Mancini, of course, doesn't know what Soriano is thinking, but he has a feeling that, like Wensheng, his contract with Manchester City expires in 2013, but Soriano has not sent a clear signal to renew his contract at the moment.

Recently, it has been rumored in the outside media that if he fails to win the league title, Manchester City may fire him.

Mancini's pressure can be imagined.

It is said that the controversy on Mancini is not new now, since he took the position of Manchester City manager, the media in England has been quite harsh on him for many reasons, first of all, it is Italian, England has xenophobic sentiment in football, and Wenger was also criticized by the English media when he arrived in the Premier League; Secondly, Manchester City is too trenched, and with the support of Oil Dad, Manchester City has bought a lot of stars, which will naturally make many people unhappy; Thirdly, under Mancini's leadership, Manchester City's results have not improved much.

Mancini's temper is getting worse and worse now, which is all tossed by the media.

In the pre-match press conference of this game, Mancini not only quarreled with Wen Sheng, but also sarcastically mocked Ferguson, saying that Manchester United was taken care of in some way, and everyone knew what kind of care it was.

Sitting back in the coaching position, the assistant coach next to him, Lombardo, asked Mancini what he had said to Wen Sheng.

"What can I say to him?!" Mancini asked rhetorically, sneering.

Lombardo really wants to pump his own mouth, but he doesn't have any eye at all?! Knowing that the two of them didn't deal with it, they still asked this.

"Artilio, do you think we can take the three points from here?" Mancini asked his friend in an uncertain tone.

"It's hard to say, they played too consistently, we weren't sure enough!" Lombardo smiled bitterly.

In fact, he thought to himself that he would win, and it would be good if he could not lose here.

The players from both sides came out, Mancini sat firmly on the Diaoyutai and couldn't help but snort coldly when he saw Wen Sheng standing on the sidelines.

He was not satisfied with Wen Sheng's clothes.

Wen Sheng didn't wear a shirt, he wore a club-issued sportswear, obviously tall and angular, wearing such a suit, it can't be described as "personable".

On the other hand, Mancini, with a white shirt, suit pants, and shiny leather shoes, is also a handsome old guy.

"Gentlemanly demeanor of bullshit!" Mancini scolded in his heart, of course he knew that everything Wen Sheng did was psychological tactics and off-the-board kung fu, but Mancini couldn't stand this, he was an honest person to some extent, and he couldn't stand the psychological warfare of coaches like Ferguson, Wen Sheng, and Mourinho.

No matter how unhappy it is, there is no way, Mancini can only endure it now.

Oliver's whistle blows, and the game begins.

Mancini, the manager, has the traditional thinking of an Italian coach, and when playing against a weak team, he is relatively open, and it is necessary to take care of the defense first when playing against a strong team.

In fact, he did not expect it wrong, Wen Shengcai is not so stupid, he is not in a hurry to say that he must win this game, and a draw is acceptable, so why fight with Manchester City, you must know that Mancini's team's defensive counterattack is not bad at all.

Roberto Mancini set up a 442 formation today.

The goalkeeper is Hart, the back line is Zabaleta, Kompany, Lescott, Klich, and the midfielder is Yaya. Toure, Bari, Nasri and Silva are formed, and Tevez and Sergio Aguero are partnered up front.

This formation is called 442, but it is actually similar to 4231.

Tevez is a shadow striker role, he is indeed a thorn, Tevez's name is not for nothing, but when it comes to ability, Wen Sheng has to say that he is really top, if Wen Sheng is given a choice, if he chooses between Tevez and Aguero, he will choose Tevez from a competitive level.

Tevez has a strong ability to retreat and receive, and his ability to advance with the ball is also outstanding, but he can also be on the side and in the middle, and he has a strong ability to score goals and assist.

Because of this strong ability, Mancini immediately used Tevez after reconciling with him, and Tevez also played a very important role in Manchester City's title race.

As for the striker Sergio Aguero, there is no doubt about his ability and he is now at the top of the scorer charts, just one goal away from Jamie Vardy, but let's not forget that this is only Sergio Aguero's first season, and almost no one could have imagined that Sergio Aguero could be so good, and it is no exaggeration to say that the deal for Manchester City is really worth it.

In terms of Manchester City's attacking line-up alone, the front court is luxurious and extravagant, the problem is that Mancini's tactics are sometimes a bit of a pitfall, and their win over Manchester United was an accident, and Manchester City's record against strong teams has always been poor.

Let's just say that against this game, the newcomers had stage fright first, took the lead in using a more conservative strategy, and did not use their own advantageous projects.

Against Arsenal, Manchester City was suffocated in this way, beaten by Arsenal's drenched attack and unable to fight back.

On the other hand, Crystal Palace's offensive line is really not luxurious, they are most proud of the fact that the midfield and backfield are very solid, and the most proud offensive means is the defensive counterattack and the on-the-spot counterattack after the high pressing, and they have done a very good job in capturing the opportunity to switch between attack and defense.

Crystal Palace's usual 4231 today, the goalkeeper is still Speroni, the back is made up of Maggio, Benatia, McCarthy, Shears, the two midfielders are Stroman and Kante, the front is Mkhitaryan, and the forward line is Mertens, Vardy and Tarabut.

In the last few games, because there are no injury problems, Wen Sheng's employment is relatively rigid, except for Hills and Stroman, other positions have not changed at all, and there is no surprise to Mancini.

But even so, Mancini found that Crystal Palace is really not covered, especially the ball in the midfield is really unguardable, once his team is evacuated and pressed, Crystal Palace's backfield long pass accuracy is really high, specifically playing Tarabut's side, Klich is really a little embarrassed against his fellow countryman.

On the other hand, the frontcourt players, especially the wings, were suppressed, retreated too much, and often returned to the half-court defense, but Nasri and Silva were not very good at defense, and the team could only rely on sporadic counterattacks.

Looking at this situation, Mancini was angry, but fortunately his team did not concede a goal, Crystal Palace had a chance to score, but the ability to grasp the opportunity was not good enough.

After 10 minutes, Mancini found his team feeling like they had nowhere to focus, similar to the recent game against Arsenal.

He couldn't stay in the dugout either, got up and walked to the sidelines, shouting at the players to defend.