Vol 2 Chapter 512: Welcome, Manchester United's new No. 8

"It's nothing to lose, there is no undefeated team in this world."
"Losing before the season is a good thing for the team, after all, this is a signal, at least to let the players understand that Manchester United has long been eyeing."
Although Chelsea coach Mourinho is depressed, he does not admit that Manchester United's strength has been stronger than Chelsea.
"The league's focus is on the stability of the team. It is not one or two games that determines the final title. We don't know who is the final winner at the end of the season. Manchester United have the ability to compete for the championship, but the final winner must be We, Chelsea have three consecutive league titles."
Although the first game of the new season was lost, the championship will remain Chelsea's only goal in the Premier League. If achieved, the Blues will win three consecutive championships. In the history of England’s top league, only four teams have achieved this great cause (Hosfield in the 1920s, Arsenal in the 1930s, Liverpool in the 1980s, And Manchester United in the 1990s).
In the new season of the Premier League, Chelsea is still the biggest favourite to win the championship. In the winning odds of William Hill and Ladbrokes, the Blues are 1.44, which is much higher than the second place of Manchester United 7.00. Reuters also said in the analysis article before the Premier League season, "Chelsea wins three consecutive championships and looks very likely."
Reuters also analyzed that in the third year, the UEFA Champions League will be Mourinho's primary goal. Introducing Shevchenko and Barak, the goal is not only in the English arena, after all, the Blues' previous strength was enough to dominate the country. Whether this strategic shift in this goal will affect the Premier League's journey is currently unknown.
However, in order to win three consecutive championships, Chelsea still face some difficulties that need to be overcome. Compared with the three main opponents, Chelsea has the biggest change in the lineup. Arsenal's central axis has not moved. Liverpool just reinforced the sidelines and strikers. Manchester United has almost no variables. The Blues' main shooter is replaced. The restructuring of the field is likely to bring instability at the beginning of the season.
Coupled with the impact of the World Cup, Chelsea needs a period of running-in in the new season, I am afraid it is difficult to reproduce the perfect start of last season's 9-game winning streak. On the Community Shield Cup, Chelsea’s connection and coordination is slightly jerky, and the traces of individual combat are obvious. It is still difficult to call it a tightly integrated whole, so that it is difficult to create a chance to break the door in the second half.
Another problem is how to keep the players in a positive mood. The negative effect of big-name gathering is that it is inevitable that someone will not be upset because they can't play. For two years, Mourinho has solved this problem very well. He also needs to do so in the new season. To this end, Mourinho specially emphasized that his lineup only needs 20 people, which is also to avoid the problem of personnel accumulation caused by too large a lineup.
And the biggest rival Manchester United?
After a successful 433 change in a season, Manchester United finally started on the right track. The arrival of Carrick has improved the team's midfield strength. Overall, the Manchester United lineup is not as complete as Chelsea, and each line has different degrees of weakness.
First look at the line of defense. The most reassuring about Ferguson is the goalkeeper and the central defender, Van der Sar and the new Kuzkazak are known for their stability. The central defender Vidic is the most reassuring. Ferdinand will not have any problems if he does not take the wind. They and Brown And young Pique can also form a small group with fierce internal competition. According to normal circumstances, Ferguson can rest assured of this position, but once the central defender does not have Vidic, this line of defense is a little bit smoked.
Heinze’s recovery from injury has strengthened the left back. The tough body and abundant physical fitness, combined with rich experience, the Argentine is not difficult to seize the main force. The young Evra may be the first substitute. West Sylvester added in time at the centre-back and left-back, but Ferguson always wanted to deal with him.
The right back is in trouble. Neville's offensive and defensive balance is worth reassuring, but the Red Devils captain has always been troubled by injuries. Once Neville's injury stops, Manchester United may be in trouble on the right.
The avant-garde line, the veteran recruits are reasonable, the pre-season warm-up game Giggs and Scholes have performed well, Smith will also return, Carrick, Park Zhixing and Fletcher's performance has been very stable, although not the top player , But they have a common feature, very practical and hard work.
The forward troop is Ferguson's most satisfied trident, with Rooney, Ronaldo, Dong Fangzhuo as the main force, and Solskjaer and Rossi waiting for the opportunity. Rooney's temper and the depth of the bench are two issues that Ferguson must solve. Can Solskjaer return to the level of the 99-year magical substitute, and Rossi can verify the reputation of the "prodigy", at least for now Manchester United fans have no idea .
The most important point is that once Dong Fangzhuo is not in the center position, both Rooney and Ronaldo seem to be unable to play and will not score goals. Last November, Manchester United encountered Waterloo because Dong Fangzhuo returned to play in the World Cup qualifiers. Ferguson must solve this problem this season.
And Ferguson believes that the key to solving the problem is not to put Rooney to the front, but to adjust the 433 formation to 442 with Dong Fangzhuo absent, playing double forwards...
Of course, you can't ask every team to be like Chelsea, you can always come up with two sets of lineups to deal with fierce competition. From the candidates alone, Manchester United has also reached the ideal situation of "two people in each position". There will be no major changes in Manchester United's formation, only switching between 433 and 442.
In terms of the overall strength of Manchester United, as long as the players are in good condition, they can still win most games.
The first four opponents of Manchester United's league are relatively weak, playing Fulham at home, Charlton and Watford at home, and Tottenham at home. If they can win a wave of two wins at the beginning of the season It is also good to welcome Arsenal at home in the fifth round.
And as everyone discusses who the two teams will win in the league, Manchester United officially announced that they won the lawsuit with Chelsea about the transfer of Mikel players and received a compensation of 12 million pounds. The club will use 6 million pounds to buy Croatia's young player Modric.
"Who is Modric?"
Manchester United fans are not familiar with Modric's player at all. The name comes naturally from Eastern Europe, but the name is unknown.
The club's official website details Modric:
Luka Modric (LukaModric) was born in Zadar, Croatia on September 9, 1985. He is a Croatian football player who plays in the midfield.
On September 9, 1985, Modric was born in Zadar and his parents were workers of a wool mill. During his childhood, Modric had an indissoluble bond with football. In 1991, a civil war broke out in Yugoslavia, and Modric's grandfather was shot by Serbian militants while walking a cow on an abandoned street. It was too late to come out of grief, and the Modrics began a fleeing life, and finally settled in a large hotel as a refugee camp.
In addition to the impact of war ~EbookFREE.me ~ trapped in his short stature, Modric once wanted to give up football.
At the end of 2001, Modric was photographed by the Croatian giant Zagreb Dinamo Football Club, which officially opened his career path. In the 2003-04 season, when Modric was 18 years old, Dynamo Zagreb loaned it to Mostar Zlinjski Football Club in the Bosnia and Herzegovina Premier League. This season, Modric played 22 times in the Bosnia and Herzegovina Super League, scoring 8 goals and was elected Mr. Bosnia Super League Football.
In the 2004-05 season, Modric returned to the Croatian League and loaned to join Ingres in Zagreb. As a result, he helped the team win the runner-up in the Croatian League with 18 goals and 3 goals. Modric himself was also named Croatia's annual star of hope.
In 2005, Modric's lease expired and returned to Dynamo Zagreb. Since the 2005-06 season, Modric has quickly established his main position in Dynamo Zagreb with his own outstanding performance.
At this time, the Manchester United club gave him a contract with a weekly salary of 40,000...
"Welcome, Mr. Modric, our new number 8."