Football: The king of midfield, Guardiola is crying with envy

Chapter 201

After that, neither team made any progress, and the final score was fixed at 4-1.

Moyes came to Etihad with great momentum and expressed his determination to win.

Well, they won, but the winner was Manchester City.

Seriously speaking, judging from the league standings and recent status, West Ham United can fight Liverpool, Chelsea and others.

It's a pity that they met Manchester City, which is in better condition.

After the game between Manchester City and West Ham United, this round of the league ushered in a focus battle, Chelsea vs. Manchester United!

Rangnick coached two games, one was a 4-0 defeat to Watford, and the other was a victory over Villarreal.

And in the game against Villarreal, if the opponent hadn't given a chance, it's possible that Manchester United could take away a point.

This also led to many Red Devils fans starting to miss Solskjaer after the game against Villarreal!

However, it should be noted that they did not miss Solskjaer sincerely, this was just a temporary comfort when they lost.

After all, they were the ones who called for his dismissal and shouted "Solskjaer come back".

In the match against Chelsea, the German coach was tougher than Carrick. He chose to let Ronaldo and Greenwood sit on the bench.

Rangnick arranged a brand new lineup.

But in the end, it turned out that this was not a problem of one person, but a problem of the whole team.

In the end, at Stamford Bridge, Manchester United paid the price of 5 yellow cards, and they tenaciously tied Chelsea.

In addition, it should be noted that the match between Burnley and Tottenham, which was originally scheduled to start at the same time as Manchester United, was postponed because of heavy snow.

Chen Chen did not pay much attention to the affairs of other teams. At this moment, he was doing a post-match massage recovery at the Manchester City Youth Training Base.

In the weather in England, if you don't take protective measures before and after the game, and do massage recovery or physical therapy, you may get injured one day.

Manchester City has 8+1 games in December.

Why 8+1?

Because the extra 1 is the League Cup game. If Manchester City continues to move forward, it will be 8+2.

As for the FA Cup? It will start in January.

On Manchester City's schedule, the most extreme situation is that the League Cup and the FA Cup go hand in hand, and then encounter the Champions League knockout and league schedule. The schedule from February to April is a little more deadly than December!

And the most important thing is that these games are not easy to delay! The probability of player injury will increase greatly!

Because of the Qatar World Cup in the second half of 2022, the game time this season will be very tight, and the next season will start very early.

This time is compressed, and the number of games is not compressed, leaving little time for the players to adjust.

If the players can't get more rest, won't it be more likely to cause injuries?

This is also why Chen Chen will undergo massage recovery and physical therapy at the Manchester City Youth Training Base. It is necessary to prepare for a rainy day.

8pm on December 1st, Villa Park.

Aston Villa vs. Manchester City!

Manchester City, playing away, did not send out the main players, but let most of the substitutes play.

Chen Chen started the game, and he had to take on the role of connecting and organizing.

It's not that Guardiola looked down on his opponents, but mainly because Villa during this period was not as strong as in the 23/24 and 24/25 seasons.

Since September, Villa has played 11 league games, won 4 games, and lost the other 7 games!

With this kind of strength, if Guardiola plays the main players, it will be a tragedy!

And it should be noted that Manchester City's substitutes are different from other teams. Their substitutes also have the strength of the main players, but they are just a little short of playing time.

For example, Laporte, the Spanish central defender must have the strength of the main players, but under the pressure of Ruben Dias and Stones, isn't he still sitting on the bench?

In addition, players like Ake, Zinchenko, Fernandinho and Jesus all have the strength to be the main players.

Frankly speaking, these people can be the main players in other teams, but in Manchester City, they can only sit on the bench.

After all, seriously speaking, who can they squeeze out?

No wonder the media say that Manchester City is the first in the league, and the second in the league should be Manchester City's bench.

Ederson is still the starting goalkeeper today.

However, Guardiola has made a decision that the 36-year-old veteran Carson will start in the next game.

There is no suspense about the outcome of this game, and Manchester City continues to win.

In the 11th minute of the first half, Chen Chen made a straight pass to Jesus who successfully countered the offside in front.

The Brazilian star swung his right foot and kicked a blast!

Jesus's shot on target was saved.

But fortunately, Mahrez made a supplementary shot at a close point and the ballIt still went in!

1-0!

Chen Chen, who ran to the corner flag area to celebrate the goal, couldn't help but feel a little helpless.

It was a pity. He could have made an assist +1, but it was saved by Damian Martinez.

But it was a good thing that the team was leading. Chen Chen didn't think too much. He clapped hands with Mahrez and then waved to the Manchester City fans who followed the team on the expedition in the stands.

Mahrez likes to play the right winger position the most, but doesn't this mean there is no awesome center forward? So today he can only play as a center forward.

Jesus was born as a center forward, but he obviously doesn't fit the position in Guardiola's expected lineup.

So this winter window, Manchester City must recruit players in the center position.

There are many players currently linked to Manchester City, including Mbappe, Haaland and so on.

The former is still pulling Real Madrid recently, and Manchester City does not have much hope.

The latter has the intention to come to Manchester City, but Dortmund confirmed that it will not let Haaland go in the winter window.

This is mainly because Dortmund is currently ranked second in the Bundesliga, only two points behind Bayern, the first place. The Hornets are now at a critical moment in the championship.

Haaland is Dortmund's strongest goal machine, and they will definitely not sell him, even if Manchester City pays more.

Of course, Manchester City can also pay 75 million euros in liquidated damages to directly dig out Haaland. From a future perspective, this deal must be worth it.

But paying liquidated damages means destroying the good relationship between the two teams. Manchester City is not Paris and cannot do this.

Just when Manchester City was about to offer to take Haaland away, another talented player entered Manchester City's sight.

22-year-old striker Alvarez from River Plate!

Little Spider is a talented teenager from River Plate, and River Plate offered 30 million euros.

However, it should be noted that many people in Manchester City were talented teenagers from their respective parent teams.

Jesus, a Palmeiras genius, came to Manchester City from Brazil for 32 million euros and is now hovering between starting and rotation.

Zinchenko, born in Ufa, a Ukrainian genius, has been squeezed to the bench by Cancelo.

Foden, born in Manchester City's youth training, was directly promoted to the first team. There is no transfer price, and the value is 90 million.

What is the meaning of saying so much?

In fact, it is just one sentence. Manchester City does not approve of River Plate's offer. They think that the little spider is not worth 30 million.

For Manchester City, Haaland must be fought for, and Alvarez must also be negotiated.

At the pre-match press conference with Villa, a reporter asked Guardiola about his thoughts on the winter transfer window.

Guardiola's answer was "no buying".