Six Hundred and Twenty-One Manchester City Is Over!

On the evening of January 27, Old Trafford, Manchester.

Manchester City face Manchester United in the second leg of the League Cup semi-final.

When the referee Webber blew the whistle for the end of the game, Gao Shen was standing in front of the visiting team's coach with a livid face.

He had enough reason to be disappointed by the outcome of this game.

Two to one, Manchester City beat Manchester City at home with a pass and a shot from Carrick.

Due to the first leg match, Manchester City was tragically drawn 1-1 by Manchester United at the Etihad Stadium, so the Red Devils finally beat Manchester City 3-2 and successfully reached the League Cup final.

Manchester City in the semi-finals!

Wearing a black coat, but still unable to resist the pervasive cold air, Gao Shen exhaled a little, and a wisp of white smoke rose in front of him, giving a very ethereal feeling.

It's like the depths of this moment.

He also has a very unreal feeling about his feelings for the past month.

After losing to Everton 0-2 and stopping the winning streak, Manchester City seems to be starting to get unlucky.

Robben was injured, then Hazard, Suarez, David Luiz, Robinho, David Silva, and two days ago, Harvey Martinez was also injured.

The chief team doctor, Dr. Marcos Sala, gave Gao Shen a detailed test report. He believes that the reasons for the continuous injuries of Manchester City players are many, one is the Premier League schedule, the other is the cold weather, and the players psychology.

Under the influence of consecutive injuries, Manchester City's record is also ups and downs.

After losing to Everton, Manchester City came out of the shadows in the FA Cup on January 2, winning 4-0 away to Middlesbrough in the English Championship, and playing as a substitute, which is enough to prove the strength of Manchester City.

In the 21st round of the Premier League, Manchester City beat Blackburn 4-1 at home.

Although, in the first leg of the League Cup semi-final in midweek, Manchester United drew 1-1 at home, but soon in the twenty-second round of the Premier League, they defeated Wolves 3-0 away.

City's victory continued despite the increasing number of casualties in the squad.

But soon, the situation slipped again in a direction that Gao Shen and the coaching staff could not stop.

In the 23rd round, Manchester City drew with Stoke City 1-1 away.

Although Gao Shen said after the game that David Silva's absence due to injury had a great impact on Manchester City, he knew very well that the team's performance was really unsatisfactory.

The Premier League team as a whole is not weak. When the state is good, Manchester City can be invincible, but once the state declines, Stoke City can cause trouble for Manchester City.

In the fourth round of the FA Cup at the weekend, Manchester City's opponents are also Stoke City.

As a result, Manchester City lost 0-1 away from home this time and were eliminated from the FA Cup.

Even worse, three days later, today, Manchester City lost another game at Old Trafford.

One to two, Manchester City lost to rival Manchester United and were eliminated from the League Cup.

In four days and two games, Manchester City was eliminated from the competition for two championships.

This made Gao Shen really feel unreal.

Because a month ago, his team was still invincible in the Premier League.

But who would have thought that now, a month later, he has lost the right to compete for two championships.

Manchester City are still at the top of the Premier League table, but they have clearly been shaken.

Because Manchester United and Liverpool maintain a 100% record with Manchester City dropping five points in a month.

Arsenal have suffered two draws in the past month, Chelsea have also drawn two, and even Ancelotti's side have won the Premier League's 18th round on December 19 and the 19th round on Boxing Day. is a draw.

In contrast to Manchester United, Ferguson's team has ushered in a continuous explosion since mid-December.

In the past seven rounds of the league, Manchester United has won seven consecutive games and scored 23 goals.

Only conceded one goal.

There is also Benitez's Liverpool, which also performed well during this period. Although it is not as eye-catching as Manchester United, its results are very stable.

This made it hard for Gao Shen to have a little guess: Could it be that more local players can really better cope with the devil's schedule during the Christmas and winter break?

...

After the game, Gao Shen was called by Ferguson to a conference room at Old Trafford for a drink.

Ferguson was also happy when he won the game, and it happened that Gao Shen sent him another case of good Chilean wine, which made the old Scottish man so happy that he kept praising the good wine.

Gao Shen smiled bitterly in his heart, isn't this the same style that he gave him last time?

The last time I drank it and said it was astringent, this time I praised the good wine, and it all depends on your mood.

"Want to know, my secret to coping with the devil's schedule for Christmas and winter break?" Ferguson asked, pretending to be mysterious.

Gao Shen glanced at him angrily and sneered, "Isn't it just some tradition, heritage, and local players, these?"

This is what he saw in the tactical library, from Ferguson's book.

In the book, Ferguson believes that to cope with the devil's schedule during the Christmas and winter break, not only must the bench be thick enough to withstand the rotation, but also the players must have enough psychological preparation, and even the players' psychology is the most important thing. of.

"Look, it's superficial." Ferguson was obviously in a good mood.

Gao Shen made a "disdainful" cut, how could he not see that the old man was chattering?

"I told you a long time ago that you are based on foreign players, and most players are playing in the Premier League for the first time. They have no experience at all. The more you tell them, the more they do it. A lot of preparation is useless.”

When Ferguson said this, he laughed smugly, "It's like a child, you tell him that the boiling water is hot, tell him not to drink it, but he has no intuitive impression of how hot the water is. , so they still can't help but drink it, and when they burn their mouths, they will naturally understand how hot the water is."

Gao Shen was still dismissive on the surface, but he had to admit in his heart that it made some sense.

"You know, some people are born flexible, they're good at finding patterns and getting the essence of things, but some people, like Wenger, he's dropping points every Christmas and winter break, and you'll see , the next is Arsenal's season of dropping points."

The next round, the twenty-fourth round of the Premier League, Manchester United away to Arsenal.

Gao Shen seriously doubts that Ferguson is cheering for the game.

"Then look, what kind of person do I look like?" Gao Shen looked at Ferguson jokingly.

Ferguson laughed, did not answer directly, but changed the subject.

"Benitez has had a good year this year, but in his first season in charge of Liverpool, he had just hit the Christmas and winter break schedule, and this month after Boxing Day, he lost three of six games, including the Two-game losing streak."

After a pause, Ferguson looked at Gao Shen deeply again, "Your record so far is the same as Benitez's second season, you have lost five points this month."

Gao Shen smiled, feeling that Ferguson should be complimenting others.

In fact, Gao Shen feels that the real problem is not whether to coach the Premier League for the first time, but the players.

That year, Mourinho was also in charge of the Premier League for the first time, but he went on a winning streak all the way through Christmas and the winter break.

After all, Chelsea's winning streak all the way during the winter break relied on Chelsea's original team.

But Manchester City is different. After Gao Shen took office, he completely overturned the reorganization and introduced many players who landed in the Premier League for the first time.

That's why City have been underwhelming at both Christmas and the winter break.

"Just wait and see, next season's Christmas and winter break, I will definitely make it out!" Gao Shen said very firmly and firmly.

Ferguson looked at Gao Shen deeply, and wanted to say a word or two to attack him, but he would not be affected by him if he wanted to come to Gao Shen, so he just saved a little effort.

"I'm waiting!" Ferguson said lightly.

"Also, you have to be careful, the League Cup and the FA Cup are over, I will keep chasing them!"

Gao Shen laughed, "Old Sir, I don't seem to remind you that after this wave of winning streaks, you are still the fourth!"

"It's just two points," Ferguson said confidently.

He always counterattacks in the second half and has a lot of experience and confidence in this.

...

Manchester City is over!

Manchester City's tragic elimination in the League Cup and FA Cup immediately caused an uproar in British and European football.

Everyone knows how terrifying and troublesome the Premier League's Christmas and winter break schedules are, but they didn't expect that Manchester City's state would take a dramatic turn for the worse. Like a team.

The British media are not accustomed to this.

Even, they are quite proud of the devil's schedule, at least even the advanced ones are shriveled.

It's not just something unique to the Premier League, it's something they're proud of.

In an interview with the media, Gao Shen publicly stated that he was willing to take all the responsibilities.

"My players have done what they can. I know that they have done their best. The responsibility for the loss lies with me. I am a little underprepared for the devil's schedule."

But the Manchester Evening News interviewed Manchester City captain Kompany, the Belgian central defender is contrary to Gao Shen's statement.

Kompany revealed that Gao Shen and the coaching staff have done a lot of preparations for the devil's schedule, and the players are working hard to play well, but everyone's state is not very ideal, resulting in a decline in the team's overall state. .

"It's no one's responsibility, it's the responsibility of all of us on the team."

Kompany also revealed that Gao Shen is a very high-level head coach, which can be seen from the previous 19-game winning streak.

"Our team is really at a low point right now, but I don't think these difficulties can stop us."

As for how the team will get out of the current predicament, Kompany said that Gao Shen has clearly told the locker room that he has full confidence in everyone and that he believes the players can gradually adjust.

"We feel the trust and support from the manager, and we also believe that Manchester City can quickly get out of the slump."

Gao Shen reiterated in the interview that these difficulties cannot defeat Manchester City.

"It's a real shame to miss out on the League Cup and the FA Cup this season, but in turn, it will allow us to focus more on the league and at the same time, it will motivate us to strive for better results next season. More champions!"

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