Ace Young Marshal

Chapter 658 Can you become the strongest opponent?
The Premier League has only finished the first round, and in the second round Liverpool will be a guest to challenge Manchester City.

In the middle of this week, Fleet Street's remarks from Manchester United star Scholes became the focus.

Scholes said: "I think the test for Liverpool will be this season!

In the history of the Premier League, only Manchester United has achieved three consecutive championships, and there is no team that has won four consecutive championships, because three-year heyday is a small cycle for a team, and because of the success of the first two years, in the third year they want to win. It will be more difficult to continue to succeed!

Liverpool is likely to have some unforeseen problems this season, which will prevent them from successfully defending their title!
Another factor is that the targeted deployment of other Premier League teams to Liverpool will be more clear!

Think about it, Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester United, Manchester City, they have watched Liverpool win the championship trophy for two consecutive years, will they continue to resign themselves to competing for a Champions League seat?

It was a mistake for Liverpool to let Suarez and Sterling go. This is the beginning of their arrogance. The real top players are priceless. Real Madrid bought James Rodriguez for 8000 million , but how does his role or efficiency compare with Ronaldo, who is only a little more expensive than him?Which one is cheaper?

And why is Real Madrid willing to spend so much money?
The reason is that there are almost no top stars who really flow into the market!

Just like Manchester City, no matter how rich they are, they can't buy Messi, because it almost subverts the image of Barcelona's club, and it is priceless. "

Scholes has been criticized by some for avoiding reporters as a player, but has become a big mouth after retirement.

In fact, in Situ Yunbing's view, this is a manifestation of Scholes' dedication.

When you are a player, for the club, for the team, and for yourself to avoid troubles, you should be very low-key, and that is a role model for players.

And after retiring as a guest commentator, he was paid to do this job, what do you want?
What is needed is that he can say as much as he can, good or bad is another matter. If he is still as taciturn as he was in the player era, who would invite him?
Think of him as a mascot?
However, regarding these remarks, Situ Yunbing still made a positive response before the arrival of the weekend league.

"I don't know where Scholes's basis comes from. He used Manchester United as a case to make predictions. I don't know if he predicted Manchester United's ranking last season. It was the worst ranking in Manchester United's Premier League history. What does this mean? ?
Football can never be judged on the basis of previous experience, and even if you are right, it is just luck.

In fact, Liverpool will definitely have many problems that we did not expect, because no team will be smooth sailing and nothing will happen.

But this is exactly the purpose of each of our staff members. When encountering problems and solving them, we will never change our goals. The champion is never given to us by anyone. We need to overcome one difficulty after another and overcome one after another. To be challenged is to be qualified to be a champion.

If Liverpool cannot successfully defend their title in the end, it is definitely not the theory that three consecutive championships is the limit of the Premier League is restricting us!

Apart from Manchester United, there is no second Premier League team that can win three consecutive championships. That's good. My goal is to lead Liverpool to become the second team to win three consecutive championships, and even become the first team to win four consecutive Premier League titles and five consecutive championships. Champion team! "

The reporters in the audience nodded one after another. Situ Yunbing's remarks were considered very polite to Scholes.

Regarding the upcoming game, Situ Yunbing said: "Manchester City is our archenemy for the championship. The away game will definitely be very difficult, but we are ready. I always have strict requirements on the team from the beginning of the season. It is expected that when the starting gun sounds, the team will be the first to cross the starting line and start to establish a leading advantage.

I'm not sure what stance City will take at home, maybe Manuel Pellegrini will make his team play more conservatively, because we certainly don't want to lose at home. "

Last question on Sterling.

Situ Yunbing smiled and said: "I wished him good luck when he left, that's all. He is now a Manchester City player. Maybe he will cause trouble for Liverpool. After all, he is a player worth 5500 million pounds. City wouldn't want him if he was worthless, would they?"

Situ Yunbing did not provoke Manchester City before the game, nor did he launch psychological warfare, and Pellegrini has always been perfunctory in dealing with the media. He does not want to entangle too much with Fleet Street, which will only bring harm to the team trouble.

This time is no exception.

On the afternoon of August 8th, Liverpool came to the Etihad Stadium and staged a strong Premier League dialogue with Manchester City!
The Manchester City team always feels like a mercenary team. They have no flag and no club symbol. Players joined Manchester City for high salaries.

For example, Yaya Toure went from Barcelona to Manchester City, and Aguero from Atletico Madrid to Manchester City. At the time, it was considered that they obviously had a better place to go, but Manchester City used money to buy people's hearts.

If a mercenary team has no results, it seems that there is not much problem for the players, because when they first came here, they first came here to earn high salaries, not to hit glory.

But that changed after Manchester City won the league title.

The club is more eager to prove itself in the European arena. What Manchester City is most pursuing now is the trophy. They have brought the club from the middle level of the Premier League to the first group in just 5 years. For the behind-the-scenes consortium, honor can expand their European presence The influence is also the most fundamental reason for them to spend a lot of money.

Last season, Pellegrini led his team to the League Cup and the Premier League runner-up.

Compared with Manchester City's performance in the previous season, this result has improved, there are championships, and the league ranking has improved.

It is enough to make a difference to the top. Whether it can go further this season depends on Manchester City's performance.

But Pellegrini himself knows that Manchester City has reached a critical point. It is not difficult to go from third in the league to runner-up in the league, but it is beyond imagination to go from runner-up to champion!
The prosperity of Liverpool is rare in a lifetime!

Under the lively atmosphere of cheering at Etihad, Situ Yunbing and Pellegrini shook hands before the game on the sidelines. Situ Yunbing didn't say a word, but Pellegrini smiled at him: "I don't know." Can my team become a stumbling block on Liverpool's way to defend the title in the new season!"

Situ Yunbing was stunned for a moment, and then suddenly realized.

He once said something to Pellegrini last season, suggesting that Manchester City is not yet qualified to stop Liverpool's progress, not even an obstacle.

It seems that Pellegrini is still very ambitious.

Situ Yunbing laughed it off, disapproving.

The strength of Manchester City is based on the team's overall hard power, and the addition of the team's soft power is almost very small, which is why many fans have the impression that Manchester City can never beat super teams like Barcelona and Real Madrid.

Just because there is no advantage in the comparison lineup, Manchester City's soft power still has a clear gap compared with the super teams.

Liverpool is also a super team now. It cannot be said that Manchester City has no power to fight back, but if it is really a two-round knockout round, the probability of Manchester City wanting to eliminate Liverpool may be very low!

Situ Yunbing didn't think about anything. His team is now sitting on the throne. Of course, there will be many challengers. If other strong teams in the Premier League accept their fate and are willing to bow their heads and surrender, then the Premier League will be very boring.

The starting players of the two teams entered the field, and the Manchester City generals looked more serious. They may have a very strong fighting spirit and fighting spirit for this confrontation!

"Good afternoon, viewers, welcome to the focus of the second round of the Premier League in the new season. Last season's league runner-up Manchester City is at the Etihad Stadium to face last season's league champion Red Army Liverpool!
Both teams created a sensation in the transfer market this summer, and performed well after the start of the new season. In the opening game, Liverpool swept Southampton with five goals, and Manchester City beat Newcastle United with two goals in the away game!
Although today's confrontation at the Etihad Stadium came early, I believe that both teams have entered the state, and they all know very well that the confrontation between the opponents for the championship is a battle of six points!
Don't miss out!

Let's take a look at the starting lineups of the two teams.

Manchester City sits at home and starts 4231.
Goalkeeper: Joe Hart.

Defenders: Zabaleta, Kompany, Demichelis, Clichy.

Midfield: Sterling, Fernando, Silva, Yaya Toure, Nasri.

Forward: Aguero.

Liverpool starting 433.
Goalkeeper: Ter Stegen.

Defenders: Azpilicueta, Van Dijk, Benatia, Robertson.

Midfield: Eriksson, Kante, Casemiro.

Forwards: Gareth Bale, Lewandowski, Coutinho.

The current confrontation between the two teams should be a dialogue between the strongest teams in the Premier League. Let us see what kind of sparks the two teams will have at the Etihad Stadium today! "

With the whistle of the referee and the enthusiastic cheers of the fans, Manchester City kicked off first!
Situ Yunbing carefully observed Manchester City's style of play and team status today.

The four players who performed best in Manchester City last season were Aguero, Yaya Toure, Dzeko and Silva.

In Situ Yunbing's view, three of the players are normal, but Yaya Toure's too good performance has brought hidden dangers to the team's defense.

Therefore, Manchester City failed to set a new high in points in the end. Once Yaya Toure ignores defense and devotes himself to offense, it will make Manchester City's midfielder lack of protection for the back line.

If Manchester City wants to truly change from a strong team to a top-level team, they must have strong people to do the dirty work. Liverpool has Kanter and Casemiro, and Chelsea now has Matic.

In order to satisfy Yaya Toure's offensive desire, Manchester City specially introduced Fernando.

But this is a palliative, not a cure.

Therefore, the coach has actually been constrained by big-name players in terms of technical and tactical settings. It is not surprising that Guardiola abandoned Yaya Toure when he entered the Etihad Stadium two years later.

But if Yaya Toure can sacrifice himself to make the team from now on, then Manchester City will still be Liverpool's strongest opponent for the championship!

Pellegrini wants to be Situ Yunbing's opponent, and Situ Yunbing is very curious about whether he has sorted out the interior of his team.

He has to keep his eyes open and observe carefully.

(End of this chapter)