After this round of games, because Chelsea was tied by Liverpool, Manchester City directly tied the points.
Currently in the Premier League standings, Manchester City and Chelsea both have 16 wins, 4 draws and 3 losses, with a total of 52 points.
But Chelsea only has a 29 goal difference.
Manchester City scored 64 goals and conceded 31 goals, with a goal difference of 33.
So Manchester City regained top spot in the Premier League.
Manchester City also became the only winner among the top six teams in the Premier League this round, and stood out.
After the game, the Manchester City fans who saw that the team was finally developing in a good direction were also filled with tears. They celebrated unkindly in the stands in front of the West Ham United fans, which almost caused fans from both sides to fight each other.
It becomes a tragedy.
Not easy!
This season they are really worried about Manchester City's poor defense.
Now it has finally stabilized.
Although this new defense combination still needs time and strong teams to test, they have already seen the dawn of the team getting on the right track.
In addition to the media and fans, those football celebrities who like to comment on the Premier League's giant teams and players were also absent from the discussion.
Ferdinand claimed in the game commentary that Manchester City gave people a feeling of being reborn today.
Throughout the game, Manchester City's offensive line was in full bloom.
Every attack is full of threats and very scary.
In addition to Ferdinand, Carragher also believes that the reason for this new change in Manchester City's frontcourt is that the offensive efficiency of the frontcourt has improved, and there are also generals in the backcourt. The two complement each other and achieve a delicate balance. They are not as top-heavy as before.
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Coupled with Jesus, a newcomer who likes to drop deep from the attacking line, his activity further enhances the creativity of Manchester City's midfield.
In the past, when Aguero was on the court, he would retreat.
But it doesn't go as deep as Jesus did.
As for Chu Zheng and De Bruyne behind Manchester City's forward line, they actually take turns shouldering the important task of organizing the offense.
When one of the two goes up, the other must retreat a little.
Sometimes he is dragged down by the defense, and even needs to retreat deep into the midfield and backfield to participate in defense. This affects Manchester City's frontcourt offense.
But today is different, the defense is stable, Chu Zheng and De Bruyne spend most of the time in front of the center line.
This makes Manchester City's creativity in the midfield and frontcourt more terrifying than before.
Coupled with the exceptionally high offensive efficiency of Manchester City's attacking group today, it created an extremely terrifying Manchester City.
Guardiola's tactical arrangement is actually very targeted.
Although Chu Zheng and De Bruyne have priorities, this strategy of organizing offense will make it impossible for opponents to target restrictions.
Guardiola actually put two offensive cores on the field.
Once Chu Zheng, the main core, is targeted and restricted by the opponent, De Bruyne, the deputy core, will be activated instantly to attract firepower and share Chu Zheng's pressure.
The reverse is also true.
So this season for Manchester City, you will see that his main offensive line is erratic from left to right.
The percentages of his three vertical offensive lines are almost equal, with only a few cases tilting to one side.
In addition, Chu Zheng, a free agent, can play any position on the court and directly plan attacks with his imagination and creativity that are unmatched by ordinary people. Therefore, even if Manchester City is unstable in the first half of the league, they can still cling to a stable performance.
Behind Chelsea.
The meaning of Carragher's words was actually very explicit, except that it was Chu Zheng who was carrying Manchester City towards the Premier League championship in the first half of the Premier League.
In fact, this is also true. Everyone in the Manchester City team, whether it is Guardiola, other players or Manchester City fans, is well aware of this.
Without Chu Zheng carrying them with his phenomenal performance time and time again, they would have been left behind by the crazy Chelsea this season.
Of course, wherever there is praise, there is also criticism.
Especially the noisy neighbor next door in Manchester City.
As the mouthpiece of Manchester United, the "Manchester Evening News" directly attacked Manchester City.
In the report, the "Manchester Evening News" said that the reason why the game was scored 6-0 was because the opponent was too weak and Manchester City simply could not withstand the test of a strong team.
As long as Manchester City encounters a strong opponent in the next game, they will be instantly knocked back to their original shape.
What the "Manchester Evening News" said is that Manchester City only bullies the weak.
These remarks made Manchester City fans very unhappy, extremely unhappy.
Then Manchester United was slapped with a backhand by Manchester City, and was directly hit by Manchester City fans.
"Yes, we only know how to bully the weak, but you can't even defeat the weak! Hahaha!"
The response from Manchester City fans was brief, but to Manchester United fans, it was not only extremely lethal, but also extremely insulting, going straight to their hearts.
The logic of Manchester City fans is that Hull City is weaker than West Ham United. As a result, you cannot win, so the conclusion is that Manchester United is weaker than Manchester City.
Nothing wrong!
The logic is very clear and well-founded.
The Manchester United fans immediately shut up and were speechless. For a moment, they really didn't know how to fight back.
There is no way, the fact is before our eyes, they were tied by Hull City, who are second from the bottom in the standings this round, and they are still playing at home.
But Manchester City was away from home and won 6-0. No matter how they compare, they were stepped on by Manchester City in this round of the Premier League.
After calming down, the unconvinced Manchester United fans found another way to avoid the more serious issues and began to settle old scores, thereby starting a new round of scolding war with Manchester City fans on the Internet, fully demonstrating what it means to be a bully and what it means to be a bully as long as I keep doing it.
Will not lose!
However, the slap in the face came too quickly, just like SF Express left.
Three days later, the 24th round of the Premier League began.
Manchester City's opponent in this round is Swansea.
Of course it's another weak spot for Manchester City.
But after the last round of the Premier League's top six, five of the six collectively overturned, and people no longer dare to predict the outcome of the game.
In fact, this is precisely the reason why the Premier League has become more and more popular among fans all over the world and has become more and more influential.
The Premier League is not like other leagues in that it has no real underdogs.
Even if it's a wealthy team, once the anger comes out, it will fuck you up.
Swansea currently have 21 points with Middlesbrough, which is fourth from bottom, but due to a goal difference disadvantage, they are still in the relegation zone.
The result is no surprise.
Swansea's forward line failed to threaten the Manchester City defense led by Kompany.
Chu Zheng and others can attack the city with confidence in the frontcourt.
In the end, they defeated Swansea who came all the way.
3-0, another clean sheet!
Chu Zheng still had goals and assists in this game.
David Silva assisted him with a goal, and he immediately reciprocated in the second half and also assisted his big brother David Silva.
The third goal was scored by Jesus, who continued to replace Aguero in the starting lineup. This was his Premier League debut.
The summer transfer window was finalized, and the excellent performance of Jesus, who was reported to the team in the winter transfer window, made Manchester City fans very excited.
Manchester City fans hope that Aguero can regain his form as soon as possible after feeling the pressure.
At that time, these two people can take turns contributing to the team, deepening the depth of the striker, and enriching the tactical and strategic options of the coach.
Manchester City fans are particularly excited when they think about what it would be like if Aguero also regained his form.
When the time comes, Chu Zheng and De Bruyne are frantically creating murderous opportunities in the midfield and frontcourt, and Aguero and Jesus take turns to kill their opponents. The scene is simply not too beautiful.
Then, the first upset of this round came.
It's Liverpool again.
In the away game, they were beaten 2-0.
The initiator was Hull City, who upset Manchester United in the last round and were second to last in the Premier League standings.
For a time, Liverpool's reputation of robbing the rich and giving to the poor and providing warmth to the teams in the relegation zone became even more resounding.
At the same time, Liverpool also set off from the side Manchester City, who continued to keep their opponents clean.
You must know that some time ago, the defenses of these two teams were still half-matched, and they were both shoddy projects.
But now, Manchester City is no longer what it used to be.
This comparison makes Liverpool fans very depressed.
They very much hope that Klopp can, like Guardiola, strengthen their poor defense as soon as possible.
But Klopp is actually too clever to make a meal without straw.
I have no money and no one, so what can I do? I can only hold on!
Klopp's current league idea is actually very simple, that is, rush, rush, sudden death, count as many as he can, as long as he can ensure that he can play in the Champions League next season.
As for Chelsea, they defeated Arsenal 3-1 at home, stabilizing the situation and not allowing Manchester City to take advantage of this strong dialogue to overtake the points.
After this round, the FA Cup rematch comes.
But among the 20 Premier League teams, only Leicester City is the unlucky one, and the other Premier League teams have all advanced directly.
Manchester City also took advantage of this week-long period to continue preparing and resting.
A week-long offseason, but not even half a day of vacation.
Coupled with the increasingly heavy training tasks, the Manchester City team has some complaints about Guardiola.
Chu Zheng watched with cold eyes.
As time enters February, as the Champions League competition is about to resume, teams like Manchester City, which have European war missions, domestic cups and leagues to play, will become more pressing.
At this time, I want to take a vacation and eat shit!
Sure enough, Guardiola told all Manchester City players in the tactics class that day that if anyone wanted to take a vacation, they could go to him after the meeting.
He will approve it.
That’s so sincere!
But Chu Zheng didn't believe a word of it.
Looking at Guardiola's half-smiling expression, Chu Zheng could tell at a glance that this old boy was a bit sinister.
But Foden, a simpleton with no experience in the world, really listened. Peipiandian wanted to take time off to accompany his girlfriend to a prenatal check-up.
Chu Zheng just lost his mind and beat this little fool back.
Are you kidding? Whoever goes there is stupid. He doesn’t want to play the game, right?
On February 11, Manchester City launched its entire army and marched straight to Bournemouth, Dorset County, southwest England.
This is a resort city, but Manchester City is not here for vacation, but to kill the Cherries.
The first time the two sides met this season was in the fifth round of the Premier League at the beginning of the season. At that time, Manchester City gave the Cherries a 4-0 score.
Bournemouth are currently ranked 14th in the standings, and Sunderland, Hull City and Crystal Palace in the relegation zone cannot threaten them for the time being.
Guardiola, who has repeatedly refreshed his outlook on this game by the mid- and lower-tier teams in the Premier League, attaches great importance to this game as always. He does not dare to underestimate the opponent at all, for fear of being overthrown by these so-called underdogs who are struggling to survive.
Therefore, even though one-eighth of the Champions League games were to be played in four days, he still lined up the entire main lineup.
However, compared with the first two rounds, the starting lineup has changed.
Aguero started the game after being held back for two games.
In the midfield, Chu Zheng, De Bruyne and Fernandinho, who has finished his red card suspension, still start.
In the defense, Stones and Kompany partnered, and Otamendi rotated.
As for the full-back position, since Kyle Walker has just joined the team and is not very familiar with Manchester City's playing style, he has still not been included in the game squad.
The two veterans Kolarov and Zabaleta started.
Regarding this game, the outside world generally believes that Manchester City can win, but it should not be that easy.
As a result, Manchester City used practical actions and another big score to slap them in the face.
After the game, it was another 4-0. Manchester City successfully beat the Cherries twice and got another clean sheet. It was a hearty win.
And Aguero may have been holding it in for a long time, or he may have felt the threat from Jesus. He broke out directly in this game and scored twice.
Here at Manchester City, the fans are overjoyed.
Because Chelsea were upset again this round.
Conte's army was in Burnley, Lancashire, but they probably drank too much red wine and were kicked 1-1 in a daze.
With this draw, Manchester City instantly took advantage of the situation and temporarily secured the top spot in the Premier League with a two-point advantage.
Manchester City's offense in this game is still crazy. It is a true half-court offensive and defensive game, which corroborates with Guardiola's words some time ago that were regarded as bizarre by the outside world.
Chu Zheng scored twice and had an assist in this game, and his efficiency was as high as ever.
Although the opponents are relatively weak, the three consecutive games with zero seals can already explain the problem.
Manchester City's defense problem has basically been solved by Guardiola.
As long as Kompany does not trigger his glass body, as the schedule progresses and Kompany returns to form, perhaps Manchester City's defense will perform better and better.
Including the FA Cup and Crystal Palace games, Manchester City has unknowingly won four consecutive victories, all of which were clean sheets.
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