Many people believe that the two Portuguese centre-backs that Manchester City have bought in a package, Copele Ferreira and Ricardo Costa, are used by the team to supplement the defensive lineup, so there is little to expect from the two.

The team's central defenders already have Distin and Dunn, the combination of the two is already very strong, and there is no need to add any personnel at all, and it is only that Dunn has not fully recovered from injury, Sun Jihai can get the chance to start, and the others will not have a chance in the middle defense at all, so Copele Ferreira and Ricardo Costa can only find opportunities on the wing.

This is the public's understanding of Manchester City's lineup, but what they didn't expect was that Copelle Ferreira got the chance to start this game, and Sun Jihai didn't even enter the squad.

Some people think, even if Sun Jihai's entry into the national team is affected, it won't even be able to enter the squad, right?

Even if Kopele Ferreira starts, Sun Jihai should be kept on the bench, so that it is safer, after all, Kopele Ferreira is just a player who complements the lineup, and it is really difficult to say what performance he can have.

That's why someone asked about Copelle Ferreira before the game, but they never expected Wansheng to speak so highly of Copelle Ferreira!

Is this a truly heartfelt assessment, or is it just a compliment to your own players!?

Wansheng's evaluation is still very interesting, which is due to the fact that he has cultivated many outstanding young players, but also because of his status as the focus of public opinion in English football, in short, because of his evaluation, Copelle Ferreira has received more attention.

Many people want to see what kind of performance this 'genius defender' in Wansheng's mouth can have on the field.

But when the Manchester City and Portsmouth game began, Kopel Ferreira's performance was a bit disappointing.

Anyone has to admit that Copelle Ferreira's defense is still very calm - calm positioning, calm running, in a calm way, in a calm defense.

And then there was none.

Nothing out of the ordinary. There's nothing special to kick in there, and if I had to describe it, it's 'too ordinary'.

This may be qualified for an obscure player, but when it comes to paying special attention to one player, ordinary is tantamount to disappointing.

Many commentators described Copelle Ferreira's performance as "He is very consistent, and for a centre-back, consistency is the most important thing. "It's a 'tough' compliment to Copelle Ferreira, after all, the camera lens points at it again and again. If there's nothing to say about his performance, the camera itself becomes meaningless.

But even with the tough compliments, the media was disappointed with Copelle Ferreira's performance.

As the head coach, Wan Sheng was quite happy with Kopele-Ferreira's performance, he was not like those in the media, and he wanted his centre-back to be more composed so that the game would not go wrong.

If you're a centre-back and you're always showing off your skills at the back, you're really worried about the defence.

However, Wan Sheng still saw Copelle Ferreira's nervousness. Maybe it's because of his nervousness that he behaves so ordinary.

Taking advantage of a deadball opportunity, Wan Sheng also called for Copelle Ferreira and told him to say goodbye. 'Don't be pressured, play how you play, like in training! You can feel that the league is like this, it's not a big deal! ”

Copelle Ferreira nodded vigorously.

He was indeed a little nervous. After all, it was his first start in the Premier League, and a lot of media was paying attention to him, and he had noticed the camera footage a few times just now. This made him even more remarkable, 'Don't go wrong'.

Because of this, he felt that his performance was a bit 'awkward', and it was not natural compared to normal training, but fortunately, the opponent was not a strong team, and he did not have any problems.

He knows how important the game is to him, this is his first start, it is a rare opportunity to get, even if he doesn't have a good performance, he must be more stable defensively, he knows that in his heart, so the game is more stable.

As a result, his performance was uneventful.

The game between the two teams was no surprise, with City scoring a goal in each half and Portsmouth opening the second half to level the scores, but they still lost the game.

In the end, the two teams ended with a score of 2:1, and Manchester City won the fifth round of the league.

There was nothing special to say about the scoreline, Manchester City's victory over Portsmouth was normal, and Copelle Ferreira's performance was a bit disappointing, but in retrospect, nothing went wrong, and by the end of the game, the media found that they didn't know what to say.

But what is certain is that they have paid a lot less attention to Copelle Ferreira.

Of course, the media doesn't pay attention to Copelle Ferreira, Wan Sheng doesn't care at all, he is satisfied with the performance of his players.

Soon the sixth round of the league is here again, and Manchester City's opponent in this round is Bolton, which is not an easy opponent to deal with.

Last season's seventh-place finish in the league surprised everyone, but looking at Bolton's performance over the past two consecutive seasons (eighth the previous season), it's actually the result of a steady improvement.

Under the leadership of Aledyce, Bolton have caused problems for the teams in a unique traditional English style, but with the strengthening of Tottenham Hotspur and Newcastle United this season, the media has not expected Bolton so much, but it is certain that the game will not be easy for Manchester City and they must be well prepared to win against their opponents.

The headache they need is how to deal with Bolton's long ball and high lob play.

This requires a tough central defender, and the solid central defender can make Bolton have nothing to do, so the media analyzes that Manchester City's central defender combination is likely to be Distin and Dunn, although Dunn has only just recovered from injury, and the state is still uncertain, but the critical moment still needs to see this kind of veteran.

At the same time, the Chinese media is also looking forward to Sun Jihai's appearance.

In the last round, Sun Jihai did not play, and there were some dissatisfied voices in China, because Wan Sheng praised Kopele Ferreira, and it happened that Kopele Ferreira was Sun Jihai's rival, so they were worried about Sun Jihai's position, and some people expressed dissatisfaction with Wan Sheng's refusal to let Sun Jihai enter the squad.

is not only a simple dissatisfaction, but also a brain-dead reporter who asked Wansheng in person why Sun Jihai did not enter the list.

Hear this question. Wan Sheng's face turned dark, and he immediately said directly and strongly, "In my team, there is no absolute main force and substitute, whoever is in good shape can play!" Plus, no one can tell me what I'm doing! ”

It's a direct expression of anger.

Wan Sheng looked at the face of his compatriots, and did not kick out the reporter who asked the question, and it was already very good, and the other reporters were also a little gloating.

Originally, the matter passed like this, after all, it was Wansheng's job to send who to play. No one can point fingers, especially Manchester City's results are so good, no one will question anything, but what I didn't expect was that there was bad news before the game - the team's captain Distin was injured.

It was the afternoon before the game, and Distin sprained his ankle in practice.

It's a very small injury, it's completely fine with a two-day break, and the point is, he was injured the day before the game. The next day's game was definitely unavailable, so those who were originally dissatisfied with the selection of the starting central defender began to gloat - Distin was injured, Dunn had just recovered from injury, so what kind of center-back combination would this Chinese send?

Could it be that Copelle Ferreira and Sun Jihai ......!?

In the eyes of many. Such a combination is definitely the 'weakest in the Premier League', Sun Jihai himself is not a strong central defender, and it is only when Dunn is injured that he has a chance to start. And Copelle Ferreira's performance in the last round was very lackluster, which made many people feel that he is really just a player to supplement the squad. The ability is worse than Sun Jihai.

Together, Bolton has a good chance.

Bolton also saw this, and before the next day's game, their manager Allettiez said with confidence, "Although it is away from home, we are confident that we can break through Manchester City's goal!" ”

Manchester City have only conceded one goal in the first five games, and the defense is still quite solid, so it will not be easy to break down the Manchester City goal, and Allardyce said this, which is equivalent to expressing confidence in winning.

Last season, his side didn't have that much confidence when they met Derby County, and now that Manchester City are in crisis, he has finally found an opportunity to 'make a comeback'.

At least that's how he sees it.

Wan Sheng didn't say much, he just announced the starting list, and then it was up to the media to discuss, his rare low-key, and also became the media's handle, thinking that in the face of Bolton, he was lacking in confidence.

At the same time, the media focus remains on the centre-back position.

Manchester City hosts Bolton, the center-back combination is Copelle Ferreira and Ricardo Costa, the two new Portuguese central defender combination, no matter how you look at it, it is difficult to make people confident, even some Manchester City media are questioning Wansheng's line-up, the most important thing is that the two do not have a core point, if there is a Dunn playing, no matter who is matched, there will not be so many doubts.

In fact, Wan Sheng is also a little less confident in the two pairing the starting central defenders.

It's not about ability.

Copelle Ferreira's ability is still quite good, and at the age of 24, he already has the quality of the next few years, the only thing he lacks is the game experience; Ricardo Costa is a little worse, but his body is very strong, and his comprehensive ability evaluation is also better than Sun Jihai's, and what he lacks is only experience.

It is precisely because both of them lack game experience that Wan Sheng feels that the two are not safe to start, but this is also a helpless choice, mainly because Sun Jihai's state is really not high, and he is also a little lacking in defending high-altitude balls.

Dunn was a good choice, but he didn't have enough time to get back to training and couldn't keep up with the team's tactical pace.

In short, when Distin was injured and Sun Jihai was not in good shape, Wan Sheng's only choice was to be a partner of the two Portuguese central defenders, otherwise he could only send players from the reserve team to play.

This is a choice in desperation.

However, Wansheng is still looking forward to the performance of Copelle Ferreira and Ricardo Costa, after all, they still have the strength, as long as they can have a calm mentality in the game, the performance will not be too bad. (To be continued......)