Chapter 465 FA Cup Final

In "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", one of the four famous Chinese novels, Liu Bei invited Zhuge Liang to come out of the cottage, which is a very classic story.

The new vice-chairman of the Football Association, Director Zhang, is a person who is familiar with "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" and makes good use of various strategies.

At least, he thought so himself.

Inviting Wan Sheng to coach the national team is something that the vice chairman of the Football Association failed to accomplish. Director Zhang felt that he should do something to let people know his abilities.

So he also invited Wan Sheng.

If one invite is not enough, just twice, if two invitations are not enough, only three times...

This is what Director Zhang came up with.

When Wan Sheng refused to be the head coach of the Chinese national team for the first time, Director Zhang was not surprised. If Wan Sheng was so easy to invite, he would have come to coach the Chinese national team long ago, and he would not have waited for his invitation.

So he made a second invitation.

The news that the Chinese Football Association received was rejected again. Director Zhang was a little angry, but he immediately smiled and faced other people, as if he didn't care how much he was.

Then, there is this invitation.

Director Zhang believes that as a Chinese coach, being the national team coach is an honor and should not be shied away, but Wansheng's situation is somewhat special. He is still leading the Premier League team Manchester City to compete in Europe.

Wansheng can also be said to be the first Chinese football coach.

'First person' must be difficult to invite!

After issuing the third invitation, Director Zhang laughed, thinking that his strategy had succeeded.

Director Zhang is not sure whether Wan Sheng agrees or refuses, but he has done what he should do. Next, Wan Sheng agrees or disagrees, and he takes the absolute initiative: he invites Wan Sheng three times and completes the "Three Gus Cao Hu". .

In this matter, the Chinese Football Association and himself have shown absolute sincerity.

If the other party agrees, it is the best. Inviting the most popular coach in the country to coach the national team can naturally be counted as his political achievement.

The other party refused?

It's ok!

Now in the whole of China, almost all fans are dissatisfied with the Chinese national team, so that the Chinese Football Association has been implicated a lot. The opponent refused the invitation of the Chinese Football Association three times, which can be used as a champion, and at the same time shows the attitude of the Chinese Football Association: "We are very Sincerely working hard! Invited Wansheng to coach the national team three times!"

"But you see, as a Chinese coach, he is unwilling to coach the national team, just like Chinese players are unwilling to join the Chinese team."

"So, the poor performance of the Chinese national team is not because of the Chinese Football Association, but because of guys like Wansheng, who have made a lot of wind and rain in international football, but are unwilling to coach the national team, and have been staying abroad for the sake of Football development efforts in other countries leave Chinese football behind."

"Chinese football, including coaches and players, is like this. How can the performance of the Chinese national team be so good?"

In this way, the domestic fans can be successfully transferred to Wansheng.

Director Zhang thought so.

He was complacent that he had come up with such a good plan.

So when he received the news of rejection again, Director Zhang was not angry at all, but held a press conference immediately, explaining that the Chinese Football Association invited Wan Sheng to coach and was rejected again.

At the press conference, Director Zhang personally appeared, and with an indignant face, he added titles such as "unpatriotic" and "foreigners" to Wansheng in one breath.

Then, he said indignantly, "The reason why Chinese football is difficult to develop is because of the existence of 'such guys'.

"We do not limit the job choices of domestic players and coaches, but we hope that any Chinese player or coach will consider the Chinese national team."

"Entering the national team is an honor. If everyone abandons this honor, no matter how well the domestic league develops, Chinese football will never develop!"

Director Zhang's eloquent and lively speech has infected many media and fans, and then one can imagine what the domestic public opinion will look like.

There are still people who support Wansheng.

Opposition to Wansheng has grown.

There are various comments on Wansheng on the Internet, but it is certain that most people think that Wansheng should not refuse the national team coaching position. Perhaps there are other reasons that many domestic fans can't wait to hope for Wansheng. Coached the Chinese national team.

But they were all disappointed.

Wan Sheng once again clearly rejected the national team coaching position, and then the domestic public opinion is very unfavorable.

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Director Zhang's press conference is a major event.

Wan Sheng quickly knew what he said, but he knew that the domestic public opinion was not good for him. He didn't expect Director Zhang to target him like this.

This is Yang conspiracy, naked-naked-naked conspiracy.

Wansheng will not compromise on this.

He's never been the type to bow down in adversity.

Not in the previous life, not in this life!

Now that he has decided not to coach the Chinese national team, even if Director Zhang plays some tricks and how passive the domestic public opinion is, he will not do that.

The big deal is to be blocked! ?

Wan Sheng doesn't care at all, not to mention, he also has his own confidence.

Didn't you say 'Chinese football coaches should regard coaching the national team as an honor'? It's a big deal, I don't do it!

No longer coaching in Europe, not a football coach!

Lao Tzu went back to China to run the group company, and went to the football school to be the principal!

You can't force a 'retired' coach to become the national team coach!

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May 11 is the final round of the league, Manchester City away to Middlesbrough.

For Manchester City, the league is tasteless, and there are not many fans who come to support Manchester City. In the eyes of Manchester City fans, the league is meaningless.

Wansheng sent a group of substitute players on the field.

In the end, Manchester City lost 0:1 away to Middlesbrough, which was "destined to get the last victory".

Manchester City don't care, the fans don't care, the British media don't care.

Wansheng didn't care either.

After the last round of the league, many teams were disbanded, but Manchester City's season is not over, they still have two important games to play, one is the FA Cup final with Portsmouth, the other is against Chelsea the Champions League final.

Two finals, each of which is very important.

After returning to Manchester, Wansheng gave the players a day off. Taking advantage of this day, he accepted an exclusive interview with a reporter from Xinlang Sports in the afternoon.

The reporter of "Xinlang Sports" interviewed Wansheng for two key purposes. One was for the two upcoming finals of Manchester City, and the other was for Wansheng's recent negative public opinion in China.

Needless to say, Wansheng expressed his confidence in the two finals.

"We must be champions!"

This meaning can be heard from Wan Sheng's tone.

The second point is what Wansheng mainly wanted to say. He very seriously explained his reasons for rejecting the coaching position of the Chinese national team.

When Wan Sheng was interviewed, it was rare that he was so serious. The reporter who interviewed him also wrote down every word and every word he said.

"...I'm a football coach, but I've been in the UK all the time. I don't know the Chinese team very well, I don't know the team, I don't know the Chinese team's system, and I don't know a few players. I don't think I'm a good fit at the moment. Take over the Chinese team."

"The Chinese team has not had any major competitions recently. The Chinese team did not qualify for the 2010 World Cup. That is to say, I am taking over the Chinese team now, and I have to wait until next year to start preparing for the Asian Cup qualifiers? That makes no sense, I even think the Asian Cup is too Pointless."

"My pursuit is championships, various championships, and the current Chinese team does not have a stage for me to display my abilities."

"I hope the fans will understand."

After talking about his thoughts, Wan Sheng sincerely expressed his views on the Chinese team, "The Chinese team is in a trough now, and it doesn't need an internationally renowned coach. It doesn't make sense, what the Chinese team needs is a coach with a good level to lead the team through the downturn stably."

"It is also very important to develop the league. If the national team wants to improve, it is inseparable from the training of young players."

"I always hope that I can contribute to the football of the motherland. My group company invests in football schools. I hope to cultivate more young talents for China. Youth training is the foundation of football development..."

In the interview, Wan Sheng said a lot of sincere words, and what he said was also very practical.

After "Xinlang Sports" reported the interview, the domestic public opinion was greatly affected. Some fans thought Wansheng was 'unpatriotic', but after reading his sincere words, they also felt that Wansheng took over the national team now. Not a good choice.

As Wan Sheng said, "The Chinese team has no major competitions at the moment", not even major competitions. What's the use of having such a big-name head coach?

The report of "Xinlang Sports" is somewhat helpful to Wansheng's domestic public opinion situation.

Then some media talked about the Chinese Football Association, because since Director Zhang took office, China's leagues and national teams have not taken any substantive actions in terms of policies, and most of them have been verbal.

On the day of the report, a domestic "black whistle incident" even detonated the media and fans' dissatisfaction with the domestic football environment, so the Chinese Football Association began to be disadvantaged again.

Director Zhang does not like this disadvantage.

He immediately stood up and talked about Wansheng again, believing that he 'everything is only for himself', 'no sense of national honor', and 'most of the players he trains are from abroad'. The fans are very sympathetic.

Especially the last point!

Most of the players that Wansheng trains are from abroad. He has such ability, why not train some domestic players?

Some people are like that.

They don't take into account the real situation, they just say that it doesn't matter whether it can be achieved or not - as the head coach of a foreign club, how could it be possible for Wansheng to bring in so many domestic players to the club for training? An impossible fantasy!

But these people don't think about it.

As a result, a bunch of titles such as "favoring foreigners" were added to Wansheng, and domestic public opinion's comments on Wansheng were also confused.

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After being interviewed by a reporter from Xinlang Sports, Wansheng ignored the domestic public opinion.

Everything that needs to be done has been done, and other people do not understand and have no choice.

They can say whatever they like!

The most important job at present is to lead the team to the next two finals, the FA Cup and the decisive battle of Portsmouth, which is imminent.

The FA Cup final was played at the new Wembley Stadium.

In February, Manchester City just won the League Cup. Many fans feel that they have just come here. The afterglow of that championship has not ended, and the team will come here again to compete for the championship.

However, Manchester City fans will not dislike the championship!

For three years, every time Manchester City came to this stadium, they took away a championship.

From the League Cup to the Community Shield, from the Community Shield to the FA Cup, from the FA Cup to the Community Shield, from the Community Shield to the League Cup... Now the FA Cup, three seasons, Manchester City Two League Cups, one FA Cup and two Community Shields have been taken away from here.

Manchester City are now vying for a second FA Cup!

The competitor is Portsmouth.

Portsmouth?

Just a mid-level Premier League team.

The moment Manchester City entered the final, Manchester City fans were already convinced that the team would win the FA Cup.

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Before the FA Cup final, there was no spark between the coaches, players and media between the two teams, and public opinion was flat.

That kind of bland and even a little weird.

As if this was not an FA Cup final, but a normal league game.

The two sides are not hostile.

The last time the two teams played against each other in the league, there was a lot of news from the outside world, but the two teams were friendly to each other.

Now is the FA Cup final, both sides have to fight for the championship, but in fact, there is no other contradiction between the teams.

The head coaches of both sides also boosted morale, hoping to play in the best state. The dullness before the game makes people feel that the game will also be dull.

But it is not so.

Wansheng didn't want to say anything to Redknapp, but he was still very cautious about the game.

Redknapp is a famous coach in England. There is nothing surprising about him leading the team. The key point is the word "stable".

As a coach in his 60s, Redknapp's rich coaching experience goes without saying. Since taking over Portsmouth, Portsmouth's performance has steadily improved.

In the middle of the 2005-2006 season, Portsmouth suffered high-level turmoil, and its results were a mess, and even ranked last in the league at Christmas, but after Redknapp added staff in winter, he finally led the team to 17th. Escape relegation.

Last season, Portsmouth finished 10th in the Premier League, the team's highest ranking since the 1950s.

This season, Portsmouth led by Redknapp has achieved very stable results. They ranked tenth in the league. With the league results, although they could not compete for European competition places, they reached the FA Cup final and guaranteed that they could Participate in next season's UEFA Cup.

It sounds like Redknapp leading the team to tenth in the league seems to be nothing, but in fact, as a small club in the Premier League, it is quite good to achieve this result.

The Premier League is the most competitive.

The top five Manchester United, Manchester City, Chelsea, Liverpool and Arsenal all have the most gorgeous squads in Europe.

Then there are traditional strong teams such as Everton, Tottenham Hotspur, Newcastle United, Aston Villa, etc. These traditional strong teams are also very gorgeous, such as Newcastle United. In recent seasons, they have They will invest tens of millions of pounds in the transfer market, which is comparable to the giants in other leagues.

Since Premier League clubs have a lot of income in TV rights and commercial operations, some small clubs will occasionally jump out to play the role of dark horses, such as Reading last season, Wigan Athletic last season, and Black this season. Ben wait.

The fierce competition in the Premier League can be imagined.

In this cruel competitive environment, as a small club that relies on the purchase of cheap stars to survive, it can stabilize its performance in the middle of the Premier League, without the danger of relegation, and lead the team to the FA Cup final, which is quite remarkable.

Redknapp's coaching ability is definitely worthy of recognition. If he and Portsmouth are underestimated, it is not surprising that Manchester City lost the FA Cup. (To be continued ~^~)