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After the match, Silva, who had been battling for headers against towering opponents throughout the game, was named the best player of the match.

Sun completely agrees with this result.

The 1.83-meter-tall Brazilian center-back made Crouch, who is over 2 meters tall, look like a fool throughout the game.

Moreover, when defending set pieces, Silva is always the first choice to contest for the first ball.

The other Arsenal players were all supporting him; he was the team's brightest star today.

Sun Ke estimates that Silva's post-match rating will be at least 8.5.

If Arsenal hadn't faced such immense defensive pressure today, Sun Ke felt that his 1 goal and 1 assist would have easily secured him the Player of the Year award.

However, today's opponent is using the Sky Flow strategy, which is not Sun Ke's forte at the moment.

However, it shouldn't be a big problem; it will take anywhere from six months to a year.

When the two teams meet again, Sun Ke believes that aerial balls will no longer be his weakness.

At the post-match press conference, Stoke City manager Pulis did not stubbornly refuse to be beaten up by the old man like Bruce.

Pulis stated expressionlessly that there was nothing to be upset about losing on Arsenal's turf, since Stoke City hadn't been able to beat Arsenal away from home for the past three seasons anyway.

He confidently declared that he would take three points from Britannia Stadium.

Facing Stoke City's manager, who showed no signs of backing down, the old man smiled and said, "Every time we face Stoke City, it's a real headache."

"What's a bit troubling is that we still have to play them away from home."

"But the good thing is that we won't be able to face them again for several months. We can only think about it then. We must learn to quickly detach ourselves from something that makes us unhappy."

The old man's words can be simplified to a simple statement: We'll see when the time comes.

After each game, no matter what tactics the opposing coach used, the professor could always counter them and gain the upper hand in the verbal battles.

In the locker room.

Sun Ke is studying his own data again.

Shooting 60, ball control 74, dribbling 70, passing 80, long shot 100

Heading 66, Set pieces 60, Explosiveness 70, Speed ​​70, Power 70

Jump 67, Balance 70, Stamina 87, Tackling 70, Tackle 70

Anticipation 100, Off-the-ball movement 63, Creativity 62, Vision 62

Note: Strength reaches 90 when shooting at long range; the trait is canceled once the user's strength exceeds 90.

Skill: Master of Organization.

Overall assessment: A commendable Premier League player.

Points balance: 2000.

Surprisingly, passing naturally gained another attribute.

In terms of passing ability, Sun Ke has reached the level of the first team of most top clubs.

Aside from the fact that Barcelona has a very high entry barrier, Son Heung-min dares to say that he can quickly integrate into any team he joins.

With less than a third of the season completed, most attributes have already reached 70, a truly impressive rate of progress.

If all goes well, I might be able to reach 80 in all attributes by the end of this season.

In short, Sun Ke will definitely be able to deliver a completely transformed performance when the next season starts.

Sun Ke was very satisfied with his performance in his first match against Stoke City.

Arsenal's home victory over their nemesis became the highlight of this round of news.

However, there are two even bigger news items in this round.

Chelsea's away defeat to fellow London relegation favorites Queens Park Rangers was a major upset.

It's not that Queens Park Rangers are particularly bad; on paper, there are many teams that are worse than them.

The main reason is that Queens Park Rangers cleared out most of their Championship players during the transfer window and replaced them with a group of older players who were either out of form or too old.

In situations like this, it might take half a season just to develop teamwork.

Chelsea should never have lost to a team of this caliber.

However, Villas-Boas' team, after failing to break through the defense for a long time, was successfully caught off guard by the opponent.

The result of the match was definitely an upset, but if you look into it more closely, you can get a sense of it.

There must be some internal problems within Chelsea, otherwise they definitely wouldn't have failed to even beat this half-finished team.

For a team aiming for the championship, the number of losses in a season should never exceed 5.

With super teams like Manchester City and Manchester United in the league, losing more than 5 games basically means you're only fighting for a Champions League spot.

After the first nine rounds of the league, Chelsea had 6 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses, accumulating 19 points.

The results look good, but the situation is actually not optimistic.

The team's current success is entirely due to the favorable schedule.

Halfway through the first half of the league season, Chelsea only faced one strong team, Manchester United, who were ranked in the top seven, and lost decisively.

In the first half of the season, they will face Manchester City, Arsenal, Tottenham Hotspur, Newcastle United, and Liverpool in succession.

If things get out of control, it's very likely that the champion's quota will be completely lost in the first half of the season.

Based on Sun Ke's understanding of Chelsea's owner from his previous life, if Chelsea loses another game, Villas-Boas will be among the top three most likely to be sacked.

Considering that Villas-Boas is still a rookie, Chelsea have basically dropped out of the title race this season.

That's how brutal the Premier League is.

But the Manchester derby is the one that truly feels cruel.

Manchester United dominated Manchester City from the start, and despite trailing by one goal in the first half, City appeared trembling before the Premier League champions.

Manchester United maintained their advantage after the start of the second half.

However, in a Manchester City counter-attack...

Evans, as the last defender, inexplicably pulled Balotelli down.

With nearly forty minutes left in the game, Manchester United were down to ten men, a situation that was undoubtedly very unfavorable.

Even so, Manchester United players continued to launch desperate attacks on Manchester City's goal.

The cautious Manchester City team only dared to play defensively and counter-attacking, and as a result, they scored again in the 60th minute.

In the subsequent match, the Manchester City players gradually relaxed and played more smoothly, scoring four more goals against Manchester United.

After the match, Sir Alex Ferguson's face had turned purplish-red.

In an interview, he unusually gave a detailed analysis of the match.

"We were down by one goal in the first half, but we still had the initiative. We had one goal disallowed, but it's not a big deal."

"Evans's sending off was the turning point of the game. We continued to attack relentlessly even when we were behind. That's Manchester United for you."

"But once the score became 4-1, we had no choice but to accept it."

"We kept attacking in that situation, and ended up getting hit with two 3-on-2 situations, and the game turned into crazy football."

"I thought Ferdinand could control the game, but they just kept attacking, because that's common sense."

"This was the worst day of my football career, but we will bounce back."

"The outcome of a single match isn't that important, but I'm most worried about the goal difference. We lost by 10 goals with just one goal scored and one goal scored."

Despite being bombarded with a barrage of tedious questions from reporters, Ferguson managed to complete the interview while suppressing his anger.

Perhaps at this point, some people still think that this match was just an accident.

But even Ferguson himself probably didn't expect that this historic defeat would be like a ritual, instantly igniting the Manchester City players' form.

This match completely changed the landscape of the Premier League, and Manchester City suddenly became a bloodthirsty giant.

These six goals were like offerings in a magical ritual, making the Manchester City players suddenly realize something.

That once invincible giant seems to have become what it is.

After the first nine rounds of the league, Manchester City has 8 wins and 1 draw, accumulating 25 points and undisputedly ranking first.

Arsenal have 7 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss, accumulating 22 points and ranking second in the standings.

Although Manchester City's record looks better than Arsenal's, the two teams are only one game apart.

Chelsea have 6 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses, and are still ranked third.

Manchester United have 5 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss, and are only ahead of Newcastle on goal difference, ranking fourth.

For Premier League giants, the top four positions in the league are a very sensitive one.

Being squeezed out of the top four means there is a very high chance of losing Champions League qualification.

One league match turned Manchester United from an undefeated team into the defending champions who are about to be squeezed out of the Champions League zone.

If it weren't Ferguson sitting in the Manchester United manager's seat, they would probably face a crisis of confidence in an instant.

That's how exciting the Premier League is.

Sun Ke checked the schedule and found that Arsenal had a League Cup match in three days.

The old man will definitely use rotation, substitutes and young players to deal with the game.

On October 29, Arsenal will face Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.

This match is absolutely crucial.

If they can win, Arsenal's only remaining target for the mid-season title will be Manchester City.

Without the Champions League, Manchester City is practically invincible, while Arsenal can only chase after them from behind.

With only one Champions League group stage match in October, Manchester City played exceptionally well.

Whenever they don't perform well in the Champions League, that's when they falter.

After analyzing the situation, Sun Ke suddenly realized that if Arsenal focused on the league and won the games they should have won, they might still have a chance.