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Chapter 64 What to Win?
"What does Manchester City win? "

"Both the captain and the main shooter sit on the bench? "

"The Perverse Action of a Stubborn Head Coach! "

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The next day's report, whether it was Duncan Hei or Duncan Honey, expressed their views on Duncan's practice of putting the two on the bench.

In particular, Jonny, who has been quiet for many days, is accompanied by a captured shot of Manchester City's internal strife and a shot of Duncan standing on the sidelines.Johnny believes that Duncan has lost control of the locker room, his honeymoon period is over, and Manchester City's ten-game winning streak has come to an end.As for Duncan, that kind of tactic with only four people shining brightly can only win by surprise for a while, and the scattered tactics of the whole team will inevitably lead to Duncan's failure!

Jonny even found the best excuse for Duncan's failure.

Duncan Hei is criticism, while Duncan Honey is regret.

There is only one focus of their attention: how can Manchester City win without these two people?
Judging from the recent performance, the importance of these two people to Manchester City is self-evident: Barton is the hub of the team's offensive and defensive transition, and his bravery is the spiritual symbol of Manchester City; Samaras participated in the ten-game winning streak More than 80% of the goals scored, such a result is indispensable.

It is precisely because of this thought that Samaras and Patton became so confident.

They may not have the intention of being a "ball bully" themselves, but they think that their importance to the club is unparalleled.

For a short-soldier major general, the head coach will not be so strict, right?
But they thought it was wrong. This time, Duncan's attitude was very firm: since there was a fight in training, then don't play!
Yes, although Duncan put them on the 18-man list, he also informed them that they will not start this game.Their task is to sit on the bench for 90 minutes and watch the performances of their teammates.

In this game, Manchester City's opponent is Everton.Since Moyes took charge of Everton in the 02-03 season, Everton has jumped from a team that has been relegated every year to a team in the middle of the league that can threaten European qualifications.It is Moyes' style to spend a small amount of money to do big things and bring out the best in players.Everton has a stable performance this season and has been ranked in the top six. Even when facing the Premier League BIG4, Everton is rarely at a disadvantage.The central axis led by Cahill and Arteta has become a guarantee for Everton's stable performance.

Manchester City changed several places in this game. The defense Dunn and Sun Jihai returned, the midfielder Reina replaced Button, and the forward Ismail Miller got another starting opportunity after nine games.

After the start of the game, after preliminary trials, Everton quickly took advantage of the field. Commander Arteta sat in the midfielder, intercepted in place, and made a long pass accurately. The left and right wings then sent you and Simon Davis at an extremely fast speed. , Excellent dribbling, able to provide enough shells for Cahill and Andrew Johnson in the middle.

In terms of style, Everton is actually very similar to Manchester City.As a civilian team, Everton was first based on defense, and then organized by Altera on offense. The two sides took turns to attack and hit the ball into the penalty area.This style of play not only absorbs the reality that today's football tactics are based on defense, but also is simple and rough and effective. Three or four players can complete a clean attack.

For a while, Richards and Dunn became the most photogenic people in Manchester City.Having been called up to the national team for his recent string of outstanding performances, Richards looked delighted, with a high defensive success rate.Now that he has been selected for the national team, Richards must want to go one step further and take the position of the main central defender of the national team.

The eye-catching back line contrasts the weakness of the forward line and the mid-to-long line.Except for a long shot, Reina's ability is obviously not enough in such a game.Arteta grabbed the football from his feet many times and then organized the attack on the spot, putting a lot of pressure on Manchester City's defense.

Ismail Miller learned the lesson of being replaced midway by the coach in the last game.In this game, he learned from the pain and resolutely refrained from doing the messy work of holding the ball and controlling the ball. When receiving the ball, he always looked for his striker partner Vassell as soon as possible.Poor Vassell is originally a dexterous striker, his advantage lies in grabbing points and running positions.Ismael Miller passed the ball so eagerly that Vassell was exposed naked to the caressing centre-back.Vassell, who did not have obvious dribbling and physical advantages, conceded goals frequently.

Manchester City's offense is obviously a mess.

Judging from the TV screen, Manchester City's frontcourt offensive was far less smooth and gorgeous than the previous few games, but was restrained everywhere.

In the 16th minute of the first half, Manchester City's attack was fruitless.Vassell's clumsy feint performance did not fool the defense, but Lescott cleverly intercepted the ball and threw him to the ground.

The camera showed Vassell lying on the ground, and the Manchester City striker was full of helplessness.

The director obviously knew the game very well, and immediately turned the camera to the bench, to Button and Samaras.Samaras and Button, who cooperated with Vassell tacitly, did not play, making Vassell look alone.Another striker, Ismail Miller, is always out of tactics.

However, Button and Samaras, who were sitting next to each other, did not show any abnormalities. Like other teammates, the two had solemn expressions, worried about the team's situation on the field.Both of them were watching the game intently, and the camera lens turned on their faces several times, and it was only at the blog that they had no choice but to turn the camera back to the field.

As soon as the camera turned away, Patton and Samaras' straight backs suddenly collapsed.His expressions were no longer so serious, they were all in a waned mood.

Quarreling on the field of players is like white-collar workers having disagreements at work because of disagreements, and no one is absolutely right or wrong.In fact, after the vice-captain Sinclair came forward to act as a peacemaker that night and invited the two to have a meal together, at least on the surface, the two were no longer so tit-for-tat.

And because of the fight, Duncan threw them on the coaching bench together. At this time, the two felt a little bit like brothers and sisters.

Noticing the same reaction from the people around him, Barton said, "Did the boss talk to you?"

"No, the boss hasn't said a word to me since that day. What about you?" Samaras asked back.Although they reconciled, the two were still a little embarrassed when speaking.

"No!" Barton shrugged.

After saying this, the two felt that this topic was not good to continue, and they fell silent at the same time.

Both of them were thinking about Duncan's intention of not talking to them.

"You said, is it possible that he can win without us playing?" Samaras said after a moment of silence.As a player who was single-handedly promoted after Duncan came to power, Samaras has no doubts in Duncan's coaching ability.

"Impossible, right? Everton's backcourt players are all at the quasi-national team level, so they're not that easy to deal with." Barton doubted that Everton conceded the third fewest goals this season, which shows that they still have a good defense .

"The boss said that he wants to qualify for the UEFA Cup, so naturally it is impossible to miss a game. Wow, Everton's chance..." Samara paused.I saw Simon Davis breaking through Sun Jihai. While his team's striker was attracting the attention of the city's defense, Simon Davis chose to pass back from the side.

Cahill, who was unmarked, followed up with a shot, and the football flew out of the baseline against the crossbar.

"...It's dangerous. What did you say just now? Oh, the boss wants to win. Then he must send a lineup that he thinks can win. He didn't let the two of us start. He must have a certain victory in his heart Grasp it!" Samaras was a little uneasy in his words.

"I don't think so." Barton shook his head, put his head closer, and said in a low voice, "I think the boss is a strict and disciplined head coach. Hey, look at this ball, a long shot! ——Oh, it flew! "Barton waved his fist angrily. He didn't know whether he was dissatisfied with Mido's wasted long shot, or he was impressed by the wonderful performance of the Everton goalkeeper. Cordela's punishment into the reserve team shows that the boss is a head coach with discipline above everything else. Isn't he just to punish us by putting us on the bench?" As a person who often violates the rules, the discipline of the head coach of the Button team Requirements are very sensitive.

(End of this chapter)