Chapter 32 Captain Distin

This is the first round of the Premier League and the first game of the Premier League. It is also the most attractive game of this round, because this is one of the derby counties in the focus of English football - the Manchester derby!

The media is very concerned about the game, and there are seven TV stations in China broadcasting it live.

Many foreign media have also bought the right to live broadcast, such as some media from Asia and Eastern Europe. Among them, it is worth mentioning the Chinese media. There are two media in China that will broadcast the game across one-third of the world. One is The most influential CCTV, the other is Xinlang Sports, the most influential online.

As CCTV, sports channels naturally have to pay attention to football, because it is one of the biggest sports in the world, and there are many fans in China, but CCTV is more politically-political, and its reports should naturally have more There are many positive meanings, and domestic football, which has been under the cover of match-fixing and black whistle, is difficult to appear on the CCTV program, so they can only stagger the topic of football, but now with Wansheng coaching in England The success of CCTV has something to say.

Before, they wanted to do a special program about Wansheng, but in the end, due to Wansheng's 'non-cooperation', this matter also came to an end, but this does not mean that CCTV no longer pays attention to Wansheng, that time it didn't work out just because The person in charge of the column group can't involve the entire CCTV, so CCTV still pays attention to Wansheng, especially after he joined Manchester City, which means that Chinese football has its own overseas combination - Wansheng + Sun Jihai + Wang Xiaolei, When the three are grouped together, the topics naturally increase.

So this Manchester derby with a high attention rate must be broadcast live.

The media and fans want to see what the state of Manchester City, which is coached by Wan Sheng, will be in the new season. If the game can be played well, it will naturally belong to Wan Sheng's success. Even if the game is not played well, Sun Jihai is likely to appear. at the start. Wang Xiaolei may also come off the bench. These two reasons alone are enough for CCTV to broadcast live. After all, the game itself is quite high level.

CCTV bought the broadcast rights for this show, and also sent a special column group. Professional reporters were sent to conduct interviews before and after the game. Their activity is no worse than the local media in Manchester - in the eyes of many Chinese fans, Manchester City has almost become a team representing China.

At the same time, Manchester City fans are also very concerned about the game.

This is also the first game after Keegan stepped down and Wan Sheng took over. It is also the most important game in the league - the Manchester derby. Before that, Manchester City had only played two warm-up games, and the performance was very ordinary. , but the warm-up match is difficult to reflect. They are more aware of what has become of Manchester City now.

certainly. The game itself is also very attractive, after all, it is a Manchester derby, and no Manchester City fan will not care about the result.

This is a must-do game for Manchester City!

Two days before the start of the game, Manchester City was already lively. This modern and prosperous metropolis, the economic and financial center of northern England, has become a football city under the rendering of fans. At the same time, various violent incidents have also increasing. Manchester City and Manchester United fans have had their fair share of clashes, albeit with restraint on both sides. But the smell of gunpowder before the game is inevitable.

In the media, more attention is paid to the situation of the two teams.

There will be two Manchester derbies every season. Although the game itself is very popular, what really attracts the media will always be the true strength of both sides, which will determine the results of both sides in the new season.

The most concerned is actually Manchester United.

Manchester United are the dominant team in the Premier League, but they have not won the league title for two consecutive seasons.

The Premier League champion in 2004 was Arsenal. At that time, Arsenal swept the Premier League and won the championship with a magnificent record in history. Manchester United was second; this year's league champion was Derby County, led by Wansheng. , the second place is also the newly rising Chelsea, and even the third place is Arsenal, while Manchester United can only rank fourth, almost failed to get the Champions League place, but fortunately they caught up with the last one.

So, after the summer, what will Manchester United look like now? Are they still suppressed and sinking, or will they rise again after the change of chairman, and show the momentum of the Premier League hegemony?

A lot of people pay attention to this.

However, the media's expectations for Manchester United this season are not high, because the turmoil of the summer has just slowed down and is not completely over. The Glazer family's control over Manchester United is not strong. It is difficult to say that Manchester United is united from top to bottom. Among Manchester United fans There are still many people boycotting the Glazers. In this turbulent period, they want to regain their dominance in the Premier League, and they must first have internal stability.

But even so, no one is optimistic about Manchester City.

Manchester City...

In the eyes of many people, there is only one team in Manchester, and that is Manchester United. Especially in the past two decades, Manchester City has been suppressed by Manchester United. Now they can only barely be regarded as a powerhouse in the Premier League, and they are not even qualified to compete for the league championship. No, even if a team like this changes a head coach, will there be any big changes? No one would think that, mostly unlikely.

Take Chelsea, for example, it's not only because of Mourinho, who is the champion coach, that their performance has improved, but the more important reason for Chelsea's good performance is that chairman Roman Abramovich brought a huge investment. star player.

In fact, in the 2003-2004 season under Rutherin, Chelsea finished third in the league after Manchester United at the end of the season.

After the arrival of Mourinho, Abramovich continued to invest an additional 100 million euros and brought a group of strong players, but Chelsea's result last season was only second, only one improvement from last season. name, and he didn't have much success in other competitions.

In short, Chelsea's performance can be improved qualitatively, the most fundamental reason is Abramovich's investment.

With these large capital investments, even if we change to another coach, Chelsea's performance will still not be bad. After all, the lineup is there, even if the coach's ability is weaker, allowing a group of stars to play freely on the field, it will not be a normal team. Victory.

Therefore, the role of the head coach on the team is actually not as big as imagined.

Wansheng is no exception.

Even...last season was already very unexpected. Did Derby County win the Premier League? If you don't know, you will not believe it when you hear this suddenly, but Wansheng did lead Derby County to do it. Many media believe that this is a miracle no less than "Istanbul Night".

But miracles are miracles because they don't always happen.

Wan Sheng left Derby County for Manchester City. Want to lead the rise of Manchester City. It will definitely take a long time, and this is still under the condition that everything goes well for him at Manchester City, otherwise it is possible to be forced to leave due to various problems in the middle. There is no guarantee in the world of football, and no one will know what will happen in the future.

But at least Manchester City is out of the spotlight for now.

One is that Manchester City's performance is very average, and the other is the summer transfer, Manchester City has introduced a lot of players. But in fact there is not much action. Among the players introduced, except for the two direct lineage players of Wansheng, the others are very ordinary and will not attract attention at all. At the same time, Manchester City also sold the team's first star Wright Phillips. What else can Manchester City do under these circumstances?

Therefore, the media are not optimistic about Wansheng and Manchester City. Naturally, in the "opening game" of the Premier League, everyone is more optimistic about Manchester United at home.

Manchester local media. Even those who support Manchester City are mostly neutral. In fact, many Manchester City support media are in a wait-and-see attitude. Wansheng's success last season proved his ability, but whether he can succeed in Manchester City is still a question in many people's minds. Because of this, these Manchester City supporters are still worried that Wansheng will not lead Manchester City well.

Of course they also know the success of Wansheng leading Derby County, but the first success is completely different from the second one. Derby County and Manchester City are also completely different teams. Manchester City is a big team in comparison. Small teams are much more complicated. For the head coach, coaching two teams is a completely different experience. Just dealing with the locker room problem is enough for many inexperienced coaches to have a headache, not to mention the complicated locker room of Manchester City. .

Therefore, many media are not optimistic about Wansheng's prospects in Manchester City. Although they do not say it, they are not optimistic about it, and they will not report Wansheng too well.

So in the face of this first game, their reports are also very cautious.

But the fans don't have so many scruples. They fully support the team. Wansheng has become the team's head coach. No matter what the future is, at least there is no problem with him so far, so even if they have doubts in their hearts, at least now they There is no reason not to support Wansheng.

In the face of this Manchester derby, they have more reason to cheer for the team.

At this moment, the Old Trafford stadium is already crowded with fans from both sides. The two sides are facing each other with loud shouts centered on the East Stand. In that way, it is like a child's anger is louder than whose voice is louder, but in Only in it can you experience that kind of blood, and many neutral fans who just came to watch the game couldn't help but join one of them.

This has been the norm before the derby.

The shouts of the fans on both sides also brought the game into a state early.

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The visiting team's locker room.

Manchester City players have just warmed up and are preparing for their final appearance.

Wan Sheng looked at his players, and it had a different feeling from Derby County. When he was in Derby County, he didn't need to pay attention to the expressions of the players, and he didn't need to worry about it, because most of the players in the team had a reverence value of over 80, and many of them exceeded 100. In that case, he can say whatever he wants. The above words can be used as motivation for players.

But now it's different.

This team is not entirely his own, even if he is the head coach and has absolute rights in the team, but many players have doubts about themselves in their hearts and are not convinced by themselves.

That's why this Manchester derby is even more of a priority!

If you want to make the players more convincing and let everyone in the team have more respect for themselves, the best way is to win, especially such a Manchester derby. The game still works.

Think about it, Manchester City worked hard for the whole season last season, and they were only in the middle of the league. They had a draw and a loss against Manchester United, a complete disadvantage. Now that they are coaching Manchester City, they beat their arch-rival Manchester United in their first league game. What a shock the player must have! ? Perhaps, more importantly, it is also to find confidence in all players and tell them that from now on, Manchester City is already a strong team. With this kind of heart to be a strong team, the team will perform better in the future. It's a virtuous circle, and this derby is where it all started.

Wan Sheng took a deep breath, glanced at everyone, and said, "Like I said, this Manchester United team is not scary at all! I played against them twice last season, one win and one draw. The team has never lost to them, and I have enough experience against them!"

He first told these players with facts that he had the confidence to deal with Manchester United, and then continued to emphasize the team's efforts, "Remember what we did in a month? A month of hard training, a month of hard work, we did it Boring physical training, we did very headache tactical training, I know, each of you is very hard, I don't know how many people complain in private, I can understand you. And we do this, all our efforts , all to reflect the value on the field!"

"Now, as long as we can beat them on the field, it proves that our hard work is only worth it!"

"As for how to win?" Wan Sheng curled his lips, full of confidence, "As long as you do what I say, victory is in sight. After 90 minutes of the game, we can celebrate in this stadium!"

Wan Sheng's words are still very provocative, which may be related to the "hypocrisy" of the talent skill, or it is purely his own personality charm.

It's always easy to move people when he says something exciting.

Many players listened with enthusiasm, and they couldn't help but go to the stadium to fight against Manchester United to verify what Wansheng said. Of course, there are also players who are disdainful, and that is Distin as the captain.

Distin is not familiar with Wansheng. Due to a physical injury, he returned to the team after more than half of training.

After returning to the team, he found that the environment had completely changed. The team had a new recruit who was younger than himself. This was the strange place. Such a young coach was actually very authoritative in the team. People dared to refute him publicly, he made the whole team do hard training, and no one dared to complain in person.

Even Keegan was so strong before, Distin couldn't understand how this young coach did it.

In a few days, he also learned something from the words of his teammates. At the same time, he also knew that this young coach is still very capable, but this does not mean that Distin will be completely convinced. Of course, he is not convinced, and he will not openly refute it. What, because he is the team captain, the team captain must not be in conflict with the head coach, he still has a lot of affection for the team.

Perhaps because of the late reporting, he has not been 'bewitched' by Wansheng, and can more often analyze it with a peaceful mind.

Like now.

Distin didn't feel anything after listening to Wan Sheng's words, but felt very strange. He didn't understand where the confidence of this young coach came from. Victory over Manchester United? Indeed, he led Derby County to defeat Manchester United twice in the first two seasons, and also stole the FA Cup from Manchester United, but this does not mean that he can do the same when he comes to Manchester City, after all, Manchester City and Derby County are two teams - - In his opinion, Derby County is much better than Manchester City!

Just in Distin's calmness, he found that his teammates were not like this. With the heat in their eyes, they knew that their fighting spirit had been mobilized.

fair enough.

When it comes to the game, the team will play better, although this may not necessarily win, but it is also much better than a certain defeat, right?

Distin thought. (To be continued ~^~)