Chapter 353 The significance of two years in Real Madrid
When the Community Shield ended, the Premier League kicked off in a week later.
Manchester City welcomed Swansea at home.
As everyone predicted before the game, there was no suspense in this game.
Benitez continued the team's starting lineup in the Community Shield without making any adjustments.
From this we can also see that the starting lineup in the Community Shield is basically Manchester City's main lineup.
Then Kaka is naturally the main player of Manchester City.
This fact is really sad. Just a month ago, when Kaka was still in Real Madrid, everyone thought his career had begun to decline, and he could only sit on the bench in Real Madrid.
Unexpectedly, more than a month later, Kaka ushered in his spring at Manchester City. He can still be the main force!
Swansea is not a strong enemy, they are promoted teams.
As a newly promoted team, facing the defending champions in the first Premier League game of the new season is really cruel for them.
Although Swansea must have been preparing for Manchester City after the schedule came out, the huge strength gap between the two sides still makes their preparations useless.
During the game, they only lasted for seventeen minutes.
Then Swansea's goal was broken by Rong Guang, and with a direct free kick, Rong Guang's right-footed elevator ball opened Swansea's goal.
It is worth mentioning that the person who created such a free kick opportunity for Honor is Kaka.
When Kaka dribbled the ball and broke through to 33 meters, he was forced to hit the ground by Swansea's defensive player. The referee awarded a free kick to Manchester City without hesitation.
It was this free kick that allowed Geng to score, scoring his first league goal of the season with Manchester City.
After Glory scored, Manchester City's offensive firepower continued to open.
Before the end of the first half, Manchester City scored another goal, this time it was Glory assisting David Silva to score. Manchester City led Swansea 2-0.
After the halftime break, the two sides changed sides and fought again. Manchester City did not relax because they had already led two goals to secure the victory. On the contrary, they continued to attack and had to stop at all! There was no meaning.
Under such circumstances, Manchester City scored three more goals in the second half.
Ibrahimovic and Rongguang both scored twice.
The competition between the two players in terms of goals began in the first round of the league.
However, Kaka, who attracted everyone's attention, did not score.
He once again shot from a long distance in the game, and that was the closest he had to score.
Kaka himself was also very upset.
In the end, he failed to score and he was a little depressed when he was substituted.
But to be fair, apart from not scoring a goal, Kaka's performance is actually pretty good. On the offensive end, he works very hard, runs actively and breaks sharply. Can he still pass some threatening passes?
Such a performance is totally worthy of applause and cheer.
However, after the game, some media were deliberately looking for trouble, thinking that Kaka's performance was very average.
Their reason is that Kaka didn't score, and other performances are something that any player of normal level should play.
With Kaka's fame, status and value, if you only show such performance, you can say that you have poor performance.
"...We know that our evaluation seems to be a bit harsh. But we think that for a player like Kaka, we need to be more harsh on him. Didn't he say he wants to find the best self at Manchester City? Then we should use the standards he performed best to demand him. Otherwise, wouldn't his words become empty words?"
This media is quite striking.
And some people really believe this view.
Some people do believe that players of Kaka should have high standards and strict requirements.
So after the game, because Kaka didn't score, there were some criticisms against him.
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Benitez was initially worried that these criticisms would affect Kaka.
But when he saw Kaka the next day, he carefully observed Kaka's expression and Kaka's subsequent performance in training, he was sure that the criticism did not affect his mood and condition.
This is Bets' worrying.
For Kaka, he has heard too many criticisms in his two seasons at Real Madrid, all kinds of criticisms targeting him from different angles.
Moreover, many of these criticisms make sense, which is what makes Kaka feel the most painful. He is not afraid of biting like a mad dog, which is not lethal to him at all. What he is afraid of is those criticisms that make sense.
He knew that these people were right and that their criticism made sense, which showed that he was indeed not doing well enough, but he was powerless to change the situation, so he felt even more heartbroken. In the two seasons, especially in the last season, he received a lot of criticism.
In such an environment for a long time, he must learn to adjust his mindset to face these criticisms, otherwise he would have been driven crazy long ago.
Referring to God’s request for protection is a method, and adjusting your mindset is also a method.
So Kaka is very strong now, and one or two media outlets’ unfounded accusations and criticisms cannot have any impact on him.
This kind of criticism is ineffective.
Now Kaka will also think that his two seasons at Real Madrid don't seem unnecessary.
There was a saying in the past that his transfer to Real Madrid was a failure and a total waste of time. It would be of no benefit to his career.
Kaka thought so at first.
But when he arrived at Manchester City, he gradually felt less.
He tends to believe that all this is God's intentional arrangement. Without his setbacks in Real Madrid for two seasons, he might not have gased the courage to challenge his fate again. It is precisely because of this experience in Real Madrid that he cherishes his days at Manchester City and his days of hope.
Moreover, his two seasons at Real Madrid have also trained his heart, giving him a stronger heart. With this heart, he is confident that he can deal with all the difficulties and setbacks on the road ahead.
There is nothing to defeat him easily, and there will definitely be no one!
That's what Kaka thinks now, and he sincerely thanks him for his two seasons in Real Madrid.
Now that he has come to Manchester City, the painful experiences of the past seem to have turned into dazzling pearls, scattered, waiting for him to weave them into a crown.
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After Manchester City won Swansea, they have won 56 league unbeaten games, which is only two games away from the 58 league unbeaten games created by AC Milan led by Sakki back then.
This matter is the focus of the media in England and even Europe. There is actually not so much debate about Kaka's performance.
AC Milan is definitely not the holder of the longest unbeaten record in the European football league, but why are they the most famous?
Because when they set this record, the value of the Serie A was recognized. At that time, the Serie A was called the "Small World Cup" and was the most glorious period of the Serie A. The league was full of superstars and strong teams, and under such circumstances, they won 58 unbeaten in the league, which was amazing.
Today's Premier League is also very similar to Serie A back then. There are many powerful teams in the league. It's nothing that Manchester City can win the league championship, but when facing so many teams, they can always remain unbeaten. This is the most amazing thing.
After this game, the official social network of Manchester City club posted a picture with an old photo of AC Milan back then, with the text "Salute to the legend!"
Although there are two league games left before the tie, Manchester City is already warming up the tie.
But can they really do it?
Manchester City's second-round league opponent is Bolton.
The opponent is not too strong. Even if it is a away game, everyone thinks that with Manchester City's strength, they can completely defeat Bolton. After winning this game, Manchester City has been unbeaten in the league for 57 games, only one game away from AC Milan's legendary record.
The historic moment began to be discussed throughout England.
Before the game, the Manchester Evening News had already posted a message on their official social network in advance. The message was very simple, just an Arabic numeral "2". This is the countdown.
There are a lot of cheering sounds on the Internet, and Manchester City fans seem to have already won the record.
Under such circumstances, the whole Manchester City team boarded the bus and embarked on the away journey.
Chapter completed!