After Robinho scored the goal in the game, his attitude was also very positive in the subsequent training, and Benitez could finally breathe a sigh of relief. This proves that Robinho did not feel ashamed because of the goal, nor did he think that his position was stable because of the goal. He still worked very hard.

This is what Benitez wants.

It also proves that Rongguang is really capable of changing the attitudes of people around him.

Such a leader is more useful than yelling ten thousand words at the top of his lungs.

As training time increases, the team's understanding of Benitez's tactics is getting deeper and deeper.

Manchester City beat Wigan 0 at home in the 22nd round of the weekend. In the first half of the season, they lost to Wigan 2 away.

Manchester City can win now, which is a good sign for an opponent that cannot be won last season.

Moreover, after eleven consecutive league rounds, Manchester City can finally start winning streaks, which is also a good sign.

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After playing Wigan, Manchester City will challenge Derby County away in two days.

It was a FA Cup 16th final.

Because the interval is too short, Benitez did not use the starting lineup of the previous game in this game.

Some players were rotated to start.

However, some people are not moved, such as glory, such as Robinho and Berbatov.

Since the last game, Manchester City's offensive trident has taken shape. For them, what they lack most now is to cultivate tacit understanding in the game and accumulate experience in cooperation. Therefore, the more games in this kind of game, the better. Benitez cannot let them rest. He will definitely seize every opportunity to cultivate their tacit understanding.

Besides, Manchester City has no European game this season, so there is no need to be distracted in the European arena. The League Cup is eliminated early. Now only the FA Cup and the League can be played. The FA Cup is a single-game elimination system, not a two-round elimination system, and there are not many games. If everything goes well, even if you reach the final from now on, it will only be five games in total, and the impact on the team is not huge.

Therefore, there is no need to consider the issue of two-line combat.

If it weren't for the fact that this game was too close to the league, Benitez might not have even been able to rotate.

This season, Manchester City can concentrate on domestic games, without consuming too much physical strength, and physical strength reserves are enough.

What the team needs this season is results, and results are very important. Sacrifice of physical fitness to exchange results is a very cost-effective "buy".

In order to ensure the stability of the team's performance, Benitez will definitely try to use the most powerful lineup to play. This is why he emphasized that the quota of starting lineup is obtained only by looking at the training attitude?

Whether or not one is strong or not depends simply on the player's past performance, but on his current performance. Training is very important here. Players who have excellent training, can meet his requirements, and can adapt to his tactics, are considered "excellent strength". Otherwise, no matter how good he played in the past, it would have nothing to do with Benitez.

Not every player can perfectly adapt to different tactics. He naturally needs to find a matchable player to play with this tactic, otherwise he will not be able to fully play the role of this tactic.

In the match against Derby County, according to the media, Manchester City only sent half a main lineup.

However, he still won away.

Rongguang scored a goal in the 73rd minute, helping the team defeat Derby County with one goal and advance to the quarterfinals.

This is also his second goal in the FA Cup.

It is worth mentioning that the person who assists for glory is... Robinho.

If 90% of Robinho's goal in the game against Portsmouth must be remembered on Rong Guang's head, and the series of speed breakthroughs before Rong Guang was the essence of that goal, then 80% of his goal in this FA Cup game must be remembered on Robinho.

At that time, it was a positional battle. Derby County contracted its defense. Manchester City did not have a good chance. At this time, the football fell at Robinho's feet. At this time, his delicate skills were displayed. In front of traditional British players, Robinho twisted his body and was slippery like a loach, which made Derby County's defensive players unable to catch him at all. He broke into the penalty area, which also caused chaos in Derby County's penalty area.

Then he took advantage of the chaos to split the football, followed Rong Guang and smashed the football into the goal, scoring the only goal in the game.

Derby County insisted on the desperate tactic of more than 70 minutes... and was defeated by the personal ability of Manchester City star players.

When Glory scored, even Alan Hansen had to marvel at Robinho's previous wonderful performance, admitting that this was the charming light shining from a talented player. Although he did not like Robinho's attitude towards the game, Robinho's talent could not be denied.

And the happiest one is Benitez.

Although Robinho was excluded from the roster when he took office, he actually attached great importance to Robinho because Robinho's skills and talent are what the team needs. In an environment like the Premier League, teams like Robinho can often provide Manchester City with a new way to solve problems.

This is very important.

Rongguang and Robinho are both players who are good at breaking through, but the characteristics of the two are different. If you always rely on Rongguang's breakthrough, the team's offensive methods will be too single. Robinho must play a role in the team.

For this reason, he was so strict with Robinho, because a lazy Robinho was worthless.

Now seeing Robinho's performance in this goal, he seems to see Robinho using his foot skills to break through again and again in the future, shaking away the opponent's defensive players...

Robinho himself was also very happy. This is the real thing that makes him feel comfortable when he kicks like this, not like before, it is awkward to play no matter how he plays.

Brazilian players are easily encouraged, and as long as they feel they play well, they will be in good shape.

Robinho doesn't think about how Benitez treated him before now. As long as he was allowed to participate in the game and be able to play football like this, he would be very happy.

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After playing the FA Cup, it was the league.

Manchester City welcomes Newcastle United at home.

Newcastle United used to be considered a strong team, but their performance this season was not good. Like Tottenham Hotspur, they should have been traditional mid-level teams and are capable of competing for the UEFA Cup qualification.

But they played very badly this season.

Tottenham Hotspur is currently ranked 17th, while Newcastle United is ranked 15th.

Manchester City should have been at the same level as them.

But Manchester City has changed its mentality today. After winning four consecutive games in the FA Cup and the league, Manchester City players are full of confidence and morale are high.

Facing Newcastle United, Manchester City does not feel like they are in the same way.

They played a hearty game at home.

This game was widely rated by the media after the game as the best home game Manchester City has played so far this season.

From the first minute of the game, the rhythm fell into Manchester City's control.

The frontcourt Trident performed particularly well.

In the 21st minute, Berbatov received a cross from Elano in the penalty area. After stopping the ball in his chest, he turned around and shot, hitting the ball through the goalkeeper's crotch.

The ball was beautifully drawn and ignited the passion of home fans.

"Berbatov's goal was really cool before people mocked him for not running actively in the game. He didn't even get wet after a game, and gave him a nickname: 'Brother Xiaosha,' but he did get this ball very cool in the crowded penalty area. He stopped the ball with his chest, then turned around and shot. The movement was done in one go, which was very relaxed, which also made the Newcastle defensive players not react at all."

Manchester City fans at the scene also cheered after Berbatov scored, but they were not just shouting for goals, but shouting... Berbatov's name

When Berbatov heard such cheers, he waved to the fans in the stands. Although the expression on his face was not too excited, he was actually very happy inside.

Because he heard the fans calling his name.

You know how these fans treated him when he joined the team?

At the press conference of his joining team, he held a banner outside and protested loudly against his joining team.

His relationship with Manchester City fans has been terrible from the start.

Because of this, he is really excited to hear Manchester City fans shouting his name now - there is a change happening between him and the fans, and this change is what Berbatov wants to see.

Although there are a few Manchester City fans calling his name and the shouts are sporadic, this is also a very gratifying change for Berbatov. It is better to have a change than not.

Although the sound is still very sparse now, Berbatov's heart is full of confidence when he looks at the fans. He believes that as long as he continues to perform like this, the sounds of cheering for him will always be more and more calls to his name, until the end... his name resounds throughout the audience...

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After Berbatov scored, Manchester City took advantage of the victory to pursue it.

Before the end of the first half, Rongguang used a long shot outside the penalty area to knock the football into Newcastle United's goal for the second time.

"In 20, Manchester City had already led two goals before the end of the first half. If it was Manchester City before, then I can say that even if they were leading two goals, it would not mean that Manchester City could win. But now, after watching this first half, I can say... Manchester City has secured the victory and there are still 45 minutes left in the second half, but Manchester City has firmly grasped the rhythm of the game in their own hands... They will definitely not lose to a team like Newcastle."

John Motterson's words will definitely make Newcastle United fans who have not been on the scene unhappy.

But looking at Newcastle United's performance, they can't help but feel unhappy, Motson is right.

Once upon a time, Manchester City fans must have empathized with Newcastle United fans' experience.

But now, Manchester City fans can finally get rid of this painful feeling that makes them angry and helpless.
Chapter completed!