Super Marshal

Since last summer, after investing more than 400 million euros in the transfer market and acquiring many stars, many people outside have questioned Manchester City as a mercenary army, believing that it is purely supported by Gao Han's personal charm and the wealthy consortium in the Middle East. International Brigade, this evaluation is especially true within the UK.

Manchester City's management is also quite troubled by this. After all, the club's operations still have to be based in the UK.

Therefore, at this high-level meeting, Gao Han's countermeasure was that this summer's transfer signings will focus on local British players. On the one hand, it can increase Manchester City's appeal in the British football market, and on the other hand, it can also Meet the registration requirements of the Premier League and UEFA for local youth training players.

After the meeting, Gao Han and Paul Futre returned to Carrington. Together with chief scout David Harrison, they held a high-level meeting of the athletic department to discuss recruitment candidates for this summer. Gao Han also Submitted a preliminary draft list of signings and handed it over to Paul Futrey and David Harrison to track and operate.

After finishing all this, Gao Han started to prepare for the team again.

After twenty-eight rounds of the league, Manchester City is far ahead and getting closer and closer to winning the championship.

Due to the FA Cup being played on the weekend, the 29th round of the league was moved to mid-week.

The opponent in this game was the Black Cats Sunderland coached by Steve Bruce.

Due to the consecutive double matches in a week, Gao Han had to make appropriate rotations during the game, but he still launched a wave of attacks at the beginning, but Steve Bruce was obviously well prepared and made a solid start.

But when the game reached the third minute, Sunderland seized an opportunity. Darren Bent intended to counterattack and entered the Manchester City half, but Mascherano stabbed the ball to goalkeeper Peter Che He.

After Cech stopped the ball, he made a long-distance pass and sent the ball across the center line to Sunderland's half.

Cristiano Ronaldo successfully countered offside with great speed, caught up with the ball, and after receiving the ball, he drove straight in and easily scored with a single shot, breaking the deadlock on the field.

This goal also completely changed the situation on the field.

After that, Sunderland once pulled the game into a stalemate, but in the 32nd minute, Manchester City broke through from the right and formed a corner kick. Javi Martinez scored with a header, further expanding the score.

After that, the game completely lost its suspense. Even if Steve Bruce replaced two players at halftime, he was unable to reverse the situation. Manchester City scored another victory in the 60th minute by Cristiano Ronaldo. Scored twice.

In the end, Manchester City defeated Black Cat Sunderland 3-0 away from home, winning again and scoring three points.

The Premier League teams that have reached the quarter-finals of the FA Cup like Manchester City also played games in midweek. Among them, Chelsea defeated West Ham United 3-1 and continued to maintain pressure on Manchester City.

It was this victory of the Blues that dashed Manchester City's desire to win the championship early and had to wait until the next round.

Three days later, Manchester City ushered in the FA Cup quarter-final knockout match at home, against Birmingham.

This time Gao Han played with half the main team and half the substitute lineup, and the game was relatively close at one point. However, in the 67th and 70th minutes of the second half, with the help of Gao Han's skill card, Sturridge scored twice. Helped Manchester City defeat Birmingham 2-0 and successfully advanced to the semi-finals.

The other three teams that have reached the semi-finals are Portsmouth, Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur.

After the draw, Manchester City drew Portsmouth, while Chelsea drew Tottenham Hotspur to stage a London derby.

With both the League Cup and the league basically hopeless, and the Champions League stopping at the hands of Inter Milan in the last 16, Chelsea's only championship hope lies in the FA Cup.

It is reported that Abramovich has issued an order to win the championship. If this championship falls away again, then Scolari will leave his job at the end of the season, becoming the third Chelsea coach to sack in the past four years.

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March 14, Manchester City Stadium.

In the 30th round of the Premier League, Manchester City faced Tottenham Hotspur at home.

This is the focus of this round.

Although Chelsea defeated Portsmouth 3-0 away from home, as long as Manchester City scores one point in this game, they will be able to win the championship eight rounds in advance. This will also be the biggest advantage in winning the Premier League in recent years.

But Manchester City's opponents in this game were not easy to beat.

Redknapp's team is currently ranked fifth in the Premier League, even surpassing Liverpool, and is very strong. Although this game is an away game, he still adheres to his traditional 442 formation.

The forward line is composed of Crouch and Defoe, the midfield wings are Gareth Bale and Aaron Lennon, Huddlestone and Palacios partner in the center, and the defense line is composed of Hector, It consists of Ledley King, Michael Dawson and Kabul, and the goalkeeper is Gomez.

Under the guidance of Redknapp, Tottenham Hotspur's overall strength has made long-term progress, especially the offense on the two wings, which is even more prosperous. Gareth Bale and Allen ·Lennon is known for his speed from the wing.

This game was an away game against Manchester City. Tottenham Hotspur were not timid at all. They set up their position at the beginning and wanted to fight Manchester City to the death, and they were very ready to fight against each other.

Manchester City was the first to pose a threat. In the fifth minute, Benzema received Modric's overhead pass, entered the penalty area, and shot through Gomez's goal, but the linesman signaled Benzema to start. Offside, the goal is invalid.

This brought boos from the City Stadium.

But soon, Manchester City went on the offensive again.

Mascherano put the ball on the right and passed it diagonally to Sanchez who cut to the middle. The latter volleyed and hit the right post hard.

Two consecutive shots created a threat, which greatly improved the morale of Manchester City.

But soon, Tottenham Hotspur also counterattacked. After stealing the ball in the backcourt, Gareth Bale dribbled the ball from the left and used his speed to force a one-on-one break through Mascherano and then passed in. But Cech cracked Defoe's single-handed ball very steadily.

Two minutes later, Tottenham Hotspur's Aaron Lennon made a breakthrough on the right and passed the ball to the front of the penalty area. Huddlestone then inserted a long shot, but failed to suppress the ball and directly blasted the ball. On to the stands.

A minute later, Tottenham Hotspur forced a breakthrough from the left and then crossed the ball, but Defoe's long shot failed to create a threat.

After the game started, Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur took turns taking the initiative on the court and launched threatening attacks.

The rhythm was fast, and the fans in the stands enjoyed it very much.

But Gao Han watched from the sidelines and shook his head.

"Tottenham Hotspur's style of play can be said to be our nemesis." Brian Kidd also said helplessly.

Manchester City's three-four-three formation is indeed very good, but the wing defense is always not as strong as the four-back. If it is faced with the more popular inward wingers, then Manchester City will be able to handle it easily and can face Tottenham Hotspur. This kind of traditional winger, especially a speedy traditional winger, is really difficult.

The most obvious thing is that Mascherano and Kompany were beaten by Gareth Bale and Aaron Lennon in succession. It’s not that Tottenham Hotspur’s two wingers are sharp, but mainly their Fast enough.

This kind of fast winger can immediately create a threat as long as they are given space.

"Who told them to live on the sidelines?" Gao Han said with a relaxed smile.

Tottenham Hotspur's offense relies heavily on the two wings, but the center of the midfield is not very good. This is why Redknapp has repeatedly wanted to get Manchester City's Stephen Ireland and Real Madrid. Van der Vaart's reasons.

Gao Han thought for a while, walked to the sidelines, waved towards Xavi Alonso, indicating that the team's formation should retract appropriately and not give Gareth Bale and Aaron Lennon too much space to sprint.

Gao Han's adjustment had an immediate effect. Manchester City quickly regained control of the situation on the field and began to firmly hold the ball, forcing Tottenham to switch to passive defense, and in the tenth Starting at seven minutes, they launched a wave of fierce offensives that lasted for ten minutes.

In these ten minutes, Manchester City fired four threatening shots, which prevented Tottenham Hotspur from being as arrogant as they were at the beginning, and they also felt a burst of pressure in front of the goal.

After testing in the opening stage, Manchester City gradually took control of the situation. After entering the 30th minute, Gao Han decisively activated the skill card to strengthen the offensive on the field.

In the 32nd minute, Manchester City launched an offensive. Modric dribbled the ball to the 30-meter area and distributed the ball to the right. Sanchez took the ball from the right and passed it diagonally to the back of the penalty area. Cristiano Ronaldo stepped in and fished. He jumped to the top and scored with a header, breaking the deadlock on the court, one to zero.

But after taking the lead, Manchester City continued to increase their offensive power. Soon, after Xavi Alonso's attempt to attack on the left was frustrated, he suddenly moved the ball to the right. Sanchez took the ball and cut inside to volley, shocking There was a cold sweat all over Tottenham.

Just two minutes later, Manchester City expanded the score again.

Another pass from Sanchez on the right. Benzema stopped the ball with his chest in the middle and volleyed directly. However, the ball was saved by Gomez flying to the ground, but Cristiano Ronaldo caught up first. Before the ball went out of the baseline, it was passed back to the goal. At the critical moment, Kaka stepped in from the back row and calmly pushed the ball into the goal, expanding the score to 2-0.

This goal further helped Manchester City seal the victory.

Manchester City fans at the City Stadium have begun to celebrate the team's victory.

But the restless fans did not affect the players on the field, and Manchester City still controlled the game in an orderly manner.

After changing sides in the second half, Tottenham Hotspur once launched a threatening counterattack, especially Gareth Bale and Aaron Lennon who were very active on the two wings, leaving a deep impression on Gao Han. impression.

But it was Manchester City who scored again in the second half.

In the 64th minute, Harvey Martinez launched an attack with a long pass from the backcourt. Benzema used his speed to force the start and competed with Ledley King for the ball's placement, forcing Ledley King to fall to the ground in a hurry. Tackle, but the ball went past goalkeeper Gomez.

Benzema was extremely calm and caught the coordination error between the two Tottenham Hotspur players. He caught up with the ball before everyone else, calmly pushed into the empty goal, and scored the easiest goal in the game. A goal.

And this was also the last goal of the game.

Three to zero, Manchester City finally defeated Tottenham Hotspur at home.

With this victory, Manchester City won the club's first English top league championship trophy after more than 40 years of absence eight rounds ahead of schedule.

The final whistle of the game has not yet sounded, but the entire City Stadium has completely turned into a stage for Manchester City fans to celebrate the championship.

Fireworks were lit in the stands, and festive ribbons slowly fell from the stands...

The song "We are the champions" also spread from the stadium broadcast to every corner of the city stadium.