Chapter 104 Injury

In Manchester, a man and a woman were talking about Manchester City and Wansheng, but they were different from other fans because they were Anita and her brother James. The two watched the game live, and Anita felt that Wansheng would take it for granted. James was surprised by Manchester City's victory.

Needless to say, the strength of Manchester City throughout the game, James is even more surprised by the success of Wansheng.

During the game, the commentator spent a lot of time talking about him. After the game, he also became the biggest hero and star of Manchester City's victory.

This is strange.

Often after a game, the player who attracts the most attention is always the player. This law was broken by Wansheng. He is just a coach who commands the game from the sidelines, but he attracts more attention than the star who plays football.

James' impression of Wan Sheng was actually quite good. It was at Waddle's manor. He met Wan Sheng. At that time, he did not reveal his identity, just to see what his sister liked.

"A very capable football coach." This is James' impression of Wansheng.

The match between Manchester City and Chelsea further deepened his impression of Wansheng's ability, but football coaches are always just football coaches. For the Murdoch family, it doesn't matter how successful the profession is, so James is actually not. I value it, but I don't think there is anything special about Wansheng.

When he heard his sister keep complimenting Wansheng, James felt a little embarrassed and couldn't help but say, "What's the big deal for a football player!"

Anita frowned immediately and said dissatisfiedly, "Brother, what are you talking about, he is very good, especially his research..."

"Haha?" James feels that he understands Anita's mentality very well, saying that women who are in love have low IQs. You can tell from the look of her now, so he laughed, "How is it so good, tell me? I don't know what research a footballer can do!"

"He graduated from University College London."

"You too, it's nothing." James shrugged. "If it wasn't for my father's insistence on me going to Cambridge. I would have chosen that university too."

Anita blushed and said unwillingly, "He did research, kinematics research, he is a genius! When he publishes the research results, I guarantee you will be surprised!"

Seeing Anita's angry look, James hurriedly said. "Okay, okay. Little Annie, don't be angry, I don't look down on him, as long as you like it." He may feel sorry for his sister, but because of this, he is always worried about her sister's emotional problems.

And what about the Chinese? Fair enough.

"But just a football coach..." Here is where James hesitated. Finally he shook his head, thinking. "Forget it, as long as Little Annie likes it."

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Wan Sheng didn't know how Anita felt about him. He just felt that he was very close to Anita. He didn't think so deeply at all. Naturally, he didn't know either that his relationship issue had been "decided".

In the intense preparation training, Manchester City ushered in a new opponent, on December 31, Manchester City away to Middlesbrough.

Middlesbrough's recent situation is a bit special. Their results in the league are a bit poor, but their focus is on the UEFA Cup. The head coach McLaren also hopes to lead the team to achieve results in European competitions. This may be It is also because it is difficult for Middlesbrough to make a breakthrough in the league. The competition for the top ten in the Premier League this season is very fierce. They are even seven points behind the tenth Derby County. There is no hope of competing for the top spots, so the only thing McLaren can pursue is to lead the team to a successful European season.

In domestic competitions, Middlesbrough's principle is to grab points if they can, and give up if they can't. In the face of the game against Manchester City, they directly regard a tie as their goal.

"We only need one point to win." McLaren said before the game.

No one would laugh at him because not many teams can take a point from Manchester City, especially after Manchester City's victory over Chelsea, many people took McLaren for granted.

It is worth mentioning that this is the first time the two teams have met in the league this season.

The league has reached the 20th round, but due to the conflict between the UEFA Cup and the league schedule in Middlesbrough, this game is postponed and can only be arranged at the end of December, so many people are looking forward to the game, especially Rice. Dersberg fans, they want the team to do what the other teams 'haven't done', and that is what McLaren called a 'draw with Manchester City'.

Manchester City fans are also looking forward to the game.

After watching the game against Chelsea, they feel that the team is very strong, and they expect the team to beat other opponents, and that game will ignite their enthusiasm.

So on this day, you can imagine how popular the Riverside Stadium is. The stadium can only accommodate 35,000 people, and even 40,000 people poured in. There are many fans standing in the back row or in the aisle, and the stadium attendance rate exceeds 100%. , again as a result of Middlesbrough's restrictions on 'standing ticket' sales.

For an ordinary league, such a hot scene is definitely rare.

This also reflects the current level of attention Manchester City.

Before the game, Wansheng did serious ideological work on the players, making them forget the previous game with Chelsea and deal with new opponents with a calm mind. In addition, he especially emphasized not to be influenced by the fans.

"Look at those people, some of them are here to support us, but more people want us to lose? Why? Because we are the league's No. 1 and here are Riverside fans, home to Middlesbrough, they want Middlesbrough Fort can defeat us!"

"No matter what they did in the game, ignore it! Play your ball well! This is what you have to do, and the rest has nothing to do with you!"

"Come to the game, guys! Kill them!"

After Wan Sheng said aloud, all Manchester City players filed out of the locker room, all of them with the confidence to win.

They both beat Chelsea with ease, so what's the point of Middlesbrough?

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But when it came to the green field, Manchester City players quickly found that the game was not as easy as they imagined, and the opponents were not as easy to deal with as they imagined. The important thing is. Middlesbrough are very tight, which makes it difficult for them to attack.

Middlesbrough was a complete standout, and they executed McLaren's 'a draw is a win' statement so perfectly that the game was ugly, but they didn't care. Even at home Riverside Stadium. They only care about the result - a draw is a win.

They did that, and the defense was very solid and tight.

Manchester City players feel a little worse.

The last game against Chelsea, they played with a desperate mentality, and found that the game was not as difficult as they imagined, so they all felt very relaxed, but now they are dealing with the game with a relaxed mentality. I found that Middlesbrough is not as weak as imagined. It's not easy for them to score goals.

This gap in mentality caused Manchester City to perform poorly in the first half and naturally failed to break the Middlesbrough goal.

At half-time, commentator George Woodgate also commented, "Middlesbrough played very solidly in the first half, they seemed to want to stay until the end of the game... but Manchester City also played a bit messy, Their players seem to be out of shape, making several mistakes in a row..."

This situation. Wan Sheng also had some headaches.

He has always worried that the team will make careless mistakes, and now the problem is still there. After the victory over Chelsea, it was really difficult for these players to adjust their mentality. Of course, the opponent's defense was also a reason, but the important thing is that it is really difficult to break the Middlesbrough goal.

Wansheng also has no good solution. In the face of intensive defense, anyone will have a headache. This is not just a tactical solution.

He regretted not bringing Ivan Crewe.

If Ivan Crewe is there, with an extra good free-kick, the team has a better chance of scoring, but regret is meaningless, he can only continue to encourage everyone to play hard.

But it's hard to show much effect just by mental encouragement, especially the opponent, Middlesbrough, who has been using crowd tactics to defend near the penalty area. The Manchester City players were not in good shape, and as a result, Manchester City failed to score any goals.

Halfway through the second half, the problem arose when full-back Sinclair was tackled to the ground with the ball, only to be unable to get back up.

The referee signaled the team doctor to carry a stretcher onto the field, and Sinclair was carried down.

Wansheng replaced Sinclair with teenager Miller, and then went to inquire about Sinclair's injury. The team doctor's conclusion was not optimistic. "He probably needs to rest for a while." However, seeing Wansheng's face, the team doctor added. He said, "The specific situation will only be known after careful inspection", but this comforting sentence is difficult to play.

After that, Wan Sheng returned to the sidelines and continued to watch the game, but the situation was similar. Manchester City did not have a good solution for Middlesbrough’s intensive defense. Although they kept the ball under control, they broke through the defense very rarely.

At this time, Wansheng is extremely eager to have a top star.

Anelka and David Silva are also very good, but there is still some gap between them and Kaka, C-Ronaldo, Ronaldinho and other superstars. It is difficult to influence the game alone. Even if it is not Kaka and others, such as Raphael Van der Vaart who played for Derby County last season, Van der Vaart is also very good, he is fully capable of disrupting the opponent's defense on his own.

There is no way for Manchester City now.

They played well in coordinating and passing, but the opponent's intensive defense was the nemesis of cooperating and passing. In the frontcourt, the co-ordination could not be fought at all. After repeated failures, Manchester City's overall performance was even worse.

In the end, until the end of the game, Manchester City failed to break the Middlesbrough goal.

McLaren's 'to draw is to win' goal was successfully achieved.

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The game did not win, and another general was injured. Wan Sheng was naturally in no mood to deal with reporters. He was more concerned about Sinclair's injury.

In the post-match press conference, in the face of the media who were surprised or gloated at the result of the game, Wan Sheng only praised his opponent, "Their defense is good, but for us, a draw is also possible. accepted results."

This is Wansheng's style.

Middlesbrough and Manchester City don't have any grudges. He and McLaren have a good relationship in private. There is no need to be hostile because of the game. If Mourinho, maybe he will sneer at the opponent's like stopping the bus. In front of goal', but Wan Sheng won't, because he understands that the team's poor performance is the key.

On the contrary, Wan Sheng feels that the warning effect of the game on the team is still very good. The team can bear the result of losing two points. The most important thing is that with this lesson, the team will not continue to be careless. error, so a draw is acceptable.

Of course, no one will be happy about it.

What Wansheng was most worried about was Sinclair's injury. After the game, he went directly to the hospital. After more than an hour, there was definite news that Sinclair would be sidelined for at least two months.

Hearing this result, Wan Sheng immediately frowned.

For the team, there is no doubt about the importance of Sinclair. From the beginning of the game to the present, he has been the main full-back. Even if David Silva performs well and Ivan Crew moves to Manchester City, it will not affect In the number of appearances Sinclair has played, his strength is good and his state is stable. Although he is not a star player, his stable state is very reassuring.

Now that Sinclair can't play, he's going to have a headache on the wing again.

Fortunately, Musampa has recovered from injury, David Silva can also serve as a full-back, and Ivan Kru has also gradually adapted, but there is no need to worry about no one being available.

Wansheng is still worried about the state of the team.

The time after Christmas is something that every English team must pay attention to. The cold temperature and the intensive schedule can easily lead to a large number of injuries in the team. Sinclair's problem reminded Wansheng.

His personal recovery training can make players recover faster, and personal physical condition training can keep players in good physical condition as much as possible, but these two things are not directly preventing injuries, that is to say, when his players arrive on the court, they should be injured Injuries are still going to happen, so injuries must still be taken seriously, especially since the team’s current bench depth is incomparable to that of the big ball team. Several players are injured, which can easily affect the team’s performance.

After returning to Manchester, Wansheng increased the time of personal training.

At present, tactics and personal ability have reached a limit, and it is difficult to improve anything in a short period of time after training. In contrast, maintaining the team state has become very important. He requires each player to complete his personal physical state at least twice a day. Train to keep your fitness level above the standard '5-point rating'.

In the football training master system, the evaluation value of personal physical state is a comparative data. For example, David Silva is '84/80', that is to say, the evaluation standard of his health is 80, exceeding the standard of 80, Indicates that his current physical condition is healthy.

The purpose of personal physical fitness training is to improve your health. If you do one training session, you only need to add a little bit. If you do it twice a day, you will have 2 points. It is very easy to exceed the '5' point when you are already healthy.

The increase of this evaluation value can make the probability of accidental injury lower.

But soon reality told Wansheng that the training master system is not omnipotent. Even if the probability of injury becomes lower, players should still be injured.

In the 21st round of the Premier League, Manchester City's home game against Tottenham Hotspur ended 1:0. It was good to get three points, but during the game, David Silva fell.

He was shoveled to the ground like Sinclair and ended up being carried off on a stretcher.

When being carried off the court, Wan Sheng saw David Silva's expression, which was a bit of sad despair.

For a professional player, the biggest enemy is injury, David Silva has not experienced too much injury, he did not expect to be his turn so quickly.

Wan Sheng was also anxious about Silva's injury, but he knew he had to stay calm and comfort the young man. (To be continued ~^~)