Chapter 373 League Situation

Wan Sheng was full of fire!

Regarding the recruitment of Wang Xiaolei and Sun Jihai in the warm-up match of the Chinese national team, the two players involved must have been victims. Not to mention that they did not participate in the competition after running back and forth, their physical condition was greatly affected, and they would not be able to play when they returned to the club.

Manchester City was also a victim, as the team had two strong players who were unable to play.

As the team's head coach, he is also a victim, otherwise the lineup of this game would not have been so "difficult".

A 'victim' just said a word in dissatisfaction and 'wiping the edge' without really mentioning anything, and it became 'unpatriotic' in a few days?

This big hat is really buttoned up!

Wan Sheng glared at the reporter and laughed angrily, "Look at this game, look at our starting lineup! Xiao Lei didn't even appear in the starting lineup. Do you know why? His state was affected and he couldn't participate normally at all. Contest!"

"As the head coach of the team, I have to be responsible for the player's body. If he doesn't recover, I will always start Joe Hart!"

"Have you ever thought about how much impact this will have on Xiaolei's competition in the club? Besides, Sun Jihai, he is 30 years old, and it is not easy to get a chance to play in the team. It will take at least a week to fully recover his body, and this is not counting his recovery."

"Did the Chinese national team think about these issues when recruiting players?"

"I didn't blame the Chinese national team's selection! I'm not the head coach of the Chinese national team, I don't have that power! But I think the national team should always consider players when recruiting players, right? In a week, my players are in Europe and China is running back and forth, how can they train?"

"As far as I know, the Chinese team is only playing a warm-up match with Oman. Does a warm-up match take such a big fight?"

"I don't want to make comparisons, but look at the Korean team. Park Ji-sung didn't even make it into the South Korean team's Asian Cup squad. In normal competitions, the Korean team wouldn't call up European players. Why does the Chinese team insist on doing this?"

"It's not only affecting the club, it's also affecting the players!"

Hearing Wan Sheng's somewhat annoyed explanation. Many reporters in the audience should also reconcile. Especially those reporters who support Manchester City, the reason why this game was so difficult is not that Aston Villa played too well, but that Manchester City could not come up with a good lineup.

Manchester City are so affected by the 'international break'!

Now there are still "foreign" reporters accusing Wan Sheng of pointing fingers at the "national team"? They have absolutely no idea what kind of thinking these Chinese journalists are!

Even those neutral media and hostile media are the same. Although they stand from different angles, the teams they support will be affected by the "international competition" to some extent.

When the national team and the club conflict. Most of them support the club. After all, there are no important international events in September. A warm-up match for the national team affects the club?

ridiculous!

So the reporters under the stage rarely stood on the united front.

The reporter who was interviewing felt that he had provoked public anger. When he looked at Wan Sheng's face, he immediately stopped talking. He didn't want to offend Wan Sheng and lose his qualification to interview Manchester City Club. He also didn't want to offend so many colleagues, and It's definitely not a good thing for everyone to be naysayers.

What's more, his interview purpose has been achieved.

The most important thing is to let Wansheng express his opinion on this matter. He can send the original words back to China, as to what changes will happen to domestic public opinion. That's not something he should care about.

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After the draw with Aston Villa, Manchester City has won 3 wins and 2 draws in 5 league matches and continues to remain unbeaten.

But this record can no longer support them to continue to sit first in the league.

After the fifth round of the Premier League, two teams, Manchester United and Liverpool, have also caught up in points. The results of the two teams are also 5 games, 3 wins and 2 draws, and they have 11 points with Manchester City.

Manchester United's goal difference is very small, only 3 goals in 5 league games, so they can only rank third in the league.

Last season, Manchester United was the team with the most goals, scoring 93 league goals, surpassing Manchester City by 11, ranking first in the Premier League. There were only 2 goals in the round, the fewest among any Premier League team, so much so that BBC Sports TV began to joke about Manchester United, "In today's Premier League, it's not worth spending money to watch Manchester United games, because you can see the fewest goals. ."

Against Sunderland, Saha's goal helped Manchester United win a difficult victory, and various British media said that "Saha saved Manchester United".

Ferguson's team really needs someone to "save". The efficiency of 3 goals in 5 rounds is too low and too low. Their goals are only more than Reading, and they are tied with Sunderland and Derby County.

In the fifth round of the league, A Zhong, Manchester United shot up to 20 times, but only 3 times were completed in the penalty area, and the rest were long shots from the outside.

"Manchester Sports Daily" analyzed, "... This shows that Manchester United is difficult to move the ball to the most threatening position in an orderly manner. When they cannot penetrate the opponent's defense, they can only rely on long-range kicks to try their luck."

"In the first 5 rounds, Manchester United's statistics were very different from last year's, and the efficiency was astonishingly low. 77 shots were the top of the Premier League teams, but 40.3% of the shots on target could only be in the middle, but Arsenal, who repeatedly missed last year's shots. Na, currently ranks first with a shooting percentage of 56.1%. In terms of grasping opportunities, Manchester United is also the last in the Premier League, scoring only 3 goals in 77 shots, a poor scoring rate of 3.9%, and the bottom of the top 20. , 13 points behind top-ranked Liverpool (17.2% of shots converted into goals)."

In fact, the reason why Manchester United scored so few goals is mainly due to personnel problems. Rooney was injured in the first round, and C-Ronaldo was suspended in the second round. These two players jointly scored 31 goals last year. not to mention the involvement.

Therefore, Manchester United's overall attack last season actually relied on individual strengths to drive the overall situation. Once one or two people are missing, it is likely to fail.

The good news for United is that these two are coming back.

This round is C-Ronaldo's last suspension, and Rooney's recovery from injury is also faster than expected. He will be scanned next week to confirm whether he can return.

"Manchester Sports News" said with joy. "Once these two are together, and Saha's return, Manchester United's offensive firepower is expected to recover."

However, many other media have commented on Manchester United as more than just a lack of personnel. "There is a sign that is worth noting. Scholes' rhythm this season is a little slow. It is mainly reflected in the speed of the ball. There are 3 times in this game. He adjusted and kicked, but he was blocked by the defender."

"In the first half, I thought our passing was too slow. Although the possession rate was good, it did not create a real threat." Ferguson also pointed out that the midfield was not running fast enough after the game. Scholes' main task last season was to get the ball to the attacker's feet as soon as possible, before the opponent closed the formation. Let Cristiano Ronaldo and others take the ball in the "offensive position". However, due to the slow scheduling in this game, the opponent had time to recover and organize the defense, and the pass could no longer be passed in. Tevez and others could only withdraw to receive the ball with his back.

When playing Tottenham, Scholes had a similar phenomenon.

"I don't know if this is his age of nearly 33." The Guardian commented.

Liverpool is the exact opposite of Manchester United.

In the fifth round of the Premier League, Liverpool faced Derby County at home, creating a big game with a 7-0 victory. No one could have imagined the score before the game.

After the game, various media praised Liverpool midfielder Xavi Alonso.

Liverpool also suffered from "international break" problems, the key to the problem lies in the captain Gerrard. Benitez had a "bar" with McLaren before the game, because England insisted on recruiting Gerrard to play with an injury, and even shouted the slogan of "playing for the country with glory".

On the one hand, Benitez argued that he knew the importance of Gerrard's explosiveness to the Red Army. On the other hand, he tried a new combination in midfield to find a substitute for the captain. In the 7-0 sweep of Derby County, the fans We were surprised to see Alonso become the new Gerrard.

Liverpool were the only team to score first in each of the first four Premier League matches, and they conceded only 2 goals, so the first goal was crucial.

Xavi Alonso became the icebreaker.

In the 26th minute, he took a free kick in the frontcourt, like a pass and shot into the penalty area. Kuyt shook his head, but did not touch the ball but shook the opponent's goalkeeper. As a result, Alonso's free kick rebounded directly into the net , which is the Spaniard's 10th Premier League goal in three years.

Gerrard, who was sitting in the stands, looked relaxed. He even turned over the pre-match guide, "because the captain of the Red Army knew that the game was won." Gerrard certainly did not expect that Alonso's goal set off A prelude to a massacre.

After that, Harvey Alonso scored twice and scored the second goal. Voronen, Finnan, Kuyt and others wanted to score one after another.

The score was finally fixed at 7-0.

7 goals in the game, an unimaginable victory, and Alonso's performance was extremely gorgeous. He became the best player in the game. At the same time, after the end of the 5 rounds, he also became the FA's 'this round' Best', perhaps for Alonso, the only regret is that shortly after the start of the second half, he received a cross-knock from his teammate Kuyt, but he shot the ball with his right foot, but missed the opportunity to score a hat-trick.

"Alonso should have scored a hat-trick tonight," said Liverpool coach Benitez after the game.

"Sky Sports" analysis pointed out, "Alonso's outbreak is thanks to Mascherano. The Argentine spared no effort to run and tackle the Spaniard. The Spaniard was completely liberated. In the past, with Gerrard, Alonso focused on passing the ball. With the help of defense, Gerrard, who is more capable of advancing forward, can be used as a dagger behind the striker. After Gerrard's truce, Alonso's role has quietly changed, and Sissoko's scoring last round concealed the energy he invested in the attack. , Benitez arranged Mascherano, who is more active in defense, next to him today. Alonso's center of gravity is completely biased to attack. He is often seen at the front of the penalty area and even in the penalty area. He has become the new dagger of the Red Army. "

Alonso was also named the best of the game by the media after the game.

Liverpool put on a posture of fighting for the championship. After the fifth round of the game, Liverpool rose to the top of the table.

But when it comes to champion Alonso, he immediately calmed down, "I know everyone is asking if Liverpool are ready for the title, I understand everyone's mood, but I prefer to think about how to play the next game well. In the past Our form has always been unstable for three years, there have been ups and downs, the away record is not as good as that at home, and now playing every game well is more important than anything else.”

Liverpool sits at the top of the league table, and the Red Army fans who have been waiting for the league championship for more than ten years seem to see a bright future in winning the championship this season.

However, coach Benitez has kept a low profile, admitting that he is happy and satisfied with the performance of his players, although he warned that this is only the beginning of the Premier League title race.

"I am satisfied with the performance of the team, we performed well, scoring consecutive goals and keeping a clean sheet," Benitez said with enthusiasm. "It's good for our supporters to see the team at the top of the table. But we have to move on now and try to play every game. It's too early to talk about the league title."

"Manchester City have 11 points, Manchester United have 11 points, we are only on goal difference for the time being. I hope to keep it, but we have to be alert to the competition and continue to play every game."

"This is what we should do now, after all, there are only five rounds in the league."

Benitez said cautious words, but the Spaniard was still very happy as can be seen from the face he always smiled.

There is joy and there is disappointment.

Manchester City lost the league first, and Manchester City players are definitely not happy.

After returning to daily training, Wan Sheng's expression has always been very serious. In fact, he doesn't care about the current league ranking. After all, the team has not been widened in terms of points. In addition, the team gained a lot in the last game. Less, the next game will definitely be better and better.

But in training, Wansheng remained serious, as if he was dissatisfied with the team's performance. The purpose was to put pressure on the players and let them know that he was dissatisfied with losing the top spot in the league.

In this way, the team will work harder in training and preparation.

Wansheng is not sure how effective this will be, but in the league game against Fulham two days later, Manchester City visited Craven Farm and easily won three goals, which proved something.

After the match with Fulham, Manchester City will prepare for the first round of the Champions League group stage.

In the first round of the Champions League, Manchester City is at home.

But the opponent is very noteworthy, is the Ligue 1 champion Lyon.

As the Ligue 1 champions last season, Lyon is still favored by more French fans.

Because no matter from the team's staffing, or the club's management, Lyon has the conditions to defend the title, and is expected to make a difference in the European arena. (To be continued ~^~)