'The FA Cup is the only one with a chance of winning the trophy and I don't want to pass up that opportunity.

Hearing Glory say this, Berbatov realized that this was his chance.

Why did he come to Manchester City?

In addition to making money, isn't it to win the championship with Rongguang?

There's no hope for the League Cup and the league, it's an FA Cup now...... Rongguang doesn't want to give up, and he doesn't want to let go!

Thinking of this, Berbatov walked out of the ranks and stood on the side of Glory.

"I'm not giving up." He said.

Berbatov stood up and surprised the coaches of the Manchester City coaching staff on the opposite side - there are really people who support Glory! And this one who supports Glory is Berbatov!

In Manchester City's team, the players also looked at these two people with complicated eyes, and some simply whispered.

As a compatriot of Rongguang, Sun Hai didn't discuss with anyone, he walked out of the team directly and stood next to Rongguang: "I am also willing to do my part to compete for the championship." ”

With these two men taking the lead, more and more players are coming out of the team and standing by and behind Glory.

Some say, some are silent.

But everyone voted with their feet and expressed their will.

They are all willing to fight alongside Glory, even if it costs them more body and increases their risk of injury in the game.

But when the team's results were not good, Rongguang never worried that he might get injured, nor did he say that he wanted to keep his body.

Now that he wants to win a title for the team, how can we sit idly by?

As Benitez said, we cannot be dragged along by glory. We can help him too!

The coaches on the coaching staff were amazed, and it was a collective decision of the coaching staff to let the bench play in this game, and play whatever they wanted.

I didn't expect the players to disagree......

They looked at manager Rafael Benitez.

He's the one who makes the idea.

Benitez looked at the players who stood behind and at Glory's side. At first, he was a little surprised, but now he realized that this was not what he wanted to see.

He has always wanted to make Rong Guang a leader who can lead the team forward, but the leader is not something you can do if you ask him to do it, nor does it mean that whoever wants to be can be it, the leader must be able to convince the public, and let everyone follow you willingly.

When you do something, everyone will support you, and that's a leader.

Now, when Glory says he doesn't want to give up and wants to compete for the FA Cup, the players are all standing up to show their support...... Although he hasn't worn the captain's armband yet, he is already the leader of this team, and he deserves it!

In that case, how can I pour cold water on them?

So he nodded and said, "Okay, then let's aim for the FA Cup." ”

Hearing the manager say this, the players let out a burst of cheers, as if they had won against the coach.

Sun Hai patted Rongguang's shoulder hard, and Rongguang's shoulders sank a little.

"Do you feel the weight?" Sun Hai smiled and asked a little surprised Rongguang. "If you say it, you have to do it. Now you really have to take us to this championship. ”

Rong Guang smiled: "Can it still be fake?" If I say it, I will do it. This FA Cup winner...... No matter how difficult it is, I must get it! Don't worry, Brother Sun, I won't let you all down. ”

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"Do you really want to agree with them?" Back in Benitez's office, assistant coach Mark Bowen thought it was incredible.

Abandoning the FA Cup was first proposed by Rafael Benitez, who then convinced the entire coaching staff and became part of the team's strategy.

But now he has reversed his previous plans.

"Why not?" Benitez said.

"But you've said before that you're worried about consuming too much body in the FA Cup and making the players more injury-prone. You still say......"

"In the final run for the top four in the league, you can't afford any slip-ups. Yes, that's what I said, but Mark, now we have a great opportunity that I think we should take it. Benitez said.

"What chance?"

"If a team wants to be really strong, it must not simply rely on piling up those famous stars. For this team to be combative, first of all, they must be a collective, willing to work together for a goal. That's what I saw today. The whole team stood up to support Young, and everyone was united. ”

Benitez continued: "Secondly, this team has to have a championship heart. ”

"A champion's heart?"

"Yes, it's about having the heart to compete for the title, not just wanting it. I want a championship, and I want to win it, those are two concepts. Rong and his teammates showed us their determination today and I want to give them a chance to prove that they are capable of winning the championship. A strong team is trained in the process of competing for the championship. City have lacked such opportunities before, so such opportunities are precious. And before I made a mistake. "I was just thinking about fighting for fourth place in the league and I passed up the opportunity, completely ignoring what it would do to the team's beliefs...... Fortunately, we have honor. He reminded me that when we have a chance to compete for the title, don't pass up this opportunity. ”

Mark Bowen was dumbfounded, and he thought back to the scene on the training ground just now.

The scene where one player after another came out and stood behind and around Glory...... In the end, Rongguang has become a team around him, and he is like a magnet, attracting other players to move closer to him and surround him in the middle.

That scene...... He was so impressed!

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“…… We did a random street interview and there were quite a few Manchester City fans who weren't at all interested in the FA Cup semi-finals. They prefer to rush to the league and are unhappy that there is an FA Cup semi-final before the next round of the league...... I think I can understand the complaints of the Manchester City fans, after all, the race for fourth place in the league is now at a fever pitch and everyone's hearts are hanging. It's like a movie full of excitement and suspense, just at the most critical moment, but suddenly a half-hour commercial is inserted......"

Benitez is said to be planning to drop the FA Cup semi-final against Chelsea. During the team's training, many substitutes wore yellow vests that symbolized the main starting lineup...... The choice was the right one, and Benitez was not carried away by the current great good shape...... At such a crucial time, City really don't need to spend all their extra experience on the FA Cup semi-finals...... Why did they play in the FA Cup before? Isn't it just to qualify for the League Cup? But now that they have a chance to qualify for the Champions League, why is there any need to qualify for the UEFA Cup? ”

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Before the FA Cup semi-finals, the media reported that Benitez made the substitutes wear yellow vests, and the powerful media directly exposed the photos, with pictures and truths, making their analysis and judgment more convincing.

Judging from the confidence of all parties, Manchester City's abandonment of this FA Cup semi-final seems to be a sure thing.

That's good news for Chelsea.

Hiddink was under intense pressure after a 1-0 defeat at home to Manchester City in the league, with many criticising his tactical choices in that game.

So Hiddink needs a chance for revenge, and secondly, he needs a title to prove himself when the hopes of competing for the league title are already getting slimmer.

Winning the FA Cup was his last chance.

If Manchester City really don't have the FA Cup, Chelsea will have a lot easier.

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But what disappointed Hiddink was the ...... Two hours before the start of this game, the media announced Manchester City's starting list, and almost all of Manchester City's main players started the game!

With the exception of a few minor tweaks in a few positions, the main parts of the lineup have been maintained.

It can be said that this Manchester City team can be regarded as the strongest team.

This is completely different from the pre-match media speculation......

With this squad for the semi-finals, you can imagine what Manchester City are thinking - contrary to the media's predictions, they will definitely not want to give up this game.

Hiddink was also stunned when he saw the starting list.

Then his first instinct was that Benitez was playing tricks again!

He used to let the substitutes wear yellow vests, definitely to confuse himself!

But Hiddink really wronged Benitez......

Benitez really planned to give up on this game at first......

It was just a temporary change of mind.

This result left Hiddink a little scrambling.

He doesn't mean that he believes the media's word for it, but that the results he has come up with through his own experience are exactly the same as those of the media. How could a coach like him possibly let the media sway his thoughts? He also believes that Manchester City will not be able to give their best in this game.

He really didn't expect Manchester City to put in the main squad in the FA Cup semi-finals, so they were not afraid of any accidents in the game that would affect their league table?

At this time, can't Benitez tell which is more important?

What did he think?

Is the FA Cup title worthy of a Champions League qualification?

Even if City win the FA Cup, so what?

Hiddink was puzzled and couldn't figure out why Benitez had made such a decision.

But whether he wants to make it or not, he must now face Manchester City, who are at their best.

And that's what he doesn't want to do......