IManchester City neLiverpool bafinyelele kowamanqamu okwesibili kumasizini amane, bobabili benesifiso sangempela sokuwina iPremier League.
Umzuzu obalulekile uzophindwa izikhathi eziyizinkulungwane phakathi kwanamuhla noMeyi ozayo, kodwa kusazobonakala ukuthi ubani ozophakamisa isicoco sePremier League.
I-Liverpool eshintshe kakhulu ihlule iSouthampton ngo 2-1 ngoLwesibili ebusuku, okusho ukuthi impi yabo yesibili neManchester City eminyakeni emine izodlulela osukwini lokugcina. Njengangonyaka ka-2019, womabili la maqembu asembangweni wokuthola umklomelo omkhulu ebholeni lamaNgisi, okuyiManchester City eyintandokazi.
I-Aston Villa, eshaye uSteven Gerrard e-Etihad Stadium ngeSonto, izoqinisekisa ukuthi i-Etihad Stadium igcina indebe yePremier League okwesine kumasizini amahlanu. Kepha uma u-Guardiola enza iphutha ngaphandle, iLiverpool ingalinda ukugadulisana neWolves engaphandle kwefomu e-Anfield.
Ngephuzu elilodwa nje phakathi kwala maqembu womabili, iligi inqume ukuthi izikhulu zizodlala imidlalo emibili: isikhulu esiphezulu seManchester Prem, uRichard Masters kanye nosihlalo obambile weMerseyside, uPeter McCormick. Umfanekiso wendebe uzoba seLiverpool noMcCormick kanti izindondo ezingama-40 ezingenalutho sezilungele ukuqoshwa.
IManchester City izoba nenkundla yangempela enkundleni yayo futhi ihlele ukuba nekilabhu negama elifanele liqoshwe ezindondo nezindebe ngemva komdlalo. Uma noma yiliphi iqembu liwina, izinhlelo zimi ngomumo futhi zinikezwa ukusebenza okufanayo, lapho “ompetha bomphakathi” bethula indebe kokaputeni babo.
I-Liverpool ibikulangazelela ukuyisa umjaho wesicoco osukwini lokugcina, inqoba igebe lamaphuzu amadijithi amabili ukuze ifinyelele kuwo womathathu amafayineli amakhulu. Kowamanqamu wokugcina, baphakamise indebe ye-FA ngemuva kokukhahlelwa amaphenathi, okuphoqe uJurgen Klopp ukuthi enze izinguquko ezinqala kumdlalo weligi neSaints.
UNathan Redmond uvulele iSouthampton igoli, ekhulisa amathuba eCity okunqoba ngaphandle kokudlala elinye ibhola. Kepha amagoli kaTakumi Minamino noJoel Matip anciphise ukuhola kwaba yiphuzu elilodwa, naphezu kweqiniso lokuthi abaholi bamanje babe nenzuzo enkulu ngomehluko wamagoli.
Angase abhekane naye, kodwa uJurgen Klopp usenethemba futhi uyagcizelela ukuthi ngeke ayeke uma izicathulo zimi ezinyaweni zakhe: “Uma ngisesimweni esihlukile, angithandi lapho ngikhona. Yilokho kuphela,” kusho uKlopp.
“Ngokwami ukubona, okwesibili ucabanga ukuthi iCity izowunqoba lo mdlalo, kunjalo. Kodwa leli yibhola. Okokuqala kufanele sinqobe umdlalo. kungenzeka Yebo, akunakwenzeka, kodwa kungenzeka. Kwanele”.
Kodwa-ke, impumelelo yeLiverpool yokuwina isicoco izoba yimbi emlandweni wakamuva njengoba engekho umholi wePremier League ozohlulwa iligi ngaphambi kosuku lokugcina. Isigameko sokugcina esifana nalesi senzeka kumaReds uqobo ngo-1989, lapho igoli elibi likaMichael Thomas libona i-Arsenal ibashaya ngendlela emangalisayo.
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Isikhathi sokuthumela: Oct-17-2022