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Man City – West Ham kicked back on February 19
The Premier League round 26 between Man City and West Ham has been postponed due to Super Typhoon Ciara will replay on February 19.
Man City and West Ham will be competing at 19:30 on Wednesday 19/2, London time. According to the previous schedule, this match should have taken place from Sunday 9/2. But due to bad weather because of Typhoon Ciara, and concerns for the safety of fans and staff, the parties concerned decided to postpone.
The replay will cause Man City and West Ham to shorten the winter vacation. After coming back this weekend, Man City have to play six matches in just 19 days. The next rivals of the Guardiola teachers and students will be Leicester on February 22, Real Madrid (February 26), Aston Villa (1/3), Sheffield Wednesday (March 4) and Man Utd 8/3.
The match between Man City and West Ham is a rare time for an English Premier League to take place on the same day as the European Cup schedule. On February 19, Guardiola’s star orchestra will play 30 minutes earlier than the ball time for Tottenham – RB Leipzig and Atalanta – Valencia in the 1/8 Champions League round.
Previously, the European Football Federation (UEFA) did not allow member clubs clubs to reschedule on the same day as the matches in the European Cup. But since 2017, UEFA has abandoned this rule.
Man City is currently ranked second in the Premier League, 22 points behind Liverpool in 25 rounds. West Ham are struggling in the relegation battle, finishing third from the bottom with only 24 points.
Previously, postponed Man City – West Ham match
UK The Premier League match between Man City and West Ham on February 9 is one of many sporting events that have been postponed due to the influence of Super Typhoon Ciara.
Super Typhoon Ciara is considered the most feared storm from about seven years, hitting the UK today. The strongest wind in the center of the storm reached nearly 130 km / h, causing rain, flooding and even snowstorms across much of the UK.
The British Meteorological Agency forecasts the impact of Ciara will be spread across the country, disrupting air, rail and sea operations, sporting events and destruction of many properties. Many areas will have blackouts on a large scale, because snowstorms and 10cm thick snow cover in some places.
Defeating Man City, MU still had to leave League Cup
Manchester City beat Man City 1-0 in the second leg of the League Cup second leg at Etihad, but that was not enough for the “Red Devils” to reach the final when they lost 3-1.
As a team underestimated, Man Utd joined the defense of the majority. With De Bruyne, Bernardo Silva, Man City still easily penetrated the multi-layer defense of the visitors. At least twice in the first half, Aguero was close to the goal but the Argentine striker could not beat De Gea.
Man City played overwhelmingly but suddenly let MU concede after a fixed situation in the 35th minute. Nemanja Matic hit the left foot volley accurately into the far corner that Bravo could only stand still. In the last minutes of the first half, the pressure was increased by the host but no goals were scored.
The initiative still belongs to Man City in the second half. De Gea’s goal was wide open, but the blue-footed strikers handled it so perfectionist that the opportunity passed unfortunately.
76 minutes, MU only played with 10 people when Matic received a second yellow card from the referee Kevin Friend. Man City with an advantage over people also can not take advantage to score goals. In the 84th minute, Aguero put the ball into the visitors’ net but like Sterling in the first half, the goal was not recognized for offside.
To lose 0-1 but Man City still won the right to the League Cup final against Aston Villa when the total score after 2 matches was 3-2.
Solskjaer coach believes MU can comeback against Man City
Coach Ole Solskjaer insists Man United can afford to overcome Man City, as they did before PSG in the Champions League in the 2018/19 season.
“The next game will be very difficult, we will have to score 2 goals against Man City away and it would be great if not to concede a goal first. The players will have to play with the same spirit as the game against PSG at Champions League. We have the strength to beat Man City, the way we beat them in the Premier League”, Daily Star quoted the Norwegian strategist.
Guardiola proposed to kick it back in the FA Cup
Man City coach Pep Guardiola sees dropping the FA Cup replayings as a solution for English football to reduce the current competitive density.
“League Cup and FA Cup will still take place, but we should skip the replay, and there are fewer teams from the First Division or Premier League,” Guardiola said January 24.
The manager of Man City has repeatedly expressed concern about the players having to play too much. And Guardiola continued to speak, ahead of the FA Cup match against Fulham on Sunday 25 January – the 37th match of Man City from the beginning of the season.
However, Guardiola also asserted that in any case, Man City will always follow the FA schedule. He said: “I always try to be honest and answer questions, but I don’t think about what the FA has to do to reduce the current harsh schedules, it’s not my job. to get our team better every day. When the FA decided they had to play these games, those matches, we complied. ”
Man City are competing on all four fronts this season, including the Champions League, FA Cup, League Cup and the Premier League. But the chances of Guardiola’s teachers and students defending the Premier League title are slimmer. After 24 rounds, they are 16 points less than the top of Liverpool – the team still has a match yet to play.
Liverpool lost just two points from the start of the season, and are believed to be able to break the championship record with 100 points set by City two years ago.
Man City used to set records when some people thought that the score record in the Premier League was impossible to break. Sooner or later.” Man City ‘s record will also be surpassed, this season, or later. History always shows that, “Guardiola said casually when talking about Liverpool’ s chances.
Man Utd face fierce schedule in the first month of 2020
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s teachers and students are likely to have to play eight matches in 25 days.
After the Wolves draw on 4/1 in the third round of the FA Cup, Man Utd had three days off before the match against Man City in the first leg of the League Cup first leg. On 11/1, they will play round 22 of the English Premier League with Norwich City. And then, on January 14 or January 15, they had to replay the FA Cup third round against Wolves.
The series of torture matches with Man Utd will continue with two Premier League matches against Liverpool (January 19) and Burnley (January 22). If they enter the fourth round of the FA Cup, they will play a match on January 25 or January 26. On January 29, Man Utd will play the semi-final second leg of the English League Cup.
In December 2019, Solskjaer teachers and students each experienced the same schedule with nine matches in 30 days. The density of the pitch makes the team almost overloaded, leading to fatigue and disturbance of the squad.
Besides fitness, injury is also a problem for Man Utd. Due to thigh pain, midfielder Harry Maguire is unlikely to play the first leg of the League Cup semi-final against Man City. Midfielder Paul Pogba was also unable to play due to an ankle injury surgery.
Man Utd’s crisis of forces before the match against Man City
A series of Man Utd players are unlikely to play the first leg of the League Cup against Man City today 7/1.
Man Utd has two players who must treat long-term injuries, Paul Pogba and Scott McTominay. In addition, Jesse Lingard, Anthony Martial and Luke Shaw are not sure to recover. On January 4, during the Wolves draw in the FA Cup, the three players were absent due to physical problems.
In defense, Man Utd is also facing a difficult choice related to Harry Maguire. In the Wolves draw, the world’s most expensive defender suffered a thigh injury. Man Utd will play the semi-final first leg on the evening of 7/1 at home. On January 29, in the second leg, the two teams will meet again on the pitch of Man City.
16 teams in the 1/8 Champions League round
Spain and England both preserve their forces, as each country has four teams that qualify for the Champions League group stage.
The Champions League group stage closed on the evening of December 11, with eight leading teams each: Barca, Bayern Munich, Juventus, Leipzig, Liverpool, Man City, PSG and Valencia. Eight second-placed teams also followed in the eighth round: Atalanta, Borussia Dortmund, Chelsea, Lyon, Napoli, Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid and Tottenham.
16 teams from five countries, also the five most powerful football backgrounds in Europe. In particular, the United Kingdom and Spain have four representatives from each country. Meanwhile, Germany and Italy have three teams, and France are two teams.
The rule of the draw for the 1/8 round is the teams in the first group meet the second group. In addition, teams from the same country, or each competing in the group stage, will not be able to meet.
Accordingly, Real is the team most at risk. The five opponents they could face: Juventus, Bayern, Leipzig, Liverpool and Man City. Barca can touch Atalanta, Chelsea, Lyon, Napoli and Tottenham. Meanwhile, potential rivals Liverpool are Real, Atalanta, Atletico, Dortmund, Lyon.
The draw will take place on Monday 16/12. The series of matches played on February 18, February 19 and February 25, February 26, 2020. The second round takes place on 10/3, 11/3 and 17/3, 18/3.
“We will eliminate Liverpool”
Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane said half jokingly about the possibility of meeting Liverpool in the 1/8 Champions League round.
When asked about his ability to meet Liverpool, Zidane smiled and replied: “If we play with Liverpool, we will eliminate them. What else can we do with the lottery?”
Liverpool is one of five teams capable of meeting Real in the 1/8 round of the Champions League, alongside Bayern, Juventus, Man City and Leipzig. Of these, Leipzig is the team considered “easier” than for the former champion.
In the Champions League this season, Real is progressing slowly after a bad start. From losing to PSG 0-3 and drawing Brugge 2-2, they could win second place in Group A and tickets to the 1/8 round. In the last match, on the field of Brugge, Real won 3-1.
The victory of Brugge 3-1 also recorded Luka Jovic the rare starting kick, replacing Karim Benzema. The new Serbian rookie has only one goal and has not completely adapted to Real.
Arsenal dropped to 10th in the Premier League
Arsenal lost 1-2 at home to Brighton, who had just three consecutive defeats, in the round of 15 Premier League on 5/12 evening.
The team of interim coach Freddie Ljungberg struggled in the first half, as Brighton increasingly played the beat. In the middle of the first half, Maupay and Davy Propper constantly had the opportunity to threaten goal keeper Bernd Leno.
Brighton took the lead after 36 minutes, when Arsenal failed to break a corner. Adam Webster took full advantage of the opportunity with a powerful shot to defeat Leno.
Arsenal played the best at the end of the first half and early second half. As injured after the first goal, the home team swept in an overwhelming attack. After goalkeeper Matt Ryan twice brilliantly blocked Joe Willock’s header in the 40th minute, Arsenal got a goal from another Lacazette header early in the second half.
The equalizer helps lift the spirits, and they create at least two other opportunities but do not take advantage of success. In particular, the referee refused to recognize David Luiz’s goal after consulting VAR.
Not knowing how to find their way into Brighton’s goal, their defense was indecisive. In the 80th minute, Maupay headed down Leno to bring a 2-1 victory to Brighton.
This result raised Arsenal’s unbeaten streak to 9 – something that never happened to them in 1977. The Emirates Stadium team also dropped to 10th, with 19 points – 10 points less than the Top 4 and just more at risk of relegation five points.
Squad
Arsenal (4-3-3): Leno; Bellerin, Sokratis, Luiz, Kolasinac (Tierney 72); Xhaka; Torreira, Willock (Pepe 46); Ozil, Aubameyang, Lacazette (Martinelli 77)
Brighton (4-1-2-1-2): Ryan; Alzate (Duffy 88), Webster, Dunk, Burn; Propper, Stephens, Mooy; Gross (Trossard 80); Connolly (Montoya 76), Maupay
Other teams
Man City are 14 points behind Liverpool, after 16 rounds of the Premier League. Never hope for the third consecutive championship of teachers and Guardiola narrow today. In that situation, the Champions League is said to be the option for City to put more strength.
In Group C Champions League, they soon won the right to the eighth round and the leading position. The last match, as a guest on Dinamo Zagreb on 11/12, is only meaningful procedure for the English champions.
