Chapter 760 Double Crown!

May 12, Wembley Stadium!

Night falls, the lights are bright!

It's the FA Cup final!

Manchester City, against Wigan Athletic! !

The stands in the stadium are full of people!

Fans on both sides were clearly divided, waving their respective flags and cheering for their respective teams.

However, from the perspective of momentum, it is clear that Manchester City fans have the upper hand.

Although Wigan Athletic reached the FA Cup final, they were still relegated in the league. Just four days ago, Wigan Athletic lost to Liverpool, and they were relegated two rounds in advance.

Therefore, Wigan Athletic fans are obviously not in a good mood. Even if Wigan Athletic wins the FA Cup, it will be difficult to heal the trauma of relegation.

For an English team, winning the FA Cup is just a matter of honor, and staying in the Premier League is a major matter related to the survival of the team.

The first thing that many relegated teams will face is a financial crisis.

Because in the Premier League, the annual broadcast fee is close to 100 million, which is unmatched in the British Championship.

Once relegated, the team's income will drop sharply. At this time, the average team will cut expenses and sell those high-paid star players. The strength will be weakened a lot, and then it will be much more difficult to re-upgrade to the Premier League. There are even some teams who are slumped after being relegated, and they continue to be relegated directly from the British Championship and fall into a lower league.

On the other side, Manchester City fans are at their best moment!

The league has won the championship, and next, there are two finals!

Compared with the Champions League final ten days later, this FA Cup final is like an appetizer. Even so, the Manchester City fans are also very excited. Before the game started, they cheered in the stands, as if Already won the championship.

"This Man City man is disgusting!"

"Alas, who made them league champions?"

The two Wigan Athletic fans were discussing, then sighed at the same time.

Manchester City win the title

Wigan Athletic relegated.

Such a gap left some Wigan Athletic fans frustrated.

"Don't be discouraged, what if they are the league champions!! Even if we are relegated, we have to win the FA Cup and then be relegated!!"

said some diehard Wigan Athletic fans.

"That's right!!! What about Manchester City!!! Just fuck them!!!"

"What you do is a champion!!"

"Who said relegated teams can't beat Manchester City!!!"

Soon, the Wigan Athletic fans in the stands did not want to see the Manchester City fans so arrogant, and they quickly made their voices heard.

Before the game started, the stands seemed to have entered the first climax/climax

"Audience friends, welcome to watch the 2012-2013 season, England FA Cup final, Manchester City vs. Wigan Athletic, today's Wembley is full!! The fans of both sides have already started to compete before the game starts!!!"

Commentator Letkinson said that at this time, he was sitting in the commentary booth. When the fans were clamoring, he had to grab the headset with his hand, and then use all his strength to speak out loudly so that his voice would not be heard by the fans. drowned out the drum noise.

"That's right! The fans of the two teams can be said to be evenly matched, and each side occupies a stand. In terms of numbers, the fans of the two teams are about the same in this game, and, to a certain extent, this game It's still a Manchester derby!"

Right next to Letkinson, his partner Redknapp said.

Speaking of which, this game is a Manchester derby and it is quite reluctant that Wigan Athletic is a football club located in Wigan, Manchester, and Manchester City is also barely a team from the same area.

But it definitely won't be a Manchester derby.

On the one hand, Manchester City will definitely not think that Wigan Athletic is qualified and they are a derby opponent, and on the other hand, Wigan Athletic does not consider itself a Manchester team.

Therefore, this derby is just a gimmick that the media are looking for, and it is innumerable.

"However, in this FA Cup final, the strengths and weaknesses are very clear. In the 36th round of the league, the two teams can be said to be two teams. Manchester City defeated West Bromwich Albion and won the championship two rounds ahead of schedule. , while Wigan Athletic lost to Liverpool away, relegated two rounds ahead of schedule, bid farewell to the Premier League, this FA Cup final, perhaps in the next season or several seasons, Wigan Athletic is one of the few players who can play A chance to be featured in the mainstream media.”

Letkinson shook his head.

"You know which game this reminds me of? Wright," Redknapp asked.

"I know, are you talking about the FA Cup final between Luton and Liverpool four years ago, in 2008-2009?"

"Yes! That's right!!"

That game was also explained by the two of them, and they were naturally impressed by that game.

"Luton did a miracle, this is by far the greatest dark horse in the FA Cup final! And today, will Wigan Athletic be the dark horse?"

"I think it's difficult. Because the manager who led Luton to create a miracle is now the manager of Manchester City. He knows how to deal with the dark horse. It is not easy for Martinez to counterattack."

The two commentators said one sentence to another, but the message was very clear that they were not optimistic about Wigan Athletic.

They believe that the strength gap between the two sides is too great. Even if the FA Cup game is a hotbed of unpopularity, the probability of unpopularity is still very low, let alone in such a final.

The competition in the final is about the hard power of the players on both sides.

Mentality, technology, team!

From any point of view, Wigan Athletic is difficult to compare with Manchester City, otherwise, how can they be relegated from the Premier League?

Even Wigan Athletic, don't some fans have no confidence?

And this time, in the locker room.

Manchester City were drawn to the away team's dressing room in this game, so they could only play in yellow away jerseys. And their opponents, Wigan Athletic, can wear their home blue and white striped shirts.

In the visiting locker room, Gao Bo is making the final arrangements for the game, and he needs to emphasize some key things.

This game in history ended with Wigan Athletic's lore over Manchester City. Therefore, Wigan Athletic will never be content to just get the runner-up in the FA Cup.

"The key is that we need to control the game and not give the opponent a chance to counterattack."

"The only chance they have is to launch a counterattack when we are slack! Therefore, all members must take the game seriously, and there must be no slack!"

Gao Bo said it very solemnly, and the players also looked serious.

Everyone knows that when the head coach speaks in such a tone, it's better not to gag at this time.

On the other side, in the Wigan Athletic locker room.

Spain coach Javi Martinez is also making the final arrangements.

"Unfortunately, we have been relegated from the Premier League this season."

Martinez spread his hands and said.

Wigan Athletic players had mixed reactions after hearing this.

Some covered their faces in pain, some were frustrated, and some were numb, it didn't matter.

Such a reaction was expected by Martinez.

Failure would reveal all the problems, and the relegation took Martinez's prestige among the players down a lot.

In particular, before this game, Martinez was almost flattering to Manchester City, which made many players dissatisfied.

The relegated Wigan Athletic is a broken ship with leaks everywhere, and many players have already thought about how to escape from this ship.

After all, playing in the Premier League and playing in the Championship are completely different worlds.

"I know that many people are already thinking about next season, thinking about your future, your salary, and many people don't want to play in the Championship."

Martinez swept his eyes, his eyes were like torches.

Many players turned their heads in a guilty conscience and dared not look at them.

"It's an FA Cup final, it's about a trophy."

"I think it's also about you!"

"No team wants a player who has no fighting spirit. If we put our hands up and surrender, Manchester City will be the happiest. But what about you?"

"McCarthy! You're already looking for a home, right? Think, if you play badly this game, what kind of team will you get?"

Martinez asked, staring at his midfielder McCarthy.

McCarthy was silent, a little embarrassed and a little guilty.

He really didn't pay much attention to this game before. The strength gap between Wigan Athletic and Manchester City is too big, and after the team's relegation, the team's morale plummeted.

Who cares about this game?

"Listen!" Martinez pointed out the window.

During this period, the Wigan Athletic fans seemed to have the upper hand, and their singing came in, intermittently, but the players heard it clearly.

It's a song they can hear on every home game day.

They are celebrating the team, but they are also celebrating each player.

"Listen, this is the voice of our fans. They haven't given up, they're still singing for you!"

"If nothing else, just for these fans."

"I beg you, don't give up! Never, don't give up!!"

Martinez said.

The Wigan Athletic players slowly looked up and looked at their manager.

"It was an unfortunate season, but God gave us a chance to make amends for this unfortunate season."

"In this final, if we can bring back a championship for the fans, even if the team is relegated, even if you go your separate ways, I think, this season, there will be more than just regrets."

"Last game! We fought against them!!" McCarthy stood up, he waved his hand, breathing heavily.

Every player here came out of the youth training camp and grew up with football since childhood.

Are they willing to surrender directly and admit defeat?

After someone took the lead, all Wigan Athletic players also stood up and stated that they must do their best in the game.

A smile appeared at the corner of Martinez's mouth.

This is the effect he wants to achieve.

He doesn't know if his pre-match touts about Manchester City can confuse Manchester City's players, it's not something he can control.

The only thing he can do is to inspire the fighting spirit of the Wigan Athletic players.

In this case, even if he loses the game, he has already tried his best.

"The game is about to start! Players from both sides are already lined up in the player tunnel!"

"Let's take a look at the two teams first. For Wigan Athletic, the goalkeeper is Robles, the centre-back combination is Alcaraz and Sarna, the left-back Espinosa, the right-back Boyce , The midfield is Gomez, McCarthy. McManaman, MacArthur, the striker is the combination of Maloney and Kone!"

"In terms of Manchester City, it seems that Coach Gao Bo let Hart play the FA Cup to the end, the goalkeeper is still Hart, and the centre-back combination is Kompany partner Maguire, right-back Zabaleta, Left back Kolarov, the double midfielder is still Casemiro and Fernantinho, frontcourt, David Silva on the left, Kaka in the midfield, Griezmann on the right, and Val in the striker Di and Hazard on the bench."

On the TV, Letkinson's voice reached the ears of all the fans watching the game in front of the TV.

At this time, on the TV broadcast, the two teams were already lined up in the player channel, waiting to play.

At this time, the screen turned and appeared on the sidelines.

Two head coaches shaking hands.

"Congratulations on your league title, Gao!"

Martinez held Gao Bo's hand and said, but he quickly added: "However, the FA Cup championship, you don't want to win it so easily!"

Before the game, Martinez stopped pretending to be his grandson.

He pretended to be a grandson to numb the other party, not really like to be humble.

Of course, Gao Bo knows this, and he never tires of cheating.

"Then we will wait and see!!"

Both head coaches are smiling, but their eyes are as cold as knives

The game starts soon!

As everyone expected, control of the game was quickly taken over by Manchester City, followed by a continuous offensive!

In the second minute of the game, Kaka's shot from the penalty area line hit the post, which seemed to announce the rhythm of the game.

In the fifth minute of the game, Manchester City attacked the goal again, and Vardy's shot in the penalty area was blocked by the goalkeeper with his toes!

In the following period of time, the scene of Wigan Athletic was very passive.

In the seventh minute of the game, Wigan Athletic received the first yellow card.

Kaka forced a breakthrough at the front of the penalty area and created a foul by Wigan Athletic's central defender Alcaraz!

The referee showed Alcaraz a yellow card!

In the opening minutes, Wigan Athletic's goal was put to the test, and the main central defender also received a yellow card!

Such a start made Wigan Athletic seem extremely passive.

"Manchester City's offensive is one after another, and Wigan Athletic is struggling to support it on the field!!"

"The strength gap is too big, and it is difficult for Wigan Athletic to resist Manchester City's onslaught!"

"I can smell goals already!"

At the commentary, the commentators spoke in succession.

At this time, in the stands, the cheers of Manchester City fans were also higher than waves.

At this time, the fans of Wigan Athletic began to sing collectively, and they sang the team's anthem.

This is the only way fans can think of at the most passive time.

Martinez frowned. Although he exhausted all his scheming, it seems that Wigan Athletic is still difficult to resist such a fierce attack by the opponent.

The singing of Wigan Athletic fans gradually overshadowed the cheers of Manchester City fans.

"The Wigan Athletic fans are singing, can they inspire the team's fighting spirit?!"

Martinez looked into the stands, then to the pitch.

The team's captain, Alcaraz, clapped his palms.

"All cheer up!! Listen to this voice! These are our fans!!"

"They didn't give up!! We won't give up either!!!"

"Don't be intimidated by the damn Manchester City!!"

Several core players of the team also stood up to inspire the team's fighting spirit.

This scene was naturally seen by Gao Bo.

Trapped beasts are still fighting, courage is commendable.

Fighting back against the water can indeed inspire infinite fighting spirit.

Gao Bo looked at the stadium. What he most wanted to see was that the team could score goals early. In this case, Wigan Athletic's fighting spirit would soon be extinguished.

If the team fails to score goals, Wigan Athletic's fighting spirit will grow stronger and stronger.

Griezmann's free-kick went around the wall, but also just wide of the goal post.

Next, Manchester City's attack continues.

But until the fifteenth minute of the game, Manchester City still did not score.

Wigan Athletic fans were very excited, withstood Manchester City's 15-minute mad attack, and Wigan Athletic's fighting spirit on the pitch made them very happy.

But Gao Bo saw the danger.

Wigan Athletic is now like a spring that is constantly being compressed, and the flatter they get, the more force it bounces back.

Their players now seem to have "sufferers" in their hearts. The more fierce Manchester City's offensive, the stronger their fighting spirit.

Fifteen minutes without scoring a goal, Gao Bo immediately gave up his plan to continue the mad attack.

He handed over David Silva and arranged it.

It soon became clear that City's offense was no longer fierce, and they began to seek control in the midfield and back.

Manchester City slowly poured the ball in the backcourt and no longer rushed to attack.

Wigan Athletic did not dare to press it out. After all, they are already very passive when they shrink their defense. If they actively press it out, isn't this courting death?

Gao Bo sat back on the coach's bench.

The so-called one hit, and then decline, three exhausted.

Now is the most powerful time for Wigan Athletic. Manchester City can't afford to take risks and attack now, and continue to inspire Wigan Athletic's fighting spirit.

Manchester City's strength is far above Wigan Athletic. As long as the players of Wigan Athletic are relieved, they want to be round or flat, so why not let Manchester City knead?

Gao Bo looked at Martinez, who was not far away. He has made a move now, and it depends on how Martinez takes the move.

To be honest, Martinez has few options.

The gap in his team's hard power made Martinez's tactical changes stretched.

It really doesn't have the confidence to let Wigan Athletic press Martinez.

Therefore, he pressed his hands down on the sidelines, signaling the Wigan Athletic players to be patient.

"Wait!! Wait for them to come up!!"

Martinez pulled the team's midfield core McCarthy said.

"What if they don't press it up?" McCarthy asked rhetorically.

Martinez smiled: "Isn't it better, zero to zero, then kick a penalty, we still have a 50% chance of winning the championship!"

McCarthy nodded, yes, if Wigan Athletic can really hold a zero to zero, this is indeed a very good result!

McCarthy returned to the court and passed Martinez's instructions to the players on the field.

The scene of the game changed dramatically in a minute!

Manchester City recovered, controlled the ball, and Wigan Athletic did not attack.

The scene instantly calmed down.

"Martinez is a good coach," Gao Bo, who was sitting on the coach's bench, said to Moya.

Moya rolled his eyes, the other side is a good coach, but Wigan Athletic is difficult to deal with, they made up their minds not to press it out, what should Manchester City do?

Do you really want to get a zero-to-zero with the other party?

"Grinding!! Grind with them!!" Gao Bo said, "Wigan Athletic is united now. When the fighting spirit is the strongest, we need to slow down the rhythm of the game. It is best to have a hypnotic effect."

"It's better to grind until they lose their vigilance!"

This sentence Gao Bo said to Moya while covering his mouth.

"The rhythm of the game has dropped, Manchester City is no longer eager to attack, and Wigan Athletic dare not press out, they are still shrinking in the penalty area!"

"Manchester City's slow pass in the midfield and backcourt seems to be trying to attract Wigan Athletic, but Martinez's team is also very patient!"

In the first half of the game, such a tepid rhythm continued until the end of the first half.

There was deafening cheers at Wembley Stadium when the whistle blew the end of the first half.

It's made by Wigan Athletic fans.

No matter what happened in the first half, the result was there, that is, Wigan Athletic didn't concede a goal!

Although the first half of the game was dull, the Wigan Athletic fans could see their chances of winning the championship from here!

Since no goal was conceded in the first half, what about the second half?

What about overtime?

Maybe Wigan Athletic really has a chance to win the championship!

"The first half of the game is over!! A result that we didn't expect before the game!"

"Zero to zero!! Wigan Athletic didn't concede a goal in the first half!!"

"First half, zero to zero!!!"

Players from both teams left the field as the commentators discussed

In the locker room, Martinez praised the Wigan Athletic player loudly.

"Zero to zero!!! We managed to hold the first half!! There was nothing they could do against our defence!!"

Martinez exclaimed.

The Wigan Athletic players are also quite excited.

From the first half of the game, they seemed to see a glimmer of chance to win.

"They may replace Hazard in the second half. After Hazard comes on, their onslaught starts. We must be ready!"

Martinez said.

This is what the vast majority of people think.

In their opinion, Hazard sitting on the bench is Manchester City's back-up player in this game. Now that Manchester City has not scored, replacing Hazard is also what it should be.

Meanwhile, in another locker room.

"I think our opponents will be very open now." Gao Bo didn't care about the 0-0 in the first half.

His team can attack at any time, and a zero-to-zero is nothing.

With just one goal, Manchester City can take away the game.

"In the second half, we need to have a little rhythm change to catch them off guard!"

As long as there is a goal in hand, the game is settled!

The second half started quickly, and initially City did not attack as aggressively as Martinez had expected.

Wigan Athletic, who had been waiting for a few minutes, also relaxed slightly.

At this time, David Silva, who had the ball in the midfield, was keenly aware of the opponent's change. He quickly turned around with the ball, and then suddenly shifted the ball with a long diagonal pass!

"David Silva has a long pass! Griezmann!!!!"

When David Silva's unusual handling of the foot led to the accurate discovery of Griezmann, the narrator Letkinson, who had a dull tone, suddenly realized the change in the situation! His tone immediately became excited.

Martinez bounced straight from the bench and rushed to the sidelines.

At this time, Griezmann dunked after taking the ball, passed Wigan Athletic midfielder MacArthur, reached the penalty area and then crossed! !

Vardy grabbed the front point, and the outer instep of his left foot slammed the ball into the goal!

Goalkeeper Robles is beyond reach!

The football hits the net!

"GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL! Vardy scored!!! City broke the deadlock!!!"

"1-0!!! Sixty minutes of the game!! 1-0!!! Manchester City scored!!!"

"A sudden attack, Manchester City's sudden attack made Wigan Athletic unable to react. After a long period of opportunity, Manchester City's sudden attack helped them take the lead!!!"

After the goal, Vardy laughed and pointed at Griezmann and rushed over, and the two ran wildly in the corner flag.

Other Manchester City players also rushed up.

It was the goal to break the deadlock, which basically meant that City had won the game.

Gao Bo clenched his fist and waved it twice in front of his chest, then turned around and gave a high five to his assistants.

Just beating Wigan Athletics, it's not too crazy for Gao Bo to celebrate.

On the other side, Martinez's head banged, and his whole body went cold.

After all, it is still more than one step behind in terms of strength.

Martinez is a little helpless. All his tactics are based on not conceding the ball.

Now that Wigan Athletic has conceded the ball, what should I do?

Press out?

Even if Manchester City are willing to play against Wigan Athletic, Wigan Athletic can't stand it.

Without pressing it out, the opponent can easily win the championship trophy by boiling the frog in warm water.

The huge gap in strength left Wigan Athletic without too many choices.

Wigan Athletic was in disarray after conceding the ball.

In the 68th minute of the game, David Silva made a pass from the left rib, and Vardy shot when he won the ball!

The football is thrown over the bar by the goalkeeper.

After the Manchester City corner!

David Silva took a corner kick, followed by Maguire in the middle with a powerful header!

Once again knocked on the goal of Wigan Athletic! !

"Two to zero!!!!!!!"

"GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL! One more game!!! Manchester City is completely locked in the victory!!!"

"Manchester City won the FA Cup!!!"

"Maguire!! Beautiful header!! Maguire has improved a lot this season, maybe Hodgson should consider recruiting Maguire to the England team!!"

Maguire was also very excited after the goal.

On the pitch, the Wigan Athletic players had a low face, and everyone knew that the situation was over.

Martinez sat on the coach's bench, leaning limply on the back of the chair, even Martinez knew that Wigan Athletic lost.

The FA Cup champion is finally a dream

When the referee blew the whistle for the end of the game, the whole Wembley was boiling!

On the electronic scoreboard at Wembley Stadium, it was impressively displayed: Wigan Athletic 1:4 Manchester City! !

With the goals of Vardy, Maguire, Kaka and Adam White coming off the bench, Manchester City beat Wigan Athletic 4-1 in this game!

They defeated their opponents and won the 2012-2013 season, the English FA Cup!

"Congratulations Manchester City! Congrats Gao Bo!! Congrats to them!! They are the FA Cup winners this season and their colleagues are the league champions this season! They won the double!! It's been a great season!! And now , they also need to play a Champions League final and if they finally win the Champions League, they will have a great season of treble!!!"

Commentator Letkinson said excitedly.

Manchester City fans are screaming!

At this time, everyone is staring at the stadium, that shiny trophy! !

This season, Manchester City won the trophy for the second time! !

"Hopefully we can see Manchester City win the trophy again this season at this stadium!!"

This season's Champions League final is also in this stadium and here! !

After a simple but solemn award ceremony, the team did not stay at Wembley for too long.

Manchester City returned to Manchester overnight.

After that, Gao Bo announced a holiday, and he gave the team two days off! !

Even four days later, there is still a league game.

Anyway, the team has already won the championship ahead of schedule. In the next two rounds of the league, Manchester City will not waste the physical fitness of its main players.

On May 15, the team faced Reading away.

Despite a massive rotation, Manchester City secured another victory with a 2-1 away win over Reading.

Four days later, the thirty-eighth round of the league!

The last Premier League game of the season is at home against Norwich.

The content of the game was not the focus of the fans' attention. Before the game, Norwich lined up on the pitch to welcome and pay tribute to this season's champion.

Afterwards, the team captain took the FA Cup trophy into the stadium and showed it to the home fans.

The atmosphere of the team is at its peak/tidal! !

The singing started from the first second of the game and continued until the end of the game.

Even if Manchester City finally lost 1-2 at home to Norwich, who needed to be relegated, the cheers and songs of the fans continued.

Gao Bo didn't pay too much attention to the failure either.

Now the league game is not important, what is important is the Champions League final a week later!

After the whistle for the end of the game, the game is over!

And the 2012-2013 Premier League season is over! !

The cheers at the scene were overwhelming.

It has been a fantastic season for Manchester City fans.