Chapter 891: Smoke Bombs?
On May 18, the weather in London was sunny and cloudless!
Manchester City and Watford fans travelled to London in a variety of different modes of transport to cheer on their teams at Wembley Stadium tonight.
In terms of numbers, there are far more Manchester City fans than Watford fans.
Maybe...... Manchester City are more hungry for the FA Cup.
If they win the FA Cup, Manchester City will dominate the whole of English football and win all the trophies they can take.
It would be a feat, and it would be an unprecedented feat!
No team had ever won all the domestic titles in the same season.
Manchester City fans are both excited and proud.
They have a feeling that they want to work miracles with the team.
At 6pm, Wembley Stadium was packed with people, and some Manchester City fans who didn't have tickets were haggling with scalpers......
Police are on high alert.
The madness of Li Chuanqi's fans is well known.
Although the game hasn't started yet, who knows if they're going to do something or not.
Fans on both sides sang and danced, and there was a festive atmosphere.
Manchester City fans gathered to dream of their team winning the title.
"Triple crown! We're about to be the Triple Crown! A one-of-a-kind triple crown! ”
"The Treble is just the goal tonight! Our goal is to win the quadruple crown! ”
"The Quadruple Crown is not the end! Our goal is to win the Seven Crowns! ”
"God, King of the Seven Crowns! It's exciting to think about! This is a feat that no one has done! ”
"Just because no one has done it before doesn't mean we can't do it!"
"We are the overlords of this planet!"
"Long live Manchester City!"
The more the fans talked, the more excited they became.
At half-past six, the Watford bus was the first to enter the stadium, and countless Watford fans cheered for them.
The Great War is imminent!
As soon as Watford stepped off the bus, the boss spoke to reporters.
Speaking about tonight's final, he said calmly: "Obviously, Manchester City are the favourites, they are stronger than us, we are the underdogs.
Manchester City have a lot of world-class players who have proven themselves on various pitches.
All we have to do tonight is play to our level and play our own style!
As for the results...... We didn't think about the outcome. ”
Speaking about Li Chuanqi, he said: "It's clear that Lee is the most dangerous striker in world football today and no one has solved the problem of defending him so far.
So, we'll do everything we can to contain him tonight, but I'm not sure we'll succeed! ”
So unconfident?
Or is it ...... Smoke bombs?
Reporters looked at the Watford boss and looked at his expression.
However, they did not see anything.
Soon after, the Manchester City bus slowly stopped, and the reporter began to get excited.
As Pep Guardiola and his players stepped off the bus, reporters gave them a warm call.
Pep Guardiola and Li Chuanqi did not disappoint them and happily accepted their interviews.
"Our goal is to win."
Pep Guardiola was clear and simple about his goal for tonight: "Watford are a team that deserves respect and we will give you a good game tonight. ”
When talking about the formation of troops, he said: "The only way to respect the opponent is to send the main force. ”
A reporter tried to talk to him about the Champions League final, but he refused outright: "It's the FA Cup final, not the Champions League final.
When we talk about the Champions League now, we are disrespectful to Watford! ”
Li Chuanqi told reporters: "This is my first time participating in the FA Cup final, and I hope to leave a good memory for myself. ”
A reporter talked about the fans' expectations of him and asked him how many goals he was going to score tonight?
How many goals to score?
Li Chuanqi shook his head gently: "This is a question that disrespects the opponent, and I refuse to answer!" ”
The Manchester City Evening News reporter seemed to seize the opportunity and said: "You don't respect your opponent, but you don't have confidence in yourself!" ”
Li Chuanqi didn't even look at him, completely ignoring him.
Other reporters immediately muffled the voices of the Manchester City Evening News reporter with other questions,
Nima ...... Don't you know Lee's temper?
If he fights with you...... That's a good thing, of course, but if he gets angry and leaves immediately......
……
After the warm-up, the players from both sides returned to the dressing room.
On the way back to the dressing room, the Watford players appeared very friendly and took the initiative to speak to the Manchester City players.
"Don't be too pushy tonight, you still have to play in the Champions League."
"It's too hard, it's easy to get injured, and it's not a good thing to miss the Champions League final......
"The champion is definitely yours, we've wanted to go on vacation for a long time......"
What is the situation?
The Manchester City players coping with it and at the same time raising questions in their minds.
Smoke grenades?
Should be!
Do we have friends in the Premier League?
Will the other party give up?
How is this possible!
So, this must be a smoke bomb!
……
Watford dressing room.
After arranging the squad and setting up the tactics, the coach said to the players: "I know everyone wants to go on vacation. But it's an FA Cup final and I want you to finish this game seriously. ”
He looked at the expressionless faces of the players, and said helplessly: "We have to be worthy of the fans who cheered for us on the spot!" ”
The expressions on the faces of the players changed, yes, not for anything else, even for the fans, we shouldn't give up, even if they are Manchester City!
The boss breathed a sigh of relief.
……
Manchester City dressing room.
After Guardiola laid out the tactics, he looked at the players and said: "The generals know the significance of tonight's game, everyone has been through a lot of games, I won't say more about morale."
I want to emphasize that we not only want to win, but I want everyone to protect their bodies! ”
He deliberately glanced at Li Chuanqi.
Li Chuanqi nodded, of course he knew the key to this.
If you fight to get injured for the FA Cup title...... And missed out on the Champions League final......
Certainly not worth it.
Then score early, let the suspense end in the first half and end the second half.
……
At 7:45, the starters of both sides followed the referee into the court!
They were greeted by a tsunami of cheers.
The Manchester City sports station commentator shouted: "Fans and friends!
This is Wembley Stadium!
It's the FA Cup final just around the corner!
Manchester City's opponent tonight is Watford!
A win for Manchester City tonight will see them become the first Premier League team to win the Premier League, League Cup and FA Cup in a row! ”
The Sky Sports commentator said: "Now we conclude the starting line-ups for both sides.
Watford lined up in a four-four-two formation!
Goalkeepers: Gomez; Four defenders: Femenha, Mariapa, Cathcart, Holebas; Four midfielders: Capoue, Doucoure, Hughes, Pereira; Two strikers: Deulofeu, Dini!
Manchester City lined up in a four-three-three formation.
Goalkeepers: Ederson; Four defenders: Walker, Kompany, Laporte, Delph; Three midfielders: Gundogan, Fernandinho, David Silva; Three strikers: Lee, Sergio Aguero, Raheem Sterling!
Except for De Bruyne, who did not start, the other main players of Manchester City all played!
It can be seen how seriously Manchester City attaches this game! ”