Chapter 476: Seriousness and Determination
No amount of anger can change the reality of Chelsea's two-goal deficit.
On the field, all Manchester City celebrated the goal excitedly.
Wan Sheng was also on the sidelines, celebrating with assistant coaches and substitutes, and their hopes of winning were heightened by a two-goal lead over Chelsea in the first half.
Now Chelsea can only say that there are still chances, but how many opportunities there are, everyone has a scale in their hearts.
Manchester City as a whole are very excited.
Before the game, they all thought that the team would win, but they all felt that they would definitely fight, after all, Chelsea is not a soft persimmon, they have eliminated Liverpool and Manchester United, but Wan Sheng swore that the team will win, and everyone thinks he is boosting morale.
That's always the case.
As long as they face a big competition, Wan Sheng will say 'must win', and they are not surprised at all.
But in my heart, many people don't take it seriously.
Now when they see the team leading by two goals, they feel that Wansheng is right - before the end of the half, we are two goals ahead, what is this a must-win?
Wan Sheng was also very excited.
Although he has won a lot of trophies in charge, the only real big games can be talked about are the UEFA Cup final, FA Cup final and derby battles, but those are nothing compared to the Champions League final.
Now Manchester City's opponent is Chelsea, and the two teams are in the Champions League final!
With that win, they could win the Champions League and become true European champions, and the game went smoothly, with a two-goal lead in the first half and it was as if he had seen the title beckon.
So Wan Sheng also roared excitedly with the others, and even got a little carried away.
Wan Sheng actually knows that as a head coach, he has to stay calm.
But when the second goal came, he still couldn't help but want to vent - Lao Tzu led the team to a dull season, and now in the last game, he led the team to lead by two goals at half-time in the Champions League final, how can he vent happily!
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Seeing Manchester City's celebration, some media couldn't help but think of Manchester City a few years ago.
At that time, the manager of Manchester City was Keegan, and Keegan's Manchester City results could only be regarded as 'barely passing', returning to the Premier League in 2002 and have been fighting for relegation ever since.
If you compare Manchester City's previous results, Keegan's results are not bad.
But Manchester City is not a small club, they have a glorious history, and they have always been a powerhouse in England's top league, compared to Manchester City's status in English football, and the results of the city's rival Manchester United, it is too poor to complete relegation.
After Keegan decided not to be the manager, the young Chinese came.
His name is Wan Sheng.
Although he is not famous in European football, Wan Sheng has come to coach Manchester City with honor, and he has just led promoted Derby County to win the Premier League title, which is enough to support that no one dares to underestimate him.
Then Wansheng began to transform Manchester City.
In just one season, Manchester City won the Premier League and the League Cup, and the following season, Manchester City won the Premier League again and also won the FA Cup.
In their third season, this season, Manchester City are back on their toes, winning all of England's domestic trophies and now reaching the Champions League final, with a half-time lead over rivals Chelsea.
City's rise has been astonishing enough.
That's what the young Chinese named Wan Sheng did, and he was a miracle worker.
Looking back on these, everyone knows that most of the credit for Manchester City to get to this point is Wansheng.
"I have to admit that he is such an amazing man!"
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The first half was over quickly.
In the last two minutes, Chelsea also seemed to lose their fighting spirit, and they no longer attacked so high, as if they were afraid that City would find another chance.
If City were allowed to score one more goal, the game could have ended early.
When the first half ended, many people still couldn't believe the score, Manchester City actually led Chelsea by two goals, this is nothing if it is an ordinary league, the key is that this is the final of the Champions League!
Any team would be cautious and cautious when playing this kind of tournament, but Chelsea allowed Manchester City to score two goals, or rather, Manchester City broke the door twice for Chelsea.
Judging by the scoreline, Manchester City seem to be playing with ease.
This excites Manchester City supporters and humiliates Chelsea supporters.
So at halftime, almost everyone was talking about the score, about the two goals for Manchester City, about the situation in the first half.
The media commentators used all sorts of data to illustrate something, various football commentators talked about the format of the first half, and at the same time, various fans who had ideas also talked to others.
The fifteen minutes of the half-time break were completely time to talk about the first half.
The unanimous opinion was that in the first half of the game, Manchester City performed quite well and the game was quite favorable for Manchester City.
But in the Manchester City dressing room, Wan Sheng's expression was very serious, and he had already woken up from the excitement of leading by two goals.
When Silva scored, Wan Sheng vented his emotions to the fullest, but only then he could do that, after the game restarted, he returned to the expression he should have, looked at the game very seriously, and now in the dressing room, he must also remind everyone not to be careless.
In the history of Champions League finals, there are many, many examples of reversals.
There is no need to give an example to the players, the 'Istanbul Miracle' is the best example, Liverpool were able to equalize AC Milan and create a miracle to win the Champions League when they were three goals down, and now Manchester City are only two goals behind, if the team from top to bottom despise the opponent and make negligent mistakes, then it is not surprising that Chelsea can complete the comeback.
So don't get carried away and get carried away.
As the head coach, Wan Sheng had to pour cold water on the team, "Guys, everyone did a good job, we had two goals in the first half!" But I want to tell you that the game isn't over until the last minute. ”
"Probably what I want to say, you all know, but even if every one of you knows, I have to say, we haven't reached the time to be happy, in the second half forty-five minutes, anything can happen, you have to play seriously, you can't be careless."
Wan Sheng said seriously, "In the second half, we have to stick to tactics, play more steadily, and don't give them serious opportunities." Two goes are our advantage and we have to use that advantage to get the game fully into our rhythm. ”
"I think you guys should know how!"
Quite a few people nodded their heads.
What to do when you are ahead, Wansheng has emphasized more than once.
Not only do they know, they've done it many times!
Although Wan Sheng said it so seriously, the atmosphere in the locker room was still very relaxed, after all, the team was leading by two goals, and then everyone seized the time to rest, and they were ready to play as soon as the time passed.
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For a lot of fans, the break was a long time because they couldn't wait to see the game.
The opposite is true for the players.
They felt that the half-time break was very short, because after a little rest, the coach talked about tactics and stuff like that, and the time passed.
Regardless of how the two sides would feel from different angles, fifteen minutes passed at half-time and the two teams reappeared on the field.
There were no substitutions on either side, and they directly changed sides and fought again.
Manchester City led by two goals in the first half, every player performed very well, naturally there is no need to make substitution adjustments, Chelsea, in fact, also sent the best team, Makelele, Lampard, Ballack, Drogba, Terry and other big players all appeared, and no players performed too badly, so Grant did not make substitutions.
At the start of the second half, Chelsea showed their determination to equalise.
They were proactive and constantly threatened City's defence, they played a lot more methodically than in the first half, and obviously Grant must have made some minor changes at half-time and did mental work for the team, and they played significantly better than in the first half.
The most dangerous players for Manchester City are striker Nicolas Anelka and midfielder Frank Lampard.
Chelsea don't have an absolute core player and Frank Lampard is the most important thing, and in the second half Frank Lampard was a bit of a precedent and it was clear that he was involved more often in attack.
Frank Lampard was still outstanding, his ability was very versatile, and his long-range shots from the perimeter were so dangerous that City had to dedicate someone to keep Frank Lampard on target, limiting his movement and passing from outside the box.
Anelka is active up front.
Anelka didn't have a good first half, mainly because Chelsea didn't get a few chances, but now Chelsea are doing well overall, Anelka is interspersed with movements, and with the constant support of his team-mates, he also poses a big threat to the Manchester City defence.
Two minutes into the second half, Anelka received a pass from Claude Makelele and hit the woodwork.
The threatening shot reignited the hopes of Chelsea fans!
When Chelsea did better, cheers for Chelsea began to appear.
In the absence of absolute support, the fans always subconsciously sympathize with the 'underdogs', and on the field, Chelsea are the underdogs compared to Manchester City, who are two goals ahead, so they have received a lot of support.
"That's normal Chelsea!"
A pro-Chelsea media commentator shouted, 'City now have a two-goal lead, but with 40 minutes to go, Chelsea still have time to tie!' ”
"Manchester City beware!"
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