Chapter 892 The Deadly Enemy Attacks
In the evening, Balotelli came to Gao Xiaodong's house without avoiding suspicion. Gao Xiaodong had no choice but to treat him to a meal of Xiao Le, the Chinese national dish.
During the meal, Balotelli revealed that he might not be able to play tomorrow because of a conflict with Mancini. He asked Gao Xiaodong if Manchester United wanted him. If Manchester United wanted him, he would transfer to Manchester United. If Manchester United didn't want him, he Just go back to Italy.
Gao Xiaodong knows a little about the conflict between Balotelli and Mancini. The main reason is that Balotelli refuses to accept discipline and goes his own way. Especially recently, he quarreled with Mancini after being substituted and got into a fight with his teammate Boateng in training. Much to Mancini's dismay.
Gao Xiaodong was shocked when Balotelli said he wanted to come to Manchester United. He didn't want Balotelli to come to Manchester United. Given Ferguson's character, if Balotelli came to Manchester United, he would probably be kicked to the second team in a month. .
More importantly, with Balotelli, Gao Xiaodong, the team vice-president, has no peace of mind. He probably has to wipe his butt every day.
Gao Xiaodong quickly persuaded Balotelli to stay, telling him that Manchester City would become a strong team if they invested so much every year, and Mancini was very tolerant of him. After a while, Mancini would calm down and he would definitely return. Give him a chance.
Balotelli trusted Gao Xiaodong very much, and after listening to Gao Xiaodong's persuasion, he decided to stay for another season.
After Balotelli left, Monkey sighed and said that it was fortunate that he could not sign Balotelli that year, otherwise he would have had a headache.
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The next day, the second leg of the Manchester Derby kicked off at Old Trafford. Sure enough, Balotelli, the protagonist of the first leg of the Manchester Derby, did not appear in the starting lineup. Manchester City's starting forward is Carlos Tevez, and their formation is 451st.
Manchester City captain Tevez was booed by all the Red Devils fans when he came on the field.
Tevez is a former Manchester United player. Because Manchester United was unwilling to pay a transfer fee of 2,500 pounds for Tevez, Tevez moved to Manchester City.
Tevez is not a good-tempered person. After moving to Manchester City, he would provoke Manchester United and Ferguson every Manchester City derby. Before this game, Tevez once again attacked Ferguson because he was old and it was time to go home and have his grandchildren.
Previously, Tevez had a quarrel with Mancini because he was substituted. Reporters said that Tevez almost got into a fight with Mancini in the locker room. Ferguson commented that he hoped Tevez would get out of England as soon as possible and that he was not welcome here. he.
Tevez's words before the game were actually a counterattack against Ferguson.
When Tevez just left,
Manchester United fans actually miss Tevez very much and hope Tevez can stay. When Tevez returned to Old Trafford for the game, some fans applauded him.
But after Tevez provoked Manchester United and Ferguson several times, Manchester United fans no longer wanted to see Tevez, and now they have finally turned into boos.
Tevez is full of fighting spirit. The more the fans boo him, the more energetic he becomes. Instead of keeping a low profile, he puts his hands over his ears as if listening.
When he was not the captain, Gao Xiaodong would not pay attention to him. Now that he is the vice-captain, Gao Xiaodong also started to mind his own business and shouted at Tevez: "Humpty Dumpty! So arrogant! You are not afraid of the fans hitting you with things." ?"
Tevez sneered: "It's none of your business if you love to smash things! Your captain hasn't spoken yet! Who are you?"
Gao Xiaodong puffed up his chest and said, "I am the captain."
Tevez sneered: "I'm just a vice-captain, why are you pretending?"
Gao Xiaodong said: "What happened to the deputy captain? I will teach you a lesson."
Tevez was about to counterattack when the referee Marriner spoke. He looked at Tevez and said coldly: "Say less, Carlos!"
Tevez said angrily: "It was obviously the fat man who said it first."
Marriner said: "Gao is right, it's wrong for you to provoke the fans! It can easily lead to revenge from the fans!"
The referee Marriner is a strict referee. In Manchester City's 1:0 victory over Bolton last December, he sent off Manchester City midfielder Kolarov in front of 50,000 Manchester City fans. The only goal in that game was The goal was scored by Tevez. Tevez also had a quarrel with coach Mancini because he was replaced, so Tevez has a deep memory.
Tevez stopped talking, but he still hated Gao Xiaodong in his heart.
Recently, Manchester United has won consecutive games and has been undefeated in 26 league games. Manchester United fans are also very enthusiastic about watching football. Usually, Old Trafford is almost full when playing against the underdogs. Today, it is even more full when playing against Manchester City, the derby opponent.
Seeing Gao Xiaodong yelling at Tevez so hard that he dared not speak, the Manchester United fans were very happy and applauded and praised Gao Xiaodong one after another.
On-site commentator Andy Gray laughed and said: "This Gao Xiaodong is different when he becomes the team deputy. This enthusiasm is much stronger than the current captain Vidic. Vidic is just a boring gourd. If this continues, maybe At the end of the season, Gao Xiaodong may be able to counterattack and become the official captain of Manchester United. Let's not talk about this too advanced topic. Now let's take a look at the starting lineups of both sides..."
"Manchester City has a 451 formation, goalkeeper 25-Joe Hart; four backs: 2-Richards, 4-Kompany, 19-Lescott, 5-Zabaleta; five midfielders: 7- Milner, 18-Barry, 42-Yaya Toure, 13-Kolarov, 21-David Silva; lone forward 32-Tevez... He had conflicts with Mancini during the winter break Adebayor went to Real Madrid, but Manchester City's striker is still strong, but their forwards Dzeko and Balotelli are sitting on the bench. It is normal for Mancini to be conservative in the away game against Manchester United, which is undefeated in 26 games. of."
"Manchester United has a 4-3-3 formation: goalkeeper No. 1 - Van der Sar; 22-O'Shea, 12-Smalin, 15-Vidic, 3-Evra; 24-Fletcher, 8 -Anderson, 10-Gao Xiaodong; 17-Nani, 7-Rooney, 11-Giggs... Manchester United's starting lineup is very interesting, except that center back Ferdinand suffered a slight injury to his left leg and was replaced by Smallin. Everything else should be carefully arranged by Sir Alex Ferguson.
O'Shea was chosen because Manchester City's left midfielder Kroraf was tall, strong and fast, and it was difficult for Rafael to restrict him. Anderson and Fletcher were paired with Gao Xiaodong in the midfield, and Giggs was sent on the wing. According to past results, Based on experience, Giggs will probably have to switch positions with Gao Xiaodong frequently, and Manchester United will still have to tear apart Manchester City's defense from the wing..."
In the VIP box, Manchester United's young club Joel came to the scene. Even if he was not a Manchester United fan, he had to be there to support this world-famous derby.
Next to Joel is Manchester City owner Sheikh Mansour, the UAE Minister of Presidential Affairs, the son of the former UAE President, and the brother of President Sheikh Khalifa.
Although the oil tycoon is one of the richest and most powerful people in the world, he is only 41 years old this year. Glazer isn't much older.
Mansour acquired Manchester City in 2009 and has invested 1 billion pounds in Manchester City so far. However, he has not even secured a Champions League berth, which makes Mansour very disappointed. Therefore, he also attended the Manchester City derby in person. Watching the game live, hoping to inspire the players' fighting spirit and win Manchester United away from home.
"Joel, your father is in good health."
Although Mansour is only seven or eight years older than Joel, he is already a influential figure in the business world, and Joel is still living under the wings of his father, so when Mansour talks to him, he also has a touch of condescension. mean.
Joel said in a neither humble nor condescending manner: "Thank you for asking, my father is in good health."
Mansour smiled and said: "That is a blessing for the world of sports. Your father has a far-sighted vision and quick actions. If it had been two years later, maybe Manchester United would have been mine."
Joel smiled slightly and said: "With Mr. Sheikh's financial resources, it is no problem to create another Manchester United."
Mansour laughed, "You are also very good. If Mr. Glazer hands Manchester United over to you a hundred years from now, Manchester United may continue to prosper."
Joel was still not arrogant and said: "Thank you sir for the compliment. My brother and sister are better than me."
At this time, the game had started. Mansour chuckled twice, stopped talking, and turned to watch the game. However, he was wary of Glazer's son and felt that if Glazer really handed Manchester United over to this man after his death, Son, maybe Manchester United will be even better. After all, Glazer suffered a stroke after buying Manchester United and has difficulty moving. The development of Manchester United has also been affected. With this energetic and smart son as the boss, with Manchester United's heritage and history, Manchester City wants to It's really not that easy to come from behind and overtake Manchester United.