The Blues came out flat in the first half. They were better in the second -- only a deflection and the woodwork kept a Nigel de Jong missile from finding the net.

蓝军上半场，下半程他们表现更好，一个擦门而出，一个是门框当娜公主了德容劲射。

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Manchester City midfielder Nigel DE Jong believes his club's victory in the pre-season Dublin Super Cup bodes well for the campaign ahead.

曼城中场Nigel de Jong认为俱乐部在都柏林超级杯的季前热身赛的胜利是一个很好的开端。

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Aleksandar Kolarov has also finished his suspension but midfield hard man, Nigel de Jong has to sit out one match after a collection of five yellow cards.

克拉罗夫禁赛结束将会复出，坏消息是中场铁闸，荷兰后腰尼尔德容由于累积五张黄牌，被迫停赛。

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It was perhaps some comfort for Micah Richards, who had to be stretchered off moments before the goal with a head injury and was later taken to hospital with concussion after clattering into his team-mate Nigel de Jong when trying to clear the ball.

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This debate has crystallized around the defensive midfielder Nigel de Jong, whose chest-high tackle on Spain's Xabi Alonso in South Africa was the iconic image of the country's World Cup final defeat.

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Within 10 days of Mancini taking over from Hughes in December 2009, Joleon Lescott, Sylvinho, Roque Santa Cruz, Stephen Ireland, Shaun Wright-Phillips, Micah Richards and Nigel De Jong all picked up injuries.

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