from drama to story, this is destined to be a classic battle in the history of the Premier League.
When Mourinho meets Guardiola, from Inter Milan vs Barcelona, to Real Madrid vs Barcelona, Chelsea vs Bayern, Manchester United vs Manchester City, and then to Tottenham vs Manchester City, there are always so many stories.
Beijing time at 0:30 on February 3, the 25th round of the Premier League, Tottenham Hotspur vs. Manchester City.
This game has been controversial from the beginning. In the 12th minute, Sterling stepped on Ali's ankle in the fight. Mike Dean gave Sterling a yellow card after looking back at VAR. The penalty of
also caused controversy after the game.
In the 27th minute, Mahrez went straight, Aguero resisted the defensive player's shot, the ball hit the post, Tottenham escaped!
In the 36th minute, there was another controversy on the court. Olier defended behind the penalty area and Aguero fell to the ground. Mike Dean signaled the game to continue!
However, after a full 110 seconds, Mike Dean stopped the game. After being reminded by the video referee, a penalty kick was awarded!
After seeing the referee awarded a penalty kick, Mourinho on the sidelines was sitting on the bench with a ghostly smile. The famous commentator Zhan Jun blurted out, "Wow, good show, Mourinho."
Mourinho's every move on the sidelines is so topical.
Then, Gundogan’s penalty kick was saved by Lori, and Sterling followed up and was knocked down by Lori!
Sterling immediately clashed with Lori. VAR intervened again. Slow motion showed Sterling stabbed the ball first, but VAR finally determined that there was no penalty.
In the chaos, Mike Dean showed Aldweirelder and Zinchenko a yellow card, which also laid the groundwork for the changes in the second half.
Interestingly, after seeing the referee indicating that there was no penalty, Mourinho and the assistant both laughed and returned to the bench.
But a more funny scene happened. When the assistant reminded Sterling that he had a yellow card and could be sentenced to flop, Mourinho immediately put down the water bottle and ran to the fourth official on the sidelines to protest! This is Mourinho, he will not let go of any opportunities for the team to win a favorable.
From indicating that there is no penalty, to making a penalty, to losing a penalty, to checking whether a penalty kick occurred, and a conflict occurred, the game was interrupted for 6 minutes!
In the first half of the game, Manchester City shot 11-1, hit the target 3-0, possession rate 67%-33%, occupying an overall advantage!
In the 48th minute, Manchester City counterattacked. Lori collided with Tanganga. Aguero's shot was immediately resolved by Ald Verelder. Then Sterling crossed with stronger force and Gundogan kicked according to the outflanking empty goal. fly!
In the 60th minute, Manchester City’s corner kick was broken, Winks accelerated to throw away Gundogan, and then was brought down by Zinchenko, Mike Dean showed Zinchenko the second yellow card, red card!
Two minutes later, Tottenham’s corner kick, Lucas Jr. made a pass from outside the penalty area. The Dutch teenager Belwyn joined the winter window with a chest stop and a right foot volley. The ball scored, 1-0! Tottenham scored a goal with the first shot, and Belwyn made his perfect debut!
In the 71st minute, Ndongbele sent a wonderful pass, and Sun Xingmin succeeded in a close corner with his right foot, 2-0! After breaking Manchester City three times in two rounds in the Champions League quarter-finals last season, Sun Xingmin broke the goal of Manchester City for the fifth time, second only to Vardy who scored 6 goals.
Guardiola's team won no points. Mourinho's team won with an efficient counterattack. This was a script that appeared in the Guamu battle. In the last minute of the game, Sanchez hit his own crossbar with a header, Mourinho once again snickered from the sidelines.
's sly smirk, open laugh, and secret laugh, Mourinho used his best method to win another classic battle in his coaching career.
Mourinho won his sixth victory against Guardiola, which were won by Inter Milan, Real Madrid, Manchester United and Tottenham. After Manchester City lost, they were 22 points behind Liverpool. Liverpool only needs a maximum of 18 points to win.
Penalties, posts, controversy, red cards, VAR, Mourinho, Guashuai, this game concentrated too many classic elements in the football world, and Mourinho once again became the protagonist of the game in his own way!