In the early morning of December 30th, the 20th round of the Premier League began. Defending champion Manchester City beat newly promoted Brentford 1-0, winning 10 consecutive Premier League victories and extending the lead to 8 points. In this campaign, veteran Fernandinho started the game and played the whole game, and his performance was remarkable. It is worth mentioning that this is the second Premier League game played by the 36-year-old veteran in 4 days.
In the recent period, the Premier League has postponed a lot of matches due to the epidemic. Although Manchester City is temporarily unscathed, there are also many injuries. Defenders Stones, Kyle Walker and midfielder Rodri have all trounced due to injuries. The key lies in the fact that in Romania At this position in Delhi, Guardiola has only one substitute for veteran Fernandinho. In this case, Fei Niao can only rise to the challenge.
Last Sunday, in the 19th round of the Premier League, Manchester City played at home against Leicester City. Fernandinho played 90 minutes in the start and assisted De Bruyne to open the scoring in the 5th minute. In the 90 minutes of the game, the veteran dedicated 1 shot, 1 key pass, 2 successful breakthroughs, 3 fouls by opponents, and 4 fouls at the same time. The pass success rate was as high as 97%, and his performance was remarkable.
Facing the strong newly promoted Brentford in this game, Fei Bird is still very stable, 2 shots, 1 key pass, 1 successful breakthrough, 3 fouls, 1 steal and 2 clears. The pass success rate reached 89%, with a score of 7.0 second only to De Bruyne, and equal to the goal hero Foden.
In fact, in the previous two Premier League games, Fernandinho also played a lot of time off the bench. And so far this season, he has played in 17 games, dedicated 1 goal and 2 assists, including 12 Premier League games, 1 goal and 1 assist. Although Rodri has now become Guardiola’s first choice in the midfielder position, the experienced and strong Fei Niao is still a reliable player at the critical moment of Guardiola. After Manchester City lost 0-1 to Chelsea last season and lost the Champions League, the Blues coach Tuchel admitted that Fernandinho’s failure to start was one of the important reasons for their victory.
This summer, Manchester City sent away Aguero, the first striker in history, but renewed his contract with Fernandinho, who is three years older than him, for another year, which also shows the importance attached to him. During the recent period, there was news that Atletico Brazil wanted to bring Fei Bird to his subordinates, but ESPN said Fei Bird had not received an offer from Brazil, and that he would not leave Manchester City in the winter window.
The other news seems more reliable, that is, Fei Niao will not leave Manchester City even if he retires. Coach Guardiola has sent him an invitation, hoping that he will become a member of his coaching staff. After joining Manchester City in the summer of 2013, Fernandinho has spent 8 years in Etihad, scoring 25 goals and 32 assists in 366 games, winning 4 Premier League titles and 6 The League Cup champions, one FA Cup champion and two Community Shield Cup champions can be described as soft champions and are now Manchester City’s first captain. If they can continue to stay in Manchester City after retirement, it would be a good story.
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