Strategic Turnaround, Both Teams Focus on the League! Manchester City Faces Encirclement, Top Spot in Jeopardy?
Despite the soaring stock price, Li-Ning Group is still proceeding with its sneaker project in an orderly manner according to plan.
At the training base in Manchester, Tang Long, after a day of intense training, was greeted by a team of engineers from Li-Ning Group who had flown in from China.
These engineers, armed with state-of-the-art equipment, were filled with excitement and anticipation, as they were about to create custom boots for a rising football star!
Tang Long greeted his compatriots warmly, without any airs.
After learning about the modeling process in detail, Tang Long cooperated diligently with the engineers.
He lay flat on a specially designed device, where engineers carefully secured his feet in the optimal position.
Then, a high-precision 3D scanning device was activated, and a beam of blue light slowly swept across Tang Long's feet, capturing every detail precisely. The data was continuously transmitted to the computer, forming an accurate model of Tang Long's feet.
During the modeling process, Tang Long had a lively exchange with the engineers about his ideas and needs regarding sneakers.
"This season I mainly play as a forward, roaming in the area where the wings and center meet. I hope that these shoes can be lightweight while also providing excellent stability, especially when changing direction at high speed and stopping suddenly, giving me enough support."
The carefully edited behind-the-scenes design footage has been released on various online platforms.
In the film, Tang Long is fully engaged in design discussions, sketching and adjusting details with the designers.
All of this was a plan recommended by Diletta to Tang Long, with the aim of building his personal brand.
The comment section was instantly flooded with messages!
[Tang Long personally participated in the design; these shoes are a must-have!]
[Li-Ning's move was fantastic! Can't wait for the new shoes to launch!]
[Wow, that's some serious marketing! This wave of traffic is going to be massive!]
-[China people should wear China football boots and give Europe teams a good beating in leagues!]
Just as Manchester City and Tang Long were making great strides in the UEFA Champions League, Manchester United manager Pellegrini was reporting his thoughts to the management in the Carrington Training Complex office building.
"Our team's strength is insufficient to win the UEFA Champions League. The team's goal this season should be focused on the league, striving to win our first league title since 2012!"
The management team agreed with Pellegrini's report.
The Manchester United's owners hired Pellegrini was because of his extensive experience winning league titles.
With two league titles in three years, the Chile coach is definitely the most successful title-winning manager in the Premier League in recent years!
As the biggest club in the Premier League, Manchester United has won 20 England top-flight league titles, making them the team with the most league titles.
But of these 13, more than half were won by former manager Sir Ferguson.
The Premier League under Sir Alex Ferguson left a deep imprint on Manchester United. After Ferguson's retirement, who can continue to carry the torch for Manchester United's dominance in the domestic league?
Manchester United choose to bet on Pellegrini!
Winning the UEFA Champions League is a rare and precious achievement, and it wasn't one of the key performance indicators Manchester United set for Pellegrini at the start of the season.
They demanded that Pellegrini lead Manchester United to the knockout stage of the UEFA Champions League, and that he would receive enough bonuses.
After leaving the sporting director's office, Pellegrini breathed a sigh of relief upon receiving confirmation from management.
To avenge his loss to Guardiola in the UEFA Champions League, Pellegrini's confidence is questionable, and even the possibility of them meeting in the UEFA Champions League is uncertain.
However, in the long journey of 38 league matches, if they finally defeat Manchester City and emerge victorious, Pellegrini feels that this would be his true victory over Guardiola and a demonstration of his ability to prove himself!
The Chile looked up at the sliver of golden sunlight filtering through the overcast sky and silently vowed:
"I don't care about the enemies outside, but within the Premier League, Manchester United is determined to be number one! As long as we focus on one competition, we will eventually see the light at the end of the tunnel!"
And needless to say, Chelsea manager Conte's side was also in the news.
Before coming to the Premier League, he led Juventus to three league titles and was the biggest contributor to Juventus' strong resurgence and return to the top of Serie A after the decline following the Calciopoli scandal in 2005.
Earlier, when Chelsea owner Abramovich called Conte, the hot-tempered and outspoken Conte was quite frank with Abramovich:
"Mr. Abramovich, if you want me to lead this team to the UEFA Champions League, please hire someone else; if you value the Premier League title highly and want me to take the job, then you've made the right choice!"
After winning their first-ever UEFA Champions League title in the 2011-2012 season, Abramovich's ambition for the team in European competitions was finally fulfilled.
His current goal is to bring Chelsea back to the Premier League title, maintain the team's competitiveness in the Premier League, and preserve the team's commercial value.
Therefore, Abramovich brought in Conte, a league specialist, with the aim of defeating Manchester City and winning the league.
Real-time standings of the top three in the standings:
1. Chelsea 19 points
2. Manchester City 18 points
3. Manchester United 16 points
In an early match of the 7th round of the Premier League, Manchester United defeated Fulham 4-1.
Star striker Ibrahimovic scored his first hat-trick since joining Manchester United!
Ibrahimovic has a knack for dominating weaker teams!
De Bruyne provided all three of his assists to Ibrahimovic!
Chelsea also secured three points with a comfortable 2-0 away win against Hull City.
With this, Chelsea, having played one more game, has 19 points, temporarily leading Manchester City, who have played one less game, and has surged to the top of the Premier League table!
Manchester City have temporarily slipped to second place in the league standings!
Behind Manchester City, Manchester United, with 16 points, is also lurking in a dangerous position.
Manchester City, competing on two fronts, faces immense pressure to advance in both the league and the UEFA Champions League.
It can be said that there are pursuers inside and blockades outside!
Against this backdrop, after a three-day rest, Manchester City traveled to London again to face Tottenham Hotspur away from home.
Heading south to London!
In the last round, they thrashed Arsenal 8-1 away from home, directly sacking their 20-year-old manager Arsène Wenger and shocking the football world.
In an instant, numerous malicious attacks came from all sides, and Guardiola and Tang Long became the focus of the attacks.
Therefore, Guardiola kept a much lower profile during his trip to London.
At the pre-match press conference, he brought along Kompany, who is also a Tai Chi master, and kept joking around.
The atmosphere in the meeting room was cheerful and relaxed, with no trace of the tension before a major battle.
"Bite!"
"Release beta testing missions!"
"In the match against Tottenham Hotspur, I tested three attempts at chipping the ball over my opponent!"
"The test tasks involved dribbling past opponents using front, back, and side stances!"
"Test successful! Ball control continues to improve! Skill in dribbling and passing the ball improves!"
After receiving the test task released by the AI system.
Tang Long walked into the players' tunnel.
Two Tottenham Hotspur players were smiling at him.
One was tall and strong, the other was short and thin.
Tall and strong Guarin, short and thin Nagatomo Yuto.
After joining Canaries Norwich from Inter Milan, the Japan full-back quickly adapted to the fast-paced style of play in the Premier League and performed exceptionally well.
He played 37 games throughout the season, almost every single one, contributing 3 goals and 6 assists.
After the season ended, at Pochettino's behest, Tottenham Hotspur owner Levy spent Pound Sterling 20 million to bring the 30-year-old Japan player to White Hart Lane.
"Wow! Not bad, Nagatomo, you're getting better and better at it, you've even come all the way to Guarin."
Tang Long gave high-fives and hugs to Guarin and Nagatomo Yuto in turn.
Nagatomo Yuto, "You know what, the players from our Inter Milan haven't let their old club down when they came to the Premier League. Our goalkeeper Handanovic was Everton's Player of the Month, Podolski also scored three goals."
"Guarin always scores spectacular goals, he's become the third captain now, and I, at the age of 30, also joined a top Premier League team."
"Ranocchia has actually been converted into a defensive midfielder, he's really got some skills!"
Hey! Young man, are you alright?
Nagatomo Yuto greeted Bonazzoli as he walked by. Bonazzoli nodded shyly and headed towards the bench.
"Of course, you're still the best, Tang! How many league goals have you scored? 10 or 11? My God, this year's Premier League Golden Boot is definitely yours!"
Seeing the once taciturn Nagatomo Yuto suddenly become so eloquent and talkative, Tang Long was quite surprised, thinking, "He wasn't like this before!"
"Andre! Did you get lost in the restrooms of White Hart Lane? Why did it take you so long to get here? I was just talking to you!"
Ranocchia was rolling up his pants when he saw Nagato walking over. He smiled and went to exchange pleasantries with him.
Tang Long put his hand on Guarin's shoulder and looked at Changyou.
"Don't you think he talks a lot?" Guarin said. "He has indeed changed a lot. In the Premier League, there are players from all countries and skin colors. Only outgoing people can integrate into the team."
"That's good. You two have the same personality, so it's good to have each other for company," Tang Long said.
Guarin shook his head and laughed, "A companion? Too bad, my favorite companion, Nasri, was chased away by me with a single kick, hahaha!"
Tang Long stood in the center circle, his foot on the ball.
Standing an Agüero peered out, cautiously observing the positioning of the opponent's back line.
Tang Long was also thinking.
How did he dribble past his opponent three times with a lobbed pass? Where did he do it? And who was he going to dribble past?
Ideally, the ball shouldn't be wasted; after passing it, it should pose a threat to the goal, and scoring would be best.
The opening whistle interrupted his thoughts; Tang Long flicked the ball and ran forward.
The 62,000 fans at White Hart Lane erupted in thunderous cheers...