No matter how optimistic Wolfsburg fans are, they have to admit that their team met Manchester City, which can be said to be a signing. At the end of the draw in the knockout, there was also a discussion among the fans about the probability of Wolfsburg winning. In fact, the discussion among the fans is also something that the Wolfsburg players have been worried about. At least during the training of the whole winter break, the Wolfsburg players have had a lot of discussions for this Champions League game.
Wolfsburg's goal of the season is to play well in the Champions League, so it is almost impossible for them not to discuss their opponents in the Champions League. This holiday, playing in Dubai, Wolfsburg players also spent a lot of time watching Manchester City's game video, and in the tactical class, they also spent a lot of time preparing for the upcoming game. For this game, they also paid a lot.
For Wolfsburg, which is not a strong team, they need to fear too many opponents in the Champions League. Many teams that are seen by others as children of sending points are strong opponents who need to go through fierce battles to win. This embarrassing situation always makes Wolfsburg encounter many difficulties in playing in the Champions League.
But for Wolfsburg, although Manchester City is a strong enemy, they are not unable to seek victory in the face of this enemy. After lamenting their bad luck, Wolfsburg players also found that although the draw is not too good, it is not entirely impossible for them to win.
At least, after many discussions and studies in Dubai, the team felt that their team was likely to win.
City are strong, but Wolfsburg have many advantages. Let's not say anything else. First of all, Wolfsburg has an advantage in the schedule.
The draw for the Champions League knockout is in December, after the end of the group stage. It is almost two months from the beginning of the knockout. In these two months, for some teams, they need to deal with many games. For example, the Premier League, which has no winter break, is extremely busy during this period of time. They still have to work hard in this period of time. At this time, they have to meet the so-called Christmas schedule. During this period of time, they use intensive games to welcome the new year.
Compared with them, Wolfsburg as a Bundesliga team, the biggest advantage is to get a full rest at this time. Because of the lack of four rounds and one match, the Bundesliga matches are much less than the Premier League, and the long winter break of the Bundesliga makes Wolfsburg basically have no competition tasks in the whole month, and Wolfsburg players can also usher in a period of full rest. One side is overworked, the other side is ready, which is a big advantage for Wolfsburg when facing Manchester City.
Although Manchester City's performance in the past two years has not been very good, Wolfsburg players must admit that they are still weak against Manchester City. When a weak brigade fights a strong enemy, in addition to strengthening itself, it naturally hopes that the other side will not be in the best state, because only in this way can they have a greater chance of winning. What makes Wolfsburg happy is that Manchester City, at least in terms of physical strength, will not have much advantage.
damn the winter season, the damn system has been make complaints about countless times by countless coaches. Originally, the Premier League is a fast-paced, high-quality game, and there are two cup games, so the players' physical requirements are not low. And because there is no winter break, their team will continue to play football in this period of time, which is also a major test for their physical fitness. What's more, playing football during Christmas is not only a physical test, but also a psychological test. The premier league system is totally unscientific, which can be seen by people with a little common sense.
While Wolfsburg players are enjoying their holidays in Dubai, Manchester City players will continue to play football, which will naturally cause the gap between the two sides in terms of physical fitness. After a winter's rest, Wolfsburg players can return to their best condition, while Manchester City may add injuries due to the intensive season. With this gap, Wolfsburg will at least have a reliable advantage against Manchester City to lead them to victory.
Of course, if Manchester City is determined to give up in the League for the sake of their Champions League results, then maybe their physical fitness will be very good and they will still threaten Wolfsburg. But the problem is that such a thing will not happen this season. At least Manchester City will never give up the League to play in the Champions League. For this, Wolfsburg players are very confident.
The reason why they won't give up, of course, is not because when they changed their boss a few years ago, the boss vowed that Manchester City would win the quadruple in the 13-14 season, which now seems to be a complete joke. Now Manchester City, not to mention the quadruple, is not easy to determine a champion, then it can only be regarded as bragging. It is because they are not easy to win the championship now that Wolfsburg think that they will not give up the league, because the whole season of Manchester City, in the league, seems to have a great hope to win the championship.
In football matches, the biggest difference between cup matches and league matches is that cup matches are highly accidental. Sometimes, a team may lose a game, and a year's Cup matches are basically for nothing. And the league game, occasionally want to be a lot smaller, even if the team has some small mistakes in the long League, but as long as the long-term stable play their strength, still can get a good place. Therefore, most of the time, the weaker the team, the more they like to gamble on the success rate of cup matches, and the stronger the team, the more they want to stabilize their league performance. There is no other reason, because the cup and the league, for them, there is a different chance of winning.This season's Manchester City, in the league's winning probability, is obviously greater than the Champions League, and Wolfsburg do not see the championship hope, so do not care whether they are second or third different, Manchester City now see the Premier League Championship hope, they feel that they can win, naturally will not easily give up the league.
This season's Premier League is quite chaotic. Manchester United, which used to be the overlord in the league, has fallen out of sight because of the change of manager. However, Chelsea have welcomed their old coach, but they can not make their players full of vitality. They need to change their blood. This is not a short time to complete the work. These two teams are very clear that they are not expected to win the championship. It goes without saying that Manchester United, from the beginning of the season for Chelsea, Jose has made it clear that they have no plan to win the championship this season. They both quit the championship fight early.
In addition to these two teams, other teams in the Premier League are facing the same eventful times this year. Tottenham are also in the process of reconstruction because they sold bell. Although they got 100 million from bell, it turns out that even if they got 100 million, they don't know how to spend it. So far, they still play badly. Although there is no big change for Arsenal, they will still be the top of the league in December, but they are bound to decline when the new year comes, which has become a natural rule. The North London duo are competing for the fourth place in the league, not the championship.
In addition to these teams, the only opponent Manchester City need to worry about is Liverpool. This team is full of vitality this year and has brought some threats to Manchester City. However, Liverpool have been weak for a long time and it is not easy for them to get back to the top immediately. And their striker Suarez, because his temper is a very unstable factor, to say that they can win the championship, it is difficult to believe. Different from Wolfsburg, Manchester City's situation in the league can be said to be excellent. They are likely to become League champions and get another dazzling honor. And for this honor, they can not put all their energy on the top of the Champions League, that for them, it is simply the most stupid way.
Therefore, compared with Wolfsburg who are playing in the Champions League, how much strength Manchester City will use in the Champions League is also a big problem. It is quite possible for them to keep most of their strength in the league and face the competition. Of course, in Wolfsburg's view, that is almost inevitable, because Manchester City's achievements in the past two years are enough to make them lose the courage to fight with strong teams in the Champions League. With the pain of the past two years, they can not have too much courage to continue to do their best in the Champions League.
And the opponents can not do their best, Wolfsburg is the best situation, because they are at this time, but ready to do their best to deal with Manchester City. League, they are no longer ready to catch up with Bayern, those games, at least play to deal with the past. Their goal is in the Champions League, which is Manchester City.
In the past two years, Manchester City have fully proved what virtue they will play in the Champions League when they are absent-minded. With such a performance, Wolfsburg will no longer be afraid to think that the opponent can not go all out in the Champions League.
In the past, maybe they had to worry about the top three in the league, but with the transfer this winter, debraune arrived. Although he can't play in the Champions League, he can play enough games for Wolfsburg in the League to help the main players save energy and continue to expand the advantage. With his help, Wolfsburg can also face Manchester City with greater confidence.
Of course, if you want to get a good state, it is impossible to completely adjust to the best just by rest. In addition to rest, some proper games are also essential. Fortunately, Wolfsburg have some games to play before the game against Manchester City. From January 25 to February 15, they have five games to play, and these games are their final preparation for Manchester City.