Chapter 392 Bullying Honest People

Faced with a scrappy Glasgow Rangers, even Manchester City will have to be careful.

Before the game, Wansheng told the players to play seriously, not to regard the opponent as a Soviet Super League team, but to compete as an opponent of the same level, "They have beaten Stuttgart and Lyon in a row, and they are by no means an underdog. Compete with the mentality of the opponents of the same level to compete with them..."

Wan Sheng said something to make the team be careful, and the tactics he arranged were based on stability.

Although he attached great importance to the game, in the game, Wansheng still felt that he underestimated his opponent.

I have to admire the coaching ability of Glasgow coach Smith. He did not show any arrogance because of the consecutive victories over Stuttgart and Lyon. He knew that the Manchester City he faced was definitely the strongest team in the group - Manchester City in the first two rounds They also beat Stuttgart and Lyon respectively, and they performed very easily in every game.

No matter the player's ability or the overall lineup, there is a big gap between Glasgow Rangers and Manchester City. Their only advantage is home games. Relying on the advantage of home games, Glasgow Rangers struggled to defend the goal!

Watching the way the Rangers played, Wan Sheng only had a wry smile on his face.

Glasgow Rangers rely on their home field advantage to choose to defend with all their strength. I have to say that this is the best way to play with Manchester City. In the face of this tough defense, even Wansheng has no good way.

Manchester City did well.

In just the sixth minute, Manchester City almost scored a goal. Ivan Crewe took a corner kick from the right, and Boateng headed the ball in front of the goal. The football flew slightly above the crossbar and flew out of the baseline.

2 minutes later, the opponent's defender Cuellar was suspected of handball, but the referee did not give a penalty.

Then in the 15th minute, Darren Bent made a direct pass to the penalty area. Morris followed and pushed a shot from a small angle of 10 meters on the right side, which was blocked by goalkeeper McGregor with his foot.

A minute later, the opposing full-back Will fouled Morris, and Carlos took a free kick from the 35-meter position and shot slightly wide.

Manchester City continued to attack Rangers for 20 minutes. Couldn't score a goal either. After that, Glasgow Rangers started a counter-attack for a while. Spanish winger Novo continued to cause trouble for Manchester City on the wing. First, Wang Xiaolei confiscated his cross after knocking the ball with his heel. Then Alan Hutton passed the ball and Novo broke into the penalty area. A shot from the right edge is blocked by Boateng.

Three minutes later, the opponent's midfielder Alan Hutton fouled Moridy in front of the penalty area, and Ivan Crewe took a free kick from the left 28 meters. Or was the other goalkeeper McGregor out of the crossbar.

for the rest of the time. The game is the same.

Manchester City is constantly looking for opportunities in the frontcourt, constantly tearing up the Glasgow Rangers defense line with cooperation, but the Glasgow Rangers have done a lot of defense, and the players have played well. They have also been using tactical fouls to stop Manchester City's offense. The defense is solid, plus some luck. Even dragged the time to the 80th minute.

Not only that, at the eightieth minute. Glasgow Rangers also got a good chance to score. After Dunn, who came off the bench, cleared the corner kick, Barry Ferguson picked a pass from the right side of the penalty area, and Cousin, who was offside successfully and unguarded, got a chance at 10 meters and chose to shoot directly. A shot can almost decide the game.

Fortunately, Cushing's shooting accuracy is very general, the football is slightly inclined, and it deviates from the column and flies out of the baseline.

After that, Manchester City continued to siege the Glasgow Rangers goal, but until the last minute of the game, Manchester City did not score.

In the end, Manchester City and Glasgow Rangers shook hands and made a 0-0 draw.

For this result, Glasgow Rangers must be able to accept it. In an interview after the game, coach Smith said, "We played a very dangerous game, but the result was not bad, we did not concede a goal, which is the greatest luck. "

Wan Sheng just smiled bitterly.

Manchester City had a great advantage in the whole game and had some chances, but they still failed to score in the end. There was a lot of luck in it. In addition, a few players performed poorly in front of the goal.

The 'foul' adopted by Glasgow Rangers to stop Manchester City's offensive is very direct and decisive, and it also has a good effect. Their three substitutions are all used in the back defense. Wansheng also praised, "If they can Persist in this performance, I believe that there is no problem at all to get a place in a group."

So far, Manchester City and Glasgow Rangers have all scored three points in the group, and the relationship between the outcome is the same. Manchester City only occupies the first position in the group with a slight advantage of two goal difference.

As long as Rangers can play the next game well, they still have a great chance of qualifying.

Perhaps the appearance of the group is nothing to the strong teams, such as Chelsea, after three games they have two wins and one draw, with 7 points, Manchester City also won two games, but Glasgow Rangers are a Scottish team, they can appear in the Champions League group , entering the top 16 competition can be described as 'historic'. They are the defending champions of the Su Chao, but they need to play the Champions League qualifiers to enter the top 32 of the Champions League. Even if they enter the top 32, they are still Just a fourth-tier team.

This is the difference between the minor leagues and the major leagues.

However, Manchester City can still accept the draw away from Glasgow Rangers, because they still maintain the first place in the group, especially in this game, Manchester City did not send all the main lineup, for Manchester City, the Champions League group only has to qualify. , it doesn't even matter whether it is the first in the group, but the next league match against Chelsea is crucial.

Wan Sheng and the media said, "I don't care if I tie the undefeated record", but in fact, he attaches great importance to this in his heart.

The unbeaten record in the Premier League is definitely an honor that is worth fighting for, especially the football training master also released the "Unbeaten Achievement Mission", and completing the mission can get a 'King's Halo' skill reward. This kind of mission must be completed. .

So from the end of the tenth round of the league, Wansheng has been preparing for the game against Chelsea.

This game is still very difficult for Manchester City.

One is away from home, and a match against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge is naturally very unfavorable for Manchester City.

The second point is the current situation of Chelsea.

Although the coach of Chelsea in the summer, Mourinho, Wansheng's biggest league rival in the past three years, left the coaching position, the Chelsea club also suffered the embarrassment of 'no coach'. It is unknown, but at least the current Chelsea, the strength and state are very good.

Take the Champions League, for example, in Group B, Chelsea ranked first in the group with 7 points. If they can beat Schalke 04 in the next round of the game, they will lock a group qualification in advance.

"You would never have imagined that we could be so consistent in the Champions League, especially after the departure of the manager, Mr. Mourinho, and many people thought our results would plummet."

"But I'm still not satisfied with the team's performance. In the last Champions League game, we should have beaten the opponent at home. We created too many chances, but unfortunately, there was no chance we could seize."

"It's been the most difficult time in the seasons I've been with the team, when a team has a squad as strong as ours and a lot of wins are taken for granted, so there's no reason for us to lose."

Lampard talked about the team's situation.

He admitted that there was some confusion within the team after Mourinho left, but after Avran Grant took over, Chelsea's results were not as bad as they had imagined - third in the league and first in the Champions League group.

"We remain extremely competitive."

"The next game against Manchester City, I know, a lot of people are paying attention. The reason for the attention is not about us, but the opponent, Manchester City. If they draw this game, they will be able to tie Arsenal's unbeaten record. They're a great honor, but it means nothing to us, and we don't want to be a stepping stone to their record."

Lampard said, "My teammates and I will do our best in the game. I believe that after this game, people will no longer talk about Manchester City's unbeaten defeat. What we should talk about is, what do we do? It's time to get back to the top of the league..."

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Lampard is boosting morale for his team, which is certainly not what Manchester City want to hear, but no one in Manchester City has come forward to say anything more.

Wansheng will not stand up and fight with a player, and he does not want anyone in the team to participate in the war of words, but he does not mind coming out to sarcastically say Grant, "I found a strange situation, after the start of this season, the representative Chelsea always speaks to the players, not the manager."

"If no one had told me, I would have thought Chelsea didn't have a manager."

Wan Sheng said this to cause some trouble for Chelsea. Grant, the Israeli who just took office, must hope to establish authority, but he has just arrived in the Premier League and is not good at dealing with so many 'bad-minded' media.

So it was Lampard who came out to speak.

If no one speaks out, it’s actually nothing, but once Wan Sheng speaks, the situation will be different. Chelsea players will definitely look down on Grant even more, thinking that he can’t even deal with the media, and Grant will be embarrassed to deal with it.

But as anyone knows, Grant has to come forward or his coaching authority will take a big hit.

Sure enough, Grant soon stood up and responded, "I'm not like some people who are good at showing off in the media, I just need to lead the team to play well."

Wan Sheng responded with a smile, "It's like how good he is at leading the game. But as far as I know, Chelsea have the most gorgeous squad in the Premier League, but they are only third in the league."

"If by the end of the season, his team can't compete for the title. Will some people say, 'I'm not good at leading games, I just need to show off'?"

Grant was furious when he heard the news, but he didn't know how to respond.

On the morning of the Manchester City-Chelsea match, The Sun made a 'euphemistic' comment on the spat between Manchester City and Chelsea, saying, "Grant is really an honest man..."

In other words, honest people are easily bullied... (To be continued ~^~)