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Volume 1: Become famous in one fell swoop Chapter 621: Getting better and better

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    In the first round of the Champions League, Manchester City faces a very strong opponent. They will face Fiorentina at home, while Bayern will face PSV Eindhoven away.

    Manchester City fans are looking forward to this game very much. They hope to see their first Champions League victory at home. After returning to the Premier League, Manchester City has only played in the UEFA Cup and has never played in the Champions League.  , every season they see their rivals from the same city show off their power in the Champions League, which really makes them feel very uncomfortable

    And now, with huge investment and Dick's command, they defeated Manchester United last season and won the league championship. This season they are going to attack the Champions League championship. How can they not let it go?  Are they excited and excited?

    For Fiorentina, this season is also the first time they have returned to the Champions League after being relegated. Although they performed well in the 2005-06 season, they lost hope of participating in European competitions due to the Calciopoli incident. Next  That season, they also failed to reach the top four due to too many points deductions. Finally, last season, they entered the top four and qualified to participate in the Champions League again!

    The last time they entered the Champions League, they still had Batty and Rui Costa in the team, but now, Florence is completely different from what it was then.

    However, no one expected that Fiorentina surprised everyone in the first half, including all Manchester City fans

    Gilardino, who joined Fiorentina this season, played to his top level. He received passes from Zauri and Mutu and then scored the ball into Manchester City's goal. At the end of the first half, Manchester City was at home.  Two goals behind!

    Fortunately, they were not greatly affected by the two-goal deficit in the second half. Under Dick's command, they quickly launched a counterattack!

    After receiving a pass from Torres, Di Natale pushed a shot into the far corner of the penalty area to regain a point. Manchester City launched a wave of offensive. In the end, Yaya Toure beat the opponent's defender in the penalty area and scored with a header to tie the score.  Even!

    Even though Dick did not win the game, he was very satisfied with the result of the game after being two goals behind to equalize the score.

    "A draw will disappoint me? No, I am very satisfied with this draw. It is normal for the players to be a little nervous and unable to let go in the first half. After all, half of them have never played in the Champions League. Fiorentina is also a team  A very strong team. In the unfavorable situation of being two goals behind, we were able to tenaciously equalize the score and get the first point in the Champions League in the new century. This is already a very good result. I don't think it was a good result at home.  A draw will cast a shadow on our qualifying prospects. There are six games in the group stage. Generally speaking, we can get a chance to qualify within 10 to 13 minutes, so we only need to win three more games to qualify.  ¡ª¡ªIf this is a shadow, then we are in the shadow all the time, and life would be too boring. "

    Dick seemed very satisfied after the game, and he was indeed very satisfied. Manchester City didn't play very well in the first half, and they were a little uncomfortable with unfamiliar opponents. Moreover, two years later, Florence's lineup was not the same as when Dick was there.  There have been quite a few changes. After falling behind by two goals in the first half, he was able to quickly boost his morale in the second half to complete the counterattack and keep pressing Florence. For Dick, this situation is better than winning a game.  important.

    Such a game can bring enough tests to the players, allowing them to progress faster and adapt to the atmosphere of the Champions League.

    "Now everyone knows that Champions League games have always been more difficult to play, because the teams participating in the Champions League must have tough nerves and rich experience, and in any Champions Cup game, there are no  Some people will give up easily, because it is related to money and income. Every step forward, the club's income will increase a lot. Except for the kind of teams with little promise, as long as they are ambitious teams, they will not win in the Champions League.  Giving up the opportunity to show off oneself This is the scariest thing about the Champions League. Now, we are facing such a game, so we must concentrate all our attention on the game and cannot relax at any time. At the same time, we need to  Giving everything we have in the gamethis is what needs to be paid attention to in the Champions League, understand?¡±

    Taking this opportunity, Dick also let the players understand the cruelty of the Champions League. Although he has won many Champions League titles, Dick has never underestimated this most glorious competition for European clubs.  However, as UEFA's slogan says, this is the best game, with the best players and the best head coach. Only under such circumstances can you stand on the highest podium, that is the best way to win.  The best of the best!

    In the previous two consecutive games, Dick ignored most of the main players.After participating in the national team game, he seemed tired and sent all the main players. However, Dick will use rotation to give the players a rest. After all, from now on, Manchester City's games will almost be double matches a week. If there is no rotation,  , the iron man must also be scrapped - haven't you seen that the Ghanaian buffalo Essien, who was known as "can play a game in a day", is now suffering from constant injuries?  After all, the human body has its limits

    So in the next game against Portsmouth, Dick sent out a mixed lineup.

    Goalkeeper Hart, defenders Alves, Richards, Cahill, Sun Jihai, Sun Jihai plays as left back, midfielders Barton, Vidal, Deco, forwards Bell, Di Natale, Benzema.

    Only half of the main players in such a lineup are either goalkeepers like Hart, players like Alves who have not yet been confirmed as the main players in the national team, or players like Deco who have retired from the national team, or  For players like Di Natale, whose game does not consume too much energy, Dick wants the players to take a rest.

    However, this substitute lineup caused a lot of damage in the game.

    Thirteen minutes after the opening, Benzema received a cross from Bell after a forced breakthrough, and volleyed from the back point to score, catching Portsmouth off guard!

    Seven minutes later, Deco took a corner kick, and Cahill, who assisted, grabbed the first shot in the penalty area and headed towards the goal to expand Manchester City's lead!

    After taking a two-goal lead in the first half, Manchester City began to control the ball more. Vidal and Deco, two technical players, worked well together. Deco controlled the rhythm, and Vidal charged into the battle. This approach allowed Manchester City's midfielder to  The start was full of technicality, which also put Portsmouth's midfielder at an increasingly disadvantaged position.

    Manchester City did not score in the rest of the first half, but Portsmouth was overdrawn a lot. This made their disadvantage even more obvious in the second half. Manchester City continued to use offense to tear apart their defense!

    In the 57th minute, Benzema passed the ball diagonally to Bell outside the penalty area. Bell used his speed to break into the penalty area and then raised his foot to push the ball into the far corner. The ball accurately flew past the opponent's goalkeeper and flew into Portsmouth.  the door!

    The score of 3 to 0 did not stop Manchester City. Eleven minutes later, Alves, who assisted, broke through and crossed the ball. Di Natale appeared at the spot where the ball landed and made a light shot, which opened the door for Manchester City.  Scored the fourth goal!

    Seeing that it was already 4-0, Dick began to change players. Sturridge, Dunn and veteran Hart, who had played less this season, were all sent on the field. However, Manchester City's offense is now fully up.  It didn¡¯t save any face for Portsmouth at all

    In the 78th minute, Hart took a free kick from the left. Vidal grabbed the first spot at the back point and swung his head towards the goal to expand the score to 5-0!

    In the 83rd minute, Benzema scored twice and scored his third goal in Manchester City. Although the opportunity to play is not very stable, Benzema has proved his value.

    Six to zero!  The biggest massacre in the Premier League so far this season, Manchester City still achieved this despite sending a large number of substitutes. This gave a powerful counterattack to the unfavorable remarks after being tied in the Champions League!

    "We just need time to adapt in the Champions League! Once we adapt, we will win the Champions League!" Countless Manchester City fans are communicating like this.

    In the third round of the League Cup in midweek, Manchester City, which continued to send out all substitutes, also continued to make progress. They defeated Derby County 4-1 at home and advanced to the fourth round of the League Cup.

    After this period of rest, the physical fitness of Manchester City's main players has almost recovered, but in the following time, Manchester City suffered two consecutive draws.

    First in the sixth round of the league, because the next midweek was the Champions League match against Bayern, Dick continued to rotate half of the main players in this game. However, Manchester City's performance in this game was somewhat disappointing.  As expected, they were leading 2-1 away from home, but were equalized by Wigan Athletic at the last moment, ending their four-game winning streak in the league.

    The next game was the second round of the Champions League. Manchester City challenged Bayern away from home. In this game, Manchester City performed very well. Although it was an away game, they had a difficult game with Bayern. In the first half,  Bayern's Klose and Toni's strike partner did not get any chance. Instead, Benzema broke through and assisted Torres to score a goal that broke the deadlock. Although in the second half, Toni forced Kompany to pass the header and assisted.  Klose grabbed a point in the penalty area to equalize the score, but this one-to-one draw was not disappointing at all.

    ¡°We competed in the Champions LeagueWell played The draw in the last game proved how strong we can be in the Champions League, and the draw in this game proves that we are strong when facing the top teams.  Being able to gain the upper hand and gain an advantage to a certain extent.  This situation is very good, at least it proves that we have enough strength in the Champions League.  Strength is the basis for creating miracles. With such strength, we can have the possibility of hitting the Champions League championship in the next Champions League. Our players have changed from being in awe of the Champions League at the beginning to  We are confident now, because they have the strength to perform well in the Champions League. We have already felt Bayern's strong strength at the Allianz Arena. We hope that in the final round of games, we can also let Bayern feel it at the City Stadium.  our capabilities.  "

    After this round of the Champions League, Dick was also satisfied with Manchester City's performance. If the draw at home in the last round was not a favorable situation, then in this round, the draw with Bayern in the away game was unfavorable.  Can't say they did a bad job either.
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