The decorations of his office are pretty good, and they can even be said to be luxurious. Perhaps Manchester City wanted to use this conscious luxury to cover up the shortcomings of the number of trophys and the atmosphere of the championship, because even now, Manchester City has never even won the second place in the Premier League, let alone the champion.

Facing the large window behind us, outside the curtains is the gray sky in the suburbs of Manchester, and the training ground is surrounded by a row of dense trees. There is no wall to see, and there is only a narrow road to contact the outside.

Compared with the perfection and advancedness of Manchester United's Carrington training base, although the training base of Manchester City Club is also called Carrington, it seems much simpler and has few venues. Because it is close to remote areas, Manchester City's youth training has always been not particularly ideal, so the entire training base is used by the first team.

Two standard-sized venues, plus the two-story office area where Mancini is now located, and another two-story player recovery area, which forms this simple training base.

To be honest, if it were Manchester City, who was still at Maine Road Stadium, they might be satisfied with the training base that cost 2 million pounds, but for Manchester City, who is now rich and any player who picks out is worth over 10 million, this training base seems too petty.

The club has proposed an idea to go southeast of the city stadium, just south of Asda City Super Mall, along the entire Ashton Canal, which will be a top-notch training base that is not inferior to Tottenham Hotspur Theo Boulder, and then Manchester City will also have its own strict youth training echelon.

After Mansour took over Manchester City, he has been investing in the past few years, and his plan for the team's future is also very clear, that is, not only should he form a Manchester City that is bright and bright enough to compete with Tottenham Hotspur, Manchester United and other giant teams, but also to ensure that the team has the first-class youth training echelon in Europe.

The club is indeed very ambitious and is also very supportive of Mancini's work, asking for money and people. Last season, the team was able to finally enter the Champions League qualification zone and won the FA Cup. Mancini's work was unanimously recognized by Mansour, Mubarak and others, hoping to continue to work hard this season.

With the joining of Nasri, Krish, Savage and others, and with the team having top stars such as Yaya, Toure, Balotelli, Dzeko, Aguero, De Rossi, and Macon, Manchester City's strength is getting stronger and stronger, and the thickness of the bench is getting better and better, which makes Manchester City's performance in the Premier League also rise.

Many people even raised doubts last season, believing that Mancini's performance at Manchester City was not outstanding, which was the result of the team's overall strength. With such a lineup configuration, if it were given to top coaches such as Ye Qiu, Ferguson, Mourinho, etc., he would have won the championship long ago, and even had hope for the Champions League.

You should know that the league plays the overall strength. As long as your overall strength is not bad and you lose few points, it is hard to say whether you can win the championship, but the ranking is definitely not bad. What really tests a team is still the strong dialogues and performance in the European arena.

Mancini is the weakness of this!

In fact, whether in Inter Milan or in Lazio, who has truly risen by Mancini, his coaching resume in the European War is nothing worthy of writing, and even in many powerful dialogues, his performance is unsatisfactory.

If it is said, once and half, it is understandable, but Mancini has never been convinced in this regard from Lazio to Inter Milan to Manchester City, and has never been able to get rid of the role of bullying the weak and fearing the tough.

Standing in front of the office window, Mancini looked at the gray weather outside. He felt that the room was heating on, London, or England began to cool down again, and the damn winter was coming again.

Manchester City started this season with a good start, winning a lot of lottery with a 4-0 victory over Swansea at home, but the second round of Bolton made Mancini questioned because, under the lead 2:0, Manchester City was quickly chased by Bolton to 3:2. In the last half hour, Bolton even launched a crazy counterattack against Manchester City.

But more importantly, Mancini's reaction. His three substitutions were clearly intended to strengthen the team's defense. Even though he distinguished it at the post-match press conference and said that he had not thought about defending, but in fact, Bolton played even better in the last thirty minutes.

So, when Mancini said that he had never thought about defending, a reporter shouted in a sarcastic tone on the spot, "If it were Ye Qiu from Tottenham Hotspur, he would definitely replace Sabareta with Modric, not with Sabareta!"

This sentence caused a burst of laughter at the entire press conference at that time. It was obvious that in the eyes of this group of reporters, Mancini's substitution behavior represented a kind of cowardice and a kind of weakness and incompetence.

But they never thought that they were away and Bolton was not a weak team. In the 60th minute, the opponent chased from 3:1 to 3:2. The opponent's morale rose sharply, while we were a little weak. Strengthening the defense in this situation is undoubtedly a very pragmatic attitude. Is this also wrong?

Ye Qiu, Ye Qiu, Ye Qiu, Ye Qiu, you bastards all day long know that Ye Qiu, no matter what the damn Chinese does, they are right, and whatever I do is wrong, and they are conservative!

Thinking of this, Manic turned around and looked at the newspaper on her desk. The guy named Craig Brown was about to praise Tottenham Hotspur. What pop culture symbols, innovations, and changes football closures, I'll go fucking!

After suddenly sitting back on the office chair, Mancini still seemed very angry. He didn't understand why those fans and reporters had to be so harsh?

When coaching Inter Milan, Mancini had already felt a huge pressure, but when coaching Manchester City, he found that this pressure was even greater, because when he coached Inter Milan, Italy happened to go through the phone door. At that time, Inter Milan was almost invincible in the Serie A, and could win with his eyes closed.

But the Premier League is different now. There are world-class coaches such as Ye Qiu, Ferguson, Wenger, and Benitez. There are also local coaches such as Redknapp, Ranieri, and Boas, or European coaches and young players. The competition is very fierce. If you are not careful, you may be swallowed by your opponent.

This kind of pressure, which is almost like a mountain, is a torture for anyone.

Mancini even found that his hair had turned white in unknown time.

Just when he was angry, the office door was knocked, and two of his right-hand men, David Pratt and Brian Kidd, were in. Neither of them were simple characters.

Among them, David Pratt has a brilliant career. He has played for Manchester United, Aston Villa, Juventus, Sampdoria, Arsenal and Nottingham Forest. He was also the main player of the team when Wenger won the first Premier League championship when he entered the Premier League. At the same time, he was once regarded as a popular candidate for the head coach of the England national team.

David Pratt and Mancini were teammates from Sampdoria. After the latter came to Manchester City from Inter Milan, he invited David Pratt to his side in 2010 to help him manage Manchester City.

If David Platt is Mancini's own person, then Brian Kidd is Manchester City's own person. He has played for Manchester United, Arsenal, Everton and Manchester City, but the most famous one is that he has been an assistant coach for Ferguson for twelve years, including Beckham, Scholes, Giggs and others, all of whom were promoted during his time as Ferguson's assistant.

In 1998, he left Manchester United and missed the peak triple-champion period, so few fans will remember him. After leaving Manchester United, he ushered in a glorious period, which was to serve as an assistant coach for Leeds United. At Leeds United's peak, it was exactly when Brian Kidd joined the team.

After several twists and turns, he joined Manchester City in 2009 and joined Mancini's coaching staff.

It is obvious that Brian Kidd is the kind of assistant coach who cannot stand alone but has strong football skills and can help a head coach complete his work well.

Another advantage of these two right-hand assistants is that they are both Manchester natives and fans' own people.

"It's so unlucky. When Tottenham Hotspur broke out!" David Pratt and Mancini were familiar with each other. As soon as they walked in, they complained. Anyone who met Tottenham Hotspur at this time obviously would not feel relaxed and would complain.

Of course, such words can only appear between the three of them and cannot be spread, otherwise the consequences will be unimaginable.

"What are you going to do?" Brian Kidd was like this. At the critical moment, someone would tell him what to do.

Perhaps this is also an important weakness and deficit that he cannot coach alone.

"What do you think, David?" Mancini looked at David Pratt.

The latter sat opposite him, across from an office desk, and clearly saw that he was obviously hesitant on his face.

"To be honest, if we just talk about offense, we can still compete with them, but if we add defense..."

David Pratt's meaning is very clear. Facing a team like Tottenham Hotspur, especially the Tottenham Hotspur who just slammed Manchester United 8-0 away, any team can only make a choice, either attack or defend, choose one of two. It is impossible for a team to play against this team when defending Tottenham Hotspur's offense.

Of course, Tottenham Hotspur said something else when it was in a bad state, but now their guns are still smoking, whoever goes up will die!

Mancini looked at Brian Kidd again, "What do you think, Brian?"

Brian Kidd smiled bitterly. Ferguson never asked him what he thought, but he only told him how to do it, but Mancini was obviously different. He prefers to discuss, "Maybe we should be brave!"

"That's impossible!" David Pratt shook his head vigorously, "If you play against the opponent, you will hit Tottenham Hotspur's mind. Manchester United played against them at the beginning, but ended up losing four goals in 20 minutes. My God, four goals in 20 minutes, and they were still playing Manchester United!"

To be honest, this game has a great impact on the entire Premier League and even all teams in Europe.

No matter how bad Manchester United is, how weak they are, or how much affected by injuries, they are still Manchester United, but they are you, Tottenham, scored four goals in 20 minutes at their home court. To be honest, this is something that no team can do, who is not afraid?

"That's right, the risk of playing against the opponent is too great, but I'm worried that if you counterattack against defensively, the rhythm and situation will be controlled by Tottenham Hotspur, we will be passive in the whole game. In the end, it may be difficult to even counterattack!" Brian Kidd also watched that game, and he could only say that it was very shocking.

For ordinary fans, they may have an illusion that Manchester United performs too badly, or that Manchester United players are in poor condition, but for people in the circle, they are very clear that it is not that Manchester United is too bad, but that Tottenham Hotspur plays too well.

What inspired the Tottenham Hotspur players and made them burst out with the impactful and rhythmic football style is precisely Ye Qiu's tactics and employment, which makes anyone have to consider their own weight. If it were my team, would it be able to stop it?

In fact, the two assistants talked about it in front of them, but in fact they didn't say anything.

Attack, the risk is too great, and defense is also very high. So should we attack or defend?

The ball actually kicked back to Mancini's feet. Both assistant coaches looked up at Mancini and waited for him to make a decision, because the next few days of training will be based on this.

Krish, Kolarov, Hangland, Lescott, Sabaleta, Macon, Mika Richards, Kroo Toure, plus Gareth Barry, Yaya Toure, De Rossi and De Jong in the midfield, according to reason, there is no reason to say that such a set of tactics is bad.

Looking at the entire Premier League, who else dares to say that he is more luxurious than Manchester City's set?

"When we all think that the risk of playing offensive tactics from away games is very high, will our opponents also feel this way? Do they also guess that we dare not play against each other away games?"

Mancini thought of the fence-like media reporters. Didn’t they all brag about Ye Qiu as if he was like a god? Didn’t Ye Qiu admire attack? Didn’t he say I was conservative? Then I’ll take a risk for you to see!

"You mean..." David Pratt and Brian Kidd were both obviously surprised by Mancini's words.

This is not like Mancini's usual style. He is usually more cautious.

"Yes, what I mean is, when everyone thinks we will play defensive counterattacks away, if we suddenly attack away, what do you think will be the effect? ​​And even if the attack fails, we can take the opportunity to disrupt Tottenham Hotspur's rhythm, and then slowly find opportunities to launch an offense and strive for goals!"

When talking about this, Mancini also felt more and more confident. "You know, Tottenham Hotspur's wings are weak, and now the midfielder is not Yaya. Toure, he is now under our command, forming a double midfielder with De Rossi, while Tottenham Hotspur's side is a single midfielder, Pirlo!"

Mancini knows Pirlo very well. When he was in Inter Milan, he had a lot of contact and games with Pirlo. He knew very well that although this player had defensive ability and excellent defensive awareness, there must be a premise, that is, there is a sweeping player like Gattuso in front to sort out and block the frontal impact.

In other words, Pirlo's defense is not the kind of head-on confrontation, but is more clever and not much confrontational way to complete it. As long as you find a way to break the ball through the defense zone of Tottenham Hotspur's two central defenders and directly hit Pirlo's area head-on, Tottenham Hotspur's defense will be self-defeating.

I have to say that Mancini's analysis is indeed very attractive. David Pratt and Brian Kidd were obviously a little excited and even a little excited when they heard this, because there are such players in Manchester City, whether they are Van der Fate, Nasri, or Aguero and Balotelli, who have the ability to directly attack Pirlo.

"But, I always feel that it doesn't seem that simple!" Brian Kidd was a little puzzled.

In the eyes of the world, Ye Qiu's tactical understanding ability has already reached a level comparable to Ferguson, and Brian Kidd personally experienced the tactical attainments of Ferguson's peak moments. For their head coaches, if they dare to play Pirlo's single midfielder card, it will definitely not be possible to expose Pirlo.

Of course, Tottenham Hotspur's tactics have only been used for two games. Among them, Everton's game is not obvious. The one that can make people pay attention to is the game against Manchester United, so there are few places to study and investigate, and it looks very unfamiliar. Whether it is a weakness is still unclear.

After hearing this, Mancini smiled, "You are too careful, Brian, there is no perfect tactic in this world, and there is no loophole-free tactic. The thin midfielder brought by a single midfielder is Tottenham Hotspur's biggest weakness!"

The Italian head coach is outstanding in tactics, especially in defense, and Mancini is not bad at this point.

At least he has always had a strong sense of confidence in his ability in this area. There are such players in Manchester City, whether it is Van der Fate, Nasri, or Aguero and Balotelli, who have the ability to directly attack Pirlo.

"But, I always feel that it doesn't seem that simple!" Brian Kidd was a little puzzled.

In the eyes of the world, Ye Qiu's tactical understanding ability has already reached a level comparable to Ferguson, and Brian Kidd personally experienced the tactical attainments of Ferguson's peak moments. For their head coaches, if they dare to play Pirlo's single midfielder card, it will definitely not be possible to expose Pirlo.

Of course, Tottenham Hotspur's tactics have only been used for two games. Among them, Everton's game is not obvious. The one that can make people pay attention to is the game against Manchester United, so there are few places to study and investigate, and it looks very unfamiliar. Whether it is a weakness is still unclear.

After hearing this, Mancini smiled, "You are too careful, Brian, there is no perfect tactic in this world, and there is no loophole-free tactic. The thin midfielder brought by a single midfielder is Tottenham Hotspur's biggest weakness!"

The Italian head coach is outstanding in tactics, especially in defense, and Mancini is not bad at this point.
Chapter completed!