Wansheng attaches great importance to the FA Cup final.

Before the game, he and his assistant coaches studied Portsmouth's recent games and formulated the finals' style of play.

When playing in the league, you have to fight to get more victories; when playing in the finals, it is the opposite. Because the outcome of a game can determine the title, so you must be "stable".

Redknapp's Portsmouth is definitely very "stable", and Wansheng's requirements for the team are also "stable".

In the locker room before the game, Wan Sheng said, "Don't rush to score goals, control the football, control the game. Show what we are best at. I believe we have an advantage in strength, so don't give them any chance."

Finally, he added, "Even if it's a penalty shootout, we're not afraid, so don't give them any chance!"

Wan Sheng waved his fist and looked very serious, which remained in the minds of every player.

Afterwards, they stepped into the New Wembley Stadium with all the expectations of Manchester City supporters.

The new Wembley Stadium is already overcrowded.

As the defending champion of the FA Cup last season, Manchester City has won the Community Shield Cup, League Cup, League Championship and the FA Cup this season.

The FA Cup final is something that every fan pays attention to, so there are many fans coming to support Manchester City, with 30,000 fans on the scene from Manchester.

There are also many fans in Portsmouth, with nearly 18,000 people according to statistics.

Although the number of people is slightly smaller, the shouts of 18,000 people are enough to cover all parts of the court.

When the players of the two teams stepped into the field, shouts from the field were heard one after another. Some supported Manchester City, some supported Portsmouth, and many neutral fans shouted, making the atmosphere on the field very hot.

The game is about to begin.

Portsmouth coach Redknapp followed the players of both teams into the stadium and looked to the side as he walked to the coach's seat.

Wan Sheng was also walking to the position, talking to Diamares, as if he was feeling his target. He also turned his head and looked at Redknapp.

The two teams smiled and nodded at each other.

Looking at the young face opposite, Redknapp couldn't help but sigh at the other party's youth. He was over 60 years old and was more than twice the age, but the two became opponents on the field.

This is not the first time the two have fought.

Wan Sheng has played against Redknapp many times in several seasons in coaching Derby County and Manchester City, but most of them are in the league, and the impact of the winner is not really big.

It's different now.

FA Cup final.

It's actually nothing to lose to Manchester City in the league. For a mid-range Premier League team, even their own fans can understand that they lose to the defending champion who has been in a row for two consecutive years.

However, the FA Cup final is a game that is directly related to the championship. The FA Cup has special significance to English clubs and also has an extremely important position in the hearts of English fans. Many fans believe that the FA Cup is more important than the league championship.

So this championship must be won.

Redknapp couldn't help but remember what the club chairman Alexander Geedamak said to him yesterday, "Harry, try his best to win, this is a rare opportunity for Portsmouth to get close to the championship. I hope to give the club a second FA Cup championship tomorrow, that will be a great moment!"

Alexander Gadamak's voice seemed to be still in his ears, but Redknapp sat in the seat and looked at the field with only a bitter smile. His rich coaching experience allowed him to know how to have a better chance of winning, but... his opponent is Manchester City, is there really a chance?

Until now, I can only watch the game.

Redknapp’s style of play is to “stable”, stabilize the lineup, tenacious defense, and strong game style. In short, Portsmouth devotes most of his energy to defense.

This is also their best way to beat Manchester City.

If you fight Manchester City head-on, the chances of winning are too slim. The strength gap between the two teams is a bit big, and the offensive ability is not on the same order of magnitude, so defense is the best choice.

Redknapp didn't even consider the offense, he just let Benjani Mvaruwari stand at the front alone, and other players have to participate in the defense.

Portsmouth has two slightly famous forwards, one is Niutiant and the other is Kanu. In the summer, both of them were highly anticipated, but a season has passed, and the team's best performance is the "third forward" Benjani Mvaruwari.

Mvaluari was born in Brawayo. She played in the domestic league as a teenager. She went abroad to participate in the South African club Yomo Universe in 1999, and then gradually became famous. During this period, she borrowed from the Swiss Grasshoppers.

Appreciated by Guyru, Mvaruwari switched to Ligue 1 Auxerre two years later, and initially developed smoothly, but when Jijis Sintini took over as a coach, he lost his seat.

It is better to play as a substitute in the Ligue 1 than to play as a substitute in the Premier League. That's what Mvaluari thinks, so in January 2006 he joined Portsmouth for £4.1 million.

Last season, Mvaruwari became Portsmouth's main striker, but his pitiful data of only 6 goals in 36 appearances made his position seriously unstable. After Niutinte arrived, he had to give up his main position.

No one expected that after being squeezed out of the main position, Mvaruwari broke out. He made 27 appearances in the league and the number of 12 goals allowed him to replace Niu Jinte and Kanu, making him the team's absolute.

In the FA Cup final, Redknapp also hopes to rely on Mvaluari's personal ability to help Portsmouth threaten Manchester City's goal.

Redknapp's tactics are well formulated.

Defend, fight back.

Defense relies on the efforts of the whole team and conducts intensive defense, while counterattack relies on Mwaruwari's performance. This style of play is a good way for small teams to defeat large teams.

But the game is a game, not an imagination.

Everything is carried out according to Redknapp's idea. Portsmouth must have a chance to win, but there will always be an "accident" in the game.

This "accident" did not appear in Portsmouth, but in Manchester City.

There are too many stars in Manchester City!

Morris, Silva, Ozil, Darren Bent, Torres... When you say one by one, you can give a thumbs up. Compared with Portsmouth's lineup, Manchester City's lineup is too gorgeous.

There are many stars, which is an advantage.

Just like the "Galaxy Battleship" who once dominated European football, their game has no certain way of playing, and many goals rely on the personal performance of the stars.

There are many stars in the Galaxy Battleship. If one star can explode, it will be no problem to win the game.

The same is true for Manchester City today.

Manchester City may not be able to catch up with the "Galaxy Battleship", but compared to Portsmouth, it can be described as "there are many stars".

Manchester City's tactics are also very conservative, but they completely suppress Portsmouth, which is very passive in offense. However, Manchester City's formation is not so high, so they have been paying attention to defense.

The two teams' matches were written with the words "dolent" from the beginning.

But, being boring does not mean that there is no goal.

The first goal appeared in the 17th minute of the game.

This is an "accident" that happened to Manchester City players, and it was the personal performance of Manchester City midfielder David Silva.

More than ten meters outside the penalty area, after receiving Morris' pass, David Silva suddenly started to swim through the opponent's midfielder Montari, and then on the left side of the penalty area, he suddenly chose to shoot at a 30-degree angle.

This shot position is very bad, mainly because the angle is a little too small.

When Silva finished his shot, almost no one was optimistic about scoring, but the football drew an arc and fell straight to the far corner of Portsmouth's goal.

Portsmouth goalkeeper and former Manchester City goalkeeper David James reacted a little slower. Perhaps he didn't expect Silva to suddenly shoot. In short, when he realized the danger, it was too late.

The football fell straight into the goal and hit the side net, which shocked everyone.

"The ball went in..."

Sky Sports commentator George Woodgate's tone can also be heard his surprise at the goal.

When David Silva kicked off just now, he even thought it was a long pass, and Darren Bent on the heel had the chance to grab the back point, but the football flew directly into the goal, leaving him without even reaction time.

After confirming the goal, George Woodgate exclaimed, "It's in! 1-0, David Silva used a sudden shot to help Manchester City take the lead!"

All Manchester City fans cheered!

From the first minute of the game to the time just now, the game between both sides has been very dull. The commentator's analysis is that both sides are very conservative and are absolutely very serious. People with rich experience in watching the finals also know that it is often difficult to play exciting scenes in the finals, because in order not to have problems, both sides will often play very conservatively.

The same is true for this game.

It is obvious that Manchester City has been trying to control the game with ball control, while Portsmouth retreated to stabilize the defense in the first minute of the game.

Neither team scored a quick goal to get the lead.

So the game scene makes people sleepy.

But Silva's goal woke everyone up. They didn't expect that Manchester City took the lead after more than ten minutes of the game.

"This goal is completely Silva's personal ability! This Spanish genius has grown up completely in Manchester City!"

"Some people said before that Silva has not performed as well as Ozil recently, but now he relies on his personal abilities to score a goal in the FA Cup final..."

"This is enough to say everything!"

"Silva is still that Silva, he is a genius, he is one of the best players in the Premier League." (To be continued.)
Chapter completed!