Chapter 411: Hat-trick!
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Manchester City are in no hurry to try to score goals.
They just kept possession and, led by David Silva and Mesut Ozil, they pushed Spurs forward steadily and pressed in formation.
Manchester City did not give Tottenham Hotspur a chance to counterattack at all, and even if they conceded a goal in the middle, Manchester City was able to press and defend quickly, leaving Tottenham with no way at all.
Tottenham Hotspur has players trying to do active tough fighting according to manager Juan de Ramos, but it is difficult to pose a threat to Manchester City with a single or two players, and the players who go up have returned again and again in vain, which makes Tottenham lose confidence.
As the broadcaster at White Hart Lane commented, "Manchester City wantonly played with Tottenham in the half, and Tottenham didn't seem to have anything to do!" ”
Manchester City's dazzling cooperation became the brightest part of the game!
That kind of smooth coordination made the Tottenham fans on the scene very excited, but it is a pity that the cooperation belongs to the opponent and not Tottenham, they think the cooperation is very exciting, but they can only watch silently, and hope that the team can perform better, do not let the opponent be so arrogant.
But the Tottenham fans were all disappointed.
For a long time, their team did not perform better, and Tottenham, who are good at attacking, were completely suppressed at home, and even the normal attack was a little bit unable to play.
In the 21st minute, David Silva played a penetrating pass.
The ball is accurately sent to the line of the small penalty area!
Darren Bent squeezed Ridley King out and kicked the ball into the back of the net before goalkeeper Robinson.
"Let's look at the ball...... David Silva ......"
"Bent! Bent! ”
Sky Sports commentator George Woodgate shouted about the game, and after seeing the football fly into the goal, he immediately raised his throat and let out a long roar, "Gooooooal!!!!! ”
"Darren Bent!"
'He received a pass from Silva and scored the first goal for City!'
“1:0。 Manchester City lead Tottenham away......"
Amid the shouts of all the commentators, and the excitement of all the Manchester City fans, Darren Bent was also very happy with the fact that it was his ninth goal in the Premier League this season.
16 rounds, 9 balls, the efficiency is still very high.
But. Darren Bent has also been under pressure lately, and that comes from his biggest rival in the team, Spanish golden boy Fernando Torres.
Fernando Torres didn't start the season very well, with a few league games left unfazed after scoring against Manchester United in the Community Shield, which belonged to Darren Bent, who was the team's top scorer in the first 10 rounds.
However, in the Champions League, Torres has been doing quite well, especially since October. Torres has scored in the Champions League and the league in a row, and so far the Spanish golden boy has scored 5 Champions League goals, which is the player with the most goals in the Champions League, in addition, in the 11th round of the league so far, Torres has played 5 times and helped the team score 3 goals, and the efficiency is still very high. So Darren Bent is under pressure.
There are only three real strikers at Manchester City, Darren Bent, Fernando Torres and Giovanni Morricio. The latter is completely a substitute, a player who complements the depth of the bench, in fact, it is nothing, so it seems that there is no competition between the two strikers alone. But the reality is different, Manchester City will often line up with a single striker, and there are even times when there is 'no striker', so there is a certain competition between Darren Bent and Torres.
In some important games, there are many times when the two have to compete for the chance to start. Everyday performance becomes extremely important.
So Darren Bent is still happy to have a goal, which at least proves his form and will not be suppressed by Torres in terms of competition.
Wan Sheng also smiled as he watched Darren Bent's goal.
A Darren Bent goal is not really a big deal, but with the first goal, the rest of the team is much better.
Tottenham Hotspur manager Juan de Ramos didn't know Wansheng's thoughts, but he knew that the team would be much more difficult to play next, he stood on the sidelines and shouted anxiously, hoping that the team could play more stable, but the actual effect was pitiful, and even some players were shouted like this, they were a little scrambling, and their performance became worse.
Juan de Ramos yelled in anger but didn't know exactly what to do, and he could only hope that his team would hold the back of the net in the first half.
Ramos is not very demanding, but it will not be easy for Tottenham Hotspur to achieve this goal at the moment.
After Manchester City took the lead, they played more smoothly.
However, they still played very steadily, and did not rush to open up the scoreline, but continued to press Tottenham in the half, striving for more press and possession, so as to slowly look for opportunities on the perimeter, and whenever they saw an opportunity, they often launched a threatening attack.
On the field, Manchester City's control of the rhythm was vividly displayed.
No matter how hard the Tottenham players tried, the game was always going according to the rhythm of Manchester City.
George Woodgate lamented: "It's what City do best, and it's hard to see what Tottenham can stand by. ”
The control of the football, the control of the rhythm, and the sudden fast attack, all three combined, Manchester City completely controlled the game, Tottenham could only shrink into their own half of the court most of the time to defend tightly, even if they got the ball, they subconsciously thought of what to do if they were robbed, so they couldn't even attack.
At this time, many people thought of the pre-match report.
Some media believe that Manchester City's results began to decline after the draw with Wigan Athletic, and Morris's injury proved this, but in fact, in the current game, it is not seen how much Manchester City has been affected, and the midfield led by Silva and Ozil completely suppressed Tottenham, and Janas and Zokola in the same position are not opponents at all.
'In two seasons, Silva has matured and his skills and big picture are enough to make him a world-class midfield maestro.
'Mesut Ozil is very young, but after more than a season, he has grown. He has finished adjusting to his role at Manchester City. ”
"Silva and Mesut Ozil. Even if Morris is injured and unable to play, relying on these two players will be enough for City to guarantee ...... results.
Amid the praise of Silva and Mesut Ozil, Manchester City scored another goal.
This time it was Ziegler's assist!
Ziegler cut in at the back and received a pass from Ozil. With a kick to the right, Darren Bent squeezed Dawson's defence and turned and volleyed the ball into the Tottenham Hotspur goal.
“2:0! 2:0! ”
"It's Darren Bent again! He had already scored two goals before the first half was over! ”
Looking at Darren Bent, who turned back and ran to his teammates, Michael Dawson shook his blonde hair with a wry smile on his face, and he couldn't help but look at his backcourt partner Ridley King.
Michael Dawson's family can be called a 'football family', and he debuted at Nottingham Forest with his two older brothers, Andy Dawson and Kevin Dawson. He was the most talented of them all, so in 2004 Tottenham Hotspur took a fancy to him and took him to White Hart Lane.
£4 million isn't a lot of money, but considering Dawson was only 21 years old at the time, and he was still a defender from the second division, it was quite a good value.
Michael Dawson is also very strong, and it took him one season to establish himself at Tottenham Hotspur. He is now also partnering England's backfield big man Ledley King and becoming a pillar of goal for Tottenham Hotspur.
Just now. Dawson saw that King failed to defend against Darren Bent, and he complained in his heart, absolutely King didn't play normally, because he didn't think Darren Bent had the ability to break through King's defense.
Now Dawson has a direct sense of Darren Bent's strength and knows what King feels like when he defends.
Many British media believe that Darren Bent is no less powerful than Wayne Rooney, who plays for Manchester United. Dawson had previously dismissed it, but now he felt that it was not an exaggeration.
Rooney's body is very strong, and it can be said that Darren Bent is not bad at all.
Plus, Darren Bent's technique is in no way inferior to Rooney's. With that kind of reaction speed and accuracy of shooting, it's no wonder that some media outlets have attributed England's elimination in European Championship qualifiers to 'McClaren always starting Rooney and putting Darren Bent on the bench'.
"Perhaps, if this guy replaces Wayne Rooney as the starter, England will be able to qualify for the European Championships......" Dawson suddenly thought in his head, and then shook his head.
In any case, England has little to do with him, and now Darren Bent is the opponent, and the strength of the opponent is not good news for the entire Tottenham team.
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Before the first half had passed, City were already two goals ahead.
Seeing Darren Bent score the second goal, Tottenham Hotspur coach Ramos couldn't help but cover his cheeks, and his face looked very ugly in the camera lens.
Ramos had heard a lot of news about Manchester City before the game, and he had also heard a lot of news that was not good for the team, such as some media believed that Tottenham Hotspur's style of play was restrained by Manchester City, Tottenham Hotspur had two seasons and did not have any good results against Manchester City, etc., Ramos disdained these statements, because he believed that after he came to Tottenham, Tottenham was no longer the original Tottenham.
But by now, his confidence has become a joke!
Just like those media said, Manchester City's style of play is restrained to Tottenham to a certain extent, and in addition, whether it is the overall strength of the team or the ability of the players, Tottenham is definitely behind Manchester City.
At this point, Ramos feels part of the blame lies with himself – he still doesn't value City too much.
But no matter what, the game at White Hart Lane couldn't be given up at half-time, and Ramos still considered adjustments.
When the game entered the half-time break, Ramos made some targeted adjustments and made two substitutions, which are difficult to change the team's disadvantage tactically, but after making adjustments, at least they can send a message to the players, "The game is not over yet, we still have time and ability to tie the score." ”
Tottenham Hotspur also played a little better in the second half, at least they played a lot more steadily, and it was not easy for City to find so many chances.
However, Tottenham's performance was only compared to their first half, and Manchester City still dominated the field, and despite the hard work of the Tottenham players, they still struggled to play the advantage, and the goal was far away.
In the 71st minute, Manchester City scored again.
This time it was the striker Giovanni Moricio who came off the bench to score.
Moricio's luck is quite good, just played 3 minutes, in the first time he received a pass, there was a chance to face goalkeeper Robinson, in the face of such a good opportunity, Moricio even had a little fog in his mind, he subconsciously kicked a kick, and the football flew directly into the goal.
Goal...... It's that simple?
By the time the score had been rewritten and his teammates were already cheering, Mauricio's mind was still a little muddy, and he felt like he was in a dream.
It was also his first goal for Manchester City this season!
"Giovanni Mauricio...... He's got a lot of luck......"
George Woodgate commented with a laugh.
City fans are not familiar with Giovanni Moricio because everyone knows that it was a player that City bought to add depth to the bench, but when the team scored, they gave them a round of applause and they started celebrating.
They're not just celebrating goals, some have started celebrating wins.
A league win is nothing, but a big win is still worth celebrating, not to mention that Manchester City are unbeaten in the league for 54 games after this game, continuing to set a new unbeaten record, and every Manchester City fan is quite excited.
As BBC football commentator Alan Hansen said, "Although Manchester City's victory was expected, such a big win still made the fans feel hearty." ”
The Manchester City fans were still celebrating a little too early, because the game was not over yet.
In the 87th minute, taking advantage of a free-kick opportunity, Copelle Ferreira grazed the ball with his head, changed the line to the goal, and the crossbar blocked Ferreira's header, but then Darren Bent met the ball with a swing volley and sent the ball directly into the net.
4:0!
After the goal, everyone cheered!
"Darren Bent! He scored another goal just before the end to score a hat-trick at White Hart Lane! ”
'Man City scored four goals in the game, Darren Bent scored three individually, and he showed amazing efficiency!'
It was also City's first hat-trick of the season, and since the start of the league in August, no player has scored three goals in a single game, with Darren Bent being the first player to do so! He was perfect in this game! ”
"We believe Bent will be one of the most capable contenders for league goalscorers and Champions League scorers this season!" (To be continued.) )