Wan Sheng didn't know Anelka's thoughts, and he was also very happy that Anelka performed so well, after all, Anelka was his own player.

However, Wan Sheng is only happy, he has more things to do, and he has no time to think about the player's mind.

Three days later, Manchester City welcomed their first Carabao Cup opponents, Donska.

It was a fourth-tier team and it wasn't easy to get to the third round of the Carabao Cup, but their good fortune ended here as they simply couldn't pose any threat to a win-winning Manchester City.

Wansheng gave the starters a round of rest, sent a bunch of substitutes who rarely played on weekdays, as well as those young players who played as 'seedlings', such as Anelka, Morris and other players who had more appearances, did not even make the squad, while Ricardo Costa, Robbie Fowler, Dunn and others all got their chances.

It is particularly worth mentioning that goalkeeper James got the opportunity to rest, and the second goalkeeper Wang Xiaolei had the opportunity to play.

It was his first appearance for City.

Wang Xiaolei was used by Wan Sheng as the second goalkeeper in the future, but James has been in good shape, so he has not been given the opportunity to play in the league, and now the League Cup is in play, and the opponent is a weak team, Wan Sheng thought of Wang Xiaolei.

In addition, Sun Jihai also appeared on the bench, which was nothing to say, Sun Jihai has been playing a lot, but because of Wang Xiaolei's appearance, Sun Jihai was also mentioned by the Chinese media, they hope that Wang Xiaolei and Sun Jihai can appear on the game at the same time, which is definitely a very meaningful scene.

In the end, Wansheng met the 'expectations' of the Chinese media.

There was no suspense in this game from the start. Darren Bent's goal in the 10th minute left the Donska players a little devastated, and they thought that the game was hopeless. But they didn't expect Manchester City's goal to come so quickly, especially in the face of the attack just now, they found that the team's defense was extremely fragile and vulnerable at all, and they were even less confident.

So by the twenty-seventh minute, the score had become 2:0.

Wansheng originally planned to make another substitution in the second half, after all, stability is the most important thing. He didn't fancy the Carabao Cup, but it would be a shame to lose to a team like Donska, but in the 41st minute. Robbie Fowler's first goal since his comeback was a complete relief for him, and with three goals in hand, Donska wouldn't have had any chances at all.

After that, Wansheng began to make substitutions.

Sun Jihai and Reina were replaced one after another. And so it came to the second half. Manchester City's goals continued, with goals from Darren Bent and David Silva in the 67th and 80th minutes to make it 5-0 as City beat Donska to advance to the next round of the Carabao Cup.

There was nothing special to say after the game.

Donska is a fourth-tier team, even a 5-0 win is nothing, and even the Manchester City players are not particularly happy. There is no need to celebrate, to meet a team like Donska. This kind of score is a matter of course.

By the next day, Wan Sheng went to participate in the League Cup draw.

The final result gave him a long sigh of relief, and the next round of the League Cup was against Gillingham, a second-tier team.

Gillingham has always been in the middle of the Championship, the strength is not good or too bad, there is no hope of promotion, and there is basically not much pressure on relegation.

When he first coached Derby County, Wansheng will be very careful when encountering this kind of team, because even if it is the second league, the competition is very fierce, every second-tier league team has a certain strength, when they perform well, it is not uncommon for the cup to beat the top league team, but now Wansheng doesn't care at all, even compared to the top giants of the Premier League, such as Manchester United, Chelsea, Arsenal and other teams, Manchester City is not bad, not to mention, compared with Gillingham in the second league, the two teams from top to bottom, There is no comparison at all inside and out.

So after drawing Gillingham, the League Cup doesn't have to worry about it for the time being, and Wansheng has also begun to prepare the team for the league against Arsenal.

Arsenal's biggest change in the summer was the departure of Patrick Vieira, whose impact is still immeasurable, and the league is better, especially in Europe, and many people analyze that Arsenal is likely to pay a price for this.

In addition, the failure to bring in Baptista was a setback, which may have largely disrupted Arsene Wenger's plans for adjustments.

Another name that has to be mentioned is Edu, the Brazilian has left for Valencia, Arsenal have lost another experienced player in the middle of the midfield, and it is clear that Arsene Wenger has taken a gamble in the transfer market this summer, putting all the treasure on the young players in the team.

This, indeed, is a bit risky.

All in all, Arsenal's summer has been a bit chaotic - Vieira is gone, Baptista has failed, Cole has been fined for defection, and Van Persie has been caught in a rape scandal, but there is no doubt that Arsenal will continue to stick to their style as always, and an attractive and fluid style of play is the hallmark of the Gunners, and many media analyses have pointed out that this season is likely to be a transitional season for Arsenal, with new players such as Cesc Fabregas, Senderos and Van Persie having potential. But it's not realistic to want them to become like Henry all at once.

What Arsenal need most now is time.

However, so far, Arsenal's results are not bad, nine rounds of six wins, one draw and two losses, also ranked in the top five in the league, really better than their results, only Chelsea and Manchester City, according to the current form, they still have a chance to fight for the league title, but in recent times, Arsenal's troubles are still continuous, the biggest trouble is Henry's contract renewal, Henry will be with Arsenal to renew the time after the end of the season, It also means that it has been rumored many times that the time to leave Highbury Stadium is really getting closer.

Two days before the game, Arsene Wenger finally confirmed the news in an interview with the British media, and bluntly said, "If he really wants to leave, who can stop him? As long as he signs tomorrow, he can leave at the end of the season. Of course. As you can imagine, the loss of Henry does scare us. ”

In response to the question of whether Henry's departure would be "ungrateful", Arsene Wenger's response was. "He doesn't owe us anything, I support him to do whatever he wants to do, and we should respect his choice."

But Henry's performance was really strong!

After scoring twice against Sparta Prague in the Champions Cup, Thierry Henry has become a veritable goalscorer for Arsenal – his tally for Arnason's tally has reached 185, surpassing the record held by former striker Wright.

Arsene Wenger brought Thierry Henry from Juventus to Highbury six years ago for £105m, and the France international has now become the number one star.

Arsenal FC offered the highest treatment in the team earlier. It is hoped that his contract will be extended until 2007, but Thierry Henry has indicated that he hopes to return to the issue at the end of the season.

"Now that he has said he doesn't want to talk about a contract extension until the end of the season, then of course we should respect his wishes. I won't have any problem talking to him about it in May or June next year. Why do we have to put pressure on him and try to change his mind? Life goes on and we should be very comfortable with it. I don't deny that there is such a danger in any case, but if Thierry Henry has said that he will wait until the end of the season to talk about a contract extension. We can, of course, respect his wishes. And. What else can I do, hang him on the wall and tell him we have to talk? ”

In the match against Manchester City, Arsenal will have a double celebration, one is Thierry Henry's goal record, Henry hopes to reach 186 goals for Arsenal after this game; The second is Arsene Wenger's birthday, and the "French Professor" is about to celebrate his 56th birthday. Arsene Wenger has spoken before that he wants to give the win as a birthday present to himself.

About these two points. The two explained separately.

Henry says when he first arrived at Highbury Stadium he never thought about beating Wright's goalscoring record, "I even missed a lot of chances to hit the empty net, I even hit the post many times, but he [Wenger] always gave me enough trust. He even gave me the opportunity to play in the first team when I was 17 years old, at Monaco, then I played on the side at Juventus, and when I came to Arsenal, he asked me to play as a central striker, so I feel like I really started my career when I came to Arsenal. He's a really great coach and he always tells me that when I'm going to do something, I should first tell myself what's right and then make what I think is the right choice. ”

Arsene Wenger is looking forward to the match against Manchester City, "It's a very happy thing to beat that young Chinese, and I will give it to myself as a birthday gift." ”

Regarding the game against Arsenal, Wan Sheng needs to prepare a lot.

It's not a matter of posture for Arsenal to look like they're going to beat Manchester City, they have the quality, especially when the game is at Highbury Stadium, so it's normal for City to lose if they're careless.

Wansheng needs to do a lot of preparation.

Maybe even if you prepare, it's hard to win the game, or even not win at all, but at least on the pitch, let the players know how to play, and it won't be a subjective factor to play badly, it's enough to do that, so adequate preparation is necessary.

Against Arsenal, the biggest problem is defence.

When coaching Derby County, Wan Sheng can make Derby County and Arsenal play head-on, and can also suppress Arsenal and gain an advantage in the situation, but that Derby County was coached by him for two years, when the team's strength and cooperation were at the peak, and now Manchester City is not good, the new tactics themselves still have some problems, when encountering Arsenal is a very sophisticated, attack is also very sharp team, and then want to take advantage in the normal game, you must do some arrangements.

The most important thing is defense, as long as it can withstand Arsenal's attack strongly, then the team will have a chance to gain the upper hand, and the team has the upper hand, and the role of tactical control can be played.

On the contrary, if Arsenal has the upper hand and the team retreats, it is meaningless to say any control, rhythm and more.

However, the defense in the middle is also a headache for Wansheng, not the center back, but the middle of the midfield, the current team's tough defensive midfielders are only Joey Barton and Reina, let Barton, a 'bad boy', play the back, how to feel a little unreliable, Reina, the American midfielder, is tough enough, but he is a little too old, and he is ready to retire after the season.

David Silva can also play as a midfielder, but after coming to Manchester City, Wansheng intended to use him as a midfield engine, and did not let him play at the back at all.

After summing it up, Wan Sheng felt that Morris retreated to play the back midfield.

Morris's personal ability is quite comprehensive, his skills are quite good, his defense and offense are very good, but when he goes to play in the back, someone must organize the attack in front, Joey Barton is definitely not good, his technical strength is a little unable to keep up, so the only option is David Silva!?

Wan Sheng hesitated.

David Silva and Morris are the perfect midfield pairing, but isn't it a little too early!?

Morris is fine, David Silva has been in the team for a short time, his individual quality is fully qualified, but in terms of game experience, he has only played a few times, still as a wing-back.

But are there any other options now?

Wan Sheng hesitated, so he went to ask Pierce, "What do you think about letting David go and partner with Lee?" Just in the next game. ”

"Yes." Pierce said without hesitation.

"Why? He's still so young, no, I mean, he's not very experienced, he's not necessarily going to be able to do well, and we're going to race in Highbury and he's going to be under a lot of pressure, which is going to be good for him."

Pierce interrupted him and shouted, "No, no, Wan Sheng, it's just a league game, and David is a pro!" ”

Wan Sheng was stunned for a moment, and then smiled bitterly.

He's thinking a little too much.

Since David Silva is suitable, he should be produced, as Pierce said, this is just a league game, the impact of winning or losing is not really big, and they also lose away games. David Silva himself is even more fine, he is a professional footballer, naturally he wants to be valued, he protects him like this, wants him to have experience and take on heavy responsibilities, but it is a bit too much, he needs to have pressure to grow, and he definitely wants to be given the opportunity to perform.

So what are you hesitating about!?

Let him go! (To be continued......)