Green Field Eunuch

Chapter 205 Mancini's Motivation
Following the match, English media extensively covered the second leg of the FA Cup match between Manchester City and Notts County.

There's not much to say about the match itself; Manchester City defeated Notts County 5-0, 8-0 on aggregate.

But the most attention-grabbing point is that Shan Yongzhuo scored a header.

This was Shan Yongzhuo's first header in his professional career, and it was a very impressive header, which is quite surprising.

It's worth noting that Shan Yongzhuo, who lacks heading ability, has always occupied the starting center forward position, but he spends most of his time hovering around the edge of the penalty area and rarely enters the penalty area to contest for headers or provide support.

He can be described as a number 9 player with the title of center forward, a very unconventional striker, somewhat similar to the style of Manchester City manager Mancini during his playing days.

However, in this match, Shan Yongzhuo frequently entered the penalty area, but his support and pivot role were not apparent.

The only highlight was that header.

If Shan Yongzhuo works hard to practice his heading ability, how terrifying will he become once he becomes stronger and develops his heading skills?
Everyone is discussing this, but the final conclusion is that it will become invincible.

What caught the attention of the media and fans even more was that Shan Yongzhuo immediately ran to the opponent's goal at the start of the game and, in front of everyone, headbutted the goalpost.

Such behavior may seem a bit brainless, but once you consider that Shan Yongzhuo scored a header in this match, the English media, which is always full of wild imagination, naturally took notice of it.

"This is Shan Yongzhuo's Eastern magic!"

"This is a mysterious witchcraft from the East, and only Shan Yongzhuo knows what it is!"

"Perhaps Pato was right; Shan Yongzhuo's strength comes from ancient Chinese magic!"

"Perhaps we should face up to the influence of Eastern magic on football!"

"..."

Various creative reports emerged, but most people just laughed it off and didn't pay much attention.

Even Shan Yongzhuo's old friends like Totti and Mexes just smiled and remained silent.

Because after such a long period of effort, they have completely abandoned the idea of ​​so-called Eastern magic and qigong.

They now believe more strongly that this is due to Shan Yongzhuo's own abilities.

However, in Milan, Italy, a teenager stared at these news articles on his computer screen, lost in thought.

"Perhaps my method of cultivation is still wrong..."

Pato sat in front of the computer in the hotel, chin in hand, pondering his spiritual practice. At the same time, he sent a private message to Shan Yongzhuo on Twitter.

He was waiting for Shan Yongzhuo to reply and tell him the true method of cultivation.

A middle-aged blonde woman, who looked somewhat older, walked over, stood behind him, and put her arm around him.

"Alexander, what are you thinking about?" Barbara gave a charming smile, then saw Twitter and suddenly exclaimed.

"Alexander! You...you know Dan?" Barbara stared at Pato with a dazed look in her eyes and said in surprise.

Pato's heart suddenly skipped a beat, as if he had a bad feeling.

"Yes...yes, darling, what's wrong?"

"Um," Barbara said expectantly, "could you introduce him to me?"

“Uh…” Pato’s face darkened. “Well, actually I’m not very familiar with him. We’ve only spoken a few times during the competition.”

“Oh, okay.” Barbara looked disappointed. “You know, I’m a fan of his, I love how he plays. If you know him, introduce me to him, maybe I can bring him to Milan, yes.”

“If he comes to Milan, we can regain our former glory,” Barbara explained patiently, but Pato felt something was off, as if he had turned off the computer.

Afterwards, the two had a close conversation.

Meanwhile, Shan Yongzhuo was also speechless when he saw Pato's private message.

"Why won't this guy give up..."

Dan Yongzhuo felt somewhat helpless about Pato's persistence, and in the end, he simply stopped replying to him. He only replied to private messages from Mexes, Totti, and De Rossi before shutting down his computer.

"It seems we need to train even harder!"

"Once the next shot reaches 100 and I receive another skill boost, maybe I can get rid of this post-hitting ritual."

"By then, no one will have any doubts!"

So Shan Yongzhuo once again poured all his energy into training and became Manchester City's hardest-working player in training.

……

Mancini is very satisfied with the team's recent performance and overall condition.

Although Balotelli was injured in training, Shan Yongzhuo's recent training attitude is truly impeccable.

Although he still showed little interest in tactical training, Shan Yongzhuo completed all regular training very seriously, without slacking off at all, and even stayed behind to do extra training.

Although I don't understand why, training hard is always a good thing.

Finally, Mancini linked Shan Yongzhuo's motivation to the goal bonus.

"No wonder he asked me not to rest him. He's already earned tens of thousands of pounds just from scoring goals, which is a million pounds!"

Mancini was very envious.

Of course, he also knew that the value that Shan Yongzhuo brought to the club by scoring goals was definitely not something that could be measured by the goal bonus.

Although Manchester City is not short of money, the club has already made a fortune in commercial expansion thanks to Shan Yongzhuo.

There was no way around it; Shan Yongzhuo was just too popular.

Since joining Manchester City, his number 10 jersey has been in high demand. All Manchester City fans want to buy his jersey, and fans from many other regions also buy his jersey to support him.

In addition, his incredible performances have made Manchester City's viewership ratings extremely high.

In addition, many other aspects were driven by Shan Yongzhuo's arrival.

Right now, what Manchester City needs most is championships, more championships, to shed the label of nouveau riche.

This is the path Chelsea has taken. Now Chelsea can be considered successful, having already begun to enter the ranks of near-elite clubs. What they lack most is a Champions League title.

What Manchester City lacks most right now is the league title.

Of course, it would be even better if we could win the Europa League and qualify for the Champions League next season.

Then, as long as Shan Yongzhuo stays at Manchester City and wins more titles, who says Manchester City can't become a top club?
And Mancini will become a world-renowned top coach.

Thinking about this, Mancini's heart also became incredibly excited.

(End of this chapter)