Benitez said something that was supposed to be very...inspiring, but these words sound hard and lacked ups and downs. If it were someone else, he might be very infectious. He would have a lot of body language, a huge change in tone, and even roared loudly to stimulate the players.

But... for some reason, as the Manchester City players in the locker room listened, their originally resentful expressions gradually disappeared.

Every word that Benitez said in a cold and stiff tone was like an arrow, each hitting the bull's eye.

"Rong regards his pain as a force to start again. I hope you will also regard criticism during this period as a force. Anyone will face criticism, but what determines a person's achievement is his attitude when facing criticism... We can turn those mean ridicule and ridicule into our strength. The key is whether you are willing to do that. During this period, the club and you have been treated like this. Have you never thought of proving to those who have laughed at you in the next game of this season that you have laughed at you, you are not mercenaries who come to make money, are you?"

Even when he asked a question, Benitez did not speak in a very excited tone. He said in a very calm tone, but it seemed that when he asked the last sentence, he saw the light in the eyes of many players, which was not strong and very weak.

But it is this kind of glimmer that represents a kind of hope.

Actually, the media said it is right that Manchester City players lack enterprising spirit, especially many of them who only joined the team last summer. Many of them were really for the club's money at the beginning. At that time, the club started to pay much higher salaries than they had received from their former club.

They are not interested in whether to come here to compete for any honors, and they don’t even believe that Manchester City can win any championship. After all, there can only be one championship, and the competition is very fierce. No matter how you look at Manchester City, it doesn’t look like a favorite to win the championship.

They came here to make money.

Manchester City is not a giant, nor has a long history, which cannot arouse the strong sense of identity and pride of new players.

That's why the media gave this Manchester City a very appropriate nickname: "Multi-Country Mercenary".

Mercenaries fight for money only, not for honor.

Mercenaries from many countries were unable to even unite.

Benitez now hopes that these mercenaries can fight for money while fighting for honor, not for the team’s honor, but for their own honor.

The players who can come to Manchester City will not be unknown. These players are somewhat arrogant. When you look down on them, they will get angry and want to slap you in the face. They also have new glory, and they also want to compete for the championship - as long as they are professional players, I am afraid there are few who don’t like the championship...

However, Manchester City players previously thought that the team was not capable of competing for the championship, so they didn't have much fighting spirit.

Now only someone needs to tell them that Manchester City is actually capable of competing for honor.

To arouse their competitive spirit.

After pausing for a while and observing the players' expressions, Benitez continued: "The game against Nottingham Forest is very eye-catching. But this is a very strange situation - an ordinary FA Cup match, our opponents are not very strong, why are they so eye-catching? So this is wrong. We need to correct this wrong concept and end this abnormal situation. Some media mocked us for having the strongest lineup in this game, saying that it is so difficult to play a team that needs to relegation in the English Championship... But I tell you, this statement is wrong. We just take every game seriously, no matter who the opponent is or what level of the game. Do you want to win the championship and become a strong team? Then first of all, you must take every game seriously, otherwise no matter how good the tactics are, it will be useless."

Benitez spread his hands out.

"As a head coach, all I can do is this - arrange tactics for you, and then let you learn to use these tactics in training. But when the game begins, you are the only one who really determines your destiny. As the head coach, I can only be an audience and cheer you off the court. You decide what to do."

After saying that, Benitez did not continue to stay in a more reasonable sense. He turned around and opened the door and walked out.

A group of players were left in the locker room, and the room suddenly became quiet, and the atmosphere was a bit...subtle.

The Manchester City players who were very angry before did not shout, scold or complain at this time, but fell silent.

This silence made Dunn, the captain, feel a little uneasy. He didn't know what it meant and planned to say something, but just as his butt was lifted up and one centimeter away from the bench, he saw Rongguang standing up.

"When the media announced that I was coming to Manchester City, I received a call from two people. Both of them felt incredible about my choice of Manchester City and thought I was self-deprecating. At that time, Manchester City did not even have other qualifications to participate in the league."

As everyone was watching, Rong Guang said: "I could hear their tone was very disappointed. I believe that it is definitely not just the two of them who have the same idea. So I asked my agent Deborah, is it really a wrong choice to go to Manchester City?"

When everyone heard him ask such a thing, they focused on looking at Rongguang and listened carefully.

Because no one knows what Rongguang thought when he chose to join Manchester City and what kind of mental journey he had experienced.

He was really a slander for his generous income as the media said?

Moreover, everyone has had the same doubts as Rongguang in the past half season - is it really wrong for us to choose Manchester City?

Everyone wants to hear how Rongguang views this question.

"But Deborah said to me, that'll prove to them that you are not willing to fall."

After Rongguang said this, he looked around and his teammates were all looking at him.

"My words are finished."

Dunn's butt had already fallen back to the stool. He felt that he no longer had to say anything like the captain...

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Nottingham Forest coach Billy Davis once said at a pre-match press conference that his goal is not to be eliminated until the third round of the FA Cup.

The implication is that Nottingham Forest still wants to eliminate Manchester City, just like Brighton in the League Cup.

It seems that I think Manchester City is a soft persimmon that is easy to bully now...

But in fact, when the game started, Davis, who was sitting on the coach's seat, quickly left, walked to the sidelines, and stood watching the game.

"Rong--" The commentator let out a long hiss, and the Manchester City fans in the stands also cheered the same, shouting the name of Glory.

Just a few seconds ago, Rong Guang hit the crossbar with a long shot. Although he did not score, it shocked the Manchester City fans in the stands - at least Rong Guang's condition is as outstanding as ever, so maybe we can look forward to Rong Guang's performance in this game again?

"Rong looks good today," Motson said after yelling.

"Yes, it seems like another one-man show. I hope Manchester City won't make the same mistake against Brighton this time." Alan Hansen complained that he was really not tired of being a team like Brighton.

Glory, who had no goal, was not upset about the ball that was close to him. He did not wave or hold his head, but turned around and ran back.

This is just the beginning, he is not in a hurry, not at all.

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Billy Davis stood up from his seat, and the ball just now really scared him.

It seemed as if the football was not hitting the crossbar, but hitting his heart.

The beam was shaking, and his heart was shaking.

Fortunately, the football didn't go in the end, and he felt like he was living in a disaster.

Hopefully this bodes well for their team, and Manchester City has used up all their luck in this game.

But the situation was not as Davis thought. He left the coach's seat and stood on the sidelines, and never went back.

Because in the next game, Manchester City's offensive wave after wave, one wave after another.

Rongguang shot three more times in the next ten minutes. Although he never shot as thrillingly as on the crossbar, he was also within the range of the goal frame, fully reflecting his outstanding form.

"It seems that Rong will be the protagonist again in this game, and we are not surprised by this... If Rong could score earlier, it would be much easier for Manchester City to play... But football is round, and any situation may occur..." Motson said.

Benitez sat off the court and watched the glory quietly. Even when the football hit the crossbar, he did not get up from his seat. He kept sitting in a suit and tie, as if he was a VIP watching player sitting in a VIp box, rather than a head coach.

Television broadcasts also continue to give close-ups to the newly appointed head coach - Manchester City did not win the last league game, and if Manchester City still can't win this FA Cup, then it's hard to say that Benitez's coach position is.

The cheers to glory in the stands were endless, and "Song of Glory" was sung in the tenth minute - this is the routine of every home game in Manchester City this season. In the tenth minute of each home game, this song dedicated to glory will be sung by fans, no matter what the situation was at the time of the game.

As for why it is the tenth minute of each game, it is because the number of Glory is No. 10, so I chose to sing "Song of Glory" at this time.
Chapter completed!