champion light

Chapter 831 The real goal

After the game, Benitez mentioned that the team's victory was due to the whole team, but he still didn't talk about the grievances between himself and Liverpool at the press conference.

And Dalglish said that losing to Manchester City is not the end of the world, but in the eyes of the reporters, his statement is a bit pale-after losing to Manchester City at home, Liverpool's point difference from Manchester United has not changed, still seven points, but the points between them and No.3 Chelsea have been narrowed, only three points away.

And Manchester City is still seventh in the league.

After defeating Liverpool in the away game, Manchester City has won nine consecutive victories in all competitions, and they are only one step away from ten consecutive victories.

But then they were forced into a 1:1 tie by West Ham United in the league.

The ten-game winning streak in all competitions was not achieved, and the six-game winning streak in the league was also terminated.

In the eighth round of League No.20, Manchester City's opponent is Aston Villa, and they will return to their home court.

Benitez is very fond of this game. Before the game, he repeatedly asked the players to prepare seriously and go all out in the game to win the opponent.

When Benitez took over Manchester City, his goal was to qualify for the European competition next season, that is to say, whether it is the Champions League or the UEFA Cup, as long as he can participate in the European competition next season, it will do.

But now, as City climb the ranks and points after a string of victories, Benitez's goals are being corrected.

The momentum of the team is so good, and there are still [-] points away from the top four in the league. You must know that the top four in the league can play in the Champions League.

Then why not compete for the Champions League qualification?
Coincidentally, Manchester City's league opponent at home is currently ranked fourth in the league-Aston Villa with 52 points.

If Manchester City can beat them at home, it will not only add three points to themselves, but also reduce their opponents by three points. Maybe Aston Villa will drop from the fourth place in the league because of these three points.If one team is missing from the top four in the league, another team will inevitably fill it.

So who is it?
Benitez thinks it is his Manchester City.

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In the last game, Manchester City, who were tied by West Ham United in the away game, did not lose the chain at home this time.

Meeting Aston Villa consecutively in a short period of time has made the two teams very familiar with each other.

Aston Villa and Manchester City both have very fast players, so this game was once again a pace frenzy.

Ashley Young and Abang Lahuo, both of whom challenged Rongguang in terms of speed, were unsuccessful.

The two of them actively returned to the defense during the defense. After all, only the two of them could barely compete with Rong Guang in terms of speed.

But even so, Rong Guang managed to score a goal and assist a goal in the game against the defense of the two of them alone.

In the end, he helped Manchester City beat Aston Villa 3-0 at home and embarked on the road to victory again.

After winning this game, Manchester City's ranking has not changed much. They are still ranked seventh, but the gap between them and sixth in the league is getting closer.

In the fifth round of No.20 in the league, Manchester City had just been promoted to seventh. They were five points behind Everton, who was sixth in the league.Now the two teams are only three points apart.

Immediately afterwards, Manchester City met their opponents Middlesbrough in the FA Cup quarter-finals.

They also just met Middlesbrough in the league.Locally, Manchester City defeated Middlesbrough 3:1 at home.

This game is still their home game.

Manchester City won easily, they beat Middlesbrough 2-0 at home.Rong Guang scored both goals in the game.

Middlesbrough's mind is completely off the game.

The league has played 28 rounds, Middlesbrough has 26 points, ranking second to last, and there are still ten rounds left in the league. How can the team they want to relegation waste their energy in the FA Cup?

In this game, Middlesbrough did not even send the strongest lineup. Most of the main players were placed on the bench by them, or they did not appear in the squad at all.For the Middlesbrough people, it is not worth wasting energy on the FA Cup. Even if they can finally win the FA Cup, if they are relegated in the league, then this championship is meaningless.

The impact of relegation on the team definitely far outweighs the benefits of going to Europe.

It's not worth it.

Besides, even the FA Cup champion, which is known as a hotbed of unpopularity, is not so easy to win. You can win it if you can. Where do you put teams like Chelsea and Manchester United?
They won't let a team like Middlesbrough win the title so easily.

If the FA Cup is replaced by the Champions League, then Middlesbrough may be able to give up the league and fight for it...

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In any case, Manchester City easily broke into the semi-finals of the FA Cup, which is in sharp contrast to their fate in the League Cup - they were eliminated in the first game of the League Cup...

Breaking into the semi-finals means breaking into the semi-finals.Now it seems that Manchester City has hope of winning the FA Cup.They are different from Middlesbrough. Now they don't need to think about relegation in the league. Their position in the league is very safe.

In this way, they have sufficient motivation to pursue the FA Cup.

Now everyone has discovered that Benitez's so-called European goal is actually achieved through the FA Cup.As long as he can win the FA Cup, his team will naturally qualify for the European competition next season, which is much less difficult than competing for the top five in the league.

Both Manchester United and Chelsea are still in the league for the league championship and Champions League qualification. They are fighting to the death with other teams. They should not be able to take care of Manchester City in the FA Cup...

So there is hope for Manchester City.

This is the analysis of the media and the public, but in fact... Benitez's goal is no longer the UEFA Cup, he is now aiming at the Champions League!
The league has played 28 rounds, and Manchester City now has 42 points, ranking seventh.

And the fourth place in the league is Aston Villa... They now have 52 points, which is only ten more than Manchester City.

With Manchester City's current momentum, it's really hard to say whether Aston Villa can keep the top four in the league in the end.

And at the end of the competition, the competition is no longer simply about the strength of the players, but also the overall strength of the team. This strength includes the thickness of the team's bench, as well as the experience and psychological stability of the entire team during the sprint stage...

These will determine a team's final ranking in the league.

The problem with Aston Villa is that they have no previous experience in competing for the top four in the league, which will make them suffer at the last minute.

How can they compare to Arsenal's expertise in competing for the top four in the league?
After the FA Cup quarter-finals with Middlesbrough, Manchester City is about to usher in a tough battle in the league.

They will travel to Chelsea.

Chelsea drove high and low this season, performed well in the first half of the season, and once rushed to the top of the league.However, Scolari's team fell into chaos afterwards. Although Chelsea is still ranked second in the league, they are ten points away from Manchester United. They want to compete for the league championship.

They are not very safe to qualify for the Champions League, even though they are now ranked second.But third-ranked Liverpool is only three points behind them.

Coupled with the fact that Aston Villa and Arsenal are both watching from behind...

In addition, of course, Manchester City cannot be ignored.

Benitez's strategy is to pull down the teams ranked higher than Manchester City one by one in the next game.

Liverpool has already lost at the feet of Manchester City, Aston Villa has just been completely defeated, followed by Chelsea, Arsenal and Manchester United... Of course, there is Everton, which is the closest to Manchester City.

These teams will all meet Manchester City one by one in the subsequent league schedule.

For those games that Manchester City lost in the first half of the season, Benitez wants to make Manchester City win them back one by one!
It's not just Benitez's idea, it's glorious.

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In the away game against Chelsea, both Manchester City and Chelsea played their best. Chelsea is obviously well aware of Manchester City's current momentum, and they dare not neglect in the slightest.

Liverpool's lack of resistance to losing is really shocking.

How to say, Liverpool is also the top three in the league...

Before losing that game, they were on the same points as Chelsea.

But Chelsea has no intention of thanking Manchester City for helping them get rid of Liverpool, because the next game is their game against Manchester City.

In the first half of the season, Manchester City lost to Chelsea at home. At that time, Chelsea's head coach was Scolari.

And in this game, their head coach has become Hiddink...

The tactics arranged by Hiddink are very cautious.

He intends to stabilize his defense first at his home court and not give Manchester City any chance to counterattack.Especially for Rong Guang, it is really impossible to give the slightest chance...

Liverpool's home game against Manchester City deserves his vigilance.Originally, Liverpool had already shrunk their defense and did not give Liverpool a chance to counterattack. How did Rongguang break the deadlock?
In the penalty area, in such a small space, he found opportunities, shot from a small angle, and scored...

It wasn't a chance at all before he took the shot, but it just allowed him to create a chance to score.

Such a player is really terrible, and we must strictly guard against it!
Therefore, Hiddink formulated a set of very careful defensive tactics for Rongguang, which was specially used to contain Rongguang.

Of course he knows that other Manchester City players are also very good and in good form, such as Berbatov and Robinho.

But obviously Rongguang is the core of this team, and his state and performance determine the state and performance of this team.

As long as the glory can be contained, it will prevent Robinho, Berbatov and others from playing their due state...

(End of this chapter)