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Chapter 216
Manchester City got a dream start!
Newcastle United's nightmare has just begun.
9th minute.
De Bruyne made a long pass from the right side, and the ball came to the head of the opponent's central defender Clarke and Russells, and the two immediately jumped up to compete for the header.
Unexpectedly, they didn't get any point, and the ball was taken by Ruben Dias who was in ambush!
Ruben Dias passed it to Grealish behind him.
Shaker shot directly with a burst of shots!
Dubravka couldn't catch it at all!
2-0!
Russells and Clarke are not short. It stands to reason that you don't need to be 100% successful in the header, but at least there should be a certain threat, right?
Just like when Van Dijk and Ruben were defending.
But what was the result?
In the last ten games, the success rate of the central defenders composed of these two in the header ranked second to last in the Premier League!
The last is Leeds United, who were just beaten 7-0 by Manchester City in the last round.
However, Leeds United's forward line is really powerful. Rafinha and Harrison's forward line combination has scored many goals against other teams.
Yes, this Rafinha is the Rafinha who will join Barcelona in the future.
No wonder Newcastle immediately finalized Dan Burn and Trippier.
Dan Burn is 198, not to mention Russells who is 188, he is taller than Van Dijk who is 193.
Trippier can play in the middle or on the right, of course, he is likely to appear on the right.
Then Newcastle needs to find another central defender.
So Villa's Taggart came into their sight.
As for Russells and Clarke who performed extremely poorly?
Later, Clarke was old, and Newcastle did not renew his contract after the contract expired, and he became a free agent.
Clarke did not choose to retire, but no one wanted him as a free agent.
Russells' contract with Newcastle still expires for several years, and Newcastle did not choose to sell him.
Of course, he could not be sold.
After Dan Burn and his men arrived, Russells went to look at the water dispenser. He played only 11 games in the entire 22/23 season, of which only 3 were starts.
33rd minute of the game.
De Bruyne sent a beautiful arc pass!
Chen Chen, who was not far behind the opponent's central defender, noticed Ding Ding's choice and started decisively!
At the moment when De Bruyne kicked, Chen Chen was not offside!
After the ball came, Chen Chen had already pulled away from Russells, and he got the ball easily.
Newcastle left back Ritchie at the far end raised his hand to indicate that he was offside, but the referee Atkinson ignored it.
Slovak goalkeeper Dubravka was not sure whether Chen Chen was offside.
Of course, it was meaningless to consider whether he was offside at this time!
The important thing was to save the damn ball!
Dubravka chose to leave the goal!
Facing the attacking goalkeeper, Chen Chen decisively volleyed the ball with his right foot to the far corner in the opposite direction.
Dubravka, who had opened his arms and was ready to dive to save the ball at any time, had no time to react.
He couldn't kick his legs out and save the ball with all his strength!
3-0!
Zhan Jun and Zhang Lu in the Migu studio were stunned for a long time, and finally Zhan Jun shook his head and summed it up,
"This is just chopping melons and vegetables!"
Many people in the Blue Moon team performed very well today, including Chen Chen and De Bruyne.
The former scored a goal and got an assist, while the latter assisted and scored twice!
Judging from the performance in the first half, it is really hard to know who should be given the MVP.
In the 56th minute of the second half.
Chen Chen assisted Mahrez to score, and the topic of who won the MVP ended there.
After that, Chen Chen and De Bruyne were substituted one after another, and the score was fixed at 4-0.
Chen Chen is very satisfied with his performance today!
He is still the most handsome guy on the field!
Guardiola did not immediately shake hands and hug the players to celebrate, but walked towards the Newcastle United bench.
Eddie Howe was originally very painful and helpless, but when he saw Guardiola coming to shake hands, he had no choice but to squeeze out a little smile.
After seeing Eddie Howe's smile that was uglier than crying, Guardiola was indeed a little bit reluctant.
But there was nothing he could do on the field.
The Magpies fans were very dissatisfied with the team's performance. Under the relevant discussion topic, the Magpies fans asked the players who "did not fight for the team" to leave St. James Park as soon as possible!
When Russells and his team drove away from the team after playing football, they were chased and smashed by extreme fans!
So much so that the FA and Newcastle officials quickly stood up and called for a rational view of the loss of the game and not to hurt people!
However, more people pointed the finger at Newcastle's owner, the Saudi Public Investment Fund.
You made so many promises back then, but now you’re living worse than a dog!When acquiring Newcastle, it was said that it would take three years to win the Premier League and five years to win the Champions League, just like the three totals and five items.
What is the result?
It looks like it will take three years to win the Championship and five years to win the League One!
The Newcastle United fans' condemnation of the team has nothing to do with Manchester City.
After paying tribute to the Blue Moon fans who came with the team, Chen Chen returned to Manchester with his teammates.
On the way back, Chen Chen looked at Manchester City's schedule for the next few games.
The devil's schedule in December is halfway through, but the real discomfort has not yet arrived.
On the 22nd, Manchester City needs to play a League Cup game against Tottenham.
Then on the 7th of next month, the FA Cup will start.
As for who to play? The draw has not been made yet.
Regardless of who to play, at least it is foreseeable that in extreme cases, Manchester City may be eliminated from the League Cup and the FA Cup in two weeks.
Don't think it's impossible.
After Kane went to Bayern, the jaw-dropping situation of "King of the South won nothing in a single season" occurred.
Bayern was "killed" by Kane, what else is impossible in football?
Guardiola is also analyzing the next work priorities with the coaching staff.
Multi-line championships are definitely the most coveted thing for all coaches, but it is pure cerebral palsy to open your eyes and talk about winning championships.
Manchester City's lineup is not thick, and the winter transfer work is ever-changing. Guardiola's statement that "maybe we have to play the whole season with the current lineup" is not a joke.
In this case, Manchester City will focus on the points.
Needless to say, the league is naturally, Manchester City's biggest goal is to successfully defend the title.
Then it is the Champions League knockout round.
Last year, Chelsea took away the Champions League title, this year Manchester City aims to win the championship!
Then there are the FA Cup and the League Cup.
The FA Cup has not started yet, and it is not certain that a Premier League team will be drawn by then, so to be honest, there is no need to think too much about it.
Only the League Cup is left.
The League Cup is very tasteless, with a champion prize of only 100,000 pounds. In contrast, the FA Cup is 2 million pounds, and the Premier League championship is worth countless.
It is also important to note that after playing against Tottenham, Manchester City will have two league games in succession.
Excluding the breaks on Christmas Eve and Christmas, the Blue Moon actually has to play 3 games within 7 days!
Who can bear this!
Guardiola is really afraid that the team will suddenly collapse!
For this reason, at White Hart Lane, in the game against Tottenham, Guardiola used a 7+4 lineup.
That is, 7 substitutes and 4 starters.
The 4 starters are goalkeeper Ederson, center back Ruben Dias and midfielder Chen Chen.
In front is Grealish, who temporarily played as a center forward.