champion light

Chapter 1044
Although Manchester City was eliminated in the Champions League, the media in England did not criticize or ridicule them after the game.

They even praised their performance in the Champions League this season, and they all have high hopes for their performance in the Champions League next season.

This is also a rare sight, because of foreign capital, Manchester City has always been the object of ridicule in England.

This time, though, City earned respect with what they actually did on the pitch.

The Champions League is over, but the season is not over.

There are still two rounds left in the league. For Manchester City, it is actually the last round.

As long as they can beat Aston Villa at home, they will win the league championship trophy one round ahead of schedule.

This is a big deal.

It is a major event for the Manchester City club.

For 42 years, Manchester City have never won the title of England's top league.

Their fans have even forgotten what it's like to win the top league...

And now, just two seasons after Middle Eastern capital poured into the team, Manchester City have a chance of winning the league title.

This is nothing more than a slap in the face for those who have always believed that money cannot bring Manchester City any championships.

The role of money in promoting football must actually be acknowledged.

It's not what it was 30 or [-] years ago.

There have always been voices saying that commercialized football is destroying football, but in fact the opposite is true. Without such a high degree of commercialization, football may not have so many people's attention, and it is impossible to become the world's number one sport.

After all, mankind has not yet entered communism, so money is very much needed, not only for a person, but also for a sport.

The Olympic Games were half-dead before commercialization, and no one wanted to host them.As a result, since the introduction of sponsors for the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games, the Olympic Games have suddenly become popular, and countries around the world are rushing to host them.Even if you invest more money, you have to do it. Are the heads of governments of all countries in the world fools?
Three or 40 years ago, many teams' jerseys didn't even have chest ads.Now even the buttocks of the ball pants are full of advertisements, and everyone is used to it.

This is the trend.

If there is no influx of money, the team is still using the dilapidated stadium, the quality of the turf is similar to that of a vegetable field, the players cannot make money by playing football, and naturally they will not have the mind to devote themselves to training, and the overall level of football is definitely not much higher.Fans also cannot see high-quality TV broadcast pictures in front of the TV.

These all require money.

It is reflected in Manchester City, that is, if Manchester City does not have the acquisition of Middle East capital, it may still be fighting for relegation in the Premier League. How could it have a chance to hit the league championship?
Perhaps when the Abu Dhabi consortium acquired Manchester City was just announced, some Manchester City fans were resistant, but now there are no such people.Because Manchester City fans have already tasted the sweetness of capital.

Who doesn't like a champion?
Money can bring champions, what's so bad about it?

Those who clamor that money will corrupt football and that English football tradition will be lost are all fans of teams who have no capital to favor.

They can only use the excuse that "money will corrupt football" to cover up the embarrassment of their team being unattended...

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Three days after the game against Inter Milan, Manchester City welcomed Aston Villa at their home Manchester City Stadium on Sunday afternoon.

Everyone knows what this game means to Manchester City.

Tickets for the Manchester City Stadium were sold out long ago on this day, and Manchester City fans came to the outside of the stadium five hours in advance.

Waiting is not boring, because they can chat with many of the same people and discuss Manchester City's performance this season.

Everyone's face was glowing and ruddy as they talked.

Manchester City's performance this season has made the fans very happy.

Every game in this season seems to make them chat excitedly for three days and three nights.

The fans of Manchester City watched today's game with a relaxed, joyful and excited anticipation.

They are not worried about Manchester City losing at home to Aston Villa in this game.

City's performances this season have given them that confidence.

They don't think City are going to capsize in the home gutter.

Besides, even if other Manchester City players will affect their performance in the game because of the upcoming league championship, don't we still have honor?
With Rong here, what else is there to worry about?
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There are indeed people in the Manchester City team who are excited about this upcoming game.

But glory did not.

He has won almost all the championships a player can win, and he will not have any other emotions for a league championship, even if it is only Manchester City's first top league championship in 42 years.

He just does his job.

But that doesn't mean he'll be perfunctory.

He's going to take this game as seriously as he takes any other game.

Especially when Manchester City had just been eliminated from the Champions League by Inter Milan, Rong Guang felt that he should get a championship trophy for the fans to comfort them.

From the hotel, to the bus, to the arrival at the Manchester City Stadium, Rong Guang's expression was always calm.

And those Manchester City players who were a little anxious or nervous, after seeing their captain's expression, gradually calmed down—with Rong here, what else is there to worry about?
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Before the game started, it had already attracted much attention.

Everyone is discussing whether Manchester City will win the league title in this game, whether they will make history.

No one cared about their opponents Aston Villa at all.

But Aston Villa will naturally not be willing to be a supporting role.

After the start of the game, Aston Villa entered the state faster than Manchester City. They were aggressive and wanted to score first, which disturbed Manchester City's desire to win the cup at home.

In the first 10 minutes of the game, it looked like Aston Villa could really do it.

But at No. 12 minutes, Rongguang made a long-distance attack. After passing three Aston Villa players in a row, he used a fake move to shake away Aston Villa goalkeeper Friedel, and then sent the football into the empty goal!
"Rong! Rong! Rong——!!!" In the shouts of John Mortensen, the Manchester City Stadium became a sea of ​​joy, and everyone jumped from their seats, and then raised their arms and shouted.

Glory scored and Manchester City took the lead!
"Manchester City leads Aston Villa 1:0! As long as they can maintain this lead until the end, they will win the league championship!"

The Manchester City fans in the stands couldn't wait to sing "We are the champions".

The facts were as they had expected—there was glory, so what was there to worry about?

"Manchester City can already start celebrating their first Premier League title ahead of schedule! It's truly a historic moment..."

In the following time, the commentators John Mortensen and Alan Hansen began to review to the audience how Manchester City got here step by step this season.

No one blames them for not paying attention to the game, because in the eyes of many people, this game has no suspense.

The Manchester City players themselves played very easily.

But by the end of the first half, Aston Villa evened the score!
"John Carew! He scored the equalizer for Aston Villa! That's a bit of a surprise..."

The first half of the Manchester City Stadium has been very lively. From the beginning to the end, there are singing and cheers from the Manchester City fans. Every time a Manchester City player takes the ball, they can arouse their cheers.

But now, when Carew scores, the cheers are much smaller.

"Actually, it's okay. Even if Manchester City draws this game, as long as they win the last round, they can still win the championship..."

Alan Hansen said.

"That being said, Manchester City would definitely prefer to win the title at home rather than away..."

"Aston Villa proved that they are not here to be green leaves. Manchester City should be more serious. It is too early to start celebrating the championship..."

The two commentators also said that Manchester City can already celebrate the championship in advance. Now that Aston Villa scored, they immediately changed their words and warned Manchester City to keep calm...

But Manchester City fans can't take care of the trouble of finding a commentator now.

The Manchester City fans at the scene were not frustrated or flustered by the loss of the ball. After the initial silence, they all asked Manchester City to cheer up.

They shouted from the stands, calling the players' names, and then started singing the team anthem.

After the home game against Inter Milan, the relationship between Manchester City fans and players seems to have reached a new level.

There will be no doubts, no accusations, and everyone's hearts will be focused on one place, and their energy will be directed to one place.

For the championship, for Manchester City's "rich dream".

Inspired by the fans, the Manchester City players quickly adjusted their mentality after losing the ball, and there was no general panic after losing the ball.

They ended the first half smoothly.

There are still 45 minutes left for them. As long as Manchester City does not collapse and plays normally, they should still be able to beat Aston Villa.

So even though the ball was lost in the end, everyone has relatively strong confidence in Manchester City.

City's players themselves think so.

They weren't upset or upset when they got back in the locker room.

None of the negative emotions that preceded the championship.

That's perhaps thanks to having an all-powerful glory on their team.

Let the players of Manchester City know that the worst is the worst, the sky is falling, and the captain is holding it.

Benitez did not blame the team for conceding the goal at the last moment of the first half, as if the conceded goal never happened at all. He simply arranged the tactics for the players in the second half and went out. Why is it a simple arrangement?
Because there is really nothing to say, against Aston Villa, Manchester City does not need to arrange any special tactics. As long as Manchester City can play its normal level in the game, it should not be a problem to win Aston Villa at home.

(End of this chapter)