Chapter 1001: Lost

After all the truth was revealed, even the Brazilian media could not exonerate Robinho.

Although it is normal for Brazilian players to go to nightclubs and open duì, it does not mean that it is the right thing to do. Especially the pie duì that is playing so wildly.

The Brazilian media is not indistinguishable from nothing.

For a time, no one spoke up for Robinho anymore.

And soon, rumors appeared in the media that so-and-so team was interested in Robinho.

The Manchester Evening News analysed: "Robinho's departure now looks irreversible. The question is just whether Robinho will go this winter or summer......"

Benitez has been more aggressive in this regard, and he immediately put Robinho on loan.

Not for sale, but for rent.

Because there is only half of the season left, it will not be possible to sell players now. Moreover, Robinho has already played in the Champions League, and he will not have the opportunity to represent other teams in the Champions League this season. Therefore, it is impossible for those teams who are interested in Robinho to spend tens of millions of euros to buy a player and not play in the Champions League.

Benitez is in such a hurry to loan Robinho, which shows that he is angry and disappointed with Robinho's appearance, and he must be cleared out of the team for such a player, otherwise staying here will be the black sheep of the whole team, and he is afraid that he will bring more players to the team.

Elano, Sturridge and Mika Richards were all punished by Rano with a three-match ban from the team.

In these three games, they couldn't even get into the bench lineup, so they could only be a spectator off the field.

And Glory and Lucio are exempt from punishment because they didn't play too crazy.

Glory was the first to leave, and Lucio left at half-past ten, leaving only Elano, Sturridge, and Richards, who of course were among the actual users of the fifty boxes of condoms......

As for Robinho, he naturally lost all his chances to play.

Anyway, now that David Silva is in great form, Benitez doesn't need Robinho.

And Martin Petrov can rotate in this position, so Benitez is not used to Robinho.

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In the league, Manchester City do not seem to be affected by Robinho's case.

In the 21st round of the league, they beat Blackburn Rovers 4-1 at home, and although Glory did not score, they completed a hat-trick of assists.

His breakthrough in the game completely disrupted Blackburn's defence, and then sent the ball away, because the opposition defence was completely out of shape, so when he passed the ball, his teammates were very relaxed, they only had to lift their feet to shoot, there was no technical content.

Commentator John Mortenson said that Glory's assists were "nanny-like", that he did all the hard work before passing and assisting, leaving his teammates with the lightest, and that he was like a babysitter who took care of people.

In the end, he sighed: "...... It's a blessing to be teammates with Rong! ”

But if Robinho hears this, I'm afraid he will roll his eyes.

Being teammates with Rongguang can indeed score more goals than usual and get more honors than usual, but it is also more tiring! With him, whether it's training or competing, you have to be under a lot of pressure, because he will always whip you with an invisible whip, who wants to be teammates with such a person all the time?

But they all ran away after winning the championship......

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With three assists from Glory's nanny, Manchester City beat Blackburn 4-1 at their home stadium.

The three beneficiaries are David Silva, Dimitar Berbatov and Sneijder.

In addition, Lucio also scored a goal from a corner.

Manchester City are also top of the table with 56 points.

However, they did not completely throw off their competitors.

Chelsea have 51 points, just five points less than them, but still have a good chance of contenting for the title.

In the 22nd round of the league, Manchester City ended their unbeaten run with a 2-0 defeat at David Moyes' Everton.

The defeat came so suddenly, no one had expected Manchester City to lose, and everyone was calculating how long their unbeaten streak would last and whether they had any chance of breaking Arsenal's record of 49 games on a beaten streak.

City didn't do that though, with their unbeaten streak ending at 41 league games.

After the game, Manchester City's first defeat of the season also sparked a big discussion in the media.

The Manchester Evening News is sorry that Manchester City have not been able to make history.

And the media elsewhere, especially in North London, gloated.

When Manchester City were on a rampage before, everyone was saying that Arsenal's 49-game unbeaten run was in jeopardy and was about to become history.

Naturally, this will be very upset for Arsenal supporters.

So they were happiest to see City lose – our record was kept!

Even if you snatched our Champions League place last season, you can't snatch this unbeaten streak!

You must know that it is not easy to be undefeated for so many games in a row, and you need to occupy the right people at the right time.

So it's fair to say that City's 41-game unbeaten run in the league is their limit, and they haven't broken Arsenal's record this time and won't have another chance again - can they still play every few years?

"Rafael Benitez's side finally lost, which is a relief for many – this team built on money is not invincible! I think that's more important than losing a game. This will give City's opponents a morale boost and confidence to challenge them. Manchester City, on the other hand, will be in a precarious state for the rest of the year. After such excellent form, there will inevitably always be some ups and downs in the team. It's also very normal......"

Although the paper's manuscript looks quite objective, a closer reading reveals a sense of schadenfreude between the lines.

In short, everyone is happy that Manchester City lost.

There are also media outlets that have directly praised Moyes, and some of Manchester United fans have rehashed the old story, believing that Moyes should take charge of Manchester United after Alex Ferguson's retirement, and he is the most suitable person to replace the old man.

The whole of England looked jubilant, like it was the New Year.

The most depressed are naturally Manchester City fans, who have been unbeaten in a row, and have been ridiculed by so many people gloating, and no one is in a better mood.

They mourned as if losing the game was the end of the world.

Whether it is the fans, the Manchester City players have also obviously been affected by the defeat, and many of the players are not very focused and serious in training, and the Manchester City players on the training ground are not very interested in the second day of the loss.

It's completely different from usual.

This scene naturally fell into the eyes of fans and reporters who watched the team's training outside the training ground, and was recorded by reporters on camera.

When they sent it out, the note was: "Manchester City are demoralised after the defeat and the players are not very emotional in training. ”

So everyone knew that Manchester City was really hit by this sudden defeat.

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After the league game against Everton, it was the FA Cup. Manchester City will travel to take on lower-division side Scanthorpe.

Before the trip, City have a regular weekly press conference, which is usually attended by the manager and a random player or two, and the players talk to the reporters. Answers to some of the questions that are of greatest concern to you right now.

This selection is very random, and there are no special requirements, not that you have to be the captain and vice captain of the team to be able to participate.

So even with the honor of being a captain, he doesn't participate very often.

This time, though, Benitez stopped him.

"Rong, come with me to meet the reporter."

Glory nodded.

On the way there, Benitez told Rong Guang with some unease: "Those reporters should have asked about our loss......

Rongguang didn't wait for him to finish: "Don't worry, boss, I know what to say." ”

Benitez glanced at him.

Thinking about the past few days, Glory is one of the few players in the Manchester City team who is normal, and the most normal of the normal.

This is also the reason why Benitez chose to let Rongguang go with him, because Rongguang is the most normal, and he will be better than other players when facing reporters.

When Rongguang walked into the press conference with Benitez, he saw a lot of reporters.

What followed was just a regular FA Cup game, with City facing lower league side Scunthorpe, and it stands to reason that such a game would not have attracted so much media attention.

But now, the whole room is full.

It's like watching this game as if the next game is not an FA Cup game, but a Champions League final......

After the two of them sat down, the press conference officially began.

Although the FA Cup against Scunthorpe was immediately on the line, the media was more concerned about the game against Everton, which had already ended.

Everyone wants to hear what the loss will do to the team.

"Impact?" Glory is strange. "How can it have an impact?"

"But if you lose the game, how can it not have an impact?" Journalists are-for-tat.

Glory spread his hands: "We lost a game, but we are still top of the league, what does it affect us? ”

'But Chelsea are only two points off you.'

"That's where we are ahead." Glory doesn't care how small the difference between the two points is.

"Falling short in the process of breaking Arsenal's record is also a huge blow to the team's morale. We have noticed media reports on the downturn of the Manchester City squad in training...... "The reporters are unrelenting.

Benitez wants to step up and save for Glory.

But Glory didn't give him such a chance.

He directly interrupted the reporter's question.

"Sentiment is low, that's nonsense. We don't really want to break the Arsenal record, we just like to win. But now that you've mentioned it, I'm interested in that record. ”

This is a bit big, so some people don't want to listen to it.

A journalist from London stood up.

He began by introducing himself: "Hello, I'm George Allen from the North London Clarion and you said you were interested in Arsenal's record, but I must remind you that Manchester City have failed, and City's unbeaten streak is fixed at 41 games!" ”

Rongguang listened to him before he replied, "Then we'll start with the next league." ”

The audience was amazed.