Chapter 623 - 428: 18 Goals, 38 Assists in the League! FA Cup Final, Manchester City Aiming for Four Consecutive Wins Over Arsenal!
Chapter 623 - 428: 18 Goals, 38 Assists in the League! FA Cup Final, Manchester City Aiming for Four Consecutive Wins Over Arsenal!
The 2015-2016 season, all five major leagues have concluded!
In the Serie A, Juventus has once again retained the championship.
This season’s victory for Juventus was unsurprising.
Due to last season’s summer transfer window, the main line-up of their biggest rival, Inter Milan, was dismantled, and AC Milan remained consistently sluggish, leaving Juventus with only Napoli and Rome as their competitors.
Ultimately, Juventus won the Serie A with an overwhelming advantage of 9 points over second-placed Napoli, achieving their fifth consecutive championship!
It’s worth mentioning that although Juventus won the league championship, their top scorer Dybala scored only 19 league goals, ranking second on the scorers list.
The first place is Argentine forward Higuain.
He scored 36 goals, a Golden Boot record that ranks second in Serie A history, second only to last season’s Golden Boot Icardi.
Rumors say Juventus has their eyes on him and plans to spend big to snap him up during the summer transfer window.
Netizens believe that Juventus shows signs of turning into Bayern!
Meanwhile, Inter Milan is ranked sixth in the league, and AC Milan is seventh.
The two Milan giants are in similar straits once again, returning to a period of struggle~
In La Liga, Barça leads with 91 points, Real Madrid follows with 90 points, and Atletico Madrid is third with 88 points.
These three teams were neck and neck all season long, taking turns at the top, but Barça ultimately emerged as the ultimate winner.
More exciting than the title race among the three teams is the La Liga Golden Boot finally not going to Messi or C Luo!
Since the 2009-2010 season, the La Liga Golden Boot has been dominated by Messi and Ronaldo.
This season, Suarez broke out with 40 league goals, capturing the Golden Boot and breaking the six-year-long monopoly Messi and Ronaldo had on it!
The Uruguayan forward also managed to surpass Ligue 1 top scorer Eevee (38 goals), Premier League top scorer Agüero (37 goals), Serie A top scorer Higuain (36 goals), and Bundesliga top scorer Lewandowski (30 goals), winning the European Golden Boot!
In Ligue 1, it’s still a one-sided show by Paris Saint-Germain.
Nothing much needs to be said, as Paris has led second-placed Lyon, once the seven-time consecutive Ligue 1 champion, by 31 points, securing their fourth consecutive win!
Analysts believe that with this trend, breaking Lyon’s record of seven consecutive Ligue 1 titles is only a matter of time for the capital’s powerhouse.
In the Bundesliga, Bayern also seizes their fourth consecutive title!
The current Dort, regardless of player lineup or team appeal, cannot compare with Bayern.
The biggest hero of the championship is Lewandowski, whom Bayern poached from Dort. His goals alone accounted for more than a third of the team’s total.
In the Premier League, Manchester City knocked last season’s Premier League champion Chelsea off their perch, reclaiming the top after a year!
Manchester City’s championship this season is well-deserved, supported by various data.
Not only are they the team with the most goals in the entire Premier League, but they are also the team with the fewest goals conceded.
Also, the Blue Moon claimed both this season’s Premier League Golden Boot and Assist King.
Agüero’s 37 goals set a record for the most goals in a Premier League Golden Boot season!
The Argentine forward not only earned his first league Golden Boot but also created a single-season goal record, reaching a new peak in his career!
He confidently told the media, "Is Suarez the European Golden Boot? We’re both South American players, I don’t think I’m any less than him. Sorry, the following may sound a bit arrogant, but it’s the truth—Suarez needed 35 league games for his 40 goals, while I scored 37 goals in just 31 games, my efficiency is much higher! If it weren’t for being sidelined by injury for a month, the European Golden Boot would definitely be mine! Next season, other forwards won’t have such luck!"
"You ask me about Icardi?"
"Hahaha, sorry! He’s my national team teammate, I don’t want to belittle him, but perhaps you should ask him, what color is Manchester really~"
Compared to Agüero, another Manchester City player Tang Long’s statistics are more astounding to insiders!
league goals, 38 assists, such superb stats can’t be merely described as a big double-double, they are exceptional!
Many Premier League veterans have remarked on Tang Long’s statistics.
The former Golden Boy Owen said, "Achieving 18 goals in the Premier League is already remarkable, I won the Premier League Golden Boot in both the 1997-1998 and 1998-1999 seasons, and my goal tally in those seasons was 18!"
Ginger-scholar Scholes said, "Apart from his goals, what really astonishes me is Tang’s assists! My gosh, 38 assists, I couldn’t achieve that combined even if I continue for three seasons!"
King of the box Van Nistelrooy said, "From a forward’s perspective, Tang is the best midfielder of this era, because he always provides delightful through balls! You should ask his teammate Agüero, is he not filled with easy chances? I’m incredibly jealous of him, truly jealous!"
Chelsea legend Lampard said, "When De Bruyne joined Manchester United, I initially thought the Assist King would surely be him, but Tang proved me wrong in the end, I truly can’t imagine what 38 assists in a season means, no one has surpassed him over the decades, right?"
Iron waist Vieira said, "I’m a defensive midfielder, my goals and assists are few, so I’m not concerned with Tang’s stats, what impresses me is his control over midfield pace! He doesn’t seem like a player under 20 years old, frankly, some of his decisions and anticipation are more mature than mine at 30!"
Liverpool legend Gerrard said, "Besides the league, Tang Long contributed 11 goals and 12 assists in the Champions League, his efficiency in the Champions League is higher than in the league, he possesses traits of a player suited for big games!"
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Wembley Stadium.
The FA Cup Final!
This is Manchester City’s last game of the season, and also the final match all England fans can witness!
Neither the Champions League nor the UEFA Europa League feature any Premier League teams;
This FA Cup game logically becomes the sole focus of England!
Dilata, dressed in a black trench coat, reports outside Wembley Stadium amidst the bustling crowd.
"This is Manchester City’s fourth encounter with Arsenal this season!"
"Just two months ago in the League Cup final, they claimed victory over their opponents 3:2 thanks to Tang Long’s decisive goal, lifting this season’s English League Cup at Wembley Stadium, their first championship trophy of the season!"
"After the game, even Professor Wenger wryly commented that they hadn’t lost to Manchester City, but to Tang alone!"
Her words carried a tone of pride and joy, rising in volume unconsciously, drawing glances from passing Arsenal fans clad in red jerseys.
Afterward, Dilata randomly interviewed a few Arsenal fans on the roadside.
It was evident that although the fans feared Manchester City quite a bit, they still held their ground with their own confidence.
This confidence might stem from their heritage.
"Manchester City is strong, but the FA Cup has always been Arsenal’s specialty!" one Arsenal fan said.
"That’s right, precisely," another fan added, "We’ve won the FA Cup 11 times, the most among all teams in England, we have the FA Cup heritage, clinching this trophy is the team’s goal!"
Reporter Dilata, known for her bold approach, didn’t hold back, directly pushing the mic forward to ask:
"Manchester City double-defeated Arsenal in the league and clinched a last-minute win in the League Cup, what do you think is the likelihood of Arsenal being defeated four times in this FA Cup final?"
The cameraman beside her flinched with tension, fearing Dilata might get hit.
The faces of the two Arsenal fans turned beet-red!
The last thing they wanted to discuss was the matter of four defeats.
This was something they envisioned countless times before the match, but they even dared not ponder deeply about it, as if it’s a taboo.
"Four, four defeats? Absolutely impossible, dream on, I’m a math researcher, and the probability of this is too small, negligible!" one fan declared.
"If Arsenal suffers four defeats, I’ll eat your microphone right here!" another fan retorted.
"I’ll eat your cameraman’s camera too!"
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