Chapter 137 Stifling the Accident
Losing is a very painful thing, especially Manchester City have rarely lost this season. Losing a game now is still a big blow to the morale of the team. Although the team still has 4 points advantage, this defeat is still Very frustrating.
So on the way back to Manchester, everyone was a little downcast.
But after returning, there is more annoying thing waiting for them, that is the reports from various media.
The media has no sympathy and sympathy for Manchester City. Perhaps it is because of Manchester City's excellent results that many neutral media are more inclined to Chelsea. Although Chelsea is not popular, who makes them less points than Manchester City? Most people sympathize with the underdog. Chelsea are by no means underdogs, but in the league competition with Manchester City, they are in a losing position.
As a result, many media began to analyze the possibility of Chelsea catching up with Manchester City and making efforts to win the championship at the end of the season.
Of course, they also have to analyze the reasons and consequences of Manchester City's failure.
"Why did Manchester City lose to Tottenham? It's very simple, because they were too careless, they felt they were the first in the league and there was no reason to lose to Tottenham, so they lost."
"Before the match against Tottenham, a lot of people were discussing whether Manchester City could win the title ahead of schedule. From then on, Manchester City's mind was not on the game."
"It's not surprising that Manchester City lost to Tottenham. This is a consequence of their carelessness and must bear. There are no underdogs in the Premier League, and Manchester City is far, far away from ruling the Premier League..."
"In another game at the same time, Chelsea beat West Ham 4-1. They are completely different from Manchester City. They pay more attention to their opponents. They will work hard for the hope of winning the title, so they still have a chance!"
"4 points is not an absolute difference, there are 5 rounds left in the league. Anything is possible..."
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When the Manchester City team returned to Manchester, they were greeted with overwhelming criticism from the media, as if they had been overtaken by Chelsea and directly lost the possibility of winning the championship.
At this time, the team just came back, what did the media say. They only read a few words. They didn't notice it, but they didn't need to pay attention at all. The media reporters would remind them.
When Wan Sheng led the team out of the bus, several reporters greeted him, and then a reporter asked, "Excuse me, Mr. Wan Sheng. Some people think that your team lost the game. It's because you always think about the championship, but What do you think of the fact that you don't pay attention to your opponent's carelessness?"
Wan Sheng was stunned for a moment.
Always thinking about champions and not paying attention to opponents? If it was indeed possible before, but the team performed well in the game, he was sure that the whole team, including himself, was not careless at all!
This failure was just an accident.
So Wansheng looked at the reporter very seriously and said seriously, "I'm sure that the whole team is working hard. I dare to say that our performance is good, but there are always surprises in football games. No one can guarantee that every game will be won."
Another reporter stepped forward and asked, "The Daily Mirror commented today that Chelsea is very likely to catch up with Manchester City in the penultimate round of points. What do you think of this?" "Daily Mirror" as Manchester City The head of the hostile media is still very influential in the industry.
But Wan Shengji didn't pay any attention, he just said as he walked, "You mean "Daily Mirror"? Haha..." He spread his hands, shrugged, and said nonchalantly, "I never accept that I don’t care what they say in interviews with the media!”
After speaking, Wan Sheng walked away with a smile.
The Daily Mirror? What kind of media is that, if they say anything, they have to pay attention, and he doesn't have to do anything else for a day!
After interviews with media reporters, Wan Sheng felt that the team really needed to pay more attention to the game.
Losing the game is indeed an accident. No one expected Tottenham Hotspur to perform so well, but if the team pays more attention to the game and performs better in the game, it will stifle the accident to the greatest extent possible. possible.
This is also what Wansheng needs to do.
He wants to prepare the team well, to keep the players in shape, and to perform at their best in the game.
Those media reports are also a reminder to everyone on the team.
They didn't win the league title 100%, there are 5 rounds left in the league, they have to deal with it seriously.
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Although Wansheng didn't think it was unacceptable to lose a game, and he behaved calmly in front of the media reporters, the outside world didn't believe it at all. After reading their reports, it seemed that Manchester City was approaching the end.
All kinds of media reports believe that Chelsea's opportunity is here!
"Manchester City will definitely make mistakes again. Their next game is West Ham United, and Aston Villa, and then there is the game against Arsenal. It is certain to lose three points..." That tone Said, as if Manchester City will definitely lose to Arsenal.
The "Daily Mirror" said more directly, "Chelsea have a great chance, and the chance is still in their hands! As long as they can win all the next 5 rounds, they can win the league title!"
Some neutral media are relatively conservative, but they are not good words for Manchester City. "The competition for the league championship has reached the hottest stage. We can expect Chelsea to continue chasing Manchester City. In half a month, we can see the result in advance!"
Wan Sheng could only smile bitterly when he saw these reports.
He didn't expect that losing a game would have such a big impact. Even if he made clarifications in front of reporters and sprayed the "Daily Mirror" to attract firepower, it didn't have any effect at all.
Seriously speaking, it's just a loss of a game. Does it sound like Manchester City are going to lose the league title?
But the media is good at making big fuss, or on the one hand, it also shows that Manchester City is different now. The former Manchester City was only a powerhouse in the Premier League. Even if the points are in the forefront, it still makes most people feel that there is no hope of winning the championship. At the end of the league, Manchester City All of a sudden they became the most promising team to win the championship, so they became the focus of all England, and even Europe and the world, all concerned about the Premier League fans.
Manchester City are already at the center of the vortex, they must accept the baptism of media bombardment.
This is what the future must face.
In fact, Chelsea have been like this all season, they have been the favourites to win the title, so what happens when Chelsea. Or what Mourinho said, it can suddenly become a focus topic and attract countless people to discuss.
Now it's Manchester City's turn.
They stole Chelsea's limelight. More points than Chelsea. With more chances to win the title than Chelsea, the focus is on them.
When Manchester City lost a game, a group of media immediately came forward to criticize it.
Of course, there are still a lot of reports worrying about Manchester City or analyzing Manchester City's hopes of winning the championship, but in the wave of criticism for losing, these reports are really unbearable.
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On April 15, the 34th round of the Premier League kicked off. Manchester City away to West Ham United.
before the game. In the locker room of the visiting team, everyone gathered around, and Wan Sheng stood in the middle, watching everyone seriously, he had to make his last words.
"The last round, I think, was a lesson for each of us. The media were saying we weren't 100 per cent sure of winning the title. They even said that Chelsea might catch up to us..."
These words made the expressions of the players dignified a lot.
Recently. There are a lot of people in the team talking about the title. For most of the Manchester City players, the league title was an honour that was previously unthinkable, but now it is in sight, so they can't help but talk about it.
When everyone talks, it is naturally inseparable from the media reports, and many people are angry with the voices of the outside world.
Now hearing Wan Sheng say this, everyone wants to know what the coach thinks.
Wan Sheng stared at everyone's eyes and said seriously, "Some of what the media said is right, at least we really didn't win the league championship 100%, 4 points? A lot? It's only two games! There are 5 left in the league now. field......"
"I dare say that the loss in the last round was an accident, but will this round of accidents happen?"
Wan Sheng stretched out his hand, pointed hard at everyone, and shouted, "Now, you guys, tell me!"
"Won't!"
"of course not!"
"We will definitely win!" All the players blushed and shouted!
Wan Sheng nodded in satisfaction, but instead of smiling, he pointed at the door solemnly and said, "I heard your voices, so now, go to the stadium to prove it!"
Followed by everyone filed out from the door.
Wan Sheng walked at the end. Looking at the figures of the players, he felt relieved. He was inspiring everyone to play seriously. This is not a common method, but it works very well. At least now, many people's fighting spirit has improved.
They are angry at the media reports, and if they are so provoked by themselves, they will naturally give their best efforts in the game.
The team is well-prepared, the team is in good shape, and the game is full of fighting spirit. If there is still an 'accident', then he should really pray to God after the game - although he never believes that man exists. .
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There were no surprises in the match against West Ham, Manchester City made a comprehensive suppression at the beginning and scored a goal in 18 minutes.
After this goal, West Ham Lenovo scored, but Manchester City did not give them a chance at all, taking advantage of both tactics and strength. Just five minutes later, Anelka helped Manchester City score again.
This is also Anelka's third goal for Manchester City since his return.
After scoring, many media who do not support Manchester City have to applaud Anelka, because his performance is too good, although Manchester City lost the game in the last round, but Anelka is the highlight of Manchester City , he got a lot of praise.
After a two-goal lead, Manchester City remained on the offensive.
In the face of Manchester City's offensive, West Ham United did not have much to do. Although they are playing at home, they can still only passively defend when they are behind.
In the 48th minute and 81st minute of the game, Morris and Joey Barton scored a goal for Manchester City respectively, and finally fixed the score at 0:4. After the home and the away, Manchester City won the away victory.
This game made many media shut up.
They reported on Manchester City's loss to Tottenham Hotspur before, and commented and analyzed that Manchester City was likely to lose the league title, but Manchester City's performance in this game really slapped them in the face.
They were dizzy and dizzy, and they could only offer two words of praise against their will.
After the game, Wansheng was also very happy and praised West Ham United's performance, but after the 0:4 loss, these words were taken as a satire for West Ham United, and the head coach Pardew was suffocated. Words can be said.
Fortunately, West Ham's results are actually not bad. They are now ranked tenth in the league, and there is no pressure to avoid relegation.
The remaining rounds of the league are just tasteless for them, and losing a game doesn't matter at all, so West Ham has no pressure to lose.
After the game, comments on Manchester City's title win were much less pronounced.
At this somewhat embarrassing stage for Manchester City's hostile media, another big news caught everyone's attention, that is, England coach Eriksen announced a new round of the squad. The round roster also represents the England squad for the World Cup.
Related to Manchester City is the selection of Morris and David James, which means that the two appeared in the 2006 World Cup and played for England.
It is no surprise that David James was selected for the England team. The change brought about by Wansheng is Morris.
Without him, Morris would certainly not have been selected for the England team, and now Morris has become the talking point of the England team.
In terms of midfield, Morris's importance can be said to be only below Gerrard and Lampard. He is the No. 3 candidate for England's midfield, and has been widely criticized for the combination of Lampard and Gerrard. , this No. 3 candidate is likely to appear in the starting list of many games.
However, Wan Sheng was not satisfied with this, because other than Morris, no one else was selected.
Like Lescott, Ivan - Crewe, Joey - Barton and then Darren - Bent are all opportunities.
Ivan Crewe is not selected. After all, he played for Derby County in the first half of the match and did not perform very well. There are still many opportunities for Lescott and Joey Barton, both of them are considered England team. Fringe players, but neither of them is selected, it is a bit excessive; Darren Bent is a new player in the top league, but he is very young and has performed quite well. In England, where there are few strikers, Darren Bent Te is definitely on the top of the rank, but Erickson doesn't seem to have considered him at all.
"He even let a little guy from Arsenal's youth team enter the squad, and he is not willing to consider Bent." Wan Sheng said in front of reporters, "Cultivating young people? Haha..."
He smiled, but the disdain on his face was obvious. (To be continued ~^~)