Section 422 Advantages
Even the most optimistic Wolfsburg football 'fans' have to admit that their team met Manchester City, which can be said to be a signing. For more recent chapters, visit: . After the 'draw' of the knockout round, there was also a discussion among the 'fans' about what the odds of Wolfsburg winning. The discussion of the football 'fans' is actually something that the Wolfsburg players have been worried about, at least during the entire winter break training camp, the Wolfsburg players have had a lot of discussions for this Champions League.
Wolfsburg's goal for the season is to play well in the Champions League, so it's almost impossible for them not to discuss their Champions League opponents. This holiday, playing in Dubai, the Wolfsburg players also 'spend' a lot of time, watching Manchester City's game footage, and in the tactical class, they also 'spending' a lot of time to prepare for the upcoming game, and they also gave a lot for this game.
For a team like Wolfsburg, which is not too strong, there are too many opponents they need to be afraid of in the Champions League, and many teams that are points boys in the eyes of others are strong opponents who need to go through a vicious battle to win.
But for Wolfsburg, although Manchester City is a strong opponent, but in the face of this enemy, they are not without a way to seek victory, when the sigh for their bad luck is over, Wolfsburg players also found that although this 'draw' is not too good, but it is not completely impossible to win.
At least, after a lot of discussion and research during their stay in Dubai, the team felt that it was possible for their team to win.
Manchester City are strong, but Wolfsburg also have a lot of advantages. Not to mention anything else, first of all, on the schedule, Wolfsburg has the advantage.
The 'draw' for the Champions League knockout stage was held in December, after the conclusion of the Champions League group stage, and this period of time was almost exactly two months from the start of the Champions League knockout round. Two months of time. For some teams, there are a lot of games to deal with, like the Premier League without a winter break, in those days. It seems to be extremely busy, they still have to work hard in this period, at this time, they have to meet the so-called Christmas schedule, in this period of time. Greet the New Year with intensive races.
Compared to them, Wolfsburg, as a Bundesliga team, has the biggest advantage of being fully rested at this time. Because of four fewer rounds and one less game, the Bundesliga has many fewer games than the Premier League, and the long winter break in the Bundesliga makes the whole month of Wolfsburg basically without any game tasks, and Wolfsburg players can also usher in a period of full rest. One side is overworked, and the other side is ready to go. This is also a big advantage for Wolfsburg against Manchester City.
Although Manchester City have not played very well in the past two years, the Wolfsburg players must admit that they are still underdogs against Manchester City. In addition to strengthening themselves, the weak team will naturally hope that the opponent is not in the best state, because only in this way can they have a greater chance of winning. And what makes Wolfsburg happy is that Manchester City, at least in terms of physical strength, will certainly not have much advantage.
There is no winter break in the Premier League. This damn system has been complained about countless times by countless coaches. Originally, the Premier League is a fast-paced, high-confrontation game, and there are two cup competitions, which requires a lot of physical fitness from the players. And because there is no winter break. Their team will also have to play in a continuous and intensive schedule during this time, which is also a major physical test for them. What's more, playing football during Christmas, in addition to being a physical test, is also a psychological test, and the Premier League's system can be said to be completely unscientific. Anyone with a little common sense can see this.
While the Wolfsburg players are enjoying their holidays in Dubai, Manchester City's players are still playing, which naturally creates a gap in fitness between the two sides. After a winter's break, Wolfsburg's players can return to their best form, while Manchester City's side may have an injury boom due to the season. And with this gap, Wolfsburg will at least have a solid advantage against Manchester City that can lead them to victory.
Of course, if Manchester City are ruthless and deliberately give up in the league for the sake of their Champions League results, and don't play well at all, then maybe their fitness will still be very good, and they will still threaten Wolfsburg. But the problem is that that kind of thing will definitely not happen this season, at least this season's Manchester City, will never give up the league to play in the Champions League, and the Wolfsburg players are also very confident in this.
The reason why they won't give up is certainly not because when they changed owners a few years ago, the boss vowed that in the 13-14 season, Manchester City would win the quadruple, which now seems to be a complete joke. Not to mention the quadruple crown of Manchester City now, it is not easy to determine a champion, and the words of the year can only be regarded as bragging. And it is precisely because it is not easy for them to win the championship now that Wolfsburg will think that IE they will not give up the league, because Manchester City all season looks like they have great hopes of winning the championship in the league.
In football, the biggest difference between the cup and the league is that the cup has a strong accidental 'nature', sometimes a ball may fail, and a strong team's cup matches for a year are basically played in vain. Even if the team has made some small mistakes in the long league, as long as they play their strength steadily for a long time, they can still get a good position. Therefore, many times, the weaker the team, the more they like to bet on the success of the cup, and the stronger the team, the more they want to stabilize their league results. There is no other reason, because cup competitions and leagues have different odds of winning for them.
This season's Manchester City, the chance of winning in the league is significantly greater than the Champions League, and Wolfsburg can't see the championship hope, so they don't care whether they are second or third, Manchester City now sees the Premier League title hope, they feel that they can win the championship, and naturally they will not give up the league easily.
This season's Premier League can be regarded as quite 'chaotic' and 'chaotic'. Manchester United, which was originally a complete overlord in the league, fell directly into the shadows because of the change of coach, and Chelsea ushered in their old coach, but it could not make their players rejuvenate, they need to change blood, this is not a job that can be completed in a short time. These two teams are very clear that they are not expected to win the championship, Manchester United goes without saying, Chelsea from the beginning of the season, Mourinho has also clearly tried the plan of not winning the championship this season, and the two teams can be said to have withdrawn from the championship race early.
In addition to these two teams, other teams in the Premier League are also facing an eventful year this year. Tottenham is now in the rebuilding period because they sold Bale, although they got 100 million in exchange for Bale, but it turns out that even if they have 100 million, they don't know how to 'spend', and so far, they are still playing badly. Although Arsenal has not changed much, and is even at the top of the league table in December, Arsenal will inevitably slip when the New Year arrives, which is simply a natural law. The north London duo were originally competing for fourth place in the league, not the league title.
Apart from these teams, the only opponent City has to worry about is Liverpool, a team that has been revitalized this year and has also brought some threats to Manchester City. However, Liverpool has been weak for a long time, and it is not easy to return to the top immediately. And their striker Suarez, because of his temper is an extremely unstable factor, it is difficult to believe that they can win the championship. Unlike Wolfsburg, Manchester City's situation in the league can be said to be very 'outstanding', and they have a high chance of becoming the league champion and winning another rather dazzling honor. And for this honor, they can't put all their 'essence' on the Champions League, which is simply the most stupid thing for them.
Therefore, compared to Wolfsburg, which is playing in the Champions League with all its might, how much strength Manchester City will use in the Champions League is also a big question. It's entirely possible that they will keep most of their strength in the league and face those rivalries. Of course, in Wolfsburg's view, that is almost inevitable, because Manchester City's results in the past two years are enough for them to lose the courage to compete with strong teams in the Champions League.
The best situation is for Wolfsburg if they can't do their best, because they are ready to do their best against Manchester City at this time. In terms of the league, they are no longer ready to catch up with Bayern, those games, just play and play to deal with the past. Their target is in the Champions League, that is, on Manchester City.
Over the past two years, Manchester City have shown what they can do when they are absent-minded about playing in the Champions League. With such a performance, and thinking that the opponent cannot go all out in the Champions League, Wolfsburg will naturally not be afraid anymore.
In the past, maybe they still had to worry about the top three in the league, but with the transfer this winter, De Bruyne arrived, although he could not play in the Champions League, but he can play enough games for Wolfsburg in the league to help Wolfsburg's main players save energy and continue to expand their advantage. With his help, Wolfsburg can also have more confidence when facing Manchester City.
Of course, if you want to be in good shape, you can't completely adjust to the best by resting alone. In addition to rest, some proper games are also essential. Thankfully, Wolves still have some games to play before the game against Manchester City. From January 25 to February 15, they have a total of five games to play during this period, and these games are the final preparations for them to adjust their form and prepare for Manchester City.