The strongest blade in football

Chapter 167 Conquering Goodison (4000-word chapter)
It didn't take long for Wang Nuo to stop relying on the protection of water and start doing some regular exercise.

For example cycling.

To make the sport more interesting, he played anyone in the club.

The rule is: set a distance, say 500 meters or 800 meters, and then calculate the bet according to the final total mileage difference between the two parties, and calculate 1 pound per 1 meter.

Wang Nuo will try his best to ride to the fastest speed. After each time, he will rest for 5 minutes before continuing.

At the beginning, many guys wanted to "bully" Wang Nuo, and they lined up to make money.

Within a few days, as Wang Nuo recovered, they lost the money back.

However, there are still people who are brave enough to try.

"Hey! It's my turn! Don't dawdle." Team doctor Jimmy eagerly said, "After Wang Nuoxie recovers, my advantage will shrink!"

"Stop rushing!"

Richards gasped and stared at the results on the big screen. In the same gear, he only rode 800 meters when Wang Nuo finished 750 meters!
"Damn it, I actually lost 50 pounds to him! He is no longer the Wang Nuo of the previous two days, you are courting death if you compare with him!"

Richards handed over the money to Wang Nuo and said to the unbelieving Jimmy.

"I was a ruthless character who rode on South Downs Road every week! Just look at it!" Jimmy sat on it confidently, waiting for Wang Nuo to finish his rest.

Within a few minutes, amidst the laughter of the crowd, Jimmy cried and handed over 100 pounds.

The teammates found that Wang Nuo had turned back to the pervert he was before. No one wanted to be abused, so they just rushed away.

Wang Nuo was not feeling well either. After riding, his heart was about to explode. His physical fitness was still a little worse than before, and he had not fully recovered.

After taking a shower in the locker room and lying on the massage table, Wang Nuo felt nauseous, staring at himself in the mirror, the person inside was as pale as paper.

"You are such a stranger!" he said to himself.

It was just cycling, and after another two days, when he resumed training with the ball, more complicated emotions came to his mind.

Usually, the first-team players returning from injury will first train with the young players of the reserve team to get back the rhythm of the game.

It is beneficial to do so, and it will allow Wang Nuo to gradually find his status through some relatively easy games.

The intensity of the training and competition of the reserve team is quite different from that of the first team, so Wang Nuo does not need to have too much pressure, he can make mistakes boldly and activate his muscles through this kind of competition.

After staying away from the game for more than a month, Wang Nuo enjoyed the long-lost game.

At the beginning, Wang Nuo couldn't turn around or stop suddenly while running, as if he had lost the brake button.

Later, he realized that it was not a physical problem, but a psychological problem, so he found Jimmy, and after confirming that all his indicators were fine, he bravely played football as before.

In no time, he ravaged the reserve backline.

When Wang Nuo received a pass 35 meters outside the penalty area, rushed all the way to the goal, spun around and then blasted a world wave goal with the outside of his foot, everyone knew that this rising Chinese star was about to return to the Premier League. !
Wang Nuo trained with the reserve team for three days, played two games and scored three goals.

On April 4, when Wang Nuo was away from the game for nearly 22 days, Mancini finally called him to train with the first team normally again.

The situation for Manchester City is very serious now. Before the game against Blackburn on April 4, the Premier League standings looked like this-

Manchester United topped the list with 70 points, Chelsea came in second with 64 points, Manchester City came in third with 62 points and Arsenal came in fourth with 61 points.

Further behind, there are Tottenham with only 55 points, Liverpool with 52 points, and Everton with 47 points.

On the whole, although Manchester City's qualification for the Champions League is secure, the difference between Chelsea, Manchester City and Arsenal is very small. If you are not careful, Manchester City will slip to fourth at any time!

If the local tycoon who bought Europe in the summer and the champion before Christmas only got fourth in the Premier League in the end, Mancini probably wouldn't be able to hold back.

During Wang Nuo's injury, Manchester City's results in two important competitions were mixed.

On the bright side, Manchester City eliminated Manchester United 1-0 with Yaya Toure's goal in the FA Cup semi-final derby and entered the FA Cup final!

The bad news is that Manchester City fell into the sand in the Europa League and did not reach the semi-finals. They lost 2 to 3 to the Portuguese team Braga in two rounds.

Dzeko wasted countless chances in the two legs, much to the dismay of the fans and Mancini.

The performance of Bosnia and Herzegovina in the past few months is not very satisfactory, and some are lower than expected.

So recently there have been rumors that Manchester City will continue to strengthen in the summer, back line, midfielder, striker, all-round reinforcement!

Wang Nuo understood the reason why Mino frequently looked for him.

By the time Adebayor returned to Manchester City after his loan from Real Madrid ended in the summer, Manchester City's striker was already unbelievably bloated. If they buy another player, someone will have to leave, or leave temporarily.

If Mancini uses a double striker tactic, Wang Nuo still has a little chance to play.

But if Mancini, like in most cases this season, frequently uses a single striker just to be on the safe side, then Wang Nuo can only compete as a full-back.

Although, he did have a lot of highlight moments this season——

The same city derby scored the only goal and killed Manchester United.

In the Europa League group stage, they singled out Juventus' defense and scored the goal of the century to ensure the first place in the group.

One goal and one point draw with Everton helped the team win the half-time championship.

Playing with Sagna in a strong dialogue with Arsenal, he assisted Tevez to equalize the score.

Europa League against Kiefer Dynamo scored two goals to help the team advance smoothly!

An unavoidable problem is Wang Nuo's lack of stability. Manchester City is now a strong team in the Premier League. In addition to high-profile performance, they need more stability and efficiency.

In terms of combat power, he is no match for Tevez and Dzeko. In terms of potential, Mancini obviously prefers Balotelli.

Moreover, Wang Nuo's injury during this period also made his position in Mancini's heart drop a lot.

There are indications that Mino is not groundless, I am afraid he has also secretly discussed this issue with the club.

There is only one month left until the end of the season, and there are already many big fish in the transfer market. Perhaps, in the eyes of other clubs, Wang Nuo is also a big fish that can try.

Of course, Wang Nuo will not be affected by these things, and he needs to get back to his state as soon as possible.

On April 4, when Manchester City played away against Blackburn, Mancini put Wang Nuo in the squad, but due to the passive situation on the court, Manchester City wanted to keep the victory in the case of 25:1, so Wang Nuo did not appear.

On May 5, Manchester City played against West Ham United at home. Balotelli made his debut. Wang Nuo replaced him in 1 minutes. After 85 days, he returned to the Premier League.

In just seven or eight minutes, Wang Nuo was constantly entangled by Gabbidon on the opposite side.

He seemed to be specially used to deal with Wang Nuo. Gabbidon followed him very hard, restricting Wang Nuo's catches, and Wang Nuo was forced to play short passes.

Sometimes, Gabbidon didn't even bother to watch the ball. He always stared at Wang Nuo, sticking to Wang Nuo like glue.

Fortunately, Manchester City won again. The goals of De Jong and Zabaleta helped the team win 2-1.

On May 5, Manchester City visited Goodison Park to compete with Everton.

For the first time, Mancini sent everyone a brochure the night before, with some tactical analysis against Everton printed in it.

Wang Nuo sat on the bed in the hotel and studied for a whole night, and didn't go to bed until after 11 o'clock.

He wants to behave so badly!

With just a few games left until the end of the season, every one counts.

Most importantly, the FA Cup final is only a week away. Wang Nuo is extremely eager to go to Wembley Stadium and participate in the final of this important cup with a long history!

Against Toffee, Wang Nuo got 10 minutes of playing time this time, and it is obvious that his condition is recovering.

When Wang Nuo came on the field, it was the 62nd minute of the second half. Manchester City and Everton were fighting to a 1-1 tie.

Throughout the second half, Mancini stood on the sidelines and directed the players on the field.

He talked a lot, and shouted after a while, "Control the ball, don't dribble! Pass the ball!"

After a while, he shouted again, "Shift to the right, quick!"

The Manchester City players on the field didn't listen to him very much. Some pretended not to hear, some would nod to Mancini and then go their own way, and some were obviously smarter.

For example, Wang Nuo discovered one of Barry's tricks, that is, pretending to be busy.

In this game, Barry always shouted at his teammates on the court. At first, Wang Nuo thought he was showing off, as if telling the audience, come on, look at me, and see how much I have to worry about!
After observing for a while, Wang Nuo realized that Barry was just trying to refresh himself, to focus his attention or something.

By the way, let Mancini think he has no time to take into account the shouting on the sidelines.

Pretend to be busy, which is really helpful and has some benefits, like making the audience on the sidelines think, look, that guy has done a lot of work to help so many people clean up the mess.

Wang Nuo felt that he had guessed the essence, but he was unwilling to do so. He wanted to really help the team score goals.

Until the 80th minute of the second half, the score remained unchanged. Everton was very aggressive, and they always played with momentum at home.

But Manchester City can still get some opportunities.

Just now, Dzeko's shot hit the defender and returned without success.

Everton launched a quick counter-attack, Ousman got the ball from Jagielka's clearance and found Phil Neville near the Everton half-time.

Phil Neville broke through with the ball and took a long shot 30 meters from the goal. This kick was very powerful, forcing Joe Hart to go down to the left to save the ball before blocking the ball.

The football changed hands again. In just 20 seconds, both sides formed an attack. The game was brought into rhythm, and the formation of both sides was also slightly chaotic.

Kompany kicked the ball away, and Wang Nuo found that the ball hit him directly.

Wang Nuo jumped up, squeezed away Rodwell, who was trying to compete with him for the top, and firmly unloaded the ball under his feet with his chest.

At the same time, he heard Mancini start yelling from the sideline again, "King! Move to the sideline! To Milner!"

His voice was so loud that it was impossible for Wang Nuo to pretend not to hear him.

However, Wang Nuo glanced forward, as long as he passed Rodwell, he was still in a large open space, why would he pass the ball to the right now?

Baines is not out of position, Jagielka is also around there, Milner may not be able to deal with them!

So Wang Nuo did not pass the ball according to Mancini's command, but took the ball diagonally and rushed to the left.

Silva was wandering in Everton's left rib area, and Kolarov quickly put it on.

Wang Nuo and the two of them skillfully performed a two-foot pass, and sent the ball to Yaya Toure, who had already inserted it near the penalty area.

Yaya Toure received the ball, resisted Distin and raised his foot to shoot. The football drew a beautiful arc and flew into the upper left corner of the goal.

Manchester City overtook the score!
2 is better than 1!

The fan area of ​​the visiting team was boiling. Wang Nuo, Yaya Toure, and Kolarov celebrated beside the corner flag, and then the teammates behind followed, and everyone hugged.

As 4000 visiting fans roared at Everton fans ten times their size, the dark blue rest of the stadium remained silent.

Wang Nuo was very happy, this is an attack led by him!Help the team overtake the score when time is running out!

After two games, he recovered his form!
Wang Nuo turned his head and glanced at Mancini on the sideline from a distance, meaning, look, I didn't do what you said, but scored a goal instead.

He has always believed that sometimes he cannot listen to the coach all the time on the field, and play the game step by step and without creativity.

It is the responsibility of the players to create a different rhythm, speed and aggression. Everton is a very strong team, and some conventional methods of play are difficult to work.

It was Wang Nuo who suddenly interspersed with the ball and ran to the left, forming a part where he played more and less to attract supplementary defenses, and then immediately transferred the ball to Yaya Toure, that made the wonderful goal just now.

Mancini was clenching his fists to celebrate. He also saw Wang Nuo, but he just watched and did not make any other actions.

Not even a clap or nod.

Wang Nuo didn't care, the game on the court was not over yet,
With Everton conceding the ball, the game on the field became a tug-of-war, with you coming and going, round after round.

Manchester City performed well, and in addition to Silva's go-betweens, Milner also brought more width to his teammates on the pitch.

Compared with Everton's offense, Manchester City has more methods.

In stoppage time of the game, Yaya Toure went straight to Wang Nuo. After Wang Nuo got the ball, he advanced along the left, past Heitinga, and Everton's defense line was wide open.

He made a slight adjustment and hit the goal with a low ball. The football rushed to the lower left corner of the goal against the post. Wang Nuo was ready to celebrate with his hands up.

Unexpectedly, Howard hit the ground as fast as lightning and saved the ball out of the baseline!

It's only a few centimeters away!

such a pity!Wang Nuo scratched his head with both hands, feeling extremely sorry!
In this game, he played well for 10 minutes. If he can score another goal, it will be perfect!
Fortunately, the referee glanced at his watch and let Manchester City continue to serve corner kicks.

Silva took the penalty, and De Jong stepped forward to respond. According to the tactical cooperation that he had practiced countless times, he hit Silva back.

Silva moved a few steps in the middle, kicked the ball with his left foot and lobbed it towards Kompany at the near post.

Wang Nuo was crowded in the crowd of people in the restricted area, with arms all over the place. He originally wanted to follow the crowd and jump up to make fun of it.

However, at this moment, Distin, who was standing in front of him, was suddenly squeezed to the ground, struggling and trying to stand up again.

At this moment, Wang Nuo's vision widened.

He saw Kompany plucking onions in dry land, flicked his neck quickly, and the ball bounced off his big bald head towards the goal!
In an instant, with a bang, the football hit the lower edge of the crossbar and bounced towards the small penalty area.

Wang Nuo didn't know how he did it. He reacted half a second faster than everyone else, as if he knew that the ball would fly to where Distin was originally standing.

The big French man is still struggling on the ground and can't stand up!
This seemed to be an opportunity given to him by the heavens. Before anyone else could make a move, Wang Nuo's volley shot had already arrived!
He just felt that this kick was extremely fun, and the football shot into the upper right corner of the goal like a rocket!
What a fantastic goal!

With the football entering the net, Wang Nuo's depression for more than a month was finally completely released!

It was as if he had been reborn!
The referee points directly at the middle circle, and the goal is valid!

3 is better than 1!

Wang Nuo and his teammates fell into ecstasy. Wang Nuo made a sliding knee and sent himself to the fans of the visiting team. The cheers and hugs of the people completely overwhelmed him.

Manchester City took away a hearty victory at Goodison Park!

(End of this chapter)