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Chapter 120 Soft Tofu Sharpening Knife

What Wansheng said at the press conference soon spread among the media, and then everyone who followed the game knew it.

As Manchester City's head coach, Wan Sheng is definitely one of the most watched protagonists. The coach of the top team in the league is the most attractive leader. In addition, Wan Sheng's youth, Chinese nationality and his achievements, it is impossible for him to not be paid attention to.

No matter when, as long as Wan Sheng leads the team to participate in the game, he will become the protagonist of attention, and few stars can even compare with him.

What he said at the press conference, many live broadcast commentators would tell the fans as soon as possible.

This is the manifestation of the attention.

Everyone knows how much Manchester United wants to win the championship.

Manchester United won nothing last season, which is not in line with their identity as the "Premier League overlord". The League Cup has become the first honor they can compete for in two seasons, so they will definitely fight for all their efforts.

Even if Manchester City's performance in the league is not ideal and the Champions League is eliminated, from a global perspective, Manchester City cannot compare with it.

Compared with the two teams, the outside world recognizes Manchester United more in many aspects. But now, as the "weak" side, the Manchester City coach actually says such things?

"We came to Cardiff just to prevent Manchester United from winning the championship!" This powerful speech made Manchester United supporters all over the world grit their teeth.

They felt very unhappy!

Manchester United hasn't won the championship for two years. Now I want to win a small League Cup championship. What's wrong? It's just like you guys don't want a championship. Why do you still stop Manchester United? Is this a matter of nothing?

At this time, they will not go to Manchester City and Manchester United.

Manchester City fans felt very happy when they heard this.

The League Cup itself is actually very important to Manchester City. They are much worse than Manchester United. It is not said that they have not touched the taste of championships for decades. Those new generation of Manchester City fans have supported the team since childhood, but the team has never won any league or cup championships in the top league. Whenever they think about the team having the opportunity to touch the championship, they are extremely excited. So in fact, the League Cup championship trophy is also what every Manchester City fan hopes to win.

But I definitely can't say that to the outside world!

What is the League Cup championship? It's just a waste! Because we rank first in the league. League championship must be more "high-end", that is the real honor. In comparison, the League Cup is nothing at all!

They felt that Wan Sheng said something generous and relieved!

Yes. We came to Cardiff not for the championship, because we didn’t look down on the small League Cup champion at all. We came here to prevent the damn Manchester United from taking away the League Cup trophy!

They have no championship in two years? What is that? It is best for them to have twenty years and no championship in two hundred years, that is the best!

We came to stop them from winning the championship!

Manchester City fans immediately felt very happy!

The competition is about to begin.

After the two teams warmed up, they returned to the locker room. All Manchester City players were watching Wan Sheng, waiting for the last thing he wanted to say.

This is the old rule.

Before the battle, the head coach has to say something, either to guide tactically, to inspire fighting spirit, or to remind some players, etc. No matter what they do, this link must be missing, otherwise the players will feel strange.

This is the same in every team.

Just like when the exam is approaching, the teacher always has to say something, and the instructions to sharpen the gun at the moment are also very important. It is still very meaningful to ask students to review what to do, tell them the mentality of exams to have, and to tell them how to do it one by one, etc.

Today is a little different.

Wansheng was holding a notebook in his hand. There were some things written on it, and he was mindful of those things.

"According to Sky TV statistics, our support rate in Manchester is 49%, less than Manchester United's 51%. However, there must be a large number of neutral fans votes here, that is, in Manchester, our support rate is higher than Manchester United!"

The first message was very exciting and many people laughed out loud.

Wansheng will continue to recite immediately.

"In the whole of England, our approval rating is only 36% and is completely lower than Manchester United's 64% of that. That is to say, most English fans are optimistic about Manchester United. Perhaps they have a deeper foundation? Even if we win them twice this season, it will not have any impact."

Everyone was feeling a little depressed.

"In the whole of Europe and the whole world, there are also many fans voting on the Sky TV Sports website. Putting England aside, fans in other regions only have 100% of their support for us. In other words, no one supports Manchester United. They are optimistic that Manchester United can defeat us and win the League Cup championship."

Everyone was speechless.

But before it was over, Wan Sheng put down his notebook and continued, "The data statistics of Sky TV may be difficult to explain. After all, that is not very accurate, but there is one data that can explain the problem!"

"You probably haven't noticed the odds of British bookmakers and European bookmakers, both of which had 90 minutes of the game before the game, both of which were between 4.5 and 5, and they were only 2 to 3. You should understand what this means."

"That is to say, most fans in Europe are optimistic that they will beat us in 90 minutes!"

"Do you have any ideas? Anyway, I have a lot to say. I really want to ask them why this is the case! But there are too many fans, and I can't ask them one by one. I can only find the reason myself. Maybe we are too famous? Maybe your reputation is not as big as those Manchester United stars? Maybe our foundation is not as deep as them. They are the Premier League overlords. How can our little Manchester City beat them?"

Wan Sheng said, looking at the expressions of each player. When he saw some people pursing their lips hard, he knew the effect was coming.

His purpose is to make everyone want to win the game more!

"So, you all should know what we are going to do in a while! We are going to beat them and let everyone in the world see which team is more likely to win!"

While the players of both sides were still preparing to play in the player channel, the live commentator had already begun to introduce the rosters of the two teams through the broadcast.

Although it is in Cardiff, not Manchester, many players' names are familiar to fans, such as Manchester United's Rooney, C-Ronaldo, Giggs, Ferdinand, and Manchester City, there is only one Anelka that can be mentioned. But he was injured and could not participate in the game, so Manchester City only has half of them - Morris. Compared with Manchester United stars, Morris' fame is still much worse.

So what scene is imaginable.

When the commentator read the name of the Manchester United player, the voice of soaring to the sky came from the stands. It came from Manchester United fans and local neutral fans. When they arrived at the name of the Manchester City player, only Manchester City fans were cheering, but their numbers were not advantageous and there was no loud voice at all.

The most popular fans in this game were local fans, with about 50,000, while Manchester United fans and Manchester City fans were 10,000 respectively. This is also the fan quota allocated by the FA and the Welsh Football Association. On the one hand, it is to promote English football, and on the other hand, it is also to maximize the benefits. After all, it is good that there are more than 10,000 fans coming from Manchester, and the fans of the other two teams came from other places.

But there are only 10,000 pure Manchester City fans. Most of the neutral fans support the stars they know or the team they are in. So the situation can be imagined that most fans support Manchester United.

When Manchester City players walked out of the tunnel, they remembered what the head coach said.

Although today's game is at Cardiff Millennium Stadium, the majority of those who support Manchester United still account for!

Perhaps this is the difference in influence between the two teams, but there are not many who support them. I think they can win, so their thoughts are deeper-

We need to let all the fans in the world who support Manchester United see which team will win!

The referee blew the whistle to start the game.

Manchester United has the right to serve.

When Rooney kicked the ball to Saha, the fans in the stands made a huge cry.

The stadium flash lights light up immediately, making the Thousand Years Stadium feel like daytime.

Wan Sheng stood up from his seat and walked to the sidelines, put his arms in front of his chest to watch the game.

Ferguson put his arms on his knees, held his chin up, and became serious.

The entire British Peninsula and even the whole world have become much more serious about the competition.

At this time, no matter what the cameras were shooting before, they changed their perspective and pointed to the competition venue. The real confrontation has officially begun.

Manchester United took advantage of the opportunity to serve first and launched the first wave of offensives, but soon the football was intercepted on the wing and the offensive ended.

The ball rights were transferred to Manchester City's feet.

However, Manchester United obviously doesn't care about the first attack. The game is 90 minutes long, and they have a lot of time and can create a lot of opportunities.

The football reached Ivan Krue's feet.

Ivan Kru slowly dribbled the ball, his eyes swept around. At this time, he remembered what Wan Sheng told him before the game, "In this game, we play control and rhythm. Be careful not to start an attack rashly. The most important thing for your mission is to share the pressure of Li, and pay more attention to cooperating with others. If you find a good opportunity, hand it over to Li, or a teammate who is more advanced, don't hesitate, but most of the time, you should pay more attention to your position."

In this game, Ivan Crew replaced Joey Patton and partnered with Morris to play a double-center forward.

His job is very simple, he is to share the pressure for Morris and pay more attention to defense.

He is used as a midfielder, but in Manchester City's tactics, he can also be said to be a player who organizes offense.

Everyone in the team knows that his position is extremely important.

Ivan Krue was also very excited to be so important in such an important game, but he is not the kind of young player who is easily influenced by emotions. He will remind himself at any time what to do.

So he just looked left and right and handed the ball to Sun Jihai in the diagonal rear.

Since you want to control it, you don’t have to rush to attack.

Manchester United, let’s play slowly!

Sun Jihai received the pass, but the one who followed was C-Ronaldo.

Manchester United pressed against Manchester City very tightly. C-Ronaldo ran over the mid-range 20 meters to press. He saw Sun Jihai's position and ran over.

At this time, the Chinese media was very excited, and a commentator shouted, "Let's see the showdown between Sun Jihai and C-Ronaldo!"

But then Sun Jihai directly transferred the ball to Kopelle Ferreira, not giving C-Ronaldo any chance to make a shot.

"This is a wise choice." The commentator immediately said, "It is not wise to have one-on-one with the opponent in his own backcourt. If the ball is lost, it will be bad."

But in fact, many media and fans still want to see the showdown. They are watching exciting things, but they are not considering whether it is dangerous or not.

The Chinese media kept talking because of Sun Jihai, but in the eyes of other national media, this is just a simple backcourt transmission and nothing worth talking about.

Soon the football reached Distin's feet, and Saha came up to press, Distin transferred the ball to Kopelle Ferreira, who was the prequel Morris.

As the football reached Morris's feet, Giggs forced him over.

Wan Sheng was a little surprised to see this scene. He glanced at Ferguson next door, but the corners of his mouth curled up.

It seems that Manchester United is very prepared for today's game, and their pressing in the frontcourt is very close.

This is a good way to fight against the "kill" tactics.

Manchester City's style of play is also a full-game press. Defense often starts from the frontcourt, but effective retreat is also necessary. If you can't grab it, you will quickly return to defense, so that the stability of the backcourt defense can be ensured.

Manchester United is now more extreme. They let several players run continuously in the frontcourt to create pressure on Manchester City and force them to pass continuously. Even if Manchester City is good at passing and cooperating, they are always "forced" to pass, and it is easy to make mistakes. At that time, it is likely that a mistake will be fatal.

Manchester United is also fighting fiercely in the frontcourt, and this kind of hard-working style is equivalent to forcing Manchester City to fight hard.

This style of play is really against Manchester City.

But the tactics that Manchester City used today are not simply "killing"!

If Manchester United insists on playing like this, Wansheng doesn't mind letting them see what control play is, what soft tofu can also damage the knife! (~^~)
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