Eight Hundred and Fifty-Seven, Move Forward Towards the Goal

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

At this time, it is in the BBC's first football interview program.

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

Although the host's tone was calm, it can be seen from his question that the BBC presenter was also shocked by Manchester City's goal.

Gopo pulled his jacket and leaned back comfortably.

He seemed very relaxed.

As anyone who has studied psychology knows, this is a sign of extreme self-confidence.

Even in the face of TV programs broadcast all over the world, Gao Bo is still confident of course - this is the confidence brought by the team's performance.

"Of course, my players are the best players and my team is the best team, so winning everything, winning everything, winning all titles, of course, is our goal!"

Gao Bo said of course.

"However, this goal is obviously difficult to achieve, especially the Champions League. I think, Coach Gao Bo, you know that after the reform of the Champions League, no team can successfully defend the title. Manchester United reached the finals in a row, but They only won one championship in the end. Even if Barcelona 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 this event Come on, are Manchester City really that sure?!"

The host asked in a suspicious tone.

"Certain?" Gao Bo shook his head, "If we dare to aim for anything without certainty, then we may end up with nothing!"

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

Gao Bo grinned.

To be sure, who can be 100% sure?

After all, this is football.

However, it is one thing to have certainty, and another to aim.

........

In fact,

Gao Bo threw out the goal of the seven-time champion, in fact, worried that his team was satisfied with the status quo.

Standing still is actually stepping back, and Gao Bo is clear about this.

He has to keep his team hungry all the time.

This is one of the most important tasks of being a football manager.

In addition to technical and tactical aspects, the most critical factor that determines the outcome of a football match is the mental state of the players.

A game is like a close-quarters battle.

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

After the League Cup final, Manchester City had seven days to repair.

Seven days later, on March 10, Manchester City host Wigan Athletic.

This is the FA Cup quarter-final match.

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

The two teams met in the final last season, and as a result, the only fig leaf that Wigan Athletic could get after their relegation last season was directly ripped off by Manchester City.

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

And this time we meet!

Many Wigan Athletic fans shouted slogans of revenge.

Although Wigan Athletic is now only a team in the Championship, after the relegation last season, the team's strength has not been weakened, and it has basically maintained the team's team to play in the Premier League.

This team can reach the final of the FA Cup last season, and this season it has reached the quarter-finals in the FA Cup.

It can be said that Wigan Athletic is quite experienced in playing the FA Cup, and from a certain point of view, the strength of Wigan Athletic cannot be underestimated. The team is not that weak in comparison.

And now Wigan Athletic is also ranked fourth in the British Championship, although there are as many as 21 points away from the first-placed Leicester, and the second-placed Burnley is also ten points away. However, Wigan Athletic have no problem finishing in the top six in the Championship - this at least guarantees that they can have a place in the promotion play-offs, and they may still be able to return to the top flight after a year of relegation.

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

Rosler's statement undoubtedly caters 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 was the league.

But then again, the gap between Wigan Athletic and the second in the league is still quite large, but there is no danger of falling out of the top six for the time being, and the position in the league is still very stable - can they go back to the Premier League? , it depends on the play of the upgrade play-offs.

What if you can reach the FA Cup final and even win a title while being able to get back to the Premier League?

Rosler thought so...

What the other party thinks, Gao Bo doesn't care.

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

After all, in the Premier League, Manchester City have won so many games in a row, what is a Wigan Athletic?

Since the team will play the second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals away in three days, the players who played in this game will most likely not play in the next game.

Since the team defeated Zenit St. Petersburg 4-1 in the first round of the Champions League quarter-finals, this time the team did not conduct a complete rotation, but a half-main half-substitute lineup.

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

In addition, Kaka also started, while Griezmann and David Silva were rested, Adam White also started, Eriksen played as a right midfielder, and Casemiro was the midfielder. Partner Wanyama as the back waist.

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

In the 18th minute of the game, Manchester City scored.

Li Yuanshan played a fulcrum role in the penalty area. He held the defender's header and gave the ball to Eriksen. Eriksen swept the ball to the penalty area, and Kaka followed the push with his left foot. Shoot the goal to help the team lead.

Manchester City, who are playing at home, basically will not give Wigan Athletic any chance after taking the lead.

In the 63rd minute of the second half, the second goal appeared. Adam White was tripped in the penalty area and the referee awarded a penalty kick!

Kaka took the penalty kick, 2-0! !

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

Manchester City have reached the FA Cup semi-finals, and they are one step closer to their goal.