Chapter 448: Ridiculous and Childish
The picture of Manchester City winning the championship ended with the captain Morris lifting the championship trophy.
That night, Manchester City Club held a celebration.
Manchester City players took the bus and walked around the main street for more than two hours. Many fans followed along the way. The players on the bus showed the trophy to the fans amid the cheers of the fans.
After that, the club held a star signing event, and lucky fans could get the autographs and group photos of their favorite stars on the spot.
Interestingly, many fans who got the chance chose Wansheng as the head coach, while the most popular players, Morris, Torres and Darren Bent, were not selected as many as Wansheng. half.
This shows the status of Wansheng in the hearts of Manchester City fans.
There is no need to say much about the celebration of Manchester City Club. They won three consecutive championships, and they are very familiar with celebrating the championship. That night, the news of Manchester City's three consecutive league championships has also become the focus of discussion in the entire England and even European sports media.
As the team's head coach, Wan Sheng is considered to be the biggest contributor to the rise of Manchester City, and is naturally the most discussed.
By the end of May, Wan Sheng had just turned 31 years old. Such achievements at this age made many people sigh that football now belongs to the era of young people.
"British Football News" expressed its opinion, "Wansheng led the team to win the championship again, which proves that football coaches are getting younger."
The article not only talks about Wansheng, but also lists some recent young and famous head coaches. "Wansheng's fame at a young age may be a special case, but in fact, there are many head coaches in world football today who were very young when they became famous."
"After his success in Porto, Jose Mourinho, who came to the Premier League to coach Chelsea, became famous from Spain, Benitez who coached Liverpool, McLaren who was Ferguson's assistant, etc. These football coaches, when they became famous They are only about 40 years old, including the recently retired Robbie Keane, who is only 37 years old and has been able to coach Premier League teams. There are many other top league coaches, all of whom are only about 40 years old. Today, the world football leader. The age of the coaches is at least 5 years younger than the average ten years ago..."
"It's proof that football coaches are getting younger."
"Wan Sheng is the most outstanding representative among them. At just under 31 years old, he has become a world-renowned international coach. It is an amazing achievement to lead Manchester City to achieve three consecutive championships."
"What's even more amazing is that the three-peat is not the end, maybe Manchester City can go further this season, let's wait and see!"
The article of "British Football News" is very representative, and many other media are making analysis reports on Manchester City's three consecutive championships, analyzing Manchester City's tactics, players, team composition, etc. They continue to use analysis to provide fans with analysis. Explain why Manchester City can play so well.
Of course, some things can't actually be analyzed.
Wan Sheng was very dismissive when he saw these reports. These media wanted to use an analytical method to understand the reasons for Manchester City's success, but in fact, the biggest reason was his own coaching ability, with the football training master system attached. , what is there to analyze?
As for players, teams, etc., he dares to say that if he changes a group of players, he can still lead the team to achieve good results!
This is strength and confidence!
At the same time, some regional media also reviewed the past and talked about why the clubs they supported at that time missed Wansheng.
Among them, the media and fans in the Midlands Derby County area are the most complicated. Wan Sheng was originally the head coach of Derby County, but he left Derby County to coach Manchester City because of his disagreement with the new chairman.
If Wansheng does not leave Derby County, maybe the team has won four consecutive championships?
Whenever they think that the team is still struggling to avoid relegation, while Manchester City, coached by Wan Sheng, has won three consecutive championships, Derby County fans feel very complicated, and then they are even more dissatisfied with club chairman Pierce.
At the same time, they also know that Wan Sheng will never be able to coach Derby County.
This young Chinese has long lost the immaturity when he 'made his debut' in Derby County. He has matured and won a series of honors. With his qualifications, he can coach a giant team, such as Derby County. The team, it is difficult to attract him.
Derbyshire is too small.
Too small to attract famous coaches to coach, too small to let Wansheng, who is associated with Derby County, come back, so Derby County fans can only wish Wansheng to go further in the future with mixed feelings.
But those who are familiar with Wansheng can say, "You mean Wansheng? Haha, I even had a drink with him!"
"I knew him before he became a head coach."
"He was living in Daly's pub at the time. I was very familiar with him. Daly said that he would occasionally contact him."
"Maybe he'll come back when he has time..."
"Derby County is his and I'm sure he won't forget it."
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After Manchester City won the league title, the team's focus naturally shifted to the Champions League.
Manchester City still have two championships to fight for this season, one is the FA Cup and the other is the Champions League.
The FA Cup final will be played in mid-May, the time of the Champions League is still early, the second round of the quarter-finals has not yet been carried out, Manchester City wants to win the Champions League, and there are still many games to play.
Two days after winning the championship, media coverage also shifted its focus to the Champions League.
Among the 'golden' championships that English teams can win, Manchester City has already won the League Cup and the League Championship. As long as they win the Champions League, they will become the first to win three championships after Manchester United in 1999. Championship team.
Manchester City is also very hopeful to compete for the FA Cup. Many media even believe that the FA Cup will definitely belong to Manchester City, because their opponent in the final is Portsmouth, and Manchester City has almost no reason to lose the FA Cup. In other words, if Manchester City can win the FA Cup and the Champions League, then they will become the unprecedented 'quadruple champions' in the history of the Premier League, creating their own glory.
Manchester City media and fans are looking forward to it, so they are very concerned about the team's most difficult competition for the Champions League.
First of all, Manchester City will face the hurdle of AC Milan.
Manchester City's 2-1 advantage at the San Siro in the first leg was not enough to guarantee City would beat AC Milan to reach the semi-finals, and a real second leg would be needed to determine which team could. promotion.
AC Milan is the defending champion. They have reached the Champions League semi-finals in three seasons, two of which have reached the final, and won the Champions League last season. Such a team is not easy to deal with.
If Manchester City is a little careless, it is not surprising that the broken wings are in front of their own door.
With the approach of the game, the media reported more and more in this regard, and the atmosphere of the war became more and more intense.
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The second round of the Champions League quarter-finals is related to the promotion of Manchester City and AC Milan. No matter what the result is, only one of the two teams can advance to the semi-finals. The cruelty of professional football is fully reflected in the rules.
For AC Milan, the situation is very unfavorable, because they are behind in the score, and the disadvantage of away goals, they must play a good game at Manchester Stadium to have any hope of qualifying for the final.
On this point, the club's vice-chairman Galliani has something to say. He believes that AC Milan is still very hopeful to qualify, "We are not guaranteed to be eliminated, and even, I can say, we have a great hope of qualifying. That China Man's team performed well last time at the San Siro, but I believe that in the second leg, we will also be in satisfactory form."
"I think we have little hope of promotion, even bigger than Manchester City. This is due to the trust in the team's strength and state!"
Galliani said confidently.
Many media are surprised by his remarks, but the Italian media have taken it for granted. Galliani himself is like this. Whenever there is a big game, even if AC Milan is at a disadvantage, he will express his sympathy for the players and the ball. team's trust.
Or it is precisely because of this that Galliani has a special personality. He is very prestigious in front of players and can always attract players to join AC Milan with his personal ability.
The former 'Lazio Dynasty' fell apart, and AC Milan was the biggest beneficiary. Galliani played a big role in it. In last year's Champions League final, AC Milan was in a bad situation due to internal problems, but Galliani was in a bad situation. Encouraged everyone, and continued to motivate the team in the media, and then AC Milan played a good game, defeated their arch-rival Liverpool, and won the Champions League trophy while 'achieving revenge'.
Now that AC Milan is encountering difficulties, it is not easy for Manchester City, Galliani has stood up again.
Galliani deals with the media externally and motivates the players internally.
Italian media believe that AC Milan, which enters the Manchester Stadium game, will definitely be the strongest Milan with fighting spirit and spirit. They also believe that AC Milan has a great hope of defeating Manchester United to complete the promotion.
The British media do not understand this kind of "spirit".
They think that Manchester City has a very good chance of qualifying. One is that Manchester City has an advantage score, and the other is that Manchester City has just won the league championship. It is when the morale is high, how could they fold their wings in front of their own door?
Even if the opponent is AC Milan!
The game at the San Siro in the last round has proved that Manchester City is not worse than AC Milan. They can even say that it is a 'natural' thing to eliminate AC Milan.
Of course... Perhaps the more important reason is that Manchester City is an English team, and the British media will naturally support their own team.
But no matter what, the pre-war atmosphere of the two teams has already picked up. AC Milan, from coaches to players, has always stood up to show their fighting spirit and confidence, and Manchester City coaches and players have also stood up to fight back.
Wan Sheng stood up and sneered, "AC Milan wants to beat us at the Manchester Stadium to advance to the semi-finals? Then we have to prove that this is a very ridiculous and naive idea!"
Wan Sheng regarded AC Milan's fighting spirit and confidence as "ridiculous and naive" news, which immediately appeared on the media pages of the United Kingdom, Italy, and even other countries.
Regarding Wansheng's words, various comments were mixed.
The media supporting Manchester City thought it was a way for Wan Sheng to express confidence. Looking back, Wan Sheng had said a lot of similar things, and the final results proved that they had come true. The Sun said, "Now this young Chinese Coach, he said something encouraging again, I think the result of the game, we don't have to worry anymore."
The Italian media negatively commented on Wansheng's remarks, which they regarded as an expression of 'arrogance'.
The evaluation of Gazzetta dello Sport is like this, "Perhaps the three consecutive championships have brought great confidence to the Chinese, and he even dared to despise AC Milan, the defending champion! We believe that the game in two days will definitely make a difference. The other side knows that AC Milan is not something 'underdogs' can despise."
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The Italian media motivated AC Milan players with the attitude of 'wansheng arrogance', hoping that they could perform exceptionally in the game, so as to successfully complete the counterattack and defeat Manchester City away to advance to the semi-finals of the Champions League.
But in fact, Wan Sheng knows very well that AC Milan is not a good team to deal with. Even if they have a score advantage, they must play 100% of their energy and deal with the game seriously.
Manchester City are only one goal ahead of AC Milan, which is not enough to beat AC Milan.
2 to 1 is a very dangerous game.
If Manchester City leads AC Milan by two or even three goals, Wansheng will only prepare in a low-key manner, say nothing, and ignore the opponent's provocation at all, because the victory or defeat will prove everything.
However, Manchester City has no absolute advantage. Wansheng stood up. He hoped to inspire the whole team with his attitude. At the same time, he also misled AC Milan, making them think that he was careless and relaxed their vigilance.
The Italian media reports can be said to have helped Wansheng.
The coaches and players of both sides just shouted a few times in the air, and they all started their own preparations.
On the day before the game, the two sides said nothing.
Wansheng doesn't know whether what he said in the media will work or not, but he is confident that as long as he does his job well and the team is in a stable state, it doesn't really matter what the opponent does.
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Game day is coming soon.
The Manchester Stadium, which can accommodate 54,000 fans, is full. After Manchester City achieved three consecutive championships, Manchester City fans all hope that the team can make progress in the Champions League, so they all come to cheer for the team.
A lot of Milan fans also came. According to statistics, more than 6,000 Milan fans entered the Manchester Stadium.
Compared with the nearly 50,000 Manchester City fans, the number of Milan fans is still too small. Their voices were suppressed by the Manchester City fans, and the voices of Milan fans were not heard at all.
The atmosphere of the game is good for Manchester City.
All Manchester City players walked into the arena with confidence. Amid the shouts of the fans, they walked into the arena one by one, occupying half of the field, and looked at every opponent on the opposite side.
Wan Sheng walked to the coach's bench and sat down. He glanced at the AC Milan coach's bench. It happened that Ancelotti also looked over. The two nodded to each other, with no other intention of communicating.
The war is about to begin. (To be continued ~^~)