Chapter 69 Opponents and Supporters

The Anelka incident has shocked many players.

They didn't expect Wansheng to be so decisive, and suddenly put the current 'hot' top scorer in the 'cold palace'. Compared with Anelka, who ranks first in the league's scorer list, they are nothing. , so they were all a little scared, lest they annoy the young coach, and go to the reserve team with Anelka.

So, for the next two days, every player became very diligent and became a lot more active in various training sessions.

This is a good thing. Wansheng is very satisfied with the team's training atmosphere. He didn't expect to punish Anelka to have this effect.

For the next few days of training, Wan Sheng ignored Anelka completely, as if nothing had happened.

During the team training, Darren Bent took the place of Anelka, and at the same time, Miller, who was promoted from the youth team to the first team, also got the opportunity.

Miller entered the first team last year. He played twice last season, but he has not yet played this season. He can only be used as a substitute in training matches, and he is only training with the first team, but now he can occupy a striker Position, although this is still a certain distance from playing in the league, but it is still an improvement.

Three days passed quickly.

At the beginning, everyone was still thinking about Anelka, but gradually the voice of talking about Anelka became much quieter. The first team seemed to have forgotten about this player, although Anelka was still in the previous game. There is a chance, and he even beat Henry to occupy the first position in the Premier League scorer list, but now the Manchester City training ground cannot see him at all.

Where has Anelka gone?

On the day when the training was open, many media reporters who came in to interview raised questions, and then they soon learned the news-Anelka and the coach Wan Sheng had a conflict, was suspended by the team, and was sent to the reserve team!

The news is still shocking.

this day. Almost all relevant media are reporting on this matter. The most important thing is that Anelka ranks first in the league's scorer list. He is the focus of English football. No one can imagine such a star. It was actually because of a conflict with the coach. Being directly suspended from the team... Isn't this self-severing?

The Manchester Sport was quick to point out the problem.

"...Without the Frenchman, Manchester City's striker will have a lot of problems, Darren Bent is still too young, he can't replace Anelka at all, and his personal ability also has a certain gap with Anelka. ."

"Anelka and Andy Cole have one of the best strikers in the Premier League, and Darren Bent and Andy Cole...if there's a ranking, we might have to start from the back. It's easier!"

The Manchester Sporting report on the incident was ridiculed throughout. It's not because of how supportive they are for Anelka. Rather, they were already City's hostile media - they supported Manchester United.

So when it comes to dealing with Manchester City, they have always been hostile. In the "Manchester Sporting", they can't find good news about Manchester City. They only report negative news. Now this news is very suitable for them. The reports came out fairly quickly.

Next came the support media of Manchester City, who expressed concern about Anelka's problems. It also questioned whether Darren Bent could replace Anelka.

"He's still too young..."

"He's inexperienced!"

"There is a big gap between his abilities and Anelka!"

After a series of analyses, they came to a conclusion. "...Maybe Wansheng made a wrong decision. Even if Anelka has some impulsive actions, he should not be suspended from the team. This is tantamount to severing siblings!"

Many media have made similar reports, but unfortunately it is difficult to affect Wansheng.

Wansheng has made a decision and will not take it back at all. Anelka is indeed a genius, but if he does not recognize his mistakes, returning to the team will only be a hindrance, and it will not be of any effect. , Darren - Bent's ability is not bad at all, and now he can get more opportunities.

Wansheng is looking forward to the growth of Darren Bent, because he knows that this is a genius no less than Anelka, and will become better and better in the future.

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On October 28, it was the third round of the League Cup.

In this round, Manchester City's opponent is Gillingham. There is basically no suspense in the game. Before the game, Gillingham's coach Royson said 'we are just here to learn'. His low profile gave Wansheng a good impression, so he faced his old opponent. , He also mercilessly said that the team will take the game seriously.

But maybe Royson doesn't want City to take it seriously, because then Gillingham won't have any chance.

So is the game.

The Manchester City players did take the game very seriously, and despite having a lot of substitutes in the starting lineup, they completely overwhelmed Gillingham all over the place.

Gillingham fought fiercely, but the difference in strength between the two teams was a bit too big. They only had a pitiful two shots in the audience, and the final score was 4:0. The score can be imagined.

Manchester City won easily and reached the fourth round of the League Cup (quarter-finals).

After the cup, Manchester City has to prepare for the league again. Their opponent is Aston Villa. For this game, Manchester City attaches great importance to it. The players hope to perform well in the game. Hope to use victory to fight back the recent media doubts, the 'Anelka incident' made him still a little under pressure in the media.

Perhaps he feels the same as Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho.

As the current number one in the league, Chelsea has attracted almost all attention. Whenever something happens to them, there will be a lot of media coverage, which also brings a lot of pressure to coach Mourinho.

This round of Chelsea's game is a day ahead of Manchester City, and many media have gone to interview them against Blackburn.

The final result of this match was 4:2. Chelsea won, but in terms of the process, the victory was very difficult. Interestingly, Mourinho sighed before the game, "Everyone is screaming about how old Chelsea is. It's winning. Everyone's waiting for Chelsea to fall. If one day we do lose, it's going to be a big festival."

His words were half realized in this bitter battle with Blackburn.

Before the end of the first half, Blackburn even pulled two goals in a row to tie the score. Fortunately, Lampard scored a free kick in the second half of the game to reverse the situation in time, and the revived Blues finally secured a 4-2 victory at home.

After this game of thrilling scenes. Even Mourinho, who calls himself a "consequentialist", can't help but feel a little lost. For Chelsea, who are currently being chased by Manchester City, the league is almost "can only win, not lose", even so, they still have to worry about the first place in the league.

They're a spooky Halloween night ahead of time!

However, the media may be more concerned about the war of words between several coaches, especially Mourinho. There will always be no shortage of news about this Portuguese 'madman'. He said something before the game that could make Hughes alive Or Ferguson. He said: "No matter what happens with Blackburn or Manchester United. We will be champions."

It is worth mentioning that the last round of Chelsea League Cup was directly eliminated.

Having suffered successive league draws and League Cup eliminations, the Portuguese felt compelled to cheer for himself at this moment - since no one in the country would cheer for him.

"No matter how many points Chelsea lose in the next month, it will not change the fact that the Blues win the title." Mourinho said, "Manchester United, Arsenal? Ten. As for Manchester City? That's a good opponent, but I'm sure they'll be left behind after Christmas!"

He said it decisively.

This sentence annoyed Wansheng a bit, even though he knew about Mourinho. He just likes to use words to attack opponents, but to put it so bluntly that the team he leads will fall behind after Christmas. It was really unbearable, so he hit back immediately, "They play ugly conservative football, and we play beautiful attacking football, and then we will win the league title, and then he will know that he is the main player. What a failure the coach is."

"Maybe he should consider continuing to be a translator. I can say the word 'football' in seven languages, but I always believe that he has a better future as a translator than me."

Wan Sheng finally made up for the knife.

This is a civilized man's way of 'swearing'. It is quite powerful, and it also allows media reporters to see the sharpness of his language offensive. The "Sun" commented jokingly, "Mourinho should probably change his opponent, because Whether it's on or off the court, he doesn't take any advantage..."

At the same time, Wansheng also has one more supporter because of these words - Cruyff.

Cruyff has always been at odds with Mourinho. Last month, he attacked Mourinho for his belief in conservative football in his column, and Mourinho immediately used "I will never lose 0 in the Champions League final". 4" Irony Cruyff.

Since then, the relationship between the two has deepened.

Yesterday, Cruyff published a column "Practicality, Wisdom or Cunning" in the Spanish media "Herald", supporting Wansheng and pointing directly at Mourinho, "The football game is more important than the championship is to win the world. Respect! City did it, Chelsea got nothing."

As a player, Cruyff won the Champions League 3 times on behalf of Ajax; after picking up the coach, Cruyff led Barcelona to win the Champions League in 1992.

Not only that, but the beautiful football of Cruyff's era won the hearts of the people, which became Cruyff's most powerful weapon to fight back against Mourinho.

"Manchester City have done a good job, they are second in the league but on the same points as Chelsea. They can win and play good football, that's real football. I'm not necessarily better than their masters in that regard. The coach (Wan Sheng) does a better job, but I think I have the ability to teach that Portuguese how to play beautifully, like Ajax in the 70s and Barcelona in the 90s. There is an essential difference between law and the pursuit of results. A good team with good players should bring more to the world. As for Mourinho's 0-4 in the Champions League final, I think in the long It's hard to avoid in a coaching career."

In the process of Cruyff, Wansheng and Mourinho bickering with each other, Chelsea's results are indeed very good. At the same time, they are also in the Champions League group stage. Chelsea is also in sight, which is also unmatched by Manchester City.

Talking about Chelsea's recent performance, Cruyff admitted, "Chelsea's achievements in the Premier League and Champions League prove that Mourinho is a coach who knows how to win games. But winning trophies is completely different from being recognized around the world. , I believe that Wansheng can do better than him at this point, we should skip this season and look forward to the next season."

Cruyff is saying that Manchester City can't participate in the Champions League and can't get as much attention as Chelsea, but with the current results of Manchester City, by next season, they are likely to be able to participate in the Champions League.

This is an understatement.

On this point, Wan Sheng clearly 'doesn't quite' agree with Cruyff. Before the Aston Villa game, he directly said, "Our goal is only the championship. I don't want to say much about next season. Talk, but can you imagine that the Premier League champions can't play in the Champions League?"

Next up is the game against Aston Villa.

Last season, Aston Villa finished 10th in the league, which is a testament to the strength of the current Villa team - a team that has no worries about relegation but is difficult to do more.

In the summer transfer market, Aston Villa did not have any eye-catching gains. Kevin Phillips and Berger came, Vassell and Hitzelsperger left, and the overall strength did not change much.

Head coach O'Reilly talked about the season outlook, and he just said that he would strive for better results. As for 'how much better', there is no exact information, but in this game, it seems that 'want to prove the main O'Reilly's spirit of 'wanting better results' was not reflected in the coach's title-challenging rhetoric, who ushered in an indiscriminate bombardment of Manchester City at the Manchester Stadium.

O'Reilly didn't expect that Manchester City would change so much. Although he also made some preparations before the game, in the face of such a crazy attack from Manchester City, his players were obviously very uncomfortable on the field, and the goal was also in the opening. Defeat in ten minutes.

This is Morris's low shot from the right side of the penalty area.

This goal also seems to have concluded the game. In the next time, Aston Villa can only defend passively, but even so, it is difficult for them to defend the goal. Before the end of the first half, Morris made a straight pass to the right On the side, Sinclair helped the team score another goal and rewritten the score to 2:0.

In the second half, the two teams changed sides and fought again. Aston Villa regained their morale and tried to equalize the score, but they were quickly suppressed again.

In the 71st minute of the game, Darren Bent's goal left Aston Villa completely desperate.

3:0.

Watching the football rolling in the door and the excited young forwards in front of the goal, O'Reilly can only accept the reality of defeat, and must also admit that last season his team could not play against Wan Sheng's Derby County, and now he The team also can't play Manchester City, which is also coached by Wan Sheng. Even if they switch to Villa Park next time, it will be very difficult for them to get points.

This opponent is really too strong.

The only teams in England that can give him this feeling are Manchester United, Arsenal and Chelsea, coached by the "madman". Now there is one more team, that is, Manchester City, coached by this young Chinese.

He was sure that what the young Chinese said before the game was not a big deal, and that this Manchester City team did have the strength to compete for the championship.

By the end of the season, those who underestimate them may be surprised! (To be continued ~^~)