Swansea vs Manchester City: Farewell with honor!

(Baonghean.vn) - The Premier League has only one more round to officially end. Therefore, the away match against the home team Swansea is the last chance for coach Pelegrini to win as a thank you to the fans as well as to salvage a ticket to the Champions League next season.

The fate of the placeholder

Pelegrini is known as a very talented coach, but ironically, the fate of this Chilean coach is very strange. Except for leading mid-level teams like Malaga, when going to big teams, Pelegrini is often seen by club owners as a temporary "place-keeping" option for other famous and talented coaches.

Although a talented coach, Pelegrini is always considered a "placeholder".

At Real Madrid, although he also helped the new Galaticos of President Perez break the club's record for points in a season, but having to leave empty-handed in all arenas is unacceptable for this traditional team. So as usual, when the season ended, the Chilean coach had to give way to Jose Mourinho. Pellegrini is an experienced person, he accepted the game. However, his dream was ended too soon, so many years after being fired, he still felt uncomfortable when someone mentioned Real Madrid.

It seemed that when he "married" to the rich team Manchester City, the fate of the Chilean coach would go in a different direction when he was expected to help the blue half of Manchester break the dominance of big teams like Manchester United, Chelsea as well as reach out to the big sea in the Champions League arena. However, because of the ambition to be crowned king in the most prestigious arena of the continent, Champions League of The Citizens, once again Pelegrini was just a "seat holder" for Pep Guardiola.

However, after 3 years of leading the blue team of Manchester, Pelegrini also achieved remarkable achievements when he and the team completed the double of League Cup and Premier League titles in the first season he took charge. Moreover, in the most prestigious arena of the continent, the Champions League, this Chilean coach helped The Citizens for the first time in history to be present in the semi-finals after a long time being considered as "apprentices" in this arena. Those are achievements that fans of the blue team of Manchester will certainly not forget.

Farewell with honor!

After Leicester City officially won the championship with 2 rounds to complete the "unprecedented" fairy tale in modern times. So the ultimate goal of coach Pelegrini and his team now is just to finish the season in the Top 4.

Up to this point, being 2 points ahead of the same city team Manchester United on the rankings is a huge advantage for the home team at Etihad Stadium. They are holding the right to decide when in the away match against The Swans, Manchester City only needs a draw to secure the 4th place overall.

Aguero is eager to score against Swansea to surpass Harry Kane to win the title of "Top scorer"

If at another time, the trip of the "Swans" would be very difficult when this team is always a big obstacle for the "big guys" in the Premier League. However, at present, the "Swans" have run out of goals and motivation to strive for when they have officially stayed in the league and are ranked 11th on the rankings, so there is no reason for Swansea to play at their best in welcoming the blue team from Manchester. Especially when Lukasz Fabianski, Ashley Williams, Neil Taylor are thinking more about Euro 2016 than having to compete hard.

In addition, if we consider the head-to-head record between the two teams, Coach Pelegrini's team is showing to be superior to their opponents. In the last 5 meetings, The Swans have not enjoyed a single victory. In the first leg, Coach Francesco Guidolin's team also suffered a 1-2 defeat at Etihad.

On the other hand, in addition to the goal of winning all 3 points to finish in 4th place overall, thereby securing a ticket to the Champions League next season of The Citizens. On a personal level, Aguero is also very eager to score in this match to surpass striker Harry Kane in the race for the title of top scorer this season.

With goals, motivation and a squad superior to their opponents, Manchester City will certainly play a great match against the "Swans" to win all 3 points for the Top 4 goal. More specifically, they will give Coach Pellegrini a grand farewell so that this Chilean teacher can leave with honor.

Cao Anh