Chapter 176 The Premier League officially begins!

Author: Snow Bird

Chapter 176 The Premier League officially begins!

"Arsenal tried to create an offside trap, but this was a good goal and the lineman did not raise the flag!"

The commentator on the scene described Manchester City's attack with a very fast speed.

"Aguero entered the penalty area, and Szesni chose to attack.

Aguero pushed the ball into the far corner, the ball hit the post and bounced into the net, 3:3, and the score between the two teams tied again!”

After seeing Lin Quan and Aguero's long-distance cooperation, Manchester City fans at the scene stood up excitedly, staring at Aguero who was driving the ball straight to the opponent's goal.

They were relieved until they saw Aguero seize the opportunity and scored the ball into the opponent's goal.

Immediately afterwards, warm applause and cheers resounded throughout the Etihad Stadium.

For fans who bought tickets, this game is worth the price.

Although this is just a friendly match, it is precisely because of this friendly match that the tactics of both teams are very radical.

The two teams played offensive football in the first half, and they were very lively.

Although the offensive in the second half was not as good as before, the two teams fought to the flesh in the midfield, as well as the extremely high-quality ultra-long-distance pass that Lin Quan just gave, all made the fans very excited.

Maybe they have to thank this for being a friendly match. The two teams were not affected by the league points and were very relaxed to play such a high-quality game!

Once you enter the league and have concerns about getting points, the tactics of both teams will become conservative, and the football you play may become utilitarian, and the viewing ability may not be as high as that of a friendly match.

Although it is just a friendly match, the winning or losing of the match is actually not important.

But neither Arsenal nor Manchester City want to lose.

So, for the remaining time, the two teams tried their best to defeat their opponents.

But they all seemed to lack a little luck.

In the 67th minute of the second half, Manchester City striker Aguero missed a chance to score a one-on-one opportunity.

On Arsenal, Giroud's header hit the crossbar and missed the opportunity to rewrite the score.

In the end, the whole game ended, and neither team could rewrite the score. After 90 minutes of the match, the two teams ended the friendly match with a score of 3:3.

After the game, Wenger took the initiative to walk towards Pellegrini, hugged his opponent and said to him:

"I really envy you for having such an excellent group of players!"

Pellegrini also responded with a smile:

"The talented geniuses in Arsenal are also jealous, and your status in Arsenal is not something that a coach like me can match!"

Wenger smiled and didn't answer.

He is different from a head coach like Pellegrini, who is an old-school football manager.

The responsibilities he assumes at Arsenal are not just coaches on the court, but he can also interfere in the team's operations.

But Pellegrini is different. Like other coaches in the five major leagues, his main responsibility is to lead the team to train and play games. Team operations are the team's football director.

So his authority is far less than Wenger's.

The position of football manager is a product of the old Premier League era.

With Ferguson's retirement, fewer and fewer coaches have had this position.

Now the veritable football manager is probably the only one left.

For a coach, they naturally hope that the greater the power they have, the better.

So football managers are positions they yearn for very much.

But for the club, they don't want a head coach to have too much power.

Especially at present, as the frequency of changing coaches of each team is getting higher and higher, giving the head coach too much authority is not a good thing for the club.

So they will set up a football director position, participate in team management, and separate some of the coach's authority.

This trend has become increasingly obvious and cannot even be reversed.

Wenger didn't know how to respond when he heard Pellegrini's words.

Even he himself feels that he is a remnant of the old era. Once he retires, the position of football manager may completely disappear and become a historical term.

...

On the court, Cassolla walked to Lin Quan and apologized to the other party:

"Sorry, Lin, I tackled you several times while defending, don't take it to heart."

Lin Quan said with a smile:

"Okay, everyone on the field is their own. If you show mercy, you will be a little sorry for the salary you received!"

Cassorla nodded repeatedly, looking at the pattern and his mind!

No wonder coaches like Boske and Wenger like Lin Quan so much!

This pattern is not something that ordinary people can have.

"However, we are also teammates of the national team after all. You are so serious about me, my teammate is very disappointed!"

"Haha, this is easy to say. When I arrive in London another day, I will invite you to hot pot. I know a authentic Chongqing hot pot restaurant. After eating it, I will guarantee that it can help you get rid of the cold!"

"This is almost the same. Next time you come to Manchester City as a guest, I will treat you to a meal!"

"Okay, one word is certain!"

...

After the warm-up match, Pellegrini gave the team a day off.

This is almost their last holiday before the start of the new season of the Premier League. When the new season begins, Manchester City will soon enter the fast lane.

On August 17, the Premier League officially started.

The opening match was led by Liverpool at home to Anfield, facing Stoke City, which ranked 13th in the Premier League last season.

Just listening to the names of the two teams, ordinary people may think that Liverpool has a great chance of winning.

But this may not be the case.

Liverpool's record has not been very good in recent seasons.

Although they are one of the traditional Premier League giants, they have missed the Champions League for four consecutive seasons since Benitez left Liverpool.

The Reds, who were invincible in the Premier League and Champions League, have had a terrible record in recent seasons.

Liverpool, who played at home, played extremely dull in the first half. They seemed to want to start an attack, but the team could not find the direction of the attack.

Suarez, who helped them siege the city last season, was suspended from the FA for 10 games due to the biting incident at the end of last season.

This means that he has no way to represent Liverpool in the first six games of this season.

After missing Suarez, Liverpool's offense in the frontcourt was awful.

This made Anfield Reds fans feel extremely worried.

Liverpool has had a very bad record in the opening game of the past four seasons, losing and drawing, and never won the goal.

They couldn't help but feel worried: Could it be that the team still couldn't win this year's opening game?

The fans of the Red Army could not accept such a cruel reality. They sang the famous team song "Never Walk Alone" loudly and cheered the team with loud singing.

Accompanied by the fans' singing, Liverpool players seemed to have found their form bit by bit.

In the 37th minute of the first half, Sturridge stood up. He received a pass from Ashins 22 meters away from the goal and scored a long shot. This is the first shot in the Premier League this season.

Goals.

It was also the only goal in this game.

In the end, with Sturridge's golden goal, the Reds got rid of their bad luck for four consecutive years and finally won the opening game.

It is worth mentioning that the Premier League has introduced Hawkeye technology for the first time this season.

In the second half, Liverpool once shot the goal frame and bounced on the goal line. After confirming by the camera on the scene using Hawkeye technology, it was determined that the ball did not cross the goal line as a whole, so it was not considered a goal.

After the opening match between Liverpool and Stoke City, the curtain of the Premier League was officially unveiled.

In the five games held at the same time, Arsenal, who had just finished the warm-up match with Manchester City, was the first to be upset.

They lost 1:3 to Aston Villa at home.

Arsenal lost in this game very unfairly, and they scored the first goal in the sixth minute of the game.

As a result, the referee was awarded two penalty kicks in the 21st and 61st minutes respectively.

If there is no controversy in the first penalty, then the penalty in the 61st minute is very controversial.

In the 61st minute, Aston Villa's forward Abonlajo dribbled the ball into the penalty area and tripped by Koscheerny.

Slow motion shows that Koscheerney first hit the ball and then tripped the ball, which should be a beautiful tackle.
To be continued...