'Arsenal tried to create an offside trap but it was a good goal and the linesman didn't raise the flag!'

The on-site commentators were quick to describe Manchester City's attack.

'Sergio Aguero got into the box and Szczesny went on the attack.

Sergio Aguero pushed the far corner, the ball hit the post and bounced into the net, 3:3, the score between the two teams was tied again! ”

After the Manchester City fans at the scene saw Lin Quan and Aguero's long-distance cooperation, they all stood up excitedly, staring at Aguero who was going straight to the opponent's goal with the ball.

They were relieved only when they saw Sergio Aguero seize his chance and hit the ball into the opposition goal.

Immediately after, enthusiastic applause and cheers resounded throughout the Etihad Stadium.

For the fans who bought the tickets, the game was well worth the ticket price.

Although it was only a friendly match, it was precisely because it was a friendly match that both teams were very aggressive in their tactics.

The two teams played offensive football in the first half, and you went back and forth, so it was not lively.

Although the offensive in the second half was not as good as before, the two teams fought hard in the midfield, and Lin Quan just sent this high-quality ultra-long-distance pass, which made the fans excited.

Maybe they have to thank that this is a friendly match, the two teams are not affected by the league points, and the mentality is very relaxed, so they can play such a high-quality game!

Once in the league, after having the concern of scoring points, the tactics of both teams will become conservative, and the football played may also become utilitarian, which may not be as high as a friendly match.

Although it was only a friendly match, it didn't really matter if you won or lost the match.

But neither Arsenal nor Manchester City want to lose.

So, for the rest of the time, both teams pulled out all the stops to try to defeat their opponents.

But they all seem to be lacking a bit of luck.

In the 67th minute of the second half, Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero missed a one-on-one chance.

For Arsenal, Olivier Giroud's header hit the crossbar and he missed the chance to change the scoreline.

In the end, the game was over, and both teams failed to rewrite the score, and after 90 minutes, the two teams ended the friendly match with a score of 3:3.

After the game, Wenger took the initiative to walk up to Pellegrini, hugged his opponent, and said to him:

"I really envy you for having such a group of good players!"

Pellegrini also responded with a smile:

"Arsenal's talented group of talents is also enviable, and your status in the Arsenal team is not comparable to that of a coach like me!"

Wenger smiled and did not answer.

He's not the same manager as Manuel Pellegrini, he's one of the old-school football managers.

His responsibilities at Arsenal are not just coaching on the pitch, but he is also involved in the operation of the team.

But Manuel Pellegrini is different, like other coaches in the top five leagues, his main responsibility is to lead the team in training and playing, and the team's football director is in charge of the team's football director.

So he doesn't have as much authority as Arsene Wenger.

The position of football manager is a product of the old era of the Premier League.

With the retirement of Alex Ferguson, there are fewer and fewer coaches with this position.

Now a veritable football manager, I'm afraid only Wenger is left.

For a coach, it's natural for them to want as much power in their hands as possible.

So football manager is a very desirable position for them.

But for the clubs, they don't want a manager to have too much power.

Especially at a time when teams are changing managers more and more frequently, giving the manager too much authority is not a good thing for the club.

So they will create the position of director of football, participate in the management of the team, and take away some of the authority of the coach.

This trend is becoming more and more pronounced and cannot even be reversed.

Hearing Pellegrini's words, Wenger didn't know how to respond.

Even he himself feels that he is a remnant of the old era, and once he retires, the position of football manager is likely to disappear completely and become a historical term.

……

On the court, Cazorla walked up to Lin Quan and apologized to the other party:

"I'm sorry, Lin, I've shoveled you a few times before when I'm on the defensive, don't take it to heart."

Lin Quan said with a smile:

"Okay, each is his own master on the field, if you show mercy to your subordinates, then you will be a little sorry for the salary you get!"

Cazorla nodded again and again, look at this pattern, this mind!

No wonder coaches like Bosque and Arsene Wenger like Lin Quan so much!

His pattern is not something that ordinary people can have.

"However, we are also teammates of the national team, and you are so heavy on me, my teammate is very cold!"

"Haha, this is easy to say, when I go to London another day, I will invite you to eat hot pot, I know an authentic Chongqing hot pot restaurant, and I guarantee that I can help you ward off the cold after eating!"

"It's pretty much the same, next time you come to Manchester City as a guest, I'll treat you to dinner!"

"Okay, it's a deal!"

……

After the warm-up matches, Manuel Pellegrini gave the team a day off.

This will be their last holiday before the start of the new Premier League season, and by the time the new season begins, Manchester City will soon be on the fast track.

On August 17, the Premier League officially began.

Liverpool host Anfield in the opener against Stoke City, who finished 13th in the Premier League last season.

Just listening to the names of the two teams, ordinary people may think that Liverpool has a great chance of winning.

But this is not necessarily the case.

In recent seasons, Liverpool's record has not been very good.

Although they are one of the Premier League's traditional giants, they have missed out on the Champions League for four consecutive seasons since Rafael Benitez left Liverpool.

The Reds, who were invincible in the Premier League and Champions League, have had a miserable record in recent seasons.

Liverpool, playing at home, played a dull first half and seemed to want to attack, but the team couldn't find a direction to attack.

Suarez, who helped them in their assault last season, was banned for 10 games by the FA for a biting incident late last season.

This means that he has not been able to play for Liverpool in the first six games of the season.

Without Suarez, Liverpool's attacking play up front has been a terrible mess.

This made Anfield's Reds fans extremely worried.

Liverpool have had a very poor record in their opening games over the past four seasons, with two defeats and two draws, without a win.

They couldn't help but worry in their hearts: Could it be that the team still can't win this year's opening game?

Unable to accept the harsh reality, the Reds fans sang the famous team song "Never Walk Alone" and cheered on the team with loud singing.

With the singing of the fans, the Liverpool players seem to have found their form little by little.

In the 37th minute of the first half, Sturridge stepped up and received a pass from Asmeth from 22 yards to score the first goal of the season with a long-range shot.

It was also the only goal of the game.

In the end, thanks to Sturridge's golden goal, the Reds got rid of four years of bad luck and finally won the opening game.

It is worth mentioning that the Hawkeye technology was introduced for the first time in the Premier League this season.

In the second half, Liverpool had a shot that hit the woodwork and bounced off the goal line, but after the cameras at the scene confirmed it using Eagle Eye technology, it was determined that the goal did not cross the goal line in its entirety, so it was not regarded as a goal.

After the opening match between Liverpool and Stoke City, the Premier League officially opened.

In the five games that followed at the same time, Arsenal, who had just finished a warm-up match with Manchester City, were the first to cause an upset.

They lost 3-1 at home to Aston Villa.

Arsenal lost the game unjustly, as they opened the scoring in the sixth minute.

As a result, the referee awarded two penalties in the 21st and 61st minutes.

If the first penalty was not controversial, the 61st minute penalty was controversial.

In the 61st minute, Aston Villa striker Abonlaho dribbled into the box and was tripped by Koscielny.

Slow motion shows that Koscielny is the player who touched the ball first and then tripped, which should have been a nice tackle.

However, the referee deemed it a foul and not only gave Koscielny a yellow card, but also gave Aston Villa the second penalty of the game.

Aston Villa's Benteke seized the opportunity and converted the penalty to give his team a 2-1 lead over Arsenal.

At this time, Arsenal actually had a chance, and there were still 30 minutes left in the game.

With their attacking strength, if they adjust their mentality, they have a chance to equalize or even reverse.

However, Arsenal's players are generally younger, and the mentality of young players is easily affected.

In particular, Koscielny, who was misjudged, could not accept the result of his misjudgment and caused the team to fall behind, and there was a clear imbalance in his mentality.

Wenger's lack of decisiveness in on-the-spot adjustment was exposed, knowing that his central defender was in a bad mood, but he did not make timely substitutions and adjustments.

So, just five minutes later, Koscielny committed another foul and was shown a second yellow card by the referee.

Two yellows turned into one red, and Arsenal not only trailed by one goal, but also played one less.

In the 85th minute of the game, Aston Villa seized Arsenal's mentality of rushing to attack and took advantage of a counter-attack opportunity to score another goal.

At this moment, Arsenal is completely powerless.

It was Arsenal's first defeat in the first round of the Premier League in nearly 13 seasons.

The Gunners, who are fierce at the beginning of each season, seem to have lost their magic this season.

In addition to Arsenal's overturn, the games of other giants are not happy.

Tottenham beat promoted Crystal Palace 1-0.

Chelsea won 2-0 at home to Hull City.

Another high-profile spotlight was Manchester United, who won 4-1 away at Swansea City in the opening round.

This was Moyes' first game since taking over Manchester United, and Manchester United's performance was a good answer for the time being.

However, there are doubts about whether David Moyes will be able to continue the dominance of Manchester United under Alex Ferguson.

There are not many who fancy David Moyes to continue the success of United's past, and although the Reds beat Swansea, they were not against a big club.

To prove United's quality, he will need to show his quality in a strong conversation.

It just so happens that Manchester United will meet Chelsea in the second round.

Moyes' coaching quality should be tested through this game.

……

The final match of the first round of the league was between Manchester City and Newcastle.

Due to the schedule, the match was three days later than the opening match.

So when the Manchester City game started, all the other teams in the Premier League were over.

All of City's rivals have plenty of time to be on hand to observe and assess their form.

Manchester City have been spending a lot of money in the transfer market this season, continuing the tradition of buying frenzies in previous seasons.

In addition, they also signed a phenomenal player like Lin Quan, which made the outside world very curious about Manchester City's strength.

People can't wait to know whether Manchester City, a local giant, can transform from an upstart to a new Premier League giant, like Chelsea back then?

In this game, the Etihad Stadium was particularly lively.

City rivals Manchester United, Arsenal, Chelsea and Liverpool all sent scouts to watch the game in BIG4.

Manchester United, who are about to play Manchester City in the fifth round of the league, even the manager David Moyes has personally moved.

For David Moyes, a draw or even a loss is acceptable for Chelsea.

Because Chelsea are strong, there's no shame in losing to them.

But Manchester City is different, a team that has been suppressed by Manchester United for decades.

Although they are now turning into phoenixes, they have gradually changed from a broken household to a nouveau riche or even a wealthy family.

But after all, they are still one step away from becoming giants.

Therefore, David Moyes's Manchester United must keep them under pressure and no one can lose to Manchester City.

If he loses to Manchester City, then Manchester United fans are bound to criticize him.

The evaluation of him by external public opinion will also be infinitely weak, and his life at Manchester United will be very difficult!

Manchester City's manager Manuel Pellegrini also paid special attention to this game.

He fielded what he thinks is the best squad for Manchester City heading into this game.

Manchester City's formation for this game is 442 parallel positions:

No. 1 goalkeeper Joe Hart; No. 5 right-back Zabaleta, No. 4 centre-back Kompany, No. 6 centre-back Lescott, No. 22 left-back Klich; No. 15 left midfielder Keylor Navas, No. 25 midfielder Fernandinho, No. 42 midfielder Yaya Toure, No. 21 right midfielder David Silva; No. 10 Lin Quan, 16-Aguero.

Lin Quan and Sergio Aguero were at the front, but after the start of the game, Lin Quan's position retreated and became a shadow striker, but he assumed the responsibility of the front midfielder.

The 442 formation is an ancient formation that Premier League teams are very fond of using, and it is a formation that is balanced in attack and defence.

When defending, the midfielder four can drop back and shorten the distance between them and the back line, thus compressing the opponent's attacking space, increasing the margin for error in their own defense, and making it difficult for the opponent to penetrate their own defense.

And when attacking, the two fullbacks can become wingers at any time, assist and form a line with the two strikers in front, so that the attackers in the front court can be directly doubled, and the ball points and offensive surface can be increased to make the opponent unguardable.

However, this formation also has a drawback, that is, the requirements for midfielders are high.

It is difficult for players with average ability to take advantage of this formation to the extreme.

But for Manchester City, this is not the case at all.

Their midfield is luxurious enough, especially with Navas and Silva on the wings.

Their defensive ability may be a little worse, but their offensive ability is definitely trustworthy!

At 18:00 in the evening, with the referee's whistle, Manchester City's home match against Newcastle officially began.

Amid the enthusiastic cheers of the crowd, Manchester City's players began to attack their opponents from the first second of the game.

Newcastle didn't seem to realise how frantic their opponents' attacks could be, and they were beaten back after the start of the game and in front of goal.

In the first minute of the game, Manchester City had their first shot on goal.

Lin Quan received a pass from Silva who came up with an assist at the edge of the penalty area, shook off the interference of the opponent's back, and then hit a long-range shot from outside the penalty area.

The ball was a little unpressed, slightly over the crossbar.

Although the goal was not scored, the fans at the scene still gave Lin Quan warm applause.

Fans have apparently discovered that Lin Quan's desire to attack in this game is very strong.

This makes them very much looking forward to seeing Lin Quan's performance at the Etihad Stadium!

And Lin Quan obviously will not disappoint the fans, in the 6th minute of the game, it was Silva who gave an assist after breaking through on the wing.

After receiving the ball, Lin Quan did not try to shoot from a distance, but after entering the penalty area, he continued to dunk the ball and change direction in a small area, and calmly shot after passing the opponent's two defenders, scoring his first goal in the Premier League!

(End of chapter)