Chapter 1023: Let's wait and see
If Manchester City are now in the woes of being chased by Chelsea, it is because of Everton. It was after the defeat to Everton that Manchester City's table became very unstable.
Everton dealt Manchester City a hard blow when they almost looked invincible, shattering their image of invincibility and showing everyone that Manchester City are not invincible.
If it hadn't been for this game, if Everton had also lost to Manchester City at the time, would there still be a suspense about the league title now?
It's hard to say.
So to say that Manchester City are looking for revenge on Everton is not wrong at all.
With the state of Manchester City at that time, there was really no one to stop the crazy fight.
But in the world of football, there are no ifs, and there is no need to discuss what is not happening.
The focus is on the present, and now Manchester City are looking for revenge on Everton.
They lost to Everton this season and they must not be allowed to double them again.
Manchester City want revenge, others want Everton to beat Manchester City, especially Chelsea supporters.
Only then will Chelsea have any hope of turning Manchester City around.
Everton themselves said before the game that since they can beat Manchester City at a time when they are in full swing, they can beat each other again.
David Moyes also looked very confident before the game.
But when the game actually started, it was different.
In their own home game, City controlled the tempo from the start.
Manchester City fans were not polite to Everton, and as soon as Everton players got the ball, they were greeted by a storm of boos.
Everton players are very uncomfortable playing in such an environment.
In the 21st minute, Glory opened the scoring for Manchester City.
His sudden long-range shot from outside the box broke the deadlock.
“1:0! Manchester City take the lead! It's Rong again! ”
After taking the lead, City did not slow down and they continued to maintain their previous pace.
It's that pace that makes it hard for Everton to play, they can't keep up with City's pace.
Just before half-time, Everton conceded again.
The man who scored the goal this time was Sneijder.
Sneijder has yet to score since returning from injury, and this goal is a complete declaration of his return.
With a two-goal lead over Everton just before half-time, no one doubts that City will win this game.
The Chelsea fans in front of the TV turned off the TV in disappointment and didn't have to watch it for the second half. It seems that it is no fun to see Manchester City lose in this game.
They guessed it right, and after the two sides changed sides in the second half, Manchester City scored another goal, and Glory set up Dimitar Berbatov to open the scoring.
Manchester City ended up winning 3-0 at home to Everton, a clean victory.
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Of the seven games in 22 days, two have passed.
Now Chelsea supporters can only hope for the next game.
In the 32nd round of the league, Manchester City hosted Wigan Athletic.
Manchester City will host Barcelona in four days' time.
If Manchester City are not willing to give up the Champions League, then they will have to give up the league, at least against Wigan Athletic.
Wigan Athletic is the kind of team with a tough style, and if Manchester City's main players have any strengths and weaknesses when playing against Wigan Athletic, they don't have to play in the Champions League against Barcelona......
Especially the glory.
Glory is the core of Manchester City, and anyone has to stop Glory as long as they want to stop Manchester City, so Glory receives the most defense and pressure in the game.
If he were to get injured in a game, even if it was just one injury that left him with only one game off, it would be fatal for City.
In the two-legged match with Barcelona, the first leg of Manchester City is at home, if you can't win the home game, let alone want to win away from Barcelona......
Wigan Athletic are clearly hoping that Manchester City will not be able to give their best in this game, and after 31 league games, Wigan Athletic are 16th with 31 points, just four points away from the relegation zone. This point difference is not safe, and if Wigan Athletic are to succeed in relegation, then they will have to win more games in the next games, collect more points, and try to get out of the relegation zone as soon as possible.
For this game against Manchester City, no matter what attitude Manchester City has, Wigan Athletic will do their best.
They are fighting for survival, and sometimes they are more motivated than champions.
All eyes are on Benitez right now to see what kind of starting list he can come up with.
The day before the game, at a pre-match press conference, Manchester City announced their eighteen-man squad and starting XI for this match, as is customary.
Glory is in the eighteen-man squad and starting lineup.
However, Benitez did not continue the starting line-up of the previous games, and he did make changes to the line-up by replacing some key players.
It can be seen that Benitez is still more interested in the next match with Barcelona.
This is also normal.
In the Champions League and the league, almost 90 per cent of people will choose the Champions League.
When they saw this line-up, both Wigan Athletic and Chelsea fans breathed a sigh of relief - Benitez still made some sacrifices for the Champions League.
This sacrifice could be the beginning of Manchester City's collapse!
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When many people tuned in to watch Manchester City's home game against Wigan Athletic with the hope of seeing Manchester City lose, Manchester City did not let them get their wish.
The glory of the starter led a Manchester City team that was not an all-out team, and firmly controlled the shape in his own hands at home.
Wigan Athletic tried to fight back, but they couldn't even get the ball.
Although Benitez made some changes to the starting lineup in this game, the pair of Sneijder and Glory were both there, and Manchester City's main fighting power was preserved, so this team was not as easy to deal with as people thought.
In the first half, Wigan Athletic were able to use ferocious scrambling and pressing defences to narrow a draw with Manchester City.
Why do you say reluctantly? Because if it weren't for a goalpost help, Wigan Athletic might have been behind. Glory's header in the box hit the crossbar of Wigan Athletic.
It scared a lot of people.
"The goal at the Manchester City Stadium is not on Manchester City's side!" John Mortenson quipped at the time.
After a fifteen-minute break, City stepped up their attack and picked up the tempo.
The effect was remarkable, and just six minutes into the second half, City scored a goal from Leighton Barnes, who was assisted by Sneijder.
I don't know how many Wigan Athletic and Chelsea fans jumped up and scolded their mothers when they saw this goal.
Manchester City are ahead, and this game is better for them!
And so it is.
After Manchester City's goal, they played their best defensive counter-attack and began to move the movement of Wigan Athletic players frequently. As the clock went on, the Wigan Athletic players also had fitness problems and could not continue to press as much as they did in the first half.
When they relaxed their pressing, Manchester City were like wild horses on the loose, and Wigan Athletic could no longer stop them......
In the 69th minute, City played a textbook defensive counter-attack after successfully defending against an attack from Wigan Athletic.
In the end, it was Glory who assisted Martin Petrov to score.
2:0, Manchester City almost won the game!
Rafael Benitez rested David Silva for this game, but he did not choose to start Robinho in place of David Silva.
Now that Robinho has completely fallen out with Benitez and has not shown any fighting spirit in training at all, he simply don't play in the future.
In this way, Benitez blocked Robinho.
Robinho also knows this, his agent has been helping him run the transfer matter, if he really can't find a suitable target, he will not rule out accepting the loan arrangement, anyway, he doesn't want to play under Benitez anymore!
Of course, Benitez is not short of a Robinho now.
Look at Martin Petrov's goal, which was at high speed, with every Manchester City player involved in the counter-attack having to run as hard as they could to keep up with the glory.
Petrov's late goal was only a reward for his perseverance in his previous pursuit of glory.
If it was Robinho, he might not run away when he saw that it was Glory who took the ball.
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The glory of giving an assist was not in vain in this game.
In the 84th minute, he took advantage of a free-kick opportunity in front of him and scored with a header.
This time his lion shook his head and was not turned away by the goalpost again.
3:0!
In the eighty-fourth minute, the score had already declared that the next game was in garbage time!
"There is no doubt that Manchester City will win this game! As a result, Manchester City remain top of the league before facing Barcelona at home, and the difference between them and Chelsea is still four points. This is good news for Manchester City, who are playing on two fronts – they were expected to lose a game before the game against Barcelona. ”
John Mortensen said.
'The biggest disappointment right now has to be Chelsea.' Alan Hansen said.
John Mortenson immediately laughed: "Yes, yes, yes. Chelsea were hoping that Manchester City would lose at least one of those three games, and as a result, Manchester City did not lose a single one! Of course, they still have a chance, and once Manchester City and Barcelona have played each other, all the current situation could change. Let's wait and see what happens in the end. ”
Let's wait and see.
That's what John Mortenson says the most right now.
It's true, what will happen in the future, it looks too confusing now, it looks like Manchester City has a great chance, but Chelsea also has a great chance, in addition, Manchester United, which has been ignored before, has also risen quietly, and it can be said that the Premier League's championship shape is very confusing.
No one dares to pack a ticket and say what it must be, and if you are not careful, you will be slapped in the face.