Rebirth Football Simulator

Chapter 166 Double Entry

After returning to England after the national team match day, Zhang Chaoqiang had to prepare for the club competition again.

Before the start of the 8th round of the Premier League, the Premier League officially announced the best of the month in September.

No surprises, Sun Xingmin was officially elected, becoming the second Asian player to win the Premier League Monthly Award after Zhang Chaoqiang.

On October 10, in the eighth round of the Premier League, Manchester City played against Everton at home.

De Bruyne returned from injury in this game, which reassured Manchester City fans a lot.

It's not that I'm worried about playing Everton, but I'm worried about playing Barcelona in the Champions League. If De Bruyne is not there, Manchester City's combat power will decline.

Manchester City's 3G combination is getting more and more famous, but it is still almost meaningless compared to MSN.

The mainstream media still believe that MSN is currently the strongest trident in European football, followed by BBC, and Manchester City's 3G combination can only rank third.

Since the striker is not dominant, the strength of the midfield is naturally critical.

Everton is a veteran team in the Premier League, one of the six teams that have never been relegated since the establishment of the Premier League, but they basically drive high and low every season and wait for death. They only played Liverpool's two city derbies It's a real mission.

This game against Manchester City is no exception.

After the game started, Manchester City quickly took the initiative on the field and continuously created pressure.

In the 20th minute, David Silvara made a cross to help Aguero score a goal.

Before the end of the first half, Fernandinho made another penalty with a long shot.

Zhang Chaoqiang stood at the penalty spot, and immediately cheers resounded from the stands of the Etihad Stadium.

"There is no doubt that Zhang Chaoqiang's continuous performance since his debut has completely conquered Manchester City fans. He is the new king of the Etihad Stadium..."

Seeing Zhang Chaoqiang's popularity at home, the domestic commentator is honored.

Following the whistle of the referee, Zhang Chaoqiang ran up and kicked hard with his right foot.

The football flew straight into the top right corner of the goal, and the Everton goalkeeper could do nothing.

"Good goal!! Zhang Chaoqiang scored his 10th goal in the Premier League!!"

"Since the second round of the Premier League, Zhang Chaoqiang has scored 2 goals in 7 rounds of the Premier League, making him the first player to score in double figures in the Premier League this season, and the first to score in the top five leagues this season. Players in double figures!"

Zhang Chaoqiang scored a goal, and the Manchester City fans at home have begun to sing songs.

"Super Zhang! Super Zhang! He can score goals!!"

This is a song specially composed for Zhang Chaoqiang by Manchester City fans.

But this penalty does make sense.

In the five major leagues this season, Zhang Chaoqiang became the first player to score ten goals.

The closest after him is Cavani of Greater Paris. He quickly became the team's top card after Ibrahimovic left. He currently scored nine goals in eight Ligue [-] games, but he is still not as good as Zhang Chaoqiang, who has ten goals in seven games.

Therefore, Zhang Chaoqiang is currently the strongest firepower in the five major leagues.

In addition, Zhang Chaoqiang also broke the history record of Manchester City, becoming the player who scored 10 Premier League goals in the least number of games.

Aguero scored 11 goals in just 12 games in the first season of joining Manchester City, that is, the 10/10 season.

Now Zhang Chaoqiang is even stronger, scoring 7 goals in only 10 games, breaking the team history record held by Aguero in one fell swoop.

Zhang Chaoqiang's goal helped Manchester City expand the score to 2:0. It seems that there is not much suspense in this game.

So after 60 minutes in the second half, Guardiola replaced the scoring heroes Zhang Chaoqiang and Aguero successively, planning to prepare for the midweek Champions League match in advance.

Both of them flew back home to play during the national team competition, so more rest time is needed.

Manchester City won another penalty soon after the substitution adjustment, which was made by the Spaniard Navas who came off the bench and broke into the penalty area.

Since both Zhang Chaoqiang and Aguero were off the field, De Bruyne took the penalty.

Unexpectedly, Ding Ding was not stubborn, and kicked the ball into the stands.

"Although De Bruyne is back, his overall condition is not good. He didn't perform very well throughout the game, and now he still kicks a penalty..."

The England commentator is a little worried that De Bruyne may not take advantage of playing Barcelona in this state.

Manchester City kicked away the game-killing penalty, which almost became the turning point of the game.

Next, Everton seemed to regain its form and continued to cause trouble in front of Manchester City.

In the 78th minute, Deulofeu created a chance from the wing, Lukaku scored with a header, and Everton pulled back a goal.

Today's Lukaku is not a small beer belly, but he has already made a certain reputation in Everton.

He scored 8 goals in 6 rounds of the Premier League. This goal efficiency is not low, second only to Zhang Chaoqiang and Diego Costa.

The key point is that his goal brought back the suspense of the game.

If Everton can seize the opportunity to score another goal in the last ten minutes or so, they will completely equalize the score.

Seeing the waves rising again, Guardiola also became nervous. He stood on the sidelines and kept waving his arms, directing the players on the field to stabilize the situation.

Generally speaking, there was no danger, and the score of 2:1 was maintained until the end.

Manchester City beat Everton 2:1 at home, increased their league points to 22 points, and continued to lead the standings.

Among the other matches in this round of the Premier League, the most concerned one is naturally the Double Red Club.

Liverpool played against Manchester United at home. The two sides fought fiercely for 10 minutes, but finally ended in a 0-0 dull draw.

Among the other teams in the top six, Chelsea and Arsenal both won three points, but Tottenham drew 1:1 away from West Bromwich Albion.

During the national team competition, he flew back to Asia to compete. Sun Xingmin seemed to have lost his good form and his performance was not as good as before.

So in the Premier League standings, Arsenal ranked second with 19 points, Liverpool ranked third with 17 points, followed by Chelsea and Tottenham with 16 points, and Manchester United with 14 points.

Since the start of the Premier League season this season, there has finally been a situation where the top six teams occupy the top six.

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After winning Toffee Everton, Manchester City needs to prepare intensively for the Champions League.

This is the second time Guardiola has faced his old club Barcelona, ​​and he attaches great importance to it.

Of course, other players in the Manchester City team also attach great importance to it.

Manchester City and Barcelona have played against each other four times in the UEFA Champions League before, namely the last sixteen of the UEFA Champions League in the 13/14 season and the last sixteen of the UEFA Champions League in the 14/15 season.

In a total of four games, Manchester City didn't even get a draw, and they suffered a quadruple kill.

Therefore, except for a few players in the Manchester City team who have not played against Barcelona such as Sterling Ishinacho, they are basically defeated by Barcelona.

Except for Zhang Chaoqiang.

He played against Barcelona once during his time at Lyon. In the 2015 UEFA Super Cup, Zhang Chaoqiang led Lyon to a 5-4 victory over Barcelona with a hat-trick.

Therefore, Zhang Chaoqiang is the only player in the Manchester City team with a superior record against Barcelona.

While Manchester City was preparing for the UEFA Champions League, "French Football" and FIFA successively announced the candidates for the 2016 European Ballon d'Or and the 2016 World Footballer of the Year.

In 2010, the Ballon d'Or and World Player of the Year awards were combined to form the FIFA Ballon d'Or.

After six years of merging, the two sides announced their official breakup this summer, splitting again into two major awards.

There are 30 shortlisted candidates for the Ballon d'Or, and only 23 shortlisted candidates for the World Footballer of the Year.

Since there are two lists, it is natural for the media to discuss the shortlisted players.

There is no doubt that Zhang Chaoqiang was shortlisted for the two major lists at the same time. In addition, De Bruyne and Aguero in the Manchester City team also received the same treatment.

Among other Premier League teams, Manchester United's Ibrahimovic and Pogba, Leicester City's Mahrez and Vardy, the four of them are also shortlisted at the same time.

In addition, Arsenal's Sanchez was shortlisted for the World Footballer of the Year, but did not enter the list of Ballon d'Ors.

Former Leicester City player Kante, who has moved to Chelsea, was shortlisted for the Ballon d'Or, but he did not enter the list of World Footballer of the Year.

In general, the overall number of shortlisted Premier League players is not bad.

However, the English media also know that although there are many finalists, no Premier League player has the ability to win the championship.

Don't talk about winning the first prize, just talking about being in the top three, the chances are not great.

Among the many shortlisted players in the Premier League, the only one who is likely to enter the three candidates is Zhang Chaoqiang.

But the overall possibility is not great.

Because in addition to Ronaldo Messi, he also has to compete with Griezmann, Bale, Suarez, Neymar and others.

Seven people competed for the three shortlists, and Zhang Chaoqiang had no advantage at all.

However, his agency is already working hard to find ways to create momentum for him.

Even if you can't make it into the top three, you should try to rank as high as possible.

(End of this chapter)