Chapter 355: The Favorite

On the Manchester City coach's seat, Wan Sheng sat steadily.

32 minutes have passed in the game, Manchester City still has not scored, but he is not in a hurry, because there is nothing wrong with the team's performance, and there is no goal so far, just because the opponent is fighting too hard, and this kind of hard fight at any cost is very unwise.

Sure enough, the game has gradually been in the hands of the team now.

West Ham played well, but there was a gap in quality between the two teams.

In Wansheng's view, Kubishli's choice was unwise.

If he keeps West Ham solid defensively, City will have an easy advantage, but not a goal.

But the other party chose to fight head-on!

With the support of fighting spirit and enthusiasm, the hard fight worked very well, but it was difficult to last the whole game, because there was a technical gap between the two sides, and West Ham United consumed more energy and energy than Manchester City in the same game time.

Next, how else can they fight?

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Kubishli is also aware of the problem.

Watching the game on the field, he was a little anxious, and now he found himself a little carried away, thinking that relying on the media rhetoric and the team's fighting spirit, he could fight Manchester City.

It's right to motivate you, but it's very wrong to fight head-on.

But now Kubishli can't change much.

The game has officially entered the rhythm of Manchester City, and he can only hope that the team will not concede a goal in the first half, let the team recover at half-time, and then make adjustments in the second half, then there is still a little hope for the team.

The rest of the game proved that Kubishli was a bit overthinking.

Manchester City is not the kind of team that has problems in front of goal, Manchester City's players are not bad in individual ability, coupled with the coaching skills of the football training master system, Manchester City's frontcourt efficiency is quite high.

It can be said that with equal opportunities, Manchester City will be more efficient than any other team.

When West Ham showed a physical weakness, City played with the advantage on the field. They began to send the ball in front of goal frequently, looking for opportunities.

This constant and direct threat has left West Ham with no choice but to retreat and retreat.

If City had played like this at the start of the game, West Ham might have defended as their players still have the fitness and energy to keep up, but now they are a bit out of the game.

Seeing the frequent threats in front of the goal, Kubishli stood anxiously on the sidelines, shouting to remind the team's defense, but his approach was not of much use, not to mention whether the players could react immediately, their physical fitness and energy were a little unable to keep up. Even if you realize your mistakes, you can't do anything at all.

Finally, with 41 minutes played, Manchester City scored.

Manchester City in front of the West Ham penalty area, more than a dozen times in a row, played a rather subtle pass, West Ham United was completely dazzled by this combination, some players did not even know where the football was, the holes in the backline, could not be noticed at all.

That's when it happened. Morris's through ball gave the chance to Darren Bent in front, who cut forward to receive a pass and shoot straight at goal.

Goal!

β€œGoooal!!!”

β€œ1:0!”

"Darren Bent helps Manchester City take the lead!"

'It was Darren Bent's first goal of the new season. It was also Manchester City's first goal in the Premier League, Darren Bent, who once again showed his ability as a top scorer! ”

Morris's second-second pass gave the chance, and Darren Bent took it. Score the ball without any suspense! ”

It was also the only goal of the first half.

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There was only one goal in the first half, which didn't seem to decide the outcome of the game, but. Anyone who watched the first half of the game will know that it will be too difficult for West Ham to win.

If they don't concede in the first half, there is still some hope, but after conceding they are very passive.

West Ham boss Juan Kubishli was well aware of the situation and became extremely passive when West Ham came from behind, but he made tactical adjustments to allow his team to focus more on defence.

This kind of adjustment is a bit incredible for the backward team, but Kubishli has no choice, looking at the tired and panting players in the locker room, he knows that the team has no capital to fight, and can only gamble.

If Manchester City is careless in the second half, then the team will play well, strive for a counterattack to score, or tie the score, otherwise, the opponent does not make mistakes, and the game is still the same as in the first half, then the team will not have any chances.

Now the outcome of the game is completely in the hands of the opponent.

As a side of the game, this situation is really hard to accept, but at this point it can only be like this.

Kubishli's adjustments are still very effective.

After the start of the second half, West Ham United's defense was obviously a lot tougher, and it was not so easy for Manchester City to find a good opportunity in front of the goal, but in the same way, attack and defense are opposite, and to strengthen the attack is to sacrifice defense, West Ham United was blocked by Manchester City in front of the goal, and it couldn't play at all.

Striker Bellamy stood alone in front and watched his teammates' defense, giving people the feeling of being so powerless.

In the second half of the game, it has been nearly 10 minutes, and he has received the ball twice, one time is the ball he got back to the backcourt, and the other time, he was directly caught and stealed, and there is no way at all.

Bellamy was also looking forward to starting his new season at West Ham United with a good performance, sweeping away the frustration of last season at Liverpool.

But now he feels that there is no hope for this game.

Manchester City, indeed, is a formidable opponent.

He didn't do much against Manchester City when he played for Liverpool last season, and now he feels even weaker when he plays for West Ham United.

Bellamy also represents the entire West Ham team, with the rest of the players feeling slightly better and not much better because they are almost all defensive.

Before you know it, Manchester City has scored again.

Maurice!

In the 71st minute of the game, Morris received a pass in front of the penalty area and directly chose a very technical hanging door.

West Ham goalkeeper Green, who stood up in front and watched the ball leap over his head and into the back of the net.

2:0。

Morris' skill and awareness were evident in the goal.

As British BBC radio commentator George Woodgate said, "When Morris received the pass, he immediately noticed the mistake of the opponent's goal positioning, so he decisively chose the hanging goal." It was an impeccable shot that showed Morris' skill and composure, and he is still in the best form of the new season! ”

Thanks to goals from Darren Bent and Morris, Manchester City eventually won their first league win of the new season away from home, beating West Ham United 2-0.

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After the game, Wan Sheng appeared at the press conference.

Seeing Wan Sheng's expression, many media thought of Wan Sheng's remarks against Manchester United after the Community Shield a few days ago, so they couldn't help but lament for West Ham United.

This Chinese will probably say a few words against West Ham United, right?

But they all guessed wrong.

When Wan Sheng arrived at the venue, he praised West Ham United in his first sentence, "I saw their tenacious fighting spirit in the game, this is a positive team. ”

'Even though we won the game, West Ham did well and if they keep going with this look at the league they believe they will be completely relegated and maybe try to secure a place in Europe like they did last season!'

After praising West Ham United in general, Wan Sheng praised several players who performed well in the game, but did not praise his own players too much, only mentioned Darren Bent who scored the goal, "I believe he will score more goals this season!" ”

And then, there was no more.

The media reporters were surprised by Wansheng's attitude, hasn't this Chinese always 'kept his mouth untouched'?

Like the Community Shield and Manchester United?

Now why do you suddenly praise your opponents!

But in fact, Wan Sheng has no reason to fight any war of words with West Ham United.

West Ham United is different from Manchester United, they are not Manchester City's league rivals, they have not qualified for European competitions, and they do not have much competition with Manchester City, so what's the point of ironizing West Ham United?

Wansheng doesn't do this kind of unhelpful thing.

After the game, the British media reported on the first round of Manchester City's matches, and at the same time, many foreign media reported on the first round of the Premier League, mainly because Manchester City has also become one of the favorites to win the Champions League.

Last season, Manchester City's results in the Champions League were the quarter-finals, which in Wansheng's eyes was tantamount to failure, but in the eyes of the outside world, Manchester City's Champions League results are still quite good.

Although Manchester City won the Premier League for two consecutive seasons, the Champions League is actually different from the Premier League, like Liverpool, they did not even hope to compete for the league title, but in the Champions League, they reached the final twice in 2005 and 2007 and won a Champions League trophy.

Manchester City is only participating in the Champions League for the first time in recent years, and they can get to the quarter-finals, which is already quite good.

With last season's Champions League experience, then Manchester City, as one of the strong teams in Europe and the defending champion of the Premier League, is naturally one of the favorites to win the championship this season.

As one of the favourites in the Champions League, whether it is out of knowledge of future opponents, or simply interested in Manchester City, or interested in Wan Sheng himself, the media will pay attention to Manchester City's game, and they will report on Manchester City much more frequently than last season.

Manchester City's first-round performance also made the pages of many major European media.

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