Football's No. 1 Prodigal Son

The game was a climax, but the game was a success.

In the next few minutes, Manchester City launched a desperate attack.

But unfortunately, time was their biggest enemy.

Although they got one or two chances, they failed to seize them in the end.

With the referee's whistle, Manchester City lost 2-3 away from home and suffered their second defeat in the Premier League this season.

No one knew what happened in the locker room after the game. All they knew was that when Van Gaal attended the post-match press conference, his face was livid.

At the press conference, he said directly: "We lost too many points in games where we shouldn't have lost points. As far as this game is concerned, many of our players don't deserve this jersey!"

This sentence immediately caused all reporters to start recording it.

They knew that tomorrow's headlines would be there again.

When Yang Luo saw the newspaper the next day, he knew he had to talk to Van Gaal.

So he asked Van Gaal to come to his office: "Mr. Van Gaal, we are all very unhappy about the loss, but I think you shouldn't criticize the players so harshly at the press conference. This is quite detrimental to the locker room."

Van Gaal knocked on the table unconsciously with both hands: "Mr. Yang, I think I have my own way of managing the locker room, you don't need to worry about it. My past experience is enough to prove my ability."

Yang Luo frowned: "Mr. Van Gaal, are you not going to follow my advice?"

Van Gaal straightened up: "Mr. Yang, I think you need a winner more, and I am a natural winner. Please rest assured that everything is under my control."

Yang Luo glanced at him: "Mr. Van Gaal, I don't just need a winner, I need someone who can lead this group of geniuses to grow. I hope you don't suppress them blindly when you treat them. This is very detrimental to their growth."

Van Gaal frowned and said nothing more.

Yang Luo knew that this stubborn guy would not change himself easily, so the following conversation was meaningless.

He now only hoped that Van Gaal could stabilize the team's rhythm, otherwise if it became a mess, there would definitely be a three-loss situation.

But then Manchester City's record was obviously affected and there were some ups and downs.

Four days later, Manchester City tied Tottenham 1-1 at home, and failed to win for two consecutive rounds.

Then in the Champions League home game against Olympiacos, Van Gaal played with a rotating lineup and tied the opponent 2-2.

Although this game had no impact on Manchester City's ranking, Manchester City also suffered three rounds of no wins in all competitions.

The recent ups and downs of Manchester City's record have also caused dissatisfaction among many fans, and even shouted slogans for Van Gaal to be fired.

Indeed, Manchester City's performance in recent games has been very poor, and many players have some problems with their fighting spirit on the field.

Even Yang Luo and Bernstein have communicated about this matter countless times.

Obviously, Van Gaal's handling of certain issues has made the players dissatisfied.

If they keep winning, everything will be fine, but if the results fluctuate, the problems will be magnified step by step!

At this time, Manchester City's locker room has reached a very delicate state!

In this delicate atmosphere, Manchester City went to challenge Bolton away.

Manchester City's performance in this game was still very bad, and they did not create several threatening attacks throughout the game.

Fortunately, Van Gaal had good luck. In the 89th minute of the game, Tony, who came on as a substitute with Ronaldinho, completed the lore, and only then did he pass the test with a score of one to zero.

But even if this game was won, the content of the game was very different from before.

Anyone with a discerning eye knows that there must be something wrong in Manchester City's locker room!

Three days later, Manchester City went to Liverpool again to challenge Everton away.

Although Everton lost Rooney this season, it has been advancing all the way under the leadership of Moyes. Now it is ranked fifth in the standings, only one point away from fourth-placed Manchester United.

Therefore, this game is also a tough battle.

Of course, the two coaches did not know at this time that they would have intersections again in Manchester United in the future.

But Manchester City got off to a dream start in this game.

In the seventh minute, Ronaldinho cut in from the left in the frontcourt, dribbled past Gravesen and shot directly from a distance. Goalkeeper Martin had no way to deal with it, and Manchester City took a one-to-zero lead.

Now

In the front court of Manchester City, only Ronaldinho's performance has been relatively normal. Without him, Manchester City's recent record would be even worse.

But Everton was not affected by the loss of the ball. They played their own rhythm step by step and created threats in the hinterland of Manchester City many times.

Finally, in the 23rd minute of the game, their striker Duncan Ferguson scored a goal to equalize the score.

Everton's morale was boosted after the equalizer, and they continued to attack Manchester City!

This made Van Gaal very dissatisfied. He was indignant about his team's lack of fighting spirit!

But he had no choice at this time, and the players on the bench were in even worse condition.

In the last stage of the first half, Everton seized the opportunity again, and Duncan Ferguson took advantage of a corner kick opportunity to overtake the score!

It must be said that Moyes still had something at this time.

During the halftime break, Van Gaal directly replaced Robben and Tony.

But their appearance did not change anything, and Manchester City's offense still did not improve.

The players were obviously not in high spirits on the field, and their physical condition was not at its best, so many cooperations could not be played.

In the end, the game ended 2-1, and Everton won a key victory at home!

And Manchester City also lost the third game of the Premier League this season.

After this game, the Premier League this season is just halfway through.

After 19 rounds, Chelsea ranked first with 46 points, Manchester City ranked second with 42 points, Arsenal ranked third with 41 points, Manchester United ranked fourth with 39 points, and Everton ranked fifth with 38 points.

These should be the main candidates for the Champions League ticket.

As for Liverpool, now they only have 28 points, and they may no longer be competitive for the Champions League quota.

After watching the game at home, Yang Luo took out his mobile phone: "Bernstein, are there any famous coaches who are unemployed recently? Pay attention."

He has made mental preparations for a coaching change.

Although Manchester City is still ranked second in the standings, it has been in a clear slump recently. If it continues like this, it may not even be able to enter the Champions League, let alone compete for the championship.

In his mind, Van Gaal is already in the countdown to his dismissal.