Font
Large
Medium
Small
Night
Prev Index    Favorite Next

118. Cup victory

The Pozzo family is not oil fathers. They have always been on the road of low-cost business. They are still working in Serie A. They will definitely introduce young talents from South America or Eastern Europe and then sell them to make money. The big players in the Premier League are most willing to spend money. This is the fundamental reason why the Pozzo family is so happy to acquire Watford. Of course, for fans, the arrival of the Pozzo family is not a bad thing. The team itself has insufficient influence. The fans' goal is that the team can play in the top league. The Pozzo family happens to have rich experience in relegation. If Watford can go to the European stage from time to time like Udinese, the Watford fans will definitely be happier.

When he was at Crystal Palace, Wen Sheng was not interested in events like the FA Cup and League Cup, but the situation was naturally different when he was at Manchester City. In Manchester City, he was under much greater pressure from the upper level or public opinion than during the Crystal Palace period. Therefore, he still attached great importance to the FA Cup, and the rotation in this FA Cup was relatively small.

It is even more impossible for Watford to give up the FA Cup. If other bosses are replaced, Watford's top six are not stable enough. Concentrating on the league seems to be the right way. You should know that the schedule of the Championship teams during this period is also very intensive, but Pozzo is the boss, everything will be different. They are good at increasing revenue and reducing expenses. No matter how small the FA Cup is, they can bring a lot of income to the team. No matter how small the mosquito is, they are still meat, so Watford also has the best lineup that he can rank.

Wen Sheng was abnormal after the start of this game. After the game, he actively attacked Watford after the start of the game. The pace was relatively fast. His idea was very simple. There was a League Cup in the middle of the week and a strong rival Arsenal on the weekend. Of course, he was not willing to spend too much energy on Watford because he hoped that the battle could be resolved in the first half and that some players in the team could get a rest in the second half.

Watford suffered a loss in defense at two points. The game was completely based on Wen Sheng's script. Manchester City's fierce attack made Watford unbearable. In the first half, Manchester City took a 3-0 lead with the goals of Drogba, Savage and Nasri.

The second half became Manchester City's health care time. Wen Sheng used up three substitutions early and worked hard to maintain his health. He basically made it into the fourth round of the FA Cup without much effort.

Such a victory is also a powerful response to the Richards incident, proving that the team was not disturbed by this incident.

Wen Sheng naturally praised the words after the game. He naturally wanted to be nicer to other players and soothe people's hearts when he killed Richards.

“We performed very well on the court, and the guys worked very hard!”

"Didier's performance is great, he's not old, he always stands up when the team needs it, he can help other young players in the locker room, he's really a great guy!"

"Yago is also very good! He is still young now, so don't worry! I'm happy for his goal!"

The public opinion circles did not have a high opinion of Aspas's deal. When he came to Manchester City as a striker, Wensheng once planned to let Aspas be Aguero's substitute, but in fact, when Aguero was absent, Aspas had few opportunities. Wensheng would rather adopt a single forward formation of 4231, which made Aspas suffer a bit, and he did not perform well on the wing.

The job of the head coach is indeed quite difficult, and the plan is not as fast as the change. Aspas is a typical example. Wen Sheng’s positioning is not very similar to that in actual use, which leads to Aspas’ performance being tepid and not ideal because public opinion is a little harsh on him.

For the media, Wensheng has achieved success in leading the team. Aspas has not spent a few of Manchester City. If the players do not perform well, everyone will naturally blame the players more. But if De Bruyne does not perform well, the media's attitude will definitely be different. At that time, I'm afraid that Wensheng will not be able to use De Bruyne well.

Apart from this game itself, Wen Sheng kept silent about transfer matters.

During this period, Manchester City's target person has been found by the media with great powers. Kyle Walker has been exposed by the media, but Wensheng is very clear about his current state. Manchester City's first offer has been rejected. Levi informed Manchester City that Tottenham had no intention of selling Kyle Walker, the young player.

Of course Wensheng knows that this is not the truth. Tottenham Hotspur looks at it from another perspective. In fact, they are Udinese in the Premier League, but they do better than Udinese. The scouting system that the Pozzo family is proud of may be a disadvantage in front of Tottenham. Wensheng remembers that this team has discovered many young players in recent years, and there will be many heroes such as Eriksson, Son Heung-min, Kane, and Dell in the future. No matter who the head coach is, they can always emerge and have good players born one after another. The fundamental reason is that their scouting system is really amazing.

Tottenham has always been bold in investing in players. For example, Modric and Eriksen are not dependent on their physical midfielders. It is difficult for Premier League teams to make up their minds to introduce them and have doubts about their physical confrontation ability. However, Tottenham is very bold. Both players have verified their outstanding vision and courage, which is very admirable.

Walker's work is to grind the water kung fu, grind slowly until Levi is fed. Don't be impatient at this time, and Wensheng is not anxious. Anyway, Milner has returned recently, and Sabaretta, who has been fighting continuously, can take a break.

......

The FA Cup advanced successfully, and the team that Zhou Zhongwen won again beat the English League Two team Bradford 5-0 away in the first leg of the British League Cup semi-finals to qualify.

Blatford is a dark horse team in the British League Cup this season. This English League Two team eliminated Premier League teams Wigan and Arsenal, which shocked the fans' jaws. In the semi-finals, the team's dream finally woke up and was directly bullied by the powerful Manchester City to the doorstep. Miracles never happen at all times.

After this game, Manchester City finally welcomed Arsenal as an opponent. Arsenal, who had insufficient running-in in the first round, was defeated by Manchester City two goals at the Etihad Stadium, which is now considered Arsenal's best opportunity.

First of all, Arsenal is at home, and their home court can still add a lot of extra momentum to Arsenal; secondly, they were eliminated in the League Cup, and their recent schedule is one less game than Manchester City, so they must have a relatively certain physical advantage; thirdly, although Manchester City is striving to improve in the Cup, their recent performance in the league is not good, and their condition is at least average to many commentators.

In view of this, the handicap opened by the bookmaker also tends to defeat Manchester City at home.
Chapter completed!
Prev Index    Favorite Next