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August 22. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

Newcastle travelled to Manchester to take on their first league opponents of the 08-09 season, Manchester City.

Manchester City has received a lot of money after Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra took over, and has bought stars such as Elano, Benjani and Martin Petrov, and the strength is good!

Although Thai Thaksin Shinawatra had to resign as Manchester City presidency just in August because he was embroiled in a corruption case in his home country, the Arab investment company Abu Dhabi's takeover did not weaken the team's finances and instead provided more transfer funds for manager Mark Hughes...... Recently, it has even been rumored that Manchester City intends to buy Robinho, the prince of Brazilian cycling, from Chelsea's account, which shows his deep financial resources...... Newcastle invested more than 50 million pounds in the transfer market this summer, which is already an extremely money-burning Premier League club, but compared to Manchester City's squandering of 100 million pounds, it is a drop in the bucket!

The two teams that have also undergone a summer overhaul, who will have the last laugh?

15:00 p.m.

Manchester's lights are blazing, and the city stadium is packed!

Referee Matthew Taibbi blows the whistle for the start of the game!

Dressed in the traditional sky blue uniform, Manchester City kicked off first. Mark Hughes, who succeeded the Swede as City Stadium manager, fielded the strongest team in the Blue Moon - goalkeeper Joe Hart.

The back four were Onuha, Richards, Ben Haim and Zabaleta. Dutch international De Jong, Elano, Martin Petrov and Sean Knight Phillips occupy the midfield position!

Brazilian star Ruo and Zimbabwean beast Benjani appear in the front line!

“…… We've invested more than Newcastle in the summer and we have bigger goals than Newcastle, so there's no doubt we'll be giving all Manchester City fans a hearty win at the City Stadium! ”

This is the challenge that Manchester City boss Mark Hughes vowed to the Newcastle man in his pre-match press conference!

It turns out that Mark Hughes really didn't take the madman Lee and Newcastle seriously, and after burning nearly 100 million pounds to bring in a number of big-name stars who have already become famous, the confidence of the former Manchester City famous star has swelled to the point that it can accommodate the whole planet!

Therefore, at the beginning of the game, Manchester City, which had the advantage of being at home, unceremoniously launched a sharp attack amid the thunderous cheers of the Manchesters!

Martin Petrov and Knight Jr. are both breakthrough wingers known for their sheer speed, and their wide attacks do pose a big threat to Newcastle.

Mark Hughes's purpose is indeed very clear.

The Manchester City coach is going to use two sharp wing knives to constantly break up and down to suppress the wing attack that Crazy Lee is best at. In the middle of the Manchester City team, the fierce defense of Nigel De Rong firmly held the team's backfield, and the Dutch international used his physical strength to fight for fan protection at the front of the big penalty area!

Up front, new Brazil international Elano responded with his tough style of play and good organisational skills, creating a steady stream of opportunities for his teammates in the front line, Ruo and Benjani!

Obviously, Mark Hughes has adopted a very sharp tactic both offensively and defensively.

In addition to the starting eleven, Manchester City also has a group of battle-hardened famous players sitting on the bench, and the strong lineup gives Mark Hughes more options and confidence in sending troops, which is the source of confidence for him to challenge the madman Lee in his pre-match press conference!

In fact, Newcastle did play hard in the first fifteen minutes of the game!

Possession was 34 per cent to 66 per cent, and City had four shots on goal, four times as many as Newcastle...... At least in terms of possession and shots, Newcastle did fall into the bottom line!

“…… Before the game, people were curious about what kind of starting line-up the madman Lee would have fielded in his opening game of 08-09, after all, he had changed almost all of Newcastle's first team this summer, and now the mystery has finally been revealed......

The game was televised, and the TV commentator Sester's very characteristic playful tone appeared in the ears of all the fans who were watching the game without suspense - "The Magpies have returned to 4-1-2-1-1-2 from last season's crazy 4-3-3, but Newcastle's biggest player, Ronaldo, did not appear in the starting line-up, and Crazy Lee continued to be the forward partner in the warm-up game, and the high-altitude and fast combination of Michael Owen and Hernan Crespo became the first choice ......"

“…… Veteran Alan Smith was in the midfield position, flanked by Juan Mata and Russian star Andrei Arshavin, with veteran Claude Makelele at the back and four defenders lined up with Erkov, Steven Taylor, Mamadou Sako and David Thornton...... It's crazy, it's a line of defense with an average age of 20 years old......"

“…… Academy youngster Nicolas Gigi, who came out of the warm-up game, was unsurprisingly in the squad, and if Newcastle can take a big lead, Crazy Lee should let the handsome little guy make his Premier League debut......

…… The game was postponed bit by bit in the shouts of the city stadium!

Manchester City had the absolute advantage, but did not score until the end of the first half.

In the first half, the score was 0:0!

The Brazilian star, who joined Manchester City from CSKA Moscow for £17 million, doesn't look out of shape, and Zimbabwean striker Benjani doesn't find a scoring opportunity under the scrambling of Steven Taylor, who has been matured by Lao Li...... However, it was Brazilian striker Elano who used his excellent long-range shooting skills to test Ireland international Ivan Gilvin several times, which provoked a burst of fans in the stands of the City Stadium...... On the Newcastle side, the breakthroughs of Juan Mata and Arshavin on both wings were highlights, but due to the rustiness of the new teammates, coupled with the suppression of Knight Jr. and Martin Petrov, the four of them were killed!

…… Fifteen minutes later.

Forced-"...... The second half of the game is on! Wow, the madman Li took the lead in making adjustments...... He replaced Russian player Arshavin with German teenager Sami Khedira and replaced the attacking players with a defensive midfielder. ”

on the field.

Sami Khedira came on the pitch and stuck to Manchester City striker Elano like a rice cake in accordance with Lee Tong-beom's tactical request at half-time...... Lao Li's task to Khedira is only eight words - not to seek merit, but to seek no fault!

So soon, under Khedira's rogue defense, Elano's threat was greatly reduced, and he could no longer calmly share the ball and shoot from distance as in the first half, and Newcastle goalkeeper Given's words became much better in an instant!

However, although this substitution successfully curbed Manchester City's attack, it did not help Newcastle's attack, and with the presence of a physically strong and fierce midfielder like De Wing, Owen did not get the opportunity to sprint with the ball head-on, and his power was greatly reduced...... And Argentine center Crespo, who has just returned to the Premier League from Serie A, has obviously not fully adapted to the power confrontation of the Premier League!

The Magpie's two fronts are on fire together!

The game lasted nearly 70 minutes, and the score remained 0:0.

Gradually, the City fans in the stands at the City Stadium began to become dissatisfied.

The club threw away a lot of pounds and euros in this summer that was not over, and they thought the team would be able to reinvent themselves in the first game of the new season, but the scene was clearly far from what they expected...... Sporadic boos rang out from the stands.

It seems that Manchester City fans don't have as much respect and tolerance for Mark Hughes as Newcastle people do for the madman Lee!

The reaction of the fans forced Mark Hughes to make a change!

73rd minute.

Mark Hughes replaced Martin Petrov, who was already a bit overdrawn with repeated sprints, but the effect was not obvious, with attacking Newcastle in the middle, trying to open the gap through the delicate foot cooperation of the players up front...... Ireland came on and Erano in response, with the pressure mounting on Khedira and Claude Makelele and Newcastle once again in front of goal............ Stretch your arms, kick your legs, and then stand in front of Li Tongfan and twist your waist...... The players on the bench watched in amazement as Ronaldo sneaked up on the sidelines, blocking the boss's view of the pitch, and constantly making all sorts of strange moves!

Li Tongfan quietly moved a meter to the left, ignoring this fat man who played treasure, and continued to pay attention to the game on the field!

Ronaldo's eyes rolled, followed closely, and began a new round of arms and legs!

Lee Tong Fan moved again.

Ronaldo didn't hesitate to follow!

"Alright, fatty, what the hell do you want to do?" Li Tongfan couldn't laugh: "Say, what do you want?" ”

"I'm going to play, you see, the team needs someone to score now, Hullan guy can't do it, there's no energy, boss, let me go up and take him, I'm going to use the goal to give these Manchester City bastards a little bit of color......"

“…… Well, Hernan is really running out of stamina, and it looks like he has to change to a striker...... Should I let Gigi warm up? This little guy performed very well in the warm-up game......" Li Tongfan pinched his chin and pretended to look thoughtful.

The fat man was furious: "Boss, please pay attention, standing in front of you is the greatest striker in the world, Mr. Ronaldo, I think it is necessary for you to re-evaluate the strength of the team's forwards......"

Speaking of this, Ronaldo's face changed, and he suddenly showed a smirk: "Boss, just have me, that guy is still too young, don't bump into it!" ”

"But your weight ......"

Ronaldo hurriedly lifted the hem of his jersey: "Yi's acupuncture technique is really magical, I have lost 10...... Uh, no, it's 20 pounds! ”

Li Tongfan found that the fat man's belly was indeed faintly visible six-pack abs, deliberately hesitated for a few seconds, and finally nodded: "Okay, you still have 15 minutes to show the charm of the greatest star on the planet, if you can't score, then the next game...... Hum! ”

…… 77th minute of the game.

The fourth official raised the electronic card, and Newcastle made a substitution - Hernan Crespo is down, and [alien] Ronaldo is on!

As it turned out, the terrifying substitution of the madman Lee was once again verified, as substitute Ronaldo shook his fat big ass as if he had been beaten with chicken blood, tossed and turned in the penalty area after receiving Alan Smith's ball in the 84th minute, and broke Joe Hart's goal with a very hidden stab...... It was the only goal of the game!

1:0, Newcastle won the first win of the 08-09 season with difficulty but luck at the City Stadium!

(To be continued)