i want to be king

Chapter 973 The first champion in 2012

When he debuted, Su Dong was known for his violent long-range shots outside the penalty area, and was called the Little God of War by the media and fans.

With the development of his career, Su Dong gradually got rid of the small print in front, and many people respected him as the God of War.

Later, gradually, I don't know when it started, people found that his career had surpassed Batistuta, and before he knew it, no one called him God of War anymore.

As early as two or three years ago, the personal coaching team made a detailed plan for him. The transformation plan after reaching a certain age included one item, which was to hope that he would minimize such violent volleys and choose more dexterous shooting methods.

Therefore, in the past two years, Su Dong's heavy artillery has gradually decreased, replaced by various dead-end shots, so that now, many people admire Su Dong's shooting skills, thinking that every shot he takes is heading for a dead end.

But many forgetful people forget that with his height, strength and explosive power, the heavy artillery he blasts out is very amazing.

Especially with the growth of his experience, as his ability to control the football improves, the accuracy of the touch position is also continuously improved. Now the heavy artillery blasted out is not only fast, but also very powerful.

Cardiff's goalkeeper Heaton stared forward as if he was facing an enemy. When Hazard made a cross, his eyes immediately shifted to the front of the penalty area. Especially when he saw Su Dong chasing up, he immediately tensed up and was ready to pounce at any time.

But what he didn't expect was that after Su Dong caught up, he shot furiously without stopping the ball.

The football shot over like a flash of lightning, and he didn't even have time to react to judge the path of the ball, and the ball hung straight to the right side of the goal.

He stood there like this, staring at Su Dong's furious shot to score in a daze, and he didn't even make the most basic save.

Heaton was really stunned!

Only he himself knew that it wasn't that he didn't want to react, but that he didn't have time to react.

He didn't know which side to throw at all.

By the time he figured it out, the ball had already been scored.

Within 2 minutes of the opening, Su Dong knocked on Cardiff's goal with an angry shot from the front of the penalty area.

One to zero!

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After Su Dong took the lead in breaking the deadlock on the field, the situation began to tilt towards Manchester City.

Manchester City's own strength has an advantage. Cardiff wanted to grab a wave at the beginning of the game, but it failed to steal the chicken. Manchester City broke the goal in 2 minutes, which was a great blow to Cardiff's morale.

Manchester City did not stop at the moment, but continued to apply pressure, keeping Cardiff at half-time.

At a disadvantage in strength, passive in the field, and behind in the score, Cardiff really had no choice but to shrink the defense line and pile up a set of iron barrels with three lines, trying to intercept Manchester City's attack outside the goal, and then wait for an opportunity to counterattack.

This kind of tactical play has indeed played a certain deterrent effect.

Under the guidance of Malky McKay, Cardiff's overall tactics and defense are still very strong, otherwise, this Championship team would not be able to make it to the League Cup final.

However, under the pressure of Manchester City's strong pass and control, Cardiff quickly revealed its own shortcomings and shortcomings.

No.15 minutes, Manchester City first tried to attack on the right but failed. After Sanchez dribbled the ball to the right of the top of the arc, he passed the ball back to Toni Kroos.

This caused Cardiff's defense to immediately tilt to the right, and the left back quickly pulled out of the penalty area and stared at Zabaleta who was plugging in behind.

Unexpectedly, Toni Kroos feinted and suddenly shifted the ball to the left in a wide range.

After Leighton Baines stopped the ball with his chest, he took two steps forward and quickly passed the ball to Hazard in the left corner of the penalty area.

The Belgian passed the defender and rolled the ball into the penalty area.

Su Dong ran over facing the left side, facing Hazard's pass, blocked the opponent's central defender Turner with his body, and swiped his right foot to meet the incoming ball.

I saw Hazard's ground ball directly behind Su Dong with his right foot, and Sanchez, who was on the right side of the arc of the penalty area just now, had already caught Su Dong smartly and ran to the left, bringing out the flaws exposed by the central defender, and directly inserted it near the penalty spot, just in an unguarded state.

Facing Sudong's pass, the Chilean winger directly stabbed and shot the ball straight into the lower right corner of the goal.

Two to zero!
Sanchez roared, looking extremely excited, and rushed directly to the sidelines, was chased by Su Dong, and immediately hugged him by the waist, both of them looked very excited.

"Manchester City completed a wonderful attacking combination."

"Toni Kroos's wide-ranging long pass transfer is very important. I have to say that the pass has a very wide vision and is very comfortable. After Leighton Bynes stopped the ball, he directly faced the weakness of Cardiff's defense."

"There is also Su Dong's assist, which is a stroke of genius and very imaginative. It can be seen that he played very relaxed and very spiritual. Cardiff's central defenders simply cannot stop him."

"Two to zero, in just 15 minutes, Cardiff is already two goals behind."

"As we said before the game, the difference in strength between the two teams is really huge. The combined value of the entire Cardiff team is only about 1000 million pounds. Any player in Manchester City's starting lineup is worth more than the entire Cardiff team."

"There is no way to use this simple comparison on the football field. After all, Cardiff also reached the League Cup final, but to a certain extent, the worth also reflects the disparity in the strength of the two teams."

"Now, two goals down, it's even more difficult for Cardiff."

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After all Malky Mackay didn't want to gamble any more.

In fact, from the moment they were drawn to Manchester City, everyone was mentally prepared and just wanted to gamble.

After all, for a Championship team like Cardiff, being able to win a League Cup in the hands of the strong Premier League will definitely boost the team's morale.

But now, he didn't dare to gamble.

Reaching the Carabao Cup final is a victory, but being slaughtered in the Carabao Cup final is another matter.

Next, Cardiff has to prepare for the Super League. At this time, the morale was broken by Manchester City, which is not a good thing.

According to the original plan of Malky McKay and Cardiff's management, after the League Cup, the team will go all out to qualify for promotion, so right now, with two goals behind, the most important thing for Cardiff is to maintain the morale of the team.

As for the championship, is there still a chance?

With this in mind, Malky McKay didn't make any substitutions, but made a slight adjustment, pulling back one of the two forwards, trying his best to prevent the defense, requiring the players to concentrate on the defense, and refused to invest any more troops on the offensive end.

Manchester City also slowed down their offensive appropriately.

On the one hand, the opponent has already shown weakness. At this time, they continue to press hard. The rabbit is anxious and bites. It is really urgent. Cardiff is determined to fight to the death, and Manchester City may not be able to reap the benefits. For such a final, is it meaningful to score one or two more goals?

Another point is that Manchester City themselves also need to save their strength.

The game is too dense, and the team is very tired. At this time, fighting against Cardiff is just to score a few more goals. The gain is not worth the loss. It is better to play leisurely and save energy for the next game.

The two sides are in this kind of different minds, but the same game attitude, the League Cup final began to become dull.

No one is willing to do their best, no matter how effortless they are.

Until the second half, Cardiff once wanted to kick a wave of counterattacks, but Manchester City quickly used continuous attacks to push Cardiff back. Even in the No.

Pepe also received a corner kick from David Silva and scored with a header, giving Manchester City another victory, [-]-[-]!
This goal completely crippled Cardiff's counterattack, and made the Championship team clearly see that they had nothing to do in the face of Manchester City's strong control.

From then on, Cardiff also resigned to his fate, just took strict defense and did not want to lose the ball again.

As for Manchester City, there was no further pursuit.

In the end, Manchester City defeated Cardiff [-]-[-] with Su Dong's one pass and one shot, Sanchez and Pepe's goals, won the first championship in [-], and also the third League Cup championship in the club's history.

It has been 1970 years since Manchester City won the League Cup twice in 36 and [-]. Now that they have won the League Cup again, it will undoubtedly inspire all Manchester City fans who followed the team to Wembley Stadium.

When the whistle sounded at the end of the game, they sang Manchester City's team song on the spot, sang [We are the champions], and at the same time cheered for the players in the team.

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The fans were very happy, but the locker room reacted mediocrely.

As usual, Su Dong took his teammates to the surrounding stands to thank the Manchester City fans who came to London, but he didn't feel too excited and excited.

As he said later in an interview with the media in the comprehensive interview area, Manchester City's main battle now is still in the Champions League, especially the second round against AC Milan.

"For us, the first leg was like a humiliation. For some reason, we conceded two goals. This is very unfair to us, and none of us can accept it."

"So, in Manchester, we will double the two goals we scored in the first leg!"

Su Dong's remarks have also been unanimously affirmed by the British media.

Some people worried that Manchester City's setbacks in Milan would hit the team's morale and may even lose the League Cup final, but now it seems that this worry is more unfounded.

In this League Cup final, there is no suspense for Manchester City to win, it can be said that there is no surprise or danger.

It can be seen from this game that Manchester City's strength is still strong, and their performance is as stable as ever.

The only trouble is the schedule.

Fighting on four fronts, Manchester City's games are indeed too many and too dense.

(End of this chapter)