Chapter 347: Confidence

At the new Wembley Stadium, the Community Shield is about to begin.

This is a match between Manchester United and Manchester City, and the Manchester derby always attracts a lot of fans, not to mention, Manchester United and Manchester City are considered the two most promising teams to win the title, and the direct confrontation between the two teams attracts more attention.

There were 20,000 Manchester United fans and 20,000 Manchester City fans, and the rest were neutral fans.

It's also a matter of the FA limiting the number of fans in Manchester, with fans of any team wanting to be on hand to see the first game of the new season in action, and those who didn't have tickets could only watch the game up close in the square outside the stadium.

At this time, the new Wembley Stadium is already very lively.

The shouts of the fans filled the stadium, making the atmosphere very hot, and when the players of both teams walked out of the tunnel, the shouts from the crowd became louder.

There were also some 'boos' mixed in, which were 'given' to the opposing coach by the fans of both teams, who had heard about what had happened at the pre-match press conference and naturally wanted to show their support for their own manager.

Joan Brown, the on-site commentator, was also talking about it, "We just heard interesting news that Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson and Manchester City boss Wan Sheng were present at the pre-match press conference, and the two had a very strong verbal altercation at the venue, completely ignoring any manners. ”

"The two have had a lot of grievances in the past. Wan Sheng used to be the head coach of Manchester United's youth team, and he had a conflict with Manchester United's youth director before leaving Manchester United. In charge of Derby County, he beat Manchester United to win the FA Cup, and then took charge of Manchester City, winning the League Cup, FA Cup and two league titles in a row, and also losing a lot of trophies. ”

"Wan Sheng and Sir Alex Ferguson are in a direct and hostile relationship. The two are almost on the same page. This also made the Manchester derby even more hot, and we saw that the fans of the two teams at the scene gave each other 'boo'. ”

"When we see the beginning, we can know how hot the game will be......"

With JoAnn Brown's introduction, the two teams lined up on either side of the pitch. At the referee's whistle, the game began.

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The start of the game was very enthusiastic, and the game was quite enthusiastic, Manchester City came up and sent a 352 attacking formation to launch an offensive against Manchester United.

Although this was the first game of the season, Manchester City were not conservative at all, and without even a temptation, they went straight to attack.

Seeing Manchester City's style of play, many people were surprised.

The reporters in the media gallery couldn't help but sigh. "This Chinese is really strong, and he dares to fight like this in the face of Manchester United!"

'He said before that Man City would win and I'm going to see how they win!'

Many Manchester City support media are also looking forward to it.

In fact, they are still a little uncertain about what kind of Manchester City will be this season, and the strength of Manchester City is undeniable, and it is certainly not declining. But what to play is not necessarily.

In the history of football, many teams have not been able to sustain their dominance for a long time. Guy has a similar problem with Manchester City, who have won the league title for the second season in a row, because back-to-back titles can take away the team's upward momentum.

So how much fighting spirit can Manchester City have this season?

No one can know.

Manchester United, on the other hand, is different.

From 2003 to the present, four years. Manchester United have never won the title again.

In 2004, Arsenal won the title.

In 2005, the year of the Derby County miracle, they were the champions.

In 2006 and 2007, Wan Sheng led Manchester City to consecutive titles.

Lost the league title in four years. It has made Manchester United, the former Premier League hegemon, lose face, so they will boost their morale in the new season and will definitely be able to play better.

But no matter how you analyze it, at least at the beginning of this Community Shield, Manchester City played very strongly, and their 352 formation spread out, attacking Manchester United for more than 2 minutes in the half.

Manchester United's defence is also quite tough.

They built up a solid defence at the edge of the box, and it was eventually Manchester United centre-back Nemanja Vidic who made a decisive tackle to stop City's continuous attack.

Vidic's clean tackle earned him praise from a number of media commentators.

'Nemanja Vidic made beautiful tackles, he's been a good partner with Rio Ferdinand since joining Manchester United, and many people even think he's better than Rio Ferdinand.

Wan Sheng saw this tackle and was also amazed in his heart.

Vidic!

The Sevilla defender brought himself to the Premier League and was the team's main centre-back at Derby County more than two years ago.

Vidic's performances during his two seasons at Derby County have been quite solid, and the Football Trainer system has helped him improve a lot.

Although Vidic has not been able to add to his coaching skills since Wan Sheng took charge of Manchester City, the attributes he has improved are real and enough for him to become an excellent centre-back.

Now seeing Vidic perform so well, Wan Sheng is also very pleased, after all, he is a player he has cultivated, even if he has reached the sworn enemy Manchester United, he has already made his own brand.

As Peter Lot, a commentator for Manchester Sports at this time, said, "Vidic was brought to England by Wansheng, he played for two years at Derby County, and he was a player that Wansheng single-handedly developed. Now that he is a regular in the squad for rivals Manchester United, it will be interesting to see the Manchester derby play against master and apprentice. ”

Wan Sheng didn't care about that.

In the football training master system, he chooses 'training specialization', he is good at developing young players, and now he is very happy to see the players he has cultivated appear in the opponent's squad and perform well.

It may be conceivable that one day when the team he leads plays against the opponent, the opponent's players are all self-trained...... That's really interesting, and then he might be called the 'godfather' of world football.

If that's the case, his team really won't be able to defeat the opponent, after all, the opponent's strength is too strong, and relying on the bonus of skills can make up for the attributes, but if there is not much gap, the opponent can win if he plays well.

But it's still too early.

In the entire Manchester United squad, there is only one Vidic.

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Two seasons on. Manchester United have been playing Manchester City all the time.

Manchester United's loss in the Manchester derby is nothing new, and in the process of constantly losing, Manchester United is also learning from experience, and by now they know Manchester City's tactics very well.

So when the game started, United showed a tough defence. They used all means to constantly sabotage the offensive that Manchester City was going to play, and they knew that they couldn't let Manchester City pass the ball happily, otherwise Manchester City would play a magnificent attack, their performance would get better and better, and Manchester United would become more and more passive.

At the same time, in attack, Manchester United also tried to reduce individual dribbling, in short, not playing head-to-head with Manchester City players. Use the pass to pull up space and look for good opportunities to score.

The targeted play on both the defensive and offensive sides can indeed make up for some tactical gaps.

So in the opening stage, Manchester City was not able to get into the form quickly, nor was they able to play any advantage, they and Manchester United attacked and defended each other, and played an equal game on the field.

The scene was stalemate, and the football kept rolling around the halfway. Both sides battled fiercely for the midfield, both wanting to gain an advantage in the battle for control of the midfield.

See the game on the field. Many Manchester United media reporters thought that Wansheng's tactics had been thoroughly studied by Manchester United, and Manchester United had been able to gain an advantage by playing in a targeted manner.

"Then, soon Manchester City will be beaten like dead dogs......

Quite a few people think.

They all believe that in the first two seasons, Manchester City was strong. It's because they have an advantage in their tactical style of play and haven't been thoroughly studied by other teams.

In addition, since 2004, Manchester United has been in the process of 'blood change', with veterans getting older and new stars not growing up. With a bit of a lack of support from top to bottom, and the impact of the Glazer family's takeover, United are unable to compete for the title.

Now it's different.

Manchester United has returned to stability at the club, with new stars such as Wayne Rooney and Cristiano Ronaldo growing up, and with increased investment in the transfer market over the summer, Manchester United has re-emerged.

When Manchester United re-emerges, what is Manchester City?

What if they were the reigning champions of the league last season? Title, that was last season, this season deserves to belong to Manchester United.

In this game, Manchester United's goal is to beat Manchester City!

Didn't the Man City people say that Manchester United hadn't beaten them in two seasons? Then let's beat them once and see what they have to say!

That's what the whole team thinks, and that's what the fans and the media think.

Therefore, on the field, Manchester United played with high morale, with a strong desire to win, and Manchester City launched a midfield battle, and Manchester City launched a strong attack, and constantly released pressure to Manchester City in the half, wanting to break through Manchester City's defense.

Seeing Manchester United's performance, the fans in the stands also shouted excitedly to cheer for Manchester United.

Many media reporters are also looking forward to Manchester United's performance.

However, the truth is often brutal.

Although Manchester United and Manchester City have had a lot of experience playing against Manchester City over the past two seasons, and have studied Manchester City's tactics, the summer transfer has added strength and a targeted style of play has been arranged in the preparations...... But these conditions add up, and it cannot deny the fact that the current Manchester City, whether it is the individual ability of the players or the overall strength of the team, is not much worse than Manchester United, coupled with the addition of a series of coaching skills of Wansheng, Manchester City as a whole has surpassed Manchester United.

It is absolutely unbelievable that Manchester United are one of the top teams in the world, they have one top star after another, and no team dares to say that they are better than Manchester United.

But that's what happened, and that's why it's cruel.

Two seasons, or even a season ago, Wan Sheng would not have dared to say that, but now after two seasons in charge of Manchester City, the situation is different, the young players in the team have grown up, they have the quality, they have the experience of the game, they are not much worse than those famous stars.

So Manchester City is not afraid of Manchester United at all!

This is the confidence of Wansheng!

It was with this confidence that he dared to make a declaration of victory at a press conference, in front of many reporters and Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson. (To be continued.) )