Chapter 210 Reduce the Burden

The counterpart to Manchester City is Manchester United.

Manchester City is the second in the league and Manchester United is the first in the league; Manchester City has won three consecutive victories in the Champions League group stage, and Manchester United has also won three consecutive victories.

So when the fourth round of the Champions League group stage came, countless English media began to look forward to the performance of Manchester's "double heroes", and they all had the opportunity to win the early qualifying places in the fourth round.

As a result, Manchester City did it, but Manchester United failed to do it.

Just a few games before this, Manchester United have won consecutive victories over their rivals. After the 4-0 victory over Bolton last week, head coach Ferguson said that the team played "the best level in three years". The first three games in the Champions League group stage were all won, so more than one media made a big fuss about the old Jazz's wishes before the game-the old coach will celebrate his 20th anniversary at Old Trafford next Monday, and he will retire The big dream before is to lead the team to win the European Championship again!

Now it turns out that this is definitely not an easy task.

Manchester United lost 1-0 to Copenhagen, missing a point enough to ensure the team qualified for the group stage.

Before this round, the media in Manchester expected both Manchester teams to appear early in the fourth round, but Manchester United still lost the chain.

So the media supporting Manchester City began to ridicule Manchester United.

Manchester United media explained that the loss to the Danes was in fact only Manchester United's second-tier lineup.

As Gary Neville, Ryan Giggs and Saa were injured and did not even go out with the team, manager Ferguson let Scholes, Rio Ferdinand and Evra be replaced as substitutes. There are 6 changes in the battle. Among them, the biggest change is undoubtedly Manchester United’s defense. Of the four defenders who started at the weekend, only Vikic stayed (the result was only replaced by Leo after halftime), and only Cary was left in the midfield. Gram and C-Ronaldo.

Because of this, United fell a long way in controlling the midfield and back, in the face of the home team's ferocious pressing tactics. Manchester United looked exhausted.

However, the Manchester City media, who are happy to laugh at their rivals in the same city, did not buy it at all. They pointed out that Manchester City is also a semi-substitute lineup. Even represented the team in the Champions League for the first time. More importantly, Manchester City's opponent is still Real Madrid, which is known as the "galactic battleship".

Even so, Manchester City still got a point in Madrid, and Manchester United faced the underdog Copenhagen, but they were beaten away. The gap between Manchester United and Manchester City is undoubtedly revealed.

Separately, other outlets have pointed to the basis for United's poor performance - at a time when the game is still in a deadlock. Manchester United have had a lot of scoring opportunities. However, he committed the old problem of "losing the family" in the past, until in the 73rd minute, Albac took advantage of the free kick to score the winning goal.

After conceding the goal, coach Ferguson successively replaced Scholes and Evra as the two main players. Unfortunately, it was too late and they could not have another chance to score.

It is particularly worth mentioning that a particularly disappointing match in the game was the Norwegian veteran Solskjaer, who was praised by Sir Alex before the game. The latter almost "disappeared" in the first half and left all the attacking responsibilities just last weekend. Wayne Rooney with a hat-trick.

It's a pity that Wayne Rooney missed the goal three times.

So some media made a fuss about it. He also said that England star Wayne Rooney and Manchester City's Darren Bent are far different in ability, and Rooney has a great reputation. The scoring efficiency is very low, and he can't replace Van Nistelrooy who left last season. Darren Bent, as Manchester City's 'second' striker, can't compare with Rooney in playing opportunities, but his goals are much lower than Rooney. .

The two are England players, and they are only one year apart, so they are quite comparable.

After this game, Darren Bent's reputation in England and Europe has been greatly shaken. Now that the winter transfer window is about to open, many clubs have expressed their interest in Darren Bent, and Manchester City has also received a lot of The transfer offers include the Italian giants AC Milan and Inter Milan, Valencia and Real Sociedad from Spain, and Bayern Munich from the Bundesliga giants, but the most sincere one is the English club Middlesbrough.

Middlesbrough have plummeted since McLaren left in the summer and are now on the verge of relegation, and they can't wait to improve, even at any cost, because if Middlesbrough relegates, they lose It's not as simple as one or two stars.

With so much competition, the offer for Darren Bent has also been increasing. Middlesbrough has offered a high price of 17 million pounds. Teams such as Bayern Munich and Inter Milan have also raised their offer to around 23 million euros.

Although this offer is not comparable to Wayne Rooney, it is also much higher than Darren Bent's worth when he came to Manchester City.

Many Manchester City media have begun to worry that the club will consider selling Darren Bent. In addition, they are even more worried that Darren Bent will choose to leave. It is difficult for any young player to face the temptation of so many giant teams. Yes, they want to get high salaries, want to play in giant clubs, hope to get more honors, hope to be more famous, these giant clubs can be satisfied.

There is no doubt that Darren Bent chose to transfer and leave, and with his current performance, he will definitely be able to get a higher salary.

Manchester City's media concerns are not superfluous.

Many other media in England have analyzed the possibility of Darren Bent leaving. Maybe Manchester City is doing well now, but it is very important that Manchester City already has Nicola Anelka, and Darren Bent is in. Manchester City can only act as a 'second' striker, and if he chooses to go to another team, he is likely to become the first choice of the striker.

Manchester City is also a little worried. Even if the club sells players, it will definitely choose to sell in the summer, because it is difficult to sell high prices in winter. If the players choose to leave, the club will be very troubled.

Wansheng has similar troubles.

In fact, Darren Bent is not alone in the 'problem'. With the team doing so well now, like David Silva, Morris, Ivan Crewe, Koppelle- Players with outstanding performances such as Ferreira, Leto Ziegler and Lescott have all been spotted by other teams one by one. The Manchester City Club receives offers for players from other clubs almost every day.

Offers alone are nothing, but there are certain clubs who will approach players privately. Wansheng has done this kind of thing himself, not to mention other teams.

For players such as Morris and Ivan Crewe, Wansheng is still very relieved, because in the players' union system, their reverence for themselves exceeds 100. This also means. If there are no major problems, they must want to work under their own hands.

But some other outstanding players in the team, such as Darren Bent and Anelka, their reverence value has not reached 100. Maybe they have confidence in themselves, believe in their ability to lead the team, and believe in Manchester City in this game. get good grades. But in the face of the temptation of giants and high salaries. Which player won't be tempted?

Wansheng cannot guarantee.

So when the outside media was hotly discussing, Wansheng called all the players and expressed his thoughts in public, "I don't care who any of you are invited by other clubs, and I don't care what you think or decide, But this winter, I'm not going to sell anyone on the team. If you want to leave, you'll have to wait until next summer!"

"If any of you really want to leave, you've got to do well this season. That way you'll have the confidence to fight for a higher salary, all right?"

The players looked at each other and nodded in unison.

Many outstanding players have had the experience of being invited by other clubs. They feel guilty, but in the face of the strength of the head coach, they can only nod their heads, because they know that if Wan Sheng said so, he will definitely do it. Even if they are in the mood to leave, they can only wait until next summer.

Wan Sheng looked at everyone's performance and nodded with satisfaction.

Wansheng will not prevent the departure of his subordinates. He hopes that all the other players in the team will have more than 100 respect for themselves, so that he will not worry about problems within the team. It is not easy to do that, then Just 'force' them to stay. If they want to go to a wealthy family and get a high salary, they can only perform well.

that's enough.

On November 8th, the England League Cup began, Manchester City challenged Arsenal away.

This is a strong duel.

There are a lot of media reports on the game, but in fact, the two teams don't pay much attention to the game. This season, Arsenal most hope to fight for the league, because they failed to get the Champions League place because of their ranking last season. Participating in the UEFA Cup, the most important thing for them is to ensure the top four in the league, but their league results this season have not met expectations, and they are only ranked eighth in the league so far, so they put all their energy on In the league, the cup is played if you can, and if you can't, you give up.

Manchester City won the League Cup last season and can be said to be the defending champion of the League Cup this season, but Wansheng has no interest in winning the League Cup again.

In any case, this is only the fourth-ranked event in England, which is lower than the FA Cup ranking. Fighting for this trophy means nothing to the team. In comparison, he hopes to win an FA for the team. Cup champions, plus Manchester City itself have to fight on the third line, insisting on the League Cup will only have the opposite effect.

As a result, when the game started, the media and fans saw that both Arsenal at home and Manchester City at Arsenal's new Emirates Stadium were all on the bench.

That's how the game started.

In the end, Arsenal advanced to the next round of the League Cup with a 1-0 victory over Manchester City with the goal of Dutch striker Van Persie.

Although he lost the game, Wan Sheng exhaled a long breath after the game. Instead, he felt a lot more relaxed. Losing the League Cup was basically a loss for the team. He had no reason to be unhappy.

Wan Sheng friendly and shook hands with Wenger.

Both of them are pictures of smiling faces, which were ridiculed by the media as "tacit friendship", and the game was also called by the media, "a game of tacit understanding."

However, Wan Sheng and Wenger ignored the media's remarks.

It is impossible for them to come to the last battle for the joy of the media and the fans, and that will not benefit both sides at all.

After returning to Manchester, the team did not play for a week, and the entire Manchester City team relaxed a bit, and the next training was less stressful.

Taking advantage of the time, Wansheng organized a copy of the incoming research, and finally wrote a seven-page paper.

He then mailed the finished paper directly to the UCL Journal. (To be continued ~^~)