The strongest blade in football

Chapter 162 Seize the Opportunity (4000 words chapter)
Time flies, and it is March in a blink of an eye.

Emilia has recovered and been released from hospital after more than two weeks of treatment.

She was taken back home by her mother to rest, and she will re-enter the filming of TV dramas soon.

Manchester City also experienced intensive games during this period.

First of all, after they returned to the home court, they defeated Aris cleanly 3-0 and advanced to the round of 16 in the Europa League.

Wang Nuo came off the bench for 25 minutes and played well.

New aid Dzeko scored twice and Yaya Toure also scored.

After the birth of the top 16 of the Europa League, Manchester City ranked first in William Hill's championship odds list with 3.9.

Ranked ahead of Liverpool, Paris Saint-Germain, Ajax, Porto, Benfica, Villarreal, Eindhoven, Leverkusen and other teams.

Manchester City is making great strides in the Europa League, but encountered some obstacles in the league.

In the next three consecutive Premier League games, Manchester City performed poorly and achieved a record of one win, one draw and one loss.

Manchester City beat Aston Villa, drew with Fulham and lost to Wigan Athletic in an upset.

They have been overtaken by Manchester United, which has an unbeaten record, by 5 points, and Arsenal are only 1 point behind Manchester City.

As of the 29th round of the Premier League, in the standings, Manchester United ranked first with 58 points, Manchester City ranked second with 53 points, Arsenal followed with 52 points, and Chelsea ranked fourth with 49 points.

With the fluctuation of performance, more and more people began to question Mancini's coaching ability.

He gave the fans hope in the first half of the season, but now, with the introduction of Dzeko, the record has not improved but declined, which is unacceptable.

Fortunately, Manchester City fans are used to hard times and are not as harsh as some champion fans. In their view, the team is qualified if they can guarantee to enter the Champions League!

At the same time, Wang Nuo's life is not easy.

Johnson was injured, so his playing time was not greatly affected, and even increased instead of decreasing——

He is already a regular substitute in the league, and he has a high chance of starting in the cup.

However, his performance has been a bit up and down. He has come off the bench in the last four games, but has no goals or assists.

I will not talk about Alice in the first game. It was purely bad luck. Both threatening shots were saved by the magical goalkeeper.

The second game against Aston Villa coincided with Iser's medical examination in the UK, so he came to see Wang Nuo and have a meal together.

Issel failed to continue playing in the standard Liege echelon, and a Ligue [-] team fell in love with him.

The name of this club is Ajaccio, and it is on the island of Corsica, which Isser despised the most.

When chatting with Wang Nuo two years ago, Iser also said that it was a place where birds don't shit, but now, he is full of praise there.

“Corsica is beautiful, with a beautiful coastline, skiing and canoeing.”

"Don't underestimate Ajaccio! They are a strong team, maybe they will go to Ligue [-] next season!"

"Wait for me to explore the road first, and then you come to play in summer and take you to eat and drink spicy food."

Wang Nuo was very happy that the guy finally signed with a good club, so he took him to a new fish restaurant in the city center.

Wang Nuo personally pays more attention to health, so he ordered some scallops that day. He used to eat them before morning jogging, but in fact he is not particularly interested in aquatic products.

He and Issel had a lively chat, and accidentally ate more.

Those scallops looked good, healthy and fresh. Thinking about it now, he should have been wary.

A few hours after eating, he was a little uncomfortable, but he didn't take it seriously, thinking that it would not affect the game.

Mancini put him on the bench and he vomited once in the dressing room toilet before the second half, and he felt better after that.

Then he drank a lot of energy drinks.

In the game, he came on as a substitute for Milner, was full of energy at the beginning, and almost assisted Dzeko to score.

But as the game progressed, he became weaker and weaker, with stomach and chest pains.

Wang Nuo knew something was wrong.

But he didn't want to hold back the team, and tried to muddle through on the court with his increasingly rich game experience.

He really felt bad, probably the worst 10 minutes of his life.

Wang Nuo stared at the numbers on the big screen, 10 minutes, 8 minutes, 5 minutes, come on!

After a while, he had to run with his hands on his stomach.

At this time, Silva accidentally passed him a "knife mountain ball".

When Wang Nuo was in good health, it was a good shot, but Wang Nuo, who had a stomachache, obviously did not have the ability to run like lightning.

He has to run really hard.

And Aston Villa defender Clark (yes, he is an Irish guy, also called Clark) also rushed towards the ball like a vicious dog.

Wang Nuo didn't allow himself to be underestimated, so he speeded up regardless of his own safety.

Two seconds later, two 1.8-meter-six strong men collided firmly.

Wang Nuo squeezed Clark with his butt, and the Irish guy subconsciously raised his elbow and hit Wang Nuo's lower abdomen.

Oh!
Wang Nuo felt that he could no longer suppress the torrent in his stomach, and a burst of water spurted out from his throat.

Clark was proud of successfully suppressing Wang Nuo in this confrontation and stuck him behind him.

Suddenly, he felt someone push him hard from behind.

There was a huge "Wooooo" whoosh at home to Manchester City, as if the striker had missed a shot.

Afterwards, with the referee's whistle, the fans were blown away.

This is the first time most people have seen a player vomit on the pitch.

Clark was pushed by Wang Nuo and fell into the mud.

"Bastard! What on earth do you want!"

He turned over angrily, and was about to find trouble with Wang Nuo, but suddenly found that Wang Nuo was leaning on his knees with his hands, bending over and facing the ground.

The referee who rushed over did not expect this to happen and hesitated briefly.

Finally, he still fumbled in his pocket for a while, and showed Wang Nuo a yellow card.

While he may have been kind enough to keep from spitting on Clark, he did push people over.

"Are you okay?" the referee asked from the side.

Wang Nuo nodded quickly, he slowed down for a while, and straightened his waist.

At this moment, he can't wait to find a crack in the ground to get in, it's too embarrassing!
Damn scallop meat!Damn sports drinks!

Miraculously, after he vomited, he was refreshed and felt no discomfort at all.

In the end, Manchester City won the game 3-0, but Wang Nuo stole the limelight from everyone.

Back in the locker room, the teammates laughed like crazy, and Wright Phillips burst into tears, "Man, you are going to be selected for the famous scene in the history of the Premier League."

Sure enough, not long after the game, all kinds of media came out.

Some people said that Wang Nuo was troubled by gastroenteritis, some said that Wang Nuo was affected by the cold air that night, and some said that Wang Nuo's training was too intense and he was unwell.

In short, various voices emerged.

But only Wang Nuo knew that it was all due to the scallop meat and the sports drink, oh yes, and that elbow.

In the third game, Manchester City played against Fulham.

Wang Nuo lost face in the last round. He wanted to get back the lost face in this game, so after coming off the bench in 61 minutes, he fell into a personal performance show.

In just 30 minutes, he staged 4 breakthroughs and successfully became the king of the game.

There is also a guy on the opposite side who is equal to him, that is the Belgian Dembele who has just transferred to Fulham from the Eredivisie.

When Wang Nuo was promoted to the first team of Standard Liege, he did not sign up for the Champions League. He once watched the last life-and-death battle of the Champions League group stage from the stands.

Their opponent is Alkmaar in the Eredivisie.

In that game, Dembele's dazzling dribbling impressed him deeply.

And in this match, he tried his best to prove that his small skills were sharper than the opponent.

Wang Nuo's continuous dribbling breakthroughs turned Fulham's Etuhu into a wooden stake, and Nigeria's black and hard was almost crying.

Manchester City fans love and hate watching it.

Love, because Wang Nuo played very entertaining individual football, showing super talent visible to the naked eye.

I hate it, because this guy played this game so much fun, it was a pity for his perfect pass.

Wang Nuo's handling of the ball after the breakthrough was not smart, and he did not form too many opportunities in front of the goal.

In the end, the team drew 1-1 with Fulham thanks to Balotelli's goal in the first half.

After the game, Dembele took the initiative to come to Wang Nuo to exchange jerseys.

"It's you who knocked out Maruwan's tooth two months ago? Hahaha." He was overjoyed.

"Yes, he even gave me that tooth." Wang Nuo said, "I have a friend who owned a jersey signed by him back then, so I just gave him that tooth too. It sounds weird. But he took it."

Wang Nuo was talking about Zoe who was studying in Cologne.

"Marouwan didn't bother you after the game?" Dembele was taken aback for a moment, and then seemed to think of something suddenly, "Oh, by the way, you are also from Standard Liege, and that guy still has feelings for players from his old club. A lot of good feelings."

Dembele's words sounded like he knew Fellaini very well.

"I'm more curious about your relationship with Fellaini. You are from the Eredivisie, can you get along with players from the French region?" Wang Nuo asked.

"Oh, what faction is messed up, many rumors are nonsense, I have a good relationship with him."

Dembele glanced at Wang Nuo, "It's a pity that you are Chinese, otherwise with your strength, maybe we will be teammates of the national team."

"Really? Thank you!" Wang Nuo has been in the Premier League for more than half a year, and he is already familiar with the mutual bragging when shaking hands after the game. "You are also very good! A world-class midfielder!"

Compared with the sympathy between Dembele and Wang Nuo, Mancini is not so polite.

After the game, he called Wang Nuo to him alone, "What did you do today? Thinking of yourself as Maradona?"

"I'm thinking...show yourself well." Wang Nuo knew that he was a bit off track.

"You're a smart man, I don't want to talk nonsense, next time, I don't want to see another idiot who only excels."

After speaking, without waiting for Wang Nuo to respond, Mancini patted Wang Nuo's neck twice vigorously with his hand, and sent him away.

In the fourth game, Manchester City played against Wigan Athletic at home.

Carlos Tevez and Balotelli started, and Dzeko and Wang Nuo were on standby.

In this game, Wigan Athletic's tactic is to find Rodariega for a defensive counterattack.

The Colombian striker, who is only a little over 1.8 meters tall, has amazing physical fitness and is a headache for Manchester City in quick counterattacks.

Manchester City had 28 shots and Wigan Athletic had 5 shots.

However, when Wang Nuo played in 78 minutes, the score was 0-1.

That ball was Wigan Athletic's counterattack, and Rodariega blasted it in.

It has to be said that football games are so unpredictable.

After Wang Nuo came up, he helped the team play some good goals, but he was really unlucky, and something happened in a penalty.

At that time, it was almost time to enter stoppage time, and Manchester City's players attacked frantically, putting great pressure on Wigan Athletic, who was fully defensive.

In an attack, Wang Nuo was shoveled to the calf by the tough guy Diame, but he still passed the ball.

Because it was a rare good opportunity, Carlos Tevez and Balotelli in front have formed a pair of ghosts hitting the goal, and they have a good chance to score.

But the moment Balotelli received the ball, the referee's whistle sounded.

The referee blew off the originally favorable attack, awarded Diame a tackle foul, and gave Manchester City a free kick.

The Manchester City fans ran away directly, greeting the referee with all kinds of foul language.

Wang Nuo also shouted angrily, "What the hell are you blowing!"

Of course, there are some not-so-elegant words starting with F in his words, but isn't that how everyone talks on the court?
That's just a modal particle!

But the referee showed Wang Nuo a yellow card without hesitation.

Seeing the referee's penalty, the fans almost rushed down the stands angrily.

Anthony Taylor!An out-and-out Manchester native gave Manchester City a blow to the head.

In the end, the free kick was missed and the game was lost, 0-1.

Wang Nuo was really furious. In the four games, not only did he not score a single goal, but he also accumulated two yellow cards. In addition to the previous yellow cards, a suspension penalty is not far away from him!
On the other hand, Balotelli scored two goals.

Dzeko also scored two goals.

God, there is nothing worse than this.

Originally, the game was enough to make him feel bad, and Mino called him all day long.

I always talk about which team is short of a striker and is interested in him. Many names are mentioned, Juventus, Paris Saint-Germain, but Wang Nuo is not interested in any of them, he just wants to stay Manchester City.

Wang Nuo would occasionally talk to him and complain, just hoping that Mino could complain with him and get a little support from him.

But the guy clearly didn't think so.

"I've been really unlucky recently, and I haven't scored a single goal," Wang Nuo said.

"Of course you can't score goals, you are the worst performer on the field, you play like a piece of shit." Mino's words were very ugly.

"What the fuck are you talking about? You're my agent!"

"It's really because I'm your agent, so I'm going to tell you that you have to work hard, otherwise, accept my suggestion and find a club that can start playing football on loan!"

"My striker, you are the weakest one! Look at the others, Zlatan, a father in Milan, Mario, far better than you, Robinho, he has a second spring! "

Mino was like an annoying machine gunner, constantly firing at Wang Nuo.

"Come on, everything is temporary, you just want to persuade me to go to other places! Wait and see, I will prove myself in the next game, the next game!"

Now, Wang Nuo understands more and more that if the striker can't score, no one will thank him for his fancy skills and sharp breakthroughs.

He must show his competitiveness in order to have a place in Manchester City!
The next game will be Wang Nuo's favorite Europa League.

Manchester City will challenge Ukrainian strong team Dynamo Kiev in an away game. According to the usual practice, Mancini has a high probability of putting Wang Nuo in the starting lineup.

He never wants to miss this opportunity, he must firmly grasp it!
(End of this chapter)