Chapter 019 The First Show

At the hotel where Aston Villa stayed, their head coach Martin. O'Neill gathered all the players and coaches. Open the last tactical meeting. At this meeting. It is necessary to clarify the tactics used by the team tomorrow and the countermeasures against the tactics that the other side may use.

This is a meeting directly related to the result of the next day's game. Everyone must take it seriously.

"Manchester City focuses on side attacks, which is their tradition. This is their regular offensive routine. Martin. O'Neill explained Manchester City's tactics to all of you in front of the tactical board.

In the Manchester City team, Wright. Phillips and Petrov are both good at attacking on the sidelines. One left and one right, they can take turns to attack both sides of Aston Villa.

"Wright. Phillips has been in good shape recently. Mark. Hughes will definitely pay attention to the sidelines in tomorrow's game. Martin. O'Neal said, but judging from Manchester City's last two warm-up games, Zhang Yang's cooperation with other Manchester City players is not tacit enough, and most of the time he is fighting alone in the front court. Therefore, although Manchester City is extremely threatening on the sidelines, their tacit cooperation is insufficient, which is our opportunity. There is nothing terrible about him if he cuts off the contact between Zhang Yang and the rest of Manchester City.

Martin. O'Neill is cheering up his players. After all, against Manchester City, Zhang Yang is a name they have to mention.

"Our defense focuses on the sidelines. As long as Manchester City's two sides are not allowed to fight, their attack will not be a threat. Zhang Yang--" Martin. O'Neill nodded his name again, "Isolate him and isolate him from other Manchester City players, and his threat will be much lower."

" Gareth." Martin. O'Neal clicked the back of the team and Gareth, who is also the team's vice captain. Barry's name, "You should focus on taking care of Zhang Yang tomorrow."

Gareth. Barry nodded vibly and was obviously satisfied with Martin. O'Neill's arrangement. Handing Zhang Yang over to him is the coach's trust in him. He knew that Zhang Yang is at its best now, and many media even say that this young man is the best shooter now, but Gareth. Barry doesn't think so. In his opinion, Zhang Yang may indeed be very powerful, but it is not as exaggerated as the media said. He believes that the strength of Zhang Yang is more likely to be speculated by the media. He is very clear about the virtues of the media.

Gareth. Barry has played against Van Nistrui in the Premier League, Henry, and top stars. Although he has never played with Zhang Yang, he is not stingy.

Gareth. Barry became famous at a young age and has always been favored by many football celebrities. However, his current situation is lukewarm. Although he is also an excellent midfielder, he has been far from people's expectations for him. In the England national team, the presence of Lampard and Gerrard also makes Gareth. Barry doesn't seem to have a good day.

And this match with Manchester City is very eye-catching, Gareth. Barry also thought carefully that if he could prevent the publicity, he would definitely become the front page of the major media after the game. It will definitely attract the attention of England head coach Capello, Gareth. Barry has learned in advance that in this game, the head coach of the Three Lions Capello will go to the Villa Park players to watch the game. This is Gareth. It's a good opportunity for Barry to increase his position in Capello's heart.

Gareth. Barry has a strong desire to fight and wants to kill Zhang Yang on his own.

However, his head coach, Martin. O'Neill obviously saw it more thoroughly and knew that it was an extremely difficult task, so he was arranging Gareth. After Barry's mission, Martin. O'Neill said to Sidwell, who had just transferred from Chelsea to Aston Villa, "Steve, your task is also very difficult in this game. Pay attention to the defense of the two sides. At the same time, you should defend Gareth according to the situation."

Sidville clicked on him to show that he knew.

Obviously, Martin. O'Neal knows more about Zhang Yang's strength than his players. He adopted the double-back tactic to limit Manchester City's attack line, especially Zhang Yang.

Seeing that the head coach arranged Sidwell to help himself, Gareth. Although Barry was a little unconvinced, he didn't say anything. He is twenty-seven years old. He is the golden age of a midfielder and is relatively mature. At this time, he will naturally not say, 'I don't need other people's help, I'll handle it alone'. It's better to hold it and go to the court. Have a good performance.

"Stabilize the defense first. Then wait for the opportunity to fight back. Manchester City is used to fighting back against others, but they are not good at dealing with other people's defensive counterattacks. At the beginning of the game, Manchester City will habitually sleepwalk, which means that we have to work hard as soon as we start the game, which is a good opportunity for us to score goals. Try to seize the opportunity and strive to score quickly. Martin. O'Neill said, "Manchester City is not a team that is good at hard battles. As long as we take the first goal and continue to put pressure on it, then this game will be won."

After explaining the tactics, Martin. O'Neill announced the starting list for tomorrow's game.

The goalkeeper's position is the U.S. national goalkeeper Fridel; the defense line is lined up, Luke Young and Cudis. Davis, Lawerson, Shawley; in the midfield position, Stillian. Petrov, Sidville, Gareth. Barry, Ashley. Yang; On the front line is the partner of Abanglaho and Karu.

This is the current Martin. O'Neal can come up with the strongest lineup.

It can be seen. How much he attaches importance to this game.

Originally, Manchester City was really not eye-catching among the 20 teams in the Premier League. Even after they have Arab dads, people only pay attention to the lace news of this 'start' team.

However, after their real investment of more than 70 million pounds, they have become a team that can be compared with Manchester United and Chelsea.

Now that the first game of the new season is about to begin, the media will naturally pay more attention to it.

Can Zhang Yang adapt to the Premier League?

Can Zhang Yang score goals in the first game to continue the momentum of the young man's debut goal?

How many goals will be scored in the first game?

Will Manchester City win? What will be the result of their gambling strategy?

These issues are the most discussed by the media. Most of the media are optimistic about Zhang Yang. After all, Zhang Yang now has an absolute right to make people have confidence in him. In the three seasons since his debut, two Ligue 1 golden boots have broken the Ligue 1 goal record in a row, two consecutive Champions League golden boots, breaking the Champions League entry record. The ball record and the Serie A golden boots that broke the Serie A goal record have made Zhang Yang very popular. People are very optimistic about this young man.

"... Twenty-two-year-old Chinese Zhang no longer needs to prove anything. Although he has just reached the age of 22, this young man is already the most powerful striker in the world. What he wants to do now is to dedicate a goal play for the fans and listen to the palm of the fans. "Sound." This is a commentary from the Manchester Guardian, a local media in Manchester. Interestingly, when AC Milan and Manchester United played against each other last season, this media was the first to attack Zhang Yang. Now, Zhang Yang has transferred to Manchester, and the Manchester Guardian has immediately become Zhang Yang's most solid supporter. Nothing else, Zhang Yang is now the favorite of Manchester City fans. As long as he praises Zhang Yang, Manchester City fans will love to listen.

The media generally support Zhang Yang, and even the always cautious Times said that Zhang Yang's future in the Premier League is bright.

There are also doubts about Zhang Yang. Of course, they will not say that Zhang Yang's ability is not good. Zhang Yang's strength is obvious there, and they can't turn a blind eye to it. These questions mainly focus on whether Zhang Yang can adapt to the style and rhythm of the Premier League. They also gave several examples. There were many Serie A golden boots coming to the Premier League before. The most recent examples are Crespo and Shepchenko, who are also absolute superstars. However, look at their performance in the Premier League. If Crespo's performance is not satisfactory, it is also from AC Milan. Shepchenko, who transferred to the Premier League, the former winner of the European Golden Globes, has become the spokesperson of the largest brand in the history of the Premier League.

Therefore, these media said that we doubt Zhang Yang, not to question his ability, but to worry about his adaptability. The beach ** in the Apennine Peninsula tastes different from the sexy hot girls in England. It may be unconvinced.

In this game, Manchester City has formed the strongest team they can send. Although Manchester City is away from home in this game, the pressure of Manchester City is greater than their opponents. Many teams are staring at this game. The sudden growth of Manchester City makes them vigilant. In this game, if Manchester City performs badly, they will be a little relieved. There are only a few places in the Champions League and the League Cup. If there is one more team to share the cake, some people will be hungry.

Aston Villa's home court, Villa Park Stadium is also full today. The game has not yet begun, and the whole stadium is already like a boiling volcano.

Players from both sides are about to enter the field, and the list of starting players from both sides also appears on the big screen of the stadium.

"Let's take a look at Manchester City's starting lineup today. The goalkeeper will be Joe. Hart, the two central defenders are Richard. Dunn and Compani, the left-back is Javier. Javierdo, right-back Richards.

"In the midfield position, Modric and Martin, who have just joined Manchester City. Petrov, Elano and Zabaleta started... The two strikers are Wright. Phillips and Zhang Yang. This is the debut of four players, Zhang Yang and Modric, Sabaleta and Compani, in Manchester City..."

"In terms of Aston Villa, the goalkeeper will be Friedel, and the two central defenders are Kudis. Davis and Danes Raulson, the left-back is Shore, who transferred from Porto, and the right-back is Luke. Yang, the back position is Gareth. Barry, Ashley. Yang still appeared in the left-back position, and Sidwell and Petrov, who had just completed the transfer in the summer, appeared in the starting position. The forward partners are the partners of Abonlaho and Karu..."

"Well, two Bulgarians and two Petrov appeared in the two teams."

"Edie, what do you think of this game?" After introducing the starting list of both sides, Reinkel asked his commentary partner Eddie Gray.

Mark. Hughes sent the strongest team he could send. Wright-Phillips will appear in the winger position in this game. His task is to use his own speed to tear apart Aston Villa's defense, to spread the ball and share the pressure. Petrov must have the same task, and Modric and Elano's The task is to deliver shells to Zhang Yang!" Eddie Gray said, "Obviously, Mark. Hughes has already made clear the team's tactical positioning, that is, everything revolves around Zhang Yang as the core. This is Zhang Yang's debut in Manchester City and the Premier League, which is also the biggest attraction of this game. His performance is worthy of attention.

"But. Judging from the warm-up situation before the season, there is not enough tacit understanding between Zhang Yang and his teammates, which is also the problem that Manchester City needs to solve most now. Reinkel expressed a cautious view.

"Haha, let's wait and see." Eddie Gray said with a smile that he looked confident in Zhang Yang. This makes Reinkel a little strange.

"Edie, are you a fan of publicity? I've never heard you say this." Reinkel asked.

"That's because Zhang Yang didn't come to the Premier League before." Eddie Gray said happily, "I've been paying attention to this young man for a season or two, and I know that his future is in the Premier League, and it's true."

Reinkel looked at his old partner's saliva flying there, and despised it in his heart. He didn't bring this kind of thing. Of course, he didn't know the word 'afterthought', but that's what it means.

Because CCTV was not willing to spend money to buy the broadcasting rights of the Premier League, it was not able to broadcast the game.

However, before the game, after confirming that Zhang Yang will make his debut in the match with Aston Villa, CCTV, which has always been stingy, has found ESPN, which has the exclusive broadcasting rights of the Premier League this season, and negotiated to buy the broadcast of the Manchester City VS Aston Villa match, but ESPN returned in one bite. They really don't like CCTV's offer. They really don't like that little money. Now my buddy is an exclusive broadcast with unique conditions. There is no need to waste the opportunity to develop the market for such a small amount of money.

The stingy and short-sighted CCTV finally suffered a big loss. Watching the national fans screaming and waiting to watch the Premier League game, you can imagine how vast the market behind this is. Even some enterprises that have cooperated with CCTV for many years have found CCTV and proposed that if CCTV has no money, their enterprises can inject capital, as long as they can broadcast the Premier League game live, they can broadcast live. Just play the game. However, at this time, there is nothing CCTV can do, and the broadcasting rights of the Premier League have long been sold. CCTV can only swallow the bitter fruit.

It is worth mentioning that the sales of computers across the country have increased significantly. According to a media survey, fans have to improve their equipment in order to see the live broadcast of ESPN on the Internet.

Therefore, fans in mainland China can only watch this game through local TV stations that have purchased the broadcasting rights, while local TV stations in their provinces and cities do not have the broadcasting rights, so fans have to watch the game through online live broadcast.

This is a pain for some old fans. They don't know how to play with computers at all, and many fans don't have computers. In the end, they really want to watch football so much that they can only go to the Internet cafe... This also causes many middle-aged uncles and even old men in the Internet cafe to stay up all night in some Internet cafes.

In the player channel of Villa Park, Manchester City's starting forward partners, Zhang Yang and Wright. Phillips is talking about something.

The relationship between Zhang Yang and Wright-Phillips is very good. On the first day Zhang Yang came to the team, the two became friends. At that time, Zhang Yang took the initiative to find Wright-Phillips and said, "Wright, I'm your fan."

This sentence surprised Wright-Phillips. He said that there is no need to flatter himself like this. If you want to flatter yourself, it's right to flatter yourself.

Zhang Yang looked at Wright. Phillips' puzzled expression explained with a smile. In the 2000 season, Zhang Yang was still a fan. He saw a documentary in China, which was about Sun Jihai's performance in the Premier League's debut season. In one of the games, Sun Jihai passed a high-quality pass in his backcourt, Wright. Phillips hit the horse and scored a wonderful goal here.

Zhang Yang was very impressed with Wright-Phillips at that time. No one expected that the two would become teammates one day.

Wright Phillips was also very happy to hear Zhang Yang talk about the game. He saw that Zhang Yang was not talking nonsense. This was true, which made this person very proud and had a good impression of Zhang Yang. This was originally a chatter, coupled with Sun Jihai's help, and he soon became a friend.

The lens was given to Zhang Yang and Wright. After the scene of Phillips chatting, he gave the shot of the bench of the Manchester City team on the side of the court. Bulgarian striker Boninoff sat there with a depressed face. He thought he could start, but he didn't expect that the head coach finally chose Wright. Phillips.

This makes Bodinove more pessimistic about his future in Manchester City.

In this game, Mark Hughes's tactics are very clear, that is, only Zhang Yang has a striker, and even Wright Phillips serves Zhang Yang!

This is also Mark Hughes' first official attempt at his tactics, and it is also an important game to show whether he can really convince and trust Manchester City's teammates. Many people are paying attention to his performance in this game.

PS: The first update.