Super Training Master

The competition between Manchester City and Chelsea in the league has indeed entered a fever.

Manchester City have felt it.

During training on weekdays, the players always smile happily, but during this time the smiles have decreased significantly. Everyone is training hard and focusing on many things. This is a good thing, but it always happens like this. Something is wrong.

Wansheng also knew that the team was under pressure, so he proposed to Chairman Waddle to hire a professional psychiatrist to do individual psychological treatment for each player to relieve this pressure and tension.

We need not only football coaches, but also psychiatrists. My players are under too much pressure and they need some psychiatric treatment.

Wan Sheng said very seriously.

After some consideration, Waddle agreed. Hiring a psychiatrist was a lot of money, but it was nothing compared to the team's current performance.

Soon Manchester City Club began to openly recruit psychologists, which was also exposed by some media and became a topic that many fans talked about. They have their own personal doctors, they can already do part of the work, but Wansheng feels that it is not enough. Private doctors are not really 'private', and they are not professional psychiatrists. There is definitely no professional work in this area. Well, at this stage, as long as it is beneficial to the team, even if it has a little effect, he will do it seriously. Maybe the competition between the league and Chelsea, if you want to win, the difference is just a little bit.

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On December 10, the 16th round of the Premier League kicked off. Manchester City vs Birmingham.

Birmingham this season, relegation is the basic goal, but coach Bruce has greater ambitions, he is aiming at the European arena. In the past two seasons, Birmingham's performance has not been a small contrast. They were expected to go further last season. But in the end, they only ranked 12th. Their performance has improved this season, but if they want to enter Europe, they still need to see their performance in the second half of the schedule.

However, Birmingham's advantage is that they have many famous players, most of which are abandoned players who fled from other giants, Upson, Melchiott, Pennant, Bart, Husky, Fusel, David Deng Well...they all have good strength, if they can be kneaded into shape. Definitely a team not to be ignored.

But it's not easy to do. The media commented, Bruce still has a long way to go...

It does.

Manchester City didn't do much preparation, and just ushered in the game at Manchester Stadium. Throughout the game, Manchester City suppressed it, but it seemed that luck was not very good. Manchester City did not score in the first half, and the suppressed Birmingham Few shots were taken. They were lucky enough to keep the goal.

In the second half, the two teams fought again, and Manchester City continued to suppress Birmingham's halftime. Birmingham is a defensive team. They seem to want to hold a point, but in the end Manchester City scored in the 77th minute. It was a direct pass from the middle of Morris, and Anelka broke away from the defense and broke into the left side of the penalty area. , then moved across to the right, and Andy Cole got the chance to face the goalkeeper and scored the ball.

It was Andy Cole's sixth league goal for Manchester City.

Andy Cole looked very happy after scoring the goal. In the last game against Charlton, he scored one goal, and now he has another goal. He scored in two consecutive games. It's easy, after all, he doesn't always play the full game. In the same position, Robbie Fowler also scored a lot of goals. Darren Bent and Anelka are even more outstanding. The ball is still very important to him.

But Andy Cole certainly didn't expect that this goal was important enough to directly determine the outcome of the game, because there was only one goal in the whole game.

In the next game, Manchester City still kept the pressure, and Birmingham also tried to attack to find a chance to equalize the score, but the two teams failed to send the ball into the goal again and again, and the score was still stopped at 1:0.

Manchester City had another home win, but those who have watched the game know how hard it is to win.

Meanwhile, Chelsea are also competing with Wigan Athletic.

The result of this game is also 1:0. Following the winning goal in the last round to help the team beat Middlesbrough, the blue team captain Terry once again contributed a key goal in this game. At the same time, Chelsea have not conceded a goal in the past 6 official games 4 consecutive league victories and 11 consecutive victories at Stamford Bridge.

Before this round of battle, Chelsea had just made a smooth appearance in the Champions League under pressure from Liverpool. Coupled with this league victory, Chelsea also ushered in a full-scale outbreak.

After the game, the media listed a comparison of Manchester City and Chelsea's league results.

Manchester City 1:0 Birmingham, 12 consecutive league victories, accumulated 46 points, the league remains unbeaten.

Chelsea 1:0 Wigan Athletic, 11 consecutive victories at home, accumulated 43 points, league, League Cup, Champions League, the third line is close.

Compared with the two teams, it can be said that they are both excellent and scary. Manchester City's results in the league are better, but Chelsea has the Champions League to play, which will definitely affect the league results, so it is difficult to say which of the two teams is better. Some media began to look forward to the meeting between the two teams after Christmas. It would definitely be a battle of Mars hitting the earth.

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After the 16th round of the league, Wan Sheng returned to the club and started the transfer work as soon as possible. He contacted Roy Keane's agent Kennedy, hoping to get the captain who was kicked out by Manchester United.

Since the conflict with Ferguson at the beginning of the league, it has been difficult for Roy Keane to get a chance to play. Coupled with the 'autobiographical gate' incident, Keane has even become a thorn in the eyes of the old Jazz. In early December, he and Manchester United made peace. Broke up, became a free agent on the transfer market, and he was instantly hot.

Roy Keane is definitely up for grabs. Although he is 34 years old, no one dares to underestimate the old Manchester United captain. His game experience alone is enough to bring a lot to a team .

Bolton, West Ham, Wigan, Portsmouth and West Bromwich Albion, all want to invite Roy Keane to join, and they each offered Roy Keane a one-year contract, a few days ago. Everton also joined the fight for this football iron man ranks.

Everton manager Moyes has revealed that he recently held talks with Keane, who is out of work, and hopes he can join the Everton team. Keane's agent, Kennedy, said Keane will decide on his next career stop next Monday.

Kennedy also said that Keane has been insisting on training alone at home. However, due to a foot injury, he can only hope to return to the field after January next year.

Although Keane has now left Manchester United. But because the contract has not expired, Manchester United still pays him £90,000 a week.

Kennedy spoke the truth.

But this does not dispel the enthusiasm for Roy Keane. In addition to Premier League clubs, the Scottish Celtics also hope that Keane can join. The Guardian even reported that Real Madrid is also quite impressed with Keane. Interested and plans to offer him a short-term contract.

The authenticity of these reports cannot be determined. But Manchester City are definitely in the fray.

Wansheng reached out to Kennedy. Hope to have a private talk with Keane, of course he is very interested in this 'football man', you know that is 'Iron Keane', if Keane can join Manchester City, then the team's midfield will be more solid, he also Try experimenting with new formations instead of always using the traditional 442.

Unfortunately, Wansheng's request was rejected.

I talked to Keane, but he doesn't want to stay in England, Kennedy replied. He is also very interested in Manchester City, let me thank you for your invitation. But he does not want to meet Manchester United in the league, so we are going to look in other leagues.

Wan Sheng shook his head with a wry smile.

If it is a young rookie, he can promise things like the future and the number of appearances, but for a famous veteran, it is difficult for him to promise anything other than the contract that every club can offer. Some of these veterans can’t even watch the championship. For example, Keegan has already won enough championships in Manchester United, and it is meaningless to tell the other side. For Keane, more championships can not be equal to the memories of Manchester United, so Wansheng knows that Manchester City has out.

Wansheng still felt very regretful that he couldn't get Keane, but the fact could not always be satisfactory, he still calmed down and began to prepare for the next game.

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The 17th round of the Premier League on December 18 is the last round before Christmas. Manchester City's opponent is Wigan Athletic, a newly-promoted team from Manchester. Gang Athletic is destined to fight hard for relegation.

But in fact, Wigan Athletic's road to relegation is not difficult. Although they have lost three straight, the strength of the first few rounds of the league has kept their points in the top ten.

Wigan Athletic coach Jewell has experience in the Premier League. He once led Bradford to the Premier League and succeeded in relegation in the second year. Obviously, he hopes to replicate the experience of that year and lead this new army to stay in the Premier League. Premier League.

To that end, Jewell made a couple of good deals over the summer. He freed ex-Liverpool Switzerland centre-back Henkutz, which brought the team's most-needed experience, scoring in Norwich's midfield last season. Hand Francis is also here. It is also worth mentioning that Senegalese international Henry Kamara from Wolves. In the World Cup in Korea and Japan, he scored twice against Sweden and became famous. He was loaned to Southampton last season. Also showed great strength.

The performance of these players is also very good, at least to ensure that Wigan Athletic has a fighting force in the Premier League.

However, this home game against Manchester City, they played very difficult, Wigan Athletic's style of play is still very tough, when they face a slightly less skilled team, they can still fight, but in the Premier League Manchester City, whose technology is absolutely top-notch, shows their weakness in strength. In the face of Manchester City's continuous transmission and cooperation, their pressing in the midfield can't work at all. After only ten minutes of the game, their defense line has three times. Crisis, but God saved them - City's two shots hit the post.

Just when the Manchester City players lamented their bad luck, the Wigan Athletic players realized the gap. While lamenting the gap, they also deliberately strengthened their defense, but the effect was not very obvious. Together, their defense is still very weak, and in the 27th minute of the game, Leto Ziegler's insertion created a chance for David Silva. The Spaniard's cool low shot from the right side of the box put the ball into Wigan Athletic's goal.

1:0!

David Silva scored! George Woodgate shouted David Silva's name. This is his first league goal for Manchester City!

On the field, David Silva was very excited, and he and every teammate who came up hugged each other.

This goal is very important to him.

David Silva is arguably the most stressed player on the team because everyone knows he is valued by coach Wan Sheng. He kept getting first chances. Although his performance is also good, it is not better than Joey Barton and Morris. Even in the eyes of others, his appearance is more for 'exercise experience', which shows that he is valued.

But until now, David Silva has not scored a goal in the league, although he is not a striker. But the league went to 16 rounds. He made 10 appearances without scoring a goal, and this statistic is too ugly, so David Silva is very eager to score.

Now he finally has a goal, and he also believes that after this goal, other goals will follow.

After celebrating with his teammates, David Silva ran to the coaching bench and hugged Wansheng tightly at the moment of scoring. He also did not forget to thank Wansheng for his trust in him, if not for Wansheng. He may still be playing in the Spanish Serie B, and he won't have the chance to play in the Premier League at all. Now that he can perform well, it is natural to thank Wansheng.

Hearing the fans' shouts, which were mixed with his name, he found himself a little in love with the city of Manchester.

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After celebrating the goal, the game between the two teams continued. Manchester City continued to suppress the next time, but did not score any more goals. The first half ended 1:0.

Although it was only a goal ahead, but after watching the first half of the game, one would think that Manchester City would be the winner. Wigan Athletic, which is at home, had no power to fight back at all, but no one expected that Wigan Athletic made a strong effort in the second half. , they used a quick offensive to directly break the Manchester City goal.

Then they continued to maintain the offensive, and when the game reached 63 minutes, they overtook the score 2:1!

This result is very surprising.

Wan Sheng kept shouting on the sidelines, Calm down! Calm down! He wanted to remind the players to calm down. The opponent suddenly broke out on the offensive and scored two goals in a row, which was very detrimental to the team. At times, the more calm you have to be, the more you can't panic, after all, anything can happen in football games, and the best way to prevent accidents is to keep calm at all times.

Under the reminder of Wansheng, Manchester City players re-stabilized the formation and organized a new offensive.

However, Wigan Athletic was in very good condition during this period. Manchester City failed to break the goal after a long attack. After 80 minutes, Wigan Athletic also started to defend the goal. From the posture, they knew that they had to delay the game until the end of the game. All three points at home.

At this time, Wansheng hurriedly called Morris and warned, Pay attention to stabilize the formation and don't panic. If there is a chance to pass the ball into the penalty area, find an opportunity to create a set ball.

This is also the two major methods of breaking the dense defense - lob pass and set-piece.

No matter how tight the defense is, there is no way to prevent the ball from hanging from the air into the penalty area, which can create header opportunities for players in the penalty area. In addition, set-pieces are also a good choice, but Manchester City does not have very good free kicks. Players, Wansheng has little hope for the latter.

Unexpectedly, the next goal of Manchester City is to rely on set-pieces.

This is a set-piece made by Joey Button on the left sideline. It is almost impossible to shoot directly from this position, so Manchester City's choice is to find a good position and compete for the header.

Morris stood in front of the ball to take the penalty, and he hoisted the ball to the back point.

Anelka, Andy Cole, Reina and Joey Barton started the scrimmage almost at the same time. In the end, Andy Cole took the lead and pushed the Wigan Athletic defender to complete a fierce header. .

Wigan Athletic goalkeeper Ferran was completely unable to make a judgment. He could only watch the football fly by.

It was also the last goal of the game. (To be continued ~^~)