Chapter 1244 Prepare for Derby
Chapter 1244 Prepare for Derby
Everyone is looking forward to the quarrel between Pereira and Kaka, which is the best.
But soon Kaka mentioned his prospects for the national team in an exclusive interview with a Brazilian media.
"...I am confident that I will return to the Brazilian national team. Every day in Manchester City, I can feel the progress. As for not making it now, it is only because my performance is not good enough and I have not worked hard enough. I believe that as long as my performance is good enough, I will be able to return to the national team. After all, my goal is to participate in the World Cup in Brazil..."
Kaka's attitude made many reporters feel uncomfortable. They didn't want to see Kaka show his gentle side at this time. They hoped that Kaka and Pereira would quarrel!
In the end, Kaka wasn't fooled at all...
Really boring.
However, the actions of the media are not without effect.
At least after Kaka's statement, Pereira also made a statement: "I have been paying attention to Kaka's performance. His performance in Manchester City is much better than his performance in Real Madrid, but I think Kaka still needs more time. His body has just recovered from his injury. I think we should be more cautious on this issue (Kaka's return to the national team).
In the end, Pereira said that as long as Kaka can continue to perform well, he will definitely return to the Brazilian national team.
Both Kaka and the head coach have expressed their views one after another, and the two sides have no intention of conflicting at all.
A good show was not performed, which greatly disappointed the audience.
But this is a good thing for Kaka. He solved a big trouble with the least cost, and now he can continue to focus on the game and training.
In fact, this matter is as simple as he said-as long as he performs well, he does not believe that Pereira will not give himself a chance to enter the national team.
So regarding the matter of entering the national team, Kaka is not very anxious. He believes that as long as he maintains this state, he will return to the national team sooner or later.
Anyway, there are still more than two years before the World Cup in Brazil. Isn't it enough for him to impress Pereira?
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Manchester City defeated Aston Villa 4:1 at home, while Manchester United drew 1:1 away with Liverpool in a very important game against Manchester United!
This is really good news for Manchester City fans.
Because this means that Manchester City no longer need to rely on goals and goal difference advantages to lead Manchester United.
They also lead Manchester United by two points in points.
Those who said before that Manchester United focused on the league and Manchester City gave up the league and focused on the Champions League have shut up.
It now seems that Manchester City does not want to give up in the league and the Champions League!
Just like they did last season, winning the league at home and the Champions League in Europe.
But for Manchester United, it is not time to give up.
The next round of the league will be the derby between Manchester City and their city. As long as Manchester United can beat Manchester City in this game, they can also overtake Manchester City by one point and regain the first place in the league.
And the next city derby is Manchester United's home game, which increases Manchester United's chances of winning.
Another favorable factor is that both teams will have a Champions League match in the middle of next week, but Manchester United's Champions League match will be played one day earlier than Manchester City's, which means that they have one more day of rest than Manchester City to prepare for the same city derby.
Moreover, Manchester United's opponents in the Champions League next week are not strong. Although it is an away game, Ferguson can definitely send a substitute lineup to allow more main players to rest.
He did exactly that. After the game against Liverpool, he kept many of the players who played against Liverpool in Manchester and did not go to the away game at all.
Similarly, Manchester City also made adjustments to this Champions League game, allowing many main players to continue to rest.
Even Kaka was placed on the bench this time and did not start.
Both teams are preparing for the weekend derby.
Although this time is still very early before the end of the league, the same city derby is the most special game in a season. Even if the championship cannot be decided at all, no one wants to lose to the rival in the same city.
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In the end, Manchester United, who played mostly off the bench, easily defeated the weakest team in the group, Romania's Otrugaladi, 2-0 away.
Finally got their first victory in the UEFA Champions League group stage this season.
Manchester United fans think this is a good sign, indicating that Manchester United's status in the Champions League is about to recover.Next, as long as they beat Manchester City at home in the league, they can achieve a major turnaround in the Champions League and the league.
A day later, City host Zenit St. Petersburg.Manchester City, where the trident was disassembled, also had mostly substitutes. They drew 2:2 with Zenit St. Petersburg at home.
It was City's first draw in the Champions League this season.
Although Rong Guang scored a beautiful direct free kick in the Champions League, it failed to help the team win.
The draw of this game surprised many people.
After all, no one expected Manchester City to be tied by Zenit St. Petersburg at home.
They all felt that Manchester City should be able to win easily.
"...It seems that the Manchester City players' minds are indeed not on this game, but in the next city derby..." John Mortensen analyzed when explaining the game. "The players' performance in this game was a little absent-minded. On the one hand, they didn't take their opponents too seriously. On the other hand, they must have been affected by the next city derby."
Although it was tied at home, Manchester City still ranks first in the group with seven points in the group stage. No other team, whether it is Porto or Zenit, can pose any threat to him.
Because after Porto lost to Manchester City in the first round, they lost to Zenit St. Petersburg in the second round of the group stage. In the third round, they were tied 1:1 at home by APOEL...
Only one point is accumulated in the three rounds of the group stage, and the dignified seeded team is the bottom one.
On the contrary, APOEL, the weakest team in the group, performed well. In the first round of the group match, they defeated Zenit St. Petersburg 2:1 at home. Although they were defeated by Manchester City 2:0 in the second round of the group match, they drew with Porto in the third round. With four points, they ranked third in the group and hoped to be promoted to second in the group.
Zenit St. Petersburg ranked second in the group with an away draw against Manchester City. They and APOEL have four points, but the goal difference is a little more than APOEL, temporarily ranking second.It's just that this does not represent the final group qualifying order.Because in the end, when deciding the qualifying places in the group, the first thing to compare is not the goal difference or the number of goals, but the relationship between the two teams with the same score... On this point, Zenit St. Petersburg is currently behind APOEL. They lost 1:2 to APOEL in the away game.
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After the Champions League match, Manchester City quickly entered the league preparation mode.
Both sides attach great importance to this game, which can be seen from everyone's attitude towards the Champions League.
For Manchester United, which lost last season's championship, this game is not only able to bring them back to the top of the league table, but more importantly, it is a battle of revenge.
By defeating Manchester City in this game, he vented the anger of losing the championship last season.
Before the game, the whole world thought it would be a close contest.
This game is also a free live broadcast to the world.
Before the start of the game, the two sides also fought a war of words through various channels.
However, there is nothing innovative in the rhetoric. It is nothing more than Manchester United criticizing Manchester City as gold dollar football, while Manchester City ridiculed Manchester United for not being able to keep their top star.
And in this war of words, Ferguson has not yet participated.
Both coaches seemed calm.
In the past, Ferguson liked to play psychological warfare with his opponents.
And he always wins.
But since he found out that this set has no effect on Manchester City and Glory, he stopped wasting his saliva. This is meaningless except to add some hype to the media.If you have that kind of effort, you might as well study tactics more.
Everyone knows that what determines the final result is the performance of the players of the two teams on the court, not the performance in the media.
Soon, the much-anticipated game will arrive.
At the beginning of the game, the two sides were calm, and there were not even a yellow card in the first 10 minutes.
The two sides played very restrained and very cautious.
Nobody wants to concede the ball first.
In this level of confrontation, whoever loses the ball first means that he will be in a very difficult situation.
"The civilization of the two sides almost made me think that this is not a city derby..." Alan Hansen complained.He almost didn't yawn, "This kind of derby is really boring."
He hopes to see more goals and intense scenes. If there is a red card sent off and the players of both sides break out of conflicts, the game will be perfect.
But so far, 10 minutes have passed, and none of what he expected has happened.
No wonder he was upset.
Alan Hansen is a supporter of Liverpool. He watched this game with the mentality of watching the excitement. He doesn't care who wins or loses, as long as the game is exciting enough.
This is the same idea as many neutral fans.
(End of this chapter)