Chapter 164 "Invisible" Manchester City

At the end of the game, Manchester City did not rush to launch a fast break, but began to deliberately practice offensive formations. Wansheng replaced four players in the middle and back in a row, and let Boateng, Ricardo Costa, etc. on the bench. People also come out to adapt.

Then he stood with Zhu Guanghu and watched the game between the two teams.

Wansheng mainly pays attention to the performance of his team. This game is an exchange match with the Chinese team. For Manchester City, it is also a warm-up match. I noticed the inexperience of David Silva in the frontcourt, and I also considered how to make up for the problem. After all, experience is not something that can be improved in one or two games. Changing the formation and changing the player mix will also have Maybe to make up for something.

Towards the end of the game, Zhu Guanghu asked Wan Sheng what he thought of the Chinese team's performance in this game.

In anyone's eyes, the Chinese team's performance in this game is not good, because they can be said to have no achievements in offense, and they can't break through the front, middle and back of Manchester City. But he didn't say anything more on offense, instead he talked about defense, "Your players should increase their movement and increase their enthusiasm for fighting, don't be afraid of not being able to grab, as long as everyone runs a little more, the defensive intensity will definitely increase a lot. ."

"Even if one person is swayed, it's fine. Your defenses in the backcourt are very intensive. In terms of tactics, there are not too many defensive loopholes. Running, especially the running of midfielders, must be increased. I found that Zhao Xuri, etc. A few players, when they see the ball in the backcourt, they stop chasing it. This is not good. When defending, it doesn't matter whether the frontcourt player or the backcourt player, if they can always catch up to the end. Even in the penalty area. , we won't have many chances."

"Don't be afraid that you won't be able to counterattack. Defense is the most important thing. If you can't defend, it's pointless to want to counterattack."

Wansheng said something on the Chinese team's defense.

This is what he thinks is the problem with the Chinese team's defense. Zhu Guanghu nodded frequently. Even if he is an old coach, the highest level of coaching is the current Chinese national team, and his vision must be much worse than Wan Sheng.

In the end, Wansheng did not forget to recommend his players, "I don't know why you chose Li Leilei as the starting goalkeeper, but in terms of ability, Wang Xiaolei is much better."

This is an absolute fact.

Wang Xiaolei is inexperienced, but in the personal strength evaluation of football training masters. 85 points have been reached. This is quite a good value for a goalkeeper, even higher than David James, while Li Leilei, the main goalkeeper of the Chinese team, has only 79 points, and the gap in strength evaluation of 6 points is almost a grade. .

Also, don't forget. Wang Xiaolei also enjoys the ability bonus of the players union, which is not a coaching skill effect. So it is also effective when playing for the Chinese team.

Li Leilei is 29 years old and has little room for improvement.

Although he has more experience, the difference in ability between the two is too great. It's like two people fighting. A thin guy with little strength, even if he is proficient in various fighting moves, it is difficult to beat an extremely strong boxer, even if This boxer is a novice too.

Therefore, Wang Xiaolei is enough to replace Li Leilei's main goalkeeper position.

Of course, Wansheng is also reluctant to say more about the Chinese team's main substitute. He knows that there are still many problems in the domestic football environment in 2006. Even if everyone knows that Wang Xiaolei is of a higher level, maybe it doesn't matter who will be the main force and strength. ?

Wansheng can only click so far and recommend his own players. This is all he can do.

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From the beginning to the end, this exchange game went very smoothly, and Wan Sheng and Zhu Guanghu also had a good conversation.

The two left a phone call with each other so that they could communicate with each other again. Wansheng was also very happy to meet a well-known coach in China, one more friend and one more way. In China, no matter what time of year, the social circle is still very useful.

The game ended at 4:0, and neither side scored any more goals until the end, conceding four goals, which was definitely a big defeat for the Chinese team, but the Chinese team did not have the atmosphere of a big defeat after the game, perhaps because of , they knew from the beginning of the game that they would definitely lose. Manchester City was coached by China, but it was also the Premier League champion team last season, and the Chinese team was difficult to show off in the Asian Cup. The strength gap between the two teams is huge, so they lost The ball is also very normal.

After the game, the players on both sides did not leave in a hurry. Chinese players approached Manchester City's stars for autographs.

This is also a scene of harmony and friendliness.

Bergkamp is the most popular, many Chinese players grew up listening to his name, or the striker Shi Jun is faster, find Bergkamp first, and directly take off his jersey, facing this In one scene, Bergkamp hilariously exchanged jerseys with him.

Almost every Manchester City player has been approached by someone to exchange jerseys or ask for autographs, even Boateng and Ozil, who have just joined the Manchester City team, but there are also players who are not interested, that is, Sun Jihai and Wang Xiaolei. It is the national team players, naturally no one is looking for them.

The two walked to Wan Sheng's side and watched the 'harmonious' scene on the field together.

As a result, after the game, it seemed to be a press conference for star signing. The atmosphere between the two sides was very harmonious and friendly, reflecting the purpose of the warm-up game. When reporters came over, Wan Sheng, Sun Jihai, and Wang Xiaolei also blended into the atmosphere and took a photo together. The photo was taken, and other players saw it and rushed over to take a photo with Wansheng. Suddenly, Wansheng became a 'hot sale'. All the Chinese players came over and wanted to take a photo with Wansheng alone.

Wan Sheng was so distressed that he had no choice but to refuse, and could only meet their demands one by one.

After the photo shoot finally ended, Wan Sheng only found Zhu Guanghu to shake hands. Unexpectedly, Zhu Guanghu also asked Wan Sheng for an autograph. He took out a jersey and handed it to Wan Sheng, "My grandson likes you very much. I said it must be signed..."

Wan Sheng shook his head with a wry smile, and signed his name with a pen. He felt that the game seemed to be his autograph session.

After everything was over, it was finally a lot easier.

After the game, Manchester City and the Chinese team held a press conference together. At the press conference, Zhu Guanghu talked about the 'high-end' tactics used by Manchester City against Manchester City. He spoke highly of the individual abilities of the Manchester City players. He calmly said, "Our players' individual abilities are far from theirs. In terms of tactical play, our gap is also very large. We lost the game 4-0 and won Not a good result, but it was a rare experience for us to play against a strong European team."

"With this experience, I believe that we will play against strong teams in the future, and we will have more and better preparations, and our performance will become better."

By comparison. Wansheng can not say the same about the Chinese team. If his statement is similar to Zhu Guanghu, it will definitely be considered 'sarcastic' by the domestic media, because everyone knows that the Chinese team's strength is far from Manchester City, so he will tell the truth, "The overall strength of the Chinese team is still good. , but I think they should play harder and harder."

Then he sent blessings. "Here, I wish the Chinese team to qualify in advance in the Asian Cup qualifying group stage!"

In fact, Wansheng still has some real evaluations that have not been said.

Look at the whole game. There are still two players in the Chinese team, that is the central midfielder Dong Fangzhuo. The only pity is that Dong Fangzhuo does not seem to cooperate well with his teammates. He has several wonderful passes, but his teammates failed to receive... ...This may be the difference between European players and domestic players in terms of cooperation awareness, and then it is like Dong Fangzhuo made a mistake, but he is reluctant to say more about this, because it is completely unnecessary, and it is easy to bring If there is some trouble, for example, the media will think that he is interested in Dong Fangzhuo. Dong Fangzhuo is now a Manchester United player, and he is about to obtain a British labor certificate. It is better not to say too much and cause trouble.

After the game, the domestic media covered the game extensively. Due to the 4:0 score, the Chinese team did not have any bright spots in the game, so the media coverage was still dominated by Manchester City, and every Manchester City player received detailed reports and analysis. .

In these analyses, it's not hard to see the media's surprise at the strength of Manchester City's players.

Not to mention big-name players such as Anelka and Bergkamp. Young players such as David Silva and Darren Bent have all been well received. Even Ozil and Boateng, who played in the last game, are all well received. It has been unanimously affirmed by the domestic media.

"This is a young, energetic team, and it is foreseeable that many of their players have a better future. But here is the magic, they are now the defending champions of the Premier League."

"It is foreseeable that Manchester City will still be a strong contender for the Premier League title this season, and maybe they have a chance to win the Premier League title again!"

Then the media mentioned Sun Jihai and Wang Xiaolei, "Wang Xiaolei played the whole game, and the 19-year-old young player performed extraordinary in front of goal. Sun Jihai played 70 minutes and performed quite strongly, and Manchester City's third goal was also directly related to him. relation."

What followed was a bunch of compliments.

In this game, the Chinese players deserve praise for the two of them. The helpless thing is here. Both of them also played on behalf of Manchester City.

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In the Chinese media's vigorous coverage of Manchester City, the British and European media have a different attitude.

Now the British media are deliberately ignoring Manchester City, just because Manchester City's transfer is really difficult to attract, except for a heavyweight Downing from Tottenham Hotspur, a veteran Bergkamp's signing, there is almost no More to talk about.

Other clubs in the Premier League are different.

Almost all the attention of the British media is attracted by several clubs such as Chelsea, Manchester United, Liverpool, Arsenal, etc., because they always have heavyweight transfer news to report.

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Chelsea's transfer is undoubtedly the most attractive.

As of the beginning of August, among the players introduced, Shevchenko and Ballack are the most notable, although by the end of September, both of them will be 30 years old, but the media believes that the two will be in a year or two. There is no problem with maintaining state.

The introduction of these two superstars also has another layer of significance, which can further enhance the prestige and image of the Chelsea club, lay the foundation for attracting more superstars in the future, and establish a virtuous circle.

Kalou and Mikel are young and there are variables. If the state is adjusted well, it may bring surprises to the team. The arrival of Hilario further enhances the thickness of the goalkeeper position.

Among the players Chelsea let go, Crespo scored 10 goals last season, but the media believes that the arrival of Shevchenko is enough to make up for the lack. Good Janssen's versatile character has lost its appeal as the striker and midfield are further strengthened. Duff's departure was on the verge of last season (only 18 league starts), and Mourinho will be counting on Kalou and Wright-Phillips to replace the vacancy on the wing.

It is worth mentioning that Chelsea has strengthened the midfield so far, but there has been little movement in the back line. The left back took the "weakness" Del Horno and took back Bridge, and his strength has improved, but the latter's many injuries can easily affect his state, and it is still not completely reassuring. Ferreira and Gremi on the right are also relatively weak points. Except for Terry and Carvalho, the central defender has no relatively close substitutes.

So they aimed at the full-backs, and the introduction of a strong full-back was imminent.

Ashley Cole, who plays for Arsenal, has become a central figure in the report, because his name is always associated with Chelsea, and there is no doubt that Chelsea's left flank will be improved a notch if they can successfully poach.

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Manchester City, which was turbulent last season, stabilized and signed Carrick for £18.6 million. Manchester United set a transfer record in the Glazer era. Last summer, three transfers cost only £8.5 million, which is not even a fraction of Carrick.

However, taking into account the more than 10 million pounds recovered from the sale of Van Nistelrooy and the 12 million pounds Chelsea paid for Mikel's contract cancellation fee, Manchester United not only has no "loss", but also has a slight surplus.

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Liverpool's transfer expenses are not "tens of millions of pounds", they are all based on benefits.

Good strikers like Bellamy cost only £6m, Pennant £6.7m, Paletta £2m, and Aurelio joins for free.

However, with the agreement with Feyenoord, the arrival of Dutch international Kuyt will cost the Red Army's first "ten million orders" this summer. According to British media, Kuyt's transfer fee is around 10 million pounds.

Liverpool's biggest problem last season was the lack of goals from the front line and the lack of a leading scorer with a high goal rate.

This summer, Morientes and Cissé left one after another, Bellamy and Kuyt arrived, and Benitez pinned his hope of scoring on the front line after the big change.

In Blackburn last season, Bellamy scored 13 league goals in 27 games, and the efficiency is quite good. Kuyt has a very high scoring rate in the Dutch league, scoring 71 goals in 101 Dutch league games and 22 goals last season.

If the two "transplant" last season's scoring rate to Liverpool, Liverpool will undoubtedly become a terrible team.

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Compared with Chelsea, Liverpool and other teams, Wenger's moves in the transfer market are not big. The Czech Rosicky is the only and most eye-catching acquisition, and the transfer fee of 8 million pounds is relatively cheap.

Of course, the "signature" that Wenger was most proud of was keeping Henry, and he even described it as feeling like the introduction of a new top player in the world.

The departure of the two players in the center and frontcourt is not a broken one. Pires went to Villarreal, the French gang was further dismantled, and Bergkamp would announce his retirement even if he did not leave, so these are irrelevant. .

The most important thing is the arrival of Rosicky, he has enhanced the staff thickness of Arsenal's wing and front attack.

The media comment is also, "Arsenal's strength has risen."

Considering Arsenal's fourth-place finish in the league and Champions League runner-up last season, they'll still be a serious contender for the league title.

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Compared with the above teams, Manchester City, the defending champion, has no news to report. After the unknown Boateng joined Manchester City, Manchester City announced that the transfer window was closed, and basically no news came out.

The warm-up match against Nottingham Forest had no bright spots at all, and the British media did not care about the exchange match against the Chinese team.

In short, Manchester City is "invisible" this summer.

Perhaps in previous seasons, this was normal, but considering that Manchester City were the league champions last season, it was somewhat abnormal.

When the "British Football News" commented on the 20 teams in the Premier League, the evaluation of Manchester City was only, "The defending champion is worth looking forward to, but perhaps their goal should be on the Champions League place." (To be continued ~^~)