N-A-A Chapter 186
Chapter 186
After beating Sweden, Portugal was procedurally and officially reached the finals of the 14 World Cup.
Domestic fans in Portugal began to celebrate.
While reaching the World Cup finals is not a big event for a team of Portugal's calibre, it doesn't stop fans from finding an excuse to celebrate.
At this time, the Portuguese national team did not return to Portugal at all, but disbanded in Sweden on the spot and reported back to the club.
No way, who let it still be the intensive season now, before Christmas is not thinking about having a respite.
Back in Manchester, go straight back to the Etihad training base, not even half a day.
As soon as Pellegrini saw Xu Ning, he almost ran over to directly give Xu Ning a full physical examination, for fear that Xu Ning would make a little mistake in the national team competition.
The international break is not a disaster for the big clubs, but it is by no means something they are willing to experience!
Once a player is injured, what does the national team do to compensate for that little money?
You know, clubs buy players for tens of millions of dollars!
Seeing that Xu Ning was okay, Pellegrini breathed a sigh of relief.
As long as Xu Ning is healthy, Manchester City can expect all the titles.
Pellegrini couldn't help but feel a little fond of the Portuguese national team coach Paolo Bento.
After all, in the second round of the match, Xu Ning did not play at all.
This also gives the players a certain amount of rest.
If Paolo Bento really killed Xu Ning, then Pellegrini would definitely not be able to help cursing!
The first round is 5:0, the second round is still on the main force, why don't you die!
"Do you need to take a break?" Pellegrini asked with a smile, almost spoiling Xu Ning to the sky.
Xu Ning couldn't help but smile bitterly, was he like such a fragile player?
However, when his teammates returned to report one after another, Xu Ning knew why Pellegrini was so careful!
Manchester City is simply unfavorable!
Santa Cruz was heroically injured during a match with the national team;
David Silva also dedicated his life heroically to the national team;
Demichelis is not much better, although he is not injured in the game, but he can be injured in training, you say unlucky and not unlucky.
Add in Xavi Garcia and Richards, and City sacrificed five players directly during an international break.
This wave, their national team won or not, I don't know, anyway, Manchester City lost numb!
All of a sudden, Pellegrini was stretched thin.
On the front line, only Xu Ning and Aguero remained.
If you play a double striker, the team doesn't even have a backup striker.
And David Silva's injury is what gives Pellegrini the most headache.
Without a midfield commander, you can only play more simply and directly.
Or simply let Aguero play in the front back, it's not impossible, but there is really only one Xu Ning left in the striker!
Now Pellegrini somewhat regrets why he didn't agree when former season club CEO Soriano asked him to buy another striker.
You know, local tycoons who are not poor in money are not afraid to spend money at all, and even urge you to spend money to buy people.
But at that time, the team's forward line was already full, and it had reached a level of happiness, and Pellegrini did not want to have more headaches.
After all, because Xu Ning is firmly in the main force, even first-class forwards such as Dzeko and Aguero can only sit on the bench, Santa Cruz sometimes can't even enter the squad, you can imagine how rich the forward line was at that time.
But who would have thought that before half a season had passed, Manchester City would have suffered such a sudden wave of injuries.
Pellegrini knew about today, and you would never have been polite at that time!
The best thing to do now is to get through the month and wait for the winter transfer window to open.
According to the recovery of injured players, consider whether to continue to recruit to strengthen the squad.
Next, another very weighty battle.
Host Tottenham, currently fifth in the table.
In recent seasons, Tottenham's results have improved rapidly.
Although the boss was a little picky, the team was slowly able to rank in the Premier League.
It feels like winning the title is almost meaningful, but competing for Champions League qualification is no longer a luxury.
It's as if now, with 11 rounds of league going on, Tottenham are just one point less than fourth-placed Chelsea, and ahead of Manchester United because of goal difference.
By no means an easy opponent to deal with!
In fact, Manchester City did suffer a vicious battle in this game.
Xu Ning, who started the line-up, was as stable as ever, and scored twice in the first half, leaving Tottenham Hotspur's defense with little to do.
However, I don't know if it was the impact of the FIFA virus, and the rare performance of Manchester City's back line was inaccurate, and Tottenham actually seized the opportunity to score two goals.
A draw at half-time was City's first time this season.
Many fans who watched the game thought that Manchester City were about to face Waterloo in this game, completely ending the winning streak since the start of the season.
But in the 76th minute of the second half, Xu Ning stood up and broke the Tottenham goal again for the team like a patron saint.
The Manchester City fans in the stands were screaming like crazy, and this feeling was simply refreshing from head to toe!
Or Xu Ning!
When the team is in trouble, only Xu Ning can really stand up and lead Manchester City to the dawn!
Xu Ning is the man who can make Manchester City stand on top of the world!
And the opponent Tottenham Hotspur also collapsed a little at this time!
After playing most of the game, he is about to become the first team to successfully snipe Manchester City this season.
But who would have thought that after Xu Ning scored twice in the first half, he actually gave them another fatal blow.
This kind of blow is really a bit unmoralizing.
In the following game, Aguero took advantage of Tottenham's near-collapse to score another goal to help his team seal the victory.
12 consecutive wins!
Manchester City continues to set new records!
And with the rest of the league round coming to an end, Manchester City's lead has actually expanded again!
It turned out that Liverpool, which had an 8-point gap with Manchester City, was forced to draw by the fierce Everton in the Merseyside derby this round, and only got one point!
As a result, Liverpool were caught up by Arsenal, who won this round, and the two teams shared 26 points.
Manchester City have won a record 12 consecutive games with a whopping 36 points.
Isn't that a 10-point gap!
Perhaps before the start of this round, there is still some confidence that several big teams will catch up with Manchester City.
After all, Manchester City have suffered a wave of injuries, and even if the formation is not stretched, it is still very nerve-wracking.
But Manchester City still used a tenacious performance to immediately beat Tottenham Hotspur and continued to perform strongly.
This time, everyone really saw it clearly!
With Xu Ning here, Manchester City really doesn't have to worry too much about results!
What about the wave of injuries?
Can you bear Xu Ning's hat-trick?
Even if Manchester City suffer a wave of injuries, the squad is still stronger than last season's Malaga.
Xu Ning can take Malaga to win the title, naturally it will be easier at Manchester City.
Now the only chance to catch up with Manchester City is to find a solution to Xu Ning, or simply Xu Ning is injured and unable to play.
Otherwise, everything is wishful thinking!
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