Of course, Mancini didn't know what Soriano was thinking, but he had a feeling that his contract with Manchester City, like Wen Sheng, also expired in 2013, but Soriano has not sent any obvious signal to renew his contract at the moment.

Recently, it has been rumored that if the league championship is not won, Manchester City may fire him.

Mancini's pressure can be imagined.

Speaking of which, the controversy over Mancini is not only available now. Since he took office as Manchester City's head coach, the English media have been very harsh on him for many reasons. First of all, it is an Italian, and the English football world has xenophobia. Wenger was also picky in the Premier League when he went to the Premier League. Secondly, Manchester City was too rich. With the support of oil father, Manchester City bought a lot of stars, which naturally made many people feel unhappy. Third, under the leadership of Mancini, Manchester City's performance has not improved significantly.

Mancini's temper is getting worse and worse now, and this is all caused by the media.

At the press conference before this game, Mancini not only made a fuss with Wen Sheng, but also mocked Ferguson, saying that Manchester United was taken care of, and everyone knows which one it is.

Sitting back to the coaching position, Lombardo, the assistant coach next to him, asked Mancini what he said to Wensheng.

"What can I say to him?" Mancini asked back with a sneer.

Lombardo really wanted to slap himself in the mouth, but he didn't have the ability to look at him at all?! He still asked this even though he knew that the two of them were not in the way.

"Atilio, do you think we can take three points away from here?" Mancini asked his friends in an uncertain tone.

"It's hard to say that they played too steadily, and we are not sure enough!" Lombardo said with a wry smile.

In fact, he thought to himself that he would win, and it would be fine if he could not lose here.

Players from both sides appeared, Mancini sat firmly on the Diaoyutai. When he saw Wen Sheng standing on the sidelines, he couldn't help but snorted coldly.

He was not satisfied with Wensheng's clothes.

Wen Sheng didn't wear a shirt, but he wore a club-designed sportswear. He looked tall and tall, with edges and corners. If he wore this outfit, he could not be described as "elegant".

In contrast, Mancini, a white shirt, suit and trousers, and shiny leather shoes, is also an old handsome guy at least.

"A bullshit gentlemanly demeanor!" Mancini cursed in his heart. Of course, he knew that everything Wensheng did was psychological tactics and external skills, but Mancini couldn't stand this. To some extent, he was an honest man, unable to stand the psychological battles of coaches like Ferguson, Wensheng, and Mourinho. Can't he fight on the court?!

No matter how unhappy he is, there is nothing he can do. Mancini can only endure it now.

Oliver whistled and the game began.

Mancini, the head coach, has the traditional thinking of an Italian coach. When playing against weak teams, it is relatively open. It is necessary to take good care of the defense first when playing against strong teams. In his opinion, Wensheng's Crystal Palace must still play health football.

In fact, he was indeed wrong. Wen Sheng was not that stupid. He was not in a hurry to win this game. A draw was acceptable. So why should I fight Manchester City? You should know that Mancini's team's defensive counterattack is not bad at all.

Mancini set up a 442 formation today.

The goalkeeper is Hart, Sabaleta, Kompani, Scott, Krish on the back line, and the midfield is composed of Yaya Toure, Bari, Nasri and Silva. The forward line is Tevez and Aguero.

This formation, called 442, is actually similar to 4231.

Teves is a role in the movie forward. He is indeed a thorny person. Tesi's name is not for nothing, but when it comes to ability, Wen Sheng has to say that he is really awesome. If Wen Sheng is given a choice and chooses between Teves and Aguero, he will choose Teves from the competitive level.

Teves has strong ability to retreat and respond, and has outstanding ability to carry the ball. He can also be in the middle of the wing and score, and has strong assist ability.

It is precisely because of this strong ability that after Mancini reconciled with him, he immediately used Tevez, who also played a very important role in Manchester City's championship battle.

As for the striker, Aguero, there is no doubt about his ability. He is now at the top of the scorer list, only one goal away from Valdi, but don't forget that this is only Aguero's first season. Almost no one can imagine that Aguero can be so outstanding. It is no exaggeration to say that this deal from Manchester City is really worth it.

Just from Manchester City's attacking lineup, the frontcourt configuration is luxurious and luxurious. The problem is that Mancini's tactics are sometimes pitiful. The game they defeated Manchester United was an accident. Manchester City's record has always been poor in terms of playing against strong teams.

Just say that in this game, people were stage frightened before the fight, and took the lead in using more conservative strategies and did not use their own advantageous projects.

Against Arsenal, Manchester City was suffocated to death, and was beaten by Arsenal's attack so hard that it was not as powerful as fighting back.

On the other hand, Crystal Palace's offensive line is really not luxurious. What they are most proud of is that the midfield and backcourt are very stable, and the most proud of offensive means are defensive counterattacks and on-site counterattacks after high-post pressing. They did a very good job of capturing the opportunity to change offense and defense.

As usual, Crystal Palace's appearance today is 4231, the goalkeeper is still Spelloni, the defender is composed of Marjo, Benatia, McCarthy and Hills, the two midfielders are Stroman and Kante, the front midfielder is Mkhitaryan, and the forward line is Mertens, Valdi and Tarabut.

In the last few games, because there are no injuries, Wen Sheng's use of people is relatively rigid. Except for Hills and Stroman, the other positions have not changed at all, and it is not unexpected to Mancini.

But even so, Mancini found that Crystal Palace was really not a big deal, especially the midfield and backcourt shots that made people not very defensive. Once his team evacuated and pressed, Crystal Palace's long passes in the backcourt were really accurate. It was a bit embarrassing to play against his fellow countrymen on the side of Tarabut.

On the other hand, the frontcourt players, especially the two wings, were suppressed, and they retreated too much, and often returned to half-court defense. However, Nasri and Silva were not very good at defensive skills, and the team could only rely on sporadic counterattacks.

Seeing this situation, Mancini became furious, but fortunately his team did not concede the goal. Crystal Palace has the chance to score, but the ability to grasp the opportunity is not good enough.

After playing for ten minutes, Mancini found that his team had no place to focus, which was very similar to the recent game against Arsenal.

He couldn't stay in the coach's seat anymore, so he stood up and walked to the sidelines, directing the players to defend.
Chapter completed!