Football: start copying peak Messi attributes

Chapter 332 UEFA Awards Ceremony, Meet Royce Again!
On August 8, the 16-2014 Premier League season officially started.

Manchester United, which spent nearly 2 million euros in the summer, was arranged for the opening game.

It can be seen from Manchester United's series of signings this summer that their ambitions are great.

And this opening game happened to be an excellent opportunity for them to show the outside world that they are back as king.

The Premier League still takes great care of Manchester United, and their opponent is Swansea, which ranked 12th last season.

The value gap between the two teams is huge. The combined value of the Manchester United team exceeds 6 million euros, while the combined value of the opponents is less than 8000 million euros.

Such a disparity in value comparison makes this game seem to lose its suspense.

The outside world is generally optimistic about Manchester United, thinking that they can get off to a good start.

After all, since 1972, Manchester United's season opener at Old Trafford has never failed!
Moreover, Manchester United's strength on paper this season is unprecedentedly strong. With so many top stars, will they still lose to a team in the middle and lower reaches of the league?

Impossible, absolutely impossible!
In order to witness this victory with their own eyes, countless Manchester United fans poured into the Old Trafford Stadium from all over the world, and the attendance rate of the Theater of Dreams directly exploded.

Sir Alex Ferguson, who has retired, also appeared in the stands, chewing gum in his mouth, his expression looked very relaxed, and he seemed to be optimistic about Manchester United getting off to a good start.

However, after 90 minutes, the score was fixed at 1:2!

The home team is at the front and the visiting team is at the back.

The much-anticipated Manchester United gave the Red Devils fans all over the world a bad start at home.

In this game, Manchester United continued their problem in the International Champions Cup, that is, the team did not play like a whole, but like a loose sand.

The players are playing on their own, and it's hard to see them play nicely with each other.

After the game, the media criticized Van Gaal one after another, thinking that he was obsessed with the 352 style of play, which had proved completely outdated in the World Cup.

This stubborn old man not only did not make any changes, but also brought this whole set to Manchester United.

Facts have proved that this style of play is not suitable for Manchester United at all.

Not only Van Gaal was criticized, but also a lot of big-name stars in the Manchester United team were also criticized.

They receive a super high annual salary, but they play so badly, are they worthy of the fans?

RNM, get your money back!
But there is one exception, that is Rooney.

His barb shot helped Manchester United score a face-saving goal, giving Manchester United a hope of winning for a while.

Unfortunately, they were not able to seize such an opportunity.

"In the end, only Rooney is trustworthy, and he is the only few players in the current Manchester United lineup who were promoted by Sir Alex Ferguson!"

"Manchester United is still enjoying the legacy left by Ferguson!"

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Manchester United's turnaround in the opening game made the other giants who played later a little nervous, for fear of stepping into Manchester United's footsteps.

What to be afraid of, the few giants teams did not play very well in this round.

In the game against West Ham United, Tottenham were sent off by a red card not long after the opening.

But they didn't collapse because of this, instead they gritted their teeth and persisted until the last moment, killing the opponent in stoppage time, and won a victory with difficulty.

Arsenal, who came on the field later, chased two goals in a row after falling behind in the start, and also relied on a goal in stoppage time to kill the opponent.

Compared with Tottenham and Arsenal, Liverpool took the lead at the start, was equalized in the middle and was almost reversed, relying on Sturridge's goal in the 80th minute to kill the opponent.

Although these teams all won the ball, the process of winning was very thrilling and exciting, which made their fans feel unbearable.

But when it was Manchester City's turn to play, the fans of Blue Moon were very relieved.

Other teams have more or less experienced lineup adjustments and changes during the summer, but Manchester City have not.

Moreover, they still have Lin Quan, Manchester City fans are not worried about the team's state at all.

The same is true of the fact that Lin Quan scored early in the first half and assisted David Silva to score a goal, helping the team establish a victory.

In the second half, Manchester City played more easily and completely contained the opponent's counterattack.

In the 78th minute of the second half, Lin Quan sent another assist to help Aguero score a goal and lock the score at 3:0.
This score was also the final score of the game. Newcastle had no temper at all when they lost at home.

The technical statistics after the game showed that Manchester City's ball possession rate in this game exceeded 80%, and the number of shots reached 18 times, more than three times that of their opponents.

Throughout the game, Manchester City firmly controlled the situation of the game.

Did not give the opponent the slightest chance!

After the first round of the game, Manchester City relied on this big victory and the advantage of 3 goal difference to directly reach the top of the standings, and began to lead the standings at the beginning!

This made fans of other teams howl!
Last season, since Manchester City climbed to the top of the standings, they have not come down, leading all the way to the final victory, without giving other teams any chance.

Now seeing Manchester City reach the top again, they seem to have seen a repeat of last season.

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A week later, the second round of the Premier League kicked off.

Chelsea took the lead and temporarily topped the list after beating Leicester City 2-0.

The subsequent Arsenal away game was almost completely defeated by Everton. Fortunately, Ramsey and Giroud stood up and scored two goals in the last 8 minutes of the game, helping Arsenal draw their opponents with difficulty.

Even Everton played so hard. While the Gunners fans were glad that they did not lose, they also became pessimistic about the new season's record.

In this season's Premier League, there are so many strong teams, and they are not easy to deal with. Can Arsenal still complete the task of securing four?

Manchester United told them with practical actions: Yes!
After losing to Swansea in the opening game, the outside world expected Manchester United to bottom out and prove themselves with a hearty victory.

However, there was no big victory, and the two-game losing streak was almost staged.

In the away game against Sunderland, Manchester United struggled to draw with their opponents.

Manchester United, which scored only 1 point in two games, ranked fourth from the bottom and almost fell into the relegation zone!

The consecutive victories made Manchester United fans extremely angry. Van Gaal spent so much money and had such a luxurious lineup, but he handed over such an answer?
This result is not as good as Moyes last season!
Criticism of Van Gaal from the outside world is also endless. There are even gambling companies opening, betting on when Van Gaal will be fired!
When the attention of the outside world was attracted by Manchester United, Manchester City returned to the home court and ushered in the challenge of an old opponent-Liverpool!
This is the third time Manchester City have faced Liverpool within a month.

For Manchester City, they are very happy to meet this Liverpool team, because they have already shown their experience in playing Liverpool.

As for the fans of the Red Army, they really don't want to meet Manchester City at this time.

After Suarez left, Liverpool has not yet fully resolved the team's offensive problems.

When encountering Manchester City in this state, the winning rate is probably less than [-]%, and the previous two consecutive losses have proved this point.

They don't want to lose a third time!

But there is no way, that's how the schedule is made.

Liverpool tried to apply for an extension, but was rejected by Manchester City.

Manchester City has to fight on four fronts this season. If it is postponed at this time, it will only increase the burden of multi-line operations in the future.

So it is impossible for them to agree, and they even hope to play a few more rounds of the league as soon as the Champions League has not started at this time.

The application for extension was rejected by the opponent, and Liverpool came to the Etihad Stadium with a tragic face.

They no longer expect to take away the victory from here, because it is impossible!

But they really didn't want to lose again, so Liverpool abandoned the dignity of the giants and set up a bus at the Etihad Stadium!
Seeing the bus set out by the opponent, Manchester City fans were stunned.

It's not that wealthy families can't set up buses, it's just that such things are rare.

Because this is a strategy that a weak team is forced to adopt when it meets a strong team.

The giants have to face, so it is rare to see this kind of game before the start of the game, and take the initiative to show weakness.

Unless the opponent's strength is really too strong, just like the Cosmic Barcelona back then!
When encountering Barcelona at that time, even the major giants set up their buses one after another.

There is no shame in setting up a bus when encountering Barcelona, ​​because if you don't set up a bus, you will die miserably!
Opponents put up the bus at the Etihad Stadium. Is it because they admit that they are not as good as Manchester City, or do they think that Manchester City is as strong as Barcelona back then?

Although Liverpool set up a bus, Manchester City still has no intention of letting them go.

In the 41st minute of the first half, Lin Quan once again knocked on Liverpool's goal with a free kick.

The goal almost killed the game as Liverpool's hopes of defending a draw were dashed!

So, after the start of the second half, Liverpool really gave up the passive strategy of placing the bus, and bit the bullet and fought against Manchester City.

Facts have proved that this decision is very irrational.

In the 55th minute, Lin Quan scored the second goal of the game.

In the 69th minute, Aguero also scored.

This is not over yet, in the 78th minute, De Bruyne received a pass from Lin Quan and scored the fourth goal of the game.

Manchester City 4:0 Liverpool!
Manchester City used practical actions to tell the Liverpool people that if they don't take the bus, they will die, and they will die miserably!

Manchester City's scoring show was not over yet, and their defender Zabaleta also scored in the 83rd minute.

But unfortunately, the ball was pushed into his own goal.

Navas is a little helpless, the team record is so good, he planned to record a few more clean sheets, but who would have expected his teammates to be traitors?

In the end, Manchester City sat at home and defeated Liverpool with a score of 4:1. While winning two consecutive victories, they also overtook Chelsea in the standings and continued to lead the standings.

In just one month, after three disastrous defeats at the hands of Manchester City, it is said that Liverpool fans have suffered from a disease called 'Mannphobia'...

After the end of this round of competition, Pellegrini and Lin Quan flew to Monaco together to participate in the draw ceremony for the group stage of the 2014-2015 European Champions Cup.

Lin Quan has participated in this event twice before, but in the previous two times, he received far less attention than this time.

When he arrived at the ceremony site in a special car, the long guns and short gun mounts inside and outside the site were full.

More than 300 reporters had been waiting here for a long time. The moment they saw him, they swarmed over and blocked his entrance.

"Lin, what are your expectations for Manchester City's results this season?"

"Lin, is your goal this season to defend the Champions League?"

"Lin, are you confident of winning the Golden Globe?"

……

All kinds of questions came rushing to his face, and Lin Quan had no time to hear clearly, nor did he have time to answer them one by one.

There was only one feeling in his heart: Is this the treatment of top superstars?
Lin Quan briefly answered a few innocuous questions, and then made an apologetic gesture to the reporters, indicating that he would enter the venue to participate in the award ceremony and lottery ceremony.

The security personnel at the scene came over and escorted Lin Quan out of the crowd.

The reporters were separated by security personnel, and finally there was no way to continue to harass Lin Quan.

"Haha, how does it feel to be a superstar?"

As soon as he stepped into the venue, Lin Quan saw a guy with a bad smile——Mario Royce.

"Is your foot okay?"

Lin Quan glanced at the other party's left foot, which had just been injured not long ago, and asked.

"Ahem, we're still good friends without mentioning this!"

Reus accidentally injured his left ankle in a warm-up match against Germany ahead of the World Cup.

This injury was very fatal for Royce, because the injury time was too close to the start of the World Cup, which caused him to miss the 2014 World Cup in Germany.

And it happened that the German team lost to Spain in the final and unfortunately missed the championship.

This result made the fans of the German team extremely painful!

If Royce is still there, a player like him who can break through and lead, and has strong explosive power, will be of great help to improve the offensive strength of the German team.

Moreover, Royce is a typical example of the kind of immortality. Not only can he make great contributions on the offensive end, but he is also very active in defense.

Compared to Goetze, who lacks physical fitness, Ozil, who is physically weak, and Schurrle, who can only shoot violently, Royce is undoubtedly a better choice!

But it happened that he was injured!
When he saw the German team's death to Spain at home, Royce felt the same pain and self-blame in his heart.

He blamed himself for being injured when he shouldn't have been injured, and failed to contribute his strength to the team.

"How do you feel? If your ankle is injured, it will easily become a habitual injury. I suggest you rest for a few more months. During this period, try to reduce the number of appearances and time, and don't go to the national team's game!"

Lin Quan remembered that Royce was very unlucky in 2014. Not only was he injured and missed the World Cup just before the start of the World Cup, but he was injured again in a European Cup qualifier after the World Cup, and the injury was still in the same place—the ligament of his left ankle!
These two injuries had a great impact on Royce!

And Royce's injury has also had a great impact on Dortmund's performance in the league and the Champions League this season!

This season is a year when Dortmund's record collapsed. After players such as Gotze and Lewandowski left the team one after another, Dortmund's strength declined very quickly.

In addition, the Bundesliga teams gradually adapted to their style of play, and even developed targeted countermeasures, which made it very difficult for them to play in the league.

In this case, Royce, who is so desperate, will definitely squeeze himself further.

And this will only lead to more injuries for him...

This is a vicious circle!
Instead of being injured continuously in subsequent games, it is better to recover from injuries early in the season.

Dortmund this season is destined to be hopeless. This is not a problem that Royce can solve alone, but a systemic problem.

Unfortunately, it doesn't seem easy to convince Royce.

Sure enough, after hearing Lin Quan's persuasion, Royce said with a smile:

"That can't be done, everyone in the team is still waiting for me, I can't be a deserter!"

(End of this chapter)