Manchester City have an FA Cup game ahead of Manchester United's Carabao Cup clash with Aston Villa away.

Wan Sheng has his own considerations for this game.

England has two major cup competitions, the League Cup and the FA Cup, and for many of the top league teams, the League Cup is a chicken rib, while the FA Cup is' The tradition of the English team', this event is very important in the eyes of the fans, but in fact, the gold content of the two cups is the same, in addition to the weight of honor, the FA Cup is not higher than the League Cup for the club, in addition, the FA Cup is more difficult to get because of the importance of the fans, so that the big teams will fight for it whenever possible, and the difficulty of winning the championship will naturally be higher.

But in reality, the FA Cup is just a cup competition.

Because the game is a decisive game, the home and away matches are completely based on luck, and the gold content can be imagined.

In the early days of the league, the League Cup and the FA Cup, Wan Sheng wanted to fight for it, after all, the team was not dragged down by European competitions, and he could have the energy to balance the league and the cup, but now he is considering giving up the FA Cup.

The key problem is still the situation of the team, injuries have caused some crisis in the team, it is difficult to maintain the battle on several fronts, and the most important thing for the team is to win the league championship.

As long as you win the league championship, this season's results are equivalent to perfection, and winning the FA Cup is just the icing on the cake, but losing the league championship because of the FA Cup is definitely more than worth the loss, and it is a big loss.

On the other hand, this game against Aston Villa is only three days away from the final game against Manchester United, and the team has to travel to Cardiff to adapt to the environment, which also takes time.

Although the Carabao Cup is an accumulation, it is obviously much more important than a normal FA Cup. Lose the FA Cup and win the League Cup. This deal is very good in any way.

Considering the current team's injuries and form, Wan Sheng hesitated for a long time and decided to give up the game with Aston Villa.

It was a difficult choice for him.

If there is a choice, Wansheng will definitely strive for all the championships, each championship is an attractive glory for him, and at the same time, because of the existence of glory skills, fighting for one more championship is equivalent to directly increasing the strength of the team he leads, these together, the allure of the championship to him can be imagined. So it's a tough choice to give up an event.

But neither the people nor the team can be too greedy, in order to win the league championship more consistently, in order to be more likely to win the League Cup, he can only make this decision painfully

After the decision was made, Manchester City's FA Cup away to Aston Villa was conceivable.

Manchester City only sent a few key players on the field, and as a result, the youngster Miller was given the opportunity to start, and Schmeichel, Richards and other players who are difficult to play on weekdays were also given the opportunity, and midfielder Joey Barton became the only big player, and he replaced Distin with the captain's armband.

Joey Patton's conducting is not bad. He led the 'Manchester City substitutes' to Aston Villa in a brilliant game, and even scored a goal in the 20th minute to take the lead.

Wan Sheng smiled bitterly when he saw this scene.

If he could win this game, he would be very hesitant to continue to fight for the FA Cup.

O'Reilly's side only 'woke up' in the second half. They played in form to completely overwhelm Manchester City and scored goals in the 61st and 73rd minutes to make it 2-1.

In the end, Aston Villa eliminated Manchester City to win the game. Advance to the next round of the FA Cup.

After the game, Wan Sheng had nothing to say to the media, because everyone knew that he had given up the game, and many hostile media ridiculed Wan Sheng's Manchester City for 'losing the tradition of English football'. "To give up the FA Cup is to give up the legacy of English football! These outsiders simply don't understand what the FA Cup means to English football'

There are also supporters who believe that Wansheng's choice is wise, "Such a waiver is also a last resort, because the current situation of Manchester City is not good, they have too many injuries, they cannot balance the league and cup competitions, not to mention, they will have to play Manchester United at the Millennium Stadium in three days"

There are also more neutral media analysing the situation of Manchester City, who have lost the FA Cup in three of their last four league games, two draws and one win, which means that they have won only one of their four games, which makes the outside world look down on them.

Many hostile media outlets happily said, "Manchester City is about to return to its original face!" 'In their view, City's results ahead of the game against Manchester United were a heavy blow and it could have had a direct impact on their form.

They don't believe it will have an impact on Manchester City, or even a big one.

Only one win in four battles!

This completely illustrates how poor Manchester City's form is right now, and in just three days, and then considering adapting to Cardiff's environment, how much strength can Manchester City play at the Millennium Stadium?

Manchester United are not a weak team, even if they lose to Manchester City twice this season, it doesn't mean anything, they are still one of the top teams, they still have the most luxurious squad, they still have very strong strength, in the race for the League Cup, they have no weakness

When the two teams headed for Cardiff, the media was full of these reports.

Manchester City didn't refute anything, just kept silent, Wan Sheng is this attitude, let them say what the outside world says, we focus on adaptation and training, try to be the best in the game, that's the most important thing.

Not only did he ignore the media, but he also told the players not to be interviewed by the media after training.

He was worried that the mentality of some players would be affected.

After all, this is a title race, although it is only the League Cup title, but how many players in the current squad have won the League Cup? The last time Manchester City won the cup was back in 1976, when it was also the League Cup, and the last time they won the league was back in 1968, not to mention the domestic competition, not to mention the European competition, and it is always the current Manchester City players who have never had a chance to touch the title when they play for Manchester City, and most of them are very young. In other words, this is the first time that many players in the team have come so close to the championship.

In this case, it is best to train without contact with the outside world, otherwise their mentality is likely to be influenced by media discourse and environment.

While Manchester City are presences on the game, their rivals Manchester United are doing the same.

They didn't have to mobilize anything at all in this game.

Even the most optimistic Manchester United fans know what it means to win or lose a game against Manchester City, whether it's as simple as a Manchester derby or a championship-deciding game.

Last season, the Reds were nowhere to be won and are just over halfway through the new season, with only one last chance left for them to win the Carabao Cup final.

If you lose to Manchester City. They will have nothing in their second season and three defeats to arch-rivals Manchester City in a single season are unacceptable to United.

It's a harsh reality, and they have to face it.

Perhaps because of the gravity of the situation, the club's new owner, Glazer, is said to have considered attending Sunday's final in person, even if it would make security at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff a bit more difficult – the protests by United fans against the takeover have curtailed, but God knows what the extremists will do when Glazer shows up, and it may be wiser to send his three sons to oversee the fight as usual.

In any case, the players will give their all for the game without the mobilization of the manager. Although in the past, this was just a chicken rib event for military training.

The last time United reached the final of the Carabao Cup was in 2003, even after losing to arch-rivals Liverpool, they won the league that season.

Veteran Ryan Giggs said this in an interview. 'My first title was the Carabao Cup in 1992 and we've been on a roll, so hopefully it's the start of success.'

Compared to a veteran like Ryan Giggs, who has won many accolades, the young star is more interested in winning the championship in the actual sense of the word.

"A player who hasn't won a championship medal. Then he is nothing. In an interview, Wayne Rooney defined his success.

In that sense, it is not so much of a great deal that Eriksson was recently named the future captain of the national team – and his personal display case of honour is not empty. But all of the collection is only from the time when he played for Copplehouse Juniors.

Since joining the Everton first team in 2002/03 to play professionally, Wayne Rooney has yet to win a trophy of his own.

"My honor display case is almost full, but I'm not going to clean up those 'antiques'."

"Winning every tournament is a big reason why you choose to play, whether you're 12 or 42. And when I see Ryan Giggs, Paul Scholes, Neville, the older Manchester United team-mates and the titles they have won, I feel very envious. I think it's time for me to add a little bit to my collection as well. ”

Undoubtedly, this Carabao Cup final is a good opportunity.

"I don't know how many tickets each player can get, but I've booked 24 tickets and even double if possible. Every one of my family and friends wanted to go to Cardiff to cheer me on, and they all wanted to see me win the first championship medal of my career. ”、

In addition to Ryan Giggs and Wayne Rooney, other Manchester United players have also expressed their desire for the title.

Manchester City, in contrast, are much more low-key, except for captain Distin, who was interviewed and said something like 'hungry for the title', the other players have hardly appeared in the media.

This low-key has also emboldened City's hostile media.

But in fact, Manchester City has received a lot of attention because they have won Manchester United twice this season, even if some media have been saying that Manchester United have more chances, but the 'historical record' is there, and there are still many people who are optimistic about Manchester City.

In addition, there are a lot of eyes from abroad, especially from China and South Korea, which are even more hot.

The Chinese media's concern for Manchester City naturally stems from their concern for their own country's players.

The South Korean media are equally concerned about the match between the two teams.

The two national media support the opposite team, with the Chinese media backing Manchester City because Manchester City are led by Wan Sheng, and Sun Jihai is likely to appear in the game.

The South Korean media are more certain, as Park Ji-sung will almost certainly be in United's starting line-up.

Park Ji-sung is still an important part of Manchester United, and his arrival has not brought about the same changes as Arjen Robben's improvement of Chelsea, but he is still one of United's leading wide attackers, even scoring a hat-trick of assists against Fulham.

The outcome of Manchester City and Manchester United will also determine which Asian player will become the first Asian player in history to win a trophy in England's top competition.

From the confrontation between the two teams to the players of the two countries, it has been promoted by the domestic media to the level of the 'anti-Korean war', and the Korean media is also very popular, because they also want 'the first Asian player to win the English top league' is a South Korean.

This can barely be regarded as a national honor, after all, Asian countries are relatively weak in the field of football.

Amid the vigorous coverage of these media outlets, Manchester City's training for the game continues.

The day before the game, Wan Sheng asked the whole team to do some tactical drills for small confrontations, but during the training process, an accident occurred, goalkeeper James fell to the ground and broke his foot, and was limped off the field.

It's a minor injury, and it's something that happens a lot in training, and although training isn't a competition, injuries can occur as long as you're in sports.

If it wasn't a problem at all, it would have taken three or four days or less to recover from this minor injury, but now it's a problem because tomorrow is the big game against Manchester United.

Wan Sheng felt a headache when he saw this scene.

At the same time, he also saw the excited expression of a young goalkeeper on the other side, his teammates were injured, and it was difficult for ordinary players to be happy, but this young goalkeeper was different, James was his direct competitor, as long as James was there, he could say that he would not have a chance to play.

Now that James is injured, his chance has come.

This young goalkeeper is none other than Wang Xiaolei

On the same day, both teams submitted their squads and starting lists to the FA respectively.

In United's starting line-up, it is worth noting that Dutch killer Ruud van Nistelrooy was unexpectedly excluded from the starting line-up, with Wayne Rooney and Saha forming a double arrow up front.

Manchester City's most eye-catching position is naturally the goalkeeper, Wang Xiaolei started in place of the injured James.

This is a rare start for Wang Xiaolei.

Wang Xiaolei has played more in some inconsequential games this season, and now that James is injured, he has been given a chance. At the same time, due to Lescott's accumulation of yellow cards and being banned, Sun Jihai also got the chance to start.

In this way, there are two Chinese players in the Manchester City team, plus Wan Sheng himself, so the Chinese media like to see this Manchester City press the title of "China's overseas Manchester City team". (To be continued......)