The game against Aston Villa is the final game of November, and the time is fast approaching December amid media talk about the battle for the top spot in the Premier League, with the Premier League round of 16 just around the corner.

In this round, Manchester City hosts Watford.

Watford Football Club, nicknamed "Watford", in the long club's 100-year history, there are not many things to boast about, this team is also considered to be in the London area, compared with those authentic London giants, Watford can be shabby in terms of record, and a lot of low-level laurels are a bit overdone with the word "gold".

This season was Watford's second run into the Premier League, having been promoted in 1999 by playing a play-off to become a lucky 'third team', but the two managers at the time, Colin Lee and Perryman, were unable to lead a top-flight team and were relegated with 24 points that year.

It turns out that if you can't play an effective overall strategy, the weak team will only be cleaned up.

Watford's results have also been dismal this season, with just two wins so far to sit bottom of the league and City won 5-0 at home against such a team.

In order to cope with the next derby with Manchester United, Wan Sheng chose to rotate in the game.

The team's main players have too many games to play, they still need to rest a little more to recover, but Anelka still played, Wan Sheng also planned to send Darren Bent in the Manchester derby to give him more chances to fight, and Anelka broke out in the game.

In just the fifth minute, Nicolas Anelka opened the door past Watford with a long-range shot from outside the box.

It was a brilliant goal!

After receiving a pass from Mesut Ozil, he didn't do anything and went straight to the goal, and the ball drew a less obvious arc and fell directly into the Watford goal, making the Manchester City fans unconsciously send wild shouts.

"World Wave!" Belbart shouted.

The goal opened the door for City to win, and City kept Watford under full pressure and looked for chances to break the back of the net.

Anelka, Lescott, Ivan Crewe. Then came Anelka......

Anelka scored three goals to complete his hat-trick, his second in the league this season, the last time was in the 10th round of the league when Manchester City hosted Middlesbrough, Anelka took all the goals, and now it is another hat-trick, Anelka has scored more goals than many strikers in these two games alone, plus goals in other games. As Belbart said, "The French striker has scored 13 goals for Manchester City in 16 league games, and this efficiency is terrifying!" ”

'The French goalscorer is at the peak of his career, and this season has ushered in a full-blown explosion, and I think there is probably no dispute about the Premier League's top scorer this season, whether it's Thierry Henry at Arsenal, Didier Drogba at Chelsea or McCarthy at Blackburn, they all score far fewer goals than Anelka......

Anelka's hat-trick was discussed after the game. And they all expressed their amazement at Anelka's state.

Anelka himself was very happy and scored three goals in the game to show his quality and form. But he was still a little dissatisfied in his heart, because he started this game. The chance to present in the next Manchester derby will be left to rival Darren Bent, who feels he is in very good form and should have a chance to start in the tournament.

At the same time, he also thought that the head coach Wan Sheng saw his state. Maybe change your mind?

So in the dressing room after the game, he frequently looked at Wan Sheng, wanting to get something from Wan Sheng's words. But Wan Sheng only praised Anelka and did not say anything more about the next game.

In fact, Wansheng's plans have indeed changed somewhat.

Originally, he wanted to give Darren Bent a chance to start the game against Manchester United, but seeing Anelka's state, he was a little shaken, Anelka's state is too good, with his physical strength to insist on playing another game, although Darren Bent is also in good shape, but after all, Anelka has just scored a hat trick?

Choosing between the two is a tough question.

As The Guardian said after the game, "Wan Sheng is bothered by happiness because he has two players in very good form up front, and even said that if the two are rotated, they are both capable of competing for the Premier League's top scorer." In the next round of the game against Manchester United, who will start has become a headache. ”

Even the Premier League commentators and data analysts don't have the answer.

Anelka and Darren Bent are both in very good shape, but Anelka scored a hat-trick to prove his form, and he should be allowed to start, and Darren Bent's form is definitely not bad, so far, he has also scored seven goals for Manchester City in the league, compared to Anelka's 13 goals, it seems nothing, but you know, Darren Bent has played at least half of Anelka's playing time, so that Darren Bent's efficiency is terrifying.

So who will Wansheng let start?

"Let's wait and see!" The British BBC Sport radio gave such a conclusion.

This is the same as not saying, but it also proves the difficulty of the choice, Wan Sheng has always been very decisive, but on this issue, he really hasn't come up with a result......

Manchester City have one game to play before the Derby County clash with Manchester United, and that is the final game of the UEFA Champions League group stage, when Manchester City host Bayern Munich.

This strong battle should have been a high-profile game, but as a result, Manchester City determined the first place in the group early, and the game became a chicken rib for Manchester City, and the English media naturally did not pay much attention to the game.

The German media still attaches great importance to the game, after Bayern Munich lost to Real Madrid away from home, lost to Manchester City at home, and so far there are only 9 points, while Real Madrid has 7 points, the last round of Real Madrid and Sofia Levski played, it is almost certain to win, then Real Madrid has 10 points, Bayern Munich wants to qualify, at least ten points, even if Bayern Munich draws with Manchester City, they can't ensure that they appear, Because the win-loss relationship between the two sides is equal, according to the Champions League group stage qualifying rules, the same number of points is better than the winner-loser, and the same win-loss relationship is better than the number of goals, Bayern Munich is only one more goal difference than Real Madrid, if Real Madrid defeats Sofia Levski in the last round, Bayern Munich almost must beat Manchester City to qualify.

So this game is very important for Bayern Munich, who will almost have to beat Manchester City to qualify.

The Germans definitely did not expect the current situation, Germany has entered the Champions League this season with a total of three teams, and the Germans also expect all three teams to enter the Champions League round of 16, but now Hamburg has been eliminated certainly, and Werder Bremen's hope of qualifying is only in theory, and the most promising Bayern Munich also needs to go through a big battle to win.

Quoting the World War II statement, the English press gloated, "The German army is about to be annihilated." ”

What few people know is that two days before the arrival of the Champions League group stage, Real Madrid club president Calderon made a special call to Manchester City club president Waddell, especially expressed the friendly relationship between Real Madrid and Manchester City, and promised that on the issue of David Beckham's loan, he would personally talk to David Beckham about the benefits of returning to England. Knock out some of the players that the team doesn't need and ask City if they are interested in these players.

Calderon is naturally not going to be idle to pay tribute to Manchester City, he wants Manchester City to do their best in the game against Bayern Munich, as long as Manchester City can win or draw against Bayern Munich, Real Madrid's hope of qualifying is very high.

For Real Madrid club, entering the Champions League round of 16 is not only a matter of club income, but also related to the face of the club.

Let's just call it 'Rotten Ship'!

In addition, this is also related to the stability of Calderon's position as president, he has just taken office to let Real Madrid fold the Champions League group stage, which is not as good as the results of rival Florentino, and Real Madrid fans will naturally not support him.

Waddell conveyed Calderon's meaning to Wan Sheng, and Wan Sheng was immediately moved.

At present, the depth of the team's bench is a serious problem, and the results can support it until now, and the more important reason is the football training master system, which can help players maintain good physical condition, but it is not without injuries, especially in January after Christmas, the chance of injury will increase greatly, and the physical condition of the players will also decline a lot, and the depth of the bench will be extremely important.

The most important thing for the team to add is the midfield position, but the defense is actually very tight, especially the right fullback position, the real right-back is only Lescott, but Wansheng believes that Lescott's ability is very strong, he should gradually adapt to the middle, as a central defender The game will be better, in addition to Lescott, Sun Jihai, Ricardo Koster and Boateng can be used as a right-back, the first two are all-rounders, which can barely make up for the defects of the bench, Boateng's fighting ability is relatively strong, and he is more suitable to play as a midfielderIn addition to the above players, there is only one Leto Ziegler on the left side, and Sun Jihai and Ricardo Koster also have to take care of the left side.

So it is urgent to add a regular full-back with quality.

At present, in the Real Madrid team, powerful defenders, such as Robert Carlos, Cicinho and others will definitely not be sold, so the only defenders available are those substitutes, such as Salgado, Messia and others, Wan Sheng quickly made a decision - to buy Salgado! (To be continued.) )