OBS Chapter 778 A Stronger Test Is Needed
Chapter 778 A Stronger Test Is Needed
Chapter 778 A Stronger Test Is Needed
After playing four rounds of the league, Manchester City will soon go away to play the first game of the UEFA Champions League group stage.
They are going to challenge the Czech giants Pearson away.
Pearson is not a strong team. Although they are very strong in the domestic league, Czech football is not a very strong country in Europe, and the Czech league is also not ranked in Europe.
Therefore, for Manchester City, the only difficulty in this game is the distance.
After the end of the fourth round of the Premier League, they will immediately board a plane and travel thousands of kilometers to the Czech Republic. Between these two games, Manchester City only has three days to prepare.
This is also one of the reasons why Gao Bo made a rotation in the fourth round of the league.
After Manchester City arrived in the Czech Republic, at the pre-match press conference, the reporters will of course pay more attention to the defending champion Manchester City.
"Mr. Gao Bo, what is Manchester City's goal in the Champions League this season?"
A reporter stood up and asked.
"Our defending champion, of course, aims at the final champion!" Gao Bo said bluntly.
For the current Manchester City, there is no possibility of pretending to be a pig and eating a tiger.
It is impossible for an elephant to hide behind a mouse. Now if someone says that Manchester City is poor, it will probably be regarded as a joke.
However, Gao Bo's declaration of championship without any embellishment also caused the reporters present to look at each other in dismay.
"Since the restructuring of the Champions League, no team has ever successfully defended the Champions League. What do you think?" a local reporter asked.
"Of course, the difficulty of the Champions League is indeed very difficult, but it is man-made. We were able to win the Champions League last season, why must we fail this season? I don't believe in any magic spells. All the magic spells are just because of insufficient strength." Gao Bo said.
"Then do you think that Manchester City's strength is enough?"
Gao Bo looked at the reporter, then nodded and said, "I have the best players in the world, and my team is naturally the best team. They can beat any opponent!"
Next, after the reporters asked a few more questions, Gao Bo left the press conference.
Before the start of the game the next day, the media emphasized Gao Bo's "extraordinary self-confidence" when reporting on the game.
"Coach Gao Bo seems to be too confident in his team. Looking at history, we know that there are many strong teams in history, some of which are even more dominant than Manchester City now, but none of them can complete the task of defending the Champions League. The possibility of Manchester City wanting to accomplish this is really too low."
"After many teams succeed, they will become the target of public criticism. All opponents will study their style of play and formulate targeted tactical measures. Moreover, before winning the Champions League, the players' desire for the championship is unparalleled. After winning the Champions League, the players' desire for the championship will inevitably decline."
Many media outlets have expressed similar views.
In fact, what he said was not unreasonable.
After winning the championship, many teams may encounter such a problem, that is, the hunger of the main players decreases.
Football is a sport that requires full devotion and passion. When the team has no passion, no matter how strong they are, they may be defeated by their opponents.
It is impossible to say that Gao Bo is not worried about the team's desire to win.
Before the end of last season, he began to think about this aspect.
In the previous rounds of the Premier League, the team performed very well.But the teams we met in the first four rounds were not strong teams, so we couldn't see anything.
Before the start of this game, when the players returned to the locker room after warming up from the court.
According to the usual practice, Gao Bo conducted the final mobilization on the battlefield before the start of the game.
The players sort out their equipment.
The main players put on their jerseys, put on their sneakers, and tie their shoelaces.
Gao Bo watched the players busy.
When the players were almost finished, Gao Bo waved his hand.
The players also looked over quickly.
Gao Bo looked at this pair of young eyes. These are the players he chose. He believed that these guys never lost their desire for the championship and victory.
"Some people say that after we win the championship, we will be content with the status quo, and will lie on the past credit book and be unwilling to get up." Gao Bo said.
"But I'm not going to believe that because I know you guys so well. Every one of you is my player, every one of you is a fighter!"
"You will not dwell on past honors, nor will you tire of winning!"
Gao Bo stretched out a finger and said.
"Now, please tell me, am I right?"
"right!!!"
The players collectively answered loudly.
Gao Bo's system also does not have a game hunger tester.
So he can only observe from the game.
Although this game was an away game, Manchester City's players soon entered the state.
In the 5th minute of the game, after a few minutes of adapting to the away environment, Manchester City began to try to attack.
After receiving the ball on the right side of the backcourt, David Silva led the ball and turned around, and then dribbled the ball across the half!
Griezmann pulled from the center to the wing, helping David Silva lead the defense of the center.
And when David Silva continued to dribble the ball in the middle, Pearson's players had to shrink in the middle!
In this gap, David Silva passed the ball to the unguarded Griezmann!
A simple dribble forward will make the opponent's defense mess up.
Gao Bo shook his head off the court.
Such an opponent can't test anything.
It is too easy for Manchester City to win against a team like Pearson.
In fact, Manchester City scored a goal in this attack.
Griezmann pushed the ball forward, and when Pearson's defense moved to this side, Griezmann picked the ball to the back!
Sanchez rushed straight to the back point and volleyed with his right foot!
The football flew into the goal without any suspense.
Manchester City opened the scoring for the first time, one to zero!
After scoring a goal, the next thing is simpler.
Manchester City slowly controlled the rhythm of the field, mobilizing Pearson's running through passing the ball.
In the No. 208 minute of the game, Griezmann made a fake shot from the penalty area, and immediately volleyed with his right foot after driving the ball into the penalty area!
The football roared in from the top corner of the goal and hit the net!
Two to zero! !
In the No.703 minute of the second half, David Silva was violated with the ball in the penalty area and fell to the ground. The referee awarded a penalty kick.
Griezmann scored a penalty kick and the score became [-]-[-]!
In the end, Manchester City defeated Pearson [-]-[-] away and won their first victory in the Champions League group stage.
And how strong Manchester City's players desire for the championship may still need to pass the test of a strong team.
(End of this chapter)