Chapter 73 Boss

How long has it been since Manchester City had a taste of the league title? ten years? Twenty years? Thirty years...or more?

Looking back and recalling, it is really a distant history!

Manchester City have only won the top flight twice in a century. The last time was in the 1968-1969 season. Under the leadership of coach Joe Moser, they defeated Newcastle United on the last day of the season and became the English league champion.

Now Manchester City is only on the top of the league, not the league championship, but it is enough for Manchester City fans to imagine. Whenever they think that the team is the first in the league, they feel extremely proud and proud.

So, on the day when Chelsea lost, Manchester City fans celebrated everywhere, and the whole Manchester City added a lot of joy to this. In contrast, those Manchester United fans can only be bored at home, or stand on the corner of the street, watching the celebrations of their sworn enemies from a distance. At this time, they can only hope that the Manchester United led by Ferguson can play better, at least not better than that. The mortal enemy is worse.

It's a pity that their hopes are difficult to achieve in a short time, because the difference between the two teams is too much!

In the first twelve rounds of the league, England seems to have only two teams - Chelsea and Manchester City. Chelsea is booming, with good results in Europe and the league, which makes them attract almost everyone's attention. At the same time, Manchester City is chasing after the league and now surpassing Chelsea.

Compared with Manchester United, Arsenal and other teams constantly dropping points, the results of the two teams are really good.

Manchester City is currently ranked first in the league, 3 points ahead of Chelsea, 9 points ahead of second-placed dark horse Wigan Athletic, and 13 points ahead of Manchester United and Arsenal each. Manchester United's hope of catching up has become very slim.

Again...the league has just passed 12 rounds!

So there has long been a voice in the media - this season's league belongs only to Chelsea and Manchester City, other teams. Whether it is Manchester United or Arsenal, they are not even qualified to compete. Perhaps the only thing they can do is to try their best to win the third and fourth place, or to score points in the game with the two teams. to affect the final outcome of the two teams.

These are the so-called 'footballers' to consider. For Manchester City fans, they don't need to think so much, they only know that the team is ranked first in the league.

They are proud and proud of the team's achievements!

But there are also people who feel very unhappy when they see Manchester City's results. Bischoff must be one of them. Since he was sent to the reserve team, the results of the first team have nothing to do with him. He hopes that the first team will have a relegation crisis. The other is Anelka, who is also in the reserve team.

Anelka was in the reserve team for two weeks. He felt like he was almost forgotten.

When he first entered the reserve team, he felt that it didn't matter at all. The young Chinese coach would be under pressure. The reason is very simple. He is the top scorer in the league. Without him, the team's performance will definitely be affected. Will you rush to invite him back?

But things didn't go the way he imagined...

In the beginning, there was a lot of media coverage of him. He also believed that 'Even if Anelka was at fault, he should not have been punished so severely. He is so important to Manchester City', but after more than ten days and two rounds of the league, the sound has disappeared.

Manchester City's results have not been affected!

Darren Bent took his place and performed quite well. With two consecutive victories, Manchester City squeezed out Chelsea, which lost to Manchester United, and ascended to the top spot in the league!

On the other hand, the hat-trick he was touted by all the media 20 days ago is now completely forgotten - even though his name is still on the top scorer list in the Premier League, tied with Arsenal's Henry for the first place.

So what? Nobody cares.

Those Manchester City fans outside celebrating and cheering, who will remember him, who has been scoring goals for the team before! ?

So what's causing all this? It's that he was suspended from the team, he was sent to the reserve team, and then he lost the chance to play, and no one remembered him.

After a day of training, Anelka stood in front of the gate of the training base, watching the fans cheering in front of the gate. He didn't walk over with a smile like usual, he just watched and left silently.

Back at the residence, he was depressed and quarreled with Claude.

"Brother, you told me not to care about that Chinese! Now? I was sent to the reserve team! You said before that he would definitely invite me back, but no one remembers me now!"

Claude hurriedly persuaded, "Nikola, you are a genius, you will shine wherever you go, that Chinese doesn't need you is his loss!"

"But my light was obscured! Claude, I want to get a chance to play, I want to return to the game, I want to enjoy everyone's cheers again!"

"If you give in to him, then a raise..."

"Damn salary increase!" Anelka was immediately annoyed when he heard the 'salary increase', "I am what I am now because of the salary increase, and I care more about being able to play than the salary increase!"

"But you're a professional player, and your performance really deserves them to pay more..."

Anelka calmed down a little and felt that what his brother said was right.

Even if he did not play in the two rounds, he still scored the same number of goals as Henry, but the salary gap between the two was very large, which made it difficult for him to accept.

At this moment, Eric Manasseh, who was standing on the side, said, "This is not the time to talk about a salary increase! Nikolai, you have to get out of trouble first! Your performance was excellent before, so good to others. It's hard for people to catch up to you, but now they've got someone to replace you, you understand? You're not that important to the team..."

Anelka was a little puzzled, "Am I going to leave?"

"No, no, no, of course not!"

Claude interrupted, "Then what are you talking about! They don't need Nikolai, so what if they don't leave!?"

Eric Manasse asked rhetorically, "Can you help Nikola find a team with better salary and better treatment?"

Claude immediately fell silent.

Although they were dissatisfied with the salary that Anelka received, in fact, Anelka's 60,000-week salary contract is already the highest in the team, and the only one is less than Wansheng. Wansheng is the chairman of the board. Del specially poached the head coach. Of course, there is no way to compare, that is to say, this salary is quite a lot, even if Anelka leaves, except for the top giants in the world. No other team can come up with a higher salary. With Anelka's performance from last year to this year, it is almost impossible to attract big teams to introduce.

Seeing Claude shut his mouth, Eric Manasseh continued, "It's not a good choice to leave now, because Manchester City's performance is quite good, we all have to admit. That young Chinese is very capable. .He brought a team that was about to be relegated directly to the top of the league!"

The Anelka brothers nodded as well.

Even if they are very dissatisfied with the young Chinese, they must admit that the other party has a strong ability to lead the team. Anelka has been at Manchester United for more than three years and has been watching the team struggle on the brink of relegation. The team directly became a contender for the league title. This poor performance is a direct indicator of ability.

"So, Nicola. You have to stay in the team because now this Manchester City team is capable of winning titles, and you, need them so much! You are a professional player, you need titles to 'decorate' yourself, you want a Think, if you can perform well in Manchester City and help the team win a few championships, are you afraid that you will not have a big contract at that time? Manchester City will try to keep you with a big contract, and other teams will also use big contracts to attract you... …”

Eric Manasse explained earnestly.

Hearing these words, Anelka felt suddenly enlightened. He had always been at a loss about his situation. He recalled the scene of moving to Real Madrid a few years ago, and the experience of moving to Liverpool and then to Manchester City. He did not understand why he The performance has been good, but the career seems to be going backwards?

Now he knows, and that's because he hasn't won a championship!

Those very successful professional players in history often carry a lot of championships on their bodies, and those championships embellished their success, so they became superstars, enjoyed the worship of everyone, and won the largest contract among professional players. What is missing is the championship. As Eric said, if you become the hero of the team and help the team win a few championships, are you afraid that you won't have a big contract to find yourself?

...

Eric Manasseh made Anelka understand what he should do, and although he was reluctant, he still had to go to the coach to talk alone.

So Anelka appeared on the training ground very early the next day.

He knew that Wan Sheng usually came to the training ground very early, so he arrived at eight o'clock. No one would disturb him when he came to talk with Wan Sheng at this time, which would also save face, but when he did not expect, At this time, there was already a figure in the training ground.

Anelka looked at him from a distance and recognized this kid -- David Silva, the Spanish kid who was known to be promising in the team.

Coming to the training ground so early is definitely not an accident. It must be done often to let him meet. Thinking of this, Anelka somewhat admires this Spanish boy. In fact, he can be used by him in the team. Not many people took a high look, but now David Silva is also on the roster.

This kid is very talented and hardworking, and such people are often successful.

Anelka thought from the perspective of a 'senior', but soon he was not so relaxed because he saw the young Chinese coming over.

Still at a leisurely pace, still with a smile on his face, but Anelka felt a pressure, he lowered his head unconsciously, but he finally gritted his teeth and went up to him, "Coach... No, boss! I I came to apologize to you, what I did that day was wrong..."

Anelka didn't know how much effort it took to say these words.

Wan Sheng was stunned for a moment. He didn't expect to see Anelka in the morning, and he didn't expect this guy to apologize to him? In fact, he didn't plan to give up Anelka, he just planned to hang on this guy for a while to let him understand who is the boss in the team and whoever said it in the team counts, but looking at the current situation, he seems to Already figured it out?

very good!

Wan Sheng nodded in satisfaction and asked with a smile, "You realize the problem?"

"Yes." Anelka continued to grit his teeth, "I should listen to your arrangement and shouldn't leave the team. I was just on impulse..."

He didn't go on, just stared at Wan Sheng with round eyes.

Wan Sheng waved his hand and said, "Nikola, you're thinking in the wrong direction. I'm not angry with your performance that day, but your performance during that time period. You must know that the team is a whole, and so are the tactics. As a whole, if you want to perform well in the team, you must integrate it into the tactics. Your individual ability is very strong. I am not against players with outstanding ability to score goals by themselves, but the premise is not to affect the team. overall strategy."

"Football is a collective sport, and it is difficult to decide what an individual is capable of. I hope you can understand this."

Anelka nodded.

Wan Sheng continued, "It's good if you can listen to me with peace of mind. We Chinese have an old saying, 'Knowing mistakes can be corrected, and doing great things', which means that there is nothing better than recognizing mistakes and being able to correct them. thing."

"It's amazing that you can realize your mistakes. I hope you can correct them in the future and never make the same mistakes again."

Anelka continued to nod again and again.

Although I don't know how much Anelka can listen to, the other party's attitude is not bad, Wan Sheng is still satisfied with this, so he waved his hand, "Then you can go back to the team training today, you Talk to Stewart and I'll give you a new training plan."

Anelka took a long breath, left a "thank you", turned and ran away.

Wan Sheng looked at Anelka's back and smiled.

Anelka probably hasn't fully realized his mistake, or that his apology is just a helpless choice for his situation, but it doesn't matter at all, what he needs is the ability of the players, and then obedient, as long as they can listen For his own, go play and train according to what he said, so that the team's results can be guaranteed. As for what they have in private, he doesn't care at all. After all, the team has 29 players in the league. They take care of everything they want, so he doesn't have to do anything else.

These are just natural.

As long as it doesn't affect the team's performance, everything else can be said.

Of course, the premise of these is to ensure his absolute right to speak in the team. If a player dares to challenge his majesty, just like Anelka this time, he has 10,000 ways to let the other party know who is in the team. The most right!

He is the 'boss', is the title of 'boss' just for nothing! ? (To be continued ~^~)