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Chapter 905 The Slaughter of the Gods

Chapter 905 The Slaughter of the Gods

Su Dong unplugs Tottenham!

On the front page of the next day, the Mirror used this title as the headline and Su Dong as the cover, summarizing the crazy slaughter at White Hart Lane last night.

"The weather forecast is realistic. White Hart Lane is sunny on the second day of the game. It is a rare good weather, but it will certainly not heal the pain in the hearts of Tottenham Hotspur fans."

The Mirror began with this sentence, telling a story of a brutal tragedy.

Tottenham Hotspur sits at home, not without showing the fighting spirit to fight back. In fact, at the beginning of the game, Tottenham once posed a lot of threats to Manchester City, but because of the poor ability of the players to seize opportunities and the excellent performance of Manchester City's goalkeeper Courtois, Tottenham's offense failed again and again.

"Redknapp has always been very stable in his use of troops, but in this battle at White Hart Lane, he showed unprecedented courage. With an almost gambling-like formation, he launched a needle-to-head contest with Manchester City, aiming to frustrate Manchester City at home."

According to the analysis of the Mirror, there is a reason why Tottenham Hotspur took such a risk.

First is the schedule.

Tottenham will stop after the third round and usher in a two-week national team match day, but Manchester City can't do it. They have to be distracted by the European Super Cup, and the opponent is still a strong team at the level of Barcelona.

"From the management to the coaching staff to the players, there are grievances and grievances between Manchester City and Barcelona that cannot be resolved. Therefore, it is impossible for Manchester City to stay strong in the game against Barcelona. Instead, they must go all out and strive for a victory. This is a must."

Redknapp is well aware of this, so he concluded that Guardiola will rotate and stay in the game against Tottenham, and he concluded that Manchester City's performance will be affected.

Facts have also proved that he guessed right, Guardiola has really rotated, and the strength is still very strong.

Secondly, Tottenham are playing at home, waiting for work at leisure, and there will be no competition pressure afterwards. They can completely let go and fight against Manchester City.

The Mirror believes that from the pre-match analysis, not only Redknapp thinks so, but many other analysts, including several major gaming companies, also think so. They basically conclude that Manchester City has a slight advantage and the possibility of a draw is very high.

But everyone guessed one thing wrong, that is, they underestimated the thickness of Manchester City's bench this season.

According to the analysis of the Mirror, a very important reason for Manchester City's mad slaughter of Tottenham in the away game was the first half.

Tottenham are trying to take advantage of Manchester City's unstable foothold and are playing in a rotation lineup. Many players are starting for the first time this season, so Redknapp wants to go all out and directly rush to Manchester City's formation. This tactic is understandable.

"Courtois started for the second time this season. If it is said that in the first round against Swansea, he did not have many performances and the difficulty was not too great. Then in this game against Tottenham, the Belgian teenager showed an eye-catching performance. Whether it is high block or low block, he seems to be able to handle it with ease."

The Mirror also mentioned a less familiar statistic, that is the goalkeeper's pass success rate.

When playing against Swansea, Courtois' pass success rate was 70.00%. This data seems to be quite satisfactory, but in the game against Tottenham Hotspur, the Belgian goalkeeper's data has increased to 70.00%.

In contrast, Joe Hart's average pass success rate last season was only a pitiful 50.00%. This season's two games, his best data is 50.00%.

In terms of the number of passes, Joe Hart is close to Courtois, but the pass success rate is far apart.

Of course, Joe Hart has one statistic that is very advantageous over Courtois, and that is the long pass.

The Belgian goalkeeper's long balls are rare, but the success rate is only 30.00%, which is far lower than Joe Hart's 40.00%.

The Mirror believes that Guardiola prefers to use Courtois, which is obvious, and the key lies in the pass success rate. Joe Hart's pass success rate is really bad. He has been specially trained for more than two years, but he has not been able to improve.

"His pass success rate is about the same as the goalkeeper of the middle and lower teams, which seriously drags down Manchester City's overall passing efficiency."

From the current point of view, Courtois may not be the most suitable for Manchester City's needs, but on the one hand, he is only 19 years old. On the other hand, he is indeed more suitable than Joe Hart, and he has advantages over Joe Hart in terms of goalkeeping skills and characteristics.

The Mirror believes that for a period of time before the game, Manchester City held Tottenham's offense, and Courtois contributed a lot.

So after this game, Sky Sports gave Courtois a high score of eight points, which is a step further than the seven points in the previous game.

If Courtois represents defensive stability, then on the offensive end, Su Dong's big four must have to play.

"All of us are used to Su Dong's goals, but in this game, we saw a completely different Manchester City, another offensive routine, that is more delicate coordination."

"In his Premier League debut, Hazard staged a hat-trick of assists. He used three wonderful assists to make everyone remember his name and let everyone feel the strength of Manchester City's bench."

"In just one game, he showed his strength in the number of dribbles. Every time he took the ball on the court, he created a threat, forcing Tottenham Hotspur to devote more energy to marking him. In this way, Su Dong in the penalty area and David Silva at the front of the penalty area got more opportunities."

The Mirror believes that Su Dong won the best player of the game after the game. This is the third time he has won the best player of the game, but the most amazing thing in this game is Hazard who played the whole game.

"Twenty-five million euros? Manchester City picked up a big deal!"

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Not only the Mirror reported this, but the Times also believed that the league has only played three rounds, but Manchester City has already shown a very strong championship competitiveness.

"This team, which won the first Premier League title in the club's history last season, is on its way to defending the title!"

The Times believes that Su Dong's outstanding performance is the key to Manchester City's three-game winning streak.

More importantly, Manchester City scored nineteen goals in the first three rounds, and Su Dong scored nine goals alone, and also had two assists, which means that the number of goals he created accounted for half of Manchester City's.

"Many people will definitely feel that the proportion of goals created by Su Dong to the total goals of the team has dropped significantly compared to last season, but what we must see is that Su Dong's goals have greatly improved compared to the same period last season."

The Times believes that this is due to the increase in the thickness and strength of Manchester City's bench.

Aguero became Manchester City's No. [-] scorer after Su Dong, but he always came off the bench and still couldn't shake Su Dong's main position.

Flowers still need green leaves to set off.

The Times believes that Manchester City relied heavily on Su Dong last season, and it can even be said that Su Dong dragged the team forward.

But there have been very obvious changes this season, that is, the pressure on Su Dong has been reduced, and he can play easily.

Whether it is against Swansea, Bolton, or Tottenham Hotspur, everyone can clearly see that Sudong no longer needs to work so hard on the court.

"The most obvious statistic is the running distance. Su Dong's range of activities has been significantly reduced compared to last season, and his reduced range of activities has been filled by his teammates."

In fact, last season, The Times used data to remind Manchester City more than once that Su Dong was used too much. Now, this authoritative media believes that Manchester City's tactical adjustments this season have lightened the burden on Su Dong.

"Su Dong, who went into battle lightly, used three wonderful victories to prove his strength to the world, and let mortals, including you and me, witness one after another thrilling and bloody slaughter of gods!"

Manchester City's overall skills and tactics this season are indeed better than last season, especially the ability to pass the ball and create opportunities.

After the start of the league, every team is like a high-speed train, and there is no way to stop until the end.

In the Bundesliga and La Liga, there is still a winter break that can be adjusted slightly, but in the Premier League, there is not even a winter break. After the start of the season, all teams can only rush forward.

"In many cases, even if the head coach knows that the team has problems, he has no time to stop and make adjustments slowly. He can only cover up all the problems as much as possible, constantly improve and make up for them."

"After a season of training, Manchester City, from the head coach Guardiola to the players, have obviously improved a lot, especially after winning the Triple Crown, the improvement in confidence brought to all the players in this team has made them have very significant changes."

"This season's Manchester City can be regarded as truly possessing the temperament of a Premier League title contender and a strong European team!"

But the Times also believes that Manchester City’s foundation is weaker, but the triple crown created last season was not an accidental outbreak, because the age of Manchester City’s players is relatively young.

"Looking at the first three rounds, Manchester City is undoubtedly the most champion-looking team. The two London teams, Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur, have basically lost the possibility of hitting the championship."

"So far, the only ones that can pose a threat to Manchester City are Ferguson's Manchester United, Villas-Boas' Chelsea and Dalglish's Liverpool."

"And there is no doubt that among the twenty Premier League teams, Manchester City has the greatest probability of winning the championship."

(End of this chapter)

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