Chapter 75: Son Heung-min scores on his debut!
After the Manchester United game, the Red Devils fans were all concerned about the Manchester City game next door.
Manchester City's second-round opponents are the Blues Chelsea, and it is a strong conversation and the highlight of this round of Premier League matches.
If City can't win at home, then United will overtake Manchester City in the league table for the first time in two years.
Although the league has only just begun, the lead at this point is not the final result, but it still has a huge symbolic meaning for Red Devils fans.
This may be a symbol of their re-emergence beyond Manchester City!
However, to their disappointment, at the Etihad Stadium, the visiting Blues were beaten by Manchester City's men.
Lin Quan and Kevin De Bruyne both scored in the first half, and Sergio Aguero scored again in the second half, and in stoppage time, Chelsea goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois made a mistake and brought down Lin Quan who had dribbled into the box, and the referee immediately showed him a red card, sent him off and gave Manchester City a penalty.
Lin Quan did not take the penalty himself, but gave the opportunity to Kimmich, who was making his first appearance for the team.
"Boss, is this really good? Why don't you take the penalty? ”
Kimmich was a little frightened, but he didn't expect the team boss to give him a penalty, which flattered him.
I'm just a nobody, how can I let the first person in the world give me a penalty, I can't do it, I can't let it!
"It's okay, it's okay if you lose the kick, it's already 3:0 anyway!"
Lin Quan patted him on the shoulder, Kimmich came on as a substitute in the 83rd minute, and there was no eye-catching performance after coming on, but there was a mistake because he was too nervous.
But in the team training match, Lin Quan has seen his strength, especially his ability to cross with the ball, if he plays well, he can definitely become a knife on the side of Manchester City.
As for Kimmich's mistakes due to nervousness, it is also natural, after all, he faced a strong team like Chelsea in his first game at Manchester City.
"Hmm!"
Seeing that Lin Quan said so, Kimmich no longer shirked.
He nodded heavily and stood at the penalty spot.
He glanced up at Chelsea's back-up goalkeeper Jamal Blackman and was relieved to see that his opponent was even more nervous than he was.
Jamal had already scolded Courtois 10,000 times in his heart at this time!
Damn Belgians, I got into trouble and let me wipe my ass, I'm just a kid!
The 21-year-old is a Chelsea Academy graduate who has never played for Chelsea before.
The Chelsea boss brought him on the pitch mainly to let him feel the atmosphere of the game, but Courtois made such a low-level mistake that caused him to be forced to play.
And as soon as you come out on the pitch is facing a penalty, is there a worse start for a goalkeeper?
He's probably going to be the fastest goalkeeper to concede goals in Chelsea's history, right?
Facing a frustrated Jamal, Kimmich cleverly used a change of tempo to shake the opponent as he ran, and then calmly scored the ball.
There was a round of applause and cheers, and although it was only a penalty, the fans were still enthusiastic and friendly to the young player.
He is a young talent brought in by Pep Guardiola, although he has been out on loan last year and has not played for the team.
But fans of the Blue Moon have no doubt about Pep Guardiola's vision, after all, the man is known for his ability to spot and promote young players.
After all, N'Golo Kante, a young player who was also discovered by him, was already in the main position of Manchester City at this time.
The 4-0 scoreline left the Blues in dismay, with a heavy defeat to defending champions Manchester City after being held to a draw at home to Swansea City in their last game.
Two games in a row without a win also set Chelsea's worst start in the last decade.
And to make matters worse, their main goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois received a red card for his uncool actions and will face a ban.
Substitute goalkeeper Begovic also strained his thigh in the team's training match, so they had to use three goals in the next game when they couldn't play one or two goals.
But judging by Jamal's performance in the final minutes of the day, the young youngster is clearly embarrassed.
Chelsea will have to buy a reliable goalkeeper as soon as possible, otherwise they are likely to continue to lose their next game.
After Cech left, the Blues, who did not have a goalkeeper problem, seemed to have a serious goalkeeper crisis.
One whale falls, everything is born, the Blues fall, naturally cheaper than several other giants, after all, one less competitor is not.
But if anyone is the happiest, it must be Mourinho, who fell out with Abu.
When he was interviewed by reporters, he said domineeringly:
"It's Mourinho who is strong!"
This means that the Blues' past success is inseparable from his wise leadership.
Although this is crazy, there are not many people who refute him.
Mourinho is in the limelight now, he has a good record at Manchester United, and attacking him at this time will not get much response.
Second, before and after Mourinho's departure, Chelsea's record was too different.
Last year, Chelsea were league leaders and only fell to the last minute in their title race with Manchester City.
This year's Blues seem to have been out of contention for the title from the start.
And the Blues' record took off after Jose Mourinho took over the reins of Chelsea.
Especially Mu Yiyi, after his tutelage, Chelsea was officially reborn and entered the ranks of giants.
Therefore, Mourinho is indeed qualified to say so.
Chelsea are naturally very dissatisfied with Mourinho's remarks, he is taking all the credit on himself, and they are all a bunch of rubbish?
In that case, why didn't Chelsea's Champions League trophy be won by Jose Mourinho?
While Mourinho was arguing with his old club Chelsea, Liverpool and Leicester City both got their second wins in a low-key manner.
After this round, there are four teams that have won all of their Premier League matches: Manchester City, Leicester City, Liverpool and Manchester United.
Mourinho, the loudest and most proud, is only fourth in fourth place.
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After the second round of the Premier League, Manchester City rushed to Georgia in the Caucasus.
Here, they are about to play Europa League winners Sevilla in a Super Cup match.
The strength of the opponent is not weak, after all, if you can win the Europa League regularly, you must not be a rookie.
And the course of the game proves it.
Against Sevilla, Manchester City took a 3-0 lead in the first half thanks to goals from Lin Quan, Sergio Aguero and Kevin De Bruyne.
However, in the second half, Sevilla launched a vigorous counterattack.
Banega, Reyes and others scored consecutive goals to chase the score to 3:2.
During this time, Manchester City's players were indeed a little lax, after all, the first half was 3:0, and anyone felt that they had won.
However, the opponent's counterattack told them that they could not rejoice too soon.
If you continue to let the opponent score like this, then this game may be another Istanbul miracle!
The fans who came to the Tbilisi International Stadium saw that the weaker side had forced the stronger Manchester City to such an extent, and they all turned into Sevilla fans, cheering for them.
It is human nature to sympathize with the weak.
After all, who wouldn't want to see a game where the weak beat the strong?
If Sevilla can really turn the tables, then they can be said to have witnessed a miracle!
Such a good thing, of course, the fans at the scene did not want to miss it.
Off the pitch, Pep Guardiola quickly made personnel changes, he replaced Son Heung-min, who had just arrived in the team to report, and replaced Kroos.
The fans at the scene, including the opponent's players and coaches, were very puzzled by Guardiola's substitution and wondered why he replaced Kroos!
As for the new player, after seeing him with an Asian face, fans immediately lost interest.
Who is this man?
I don't know!
Since you don't know each other, it must be a guy who is not very famous, right?
And with a face with an Asian face, it doesn't look like a very powerful character no matter how you look at it.
Because in last year's World Cup, Asian teams lost too badly, which greatly affected everyone's impression of Asian football.
In addition, although there are a lot of Asian players playing in Europe this year, there are not many who are very famous.
Although Lin Quan is also Asian, everyone tacitly excludes him on the grounds that he is a player trained in Europeans and is different from other Asian players.
Seeing that the fans at the scene reacted coldly to his appearance, Sun Xingmin's heart was still very lost.
"Behave well and try to slap them in the face with practical actions!"
"Uh, okay, thanks, thanks!"
Sun Xingmin nodded his head in thanks, and after thanking him, he realized that it was Lin Quan, the boss of the team, who was talking to him.
This made all the unpleasantness in his heart disappear at once, and the whole person was shocked.
Boss Lin actually took the initiative to greet him and encouraged himself!
He still remembers himself!
The two had played each other in the Bundesliga, when Lin Quan was still at Werder Bremen, while Son Heung-min was playing for Bremen's arch-rivals Hamburg.
In a northern derby between Werder Bremen and Hamburg, the two played each other and exchanged jerseys.
Since then, Sun Xingmin has regarded Lin Quan as his idol and role model, and has been working hard to learn from Lin Quan, wanting to become as strong as him.
Of course, this is impossible, and without the kind of top-level talent of supergiants, it is naturally difficult to reach their kind of height.
Learning from stronger players isn't a bad thing, though.
By learning and imitating Lin Quan, Sun Xingmin's breakthrough ability on the side has improved a lot.
Although speed is still his number one killer, in addition to speed, he can still do a lot of work.
Sun Xingmin has always kept these things in mind silently and never mentioned them to others.
just often took out the green jersey that Lin Quan once wore, and took Lin Quan as the goal, silently motivating himself.
It's just that he doesn't think Lin Quan will remember such a small role as himself.
After all, compared to Lin Quan, he felt that he was too ordinary, and there was nothing outstanding at all.
But I never expected that Lin Quan really remembered him!
This made Sun Xingmin's whole body full of motivation, and his blood was about to boil.
He is very eager to show his strength in front of his idols and let the other party see his progress and growth over the years.
When he saw Guardiola replace Son Xingmin, Lin Quan realized Guardiola's tactical intentions.
Son Heung-min is very fast, and when he counterattacks, he can give the ball to him and charge to play his speed advantage, like a sharp knife, stabbing the opponent's heart.
In that case, it's easy to do what you have to do.
Just pass the ball to his feet and help him create space to sprint with the ball.
The trick quickly worked wonders, taking advantage of the opponent's ignorance and lack of attention to Son Heung-min, and in the 73rd and 77th minutes of the second half, Manchester City launched two quick counter-attacks.
In the first counterattack, Son Heung-min was brought down by the opposing full-back when he broke through on the wing, and the second time he learned wisely, after kicking the ball out, he quickly overtook in the corner, and scored his first goal since joining Manchester City.
After Son Heung-min's goal, the Tbilisi International Stadium was in an uproar.
The fans were stunned and speechless by this pleasing and fast counter-attack from Manchester City!
Who is this guy?
Why is it so fast?
And it was only eight minutes between when he was substituted and when he scored, right?
Scoring on the first appearance, and it seems that it was very easy to score, what kind of fairy is this?
For a while, the fans at the scene asked about Son Xingmin's information everywhere, and they were full of interest and curiosity about this Asian player!
Son Heung-min's goal not only helped Manchester City open up the gap again, but also made Sevilla's attack very uncomfortable.
The winger that the opponent changed to was too fast to stop at all.
If you want to stop this counterattack, you can't press the midfield to attack Manchester City.
But if they don't press the midfield to attack Manchester City, what will they do to equalise?
The worst thing is that if they don't attack, then Manchester City will not be polite and they will attack.
The three goals conceded in the first half proved that Sevilla's defence could not hold back City's attacking crowd.
As a result, Sevilla fell into the embarrassing situation of neither attacking nor defending.
This embarrassing situation put them in a dilemma, and they could no longer fight the offensive they had before.
On the contrary, Manchester City, after regaining the initiative, the players never relaxed, the pressing attack to the extreme, the last ten minutes of the game, the football was almost in the half of Sevilla, not to mention the attack, not even the football could not touch, and they were beaten for dozens of minutes.
In stoppage time, Van Dijk scored a goal from a corner to make it 5-2.
Manchester City won the UEFA Super Cup without danger and successfully defended their title in this competition.
(End of chapter)