to St. Petersburg, the Manchester City players were also concerned about their opponent. The content of everyone's chat is related to Zenit St. Petersburg, especially the weather is the most important thing for everyone.
In their last Champions League group game, Manchester City held Zenit St Petersburg to a surprise draw at their home stadium, and it stands to reason that they should go away with a vengeful mentality. However, as soon as they heard the weather, the anger of many Manchester City players was frozen into ice......
-20 degrees Celsius!
What kind of concept is this?
Many players have never been to such a cold place in their lives!
Given the weather, Kaka still hasn't been able to make the team's 20-man squad for the Champions League, although he has already started training with the team and looks really fine.
But the cold can cause the players to stiffen their muscles and ligaments, and they are very vulnerable to injury in the heat of confrontation, so Benitez didn't dare to take Kaka to the risk.
Kaka stayed in Manchester, which was warmer than St. Petersburg.
Rongguang had the experience of going to Russia to play away games in winter, but he was going to Moscow, which is still lower latitude and warmer than St. Petersburg.
Racing in minus 20 degrees Celsius, he has not yet had a similar experience.
But he didn't frown, and he didn't think it was going to be difficult.
To be honest, he didn't have any idea about the weather at all, and the weather was never a concern for him.
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As soon as they got off the plane, the cold wind in St. Petersburg and the goose-featherlike snow hit every Manchester City player, making many people can't help but close their eyes, as if they were afraid that the snowflakes would be blown into their eyes.
This can be regarded as a disadvantage for Manchester City, and many people feel the cruelty of nature.
The thought of playing in such a situation made the Manchester City players die.
"Winter in St. Petersburg is coming earlier this year, but I think it's good news for Zenit St. Petersburg." On TV, Russian TV is giving a preview of the Champions League group stage.
Zenit St. Petersburg now has four points and is temporarily in second place, and Atletico Greeks has the same points as them, but Atletico Greeks have more advantages in the mutual win-loss relationship with Zenit St. Petersburg, so if these two teams are still tied on points until the end of the group stage, they will have to compare the win-loss relationship, and then Zenit St. Petersburg will be squeezed into third place and lose the qualification for the knockout round.
So the safest thing to do is not to let the Greeks have a chance to compare their win-loss relationship with them, and that is to take the lead in points.
To take the lead on points, Zenit St. Petersburg will have to beat Manchester City at home.
Because of the weather, Zenit St. Petersburg's home stadium is "hell' for many European teams" and they have to take advantage of this opportunity.
In addition to this game against Manchester City, Zenit St Petersburg have two group games remaining, with Atletico Greece at home and Porto away in their final group game.
A win over Manchester City would give Zenit St. Petersburg seven points, which would be very helpful for them to qualify.
And the weather is their biggest weapon.
While the Manchester City players complained about the terrible weather in St. Petersburg, they wished for more snow, more wind and a cooler temperature.
I think that Hitler's almost invincible iron-blooded army was trapped in the snowstorm in Russia, and this ice and snow is Russia's armor.
Even the glory of almost omnipotence is almost impossible to play in such an environment!