Chapter 426 Xu Qi opens the pot
With a transfer fee of 73 million euros and the salary of the world's top players, Xu Qi has attracted much attention from the moment she came to Manchester City.
Therefore, not scoring goals and assists in just two rounds made many fans express their dissatisfaction with Xu Qi's performance.
Xu Qi also recently participated in an interview with relevant English media. He also said that although he was happy that the team won two consecutive victories, he was still dissatisfied with his performance. He hoped that the fans would give him some more time and he would repay the fans with his performance.
In two consecutive games, he can be said to be the player who contributed the least to the team on the attack line, but he is the most valuable player in the team. This contrast is really puzzling.
"I was affected by the training of ghost feet. Before practicing ghost feet, what I feared the most was still happening. The key is that from the current progress, it may take three to four years to complete ghost feet. If I have been doing this for three to four years, let alone being the boss of the team to win the championship, I may not even be able to maintain the main position." Xu Qi himself was also considering his current performance. He is not under a lot of pressure now. After all, the team won both games, so there is nothing to blame.
If the team loses, if Xu Qi still performs poorly, he will be under unprecedented tremendous pressure.
He doesn't know how long the fans' patience can last, and how long the team and club senior management can last.
Xu Qi needs to break the goal drought as soon as possible, and then prove his ability to everyone, and prove that he is worthy of this value and salary!
And the third round is a tough battle!
Manchester City will go to White Hart Lane to have a direct confrontation with Tottenham.
In the first two rounds, Tottenham only played one game. In the first round, their match against Everton was postponed due to London riots. In the second round, they lost to Manchester United by 0-3, so they still haven't ranked last.
This ranking certainly does not meet the true strength of Tottenham. In the past, Tottenham and Manchester City were the main competitors of Champions League qualification. Tottenham has always had the strength to compete for the top four in the league; this season, the two teams will have direct dialogue in the third round.
At the same time, there is a highly-watched focus battle in the third round, and Manchester United will fight a battle of old rivals with Arsenal.
This is Xu Qi's third time to come to Bailu Lane. He has visited here on behalf of Donetsk miners and Valencia, and has performed well in the White Lu Lane Stadium.
This time, Xu Qi came here again on behalf of Manchester City Club and was preparing to participate in his third Premier League match.
This is also the last battle in August.
In the past, August has passed, and many people will react. The new season has begun, and now, the league has gone through three rounds!
Tottenham Hotspur naturally faced the game with all the main players, with Crouch starting on the front line, and Adebayo could not appear in this game because of the avoidance clause.
Other players including Van der Fate, Lennon, Bale, Modric and other famous players started.
As for Manchester City, Xu Qi once again gained the trust of Mancini and entered the starting lineup.
After all, putting a superstar worth 73 million euros on the bench is quite a pressure for Mancini, especially Xu Qi is still the player Mancini is designated to sign.
Before signing Xu Qi, Mancini highly praised Xu Qi. He has said more than once that Xu Qi will be Ronaldo, another superstar in football after Messi. He has the ability to lead Manchester City to create history and win all championships!
This is said, and now the team has signed him. If he puts it on the bench and doesn't need to, it would be a slap in the face.
Before the game, Mancini was not very confident. He asked Xu Qi more than once, asking him how he was in his condition and if he was not in good condition, he could take a break.
But Xu Qi said that his physical condition was not a problem, and he would use his performance to give back to Mancini's trust in him.
After getting Xu Qi's statement, Mancini was relieved.
Of course, the team has won two consecutive victories, so Mancini's position as coach is relatively stable, and he still has enough voice to the team.
In the Bailu Lane Stadium, Xu Qi stood on the ground again. This time, his mentality was different from the previous two times.
The fifth time we played Tottenham, and the third time we stepped on the White Hart Lane Stadium, Xu Qi had already had a lot of game experience in Europe, and Tottenham seemed to be his fixed opponent, as if it would appear every year, whether he was in Ukraine, La Liga or now in the Premier League.
In this game, the formation still did not change much. Sabaretta replaced Richards and occupied the right back position, while other positions were exactly the same as in the previous round.
One of the key points worth noting in this game is that Nasri has officially joined Manchester City and joined the team, but he is still sitting on the bench waiting for the opportunity to come out of the bench.
Finally, the game began, and Xu Qi, who wanted to prove his ability, also began to pass by his own half and rushed to the opponent's half.
Tottenham took the lead in kicking off and took possession in the backcourt.
Xu Qi fought very fiercely at the beginning of the game. Just as the game started, Joel Luca was seized by Xu Qi to intercept the ball directly because of an unstable stop. Then he took the ball and went directly to the penalty area to kill.
No one could react to all this. The game started just over twenty seconds!
Perhaps it was just that many people turned on the beer in front of the TV and were about to take a sip, but they found that Xu Qi had already dribbled the ball into the penalty area and got a chance to score a single shot.
At that moment just now, Xu Qi made a move too fast, and Joel Luca had no reaction time at all.
Then, Xu Qi pushed the ball lightly and broke the goal drought!
One to zero, blitzkrieg!
"Beautiful, this goal has it! A score from Xu Qi! This goal is played neatly! A steal in the frontcourt, this game should be the fastest goal in the Premier League this season. Xu Qi completed the goal in just 30 seconds of the game! He also broke the goal drought of no goals in the first two games. This time, he knocked on the door to victory for the team!" On a portal, commentator Zhan Jun excitedly explained.
Xu Qi ran to the visiting team's fan area excitedly, raising his arms and shouting, Mancini off the court also celebrated passionately. This time, Xu Qi finally opened the pot, which eliminated a great psychological burden.
This goal almost fooled Tottenham, and they couldn't believe that they were broken through the goal in just 30 seconds at home. Facing Xu Qi, who was celebrating the goal, the entire Tottenham team felt that it was difficult to resist.
This feeling was felt that they had encountered last year. In the UEFA Champions League group stage, they felt very difficult to deal with when facing Xu Qi in the Valencia team.
Chapter completed!