Tottenham and Manchester City have a friendly relationship, the idea was the idea of Degan, who is now 27 years old and has indeed matured a lot, and is no longer the same as when he was younger.

Now Tottenham's status in English football is not high, and of course it is not low, in general, it is basically the same as Newcastle and Manchester City, which is not up or down.

Above them, of course, is the BigFour, don't look at Manchester United, Liverpool, Arsenal and Chelsea, there are always contradictions, but that is all economic, once it comes to their real interests, these four giants will immediately unite against the small club league.

Tottenham wants to have a relaxed living environment, so that every time they play against the members of BigFour, they will suffer due to some mistakes by the referee or unexpected situations, and it is necessary to broadcast good popularity in the league.

Manchester City is a very good alliance object, firstly, Manchester City is very unpopular in English football because of its status as a local tyrant, and secondly, Mansour Sheikh has just arrived, and he also needs to have a person who understands it, and Tottenham Hotspur chairman Levy is the most suitable person to understand.

Of course, off the field is off the field, and when it comes to the field, there is no such thing as humility, and when it is time to show the bayonet and fight hard, no one will show mercy.

What's more, Manchester City's current situation is also very bad, in the league, in the standings, the defending champion is only in sixth place, the League Cup has just been eliminated by the weak Aston Villa, the Champions League group stage, four games, two draws and two losses, and it is not far from being out, whether it can grab the third place in the group and earn a Europa League qualification is still difficult to say.

This is the tenth time Mancini has played in Europe with a different club, without a single title, and the furthest he has gone has been leading Lazio to the semi-finals, but only in the UEFA Cup before the restructuring.

Roberto Mancini has a reputation as the "king of cups" in Italy, but only in the Coppa Italia, even in England Mancini's first trophy was the FA Cup.

When it comes to the European arena, the local cup king, not to mention the strongest Real Madrid in the same group, even in the face of Ajax, Mancini's team will sigh to themselves, although Manchester City still has a "theoretical" chance of qualifying, but most people have accepted the fate of the Blue Moon out of the group for two consecutive seasons.

The question is, after ten years of not being able to prove itself in Europe, is the Abu Dhabi royal family still ready to give Mancini a chance?

English football circles generally believe that Mancini's position is in jeopardy, and the smell of dismissal is already wafting over the Etihad Stadium.

Before the previous Champions League group stage clash with Real Madrid, Mancini lost control of his emotions in his pre-match press conference for the first time since taking charge of Manchester City.

When asked about the Blues' poor European record, Mancini was furious and demanded that reporters "respect" him and answer the questions with the FA Cup trophy and the Premier League title.

If it's just because the skepticism touches on self-esteem, then it touches on Mancini's most taboo topic: the handsome.

Referring to "seven or eight clubs interested in him" last season, Mancini replied angrily: "I don't understand why you keep asking me last year, these are all things of the past, why? What's with? Why do you want to ask me 'did you have a chance to leave Manchester City last year'? My job is here! I built the club with the chairman, the owner, and we have won three titles in the last two years. ”

Speaking of this, Mancini slapped his hand on the table with excitement: "I am very polite, I answered the questions that other clubs have invited me, because these are facts, I have had two or three chances to leave, but I want to stay because I have worked so hard here in the last three years!" ”

Seeing this, the press officer immediately intervened, and the press conference broke up unhappily.

After the Real Madrid game, Mancini's emotions were further stimulated, and when Manchester City conceded two goals in ten minutes, Mancini, as the manager, actually laughed sarcastically at the Manchester City players.

With only two points from four games, Mancini had to admit after the game that his Champions League dream was shattered: "I think Manchester City's Champions League this season is over. ”

If City have changed managers at the end of the season, looking back at Mancho's three years in charge, the two games against Real Madrid could have been devastating, with them conceding five goals home and away.

On his return to Manchester from Madrid, Roberto Mancini voluntarily admitted that the defeat was due to his lack of preparation, but back at the Etihad Stadium, they made another defensive mistake and both of Real Madrid's goals were due to City's lack of marking.

'Our players were very bad today, especially at the back, and I don't think there are people who don't deserve to play for a big club like Manchester City!'

Mancini's comments are sure to anger the Abu Dhabi royal family, whose negative comments on the players on the pitch are clearly saying that the Abu Dhabi royal family has spent all the pounds they have spent over the years.

European competition has become a heart disease and a nightmare for Mancini, who made the Nerazzurri laugh at the European stage when he was in charge of Inter Milan, and finally lost his position.

In charge of Manchester City, Mancini has already brought two heavyweight trophies to the team, but the European stage has once again become his Waterloo, and this is the tenth year of disappointment in Europe, and slowly Mancini has figured out a set of theories that are ridiculous.

'We're a good team, but we're probably not as ready for the Champions League as other teams, for example, Chelsea haven't been able to win the Champions League for 10 years, they've probably been the best team in Europe for the last 10 years, but they've never been able to make a breakthrough in the Champions League, and that's the case in the Champions League.

Roberto Mancini wants to emphasise the unpredictability of the Champions League, even with a hint of roulette, but let's not forget that the Blues have never been out of the Champions League group stage under Mourinho or Carlo Ancelotti.

There may have been an element of tactics and luck after the knockout rounds, but in the long group stage of six rounds, the quality and mental quality were decisive, and facing two consecutive group stage exits, Mancini concluded: "I don't think we are ready to play in the Champions League, if I say we are ready, it would be dishonest." ”

Ten years of training, if Mancini is not able to adapt to the European stage, then it only proves that he may not be suitable to survive on this stage.

Jose Mourinho coached Porto to win the UEFA Cup and the Champions League for two consecutive years, the Portuguese team did not have many years of European experience, in the pre-Mourinho era from 1988 to 2002, Porto had mediocre results, and the furthest they went was eliminated by Cruyff's Barcelona in the semi-finals in 1994, but after Mourinho came to power, Porto immediately became a superpower in the European arena.

Manchester City had been tempered in the Europa League two years before the Champions League, but unfortunately they did not go far, at that time the team's focus was on the local league, the Europa League disappointment did not attract much attention, but now Manchester City owner Mansour wants the team to achieve a breakthrough in the European arena, obviously, Mancini is not capable of doing this.

The bell has already struck the end of class, and Mancini himself has felt that losing control of his emotions is a sign of pressure, and his lack of ability in Europe could lead him to lose a good situation created by the local league for the second time.

At this time, Manchester City coach Mancini can be described as anxious, desperate for a win to get out of the current predicament, and Tottenham Hotspur will certainly not in order to establish a friendly relationship with Manchester City, just put water on the field, they are now third in the standings, also need points, towards the top of the league table, Manchester City, who are currently in poor form, are also their target of points.

The game will be played at the Etihad Stadium, and Manchester City have the advantage of being at home and may be able to help them take the initiative when it comes to the game.

And the record of the recent confrontation between the two teams also gives Manchester City this big psychological advantage, Manchester City beat Tottenham Hotspur twice last season, scoring a total of eight goals in two legs, and in the past two seasons it has achieved an unbeaten record of 3 wins and 1 draw.

However, when it comes to historical records, Manchester City has nothing to do, the two sides have met a total of 30 games in the Premier League, Tottenham has a clear advantage of 19 wins, 5 draws and 6 losses, including 9 wins, 2 draws and 4 losses away, and the two sides have met 143 times in history, Tottenham 56 wins, 34 draws and 53, also have the upper hand.

Speaking at his press conference before the game, Mancini was confident: "I don't have a mental burden against Tottenham, we beat them 5-1 at the Etihad Stadium last season and that game will also give us inspiration today, I know the situation is very bad at the moment, but we will not lose confidence and to win the game and get back on the right track will be our main goal today!" ”

Antienes was immediately not to be outdone, and said-for-tat: "The games that used to be are now taken out, there is no meaning, Manchester City was the Premier League champion last season, is it possible that the FA will give them the championship before the start of this season?" Last season we didn't play well at the Etihad, but that's all in the past and now we're playing the game in front of us, which is completely different, and if Mancini wants to achieve his goals, it's better to go out on the pitch and show what City are really good at, rather than reminisce about the past! ”

Friendship is friendship, competition is competition!

Antienes will not give Mancini water in the middle of the game because of the good cooperation that the two teams are about to establish, and if he wants to win and get out of the predicament, Mancini can only rely on himself.