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Chapter 960 Who Can Stop Manchester City?

Manchester City did not feel discouraged when they failed to win Liverpool in the away game.

In the recovery training the next morning, the atmosphere in the team was still very good, and the players basically maintained a high morale.

Especially young players such as Sterling, who got the chance to play in this game, were not affected by the draw at all.

The score of two to two is not bad for Manchester City.

More importantly, there are more games, and the team's rotation is also strong. Many players who can't play games on weekdays can now play. For example, Joe Hart, except for the beginning of the season, he was basically overwhelmed by Courtois. But from Christmas to now, he also played a few games, and his performance was also mixed.

Joe Hart's strength is good, but he is a bit unlucky and loses the ball every time he plays.

So much so that some people say that after the rise of Courtois, Joe Hart and Manchester City began to disagree.

The weekend was another league game, and the team couldn't have a holiday, but that night, after training, Su Dong organized a dinner for all the first team members and went to a famous restaurant in downtown Manchester for dinner.

The current Manchester City is indeed advancing all the way, but the more it is like this, the more it has to step by step.

Ferguson is right in saying that those teams that tried to win all the championships in the past may end up with nothing in the end. Therefore, in the history of English football, only Manchester United has achieved the pinnacle of the Triple Crown.

Although Manchester City also won the Triple Crown last season, the quality of the Europa League is far less important than Manchester United's Champions League.

As for Arsenal, this team has a very interesting phenomenon, that is, they often perform very well in the first half, but they collapse from the winter break.

Therefore, there have been a few times when Arsenal fought on multiple fronts during the winter break, but in February and March, they failed on all fronts one after another, and finally got nothing.

On the one hand, it is because their overall strength is insufficient and the bench thickness is not enough. On the other hand, it is actually a chain reaction.

To put it simply, after losing one of the champions, their morale plummeted, and they were even more eager to win the other champions. Instead, they performed poorly, and the last champions slipped through their hands, ending with nothing.

Su Dong believes that Manchester City has the strength to compete for more championships, but the premise is that the team needs to play steadily, slowly, and not rush, especially when they are under such tenacious sniping by Liverpool.

In the absence of the management and coaching staff, the players were also very relaxed and had a meal together. Everyone also spoke freely and discussed some of their views on the team. At this time, Su Dong was more of a listener.

As Beckenbauer told him at the beginning, as a captain, don’t always regard yourself as a manager and separate yourself from the team, but integrate into the team, understand the demands of every teammate, and provide help within your ability.

Su Dong has been doing this for more than a year.

Manchester City's players have gradually adapted to Su Dong's approach. From time to time, they will build teams and give gifts. Sometimes, Su Dong will take the initiative to go to the management and coaching staff with them to solve some troubles and fight for some benefits.

It can be said that Su Dong, the captain, is still very satisfied with the players in the locker room.

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"Boss, when will our bonus system for this year come out?"

Amidst the eyebrows of a group of teammates, Marcelo, who is known as the most ghostly horse in the locker room, asked a topic that everyone cared about, and the surroundings suddenly became quiet.

Su Dong put down the water glass in his hand, saw the scorching eyes of his teammates around him, and then gave Marcelo an approving look, and then stood up shyly.

As the saying goes, one hero has three gangs.

If Su Dong wants to manage the entire locker room well, he needs direct troops like Marcelo, Pepe and David Silva.

Marcelo is flexible, lively and lovable, and he is very comfortable in the locker room. Many times, teammates will come to Su Dong through Marcelo to solve problems that are difficult to talk to face to face.

After going back and forth, Marcelo gradually became the No. [-] person in the locker room.

After Su Dong stood up, he immediately attracted the attention of everyone in the audience.

"Actually, the plan came out a few days ago." Su Dong said loudly.

Everyone was surprised, why didn't they know?

"Overall, there is a big improvement compared to last season, and everyone's bonuses will also increase a lot, but I don't think it's reasonable, so I went to Soriano and Begiristan and hoped that they would draft a new one."

"Why?" Zabaleta asked in surprise.

Although he is the vice captain, they are not as capable as Su Dong when it comes to this kind of news about the decision-making of the core management.

Everyone is also very puzzled, not a small improvement, isn't this a good thing?

"Don't worry, everyone, I think so. We won the first half of this season and won the half-time championship. This is unique. Just for this, I think the club must recognize the presence of each of you. The role and contribution of each of you, without anyone, it is impossible to do it."

Everyone looked at the teammates around them, and they all nodded.

"So far this season, we have gone hand in hand on four fronts. Each of us has contributed. I think the team should face up to this and at the same time see that we have the opportunity to hit the quadruple. This is unprecedented in the history of English football."

Everyone immediately understood that Su Dong disliked that the management's plan was not strong enough, and was fighting for everyone's welfare.

Thinking about this, everyone's heart suddenly became hot.

Professional players, to put it bluntly, are earning money to support their families.

"This season, we are participating in the Champions League for the first time in the history of the club. If we win the Champions League for the first time, it will be the first time in the history of Manchester City, the third time in the history of English football, and the sixth time in the history of European football."

"If we can win the quadruple, what does that mean?"

Having said that, Su Dong could clearly see the blazing flames in the eyes of every teammate.

There is one big difference between professional players and other industries, that is, professional sports are also sports.

Everyone has something to pursue.

"Everyone can rest assured that the finance department has been preparing a new and more detailed plan non-stop. I have read the draft and I can assure you that it will definitely far exceed everyone's expectations. In this regard, the club has never been stingy."

At the end, Su Dong couldn't help laughing.

Everyone immediately applauded.

For Su Dong, they were indeed convinced.

Not to mention anything else, just for the gifts Su Dong gave every season and the meals they were invited to eat. This is a huge expense.

With Su Dong's current income, there is no conflict with his teammates in the locker room in terms of team bonus distribution, and he can speak in front of the management, so he can win more benefits for the team every time.

Of course, another very important reason is that Manchester City is really not short of this money.

For the Abu Dhabi consortium behind the scenes, if the team can win the quadruple championship this season, even if they are asked to pay more bonuses, they will be happy for nothing else. Compared with the added value brought to Manchester City by winning the championship, especially the foundation of the giants, what is this bonus?
Whether it is Sudong or Guardiola, they all hope to boost the morale of the players through various methods, so that the team can continue to maintain high morale and strive for more championships ambitiously.

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On the weekend, in the No.20 round of the Premier League, Manchester City challenged Wigan Athletic away.

Due to the two-to-two draw with Liverpool in the League Cup semi-final, many outside media and fans are worried, will Manchester City suffer another setback in this game?

As a result, Manchester City used facts to prove from the beginning of the game that they would not have problems.

Only 5 minutes into the game, Marcelo made a pass from the left, and Su Dong jumped high in front of the goal and hit the goal with a header, opening the scoring for Manchester City, [-]-[-].

Just 3 minutes later, it was Su Dong and Di Maria's cooperation on the left that created a corner kick. Kompany ran out of space and hit the goal with a header without any defense. Manchester City made another victory, [-]-[-].

No.20 In the second minute, Manchester City's cooperation on the left created a free kick opportunity. David Silva made a cross with his left foot.

After leading by three goals, Manchester City took the initiative to slow down the offensive and played more effortlessly.

Although Wigan Athletic once fought back, they failed to break through Manchester City's goal in the end.

In the end, with Su Dong's brace and Kompany's goal, they defeated Wigan Athletic [-]-[-] away.

This victory can be regarded as stopping the outside world's doubts about Manchester City, and it also made everyone clearly aware that there is basically no suspense in the Premier League this season.

21 consecutive victories, which is already the longest winning streak in the five major European leagues.

Who can stop Manchester City?

If Guardiola's team has not won the championship with this wave of winning streak, who else has this qualification?

As many British media said after the game, Manchester City's goal now should not just be to win the Premier League, but to work hard to hit the Premier League record created by Chelsea that year.

That was the season from 95 to [-]. In Mourinho's first season in charge of Chelsea, he scored [-] points in the Premier League and won the Premier League championship. In that season, Chelsea only lost one game.

Manchester City is now on a 21-game winning streak, and it is still very hopeful to break Chelsea's record.

Judging from the current situation in the Premier League, it is difficult for other teams to shake Manchester City's leading position.

Manchester United defeated Bolton [-]-[-] in this round, but the overall performance has fluctuated greatly. The biggest suspense now is whether Manchester United can get back to its previous state after Scholes' return.

Chelsea beat Sunderland [-]-[-] in this round. Interestingly, it was Lampard who saved Villas-Boas again, which made the Portuguese collapse.

Liverpool drew [-]-[-] with Stoke City and Arsenal lost [-]-[-] away to Swansea.

(End of this chapter)