Chi Meiya
Chapter 244 Winning Against Liverpool is What Counts
At the same time, Zhao Gang also received twenty free system points, which could be used to increase his ratings at will, without being limited by the inability to increase them after reaching ninety.
Zhao Gang understood that winning some important awards would also increase free system points.
The Premier League Player of the Year, Golden Boot, and Assist King should also increase free system points, right?
This was much better than only being able to increase the system points to a rating of ninety.
The day after receiving the award, Manchester City welcomed a League Cup match at home.
The quarter-finals, this time the opponent was the English Championship team Bristol City.
Zhao Gang entered the big list, but was waiting on the bench. Delph performed quite well and had good confidence. There were several very wonderful collaborations between him and Sterling.
Sterling scored two goals, and De Bruyne contributed a goal and an assist.
Fernando started and contributed a wonderful long shot.
Manchester City easily defeated their opponents 4:0 and entered the League Cup semi-finals.
This was very good news for Manchester City, who intended to fight on multiple fronts and win more championships this season.
The week of double matches continued. In the sixteenth round of the Premier League, Zhao Gang, who was in good shape, did not score a goal, but directly contributed an assist hat-trick. Aguero scored twice, and De Bruyne and Sterling each scored a goal.
Manchester City easily defeated Crystal Palace 4:0.
After drawing with Chelsea, the league ushered in two big wins.
The Premier League schedule was almost halfway through. After continuous head-to-head matches with Leicester City and Chelsea, the media began to look down on Manchester City's performance. As a result, Manchester City fought back hard and slapped those media outlets in the face.
Of course, there were also media outlets that were very stubborn, thinking that Manchester City's opponents were all mid-range teams and had no gold content at all.
However, the attitude of the Premier League teams and media was very different. They longed to challenge Manchester City, but at the same time, they were frightened and did not want to be bloodbathed by Manchester City.
This mentality was contradictory, but also normal.
Next, Manchester City still had a week of double matches, but not the League Cup, but the league.
Under the gaze of those media outlets waiting for Manchester City to collapse, Manchester City poured five goals into Fulham in the first half.
Zhao Gang scored a goal and sent out two assists, De Bruyne scored a goal and an assist, and Aguero scored twice in the first half.
Fulham was directly kicked and couldn't find North.
Neither the Fulham players nor the Manchester City players expected this first half.
Those media outlets were shocked and could only continue to say that Manchester City's opponents were promoted teams, and this kind of game should not be considered a proper Premier League game at all.
In the second half, after Manchester City rotated, Aguero and De Bruyne came off to rest, while Zhao Gang and Sterling remained on the field.
Fulham's offense was good, and they even pulled back a goal.
Unfortunately, after Zhao Gang received a pass from Sterling, a world wave made Fulham's players completely depressed.
Etihad Stadium chanted Zhao Gang's name in unison.
In the end, Sterling also came up with a solo ride, and the score was fixed at 7:1!
This score was the most disparate score in the Premier League this season. With the help of the media, Manchester City's reputation in the Premier League reached a new height.
"In the seventeenth round of the league, Manchester City achieved sixteen wins and one draw. Is there really no suspense for the championship?" With Leicester City and Chelsea both losing, they seemed to have lost the ability to continue to challenge Manchester City.
Although the score gap was not too big, Manchester City had now become hot again after experiencing a brief and difficult to detect slump, and had scored 15 goals in three rounds, which was even crazier than the start of the season!
"Crazy Manchester City, really unstoppable!"
"The magical Zhao, the great Manchester City, they have already won the Premier League title in advance!"
"Surrender, no one in the Premier League can fight!"
Manchester City fans cheered once again.
Half a month ago, many media outlets were bearish on Manchester City, thinking that Manchester City was about to collapse, and confidently said that Zhao Gang was about to leave Manchester City and join Real Madrid.
It made people panic.
As a result, Manchester City's offense reached its peak this season.
The entire Premier League was about to collapse.
Manchester City fans knew best that most of the reason was because of Zhao Gang's joining. His power in the frontcourt was too great.
This kind of dominant performance allowed Manchester City, which was already a strong team, to reach another height.
A height that should not belong to Manchester City.
Of course, there were also some media outlets that came out and stubbornly sang the opposite tune.
Of course, there was only one reason: Manchester City's opponents were too weak.
If they could easily win the next game, they could prove that Manchester City had indeed reached a dominant level in the Premier League.
Because the next game would be a tough battle.
After a week of double matches, Manchester City welcomed the last opponent in the Big Six.
The Red Army, Liverpool.
Liverpool was still on the road to revival this season and did not yet have the ability to compete for the Premier League title, but Liverpool under Klopp had a very distinct characteristic.
The offense was extremely sharp, especially the crazy high pressing and tireless confrontation, making it difficult for strong teams that focused on ball control to resist.
And Liverpool had lived up to the name of the Red Army since last season, focusing on sending warmth.
Last season, when facing the Big Six, Liverpool swept away the fallen leaves, repairing them one by one at home and beating them on the head.
Then they gave points to other teams everywhere. Premier League teams, except for the Big Six, who wouldn't give Liverpool a thumbs up and praise them, benefactors!
Last season, Manchester City was beaten to the point of being unable to take care of themselves at Anfield, and the players once doubted their lives.
It shouldn't be, we are the champions, how can we be beaten by Liverpool like a stray dog?