Chapter 244: Hold the first championship trophy!

Author: Snow Bird

Chapter 244: Hold the first championship trophy!

On March 8, Wembley Stadium, London, England.

The first champions of the five major leagues this season will be decided here, against Manchester City and Sunderland.

Due to the conflict between the League Cup final and the league, the 29th round of Manchester City's match against Aston Villa was postponed to May 8.

With his own bench depth and excellent luck, Manchester City passed the league cup and finally reached the final.

Although their opponent Sunderland today is just a civilian team, their record in the League Cup this season cannot be underestimated.

Sunderland encountered the Blues Chelsea and Red Devils Manchester United in the knockout stage.

With their outstanding performance at home, they first beat Chelsea, then defeated the Red Devils, and miraculously entered the finals.

If they can beat Manchester City in the final, they will break the team record and win the League Cup for the first time.

Sunderland's last big champion was the FA Cup champion in the 1972-1973 season, more than 40 years have passed since now.

So the whole team was extremely eager to win this trophy.

By chance, so is Manchester City opposite!

“Have you heard the cheers from Wembley Stadium?”

Before the game, in the locker room, Pellegrini gave a rare pre-game mobilization speech.

In Lin Quan's impression, Pellegrini is not a person who is good at speaking.

But today, he said a lot.

"That was the voice of more than 90,000 fans at the scene!"

"Tell me, do you want to win the championship in this English football holy land and enjoy the cheers and applause of the fans?"

The players nodded, although the League Cup championship content was not high.

But no matter how small the mosquitoes are, they are still meat. If they won nothing on other fronts this season, the League Cup trophy will at least bring them some comfort.

Moreover, since they have reached the finals, how could they give up the winner?

"Very good, then go to the field and use your practical actions to prove your desire for the championship!"

Kompany took the lead in reaching out, and the team members reached out.

"Manchester City!"

"Chang Chong!"

...

Stepping on the lawn of Wembley Stadium, Lin Quan took a deep breath and raised his head to look around.

Compared with Manchester City's home court, Etihad Stadium, Wembley Stadium is obviously much larger, and it can accommodate up to 90,000 people to watch the game at the same time.

And this is the new Wembley after the renovation, not the old Wembley that could accommodate 120,000 fans.

The most impressive part of the new Wembley is an arch up to 133 meters high. The total length of the arch is 315 meters. Dozens of steel cables are used to fix the ceilings on both sides of the north and south sides of the Wembley Stadium.

This is different from the Camp Nou that Lin Quan often visited when he was a child. Although Camp Nou is large, it only has a ceiling on one side.

More than half of the areas were exposed to the rain on rainy days, and the experience of watching the game was quite bad.

The huge Wembley Stadium was packed today, and the fans of the two teams and some neutral fans stuffed the stadium.

At first glance, light blue fans representing Manchester City occupy most of the stadium.

After a rough estimate, the number of Manchester City fans who came to the scene was probably more than 50,000.

There are only about 20,000 fans wearing Sunderland yellow jerseys, and the remaining more than 20,000 are neutral fans.

Before the game began, the fans of the two teams had already begun their battle.

The fans of Black Cat Sunderland sang the team song "Im On My Way" on My Way.

Compared with Manchester City's soothing team songs, Black Cat's team songs are obviously more exciting.

The momentum created by more than 20,000 of them singing together in team songs cannot be underestimated!

If Manchester City fans sing team songs at this time, they may not be able to suppress them.

However, Manchester City fans were not fooled at all. More than 50,000 Manchester City fans shouted the players' names, and each person appeared, they shouted.

The Sunderland fans who were singing felt very uncomfortable. Every time they sang a few words, they would be interrupted by the other party.

Moreover, the Manchester City players who were shouting their names in unison by more than 50,000 fans all seemed to have been given a bloody blow and added a BUFF. They looked energetic and high morale.

In contrast, Sunderland players entered the court at the same time, and some opponents next to them called their names to cheer, but they got nothing.

This made them feel a little frustrated, and they felt powerless when they were enemies of the whole world.

Before the game started, the two teams had a difference in morale level.

At about 19:00 pm, the game officially began with the referee's whistle.

After the game started, Manchester City did not be polite to their opponents and directly started a fierce attack.

The two teams just met in the league not long ago. They know each other well and there is nothing to test for.

Today, Manchester City's formation is 433. When attacking, three forward players launched the first wave of attacks. If they fail, three midfielders will launch the second round of attacks.

The two full-backs will assist when attacking, strengthen the number of offensive players and contact points in the frontcourt to control the ball to the greatest extent.

Manchester City’s tactics are not complicated, it is clear that they have to rely on the strength of the lineup to bully people.

Sunderland is just a civilian team, but Manchester City opposite has a lot of stars.

If these stars really let them exert all their strength, Sunderland will definitely be in danger.

Ten minutes before the game, the situation on the court was almost one-sided.

Manchester City completed a four-foot shot around Sunderland's goal within ten minutes, two of which formed a threat.

If their goalkeeper hadn't been brave enough, Sunderland would have been behind.

You can't be passive like this. You will lose if you defend for a long time. Perhaps Manchester City will be able to rewrite the score in the next attack.

Sunderland coach Steve Bruce frowned into the character Sichuan, thinking hard about how to resolve the unfavorable situation on the field.

Passively being beaten is definitely not possible. An effective counterattack must be launched to curb the opponent's attack.

The final is different from the semi-finals, and the final is a winning or losing game.

This kind of game is very accidental, and even weak teams have the possibility of uproar.

So unlike Premier League champions, in the FA Cup and League Cup, many of the winners are small and medium-sized teams.

Sunderland players are so eager for this championship. They have not won the championship trophy for too long.

This desire will greatly stimulate their fighting spirit, and of course it may also increase their pressure and make them unable to let go.

On the other hand, Manchester City still has to compete for the league championship, and the situation of promotion in the Champions League is also very good. They may not devote all their energy to compete for this rather useless trophy.

So as long as you grit your teeth and persevere and withstand this wave of offensive, you may be a little easier to play in the next game.

Thinking of this, Steve shouted loudly at the players on the court, boosting their morale and making them grit their teeth and persevere for a while.

Steve guessed correctly, Manchester City's tactic is to start the attack.

Once they succeed in the attack, they will control the situation on the field to attract the opponent to take the initiative to attack, and then use the speed of the two sides to counterattack the opponent, and use the minimum consumption to win the game.

As long as a strong team can put down their stance and fight back, it will be difficult for the weak team to defeat them.

Manchester City has three games to play in the next few days, namely: the quarterfinals of the FA Cup on March 10, the second round of the Champions League knockout round on March 13, and three more

The 30th round of the Premier League will start on the 15th of the month.

Including this game, they have to play 4 games in a week.

With such intensive games, even Manchester City players can't stand it.

So they have to make a choice. If they can withstand the other party’s three tricks, then Sunderland may not have a chance to win the cup.

After hearing the head coach's call, the Black Cats players also cheered up.

Their defense became more tough and decisive, and the range of movement became larger.

This year is the World Cup year. Sunderland's team has not many international players, but Manchester City are all international players.

This makes Black Cats players feel that there is an opportunity. If they use rough fouls to intimidate the opponent and make the opponent have some concerns when attacking, their offensive power will inevitably be greatly reduced.

They soon began to take action, with Manchester City players, especially frontcourt players, being frequently violated.

The worst foul occurred in the 12th minute of the game. David Silva dribbled the ball and cut inside. Sunderland's defender Badsley rushed up fiercely and kicked him to the ground with one kick.

Manchester City players were very angry and rushed up to argue with Badsley.

Under the protection of his teammates, Badsley looked down on him and sneered:

"This is a game for the brave and cowards. It's not suitable for staying here. If you are afraid of injury, go home and breastfeed the child! Hahaha!"
To be continued...