Chapter 354 It Is Useless to Have Fighting Spirit Alone...

West Ham United have performed "magic" for two consecutive years after returning to the Premier League.

In the 2005-2006 season, he rose to ninth in the league as a newly-promoted horse and rushed into the UEFA Cup in one fell swoop; in the 2006-2007 season, two World Cup internationals, Tevez and Mascherano, were introduced. Funding, but the results plummeted, and was sentenced to "death penalty" for a time, but the magic staged again in the second half of the season, with 7 wins and 2 losses in the last 9 rounds, especially the away defeats against Arsenal and Manchester United, forcibly pulled himself from hell. Back to the world, the thrilling relegation succeeded.

After experiencing the shock of life and death in the final moments of the ups and downs, West Ham United started again in the summer transfer market, and the transfer work was very prosperous. Many media reported on the transfer work of West Ham United, but in fact, as of So far, after in-depth analysis, it can be found that West Ham United is still "at a loss" in terms of the number of personnel.

With Icelandic tycoon Magnussen at the helm behind the scenes, West Ham's signing targets are all "star"-level figures.

The first new aid was former Chelsea star Scott Parker, who Kubish poached from Newcastle for a hefty price of 7 million. This was a reunion for the former Charlton mentor and apprentice.

Compared with former captain Rayo Koke, Parker has more comprehensive ability and more experience, and he also earned 1.5 million pounds in one entry and one out of West Ham!

The introduction of 6.1 million Faubei is very much expected by the media. Faubei helped the team on the road to recovery during his three years in Bordeaux, won the Ligue 1 runner-up and advanced to the European Champions Cup. After the World Cup, he was selected for the French national team and made his debut in injury time. Scored the winning goal and a string of records paved the way for him to break into the Premier League.

However, Faubei was seriously injured when he first arrived, and he has to rest for half a year. Many people think that this transfer is not worth the gain.

Then West Ham didn't let Bellamy slip away. The Welshman is a speed striker.

Bellamy played for Liverpool last season, but he couldn't exert his full power under Liverpool's overall promotion style. "British Football News" commented, "Bellamy's type determines that he is more suitable for non-rich teams. Last season, he played 27 times in the league. Scored 7 goals. The most glorious moment was knocking on the door of Barcelona at Camp Nou. In terms of personal ability, Bellamy is not as good as Tevez who left the team. But he and Zamora can continue the high-speed combination that works well.”

From the above transfer, it is not difficult to find that West Ham did not suffer in buying and selling. Counting the 2 million offered by Tevez to compensate the team, Magnussen spent 23.6 million and earned back 22.5 million. a tie.

The players sold have their own "story": Sheringham, Rayo Cote and Kubishley have broken up, and there is no suspense that they will be purged from the team. Benayoun belongs to "people go to high". Liverpool's call made him unable to refuse. Haywood, Konchesky and Carroll chose to leave the team because they could not get the main position.

After the locker room battle last season, owner Magnussen realized that he must establish the authority of the coach and maintain harmony in the locker room. Those who are at odds with the coach must leave, and those who want to leave will not stay. Anyway, he is 'rich' and the transfer door is closed. In the past, the club should have new faces.

Overall, West Ham lost more than they gained in summer transfers. There are many star players on the departure list, so what can I do in the first round. Still worth watching.

When this West Ham team met Manchester City, it was worth the attention of the media.

However, the media will always pay more attention to the strong teams than the weak teams. Compared with West Ham, Manchester City is much more noteworthy, because they were the defending champions last season, because they just won the Manchester derby, and many people are concerned about the performance of Manchester City. Whether or not the new season is off to a good start, the performance in the first round can also see the overall trend of the season, which is still worth noting.

In the past, when Wansheng talked about 'winning the championship', he would be questioned and criticized by a lot of media, but now it is different. After the Manchester derby, Wansheng once again issued a championship declaration, but even those hostile media would at most question it. , Those who support Manchester City and neutral media are very optimistic about Manchester City's championship form.

In fact, after winning the Manchester derby, Manchester City did indeed become the team with the lowest odds of winning the title.

On the British bookmakers' odds on the Premier League title, Manchester City has only 2.1 times the odds, while Manchester United has increased to 3.4 times, Chelsea is 4.6, Arsenal is 7.8, and Liverpool's title odds are even more than 10. These odds The data on the rate also shows the overall view of the media and fans on the format of the Premier League.

Manchester City won the league title for two consecutive seasons, coupled with a good performance in beating Manchester United in the Community Shield, the first round has not yet started, and they have become the most promising team to win the title.

The optimism from the outside world made Wan Sheng frown.

Before, there were criticisms and doubts from the outside world. He can use these to motivate the team and all the players. Now the voices are different. Everyone thinks that Manchester City has the most hope of winning the championship.

Although many people hope that West Ham United will create a miracle and win, but in this game, they are still optimistic about Manchester City.

But the optimism from the outside world is not all good things, because West Ham United cannot be willing to lose the first round and bow to Manchester City. They want to win and get three points, and it is too late to prove their strength. How can they be willing to admit defeat ?

But the outside world is optimistic, but it will make the team have the idea of ​​​​underestimating the enemy, which is absolutely impossible.

So before the match against West Ham United, Wansheng could only continue to do ideological work for the team.

"Don't listen to those outside voices, it doesn't matter what they say!"

"If I were the manager of West Ham, I would definitely use those voices to boost morale! They know that we are not as strong as us, but in football, it is never a matter of strength. They can stand for 90 minutes, even After sneaking a goal, we will defend until the end of the game. If they do this, it will be very difficult for us to win, so we must seize the opportunity. In this game, we will play according to tactics. If we can score a goal, we must strive for it. Enter the second one! We're going to crush them all!"

"I don't want to see someone who doesn't work hard in the game, even if they score a goal, then you don't have to participate in the next game!"

"You should all know that there are no absolute main players and substitutes in the team. I dare to say that we are very competitive for each position. If you don't want others to have a chance, you must work hard to perform!"

Wan Sheng's tone was severe.

Since there is no 'promotion' from outside media remarks. Then use the competition within the team to promote the players' fighting spirit, and let them play will have the pressure of "losing position".

The fierce competition in the team will promote the performance of each player, because no one wants to lose their position because of poor performance.

Wansheng believes that this will be a very effective means.

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at the same time. In the West Ham United dressing room. West Ham United coach Kubish Lima is also doing pre-match mobilization, relying on the media's optimistic remarks about Manchester City.

"In the past few days, those reports are all about Manchester City. They beat Manchester United and won the first title of the new season. In addition, they have won the Premier League for two consecutive seasons. This season is also optimistic. It should be...but we are negligent and should not!"

"Guys. You know what? We were ignored! We were ignored by the media, ignored by the fans, and maybe even our own fans felt there was no hope for this game!"

"The media didn't pay attention to us, the fans didn't pay attention to us, and the opponent didn't pay attention to us!"

"I admit, Manchester City is very good. They won the championship with an unbeaten record last season, but we have to take ourselves seriously!" Kubishley waved his arms excitedly. "I'm sure you don't take yourselves seriously, do you? Answer me!"

With a loud response, Kubishley said seriously, "Yes! That's how it should be. We are not lambs to be slaughtered or tools to be trampled on at will! We are West Ham United, we will use the game to prove that we are It's also very powerful!"

"What is Manchester City? Let's beat them and let everyone see that we are also a strong team!"

After Kubishley finished speaking, the West Ham United players walked out of the locker room with high belief, preparing for a life-and-death battle with Manchester City.

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West Ham United have some fighting spirit and some strength. To be honest, they played very well, but unfortunately, they chose the wrong opponent.

When the game started, West Ham realized that the game was not that easy.

They originally thought that with their fighting spirit and blood, they could give Manchester City a head-on attack at home. When the game just started, they were actively running, actively fighting, and constantly looking for opportunities. They could not wait to let the rhythm of the game follow them.

But when the game went on for a while, they found that the field was completely different from what they had imagined.

A lot of things don't come with hard work.

That's how the game is now.

They have been working hard and fighting, but the game did not develop as they imagined, and the game was not in their hands. The one who took the initiative to drive the rhythm of the game was still the opponent, Manchester City.

West Ham Lenovo drives the rhythm, but their football is very rough and they are not good at it at all. In contrast, Manchester City's tactics are completely dominated by control and rhythm, especially Manchester City's overall technical strength is much stronger. In the meantime, the rhythm of the game is already under control.

Manchester City controlled the rhythm by constantly changing the speed of cooperation. When West Ham United was about to speed up, Manchester City's passing speed was slower. On the contrary, Manchester City suddenly became faster, making West Ham United's players very uncomfortable. adapt.

Just as they were trying to adapt, Manchester City had launched several consecutive offensives, and the players on the field had fully entered the state.

The difference in tactics and strength between the two sides is reflected.

West Ham United was eager to perform, but their efforts were fruitless, while Manchester City had already controlled the rhythm of the game, the midfield, and the overall game process through normal tactical cooperation.

Faced with this situation, West Ham United players thought of the way coach Kubishley said before the game, "If the opponent has too much ball, you must try your best to press!"

That's all it has to do to stop City from taking control of the rhythm.

So West Ham United players tried to keep pressing forward, trying to grab the ball and then attack.

They did a good job.

On two occasions, they even succeeded, grabbing the ball directly, and immediately launched a counterattack wave, which caught Manchester City by surprise, but Manchester City was not in a hurry. After regaining the ball, they absorbed the experience of two failures and played more calmly. After that, it will become more difficult for West Ham United to try to grab the ball.

Soon after 20 minutes of the game, some West Ham United players found that their physical fitness could not keep up.

They have been fighting hard, running even more than the Manchester City players. Coupled with insufficient preparation, some players' physical fitness has declined, and sometimes they can't keep up with Manchester City's rhythm.

At this time, some players felt the difficulty.

Some players are still very intelligent, and although they are not as good as the big names, they can still see something in the process of the game.

The game has only passed 20 minutes now. In the first 20 minutes, they played well as a whole. They used a lot of hard work, and they were not much worse than Manchester City, but they sacrificed more running and greater physical consumption.

Players' physical fitness is not unlimited. Continuous pressing and running will make their physical fitness drop significantly. If they can persist for a moment, they will never last for the entire game.

Then after a while, they can't keep up with each other's rhythm, how will they go to the game?

When someone thinks this way, they will question the game and the statement of the head coach Kubishli. Although the score between the two teams is still 0:0, the completely different situation on the field will make them lose the game. confidence.

Nearly 30 minutes passed quickly, and West Ham United still insisted on performing hard, but it was obvious that some players on the field could not keep up.

The direct result of this is that every time they attack, the front and rear formations are a bit chaotic, and it is difficult to make many threats.

Manchester City is the exact opposite.

Every time they attack, they can threaten West Ham's defense, and even directly threaten the goal.

Although in terms of the situation, the two teams are still evenly divided, but in terms of offensive efficiency, the gap has already emerged.

Many West Ham United players also realize that if the game continues like this, their performance will get worse and worse, so how can they fight against Manchester City in the second half?

They were at a loss.

At this time, some players finally realized that just relying on their passion and fighting spirit is sometimes useless.

For example, in the current game, they played a good game for 30 minutes with their blood, but unfortunately there are 90 minutes in the game. What about the next 60 minutes? they do not know.

However, the physical fitness of many people has declined rapidly, which has made the team as a whole unable to keep up with the opponent's rhythm.

They almost watched the team fall into a passive...

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PS: The three shifts are here, and today I will strive for the fourth shift, brothers, where is the monthly pass! ! (To be continued ~^~)