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The first leg of the League Cup was the only match this season in which Stoke City, after winning, still felt somewhat bitter.

Two balls won't kill a person.

Especially with the opposing team having a player sent off at halftime, some potential problems were left unresolved.

If they make a mistake on the road, Birmingham's desperate fight will be in trouble.

But winning by two goals is perfectly acceptable; life is about looking forward.

Because three days later, Stoke City will host Bolton at home.

In the first leg of this season, Stoke City lost 2-3 away to their opponents, and the only goal of this match is revenge.

Bolton was a mid-table team under Allardyce, finishing in the top ten for two consecutive seasons.

Allardyce wanted more budget, but Bolton disagreed.

After Allardyce left, Bolton gave new manager Coyle a substantial budget.

Human nature is a very difficult thing to understand.

This Bolton team has Cahill in the backfield, Swedish international Elmand up front, and Real Madrid product Marcos Alonso on the bench.

Many players who perform well in other leagues actually didn't understand how to play in the Premier League at all in their early years.

There are countless examples of people who can only play in La Liga until the peak of their careers before coming to the Premier League.

Both teams have similar tactical styles, except that Bolton is more technically inclined, while Stoke City is purely physical.

So Stoke City lost possession again, but even Sun Yu is used to it.

In a football match, if you have possession but don't score, and parking the bus won't be considered passive play, then play however you can to win.

Bolton's tough and physical midfielder is Muamba, who single-handedly moves back and forth between the two penalty areas and dominates Bolton's tactical direction.

But after observing for more than ten minutes, Sun Yu realized that this guy wasn't very bright.

Stoke City had less possession because they could launch the ball directly from their own half to the front without going through the midfield, and their four midfielders were often just there to make contact.

Although Etherington is good at passing and free kicks, he is actually a skilled thug.

Tuncay has once again earned a starting position. When he gets the ball, he often has unrealistic fantasies, wanting to "save the world" by himself.

Sun Yu estimated that not only foreign fans would not want to watch the match, but the British would also be tired of it.

But it's okay if you get tired of it. Work is repetitive, and you become stronger through repetition.

In the 37th minute, Delap took a throw-in, and Sun Yu, under pressure from Cahill and Mbemba, flicked the ball to the far post.

Left-back Higginbotham scored, giving Stoke City the lead at home.

Bolton, trailing in the score, could only attack, while Stoke City used Sun Yu as a pivot to contend with their opponents.

In the 62nd and 66th minutes, Knight and Mbemba each received a yellow card for Sun Yu.

Seeing Sun Yu and Mbemba exchanging words, Bolton manager Coyle quickly substituted Mbemba.

In the 67th minute, Sun Yu suddenly accelerated behind Cahill and got to the ball before the goalkeeper could reach it.

But Isaac Kolainen, who was making a move, wanted to take a gamble, but ended up running into Sun Yu first.

Penalty kick.

Etherington made the free throw.

2:0.

Stoke City successfully avenged their home defeat.

Following the match, the London Evening Standard reported that Tottenham had inquired about Sun Yu's price with Stoke City: "According to reliable sources, Tottenham's inquiry to Stoke City about Sun Yu's price was ignored."

"It's clear that Tottenham wants to acquire this player for a price close to Sun Yu's transfer fee, but they haven't decided whether to put their wishful thinking into action yet."

Tottenham's attacking line includes Defoe, Pavlyuchenko, and Crouch, and they are only willing to pay cost price.

But Sun Yu has no reason to pay attention to such a high-profile, stingy, and shameless club.

Tottenham are playing dead, neither admitting nor denying anything.

They just wanted to seduce the player, and if the player was interested, they would work together from the inside.

Townsend reported these points to Sun Yu. Tottenham and West Ham United both wanted to make deals with him, but he refused both attempts.

Sun Yu had set a rule for him: he must never contact other clubs without his consent.

However, if a media outlet pays to buy information, it can leak the news and make some money.

There's been little activity on Sun Yu's side, but Liverpool has been making quite a stir.

Fenway Sports Group and Dalglish both highly value Suarez, offering €2600 million for the Uruguayan striker, but Ajax are sticking to their €3000 million offer.

For some reason, the two sides are going back and forth over 400 million euros, with neither side willing to back down.

With the winter transfer window halfway through, it seems Liverpool is speeding up the negotiation process.

Media reports indicate that Chelsea have offered £4000 million for Torres, a record transfer fee that breaks the record for English clubs.

But Liverpool, like a ruthless rejection machine, once again denied the price.

Chelsea are in a hurry, as they are already nine points behind Manchester United in the league.

If they can't do something to boost morale, their chances of winning the championship this season are probably over.

1 month 15 day.

Stoke City will play Fulham away from home.

Pulis stirred up the desire for revenge a bit too much before the game, and the players played a bit too aggressively in the first half, allowing Dempsey to steal a goal.

After the start of the second half, Shawcross became increasingly reckless, and in the 53rd minute, he used a tackle from three meters away to send Belgian midfielder Dembele tumbling through the air before crashing onto the grass.

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Dempsey converted the penalty, and Fulham began to control possession.

In the 62nd minute, Whiteside injured the opposing midfielder, Etuhu.

Pulis then brought on three substitutes, who then chased after Fulham players on the field.

After the match, Fulham's manager complained that Stoke City players played too aggressively.

Pulis used this to declare to the world: "If you want to take points from Stoke City, you either have the strength or you're ready to fight to the death."

Of course, that's not the exact wording, but that's the gist of it.

After this match, Stoke City will lose Shawcross in their next three games.

Shawcross received a red card at a crucial moment, and Pulis's post-match comments were also widely criticized, with English media believing that the Stoke City manager's style was too violent.

At this critical juncture, Liverpool made an offer of £1800 million for Sun Yu.

This offer is almost double Sun Yu's market value. Liverpool media announced that they will bring in Sun Yu and Suarez to enhance the team's attacking power.

It has to be said that the timing of this offer was very difficult for Stoke City.

Stoke City are under immense pressure both internally and externally, and they also face a crucial second leg of the League Cup semi-final.

Liverpool made a very reasonable offer at this point, anticipating that Sun Yu might request a transfer should Stoke City fail to reach the League Cup final.

Because Sun Yu only earns £4,000 a week, his weekly wage would definitely increase significantly if he were to transfer to Liverpool.

At this critical moment, Sun Yu took the initiative to accept an interview, expressing his willingness to weather the storm with Stoke City.

Under these circumstances, Stoke City faced a crucial second leg of the League Cup semi-final on January 27.

After the match started, Birmingham launched their attack, and Djukic appeared very aggressive against Stoke City's defense without Shawcross.

For the first thirty minutes, Birmingham dominated Stoke City.

In the 31st minute, Stoke City had a counter-attack opportunity.

Sun Yu received a pass from his teammate in the attacking third and received the ball sideways while facing Roger Jensen.

Birmingham's center-back kept increasing pressure from behind, and Sun Yu immediately dribbled the ball laterally.

Roger Jensen made a decisive steal.

In the instant he lunged for the ball, Sun Yu gently flicked the ball and accelerated with the momentum.

Stoke City instantly found themselves in a three-on-three situation with their opponents.

Sun Yu passed the ball to Jones, then accelerated towards the left side of the penalty area.

Their right-back Carl moved into the middle, and Jones passed the ball to Etherington on the left wing.

Facing the goalkeeper, Etherington calmly chipped the ball into the middle, where Sun Yu headed it into the net.

1:0.

Stoke City extended their aggregate lead to 3-0, and his teammates excitedly surrounded him.

Sun Yu waved his arms vigorously toward the away team's stands; a three-goal lead had already killed the game.

Birmingham scored in the 72nd minute, but it was too late to turn the tide.

As the final whistle blew, all the Stoke City substitutes rushed onto the pitch.

This is the team's first time reaching the English Cup final!

On the same day, Chelsea made a £4200 million offer to Liverpool for Torres, which Liverpool rejected again.

The following day, English media reported that Torres had submitted a request to leave Liverpool.

English media generally believe that if Liverpool lose Torres, Dalglish will do anything to bring in Sun Yu and Suarez.

Sure enough, Liverpool sent a fax to Stoke City that day, hoping to get a definite price.

Sun Yu suddenly faced a dilemma: if Liverpool's offer was too good for Stoke City to refuse, should he go to Liverpool or not?

The problem has unexpectedly fallen on our side!