Chapter 383 Go to America

It is worth noting that the three players who scored goals by Glasgow Rangers in the game all came from summer signings. The Sun praised, "This proves that coach Smith really used good steel on the edge."

However, the most dazzling Gabon striker Cousin was unhappy before the game, because since Lens moved to Glasgow, he has not been able to play the main force. Promised that I would get enough chances, I can't understand why I'm always on the bench!"

If it wasn't for the injury of Dashville, the main striker, it would not be Cousin's turn to show his power in this game.

What’s interesting is that when the Gabonese was still in Lens, he had the opportunity to challenge the Ligue 1 hegemony every season, but he had never been so in the limelight. The Lan Stadium has never been so beautiful. To score the first goal in the Champions League here means a lot to me, because it has been my dream since I was a child to show my face in the Champions League!"

It was McCulloch, who was transferred from Wigan in the summer, who opened the scoring for the Rangers in the first half. He was previously dubbed "a little smart farmer" by Scottish fans.

In the 23rd minute, Beasley took a corner kick on the right, and the "peasant" in the penalty area jumped high and sent the ball into the goal.

3-0, the most hearty victory for Rangers in Champions League history!

In previous decades, the Scots had struggled to even win, including a 3-2 win over PSV in 1978 and a 2-1 away win over Leeds in 1992. Captain Ferguson said it was "the best night of my career".

Beasley, who assisted McCulloch in the corner and then completed the single-handed mission, said: "We don't have big players, we don't have the kind of talent that can change the game in an instant, but everyone works for the team. I hope to go through smoothly - obviously we Half the job done."

With a strong 3-0 away victory over Lyon, Rangers became the most shining team in the second round of the Champions League.

When Wan Sheng heard the news, he was a little shocked, in an interview. He said with a smile, "I would never have imagined that I would compete with Glasgow for the top spot in the group."

But for Manchester City, the victory of Rangers was just news.

Let's chat happily. Lyon, the Ligue 1 champions, who lost their two-game losing streak and was beaten by the Scottish team with three goals, fell to the ground. Only that, because Manchester City also won.

Manchester City's results are more brilliant than Glasgow Rangers.

In the first two games of the Champions League group stage, the first game against the seeded team Lyon, Manchester City won 4-0, and the Bundesliga champion Stuttgart won 2-0 away, scoring six goals in two games. Not a single ball was lost. With six points, Manchester City has two more goal difference than Rangers.

Meanwhile, Stuttgart and Lyon are scoreless.

The form of Group E has become somewhat clear.

On the plane back to Manchester, Wan Sheng was in a good mood. He and Bergkamp talked about the format of the Champions League, the teams that performed well in this round and the opponents that Manchester City might face in the knockout round. During the training, they talked about the team. , he turned around and announced to the players that they would be off tomorrow.

This decision has been the voice of all players.

"Long live!"

"Boss!"

Everyone knows that Manchester City are doing well. They attributed the reason to Wansheng's coaching ability and Manchester City's overall performance. But in fact, many people have overlooked one point, that is, Manchester City's training is much harder than other teams.

Since the beginning of the summer, including the international break, Manchester City's total vacation time has not exceeded five days.

What is this concept?

The summer collective training was on July 20th, and it is now October 4th. There are nearly seventy-five days in the period, but there are only five days of vacation. Manchester City will have an average of fifteen days, which is two weeks.

Training is hard every day, and competition is even harder.

After two weeks of such hard work and only one day off, you can imagine how heavy the workload of Manchester City's players is.

Many people have seen the high income and scenery of the stars, but they have not seen that they are much busier than ordinary people in their work and life, so when they hear that they can have a relaxing day off, every player is happy from the bottom of his heart.

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Being able to take a day off does not mean that the team is easy.

Manchester City's schedule is quite dense.

After the second round of the Champions League group stage, on the third day, they ushered in the ninth round of the Premier League and Middlesbrough.

Last season, McLaren went to coach the England national team. Middlesbrough experienced a somewhat chaotic season, but they maintained a mid-table ranking despite no hope of hitting European competitions.

Middlesbrough fans and the media actually have no hope that the team can really achieve any good results. Some Middlesbrough fans seem to be very satisfied as long as the team continues to survive in the Super League. After all, they are not like It's those teams with foreign investment, where club funding is always a problem.

So, for manager Gareth Southgate, he only needs to fine-tune the team to ensure that Middlesbrough can continue to survive in the Premier League.

In the transfer market, Southgate's strike is cautious and precise.

In the position of defender, Southgate first made the deal he most wanted: turning Woodgate into a regular, officially signing him from Real Madrid for 7 million, the contract period is four years, and Woodgate's ability after returning to China has been obtained. As it turns out, this deal is arguably the best part of Middlesbrough's summer transfer.

In addition, Middlesbrough also acquired Luke Young from the relegated Charlton team at a price of 2.5 million to strengthen their right-back shortcomings.

Arsenal striker Ariadiere is no longer interested in being a cup raider under Wenger. He chose to move to Middlesbrough, with a contract price of 2 million pounds and a period of 4 years. Tugai, who played for Fenerbach, will be admitted to Rice for free. Delsburg, the contract period is also four years, he scored a hat-trick against Manchester United in the Champions League in 2004.

Although it is free to join, Tugai is actually one of the main members of Southgate.

Middlesbrough's turnover was expected, so the sensational effect was not large, striker Christie injured his left leg. Injuring his right leg again, his career in Middlesbrough ended in bleak, the club ended his contract with him, and Danny Graham, who had no position, went to Karlisle as the main striker, and last season's top striker Viduka joined Newcastle. It didn't elicit much response. Australians are used to changing owners every two or three years.

Panaby, who has played in Middlesbrough for 14 years, went to Birmingham this time. Bruce liked his right-sided diversity, while Portuguese Xavier, who moved to the MLS on a free basis, and David - Beckham became teammates.

Overall, Middlesbrough's transition in and out has been lacklustre. Nothing special to report. Therefore, the British media only commented on their new season's results, "Middlesbrough will continue to maintain a middle position in the league."

In the first 8 rounds of the league, the results of Middlesbrough are also the same, with two wins, three draws and three losses, not too good, not too bad, continue to adhere to the results. Relegation is not a problem at all, and there is little hope of impacting the Europa League.

So this is a game at Manchester Stadium. It also seemed very bland.

3:1.

To be able to score a goal shows that Middlesbrough is playing well.

Many people know that Manchester City's offensive ability is very strong, but they neglect to pay attention to their defensive ability. In fact, Manchester City was the team that conceded the fewest goals last season, and this season is slightly worse, but in the first eight rounds of the league, Manchester City also Only five goals were conceded, which is nothing compared to the 18 they scored.

In short, Manchester City's defensive ability is still very good.

Middlesbrough has played well, but the difference in strength plus home advantage makes it difficult for them to win against Manchester City.

Wansheng also praised Middlesbrough after the game, especially Yakubu, the striker who scored the goal. It's not easy to score the ball in the face of defenders and goalkeepers."

"The Guardian" said with a smile, "One comment from Wansheng can make Yakubu the only player in Middlesbrough who doesn't feel lost in losing."

After this game, the team really relaxed, because the next is the international game day, there are no games for ten days.

Those players who were supposed to enter their respective national teams have left one after another. It is particularly important to mention that this time the Chinese national team did not call up Sun Jihai and Wang Xiaolei into the squad.

In fact, as Xie Yalong was taken away by the National Security Agency, a major earthquake occurred in domestic football.

Without the 'top leader', the Chinese Football Association's national football team is in chaos.

Xie Yalong was taken away, and there is no result so far. The National Security Agency just said, "It is still under investigation..." According to domestic media analysis, this official word proves that Xie Yalong's matter is not small, otherwise it will be Now that it has been 'released', perhaps this time Xie Yalong, who is 'covering the sky' in the Chinese football circle, has really been slammed down by the characterization.

Inside the Chinese Football Association, there is no second 'top leader', so no one comes forward to preside over things.

This is good news for some people, such as the so-called 'head coach' of the Chinese team, Ratomir Dujkovic, and the head coach of the Chinese national team, Folado Petrovic, who always had the Chinese Football Association on their heads before, and even normal There is no right to call up players.

There is no one on the head now.

So the two can arrange the affairs of the national team according to their own ideas. There is not even a single European player in their roster. For this reason, Frado Petrovic said in particular, "Players in Europe, return home. Playing in the warm-up matches doesn't pay off because they can't guarantee their form. I'll only think about putting these players on the list for next month's World Cup qualifiers."

This statement has been recognized by many people.

Wansheng is very satisfied with Frado Petrovic's statement, which means that Wang Xiaolei and Sun Jihai can maintain their state, he praised Frado Petrovic, "He (Frado Petrovic) knows How to build a team will be considered for the players themselves, and have their own ideas and ideas on coaching. I believe he is an excellent coach. I hope he can lead the Chinese national team and achieve good results in the World Cup qualifiers ."

Of course, the above are just polite words.

Even ordinary Chinese fans know that the Chinese team has only a 'theoretical' chance of qualifying in the World Cup qualifiers.

It is rare for Wan Sheng to form a tacit understanding with the Chinese team coach, which was not available when Zhu Guanghu was coaching, and many insiders also know that the matter of Xie Yalong must be inseparable from Wan Sheng. Some Chinese media commented secretly, "Wansheng has begun to spread its influence in China."

The Chinese Football Association did not make another sound.

In fact, some people in the Football Association were shocked about Xie Yalong's incident. They finally knew that as a member of the Chinese Football Association, they should not be too arrogant. Xie Yalong is a lesson from the past. He feels that he is very influential and very good. X, what was the result? was taken straight away!

All in all, even as an official, you still have to keep a low profile.

Compared with the behemoths of the government, they are the leaders of Chinese football, but they are only a small branch of the branch, and even subordinate to the General Administration of Sport. As small officials, what can they count?

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On the international match day, the team had no matches and training could not be carried out. Wansheng simply gave the team three days off.

Wan Sheng and other assistant coaches and some of the club's team staff also got a rare vacation. Everyone seemed very happy. It is not easy to have three days of vacation in the middle of the season. Many people are talking about how to spend the vacation. , Diamares is going to accompany his wife and children, and Bergkamp invites everyone to be a guest at his house.

Wan Sheng refused, "I'm going to the United States."

"America? To see Murdoch Jr.?" quipped Bergkamp, ​​who generally likes to call Anita Murdoch Jr.

Wan Sheng nodded and said, "I made an appointment with her to meet in New York."

Everyone laughed.

Wan Sheng's love life is no secret. His relationship with Anita has long been exposed by various media. Many people say they are 'golden girls', but in fact, Bergkamp, ​​Diamares The others were still a little jealous and 'mocking' Wan Sheng found a young girl.

Anita is five years older than Wan Sheng, and the age gap between the two is actually not big.

But Wansheng is a football coach. In the football coaching industry, even Diamares and Bergkamp are young. Even though Wan Sheng is not too young, his relationship with the young Anita makes people feel a little weird.

Wansheng doesn't care what these people think, let them be jealous!

He is not these old guys, he is only over 30 years old, isn't it good to find a 25-year-old girl? What's more, he and Anita were in a normal relationship, and it took a long time to determine the relationship. He felt that he was conservative enough.

That night, Wan Sheng got on the plane to New York.

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