The match between Manchester City and Wigan Athletic was reported in detail by many media outlets, and the result was 1-1, with Wigan Athletic playing quite well.

The reason for the media coverage of the game was naturally that Manchester City did not win, Wigan Athletic could not prevent Manchester City from continuing their unbeaten run, but it ended Manchester City's winning streak, which was still a crucial winning streak - since the 2-2 draw with Aston Villa in the fifth round, Manchester City has won nine games in a row.

Nine consecutive wins allowed Manchester City to break Arsenal's unbeaten record and continue to set new records, while also giving the team more points to compete for and give the team an edge in the league competition.

In the 12th round of the league, Manchester United drew with Arsenal at home, which made the gap between Manchester City and Manchester City continue to widen to 5 points.

This is certainly not what the media that support other teams that are in contention for the league title, or hostile to Manchester City, want to see.

As a result, when this round of league games ended, Wigan Athletic became a 'hero' in the mouths of many media, which was highlighted by some big media, and at the same time, the media also made various analyses of Manchester City's recent situation.

"They've won the league for two seasons in a row and they don't have much fighting spirit in the league anymore."

"Players are numb to the league and they are more hungry for Champions League ......"

"Now they're starting to have injury problems!"

"Manchester City are not invincible, and their only good player is Morris......

'A lot of Premier League teams should learn from Wigan Athletic, their tenacious success in stopping Manchester City!'

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The purpose of these analyses is nothing more than to prove the problems that Manchester City are facing from all angles, to prove that Manchester City is not invincible, to give confidence to other teams facing Manchester City, and to help analyse and best approach Manchester City's game, etc.

Among them are representative. That's what Manchester Stadium reported.

After the match between Manchester City and Wigan Athletic, Manchester Stadium published an opinion piece arguing that "Manchester City have started to decline", in which they proved their argument on two fronts.

On the one hand, there is the problem of Manchester City's fighting spirit.

Fighting spirit may sound very far-fetched, but in fact, fighting spirit is a big problem.

Historically, many teams have not changed their lineups and players after they have flourished. The team's results will drop a lot.

That's the impact of fighting spirit.

"Just like Manchester City now, they've won the Premier League for two consecutive seasons and their whole squad, including a lot of players, won't want to be hungry for the league title anymore, so they're not going to give it their all in the league." ”

The other problem is injuries.

The time entered December, and under the influence of cold weather, injuries to professional players became more and more common. Injuries have also become a big issue that players must pay attention to.

City's injuries are not serious, "that's because of their squad years. ”

That's a big plus.

Among professional players, veterans or players with dark injuries are more susceptible to injury. The average age of the players in the Manchester City squad is low, and the chance of injury is much smaller than that of other teams.

But. According to Manchester City's Sport, "they have started to suffer from injury problems, which will almost certainly affect their results during this period...... and one of the main proofs of this is Morris' injury.

Morris' importance at Manchester City is undeniable. He is also one of the most talked-about players in England, and when Morris was injured, many media reporters wanted to know about Morris's injury, and various football media launched targeted reports.

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The conference hall at Manchester City's training base.

Hundreds of journalists had already entered the hall waiting for the press officer, all of whom wanted to know about Morris's injury.

Ten minutes later, Manchester City's press officer, Richardson, walked in and solemnly announced in front of all media reporters, "The results of the inspection have been obtained." ”

"After repeated confirmation by doctors, Morris is a lower leg of his left leg, and the tendon is misaligned and strained...... All that is known is that he will undergo a revision surgery in two days. ”

After Richarson finished speaking, the media at the venue immediately began to ask questions frantically.

They are concerned about two points, one is whether Morris's injury will affect his future career, and the other is how long Morris needs to recuperate before he can return to the green field.

Richardson, as a press officer, would not have known so much, he was just a guy sent out by the club to send out media reporters.

In the face of questions from reporters from various media, he just responded with 'official speeches' again and again, and after asking and answering questions one by one, the reporters in the venue reacted...... So this guy doesn't know anything!

Finally, Richarson also revealed, "The specific cultivation time of Morris is still uncertain!" ”

In the eyes of ordinary people, this sentence is nothing, but media reporters are different, they interpret from the words -

Maurice's leg injury is severe!

Of course, Richarson did not know the specific situation, because the doctor only made a preliminary judgment and did not determine the specific injury.

Wansheng is also waiting for news.

Morris was injured on the training pitch and was a bit of a coincidence when he slipped and fell to the ground with the ball during an offensive and defensive drill, after which defending Elano Brummer stepped on his calf and Morris was carried to the hospital.

The result given by the doctor was that a muscle reduction surgery was required, and the general recovery time was conservatively estimated to be more than three months, and after a detailed diagnosis, the result became much better.

"Morris is so fit." Dr. Davis, who was in charge of the leg injury test, said with a look of surprise, "That kind of injury is even enough to make some professional players retire early, but there is no other position in his calf, just muscle misalignment, and the tissues next to him are not affected at all." ”

"It's incredible, he's as healthy as a 20-year-old!"

Hearing Davis's words, Wan Sheng exhaled.

Whether from a team perspective or a personal point of view, he cares a lot about Morris, he doesn't want Morris to be affected by a serious injury, and the help of the football training master system can only speed up the recovery of the players. It doesn't completely solve the problem of injuries.

So hearing Davis's words, Wan Sheng was finally relieved, and then Davis took a light sheet and explained Morris's injury in detail, and finally came to the conclusion, "After the operation, he needs half a month of recuperation before he can get out of bed and walk normally, and it will take at least two months to fully recover." ”

"But, Mr. Wan Sheng. You can rest assured that his injury will not affect his physical condition in the future......"

Hearing this, Wan Sheng was completely relieved.

After that, Wan Sheng and several team members visited Morris, informed him of the injury in detail, and told him not to think about anything else and to recuperate in the hospital.

Then the next day, the team continued to do preparation training.

Injuries are a problem that every team, even every professional player, needs to face. This time it was a big impact, just because it was Morris who was injured.

Morris was also injured after Christmas last year, and his injury had a direct impact on the team's results.

Due to the constant injuries of players. The team's Champions League clash with AC Milan has been affected, and they were recently eliminated by AC Milan in the quarter-finals.

Now Wansheng doesn't have to worry about that.

Other players have grown, and in the middle of midfield, Silva is ready to take Morris's place. Ozil, who is maturing, can also help to share a lot of the pressure.

So, the media coverage of Morris' injury is hot, but actually. Manchester City have not been affected too badly.

As soon as Morris' injury incident passed, Manchester City were ready for a league match against Tottenham Hotspur.

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In the summer, Tottenham Hotspur made a big splash to add to the squad, French rookie defender Kapole joined for 8 million pounds, which was just the beginning of Tottenham's transfer, and then they spent 7 million pounds to buy Croatia's 21-year-old young defender Kolluka from Dinamo Zagreb on a five-year contract, and Kolluka was on the pitch last year when Croatia beat England 2-0.

Forward, Tottenham Hotspur also has a heavyweight transfer, Bianchi, who scored 18 goals in Reggina in one season, has a contract value of 8.8 million, and he has become one of the highest-paid players in the Tottenham team.

Southampton's Welsh left-sided player Bayer and relegated Real Sociedad's Spanish left-back Garrido can only be regarded as 'additions' to Tottenham's squad.

Last season, Tottenham Hotspur finished sixth in the Premier League, just below the 'Premier League Five', which can be said to be quite good, and with a big summer transfer spending, they clearly want to challenge for the Champions League.

In August, many media were optimistic about Tottenham Hotspur in the new season, and the British Football Newspaper even commented, "Under the leadership of Sevilla coach Juan de Ramos, Tottenham Hotspur is expected to hit next season's Champions League, and at the same time, they are also very competitive in the UEFA Cup, and they are one of the most promising teams to compete for the League Cup." ”

At the beginning of the season, Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson also said, "In addition to the traditional top four (Manchester United, Chelsea, Arsenal, Liverpool), the teams that can compete for the Premier League this year are Tottenham and Manchester City." ”

Ferguson was clearly trying to hit Manchester City.

From Tottenham's point of view, being included in the title race by Alex Ferguson is a success.

However, Tottenham Hotspur may not have imagined that this season's title race would be so fierce, with the 'Premier League Five' rarely dropping points against other teams and the league title seemingly turning into an internal rivalry for them.

So far, Tottenham Hotspur's results are not bad, ranking seventh in the league, and the position is stable enough, but they also have an 8-point gap with Arsenal, which is fifth in the league, and the league is not more than halfway, and the difference between them and the fifth place is 8 points, and they want to compete for Champions League qualification, which is unimaginable.

Although there is a gap between Tottenham Hotspur's results and the 'Premier League top five', the media still pays attention to this game, and the reason is more on Manchester City.

Manchester City's draw with Wigan Athletic in the last game was judged by many to be on a downward trend, and coupled with the impact of Morris' injury, some media believe that Tottenham Hotspur have a good chance of winning at home.

"It's the highlight of the round of 16 and we could see City's unbeaten run end at White Hart Lane......

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