At the pre-match press conference, Wan Sheng appeared at the venue on time and clearly said three things to the media reporters.

The first is about Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez and Robbie Fowler meeting privately.

This is the focus of attention of the media and fans, since the news broke out, the two clubs have frequently held press conferences on the matter, and various news has continued to come out, and many people are watching the development of the situation.

For Manchester City and Wansheng, this is also the first thing to pursue.

"I never thought a world-famous coach would do such a thing!" Wan Sheng stood on the stage and said angrily, "Don't he know that UEFA does not allow private contact with players?" Or does he explain what kind of private friendship the two meet!? ”

Wan Sheng waved his arms strongly, "It's useless for him to explain, we will definitely investigate to the end!" ”

It's a matter of attitude!

The opposing coach contacts his players privately, or at the critical moment when the two teams stand in front of each other, this is definitely a direct provocation, and the violation is actually secondary, if Manchester City's attitude is not tough, then there will be many people who will do it in the future!?

The second thing that Wan Sheng emphasized is still related to this issue, "Maybe he deliberately let the reporter photograph it, and he wanted to influence our state in this way - look! Robbie Fowler is ready to leave Manchester City! That way, Robbie won't be in the starting lineup. ”

'He was afraid of Robbie's goal, that's why he did it.'

'But he got it wrong and I don't doubt anything because Robbie is one of the best strikers in the world and he's playing really well and he's in good form, so I don't have any reason why I shouldn't let him play!'

This is the third thing Wan Sheng said - announcing the roster of the game.

City's starting XI was pretty much as the media had speculated, with the only difference being up front. Robbie Fowler and Nicolas Anelka started the game.

The starters of these two pairs are unexpected, not because of the pairing, but because of the situation of coming in Manchester City.

One is that Darren Bent is in good shape, and Anelka heard that he was banned from the team, so Anelka was surprised to start.

The second is that Robbie Fowler replaced Andy Cole, and many media reporters in the audience thought about it when they got the list. Could it be that it was because of the recent news that this young Chinese chose Robbie Fowler?

Is this trying to use playing time to keep him?

Regardless of what the media reporters thought, Wan Sheng left the press conference directly after saying what he had to say, and after he left, Benitez was late.

The Spaniards definitely didn't want to meet Wan Sheng, so they came to the venue at this time.

In fact, Benitez was very embarrassed and embarrassed about being exposed to contact with Robbie Fowler, which caused him a lot of trouble. The FA has to ask some questions and investigate him, and the whole world knows that he is poaching Manchester City, but he has to 'make up' some other reasons or face harsher penalties.

So Benitez didn't want to give any answer to Robbie Fowler's matter, and because of that, he didn't want to be present with Wan Sheng at the venue. Otherwise, it will be difficult to avoid problems.

At the press conference, Benitez only said about the problems within the Liverpool squad.

Although there has been a lot of media talk about Liverpool's forward issues. Liverpool do have this problem, but they have come in with a good run of results, with three straight league wins and a rise to seventh in the table, and climbing up the table is not the only good news, plus two Champions League games. They are unbeaten with four wins and one draw since being eliminated from Crystal Palace in the Carabao Cup.

"It was the most consistent period under me." Benitez is confident: "It's clear that this team is getting close to what I want it to be, if last season we were only 60 per cent close to perfect, now we are 70 per cent. ”

When it comes to the game against Manchester City. "We have confidence because we're in better shape," he said. Man City are not an easy team to play against, they are top of the league but I tell you that it is the points we get from the top of the league that is precious. ”

Maybe he really has confidence, but it's a pity that media reporters are concerned about the topic of Robbie Fowler, and they are not interested in expressing confidence in him

Manchester Stadium, home team dressing room, Wan Sheng began to make the final words.

The media believes that Robbie Fowler's start is a temporary adjustment made by Wan Sheng, but in fact, Wan Sheng has already arranged the tactics of the game.

Any team has its peculiarities, and what makes Liverpool special is the toughness of the defense and the strength of the team.

Defensively tough and strong are nothing on their own, but the combination of the two is not easy, as evidenced by Liverpool's recent results – despite their problems up front, they have won three league games in a row and kept six clean sheets.

For such a team, it is necessary to make targeted arrangements.

The first consideration is how to break through Liverpool's defense, how to break Liverpool's goal, as long as you can score a goal, it will be much easier to win, because Liverpool's attack is much less dangerous than that.

Wansheng's idea was for Anelka to draw in the defense and respond to the attack.

Liverpool must not have imagined that Anelka, who is Manchester City's top scorer and has scored as many league goals as Thierry Henry, would respond to the attack and leave the opportunity to other team-mates.

This will have the effect of surprise.

At the same time, this style of play can also create more chances, in the face of tough defense, more passes are easy to create more chances, Anelka will definitely be targeted in the front, and it is important to cooperate more with teammates, in addition, Robbie Fowler's ability is quite comprehensive, he is already a player who can score, as a striker who inserts back, it will definitely pose a strong threat to Liverpool's defense.

In fact, Wansheng initially considered letting Darren Bent start, attracting defense and attacking in the frontcourt, Anelka is obviously more suitable, in terms of fame, Anelka is much bigger than Darren Bent, in terms of personal ability, he has reached the peak of his career, and there are only a handful of strikers in Europe who are better than him.

Despite Anelka's 'disobedience', he must also admit that he is excellent on the field.

As long as the last game can play normally and help the team win, Wansheng will still give him a chance.

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Anelka was also very happy.

Although he didn't really like the task of 'playing in attack', the fact that he was able to start quickly was a testament to his importance in the team – as soon as he returned to the first team, he was directly retaken as a regular in the team.

Before, he was worried about his position, but now he doesn't have to worry about it.

He believes that one day, the team will be inseparable from him, and then he will have the capital, and it will not be a problem to want a big contract, and now all he needs to do is continue to work hard.

Just like this game, the coach has a very detailed tactical layout before the game, he doesn't like the role he plays on the field, but the starting game is always better than sitting on the bench!

It's not that he doesn't have a chance, he just has to cooperate more with his teammates.

Robbie Fowler, who is partnered with him, is also an acquaintance, and the two have been teammates for several years, and he does not contradict it at all.

Wan Sheng doesn't care about Anelka's careful thinking, as long as every player can perform as best on the field, it doesn't matter whether he is careful or not.

He cares only about the team's performance.

The focus of this game against Liverpool's tactics is actually 'plugging in', the focus of 'killing' tactics is rhythm and control, and passing cooperation is an important way to achieve the tactical focus.

But with the deepening of tactical training, the construction of routines is clearer, and after the details of the game, there is a very critical 'back insertion', simply put, it is to go through a series of passes, so that the opponent can not find a defensive target, so that the player who follows can easily find a fatal opportunity.

Anelka's appearance is more tactical.

The likes of Robbie Fowler, Morris and David Silva are the key players in the back.

Liverpool certainly didn't expect Anelka to become a 'tactical centre-forward' to attract firepower, so Wan Sheng is still very confident in the game.

At this point, the game has begun.

Wan Sheng stood on the sidelines, watching the game carefully, he observed more of the performance of his players, because at the beginning of the game, Manchester City relied on tactics, home and other favorable factors to suppress the situation, and constantly attacked Liverpool in the half.

But attacking alone is not enough, and if you want to win against a team like Liverpool, you have to score decisive goals.

Wan Sheng knew this very well, so he didn't show any relaxed expression because of the advantage in the situation, but frowned slightly as the two waves of attacks were weak.

Despite the preparation before the game, Liverpool's defense is indeed too tough, especially for a 'giant' like them, and it is really a headache to use dense defense to prevent such an opponent from attacking!

Perhaps, the Spaniards did not have the concept of face at all.

For him, leading Liverpool to a good performance is the only goal, since the introduction of a few Spanish players, Liverpool have added some technicality, but the overall can still be described as 'rough', the only thing they can do is tough, and the 'Liverpool spirit' is also an important strength they rely on.

Against a tenacious Liverpool side, it was unrealistic for City to score in a short period of time.

Wan Sheng could only stand on the sidelines with a wry smile, and sighed with a headache, "Liverpool, this opponent is really shameless" (to be continued......)