Chapter 65 The Trouble of Scoring Goals

Putting David Silva in the starting lineup still brought a lot of pressure to Wansheng. The most obvious thing is that after he announced the starting lineup, there were doubts from the outside world, which came from media reporters. sound.

Wansheng only gave them the starting lineup, but they can guess something from the lineup.

The main problem is the midfield.

Joey Barton did not appear in the starting list, so the midfield four can only be Reina, David Silva, Morris and Sinclair, which is nothing, because David Silva before He has also acted as a winger, but Joey Barton's lack of starting is a problem. Before that, the veteran Reina only had the opportunity to come off the bench. Now it is definitely impossible to shoulder the heavy responsibility in the midfield, so the only explanation is that he Played as a full-back, with a midfield duo of David Silva and Morris.

David Silva appeared in the starting lineup, and also replaced Joey Barton's position, partnering with Morris in the middle duo?

This 'guessing' surprised many people, so Wansheng had to face all kinds of questions and doubts, all of which were about David Silva.

There have been times when Manchester City's starting lineup was questioned before. It was when Koppelle Ferreira started. He and Ricardo Costa must have acted as double central defenders. The questioning of the two seems to be a lesson for the past, because that Koppelle Ferreira performed quite well in the game, and many people take it for granted even after he starts again.

But the two are different.

In the game where Koppelle Ferreira and Ricardo Costa started, Distin was injured and Dunn recovered very late. Knowing that the start of the two is a helpless choice, so the media questioned only that the two would not be able to withstand Bolton's tough offensive.

now what?

Joey Barton is not injured!

So why David Silva can take his place. Paired with Maurice in the starting line-up against Arsenal! ?

This is what the media discussed before the game.

Wansheng's explanation for this is simple, "This is a normal rotation, Joey has played too much, and he needs to rest for a round."

Of course, this is a reason for the media. Actually. Joey Barton is in great shape.

Therefore, after deciding to start David Silva, Wansheng had to appease Joey Barton, otherwise the latter's thoughts would affect the relationship within the team, and his explanation to Barton was very sincere, "Joey Barton , you should know. In my team. There are no absolute mains and substitutes, we will have a lot of games, and there are only three of you in the midfield. I have always paired you with Maurice before, but I think I have to give David opportunity, this is what the team needs, because I can't count on you and Lee alone!"

Joey Barton nodded understandingly. Although he still felt a little depressed, he felt much better after hearing this explanation.

After all, he's been a starter before. It's just that this game didn't start, let alone. What Wan Sheng said makes a lot of sense. A team's midfield combination cannot be counted on two people. If one of them is injured, there must be someone to replace them, and they can't always play the full game. A truce is now normal.

At the same time, Joey Barton also realized a problem.

He came from Manchester City's youth academy. After entering the first team, he has always been a genius in the team. He hardly ever worried about the main position. When Keegan was coaching, he could start as long as he was healthy, but now, he has to face Some competition from within the team too.

Lee Morris, a teammate who can only be a partner, there is no competition between them. One is that Morris' personal ability is very strong. He is in very good form in every game. He has just arrived on the team. As the core of the midfield directly, he is really incomparable in terms of performance.

In addition, in the relationship within the team, Morris is a good guy who gets along with everyone, and is also the 'direct line' of the new coach. Such teammates can really only be used as partners.

So his competitors can only be Reina and David - Silva.

Reina will not say more, he is a veteran, there is no competition or competition, and even said that if he does not appear in a game, maybe he doesn't care, he just wants to 'did' the last season and retire. He also wants to get honors, or to have a more stable position on the team, but these are much less attractive to him than others.

No need for David Silva. This Spanish boy is as young as himself, and his skills are quite good. The only thing he lacks is the experience of the top league. As long as he grows up, he will definitely be a very good player, even better than himself. Still strong, he is the biggest competitor in the future.

Now that this competitor has a chance, Joey Barton still feels a little depressed. Fortunately, he has also entered the roster, and he hopes that David Silva will not perform well.

But in fact, when it comes to the game, it is not David Silva who performs poorly, but an unimaginable person.

......

The match between Arsenal and Manchester City has already started at Highbury Stadium.

Manchester City's tactics have not changed as a whole, it is still a 'kill' tactic, but there are some changes in the formation personnel.

These changes are for the whole team and for Arsenal.

I won't talk much about the midfield. Another thing worth mentioning is the frontcourt. The frontcourt striker is Andy Cole and Anelka. This is the strongest striker combination Manchester City has come up with now. Anel Ka's hat-trick in the last game is evident in his recent state. Andy Cole is a bit old, but he is still competent in the position of the second striker. He also performed well in the previous league, and he played 6 times. Times, 3 goals, this is not too little.

As soon as the combination of the two came on stage, many people looked forward to it.

But the game wasn't great for City, as Arsenal scored a goal in the opening fifteen minutes.

Cesc Fabregas hoisted the ball in front of the goal, Henry grabbed the ball and successfully headed the ball into the goal, James reacted and threw in the right direction, but Henry was too close to the goal, he could only watch the football fly past, and there was nothing he could do. .

1:0.

Highbury Stadium was immediately flooded with frantic cheers from the Arsenal goal.

At the same time, this goal also brought Henry's goals to 8, tying Anelka's 8 goals, when the commentator talked about these. The TV screen was constantly shifting between Henry and Anelka, as if the game was all about scoring goals.

Anelka must be aware of this, maybe he hopes to continue to lead in the number of goals in the next game, but his idea is a little too urgent. As a result, his performance was somewhat chaotic. Even the team's offense is not smooth.

......

Manchester City's attack has always been a standard gear operation, each player is a gear part and the whole assembly can only function properly if all parts are healthy.

But now it's different.

During the team's offensive process, it seems that every time it gets stuck, the whole component no longer works properly, and the offense can't reach the last step at all.

down several times. Many people have found the crux of the problem - Anelka.

Anelka's goal** is too strong. Whenever he got the ball, he completely forgot to cooperate with his teammates and play the game according to the tactical routine. Instead, he wanted to kick the ball directly into the goal.

Such thoughts affected his performance...

When the football arrives at his feet, he will immediately drive the ball to the penalty area, or show off the "complex" skills under his feet, and then find opportunities to shoot directly, such an improvisation. Occasionally the last time was nothing, it was just a failed attack. But it's unbearable to do this several times in a row.

There were several times when Anel Ka could clearly pass the ball to his confidant, but he had to pass the opponent and searched for opportunities by himself, causing the team to miss the opportunity and even giving the opponent a chance, which indirectly led to a crisis in the team's defense line, and was even once Suppression, which made Wan Sheng frown on the sidelines.

He didn't quite understand what happened to Anelka! ?

It wasn't good a while ago, and it was normal during training. Why did you become so eager to perform in the game? Is it because of Henry's goal just now?

This is understandable, but he can't do it all the time!

......

Wan Sheng quickly called out to Anelka and yelled at him, "What are you doing! You should have passed the ball just now, and David is on your left! You forgot about your usual training! ?"

Anelka pouted, nodded twice and ran away, he didn't take these words to heart at all.

After the last game, he discussed the salary increase with his brother. Now he is the top scorer in the Premier League, scoring more goals than Henry, so why is his salary so much less than Henry? But Eric Manasse reminded him that it takes consistent performances and goals to have the confidence to ask for a raise.

"Your current salary is already the highest in the team, and the contract period is still very long. If you don't perform very well, the club will definitely not consider giving you a salary increase, so you need to stabilize your top scorer position first."

Eric Manasseur advised.

For Eric Manasseh, Anelka still obeyed. He trusted Manasseh very much, because he knew that Manasseh was thinking about him, not like his brother, sometimes more for money Consider, though...he himself does.

So now in the game, what he hopes most is to score goals.

As for the team's victory or defeat, he doesn't care that much, he only cares about his own goals.

After returning to the game, Anelka still plays according to his own ideas, and takes the opportunity by himself. He believes that relying on his own ability, he will definitely be able to find an opportunity to break Arsenal's goal.

His judgment of his own abilities was actually quite right.

He was originally a superstar player, and after another summer of hard training, coupled with the support of the team's tactics to the frontcourt, and the various bonuses of Wansheng's coaching skills to the entire team, now he can fully play The strength of the world's top superstars.

If he is in good form, it is not uncommon for him to score a legendary goal in history.

Of course, this is not the World Cup, nor the Champions League final. Even if he scores a classic goal, it can only appear in his personal goal collection, but after all, his ability is enough, then next, he will rely on his own The ability to break Arsenal's goal is no surprise.

It was the thirty-ninth minute of the first half.

By this time, Anelka did not know how many opportunities were wasted, and even some media commentators began to criticize his performance. Some media biased towards Manchester City could only say 'he is not in good shape' and so on. Others The media directly criticized him as being 'too independent'.

Sky Sports TV's George Woodgate even sarcastically said, "He scored a hat-trick in the last game and forgot he was French? But this is the Premier League! Maybe Wansheng should consider replacing him immediately! "

Wansheng is indeed considering this issue.

Anelka's state is really good, but he didn't play the game according to the tactics, which caused the team to attack as if it was stuck in the middle. It came down again and again. I don't know how many opportunities were wasted. Smooth, now the team is suppressed, and Anelka has a lot to do.

It is certain to replace Anelka, the only thing is to replace it now or replace it in midfield? The first half of the game is almost over, and making adjustments now is not a good option.

Wan Sheng hesitated.

After such a hesitation, the ball on the field has changed hands. Manchester City took advantage of Arsenal's frontcourt mistakes and played a wave of counterattacks. David Silva and Morris cooperated with three consecutive kicks and handed the ball to the frontcourt. at the feet of Erka.

Anelka takes the ball and takes it forward!

His speed was very fast, and only Campbell was intercepting in front of him. Campbell was very experienced, but his old body still dragged down his speed. As a result, he was thrown away by Anelka, and he watched Anelka break into restricted area.

Facing this good opportunity, Anelka suppressed his excitement and kicked the ball directly into the goal!

1:1.

Anelka helped Manchester City tie the score.

When he saw the goal, Wan Sheng covered his forehead. He was not too happy about the goal, but rather had a headache.

Just now he planned to replace Anelka, but now that Anelka has scored, he must not be replaced after scoring, and even in midfield, he has no reason to replace him.

He is not targeting Anelka, but Anelka does drag down the team's performance, but there is a set of 'hidden-rules' in every team for substitutions, and the coach cannot be in the game. If you want to replace who you want to replace, it will make the players who are replaced and dissatisfied, and it will also affect other players in the team.

So now Anelka has to be kept on the field.

Wansheng can only hope that Anelka can play according to the tactics in the second half, not to have such a strong goal**, when the whole team returns to normal, the hope of winning will be higher, otherwise it will continue to be passive and rely on the players alone. It is impractical to play to score goals.

He never put his hope of victory in God. (To be continued ~^~)