Chapter 50: Powerful Competitors

The commentators shouted wildly, the fans celebrated wildly, and Wan Sheng on the sidelines, other coaches and substitute players also hugged each other and celebrated enthusiastically.

It wasn't just a goal, it was the result of a summer of hard work by the whole team.

As the saying goes, 'one minute in Taishan, ten years in the audience', the goal just now is the cooperation that the whole team has been pursuing to play, and now on the field, their expectations have become a reality, and this alone is very worthy of celebration.

In addition to cheering, many people also looked at Wansheng.

When Wansheng put forward the technical concept of 'constantly cooperating to find opportunities', in fact, there were many people who opposed it in their hearts, they thought that such a good expectation, but there are not many teams in the world that can play that kind of football, can Manchester City do? At least they don't believe that it will be effective in the short term.

So the goal process just now also made them feel incredible, only after more than two months, the team was able to play such a smooth combination?

If they hadn't seen it with their own eyes, they wouldn't have believed it.

But it did happen just now, while they enjoyed the joy of success, they were also shocked by Wansheng's expectations and work results for the team.

Wan Sheng didn't know what the others thought, his real brother beckoned everyone to celebrate with an excited face, "See?" This is the result of our work! This goal belongs to all of us! Let's celebrate! Together! ”

Many people shouted together in response, and suddenly the coach Xishan was in a mess.

At the same time, Nicolas Anelka, who had just scored, was also huddled with his team-mates and was feeling very happy, as he had scored his third goal of the season, and he had finally surpassed Andy Cole as the team's top scorer.

Although it is only one more goal, it is definitely quite efficient to score three goals in four league games, not to mention. He knows he will be the team's regular striker, Andy Cole used to be a big star, but after all, he is old, the opponent can only be a semi-substitute, he will definitely have more playing time than Andy Cole.

So after all, the team has four forwards in the frontcourt, Andy Cole will not be an opponent, and the newcomer Darren Bent is very active in the game, but after all, he is a newcomer in the Premier League, and his performance will not be too consistent. Robbie Fowler is an old teammate, he has always had a little injury and can't play at all, which means that he will be the team's only regular striker and will also be the team's top scorer.

Anelka was very excited when she thought of this!

If he had been Manchester City's top scorer before, he didn't feel any better, mainly because the team was not a strong team. It's hard for the top scorers to be in the top few of the league, but that's different now, and the team has improved quickly since the arrival of the young Chinese coach. It's something that everyone in the team can feel, and they don't know where the team is going this season, but it's not going to be bad, so the top scorer in the team makes a lot of sense.

It's like last season. In Derby County, the young Chinese coached the Dutchman Raphael van der Vaart, the top scorer, has become a big star, even comparable to his former self. And his performance at Manchester City was much lower.

Then this season, I will also step on the high point of my career!

Thinking of this, Anelka felt very excited, because of his performance and some things off the field, the outside media criticized him a lot, anyone in this situation, want to prove himself, and now he finally has a chance.

"I'll prove my genius with goals!" Anelka clenched his fists firmly in the midst of his team-mates, and he felt he had made the right choice to stay at City

By the time City finished their celebrations, there wasn't much time left in the first half.

The referee directed the players of both teams to return to their positions, and the game restarted, but neither side had any intention of continuing to entangle, and after several waves of attacks, stoppage time was over, and the referee immediately blew the whistle for the end of the first half.

Despite not scoring again, 3:0 was enough.

Many commentators have long been settled on the outcome of the game, believing that the suspense is no longer there, and Manchester City decided everything with three goals.

As both sides left the field, a number of cameras captured the expressions of both sides.

Wan Sheng walked towards the inside of the stadium with a relaxed face, and said hello to the players who came off the field halfway; Derby County coach Boothroyd was very gloomy, probably he didn't expect his team to lose so badly at half-time.

At half-time, Wan Sheng praised the team's performance and encouraged them to keep working hard.

"We're three goals ahead, but we're halfway through the game!"

"Football is about winning, but it's not uncommon for three goals to be pulled back, so we have to keep trying to stifle any miracles."

"Of course, even if they can't do a miracle, we have to keep working hard because our fans want to see a big win at their first home game of the season"

"The main thing is that I want my team to beat Derby County!"

"You should understand!"

Wan Sheng said it bluntly.

Everyone nodded their heads in understanding, and at the same time they were expecting more from the goal.

If Wan Sheng only said the fans, the first home stadium or something, they didn't feel much, because 3:0 was enough, but Wan Sheng directly said 'everyone knows the truth', this is the words of the heart, they feel that Wan Sheng is sincere and serious, so they look forward to the second half.

Then at the start of the second half, Manchester City brought despair to Derby.

Their offensive did not decrease at all, but felt more violent, and their coordination was also dazzling, completely confused, only to see a few quick passes, football to the front, even the danger zone, in the face of such an attack, even if you are prepared, you have to be caught off guard, Derby County really has no way at all, the only thing they can do is compress the formation, and then compress the formation, and then they almost squeezed together in the penalty area, and were suppressed in front of the goal by Manchester City.

Soon Wansheng made substitution adjustments.

Anelka, who performed well in the first half, was substituted and the veteran Andy Cole came on, which was a targeted substitution, and in the face of such a dense defense, Anelka's role was no longer great, but the more experienced Andy Cole, perhaps with more chances.

But no one expected it. The next person to score the goal was not the frontcourt player, but the team's captain Distin.

It was a corner from the right.

Taking advantage of the chaos in the penalty area, Distin suddenly stepped forward and pressed Peter Kennedy to put the ball into the net.

This powerful header drew the cheers of the fans.

Wan Sheng on the sidelines was also a little dumbfounded, he didn't get to Distin first to be so good, although when observing Distin's personal data, he found that his header was good, but after all, he was a central defender. He didn't expect much from the centre-back's headers, after all, it would be nice to have a few goals in the midfield in a season.

But when he saw Distin's goal, Wan Sheng felt that he still underestimated the role of defenders in attack.

These defenders are not only able to provide assists, but also sometimes score crucial goals, and they are no weaker than their frontcourt players in certain areas, such as headers and long-range shots. On the contrary, many defenders are stronger, which also gives them an advantage in some aspects, and it is easy to create goals when they suddenly plug in and look for opportunities.

Wan Sheng felt that he should think more about this in the future. At the same time, he also has a different eye for Distin, he originally thought that the captain of this team could only be regarded as a defensive giant, but now he felt that he should pay more attention to him.

After Distin's goal. There was no change in the game between the two teams.

Derby County seemed to have resigned themselves to their fate, defending in front of goal, this kind of defense that relies on the accumulation of numbers. The effect is indeed quite obvious, and Manchester City's skilful coordination does not work at all, because there is no room for football in front.

As a result, the two teams were deadlocked.

Until the end of the day, City failed to score again, and Derby County relied on defence to hold the back of the net, only to concede four goals before that.

In the end, Manchester City beat Derby County 4-0 at home to win the fourth round of the Premier League

One win can change a lot of things.

Manchester City's victory affected the coverage of the hostile media.

Before the game, there were a lot of Wan Sheng's 'exclusive hostile media' who caricatured Manchester City, guessing the game between Manchester City and Derby County in a bad direction, but as soon as the game was over, all these voices disappeared because Manchester City had won 4-0.

At this time, the media of Manchester City simply blew Wansheng to the sky!

The young manager not only helped the team beat 100-year-old rivals Manchester United in the Derby County game, but also was able to beat defending champions Derby County 4-0 in his first home game.

It's not just about winning, but in addition to winning, he can make the team play well and make the game enjoyable.

His leadership is simply perfect!

So the Manchester City media have written articles praising Wan Sheng, and at the same time saying that Waddell brought Wan Sheng to Manchester City, saying that "he has done the right thing since taking office", the latter is a bit ironic, which means that Waddell did not do the right thing before, which is mixed with a lot of dissatisfaction with Waddell as president, but this is also understandable, who made Manchester City's previous results so bad? But there is still praise in it, although Waddell is purely stained with the light of victory.

Regardless of what Waddell thinks, Wansheng feels pretty good.

It was a bit of an intoxicating feeling when the whole world was touting himself, and that night he spent more than an hour just reading the news about himself, and while he was happy, he also suppressed his sense of enjoyment to check on his competitors.

The news is not very good, the point is, Chelsea have won this round again!

Wansheng's goal is to lead the team to the title, and according to the history of the Premier League in the last game, the biggest rival is naturally Chelsea.

Other teams can also be said to be opponents, and although they are not as good as Chelsea, they will still make it difficult for City to win when it comes to the field.

However, since the beginning of the season, Wan Sheng did not care much about the news of the competitors, for him, let the team play better is the most important thing, and the league has only been played for a few rounds, and it is of little significance to compete or not, because in front of the league standings, there will be several outstanding 'dark horses', and strong teams such as Manchester United and Arsenal will be ranked behind if they lose one game.

But after four league games, the league standings will also make a little more sense.

One of the biggest significances is the competition for the top of the league, Manchester City has won three games and drawn one ten, and the results are still very good, but unfortunately, Manchester City can still only rank second in the league, and the first place undoubtedly belongs to Chelsea.

After four rounds, Chelsea have won all four games and accumulated 12 points, ranking first in the league.

What's even more terrifying is that, judging from the current situation, Chelsea's form is not very good, such as the fourth round of the league just past, which was a long-flaunted Premier League top game, the new London derby - Chelsea vs Tottenham Hotspur.

In the end, Chelsea "won".

The difference between the two statements is the process of the game, with Chelsea falling into the latter category, as Jose Mourinho said in his post-match press conference, the three points are the most important and the ugly victory is not "shabby".

Tottenham Hotspur undertook an attacking football overhaul last season to great effect, bringing in Davies in the summer and strengthening their midfield to start the season with a win at Portsmouth, a home win over Myburgh and a win over Blackburn Rovers under Defoe to start the season with a three-game winning streak as they rushed to the top of the Premier League table as dark horses against Chelsea.

There are many reasons why this derby is unanimously favored, such as the rush of the front, who has the fastest knife between Defoe and Drogba; Half-time showdown, 32-year-old Davis or 22-year-old Essien, whose steals are more effective; There is also England international Robinson against Czech goalkeeper Petr Cech, who has the stronger city, but so many questions did not change the outcome of the game or affect the situation too much, except for Davies who tripped Essien early in the opening period and rushed to the referee in a rage to ask for a penalty, Chelsea's door was not too much in danger.

"Solid!" Jose Mourinho emphasised the word after the game, "Our performances have been solid. ”

He found the best adjective.

Eight goals have been scored in four games, 12 points have been added to the top of the table, and Chelsea have beaten title rivals Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur in the second and fourth rounds respectively, but even so, Chelsea's performance has not been perfect.

Many people think that apart from this one, the remaining three games of Chelsea have been more or less lucky, and almost no one denies that Chelsea are still far from their own best form, however, even the non-optimal Chelsea have won four consecutive rounds to occupy the top spot, and in the description of the Chelsea media, they are the Premier League, unbeatable, the old hegemons, the new forces, and the promoted horses have fallen one after another

Hayward, an expert from The Telegraph, said: "Militarily it's overwhelming, in combat they have the advantage of numbers, and the combined value of the bench bench is £70 million, so what else can beat Chelsea?" ”

"Manchester United, okay?"

"Liverpool, okay?"

"Or Newcastle United, who are just on the rise? Or is it Manchester's Manchester City? (To be continued......)