Chapter 658: Can .658 become the strongest opponent?

The Premier League just finished the first round, and Liverpool will be a guest to challenge Manchester City in the second round.
In the middle of this week, Fleet Street's remarks from Manchester United star Scholes became the focus.
Scholes said in an interview: "I think the test for Liverpool will be this season!
In the history of the Premier League, only Manchester United has achieved three consecutive championships. There is no team with four consecutive championships, because the three-year heyday is a small cycle for a team. At the same time, because of the success of the first two years, it wants to be in the third year. It will be more difficult to continue to succeed!
Liverpool is likely to have some unforeseen problems this season, resulting in their failure to defend their title!
Another factor is that the targeted deployment of other Premier League teams to Liverpool will be more clear!
Think about it, Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester United, Manchester City. They have watched Liverpool win the championship trophy for two consecutive years. Will they continue to fight for a place in the Champions League?
It was a mistake for Liverpool to let Suarez and Sterling away. This is the beginning of their arrogance. The real top players are priceless. Real Madrid bought James Rodriguez for 80 million. Si, but how does his role or efficiency compare to Ronaldo, who is just a little more expensive than him? Which one is cheaper?
And why is Real Madrid willing to spend so much money?
The reason is that there are almost no top players who actually enter the market!
Just like Manchester City, no matter how rich they are, they can't buy Messi, because that is almost to subvert the image of the Barcelona club, and that is priceless. "
Some people criticized Scholes for avoiding reporters when he was a player, but after he retired he became a big mouth.
In fact, in Situ Yunbing's view, this is a manifestation of Scholes' dedication.
When a player is for the club, for the team, and for himself to be less troublesome, it should be very low-key, that is, a role model for players.
After he retired, he was a guest of comment. What did he want to pay for the job?
What is important is how much he can say, good or bad is another matter. If he is still as taciturn as a player, who would invite him?
Think of him as a mascot?
However, Situ Yunbing made a positive response before the weekend league arrived.
"I don't know where Scholes came from. He used Manchester United as a case to make predictions. I don't know if he predicted Manchester United's ranking last season. It was the worst ranking in Manchester United Premier League history. What does this show? ?
Football can never be judged based on previous experience, and even if you are right, it is just good luck.
In fact, Liverpool will definitely have a lot of problems that we did not expect, because no team will go smoothly and nothing will happen.
But this is exactly the purpose of each of our staff. When we encounter problems and solve problems, we will never change our goals. The championship is never sent to us. We need to overcome one difficulty after another and overcome one after another. Challenge, only then qualify to become a champion.
If Liverpool cannot successfully defend the title in the end, it is definitely not the theory that three consecutive championships is the limit of the Premier League is restricting us!
Apart from Manchester United, there is no second Premier League team that can win three consecutive championships. That's good. My goal is to lead Liverpool to become the second team to win three consecutive championships, or even the first team that can win four consecutive Premier League titles. The winning team! "
The reporters in the audience nodded, and Situ Yunbing's remarks were already very polite to Scholes.
Regarding the upcoming game, Situ Yunbing said: "Man City is our main enemy in the championship. The away game will definitely be difficult, but we are ready. I always have strict requirements for the team from the beginning of the season. It is hoped that when the starting gun is fired, the team will be the first to rush out of the starting line and begin to establish a lead.
I'm not sure what kind of attitude Manchester City will take at home. Maybe Pellegrini will make his team play relatively conservative, because we certainly don't want to lose the game at home. "
The last question about Sterling.
Situ Yunbing smiled and said: "I wish him good luck when he left, nothing more. He is now a Manchester City player. Maybe he will cause trouble to Liverpool. After all, he is a player worth 55 million pounds. If he is worthless, Manchester City won't want him, will they?"
Situ Yunbing did not provoke Manchester City before the game, nor did he initiate a psychological warfare. Pellegrini has always dealt with the media with a perfunctory attitude. He does not want to entangle with Fleet Street too much, it will only bring the team. trouble.
This time is no exception.
On the afternoon of August 24th, Liverpool came to the Etihad Stadium to have a strong dialogue with Manchester City in the Premier League!
The Manchester City team always feels like a mercenary team. They do not have a flag or a club emblem. The big reason is that the high-paying contracts that Manchester City made when they introduced players are also easy to impress people. The players joined Manchester City with high salaries.
For example, Yaya Toure from Barcelona to Manchester City, Aguero from Atletico Madrid to Manchester City, at the time they were all considered to have a better place to go, but Manchester City bought people's hearts with money.
If a mercenary team has no results, it doesn't seem to be a big problem for the players, because when they first came here, they first came here to earn a high salary, not to hit the glory.
But this changed after Manchester City won the league title.
The club is more eager to prove themselves in the European arena. Manchester City is now pursuing the trophy. They took the club from the middle level of the Premier League to the first group in just 5 years. For the consortium behind the scenes, the honor can expand their presence in Europe. Their influence is also the most fundamental reason for their huge sums of money.
Last season, Pellegrini led his team to the League Cup and Premier League runner-up.
Compared with the performance of Manchester City in the previous season, this result is an improvement, there are championships, and the league ranking has improved.
Enough to communicate with the top, whether it can go further this season, it depends on the performance of Manchester City.
But Pellegrini knows that Manchester City has reached the tipping point. It is not difficult to go from third in the league to runner-up in the league, but to go from runner-up to champion, the difficulty is beyond imagination!
The strength of Liverpool is rare in his life!
In Etihad’s lively cheering atmosphere, Situ Yunbing and Pellegrini shook hands before the game on the sidelines. Situ Yunbing said nothing, but Pellegrini smiled at him: "I don’t know. In the new season, can my team become a stumbling block on the road to Liverpool's title defense!"
Situ Yunbing was stunned, and then suddenly realized.
He once said something to Pellegrini last season, implying that Manchester City are not qualified to stop Liverpool from moving forward, not even an obstacle.
It seems that Pellegrini is still very ambitious.
Situ Yunbing smiled off, disapproving.
The strength of Manchester City is built on the overall hard power of the team, and the soft power of the team is almost small. This is why from the impression many fans feel that Manchester City absolutely can't beat super teams like Barcelona and Real Madrid.
Just because the comparison lineup has no advantage, Manchester City's soft power still has a significant gap compared with the super team.
Liverpool is now also a super team. It cannot be said that Manchester City has no strength to fight back, but if it is really a two-round knockout match, the probability of Manchester City wanting to eliminate Liverpool is very low!
Situ Yunbing didn't think about anything. His team is now sitting on the throne, and of course they will encounter many challengers. If the other strong teams in the Premier League accept their fate and willingly bow to their heads, the Premier League will be very boring.
The starting players of the two teams entered the field, and the Manchester City players looked more serious. They may have a very strong fighting spirit and fighting spirit for this confrontation!
"Good afternoon, everyone, and welcome to the focus of the second round of the new Premier League season. Last season's league runner-up Manchester City played at the home stadium of the Etihad Stadium to face last season's league champion Reds Liverpool!
Both teams created a sensation in the transfer market this summer and performed well after the start of the new season. Liverpool swept Southampton with five goals in the opening game, and Manchester City beat Newcastle United with two goals in away games!
Although today's confrontation at the Etihad Stadium came early, I believe that both teams have entered the state. They also know very well that the confrontation between the opponents for the championship is a six-point battle!
Nothing to be lost!
Let's look at the starting lineups of the two teams.
Manchester City started 4231 at home.
Goalkeeper: Joe Hart.
Defenders: Sabaletta, Kompany, Demichelis, Clichy.
Midfielder: Sterling, Fernando, Silva, Yaya Touré, Nasri.
Forward: Aguero.
Liverpool started 433.
Goalkeeper: Ter Stegen.
Defenders: Azpilicueta, Van Dijk, Benatia, Robertson.
Midfielders: Eriksson, Kanter, Casemiro.
Forwards: Gareth Bale, Lewandowski, Coutinho.
The current confrontation between the two teams should be a dialogue between the best teams in the Premier League. Let us see what sparks the two teams will create at the Etihad Stadium today! "
With a whistle from the referee, Manchester City took the lead in teeing off with the enthusiastic support of the fans!
Situ Yunbing carefully observed the way Manchester City played today and the state of the team.
Last season, Manchester City performed the most brilliant four players, Aguero, Yaya Toure, Dzeko, Silva.
In Situ Yunbing's view, three of the players are normal, but Yaya Toure's outstanding performance brings a defensive risk to the team.
So Manchester City ultimately failed to set a new high in points. Once Yaya Toure ignores the defense and throws himself into the attack, this will make Manchester City's midfielder lack of protection for the back line.
If Manchester City want to truly transform from a strong team to a top-level team, they must have powerful people to do the dirty work. Liverpool have Kanter and Casemiro, and Chelsea now have Matic.
In order to satisfy Yaya Toure's offensive desire, Manchester City specially introduced Fernando.
But this is a temporary solution, not a permanent cure.
So the coach has actually been constrained by big-name stars in technical and tactical settings. It is not surprising that Guardiola abandoned Yaya Toure when he entered the Ittihad Stadium two years later.
But if Yaya Toure can make a team at the expense of his individual, then Manchester City will still be Liverpool's strongest opponent for the title!
Pellegrini wants to be Situ Yunbing's opponent, Situ Yunbing is very curious whether he has sorted out his team.
He wants to keep his eyes open and observe carefully.