For Manchester City, the only good news is that Liverpool also lost in this round of league games, and the Reds lost to Tottenham Hotspur away.

Of course, maybe the English media will not say at this time that the Reds' defeat has anything to do with Manchester City. Obviously, in their opinion, it seems difficult for Manchester City to return to the No. 1 Group again.

After two consecutive losses, the atmosphere at Manchester City's training base was a bit depressing, and even the most lively players were difficult to be happy at this time.

However, for the team, the most important thing is that Zhang Yang is back, and his injury is no longer a problem. In this weekend's league with Tottenham Hotspur, even if Zhang Yang is unable to start, there will definitely be no problem with the substitute.

It would be no mistake to say that Zhang Yang is the backbone of this team now.

After head coach Mark Hughes announced to the whole team that after Zhang Yang was confirmed to play in the game against Tottenham Hotspur, the atmosphere of the whole team suddenly improved a lot. The news was like sunshine, dispelling the haze in everyone's hearts.

On Friday, there was still one and a half days before the match against Tottenham Hotspur, Manchester City watched two games last season with Tottenham to discuss the team's gains and losses.

However, to be honest, watching the game video of last season is of little significance to both Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur.

This is because, compared with last season, this Manchester City team has changed a lot, and has left many players. Of course, the most important thing is that the joining of stars such as Zhang Yang has improved Manchester City's strength, especially in terms of attack power, this Manchester City team can definitely rank in the top four in the league.

Manchester City, which has Changyang, Robinho, Ellano, Modric and Wright Phillips' offensive line, is not less luxurious than the giants.

Of course, it is not just Manchester City that has changed a lot. Their opponents to the next game, Tottenham Hotspur, have also changed a lot compared to the Tottenham Hotspur team last season.

Compared with last season, Tottenham Hotspur left 11 players including Berbatov, Robbie Keane, Malbrlank. Six players came!

Of course, even after such a large-scale transformation of the lineup, Tottenham is still quite strong in terms of strength. In addition to the current and former international scripts Telly, Lennon, Jenas, Ridley King, Woodgate, Dawson and Darren Bent, they also have international players from various countries such as Pavlyuchenko, Dos Santos, Bale, Jokora, Joel Luca and Hutton. It is not an exaggeration to rank the strength of Tottenham Hotspur team in the top six of the Premier League.

However, the team's lineup changes so much, which has a huge impact on this team. There are two development directions. One is Manchester City before losing two consecutive games. This change is beneficial. Under the leadership of Zhang Yang, Manchester City has achieved the best league start in the club's history. Another impact is negative, that is, the team has to endure the pain after this huge change from the beginning. Tottenham Hotspur is exactly like this. The team is now experiencing a period of pain, leaving eleven players and 6 new players. The team's playing style is still adjusting and adapting. Ramos, a Spanish coach hired by Tottenham Hotspur, said at the beginning of the season, "The team's lineup has changed on a large scale, and I need time to sort out a new main lineup."

Obviously, at that time, the champion coach realized that Tottenham's high salary was not that easy to get.

In fact, this is exactly the case. Tottenham Hotspur’s start in the league is quite bad. At present, the league has been held eleven rounds. This traditional Premier League powerhouse has achieved two wins, three draws and six losses in the league, and only nine points!

They are now ranked last in the league and are the veritable deputy squad leader!

In the summer, Ramos' team has introduced many big-name players, and Tottenham is also considered to be the club that has the most strength to challenge the "four major clubs" of the Premier League to take turns to take over the banker. But no one expected that before winning the eighth round, Tottenham only ranked last with 2 draws and 5 losses after seven rounds. Even the Premier League promoted Hul City can successfully take away three-pointers from Bailu Lane. Tottenham has fallen into an embarrassing situation of being at the mercy of others. Not to mention rushing to the UEFA Champions League this season, if it continues to slide at this speed, Premier League fans may only be able to see this veteran team in the Championship next year.

Before the last round of the league, Tottenham Hotspur only won one league game, and the media was already conducting a "countdown to the class" for Tottenham Hotspur's Spanish head coach Ramos. However, Ramos was lucky. In the 11th round of the league, they actually won the league leader Liverpool 2-1 at home, which simply saved Ramos' life.

After the game, Tottenham Hotspur's senior executives quickly stood up to refute the rumors. They said they had never thought of changing coaches. Ramos's coach position was very stable, and expressed their belief that Tottenham Hotspur is starting to walk on the right path.

Although Tottenham's senior executives are still supporting Ramos so far, the answer in the standings is really unsatisfactory. Faced with Tottenham's worst league start since 1912, it was rumored a while ago that Tottenham wanted to poach Manchester City coach Hughes. From this perspective, although there is a public opinion on the Fleet Street, they believe that Manchester City's current performance is even greater because of Zhang Yang's wonderful performance, which does not prove how good Mark Hughes' coaching level is, but there are still optimistic about this Welsh coach.

Not to mention whether Tottenham Hotspur will poach Manchester City's corner, but it is not easy for them to change their coach, because Ramos' termination fee is now a problem in Bailu Lane. Espanyol's contract with a salary of 5 million pounds this year will not expire in two and a half years. The forced termination of Ramos will undoubtedly cause Tottenham to suffer huge losses again, after all, they cannot compare with Manchester City in terms of economics.

The media is also adding fuel to the fire. They even said that if Ramos' Tottenham Hotspur lost to Mark Hughes' Manchester City in this league, let alone whether Mark Hughes will agree to leave Manchester City to coach Tottenham Hotspur. Let's talk about Tottenham Hotspur first, and Espanyol should really get out of the White Hart Lane Stadium. They even said with certainty that the Tottenham Hotspur owner has issued an ultimatum to Ramos.

However, some people have different opinions. Faced with the problem of Tottenham being clamoring to change coaches, Gary Reinkell, one of Tottenham's legendary players, blamed the irrational move of replacing Martin Joel in the middle of last season. Tottenham had paid full tuition last season and should not make the same mistake again in Ramos this season. The gold medal commentator of Sky TV, who once played 105 times for Tottenham, said: "Look at Joel's performance in Hamburg, Tottenham should not fire him at all. We have to see how Tottenham treats Ramos. Obviously, if a club wants to succeed, they must believe in their coach. If Tottenham thinks Ramos is the right and right person, they will give him time."

Reinkell also believes that the main problem of Tottenham is the sequelae of Robbie Keane, Berbatov and Defoe in the summer: "After selling the entire front line, Tottenham has encountered problems in its attack. You can hope that Pavlyuchenko will adapt to the Premier League as soon as possible, but it seems obviously unrealistic now. Defoe is now siegeing the city for Portsmouth, and Berbatov is another situation. He himself wants to leave, and he is doing well at Manchester United now. Coupled with Keane's departure, these are all a blow to Tottenham."

After watching the video of Manchester City's game against Tottenham Hotspur last season, in the afternoon, the whole Manchester City team mainly engaged in restorative activities. What made Manchester City players a little depressed was that the team's defensive player and also the team captain Richard Dunn was able to be injured while restoring sexual activities. The team doctor quickly checked Dunn. Although the veteran was not a big problem, he was extremely likely to miss the game against Tottenham Hotspur.

Before the afternoon training ended, the first team and the youth team had a 45-minute match. The final score was four to one, and the first team won.

After the game, the first team did not return to the locker room immediately, but stayed on the training ground.

The young players of the youth team finally got an opportunity to communicate with their idols, and they all looked very happy. They all came to their favorite stars to chat with their idols. Some of the little guys even wanted autographs and took photos like star chasers, and the training ground also became lively.

Seeing that the players' mood seemed to be getting much better, Manchester City coach Mark Hughes also smiled.

In the game against Tottenham Hotspur, Tottenham Hotspur can't afford to lose, and Manchester City are not the only ones who can't afford to lose.

Manchester City must win this game. Even if the bottom line is mentioned, it means that they cannot lose again.

November 8, 2008, Manchester, sunny.

Manchester Municipal Stadium.

The 12th round of the Premier League in 2008/2009.

Manchester City's home game against Tottenham Hotspur.

At this time, the game had already reached 73 minutes, and the score on the field was still one to two. According to international practice, the home team was in front and the visiting team was in the back.

Manchester City fell behind 1-2 at home, and Ellano's long-range shot was the first record for Manchester City. However, before the end of the first half, Tottenham Hotspur defender Darren Bente helped Tottenham equalize the score.

Before the last few games, Tottenham Hotspur team only scored 4 goals in the first seven rounds of the league, of which Darren Bent accounted for half, which shows that this team lacks attack power. You should know that last season, Darren Bent spent most of his time sitting on the bench and unable to compete for the start. But now, without Berbatov, Robbie Keane and Difoe, and Pavlyuchenko has not yet integrated into the team, Tottenham Hotspur can only rely on Darren Bent to score goals.

Another attacker of the team, David Bentley, was unintentionally staying at the White Hart Lane Stadium, and this one even took the initiative to recommend himself to Liverpool.

In fact, on July 31 this year, Bentley officially joined Tottenham Hotspur from Blackburn, with a transfer fee of 15 million pounds. Now, Bentley is not happy to live in White Hart Lane. Due to Tottenham's surprisingly poor performance, Bentley has fallen from the throne of "Beckham successor" and becomes Capello's abandoned son. People have not found Bentley's name in the recent squad of the England World Cup qualifiers.

In fact, Bentley had already publicly criticized head coach Ramos, believing that his command was not good, dragging the club's performance and ruining his chances of being selected for the national team. Regarding Tottenham's current top-ranked league, Bentley even felt an insult to himself. He even told the media that his football life should not be like this. The implication is that Tottenham has dragged him down.

However, in this game against Manchester City, Ramos seemed to have the heart to repay his kindness and still gave Bentley a chance to start.

This guy's performance is also the best performance since the start of the league this season. Shortly after the second half, he took advantage of a set piece opportunity to directly pass the ball into the ball.

Two to one!

Tottenham Hotspur fell from zero to one at Manchester Municipal Stadium, and they achieved a reversal!

"It's so interesting. Tottenham Hotspur only won one game in the first ten league rounds, and they ranked last. However, in the last round of the league, they won the leader Liverpool 2-1 at home. Today, facing Manchester City, they actually scored two goals in a row with zero-to-one, and reversed the game!" commentator Eddie Gray said in amazement, "Is Ramos' spring finally here?"

"I have said a long time ago that Tottenham should not be so anxious to change coaches. Ramos has just taken office. This team has changed too much in the past summer. The team is equivalent to starting anew. The results are not very good at the beginning. It is not surprising that as long as Ramos is given time, he can lead the team out of the quagmire. As a famous coach who led Sevilla to the League Cup, Ramos is still very capable." Reinkel emphasized his support for Ramos again, and the score on the court at this time also seemed to be a proof of his words.

The game was 73 minutes long, and Manchester City was still behind one-two, and the team's performance was not visible. Their offense seemed very impressive, but there were not many offenses that really threatened Tottenham Hotspur's goal.

To describe Manchester City's current offense in one sentence, that is: loud thunder and little rain.

At this time, Mark Hughes finally couldn't sit still. He didn't plan to let Zhang Yang play so early. After all, Zhang Yang had just recovered from injury. What he originally meant was that the game lasted for more than 80 minutes and let Zhang Yang play on the court to find out the feeling.

However, in the current situation, Mark Hughes knew that Zhang Yang had to be sent, otherwise, Manchester City would really lose this game.

"Manchester City substitution, Bozinov was replaced, and Zhang Yang is going to play."

Seeing Zhang Yang preparing to play, huge cheers burst out from the stands at the Municipal Stadium. Many of Manchester City fans stood up and gave Zhang Yang an applause.

Although he didn't play in four games, it seems that Zhang Yang has been away for a long time for Manchester City fans. Moreover, the current situation of Manchester City is much worse than when Zhang Yang was on the court. Fans miss Zhang Yang so much. How can they not be happy to see Zhang Yang return to the court?

In fact, Zhang Yang did not disappoint the fans who like him.

His first touch after he took the field posed a threat to Tottenham Hotspur's goal. He received the ball in the midfield and dribbled the ball along the middle. After attracting Tottenham Hotspur's defensive attention, he suddenly made a cross from the bottom. Zhang Yang had already reached the goal at this time. He headed the ball, and Modric at the back point volleyed, and the football was slightly higher.

Although there was no goal in this offense, Manchester City fans still burst into cheers.

"After Zhang Yang came on the court, Manchester City's offense immediately improved, and the effect he had was immediate. With Zhang Yang, Manchester City's offense seemed to wake up from sleepwalking and were alive." Leinker said.

"It's not just this." Eddie Gray said. "Manchester City players have confidence in Zhang Yang. They believe in Zhang Yang's strength. With Zhang Yang on the court, Manchester City players seem to have a backbone."

After seeing Zhang Yang appear on the court, Manchester City's offense suddenly became threatening. Tottenham Hotspur head coach Ramos frowned. Although his team did not fight with Zhang Yang, Ramos naturally would not misunderstand this 75 million pound gentleman. Ramos naturally knew his strength as one of the top scorers in football today.

Ramos immediately made adjustments. Taking Zhang Yang's threat, Tottenham Hotspur head coach asked his team to shrink the formation, with only one goal. Tottenham Hotspur can accept the current score and no longer need to score goals. As long as you keep this score, don't lose the ball again. For Tottenham Hotspur, this is victory.

However, it is so difficult to defend against Zhang Yang!

The game lasts eighty-one minutes.

Zhang Yang dribbled the ball near the penalty area in the midfield, and now the defender is Ridley King.

Zhang Yang's upper body quickly shook, making the illusion of passing the ball to Ellano. Even Ellano was deceived by himself. He was originally going to directly penetrate the bottom line to help Zhang Yang pull the defense line open, and quickly braked and turned back. He was ready to catch the ball.

Ellano's action even more deceived the guards of the Yang Ridley King, Laidley King, immediately adjusted his center of gravity and prepared to pounce on Ellano at any time to complete the steal.

Zhang Yang is waiting for this time!

At this moment, he quickly stepped on the ball behind him, pulled the ball, twisted his waist, followed by a sudden acceleration, and wiped it from Ridley King at high speed!

"Beautiful!" Eddie Gray cheered loudly. This extraordinary person was very straightforward and neat. In addition, Erano's cooperation was also appropriate. Of course, the commentator did not know that Erano was not actively cooperating, but was completely passive, because Erano also thought Zhang Yang wanted to pass the ball to him!

After passing Ridley King, Zhang Yang cut in horizontally and reached the front of the penalty area.

"Look at him! Don't give him a chance to shoot from a long time!!" Tottenham Hotspur's goalkeeper Gomez shouted loudly to his teammates to look at Zhang Yang. At the same time, Gomez glanced at Robinho and others in the penalty area, and shouted again, "Don't miss someone!"

Gomez knew that Zhang Yang not only could shoot himself, but his pass was also superb. It was simply unpredictable!

Zhang Yang looked at the direction of the goal, and he swung his thighs and made a long shot. Eddie Gray had already opened his mouth and shouted: "Zhang Yang's shot--" and was also looking forward to Zhang Yang's goal to score. Zhang Yang's long shot skills are also famous.

The media once analyzed that Zhang Yang, this Chinese shooter has strong ability to grab points, fast speed, and good breakthrough ability. In addition, as a shooter, he has a strong ability to get the ball on his back in the penalty area, and is not afraid of confrontation, and has a long shot!

Such a shooter is simply the nightmare for goalkeepers and defenders.

Tottenham Hotspur's central defender Woodgate immediately rushed forward and blocked Zhang Yang's shot, but Zhang Yang rubbed the ball forward with his soles. Woodgate immediately lost all his gravity.

There was a burst of awesomeness and then a cheer!

Zhang Yang shook Woodgate beautifully and pushed the atmosphere in Manchester Municipal Stadium that became popular after he came on the court to a new climax. Huge cheers burst out from the stands, and everyone was waiting for a wonderful and wonderful ball to appear.

"This is so beautiful!"

"Woodgate was like a fixed pile during training, easily shook by Zhang Yang!"

"It seems that Zhang Yang is in good shape. He missed four games and did not cool his feet! I really believe he can score now!"

"It is still unknown whether the goal is scored or not, but after Zhang Yang came on the court, both him and Manchester City's offensive have started. Tottenham Hotspur have been passive during this period!"

When the commentators praised Zhang Yang's wonderful extraordinary, Zhang Yang did not stop his progress.

Zhang Yang, who had passed Woodgate, suddenly started, accelerated, dribbled the ball into the penalty area!

Tottenham Hotspur’s defense was in chaos.

Those two extraordinary people are so beautiful. Zhang Yang disrupted Tottenham Hotspur’s defense alone. The wonderful performance of the most expensive star in the world football world is a surprise for Manchester City fans, and a disaster for Tottenham Hotspur!

"Hehe - stop him..." Tottenham Hotspur goalkeeper Gomez saw the team's main central defender, and former Real Madrid star Woodgate was shaken by Zhang Yang so easily. He was shocked. He shouted loudly for the players to make up for defense. However, before he finished speaking, Zhang Yang shot!
To be continued...