Chapter 152 Zhang Yang vs Messi
"GOOOOOOOOAL! Manchester City equalized the score! They scored two goals in a row after the start of the second half!! Zhang Yang scored his 11th goal in the Champions League this season! This is the key goal! He retained a glimmer of hope for Manchester City!" the commentator shouted.
In the end, Zhang Yang's goal helped Manchester City tie the strong defending champion Barcelona 2-2 at home. Although it was a draw, the smile on the faces of Barcelona players at the end of the game showed that they were very satisfied with the score.
Messi also happily applauded the Barcelona fans who came from afar in the stands, and Catalan fans cheered and applauded him. They believed that this was Messi's victory.
The draw of two away goals is extremely beneficial for Barcelona. They even need to eliminate Manchester City at home or even score one step at home.
After the game, even the most optimistic English media were pessimistic about Manchester City's trip to the Camp Nou. Everyone knows that the stadium is a real devil's stadium. It is difficult to escape from the Camp Nou. What's more, Manchester City must win or play a high score draw of more than three to three to eliminate Barcelona.
The Catalan media were happy. They reported it heavily after the game, claiming that this game was enough to prove that Messi was much better and greater than Zhang Yang.
The media have always wanted to stumble out of Zhang Yang's mouth, but Zhang Yang seemed to be a little silent. Now, the Catalan media became even happier. In their opinion, Zhang Yang admitted defeat, and the Chinese obviously had no confidence in leading the team to make a comeback at the Camp Nou. This was a consent!
Under such circumstances, the Guardian broke out loud news that after the game against Barcelona, Manchester City captain Zhang Yang and head coach Mark Hughes broke out in the locker room, and the two roared at each other without giving in to each other. Everyone on earth knew that the Welsh people had a bad temper, and Mark Hughes was definitely not a good temper. Seeing that the Chinese dared to criticize him, the Manchester City head coach greeted the female relatives of the Manchester City captain, and the Manchester City captain gave the head coach a good old punch.
The Guardian described it vividly in the report, as if they had watched the conflict on the spot.
This revelation immediately caused an uproar because, after the Guardian, the Mirror also confirmed the matter. When the media interviewed Manchester City players, everyone was silent about the matter. When they heard that it was this problem, they waved their hands and changed their faces.
"What must have happened in Manchester City, and the conflict between Mark Hughes and Zhang Yang has finally erupted in full swing."
Just as the Times also made this conclusion, and believed that after the end of the season, Mark Hughes would be dismissed, because, at Manchester City, if there is a person who is unshakable, it will not be the head coach, but the captain and flag.
When the Times was still saying that Mark Hughes would be dismissed after the season ended, on April 5, 2010, the official website of Manchester City Club announced that the club's head coach Mark Hughes was dismissed. The team is temporarily led by the youth team coach, and the club will announce the team's new head coach recently.
At the same time, Manchester City Club refuted the rumor that Mark Hughes was dismissed because of a conflict between the Welshman and the team's Chinese captain. It said that Mark Hughes broke up peacefully with the club and wished the Welshman good luck in the future.
Manchester City head coach Mark Hughes was suddenly dismissed, which has become a news that has attracted much attention in European football. Although the title of the Welshman cannot be compared with famous coaches such as Ancelotti and Mourinho, no matter what, as Manchester City head coach, the Welshman is also a famous coach. Moreover, Manchester City has won the League Cup this season and is also the leader in the Premier League. Although it is very likely that he will be eliminated by Barcelona in the Champions League, it is good to be able to reach the quarterfinals.
Therefore, the media was in an uproar about Manchester City club's sacking Mark Hughes under such circumstances.
Zhang Yang's mortal enemy, French Le Figaro criticized Zhang Yang, believing that Zhang Yang was arrogant and domineering and constantly challenged the status of head coach Mark Hughes in the team. Under the description of this media, Zhang Yang became a ball domineering and bullying the coach, while Mark Hughes became a pitiful gangster.
The Times immediately refuted it. The media analyzed the matter from the perspective of a third party, believing that the crux of everything is that Mark Hughes is not a famous coach and cannot suppress these big names in Manchester City, especially Zhang Yang. His importance to Manchester City and his status in the team, and even finally the head coach. When people talk about Manchester City's achievements, they first talked about the head coach's credit, but Zhang Yang's credit. These all make Mark Hughes unable to bear it. Zhang Yang is not the kind of character who can compromise and bow to others, so the intensification of the conflict between the two is inevitable.
The Guardian also joked this time, "When Mark Hughes swears on Zhang Yang, he should know that he can't escape a fat beating (rumored that Zhang Yang punched Mark Hughes). However, as the 'victim' Welshman did not expect that he would lose his job because of this."
The Sun, which has always been in conflict with Zhang Yang, revealed that after the conflict, Zhang Yang faced Manchester City club chairman Alfaim and the answer was, 'Either the Welsh people leave, or I leave'. Then, Mark Hughes put the bedding and left.
In the description of The Sun, Mark Hughes's victim image is once again exaggerated.
However, the view of the reasons for Manchester City's 'political change' analyzed by the Times was recognized by the Italian media "Milan Sports", which even said humorously, "If Mark Hughes was replaced by Ancelotti, then all this would not have happened. Ancelotti's halo of glory gives him enough confidence when facing the ostentation..."
The home court was tied by Barcelona 2-2, and the conflict between the head coach and the captain broke out. Head coach Mark Hughes was dismissed, and Manchester City seemed to be in crisis. Some English media also worried that the crisis in the Champions League may affect the league, and the position of the leader of Manchester City will no longer be so stable.
Three days later, in the 33rd round of the Premier League, Manchester City slaughtered Burnley 6-1 away. They used a big victory to tell everyone who covet the league championship their strength. Zhang Yang scored a hat-trick in the game, increasing his goal number in the Premier League this season to 39 goals, which is an incredible number! You should know that Zhang Yang just set a single-season goal record last season was 36 goals. Now, there are still five league games in the season, and he has scored 39 goals.
"Zhang Yang used a hat trick and continued to set a goal record to tell the club's senior management how correct the choice is. He is the most indispensable part of the team." The Mirror said after the game.
Just after the game, Manchester City Club announced that former Dutch national team head coach, Van Basten, officially became Manchester City head coach. He also published a photo of Van Basten entering the Manchester City locker room after this game and meeting the players. In the photo, Zhang Yang and Van Basten both smiled and seemed to have a lot of conversation.
Some people are worried that they will agree with Manchester City's choice of Van Basten as the head coach.
Those who worry believe that Van Basten is not excellent in coaching resume, and are worried that Van Basten, like Mark Hughes, cannot suppress the big names led by Zhang Yang.
However, there are also those who support Van Basten. Their view is that although Van Basten's coaching resume does not have any glorious glory, Van Basten's fame in his player age is also the confidence of the Dutch. You should know that Zhang Yang once said that Van Basten is one of his idols. Of course, some media also said that Van Basten must be careful. If he cannot lead Manchester City to glory in the shortest time, then the result will be unpredictable.
"Now, for Van Basten, he faces a good game. Manchester City leads the league and leads second place Chelsea for four points. It is very likely that he will win the Premier League championship trophy for the first time in history. If he can win the league championship, then Van Basten can also get initial recognition. However, this is not enough. Manchester City's leading advantage in the league will weaken Van Basten's weight in leading the team to win the league championship. The first hurdle that the Dutch has to face now is to face Barcelona at the Camp Nou Stadium. If he can lead Manchester City to cross the hurdle of Barcelona, then he will be able to initially win the recognition of stars such as Zhang Yang." - "Team News"
On the evening of April 6, Barcelona, Camp Nou Stadium was brightly lit and crowded.
The second round of the 2009/2010 Champions League quarter-finals will be held here.
Manchester City fans who came from the UK entered the court under the escort of the police. The extreme Barcelona fans next to them were provoking them with malicious intentions. Manchester City fans were not willing to be outdone and immediately fought back.
The police in charge of stadium security are on the verge of a great enemy. The reputation of English fans is not very good, not to mention that the atmosphere was already hot before this game.
The Catalan media criticized Zhang Yang for saying that he was a football boss, had a perverse and domineering personality, and was very upset about Mark Hughes, and then doubted Zhang Yang's character. Well, when did the Catalan become Mark Hughes' family?!
When criticizing Zhang Yang, they praised him all kinds of praise. Anyway, Zhang Yang is not as good as Messi.
The English media naturally did not want to be outdone, so they fought back. However, given the current situation of Manchester City and the 2-2 score in the first leg, this made the Englishman less confident.
At this time, Zhang Yang made a tough statement. When he first stepped onto the land of Catalonia at Barcelona Airport, he said, "Camp Nou has my wonderful memories, and it feels very good to conquer this stadium. I like it very much."
Chapter completed!