winning hand

After the German Super Cup in early August, the media who had just been scolding Li Bin for not being brave enough were immediately speechless. They all saw how Dortmund was beaten repeatedly in the game against Tottenham.

, so much so that they conceded three goals. But who knew that such a team could defeat Bayern in the blink of an eye?

Is this Bayern too weak or Tottenham too strong? The media did not dare to draw any conclusions at this time, so they had no choice but to keep silent and not comment on Tottenham for the time being.

But in their hearts, they still say that this is unscientific.

They have seen Tottenham go through four friendly matches. After Tottenham's summer games, they can also do a little analysis. In the summer games, they won three wins and one draw because they faced different opponents.

Although it is very strong, it does not have much reference value. The only thing people can see from the game is that Tottenham's players are very good, the football is played much more smoothly than last season, and the team's confidence is also good now.

, as if he was going to do something great.

However, this is not enough to reassure the media: Ramos was like this last year. Tottenham is a team that looks good every summer and is always estimated by the media to be among the top in the league. However,

, at the end of that year, they were unable to achieve very good results. The media even fabricated rumors that Tottenham went to Mourinho after Ramos failed. Mourinho's answer was

, "Please, I am a special one, but not that special yet..."

Because Tottenham has suffered from years of reputation, it seems difficult to say whether Li Bin's Tottenham can make a difference. Although the Champions League champion coach is very powerful, the media's confidence in the Premier League's Big 4 is also very strong.

Especially this summer, the transfers of the big four teams in the Premier League seem to be very good. I don’t know if it was stimulated by Tottenham and Manchester City, but this year’s top teams in the Premier League have also done well in the transfer process.

, this made the media more confident. Tottenham said that they could beat the Big 4, but they still found it difficult to believe it.

After winning the league title and the Champions League runner-up last season, Manchester United was obviously not satisfied. Ferguson openly stated in an interview that in the new season, Manchester United would be considered a failure if they did not win the Triple Crown. And the team's top player, Ronaldo, said in an interview

He also said that he will never leave this year and will not go anywhere until he can win the Champions League for Manchester United. Although there is ambiguity in his words, he still wants to go to Real Madrid, but at least this year, he will be with Manchester United again.

Fighting to win the Champions League.

And in the summer, they didn't sell any of their main players. All they did was rent or sell all the young people in their team who couldn't play in the game. The most expensive thing they sold was the 21-year-old defender.

Pique was sold to Barcelona for 5 million. In addition, they

It involves selling people, that is, the youth team player Igues who cannot play football was sold to Burnley, and the veteran Sylvester, who is almost synonymous with cheating, was sold to Arsenal - Manchester United fans were extremely excited about this -

—And another seller is Chinese striker Wang Dong who was sold back to Dalian.

As for their purchase, they have been struggling all summer. The opportunity to buy Berbatov from Tottenham was disrupted by Manchester City's interference. Although they raised the offer to 31 million, they were still far away from Manchester City.

The quotes were quite different, and in the end, I couldn’t get anyone.

Privately, this made Ferguson very dissatisfied. The two players he wanted to buy this summer were Lyon's Benzema and Tottenham's Berbatov, but he couldn't buy either of them.

Dissatisfied, he called Li Bin.

"Introduce me to a striker. Since you have made money, you have to think of a good complement for me. I am interested in Benzema and Berbatov. Look and find someone with the same style as them."

Introduce it to me."

Regarding Ferguson's attitude, Li Bin could only smile bitterly: He knew that Ferguson was actually relying on his old age and wanted to get closer to him: Tottenham and Manchester United have always cooperated closely over the years, and Ferguson did not want to break this line.

He also wants to continue to maintain the relationship with Tottenham, and does not want to make things too abrupt: Tottenham is very strong. In the same league, a team in the championship zone has a team competing for the top four zones.

Allies are definitely not a bad thing.

On the other hand, Li Bin also knows that there is no harm in establishing a good relationship with Ferguson. Although Li Bin is definitely not willing to let White Hart Lane become Manchester United's three-point alley, but having a stalemate with him is definitely not something to be happy about.

thing. If the relationship with Manchester United is good, Manchester United can suppress Arsenal appropriately, which will be of great help to Tottenham.

In the same league, it is always necessary to win over allies. This season, Li Bin regretted not building a relationship with Manchester United earlier. If he had built a relationship earlier and prevented Manchester United from selling Pique, Barcelona's renaissance might not have been completed.

——He has always been afraid of Barcelona

That's his strength. But anyway, next year's Champions League has little to do with him. Even if he doesn't stop him, he doesn't really care. And if it doesn't work, he has a trump card called Shakira. It's not easy to let someone give Pique some concert tickets.

It will be difficult...it's just that this move is too damaging. It's best not to do anything to harm the players.

As for his request, Li Bin also thought about it: Berbatov, Benzema... Could it be that what Ferguson wants is a lazy guy? This is definitely not the case, otherwise he would not sell the king. Then

In other words, what he wants is probably a striker with strong technical ability and a certain size.

"You can try Wolfsburg's forward Dzeko." Li Bin immediately responded to Ferguson's request, "He may not be famous enough, but he should be suitable for the current Manchester United."

Anyway, what you want is just a substitute... Li Bin said in his heart. Dzeko's ability as a substitute is very strong. Logically speaking, he should win the Golden Boot at Wolfsburg this season, but,

Li Bin believes that he will not refuse the temptation of joining Manchester United. In fact, his technical characteristics cannot be said to be fully in line with Manchester United's requirements. However, it is not Li Bin's business to disagree with the requirements. Li Bin is just

It's just a show of goodwill.

Li Bin's introduction led to Manchester United's only signing this summer: they spent 12.5 million pounds to buy Dzeko.

"This player is good." After introducing Dzeko, Ferguson did not forget to make a phone call to express his gratitude. "But are you sure it won't have an impact on your team? I bought the person you like, can you

Don’t be powerless to stop Liverpool.”

"Didn't you say you wanted the Triple Crown? Are you still afraid of Liverpool?"

"I have a hunch that Liverpool will be the most difficult opponent this season."

Because this season, Chelsea didn’t have a large capital injection? Li Bin said in his heart.

Throughout the summer, Chelsea bought one Bosingwa and one Deco, and the total amount spent was only a little over 1 million pounds. But when it came to selling people, they sold many people in one go, including Shevchenko, Mark

Lai Lai, Wright-Phillips and others have all left. Chelsea was shocked to discover after the summer that their income this year was greater than their expenses. Although this is not difficult to see for ordinary teams, this is Chelsea. This is

But it's extremely rare.

It can be seen that after several years of heavy investment, Chelsea has also begun to tighten money. Their main players are now very strong. Although they are older, it is not a big problem to support them for the past one or two years. Abramovich

Obviously, he no longer wants to spend money every year. He has now made up his mind. Whether this lineup will work or not depends entirely on them.

But this is a pain for Scolari - for others, it is a lot of money to go to a rich team. When he arrived at Chelsea, the player he wanted was the 31-year-old Deco, which made him feel a little uncomfortable when he spoke.

Very satisfied.

Because they spend less money, it is estimated that Chelsea will not improve much next year. As an old rival, Manchester United can see how strong Chelsea is. Ferguson knows that it will be difficult for Chelsea to compete with Manchester United if their strength is not further enhanced.

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This season, the most surprising thing is not that Chelsea did not spend money, but that Arsenal actually spent money. They sold Hleb and others in the summer, and the total income was less than

million pounds, but Wenger made a rare move. He bought Nasri from Marseille, also bought Chelsea's abandoned player Diarra to supplement the midfielder, and sold Gilberto Silva.

, let go of Flamini's vacancy, and after losing to Tottenham in the competition for Ramsey, he bought Lyon youngster Miralem Pjanic and others. It seems that he is really going to make a big move.

"Wenger understands better than anyone how fierce the competition will be next season. If you want to compete for the top four, it will be impossible without spending money."

In this regard, Ferguson also had a hint of schadenfreude when he was interviewed: Wenger has refused to pay for the past two years, always making small fuss, but in the end, doesn't he still have to spend money?

However, Arsenal's foundation is still a bit weak, especially after they let go of two main midfielders at once, and it is not easy to find someone to replace them. In contrast, Liverpool's transfers are much smarter. They sold

They acquired unsuitable players such as Crouch and Kewell, got rid of veterans such as Riise and Finnan, and then bought Robbie Keane, Dossena, Ngog, Riera and other players in their prime.

It can be said that the strength of the players has been enhanced a step further.

This is also the reason why Ferguson regards them as his biggest competitors: Only teams that are willing to spend money to strengthen can threaten the current leader Manchester United. Liverpool may not be strong enough, but at least they are better than the others.

Ambition.

"This season, Manchester United will still be the strongest team in the Premier League. Liverpool and Chelsea will cause us some trouble, while Arsenal and Tottenham will only compete for the top four at most."

When doing a program on Manchester United TV, Ferguson expressed his opinion, "Manchester United's days will not pass so quickly. We will still have a period of strength. In this league, Manchester United is still the strongest."

His words made many people analyze that the most dissatisfied should be the Arsenal fans - Ferguson's statement that they can only compete with Tottenham for fourth place will obviously stimulate many Arsenal fans. However, the most

Dissatisfied, the first people to protest against Ferguson's words were not the Arsenal fans, but the Manchester City fans who were very close at hand. What they protested was that out of hatred for Manchester City, Ferguson even made the expected decision at all.

Manchester City's name was not mentioned.

Manchester City also made a lot of good deals this summer. They introduced Berbatov from Tottenham, sold Robinho from Real Madrid, bought Motta and Zabaleta from Parma, and bought Hamburg from Hamburg.

Kompany also relied on the attraction of high wages to lure Flamini from Arsenal to Manchester City - when it comes to spending money alone, Manchester City is the well-deserved boss in the summer. The name of a real rich man is definitely not fake.

"We will also be a strong contender for fourth place in the league. Any team that ignores Manchester City will not have good results! What's so great about Tottenham? What's so great about Arsenal? Just buy them all during the winter break.

Do you believe it or not? I am rich now!"