Green Field Eunuch

Chapter 308 Liverpool's Three Wins in One Week
As a result, after the start of the second half against Tottenham, Shan Yongzhuo was substituted by Mancini after only 10 minutes.

In Mancini's view, the game had entered a tense and deadlocked phase, and there was no need for Shan Yongzhuo to stay on the field any longer.

However, after Shan Yongzhuo left the field, the situation on the field changed dramatically.

In the 63rd minute, it was Gareth Bale again. His sprint down the left flank left Milner and Richards in a sorry state, thoroughly teaching them a lesson.

Then, Bale unleashed a stunning long-range shot after cutting inside, piercing Joe Hart's goal and making the score 3-2.

After scoring, Tottenham's morale soared, and they started to dominate Manchester City.

Mancini was furious watching from the sidelines, but there was nothing he could do.

Fortunately, Manchester City eventually regained their composure. In the 79th minute, Manchester City launched a counter-attack, and Aguero made a clever breakthrough, slipped into the penalty area, and fired a shot to make the score 4-2.

This goal sealed the victory, and Manchester City ultimately defeated Tottenham 4-2 at home.

Manchester City's victory is not surprising. Including this match, Manchester City has now maintained a strong performance of 7 consecutive wins, and their top spot in the Premier League seems unshakeable.

With Arsenal, Chelsea, and Liverpool all faltering this season, and Manchester United also making mistakes in the first few rounds, losing two games, Manchester City now seems to be unchallenged in the Premier League, with only Manchester United able to keep up the chase.

On the top scorers list, Shan Yongzhuo continues to dominate, with no one able to challenge his position.

In 22 rounds of matches, he scored 41 league goals, averaging a staggering 1.8 goals per game, close to 1.9, a figure even more terrifying than last season.

The combined goal tally of Van Persie, Aguero, and Suarez, who are struggling to catch up, is only a single digit ahead of Shan Yongzhuo.

Shan Yongzhuo is terrifying.

This is how everyone felt after seeing this list, and they also felt immense sympathy for Van Persie and others.

After this round of matches, Manchester City barely rested before heading to Liverpool to prepare for the first leg of the EFL Cup semi-final, an away game against Liverpool.

The EFL Cup was originally a competition that wasn't taken very seriously, but once it reached the semi-finals, it had to be taken seriously, since the final was just one step away.

Both sides fielded their strongest lineups in this match, putting on a truly fierce battle.

Liverpool have no European competitions to play this season, and their first-ever Premier League title seems impossible at this point. The EFL Cup and FA Cup have become Liverpool's biggest goals this season.

Unfortunately, they were drawn against Manchester City in both of these competitions.

In other words, the two teams will play three games in the last week or so of January.

This leaves Liverpool in a difficult position. If they lose to Manchester City in both competitions, they will be eliminated from the trophy race this season and will have to fight hard to finish in the top four of the league.

The EFL Cup is Liverpool's closest chance to win the trophy, so the whole team is taking these two matches very seriously.

Especially in the first leg at Anfield, Liverpool, with home advantage, were determined to defeat Manchester City.

Therefore, Liverpool played with great passion and enthusiasm in this match, their morale was incredibly high, and they completely dominated Manchester City at home.

Unfortunately, the result was still hard for them to accept.

Shan Yongzhuo scored two goals in the first and second halves, forcing them to accept a 1-2 home defeat to Manchester City.

This defeat casts a heavy shadow over Liverpool's EFL Cup campaign. Facing a home defeat and conceding two away goals is hardly good news.

What made things even worse for them was that three days later in the FA Cup, Liverpool played at home, but they lost 0-3, a much more crushing defeat.

They were defeated again by Shan Yongzhuo, whose hat-trick eliminated Liverpool from the FA Cup. Being beaten twice by the same team within a week would infuriate any team.

Therefore, in the second leg of the EFL Cup at the Etihad Stadium three days later, Liverpool were united and determined. They had no room for retreat and could only fight with their backs against the wall.

However, Shan Yongzhuo still didn't give them a chance. He scored an early goal in the first half and was substituted in the second half. Aguero's goal then completely shattered Liverpool's hopes of advancing.

The news that Manchester City has advanced to the EFL Cup final and the FA Cup fifth round after the match is actually nothing special.

However, three wins against Liverpool in a week still attracted everyone's attention.

The notoriously unscrupulous English media gave this extensive coverage, mocking Liverpool while showering praise on Shan Yongzhuo.

After all, it's clear to everyone that the team that defeated Liverpool three times in a row was more like Shan Yongzhuo than Manchester City.

"Liverpool lost to the world's best striker."

"The magician from the East has utterly destroyed Liverpool in this magic trick."

"Manchester City beat Liverpool three times in one week, and Shan Yongzhuo has become a nightmare for Liverpool fans."

"..."

The flood of reports has left Liverpool fans feeling overwhelmed, with many turning pale at the mere mention of Shan Yongzhuo.

Liverpool fans immediately regarded Shan Yongzhuo as their greatest enemy, with hatred even surpassing their animosity towards Manchester United.

Of course, this only applies to those die-hard Liverpool fans. Many more female Liverpool fans have defected, logging onto the website and joining the Shan Yongzhuo Women's Cheerleading Team, becoming proud peripheral members of the cheerleading squad.

However, Shan Yongzhuo, the key figure in the incident, was not paying any attention to these things at the time.

On the one hand, the continuous high-intensity matches made him feel extremely tired. Not only him, but all the main players of Manchester City had the same problem, and Mancini generously gave the team a break.

On the other hand, the acquisition of Granada FC has made further progress.

Thomas Kroos has reached a preliminary agreement with the Pozzo family. Shan Yongzhuo will invest 18 million euros and Kroos will invest 10 million euros, for a total of 28 million euros to purchase 98.2% of Granada's shares from the Pozzo family.

Shan Yongzhuo will become Granada's largest shareholder.

Of course, this is only a preliminary intention, but it is already very close to being finalized. The remaining issues are just some details that require further negotiation.

However, Shan Yongzhuo was still very happy about this.

By buying Granada, I can say that I now have my own team, even though it's a rather small one.

In fact, according to Kroos, 2800 million euros is already a premium.

After all, it's only 2011 now, and we haven't reached the period of massive currency devaluation in European football a few years from now.

However, Shan Yongzhuo didn't care. He felt he had actually made a profit by acquiring a newly promoted La Liga team for 2800 million euros.

In two more years, I can leave Manchester City with peace of mind and then play for my own team.

"This must feel amazing..."

(End of this chapter)