Mister Legend

Chapter 534
The winter transfer window of the English League closed on the 19th as scheduled. Except for Arsenal and Manchester City, the two leading teams in the standings, each completed some big money, the rest of the Premier League teams are based on minor repairs. Lord, Manchester United only loaned out a few young players from the youth academy, and did not bring in a single new aid.

But just looking at the transfer operations of the top two players in the list is enough to make the winter window, which has always been somewhat deserted, lively this year.

After successive major adjustments to the team's three lines, Li Moody spent a total of 5280 million pounds in transfer fees within half a month (excluding the team's signing fee, wages and agent commissions, At the same time, the 4800 million of the sale of Xhaka is calculated as a one-time income), which is the second highest net investment in the history of the club, second only to the record created by the introduction of Aubameyang by the professor in January 2018.

If you count the 1 million spent to buy Endidi and Golovin last summer, the media will have to sigh that the Kroenke family has such a high degree of trust in this new coach, which is different from Arsenal. The club owner's previous image in people's minds is in stark contrast.

However, the "Guardian" quickly explained the reason for this weird phenomenon to the outside world through a report. The leader sent out a lot of sponsorship fees, but Li Moody's entry actually helped Arsenal gain more attention in the Far East.Afterwards, the team's performance improved by leaps and bounds, and the value of the club's brand was greatly increased. These have changed to win more economic benefits for the Arsenal, so the Americans, who have always been stingy, are willing to pay for their head coach. .

Of course, this kind of generous estimation is just one time. In order to avoid being punished by UEFA's Financial Fair Play Act, the Gunners will not make too many signings for at least the next two years, unless they also sell the team Players with high social status, otherwise they will have to live a mediocre life. Who makes them not have a super big boss who is willing to spend money behind them.

For Li Mudi and his team, the next two weeks can be said to be a rare adjustment period, because after the end of the second round of the No. The four Premier League teams will usher in two consecutive weeks of double matches. This may be a good opportunity for Arsenal to expand their advantage in the league standings.

In particular, Blue Moon, who are closely following them, will face two consecutive Manchester derbies, which should consume them a lot. After all, Manchester United's current ranking is not very stable. It is still a happy thing to secure a European seat in the cup, so the Red Devils are bound to do their best in this round of semi-finals.

As expected by Li Moody, in the first round of the match that started on the 20th, Manchester United used their home court advantage to launch a wave of fierce attacks against their rivals in the same city with some rotation players.After Scholes took over the home team, the offensive adjustment has also received a lot of results. Although Pogba's ability is still not fully displayed, at least he has made great progress in his game attitude.

The 2-1 result in the final game was barely acceptable for both sides. The difference of one goal was not a big deal for Manchester City, which had the upper hand in overall strength. They were fully capable of making a comeback when they returned to the home court a week later. .

The following weekend was the day for the fourth round of the FA Cup, namely the [-]th final. Arsenal's luck in signing this time was not good. Although it was a home game, they drew a strong opponent Liverpool. It is hard to imagine the difficulty of advancing And know.

Since the two sides will meet again in the league three weeks later, Li Mudi, who does not want his opponent to find out his strength, directly chose Tian Ji's horse racing strategy, using a group of rotating players to compete with the main force of the Red Army, so he was eliminated. No surprise.

The Red Army, who originally planned to engage in a hand-to-hand battle, finally won a 2-0 at the Emirates Stadium without bloodshed, and easily advanced to the round of [-].

After the game, the gun fans were naturally quite resentful about losing the game, and the performance of several new aids in this game was still unsatisfactory.

Diego Llorente, who won the starting position again, has made some progress, but he still made several undue mistakes in cooperation with another Holding. Wilshere, who came off the bench, played quite well, but He also failed to achieve the bright spots that people expected, and he still needs to continue to complete the running-in with his new teammates; as for Barko, who ushered in his European debut like "coming out after a long time", it seems a bit too embarrassing. The big and short midfielder played less than 18 minutes in this game, but fell to the ground six times, most of which were slightly squeezed by the opposing player and lost his center of gravity. He did not have the ability to survive in the Premier League. physical condition.

As a result, many experts have questioned Arsenal's signings, thinking that this Argentine teenager who bears the title of Messi II may be the terminator of Li Moody's record of never failing in transfer operations. Realized a return on investment of more than 4000 million pounds.

Alan Shearer even put Barco and Robinho in the same category in the program, thinking that it is difficult for such South American players with excellent skills but thin stature to gain a foothold in the high-confrontation and fast-paced European football. A huge sum of money is likely to be wasted.

However, Li Mudi naturally has a sneer attitude towards such remarks. In the surprise interviews with reporters after the mid-week training and the press conference before the weekend league, he refuted the outside world's criticism of the Gunners in a firm tone. Doubts about signings.He claimed that Barco is just in the adaptation period of changing the environment, and it will take some time to adjust his way of playing. Please give some time patiently. I believe that in the near future, you can see Messi landed in the Premier League. What will happen again-of course, the club champion at the age of 21.

The last sentence must be a joke. Although the playing styles of the two Argentine attackers at this age are relatively similar, in terms of talent, the difference between the two is not 01:30 points.Barco has never been able to reach the realm that the club king has stepped into after entering the mature stage in his life, but the most weakened version of the latter, the Argentine teenager who has just landed in Europe and has not yet fully finalized his personal style of play still has the opportunity to continue to grow If it continues, as long as the existing potential can be fully realized, I believe it is more than enough to become a first-class star.Under the guidance of Li Mudi, his future should not be weaker than Dybala, so this investment is definitely worth it.

On the 27th, the two teams that advanced to the League Cup final were announced one after another. Manchester City and Liverpool both won the promotion right without any risk. .

On the last weekend of January, the No.20 three rounds of the league were fully played, but the results were quite surprising. First of all, the main players rested for two consecutive weeks. The second Premier League defeat of the season, a 0-1 loss to Newcastle United, ended the previous six-round unbeaten record.

Including the FA Cup loss to Liverpool last weekend, Li Moody's team suffered a two-game losing streak, making the outside world worry about whether they will collapse from then on and live up to their heroic state in the first half.

But what is even more surprising is that Manchester City failed to seize this opportunity to greatly reduce the point difference with the league leaders. Guardiola's team also lost the chain this round and was defeated by Everton in the away game. It was forced to 1 to 1, but the previous 5-point difference was changed to 4 points, which is really hard to say.

Fortunately, the two championship teams immediately adjusted their status and showed stable performances in the next series of matches. The teams behind them all left a short distance away.

February is another stage where the weekly double matches are relatively intensive, and there will be one after another in the beginning.

On February 2, the No.3 four-round league, the Gunners finished the Crystal Palace with three goals at home, regaining the correct rhythm of the game.It is worth mentioning that this is the first time they have achieved zero seals in the Premier League after nine rounds. Diego Llorente has finally integrated into this new group and has been praised by the fans.

At the same time, Manchester City also easily scored three points, continuing to maintain pressure on the front runners.

Four days later, ten games in the 25th round also came to results. Arsenal beat West Ham United 3-1 away, and Wilshere scored the first goal since returning home, becoming the Hot event of the weekend.

Manchester City also maintained an excellent state. Seven goals at home bloodbathed the relegation team West Bromwich Albion, letting the outside world see their determination to strive for four consecutive championships.

The following midweek is the only rest period for the Premier League powers to make some adjustments in the near future, because the schedule after that is also very scary.

February 2th and 13th are a good day for couples all over the world to spread dog food. For the Chinese and East Asian people, it is the second and third day of the Lunar New Year holiday. But for football industry insiders It can only be a tiring league task.

Regardless of enjoying the joy of celebrating the Lunar New Year, Li Moody led the team to usher in a crucial intra-city derby at their home court. The opponent was Chelsea, who ranked fifth in the standings.

Sarri's last chance this season after missing out on major titles for two years in a row and if he fails to achieve something before the summer, another man may be on the Blues' dugout in August people.

And when the League Cup stopped in the semi-finals and the Premier League fell too far behind the leaders and had no hope of reaching the top early, the Italian coach's hopes can only be pinned on the FA Cup and the European League.However, there is still a task that must be completed, and that is to reach the top four in the standings and qualify for the Champions League next season.

Therefore, even if they have lost hope of winning the championship in the league, Chelsea will not choose to give up strategically in this event, because they have to compete with Liverpool, which is No.4 in front of them, for the last ticket to the Champions League .

The current situation is that the Red Army has 53 points, the Blue Army has 50 points, and Manchester United behind them has 45 points. In theory, there are still various possibilities, so Sarri is obviously not leading the team to the Emirates this time. Yes, his disciples will definitely use their best to fight for victory.

After experiencing the final brilliance in the 2016-17 season, Chelsea's performance began to decline. It failed to attack the league title for three consecutive seasons, and it even failed to get a ticket to the Champions League in two seasons. This made Abramovich very dissatisfied, and the direct result was that the team's signing work began to become chaotic again.

With Spain's national goalkeeper Kopa, Denmark's central defender Christensen, French midfielder Kanter, and Belgian king Hazard in various positions, this team has suffered from poor records year after year. In addition to the head coach or the coaching staff having to bear half of this pot, their strikers also have to bear the other half of the responsibility.

Ever since Conte inexplicably ousted Diego Costa, the Blues' striker has become the team's weakest link, and Morata, snatched from Manchester United, has become a big joke in the Premier League. , and finally had to deal with the Wolves.The Brazilian winger Willian and the French center Giroud are affected by the growth of age. The state of last season can no longer be guaranteed. They can only rely on their own youth training Tammy Abraham to support them. .

Last summer, Abramovich, who couldn't bear it anymore, spent 8700 million pounds to introduce German international Werner, hoping to solve the team's weak striker problem.However, this striker, who had never had a major injury record during his time in the Bundesliga, suffered a torn right knee ligament in the second month of joining the new club. In order not to leave hidden dangers for his future career, he Decided to recover through surgery, and then announced the reimbursement for the season, which made Sarri, who had finally hoped for a striker who could guarantee scoring efficiency, almost cry to death in the locker room.

As a last resort, Chelsea rented the cheap and old Lewandowski from Bayern in the winter transfer window, hoping to respond to emergencies.However, the super shooter who used to kill all sides in the Bundesliga and European competitions is 32 and a half years old. He is not good at speed and explosive power. Now he can only survive in the opponent's penalty area as a column center. He is not too tall (184 cm) and he is not very good at heading the ball. Under the turns of Diego Llorente and Mustafi, he has never been able to get too many opportunities to face the goal. Play a role in supporting your teammates.

And the other frontcourt players of the team did not go well today. Except Hazard's performance was stable enough, the performance of the rest was a bit bad, which caused the Blues to be unable to start the offensive. The whole game failed to create any decent offensive.

In the end, relying on Torreira's long-range shot and the goal scored by new aid Beracino in his debut game, Arsenal won the London derby 2-0 at home and continued to lead strongly in the league standings .

(End of this chapter)