Today's Etihad Stadium is still a hot market. Many people say that the Arabs have brought many fans to Manchester City, but this is not the case. This century-old club in the city has the largest number of fans in Manchester, even if it was once a low-level club. The collapse of the league still does not affect the enthusiasm of Manchester City fans.
Manchester City's substantial signings in the past two seasons have given Blue Moon fans more expectations.
In the past, it was very lucky to get a spot in the Europa League; now their goal is the Premier League championship and the Champions League championship. It feels so good to suddenly become rich.
At this time, there was still more than an hour before the start of the game, and the Etihad Stadium was almost full. Many fans who had not bought tickets held signs outside the stadium and asked for tickets with huge sums of money.
At this time, in the Etihad player tunnel, players from both teams came on stage to warm up.
The person in the Monaco team who has the best relationship with Manchester City is Sun Jihai. After all, he is a famous star of Manchester City - he can definitely be called that.
Sun Jihai was all smiles as he hugged his old teammates one by one and greeted his former coaches in front of the home team's coaching bench.
And the moment Sun Jihai entered the stadium, the entire stadium burst into thunderous applause!
"SUN!"
"SUN!"
"SUN!"
The Chinese sun shines on Ittihad!
Sun Jihai waved to the fans in the stands to express his gratitude.
In the former Manchester City team, Sun Jihai was not the smartest or the best player, but he was definitely the most diligent and hardworking, bar none.
Moreover, he is capable of playing every position in the midfield and backfield, and even played as a winger.
Even though Manchester City is now rich and its stars are more famous, Sun Jihai, who once helped Manchester City get out of the second tier league and led Manchester City to miraculously qualify for the Europa League, is still the most lovable hero in the eyes of Manchester City fans.
When Manchester City decided not to renew Sun Jihai's contract in the summer of 2008, fans held a small demonstration in front of the club's office building to protest against the club's release of Sun Jihai.
Looking at Sun Jihai on the side of the court, Wang Chuhe, who was training on the court, patted Dong Fangzhuo: "Brother Dong, if we have the opportunity to go to Old Trafford, can you get this treatment?"
"I..." Dong Fangzhuo "I"ed for a long time, but he didn't come up with a reason.
"If the boss is always in Monaco, I will always follow him; if the boss is gone and Manchester United still wants me, then I will go back. Although I don't have the status of Brother Hai in Manchester City now, I believe that one day I will be able to play for Manchester United One world!"
Dong Fangzhuo murmured.
In fact, in Dong Fangzhuo's heart, his love for Manchester United will always be there. Being able to return to Manchester United and compete in the Premier League with his former teammates is what Dong Fangzhuo dreams of.
So when Wenger extended an olive branch to him, he rejected the professor on the two grounds that he still needed to train in Monaco and did not want to join a rival of Manchester United.
If it had been Ferguson who offered him an invitation this summer, the result might have been different...
Dong Fangzhuo's mind was filled with random thoughts and he shook his head vigorously.
Don't think so much, no matter which team I am on, Manchester City is my mortal enemy in the same city, and I must fuck them today!
The players all came on the field and Yun Sheng also walked out of the tunnel. He saw Manchester City coach Hughes next to him and took the initiative to shake hands with Hughes. However, Hughes touched Yun Sheng's finger very coldly and turned away. .
This made Yun Sheng very dissatisfied!
No wonder the performance of Manchester City is so poor. With your quality and mentality, can your coaching level be good?
Yunsheng knows that Hughes is in a bad mood now. The team has suffered a consecutive winless season in the league and only scored one point in the Champions League. Now he is on the verge of dismissal. After the Arabs came to Manchester City, they brought a lot of money, top players and championship hopes to Manchester City, but these were a double-edged sword for Hughes.
Now, Hughes is like a child who has been given a magic weapon. It is difficult to lift the weapon, let alone go into battle to kill the enemy.
The common man is not guilty of the crime, but he does not have enough ability to sit as the coach of such an ambitious Manchester City team. This is torture for Manchester City and Hughes.
Yun Sheng snorted secretly, in this case, I will give you another defeat and let you completely sever your relationship with Manchester City!
Before the game begins, the players return to the locker room and prepare to take the field.
In the home team's locker room, Hughes looked a little ferocious. He was already too nervous: "I have only one request for you in this game, which is that you must win! You must use your personal skills to tear apart Monaco's defense! Their defense What are the players? The old guard that Manchester City does not want, the fake genius that Arsenal abandons, the left back that Manchester United kicks away, and the old midfielder that Chelsea does not want. Such a team of losers is definitely not your opponent! Opening! Just press out and use crazy attacks to completely crush their hopes!"
But at this time in the visiting team's locker room, Yun Sheng was calm.
"Guys, this game may be the most difficult game in the Champions League group stage. Facing the strongest opponent in the group stage away from home, this game is not easy to play. In the past few days of training, you are already very familiar with Manchester City's style of play. Yeah, their fast break is very good, definitely the top in the Premier League. However, their defense is not that good. Although they have bought a lot of top defensive players, these people have not been able to work together for a long time and their cooperation is not tacit enough. We must There will be opportunities.”
"So in this game, I ask you to defend firmly and wait for opportunities to counterattack! The offensive efficiency will determine the final outcome of the two teams in this game. Many of you have played in the Premier League before. For the fast pace of the Premier League, The playing style is very familiar. In this game, I hope you can regain the feeling of the past and find the feeling of fast attack!"
"Hildebrand, you must command the defense line well today. I ask Heinze and Sun Jihai to rush forward boldly during the counterattack, so that the danger to the defense line will be greater. When the time comes, you must lead the defense line to defend to the death. Absolutely There can be no mistakes! Makelele and Flamini will also drop back appropriately to help defend."
"The most important offensive point in this game is your three forwards. Gudjohnsen, Saviola, and Dong Fangzhuo. You three are all players with good speed and dribbling. You are most suitable for this type of play. , I hope you can seize the opportunity to counterattack and strive to score goals as soon as possible. As long as we lead the score, this game is basically stable. Manchester City will play more and more urgently, and we will have more and more opportunities."
"Guys, we have to win this game and win three consecutive victories in the Champions League! As long as we get nine points, we will basically be sure to qualify for the group stage, and the subsequent games will be better!"
"Come on! Win Manchester City!"
