The game is about to begin.

The two teams had already lined up on the pitch, with a group of Portuguese centre-backs of Copelle Ferreira and Ricardo Costa also standing at the back of City's formation.

Both of them have attracted a lot of attention, and many cameras have frequently pointed at them.

It's not because they're expected or anything, it's the opposite because the two are not favored, and many media outside believe that the combination of the two will be Manchester City's defensive weakness.

In the first few rounds, Manchester City have shown excellent defending.

Only one goal was conceded in five rounds, which is simply good for a team that plays offensive football, there is nothing to say, so Manchester City's defense has all been praised, and now Distin is injured, Dunn has just recovered from injury and is unable to play, Sun Jihai is not in good shape, the play of these two Portuguese central defenders is related to the solidity of Manchester City's defense, and many people also think that the performance of the two will directly determine the outcome of the game.

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At this time, Copelle Ferreira was standing on the field, his face flashing with determination, standing in a row with Ricardo Costa.

After a round of starts, he didn't have much nervousness.

Looking around, the entire Manchester stadium was packed, and the Manchester City fans surrounded the stadium, cheering and cheering for the team, although they did not call out their names, Ricardo Costa still felt a little excited, and he was extremely looking forward to the day when he could be recognized by so many fans.

He and Ricardo Costa looked at each other.

The situation of the two is similar, but Copele Ferreira has already started once, and there is not much tension after the experience, but Ricardo Costa is more nervous than him, looking at this long-time teammate and a familiar person in the team, Kopele Ferreira has a little more confidence and also feels some responsibility - this game. Not only does he have to be consistent, but he also has to take care of Riccardo Costa!

At this moment, Morris in front looked over.

Copelle Ferreira and Morris are not familiar with each other in private, but they know that this player is the 'descendant' of the young manager, and he is now a well-known star in England, the absolute main core of the team.

The two also said a few words in private, but because they knew time and language, they were still relatively unfamiliar.

But Morris's laughter, he understood.

That's encouraging him!

He immediately smiled back and thanked him, thinking to himself. "I'll try! Definitely! He has also been encouraging himself.

Come on, race!

I, Copelle Ferreira, will do my best!

……

Morris is actually more worried about the team, because the Manchester City team on the field is too young in his eyes.

Up front, Nicolas Anelka and Darren Bent.

In midfield, Joey Barton, himself and two wing-backs, Sinclair and David Silva.

The backcourt is the youngest. Left and right are Lescott, Copele Ferreira and Ricardo Costa and Leto Ziegler.

The team's third line is almost entirely occupied by young players, and apart from himself, the more composed players can only count one Sinclair, even Anelka. Sometimes it seems very childish on the playing field.

In short, the youth of the squad right now is worrying.

Morris believes in the quality of his teammates, but he knows better what can be wrong with a team that is too young, and it's okay to say that everything is going well. If you don't play well, you will encounter all kinds of problems.

However, the biggest problem on the three fronts is still in the central defenders, just like it has become the focus of the media here. He also knows how important the centre-back is, and in the team's 'go-to-die' tactics, the insertion of the centre-back is also one of the important offensive means, and the defensive centre-back is always the most important barrier to rely on. Still haven't been afraid of anything!

Because of this importance, he is still worried about the performances of Copelle Ferreira and Ricardo Costa.

The only difference with the media and fans' thoughts is that Morris is not worried about what pressure Bolton's traditional English style of play will put on the two, in fact, the team's defense is not limited to the central defenders, and the team's performance of only conceding one goal in the first few rounds is not just because the defenders played well, it is related to the performance of the whole team, and the all-attack and all-defense of the 'killing' tactic is definitely not just a concept, the team is already using it.

Defense is often easier to reflect formation and tactics than offense, so the whole team does a better job of defense than offense in the use of all-out offense.

Bolton would be wrong to think that their traditional English style of football will be most effective if their centre-backs don't play well.

Tactically, the team is not afraid of them at all!

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"This is Manchester Stadium! The sixth round of the Premier League is on the field, Manchester City hosts Bolton! ”

Sky TV commentator George Woodgate has already begun to introduce to the fans, "The scene is full, there are a lot of Manchester City fans who came to watch the game, from this point of view, you can also know the confidence of Manchester City fans in the team, Manchester City won four and drew one in the first five rounds, only slightly worse than Chelsea, who have won five consecutive games, ranking second in the league, and the good start of the game has made Manchester City fans have more expectations for this season......

"However, there is a lot of controversy about Manchester City's starting lineup in this game."

With Woodgate's words, the camera also pointed to the front of the Manchester City penalty area, so that the fans in front of the TV can clearly see Kopele Ferreira and Ricardo Costa, "These two young Portuguese defenders were brought in by Manchester City in the summer, but they have no top-flight experience, Copele Ferreira played in the last round, but his performance was average, and Ricardo Costa is completely first-time!" ”

"These two young players have to face Bolton, who is good at playing high balls, and the pressure is still relatively high."

'So we need to worry about City's defending......

Even George Woodgate, who has always supported Wan Sheng, said this, which shows the thinking of others, who are not optimistic about the Portuguese centre-back pairing at all, with those who support Manchester City worrying about the game and those who do not supporting Manchester City gloating.

Perhaps, the only thing to expect from the duo's performance is a handful of Portuguese media.

The Portuguese domestic league is not a big five league, and although the excitement is good, the technical level is still far from the top league. Therefore, there are still many Portuguese sports media to other leagues to do interviews, and the Premier League, which has overtaken Serie A to become the first league after the beginning of the new century, is naturally the top priority of their attention.

The most watched match in this round of the league is the big battle between Manchester United and Liverpool.

It was the 'Red War', the 'Double Red Society', the 'Northern War', the 'Old and New Giants Dispute', etc., the games that were raised by this series of titles, the popularity can be imagined, but there are still a very small number of Portuguese media who pay attention to other games by the way, Manchester City's name is not changed, but because Manchester City's results are better, it still has been noticed.

But they never expected an unexpected gain!

Copelle Ferreira and Ricardo Costa, the two Portuguese defenders. Even in Portugal, they are very unknown, but they are Portuguese players after all, and they also formed a center-back combination to start in the league this game, is there a more noteworthy topic than this?

In comparison, the 'Double Red Society' is simply weak!

There will be at least two such matchups every season, and the Portuguese double center-back combination is absolutely extremely rare to appear in the Premier League!

……

The game on the field has begun.

It's just the beginning. The two teams began to compete fiercely, as if they were fighting for a victory at the beginning.

Manchester City wanted to gain an advantage at home and Bolton Wanderers also wanted to take the initiative in the game, so the ball rolled around near the halfway line. The players of the two teams also started to make various physical contacts, making the game extremely intense, and every time one side stabilized its hands and feet, it came to a steady attack. Often, it means danger and excitement are coming.

The match between the two teams got off to a great start!

Bolton Wanderers boss Sam Allardyce sat firmly in his position, watching the game with a serious and confident face.

He's confident in the game.

It's Bolton Wanderers' away game. The opponent is Manchester City, who have won four of five rounds, and the opposing coach is still 10,000 wins, which he has not won once last season, everything seems to be unfavorable to Bolton and himself, but Allardyce is very confident, just because of the opponent's arrangement.

Sam Allardyce believes he has found City's weak spot.

His team is good at playing English football, this kind of football is not afraid of technical flow, because they play very resolutely, will make the intensity of the game increase, those teams that rely on technology to play, it is difficult to play when they meet them, it is with these, he is confident to fight with top teams such as Chelsea and Manchester United, let alone Manchester City.

And now that he has found City's weakness, how can he fail?

When he got the Manchester City squad before the game, he noticed the opposition full-back combination and then told his players in the dressing room, "We're going to play against their centre-backs and we'll find a good opportunity here!" We're going to keep getting the ball to the front and put pressure on these two newcomers! Pressure them again and again, and completely break them! ”

That's what Allardyce said.

He didn't think about showing mercy to the newcomer, unless the newcomer was in his own team, it was equivalent to an opponent, an enemy, and the enemy should be completely defeated, but there was no mercy for his subordinates.

After listening to Sam Allardyce's words, the Bolton players are also gearing up to go to the game to teach rookies, and he is a really interesting activity for them.

At this point, the game on the pitch reflects the mentality of the Bolton players, and whenever their attack hits the front court, they can't wait to get their feet out and find the Manchester City centre-backs, and then the players in that direction will run over to fight for the spot.

Their football is so straightforward.

In the past, before they passed the ball, they wanted to find a better time, but before the game the coach said that, they thought that it was enough to put pressure on the opponent's central defender, and it was secondary to not score a goal.

They all think so, and the pressure on Copelle Ferreira can be imagined.

In fact, Ricardo Costa is a little less pressurized because he is starting for the first time and he doesn't think so much when he is nervous, while Copelle Ferreira is the second time, and he can see that the opponent is playing against his position.

For any professional footballer, it is an insult to be targeted like this!

But Copelle Ferreira knows he has to be calm because he doesn't just have to perform himself, he has to take care of Ricardo Costa.

In the face of such pressure, some inexperienced young players may collapse, and Copelle Ferreira is no longer young, but in reality, he is still a young man in the professional arena, but he is a little more determined in his heart.

At this time, the media had already made up their minds about the two.

'It's too early for the two to start and they may be good in the future, but they don't have enough experience to face too much pressure, especially now that Bolton is playing for their ......position.

"Maybe Wansheng should consider replacing people sooner."

"Dunn is on the bench and he's very trustworthy......"

……

Wan Sheng was sitting on the bench with his eyes kept looking in the direction of Copelle Ferreira.

Copera Ferreira and Ricardo Costa say together, but he is more optimistic about Copele Ferreira, because of Copele Ferreira's personal ability evaluation, but also because of some influence of past life memories.

In short, Copelle Ferreira is the better in every way.

Now is the pressure of Kopelle Ferreira, but also his chance, if he can withstand the pressure, he will have a lot of growth, then he will be more trustworthy, but if he can't withstand it, and then want to adjust his mentality, it is not something that can be done in a short time, and then he will really have to consider relying on Dunn, who is not very suitable for the team's tactics.

Wan Sheng's confidence comes from Copelle Ferreira's personal ability evaluation, from his various mental attribute evaluations, and also from the influence of some memories in his previous life, in short, he believes that Copelle Ferreira can perform well.

This game is used to hone him.

Allardyce may not have imagined that Wansheng did not send Dunn to play, because there was some helplessness, but there were also some factors purely to hone Kopelle Ferreira, it is estimated that if he knew, he would definitely be angry and scolded.

You can't look down on people like this! Bolton Wanderers is a strong team after all, and Manchester City is so confident that they can win even at home!?

Of course not.

Wan Sheng dared to do this only because he lost.

With five league games played, Manchester City have won four and only dropped two points, so what if they lose one game now? It's just three points less, Manchester City loses, he loses, and if he wins, he gains a strong centre-back he can trust.

It's a great bet! (To be continued......)