champion light

Chapter 846 The situation is very good

The next day, the results of both Everton and Aston Villa came out.

Everton defeated Wigan Athletic 4:0 at home, so they are still on the same score with Manchester City. Manchester City has not left behind their opponents. This is because Manchester City has more goal difference and more goals, so Manchester City is ranked higher.

There is also good news. Aston Villa lost 2:3 to Manchester United in the away game, and their points stayed at 52 points.

In this way, Manchester City and Aston Villa are only one point away.

As long as Aston Villa makes a mistake in the next round of the league and Manchester City can win, they can take advantage of the situation to surpass them and be promoted to fifth place!
At this time, the importance of those two glorious goals became even more apparent.

Because when your opponent makes a mistake, if you also make a mistake, you will not achieve your goal in the end, and you can only blame yourself for not working hard. This is called self-inflicted evil.

Without the two glorious goals, Manchester City would not be happy to see Aston Villa lose the game now, because it has nothing to do with them.

And with Rong Guang's two goals, especially the last kick, Manchester City can now reduce the difference between them and the fifth place in the league to one point!

Adding in the four points difference between them and Arsenal...they are very, very close to the top four in the league!

The day after the game, when the results of the Aston Villa-Manchester match came out, Manchester radio was talking about the glorious double.

Many Manchester City fans called the hotline to express their admiration and gratitude to Rong Guang.

This made Rong Guang, who was driving to training, very happy to hear this, and he was in a good mood all day long.

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After winning Arsenal, there are still seven rounds left in the league. If Manchester City wants to ensure their qualification for the Champions League next season, they must win all the games.

Compared with Arsenal's remaining schedule, Manchester City's opponents are much easier to deal with. In the seven league rounds, only two games are not very easy to deal with.One is the No.30 fourth round of the league, Manchester City challenged Everton away.If Manchester City can win Everton in this game, they can leave Everton behind and prevent them from continuing to keep pressure on themselves.

The other game is the No.30 sixth round of the league, the Manchester city derby, and Manchester City challenged Manchester United away.

This game is the most critical.

If Manchester City loses this derby, it is very likely that they will lose their hope of entering the Champions League next season.

But Rong Guang liked this arrangement very much.He can just vent his anger in the first half of the season, and he can avenge his hatred, and help the team qualify for the Champions League next season. It really kills two birds with one stone, so why not do it?
In the second round of No.30 in the next league, Manchester City defeated Fulham 3:1 at home. Although Rong Guang did not score in the game, he contributed two assists.Assisted Berbatov and Robinho goals respectively.

Another game that attracted Manchester City's attention was the direct dialogue between Eston Villa and Everton. In the end, the two sides drew 3:3!
After all, Everton also wants to compete for European qualifications. They are so close to Aston Villa, how could they not try their best in the direct dialogue with Aston Villa?

Everton tried their best, Aston Villa also tried their best, and the end result was a loss for both sides.

The two sides drew 3:3, allowing Manchester City to reap the benefits of the fisherman.

In this way, Manchester City has 54 points and Aston Villa only has 53 points. Manchester City has surpassed them in points and they have become fifth in the league!

And what about Everton? 51 points turned into 52 points, still seventh in the league, the ranking has not changed, but has been pulled away by Manchester City...

In another game that Manchester City fans are very concerned about, Arsenal defeated Wigan Athletic 4-1 away.It seems that they have not been affected by the loss at home to Manchester City in the last round.

The points gap between them and Manchester City is still four points.

In fact, as long as Arsenal can keep winning like this, Manchester City has no chance at all.But...the problem is that they can't guarantee to win all the time.

In the No.30 round of the league, Manchester City played against West Bromwich Albion at home, while Aston Villa played against West Ham United at home, Everton challenged Chelsea away, and Arsenal ushered in a strong dialogue between them and Liverpool-this game is the most watched game in this round of the league, not just Manchester City fans.

In the end, Rongguang scored a goal in the game. Manchester City defeated West Bromwich Albion 4:2 at home, maintaining the winning streak and continuing to put pressure on Arsenal.

And Aston Villa was tied 1:1 by West Ham United at home!

There was also a draw with Everton, who drew Chelsea 0:0 away.

The good news doesn't end there.Soon, the results of Arsenal's game also came. After a fierce battle, Arsenal drew 4:4 with Liverpool in the away game!
In the dialogue between fourth and third in the league, no one took advantage!
Liverpool and Manchester United were only four points away before. They hoped to catch up with Manchester United at the last moment, but Arsenal stopped them from advancing.

At the same time, Arsenal hope to consolidate their fourth position in the league, but how can Liverpool make them get what they want?

Both sides had their own reasons to win, and the result was that after a close battle, neither of them won.

A draw is meaningless for both teams, and this result means that both teams have lost.

In the same round of the league, Manchester United defeated Wigan Athletic 2:1 away, and the difference between them and Liverpool has been opened to six points.

At the same time, Arsenal did not win, and the point difference between them and Manchester City also narrowed from the previous four points to two points!

Arsenal ranked fourth with 59 points and Manchester City ranked fifth with 57 points!

The distance between the two sides is getting closer!

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Now all Manchester City fans are turning their attention to the league. The league is the main battleground. They hope that tomorrow will be the next round of the league. They hope that in the next round of the league, they will complete the overtake against Arsenal!

But unfortunately, the FA Cup semi-final is next...

Manchester City will host Chelsea in the FA Cup semi-final.

Without the current situation, Manchester City fans would have been more interested in the FA Cup.

Because if Manchester City wants to qualify for the European competition next season, the FA Cup is an easier way to achieve their goals than the league.

Manchester City fans hope the team can go all the way to the FA Cup final.As long as you can reach the final, you have a great chance of qualifying for the UEFA Cup.Even if you lose the final, it doesn't matter if you only win the runner-up.

Because the champions of the FA Cup are likely to be the top four teams in the league, they have all qualified for the Champions League, and the qualifications for the UEFA Cup that the FA Cup champions should obtain will automatically make the runner-up top.

That was the idea Manchester City fans were playing at the time.At that time, the second half of the season had just begun. Although Manchester City's performance ushered in an improvement, no one thought that Manchester City would be so crazy in the future.

Now... who cares about the UEFA Cup when we have hope of qualifying for the UEFA Champions League next season?
Even if they reach the FA Cup semi-finals, Manchester City fans don't care too much. They even worry about whether the team's fight against Chelsea in the FA Cup semi-finals will affect the team's competition with Arsenal for the top four in the league.

Manchester City's head coach Benitez is also seriously considering this matter-at this juncture, Manchester City's situation in the league is very good, is it necessary to be distracted to play the FA Cup?
Benitez's investment in the FA Cup before was just in case-in case Manchester City's counterattack in the league fails, at least they can get a UEFA Cup qualification through the FA Cup.Although his goal is the Champions League, as a head coach, he cannot always take it for granted, and still needs to consider some practical situations.

But now, there seems to be no need to continue investing in the FA Cup...

Thinking of this, he plans to rotate in the FA Cup, remove all the main players, and let them have a good rest. After all, the cheeks are very tired after a week, and the next away game against Everton in the league is very important, and it is not very easy to play. He needs to recharge his energy for that game.

Benitez's thoughts were quickly expressed in training. He made players who used to be substitutes wear yellow vests that symbolized the main lineup in training games.

The players could tell that the boss was planning to give up the FA Cup semi-final.

The other players don't care. To be honest, their energy is also in the league. They don't care about the FA Cup at all.

But Rong Guang quit.

Right after the training was over and before everyone left the arena, Rong Guang stood up and said, "Boss, I have a disagreement with your arrangement."

The team members who were about to leave the training ground were all taken aback when they heard Rong Guang's sudden words.

Manchester City's coaching staff were equally astonished.

They all stopped, did not leave, and turned to look at Rong Guang.

Benitez was also a little surprised, he asked: "Any different opinions?"

Rong Guang said in front of the whole team: "I don't think we should give up the FA Cup. I understand your concerns, boss, but now the FA Cup is already the semi-final. It wasn't when we had just played one or two games and we were only two games away from the championship. I am a little unwilling to give up at this time. There are only two games in the FA Cup. Even if it takes energy, it won't be too much. Physical fitness is not a problem at all."

Benitez was listening to Rong Guang, but at the same time he was not looking at Rong Guang, but at other Manchester City players.

He wanted to see how many people thought the same as Rong Guang.

"There are only two games away from the championship. Why should we give up? We have not won the championship in the league this season. The FA Cup is the only hope for the championship. I don't want to give up this opportunity." Rong Guang continued.

When he joined Manchester City, he said that he wanted to make Manchester City a wealthy family, and the only way to become a wealthy family is to become a champion, which is accumulated one after another.

Therefore, any champion of Glory is unwilling to give up, no matter how valuable the champion is.

Manchester City was eliminated in the first round of the League Cup this season, and Rongguang has no hope of winning the League Cup.The league championship seems almost impossible now, so there is only one FA Cup champion left, and Rong Guang will not give up no matter what.

(End of this chapter)