i don't want to be king

Chapter 854 The First Manchester Derby

Two days until the Manchester Derby.

Li Liang was a little surprised. He had met fans waiting outside the gate of the AON Center for two consecutive days, as well as a large number of reporters.

Most of the fans already knew Li Liang's habits, when he got off the car and waved to everyone with a smile, a tall middle-aged fan shouted loudly: "Li!

do you know?

The last player like you who came to practice on his own almost every day was Cristiano!
You have the same number! "

The questions from the reporters were the same as every time they met Li Liangshi before, and they were basically divided into 3 categories——

One is how Mkhitaryan is doing now.

The second is what position Li Liang prefers to play in the game.

The third is whether Li Liang had a trial training at the Manchester City base for a period of time, and whether he has any special feelings for Manchester City.

The club's media consultant coaching class gave guidance to the players on these questions. Li Liang answered them with ease, and never fell into the "trap" of words no matter what the occasion.

So when the reporters saw Manchester United's No. 7 again at the AON Center, they greeted more like old friends,

In the training session in the morning, even Bart and Neville, who are in charge of the youth training and the reserve team, came to the sidelines.

All the details show that Manchester United attaches great importance to this game, and even the outside world regards this game as an extremely important event of this week.

Not only that, Li Liang also found that his teammates have also entered a very special state, much like the atmosphere when Latuby was preparing for a match against opponents like Paris or Lyon.

What surprised him most was that Pogba was in surprisingly good condition!

The French midfielder has unparalleled physical fitness, coupled with the special follow-up of Mourinho's team, Li Liang has almost never seen Pogba have physical problems in games and training.

In the last two days, Li Liang was shocked to find that the French midfielder actually "jumped" during training!
Today's training session is the last tactical confrontation training before the game. The 30-minute practice time is less than half, and the main team has already scored 5 goals!
Among them, Pogba personally scored two goals and sent two wonderful assists to help Rashford also score twice.

Li Liang also scored a long-range shot, and he focused more on connecting with his teammates, which was also what Faria repeatedly told him during training.

Faria, Larin, Bart and Neville Jr. on the sidelines all beamed with joy. Seeing Pogba in full firepower and amazing state, the Manchester United players also applauded frequently.

Only the old Ibrahimovic shouted loudly during the confrontation: "Paul, calm down and save your energy for the game!
Don't get yourself excited too early! "

After the training, Willie had already picked up Big Bear from the airport and returned to the base.

Big Bear made a special trip to Manchester with Vieira and La Tanzio, and he went back to the hotel with Li Liang.

Li Liang chatted with Daxiong, and Daxiong told Li Liang: "Both Vieira and La Tanzio think that Manchester City has a better chance of winning!"

Li Liang replied: "This is normal!
They have played so well this season!
Guardiola's tactics have now been completely understood and mastered by those stars, and it's time for results! "

Xiao Yu had already prepared dinner, and Da Xiong and Li Liang were in a daze for a moment, as if they had returned to the days when they lived together in Haicheng.

After dinner, the three chatted.

Xiao Yu asked: "Brother Liangzi, how are you preparing?!"

Li Liang replied: "Except for Bayi and the others who were injured and did not participate in training, everyone is in good condition.

Bernardo (Silva) and I spoke on the phone and we chatted a bit about the game.

He told me that the atmosphere in Manchester City is very good now, and it is completely different from the Manchester City team we played last year!

They also can't wait for the weekend's game! "

Big Bear asked again: "Among the five Premier League teams that have entered the Champions League, everyone agrees that Manchester City is the most optimistic.

If you chose to go to Manchester City in the summer, what would happen now? "

Li Liang laughed: "I don't know anything else, but Guardiola also told me during the meeting that he hoped that I could appear on the right side of the Manchester City team!
On this point, he and Jose have exactly the same idea! "

Xiao Yu also laughed: "Is there any team that has guaranteed to play the middle position like you?"

Li Liang replied: "Of course there is!

Coach Wenger and Coach Zidane have talked to me about this...

How should I put it, Xiao Yu, every coach has a different tactical concept, but they can be roughly divided into two categories.

One is to stick to your own ideas and choose players to match the lineup more according to your own ideas.

There is also a kind of tactical play that will be adjusted more according to the characteristics of the players under his hands, and he likes to try to change. "

Xiao Yu asked again: "Then which type does Mourinho belong to?!"

Li Liang was speechless for a moment.

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On the day of the game, fans outside Old Trafford were already packed, and it looked like a flowing red ocean at first glance.

The Manchester United bus slowly approached the player-only entrance, and the surrounding fans immediately burst into loud cheers!

Li Liang followed Ibrahimovic off the bus, and he was extremely shocked by the frenzied atmosphere.

If he has seen true fanaticism, loyalty, trust and love for football at the Millennium Stadium and Anfield, then everything he sees and the loud noises he hears is like being on the battlefield at this moment!The battle is imminent!
After everything was ready, the two sides started to warm up one after another amidst huge cheers, shouts and singing. Unlike other teams that have been guests in the past, Li Liang obviously felt that both sides were a little nervous when they greeted each other.

The game seems to have begun since everyone appeared on the court.

Bernardo Silva first came to Li Liang, and then Xiwa and Aguero shook hands with acquaintances successively.

Li Liang stretched out his hand like De Bruyne, and the Belgian midfielder showed a smile: "Li, I thought you would join us in the end!"

Kompany strode over: "Lee, people talk about you a lot!

Good luck! "

In the quarter-finals of last season's Champions League, Kompany was unable to play in the two rounds against Manchester City due to injury, and Li Liang, who was once hailed as the world's best player in the world, had no chance to compete with his surroundings since the friendly match of the trial training. The Belgian, one of the good centre-backs, fights again.

It looks like Kompany is looking forward to it too.

Li Liang ran to Guardiola, the two embraced warmly, and then he said hello to Arteta. After greeting all the young and old who knew Manchester City himself, Li Liang ran to the stands.

In addition to Da Xiong, Dong Zi and Da Kui also flew over from Haicheng in advance to watch the match between Li Liang and Manchester City.

The two of them were in the front position, and Li Liang shouted excitedly as soon as he got close to the surrounding fans.

Li Liang greeted the two old friends through the shield, and Da Kui shouted happily: "Everyone is going to watch the live broadcast today!

Ryoko, play well! "

(End of this chapter)