Chapter 647 - The Dirtiest Striker in the Premier League
August 26, the third round of the Premier League.
Baggio was unwell and Torres started but had a mediocre performance.
Deng Kai passes.
Adriano scored in consecutive games.
Substitute Cesc Fabregas provided a brilliant assist for substitute striker Villa.
Manchester City narrowly beat Wolves 3-2.
Among them, Desailly's play was an important reason why the team conceded two goals in a row.
Desailly's form has dropped significantly this season.
But in contrast, the media were even more surprised by the speed with which City's new signings were integrated.
In this regard, Deng Kai said: "Whether it is Cesc Fabregas or Villa, David Silva, Mascherano, they are all very good players. β
"They are very adaptable to the environment, the tactics."
"I think we're ready in all respects and we want to give the fans a perfect season!"
Most of the media thought that Deng Kai was just blowing about his teammates as usual to help them grow their confidence.
After all, Wolves are currently at the bottom of the Premier League and promoted this season.
Almost took a point away from such a team, does Manchester City really dare to brag?
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August 30, the fourth round of the Premier League.
Manchester City take on Bolton Wanderers away.
Bolton Wanderers were plagued by Jadel for half a season last year, falling into the relegation zone.
After the sale of Jadel in the winter window, he immediately ushered in a new life, and finally succeeded in relegation.
Now Jadel is said to have been relegated to the bench at his new club.
It's only been a month since the start of the competition.
I have to say, it's really a bit magical.
That is, in the first two years, Jadel was still the winner of the European Golden Boot, Silver Boot, Bronze Boot, Portuguese Super League triple crown, and Portuguese Super League Golden Boot triple winner!
His biggest problem was choosing the wrong league and team.
The Premier League has a fierce style of play, playing long passes and rushing tactics all year round, and the defenders are very good at destroying football. The passer wasn't delicate enough to deliver a good pass for Jadel like Deco.
If Jardel goes to Ligue 1 or Bundesliga at this stage, that's a different story.
Even when he went to Serie A, he actually had a mix.
Because although the standard of Serie A defenders is high, the defense of Serie A pays attention to integrity and focuses on restrictions, rather than the Premier League, which is dominated by destruction and one-on-one wrestling.
In this game, Manchester City still used the regular lineup.
However, Essien was injured in training, so Mascherano was given the chance to start.
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Baggio, Ade, Ribery
Deng Kai, Mascherano, Toure
Lahm, Chiellini, Desailly, McConn
Cech
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But in the fourth minute, Desailly received a yellow card for tackling an opponent.
He has a very positive attitude and is tough defensively.
But the decline in physical condition is an indisputable fact.
There are noticeable flaws in his pace and bursts, especially in terms of turnaround speed.
On a competitive level, he's no longer fit to start.
This was something that even Desailly himself did not expect.
He thought he would have just two years to go.
In the ninth minute, Deng Kai successfully cut inside after a flash on the side, and shot with an outside instep.
Ribery flew to the tackle, but unfortunately missed a little and missed the football.
Twelfth minute.
McCone combined with Ribery on the wing, passed the ball to Ribery, and pulled away the opposition defender himself.
Ribery faked McConn, shook off the defender in front of him, and then struck a cross.
Deng Kai took a long-range shot in front of the penalty area and took 100 steps through Yang to open the scoring for the team.
Sixteenth minute.
After Toure received Deng Kai's return pass, he smashed through the opponent's defense with a straight kick.
Adriano lifted the ball with the opposition centre-back and the ball was blocked by another centre-back.
But then the centre-back fell to the ground and was eventually stretchered off the pitch.
Ade eliminated one of the opponent's main central defenders with one kick.
The aesthetics of violence can be seen.
Twenty-ninth minute.
Baggio went straight to Ade on the flank, but was cleared by the opposing centre-back and kicked back into midfield.
Toure and the opposition engaged in a fierce scramble.
Mascherano was quick and took the opportunity to stab away the football, launch a counter-attack pass, and find Deng Kai.
After Deng Kai received the ball, he continued to pedal on the bicycle and swayed.
Bang!
During the cycling, Deng Kai picked up his toes and hoisted the football into the left side of the opponent's penalty area.
Adriano smashes into the box, leaps high and heads wide.
Ribery flew in and rushed into the net with the ball.
βgoalοΌ Two to zero! The game has entered the rhythm of Manchester City. β
"Deng Kai's pick pass is so wonderful, people can't tell when he will pass, let alone where his pass will land!"
"In terms of the ease of passing, only Deng Kai's former team-mate, Ronaldinho, who conquered the Camp Nou, can be compared to Deng Kai."
Thirty-fourth minute.
Adriano back to do.
Centre-back Giorgio Chiellini rushed forward and fired a long-range shot just wide.
Manchester City's army is overwhelmed.
Bolton collapsed across the board.
Forty-first minute.
McConn and Ribery are edging together.
This time it was Ribery who went down and McCone pulled on the right corner of the penalty area.
Ribery swung his left leg and looked like a pass, but in fact he smashed the ball further down.
Then he sent a cross with his right heel.
Bang!
The football flies into the penalty area.
Adriano in the box ran towards the front post and attracted the defence.
Deng Kai plugged in from the middle, almost unguarded.
Directly on the head, like a bull impact, header to the goal.
"Three to zero! Deng Kai scored twice! β
"It's so easy! Bolton is a complete mess! β
'The pulls and runs up front were so complicated that Bolton couldn't keep up with them.
"How can they forget a superplayer who scored thirty-four goals last season?"
It wasn't until the 45th minute that Bolton managed to hit a counter-attack.
But sometimes one time is enough.
The Bolton striker shook off Desailly and fired home.
Petr Cech was partially obscured by Desailly and failed to anticipate the path of the opposition's shot.
Of course, this has something to do with the fact that the opponent played this ball well enough.
The man who scored the goal was striker Kevin Davies, who had just moved to Bolton Wanderers from Millwall.
He has played for Southampton, Blackburn Rovers in the past, among others.
This player is very daring to fight and play very toughly, especially when fighting for the knife ball, which can be called fatal.
If nothing else, he will be one of the "dirtiest" players in the Premier League in the next two or three seasons. He fouls a lot and is the forward who injures defenders the most.
At half-time, Dunkai approached Desailly and asked him how he was doing.
Do you want to switch places with Chiellini or something?
Desailly knew he wasn't playing well and said he could accept it if the team wanted to replace him.
But in the end, Maksa didn't make a substitution in midfield.
They gave the former Chelsea-France captain plenty of respect.
Fifty-sixth minute.
Desailly made a mistake on the ball and, in order to make up for his mistake, he pulled down the opponent and almost received another yellow card.
The Bolton players complained as a result, believing that Desailly should have turned two yellows and one red.
In the end, Kevin Davies almost changed the score again with a high-quality free-kick.
Thankfully, Petr Cech was able to keep the ball out of the crowd.
Sixty-third minute.
Kevin Davis pulls the side and sends a through ball.
Bolton Wanderers cut forward in midfield, smashed the ball on the edge of the box and shook Desailly away with ease, before smashing a shot into goal.
Chiellini slid the tackle and brought him down.
Even though he touched the ball early, the referee still pointed to the penalty spot.
Yellow Dot Package!
Kevin Davis then scored a brace from the penalty spot to make it 3-2.