The coaching career started as a college team coach

On the 6th, Wolves, who had never thought about taking the FA Cup seriously, lost to Liverpool 1-0 away from home and ended their FA Cup journey in the third round.

Wei Le thought that his direct abandonment of domestic competitions might cause some opinions from the board of directors, but the board of directors seemed to understand Wei Le's original intention.

After all, that was Liverpool, and even if all the main players went to fight, they might not be able to win. If it was a draw, according to the FA Cup schedule, a rematch would even be arranged.

You should know that the competition for the top three in the league is very obvious now. Manchester City ranks first, with nearly 60 points, Manchester United ranks second, with 47 points. Then Chelsea, followed closely behind, ranks third with 46 points.

Liverpool ranks fourth with 44 points, while Wolves ranks fifth with 41 points.

Tottenham ranks sixth with 39 points, and Arsenal ranks seventh with 34 points. Burnley and Leicester City behind them have less than 30 points.

The league is halfway through, and the situation is now clear.

Manchester City is far ahead of the rest, and the competitiveness they have shown is something that fans all over the world have never expected. They have created too many surprises, and I am afraid that this season they can win the championship with a record-breaking score.

Wei Le couldn't help but sigh. Although the oil man is very destructive to the balance of the game, it is still good if your boss is an oil man.

Manchester United is now more than 20 points behind Manchester City. While trying to catch up, they also know that there is little hope of winning the championship this season. Therefore, Mourinho's team is focusing on keeping a Champions League seat and playing in the Champions League this season.

Chelsea, Liverpool, Wolves and Tottenham below are strong contenders for the Champions League quota. Now the rankings are very tight. If anyone drops the chain, the ranking may plummet.

It is very surprising that Wolves can become a competitor in the Champions League. But their yearning for better results is not much less than these old giants.

It's just that the public opinion environment does not put too much expectation and pressure on them.

However, what about Arsenal?

Forget about them.

They have lost their fourth place for a long time. But anyone who follows the Premier League will not be surprised by this. There is a reason why Arsenal has fallen to this point. Now they have entered a difficult period.

From a financial point of view, Wenger has invested a net of 136 million pounds in the transfer market since he took over Arsenal, which is nothing compared to domestic powerhouses such as Manchester United, Liverpool, Chelsea and Manchester City.

Manchester City's net transfer investment in the past few seasons has exceeded this data.

A good cook cannot cook without rice. After 20 years at Arsenal, Wenger is also thinking about his future amid the sound of "WENGER OUT". I am afraid it will be difficult for them to get a place in an intercontinental competition this season.

Another thing worth noting is that the winter transfer window is open.

The winter transfer window is open from January 1 to the evening of January 31, which is a practice every year. But it seems that the winter transfer window in early 2018 seems to be quieter than usual.

But this is just an illusion, because Wei Le learned that the current football world is undercurrent.

First of all, Liverpool's Coutinho's transfer has been basically finalized. This is not surprising. At the last moment of the summer window, Barcelona took a fancy to this Liverpool player and offered nearly 100 million.

But Liverpool finally rejected the offer for many reasons.

But the player himself expressed his interest in playing in Barcelona, ​​so Barcelona made another offer in the winter window. It is reported that the transfer fee will reach an astonishing 120 million euros, and if all the forward costs are fulfilled, the total price will even reach about 142 million.

Wei Le was shocked when he heard the price-that's hundreds of millions of euros!

The total introduction price of the Wolves team is less than 40 million euros!

As mentioned earlier, Arsenal's transfer investment, this player may be more than Arsenal's net transfer investment in a few years. Although the net transfer investment will be reduced because the team transfers out of the income to make up for it, this price is also very scary.

Finally, the transfer was finalized on January 8, and Coutinho flew to Barcelona the next day.

Where did this huge sum of money go? The answer is that it went into the pockets of "fellow countryman" Southampton.

Watching the Dutch central defender Virgil van Dijk holding up the red Liverpool jersey with a smile, Wei Le was really licking his teeth - so damn envious.

It has been a long time since Wei Le paid attention to this player. Even before Wei Le became the head coach, he often bought him from Southampton when he was playing Football Manager.

But before he really became the head coach,After becoming a coach, he found that the former white moonlight was now far away from him. After the end of last season, Van Dijk was frequently rumored to be in a relationship with Manchester City, and the price soared all the way, even reaching more than 60 million pounds, or 70 million euros.

But Southampton has never let go.

Van Dijk's transfer can be said to be full of twists and turns. Last summer, Liverpool was infinitely close to the Dutch central defender. The fans were ready to get off the tree, but suddenly received an apology statement. The Red Army and the fellow countryman, who had always had a good relationship, suddenly hurt their harmony. Liverpool stated in the statement that they would no longer pursue Van Dijk, and the deal was inexplicably declared bankrupt.

After half a season of games, the major giants found a common problem, that is-defender.

As the tactical play of the top teams in the Premier League becomes more and more aggressive, teams like Manchester City and Liverpool are really in higher and higher demand for an excellent central defender.

Strong individual defensive ability, stability, and the ability to deliver ammunition to teammates.

Such requirements are not something that ordinary central defenders can achieve.

Therefore, the pursuit of Van Dijk had already begun before the winter transfer window opened. But this time, Southampton, knowing that they could not keep him, also relaxed their minds and set their goal on "how to sell at a good price".

Liverpool was the most active one.

10 million more than the 70 million euros in the winter transfer window, the price reached more than 80 million euros.

Facing the check attack of the American consortium, Southampton also signed the contract with tears in their eyes and sent the central defender bought for 15 million euros to Merseyside.

Profit 65 million euros.

After Van Dijk came, at least Liverpool fans would no longer worry about watching Croatian central defender "leaking" Fren in every game. Matip and Van Dijk's partnership, plus the young Joe Gomez, Liverpool's defense line looks much more stable.

But Manchester City is worried. Liverpool has Van Dijk, so what about them?

The lack of rotation of players in the defense line caused them to expose instability in the first half of the season.

Although this instability did not cause serious consequences, it also attracted enough attention. In the final analysis, it is because there are not enough central defenders and they are not top-notch.

This is why Wei Le is in a very bad mood today.

Because the team's football director Matt Hobbs brought a piece of news, a bad news.

"Reuben told me that Manchester City's representatives contacted his agent."