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Chapter 72 Mentality

"Manchester City is collapsing."

The Thames put a picture of Su Bai standing at White Hart Lane waving on the headline, "Su must get the team out of the predicament as soon as possible. They have lost three games in a row. If they fail to win Reaching the points is a very serious blow to Manchester City, we can see that under Su's adjustment, Manchester City has already shown the temperament that a strong team should have."

"We should wait and see instead of putting pressure on Su. In fact, our reporter learned from Manchester that no matter whether it is Mubarak or Manchester City fans, they still trust Su very much, and they are unanimously sure that Su will overcome this hurdle."

The Times newspaper's analysis was very friendly to Su Bai and Manchester City, and even Su Bai wondered if the club had paid for it.

After losing to Tottenham, Manchester City did not score in three rounds, and the second place in the league was given up.Chelsea, however, relied on veteran Anelka's brace, 2:1 Portsmouth at home, and continued to lead the standings with 43 points.

And Manchester United at Old Trafford, relying on the goals of Valencia and Vidic, won the Wolves 2:0, surpassing Manchester City with 37 points with 36 points, and came to the second place in the league.

Arsenal tied Burnley and Liverpool won Wigan, but their points have not affected the top three for the time being.

At the end of the game, Su Bai led the team to fly back to Manchester, because their 18th round of the league was scheduled on the 19th, and it was only two days, and the team was only given half a day off.

Morale is low and they have a big game at home against Sunderland.If Su Bai and the others fail to win this game at home, they will face a four-game losing streak, and the already low morale will definitely fall to the bottom. It will be too difficult for Manchester City to get up.

At least this season, it is impossible to do well.

Therefore, Su Bai absolutely does not allow the team to lose this game again. In terms of strength, Sunderland cannot be an opponent of Manchester City. Manchester City is very similar. In the previous three games, Sunderland only won one. point.

They also lost two games and only one draw. As far as the recent state is concerned, they are not much better than Manchester City. Maybe Bruce also wants to get some points in this game.

"I know our form is not very good, but our opponents are even worse. At least we didn't get a shaved head and got a point. Manchester City didn't even have a point. I have absolute confidence in the team. We Will definitely take away points at the Manchester Stadium."

In the press conference before the game, Bruce was full of confidence.

Su Bai didn't say anything, but just answered some small questions like a business, and ignored the reporter's provocation. Su Bai remembered that he was a sports head coach, not someone from the entertainment industry. is the last word
Adjusting the atmosphere of the team, Su Bai is really not strong in this regard, not up to the level of Guardiola and Mourinho.On the night before the game, Su Bai sat on the training ground with all the players and coaches and chatted for a long time, from achievements to beauties, from the present to the future.

Maybe Su Bai's age is the reason why he can mingle with the players. Even in Ireland, players like Dunn who have the idea of ​​leaving can still have a few words with Su Bai.

Su Bai has long said that he will not hinder the development of players, just like Schmeichel Jr., when a team offered a starting position, Su Bai did not force him to stay, but let it go generously.

And he himself explained to the fans himself that it is normal for players to have their own ideas, and Su Bai can accept it, and everyone speaks openly, instead of making small moves behind the scenes.

Regarding the future of the players, Su Bai also told them very directly. For example, David Silva wants to compete with Wright Jr. and Rakitic. For example, the current young player Kane, Su Bai also said to help He is looking for a club where he can play football during this winter break.First, in terms of Manchester City's center forward configuration, as long as Lewandowski and Negredo are not injured, Kane does not have a chance to play.

On December 12th, the Manchester Stadium was full of Manchester City fans. Before the game started, they cheered for their favorite team with their warmest cheers.

Su Bai's starting lineup today has changed a lot from the previous game, and it can also be said that he has returned to the starting lineup at the beginning of the season.

goalkeeper Hart;

At the back, Richards, Cahill, Kompany and Maicon;
The midfield is still Mascherano, David Silva and Petrov;
Robben, Lewandowski and Bell in the frontcourt.

Maicon has been recuperating for a long time, and today he started again for the team. Su Bai did not change his formation in the midfield. Brother Xiao Ma and Bell played the whole game in the last game, but Su Bai is still the same today. Pick them to start.

Bruce's choice of lineup was beyond Su Bai's expectations, 451 formation, it seemed that he wanted to play offensive football with Manchester City at home, rather than choose defensive counterattack.

Starting from the first minute of the game, the two sides brought a wonderful battle to the fans.

Only 4 minutes into the game, Manchester City took the lead at home. Lewandowski returned to the midfield to receive the ball, and a direct pass found Bell on the left. The defensive players knew that Bell would start, but they just couldn't keep up.

Bursting to the edge of the penalty area, seeing two defensive players approaching, Bell did not return the ball to Lewandowski, but found Robben on the edge of the small penalty area. The goal, the ball got into the goal against the turf

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Robben head start for Manchester City.

Bruce was so anxious that he jumped up and shouted angrily. He had already said that the opponent's Bale was fast and Robben had the habit of cutting inside to shoot, but you still let the opponent hit it.

In the 12th minute, Sunderland was hit again.Northworth fouled Bell in the penalty area, and the referee directly awarded a penalty kick. Lewandowski is the main penalty shooter in Manchester City.

Without any fancy moves, Lewandowski was just a burst shot, kicked to the extreme with speed and strength, and the goalkeeper didn't judge the right direction. Even if he judged the right direction, there is a high probability that he would not be able to stop this ball.

There was a loophole in Manchester City's defense. In the 16th minute, Andy Reid made a cross from the right. Sunderland's central defender Mensah slipped into the small penalty area at some point. Cahill and the others had nothing to do with it. At the moment of the ball, there is no defensive player around.

Mensa didn't miss such an opportunity. He stopped the ball and adjusted a step, and directly slashed with his foot on the ground. Hart's big and small goals were pierced together in an instant.

Manchester City's defensive players are still prone to make such mistakes. Su Bai watched from the sidelines, but he was nothing, but Simeone and Koeman jumped up and rushed to the sidelines to face Cahill. They were just a meal. hate.

Regardless of whether the players have heard it or not, Manchester City's defensive training has always been done by them. Isn't such a player's mistake embarrassing them?

In the 19th minute, Su Bai was forced to make another substitution. Richards fell down and failed to protect himself during the fight.

With this substitution, the ball was lost.

In the 24th minute for Sunderland, Andy Reid took a corner kick. Turner's header was saved by Hart. The ball landed next to Darren Bent. A small angle shot, Maicon Quickly fell to the ground and shoveled the ball out of the baseline.

Dean took another corner kick and saw another mistake. This time it was Kompany who jumped early and missed the ball. McCartney behind him volleyed and the ball bounced off Hart's shoulder and scored. net.

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