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Chapter 159 Welcome to August

England fans in August have returned to their usual enthusiasm.

The World Cup is gone, and the loss in the final is no longer important to the fans. At least they still made it to the final. How many years ago was the last time.

Ferguson in August was troubled, because he had money in his hand, but there were fewer players to choose from in front of him.

This is a very depressing thing for Ferguson. There is a lot of money but you can't buy players worth that money.

No one knows how much Ferguson can use as a transfer fee, so no team will overpay him. Although every fan knows that Manchester United has changed owners, Manchester United is not Manchester City or Chelsea. His new owner is very low-key. Necessary contracts, so far only a nominal chairman has shown up.

In fact, Manchester United has changed nothing except for the change of owner.

The Community Shield won, because the opponent was Portsmouth, which has been completely indifferent. This successfully relegated team is still at a low point. Even though they miraculously won the FA Cup, after a holiday, they faced Manchester United players They have nothing to do but fight helplessly.

This is Niu Shisan's fourth championship. It may be because he has won too many championships this year, or it may be because he has not won the most important championship, so he has not shown the passion he should have at all.

Of course, everyone who knows clearly knows that he is still recovering endlessly at this time. He was able to play the game entirely because Kushchak twisted his ankle in the previous training. Otherwise, with Ferguson's resentment, Niu Shisan could only sit still on the bench.

Van der Sar?The Dutchman quit long ago and was tired of the game. He needs to rest. After all, his career of more than [-] years is coming to an end.

It is not yet known whether the veteran Ferguson imagined will be able to make the trip. Kuschiak’s injury is not fatal. The Pole has accepted the substitute position. After all, goalkeepers who are usually transferred are just like firefighters after they go out, and they don't have much advantage. However, it is different in Manchester United. Low, it is impossible for Niu Shisan to play all the games, but it is not unacceptable for him to play league games occasionally and play cup games most of the time.

On the second day after the end of the Community Shield Cup, Ma Keda, who returned to Manchester United, left and returned to Italy. Because he was unwilling to go to Rome, Ferguson accepted Naples' loan intention for two years, 150 million euros, and had the same offer Of course, if Ma Keda was really valuable at that time, Naples might not be willing to spend that money.

If it was before, Ferguson would definitely fight with the other party for a while, but at this time he no longer considered the slight benefits. What he needs to know now is how to spend the money.

Just like the purchaser, if the money cannot be spent now, then next year, Ferguson can imagine that the boss may not get all of it back, but he will definitely not give more than half.

It's just that the current situation is that there are not many teams who can sell him, but many people want to find him to buy.

There are already twenty or so quotations on his table, besides Niu Shisan and Mike, the two young men who participated in the World Cup, there are also Berbatov, Nemanja Vidic, Carrick, Anderson and even Eric Fra.

Berba is a luxury for Ferguson, but he feels that he has not earned it back, so basically he will not consider the above offer. After the previous warm-up match, when many players are still in the recovery period, the injury The comeback Berbatov performed well, and the Community Shield was won with his volley, so this one Ferguson will not sell, at least not now, he still wants to buy a striker?Selling is impractical.

Vidic, just talking. Although Ferguson is looking for his replacement, it is still unrealistic to sell him. At least in terms of Manchester United's current defensive team structure, Ferguson only wants to introduce and not output. Naturally, Evra It is also impossible, neither Fabio nor other teenagers can replace Evra's role for the time being.

The midfield is a relatively ample place for Manchester United, and this can only be relatively ample, because this is the case when Giggs and Scholes maintain their state.

But asking him to sell Carrick or Anderson is like pulling a tooth out of a tiger's mouth. At the beginning of the year, he was able to sell Nani and Fletcher. But he needs Silva, but in his heart, Ferguson wants more To make room for Mike, although he did not determine the main position of Mike in the end.

Sometimes Ferguson decides on one thing, he is willing to do everything he can, and he also had this idea when he dared to sell Foster.

Ferguson has pursued Torres, but this guy seems to be stubborn and unwilling to come to Manchester United. Carrick will definitely not sell. Otherwise, when Scholes can't play, Manchester United may face a situation where no one is available. Although Everyone else seems to be able to play this position.

Ferguson was a bit chaotic. He felt that his midfield was a bit chaotic. After all these years, it seemed that his men were not fixed. That is, Giggs often played as a midfielder or striker.

There are really too many young people, so that Giggs may still be able to play in the face of this underwhelming situation. Neville and Scholes seem to have become unstable factors.

In addition to these three, no one can say how long Ferdinand and Brown can last. It would be good if the two of them could fade out of the England national team, but is this possible?They still have the pursuit of the European Championship. In this way, will there be any lucrative situation in two years?

It seems that this season will give Evans more chances, and Rafael can also occupy the right.

The summer ended when Ferguson was very complicated and entangled. In the first round of the Premier League, although a large part of the players were still storing their stamina, Manchester United played very well against the newly promoted West Bromwich Albion.

Because Rooney was arranged to recover, Owen also underwent minor surgery after the World Cup, so Ferguson's striker in this game is the combination of Berbatov and Grafite.

The two also lived up to expectations and both scored twice.

For a time, the situation of Manchester United was very good, and many media began to publicize that Manchester United could overcome the World Cup syndrome, because although Ferguson had many people participating in the World Cup, but the strength of those who did not participate was not weak. Take Giger who performed a hat-trick of assists As far as Ryan is concerned, the general evaluation is like flashbacks in previous years, but when they are used to the madness of Giggs like flashbacks, people already feel that it is nothing.

Valencia, who also did not participate in the World Cup, completed another assist.

However, the problems in the defense had to be vigilant. Ferdinand may not have recovered his mental state, so he rushed forward in the second half, and Kamara seized the opportunity to form a single.

In the face of a one-handed goal, Niu Shisan seemed to have lost the vigor of last season, and he let the opponent successfully push the far corner with just a little hesitation.

Such conceded goals are naturally forgotten by the fans when the frontcourt is in excellent condition, but Manchester United dare not relax. Niu Shisan's recovery is still continuing. Although Kushchak can play, considering that it is the first game of the season In the game, Ferguson used Niu Shisan, but the results were not good. Conceding goals is not a big problem. The key is that the opponent only had two shots. If calculated according to the ratio, Ferguson has no idea whether to continue to use Niu Shisan or not. Thirteen.

Fortunately, the score of [-] to [-] also eased the entanglement in Ferguson's heart, which is used to being slow, but it was only for a while, because he hadn't spent the money yet and the time was only half a month. Half a month is the most intense time.

However, Ferguson was a little depressed. After Torres, Villa's negotiations fell through. Ferguson didn't understand why he couldn't buy players when he was rich. After the World Cup, there should be a boom in transfers, but these people Why don't you want to come to the UK, or simply don't want to come to Manchester United.

The phone and fax were busy for a long time, but no one was called.

Finally, before the start of the second round, AC Milan accepted Manchester United's negotiation, Dida came to Manchester United, but Ferguson did not spend money on it.

The reason why Milan agreed was that Ferguson paid 24 million euros to buy [-]% of the ownership of Gourcuff, while Milan, which only paid [-] million euros, could not only use it for three years first, but after three years, the two parties had to agree that the other party would buy it. broken.Now Xiaogu is [-] years old, and it is time to fight in three years. Milan’s move can be said to be a chicken, but Ferguson doesn’t mind. The ownership is in his hands. At that time, Milan may not be able to bear it. Whoever wins and who loses is still saying no. clear.

In the second round of the league, Niu Shisan's body was still a little stiff. The team doctor advised him to rest for a while. After all, the court requires high muscle tension, which is not good for his recovery.

Ferguson agreed without much consideration, so Niu Shisan was not included in the 18-man roster for Fulham, and Dida, who had just arrived in England, sat on the bench. However, what made the fans dumbfounded was that Kuschak's The first start of the season, it seems that all the bad luck will be spent at once.

He conceded two goals in just 10 minutes, his first save was hit by Nemanja Vidic's knee and rebounded into the net, and after the re-kick-off United's rush was blocked, Duff used a quick counterattack in the In front of the penalty area, Ferdinand's long-range shot hit the top corner of the goal.

An own goal, a world wave, the Pole felt that he was at home, but fortunately his bad luck seemed to be limited, and Fulham, which was leading [-]-[-], shrank their defense.

With Wayne Rooney's header and Mike's penalty, Manchester United struggled to get a point in London, and lost the top spot in the standings before it was hot.

They scored six goals in the two games and conceded three goals. These two statistics are at the top of the league rankings. Although most of the rankings in the middle are tied, people with good things still start to make a fuss about the two games.

"Manchester United, which has half of the England national team, is dragged down by the world runner-up, and Niu Shisan's starting position has also become precarious."

"Ferguson seems reluctant to spend money. Could it be that the new boss is more stingy than the Glazer family?"

"Look, this is the defense of the defending champions, this is the defense that conceded the fewest goals last year..."

It is said that the data speaks for itself, but in Ferguson's restless summer, the reporters did this to provoke the old man's anger.

Maybe it was a long-planned plan, or maybe it was urgent, and bought Cagliari's Cagnini for [-] million euros, leaving no chance for the previous cooperation, AC Milan.

However, such a large deal has not received much praise. Although everyone thinks that Carnini is barely worth the price, people say that Ferguson was forced to be anxious and hot-headed.

In this way, nearly 4000 million euros were finally spent. However, no one thinks that Ferguson has solved the problem. The striker is still the striker of last year. Teddy and Irving are only getting older, too.

Berbatov's transformation was overwhelmed by the opponent at some point. Ferguson has a lot of striker styles, but most fans don't feel very trustworthy, even though they performed well in the first two games.

"Boss, is it worth buying Torres for 5000 million?" Finally, before the start of the third round of the league, Ferguson called. If his idea is approved, then the value of Manchester United's striker can be doubled.

"I said that it's good if you think it's good, but the money is given to you to buy players suitable for the team. You must judge the specific value. I don't want you to change your focus because you have more money. Don't forget your previous purchases. It’s all about making money.” When the other side said this, they secretly meant that it wasn’t worth it.

It’s not that Torres is worthless, but that it’s not worth it. Buying players is to win. In terms of Manchester United’s current structure, it needs to be supplemented rather than changed. With Torres coming, Grafite and Irving basically have no chance. Now, if that's the case, then it's Ferguson's failure.

"I give you so much money to make it more convenient for you, not to make you lose your way! What's more, you don't need to think too much about how to spend the money, and I won't take the money back. Your worries It's completely superfluous! Now, put your heart on the game, I don't want to see the team lose inexplicably, you are facing a newly promoted Leicester tomorrow, don't let the other party upset, if If you lost because of the purchase of players, then I will take back some of the rights granted to you, you should understand that in the Premier League, the rights of managers are different!"

"Okay, I understand." Ferguson understood. He woke up when the boss said that the money would not be recovered. Yes, he could not fly before, but he would not come back if he lost the game. For Manchester United, the so-called revenge is empty talk, and only winning them all is the best result.

Facing newly promoted Leicester the next day, Niu Shisan, who had fully recovered, made his first start and successfully saved three long-range shots from the opponent.

Manchester United successfully broke the deadlock with Wayne Rooney's anti-offside, and then Valencia made a supplementary shot to expand the score.

After three games, Manchester United will get nearly half a month's rest. Of course, the players of the European national teams will regroup and prepare for the [-] European Cup qualifiers.

At the end of this ushering in August, Ferguson did not have enough to buy a striker. Instead, he loaned Welbeck to Watford again, with De Laet.This approach also surprised many media. They don't understand whether Ferguson spent all the money or didn't plan at all...

(End of this chapter)