The competition between Manchester City and Chelsea in the league has indeed entered the white heat, and the results of the two teams in the league with almost no mistakes have put a lot of pressure on both teams.

Manchester City have experienced it.

In training on weekdays, the players are always smiling happily, but during this time the smiles have decreased significantly, everyone is working hard and becoming focused on a lot of things, which is a good thing, but it is always a little wrong.

Wan Sheng also knew that the team was under pressure, so he proposed to the chairman Waddell to hire a professional psychologist to do individual psychological treatment for each player to relieve this pressure and tension.

"We don't just need football coaches, we need psychologists, my players are under too much pressure and they need some psychiatric treatment."

Wan Sheng said very seriously.

Waddell thought about it and agreed, hiring a psychiatrist is also a lot of money, but it is nothing compared to the team's current results.

Soon Manchester City Club began to openly recruit psychiatrists, which was also exposed by some media and became a topic of conversation among many fans, after all, there are still very few psychiatrists hired especially for players in the club, in fact, most players have their own personal doctors, and they can already do part of the work, but Wan Sheng feels that it is not enough, private doctors are not real' Private', and they are not professional psychologists, this aspect of the work is certainly not as good as professional, at this stage, as long as it is beneficial to the team, even a little effect, he will do it seriously, maybe the league and Chelsea competition, want to win, the difference is so little

On December 10, the 16th round of the Premier League began, and Manchester City hosted Birmingham.

Birmingham this season. Relegation is the basic goal, but manager Bruce has bigger ambitions and he is aiming for the European stage. Birmingham have been in stark contrast over the past two seasons, having been expected to go further last season but finished 12th, and have improved this season but will have to look at the second half of the fixtures to make it to Europe.

However, Birmingham's advantage is that they have a lot of famous players, most of whom are outcasts who have fled from other big clubs. Upson, Melchiott, Pennant, Bart, Hesky, Fursel, David Dunn all have good quality and if they can be combined, they must be a team to be reckoned with.

But it's not easy to do, and the media commented, "Bruce still has a long way to go"

Indeed it is.

Manchester City didn't do much preparation, and the game was played at the Manchester stadium, and throughout the game, Manchester City played a press, but it seemed that it was not very lucky. City failed to score in the first half, and the suppressed Birmingham City had few shots on goal, and they were lucky to be able to hold on.

In the second half, the two teams fought again, and Manchester City continued to press Birmingham City in the half. Birmingham City, on the other hand, were on the defensive side and seemed to be trying to hold on for a point, but in the end City were able to score in the 77th minute with a through ball from Morris down the middle. Anelka broke free from the defence and burst into the left side of the box, then crossed to the right, where Andy Cole got the chance to face the goalkeeper and slotted the ball in.

It was Andy Cole's sixth league goal for Manchester City.

Andy Cole looked happy after the goal. In the last game against Charlton, he scored a goal, and now he has scored in two consecutive games, which is not easy for him at the moment, after all, he can not always play the whole game, in the same position, Robbie Fowler also has a lot of goals, Darren Bent and Anelka are even better and cannot be compared, so goals are still quite important to him.

However, Andy Cole certainly didn't expect that this goal was so important that it could directly decide the outcome of the game, because there was only one goal in the whole game.

In the next game, Manchester City still kept pressing, and Birmingham also tried to attack to find an equalizer, but both teams shot again and again, but they couldn't send the ball into the goal, and the score was still stopped at 1:0.

Manchester City claimed another home victory, but those who watched the game knew how difficult it was to win.

Meanwhile, Chelsea are also battling Wigan Athletic.

The result was also 1-0, with Blues captain John Terry once again contributing a crucial goal after the winner in the previous round gave his side a crucial goal in this game, while Chelsea have not conceded in their last six competitive games and won four consecutive league games, and 11 wins at home to Stamford Bridge.

Before this round of games, Chelsea had just played successfully in the Champions League pressure Liverpool, and with this league victory, Chelsea also ushered in a full-scale explosion.

After the game, the media listed a comparison of Manchester City and Chelsea's league results.

Manchester City 1:0 Birmingham, 12 consecutive league wins, 46 points, unbeaten in the league.

Chelsea 1:0 Wigan Athletic, 11 consecutive home wins, 43 points, league, League Cup, Champions League, three lines close.

Compared with the two teams, it can really be said that they are both excellent and scary, Manchester City's results in the league are better, but Chelsea has the Champions League to play, which will definitely affect the league results, so it is difficult to say which of the two teams is better, so some media began to look forward to the meeting of the two teams after Christmas, it will definitely be a big battle between Mars and Earth

After the 16th round of the league, Wan Sheng returned to the club and began to work on the transfer as soon as he returned to the club, contacting Roy Keane's agent Kenedy in the hope of getting the captain who was kicked out by Manchester United.

Since the fall out with Alex Ferguson at the beginning of the league, Roy Keane has struggled to get a chance to play, and coupled with the 'autobiography' scandal, Keane has even become a thorn in the side of the old Jazz, who just broke up peacefully with Manchester United in early December and became a free agent in the transfer market, and then he immediately became hot.

Roy Keane is definitely a sought-after commodity, and despite being 34 years old, no one dares to underestimate the Manchester United captain, and his game experience alone is enough to bring a lot to a team.

Clubs such as Bolton, West Ham, Wigan, Portsmouth and West Bromwich Albion have all wanted to bring Roy Keane to join, each offering him a one-year contract, and Everton joined the race for the 'football man' a few days ago.

Everton manager David Moyes revealed. He recently held talks with Keane, who is at home, and hopes he can join Everton. Keane's agent, Kennedy, said Keane will decide on his next career next Monday.

Kennedy also said that Keane has been training alone at home, but has no hope of returning to the field after January next year due to a foot injury.

'Although Keane is now out of Manchester United, United still have to pay him £90,000 a week because his contract has not yet expired.

Kennedy said what was actually going on.

But that won't dampen the race for Roy Keane, with Scottish Celtic keen on Keane in addition to Premier League clubs, with The Guardian even reporting it. Real Madrid are also interested in Keane and plan to offer him a short-term contract.

Whether this information is true or not is uncertain, but Manchester City are certainly in contention.

Wan Sheng contacted Kennedy to talk to Keegan individually, and of course he was very interested in this 'football man', you know, it was 'Iron Keane', if Keane can join Manchester City, then the team's midfield will be stronger, and he can also try to experiment with some new formations. And not always with the traditional 442.

It's a pity that Wansheng's request was refused.

'I spoke to Keane, but he didn't want to stay in England. Kennedy replied, "He's also interested in Manchester City, so let me thank you for the invitation." But he doesn't want to play Manchester United in the league, so we're going to look at other leagues. ”

Wan Sheng shook his head with a wry smile.

If it's a young newcomer, he can promise the future, appearances and things like that, but for a veteran who has become famous. It's hard for him to promise anything other than the contracts that every club can come up with, and some of these veterans can't even look down on the title. For example, Keegan, he has won enough trophies at Manchester United, and it makes no sense to say these things to the other side, and for Keegan, more trophies cannot be equated with memories at Manchester United, so Wan Sheng knows that Manchester City are out.

Wan Sheng still felt sorry that he couldn't get Keegan, but it couldn't always be as good as it could be, so he calmed down and started preparing for the next match

The 17th round of the English Premier League on December 18 is the last round before Christmas, Manchester City's opponent is Wigan Athletic, which is a promotion horse from the Manchester region, they have never had Premier League experience, and the media commented, "Wigan Athletic is destined to fight hard for relegation." ”

But in fact, Wigan Athletic's road to relegation is not bitter, although they have lost three in a row, but the strength of the first few rounds of the league still keeps them in the top 10.

Wigan Athletic manager Jewell has experience in the Premier League, having led Bradford to promotion and relegation the following year, and it is clear that he wants to replicate that experience and lead the new team to stay in the Premier League.

To that end, Jewell made a couple of good deals in the summer, signing former Liverpool Swiss centre-back Henkuts on a free transfer, which gave the team the much-needed experience, and the arrival of Norwich midfield scorer Francis last season, as well as Senegal international Henri Kamara from Wolves, who made a name for himself in the World Cup against Sweden in South Korea and Japan, and also showed good quality on loan at Southampton last season.

These players have also performed well, at least ensuring that Wigan Athletic have a good chance in the Premier League.

However, this home face Manchester City, they played very hard, Wigan Athletic's style of play is still very tough, when they face a slightly less skilled team, they can still fight, but in the face of Manchester City, which is absolutely top in the Premier League, their weakness is reflected, in the face of Manchester City's continuous passing cooperation, their pressing in the midfield can not have a role at all, the game has only been ten minutes, their defense has three crises, fortunately God saved them- City's two shots hit the post.

Just when the Manchester City players lamented bad luck, the Wigan Athletic players realized the gap, and at the same time they also deliberately strengthened the defense, but the effect was not very obvious, in the face of Manchester City's left, right, and middle three positions, their defense was still very weak, and as a result, in the 27th minute of the game, Leto Ziegler's insertion created a chance for David Silva, and the Spaniard sent the ball into the Wigan Athletic goal with a cool low shot from the right side of the penalty area.

1:0！

"It was David Silva who scored the goal!" George Woodgate shouted David Silva's name. 'It was his first league goal for Manchester City!'

On the pitch, David Silva was so excited that he and every team-mate who came up hugged each other.

It was a big goal for him.

David Silva is arguably the most stressful player in the team, because everyone knows that he is valued by the manager Wan Sheng, he keeps getting starts, and although he is doing well, he is not much better than Joey Barton and Morris, and even in the eyes of others, he is more about 'training experience', which shows how much he is valued.

That's all for now. David Silva has yet to score a goal in the league, and although he is not a striker, he has not scored in 10 appearances in 16 league games, which is too ugly, so David Silva is very hungry to score.

Now that he has finally scored, he believes that this goal will be followed by other goals.

After celebrating with his team-mates, David Silva ran to the dugout. hugged Wan Sheng tightly, and at the moment of scoring, he did not forget to thank Wan Sheng for his trust in him, if there was no Wan Sheng. He may still play in the Spanish second division and will not have the opportunity to play in the Premier League at all, but now he can perform well, and he naturally owes Wansheng.

Listen to the shouts of the fans. With his name interspersed, he found himself falling in love with the city of Manchester

After celebrating the goal, the match between the two teams continued. City continued to press for the rest of the game but did not score again, ending the first half 1-0.

Although it was only a goal ahead, but after watching the first half of the game, they would think that Manchester City would be the winner, and Wigan Athletic, who was sitting at home, had no power to fight back, but no one expected that Wigan Athletic exerted their strength in the second half, and they used a quick offensive to directly break through the Manchester City goal.

Then they continued to keep on the offensive and took the lead 2:0 in the 63rd minute of the game!

This result was very surprising.

Wan Sheng kept shouting from the sidelines, "Calm down! Calm down! "He wants to remind the players to be calm, the opponent suddenly broke out and scored two goals in a row, which is very bad for the team, the more it is at this time, the more calm it is, and you can't panic, after all, anything can happen in a football game, and the best way to prevent accidents is to stay calm at all times.

Under Wan Sheng's reminder, the Manchester City players re-stabilized the formation and organized a new offensive.

Wigan Athletic's form was really good during this period, Manchester City couldn't find the back of the net for a long time, and after 80 minutes, Wigan Athletic also began to defend the goal, looking at the posture to know that they had to delay until the end of the game, so that they could get all three points at home.

Wan Sheng hurriedly called Morris and advised, "Pay attention to stabilize the formation, don't panic." There are chances to get the ball into the box and look for opportunities to create set-pieces. ”

These are the two main ways to break down dense defence – lobbing crosses and set-pieces.

No matter how tight the defence is, there is no way to prevent the ball from being hoisted into the box from the air, so as to create header opportunities for players in the box, and set-pieces are also a good option, but Manchester City do not have players with excellent free-kick footwork, and Wan Sheng has little hope for the latter.

What I didn't expect was that Manchester City's next goal relied on set-pieces.

It was Joey Barton's set-piece on the left-hand touchline, a position where it was almost impossible to shoot straight at goal, so City's option was to find a good position to scramble for a header.

Morris stood in front of the ball and hoisted it to the back post.

Nicolas Anelka, Andy Cole, Reyna and Joey Barton started the scrum almost at the same time, and it was in the end that Andy Cole took the lead and squeezed past the Wigan Athletic defender for a ferocious headbutt.

Wigan Athletic goalkeeper Phelan was completely out of the question, and he could only watch as the ball flew past him.

It was also the last goal of the match between the two teams. (To be continued......)