Manchester, Old Trafford.

Wan Sheng stood on the sidelines, scanning the fans who were entering the stands around him, feeling the unique atmosphere before the big game, and there was excitement and anticipation in his heart.

He was coming to the stadium for the third time.

In the first year of coaching Derby County, the FA Cup final played against Manchester United, the second year of Derby County, the previous year's Manchester City, more than two seasons, Wan Sheng led the team and Manchester United in the league and cup have played several times, but the real game at Old Trafford is only two away league games in two seasons.

Now in his third season in charge of the top flight, his third away game against Manchester United is back.

This time is different.

Whether it was last season or last season, Manchester United's results are not very good, they are not as good as Mourinho's Chelsea, not as good as their own Derby County, Manchester City, so the game between the team and Manchester United, there is no competition for the top of the league, and this game is different, not only the Manchester derby, the two teams also involve the competition for the top of the table, which adds more meaning to the game, so the game is more important, more worthy of attention and expectation.

Wansheng is also looking forward to it.

Old Trafford is one of the most historic stadiums in England, maybe this is just modesty, even if you remove the 'one', they are the most historical, in the world, more famous than Wembley Stadium, and because of this, it is really very refreshing to beat the owner of the stadium - Manchester United here!

Looking at the fans stabbing in the stands around him, Wansheng looked forward to it even more in his heart.

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The away dressing room at Old Trafford.

The environment could be described as 'terrible', and it didn't match the ornate stadium facilities – torn wallpaper, torn posters, painted chairs.

That's what Manchester United do, and that's what a lot of teams in the Premier League do, and they don't offer any good environment for their opponents.

However, none of the Manchester City players in the dressing room are concerned, they have long been used to the away dressing room. Now they were all sitting together, waiting for Wan Sheng to speak for his final pre-match instructions.

Now there are only fifteen minutes left until the start of the game.

For every team manager, the last time is very important, he needs to explain all the things that have not been explained, and he also needs to think carefully about what has not been told to the players, and everyone can remember what is given to the players at this time, which is also the best moment to motivate the team.

Every manager says something before he comes on the pitch. The same goes for Wansheng.

He glanced at everyone, thinking.

In the past, he would use his time to give special advice on every important tactical detail, to give specific guidance to each player, or to give some mental guidance to the younger players.

If it is a big battle, the tactics are laid out in advance, then he will use words to motivate the team's fighting spirit.

But now. He didn't want to do that.

How to play on the field, how to play, all the players are already clear, in addition. No player is going to be out of the way in a Manchester derby, they all want to perform well in a high-profile game, so there's no lack of fighting spirit in the team, so there's no point in doing the same thing.

Wan Sheng glanced into everyone's eyes. Thinking.

He opened his mouth, "A month ago, I had dinner with Mr. Waddell. We talked about Manchester United, Chelsea, Arsenal, Liverpool, and so on, and we talked about it. ”

Everyone's attention was drawn to it.

'We discussed the gap between us and Manchester United, Liverpool and others. Wan Sheng asked, "So, what is the gap between us and them?" ”

Everyone was stunned and didn't react for a while.

Wansheng directly gave the answer, "The heritage of the wealthy!" We are not a wealthy family, we lack heritage! Hearing this answer, everyone nodded.

Compared with Manchester United and Liverpool, which are the top giants in England, Manchester City does lack the foundation, which is the accumulation of century-old giants, and because of this, even if Manchester City has good results for a while, it is only regarded by the media as a sudden rise...... Meteors, yes, meteors, meteors can only be brilliant for a moment, there will always be a time to disappear, and the glory of the wealthy can last.

That's the difference.

But Wan Sheng said, "I don't agree with that!" I want to ask you, what is the background? Who's going to talk about it? ”

Everyone looked at each other, but no one spoke.

It was Ivan Crewe who stood up and said directly, "Boss, I think it's a champion, a lot of champions!" Manchester United have countless titles, and so are Liverpool, so they are giants. ”

Wan Sheng nodded and said, "Maybe that's right. But Newcastle United also has many champions in its history, and Nottingham Forest also has them, they are all giants with heritage, why can't the results go up? Take Newcastle United as an example, they invest a lot in the transfer market every year, at least not worse than Liverpool, but they are much worse than Liverpool's results! Is it a question of the club's recruitment, or is it a question of the manager's ability? ”

Everyone is a little confused.

"No, over the years, they have changed manager after manager, and there will always be a capable manager, and they have also invested in the transfer market, but the results have not improved. It's not just a question of clubs and coaches, so what can I ask again? ”

The others didn't know how to answer, and everyone wanted to hear what Wansheng had to say.

Looking at everyone's serious expressions, Wan Sheng said, "I think that the heritage can bring cohesion, can bring a sense of honor, every player in the big club will think, I belong here, this is very important, they regard themselves as a member of the team, the victory or defeat of the team is related to their personal honor, to put it bluntly, they regard the team as home!" ”

"This is the big family!"

"And many teams are just a springboard for players to become famous, such as some midstream teams, including us, are a springboard for players, many players hope to enter the big club and enter the big team after the small club becomes famous. So, when they're in a small club, they don't think of it as home, they don't combine team glory with personal glory, they don't think – I belong here! ”

Wan Sheng said it very seriously, and many players thought about it after listening to it.

In the usual games, many people hope that they can perform well, and they don't care too much about the team's victory or defeat, but in fact, this is a facilitation, when everyone in the team thinks so, then the whole team will perform well, so the team can win more games.

But what about losing?

Maybe some players don't care at all because they did well in the game, and when the media criticizes the team, they don't criticize them, they praise their performance.

So a lot of players only care about their own performance, and they don't care about the team's wins or losses.

Now that the coach has made this point, it is worth pondering, so do they regard the team as their home? Do they belong here? Or, as the coach said, they are just a springboard to the big clubs?

When everyone thinks that, the team's performance will definitely suffer!

Quite a few people are caught up in thought.

At this time, Wan Sheng continued, "For us, strength is not lacking. Each of you is very capable, our squad is not much worse than the giants, but I dare say that we are not the giants now! This is not because of the so-called 'historical honor', but because many of you don't think you belong here, and the team lacks cohesion and collective honor, which is where we are inferior! ”

"I'm not saying this to say that you are in the game, everything is for the sake of the whole team, you are on the pitch, you can play however you want, but I want you to think a little bit about it, I want my players, everybody to be called home to the team, when you all think you belong here, even if we don't have any titles, we are giants!"

"Alright, it's almost time, let's get ready to play!"

Wan Sheng didn't say more, he knew that the players could not digest these in a short time, he just hoped that they would have a belief, let them think, so that many people who seemed a little 'selfish' in the game would think more about the team, if everyone had a sense of honor for the team, they could think about the team, they could treat the team as 'home', and have a higher sense of belonging, then Manchester City would really be invincible!

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City's players got up and left the dressing room.

Before the big game, some of them will feel depressed, some will joke and joke, and some will walk out into the arena in a dull way, just ready to play, and before any game, they will all be lost in thought.

Along the way, they were all reminiscing about what Wansheng said.

Do you have a sense of belonging to the team?

Do you belong here?

Is the team's honor its own honor?

They thought.

It's the Manchester derby, it's the Premier League's top game, the whole world is watching this game, and before the game you're thinking about performing well to get more attention, so does it matter to you that the team wins or loses?

They don't figure it out.

Some people simply dismissed Wansheng's words, but they knew that the coach was right, because they didn't think of the team as their own belonging, they just wanted to perform well and win more attention.

But there aren't many such players in the team.

In particular, many players have a reverence value of more than 100 for Wansheng, which indicates their absolute trust in Wansheng, after Wansheng finished speaking, they all fell into thinking, and thought that they should find a sense of belonging, find a sense of honor for the whole team, and they should regard the team as home.

Now is the time to fight for home!

Losing is tantamount to humiliation!

Only victory can be honored!

Many people's eyes have become unusually determined. (To be continued.) )