The 'Wansheng Opposition', led by the Daily Mirror, made a lot of reports on Manchester City's draw, and the content of it was naturally all kinds of criticisms, such as what players did not play well, coaches who did not command properly, arrogance in the victory over Manchester United, tensions within the team, etc., all that can be thought of and can affect the strength and performance of the team, can be found from these reports.

They also concluded that City were likely to fall on that page and that the win over Manchester United was just a flash in the fireworks.

As for whether this situation will occur, they don't care so much, after all, they have added the word 'prediction' to their statement, the so-called prediction, it doesn't matter if you guess wrong, anyway, you don't have to take responsibility, so naturally you can't say it as ugly as it is.

However, the impact of these reports is not great, after all, Manchester City's results are not bad, three rounds, two wins and one draw, how can it be regarded as a very good result.

The next day, United resumed training and, judging by the expressions on the players' faces, it was clear that yesterday's draw had little impact on the team.

Before the start of training, Wansheng gathered all the players.

Wan Sheng looked at them, looked over one by one, and said seriously, "Probably some of you have read some of yesterday's reports, and some of them want to laugh after I know them, and at the same time, I feel a little proud."

"If you look at the media, they seem to be there specifically to write bad things about me, and if my team makes a mistake, they will hold on to it."

'Look, we've played three league games, three away, two wins, one draw. This is definitely a pretty good result, but when it comes to their mouths, it becomes a drop in our results. It's hard for me to figure out how they came to this conclusion."

Wan Sheng said, his voice changed, and his tone became much more serious, "I think some of you must know this, but what I want to say is. Some of them are right! We can't be completely forgiven for our tie! We have a responsibility to do this. ”

'We played very well in the first round against Manchester United, me. And each of you, very seriously. ”

"But what about the next two rounds?"

"I see some people doing nothing on the playing field, as if they are not playing, but hanging out. Don't plug it in when it's time to plug it in. I don't want to name who it is, it's embarrassing, but I ask each of you to take every game seriously! ”

"Maybe some of you are not convinced"

Speaking of which, Wan Sheng stared into everyone's eyes, and some of the players couldn't help but lower their heads, maybe that's what they thought, "But. You dare to say that you treated yesterday's game. Is it the same attitude as the game against Manchester United!? ”

More players bowed their heads.

They treat yesterday's game with Birmingham, and it is indeed not the same attitude as Manchester United, which is actually understandable, after all, Manchester United is one of the strongest teams in the Premier League, and it is also Manchester City's sworn enemy in the same city, and this game is also regarded by Manchester City as the most important league of the whole season, they will naturally attach great importance to it, and the game with Birmingham is just an ordinary league, and the importance is lighter.

But Wan Sheng didn't see it that way, he said seriously, "No matter whether the opponent is strong or weak, we have to take every game seriously, because the victory or defeat of every league game is very important to us!" ”

"We've been training since July, it's been training hard, and many of you wonder why we're training so hard?"

"For the team to play better? That's a saying. But we're a Premier League powerhouse, what is it? The simple explanation is that there is no pressure to relegate, and there is no hope of winning the championship. If that's what I'm aiming for, then we don't need to train too hard at all."

"But I still ask you to do it, just because, for me, no matter which team I lead to play, the only goal is only"

"Champion !!"

Wan Sheng shook his fist fiercely and uttered the word.

All the players widened their eyes and held their breath, they already knew what Wan Sheng was going to say, but when they actually heard him say this, they were still surprised.

Champion!

That's a championship!

Are Manchester City eligible to compete for the league title? When this question is asked, even they themselves feel funny, but deep down in the hearts of every player, they can't help but imagine the championship, they also want to win the championship, but the team has no strength.

Even in the first three rounds, the team's results are very good, but the championship is a whole season's thing, and now the outside media reports that almost no one thinks Manchester City is qualified to compete for the championship, and they think the same way, but now they hear this young manager say that he wants to compete for the championship?

Looking back on the hard training from July to the present, thinking about the feeling of playing against Manchester United, they suddenly feel that the strength of the team is not bad, why is it not qualified to compete for the championship!

As the young coach in front of him said, "The outcome of every game is very important to us", as long as we pay attention to every game, then the team must be qualified to compete for the championship, and the qualification alone has already made their hearts surge.

Wan Sheng continued.

"Maybe some of you think it's impossible, but I'm very confident that last season I was in charge of Derby County, and that team was only promoted, although it was the second division champion, but it was still a promoted team, at that time, the team was not as strong as we are now, but I still led them to win the championship! It was called a 'miracle' by many people, and I was the miracle maker. ”

'It wouldn't be a miracle if we win the league this season because we're a good team.

'So for me, it's a lot less difficult to lead you to the title, and you should have experienced the quality of the team against Manchester United and Sunderland.

"We have strength, all we need is stability, more stability!"

'So we have to focus on every game and our focus will be on the league. I'm going to try to make the whole team a strong team. But it takes everyone in the team to work together and most importantly, you have to share the same goals as me. Work together and only in this way can we become stronger! Only then can we compete for the championship! ”

"Finally, I would like to stress again, my goal is only to win the championship. If someone's goals don't align with mine, then he can choose to leave and just stay here. Just train hard! ”

"Let's get started now!"

Wan Sheng is not sure how much his words will make a difference, but it is certain that he has a certain incentive for the player, and this judgment stems from his talent level. His 'hypocrisy' gives a natural affinity, so players will be more likely to be impressed after saying something fiery.

What he just said was heart-wrenching, everyone has feelings. There is always hope when you hear these words. They're professional players in the top flight, and there's no one who doesn't like the title.

After squirting some saliva, Wan Sheng handed over the training to Diamares, who found Pierce.

Wansheng takes Pierce very seriously.

In his previous life, Pierce led the team to mediocre results, and later could only coach the England youth team, but his ability is not too questionable, and the failure at Manchester City may be attributed to the first time in charge, after all, he is a player who has just retired.

in his coaching team. Peter James and Diamares are both in the same category as he is a collegiate coach. It is still possible to get them to say some theories, or to do some work on the big picture, but in terms of details, such as what to do when the players are on the field, these can only be guided by Pierce, who has a lot of professional experience.

This work is not necessary, players in terms of game experience, can consult the team's veterans, but Wansheng's tactics are very complicated, some of the overall situation, require players to complete a certain job after receiving the pass, such as sending the ball to the left side, he can choose to bring it himself, or he can choose to pass it directly, what to do, Wansheng can only formulate a big picture, and it is up to Pierce to guide the players according to the requirements.

This is also the reason why Wansheng is very happy that Pierce has joined his coaching team, and Pierce can really help him a lot.

Now he's approaching Pierce, and that's about some of the problems of coaching the training work.

"What do you think of the new tactics, Stewart?" Wan Sheng found a place to sit down, motioned for Pierce to sit with him, and then asked directly.

Pierce sighed, "It's beyond my imagination, and I have to admit that you're a genius!" ”

"Is this a compliment? Thank you very much for that. Wan Sheng smiled.

"But Wan Sheng," Pierce hesitated.

Wan Sheng waved his hand for him to continue, and Pierce continued, "I think you are too complicated in many details. No, I should say that your plan is very good, very detailed, but have you thought about it, it is very difficult for players to fully meet the requirements such as crosses, you ask for a certain area, but the game is changeable, other positions can also pass the ball, or some players have strong individual ability, he can completely get rid of the defense, and then do the cross, I say that, do you understand? ”

Wan Sheng frowned and thought for a moment.

He found that the problem that Pierce said really existed, and he thought about the tactical details too well, and even perfected the position of many offensive players, but as Pierce said, the game is changeable, and the opponent's defense will also affect the position of his players, so it is not necessary to formulate so perfectly, except for increasing the difficulty of training for players, the effect is really not obvious.

"Thanks, Steuls, I see what you mean." Wan Sheng nodded.

Pierce smiled, "I'm glad you listened." ”

Wan Sheng smiled, he suddenly felt very relaxed, because making those detailed tactical plans is also very brain-consuming, and it takes a long time to perfect, Pierce's sentence has eased a lot of his work, and also made the team's tactical training take a lot of detours.

But that's not what he wants to say, "You can see that in the team's tactics, the full-backs and even the central defenders have to be involved in the attack, which increases the team's offensive ability, but at the same time, there are hidden dangers at the back, in the past three games, this problem has not appeared, but when the opponent understands our tactics and understands how to deal with it, our defense will be dangerous." ”

Pierce listened and nodded.

He can naturally see the hidden dangers of this tactic that focuses on offense and defense.

"So I'd like to hear from you, Stewart, how can we make the defense a little tighter without cutting back on offense?" Wan Sheng asked.

That's why he found Pierce.

In terms of tactics, he worked out very well, even a little too detailed, but when the players attacked, what do they have to do to take care of some defense at the same time, this is not just a matter of imagination.

Hearing Wan Sheng's question, Pierce was somewhat surprised.

In his opinion, this young Chinese who is amazing in the field of tactics is definitely a genius, and a genius like him is often very confident, in other words, self-righteous, although it is a little difficult to say, but young and successful people always have some such problems, they will not easily listen to the opinions of others, not to mention an open mind like him to seek advice, or a coach who 'failed' like himself.

Well, barely a failure, who made themselves just a member of the coaching staff and not the head coach?

But Pierce feels very good, look at it, a genius like this is like asking for advice from himself, how can it mean that he is not a failure, right?

He can also solve problems that geniuses can't!

In order to prove that he did not fail, Pierce began to think hard, he knew that the coaching staff could only solve this problem by himself, because he had a wealth of professional experience, and he could come up with the safest way to combine the experience of both players and coaches.

Pierce thought for a long time before finally trying to speak, "Maybe we can let them take turns?" As long as the formation is complete, even the midfielders can retreat in advance" He didn't think too clearly, but this sentence made Wansheng's eyes shine.

The 'Kill' tactic is a reinvention of the 'OSF' played in Derby, but in reality, the focus has completely changed, and the tactics are more focused on controlling the tempo, which is essentially attacking and defending all-attacking football.

All the work, the focus is on the word 'all', everyone has to go up to attack, everyone has to participate in the defense, he has been thinking about the defenders standing in the back to defend, but he never thought that some midfielders, after attracting the defense and making a pass to cooperate, and then attacking is actually useless, they can completely retreat to defend, and let the defenders in a better position plug in.

This is really all offensive and defensive!

Each of the frontcourt players has a role to play in the attack, which will also increase the offensive threat, and at the same time, the player's retreat can also deal with unexpected situations, which is always good for both, the only thing is that the midfield players have more movement.

It's a bit of a headache.

Originally, the tactics required the team to run enough, and if the intensity was increased, those players who were slightly less physical would not be able to last the whole game, and they could only use those young players with sufficient fitness.

Wan Sheng sighed, but decided to take Pierce's opinion, and said with a smile, "Stewart, with your suggestion, I think the club should give you a salary increase." ”

Wan Sheng was joking, but Pierce still didn't understand it.

He just said tentatively, he didn't think about the result of doing this, but how did it turn into good advice!?

If he knew that Wan Shengdu had deduced his thoughts to physical exertion just now, he would definitely be quite shocked, and at the same time sighed again, "A genius is a genius!" (To be continued......)