Super Marshal

After a season of running-in, Manchester City's main lineup has been basically stable.

Vertonghen joined the team with high expectations, but whether it is judging from the pre-season training or the performance in the warm-up games, he is not yet able to challenge Kompany's main position, so Kompany is right The embarrassment of kicking the left side may have to continue.

Relatively speaking, Adam Lallana, Milner, and Gareth Bale all joined the team as substitutes. Lallana was fixed in the middle by Gao Han. He tried to play as an attacking midfielder and a central midfielder, and his performance was relatively average. , but was affirmed by Gao Han.

During the pre-season training, Gao Han asked the coaching staff to tailor a set of physical strengthening training for Lallana. On the one hand, he improved his physical fitness. On the other hand, he hoped that Lallana could expand his range of activities and running ability. .

Milner is also a versatile midfielder and can play in many different positions such as wing and midfield. Gao Han mainly positions him as a substitute for David Silva and Modric. Especially in certain games, he thinks Milner Na can play a role.

In comparison, Gareth Bale is Gao Han's most promising player. He is very fast and has strong impact, but his feet are not delicate enough. But in the game between Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester City, he It left a very deep impression on Gao Han.

The left winger is currently his best position, and Gao Han positioned him here as Cristiano Ronaldo's substitute. However, Gao Han also consciously arranged for him to play the right winger position, but the effect was quite sad and unsatisfactory.

Although he failed to produce results on the right wing, when Gao Han communicated with Gareth Bale in private, he very definitely told the Welshman that he must strengthen his right foot and work hard to adapt to the playing style on the right. It would be of considerable help to him.

As for Harry Kane and Sterling, they are training with the team more as teenagers.

It can be said to be extremely valuable experience for young players of their age to train with many of the world's top superstars. Therefore, the two young players worked particularly hard and left a deep impression on Gao Han, who promised to keep them on the front line in the new season. team training and will give them appropriate opportunities to compete.

During the training camp in Dublin, Gao Han mainly focused on further improving the main lineup and running into the substitute lineup.

Last season, the team fought on a single line and only played domestic matches. There was not much competition pressure. But this season is different. Manchester City also has to compete in the Champions League. Rotation is a problem that must be solved, so Gao Han and the coaching staff are training in pre-season. The team's rotation tactics will be adjusted to ensure the competitiveness of multi-line operations in the new season.

This made Manchester City's three warm-up matches in Dublin successful, but they did not play ideally.

However, with lessons learned from the past, no one dares to doubt Gao Han's team.

After training in Dublin, the team returned to Manchester, but soon set off for the Middle East.

Manchester City's two warm-up matches in the Middle East were arranged in Abu Dhabi. One was a match against a local team in Abu Dhabi. Manchester City had an overwhelming advantage, defeating their opponents five to zero, and their opponents in the second game From Besiktas, Turkey.

Interestingly, this is Guti's first game after switching to the Turkish League.

As a result, Manchester City defeated Besiktas 2-0 with the goals of Benzema and Kompany. Kompany was also elected as the best player of the game, and his performance won Gao Han's recognition.

He can feel that with the arrival of fellow Belgian Vertonghen, Kompany feels the pressure of competition. This is a good thing. At least it will make the Belgian central defender work harder.

However, after the game, Gao Han and Guti reunited after a long separation and had another long chat. However, the two sides did not talk about Real Madrid or Raul, but more about Guti's life in Turkey.

This golden wolf with a somewhat eccentric personality said that it was difficult for him to adapt, which made Gao Han smile bitterly.

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While Manchester City is undergoing pre-season training and warm-up matches in full swing, the European transfer market is not calm either.

The Premier League is still a major player in the European summer transfer market, but the investment by all teams is not large.

Arsenal struggled to maintain fourth place in the league last season, which caused the Gunners to panic. Wenger began to invest heavily this summer, introducing Chamakh from Bordeaux and Koscielny from Lorient. , Squillac was introduced from Sevilla, and Wellington Silva was introduced from Fluminense, both of which were targeted at the team's weak spots.

But these players only spent a total of about 20 million pounds. When forward Da Silva was sent to Shakhtar Donetsk, Arsenal recovered 6.5 million pounds, which made Arsenal's net investment only Just over thirteen million pounds.

As Arsenal's rival in the same city, Tottenham Hotspur in North London regretted missing out on fourth place in the league last season. This season they are determined to make persistent efforts and have introduced Corluca from Manchester City and Internazionale from Brazil. We introduced midfielder Sandro and Van der Vaart from Real Madrid.

However, due to sending away Gareth Bale and Harry Kane, Tottenham Hotspur's overall transfer expenditure is about 17 million pounds, surpassing Arsenal and ranking second in the Premier League.

Liverpool missed out on qualifying for the Champions League last season and fired head coach Benitez. However, after new coach Hodgson took office, the management did not increase signings but retained captain Gerrard. The same is true for Chelsea. , a small fuss, just tinkering, the two teams' accounts are basically the same.

Relatively speaking, Manchester United's recruitment efforts are not small. Ferguson first introduced Smallin from Fulham and forward Hernandez from Guadalajara, Mexico. These two players spent a total of Manchester United for more than 16 million pounds.

But at the same time, Manchester United also sent away goalkeeper Ben Foster for 6.5 million pounds, and sent Tosic to CSKA Moscow for 8.5 million pounds. The two transfers recovered a thousand Five million pounds.

Originally, Manchester United planned to introduce Benfica's Di Maria, but Real Madrid beat them to the move. Ferguson also expressed regret for this, but he said that the team was still actively working on Mkhitaryan's transfer.

Since July, the Chinatown player has been linked to Manchester United. There have been endless transfer rumors, but the negotiations have been intermittent. Especially in August, everyone began to be concerned about this transfer. Just when they had given up hope, Manchester United suddenly officially announced that the team had successfully introduced Mkhitaryan from Chinatown.

This transfer transaction was quickly recognized by Chinatown.

On the official website, Twitter and China's Weibo, Chinatown simultaneously pushed notifications, officially announcing that Mkhitaryan had transferred to Manchester United for a high price of 36 million pounds, equivalent to 40 million euros.

This transfer transaction also completely surpassed Di Maria and Kolarov, and became the top transfer bid in European football this summer, surprising everyone in the world. No one expected that Moshi Taliang's transfer fee can be as high as 40 million euros.

But while announcing Mkhitaryan's transfer, Ferguson was very happy to announce that he was very satisfied. He believed that Mkhitaryan was the creative player that Manchester United needed, and he believed that this player could play in the Manchester United team. crucial role.

"The products produced by Gao Han must be high-quality products. This is what you told me." Ferguson even joked in a good mood.

However, when many British media analyzed this transfer, they also stated that Manchester United did not suffer a loss.

"When Ferguson introduced Anderson from Porto, his worth was 25 million euros plus a performance increase of 5 million euros. However, if you take into account Mkhitaryan's performance in La Liga and Gao Han's appointment, the price is 10 million euros. The increase is not an exaggeration for a 21-year-old young player."

Manchester United also relied on Mkhitaryan's transfer to surpass Manchester City and become the team with the highest net investment in the Premier League this summer.

Compared with the indifference of the Premier League, La Liga, which is also the protagonist of the European transfer market, also suffered from a cold reception.

On the one hand, the reform of broadcasting rights is making a lot of noise, and everyone is in panic. On the other hand, the poaching of the two giant teams has suffered heavy setbacks.

Barcelona wanted to win over Arsenal midfielder Cesc Fabregas, and even used all kinds of emotional offensives. When Spain won the World Cup and returned home to celebrate, teammates Puyol and Pique even took advantage of Fabregas. Gass accidentally put a Barcelona jersey on Cesc Fabregas, causing an uproar around the world.

Things have developed to this moment, everyone believes that Fabregas must vote for Barcelona.

But at a critical moment, during the Barcelona presidential election, the new president Rosell defeated Laporta. After being elected, his pursuit of Fabregas was not strong. He even publicly stated that he was not sure whether Fabregas was the team's top choice. First things first.

This round of statements undoubtedly poured a bucket of cold water on this transfer.

So far in the summer transfer process, Barcelona has only introduced winger Adriano from Sevilla, but has made no other moves.

Real Madrid's situation is equally worrying.

After successively introducing Canales, Pedro Leon, Ozil, Di Maria and Kolarov, Real Madrid ambitiously targeted Wolf after their pursuit of Rooney failed. Fortuna striker Edin Dzeko.

Wolfsburg's intention to sell is also obvious, but the Bundesliga team obviously hopes to take the opportunity to raise the price and strive for a better price. Therefore, faced with Real Madrid's offer, Wolfsburg has always been reluctant to leave. , on the contrary, the person involved, Dzeko, is very much looking forward to joining Real Madrid and has publicly expressed his yearning for the Bernabeu in many interviews.

But just after the time entered August, Wolfsburg sporting director Dieter Hoeness suddenly stated in an interview with the media that the team had not received any news from Real Madrid.

"Yes, I arrived in Madrid not long ago and met with President Florentino and General Manager Valdano, but we never mentioned Dzeko's transfer, so I will not express any opinion on the rumors."

As for outside rumors that Wolfsburg's asking price for Dzeko is too high, Hoeness said there is no such thing.

"In fact, this has never been a secret. There are too many teams that are interested in Dzeko. I don't need to tell you which teams they are. I believe everyone knows it, and Dzeko's worth has always been around 60 million. That position in the Euros has never changed. We all believe that he is the top scorer in Europe and should have a worth that matches him."

Once the interview with Hoeness was released, it immediately caused a stir in the entire European football world.

Sixty million euros for Dzeko?

This is truly an incredible deal.

AS, the mouthpiece of Real Madrid, even criticized Wolfsburg's move on the spot, believing that they were treating Dzeko as a carrot, hanging in front of Real Madrid, constantly luring Real Madrid into their trap. Such transfer negotiations simply lack sincerity.

But now it's August, and the European summer transfer market is getting closer and closer, and Real Madrid has no choice.

It was also at this time that Gao Han led his team back to Manchester from the Middle East to usher in the new season of Community Shield.

The opponent is the FA Cup runner-up, Chelsea.