The Strongest Demon Front

Busby Street.

Manchester United Club.

The lights in the office of the new sports director have lasted into the night for three consecutive nights.

Every now and then a pizza delivery comes in and out.

But Braida hardly ever shows up again.

Outside the Manchester United headquarters, many reporters from major media are waiting.

Whenever the transfer period comes, major sports media will always send reporters to wait here.

Over the years, as Manchester United have slipped from their prime, Busby Street has become a little deserted than before. However, with Manchester United’s explosive 150 million euros last year, a world-record price for new Champions League winner Chu Ge from Real Madrid, and the high-profile announcement of the return of the Red Devils godfather Ferguson, this place has once again become the most lively place in England and even in world football. The place.

This year is the first year after Manchester United won the championship again after many years.

The number of reporters who came here to wait for the news has increased a lot compared to previous years.

Everyone is looking forward to Manchester United's performance in the transfer market this year.

To the disappointment of reporters, though, they haven't gotten any big news from here so far, aside from a change of sporting director.

The only rumor that "Van Dijk joined Manchester United in 24 hours" that was revealed has been refuted by Van Dijk's agent.

Let alone 24 hours, 48 ​​hours have passed, and the Dutchman has not appeared at Manchester Airport, nor has his agent appeared on Busby Street.

For this reason, the reporter who wrote the news has been scolded as Xiang on the Internet.

What are "Manchester, the price must be raised", "A player who has not been raised by Manchester United is not a good player", "24 hours and 24 hours, the stars who disappeared in the medical examination room in those years", "lei, lei, rule The Manchester United in the transfer market, he lei again "...wait a minute,

They were all made into jokes by the fans, became hot words in the news, swept the social network, and became a topic for fans to laugh at reporters.

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Braida is sitting in his office.

He has been working for three days straight.

Except for short breaks, he works most of the time.

Having just arrived at Manchester United, Braida faced an unfamiliar and challenging environment.

In the season that just passed, Manchester United became the champions of the Premier League.

This is a very brilliant achievement.

For Braida, the newly appointed Manchester United athletic director, the brilliant achievements before taking office will inevitably become a huge challenge for his work this year.

Can Manchester United continue to win the title?

In the new season's Champions League, Manchester United, as the Premier League champions, can make a difference.

Manchester United supporters are waiting for Manchester United to give a more successful performance than last season, and these expectations are really pressed on Braida, becoming the pressure and motivation in his work.

"Goalkeeper De Gea, central defender Manolas, midfielder Kante and Pogba, striker embarrassing, this central axis was the key to Manchester United's success last season."

"De Gea, Manolas and Kanter provide stable defense, Pogba provides the connection and rhythm control from the midfield to the frontcourt, Chu Ge provides the frontcourt support, imagination, and most importantly, stable Goal efficiency."

After a few days of work, Braida has a clearer understanding of Manchester United's lineup.

At the same time, he gained a better understanding of the team's flaws.

"The biggest shortcoming of the current team is that apart from Manolas, the back line still lacks a core-level central defender. Smalling is okay,

But not enough. "

"With Kanter and Pogba in the midfield, the structure is relatively stable, but there is room for further improvement."

"The front line is also a big problem. Almost all the pressure is mainly concentrated on Chu Ge alone."

"Rashford and Martial can play well in some games, but when facing strong opponents, facing strong confrontation and strong pressure, their state is not stable enough. Ibrahimovic is still recovering from injury, and may leave the team after injury. It's very exciting, Rooney has left the team."

"If there is no effective supplement, once Chu Ge is injured or absent or his state fluctuates, Manchester United's offensive power will be greatly reduced, which will affect the stability of the entire team's performance."

"Therefore, the team's current signings should focus on the central defenders and forwards."

"If there are suitable candidates for other positions, such as full-backs, especially excellent full-backs with offensive capabilities; and organizational midfielders, etc., they can also be considered."

Braida exhaled.

In the past few days, he spent a lot of time familiarizing himself with the team lineup.

To this end, he read a large number of Manchester United game videos last season, as well as player reports provided by the coaching staff.

As the saying goes, if you know yourself and the enemy, you will never be imperiled in a hundred battles.

The first job is to be a confidant.

After fully understanding the team lineup, Braida was surprised to find that his workload was very heavy.

Although the current Manchester United team won the Premier League championship last season and the Europa League championship, the composition of the team is actually not very reasonable.

In many positions, strong additions are needed.

The championship last season was largely due to the historically excellent performances of the two players, Kanter and Chu Ge, one after the other with stable output, coupled with coach Ferguson's adjustments in key games, This has created the glory of the team in the past year.

It is almost impossible to simply replicate such brilliant achievements.

If Manchester United wants to continue the success of last season, they must insist on continuing to rebuild and continue to introduce core players in key positions.

Rather than simply sewing and mending.

Braida read previous scouting reports and also checked the transfer targets that United were trying to approach before he arrived.

Among the central defenders and forwards he is most concerned about, the targets recommended by the Manchester United scouting department are Lindelof and Lukaku.

The former plays for Benfica in Portugal, while the latter is a player for Everton in the Premier League.

Both players are great.

Especially Lukaku.

Little Warcraft almost played the best season of his career at Everton last season.

Manchester United scouts believe that if he can join Manchester United, he will be a good replacement for the Swede Zlatan Ibrahimovic and become the offensive fulcrum of Manchester United's frontcourt, reducing a lot of defensive pressure for Chu Ge.

Therefore, they strongly recommend the team to sign him.

In addition, players such as Tottenham's Belgian central defender Alderweireld and Arsenal's Sanchez are also highly recommended transfer targets by Manchester United's scouting department.

However, Braida differs from their opinion.

When he was at Milan, Gagliari was in charge of transfer negotiations, while Braida was in charge of selecting players.

In terms of player selection, Braida has a unique vision.

Rijkaard, Shevchenko and other players he signed against all opinions have proved his talent in selecting players. The direct signing of Kaka without thinking in a short period of time shows his courage when signing a player.

In the central defender position, the last world-class central defender he signed for Milan was Thiago Silva.

The player also brought Milan their last league title.

The decline of Milan has nothing to do with Silva's departure.

After arriving at Manchester United, Braida watched many videos of Lindelof.

The defender has potential, but not enough to impress him.

Lindelof may be able to grow into a great central defender, but what Manchester United needs is a plug-and-play core central defender, not a potential stock.

To be honest, in terms of potential stocks, Braida is more optimistic about Manchester United's opponent in the Europa League final last season, the long-term target of Manchester United's scouts, Ajax's seventeen-year-old central defender Delhi Hurt.

In Dericht, Braida even saw the shadow of the legendary central defender Nesta.

But neither Lindelof nor Dericht should be Manchester United's current first choice.

What Braida really wants is Van Dijk!

Van Dijk is tall and burly, with strong individual defensive ability, and his frontal defense is almost second to none in the Premier League. What's even more rare is that this tall central defender is not as bulky as an ordinary Premier League defender. He not only has a good defensive position, but also has a fast playback speed, with almost no obvious defensive shortcomings.

Braida has no doubts that given a big enough stage for Van Dijk, the Dutchman will develop into a central defender on the same level as Thiago Silva.

The defender combination of him and Manolas will become Manchester United's most stable defense gate.

After choosing the first target of the transfer, Braida, just like him before, immediately found Southampton and Van Dijk's agent.

Southampton are asking a lot.

With Liverpool's early entry, Southampton hardly accepts any bargaining.

This did not surprise Braida.

A good player should be worth a lot.

And it was Van Dijk's agent who really got stuck in the transfer.

The agent seems to have reached some kind of agreement with Liverpool, and he is not very interested in Manchester United's offer.

So,

Is there no chance for Manchester United?

Braida has been thinking about this question.

Liverpool have made an offer, and Van Dijk's agent has recognized and is willing to accept their offer, so the question is, why didn't their deal go through?

Van Dijk is still on the transfer market.

He is not a Liverpool player.

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It seems that he is still hesitating about something.

Braida decided to read the interviews that Van Dijk had accepted in the past year, looking for some clues from the clues of the news, and finding the key to breaking the puzzle.

Maybe, he still has a chance to bring the Dutchman to Manchester.

And at the same time.

Braida also noticed another piece of news.

Paris Saint-Germain are close to reaching an agreement with Monaco star Mbappe, according to French media reports.

It seems that last season's Ligue 1 champion team will be dismantled.

And the most shining star talent among them, Mbappé, is about to become a member of Paris.

And the interesting thing, this transfer deal seems to have settled everything, but it has not been announced for a long time.

They also seem to be stuck at a certain step. .

The sky is blue, waiting for misty rain.

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