I started with Torres, to revive German football

Chapter 335
But for the tens of thousands of fans at Manchester City, it was happy enough to see Zhao Jinge score his second league goal, No. 30 this season.

The Sky Sports commentator kept exclaiming that Zhao Jinge only spent 22 rounds of the league to score a number of goals that other shooters might take two seasons to score.

After today's round of league games, there are still sixteen rounds left in the Premier League for Zhao Jinge to create more miracles. Now no fans doubt that Zhao Jinge has the ability to break the [-]-goal mark in the league.

The only thing they are curious about is where Zhao Jinge will go this season.

If Zhao Jinge can finally surpass Messi's single-season scoring record in the five major leagues and successfully win the European Golden Boot Award, then this will undoubtedly bring more heat and attention to the Premier League.

However, Zhao Jinge still maintained a sufficiently low profile as before.

After defeating Newcastle [-]-[-], Zhao Jinge laughed and refused to answer reporters' questions about the ownership of this season's European Golden Boot.

Compared to the uncertain future, Zhao Jinge, like other Manchester City players, obviously values ​​the upcoming League Cup more.

On the evening of January 25, at the Etihad Stadium, Manchester City faced the challenge of Hull City.

The huge victory in the first round gave Manchester City an absolute psychological advantage, and the main players of Manchester City who played in the second round obviously did not want to disappoint the home fans.

It was another crisp [-]-[-], and Zhao Jinge scored twice in the half to help the team reach the League Cup final stage this season!

At the end of February, they will be at Wembley Stadium, aiming for their first championship this year!
Entering the League Cup final stage again, Manchester City fans had a completely different mood from last year.

Happy is still happy, but after winning the cup last year, Manchester City supporters have obviously become more greedy.

Just like the players of Manchester City, they not only want to defend the League Cup championship, but also want to win the league championship and the FA Cup championship that they missed last season.

On the night of reaching the League Cup final stage on the 25th, Manchester City fans once again displayed the slogan "We want the Triple Crown!" at home.

After the game, Guardiola hugged his favorite disciple Zhao Jinge and looked at the fans' slogans and photos of them chatting and laughing. Unsurprisingly, it made the headlines of major media the next day.

Fans from all walks of life know that Manchester City has great ambitions this year, and it is also clear within Manchester City that they want to win many championships this year, but no Manchester City player has come out to declare a championship.

The reporters really wanted to put the microphone into Guardiola's mouth and ask him to say:
"That's right, we are going for the Triple Crown this year!"

Which of the previous championship teams was not high-spirited and arrogant?

The media followed behind the champion team, and the traffic was just as happy as everyone.

This season, Manchester City is forced to change their style.

You guys have led from the beginning of the season to the second half of the season, what are you talking about?

“Look what happens next” nonsense.

I see you are a geoduck!

Look again and you will see Zhao Jinge holding the cup and rebuilding Manchester City's glory once again!

What else will be reported then? Fans all over Europe know that Manchester City has won the Premier League championship, and reporters like them can only follow Manchester City and eat scraps.

Of course Guardiola knows what these reporters want, but he still goes his own way.

After winning the championship, it doesn’t matter if you give some bullshit about some topics, but as long as you don’t win the championship, then I’m sorry, we need to “look again”.

What?You said Manchester City is already almost 2 points ahead of Chelsea, No. [-] in the league?
Sorry, as long as Manchester City doesn't win the cup in advance, it won't count. I, Guardiola, don't like to talk big, so I have to be more rigorous.

As usual, after changing the topic and confusing reporters' questions, Guardiola returned to the locker room and announced the team's holiday.

Of course, only some players received a three-day holiday. The FA Cup game will come in four days, and the rotating players must continue to prepare for the game.

The main players who played today will just report back to the training base on the afternoon of the 28th. The fourth round of the FA Cup against Crystal Palace will be on January 29th, and the next round of the league will start on February [-]nd, so they have a rest. There is plenty of time.

It's just that the opponent is not weak, it is Tottenham Hotspur who is currently ranked third in the Premier League!
Facing opponents who have been gaining momentum recently, Guardiola naturally arranged most of his main players to deal with them.

On January 29, when Manchester City's rotation players faced the challenge of Crystal Palace at home, Zhao Jinge and other main players also began recovery training.

After the morning training, everyone had lunch at the training base. After the lunch break, the training lasted until four o'clock in the afternoon, and then entered the personal extra training time.

However, Manchester City's players and remaining coaches did not disperse to go about their own business, but gathered together to watch today's game.

At this time, the match between Manchester City and Crystal Palace has also entered the second half. The score on the field is still zero to zero, and the situation seems to be quite anxious.

Facing the forward combination of Dzeko and Mahrez, Crystal Palace's defense defended very tenaciously today.

However, when the game entered the second half 4 minutes later, Dzeko still relied on experience to win a penalty kick in the Crystal Palace penalty area.

The Bosnia and Herzegovina center took the penalty kick himself, and after the break, the game was in the hands of Manchester City. In the 703rd minute, Gundogan successfully broke through and sent a pass to the ground. Mahrez successfully shot from the back of the Crystal Palace penalty area and scored. This goal also directly killed the game.

The rotating Manchester City defeated another opponent without any blood, making all the fans of other Premier League teams who are eager for domestic championships anxious to watch.

Dzeko, who performed well, once again received the champagne award for the best player of the match. The Bosnia-Herzegovina forward used his excellent form to prove that he can still become a powerful player in determining victory or defeat in the Premier League.

Sky Sports' commentary even bluntly stated during the game that Dzeko is still capable of serving as the starting center for a mid-table team in the Premier League.

After sending away Crystal Palace, Manchester City began their league journey again.

Manchester City is currently competing on the four fronts of the Champions League, League, FA Cup, and League Cup. With the thickness of their lineup, they can barely hold on. Moreover, the consecutive injuries to the main stars in the same situation last season have also given Manchester City a knock this season. The alarm bell sounded, and Guardiola and Begiristain quickly made a choice.

First in the Champions League, second in the league, and the FA Cup is up for grabs. As for the League Cup, which has already entered the final, there is nothing to say. Can the duck fly? !
Tottenham's performance this season is still very good. Among the top four teams in the standings, the number of goals scored is only lower than Manchester City. The number of goals conceded is also the second fewest among the 38 teams in the Premier League. It is also ranked only among the [-] teams in the Premier League. Under Manchester City!

There is no doubt that this game will be a showdown between two of the best teams in the Premier League.

But for Tottenham, this is a battle of revenge - in the first league match between the two sides this season at the end of October last year, Manchester City won on the road with Zhao Jinge's two goals.

At that time, Pochettino was a bit dissatisfied with the loss. Coupled with the grievances and resentments last season, this time he came back with the momentum of just beating Manchester United [-]-[-]. Pochettino, who was quite high-spirited, felt that his team It is fully capable of giving Manchester City their first home defeat of the new season.

“The situation in the league is in turmoil again, with Liverpool unknowingly climbing to the fourth position in the standings, while Tottenham are almost tied with Chelsea after three consecutive away wins, and are ranked No. 3 by one point.

In addition to Manchester City firmly occupying the top position since the first round of the season, the competition for the No. 2 position in the league has been fierce. Although Chelsea and Tottenham have taken turns so far, Liverpool is also the strongest challenger. !
Manchester City fights on multiple fronts, and rotation is inevitable, but Guardiola still fielded the strongest lineup in this game.

Goalkeeper Joe Hart, back four Kyle Walker, Kompany, Stones, Cancelo, defensive midfielders Kante and Gundogan, midfield playmaker Yaya Toure, forward three forwards Sterling, Zhao Jinge, Mahrez!
Both Mahrez and David Silva have scored ten league goals, while Zhao Jinge has scored 32 league goals. The first two are preparing to hit the league for fifteen goals, while Zhao Jinge is aiming for five league goals this season. The sprint was launched at the ten-goal mark, so Manchester City's attacking group will definitely go all out in this game, and Tottenham's steel defense will face the most severe test! "

As one of the first three games and the only strong dialogue in this round of the league, reporters from all walks of life appeared early at the Etihad Stadium.

Moreover, most of the main players of the two teams will not rotate today, especially the most watched Zhao Jinge and Harry Kane will start, which can be regarded as adding a lot of excitement to the game.

The performance of stars from strong teams has always been the subject of much fuss in the media. In the first match this season, Zhao Jinge performed very well, breaking Tottenham's defense and helping Manchester City win. On the other hand, Harry Kane The performance is not satisfactory!
And when the overall strength of the team reaches a certain level, the individual performance of the stars can greatly affect the outcome of the game. Both Harry Kane and Zhao Jinge have the ability to burst out and take away the game. Today, if the two If one of us can break out, tomorrow's sports news headlines will be easy to write.

Although there was no sun this afternoon, it did not rain, which is good news for the players on both sides of the game.

At five o'clock in the afternoon, after a simple opening ceremony, the game officially started.

At the beginning of the game, Manchester City put on an all-out offensive momentum.

Although the importance of the league is ranked second, but now that the Champions League has qualified, of course they must take this opportunity to increase their lead in the league, finally win the championship a few rounds earlier, and then prepare for the Champions League with all their strength. To do this, Opponents like Tottenham, who are the most likely to threaten them in the league, naturally have to suppress them forcefully and beat them to death.

And Tottenham are not weak now. Looking at their entire main lineup, you know that they are going to fight a tough battle at the Etihad Stadium today!
Faced with the possibility of Tottenham taking the lead, Guardiola set up a four-three-three offensive formation, but after the actual opening, Manchester City still chose to control and defend based on the midfield. Instead of Sterling and Mahrez, It's a winger, more like two attacking midfielders!

Sterling, who replaced Mane on the right wing today, adapted well.

Although he has been playing winger with Zhao Jinge before, Guardiola actually also intends to let him practice the position of midfielder, intentionally or unintentionally, he wants him to become one of the organizers and attack initiators on the wing.

It doesn’t require him to have a high level of organization on the wing, as long as he defends actively, can push forward with the ball during counterattacks, and can use his keen sense of smell during positional battles to intersperse passes and have a reliable cross. .

Guardiola's requirements for Sterling are very simple, and this positioning of switching back and forth between the winger and the winger has only advantages and no disadvantages for Sterling.

For Manchester City, as long as Sterling adapts to the playing style of two wingers, Guardiola can also try more formations in the future, including [-], [-], and [-], which can be changed at any time. , otherwise if we still stick to the four-three-three next season, we will easily be targeted by other teams.

Today's game happened to rotate Mane, so Guardiola simply let Sterling give it a try. Sterling had actually made several guest appearances before, but never like today, where he had a whole game to play.

Kante is still in the right midfield, and a large area on the right belongs to Kante anyway. He himself can be in the middle or on the side. With him guarding a large position in the back, Manchester City players and Guardiola are relieved.

However, in today's midfield position, Guardiola placed Yaya Toure.

Yaya Toure played as an attacking midfielder, which made many fans watching the game shine.

Can Yaya Toure play this position?When many fans think about it carefully, they really can!

As for the front midfielder, the first is to get the ball, the second is to see the vision, and the third is to pass the ball.

Needless to say, Yaya Toure's forward skills are unmatched in the Premier League. His ability to get rid of the ball is unparalleled in the Premier League. His vision is no problem. He is nearly 1.9 meters tall, has a wide field of vision, and his observation ability is also top-notch.

Finally, let’s talk about passing. This is Yaya Toure’s strength. At least Zhao Jinge likes it very much. Now in the Manchester City team, the three top passers who threaten the ball are David Silva, De Bruyne and Yaya. Ature.

And before De Bruyne came, Yaya Toure was indeed Manchester City's core midfielder, but his position was not directly placed on the attacking midfielder.

However, although he is very suitable for playing as an offensive midfielder, Yaya Toure's running coverage is also a big problem. After all, the older Toure is no longer the world's number one B2B who can run all over the field. It's midfield, but there's Kante behind him!

(End of this chapter)