After the training, the others left, and Wensheng kept Difu alone.

"How do you feel?" Wen Sheng asked with a smile.

"Familiar taste!" Difu smiled and then explained to Wensheng, "The training intensity in the major leagues is not that high!"

"It's okay if you feel good! I plan to let you and Edin partner in the FA Cup game over the weekend. Do you have any problems?!" Wensheng left Defoe and actually wanted to say this. Defoe's most used to the striker position may be the forward position, even if he has worked as a winger in Tottenham or the national team.

"Of course I have no problem! I have no problem playing single forward or double forward!" Difu quickly made a statement.

"Your position should be more flexible at that time. I hope you can communicate and interact with Edin more. You can hide behind him or make him retreat!" Wen Sheng talked to Difu about his thoughts.

Defu nodded from time to time. He was most happy with this arrangement. Defu actually knew very well that he was older. If a high center forward helped him block the gun, it would be more helpful for him to perform.

In the mid-week FA Cup, Wen Sheng decided to change the formation and return to the 442 formation.

One is the impact of injury. In order to accumulate strength against Chelsea, Wensheng plans to give Lampard a good rest and have another choice against Chelsea; the other is to try out the situation of 442. Suarez is too tired, and maybe adding a helper to the front line will be different; the third is to change the formation and make Middlesbrough elusive, which is also a strange move. Manchester City has always adopted the 4231 formation this season, and suddenly changing the formation may be "surprise" to the opponent!

On the weekend, Middlesbrough arrived as scheduled.

Middlesbrough currently ranks fourth in the English Championship. The obvious feature of this team is that their defense is very good. They only conceded 17 goals in the 26 rounds of the English Championship, making them the team with the least goals conceded so far.

When Crystal Palace reached the finals in the English Championship, it won the first heavyweight championship in a century. Such a feat is a dream for many English football. This season, the English Championship is the first place for Middlesbrough, but they also have the dream of the FA Cup.

Compared with the great shift of Manchester City's lineup, Middlesbrough obviously pays more attention.

After watching the start of the game for a few minutes, Wen Sheng was filled with tears. This opponent was really working hard.

Middlesbrough is not conservative. Their biggest reliance is running. It feels like they can't run. They dare to surround Manchester City in the frontcourt. No matter what 442 or 4231 you are, it is still quite troublesome to face a team that can run.

Wensheng was a little anxious. He wanted to win this game. If the FA Cup was eliminated by Middlesbrough, Manchester City would be too embarrassed. To be honest, compared with the same period last season, Manchester City can be called a defeat this season.

In the uncertain situation of the league championship competition, Wensheng hopes that the FA Cup can end and give the team some face.

Fortunately, Manchester City quickly adapted to Middlesbrough's style of play, and Wen Sheng simply used a 424 style of play, which is typical for money but not life. Middlesbrough just walked on the way. In the 34th minute of the first half, Manchester City made a long pass in the backcourt and directly looked for Dzeko. Dzeko headed the ball and Difoe successfully offside and easily scored his first goal for Manchester City. The team took a 1:0 lead.

Today, the young players Kimmich and Casemiro guarded the midfielder for Manchester City. Kimmich was not in good shape at the beginning of today, but later he got better and better, and he had a bit of a general's demeanor. The ball was very well-organized and he was very active in inserting it.

After all, Middlesbrough has limited strength, and after conceding the ball, he can only hide in his own half defense. Manchester City is getting easier and easier. At the end of the first half, Nasri made a cross, Middlesbrough defender made a mistake, and Dzeko scored his second goal for Manchester City.

In the second half, Middlesbrough strengthened the offensive force in the frontcourt, but they faced more threats. In order to prevent Manchester City from scoring again, they quickly shrank back. Manchester City created some good opportunities. Their goalkeeper made great contributions, which ultimately prevented Manchester City from turning the score into 3:0.

Manchester City showed his style as a strong team, completing 26 shots in the game. Although there were only two goals, the result was also satisfying Wensheng.

Wen Sheng also praised the team's performance after the game, "We didn't perform very well against Arsenal last week! The guys were very strong in this game, we basically controlled the game and didn't give them any chance! I'm glad we were able to advance to the next round!"

Chelsea actually has one week to kick off, but what is there to say about this game? It is natural for reporters to win Middlesbrough to advance successfully, so everyone cannot avoid asking about Chelsea.

"We haven't considered Chelsea's game yet. I think maybe we'll have a nap. We'll consider Chelsea from tomorrow!" Wen Sheng's expression was relaxed and made a face at the reporters.

In the later FA Cup, Chelsea broke out in a cold weather, and they lost to the League One team Blatford with a score of 2:4.

When he learned the news, Wensheng had already returned home. He didn't watch this game, but he knew that with Chelsea's lineup strength, he probably didn't let the water out on purpose, it was just that Chelsea's players were indeed a little arrogant.

Chelsea's upset made some ball rating experts start saying that Chelsea gave up the FA Cup in order to deal with Liverpool and Manchester City. This statement really made Mourinho very angry. He didn't expect to be upset. He just did some normal rotations. How could he think his opponent would make him anal?!

Wen Sheng said sarcastically that Chelsea lost the game was really strange!

Fortunately, Rodgers was kind-hearted and he didn't say anything. He hoped that Chelsea would be able to let go of the mid-week League Cup and concentrate on dealing with Manchester City on the weekend.

What the players said doesn’t matter to Mourinho, and what Wensheng said, Mourinho must refute it.

In the second leg of the British League Cup semi-finals in the Chinese New Year and British Copa Cup, Mourinho specifically criticized Wen Sheng before the game, "He always fantasizes about our game with a dark mind! And he himself gave up the League Cup with this dark mind?!"

"I don't quite understand the schedule, for example, this week is very abundant, and the league has not arranged their supplementary game! They have to rest for several days more than us!" Mourinho talked about the schedule again.

That's right, Manchester City took advantage this time. Because they were eliminated from the League Cup early, Manchester City has no League Cup events now, and Chelsea had two additional League Cup semi-finals in January, and the league did not arrange a supplementary match for Manchester City.
Chapter completed!