"Do you really think Manchester City's goal this season is to win the Seven-Crown?!"

At this time, it was in the middle of a football talk show on the BBC.

Manchester City manager Gao Bo was invited to participate in the show.

Although the host's tone was calm, it was clear from his questioning that the BBC host was also shocked by Manchester City's goals.

Gao Bo pulled his jacket and leaned back comfortably.

He looked very relaxed.

Anyone who has studied psychology knows that this is a sign of extreme self-confidence.

Even in the face of TV shows broadcast around the world, Gao Bo is still rightfully confident - this is the confidence brought to him by the team's results.

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

Gao Bo said as a matter of course.

"However, this goal is obviously difficult to accomplish, especially the Champions League, I think, Coach Gao Bo, you also know, after the restructuring of the Champions League, there is no team that can successfully complete the defense of the title, Manchester United reached the final in a row, but they only won a championship in the end, even in a few years ago the extremely powerful Barcelona, they did not have a way to win the Champions League for two consecutive years, now Manchester City has almost no opponents in England, however, in the Champions League, Manchester City is really so sure?!"

The moderator asked with a skeptical tone.

"Sure?" Gao Bo shook his head, "If we dare to aim for anything if we are sure, then we may end up with nothing!" ”

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

Gao Bo grinned.

If you want to be sure, who can be 100% sure?

After all, it's football.

However, it is one thing to be sure of it, and it is another thing to be a goal.

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In fact, Gao Bo threw out the goal of this seven-time championship because he was worried that his team would be satisfied with the status quo.

Standing still is actually a step backwards, and Gao Bo is clear about this.

He has to keep his team hungry at all times.

This is one of the most important things to do as a football manager.

In addition to the technical and tactical aspects, the most important thing that determines the outcome of a football game is the psychological state of the players.

A game is like a battle on a narrow road.

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

After the Carabao Cup final, City have seven days to recuperate.

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

It's an FA Cup quarter-final match.

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

The two teams met in the final last season, and as a result, Wigan Athletic's only possible fig leaf after last season's relegation was ripped off by Manchester City.

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

And this encounter!

Many Wigan Athletic fans shouted the slogan of revenge.

Although Wigan Athletic is now only a team in the Championship, the team has not been weakened after their relegation last season, and the team has basically maintained the team playing in the Premier League.

This team can reach the final of the FA Cup last season and the quarter-finals of the FA Cup this season.

It can be said that Wigan Athletic is quite experienced in playing the FA Cup, and from a certain point of view, Wigan Athletic's strength should not be underestimated, and their strength is not weaker than some teams in the lower reaches of the Premier League.

Wigan Athletic are now fourth in the Championship, and although they are 21 points clear of top-placed Leicester and 10 points away from second-placed Burnley, Wigan Athletic are still in the top six of the Championship – which at least guarantees them a place in the promotion play-offs, and they could still be back in the top flight after a year of relegation.

Before the game, Wigan Athletic's head coach Rosler also said that his team was beaten by Manchester City in the FA Cup final last season, and they will not give up this game when they meet Manchester City again in the FA Cup this season, even if it 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, and the most important thing for his team was the league.

But then again, Wigan Athletic is still quite far from the first and second place in the league, but there is no danger of falling out of the top six for the time being, and the league position is still very secure - whether it can return to the Premier League depends on the performance of the promotion play-offs.

What if they can reach the FA Cup final and even win another title while returning to the Premier League?

Rosler thought.....

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

In fact, Manchester City didn't take this game too seriously.

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

With the team playing the second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals away from home three days later, the players who played in this game will most likely not play again in the next game.

With a 4-1 win over Zenit St. Petersburg in the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals, this time the team did not rotate completely, but rather a semi-main and half-substitute line-up.

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

In addition, Kaka also started, while Antoine Griezmann and David Silva were rested, Adam White also started, Eriksen played as a right midfielder, and Casemiro partnered Wanyama as a midfielder.

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

In the eighteenth minute of the game, Manchester City scored.

Li Yuanshan played a fulcrum role in the penalty area, he carried the defender's header to Eriksen, Eriksen swept the ball into the penalty area, Kaka followed up with a left-footed push to help the team lead.

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

Sixty-three minutes into the second half, the second goal came when Adam White was tripped by a pass in the penalty area, and the referee awarded a penalty!

Kaka takes the penalty kick, 2-0!!

That's the score at full-time!

Manchester City have reached the last four of the FA Cup and are one step closer to their goal.