Golden Greenery

The so-called invincible golden body is created to be broken, otherwise even the word "invincible" itself will lose its meaning.

On January 13, 2018, in the 23rd round of the 2017-18 Premier League, Manchester City lost 3:4 away to Liverpool, which not only brought an 18-game winning streak in the league for nearly five months to an abrupt end, but also ended the season's unbeaten record.

In the frenzy at Anfield, although Manchester City once scored two goals in a row, they still failed to maintain their unbeaten status in the Premier League this season. Liverpool became the first team to knock Manchester City down in the league this season.

Previously, Guardiola's Manchester City turned the Premier League into the Bundesliga with one super league and multiple powers, but after today, the only team that remains undefeated in the five major leagues this season is Barcelona.

This defeat did not change the reality that Manchester City is alone in the lead in the standings. Although the Blue Moon advantage was reduced to 8 points after Manchester United defeated Stoke City 3-0 the next day, no one ignored that they still have two games in hand.

The greatest significance of this game is to let people with lofty ideals in the Premier League know that Manchester City is not invincible. Blue Moon has the best players and the most gorgeous offensive line, but it also has the most deceptive defense. Liverpool has released an instruction manual on how to beat Manchester City to the entire Premier League.

3:4 is by no means the end of the world for Manchester City, especially after the sudden 4:1, Manchester City's resilience and unyielding display have been praised by the outside world.

One yard is worth another yard, and the first half hour is worth its weight in gold. Liverpool did win, but Manchester City did not lose.

Because of this, Guardiola, who always dislikes seeing others eating bread, seemed very calm after the game. He summarized the game very fairly and generously.

"Congratulations to Liverpool, they were indeed the better team in the whole game." Guardiola said: "It is really difficult to play an aggressive game against Liverpool at Anfield. They have the foundation of offensive football behind them. , although we did a really good job of controlling Liverpool's counterattack."

"But that's the way football is. Manchester City were in chaos for five minutes and lost the game completely. Liverpool deserved the three points. I'm glad that Manchester City is still the team leading the table, scoring the most goals and conceding the fewest goals." team."

I'm still somewhat unconvinced by what I said.

Because of the victory, Chamberlain, who opened the scoring with one pass and one shot, got the tallest player in the game. But Zhuo Yang, who tied the record of "21 consecutive kills" at the buzzer, also received the praise he deserved.

Now people think back on how childish and unseen they must have been when they loudly praised Zhuo Yangping's Premier League record of '12 consecutive kills' when Manchester City defeated Leicester City two months ago.

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Four years ago, Messi completed the "21 consecutive kills", scoring a total of 33 goals in 21 games, while Zhuo Yang only scored 25 goals in 21 games. Compared to Boss Mei's gorgeousness, Zhuo Yang's job is considered economical.

In 21 games, one scored twice and one scored a hat trick.

At best, Zhuoyang is stable enough, but it can also be said that he is not satisfying.

In addition to 25 goals, Zhuo Yang also contributed 11 assists in these 21 games, as well as 5 games that are difficult to match.

More importantly, Messi's '21 consecutive kills' have become history, while Zhuo Yang's '21 consecutive kills' are ongoing.

Zhuo Yang said: "Messi called me just now and he congratulated me. I asked him if he scores a goal in the next game, will he congratulate me? Leo said that is not necessary, but he Will treat me to dinner."

"The goal streak is meaningful, but this meaning is based on winning the championship. If I didn't score today and Manchester City won, I would not hesitate to make this choice."

"At this point, I believe Messi and I are of the same opinion."

"So today should not be my personal celebration. All successes and failures need to be discussed at the end of the season."

"It doesn't matter whether I can continue to score goals, it's more important that Manchester City forgets today's defeat and continues the victory."

Zhuo Yang has said so, and Manchester City naturally has to reflect on it.

This is just a league game. If the defense is so cheating in the knockout rounds of the Champions League, there will be no tears left.

The transfer window is wide open, and no matter how many tricks Manchester City plays in other positions, they can't hide their desire for defenders. Rich and impatient, no matter who Manchester City asks about the price now, they always ask for it.

So Manchester City is really envious when they look at the projects they have successfully acquired.

The day after the game against Liverpool, there was another big news in the transfer market. Arsenal, Chelsea, and Dortmund made a move to move their centers around.

Kong Erluzi is in urgent need of a strong center forward and has his sights set on Arsenal's Olivier Giroud, but the professor is afraid that the striker will be damaged if he sells him;

Aubameyang wants to go to Arsenal, and the professor also loves him, but Dortmund can sell him, but not if the price is low, and Arsenal has a habit of not getting enough money;

Batshuayi couldn't play at Chelsea and kept shouting that he wanted to leave. Sevilla said he wanted it for free.

In the end, Chelsea had an idea and acted as a peacemaker in the middle. They first offered Giroud an offer of 18 million pounds. Giroud's contract with Arsenal expires in one year, and the price is very conscientious.

Then Chelsea agreed to loan Batshuayi to Dortmund for free to fill the attack loss after Aubameyang left.

Then Arsenal and Dortmund were brought together to take a step back, and Aubameyang's value was set at 58 million pounds acceptable to both parties.

As a result, an NBA-style triangular transfer was completed. Each of the three companies got what they needed and everyone was happy.

Chelsea continued to explore another natural center after Drogba; Dortmund got their favorite banker and center complement; Arsenal acquired a new world-class forward despite the reality that they could not keep Sanchez.

Aubameyang became the most valuable player in Arsenal's history, and together he received the team's highest weekly salary of 180,000 pounds.

Although Liverpool reluctantly cut off Coutinho, they bought Van Dijk, who can greatly supplement the defense. Judging from Chamberlain's excellent performance in the 4:3 Manchester City game, it was enough to make the KOP forget about Coutinho.

Chelsea added Giroud, Arsenal acquired the coveted Aubameyang, and even Tottenham bought winger Lucas Junior from Paris Saint-Germain. Manchester City, whose unbeaten glory has passed away, will attract animals and the ferocious BIG6 in the second half of the schedule.

After all, Guardiola failed to break his 118-game winning streak in the league with Bayern. It is enough to comfort him that the top two players in the history books belong to him.

It is no longer possible to imitate Arsenal's undefeated championship, at least this season is gone, but starting over is not a new starting point.

Forget Liverpool, the latest problem for Manchester City is that others can rest, but they cannot.