On April 14, in the FA Cup semi-finals, Manchester City faced Everton at home.
The weekend is the FA Cup semi-finals, and next Wednesday is the first leg of the Champions League semi-finals. Both games are at home.
Gao Shen, who aims to win four crowns, has reached the most critical moment.
The closer this time came, the more cautious he became. He would leave early and come back late every day. He was so busy that he even postponed the great plan to create a human being despite the "protests" of his wife Su Qing.
At this critical moment, Manchester City's past accumulation, the team's strong bench, and especially the rich experience of the senior coaching staff show their power.
Although the game is very crucial, Manchester City still executes the plan in an orderly manner.
Whether it's a coach, a player, or a staff member, you don't need to think about anything else at all. You just need to follow the plan, perform your duties, and do your job well.
The same goes for players on the pitch.
Moyes visited the Etihad Stadium and lined up a double midfielder lineup of 4,411, trying to fight through defensive counterattacks.
But the Toffees' tenacity only lasted twenty-four minutes.
Robin van Persie's goal helped Manchester City take the lead in the first half.
In terms of strength, Manchester City has an overwhelming advantage.
In the second half, after changing sides and fighting again, Hazard passed and shot to help Manchester City expand the score.
In the end, Manchester City defeated Everton 3-0 at home and successfully reached the FA Cup final.
This is Manchester City's third trip to Wembley Stadium this season.
The other team that reached the FA Cup final was Chelsea, coached by Di Matteo. They defeated Tottenham Hotspur 5-1 away from home and won full applause.
The Blues showed strong combat effectiveness in the semi-finals and were hailed as the last hope to snipe Manchester City.
The final between the two sides will be held on May 5th at Wembley Stadium in London.
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Three days after playing in the FA Cup semi-finals, Manchester City continued to sit at home and ushered in the first leg of the Champions League semi-finals.
Ferguson's Manchester United encountered difficulties, especially the turmoil of Lars Diarra, which made the Red Devils locker room seem a little uneasy. Despite Ferguson's strong suppression, Lars Diarra's absence still caused a lot of losses to Manchester United.
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Anderson failed to regain his form after being injured, and Fletcher fell ill again, which immediately put Manchester United's midfielder into a situation where no one was available.
In the away game against Manchester City, Ferguson still deployed a four-three-three formation.
The midfield is composed of Carrick holding deep, Sneijder and Cleverley partnering in the midfield.
The front trident is the combination of Park Ji-sung, Rooney and Valencia.
This actually shows their attitude. Manchester United lacks confidence in their defense.
Before the game, both the media and fans generally believed that Manchester City could win.
Gao Shen's tactics were still smooth and stable. He didn't even attack at the beginning, but steadily controlled the midfield, slowly advancing to threaten and harass Manchester United's defensive position.
This is also a characteristic of advanced military use.
Only when you are not as strong as your opponent do you need to use Qi. When you can use your strength to suppress your opponent, all you need to do is win steadily, especially in situations like the Champions League semi-finals.
Despite losing Lass Diarra, Manchester United's defense is still very well organized.
This makes you have to admire Ferguson's unique understanding of football tactics.
Back then, he was able to reach the Champions League final with an old and weak team. Now at least he still has midfield generals like Sneijder and Carrick. No matter how bad Manchester United is, they won't be at the mercy of others.
But the stalemate between the two sides was broken in the 22nd minute.
David Silva took a corner kick and Kompany scored a header.
De Gea reacted quickly and made a side dive to block the ball.
As a result, during the chaos in the penalty area, Suarez grabbed the spot, took a stab, and sent the ball into the Manchester United goal.
One to zero!
If this goal was more about Manchester United's defensive set-piece problem, then in the second half, in the 64th minute, Rakitic's kick followed by a long shot completely exposed Manchester United.
The midfielder's lack of defense protection.
Although Sneijder pursued him all the way, the Dutch midfielder was unable to stop Rakitic from kicking.
Faced with such a long-range shot, De Gea was helpless.
Two to zero!
This score was ultimately maintained until the end of the game.
The whole game was uneventful, more than intense, but not exciting enough.
Both sides were more cautious, and Manchester City especially did not want to give away goals to Manchester United, so they were more prudent tactically, and finally won the opponent steadily with their strength.
As for Manchester United, their overall strength is not as good as that of Manchester City, and their midfield loses power, so it is difficult for them to have a chance to win.
It can be said that this result has been guessed by all parties before the game.
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After the game, Gao Shen and Ferguson attended the post-game press conference.
The two of them basically didn't say anything too radical, and they focused more on the second round.
After all, there is still a battle at Old Trafford, and it is too early to tell the outcome.
Although, from a probability point of view, the possibility of Manchester United making a comeback is very low, but low does not mean there is no possibility.
After the press conference, Ferguson walked into one of the conference rooms at the Etihad Stadium.
This was his old place to drink with Gao Shen after the game, but here today, he didn't see what he had been looking forward to for a long time.
"Where's the wine?"
As soon as Ferguson entered the door, he didn't even say hello. His eyes darted around, but he didn't even notice the presence of alcohol.
"I said, you are getting more and more stingy now. When you win a game, don't you even give me a drink?"
"Also, you used to give me a box before every game. Where is today's one?"
When I heard that tone, I felt so filled with resentment.
"There's no wine, let's drink some water." Gao Shen didn't hesitate. He even unscrewed the bottle cap and took a sip of water.
Ferguson looked at this kid carefully, then sat down directly next to him.
"You asked me to come for a drink, not for a drink of water."
Yes, this old man has a way of saying that if you don't give him a drink, your labor and management will never stop fighting with you.
When Gao Shen heard this, he also had an opinion, "Did I hear that right? You've screwed me up, and you still have the nerve to ask for a drink?"
Ferguson is such a shrewd person. He immediately noticed that the deep resentment was heavier than him. After thinking about it again, he immediately understood the key point.
"Ha, I really didn't mean it at the time. You know, I was just anxious and said it out loud."
After all, it’s still about Schneiderlin.
"Yes, you are anxious and have spoken out. Will I be in trouble now?"
Ferguson also laughed after he understood what was going on.
He lost to Gao Shen on the court, so it would be nice to be able to cheat him off the court.
At least I feel more mentally balanced.
"What's the trouble with you? Isn't the value of players going up now?"
"Do I care about that little money?" Gao Shen asked with a snort.
In the plan discussed by Gao Shen, Su Qing, Lucas and Borrell, the midfielder is crucial.
After being promoted to the Premier League, if you want to avoid relegation, you cannot afford to lose anything in the midfield.
Among the current three main midfielders, it is basically impossible to keep Paulinho.
The Brazilian midfielder has been selected for the national team and has performed very well. Now he has no problem getting a labor certificate. He has attracted the attention of many Premier League teams.
They all play in the Premier League, but Leeds United is a newly promoted team. If they join a mid-to-upper-tier team, the situation will be completely different.
Gao Shen had said before that two of the three main players would be left to send Paulinho away, and Kondogbia could step up, but as a result of Ferguson's trouble, Schneiderlin may also be in trouble.
The French midfielder is also ambitious.
Gao Shen has previously asked Lucas and Borrell to contact Sarri to increase the training of Jorginho and Brozovic. He also asked the team's data department to come up with a report as soon as possible to see if Schneider is lost.
Lin, how much impact will the midfielder have?
These can all be evaluated.
Of course, there is no way to be 100% accurate. After all, many things cannot be measured, such as injuries.
Who can accurately know when a player was injured, how severe the injury was, and how much impact it had on his condition?
There is no way to evaluate this kind of thing.
This is why many teams are afraid of a wave of injuries. This is an accident within an accident.
"To be honest, even if I don't tell you, do you think you can keep me?" Ferguson asked.
Gao Shen was somewhat silent.
"Don't tell me that the whole world doesn't know about your relationship with Leeds United. The White Rose players themselves are eye-catching. They have performed so well in the English Championship and League Cup this season. Do you think the whole world is blind?"
"My scouting team can give me such a detailed report. Guess whether there is something similar like this on the desks of Wenger, Benitez, Di Matteo, Redknapp and others."
share?"
"Do other teams in Europe, especially some that are eager to strengthen, have that on their desks?"
When Ferguson said this, the answer was actually obvious.
"For a Championship team, the price of around 15 million pounds is indeed outrageous. You sold Jonathan Howson for 10 million pounds last year. I guess you were all happy, right?"
At this point, Ferguson couldn't help laughing.
Mark Hughes is his favorite disciple, but the relationship between the two is not particularly good, especially after Mark Hughes coached Manchester City, the two had many fights.
What's more, Leeds United's move against Queens Park Rangers was indeed beautiful.
"Others don't know it, but you definitely know it. Fifteen million pounds is nothing in today's European football world." Ferguson stared at Gao Shen and said.
If Gao Shen says he doesn't know, then there are two possibilities.
Either he was telling lies with his eyes open, or he was too stupid to predict the general trend of this summer's transfer market from the various intelligence and information available at the moment.
Of course Gao Shen knew it, he even knew it a long time ago.
A vigorous and crazy money-burning game is about to begin!
Manchester City has strongly suppressed teams such as Manchester United and Chelsea, which requires the Premier League duo to respond.
Paris Saint-Germain will definitely start the buying spree again. There is news that Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga will also increase investment. In addition to Real Madrid and Barcelona in La Liga, Juventus in Serie A will also start to take action...
In fact, the summer transfers that fans see are often basically planned in February and March.
For example, Liverpool's coaching change is a foregone conclusion, and Rogers will replace Benitez.
Mourinho's return to Chelsea will also be a high probability event.
Furthermore, the war between the four major leagues has also begun.
