Chapter 60: Preparing for October

The match against Everton will be on October 2, and this match will also mark the team's official start in October.

Before the game, Wansheng had already made a big plan.

As the head coach of the team, it is not a game of leading the team, but also must have a strategic vision of the overall situation, not just look at the opponent in the next game, otherwise the team will face a crisis when encountering strong opponents one after another, so you must plan everything, at least within a month to meet the opponent how to deal with it.

A month is not too long, and there are many factors to consider in planning, for example, some teams are going to play European competitions, so you have to compare those games with domestic competitions, which ones are easier, which ones are more important, these must be thought out well to decide how much energy to put into the game, after all, the games are one after another, and it is impossible to give 100% energy in every game, so the team will collapse first.

Since there are no European competitions, Manchester City's schedule is still relatively 'clear'.

In October, Manchester City only has two League Cup games to play in addition to three league games, that is the second and third round of the League Cup, Manchester City's first opponent is Donska, Donska is an English fourth-tier team, this kind of small team is naturally incomparable with Manchester City, the only thing to worry about is not to draw difficult opponents after the game.

However, the team also has a focus on domestic competitions, for the current Manchester City, the most important thing is the league results, ensuring the league results can ensure the qualification for next year's European competitions, and the league is also the most important thing for Manchester City, this honor is also much more important than the cup. All the planning is on the premise of ensuring the league results, so even if the difficult opponent is drawn, Wansheng must first ensure that the three league games are not affected. It is even appropriate to give up the League Cup, after all, for Manchester City, stable improvement is the most important thing, and there is no need to fight on the two sides of the League Cup for chicken ribs, or even go to the third line after Christmas.

Therefore, Wan Sheng is not worried about the League Cup, and the three league games in October are much more difficult.

On 2 October, Manchester City host Everton.

October 16th. Manchester City host promoted Massey Ham United.

On 22 October, Manchester City travelled to London to challenge Arsenal.

These three league games, in addition to playing with West Ham United. The two games were a bit tough, not to mention the away game against Arsenal and the home game against Everton, so the team had to do it at the moment. Actually, I was still preparing for the game against Everton.

Before playing Everton. All the energy of the whole team is also put into this

If you want to beat your opponent, you have to know your opponent.

Everton is still a difficult team this season, although Liverpool, Tottenham, Newcastle United and Manchester City have improved in the case of the strength of teams such as Liverpool, Tottenham, Newcastle United and Manchester City, it is somewhat unrealistic for Everton to repeat the miracle of last season's top five, few people expect them to be able to enter the top five again, but striving for European qualification is still their main goal, which shows how difficult Everton is, their strength and performance are second only to Manchester United, Chelsea and other top teams.

In the summer. Everton have some real gains in the transfer market.

The arrival of former Manchester United player Phil Neville will add defensive hardness to the midfield, with Simon Davies and Arteta expected to add creativity. Krodup is expected to bolster his centre-back position.

In contrast, the departure of Watson and Stubbs will not have much impact, and the biggest good news still comes from the front, Cahill, who came to the team last season, successfully renewed his contract with Everton, and retaining the big player will make Everton score without worry.

However, the media pointed out that Cahill's form always has ups and downs, which was the case last season, from the opening stage, Cahill fell into a long-term goal drought, after breaking the goal drought, his performance was not bad, but compared to Derby County, it is simply not comparable, although some people explain that Cahill only scored goals in the second league, after all, Derby County was still in the second league at that time, but Cahill's strength is obvious to all, he was under Morris, and he did not perform well under Wansheng, which many people have consensus.

This also became a topic of media coverage before the game.

Linking Everton and Manchester City, there is really only one real talking point, Cahill, because Cahill was once a player under Wansheng, and it was he who brought Cahill from Millwall to Derby County, and then Cahill exploded into form, became a very famous star, and entered the eyes of many clubs.

According to rumors, Cahill originally wanted to leave in the summer, because he found that he couldn't find form at Everton, and wanted to try a different place, but in the end he stayed at Everton, which has nothing to do with Wansheng going to Manchester City, but there are still some tabloids who continue to speculate, and they like to 'reveal' these gossip.

Of course, Wan Sheng knows that the two have nothing to do with each other.

After Cahill left Derby County last year, he didn't contact Cahill at all, not even a phone call, he didn't take the initiative to call Cahill, and Cahill never took the initiative to contact him, the two have become strangers, and any more 'Cahill wants to return to play under him' is pure rumor.

That's what the media uses to cover the game.

Perhaps some Everton media are hoping to motivate Cahill to perform well so that Everton are more likely to win against Manchester City.

But Manchester City, no, it should be said that Wan Sheng has done a lot of preparation for the game, he has specially studied the video of Everton's game since the start of the game, and found out from the video Everton's summer changes and some adjustments to their starting lineup and tactics, advantages and disadvantages, this work alone took him two days, and in the morning after two days, his eyes were red, and he was not in the mood to be happy or anything when he learned that he had become the 'Coach of the Month'.

He was so tired.

However, the results of the two days were clear, and he knew Everton inside and out, while also finding a way to deal with Everton, which was to attack their central defence with all his might.

Pierce and Diamares were surprised when they heard Wan Sheng say what to do with Everton.

"You say attacking their midfield?" Diamares said incomprehensibly.

Wan Sheng nodded. "That's right, they're seriously old in the middle"

"Age!?"

"That's right, it's age. Vale, Jurry Klaudrope and Phil Neville are all old, but they don't have the players to replace these veterans, and if there are other players who replace them, that's even better, and their central defence will definitely be a problem."

Pierce and Diamares both nodded, there is a newcomer to replace the old man, then there will definitely be some problems with coordination and strength. That is, under Wansheng, a group of newcomers appeared on the field of play, and they performed well one by one. But in fact, the general rule of professional football is that newcomers and new players must have a period of adaptation to the debut in order to fully play the position. It is also forgivable that they made some mistakes during this time. This is also something that players have to go through to develop them, and in order to develop these players, the club will even lose some games at the cost of it.

This refers not all mediocre players, such as Rooney, Cristiano Ronaldo and other talents, Manchester United's results have been affected, and it is also related to too many new players, they are very famous, but when they started playing for Manchester United. It's not fully grown up yet, and it's time to play. Naturally, it is not as good as an experienced teammate.

So, if Everton wants to 'complete the transfusion', they will have to pay some price.

"But Weir and others can't run anymore, in their previous games, several goals were conceded because the defense at the back was not timely, and in the second half, their front and back runs were significantly reduced, and what we have to do is to continue to impact their middle defense, and fight with them physically, in this regard, we are younger, and we also have enough accumulation."

Diamares both nodded.

They thought about it for a while and felt that what Wansheng said was very reasonable, the team had a lot of physical strength in the summer preparation, and they were not afraid of any opponent in terms of physical fitness, and Everton relied more on veterans in the middle direction, so as long as they fought for physical fitness, they couldn't run in the back, it was definitely an opportunity for the team.

Of course, in this process, if Everton makes a mistake, they will definitely seize the opportunity, and do not have to wait until the end, after all, the tactics, strategies, etc. of dealing with the opponent are all about having a better hope of winning.

After making the target, the team trained for an afternoon before the game before they got into the game against Everton.

For winning the game, Wansheng is still looking forward to it.

After such a long time, he has a deeper understanding of his coaching profession 'training specialization', in fact, this is really a focus, there is a set of systematic training skills, but if you want to rise to a very high level, it is still very, very difficult, perhaps, it takes a lifetime to fight for it, and the fastest way to improve your ability to lead the team is actually to improve those offensive and defensive skills.

For example, such as "Solid Barrier", this skill accompanies every game he coaches, every game, every defense, "Strong Barrier" is in effect, and Wan Sheng's current most hope is to level up, gain skill points, and then upgrade this skill to the 'Coach MAX Perfect' level.

The skill effect of the strong barrier is now very powerful.

"Strong Barrier (High Tier):

Passive: All players are stuck in the state, and their defensive attribute rating is increased by 2

Active activation: The goalkeeper is the last line of defense, and under the power of the strong barrier, the reaction speed of the goalkeeper of the team you lead will be increased by 100% (it can only be activated once per game, the duration is five minutes, and the passive effect will be lost after activation). ”

If you can upgrade from the high level to the MAX perfection level, whether it is to increase the effect of improving the defensive attributes, or to add another defensive attribute, it will make the team have a lot of growth, after all, the overall increase in defensive ability is definitely an almost qualitative improvement for the team.

Therefore, Wan Sheng is still looking forward to the game with Everton, because the victory over Everton will allow the team to get the first five consecutive wins, and there is a winning streak every season.

When the time comes, the more experience you get, the faster you level up.

The team's achievements are rewarded with experience, coupled with the accumulation of personal training on weekdays, and in a little more than half a year, he will be able to move up one level, and five more skill points can be 'squandered'.

Thinking of this, Wan Sheng is looking forward to the game even more. (To be continued......)