The ball was like lightning, scurrying into the goal, bringing up the net high, and detonating the entire city stadium at once.

The instant roar of tens of thousands of fans seemed to tear off the roof of the stands.

"Joe Hart!"

"Wow whoa...... Perfect shot!! ”

"It's unbelievable!! It was the Manchester City goalkeeper who shot the goalkeeper, and in this moment, he beat Cech. This is an absolute dead end! I'm willing to bet that even the best striker can't guarantee that he'll be able to finish a shot like this in the same place at the same time! It seems that today is Joe Hart's lucky day, and Lin's lucky day! ”

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Martin Taylor, who has more than 30 years of experience in game commentary, has seen too many stoppage time goals, but not all goals that happen in stoppage time are necessarily exciting, some are just consolation goals, and some are just icing on the cake, just like victory requires goals, but goals do not necessarily win, but such stoppage time goals, even Martin Taylor, can't help but be amazed.

It is the goalkeeper who concedes the goal, and it is the goalkeeper who scores.

Terry crossed his hands on his hips, panting slightly, looking at the Manchester City players who were frantically stacking the Rohan formation on the sidelines, there was some helplessness in his eyes, this was an eleven-on-11 attack and defense, Chelsea almost did it perfectly, but who would have thought that the final decision of the game would be the opponent's goalkeeper.

Ancelotti looked at Lin Sen, who was almost messing with his players, and his eyes were full of disappointment. A draw doesn't hide Chelsea's excellent start to the season, and after becoming Manager of the Month in August, a draw may not have prevented him from winning the Coach of the Month award with rivals including Alex Ferguson all drawing or losing this round, but Ancelotti cares more than these false names because he just missed a chance to beat the opponent to death by a few seconds.

Carlo Ancelotti lost to Linson in two league meetings last season. It can be said that it was the defeat of these two direct conversations that cost Ancelotti the league title, and this time, Ancelotti came to Manchester with the belief that he must win, but he still failed to do so.

After a frenzied celebration at Manchester City, when it came time to resumption, there was only one cutscene left in the game.

"The referee blew the whistle for the end of the game. With Joe Hart's late goal, City held leaders Chelsea to a 1-1 draw at home, ending a five-game winning streak. Sir Alex Ferguson and Professor Arsene Wenger would be very happy to see such a result, and for Manchester City. Their crisis has not been resolved, but it is certain that Linson has won a very important point. ”

Just as Martin Taylor's game ended, one point is only a drop in the bucket to improve Manchester City's situation, after this game, Manchester City only accumulated six points from six games, still hovering on the edge of the relegation zone, but for Linsen, it is a blessing in the snow. A one-to-one score. It doesn't make a difference in the outcome of whoever scores first, but in terms of morale, it's an equaliser or a tie. It has a completely different meaning.

"It's a shame." After the game, Ferguson suddenly spoke.

For the old man's words, Mike Phelan somewhat understood, the result of the comprehensive game. There are many ways to understand the pity in Ferguson's mouth, but the most appropriate one should be that it is a pity that Manchester United did not win the game in this round. In a round like Chelsea vs Manchester City, failing to win against Bolton Wanderers is definitely a loss.

"Lin's luck is good." Mike Phelan said with a smile.

"Not bad, indeed." Ferguson stood up, smiling and nodding.

City had so many attacking players up front, but it was the goalkeeper who was the least likely to score in the end who helped City equalise. This is no longer a strong argument at all, saying that luck is also a manifestation of strength, or it comes down to the spirit of never giving up, which is luck, very simple luck.

Mike Ferran thought that Ferguson was referring to Manchester United not winning, but in fact Ferguson was referring to Manchester City's goal. Ferguson did hope before the game that City would be able to stop Chelsea, but the moment Joe Hart scored, it suddenly occurred to him that perhaps a Chelsea win would be a better outcome for Manchester United. It is true that this result is more beneficial for Manchester United now, Manchester United's points have not been further increased by Chelsea, but this goal has given Manchester City, or Linsen, who may have been mired in endless changes of managers again, a respite.

From Linson's point of view, it was a game reminiscent of the 1990 FA Cup, when Ferguson was also faced with the possibility of dismissal if he lost, and finally Manchester United eliminated Nottingham Forest thanks to a goal from Mark Robins. So, in a sense, that goal from Robbins saved the entire later Manchester United dynasty.

So, what if the current Joe Hart is the Mark Robbins of the past?

The day after the game, the local media "Manchester Evening News" gave this round of the focus of the battle more positive, they are optimistic about Manchester City's bottoming out, or Linsen's position, of course, this is mainly due to the next few games Manchester City's opponents are generally not strong, the Champions League home to Twente, the league before Arsenal, Newcastle and Blackpool are not too strong, at least on the bright side of Manchester City has an absolute advantage.

However, the rest of the media are not so polite, in their opinion, it remains to be seen whether Joe Hart's goal, who has been touted as England's number one goalkeeper, can really bring Linson back to life, because the fact is that it is not a strong matchup that has caused Manchester City's current situation, including the past game against Chelsea, Manchester City has also played against Tottenham and Liverpool before, and one win and two draws in three games, which is not bad no matter how you look at it. What caused Linson to stand on the edge of the cliff was Manchester City's results against the "weak team", Sunderland, Blackburn, Wigan, three teams that had no power to fight against Manchester City last season, and only let Manchester City score one point this season, which is the key.

Therefore, how to judge whether Manchester City is surviving or reborn depends on the next games.

On September 30, still at the City Stadium, Manchester City welcomed the second opponent of the Champions League group stage, Twente.

Twente failed to get past City last season and were one of the stepping stones in the Europa League, but the setback in the Europa League did not affect their Eredivisie record as they eventually beat Ajax to win the Eredivisie for the first time in their history, while McClaren became a model for English coaches to coach abroad.

After the results of the group draw for this season's Champions League, even the Dutch media did not have much hope for Twente's qualification, because although it is the new champion of the Eredivisie, Twente is an out-and-out "rookie" in the Champions League, compared with the other three teams, they really have no advantage at all, Inter Milan and Manchester City are generally considered to be the teams that will qualify from this group, and Twente's more realistic goal is to be in third place and then go to the Europa League.

But McClaren didn't think so, and they proved their mettle in the first round of the group stage when they held Inter Milan to a home draw. And this time at the City Stadium, although they lost 0-4 the last time they came here, they didn't intend to give up.

The deadlock was broken near the end of the first half when it was Falcao who scored the Colombian striker's first goal in the Champions League, and it was Di Maria, who had been his team-mate for the second season. However, City didn't rejoice for long, as just at the start of the second half, FC Twente equalised with a free-kick.

It's a familiar plot again, and it's a familiar draw.

The City Stadium, at that moment, seemed to be choked by the throat.

But this time, City finally didn't let them down again, and didn't make them wait too long, and in the 54th minute, City went back on the scoreline again, with Falcao scoring twice.

The score of 2 to 1 was maintained until the end of the game.

The moment the referee blew the final whistle, the City Stadium erupted in a long-awaited round of applause, as it was the first win in City's last seven games in the third line, and no one knows if this victory means that last season's champions have really returned, but in any case, it is a good start.

After the two group games, Inter Milan, who swept Bremen 4-0 at home in this round, are in first place in the group with four points, and Manchester City, who have four points, is second because of the disadvantage of goal difference, followed by Twente and Bremen.

Just like the media predicted after the draw.

On October 3, in the seventh round of the English Premier League, facing Newcastle, who are ranked higher than themselves, Manchester City won the game with the same score as the previous game. After this game, the Premier League was temporarily suspended due to the international break, which is not a time to rest for Manchester City, which has a large number of international players, but for Linson, it is an opportunity to take a big breath.

Fourteen days later, with an incomplete Manchester City side, Linson travelled to the seaside city of Blackpool in the north-west of England, only to receive a long-awaited victory, beating Blackpool 4-0 away.

Eight rounds later, Chelsea are still on top, although they were held to a draw by Aston Villa, but they had beaten Arsenal head-on, while Manchester United suffered three draws in a row as they had a six-point advantage over second place, followed by Manchester United, Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur, who had won their last two games.

As for Manchester City, after two consecutive wins, although it is still far from Chelsea at the top, at least from the standings, it seems that they have completed their redemption, they have quietly returned to the sixth place in the league, and three wins, three draws and two losses have 11 points, and they are only one goal away from the second.

In the media's parlance, it is Manchester City, quietly returning. (To be continued......)