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Chapter 172 The helplessness of the international competition day

Chapter 172 The helplessness of the international competition day

The game against Reading is over, and it's time for the monthly international match day.

Manchester City's record is excellent, the players naturally receive better attention, and the probability of being noticed by national teams is higher.

Therefore, many Manchester City players have been called up by the national team: Shevchenko was selected for the Ukrainian national team, Heinze was selected for the Argentine national team, Isaacson and Ljungberg were selected for the Swedish national team...

On the international match day, the club naturally has no right to keep people, so they can only let them go.

"The team's performance is good, and everyone has been selected for the national team. Why do I feel uncomfortable." Looking at the empty training ground, Jim Cassell spread his hands and said helplessly.

In the training field, there are only a few people left in the first team, Bianchi, Pedro, Fellaini, Elano and others, with a few substitute players, are conducting simple training.

Joel Luka is also there, but he took a leave of absence due to an injury, so he was allowed by the national team to stay in the club to recuperate.

"It's like you worked so hard to raise your daughter, but someone took her away immediately." Duncan looked back at the training ground and spread his hands.

These players have played well in the club, but then they have to be picked by the national team. The club will definitely have opinions.

It's just that the club has no right to keep people, so it can only worry frequently.

Kaka played in the World Cup with an injury and missed half a season of club competitions, which indirectly affected his career.

Of course, Duncan is not worried about the physical fitness of the players, but only worried about the inevitable ups and downs of the players after the long-distance flight.

Most of Manchester City's players are of European nationality. Because of the European Cup this summer, a large number of European players have been recruited.

"The good news is that most of our team are European players, and the flight distance of these European players is not too long." Andy Cole said.

He is now a player and an assistant coach. It takes a process to change his position, so sometimes when he speaks, his position is a bit confusing.

In fact, not only that, the friendly matches between Argentina and Brazil were all held in Europe, which is to observe the players while maintaining the players' condition.

"That's right," Duncan shrugged. "The only thing I don't know is why the Chinese team doesn't participate in the European Cup, but why does Sun Jihai fly halfway around the world to sit on the bench for 90 minutes?"

This year's major event is the Olympic Games. Sun Jihai is not an Olympic-age player, and he certainly cannot be one of the three over-age players. He is not a young player, and he does not need the number of appearances for the national team.I really don't know why the Football Association called him up.

"Maybe the sun (the sun) is going to the east to watch the sunrise?" Jim Cassell said.

"This joke is not funny."

Depression belongs to depression, but there are still corresponding coping factors.

Fortunately, the next game, the UEFA Cup against Fiorentina, shouldn't be too much pressure.

Because the media has reported that Prandelli only brought 15 people to Manchester, and they were all rotation players, substitute players and a few second-team teenagers.As for the main players such as Mutu and Osvaldo, they were all left in Florence.

In the Fiorentina team, there are also a considerable number of international players from various countries. The national team competition is also a big test for Fiorentina's slightly weak lineup.

Of course, the fear of Elano and Heinze's two "villains" shoveling players again is also an important factor for Prandelli to consider.

At Manchester City's home court, Prandelli didn't expect the referee to give him any extra help.

Of course, the only thing that surprised Prandelli was Elano and Heinze, neither of whom started.

Prandelli wanted to vomit blood.

I gave up leading the main force because of these two people, but neither of them played.

It really feels like digging a trap and falling into a rock.

Like Prandelli, Duncan also hid most of the main players in this game, leaving only some substitute players and young players.

There are even three young players who represent the first team for the first time.

The final result is good. When the strength of both sides is evenly matched, the quality of will becomes the factor that determines the outcome of the game.

Of course, there is also Duncan's five-element array.

Manchester City defeated Fiorentina 2:1, with a total score of 5:1 in the two rounds, and advanced to the quarter-finals of the UEFA Cup with their heads held high.

Pedro scored two goals, his speed and determination, as well as hard work, deserved these two goals.

After more than two months of training, Pedro has undergone great changes in both confidence and on-court performance, and he has gradually matured.

At least the training of the first team, especially the second game against Sporting Lisbon, is a very effective help for Pedro's growth.

In his heart, Pedro felt very appreciative of his decision to transfer to Manchester City.If you are still struggling in Barcelona, ​​you can only polish it in the limited playing time.Moreover, during the winter break, Barcelona introduced Villa, whose positional characteristics are very similar to Pedro, and Pedro's chances to play will definitely be less.

This makes Pedro a little fortunate that he was able to transfer to Manchester City.

Of course, Villa's early transfer to Barcelona was also the domino effect triggered by Duncan's purchase of Silva.

The same is true of Mata's transfer to Chelsea, but Mata is still a bit immature now, and there are not many opportunities to play in Chelsea.

With the advent of the prosperous Premier League, the Premier League has gradually become the world's first league.In the summer window of last season, among the top [-] clubs in the world in transfer fee spending, the Premier League dominated the top seven.

And Duncan clearly knows that in the next ten years, the purchasing power of Premier League teams will continue to expand, gradually leaving other leagues behind.Even mid-range teams have the ability to spend a lot of money.

Well, before the rise of the Chinese Super League club patrons.

Correspondingly, more and more players from other countries have begun to enter the Premier League.

Duncan bought two players from Spain during the winter break, while Tottenham hired a Spanish head coach from Seville, Spain.

Juande Ramos.

Ramos took office, in fact, thanks to Manchester City.If it hadn't been for Manchester City's victory over Tottenham in the first half of the season, their former head coach Yue'er would not have dismissed get out of class.

Ramos will not take office either.

The Spanish coach has achieved remarkable results. In the League Cup final last month, through reasonable tactical adjustments, he defeated Chelsea 2:1, winning a trophy for Tottenham and qualifying for the UEFA Cup next year.

Tottenham is Manchester City's next opponent!

Similar to Reading's coach Koper, Juande Ramos is also a very tactical person.

If the Spaniard engages in tactics, he always has a way, just like Benitez.

But unlike Koper, Ramos is confident in his tactics.

After all, he defeated Chelsea in the League Cup final through tactics.

Knowing that against Manchester City, Ramos started research early.

In the head coach's office at Tottenham's training ground, the lights were on again.

The old man who was on vigil at night would always hear occasional howls from the office building.

Well, many more brain cells died.

(End of this chapter)