Chapter 225 I Belong Here!

Manchester, Old Trafford.

Wansheng stood on the sidelines and glanced at the fans who were entering the stadium. He felt the unique atmosphere before the war, with excitement and anticipation in his heart.

This is his third visit to the stadium.

In the first year of coaching Derby County, the FA Cup final played against Manchester United, Derby County in the second year, and Manchester City in the previous year. For more than two seasons, Wansheng led the team and Manchester United in league and cup competitions. There have been several games against each other, but the real games at Old Trafford are only two away league games in two seasons.

Now in his third season in charge of the top flight, the third away game against Manchester United is coming.

This time is different from the past.

Whether it was last season or last season, Manchester United's results were not very good. They were not as good as Chelsea coached by Mourinho, as well as Derby County and Manchester City coached by themselves, so they led the team to the game against Manchester United. , there is no competition for the top of the league table, and this game is different, not only the Manchester derby, but also the competition for the top of the table, which adds more meaning to the game, so the game seems to be more Important, more worthy of attention and expectation.

Wansheng is also looking forward to it.

Old Trafford is one of the most historic stadiums in England, maybe it's just modesty, even if you remove the 'one', it's nothing, they are the most historic, in the world, than Wembley Stadiums are more famous, and because of this, it is really refreshing to be able to beat the owner of the stadium, Manchester United!

Looking at the fans poking into the stands around him, Wan Sheng was even more looking forward to it.

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The visiting dressing room at Old Trafford.

The environment here can be described as 'bad' and it doesn't match the gorgeous stadium facilities - torn wallpaper, torn posters, painted seats.

That's what Manchester United does, and it's what a lot of teams in the Premier League do. They don't provide a good environment for their opponents.

However, none of the Manchester City players in the dressing room cared. They have long been accustomed to the away locker room, and now they are all sitting together, waiting for Wansheng to give his last words before the game.

It's only fifteen minutes before the game starts.

The last minute counts for every team coach. He needs to explain all the things he didn't explain. It is also necessary to think carefully about what has not been told to the players. Everyone can remember what the players have been told at this time. This is also the best moment to motivate the team’s fighting spirit.

Every head coach will say something before going on the field, and Wansheng does the same.

He glanced at everyone, thinking.

as usual. He will use the time. Make special instructions for every important tactical detail, give targeted guidance to each player, or give some inner guidance to young players.

If it is a big battle and the tactics are arranged in advance, then he will use his words to motivate the team's fighting spirit.

But now, he doesn't want to do it.

How to play on the field, how to play. All players are already clear, plus. There is no player who will not do their best in the Manchester derby, they all want to perform well in the game that attracts attention, so the team is not lacking in fighting spirit, so there is no point in doing repetitive work.

Wan Sheng glanced at everyone's eyes, thinking.

He started, "A month ago, I had dinner with Mr. Waddell, and we talked about Manchester United, Chelsea, Arsenal, Liverpool, etc., and about us."

Everyone's attention was drawn.

"We discussed the gap between us and Manchester United, Liverpool, etc." Wan Sheng asked. "So, what is the gap between us and them?"

Everyone thought in a daze, but didn't respond for a while.

Wan Sheng gave the answer directly, "The heritage of a wealthy family! We are not a wealthy family, we lack heritage!" Hearing this answer, everyone nodded.

Compared with England's top giants like Manchester United and Liverpool, Manchester City really lacks the heritage. It is the accumulation of a century of giants. Because of this, even if Manchester City's performance is good for a while, it is only regarded by the media as a sudden rise... Meteor, yes, Meteor, the meteor can only be brilliant for a moment, and there will always be a time to disappear, and the glory of the giants can last for a long time.

This is the difference.

But Wan Sheng said, "I don't agree with this point of view! I want to ask you, what's the background? Who can tell me?"

Everyone looked at each other, but no one spoke.

It was Ivan Crewe who stood up and said directly, "Boss, I think it is a champion, a lot of champions! Manchester United has countless champions, and so do Liverpool, so they are giants."

Wan Sheng nodded and said, "Maybe that's right. But Newcastle United also has many champions in history, as well as Nottingham Forest. They are all giants with rich heritage, why can't the results keep going up? Take Newcastle United as an example. There is a lot of investment in the transfer market, at least not worse than Liverpool, but they are far worse than Liverpool's performance! Is this a problem of club signings, or a problem of the manager's ability?"

Everyone was a little confused.

"No, over the years, they have changed managers one after another, and there will always be managers with strong abilities. They are also investing in the transfer market, but the results have not been able to improve. This is not only the club and the The coach's question, then I ask again, what can the background bring?"

Others didn't know how to answer, and everyone wanted to hear what Wansheng had to say.

Looking at everyone's serious expressions, Wan Sheng said, "I think that heritage can bring cohesion and a sense of honor. Every player in the giants will think, I belong here, this is very important, they regard themselves as A member of the team, the team's victory or defeat is related to their personal honor, to put it bluntly, they regard the team as home!"

"This is a giant!"

"And many teams are just a springboard for players to become famous, such as some mid-level teams, including us, are a springboard for players. After a small club becomes famous, many players hope to enter a big club and a giant team. So, when they're at a small club, they don't call it home, they don't combine team honor with individual honor, and they don't think -- I belong here!"

Wan Sheng said it very seriously, and many players began to think after listening to it.

In the usual games, many people hope that they can perform well. As for the team's victory or defeat, they don't care much, but in fact, this is a promotion. When everyone in the team thinks this way, then the team's performance It's all good, so the team can win more games.

But what about losing?

Maybe some players don't care at all, because they perform well in the game, when the media criticizes the team, they don't criticize them, but praise their performance.

So many players only care about their own performance, not the team's victory or defeat.

Now that the coaches make this point, it is worth thinking about, so, do they think of the team as home again? Do they belong here? Or, as the coach said, they are just a springboard for the team to the giants?

When everyone thinks this way, the team's performance will definitely be affected!

Many people are lost in thought.

At this time, Wan Sheng continued, "For us, strength is not lacking. Each of you is very capable, our lineup is not much worse than the giants, but I dare to say that we are not the giants now! This is not Because of the so-called 'honor of history', many of you don't think you belong here, the team lacks cohesion and a collective sense of honor, and that's where we are poor!"

"I'm not saying this for you to be in the game, everything is for the sake of the whole team, when you get to the field, you can play how you want to play, but I hope you will think about it, I hope my players, every time Individuals are considered home by the team, and when all of you feel like they belong here, even if we don’t have any championships, we are giants!”

"Okay, it's almost time, get ready to play!"

Wan Sheng didn't say more, he knew that the players couldn't digest this in a short time, he just wanted them to have a belief, let them think, and let many people who seem a little 'selfish' in the game think more about the team, if all Everyone has a sense of honor for the team, can think of the team, can regard the team as 'home', and has a higher sense of belonging. At that time, Manchester City would really be invincible!

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The Manchester City players got up and left the dressing room.

Before the war on weekdays, some of them would feel depressed, some would make jokes, and some would walk to the arena in a dull way, just preparing for the game. Before any game, they would all fall into thinking.

Along the way, they are all recalling what Wansheng said.

Do you have a sense of belonging to the team?

Do you belong here?

Is the team's honor your own?

they thought.

Now is the Manchester derby and the Premier League's top game. The whole world is paying attention to this game. Before the game, I was thinking about performing well to get more attention. So is the team's victory or defeat important to me?

They can't figure it out.

Some people simply dismiss Wansheng's words, but they know that what the coach said is right, because they don't regard the team as their own at all, they just want to perform well to win more attention.

But there are not many such players in the team.

In particular, many players have a reverence value of more than 100 for Wansheng, which shows their absolute trust in Wansheng. After Wansheng finished speaking, they all fell into thinking and thought that they should find a sense of belonging and the honor of the entire team. I feel that I should treat the team as home.

Now is the time to fight for 'home'!

Losing is tantamount to humiliation!

Only victory can come to honor!

Many people's eyes became unusually firm. (To be continued ~^~)