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Chapter 13 The first scene

The Premier League in the 2006-2007 season is definitely the most competitive Premier League ever.

Although Mourinho's Chelsea is not strong in the European war, it has won two consecutive Premier League championship trophies.In this year's Premier League, Chelsea is still invincible, with few opponents.

On the other hand, Ferguson is experiencing the longest three-year crownless period since he coached Manchester United.So Vidic and Nani were bought this season just to fight Chelsea.

In the standings, Manchester United is now only one point ahead of Chelsea.

Of course, this has nothing to do with Duncan.Duncan is sitting at the table in his small apartment, eating the delicious milk and bread of the morning, and reading today's newspaper.

There is no impenetrable wall, and the news that the big-name star Cordilla was put into the reserve team was quickly known by the media after being revealed by someone with a heart.

"The new official took office, the acting head coach said "no" to the big names"

"Manchester City conflicts intensify, Cordella threatens to transfer"

"New team rules cause players to panic: Will I be the next one?" "

All kinds of news media gave full play to the potential of their paparazzi and revised what happened on the training ground yesterday into various versions.If I hadn't experienced it personally, I would have thought that Duncan and Cordilla had fought directly the first day.

But the good news is that club chairman Ward gave Duncan enough trust and expressed his support for Duncan.

Another piece of good news is that in Duncan's formation system, missions appeared again.

Main task: In the next round of the Premier League, defeat Wigan Athletic.Task reward: Two dragons come out of the water formation, and the formation proficiency is upgraded to intermediate level.

Side quest: Find two players who fit the Erlong Chushui formation.Task Reward: Temporarily change an attribute of a player in a certain match.Note: This change is only valid in this game.

"Why is there another formation proficiency?"

Duncan studied the formation system again, and then he called a cheating father in his heart.

Not only does the formation system have levels, but every formation in it also has proficiency settings.

In other words, both the system and the formation can be upgraded.

Compared with the main quest, Duncan is more interested in this side quest.

Clicking on the small circle representing a player will display various physical and mental attributes of the player. Physical attributes include shooting, strength, technique, speed, explosive power, etc., and mental attributes include will, loyalty, stability, etc.

If you can change a certain key attribute of a player, there will definitely be earth-shaking changes.For example, Zlatan Ibrahimovic's technique and shooting are both 90, but his header is 70.If he changes his key header attribute to a full value of 100, then his opponent will face a 360-degree super center with no dead ends!
Of course, such a sky-defying skill can only be used in one game.

That must be carefully considered, good steel is used on the blade!

So on the way to work, Duncan has been thinking about how to maximize the use of this skill under what circumstances.

So when Ferguson's Mercedes-Benz passed by him, Duncan didn't notice either.Ferguson wanted to roll down the window, and talk to Duncan.

But seeing Duncan's concentrating expression, Ferguson thought about it and still didn't stop, so he just drove over.

Entering the training base, Duncan walked to the head coach's office.

He is used to coming to the office half an hour earlier to make plans for the day.

Samaras must be one of the two candidates for the second dragon out of the water formation.

As for the other candidate, Duncan is a bit difficult.

The first team itself has five forwards, which seems to be sufficient, but now it is a bit stretched.

In addition to Samaras, Cordilla and the injured Vassell, only 37-year-old veteran Andy Cole and 19-year-old Ismail Miller can be used.

The old is old, the small is small.

In fact, in terms of fame, Andy Cole is the most famous player in the Manchester City team.He is one of the top scorers in Premier League history.His tally of 187 goals is second only to legendary striker Alan Shearer's 260.In his career, he once won the Premier League Golden Boot and was also selected for the England national team.

But now Andy Cole has only played 10 times this season and scored 2 goals. At the age of 37, how much of his state is left is really a question.

The 19-year-old teenager Ismail Miller is an outstanding youth training product of Manchester City.Ismail Miller is a striker, with a height of 1 meters and a strong body.It is said that after Lante Phillips, the most talented player produced by Manchester City's youth academy.

Samaras' partner, in the end is to choose Andy - Cole, or Ismail - Miller?
Duncan hesitated uncommonly.

The two forwards also have distinct advantages and disadvantages. Andy Cole is rich in experience, but he is too old. Physical fitness and confrontation are problems; Ismael Miller has excellent physical fitness and good speed, but Giving him such an important role so suddenly may make him the next "Samaras".

So with this choice, Duncan was a little hesitant.

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On March 2007, 3, City Stadium, the 3th round of the Premier League, Manchester City played against Wigan Athletic at home.

The team is on the verge of relegation, and fans will naturally pay attention to every game of the team.For this game, the city stadium, which is big enough to accommodate 1000 people, was basically full.

The blue jerseys all over the place dyed the stands the color of the sky.

The fans used their actions to prove that they chose to stand with the club at the most critical moment.

For both sides, this game is a game that cannot afford to lose.

Manchester City are 18th, with Wigan Athletic just one place above them at 17th, so it's a direct conversation between relegation rivals, worth six points.

The points gap between the two teams is only one point, and whoever wins the game will overwhelm the other on the road to relegation.It is even said that with 10 rounds left in the Premier League, the result of this game can even determine the final relegation situation.

In view of this, Sky TV chose this game as the live broadcast of this round.

This is something unexpected for Manchester City. After all, as the largest TV station, Sky TV broadcasts the most matches of Manchester United, Chelsea, Arsenal and other giants, but there are not many live broadcasts for Manchester City.

In addition to the benefits of popularity, there is another point that, as the home team, Manchester City can get a live broadcast share of 50 pounds, which can relieve the club's financial crisis, which is in dire straits.

However, there is motivation and pressure. The first game after taking office was such a critical game. Duncan received more attention and pressure than ever before.

Among other things, there are some fans who are puzzled as to why Cordella and Harman were transferred to the reserve team.In their view, the former head coach Pierce introduced them, but Duncan put them all into the reserve team. This behavior is a blatant denial of Pierce.

Although Pierce has resigned, his prestige among Manchester City fans is still very high.It is said that Duncan squeezed out Diop as the head coach, and Pierce strongly recommended it.Now that Duncan came up, he immediately put the two players introduced during Pierce's tenure into the reserve team. What do people think?I'm afraid "crossing the river and tearing down the bridge" is the best evaluation.

This can be seen from the scene. Before the start of the game, when the players started to warm up, Diop noticed the occasional boos and middle fingers from the fans of the home team, which made him a little uneasy.

In the stands of Manchester City fans, the big slogan "WE-DO-NOT-BELIEVE-YOU!" was flying with the wind.It can be seen that Manchester City fans have a bad impression of Duncan.

In addition, apart from Diop, who seems to be far away from each other, other members of the coaching staff are also dissatisfied with Duncan.

Because when formulating tactics before the game, Duncan made tactical arrangements like "children's play".

"In this game, we played 442, and the two forwards arranged Samaras and Andy Cole. At the same time, these two people are also the core of our offense on the field. After everyone takes the ball, they must give the ball to them. .All the shots can only be done by the two of them!"

"What? Did I hear you right? If you give the ball to these two people, what if they are all caught by the other side?" Assistant coach Jim Cassell frowned.

(End of this chapter)