What Wan Sheng said at the press conference quickly spread among the media, and then everyone who followed the game knew.

As the manager of Manchester City, Wan Sheng is definitely one of the protagonists of the most attention, the manager of the top team in the league is the most attractive, coupled with Wan Sheng's youth, Chinese nationality and his achievements, it is impossible for him not to attract attention.

Whenever Wan Sheng leads the team to a game, he will become the protagonist of attention, and there are even few stars who can compare with him.

What he said at the press conference, many of the commentators who broadcast the game live will be the first to say it to the fans.

That's where attention comes in.

How much Manchester United want to win the title, anyone knows very well.

Manchester United didn't win anything last season, which is not in keeping with their status as 'Premier League giants', and the Carabao Cup is the first honour they can compete for in two seasons, so they will give it their all.

Even if Manchester City's results in the league are not satisfactory and the Champions League is eliminated, in the eyes of the world, Manchester City cannot be compared.

Compared with the two teams, fame, strength, the most basic lineup, etc., in many aspects, the outside world recognizes Manchester United more, and now, as the manager of Manchester City, who is the 'weaker' side, actually said such a thing?

"We came to Cardiff to keep Manchester United from taking the title!" This sonorous and powerful statement made Manchester United supporters all over the world gnash their teeth.

They feel very unhappy!

Manchester United haven't won the championship for two years, and now they want to win a small League Cup, what is the matter? Let's talk about the past wherever you go! You don't want the title yourself, forget it, how can you stop Manchester United? Is this nothing to do?

At this time, they will not go to how deep the hatred between Manchester City and Manchester United is.

Manchester City fans were thrilled to hear this.

The Carabao Cup itself is actually quite important for Manchester City, they are much worse than Manchester United, and it is not to say that they have not touched the title for decades, those new generation of Manchester City fans. They have been supporting the team since they were young, but the team has never won any league or cup title in the top flight, and they are very excited when they think of the team having the opportunity to touch the title, so in fact, the League Cup trophy is also what every Manchester City fan wants to get.

But you can't say that to the outside world!

What is a League Cup winner? It's just chicken ribs! Because we are at the top of the league table, the league title must be more 'high', that is the real honour, compared to the League Cup!

They felt that what Wan Sheng said was atmospheric. It's also very relieving!

Yes, we didn't come to Cardiff for the title, because we don't like the little League Cup winners, we're here to keep the damn United from taking the League Cup trophy!

They haven't won in two years? So what's that? It's better if they haven't won a championship for 20 or 200 years, that's the best!

We're here to stop them from winning the championship!

Immediately, Manchester City fans felt very happy!

The game is about to begin.

Both teams returned to the dressing room after warming up, and all the Manchester City players were watching Wan Sheng, waiting for his final words.

It's the old rule.

Before the big game, the manager has something to say, or tactical guidance. Whether it's motivating the fighting spirit, or telling some players and so on, no matter what you do, this link is indispensable. Otherwise, the players will feel weird.

It's the same in every team.

It's like when an exam is approaching, the teacher always has to say something, and the advice to sharpen the gun is also very important, repeat what the student is reviewing again. Tell them what they need to do with the exam, tell them how to do it, and so on. It's still a very meaningful thing.

Today is a little different.

Wan Sheng had a notebook in his hand with something written on it, and he was thinking about it.

"According to Sky TV, our support in Manchester is 49 per cent, less than Manchester United's 51 per cent, but there is a large vote for neutral fans here, which means that in Manchester, we have a higher support rating than Manchester United!"

The first piece of news was very exciting, and quite a few people laughed out loud.

Wan Sheng immediately continued to read.

"In England as a whole, our support is only 36 per cent, which is completely lower than Manchester United's 64 per cent, which means that most England fans are optimistic about Manchester United, maybe they have a deeper background? Even if we win them twice this season, it doesn't matter."

Everyone's mood was a little lower.

"And in the whole of Europe, the whole world, there are also many fans on the Sky TV sports website to vote for the game, leaving England aside, the support of fans in other regions is only 23%, which means that there is no part of the fans who support Manchester United, they are optimistic that Manchester United can beat us to win the League Cup."

Everyone was silent.

But it's not over yet, Wan Sheng put down his notebook and continued, "Sky TV's data statistics, it may be difficult to explain anything, after all, it is not very accurate, but there is one data that is very revealing!" ”

"You probably haven't paid attention to the British bookmakers and the European bookmakers, both of which have pre-match odds of 4.5 to 5 for the 90-minute outcome, and they only have 2 to 3, you should know what that means."

"In other words, most fans across Europe are optimistic that they will beat us in 90 minutes!"

"Do you guys have any ideas? Anyway, I have a lot to say, and I really want to ask them why they are like this! But there are too many fans, I can't ask them one by one, I can only find out the reason for myself, maybe it's because we are too famous? Maybe you're not as famous as the Manchester United stars? Maybe it's because our heritage is not as deep as theirs, but they are the hegemons of the Premier League, how can our little Manchester City beat them? ”

Wan Sheng said as he looked at the expressions of each player, and when he saw some people pursing the corners of their mouths vigorously, he knew that the effect was out.

His goal is to make everyone want to win the game even more!

"So, what we're going to do in a moment, you should all know! We're just going to beat them and show the whole world to see. Which team is more likely to win! ”

While the players on both sides were still in the tunnel to get ready to play, the on-site commentator had already begun to introduce the starting players of both teams through the radio.

Although it is in Cardiff, not Manchester, many players are still familiar to fans, just like Manchester United's Wayne Rooney, C-Ronaldo, Ryan Giggs, Ferdinand and Manchester City, there is only one Anelka who can really be mentioned, but he is injured and cannot play, so Manchester City is only half - Morris, compared with Manchester United stars, Morris's reputation is still much worse.

So you can imagine what the scene will be.

When the commentator read the names of the Manchester United players. In the stands, there were shouts from Manchester United fans and local neutral fans, and when the names of Manchester City's players were brought to the table, only Manchester City fans were left cheering, but they were not superior in numbers, and there was not much noise at all.

The largest number of local fans came to the game, with about 50,000 people, Manchester United fans and Manchester City fans 10,000 each, which is also the number of fan spots allocated by the FA and Welsh Football Association in agreement. On the one hand, it is to promote English football, and on the other hand, it is also to maximize the benefits, after all, there are more than 10,000 fans from Manchester, and the fans of the other two teams are from other places.

But in the end, there are only 10,000 pure Manchester City fans. Neutral fans are mostly supportive of the stars they know, or the team they belong to, so it is understandable that the majority of fans are behind Manchester United.

When the Manchester City players walked out of the aisle. They remembered what the manager had said.

Today's game, although it is at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, still accounts for the majority of Manchester United!

Perhaps this is the difference in influence between the two teams. But in the end, there were not many people who supported them, and not many thought that they could win, so their thoughts deepened.

We're going to show all the fans around the world who support Manchester United which team will win!

The referee blew the whistle for the start of the game.

Manchester United have the right to serve.

When Rooney kicked the ball at Saha, there was a huge cry from the fans in the stands.

The stadium flashing lights lit up after it, making the Millennium Stadium suddenly feel like daylight.

Wan Sheng got up from his seat and walked to the sideline, watching the game with his arms folded on his chest.

Ferguson rested his arms on his knees, propped up his chin, and became serious.

The eyes of the entire British Peninsula and the world have become much more serious.

At this time, no matter what the cameras were shooting before, they also shifted their perspectives to the playing field, and the real confrontation had officially begun.

United took advantage of the opportunity to serve first and launched the first wave of attack, but soon the ball was intercepted on the wing and the attack ended.

The ball shifted to the feet of Manchester City.

However, United clearly don't care about the first attack, with 90 minutes in the game, they have a lot of time and a lot of chances.

Football to the feet of Ivan Crewe.

Ivan Crewe slowly dribbled the ball, his eyes scanned left and right, and then he remembered what Wan Sheng had told him before the game, "In this game, we are playing control and rhythm, so be careful not to attack rashly." The most important task for you is to share the pressure of Lee and pay more attention to cooperating with others. If you find a good opportunity, give it to Lee as soon as possible, or a teammate higher up, don't hesitate, but most of the time, you have to pay more attention to your position."

In this game, Ivan Crewe replaced Joey Barton and partnered Morris in double central midfield.

His job is simple, it's to take the pressure off Morris and focus more on defense.

He was used as a midfielder, but in City's tactics, he could also be said to be a playmaker in attack.

Everyone in the team knows that his place is extremely important.

Ivan Crewe is thrilled to be so important for such an important game, but he's not the kind of young player who is easily swayed by emotions anymore, and he is always reminded of what to do.

So he only looked left and right, and he handed the ball to Sun Jihai who was diagonally behind.

Since you want to control, you are not in a hurry to attack.

Manchester United, let's play slowly!

Sun Jihai received the pass, but it was followed by C-Ronaldo.

Manchester United pressed very tightly on Manchester City, C-Ronaldo ran 20 meters across the halfway line to press, and he saw Sun Jihai's position and ran over.

At this time, the Chinese media was very excited, and a commentator shouted, "Come and see the showdown between Sun Jihai and C-Ronaldo!" ”

But then Sun Jihai directly transferred the ball to Copele Ferreira, not giving C-Ronaldo any chance to grab the ball at all.

"It's a smart choice." The commentator immediately said, "It's not wise to play one-on-one with the opposing player at the back, it would be terrible to lose the ball like that."

But in fact, many media and fans still want to see the showdown, they watch it exciting, and they don't think about danger or not.

The reason for the non-stop talk in the Chinese media is Sun Jihai, but in the eyes of other national media, this is just a simple backfield transmission, and there is nothing worth saying at all.

Soon the ball was at the feet of Distin, and Saha came up to press again, and Distin transferred the ball to Copelle Ferreira, who played a forward pass to Morris.

As soon as the football got to Morris, Giggs pressed straight over.

Wan Sheng was a little surprised to see this scene, he glanced at Ferguson next door, but the corners of his mouth curled.

It seems that United are very prepared for today's game, they are pressing very tightly up front.

This is a good way to deal with the 'kill it' tactic.

Manchester City's style of play is also a full-court pressing, and the defense often starts from the front, but it is also necessary to retreat effectively, and quickly return to the defense if you can't grab it once, which can ensure the stability of the backcourt defense.

Now Manchester United are more extreme, they let a few players run up front to create pressure on Manchester City, forcing them to keep passing, even if Manchester City are good at passing and linking, but always 'forced' passes, it is easy to make mistakes, and then it is likely that a mistake can be fatal.

Manchester United is also fighting fiercely in the frontcourt, and this kind of hard play is tantamount to forcing Manchester City to fight hard.

It's a bit of a game that's really aimed at Manchester City.

But the tactics used by Manchester City today are not simply 'dead'!

If Manchester United insists on playing like this, Wan Sheng doesn't mind letting them see what is called controlling the style of play, and what is called soft tofu can also sharpen the knife! (To be continued......)