champion light

Chapter 1263 Chase me in the league
In the No.18 round of the league, Manchester City challenged West Bromwich Albion in an away game. In this game, Manchester City sent all the main players except for injuries.This move also made the game completely lost suspense.

In the end, Manchester City defeated West Bromwich Albion 5:1 in the away game. Rongguang scored twice in this game. In addition, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Kaka, and Sneijder also scored a goal each.

In another game at the same time, Manchester United beat Wigan Athletic 5-0 at home.

After being eliminated in the Champions League group stage, Manchester United seems to have a sense of shame and courage.

Their performance in the league is getting better and better.

It reminds me of last season.

It was the same last season. Manchester City initially thought that their league opponent was the same as last season, Chelsea.

Unexpectedly, Manchester United suddenly emerged, surpassed Chelsea, and began to compete directly with Manchester City.

The two sides were once inseparable. Rong Guang left the team for a month and a half to participate in the Asian Cup, which also plunged Manchester City into a crisis and predicament.

But in the end, Manchester City defeated the opponent in a direct dialogue with Manchester United, and only then did they get the match point, and finally maintained their lead in points and won the championship.

This season seems to be repeating the scene of last season...

Manchester City, which has one game less, is still ranked first in the league, and the point difference between them and Manchester City has not changed much, still two points.

On December 31, Manchester City challenged Sunderland away.

This is Manchester City's last official game of 2011.

If they can beat Sunderland, they can set a record of unbeaten league unbeaten in a natural year for the second time.

The last time they set this record was in 2009. From the first game in 2009 to the last game, they remained unbeaten in all Premier League games.

At that time, Manchester City's performance shocked Europe. In England, many people were staring at Manchester City to see if they could break the record set by Arsenal.

However, after the turn of the year, Manchester City lost to Everton in the league, and their unbeaten league record came to an abrupt end at 42 games.

After a lapse of one year, Manchester City is about to create a record of unbeaten league matches in a natural year.And this time they are stronger than last time. In the unbeaten record of the league, they have already surpassed Arsenal and AC Milan. Now their unbeaten league games have reached an astonishing 73 games!

And looking at their state, it is difficult to say exactly how many consecutive unbeaten games they will end their record.

The only regret is that in 2009, what Manchester City created was not only an unbeaten year in the league, but also an unbeaten year in all games.

But this time, because they were eliminated in the FA Cup in the first half of the year, Manchester City did not count as unbeaten in all games.Even though they played more Champions League games this time than last time, in which they were unbeaten, it didn't help.

In the end, on the night of December 31, Manchester City shook hands with Sunderland 0:0 in the away game. Although they failed to win, they still maintained their unbeaten league run for a year.

In fact, this result is considered lax for Manchester City.

However, the slackness of the Manchester City players is understandable. After all, they have crossed the earth twice in such a short period of time and played countless games. The players are very tired both physically and mentally.

Especially in the Manchester United game, which ended earlier than their game, it made them completely relaxed.

In that game, Manchester United unexpectedly lost 2:3 to Blackburn at their home court!
It was Manchester United's failure in this game that made the Manchester City players feel that they could relax a little bit.

As a result, it is difficult to tighten up the looseness during the game.In the end, a 0:0 draw with "Black Cat" Sunderland in the away game is already a good result.

With the draw of this game and Manchester United's defeat, Manchester City's league advantage over Manchester United has expanded from two points to three points.

Just because a year of racing is over doesn't mean you can rest.On the contrary, the schedule is still very dense.

After being tied by Sunderland in the away game, Benitez did not criticize the performance of the players. He knew that everyone had worked very hard during this period. From the perspective of psychological adjustment, if they kept winning, the psychological burden on the players would also be great. Under such circumstances, an occasional draw would help release the pressure in their hearts.

Although losing can also release pressure, the side effects of losing are greater, so it is better to draw.

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Manchester City's next league game is on January [-], and their opponent is Liverpool.

So far this season, they have tied three games, two of which were against Sunderland and Fulham.

The remaining game was tied by Liverpool.

In the No.13 round of the league, Manchester City drew 1:1 with Liverpool in the away game.

Since Benitez left, Liverpool has had a brief season of glory. Under Dalglish's coaching, they won the second place in the league and are only one step away from the league championship.

But just when Liverpool fans were looking forward to their first Premier League championship trophy, Liverpool began to go all the way downhill.

At this time, Liverpool fans realized that the second place in the league is already the pinnacle of Liverpool...

After finishing second in the league in the 2008-2009 season, Liverpool's performance in the 2009-2010 season plummeted. In the end, they only ranked seventh in the league, and they didn't even qualify for the Europa League, let alone the Champions League!

Last season, Liverpool's performance was a little better than last season. In the end, their league ranking was sixth, one place higher than seventh.But it didn't help, they still didn't qualify for the Europa League.

Missing the European War for two consecutive years, Dalglish's coaching career in the Liverpool legend has also come to an end.

He was dismissed by the club after Liverpool missed two consecutive European games last season, and then Liverpool hired Fulham coach Roy Hodgson.The English native coach led Fulham to the Europa League final in the 2009-2010 season, but was unfortunately beaten by Atletico Madrid in overtime. It is worth mentioning that the person who scored the lore goal for Atletico Madrid was Lucas Sutton.

Hodgson won the Premier League's best coach of the season because of his outstanding performance this season.That summer, he was rumored to be linked with Liverpool, but in the end Dalglish was in charge for another year.But now it seems that giving Dalglish one more year of coaching just made Liverpool waste another year of time.

Last summer, Liverpool finally dug Hodgson from Fulham.

In the first half of the season, Liverpool drew Manchester City 1:1 at home. Although they failed to win, it was not easy to draw with their opponents.You must know that whether it is Chelsea, Manchester United or Arsenal, they all lost to Manchester City.

But this does not make Hodgson's life in Liverpool easier.

There are nineteen rounds in the league, and the schedule is just over halfway.Manchester City top the table, but what about Liverpool?Ranked sixth, exactly the same as their final ranking last season.

Although the season is not over yet, it cannot be said that Liverpool's final ranking is sixth.But judging from the performance of this team, people have little confidence in their Jedi counterattack.

In the [-] rounds of the league, Hodgson's Liverpool had nine wins, seven draws and three losses. The number of losses is not too many. The third-ranked Tottenham Hotspur lost three games, and the fourth-ranked and fifth-ranked Arsenal Chelsea lost five games.

But Liverpool's draw was one too many.

Hodgson's Liverpool has also been criticized by the media as a team without passion, whether it wins or loses, it is the same as lukewarm water.

The tactics are conservative, the offensive method is single, and the star is too dependent. Once the star is injured or in poor condition, the team will have no offensive firepower.Caused them to have too many draws.

Half a season has passed, and Hodgson's life is not easy.

You know, when he took office, the goal given to him by the club was to qualify for the Champions League next season, not the Europa League, but the Champions League.Both the Liverpool club and the fans still think that they are the traditional giants of England, and entering the Champions League is the minimum goal, and they look down on the Europa League.

But looking at it now, it is not easy for Liverpool to qualify for the Champions League.

If they want to compete for the top four in the league, they have to start working hard now.If you wait any longer, you will miss the opportunity.

In the No.20 round of the league, Liverpool challenged Manchester City away, which is the starting point for the fourth place in the league.

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Both sides have sent all the main players in this game.

For Liverpool, captain Steven Gerrard, who was injured for two months before, finally returned from injury before this game, which is good news for Liverpool and Hodgson.

In the two months when Gerrard was absent, Liverpool's performance was very unstable. It can be seen how important a core is to this team.

With Gerrard, Hodgson has a lot of confidence in challenging Manchester City away.

However this is of no use...

Although Gerrard assisted Suarez to score a goal in the game.

But Manchester City scored four goals.

The crazy Ibrahimovic scored a hat-trick in the game.

Kaka had two assists and Rong Guang scored another goal.

In the end, Manchester City defeated Liverpool 4:1 at home.

It can be regarded as revenge for the away draw by Liverpool in the first half of the season.

At the same time, he loosened the soil under Hodgson's handsome position.

Liverpool are almost overtaken by seventh-ranked Newcastle United, and they are only one point behind.

And Manchester United unexpectedly lost to Newcastle United in the away game, 0:3, which can be said to be a complete defeat.

(End of this chapter)