After the game, Benitez mentioned that the team's victory was the credit of the whole team, and he still did not talk about the grudges and revenge between himself and Liverpool at the press conference.

Daglish said that losing to Manchester City is not the end of the world, but in the eyes of the reporters, his statement was a bit pale - after losing to Manchester City at home, Liverpool's score difference from Manchester United has not changed, and it is still seven points, but the points between them and third-place Chelsea were narrowed, only three points away.

Manchester City is still seventh in the league.

After defeating Liverpool away, Manchester City has won nine consecutive victories in various competitions, and they are only one step away from ten consecutive victories.

However, they were forced to tie the league by West Ham United at home.

Without achieving ten consecutive victories in all competitions, the league's six consecutive victories were also over.

In the 28th round of the league, Manchester City's opponent is Aston Villa, and they will return to their home court.

Benitez is very fond of this game. Before the game, he repeatedly asked the players to prepare carefully and do their best in the game to win the opponent.

When Benitez took over Manchester City, his goal was to qualify for the European Cup next season, which means that no matter it is the Champions League or the UEFA Cup, as long as he can participate in next season's European competition, it is fine.

But now, after a series of wins in Manchester City, rankings and points are rising, and Benitez's goal is also being revised.

The team is so incredible, and there are thirteen points left before the top four in the league. You should know that the top four in the league can play in the Champions League.

Then why not compete for the UEFA Champions League qualification?

Coincidentally, Manchester City's league opponent at home is Aston Villa, who currently ranks fourth in the league - 52 points.

If Manchester City can beat them at home, it will not only add three points to themselves, but also reduce their opponents by three points. Maybe Aston Villa fell from the fourth position in the league because of these three points. If one team is missing in the top four of the league, another team will inevitably fill it up.

So who is it?

Benitez believes that he is his Manchester City.

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In the last game, Manchester City, who was tied by West Ham United away, did not lose the chain at home this time.

The two teams met Aston Villa in a short period of time, making them very familiar with each other.

Aston Villa and Manchester City both have very fast players, so this game once again became a rush of speed.

Ashley Young and Abanglaho, both of whom challenged the glory in speed, failed.

The two of them actively returned to defense in defense, after all, only the two of them could barely fight against glory in speed.

But even so, Rong Guang successfully scored a goal and assisted a goal in the game.

In the end, he helped Manchester City beat Aston Villa 30 at home and re-enter the road to victory.

After winning this game, Manchester City's ranking has not changed much. They are still ranked seventh, but the difference between them and the sixth in the league is getting closer little by little.

In the 25th round of the league, Manchester City had just advanced to seventh place. They were five points away from Everton, who was sixth in the league. Now the two teams are only three points away.

Then, Manchester City met his opponent Middlesbrough in the FA Cup quarterfinals.

Middlesbrough and they just met in the league. The local area was Manchester City defeated Middlesbrough at home Bl.

This game is still their home court.

Manchester City won easily, they beat Middlesbrough 20 at home. Glory scored all two goals in the game.

Middlesbrough's mind is not at all about this game.

After 28 rounds of the league, Middlesbrough scored 26 points, ranking second to last, and there are ten rounds left in the league. How could the team they want to relegate to waste their energy in the FA Cup?

Middlesbrough did not even send out the strongest lineup in this game, and most of the main players were placed on the bench by them or did not appear on the roster at all. For Middlesbrough people, wasting energy in the FA Cup is not worth it. Even if they can eventually win the FA Cup championship, if they are relegated in the league, then this championship is meaningless.

The blow to the team by relegation is definitely far beyond the benefits of going to Europe.

This is not worth the loss.

Besides, even the FA Cup champion, which is known as a hotbed for unpopularity, is not that easy to win. If you can, take it, where do you place teams like Chelsea and Manchester United?

They won't let teams like Middlesbrough win the championship easily.

If the FA Cup is replaced with the Champions League, then Middlesbrough may be able to give up the league and fight for it with all its strength...

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Anyway, Manchester City easily entered the semi-finals of the FA Cup, which really contrasted with their fate in the League Cup - they were eliminated in the first game of the League Cup...

To enter the semi-finals, it means to enter the semi-finals. Now it seems that Manchester City has the hope of winning the FA Cup. They are different from Middlesbrough. Now they no longer need to consider any league relegation. Their position in the league is very safe.

In this way, they have full motivation to pursue the FA Cup championship.

Now everyone realizes that Benitez's so-called European goal is actually achieved through the FA Cup. As long as he can win the FA Cup, his team will naturally qualify for the European competition next season, which is much less difficult than competing with the top five in the league.

Manchester United and Chelsea are still fighting for the league championship and Champions League qualification in the league, and they are fighting for the death of other teams. They should not bother to fight with Manchester City in the FA Cup...

So Manchester City has a lot of hope.

This is an analysis by the media and the public, but in fact... Benitez's goal is no longer the League Cup, he is now aiming at the Champions League

After playing twenty-eight rounds in the league, Manchester City is now 42 points, ranking seventh.

And the fourth in the league is Aston Villa... They have accumulated 52 points now, which is only ten more than Manchester City.

With Manchester City's current momentum, it's hard to say whether Aston Villa can still retain the top four in the league in the end.

And to the end, the competition is no longer simple about the strength of the players, but also about the overall strength of the team. This strength includes the thickness of the team's bench, the experience and psychological stability of the entire team during the sprint stage...

These will determine a team's final ranking in the league.

The problem with Aston Villa is that they have not had the experience of competing for the top four in the league before, which will make them suffer in the last moment.

How can they be as professional as Arsenal when it comes to competing for the top four leagues?

After the FA Cup quarterfinals against Middlesbrough, Manchester City will usher in a tough league match.

They will challenge Chelsea away.

This season, Chelsea started high and closed low, performed well in the first half of the season, and once reached the first place in the league. However, Scolari's team then fell into chaos. Although Chelsea is still ranked second in the league, it is already ten thousand away from the first place in the league. If they want to compete for the league championship, their hopes have become very slim. They can only focus on competing for the Champions League qualification.

They are not very safe for Champions League qualification, don’t look at them now ranked second. However, Liverpool, ranked third, is only three points less than them.

In addition, Aston Villa and Arsenal are eyeing each other...

In addition, of course, Manchester City cannot be ignored.

Benitez's strategy is to pull down teams that rank higher than Manchester City in the next game.

Liverpool has lost at Manchester City, and Aston Villa has just lost, next is Chelsea, Arsenal and Manchester United... Of course, Everton, who is closest to Manchester City.

These teams will meet Manchester City one by one in the subsequent league schedule.

Benitez wants to win back the games Manchester City lost in the first half of the season

This is not only Benitez's idea, but also glorious.

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In this away game against Chelsea, Manchester City and Chelsea both sent their main players. Chelsea obviously also knew the momentum of Manchester City today, and they dare not be lazy at all.

Liverpool had no resistance at all to lose, which was really shocking.

Anyway, Liverpool is also the top three in the league...

Before losing that game, their points were the same as Chelsea.

But Chelsea had no idea of ​​thanking Manchester City for helping them get rid of Liverpool, because the next game was their match against Manchester City.

In the first half of the season, Manchester City lost to Chelsea at home, and Chelsea's head coach was still Scolari.

In this game, their head coach has become Hiddink...

Hiddink arranged the tactics very cautiously.

He plans to stabilize his defense at home first and not give Manchester City any chance to counterattack. Especially when giving Glory, it is really a slight chance that he can't give him any chance.

Liverpool's home match against Manchester City is worthy of his vigilance. Liverpool had already contracted its defense and did not give Liverpool a chance to counterattack. How did Glory break the deadlock?

He found opportunities in the penalty area, in such a small space, and shot from a very small angle, scoring...

Before he shot, it was not a chance at all, but it allowed him to create a chance to score a goal.

Such a player is really terrible, and you must be careful and guarded.

Therefore, Hiddink formulated a very careful defensive tactic for Glory, which is specially used to curb Glory.

Of course he knew that other Manchester City players were also very good and in good condition, such as Berbatov and Robinho.

But obviously Glory is the core of this team, and his condition and performance determine the condition and performance of this team.

As long as they can curb glory, they can be Robinho, Berbatov and others cannot perform their due status...
Chapter completed!