Watch out for capsizing! Manchester City's home game against the Hammers needs to be spirited and the heartbeat of the finale has become a habit

Snow Wolf Kanball

2024-05-18 16:55Posted in Guangdong sports field creators

On the evening of May 19, Beijing time, the final match of the 2023/24 Premier League season will kick off at the same time. Defending champions Manchester City host the Hammers at home to West Ham United. In his pre-match press conference, Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola said the game would be dramatic and had a hunch that West Ham would cause as much trouble as Aston Villa in 2022. In fact, Guardiola's worries are not unfounded. In the final game of Manchester City's Premier League title season, playing with heartbeats has become a habit.

This season, Manchester City have experienced unsatisfactory signings and serious injury blows, but in the end, they have regained the initiative to win the Premier League title with their own efforts and the loss of chains from their rivals. With the final round of the league remaining, Manchester City are two points ahead of Arsenal behind them. A home win over West Ham United would secure the title and an unprecedented fourth consecutive Premier League title.

Judging from the comparison of strength and past records, Manchester City can be described as a sure winner. Manchester City are unbeaten in their last 12 Premier League meetings with 12 wins and two draws. They have won 11 of their 12 home games. The last time West Ham won at the Etihad Stadium was back in September 2015. In terms of strength, Manchester City is ranked first, and it is obviously not comparable to West Ham United, which is ranked 9th.

However, if you pay attention to the finale of Manchester City's championship season, you will find that once it reaches the point where it is necessary to win, the Blue Moon Army will drop the chain a little bit. Although it will eventually get its wish with its strong strength, it is an indisputable fact that Manchester City fans have consumed a lot of quick-acting heart pills.

From 2011/12 to last season, City won seven Premier League titles, five of which Pep Guardiola alone had, while Roberto Mancini and Manlegrini each won the title. Only two of the seven Premier League titles have been won by the way, in 2017/18 and 2020/21. In those two seasons, Manchester City's final points advantage reached 19 and 12 points respectively, coincidentally the runners-up were Manchester United in the same city. Although he won the championship early last season, the process was not easy. The other four times, Manchester City won the title at the last minute.

In the 2011/12 season, Manchester City won the title for the first time. In the final home game against Queens Park Rangers, Manchester City fell behind 1-2 at one point. It wasn't until the second minute of stoppage time that Dzeko's goal allowed City to level the scores. Then, in the famous 9320 moment, Sergio Aguero's slate gave Manchester City the first Premier League title on goal difference.

In the 2013/14 Premier League season, the Reds and Liverpool dominated the Premier League. In the 34th round, they beat Manchester City 3-2 at home to win 10 consecutive league games, leading Manchester City by 7 points. However, undiscouraged, Manchester City finally walked away with a wave of five consecutive wins in the closing stages. And their final opponent is none other than West Ham United. It was not an easy win for City, as the Hammers' dense defence made it difficult for them to open up, and Nasri stepped up at the crucial moment to break the deadlock with a long-range strike in the 39th minute, and the relaxed City won 2-0 in the second half thanks to Vincent Kompany.

In the 2018/19 season, Manchester City's Premier League title battle with Liverpool continued to the final round, with only one point leading Manchester City taking on the Seagulls at the American Express Community Stadium to take on the Seagulls Brighton. After the start of the game, Manchester City could not attack for a long time and was beaten by Brighton to score first in the 27th minute. However, the goal also gave City a free hand, with Sergio Aguero equalising a minute later, before Riyad Mahrez scored to put City 3-1 up, and Gundogan's 72nd-minute free-kick gave City a 4-1 victory. Liverpool can only be the runners-up with the highest points in Premier League history by one point.

In the 2021/22 Premier League season, Manchester City and Liverpool once again repeated the one-point title battle. In the final round, Manchester City hosted Aston Villa led by Liverpool legend Steven Gerrard. As a result, Cash opened the scoring with a header in the 36th minute, and a goal from Liverpool veteran Philippe Coutinho in the 68th minute of the second half sent City to the brink. In the moment of life and death, substitute Raheem Sterling sent away the assist, and Gundogan scored with a header to pull one back. Two minutes later, Rodri equalised with a long-range shot. In the 80th minute, De Bruyne's cross helped Gundogan score twice, and Manchester City finally won 3-2, once again beating Liverpool by one point to win the title.

Last season, Manchester City won the Premier League three rounds early, but they trailed Arsenal by as much as eight points throughout the season, and it was not easy to win the title. It's just that the Gunners never dropped the chain in the matter of dropping the chain, which allowed Manchester City to achieve three consecutive Premier League titles. And this season, the Gunners also lost to Villa at home, so they gave the initiative to win the championship to Manchester City. In the final round of the Premier League, although Manchester City has a good chance of winning the championship, with their urine, this game is destined not to be too easy.

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