The strongest blade in football

Chapter 132 Fighting for Opportunities (4000-word chapter)
Wang Nuo is back in Manchester as his days of being under the spotlight and dominating the game are over.

After the resumption of the Premier League, Wang Nuo, the "Asian Youth Champion" is still regarded as an inexperienced junior and is thrown on the bench, playing for ten minutes in the second half of each game.

Everyone watched Wang Nuo improve little by little, but the coaching staff seemed to always feel that let this little guy absorb some nutrients!

Wang Nuo can enter the squad almost every game, but can't start every game.

Wang Nuo once ran to ask Mancini what he lacked from the starting center so that he could make targeted reinforcements. Mancini replied, go talk to David.

That's right, Mancini is a coach who doesn't like to communicate.

So Wang Nuo ran to find David Pratt again.

David Pratt is the exact opposite of Mancini. He is very approachable. He was a midfielder for the England national team a long time ago and was named Footballer of the Year by the English Professional Footballers' Association.

He is Mancini's assistant, but he has no airs at all. Wang Nuo has a good relationship with him, and they chat almost every day.

Before every training match or match, he would make a bet or something.

"Wang, how many goals do you think you can score in this training match? I bet you can't score any."

"What? It's so funny, I can get in at least two."

"Stop bragging! Do you want to make a bet?"

"How much do you bet?"

They get along like this, of course not limited to Wang Nuo, David Pratt has a very good relationship with the team members, he also gave Wang Nuo a lot of advice, he is a very warm-hearted person.

This time Wang Nuo came to look for him again. He was like a clone of Mancini who specialized in communicating with players, always full of patience.

After listening to Wang Nuo's question, David Pratt put forward some of his own views on Wang Nuo——

"Man, the ability to play football is not equal to the ability to have the ball under your feet, you should understand that."

"Of course." Wang Nuo said.

"So, on the court, don't do things you can't do."

"You know, when you're up against two or three defenders, it's easier to have one touch and go for a one-two and you'll get the ball in the end!"

"If you want to do it alone and get past everyone, you must ensure that you don't make mistakes. In comparison, the first option is definitely more reasonable and easier!"

"Come on, you mean I haven't played selflessly enough?" Wang Nuo was even more unconvinced.

"No, I'm referring to the rationality of playing football, how to achieve the optimal solution faster in the on-the-spot selection."

"You can see how Carlos plays every game, how he finds coordination with his teammates when the ball is at his feet, how he runs and gets away from the defense when the ball is not in his control, looking for space."

Platt looked at Wang Nuo after finishing speaking, the expression on his face seemed to say, the reason is very simple, but it depends on you!

Wang Nuo was a little unconvinced, "I understand what you said. I have observed Tevez for more than two months. Of course I know his way of playing football. Yes, he is very good, but I am not bad at it. , isn’t it worth a league start? Not even one?”

Pratt could feel that Wang Nuo was very unwilling.

"Yes, as a young player under the age of 20, you have done quite well, but just because you can score goals in the Europa League does not mean that you can also score in the Premier League. The Premier League and the UEFA Europa League are two different things. "

"In the Europa League group stage, you have time to think and you will be very calm, but in the Premier League, the attack and defense speed up, everything is different."

Wang Nuo thought to himself, I didn't win in the league because I didn't have enough playing time. Who can score a goal in 10 minutes!

Wang Nuo understood the pressure on Mancini's shoulders. The team invested so much. After ten rounds, Manchester City only ranked fourth in the standings. Anyone would choose a more secure lineup.

But I performed well in the Europa League, even as a reward, I should make a first appearance, and it would be very reconciled not to give him a chance.

Pratt didn't know what Wang Nuo was thinking, and comforted him from the sidelines: "You've been making progress, we've all seen it, and now you haven't fully reached Roberto's standard, no matter how much you wait, you will always There is a chance."

In a word, it is equivalent to prevaricating Wang Nuo.

Well, the topic came back around again.

"What exactly is the boss's standard?" Wang Nuo asked.

"Who knows, you have to ask him."

Wang Nuo felt like a ball, while Mancini and Pratt were doing passing practice.

There was no result in this chat, so Wang Nuo decided to go back to find Mancini.

Before Wang Nuo left, Pratt patted him with a smile, "Relax! You are great, not everyone can be selected for the annual Golden Boy Award."

Pratt is right. A few days ago, the 2010-person shortlist for the 40 European Golden Boy Awards was announced, and Wang Nuo was on the list.

The candidates for the Golden Boy Award are all first-team players under the age of 21 playing in Europe. The selection process is exactly the same as the "Golden Globe Award" of the French "L'Equipe". The judges are all senior journalists from major media.

From 2003 to the present, it has basically become the most authoritative selection award for the best young players in the world.

Wang Nuo also became the first young player in China to be selected as a 40-man shortlist for the Golden Boy Award!

Manchester City was also selected with Balotelli. Although Balotelli was injured and rested for more than a month, it did not affect the outside world's evaluation of him.

Wang Nuo glanced at the list, almost all of them were very powerful guys he had heard of, and there were also some familiar faces who had fought against Wang Nuo.

Such as Anderlecht's Lukaku, Dortmund's Gotze, Panathinaikos' Ninis, Arsenal's Wilshere.

There are strong men like a forest, one of forty is chosen, Wang Nuo knows that with his current performance, it is very difficult to win the award.

Interestingly, the sports sections of many newspapers and magazines in the UK have reported this incident in great detail.

And some media joked that Wang Nuo did not have a chance, because before that, Wang Nuo had a "precedent of winning votes".

That was half a month ago.

Wang Nuona has just returned from the Asian Youth Championship. In an unofficial vote, he was unexpectedly named the best foreign player in the Premier League——

Wang Nuo didn't know exactly who initiated it. It is said that everyone can vote once...

But what a nonsense!
Wang Nuo didn't even score a goal in the Premier League. He actually defeated Tevez, Van Persie, Cesc Fabregas, Drogba and others and became the best foreign player.

Later, according to statistics, 95% of the votes were from China.

Wow, of course it looks cool to Manchester City fans, think about it, the whole country voted for the same player, and 10,000+ votes were cast!
They could hardly imagine it!

Local British newspapers reported on the vote, and Wang Nuo also gained a new nickname "Ticket King" in foreign forums.

In Belgium, Wang Nuo used to have many nicknames: "Water Man", "Machine Nuo", "Asian Dance King", "Artist King", "Pearl of the Orient" and so on, but almost all of them were commendatory.

And this nickname is obviously more ridiculed.

After being reposted and reported by many media, Wang Nuo's popularity has obviously increased. Sometimes, Wang Nuo even feels that he is treated like a rock star.

Recently, no matter where he goes, people will recognize him, which is completely different from when he first came to the team in the summer.

On the street, men, women and children, old and young, would come up and ask for autographs. It was rare for Wang Nuo to go shopping, and the next day he might see his picture in a newspaper.

Not long ago, after Manchester City returned from an away game at West Brom, Wang Nuo drove to a gas station to refuel his car.

When Wang Nuo just picked up the oil gun, a guy stopped the car next to him and rolled down the window.

"Hey, ticket king, do you do it yourself?"

Look at this sentence is really interesting, as if other people don't do this, Wang Nuo ignored him, because he could feel that the other party was a Manchester United fan.

"Hey, ticket king, why don't you talk, the derby will be played soon, don't you want to say something?"

Wang Nuo was a little annoying to him, but still ignored this guy.

"Oh, I understand, you don't know how to play, so naturally you don't have to worry about anything, you are a high-end audience, ha!"

The guy in the car is getting more and more unscrupulous.

At this time, Wang Nuo raised his head expressionlessly. He originally wanted to use the tip of the oil gun to shut up the other party, but he saw a half-drunk bottle of whiskey thrown on the passenger seat through the car window.

So he changed his mind.

"Let's play a game, drunkard."

With a cold voice, Wang Nuo walked to the front of the car, as if he wanted to write down the license plate number, "See if you can run away before I call the police, oh, this license plate is really good, X20 UTD."

He watched the other party suddenly become panicked, frantically rolled up the glass and started the car.

"Clean your ass, next game, I'm going to fuck you!" Wang Nuo yelled towards the back of the slipping car.

It wasn't until the other party quickly fled away and drove onto the road that Wang Nuo looked away indifferently.

He filled up the gas silently, put back the fuel gun, took out the receipt, and got into the car.

Sitting in the car, Wang Nuo didn't turn on the ignition for a long time. Finally, he let out a deep breath.

What the fan said just now had a certain impact on him, yes, isn't staying on the bench a high-end audience?

He decided to have a good talk with Mancini.

He wants to get enough time against Manchester United.

After training the next day, Wang Nuo went back to the locker room to change and went to Mancini's office.

Before that, he also called Mino and asked for his opinion.

Mino yelled on the phone, "Hell, is this a thing? Just go to him, you can't be a good baby who is always obedient! Mancini paid the club more than 1000 million to buy you, you have to Put some pressure on him!"

Well, in fact, Wang Nuo is not very confident, but it is said that the boss has a good relationship with Mino, and he thinks Mino's opinion is very reasonable.

The head coach's office is upstairs in the locker room. Wang Nuo met David Pratt on the stairs and learned that Mancini was in the office.

Wang Nuo came only once. He found the door was ajar and knocked on the door, but there was no response from inside.

He simply pushed open the half-hidden door, poked his head in, and found no one inside, but there was some noise in the suite inside.

He decided to sit on the chair by the door and wait.

He rarely came here, and while waiting, Wang Nuo looked around.

Mancini's office is huge, even bigger than the players' locker room below, with a large window looking out onto the main training ground.

Wang Nuo thought, maybe the boss often observes the players from the window for additional training, maybe the boss has noticed his hard work, and maybe he wanted him to start once.

While Wang Nuo was daydreaming, the door of the apartment was pushed open.

Mancini was naked except for a LV bath towel wrapped around his waist. He was walking out humming a song when the singing stopped suddenly. He and Wang Nuo looked into each other's eyes.

Wang Nuo even saw a mole on Mancini's buttocks... Wow, something is obviously wrong.

"Hi, boss." Wang Nuo greeted bravely.

"Who the hell let you in?" Mancini's tone was harsh, but he didn't continue to get angry. "What are you doing here?"

In the eyes of outsiders who don't know the truth, Mancini is an elegant gentleman, but this certainly does not include this kind of time.

Mancini was very difficult to play, especially when he had a straight face, he made you feel small, he became huge and you cringed.

Wang Nuo looked at the naked Mancini, suppressed the urge to turn around and run away and apologize, and he forced himself to be tougher.

"Coach, I want to start the next game." Wang Nuo directly explained his intention.

Obviously, Wang Nuo's request also surprised Mancini.

The Italian didn't speak at all, but sat down on the sofa and started digging his ears with a cotton swab on the table.

"Coach?" Wang Nuo waited for a long time, and finally called out again.

"What makes you feel that you can start in such an important game?"

Mancini sighed softly, his English stumbled, but at this moment, Wang Nuo felt a lot of pressure.

"It's fire and absolute confidence! I'm ready, coach! I'm eager to play, I'm not going to screw it up!"

Wang Nuo unconsciously raised the volume. He felt something stuck in his throat and couldn't help getting excited.

"I can't miss such a challenge. I'm in great shape. For the sake of my goal in the Europa League, give me a chance!"

After listening to Wang Nuo's answer, Mancini became silent again. Suddenly, he stood up from the sofa and walked to the desk.

Wang Nuo was still standing next to the chair at the door. At this moment, he was full of hope and uneasy. The boss didn't speak, which made him very tormented.

Fortunately, Mancini did not make Wang Nuo wait too long.

He opened the drawer of his desk and took out a CD, then a second CD, and a third CD.

He put them on the table and tapped his knuckles on them.

"These are the highlights and some training videos of Zlatan at Inter Milan. Three days, three days later I want to see you play as well as him!"

"By then, I'll have you on for about half an hour against Manchester United! You'll be replacing Carlos Tevez!"

Wang Nuo couldn't believe his ears!

The boss actually agreed!
Although he didn't know why Mancini asked him to watch Ibrahimovic's game video, did he want himself to learn the style and characteristics of that guy?
But three days, how could three days be enough?

But Wang Nuo would not miss such an opportunity. Before Mancini repented, Wang Nuo quickly agreed. If he could play for half an hour, he was confident to attack Manchester United's defense severely.

"No problem! I'm going home to watch the video right now! Immediately, immediately!"

Wang Nuo showed a bright smile, he is about to debut in Manchester Derby!

(End of this chapter)