Chapter 430 The Gap in the Striker

Wan Sheng didn't care what those Manchester United reporters and the Manchester United club thought, he left the press conference after saying those words.

That night, the Manchester City team went to London.

The next morning, Manchester City played a simple exercise on the temporary training turf, and by noon, the team's bus drove into the new Wembley Stadium.

The new Wembley Stadium was overcrowded, with more than 50,000 neutral fans in addition to more than 40,000 Manchester United and Manchester City fans who came to watch the game.

This game attracts many fans to watch.

In addition to the meaning of 'Manchester Derby' and 'Carabao Cup Final', Manchester City and Manchester United are also the teams currently ranked first and second in the league.

In addition, in the last 'Manchester Derby' league, Manchester City and Manchester United players fought hard at Old Trafford, which has also become one of the reasons why fans are looking forward to the game. Everyone knows that the two teams are completely in flames. , In this game, even if both sides have restrained, the scene will definitely be very hot.

Before the match, the British media's report on 'Manchester United invited Wan Sheng to be the head coach' was also one of the highlights of the match. Wan Sheng's explicit refusal added a lot to the pre-match reports.

In short, this game has endless topics to talk about.

Two years ago, Manchester City won the League Cup. This is also the first time after two years that Manchester City appeared in the League Cup final again. Manchester City fans also hope that the team can beat Manchester United and win the League Cup.

They came with boundless confidence.

Before Wan Sheng coached Manchester City, they met Manchester United in the League Cup, and Manchester City fans must feel that there is no hope for the game.

It's different now.

Wan Sheng coached for more than two seasons, won two league championship trophies, a League Cup trophy and an FA Cup trophy. In addition, Manchester United did not win against Manchester City for more than two seasons, which gave Manchester City fans huge confidence. All the fans believed that they would return to Manchester with victory, and those who came to the scene who hated Manchester United were destined to return disappointed.

Before the game, Manchester City fans began to shout.

They provoked and taunted Manchester United fans with their shouts.

Manchester United fans are definitely not reconciled to being suppressed. They quickly launched a "counter-offensive". Under the organization of some fan associations, they shouted neatly, shouting wave after wave, and confronted Manchester City fans.

Many fans who saw the "Manchester Derby" for the first time and saw the confrontation between the fans on both sides before the game started, couldn't help but sighed at the enthusiasm of the Manchester Derby.

In a VIP box, Sinar and Glazer sat together.

Sinar is the manager of the Manchester City club, and Glazer is the chairman of the Manchester United club. The identities of the two are not equal, but Sinar is not at all restrained. He is the representative of the club chairman Thaksin Shinawatra, and also represents the entire Manchester City club. So he didn't have a bit of stage fright, but raised his head and looked complacent.

Glazer looked down on Sinar a little.

Not only because of the identity gap, but in fact, Glazer looked down on Thai people at all. He felt that people in Southeast Asia, such as Thailand, Malaysia, Myanmar and other countries, were all vulgar and barbaric.

But Glazer is a businessman, and businessmen don't put ideas on their faces.

So he put on a hypocritical smile and asked, "Mr. Sinar, which team do you think will win this game?"

"Manchester City."

Sinar's answer was quite positive.

"Oh why?"

"The Wansheng team has not lost to Manchester United yet, and I believe this one will not." Cinar said confidently.

When he first came to the club last year, Cinaar had no confidence in Wansheng, and even a little bit against Wansheng, because Wansheng can be regarded as the 'original team' of Manchester City, and has a very high status in the hearts of Manchester City club and fans, at least It was him, the representative of the new chairman, who was completely incomparable, but after a period of contact, he found that this Chinese is really capable and confident. Needless to say, his team-leading achievements can give people enough confidence.

Half a month ago, the fierce Manchester derby seemed to be still in sight, and now Manchester City is facing Manchester United again, but Sinar believes that Wansheng has a stronger desire than any other team and head coach to compete for the championship. So this game, Manchester City will definitely not lose.

However, Sinar's words made Glazer very uncomfortable.

A few days ago, American Talent and David Gill discussed the head coaching issue. The two agreed that Wansheng is the best successor to Ferguson. He is very young and has a very strong ability to lead the team. The benefits of poaching him from Manchester City are real Too much.

But Wansheng clearly refused.

Glazer has never been rejected so much. His investment in Manchester United has some commercial factors, but the main reason is that Manchester United has enough fame. He is confident to turn Manchester United's fame into commercial interests. After more than two years of operation, Manchester United The results were also suppressed by Manchester City, but Manchester United's reputation and income have grown a lot.

Even if the team's performance is suppressed by Manchester City, Glazer believes that there is no football coach in the world that can refuse Manchester United's invitation.

Wan Sheng's attitude subverted his judgment.

Now that he heard Wan Sheng's name again, Glazer couldn't hold back his anger. He simply turned his head and replied forcefully, "Then let's take a look!"

That tough tone made Sinar hear the meaning.

He shrugged in disapproval.

Sinar's expression and actions made Glazer feel humiliated, and he desperately hoped that Manchester United who played would help him regain his face.

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Players from both sides have begun to enter the field.

The new Wembley Stadium commentator began to announce the names of the two teams' starting players, and the atmosphere in the audience became more lively.

When Wolcott chanted the names of Manchester United players, Manchester City fans would make a 'boo' sound, conversely, Manchester United fans would make a 'boo', and they all said "hush" to the opposing players.

This even overshadowed the cheers.

The hatred between the fans of the two clubs also made the atmosphere before the derby look unusual.

On the field, players from both sides glared at each other.

They all still remember the game half a month ago. Several players on both sides were suspended, and Manchester City still had players injured. Perhaps in the two teams, some players were noncommittal about the historical contradictions between the two clubs, but the recent contradictions are enough. Make them hostile to each other.

Before the opening, many commentators of the live game believed that the game would become very intense, and there might be a lot of red and yellow cards.

"It's a challenge for referee Webber, who needs to control the process of the game with his power."

Sky Sports commentator George Woodgate said.

That's how the game started.

From the first minute, Manchester City and Manchester United launched a fierce fight. They collided frequently in the midfield. Each player on both sides seemed to have hatred for each player, and direct collisions became commonplace.

The constant physical conflict between the two sides also made the game particularly intense from the beginning.

However, it can be seen over time that the players of the two teams are still restrained in their actions, at least trying to avoid major fouls. Until the 20th minute, the referee Weber did not show a yellow card, which means that Lots of stuff.

Before the game, Wansheng talked to the players about this issue.

Wansheng's requirements for players on the field are to "restrain as much as possible", "don't take cards easily", "if there is a conflict with the opponent, you must be calm, and don't give the referee a reason to draw cards".

The impact of the "violent incident" at the stadium in the last Manchester derby was too great.

The media in many countries have made reports, and even UEFA has noticed it, and even considered intervening in it and imposed additional penalties on Manchester City and Manchester United. It was only the FA under pressure to 'keep' Manchester City and Manchester United. .

Therefore, in this League Cup final, the referee's law enforcement will definitely be instructed to be very strict, and any big move may be caught.

If a player is sent off, the team faces a 10-on-11 situation, which neither side wants.

Therefore, Wansheng has reminded players many times not to be too impulsive in the game.

"This is the final, not an ordinary league. I don't want to see any of you sent off or suspended for clashing with each other on the pitch. That's only bad for our title race, not good."

Wan Sheng's words played a role, and the Manchester City players on the field were restrained in their actions. Judging from the game between the two sides, it is clear that Manchester United coach Ferguson has also done similar work, otherwise Manchester United players would not be able to be so 'safe'.

This is good for Manchester City.

Wan Sheng believes that under normal game conditions, his team has a far greater chance of winning than Manchester United.

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Wansheng's confidence comes from judging the strength of the two teams.

Manchester United's main players Wayne Rooney, Tevez and Anderson were suspended, without Rooney and Tevez, Manchester United's striker ability has been greatly affected.

Manchester City are slightly better.

Ozil was suspended, and the midfielder was supported by Silva and Elano Blumer. The two attacked and defended, no worse than any other combination. Koppelle Ferreira and Lescott could not play. , the combination of Dunn and Boateng is not bad, Ziegler and Martin - Petrov can not play, but Glenn - Johnson and Ljungberg can completely replace the two.

This starting lineup is definitely not better than the full main lineup, but the Manchester City first team actually does not have the main force and the bench. For example, Ljungberg, Sun Jihai and Glen Johnson are all rotation players. Totally guaranteed.

Compared with Manchester United, Manchester City's starters are much stronger in form.

Manchester City's most advantage is the striker. The combination of Darren Bent and Torres was originally much stronger than the combination of Rooney and Tevez. Now Rooney and Tevez are unable to play. Ferguson can only let Saha and Tevez play. Fletcher partnered up front.

The state and strength of the two are too different. Compared with the strikers, Manchester City is simply a complete blow to Manchester United, and the two teams cannot be compared at all.

So the situation of the game can be imagined.

There is not much difference between the two teams in the midfield and backcourt. Manchester City has a certain advantage in tactical coordination, but the opportunities for both sides are similar.

In the first 30 minutes of the game, Manchester City had 4 shots and Manchester United had 3 shots, but Manchester City had 3 shots on the door frame, while Manchester United only had one shot within the door frame, which was a long-range shot that was not threatening.

Sky Sports commentator George Woodgate summed up the game in the past time, and sighed, "Manchester United's striker is too different from Manchester City. This season, Saha has played 6 times, only scored 1 goal, and has barely played. Frye Toh is the result of Manchester United's youth training, but he is average in the midfield, and it is difficult to do anything up front."

"Manchester City is different. Torres' shot just now almost resulted in a goal. Darren Bent is also very active. His constant movement in the frontcourt has brought a lot of threat to Manchester United's defense..."

When George Woodgate lamented the gap between the two fronts, the situation on the field was changing rapidly.

After an attack by Manchester United, Manchester City controlled the ball for continuous cooperation, Elano Blumer sent the ball to the wing, Ljungberg used his heel to pass back to Silva against the defense, and Silva received the ball without any hesitation. Hesitantly kicked into the penalty area.

Suddenly the stands exclaimed!

Under the exclamations of the audience, a white figure was inserted in the penalty area of ​​Manchester United. He rushed to the front in time and jumped to complete the header!

"Darren Bent—"

“Goooooooooooooooal!!”

"Goal scored! Goal scored! Bent! Bent! Bent! He scored the first goal of the game with a header! 1-0, Manchester City took the lead!" George Woodgate shouted, and then the scene It was quickly filled with cheers from Manchester City fans.

In the attack just now, Darren Bent scored with a header, which is not common in his goals.

Darren Bent is 180cm tall, with average jumping ability, and his body is not too strong, so he doesn't actually have any advantage in fighting for the header, but this attack reflects his personal running consciousness.

Just like George Woodgate's analysis later, "Bent ran in the most appropriate position at the most appropriate time!"

"His running has brought a great threat to Manchester United before. He always appears in dangerous positions, which is also his improvement in more than two years at Manchester United. If Manchester United want to beat Manchester City, they must pay attention to Bent, otherwise their The goal will always be in danger..."

"Now that the score is 1-0, Manchester United need to think about how to tie it..."

From George - Woodgate's final tone can be heard, he did not report too much hope for Manchester United to tie the score.

Since Wansheng took office, in the derby between Manchester City and Manchester United, Manchester City finally won Manchester United after scoring the first goal. Among them, Woodgate also explained many games. know more.

"Will this League Cup final be an accident?"

Woodgate thought, but he shook his head unconsciously.

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