In the visiting dressing room at Manchester Stadium, manager Roy Keane is also mobilizing his team, and he is using media coverage to motivate his players.

"Look at what they say, it's like we've lost, but the game hasn't started yet!"

"They have forgotten about us, we have been ignored. Nobody took us seriously, maybe even our opponents, Manchester City. ”

'It's true that Manchester City are outstanding, they won the Premier League two seasons in a row and won the league unbeaten last season, what a great result! They are now also top of the league table, equalling Arsenal's record of 49 games unbeaten in which we are a promoted team and are seen by the media as a 'team that is almost certain to be relegated......'.

"But! We shouldn't see it that way ourselves! ”

"We're always trying to get better results, and the strength of our opponents is not a reason for us to give up! In this game, I want you to show those people that we are not a team that is bound to lose or even be relegated! It is not a stepping stone for opponents to brush their undefeated record! ”

What Roy Keane said was very helpful.

Towards the start of the game, it was clear that every Sunderland player was full of fighting spirit and they were holding back their energy to perform well in the game.

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However, as soon as the game began, the Sunderland players found that it was not so easy to do what manager Roy Keane had said.

Roy Keane's goal is to prove the quality of the team.

Even if you lose the game in the end. You have to prove that the team is not 'definitely losing', 'definitely relegation', but that's how the Sunderland players feel on the pitch.

They came into the game with a lot of enthusiasm and high morale, originally wanting to open the game to Manchester City. So they put 100 per cent energy into the game at the beginning, they were very active in running, they were constantly looking for opportunities, they wanted to score a goal and show everyone what they were capable of.

But...... It's useless to just think about it, and you can't even seem to see the effect of trying hard......

The City players are not standing there waiting to see how they perform.

Sunderland's attack failed to get up on several occasions. They kept scrambling, and it was difficult to snatch the ball from the feet of Manchester City, but Manchester City played a tough attack. Threaten their goal again and again.

The Sunderland players found that trying alone did not give the desired results.

Football is under the control of Manchester City for most of the time, and the pace of the game is also controlled by Manchester City. Manchester City were in control of the game as fast as they wanted. If you want to go slow, Sunderland can only passively follow the rhythm...... Go defensive.

This kind of game situation, if you don't accept it, you must accept it!

Manchester City players firmly remember Wansheng's instructions, must deal with the game calmly, they get the ball and continue to do passing, to achieve the purpose of controlling the pace of the game, and then it is to advance steadily, not to give Sunderland any chance. It is completely to achieve the goal of suppressing the opponent with absolute strength advantage.

In the face of Manchester City's calm style of play, Sunderland has nothing to do.

They ran and scramble as hard as they could. But even if they can occasionally grab the ball, it is difficult to get the ball in the face of Manchester City's strict defense, and most of the time, they have difficulty grabbing the ball, and as a result, they can only shrink the defense line and stick to the goal.

The Sunderland players were not reconciled.

They were hoping to have the effect they wanted, but after a while, they could only pant and watch as City continued to press on with their pressing attacks.

A lot of players are already tired.

They found themselves that they didn't have a good way to take Manchester City, and when the football was at the feet of Manchester City, it was difficult for them to grab it with all their might.

Manchester City are yet to score and the Sunderland players are already feeling the toughness of the game.

Their fighting spirit is being worn out little by little.

Before the start of the game, they still had a strong will, but with the loss of time, the decline of physical fitness, their will was broken down little by little, especially after repeated failures, when Manchester City was in possession of the ball, they didn't even go up to grab the ball, because they felt that it was a waste of physical energy.

Then, Manchester City were in complete control of the game.

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Wan Sheng sat in the coach's seat, put his right foot on his left leg, and trembled on his toes, leisurely.

He wasn't worried about the game at all.

Now that the game is on the rails of Manchester City, the tempo is in the hands of Manchester City, most of the time, the football is controlled at the feet of Manchester City, and Sunderland is not even active in scrambling, so it is only a matter of time before Manchester City scores.

Sunderland boss Roy Keane stood on the sidelines.

He was in a hurry.

He knows very well that the strength of the team cannot be compared with Manchester City, and it is an away game, if the players on the field lose their fighting spirit, what suspense can the game have?

Before the game, Keane's purpose in motivating the players was to keep everyone's fighting spirit high, which was also the only bargaining chip they could fight with Manchester City.

Roy Keane was anxious, but he didn't know what to do.

At this time, he couldn't help but look at the Chinese on the other side.

When he played for Manchester United, Keane played against Derby County led by Wan Sheng, and he only felt that Wan Sheng was lucky, of course, to lead a promoted horse to achieve such results, and his ability to lead the team is also worthy of recognition, but Keane did not recognize Wan Sheng, because he believed that he could become a manager and lead the team to achieve good results.

Now that I think about it, that's really 'hubris'!

After coaching Sunderland, Roy Keane encountered a series of problems, and then he realized how difficult it is to be a manager, so he also forgave his former mentor Ferguson, perhaps Ferguson also contradicted him for the development of the whole team, after all, he constantly criticized the team, criticized the performance of several newcomers, and the team's stars C-Ronaldo, Rooney, Alan Smith and others are not very good.

Now Keane admires Wansheng very much, and he knows how difficult it is to achieve such results, as the media said, it really has to be described as a 'miracle'.

But against Manchester City, Keane also hopes that his team can at least play in form and let those who underestimate Sunderland know that his team is not easy to beat.

This goal doesn't sound difficult, but it is very difficult against Manchester City!

Keane has already inspired the team's fighting spirit, but against Manchester City, who play calmly, even a team with fighting spirit seems to have little to do.

At this time, the only thing Keane can do is to stand on the sidelines and remind the players on the field, "The score is still 0:0, we are not even behind, we have to continue to work hard!" ”

But his shouts had no effect at all!

His team, Sunderland, is still very passive, the players' active scrambling is not rewarded, and the team as a whole is suppressed and there is nothing to do.

Manchester City are playing too steadily!

From the first minute of the game to now, Sunderland have only had one shot on goal, or a long-range shot from the outside, which makes it difficult for them to find confidence in attack, while Manchester City have five shots on goal, even if they don't score, but with football at the feet of Manchester City most of the time, it is enough to demoralize their opponents.

Although they didn't score, Manchester City still played solidly.

Maybe it was a reminder before the game, or maybe the players on the field saw the anxiety of the opponent, the Manchester City players were not in a hurry at all, and Sunderland had no way to play the game.

In this oppressive situation, Manchester City finally got the catch.

It was a steady wave of Manchester City's offensive before the end of the first half. They made 17 back-to-back kicks in the Sunderland half, and in the constant flow of Manchester City's play-on, Sunderland's defence completely collapsed, with some players not even knowing how to run and defend.

David Silva saw the opportunity and he completely penetrated the Sunderland defence with a through ball.

Torres ran out of space and slotted home from the spot.

“1：0！ Manchester City take the lead! ”

Although there was only one goal in the first half, City's 'steady' was seen by all, and the Manchester City players also felt relaxed, and the game was in their control throughout the first half.

Wan Sheng praised the performance of the players and let them continue to play like this in the second half.

On the other hand, in the visiting dressing room, the atmosphere at Sunderland was heavy, and Roy Keane knew that there would be no chance, so he could only continue to boost the morale of the team, hoping that the players could perform better, and they would have to fight for it in the second half.

At the start of the second half, Keane also made a substitution - replacing a defender with a striker.

This is clearly a step up the offensive.

Roy Keane is not willing to lose like this, he wants the team to at least show something, and this intangible fighting spirit or cohesion will be very helpful for the team's results throughout the season.

But the second half proved that it was not easy to show anything in front of Manchester City.

In the face of Manchester City's calm style of play, Sunderland has nothing to do.

Sunderland's fighting spirit lasted only ten minutes before being crushed by a goal from Manchester City, this time by Lescott, who came off the bench for just five minutes before slotting a powerful long-range shot from the edge of the box to open up the gap.

2:0！

"Joe Leon Lescott! He had just come off the bench and he had a good chance! The score became 2:0, Manchester City led by two goals, and there was no suspense in the game! ”

Manchester Stadium broadcaster Belbart said excitedly.

As Belbart said, after Lescott scored, the game was out of suspense at all, and before the end, Morris helped the team score to rewrite the score to 3:0.

Manchester City also won 3-0.

"Congratulations to Manchester City! They won the 12th round of the Premier League! It also means that they have set a new Premier League record - they have become the team with the most consecutive unbeaten games in Premier League history! (To be continued.) )