Football's No. 1 Prodigal Son

The old man is still alive, but the truth is that he is still alive.

No matter how powerful the Glazers and Lehmans are, they can never reach the UK.

Besides, Yang Luo has Manchester City in his hands, so Fiona will never have to worry about her job.

He looked at Fiona, whose face was already tearful, and couldn't help pinching her face: "Look at you, why didn't you tell me such a big thing?"

Fiona sniffed: "I don't want to rely on you for everything."

Yang Luo looked at her dissatisfiedly: "If you don't rely on me, who will you rely on? Am I not your closest person?"

Fiona took his arm and her eyes suddenly smiled into crescents: "Yes, of course it's you!"

Yang Luo laughed: "Let's go, take you to eat well!"

Fiona cheered: "Eat a rich man!"

In the sun, the shadows of the two stuck together and walked towards the distance.

A few days later, on Sun Lan's birthday, Yang Luo told Fiona about his idea of ​​studying in the UK.

Sun Lan just smiled after hearing it: "Okay, no matter what decision you make, I will support you, as long as you are happy."

With the approval of her mother, Fiona and Yang Luo boarded the plane to the UK the next day.

On the plane, Yang Luo couldn't help asking, "Fiona, which school do you want to apply for?"

Fiona said, "It's already July, and it's generally too late to apply for graduate school, so I plan to cast a wide net and apply to more schools, maybe there is still a chance."

Yang Luo suddenly remembered something: "Bernstein has acquaintances at the University of Central Lancashire. Their sports analysis major is very good. Maybe there is a chance for you to study for a master's degree there."

Fiona's eyes lit up: "It just so happens that I have some interest in sports management recently."

Yang Luo smiled: "Is it because I acquired Manchester City?"

Fiona smiled and said, "Yes, learn it first. If there is really no opportunity, I will go to your club to be a clerk!"

Yang Luo laughed: "That's great, I feel relieved if you help me manage the club!"

After coming to the UK, with the help of Bernstein, Fiona successfully entered the sports analysis major of the University of Central Lancashire to study.

The University of Central Lancashire is located in Lancashire, not far from Manchester, so Yang Luo can visit her often.

Now we just have to wait for the start of school in September, when Fiona can officially enroll.

During this time, Yang Luo took her to play around Europe.

During this period, Manchester City also held a series of warm-up matches.

They beat Ipswich, a team in the English Championship, 2-0, tied with the newly promoted Wolves 1-1, lost to Dortmund in the Bundesliga 1-2, lost to Valencia 2-3, and defeated Atletico Madrid 3-1.

Overall, the performance was mediocre. Obviously, there are still some problems in the running-in between the players, but they can also surprise the fans with the flashes of the stars.

However, in several warm-up matches, Van Gaal still experimented with many different tactics and formations, which also shows his exploration of more possibilities for the team.

Yang Luo didn't care about the performance of the warm-up matches. He also knew that it was normal to struggle in the first few months with so many new players coming at once.

So he only focused on taking Fiona to play.

They went to Iceland, Norway, Italy, and Spain.

It has to be said that the natural scenery in southern Europe and northern Europe is very different, which also makes them feel the vastness of the world and the wonders of nature.

After they traveled around the world, it was mid-August.

The new season of the Premier League is about to start.

In this transfer window, Chelsea also spent a lot of money like Manchester City. They spent a lot of money to buy players such as Crespo, Mutu, Veron, Joe Cole, Duff, Bridge, etc., which made Chelsea's strength go up a level.

But one of their most important signings was intercepted by Manchester City, which will definitely have an impact on their strength.

On the Manchester United side, after they sold Beckham, they bought players such as Saha, Djemba, and Kleberson, but Yang Luo also knew that without Ronaldo, their strength in the new season would definitely decline.

Arsenal is about to usher in a season of prosperity. Although they only bought the old goalkeeper Lehmann and the new defensive star Senderos, they are still a strong contender for the championship with Henry, Pires, Ljungberg, Vieira and others.

Of course, there are Newcastle and Liverpool, who are both Manchester City's competitors in the new season.

Opponents.

In the season preview, there are an equal number of people who are optimistic about Manchester United and Arsenal winning the championship, and among the competitors for the Champions League quota, experts generally believe that it is Chelsea, Liverpool and Newcastle.

As for Manchester City, experts generally believe that they may go further than last season, but they will not become a competitor for the Champions League qualification.

Lineker wrote in his column: "Arsenal has maintained the stability of the lineup, but Lehmann, who replaced Seaman, is already 34 years old, which is their biggest uncertainty; Manchester United has lost Beckham, an absolute strong point, and the players who have been added cannot fill his vacancy at present; Chelsea now looks strong and powerful, and they are undoubtedly moving towards a higher goal after finishing fourth last season; as for Liverpool and Newcastle, their goal should be to compete for the top four. And the biggest uncertainty this season, I think, comes from Manchester City. Their lineup is full of newcomers, and the upper and lower limits are unpredictable."

This undoubtedly represents the views of many experts.

On August 16, 2003, in the first round of the new Premier League season, Manchester City challenged Charlton away.

This match also attracted a lot of attention.

The first match of the new Manchester City has as many people looking forward to it as those who want to see the joke.

At the pre-match press conference, a reporter asked: "Mr. Van Gaal, Manchester City's performance in the warm-up match was very average. Will this affect your expectations for the new season?"

Van Gaal smiled: "The warm-up match is just a run-in, and it doesn't mean anything."

Another reporter asked: "Have you determined the main lineup through the warm-up match?"

Van Gaal said: "Everyone has a chance. I only look at the status, not anything else."

The reporter continued to ask: "What is your goal for this game?"

Van Gaal said decisively: "A good start!"

One hour before the game, Manchester City's starting lineup was freshly released.

Van Gaal arranged a 4231 formation, goalkeeper Van der Sar, back line Sun Jihai, Uifalusi, Distin, Jensen, double defensive midfielders Makelele and Essien, front midfielder Ronaldinho, trident C Ronaldo, Robben and Eto'o.

It can be said that in terms of player strength, Manchester City is still much stronger than Charlton.

But running-in is always a big problem.

So, how well this new team can play will be a huge question mark.

And Yang Luo also quietly brought Fiona to the game scene.

With the referee's whistle, the game officially began.