Chapter 857： Move on towards the goal

"Do you really think that Manchester City's goal this season is to win seven titles?!"

At this time, it was in a football interview program of the BBC.

Manchester City's coach Gao Bo was invited to participate in the show.

Although the host has a calm tone, it can be seen from his questioning that the BBC host is also shocked by Manchester City's goal.

Gao Bo pulled his jacket and leaned back comfortably.

He seemed very relaxed.

Anyone who has studied psychology knows that this is a sign of extreme confidence.

Even in the face of TV shows broadcast all over the world, Gao Bo is still naturally confident-this is the confidence that the team's achievements have brought him.

"Of course, my players are the best players, and my team is of course the best team. Therefore, to win all, win all, win all championships, of course is our goal!"

Gao Bo said naturally.

"However, this goal is obviously difficult to accomplish, especially in the Champions League. I think, coach Gao Bo, as you know, after the restructuring of the Champions League, no team can successfully defend the title. Manchester United reached the finals in a row. They only won a championship in the end. Even in Barcelona, ​​which was extremely powerful a few years ago, they could not win the Champions League for two consecutive years. Now Manchester City has almost no rivals in England. However, in the Champions League. Come on, are Manchester City really so sure?!"

The host asked in a suspicious tone.

"Concern?" Gao Bo shook his head, "If anything can be done with certainty before we dare to aim for it, then we may end up with nothing!"

"And... defending the Champions League is a great goal for my team!"

Gao Bo grinned.

If you are sure, who can be 100% sure.

After all, this is football.

However, it's one thing to be sure, but another thing to target.

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In fact, Gao Bo threw out the goal of this seven crown, in fact, worried that his team is satisfied with the status quo.

Standing in place is actually a step backward, and Gao Bo is clear about this.

He must keep his team hungry at all times.

This is also one of the most important jobs as a football coach.

In addition to the technical and tactical aspects that determine the outcome of a football match, the most important thing is the mental state of the players.

A game is like a fight of a narrow road.

The side with high morale always has an advantage over the side with low morale.

After the end of the League Cup final, Manchester City has seven days to fix.

Seven days later, on March 10th, Manchester City played Wigan Athletic at home.

This is the FA Cup quarterfinals match.

In the FA Cup, Manchester City and Wigan Athletic seem to be a pair of enemies.

The two teams met in the finals last season. As a result, the only fig leaf that Wigan Athletic could get after being relegated last season was directly torn down by Manchester City.

It can be said that Wigan Athletic fans have some hatred for Manchester City!

And this encounter!

Many fans of Wigan Athletic have chanted revenge.

Although Wigan Athletic is now only a team in the Premier League, after being relegated last season, the team's strength has not been weakened, and it has basically kept the team playing in the Premier League.

This team can reach the FA Cup finals last season, and this season they have reached the top eight in the FA Cup.

It can be said that Wigan Athletic is quite experienced in playing the FA Cup, and from a certain perspective, the strength of Wigan Athletic is not to be underestimated, their strength, and some of the downstream Premier League ball. The team is not much weaker than that.

And now Wigan Athletic is also ranked fourth in the English Champions League. Although it is 21 points away from Leicester, which is ranked first, it is also very far from Burnley, which is second. However, Wigan Athletic ranks in the top six in the British Championship is still no problem-this at least guarantees that they can have a place for promotion play-offs, they may still be relegated to the top league after a year of relegation.

Before the game, Wigan Athletic coach Rosler also stated that his team was defeated by Manchester City in the FA Cup final last season, and they will not give up this game when they meet Manchester City in the FA Cup again this season. , Even if this game is an away game!

Rosler's statement undoubtedly catered to the psychology of Wigan Athletic fans.

In fact, in Rosler's heart, he didn't have much hope for this game. The most important thing for his team is the league.

But then again, the gap between Wigan Athletic and league No. 1 and No. 2 in the league is still quite large, but there is no danger of falling out of the top six for the time being. The position of the league is still very stable-can it return to the Premier League? , It depends on the play of the upgrade playoffs.

What if you can make it to the FA Cup final after returning to the Premier League, or even win a championship?

Rosler thought so...

Gao Bo doesn't care what the other party thinks.

In fact, Manchester City did not take this game too seriously.

After all, in the Premier League, Manchester City has won so many games in a row. What is a mere Wigan Athletic?

Since the team will play away in the second round of the Champions League quarter-finals three days later, there is a high probability that the players playing this game will not play again in the next game.

Since the team defeated Zenit St. Petersburg four to one in the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals, this time the team did not perform a complete rotation, but a semi-main and semi-substitute lineup.

Li Yuanshan once again got a chance to play in the FA Cup.

In addition, Kaka also started, while Griezmann and David Silva were on a rotation, and Adam White also started Eriksson played right midfielder and midfielder. On the one hand, Casemiro partnered Wanyama as the midfielder.

Such a midfield lineup did not give Wigan Athletic any chance!

Manchester City scored in the eighteenth minute of the game.

Li Yuanshan played a very good role as a fulcrum in the penalty area. He carried the defender's header and gave it to Eriksson. Eriksson swept the ball to the penalty area and Kaka followed the push with his left foot. Score a goal to help the team lead.

After Manchester City, which played at home, took the lead, they would basically not give Wigan Athletic any chance.

Sixty-three minutes in the second half, the second goal appeared. Adam White was tripped in the penalty area and the referee awarded a penalty kick!

Kaka made a penalty kick, two to zero! !

This is also the score after the end of the game!

Manchester City advanced to the FA Cup semi-finals and they took a step towards their goal.