"Manchester City have finally won!" was the front-page headline of the Manchester City Evening News. ▽○Tomato○◇Net. ◇

Yes, Manchester City finally won the game, beating Leicester City 4-2 at home in a replay in the third round of the FA Cup on 19 January to progress to the fourth round of the FA Cup.

Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini also said in an interview that the victory came at the right time, "Manchester City will be back on the right track very soon, this game is the start of ......"

"Mancini slapped in the face" - the title of The Times. Because just four days after Roberto Mancini's words, just four days after that, Manchester City lost in the 24th round of the league when they lost 1-0 away to Aston Villa.

Manchester United lead the table with 53 points, Manchester City are now five points behind Manchester United and have been overtaken by Arsenal, Arsenal are also 48 points, and Chelsea have once again closed the distance to Manchester City, who are now only three points behind Manchester City.

The London media also broke the news that Chelsea's Russian boss Roman Abramovich is pleased with Chelsea's recent performances, and Carlo Ancelotti's shaky position has been preserved for the time being.

What made Manchester City fans even more angry was that Chelsea fans also ran to the Manchester City club forum to express their gratitude, thanking Manchester City for taking the initiative to fall and giving Chelsea a chance to breathe and catch up.

Three days later, on 27 January, Manchester City were held to a 1-1 draw at home to Nodes County in the FA Cup fourth round, with a replay set to take place at a later date. Fan◇Eggplant☆◇Small □ said net. ◇

At the end of the game, there was a huge boo from the stands at Manchester City Stadium, who were expressing their strong displeasure. It's no wonder fans are angry, before Yang Fan's injury, Manchester City had a huge lead in the league, they were as much as eight points ahead of second place at one point, and there were even media predictions at the time that with Manchester City's hot form, they could even win the title a month early at the end of the season.

Fortunately, City have not only slipped off the top spot, but are also five points behind city rivals Manchester United. This one in and one out is equivalent to saying that Manchester City is chased by Manchester United by 13 points.

In the third round of the FA Cup against the Championship team Leicester City, they were forced to draw by the opponent, and then defeated the opponent in the replay to advance, and now in the fourth round of the FA Cup, at home against the Championship team Nods County, Manchester City was forced to draw by the opponent again, and had to face a replay again.

You must know that when the Manchester City team was in good form, even Arsenal, Chelsea and Manchester United were beaten by them in succession, but now they can't help the Championship team, which naturally makes fans very dissatisfied. Although the team lacks captain Yang Fan, with the other players of the Manchester City team, it is definitely the configuration of the top few in the UK...... The way the team is playing the way it is, it's no wonder the fans aren't happy.

The biggest good news for Manchester City fans is that on this day, in the distant West Asia, the Qatar Asian Cup finally ended, and Yang Fan led the Chinese team to defeat the Japanese team 4-1 in the final and win the Asian Cup. □ ◇ eggplant small △△. ▽

Manchester City fans are excited, the biggest reason is naturally not that the Chinese team won the championship, but because the Asian Cup is over, and their captain Yang Fan can also return to the team.

"Thankfully, the captain is finally back. "On the official website of Manchester City FC, a fan left a message like this, and the words of this fan speak to the hearts of Manchester City fans.

Mancini gave Yang Fan a tight hug, which shows how much the Manchester City manager misses the captain.

"Yang, you've heard about the team's current situation. Mancini said.

Yang Fan nodded, seeing that Mancini's head was whiter than a month ago, which showed how much pressure the head coach had during this time.

"Now that you're back, I have confidence in my heart. Mancini said that if he was a little dissatisfied with Yang Fan's influence and prestige among the fans, especially in the team, and even affected the authority of the head coach, now Mancini can see it, and now the Manchester City team is in crisis, and his position is not stable, these small things of 'fighting for power' are not worth mentioning in front of his job.

Besides, when you think about it, it's not a blessing to have such a star in the team. ○Fan☆Eggplant small○◇. □At least now that Yang Fan has returned, Mancini's heart has subconsciously gained confidence.

'The most important thing for the team now is to win. Yang Fan said seriously. Manchester City's strength is not bad, even if there is no Yang Fan, Manchester City's strength is also among the top few, with Yang Fan, Manchester City is definitely a champion, now Manchester City seems to be in trouble, the team is sluggish, and the state is not good, but, for Manchester City, the most important thing now is to win, need a victory, victory after victory, all the problems will be solved.

Mancini nodded thoughtfully, this is the truth, at this time a smile also appeared on his face, he stretched out his hand to Yang Fan, very solemn: "Welcome back, Yang Fan." ”

Yang Fan also held his hand.

"Forgot to congratulate you, Asian champion. Mancini said.

"Thanks, Coach. Yang Fan said seriously, "I have come back from the national team, and now it's time to regain lost ground in the league." ”

Hearing Yang Fan's words, Mancini's smile became even stronger, which is what he likes to hear the most now. However, he was still a little worried, so he asked, "After the intensive continental competition, how are you doing now? I plan to let you rest on the bench in the next game......

Yang Fan expressed a different opinion, "Coach, I don't agree, I think I can play completely, and I also know who the opponent is in the next game, in that stadium, we must go all out." □◇◇Fan◇Eggplant. ☆ The team needs me now. ”

Of course, Mancini understands what Yang Fan said, the next game is the League Cup semi-finals, Manchester City's opponent is Chelsea, in the case of 0-0 in the round, this second leg is crucial, this game is the first game after Yang Fan's return, Manchester City must not lose, must win, must play momentum.

"Your injuries are completely healed. Mancini asked with concern.

"There was nothing wrong with that. Yang Fan made a fitness move.

"Haha, that's good. Mancini patted Yang Fan on the shoulder, "Then I won't bother you, but I still pay attention to rest." Mancini said goodbye to Yang Fan.

"I know, Coach. Yang Fan said, "You should also pay more attention to rest." ”

Mancini was also moved in his heart, although it was just a word of concern, but it was also rare at this time.

During this time, the English media also criticized Mancini, and The Sun even went so far as to assert that Mancini would be sacked......

Hmph, those who are waiting to see my Mancini jokes, you wait. Mancini is now gritting his teeth and trying to turn around.

Yang Fan appeared in the Manchester City dressing room at the Carrington training base in the afternoon, and his teammates did not know the news of his return, although they heard that the Asian Cup was over, Yang Fan led the Chinese team to win the championship, but they did not expect Yang Fan to return to the team immediately.

Seeing Yang Fan, the teammates were stunned at first, and then burst out with great enthusiasm.

Dzeko came over and hugged Yang Fan, "Yang, you're finally back." ”

"Haha, congratulations on the Asian champion. Silva also came over to hug Yang Fan.

Other players also came over to hug and greet Yang Fan.

Yang Fan was absent for a month and a half, they really missed Yang Fan every day, when Yang Fan was in the team before, they may not have felt so deeply about the importance of the captain, in this more than a month, Yang Fan's importance to Manchester City is undoubtedly revealed.

In the past month or so, Manchester City have gone from leading by eight points in the league to now five points behind Manchester United, and have been chased by 13 points, which is a huge blow to the Manchester City team.

The media also criticized the players of Manchester City and scolded everyone, in fact, the players also felt very wronged, and they did not work the field, but, I don't know why, they just couldn't win the game, no matter how hard they worked, the team still did not perform well, which made the whole team very anxious, everyone was also thinking about this matter, and also held an internal meeting, and finally unified their understanding, in the final analysis, there is still less that person, at this time everyone began to miss the captain, missing the good days when Yang Fan was still in the team。 At that time, the Manchester City team could be said to be a big killer, what a scenery it was.

Well, now Yang Fan is back!

The whole team was still in a haze before, but from the moment I saw the young captain, it was like a continuous rainy day, and finally the sun came out and dispelled the haze!

It's so effective, Yang Fan just came back, just appeared in the locker room, and hasn't played yet, but the mental outlook of the whole Manchester City team is different.

The most direct feeling for this comes from Manchester City fans, in this afternoon training, the fans saw that the mental outlook of the whole team has changed a lot, and the laughter on the training ground is not at all the solemn and depressed atmosphere of the team before.

Everyone knows the reason for this change.

The fans cheered the moment they saw the captain appear at the training ground, because no one thought that Yang Fan would return to the team so soon, so the fans didn't know about it before, when they saw Yang Fan on the training ground, everyone was surprised, and then burst into huge cheers, Yang Fan waved to them, and the fans applauded and whistled harder.

Yang Fan returned to the team, and the big stone that pressed on the hearts of the entire Manchester City team and Manchester City fans seemed to disappear all at once.

They really have confidence in this young captain and flag.

"The captain is back!" - this is the big headline of Manchester City's official website, a simple sentence that expresses the excitement of Manchester City!