"Mr. Coach, let a veteran who hasn't played in more than a year start, what position will he play? What do you think, do you just ignore the team's victory in order to gamble on the outside commentary? Jack said unhurriedly. His expression, combined with his tone, was extremely sarcastic. And the meaning of his later sentence is not to ask Wang Xuan if his head was caught by the door?

Wang Xuan smiled slightly, rarely without sinking his face, "Mendieta will appear in the position of the back midfield, I have long been looking forward to working with him, and I have long designed him into my tactical system." You don't have to worry about me, my team will win. ”

Wang Xuan's words made Jack frown, he didn't like to see Wang Xuan's confident appearance. In his opinion, Wang Xuan's expression was a kind of ridicule of him.

The press conference went quickly, and then the reporter's questions also revolved around Mendieta and today's game, for these questions, Wang Xuan expressed great confidence. This made those reporters add a hard-mouthed label to him after being arrogant and ignorant, but Wang Xuan didn't care what the media labeled him! When the time for the press conference came, he turned around and left.

Next up is the Aston Villa manager, Martin O'Neill is here to answer questions from reporters.

Soon, a reporter relayed Wang Xuan's words just now out of context and added fuel and vinegar to Martin O'Neill.

"Mr. O'Neill, Wang has confirmed that he will start Mendieta, and he thinks his team will win, what do you think about that?"

How could Martin O'Neill not know about the journalist's provocation? He smiled faintly and said: "Football is round, any result can happen, and it is reasonable that Manchester City won." As for Mendieta's start? I think that since the king did this, he must have a reason. ”

A few words from Martin O'Neill address these journalists lightly, but that's not what he thinks in his heart.

Before the start of the game, in the locker room, Martin O'Neill said to the players with a somewhat gloomy face: "In the game against us, the Chinese decided to send a veteran who has not played a game in a year to start, which is definitely an insult to us." Guys, we should give them some color and see. ”

"Hey! Boss, do you think this is a smoke bomb? Barry leaned against the cupboard in the dressing room, looking very relaxed.

Martin O'Neill shook his head slowly and said, "Whether he is a smoke bomb or not, it is a contempt for us, and we have to teach them a good lesson." ”

Wang Xuan announced the starting list in the locker room with a relaxed expression, and Wang Xuan's starting list was always submitted two hours before the game. He never announces his starting line-up before a game, and the players, including the players, don't know if they will be able to start today.

Today's starting lineup of Wang Xuan is not much different from the previous game, the same 4-2-3-1 formation, but in the back position he chose Mendieta and Fernandes, and in the left midfield position he did not use Johnson but used Elano, and the center forward position chose Benjani.

Wang Xuan's formation was specifically designed to deal with Aston Villa, who mainly used 4-4-2 tactics after Martin O'Neill's arrival. This tactic is very balanced, but it also has drawbacks.

The 4-4-2 formation has the advantage of being mostly straight-line, and the advantage of the 4-4-2 is the balanced staffing of the whole court. That's why Wang Xuan asked Elano to play left wingback, while suppressing the opponent's wing attack, he could also easily make adjustments to change the formation.

Elano is more free to move at this point, he can drop back and form a midfield three with Mendieta and Fernandes. At the same time, Robinho's position is shifted to the left, and City's 4-2-3-1 formation can become 4-3-3, which can easily intercept the opponent's lack of variety with one more person in midfield, and quickly launch a counterattack when the opposition full-back is not able to retreat in time.

In order to become a head coach, Wang Xuan has done a lot of research on various tactics in football. A little change he made before the game immediately gave the team a tactical advantage. However, the specific situation and effect still need to be tested by the competition as an actual test.

After Wang Xuan wrote the names of the players on the tactical board, he once again emphasized the team's tactics. And the game is about to start soon.

Sky Sports is the first TV station to broadcast the Premier League in HD, and this Manchester City vs Aston Villa match will also be their first HD Premier League game. In charge of commenting on this game today is what is known as the best commentary duo - Andy Gray and Martin Taylor.

After Andy Gray introduced the starting lists of both teams, a question arose in his mind. "Let Elano play the wing-back, are the Chinese mistaken?"

"I definitely wouldn't, this arrangement must have his special significance, and I think we will soon know the king's intentions for such an arrangement." Martin Taylor Road:

With the referee's whistle, the game began.

The Etihad Stadium was almost full today, with a fan attendance of 95 per cent, which is already a horrible attendance. However, because this is Manchester City's first league game, fans who have been holding back all summer choose this day to release their excitement.

After the whistle blew, the game began, and the excitement at the Etihad Stadium was ignited with the whistle.

Aston Villa kicked off first and after the kick-off they quickly moved the ball to Ashley Young.

Wang Xuan stood on the sidelines with his arms crossed, his gaze never changed. Aston Villa's start was as he expected. Quickly move the ball to the feet of Ashley Young or Milner, then rely on individual ability to break through, and then cross for Abang Lajo to create chances.

Wang Xuan had already reached their hand, and he also knew that his left side defense was weak. An aging Bobby struggled to get a leg up against Ashley Young, which is why he put Elano on the left. Such an arrangement had an immediate effect after the opening.

Ashley Young's breakthrough didn't find a chance and could only deflect the ball to Barry in the middle. And Barry, who was in great form last season, has been rumored to be transferred to Liverpool this summer, and his form has been greatly affected.

Fernandez's ferocious defense put Barry under a lot of pressure, and he didn't dare to control the ball at all after receiving the ball, and passed it directly to the defender.

After the opening, Wang Xuan's arrangement and achieved the expected effect. His targeted set-up made it difficult for Aston Villa to open up the situation.

PS: I forgot to upload it after I wrote it yesterday, and I just found out that I sweat~!