Glory Greenery

Chapter 436 Manchester Derby: Unspeakable Morale (Two in One)

After the press conference, the relationship between Manchester City's acting head coach Brian Kidd and Manchester United was immediately reported by media reporters.

The assistant coach, who had been successful in both Manchester United and Manchester City, immediately attracted the attention of many fans.

After Mancini was unable to coach due to illness, what should Manchester City do, and how should Brian Kidd direct the team to deal with this important Manchester derby has become the most concerned thing for fans.

The result of this "Master-Apprentice War" will likely affect the Premier League championship this season.

Where will Brian Kidd lead this extremely powerful Manchester City team, and can he be convinced by the players?

All of this will only be known after the start of the Manchester City Stderby on December 12.

In addition to paying attention to the acting head coach Brian Kidd, at the press conference, Mubarak also said that Manchester City is actively looking for someone who can replace Mancini as the head coach.

All of a sudden, scandals between many big-name head coaches and Manchester City began to spread wildly. With the nose and eyes of the major newspapers, it seemed that everyone was likely to enter Manchester City.

Among them, the most widely spread is of course Guardiola who is at home.

After a reporter took pictures of Manchester City's sports director Joey meeting Guardiola, many media concluded that the Spaniard will become Manchester City's new coach after the winter break.

But who would have thought that not long after the news was sent out, Bayern severely slapped the media in the face with a message.

On December 12, Bayern announced on its official website that Bayern had completed the signing work with Guardiola, and Guardiola will become Bayern's new coach in the 8/13 season.

As far as this news is concerned, the ambiguity between Guardiola and Manchester City is self-evident, and then other candidates should come forward as they should.

Among them, Mourinho, who is precarious in Real Madrid's coaching position, has become the most popular candidate for Manchester City's new coach.

In downtown Madrid, in Mourinho's apartment, Mendes hurried in.

"I rarely see you in such a hurry." Seeing Mendes' anxious expression, Mourinho looked indifferent.

"Of course I'm anxious, Florentino has already found your successor."

Mendes wiped the sweat from his brow, Madrid in December is still not too cool.

"Who is it?" Mendes' words did not surprise Mourinho.

After qualifying in the Champions League group stage, he had already anticipated the reaction of Real Madrid. There is no such thing as human touch in a giant like Real Madrid.

"Raieri," Mendes replied.

Mourinho nodded and said, "A good choice."

Mendes: "In fact, it's not just this bad news. Manchester City's attitude towards me suddenly became very perfunctory."

"I am their best choice." Mourinho's tone is very confident.

Mendes sighed: "I think so too, but an old friend told me that the reason why Manchester City alienated you is because of one person."

"Who?" Mourinho asked, but his mind couldn't help but think of a person's shadow.

"Yang Mo." Mendes said his name feebly.

And this name was also expected by Mourinho, "That's right, no one can make Manchester City change except him."

Thinking of this, Mourinho, who has always been calm, had a rare look of helplessness.

"Jose, you are the best choice for Manchester City, and Manchester City is also your best choice now. Whether it is Yang Mo's strength or Manchester City's own strength, you can make a lot of difference. You should not encounter the current situation. situation."

Obviously, Mendes is very dissatisfied with Real Madrid's decision to expel Mourinho and hopes that Mourinho can use Manchester City to prove himself.

Looking deeply at Mourinho, Mendes said: "Sometimes for the future, we have to take the initiative. If you want, I can arrange for you to meet Yang Mo."

When Mourinho heard what Mendes said, anger flashed across his face.

He is a smart man, he knew what Mendes meant, and he must have thought that Yang Mo would reject him because of the transfer four years ago.

Arranging him to meet Yang Mo now is nothing more than to make him bow down to Yang Mo, so as to win the chance to coach Manchester City.

As long as the arrogant Mourinho thinks of that scene, the first word that comes out of his heart is rejection. He is the head coach, how could he bow his head to a player!
But just when Mourinho was about to refuse, Mendes spoke.

"Jose, this is not an apology, nor is it a bow, this is a communication." Mendes' tone was as light as possible, "Yang Mo's current status in Manchester City, no matter who coaches, must be recognized by him. That's what it should be done."

Mendes' words made Mourinho fall into silence, and a struggle flashed in his eyes from time to time.

Moments later, Mourinho spoke.

"This is just an ordinary communication!"

Mourinho's tone was very heavy, as if he was telling Mendes, and he seemed to be explaining to himself. This was the last insistence in his heart.

"That's right, it's just a layer of communication." Thinking of Mansour's usual generosity, Mendes smiled unconsciously.

Just when the outside world is talking about the upcoming Manchester derby, and there is already speculation about the new Manchester City coach, in Manchester City's Carrington base, Manchester City's preparations and training are proceeding step by step.

On the sidelines of the stadium, Manchester City's acting head coach Brian Keane was watching the training of the players on the field while communicating with Pratt, another member of Manchester City's coaching staff.

Thanks to Mancini's painstaking work before, the tactics for this game against Manchester United have actually been formulated.

Although Brian Kidd's coaching ability is average, he can still do it according to Mancini's tactics.

At this time, Brian Kidd is only thinking about tomorrow's game against Manchester United. As for the future head coach of Manchester City, he doesn't care at all.

After a failed coaching career in the past, Brian Kidd understands that he does not have the talent to coach a Premier League team.

And even if he has this ability and ambition, Mansour, who even Mancini doesn't like, will not hand over Manchester City to him.

Therefore, now Brian Kidd just wants to lead Manchester City smoothly through this period without a head coach, don't make any trouble, and then just wait for the new head coach to take over.

Of course, Brian Kidd understands that in order to complete his mission, in addition to continuing the usual tactics left by Mancini, there is one more thing that must be paid attention to.

That is, gaining Yang Mo's trust.

Since Lescott was publicly put on the shelves by Manchester City yesterday, Yang Mo's prestige among Manchester City players has reached its peak for a while.

Yang Mo, who is already superior in strength, also has Silva, Aguero, Ibrahimovic, Kompany, Barry, Rodwell, Nastasic and other players as friends, coupled with the support of the club's top management, it is absolutely The soul of the Manchester City team.

Any head coach who wants to command this Manchester City team must get the approval of Yang Mo, otherwise it will be difficult to do anything.

So after this day's training, Brian Kidd approached Yang Mo on his own initiative.

But waiting for Brian Kidd to express his intentions, Yang Mo had already guessed Brian Kidd's intention and spoke up.

"Coach Kidd, it's not the first day you and I have known each other. Even if you do what you want, I will support your decision in tomorrow's game."

After Yang Mo finished speaking with a smile, he went to the gym for extra training.

Faced with Yang Mo's reaction, Brian Kidd couldn't help feeling warm, thinking that the young man's achievements in Europe were not just due to his skills.

Even though he has powerful power, he never gets lost in it, and never uses means to bully his teammates. It is still hard work and humility day after day.

It is no wonder that so many main players in the first team, even if they are not friends of Yang Mo, are gradually convinced by him. The personality charm displayed by the opponent is indeed worthy of convincing.

When the time comes to December 12th, the much-anticipated Premier League focus battle, Manchester City Stedby is about to begin.

Although this game was played at Old Trafford, according to the schedule, this is Manchester City's home court.

Before the start of the game, Manchester City fans who held season tickets and snapped up tickets in advance poured into Old Trafford one after another, ready to start cheering for Manchester City.

As the owner of this stadium, Manchester United fans are also not to be outdone. They also rely on the means of buying tickets for the party in advance to compete with Manchester City fans in the stands.

The North Stand, covered in deep Manchester City red, accompanied by the cheers of Manchester United fans, looked like a burning flame.

The south stand is completely in bright blue, like raging waves amidst the low-pitched singing of Manchester City fans.

Blue and red, in today's Old Trafford, will stage an exciting song of ice and fire.

One stadium, two teams, evenly matched.

Such a scene can not help but remind people of the Milan Derby in Italy.

With the entry of the two teams, Zhan Jun's voice sounded during the Penguin live broadcast.

"For City, for Brian Kidd, this game is a test."

"Mancini's unexpected retirement from illness has plunged Manchester City into an unprecedented crisis, but at this time it has ushered in the most important opponent, Manchester United led by Ferguson."

"Brian Kidd, the former assistant to Ferguson, how will he perform in this game, let us wait and see."

"Next, let me introduce the starting players of both teams in this game..."

After Zhan Jun introduced the players from both sides, the pre-match ceremony ended quickly, and the players of the two teams also took positions on the field.

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After the referee blew his whistle, the game officially started.

In this game, Manchester City took the lead, Ibrahimovic dialed the ball, Aguero passed back to Silva, and Silva sorted out Manchester City's first attack.

Faced with Rooney's rushing up to press, Silva handed the ball to Yang Mo without accident.

As always, relying on Yang Mo to open up the situation.

This time, although Yang Mo's breakthrough was still sharp, but when he cut in to attract the attention of Manchester United defenders to cross, his teammates did not grasp his opportunity.

Then the offense and defense switched, and when it was Manchester United's turn to attack, Manchester City's defense seemed a little careless, and they were almost shot by Van Persie.

And when it was Manchester City's turn to attack again, this time before the midfielder passed the ball, it was intercepted by Manchester United in the midfield.

Next, Manchester United's several attacks have caused a lot of threats to Manchester City, but on the contrary, Manchester City's offense seems to be almost meaningless.

In the VIP stands at Old Trafford, Mourinho and Mendes were also watching the game.

Just to prevent everyone from finding out, they were wearing hats and scarves, and they were dressed quite strictly. After all, he is still the head coach of Real Madrid.

"Jose, what do you think of this game?"

Mourinho shook his head and said: "I am not optimistic about Manchester City."

"But Manchester City has Yang Mo." Mendes emphasized.

"No matter how strong Yang Mo is, he is only one person. Mancini's illness has dealt a blow to Manchester City's morale, and their opponent is Manchester United."

It's rare for Mourinho to say so much.

Mendes expressed a different opinion, "I am still more optimistic about Manchester City."

Hearing what his agent said, Mourinho didn't speak, but shook his head slightly.

When the game lasted 35 minutes in the first half, looking at the situation on the field, even the most unresponsive fans could see that Manchester City's state was not right at this time.

Morale is something that is difficult to describe in words and difficult to measure with data, but it is a real thing.

When morale is high, even the underdogs can make the powerful suffer, but once the morale is low, the powerful may lose to the weak.

If there is any tool that can detect morale at this time, it can definitely be seen that the arrow representing Manchester City's morale is definitely pointing downward.

Although Yang Mo, who was in the team, felt this, he was a little helpless. After all, Mancini's sudden illness made the players unable to do anything.

Maybe time can slow everyone down, but Manchester United will never give them this time.

Sure enough, in the 37th minute of the first half, Manchester United scored.

At this time, it came from the cooperation between Van Persie and Rooney. After receiving a pass from Carrick, Rooney rushed into the penalty area and gave the ball to Van Persie.

Van Persie calmly pushed in the face of the attacking Joe Hart, helping Manchester United open the scoring.

After the goal, the morale of the Manchester United players was boosted, while the morale of the Manchester City players was even lower.

"No, we must find a way to score goals, otherwise we will lose the fight if we keep fighting!"

Looking at the situation of his teammates, Yang Mo was very anxious.

But there is an old saying in China that you can’t eat hot tofu in a hurry, and Yang Mo, who is eager to score, not only failed to help Manchester City score, but gave Manchester United a chance to score.

After consecutive breakthroughs with the ball, under the defense of many Manchester United players, Yang Mo was a little impatient and barely shot, but was saved by De Gea.

Rio Ferdinand took advantage of this long pass, Manchester United counterattacked, and Valencia assisted Rooney to expand the score.

"Rooney... hit the goal... the ball went in... whoops!"

"Manchester City played too passively. We can't rely on Yang Mo alone. Other players must stand up."

"Faced with this situation, Brian Kidd needs to make adjustments quickly..."

In Zhan Jun's eager tone, Brian Kidd on the sidelines was a little confused.

He has explained to the players all the tactics left by Mancini, but why the scene is so passive and what to do now, his mind is blank.

"It seems that you have hit the mark."

In the stands, Mendes did not expect Manchester City to collapse so quickly.

Beside, Mourinho was expressionless, but the light in his eyes betrayed his complacency.

(End of this chapter)