Midfielder

The aftermath of Mourinho and Lin Yi's joining has not yet dissipated, Chelsea is still the protagonist in the transfer market, and their plunder has not yet been completely completed.

In the following two weeks, Carvalho and Ferreira also followed Mourinho's footsteps to Stamford Bridge through Mendes's relationship.

The value of these two guys is also more than 15 million euros, especially Carvalho, his value is as high as 17 million, which is definitely a high price in the transfer of defenders. Although Da Costa tried to retain him, Kenyon finally moved him with a large check.

Money is always the decisive factor in the transfer market, especially when encountering a buyer like Chelsea who does not bargain, it is really difficult to resist its offensive.

Just like Chelsea is a big buyer in the transfer market, Porto and Monaco, the two opponents in the Champions League final, have also become big sellers in the transfer market. Da Costa almost sold half of the Porto team, but no one in the club's senior management will offend him because of this situation.

You know, this half of the team brought nearly 90 million euros in revenue to Porto, which is the total investment of Porto in the past five years.

This is the benefit that the Champions League brought to Porto. The value of each player has doubled several times. Although most of the champion members have left the team to climb higher branches, they have filled the vacancies of Porto with large transfer fees, which allows Da Costa to continue to add fresh blood to the team.

Portugal is not short of young players with potential. Now Da Costa has cast a wide net to try to find those promising young people.

Maybe this guy is still hoping to find another little madman like Lin Yi among those young people to make Porto glorious again.

Lin Yi may be the one that Da Costa is most reluctant to give up, but Mendes still let him make the decision to let go, and Porto has also received a lot of rewards.

Especially the transfer record that Lin Yi created for Porto, nearly 35 million euros, he alone exchanged for Porto's investment for a season.

I am afraid that for a long time in the future, Porto will not be able to produce such a little madman again, and this transfer record may be sealed for a long, long time.

But when the Porto club broke the news of Lin Yi's transfer, no Porto people were excited about the high transfer fee.

Even the whole city fell into silence when the news came out, and those newspapers, magazines and TV reports avoided talking about this news.

Because no one in this city can accept the reality of Lin Yi's departure. Even if the situation is already in front of them, no one is willing to admit that those crazy Porto fans don't know who they can shout so wildly for in the stands of the Dragon Stadium when the next season starts.

For this reason, Mendes specially held a press conference for Lin Yi. The little guy calmed the restless fans with a very frank attitude.

This is the influence of that kid in Porto. At that moment, there was no opposition, no abuse, only the blessings of all fans.

When Lin Yi finally left Porto, at least 3,000 local fans went to the airport to see him off. This scene was the first time in Porto.

Well, two-thirds of them are female fans. When Lin Yi boarded the plane, the security personnel conservatively estimated that there were at least hundreds of lipstick marks on his face.

Alas, this is the magic of the shota. He not only took away the longing of Porto fans, but also took away the desire of many female fans to go to the Dragon Stadium.

"Maybe it was a mistake for me to let him go." This is what Da Costa muttered in the office when he saw this scene on TV.

But Da Costa himself knew that Porto had no capital to keep Lin Yi. Now, he could only silently wish this little guy good luck.

Chelsea is not only an acquirer in the transfer market, but also the team that sells the most players. After Mourinho's confirmation, a large number of players who joined Chelsea last season were exiled to the transfer market by Kenyon, waiting for their fate or loan or transfer.

"Useless people should not stay in the team. Negative emotions will affect others." At the same time, Mourinho does not want any disputes within the team.

These players who have fallen out of favor will become an unstable factor, so Mourinho does not need them to continue in the team, although this approach is very ruthless.

But this is the cruelty of professional football. You can never always be at the top. When you are not suitable for this team, you will face this ending.

Kenyon's speed of selling players can be said to exceed many people's imagination. His method of selling players is simply shocking, because he does not sell players for money at all. People like Crespo, Veron, and Melchiot are all free transfers or zero-cost loans.

Even some players are loaned out, and Chelsea has to bear part of the salary. This is a pure loss-making business, and there is no thought of profit at all.

And Desailly and Petit, the heroes of France's championship in 1998, Kenyon's way with them is even more straightforward. A check directly terminates the contract.

Don't say Kenyon is ruthless, because for these old guys who have been in Chelsea for a few years, this may be the best ending they can wait for.

The only thing that recouped costs was the striker who was loaned to Aston Villa, Ka Cole, but only a pitiful 2 million euros were recovered from this guy.

Someone has done the math for Kenyon. When he bought these players last year, he spent about 50 or 60 million euros. But after one season, these players have shrunk by about 30 times. Those tens of millions of euros are basically given away for free. This way of spending money is incredible.

However, Abramovich doesn't seem to care about Kenyon's wasteful behavior. He acquiesces to this kind of internal cleansing of the team.

Everything is for the championship. This is what Abramovich and Kenyon have said. As for how to operate the transfer, he will never interfere.

Even if so much money has gone down the drain, the Russian has never expressed any dissatisfaction. In his opinion, this kind of investment and loss are inevitable.

This guy is the only one in the Premier League who can have such a bold club owner. No matter how unpopular he is, you have to say that he is willing to invest. In terms of satisfying the head coach, few people can do it as thoroughly as he does. This guy almost doesn't care about the cost.

Of course, behind this investment regardless of cost is the naked ambition of this Russian to win the championship. This kind of pressure is not something that ordinary people can bear.

Compared to Chelsea's waving checkbooks, its competitors were not idle either. Ferguson also started to take action after losing Lin Yi.

27 million euros, less than a week after Lin Yi joined Chelsea, Ferguson also played a big move and called in Rooney from Everton.

Originally, Ferguson wanted to bargain with Everton on the price, but seeing Chelsea's crazy acquisition behavior, the old Sir Alex couldn't sit still.

Even if he risked being slaughtered by Everton, he couldn't wait to sign this England striker, a very solid fat man.

Rooney, who emerged during the European Cup, is now the star of hope for England's striker. He has almost locked the main position of the England national team.

For such a striker killer, Ferguson doesn't want to miss it again. Van Nistelrooy has gradually lost his charm in the eyes of the old Sir Alex.

And Ferguson is so eager to act because Chelsea is also trying to get close to this new England player, and the old Sir Alex doesn't want to fail again.

It's just that Ferguson still has some regrets. He could have built an offensive system of a young trio in Manchester United's frontcourt, but because Chelsea snatched his love, his wish fell through. Now there are only C Ronaldo and Rooney, and Ferguson always feels that something is missing.

More impact, but less aura, perhaps this is Ferguson's regret, his offensive iron triangle idea has completely failed this time.

But he had no choice about Lin Yi's choice, especially when Mourinho signed Chelsea, he already knew where he lost.

"That guy who got shit luck, he relied on the fact that he had taught that kid, otherwise, I would definitely be able to bring that kid to Old Trafford!"

However, Ferguson's anger could not affect Mourinho and Lin Yi, he could only lament his bad luck and missed the opportunity to join Lin Yi.

While Manchester United strengthened its lineup, Arsenal and Liverpool were not idle either. They both used various methods to supplement their team strength.

Liverpool brought back Xabi Alonso from Spain with the proceeds from selling Owen, but the price of 23 million euros is a bit expensive no matter how you look at it.

After all, a defensive midfielder who mainly intercepts and organizes is far less attractive than those offensive players, and this price has also caused many Liverpool fans to complain.

However, the acquisition trend set off by Chelsea in the transfer market has indeed affected the value of many players. Liverpool still has to spend this unfair money.

Otherwise, they really don’t know how to explain to their fans why they want to sell Owen. Should they tell them that it is for that little transfer fee?

If that word is said, I am afraid that Liverpool fans will let their team management experience what English football hooligans are.

While all opponents are busy panning for gold in the transfer market, Mourinho has jumped out of the entanglement with the players and started to think about tactical arrangements.

Anyway, Chelsea’s player transfer problem doesn’t need him to worry about it. He only needs to make a list of the people he wants and give it to Kenyon.

As for how that guy is doing in the transfer market, Mourinho doesn't need to worry about it. He needs to build a tactical system for Chelsea.

How to build Chelsea's defense is the first thing Mourinho needs to consider. For a brand-new team, he doesn't want to put all his energy into offense, just like Ranieri, who coached Chelsea last season, fell into a big trap on this defense.

Chelsea's offense was basically fine last season. Except for the two games against Monaco, their offense was restricted by the opponent. The striker built by Ranieri can still give the opponent enough lethality, but his defense is the main reason why he was forced to dismiss.

The defense of the Premier League is not like Serie A. It does not have a particularly perfect tactical structure. More often, it relies on the personal ability of the players to solve problems.

This is also a major reason for the many goals and hot scenes in the Premier League. After all, personal strength is sometimes not omnipotent.

But the English just like this tune. They like the kind of heroes who turn the tide, especially the kind of bloody defenders.

Tough guys like Adams and Ferdinand are their most proud defenders, not people like Nesta who strictly implement tactical arrangements.

Although Ranieri is an Italian, he has not understood the essence of Premier League defense at all, and sometimes relies too much on his own defensive system.

But he forgot that this system cannot be understood by talking to others. He did not let the whole team integrate into the defense, so it is difficult to avoid mistakes.

Mourinho does not want to repeat the previous mistakes. He has his own ideas about Chelsea's defense. The first is to choose players he is familiar with.

Carvalho's positioning and physical fitness are fully capable of the rhythm of the Premier League. Mourinho has no doubt about this. Having such a desperate guy in the position of central defender can provide Chelsea's defense with a fairly solid blockade, which is the most important point.

Ferreira's stable performance in the past two seasons is also the reason why Mourinho chose him. After all, Chelsea's wing defense has always been a loophole.

Whether it is Bridge or Glen Johnson, the stability in defense is not so outstanding, which will greatly affect the safety of the two flanks.

With Terry, Carvalho, Gallas, and other central defenders, Mourinho is fully confident that he can build a solid defense system.

Just like what he did in Porto, he wants to use the shortest time to bring these guys together and form a unified fighting force.

Kenyon provided him with enough parts, and now it depends on whether Mourinho can polish each part in such a short time.

Especially after Mourinho got Chelsea's new season schedule, his idea of ​​building a team became more urgent. You know, in the first game of the new season, Chelsea will face Manchester United led by Ferguson at Stamford Bridge. Mourinho doesn't want to lose such a game.

The first game was against Manchester United, which was definitely a test for Mourinho, because he only had more than 50 days to put the whole team together.

Moreover, the physical condition of those players who participated in the European Championships could not be too good now, and the problem of physical reserve was really a headache.

However, Mourinho believes that Faria, his old partner, will solve this headache problem. After all, there are more than 50 days of preparation time, which is enough for him, especially the little guy who has been hanging out with Faria for a summer, who may give everyone a surprise.

Compared with Manchester United, Chelsea, which has a large number of players joining, lacks tacit understanding. Don't expect these people to become tacit overnight.

Even the football geniuses of Real Madrid have formed a tacit understanding after one or two seasons of polishing, and so does Chelsea.

There is not much time left for Mourinho. This guy has been racking his brains for the team's tactical arrangements since the day he signed the contract.

Home court, old rival, the first stop of the new season, it is really a good gift for meeting, even this damn league schedule is creating trouble for Mourinho.

"But think about the good side, maybe this is my luck, if I can win, my life and the team will become much better." Mourinho said to his old partner Brito with a smile while looking at the schedule. At least on this guy's face, there is no tension at all.

"A freak!" This is Brito's evaluation of Mourinho, because he was almost worried to death when he saw the schedule.

Because in the first seven games, Chelsea will play four away games, and teams like Tottenham Hotspur and Aston Villa are not easy to mess with.

If one is not careful, Mourinho and Chelsea may have a very bad start, especially the first game against Manchester United.

If they lose the game, Brito can foresee that those crazy media will focus their firepower to attack Chelsea and Mourinho.

And those who are ready to laugh at Chelsea will also gloat and watch this gold-dollar team go to destruction. This is definitely not alarmist.

But Mourinho seems to enjoy this start. He even has the mood to find data analysis of the opponents he will face in the first few rounds.

With the addition of Carvalho and Ferreira to the back line, plus several defensive players Chelsea already has, a rough outline of the back line has basically taken shape.

Compared with the team's defensive strength, Mourinho is not so worried about Chelsea's midfield now, especially about the central defense.

What a coach needs most is a midfielder who can run endlessly and has excellent interception ability. Makelele is definitely a very good choice.

The main reason is that this guy has no offensive desire at all. You rarely see this Frenchman rushing forward with the ball. Mourinho needs his stability.

As for the team's offensive ability in the midfield, there are Lampard, Joe Cole, Duff, Robben, and Lin Yi. Whether it is creativity or offensive ability, Mourinho is not particularly worried. It is just that how to integrate them all in the shortest time is a big challenge.

There is nothing to pick on the striker. In a league like England that emphasizes physical confrontation, it is a blessing to have a tough guy like Drogba.

Whether it is a single striker or a double striker, Mourinho has enough manpower to deploy, which is a lot more options than when he was in Porto.

But this is not the Portuguese Super League. Mourinho can't let the team play so freely. Stable performance is the key to overwhelm all opponents.

Long season, multi-line operations, these are all big troubles for Mourinho. How to execute the rotation is also a problem.

Now he has a lot of things to consider. In the dozens of days before the start of the game, he will be the busiest person at Stamford Bridge. . .

Similarly, the little guy will also be unusually busy, but Lin Yi has to face more troubles than Mourinho. . .

(Alas, the pioneers without Roy seem helpless when it comes to the last key ball... What a tragedy...)