Dai Qi: Manchester City showed a very good side

2023-05-16 12:06

Dai Qi: Manchester City showed a very good side


In the 36th round of the Premier League in the 2022/23 season, "Toffee" Everton was still unable to score after being scored 3 times by the opposing player, and finally lost 0-3 at home to "Blue Moon" "Man City. After the game, Everton coach Dai Qi said that Manchester City showed great strength in this game.


In the 37th minute of the campaign, Mahrez sent a cross from the right. After Gundogan stopped the ball in the penalty area, he made a slight adjustment and hit the goal, helping Manchester City lead Everton 1-0.


Only 2 minutes later, Gundogan made a pass from the left, and Haaland seized the opportunity to head the ball. Although the Everton goalkeeper struggled to touch the ball, the ball still entered the net unimpeded. Let Manchester City extend their lead 2-0.


In the 51st minute of the second half, Foden was knocked to the ground by the opposing player when he was trying to break through, allowing Manchester City to get a free kick. Then Gundogan took a free kick and scored, turning the score into 3-0. Everton was unable to make a breakthrough in the following time, and finally lost to Manchester City 0-3.


Everton continue to fight for relegation


According to the performance of this game, Everton coach Dai Qi said, "I think the team played very well in 30 minutes, but the opponent also showed how good they are. It was slow, which was a good thing for us. But then they changed their game strategy and extended the game. They managed to clean up the mess and take advantage of it. Manchester City showed their quality, they can use the difference way to score goals.”


Dai Qi continued, "We have been trying to counterattack and score goals, but suddenly we were 0 to 2 behind the opponent, and it was difficult to continue after that."


Everton is currently ranked 17th in the Premier League standings with 32 points, only 1 point ahead of the relegation zone. In the next round of the league, Everton will go away to challenge the Wolves. Only by scoring all 3 points can they escape the crisis of relegation.


When asked about avoiding relegation, Dai Qi said: "It's the same as when I first came here, we just need to do everything in front of us now, this is the urgent need to be done, not Manchester City. We lost our left-back the day before the game, which affected the balance of the team, but we also showed a mentality to keep working hard. We tried to make the team play with confidence, and there were elements of that, in the Be more determined mentally."