120. Emirates Stadium 1
On the morning of the 12th, Manchester City held a press conference against Arsenal at the Carrington base.
There are two highlights in the 22nd round of the league. One is Manchester United's home match against Liverpool, which is called the Double Red Club by fans, and the other is Manchester City's away match against Arsenal.
Manchester United is not much behind their arch-rivals in the city. If they can defeat their old rival Liverpool at home and Arsenal can also successfully block Manchester City at home, they can narrow the gap in points with Manchester City and narrow it to a winning range.
So this game against Arsenal is really crucial for Manchester City.
Therefore, the reporters' off-topic talk at this press conference was the Double Red Society.
"Of course I hope Liverpool can beat Manchester United away! There is nothing to hide from this. I think our whole team thinks so!" When the reporters asked Wensheng who would win the Double Red Club, Wensheng said straightforwardly, giving the reporter a straightforward feeling. Everyone thought he was going to say that he didn't care about other teams' games.
"But I think we really don't need to pay attention to others. The most important thing is that we must be ourselves. As long as we can win every game, why bother to care whether the second place is losing or winning?! Right?!" The reporters thought it a little bit, and Wensheng turned his head and still had his original attitude, and there was no need to care about others.
This is also a progress, right?! Kang Wei sat down in the audience and complained. At least Wensheng would express his true views. Everyone knows that Manchester City is paying attention to Manchester United. This is the real thing.
Wen Sheng seemed confident in this game at the press conference. "They played one game less than us, and they have an advantage in terms of physical fitness. I don't know if they will make good use of this advantage, but I don't need to worry about this, we have sufficient preparations!"
"They are a team that is good at offense, and the offense is very good, but in terms of defense, I think we can take advantage of the loopholes they have appeared!"
"Even if it's Arsenal, even if we don't seem to be favored, I firmly believe that we can win at Emirates Stadium! Sometimes the so-called home advantage may be a good thing but a bad thing!"
The reason why the media thinks that Arsenal has a greater chance of winning in the past two days is not just because Arsenal is at home. Aguero is injured and Toure is running to participate in the African Cup. Aguero has scored 14 league goals for the team and has a strong scoring ability. He was injured in the League Cup, and it happened to be a week before Arsenal missed to attend this game.
The media is also a master of eating but not remembering. At the beginning of the season, Aguero was injured for nearly two months. During that period, didn’t Manchester City win consecutive games with Dzeko and establish a point advantage?! But now they have forgotten.
Wen Sheng reminded everyone at the press conference, "We have Edin, and friends Didier and Youngor. Edin is about to score 20 goals for the team this season. I hope he can score more than 30 goals for the team this season! I don't think what I'm talking about now is pressure for him, it's motivation! I believe he can do it!"
When everyone mentioned tactics, Wen Sheng naturally kept silent and expressed his vague statement: "I haven't thought about what kind of tactical strategies to adopt. I don't think of any problem with the formation 4231 or 442 or 433. Maybe I can give you the answer when I get on the court!"
After Wensheng held a press conference, Wenger also held a press conference at the Kearney training base on the afternoon of the 12th. Wensheng's morning press conference was a little proactive, which means he was not afraid of Arsenal's intention to score all three points.
Wenger naturally cannot show weakness, even though he knows that in terms of overall strength, the gap between Arsenal and Manchester City is still relatively large.
As the saying goes, Manchester City has cleared out some high-priced players in the summer of 2012, but now there are many valuable players in Manchester City's lineup.
The midfielder De Bruyne, who transferred to the team in the summer of 2012, now has a price of 58 million euros on the German transfer market website. In addition, there are Dzeko, Aguero, Silva, Toure, Kompany, Krish, Nasri, etc. Manchester City's lineup is quite valuable.
Wenger's mind has changed so far. He knows the principle of getting what you pay for. For example, De Bruyne spent 50 million pounds in Manchester City, but it's worth it. Wenger knows that this kid and Cazorla he bought about 10 million pounds are all two levels. Although the positions are different, you will understand the difference between the two when you watch a few more games.
"They have performed very well in the last two games! As for the entire league, Manchester City are also the most powerful teams in the roster. Now their ranking at the top of the list means everything, but I firmly believe that home court will bring us different strengths!"
The media always dig holes for Wenger. Before this game, the media added code to the victory balance because of the absence of Silva and Aguero. However, Wenger did not want to appreciate it at all. He stated at the press conference, "I don't think we have too many advantages. This is destined to be a difficult game! There are several players who cannot play, and we also have players who cannot attend this game!"
Speaking of Manchester City, we have to mention Nasri, Krish, the two main Manchester City players. They were both Arsenal players before. The reporters asked Wenger if he thought it was appropriate for home team fans to boo Nasri and Krish.
Wenger was very disliked these two fellow villagers, haha, and thought they loved money, so he said to the reporters with a stern face: "I don't know if it's appropriate, but it's normal for booing on the court! When I go to Etihad, someone booed me!"
The two head coaches were not showing weakness at the press conference before the game, as if they were really going to fight on the court. As for the tactical situation of the next day, I can only talk about it tomorrow.
After training on the afternoon of the 12th, Manchester City took a train to London.
After arriving in London, during dinner, Wensheng found Krish and Nasri and asked them if they were nervous?!
Both of them transferred to Manchester City in 2011 and returned to the Emirates Stadium under Mancini. The booing of the Emirates Stadium was simply no mention of. Under this booing, Krish and Nasri's legs became weak involuntarily. Krish performed in a normal manner, and Nasri performed, haha, like a piece of shit.
There are curses on the Internet and booing on the court. Several players who have left Arsenal, such as Adebayo, Nasri, Krish and Arsenal fans, are becoming more and more in opposition to Arsenal fans. Nasri hates Arsenal fans deeply.
Hatred will blind your eyes and mind. Nasri's mentality on the court is affected and he is eager to take revenge, but he is not a character like Messi and Ronaldo, so he naturally has no ability to sprinkle salt on Arsenal fans himself.
Chapter completed!