Seeing Claude's appearance, you may be able to imagine that one day he will be a good actor when he enters Hollywood, and that look of rain and tears really makes people feel very real.

Even if some media members knew a little about Claude's face, they were still moved by these words.

As a result, the media began to analyze Anelka's importance to Manchester City, and then criticized Wansheng's move to sell Anelka.

The Daily Mirror was the first to stand up and criticize Wan Sheng's approach, "This Chinese always wants to sell important players in the team, like Cahill in the past, like former Manchester City captain Distin, and now it is Anelka's turn." Maybe Cahill and Distin didn't want to leave at that time, but he chose to abandon the team's champions! ”

"No matter what his results are, but he's a ruthless person!"

"When the Manchester City players put absolute trust in him, they didn't know that maybe they were on his 'sale' list."

The last sentence is to sow discord.

The Daily Mirror said something 'excessive', but other media also followed suit, all of which expressed sympathy and support for Anelka, and even the Guardian, which supported Manchester City, said, "Maybe keeping Anelka is the best choice, Manchester City is already very strong now, and we don't need to take the risk of adjusting the lineup." ”

Although the report did not experience Wansheng's name, everyone knows that The Guardian is referring to Manchester City FC and Wansheng.

However, Wan Sheng simply ignored these reports, and this is not the first time he has faced criticism from the media, which is really nothing compared to the previous statements that were completely questioned.

After Manchester City defended their league title, the media criticism was conservative, and it was as much as tickling him...... There is no feeling at all.

In response to what Claude said, Wan Sheng only said, "I don't know if Anelka himself really wants to stay." But I'm pretty sure that no one is indispensable in my team! ”

'He [Anelka] scored a lot of goals and was a good goalscorer, but my team is never short of goals!"

Wan Sheng said so and did so.

Anelka didn't even make the squad for the final round of the league against Tottenham Hotspur, and he had to stay in Manchester and watch his team-mates embark on the journey.

This game is in the spotlight.

The final round of the league. In the last game, for Manchester City, as long as they do not lose to Tottenham Hotspur, they can achieve 'unbeaten in the league', and in addition, the pre-match media reports also give the game a special meaning, that is-

How would Manchester City fare without Anelka?

Is it true that Manchester City are not short of goals?

Although he didn't say much before the game, Wan Sheng left Anelka out of the squad. His attitude has been indicated.

Many media have criticized Wansheng's stubborn approach, "He shouldn't do it impulsively." ”

Of course, these remarks could not affect Wansheng at all. Even after Tottenham Hotspur scored a goal in the opening game, Wan Sheng was not indifferent at all.

'Tottenham scored a goal in the opening three minutes and City were in danger. Tottenham have been quite active on their home turf and their players have been very proactive in the game. Aggressive and aggressive! ”

'It looks like Manchester City are a bit dangerous in this game.'

In the media seat, those hostile media reporters of Manchester City were gloating, "Look at that Chinese, he didn't send Anelka, now he has learned a lesson!" ”

"I'm sure City's unbeaten run is coming to an end here!"

"It's funny, unbeaten in 37 rounds, it's a great result, hahaha...... Great ......"

The camera lens also pointed to the Manchester City coach's seat, and I saw Wan Sheng sitting expressionlessly, not seeing any mood at all, but there was no sense of loss, but he also said a word to Pierce next to him.

"I don't know what he's thinking, maybe he has Anelka in mind? Only Nicolas Anelka's goal can help City now. ”

The media reporters and commentators kept talking, but their 'bashing' of Wan Sheng did not last long, because after 13 minutes, Manchester City equalised, and the goal came from Morris.

City opened up the Tottenham defence with a dizzying array of passes and runs, before Morris latched onto a pass from Ivan Crewe, deftly shook off the defending centre-backs and slotted the ball into the left-hand corner.

"Maurice! Strike! Shot-"

"The ball is in! The ball is in! Manchester City equalised! Gooooooooooooooal！！！！！！ ”

With the shouts of the commentators, all the Manchester City fans cheered heartily, they were still worried about the team's goal just now, but they didn't expect Morris to score one so quickly.

Although it was just an equaliser, a draw was a win for City, all they needed was to be unbeaten, so the City fans were very excited.

Also, and more importantly, City fans don't see what the media says 'without Anelka, there will be a problem with Manchester City's goals'.

Now without Anelka, City still have goals.

"We still have Maurice!" Many fans chanted in their hearts.

However, those stubborn media did not approve of Morris's goal, "Morris is already very good, he is the heart of Manchester City's midfield and captain on the field, we can see that without Anelka, Manchester City's forward line has become ineffective! ”

In the media's 'justification' and 'analysis', Manchester City did not celebrate, Morris put the ball back to the center circle, urging the referee to let the game restart.

It's been less than 20 minutes since the start of the game, but it's not time to celebrate!

――――

Anelka sat on the couch with his brother Clyde watching the game.

When he saw Morris score, Anelka couldn't help but say, "Brother, look at what you said to the media, I said it a long time ago, the team is not without me, even without me, those people can score." ”

Anelka is more aware of his situation than Claude, especially during the period of his injury, just by looking at the impact of the team's dispossession, in addition. Their rival, Darren Bent, is doing quite well, so how can a team have a 'problem without their own striker'?

Anelka knows this much better than Claude.

Crowder didn't care, but said, "Nikolai, just look at it," and Morris is a midfielder. I know the media too well, and if there are no strikers scoring in this game, they will definitely find an excuse to support you! When the time comes. We're going to take the initiative, you know? ”

"The season is coming to an end, that damn Chinese, there is no other chance to prove anything!"

Anelka sighed, "Okay, brother, I'll listen to you, but ...... What's in it for me? ”

"Of course!" "It's a hype," Claude affirmed. You don't understand! Just prove your role in the team and then the rest of the team will want to see, Manchester City have won the title for two consecutive seasons. The most indispensable is their striker Nikola Anelka! Your fame will be greater, and they will be more willing to pay a premium to invite you to join! Even Manchester City FC will try to keep you! ”

"But the team is the one who Chinese has the final say, he is very stubborn, very stubborn......"

Anelka hesitated.

Claude sneered. "Don't forget, now that there is a Thai consortium that has injected capital into Manchester City, there will definitely be a new chairman when the time comes. No one knows what the new chairman will look like, but he definitely hopes to deepen his influence in the team, and then the Chinese may not have so much power! ”

It dawned on Anelka that he had some admiration for his brother's foresight.

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City were in high spirits after Morris' goal, while most of the players had found their groove in the game, playing the control tactics that the team is good at, pressing Tottenham Hotspur's space with constant possession.

In the face of Manchester City, which has better technology, better coordination and more fierce running, Tottenham Hotspur gradually feels powerless.

Soon, most of the midfield was 'occupied' by Manchester City, and Tottenham Hotspur gradually showed weakness.

This is pretty much the playbook of the media's analysis of the game.

Although it was a situation that was thought out before the game, seeing that Tottenham was still so passive at home, and those media hostile to Manchester City also scolded Tottenham, Tottenham almost every time they played with Manchester City, it was the same rhythm, and it was still like this after a few times, can't it be a little better?

What does head coach Joel eat!

In fact, Tottenham Hotspur coach Joel can only smile wryly when he looks at the game, it's not that he didn't arrange the tactical play against Manchester City, but the team's style is like this, completely restrained by Manchester City's style of play, and if you want to change your style rashly, you can only wait until next season to let the team adapt to some new tactics, and this season will definitely have no chance.

Coaching Tottenham is also a pressure.

Tottenham, like Arsenal, has a traditional style of fast attacking football, and as a manager, it is not easy to change his style, he knows how to play with Manchester City to the best advantage, but two factors prevent him from making that decision, one is that it is difficult for the team to adapt to other tactics in a short period of time, and the second is that Tottenham fans are not satisfied.

Just like Fabio Capello's Real Madrid, the Italians chose to let Real Madrid adapt to the 'ugly' defensive counterattack, which is Capello's old business, but the result is that Real Madrid's game is very ugly.

This season's La Liga season is not over, and Real Madrid's hopes of winning the title are very high, but at the same time, Capello's position is also in jeopardy, because Real Madrid fans are very dissatisfied with his coaching style.

Even Real Madrid president Calderón said, "Capello's style is not suitable for the current Real Madrid. ”

It's the same with Tottenham Hotspur, Jose Mourinho's Chelsea can play ugly '1:0' utilitarian football, but Joel can't let Tottenham Hotspur play like that, even if he leads the team to good results, he will be under pressure from the club, the media and the fans.

Maybe he can make the excuse that 'attacking football is difficult to achieve good results', but media fans will also use the example of sworn enemies Arsenal and even Manchester City to refute, "Why can't Arsenal, Manchester City, Tottenham Hotspur?" ”

So, Joel didn't have a choice.

Now in the face of a passive situation, he can only smile bitterly.

He must admit that there is a gap between Tottenham and Manchester City in terms of overall strength, player ability, and tactics, etc., and this gap is so big that they can only have a chance to win if Manchester City is not in good form and Tottenham is in very good form.

This one is impossible.

Then Joel could only watch in silence as his team was suppressed, and the opponent soon scored another goal. This time it's-

"Ivan—"

"-Krewe-!!"

“Gooooooooooal！！！”

When the commentator's roar rang out, the City fans were once again in joy, cheering for the goal, while the reporters in the media box had different expressions.

Just now, some people were still saying, "Morris's goal doesn't prove anything, only that Morris is too good, and he is not a striker", but now Ivan Crewe has scored, and Ivan Crewe started as a striker in this game.

But the media is the media. They quickly found a new excuse, "Ivan Crewe is also a midfielder, he is good at playing as a wing-back, not a pure striker, the only thing that his goal proves is that Manchester City's midfield is very good, but it has nothing to do with the striker......

This explanation is a bit far-fetched.

The camera camera also pointed to the Manchester City dugout, and Wan Sheng's expression remained unchanged, although he was also celebrating the goal with the others. But with a serious look, it was hard to see what he was thinking.

Anelka, who was watching the game at home in Manchester, also turned dark, and he turned to look at Claude, "And now?" The team has scored two goals! Ivan is a cameo striker, and there will always be a good performance. No matter what position he plays, he is very efficient! ”

Anelka still knows Ivan Crewe very well, although not very familiar with him in private, but they have been playing together for a year and a half. Naturally, they know a lot about each other, especially in terms of strength, and Ivan Crewe is really good. He's also very efficient in front of goal.

Claude pursed his lips, as if trying to figure out, and then he said, "It's okay, it's just Ivan Crewe, he's a midfielder, not a standard striker." He is not in direct competition with you, and those media will help explain. ”

Anelka sighed, he was helpless for his brother, and now he had a bad premonition.

――――

Soon the first half was over, and after a half-time break, the two teams changed sides and fought again.

Although Manchester City is playing away, due to its excellent performance, the cheers for Manchester City at the scene are continuous, and the singing is non-stop, and many fans are still talking with 'champions' and cheering for the team.

Amid these voices, City's performance is getting better and better.

Finally, in the 73rd minute of the game, Darren Bent received a pass from Ivan Crewe in the penalty area and helped Manchester City open the door of Tottenham Hotspur again with a powerful shot in front of the goal!

"1:3, Manchester City is two goals ahead of the away team!"

"Darren Bent, who started in place of Nicolas Anelka, who had been in the media for the game, scored the third goal for Manchester City! This England kid is using one goal after another to explain his excellence! ”

"He's already one of the best goalscorers of England's younger generation!"

'So far, Darren Bent has helped Manchester City score 15 league goals, which is more than Wayne Rooney's 14 for Manchester United, and is fifth in the Premier League scorer list behind his team-mate Nicolas Anelka, Chelsea's Didier Drogba, Blackburn's McCarthy and Manchester United's Cristiano Ronaldo.

Sky TV commentator George Woodgate analyzed, "Darren Bent is not a regular striker, his playing time is not a big gap between the above players, because Manchester City has Nicola Anelka who is better than him, compared to the Frenchman's better performance, and he is also the Premier League's top scorer this season!" ”

"But when it comes to efficiency, Bent is no weaker than Anelka. Maybe he has less minutes because he is still too young, and Anelka is more stable in comparison, but we believe that in another year or two, he will become one of the best strikers in the Premier League and the world! ”

Listening to George Woodgate's commentary on the TV, Anelka's face turned dark, he stood up angrily, pointed at the TV screen and yelled at Claude, "What do you say now?" Finished! It's all over! I've said I'm not integral to the team, but you have to say that in front of those reporters, now? How do I deal with those journalists? ”

"Those reporters, those fans will laugh at me, saying that I am 'self-defeating', I don't know my position, so what if I am the top scorer? All of Manchester, no, all of England, all of Europe, the whole world knows that the most important thing about Manchester City is that Chinese! ”

In the face of his brother's accusations, Claude was silent for a long time.

Realizing that he had made a mistake, he said to Anelka, "Nikolai, I was wrong. But everything I do is for your sake, I am your own brother, and I am the only one in the world who will think about you. ”

Anelka looked at Claude's expression and listened to his sincere words, and his heart softened a little.

In fact, Anelka knows what kind of person his brother is like, otherwise he would not have found other agents to help him, but after all, Claude is his own brother and has been taking care of himself since he was a child.

At that time, their family conditions were very bad, Claude went out to work every day to make himself play football, and when he remembered those hard days, he always felt that he should reciprocate, be better to his brother, and meet his demand to make more money.

Thinking of this, Anelka sighed and said, "I've thought about it. Let's go. ”

He looked left and right in the room and said, "This place, this city, is no longer the place we should be. (To be continued.) )