IManchester City neLiverpool bafinyelele kowamanqamu okwesibili ezinkathini ezine, bobabili benesifiso sangempela sokuwina iPremier League.
Lesi sikhathi esidumile sizophindwa izikhathi eziyizinkulungwane phakathi kwanamuhla noMeyi ozayo, kodwa kusazobonakala ukuthi ubani ozophakamisa isicoco sePremier League.
ILiverpool eshintshe kakhulu yanqoba iSouthampton ngo 2-1 ngoLwesibili ebusuku, okusho ukuthi impi yabo yesibili neManchester City eminyakeni emine izophela ngosuku lokugcina. Njengango-2019, womabili amaqembu asesembangweni wokuthola umklomelo omkhulu ebholeni laseNgilandi, kanti iManchester City iyona ethandwa kakhulu.
I-Aston Villa, enqobe uSteven Gerrard e-Etihad Stadium ngeSonto, izoqinisekisa ukuthi i-Etihad Stadium igcina indebe yePremier League okwesine ezinkathini ezinhlanu. Kodwa uma uGuardiola enza iphutha ngaphandle, iLiverpool ingalinda ukuyohlasela iWolves engasebenzi kahle e-Anfield.
Njengoba la maqembu amabili enephuzu elilodwa nje kuphela, iligi inqume ukuthi izikhulu zizodlala imidlalo emibili: isikhulu esiphezulu seManchester Prem uRichard Masters kanye nosihlalo osabambile waseMerseyside uPeter McCormick. Ikhophi yendebe izoba seLiverpool lapho uMcCormick ezothola khona izindondo ezingu-40 ezingenalutho.
IManchester City izoba nenkundla yangempela enkundleni yayo futhi ihlela ukuba neqembu elifanele kanye negama eliqoshwe ezindondweni nasezinkomishini ngemuva komdlalo. Uma noma yiliphi iqembu liwina, izinhlelo zizoba khona futhi zinikezwe ukusebenza okufanayo, lapho “ompetha bomphakathi” benikeza indebe kubaphathi babo.
ILiverpool yayifisa kakhulu ukuthatha umjaho wesicoco iye osukwini lokugcina, idlula igebe lamaphuzu amabili ukuze ifinyelele kuzo zonke imidlalo emithathu yamanqamu emikhulu. Kowamanqamu wokugcina, yaphakamisa iNdebe ye-FA ngemuva kokushaya amaphenathi, okwaphoqa uJurgen Klopp ukuba enze izinguquko ezinkulu emdlalweni weligi bedlala neSaints.
UNathan Redmond uvulele iSouthampton amagoli, wakhulisa amathuba eCity okuwina ngaphandle kokudlala elinye ibhola. Kodwa amagoli kaTakumi Minamino noJoel Matip anciphise ukuhola kwaba yiphuzu elilodwa kuphela, naphezu kokuthi abaholi bamanje babe nethuba elikhulu lokwehluka kwamagoli.
Amathuba angase abe mancane kuye, kodwa uJurgen Klopp uhlala enethemba futhi ugcizelela ukuthi ngeke ayeke uma izicathulo zimvumela: “Uma ngisesimweni esihlukile, angithandi ukuthi ngikuphi kakade. Ompetha Yilokho kuphela,” kusho uKlopp.
"Ngokombono wami, okwesibili ucabanga ukuthi iCity izowina lo mdlalo, vele. Kodwa leli ibhola. Okokuqala kufanele siwine umdlalo. kungenzeka Yebo, akunakwenzeka, kodwa kungenzeka. Kwanele".
Kodwa-ke, impumelelo yeLiverpool yokuwina isicoco izoba yinto entsha emlandweni wakamuva njengoba kungekho mholi wePremier League ozolahlekelwa yiligi ngaphambi kosuku lokugcina. Isigameko sokugcina esinjalo senzeke kumaReds uqobo ngo-1989, lapho igoli elibi likaMichael Thomas ekugcineni labona i-Arsenal ibahlula ngendlela emangalisayo.
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Isikhathi sokuthunyelwe: Okthoba-17-2022
