Chapter 127: The Second Half

Seeing the number '2:0' on the scoreboard, and looking at Manchester City's crazy celebration of the goal, many people remembered the feud between Wansheng and Manchester United.

Wan Sheng initially worked at Manchester United, and although it was only for a week, it was enough to make him 'half' Manchester United.

This was the beginning of Wansheng becoming a football coach.

The beginning is always unforgettable, many coaches will miss the team that started their coaching career, some coaches will also be marked as the first team to coach, or the label of successful coaching team, and those who have not succeeded in their own team, but have succeeded in other teams, will also be recognized by their own fans, for example, some fans will always remember the history of some well-known coaches who have coached the team, even if the well-known coach did not achieve anything when he was in charge of this team.

Now Wan Sheng has been considered a success, he led Derby County to win the league title, the League Cup, the FA Cup 'small treble', plus the results of coaching Manchester City, he is much more famous than most coaches.

Therefore, if one day, Wan Sheng returns to Manchester United as coach, it will definitely be considered by the media and fans as a 'return to Manchester United', not 'coming to Manchester United'.

It's a football tradition, and people think that Wansheng and Manchester United have an ambiguous relationship.

Of course, it is certain that Wan Sheng did not have a good impression of Manchester United, because his departure was forced, not because of his poor coaching performance, but because he learned the privacy of his top boss.

This is still the subject of ridicule by many people at Manchester United.

That is, McGuinness has been working at Manchester United for too long, and such a small thing is not enough for him to leave for him to stay at Manchester United, otherwise he would have been fired a long time ago.

This is where the feud between Wan Sheng and Manchester United begins.

Recall that the road to success of Wansheng to the present. It seems to have come up with 'stepping on' Manchester United.

The youngster has been in the limelight since 2004, when he led Derby County to victory over Manchester United to win the FA Cup, and before that, Derby County had already won the English Second Division.

After promotion to the Premier League, Derby County once again eliminated Manchester United in the FA Cup. In the league, they have played Manchester United twice, and they have also won one and drawn one.

By last summer, he had arrived at Manchester City and had been completely opposed to Manchester United.

The league double beat Manchester United is enough to shock many people, because the gap between Manchester City and Manchester United is obvious, in the eyes of people, that gap is not something that a good coach can make up, but Wan Sheng has completely changed Manchester City. They went straight from a Premier League powerhouse to a favourite for the title.

And this League Cup final was a 'must' victory for Manchester United, and as a result, Wan Sheng's Manchester City still had a two-goal advantage in the first half.

This is a surprising situation!

What team is Manchester United? They are the supremacy of the Premier League, the symbol and the pillar of English football, and Manchester United is one of the biggest clubs in the world. When people think of English football, the first thing that comes to mind is Manchester United.

But now Manchester United has been suppressed by their rivals this season, and it is still the case in the League Cup final.

Some pessimistic Manchester United fans. Did you even think that Manchester United was about to sink here? They're going to be pressed and pressed by City all the time, and then they don't know when. As you can imagine, Manchester's team has become Manchester City, and the two teams have completely reversed their positions

Who would have thought of the current situation!?

How could a small coach who was fired at the time force them to go so far? yes, who would have thought?

The cameras on the field couldn't help but point to the two managers of Alex Ferguson and Wan Sheng.

Ferguson's face was serious, mixed with a hint of worry, and Wan Sheng was full of smiles, the contrast of the two expressions on the screen. While it can explain the situation on the field, it also seems to explain the entanglement between Manchester United and Wansheng

The first half was over quickly.

In the final moments, United pressed on the attack, but could not find the back of the net.

They haven't lost their fighting spirit and every player is playing hard. But what can be seen is that their attack is a bit chaotic, which also shows the mentality of the Manchester United players.

At the end of the day, they didn't know how the game was going to play.

Fortunately, there was not much time in the first half, and Manchester City did not get a chance, and the game went into the break with Manchester City leading by two goals.

At the end of the first half, the United players took a long breath and for them it was too difficult to play in the end, they simply didn't know how to play.

What they need most at this time is to calm down and, of course, to be guided by the coach.

The media and the fans were not calm, they had no idea that it would be like this at half-time.

2:0? It's normal.

Manchester City lead? What are you sure is Manchester City?

TV, radio, radio, the streets were full of voices discussing the game, and many people were surprised that Manchester City had a two-goal lead over Manchester United.

Although Manchester City have beaten Manchester United twice in the league this season, the league victory does not mean anything, it only means that they are lucky, or they are playing better, but it does not mean that they are better than Manchester United.

Now it's the League Cup final, a win-or-lose game, and more people are still inclined to Manchester United because they are famous, strong, more experienced, etc., but why is Manchester City leading?

A lot of people don't understand this.

In the Manchester City dressing room, Wan Sheng looked at everyone seriously, leading by two goals in the first half, but he didn't show too much excitement, because at this moment, he knew he had to stay calm.

As a manager, he needs to do that.

The moment of celebration is always after the goal, and he shouldn't show excitement before the game is over, because that will affect the whole team and make the players think that the team will definitely be the winner, and then they are likely to make careless mistakes.

Wan Sheng didn't want that to happen, so he had to stay calm and keep it serious.

He needs to remind everyone not to get carried away!

Even if the team is two goals ahead, the form is very good for them, but if they get carried away, they are likely to be overturned, and even if Manchester United are scored two goals, they are still Manchester United, in contrast. Manchester United are no worse than Manchester City right now, and their squad and individual players are much better.

So at this time, Wansheng wants to pour cold water on the whole team and let them calm down.

"Guys! You did a good job in the first half, we had a two-goal lead, but it's not time to get carried away and the game is just starting. Anything can happen in 45 minutes! ”

"By now you should remember last year's Istanbul, where Liverpool beat AC Milan by three goals. It was a football miracle, but it was also a reminder to us that AC Milan would be reversed if they were three goals ahead, not to mention that we were only two goals ahead!? ”

"So I said, we're nowhere near the time to celebrate."

"Don't take any opponent lightly, especially the current opponent we have to admit. They're strong, we've beaten them twice in the league but that doesn't mean anything, you can feel what they're capable of in the game, they're better than us. ”

"Of course, we also have advantages, our tactics are better, our coordination is more tacit. There's also a little bit of luck, but the most important thing. We're not 100 per cent winning, so we have to keep trying! ”

Wan Sheng said to everyone seriously.

'In the second half I want to see you play the same way. They're going to make some tactical adjustments, maybe they're going to be more aggressive, or they're going to be more aggressive, or they're going to play a different way, but whatever they do. We all have to stick to our own way of playing. ”

'Control and patience, I've stressed it many times, but I have to say it again, we have to have to be more controlling, don't rush to attack. Just keep the ball in our hands all the time so that our goal is always safe."

"Of course, it can also make Wang Xiaolei easier."

Wansheng's final addition made many people laugh and made the atmosphere in the locker room a lot more relaxed.

Wang Xiaolei has been training with the first team, and he has not played many times as the second goalkeeper, but in the United Kingdom for two years, he has been able to communicate normally with his teammates, and after a season, his popularity in the team is not bad, and many people like this young man who is a little shy.

But one thing must be determined is that he is still a little worried as the starting goalkeeper, experience and mentality are problems, after all, he has played too little, if there is a crisis, it is difficult to say what performance will be, so everyone knows that in the game, try to take care of Wang Xiaolei, don't let him bear too much pressure.

So after Wan Sheng finished speaking, many people looked at Wang Xiaolei and smiled

Soon the second half of the game began, and the two sides changed sides and fought again.

Neither side has made personnel changes.

Manchester United trailed by two goals in the first half, but in reality, they did not have particularly bad players, and the reason for conceding two goals was more due to tactics and coordination.

Also, Manchester City were surprisingly good, that's why they conceded goals.

That's football.

Presence is often more important than strength.

Naturally, there was no reason for Manchester City to make substitutions, because in the first half of the game, the whole team performed quite well.

At the start of the second half, Manchester United launched an attack on Manchester City.

After a half-time break, their attacking play was noticeably more organised and organized, with fewer mistakes and more fluid coordination, and the two flanks they relied on were more threatening.

However, the core player is still in the middle, Giggs's ability to organize the attack may not be as good as Scholes or the former captain Roy Keane who has left, but the ability and experience of the Scottish veteran are still worthy of recognition, under his leadership, Manchester United completely let go of the two wings, C-Ronaldo's breakthrough made Manchester City's defense scrambling, Park Ji-sung is not as good as C-Ronaldo in this regard, but he has more cooperation with his teammates, and also creates a great threat to Manchester City's defense.

Manchester United was much better than in the first half, and that's what is normal Manchester United.

At this time, the most dazzling player in the field became C-Ronaldo, the Portuguese star completely suppressed Musampa with his super personal ability, and Sun Jihai made up for it many times to no avail.

Musampa is not outstanding in defense, Sun Jihai can not be compared with C-Ronaldo at all, when C-Ronaldo rushes up, the two will be thrown away for the first time, in the opening 3 minutes, C-Ronaldo even broke through the defense of the two at a time, so that Manchester City's defense suddenly fell into a crisis, fortunately, Distin stabilized the defense in the middle, so that C-Ronaldo's in-cut was in vain.

Manchester United fans have cheered back as they cheered on their team with their loudest voices.

The stands of the Millennium Stadium once again resounded with the sound of cheers for Manchester United, and more than 10,000 pure United fans, plus more than half of the local United supporters, were all cheering for Manchester United.

Cardiff local fans, in fact, do not really support the two teams, they just come to see the wonderful game, but Manchester United is more famous, more stars, so there are more fans who support Manchester United, and people are often sympathetic to the weak, now on the field, logically speaking, Manchester City is weak, because their strength is worse, but Manchester City has a two-goal lead, at this time neutral fans will naturally choose to cheer for Manchester United who is two goals behind, so that the game will be more exciting.

At this time, the Millennium Stadium seemed to be the home of Manchester United.

Under this shout, Manchester United will only perform better, while Manchester City will be somewhat affected, the sound in their ears is completely noise for them, and mistakes are gradually starting to appear.

With that happening, Manchester United held Manchester City down at the start of the second half.

In the United dugout, Ferguson's face was much better.

Although they are still two goals down, the current situation continues, and United are not without chances.

On the other side, Wan Sheng stood on the sidelines, worried about the team.

He did think that Manchester United would fight back, but he didn't expect them to fight back so hard, the current game is undoubtedly not good for the team, and the team's tactic now is to get more possession than the opponent in order to really have an advantage.

Since the start of the second half, nearly ten minutes, the team has no less possession than Manchester United, but it is not dominant, which means that the team is at a disadvantage in the situation, which is very disadvantageous.

For a while, Wan Sheng looked at the bench.

Joey Barton is sitting there.

The 'bad boy' didn't seem to worry about the team at all, he didn't care about the game, he was talking and laughing with his teammates, and that scene was a bit annoying, but it made the atmosphere on the bench good, at least everyone was optimistic about the game.

Not everyone is pessimistic.

Wan Sheng hesitated for a moment, but finally shouted, "Joey, go warm up!" ”

Hearing the shout, Joey Barton was stunned for a moment, then pointed at himself and confirmed, "Boss, are you calling me?" ”

Wan Sheng's brows furrowed.

"Got it, Boss!" Joey Barton immediately took off his coat and happily ran to the side to do a warm-up exercise.

In the 59th minute of the game, Manchester City opted for a substitution - Musampa came on, Joey Barton came on. (To be continued......)