Chapter 482 Manchester City VS Manchester United, huge, huge mistake!

In fact, for the outside world, these duels are quite interesting.

Whether it is the feud between Barcelona and Atletico Madrid or the gold-dollar showdown between Manchester City and Paris, there are points worthy of hype and attention.

Both Manchester City and Paris are backed by powerful West Asian conglomerates. They have stirred up a storm in European football in recent years. This confrontation between the two tycoons can test who is more effective in spending money.

Although the consortium behind Manchester City is a pioneer, it came to the five major leagues earlier than the consortium behind Paris.

But when it comes to the ability to burn money, the latecomer Paris Saint-Germain is no less than, or even better than.

Last summer they spent 200 million euros to introduce the top bidder Neymar, which directly doubled the football transfer record.

And in the foreseeable future, unless there are transfers of players of Lin Quan and Messi's caliber, this record will not be easily broken.

Even if Ronaldo wants to transfer, it may be difficult to shake this record. After all, Ronaldo is now older and his value has dropped a lot. Not many teams are willing to pay 200 million euros to buy him.

Although the outside world is ridiculing Paris as a nouveau riche, they have spent so much money but achieved little results.

But in fact, the effect of their money is still there.

At least in Ligue 1, the emergence of Paris Saint-Germain ended the troubled times of Ligue 1, turning the league structure that originally had a coexistence of heroes into one dominated by Paris Saint-Germain.

Of course, the competitiveness of the Ligue 1 league is not very high to begin with, and being the king here is not a commendable thing. This is very different from other leagues.

Therefore, the outside world does not care much about the Ligue 1 championship won by Paris Saint-Germain, but more about what results they can achieve in the European war.

It is a pity that Paris Saint-Germain's performance in the European war is not very good. They have fallen to the quarterfinals for three consecutive years. Since the Qatar consortium took over, they have never reached the semifinals of the Champions League so far.

This result is actually not bad. After all, Manchester City was not even in the top eight, even qualifying for the group stage. Before Lin Quan joined Manchester City, they failed in the group stage every year and almost became a laughing stock in European football. .

But Manchester City's European record in the past two years has been so brilliant. Not only did they win the championship, they also won two consecutive Champions League trophies. They were the first team to successfully defend the Champions League since its restructuring.

Therefore, in terms of Champions League record, Manchester City suddenly left Paris behind.

Paris Saint-Germain's European war record, which was originally decent, was instantly worth mentioning.

The reason why Paris has made so much effort and spent so much money to introduce Neymar this year is to achieve a breakthrough in the European war.

But they were not very lucky and encountered the big mountain of Manchester City.

Perhaps, Paris will fall in the quarterfinals again as usual.

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"Don't underestimate Paris Saint-Germain. Ligue 1 is indeed not as strong as the Premier League and other leagues, but Paris Saint-Germain is unique in Ligue 1 and is not at the same level as other teams."

Since many people in the club felt that Manchester City had drawn a good draw, they began to think that they were arrogant and underestimating the enemy.

Guardiola felt that he had an obligation to wake them up and extinguish the idea of ​​underestimating the enemy in their hearts as soon as possible.

"The advantage of being weak in Ligue 1 is that it allows Paris Saint-Germain to win the championship more easily and concentrate on the European war!"

Paris Saint-Germain's dominance in the league this season is extremely stable. After massacring the bottom team Troyes 9-0 in the 30th round of Ligue 1, Paris Saint-Germain has locked in the Ligue 1 championship 8 rounds in advance and completed the league early. Four consecutive championships.

The result of winning eight rounds in advance not only made them the fastest team to win the championship in the history of French football, but also broke the five major league records set by Bayern in the 2013-2014 season of winning seven rounds in advance.

In addition, Paris has also made great progress in various cup competitions. It has entered the semi-finals of the French Cup and the final of the League Cup.

If they can reach the end of the European competition, they will become the first team in Ligue 1 to win the Triple Crown.

His words were unfounded, and Guardiola immediately played the video of Paris' recent games for the players to watch for themselves.

After watching the PSG game video, the expressions on the players' faces became obviously more serious.

Just watching the video of PSG's Ligue 1 game doesn't make much sense, but watching their games in the European War, especially the group stage game against Real Madrid and the two games against Chelsea in the knockout stage, you can tell , this is a very strong team.

Manchester City is very aware of Chelsea's strength. Although this season's record is not good, Chelsea's heritage is still there, especially their home court. Even if Manchester City goes there, there is no guarantee that they can capture it.

However, Paris beat Chelsea twice at home and away, and played very calmly, firmly taking the initiative in the game, leaving Chelsea with nothing to do.

Paris does seem to have improved a lot this season and is already qualified to become a top team.

"The opponent has no worries about the league, and the lineup is relatively neat. We have too many injured players, and there are also league and cup competitions involved. It is difficult to concentrate all our energy on dealing with the European war. This is our weakness."

"So, before the European war comes, we must grab as many points as possible in the league and completely eliminate the suspense of the championship!"

Guardiola immediately issued instructions, and Manchester City's next focus will be on the league.

There are still half a month before the quarter-finals, and they have two league games to play.

If these two games can be won, even if the championship cannot be won in advance, the suspense of winning the championship can be greatly reduced.

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March 20, 4pm, Etihad Stadium.

The last game of the 31st round of the Premier League, and also the focus of this round of the league - Manchester City VS Manchester United started on time.

In another game that ended earlier, Leicester City narrowly defeated Crystal Palace 1:1 in an away game, narrowing the point difference between the two teams to 6 points.

If Manchester City loses to Manchester United at home in this game, then with 7 rounds left in the league, the suspense of the championship will still exist, and it will still be huge.

Leicester City have performed very well in recent times.

Relying on the superb performance of Vardy and Mahrez, they have achieved three wins and one draw in the last four rounds, and took advantage of Manchester City's loss to Liverpool to narrow the point gap with Manchester City.

The team led by Ranieri has completely conquered Premier League fans.

Regardless of whether they win the championship in the end, it is already great to be able to reach this point with a civilian team lineup.

Of course, it would be even more legendary if we could win the Premier League championship all at once.

After all, the one competing with them for the Premier League championship is Manchester City, which is currently the strongest team in Europe!

"We are all Manchester United fans tonight!"

"Manchester United, you have to work harder!"

“It’s up to you to snipe Manchester City!”

Before the game, Leicester City fans cheered for Manchester United online, hoping that Manchester United could give them a surprise.

Although Leicester City can't beat Manchester City, other teams can!

If other teams defeat Manchester City, it is equivalent to defeating Manchester City for them. These are all opportunities!

In fact, it is not just Leicester City fans who are cheering for Manchester United. Except for Manchester City and Liverpool, almost all fans of other teams are cheering for Manchester United.

As fans of the Premier League, they don't want to see a situation where one company is the only one, and they don't want to see Manchester City monopolizing the Premier League championship.

So now whoever challenges Manchester City can get their support and sympathy.

Manchester City fans have long been accustomed to this. After all, if you want to wear the crown, you must bear its weight.

Although almost all fans in the UK were supporting Manchester United, when the game started, Manchester United set up a bus in their own half, in a defensive posture.

Seeing this scene, the fans who support Manchester United are so angry that their noses are almost crooked!

"Damn, Manchester United, can you have some backbone? This is a Manchester City derby. What do you mean by setting up a bus? You don't even have to be embarrassed!"

This is a key focus battle, and it is a hot Manchester City derby. Fans come to watch the game with high expectations.

Everyone wants to see a passionate offensive battle, not this ultimate defensive battle with a bus in the backcourt.

However, when the game reached the 16th minute and Manchester United used a quick counterattack and Rashford scored a goal to help Manchester United take the lead, the fans all shut up and even changed their tune!

"As expected of Mourinho, the bus is well laid out!"

"There is no need to talk about justice in the world when dealing with Manchester City. Just put in the eight-door golden lock trapped dragon formation!"

The so-called eight-door golden lock trapping dragon formation refers to an ultimate defensive formation in which, except for the forward, the remaining eight players all stay in and outside the penalty area to defend.

Of course, Mourinho on the sidelines couldn't hear the fans praising him online. After seeing Rashford send the ball into the Manchester City goal, he celebrated with a slide in excitement, completely forgetting about himself. He was still wearing a suit.

This goal is really important. The defensive counterattack formation is not afraid of the opponent's attack. The further forward the opponent presses, the more opportunities they have in the backcourt to counterattack.

Now that they have taken the lead in the score, the opponent will surely further strengthen their offense, which will further amplify the power of his defensive counterattack tactics.

If Manchester City is not careful enough when defending, the second and third goals may come soon.

Guardiola couldn't help but shook his head when he saw Manchester United scoring the first goal.

Injuring two main central defenders still has a huge impact on the team.

When Rudiger was just defending, he rushed forward recklessly. After being passed by, although he chased back immediately, he was still a step late and the ball was passed out by his opponent. This was the main reason for conceding the ball.

Guardiola has been observing Rudiger for a long time.

His character is impulsive and not calm enough. Although he can turn around and chase back quickly, it is precisely because of this that he is overconfident in his abilities and always likes to grab.

It would be easy to succeed if the grab was successful, but it could easily lead to disaster if it fails.

This is completely different from the other main center back Van Dijk. If you have to make an analogy, it is a bit like Paris' center back David Luiz.

It seems that the talent reserve of defenders is still somewhat insufficient, and it seems that it needs to be strengthened during the transfer period, especially when Demichelis is determined to leave the team, there is indeed a shortage of people in this position.

Although the score was temporarily behind, Guardiola did not panic, nor did the Manchester City fans at home.

They still sang loudly and faithfully played the role of the team's 12th man.

Sure enough, as Mourinho expected, Manchester City further strengthened its attack after falling behind.

And this gives Manchester United a chance to counterattack!

In the 23rd minute, Pogba sent a through ball from the wing, and Martial rushed to catch the ball and formed a single goal.

Manchester City's goal has once again been severely tested!

However, Martial failed to adjust his rhythm and shoot immediately. When he tried to shoot the second time, the angle of the shot had been blocked by Navas. He reluctantly took off and hit the goal, but it hit Navas. The bottom line popped up on his body.

On the sidelines, when Pogba sent a through ball, Mourinho had already raised his hands and was about to celebrate.

As a result, Martial almost sent him away with a kick!

This kid, such a good opportunity, can't take advantage of it alone!

If this ball is scored, the game will be stable!

Missed opportunities are punished!

In the 25th minute, Lin Quan saw that the opponent was pressing and marking closely in the frontcourt, so he knocked the ball back to Cross. Cross took the ball to near the midline, and the opponent's frontcourt players did not immediately intervene.

He then tilted his body, bent his bow and nocked an arrow, and sent a signature long pass over 40 meters, accurately passing the ball to Son Heung-min on the left.

After receiving the ball, Son Heung-min quickly made a cross. Jesus and Lin Quan both hit the goal. Jesus missed the goal by a few inches and failed to touch the ball. Finally, Lin Quan, who was in the back, shoveled the ball into the goal.

In less than ten minutes, Manchester City quickly equalized the score!

A burst of enthusiastic cheers broke out at the scene, and Manchester City fans rejoiced, chanting Lin Quan's name and cheering for the King of Etihad.

On the sidelines, Guardiola was very happy, waving his fists, ran a few steps on the sidelines, and hugged several assistant coaches heavily.

This ball was played beautifully, especially the long pass made by Kroos just now. This kid's passing field of vision is too wide. He can see the ball from such a long distance and pass the ball accurately.

The quality of Son Heung-min's cross is also very high. If the ball is a high ball, Lin Quan and Jesus may not be able to do anything due to their height, and the ball will be cleared by the opponent's central defender.

However, the ball was passed low and flat. The opponent's taller defender was helpless and did not dare to take a shot at will for fear of causing an own goal. In addition, the smaller players were more flexible and could start faster. Only then could they win the ball before the opponent could clear the ball. Kicked into the goal.

On the other side, Mourinho's face turned livid. He was happy for less than ten minutes and couldn't be happy anymore.

Damn it, how could the defense that he had carefully trained be so weak?

What were these guys doing just now?

Why isn't anyone watching that guy?

Jesus is just a young player. Mourinho does not take him seriously. He cares about Lin Quan. His team's defender actually missed Lin Quan. This is a very, very huge mistake!