Vol 5 Chapter 118: China Overseas Team

Before the final match against Manchester United, Manchester City have another FA Cup match to play, which is to challenge Aston Villa on the road.
Wan Sheng has his own considerations for this game.
There are two major cups in England, the League Cup and the FA Cup. For many top teams in the league, the League Cup is a bad taste, and the FA Cup is the 'Traditional England team'. This game is in the eyes of fans Very important, but in fact, the gold content of the two cups is the same. In addition to the weight of honor, for the club, the FA Cup is not higher than the league cup. In addition, the FA Cup is more difficult to get because of the attention of fans , So that the giants will fight for it when possible, and the difficulty of winning the championship will naturally be higher.
But in fact, the FA Cup is only a cup.
Because the game is a decision to win or lose, the host and guest are completely luck, and the amount of gold can be imagined.
In the early days of the league, Wan Sheng wanted to win the League Cup and the FA Cup. After all, the team was not dragged down by European events and could have the energy to balance the league and the cup, but now he is considering giving up the FA Cup.
The key problem is still the team's situation. The injury has caused the team to have some crises. It is difficult to maintain several lines of battle. For the team, the most important thing that must be won is the league champion.
As long as you win the league championship, this season's results will be perfect. Getting the FA Cup is just icing on the cake. Instead, losing the league championship for the FA Cup is definitely not worth the money, and it is a big loss.
In addition, this game against Aston Villa is only three days away from Manchester United's decisive battle. It will take time for the team to go to Cardiff to adapt to the environment.
Although the League Cup is accumulated, it is obviously much more important than the ordinary FA Cup. Throw the FA Cup and win the League Cup. This transaction is very cost-effective.
Considering the current injury and condition of the team, Wan Sheng hesitated for a long time or decided to give up the game with Aston Villa.
This is a difficult choice for him.
If there is a choice, Wansheng will definitely fight for all championships. Each championship is a tempting glory for him. At the same time, because of the glory skills, fighting for another championship is equivalent to directly increasing the strength of the team he leads. , These combined, the champion's temptation to him can be imagined. So giving up an event is a difficult choice.
But neither the people nor the team can be too greedy. In order to get the league championship more stably, in order to fight for the League Cup championship more likely, he can only make this decision with pain.
After Wan Sheng's decision, Manchester City's FA Cup match against Aston Villa can be imagined.
Manchester City sent only a few main players to play. As a result, Miller got the opportunity to start. Schmeichel, Richards and other players who are difficult to play on weekdays also got all the opportunities. Midfielder Joe Barton instead Becoming the only general, he took over the captain's armband for Distin.
Joey Barton's command is not bad. He led the ‘Man City Substitute’ against Aston Villa, and even scored a goal in the 20th minute of the game, leading the score.
Wan Sheng saw more than a bitter smile in this scene.
If he can win the game this time, he really will hesitate to continue to fight for the FA Cup.
O'Reilly's team only 'woke up' in the second half. They hit the state and completely suppressed Manchester City, and scored a goal in the 61st minute and the 73rd minute respectively, locking the score at 2: 1.
In the end Aston Villa eliminated Manchester City and won the game. Enter the next FA Cup.
After the match, Wan Sheng had nothing to say to the media, because everyone knew he had given up the game, and many hostile media ridiculed Wan Sheng ’s Manchester City ‘throwing away the tradition of English football’. "Giving up the FA Cup is tantamount to giving up the heritage of English football! These outsiders simply do not understand what the FA Cup means to English football."
It is indispensable that some supporters think that Wansheng ’s choice is wise, "This kind of waiver is also a last resort decision, because the current situation in Manchester City is not good, they have too many injuries, they ca n’t balance the league and the cup And what ’s more, they will have a battle with Manchester United at the Millennium Stadium three days later. "
There are more neutral media that analyze the situation of Manchester City. In the last four games of Manchester City, the three rounds of the league have two draws and one win. The FA Cup has also been lost. That is to say, in four games, they only won After a victory, this result made the outside world's evaluation of them become unoptimistic.
Many hostile media said happily, "Manchester City is about to return to its original appearance!" In their view, before the final battle with Manchester United, Manchester City's achievements were a heavy blow, which may directly affect their status.
They don't believe that this will have an impact on Manchester City, and even the impact should be great.
Only one victory in the four battles!
This fully shows how bad the status of Manchester City is now. In just three days, considering how to adapt to Cardiff's environment, how much can Manchester City play at the Millennium Stadium?
Manchester United is not a weak team. Even if they lost to Manchester City twice this season, that does n’t mean anything. They are still one of the top strong teams. They still have the most luxurious lineup. They still have a very strong strength and are competing for the league. Cup champions, they do not have any weakness
When the two teams went to Cardiff, the media was flooded with these reports.
Manchester City did not refute anything about it, just silence it, Wan Sheng is the attitude, let them talk about what the outside world says, we are focused on adapting and training, and strive for the best performance in the game, this is the most important.
He not only ignored the media himself, but also prevented players from accepting media interviews while training.
He is worried that some players' mentality will be affected.
After all, this is a championship battle. Although it is only the League Cup champion, how many players in the team's lineup have won the League Cup championship? The last time Manchester City won the cup championship, it will be traced back to 1976, which is also the League Cup champion, and the last league championship will be traced back to 1968. This is the case in domestic competitions, let alone in European competitions, not to mention these players in Manchester City There must be no chance to touch the championship while playing for Manchester City, and most of the players are very young. In other words, this is the first time many players on the team are so close to the championship.
In this case, it is best to train wholeheartedly without contacting the outside world, otherwise their mentality is likely to be affected by media speech and the environment.
While Manchester City are preparing for the battle, their opponent Manchester United is doing the same thing.
They didn't need to mobilize anything at all in this game.
Even the most optimistic Manchester United fans know well what it means to win or lose against Manchester City. This is more than a Manchester Derby, or a game that determines the title of the championship.
Last season, Manchester United won nothing, and the new season has only completed a little more than half. They only have the last chance to win the championship-the League Cup final.
If you lose to Manchester City. They will get nothing in the second season, and three losses to the rival Manchester City in a single season is also unacceptable to Manchester United.
This is a cruel reality, they must face it.
Perhaps it is the seriousness of the situation. It is said that the new owner of the Manchester United club, Grezel, has considered attending the Sunday finals in person, even if this will increase the security of the Cardiff Millennium Stadium. The protests of the Manchester United fans against the acquisition are indeed There was some convergence, but God knew that those extremists would do something unexpected when Grezel appeared, and it might be wiser to send his three sons to oversee as usual.
In any case, the players do not need the mobilization of the head coach and will do their best for the game. Although in the past this was just a tasteless competition for training.
The last time Manchester United reached the final of the League Cup was in 2003. Even if they lost to rival Liverpool, they also won the league championship that season.
Veteran Giggs said in an interview. "The first championship I won was the 1992 League Cup. After that, we were invincible. I hope this time is also the beginning of success."
Compared to veterans such as Giggs who have won a lot of honors, the young star hopes to win the championship in a personal sense.
"If a player has not won a championship medal, then he is nothing." Rooney defined his success in an interview.
In this sense, he was also nominated by Eriksson not long ago as the future captain of the national team. His personal honor showcase is not empty. But all the collections are only from the time when he played on behalf of the junior team.
Since entering the Everton first team in the 2002/03 season to participate in professional games, Rooney has not yet had a championship medal of his own.
"My family's honor showcase is almost full, but I don't plan to clean up those 'antiques'."
"Winning the championship in every event is an important reason why you choose to play, whether you are 12 or 42 years old. And whenever I see the older Manchester United teammates of Giggs, Scholes, Neville and I feel very envious of the titles they have won. I think it is time for me to add a little more collectibles. "
Undoubtedly, this time the League Cup final is a good opportunity.
"I do n’t know how many tickets each player can get, but I ’ve already booked 24 tickets, and even double if possible. Each of my family and friends want to go to Cardiff to cheer for me , They all want to see for themselves the first championship medal in their career. ",
In addition to Giggs and Rooney, other Manchester United players have also expressed their longing for the championship.
In comparison, Manchester City will be much more low-key. Except for Captain Distin who was interviewed and said a few words of "eager for championship", almost no other players have appeared in the media.
This low profile also makes the hostile media of Manchester City more arrogant.
In fact, Manchester City has received a lot of attention because they beat Manchester United twice this season. Even if some media have been saying that Manchester United has more opportunities, but there are still many people who are optimistic about Manchester City.
In addition, there are a lot of eyes from abroad, especially the attention from China and South Korea.
The Chinese media's concern for Manchester City naturally stems from its concern for its own national players.
The Korean media is also concerned about the match between the two teams.
The teams supported by the two national media are opposite. The Chinese media support Manchester City because Manchester City is led by Wan Sheng, and Sun Jihai is likely to appear in the game.
South Korean media is more certain, because Park Ji-sung will almost certainly appear in Manchester United's starting lineup.
Park Ji-sung is still very important at Manchester United. His arrival has not brought about a huge change like Robben's improved Chelsea, but he is still one of the main side attackers in Manchester United, even when facing Fulham. Perform a hat trick.
The outcome of Manchester City and Manchester United will also determine which Asian player will be the first Asian player to win the championship in England ’s top competition.
The confrontation between the two teams and the players of the two countries has been promoted by the domestic media to the level of "anti-Korea war". The Korean media's propaganda is also very popular because they also want to be the first to win the top of England. The Asian players in the league championship are Koreans.
This is barely a national honor. After all, in the field of football, Asian countries are relatively weak.
In these vigorous reports from the media, Manchester City's preparation training continued.
One day before the game started, Wan Sheng let the team do some small confrontation tactical exercises, but during the training process, an accident appeared, the goalkeeper James fell to the ground and fell to the foot, the result was limped off the court .
This is a minor injury and is also a common occurrence in training. Although training is not a competition, injuries may occur as long as you exercise.
If it hadn't been a problem in the past, this kind of minor injury would be completely recovered after three or four days or less, but now it is a problem, because tomorrow is the battle with Manchester United.
Wan Sheng felt headache when he saw this scene.
At the same time, he also saw the excited expression of a young goalkeeper on the other side. His teammates were injured. It is difficult for ordinary players to be happy, but this young goalkeeper is different. James is his direct competitor. As long as James is there, he can Say there is no chance to play ~ EbookFREE.me ~ Now that James is injured, his chance will come.
This young goalkeeper is Wang Xiaolei
On the same day, the two teams submitted their rosters and starting players to the FA.
In Manchester United's starting lineup, it is worth noting that the Dutch killer Van Nis was accidentally ruled out of the starting line, and the striker consists of Rooney and Saha.
Manchester City's most striking position is naturally the goalkeeper, Wang Xiaolei played for injured James.
This is a rare starting game for Wang Xiaolei.
This season, Wang Xiaolei played more in unrelated games. Now that James is injured, he has got a chance. At the same time, due to the suspension of Lescott's yellow card, Sun Jihai also received a starting opportunity.
In this way, there are two Chinese players in the Manchester City array, plus Wan Sheng himself, so the Chinese media likes to hear this Manchester City as the "China Overseas Manchester City Team" title. (To be continued ...)
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