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This year's training time is the same as in previous years, but the situation is different from previous years.

After the baptism of the World Cup in Russia, Manchester United players have consumed a lot of physical energy.

Many players in the team participated in the World Cup, and many of them played in the later stages.

The four semi-final teams, France, England, Belgium, and Croatia, all have Manchester United players.

Pogba is the absolute main force in the French team and played in the final.

The same is true for Belgian players Lukaku and Fellaini, both of whom played all seven games.

And there are more members of the England national team.

Lingard, Ashley Young, Rashford, Smalling, Luke Shaw...

Many players also played all seven games and consumed a lot of physical energy.

So this time Mourinho did not arrange too many pre-season games, and they were all home games, without expeditions to America or Asia.

This was his tough decision, and there was no room for negotiation.

The club originally arranged business activities outside, but in the end it couldn't beat Mourinho.

This incident made the relationship between Mourinho and Manchester United management worse.

Negotiations in the transfer department, contract renewals in the sports department, and activities in the business department.

Three conflict points.

Mourinho has many conflicts with all three management departments of Manchester United.

Before the new season has even started, Manchester United is already in turmoil.

Although the players are in urgent need of getting back to form, Mourinho also knows that they can't be impatient.

Compared with form, physical reserve is also very important.

If you want to get stable performance in a long season, you must fill up your physical capacity from the beginning of the season.

In the year of the World Cup, this task is too difficult.

Mourinho carefully adjusted the players, from the physical to the mental state, and tried to quickly adjust to the best state.

In several warm-up matches, they played against the English Championship, Scottish Premier League and Belgian First Division teams, and the game process was not intense.

The players are in average condition.

Needless to say, the best condition is still summer travel.

There is no national team competition task this summer, and I can watch the World Cup comfortably at home.

Even if there are many business activities, it does not affect the energy too much, let alone the state.

Especially Xia Xing's "virtual arena", which can always maintain the intensity of training.

So even if he has just resumed training, Xia Xing is in the best condition.

According to Carrick, "It's okay to let Xia play in the Champions League final now!"

The new captain set an example and really played a role model.

The other players' conditions are uneven.

Most of the players who did not participate in the World Cup are just looking for the state, and their physical fitness is still very good.

Some players who participated in the World Cup are slowly improving their physical reserves while looking for the state.

For some people, they are in big trouble.

For example, Lukaku.

Before the World Cup, he gained weight for a period of time just to increase the intensity of confrontation.

This is also the need of the Belgian national team, and he has no choice but to do it. He also expected the due effect on the World Cup stage and achieved the role of pillar well.

But when he returned to the club, his huge body brought him a lot of trouble.

Poor game state, poor physical reserves, and even shooting boots could not be found.

This gave Mourinho a headache.

You know, he is the only center forward in the team this season. If he is not in good shape, the team will be in big trouble.

In comparison, Sanchez is much better.

Although he has not reached the state of the Arsenal period, Sanchez's training attitude is fine. As long as he works hard to improve, he will always develop in a good direction. It can be clearly seen that his condition has recovered well during this period, and Mourinho is still looking forward to him in the new season.

Rashford is also good. After all, he did not play much in the World Cup, so his physical fitness was not greatly affected. He is still young and has strong plasticity. As a representative new star of Manchester United's youth training camp, all Manchester United people are full of expectations for Rashford, and so is Mourinho. In the new season, Mourinho is ready to continue to strengthen his training and help him become the team's next striker superstar.

As for Martial, Mourinho has already given up on him.

He was lazy and sloppy on the training ground, and this attitude made Mourinho very unhappy.

If it were not for the club's repeated requests, Mourinho would have wanted to demote him to the reserve team.

Forget it, just throw him to the first team as a substitute, what else can you do.

Compared with the strikers, the midfielders and backfielders are generally good.

The new aid Fred integrated into the team very quickly, and with the help of Xia Xing, he quickly gained a foothold in the team.

If nothing unexpected happens, he will have many opportunities to partner with Matic in the new season.

Originally, Mourinho planned to continue to let Pogba play as a defensive midfielder, but Pogba repeatedly objected and raised objections.

He hopes that he can move forward and play as a front midfielder, taking on Rooney's previous responsibilities and positions.

He hopes that he can be closer to the goal.

After the agent Raiola repeatedly negotiated with the club management, the management finally intervened in Mourinho's coaching, hoping that he could meet Pogba's personal wishes.

Mourinho was convinced.

Just one Pogba, the club management repeatedly talked to him in person.

He wanted the number of appearances, the core position, and the position on the field.

For himself as the team coach, Mourinho was very unhappy.

He really wanted to ask the management - it's just Pogba, is it necessary to make such a fuss?

For the competitive level, not so much; but for the economic level, the club's doing so still has a certain meaning.

Pogba's performance in the World Cup is obvious to all. Many people say that he has the ability to compete for the Golden Ball Award, but he just needs more opportunities.

Xia Xing is the best in Manchester United, but many people in the club's top management are more optimistic about Pogba because of Pogba's French background.

As a member of the World Cup champion and a European, Pogba's future influence will definitely exceed Xia Xing.

Many senior club executives think so.

Xia Xing does not join any national team, and he also has a Chinese face, which is not particularly popular in Europe.

And some people in the club are prejudiced against Xia Xing.

In Europe, Asians are always at the bottom of the discrimination chain.

The busy July has passed, and it is time to verify the results of Manchester United's training camp.

In the evening of August 5, Wembley Stadium ushered in the appetizer before this season's Premier League dinner.

Community Shield.

As the domestic Grand Slam in England last season, Manchester United's opponent this time is Manchester City, the second in the league.

Manchester Derby is staged again.

Last season, the two teams met six times, and Manchester United defeated Manchester City six times, beating their rivals in the same city.

This year, fans are still optimistic about Manchester United.

Although Manchester United has limited signings, their team is very strong, especially the young people led by Xia Xing, who have set off a youth storm in Europe.

This game, Manchester United must win! (End of this chapter)