Chapter 982 In Good Condition David Silva
Chapter 982 In Good Condition David Silva
What made Benitez a little wary was that after the UEFA Champions League group match with Bayern Munich, Manchester City returned to the league and was drawn away by Bolton.
Bolton is definitely not a strong team, but Manchester City almost lost the game.
Fortunately, Chelsea were also tied by their opponents.
Otherwise, the point difference between Manchester City and Chelsea will be reduced to one point, so Manchester City's previous victory over Chelsea will be meaningless.
So before the game against Tottenham Hotspur, Benitez believed that it was necessary for the team to fully realize the danger of the last draw.
In the dressing room ahead of the game against Tottenham, Benitez spoke to his players with a serious face.
"...I don't care what your reasons are. You can say that double matches a week makes you feel tired. You can also say that the opponent has the advantage at home. You can also say that Bolton didn't play cleanly... But these are not reasons. These are not the reasons why we didn't win. If you just want to avoid relegation, you can find many reasons, but if you have greater pursuits and ambitions for honor, then all excuses are used by losers. Lu... If you can easily hand over the victory just because of this reason, then we might as well surrender from now on."
After saying what he wanted to say, Benitez went out.
Leaving a group of players pondering what he just said.
For victory, for honor, more price must be paid, this is a matter of course.
But there are still people who want to win the game and win the championship without paying any price.
How could this actually be such a good thing?
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After the start of the game between Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur, Manchester City played a defensive counterattack as usual.
It was nothing special.
But when Tottenham failed in an attack, they soon felt that Manchester City's game was unusual.
Manchester City's counter-attack was very sharp and efficient.
This counterattack was not a counterattack in which Rongguang dribbled the ball for a long distance alone, passed several people in a row, and then hit the football into the opponent's goal.
Instead, all the players are running, passing continuously, passing the football all the way to the goal.
Starting from the backfield, Gareth Barry turned and sent the football up front.
After Sneijder received the ball, he passed it laterally.
Rongguang received the ball from Sneijder in the midfield, but he didn't directly dribble the ball to force a breakthrough.
Instead, he quickly moved the football to the wing and gave it to Leighton Barnes who was inserted in the back row.
Barnes dribbled the ball along the sidewalk and after attracting Tottenham Hotspur's defenders, he suddenly passed the ball in the middle.
Sneijder had already returned to the middle. He received a pass from Barnes and made a stance to shoot from a long distance. He tricked the Tottenham Hotspur player in front of him out of balance, but he pushed the football diagonally straight out.
The football just landed at the feet of David Silva, who was inserted from the ribs. The Spaniard did not stop the ball, but shot directly!
"David Silva——!!! The goal was scored! Beautiful goal! Manchester City played a classic collective counterattack! The continuous passing and running positions made Tottenham Hotspur's defensive players exhausted in the retreat, completely confused by Manchester City's continuous passing..."
"This is David Silva's second goal in the last three league rounds in the starting lineup! His form is very good! It can be described as 'hot'!"
"I think Robinho should have felt the threat from David Silva. Even if he recovers from injury, he may lose his main position... He has to start from the bench..."
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Robinho was at home watching David Silva, who was hugging and celebrating with his teammates on TV, and he also heard what the announcer said.
He frowned, his eyes reflecting the fluorescent light from the TV screen.
The expression on his face was a little cloudy and uncertain.
But he was originally black, so it cannot be said that his face was black...
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David Silva's goal opened the door for Manchester City.
Manchester City, who are good at playing defensive counterattacks, played more easily after taking the lead.
They consolidated their defense and took Tottenham's chances on the counter-attack.
And because Tottenham Hotspur are at home, they must not be reconciled to losing at home in this game, so they also attacked fiercely after falling behind.
This gave Manchester City more room to counterattack.
Before the end of the first half, it was also a counterattack. Rongguang received an assist from David Silva, jumped high, and headed the ball into the goal.
2: 0!
"Leading by two goals in the first half! Manchester City has killed the suspense of this game! Manchester City is in excellent form this season. They are the only unbeaten team in the league so far! This is amazing! They were tied away by Bolton in the last round. Advantage... This is simply the most boring kind of game!"
Alan Hansen was right, after a two-goal lead, the game did get dull quickly.
In the second half, Manchester City began to deliberately slow down the pace. Benitez began to make substitutions very early, allowing more main players to get more rest time, and at the same time allowing the bench players to have more game experience.
After frequent substitutions, it is difficult for Manchester City to maintain the smooth game before, and the mentality of the players has also changed.
So City even allowed Tottenham to regain some possession in the second half.
But at this time, Rong Guang returned the initiative to Manchester City.
He assisted Berbatov to score a goal that completely sealed the victory.
3:0, Manchester City won the game!
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Three days later, in the No.18 round of the league, Manchester City played against Sunderland at home.
In this game, David Silva continued to start, although in the previous two days, Robinho had already started recovery training under the leadership of a special person.
But everyone thinks that it is impossible for Robinho to start if he wants to recover from injury.
David Silva's performance in this game is still outstanding, especially the tacit understanding between him and Rong Guang is growing.
David Silva is not as flashy as Robinho, but more direct. After all, one is a Brazilian player and the other is a European player.
But in fact, David Silva's simplicity and directness are better, and they are more compatible with Rongguang.
Robinho would always miss some opportunities because he was too flashy on the court. If Rong Guang cooperated with him, he didn't let go of it completely. Some suppressed himself so that he and Robinho could be compatible.
这就像是一个USB3。0的接口可以向下兼容USB2。0的移动硬盘，但要论传输数据的能力肯定还是不如对接USB3。0的移动硬盘。
And David Silva is like a USB3, allowing Rongguang to give full play to his abilities.
So in this home game, Manchester City finally defeated the "Black Cat" Sunderland 4:0.
Of course, David Silva had a very good performance in this game. He completed a goal and also had two assists.
With goals and assists in two consecutive rounds of the league, David Silva's recent state is simply hot!
After the game, the media in England and Spain praised David Silva's recent performance.
I think he played the role he should have played well after Robinho was injured.
Connect the striker and the forward line in series, and can also assist his teammates to score, and he can also score by himself at critical moments.
This is exactly what Benitez bought him in the first place.
In terms of assisting ability, he is better than Robinho, and the same is true in terms of scoring ability.
And he's younger than Robinho...
No matter how you look at it, he should be the main player.
In fact, if he hadn't been injured when he first came to the team, perhaps he should have been Manchester City's main player this season.
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Robinho's recovery has gone very well and after the Sunderland game he was able to train with the team instead of training alone in the gym.
This should be a good thing, but Robinho did not seem very excited.
After he followed the team to train together, he found the head coach Benitez.
He felt that he should have a good talk with his boss.
He felt threatened by David Silva and he hoped Benitez would make him feel safe.
Benitez was very surprised after hearing Robinho's intention, and stared blankly at Robinho without speaking for a long time.
Until the Brazilian himself couldn't hold back and asked him: "What's the matter, boss?"
"Uh..." Benitez came back to his senses, "If I heard correctly, you mean you want me to ensure your main position?"
Robinho nodded.
"This... I'm sorry, Robinho, I can't make such a guarantee to you. In fact, I can't guarantee anyone that they can get the absolute main force from me. Not even Rong."
Seeing that Robinho was about to open his mouth, Benitez immediately said the last sentence.
"However, Rong has always been the main force, and he has never been replaced in advance, boss." Robinho was a little dissatisfied.
"That's because Rong never let me down, did not give me any reason to replace him from the starting list, Robinho." Benitez said seriously. "He was able to become the starter because he has such ability and qualifications, not because of any other reasons, and it has nothing to do with his worth, weekly salary and fame."
Then Benitez asked Robinho to leave.
Robinho's campaign for his rights ended in failure...
(End of this chapter)