our champion dream

Chapter 186 Newcomer
On the third day after the team arrived in Austria, Manchester United officially announced a new transfer deal.

They announced the introduction of Uruguayan super striker Suarez from Ajax for 500 million euros.

For Manchester United fans, this is just one of several ordinary transfer transactions during the transfer period of Manchester United this season, and there is nothing worthy of special attention.

But that's not the case for the English media.

And not only the English media, but fans all over the world are also paying close attention to this transfer.

For the arrival of the Uruguayan player, fans and the media have some ideas.

On the one hand, because he is indeed a very good football player. After all, he scored 35 goals in the Eredivisie last season and 49 goals in all competitions.During Suarez's three and a half seasons with Ajax, he made 159 appearances and scored 111 goals and 56 assists.It can be said that he is a super marksman.

On the other hand, Berbatov and Berbatov are purely about football.

Because Suarez is the starting center in Ajax, he is much younger than Manchester United's current Zhengyin center Berbatov, and his personal ability is very outstanding.And most importantly, the reason why he came into everyone's field of vision is not only because of his super high scoring rate, but also because of the quarter-elimination round of the World Cup in South Africa. In the match between Uruguay and Ghana, Suarez used the He blocked Garner's winning goal with his hands, and he got a red card and gave Garner a penalty.But the Ghanaian team Gian missed a penalty kick, and the two teams scored 1:4 in regular time, so the game was dragged into a penalty shootout, and Uruguay won 1:1.

The introduction of Ferguson also means that Manchester United has begun to alternate between the old and the new.After all, the two centers of Manchester United, Irving and Berbatov, are a bit older.

With such a person coming to Manchester United, will he pose a threat to Berbatov's position?Is he here to compete with Berbatov for playing opportunities?

As for Manchester United's frontcourt players, how will Ferguson handle their relationship.

Will it affect Li Xiaoming's appearance?What exactly does Ferguson want to do?
These have drawn a big question mark in the hearts of fans.

Another thing worth noting is that this summer, Berbatov seemed to feel that he was no longer the first choice in Ferguson's eyes, so he withdrew from the Bulgarian national team, and gave up the vacation to strengthen training.The position of Manchester United's Zhengyin center has become a topic of discussion among fans and the media before the season has started.

Although it is a training camp, there is still time for journalists to interview and ask questions every week. This time, Li Xiaoming was selected to attend the mid-week press conference with head coach Ferguson.It coincided with Manchester United officially announcing the introduction of the very controversial player Suarez. At this press conference, these two young players became the most concerned topic of reporters.

The Englishman asked Klopp: "Buy Suarez, don't you worry about his position overlapping with other players?"

Klopp shook his head: "Don't worry, Suarez has a different style of football and has a different effect on the team. Moreover, Suarez has a very wide range of activities. Although he plays as a center forward, his responsibilities will also be different. different."

Another reporter asked him: "Is this out of concerns about the physical fitness of the players?" This reporter was already alluding to Li Xiaoming.Because Manchester United's current lineup is very flexible, they can switch between 442 and 451 freely.

"We are going to participate in the Champions League this season. It is a very normal choice to strengthen the team lineup and supplement strength. It is very normal to have multiple high-level players in the same position." Ferguson denied the reporter's speculation.

Then a reporter asked Li Xiaoming a question: "Li, what do you think of this transfer?"

Li Xiaoming said with a smile: "I think Suarez is a very high-level player. I like his playing style very much. I also predicted that he will shine in the World Cup, and in fact he is."

The answer was simple, but it could be seen that he was full of confidence.

Seeing Li Xiaoming's confidence, the reporters understood Li Xiaoming's thoughts to some extent, but they still had to ask: "Do you think you can still take the starting position?"

Faced with this question, Li Xiaoming spread his hands: "This... I haven't seen him, nor have I trained with him, and isn't the competition between players normal? My boss said whether he can play or not. It counts."

Journalists also realized they were rushing things.

No one has come to the question of whether they can coexist, so what should I say?
Through this press conference, the media saw Li Xiaoming's confidence, which is a good thing.Li Xiaoming is confident and is not afraid to compete with any player, so they are not in such a hurry.

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For Li Xiaoming.In fact, this question is not complicated at all-how he gets along with other teammates, he gets along with Suarez.They have different positions. One is a midfielder and the other is a striker. He believes that the media is completely unfounded. As for the relationship between Berbatov and Suarez, there must be nothing. It is impossible for professional players to face competition. Some people can sit in the main position and sit back and relax. Everyone is a professional player, and they must know better than themselves.

As for Li Xiaoming's attitude, Suarez is just one of his teammates, nothing more.

As for how several people can coexist and cooperate, he is not worried, because he feels that the tactics will not be considered by himself, but by Ferguson.At least now that Rooney is firmly in the position of right midfielder and himself in the position of attacking midfielder, the team's performance has improved a lot, and Ferguson will not have any major changes.

So go at your own pace.

Now Li Xiaoming's physical fitness has improved a lot compared to when he started training last season.

In the last game of last season, his physical fitness allowed him to forcefully support 120 minutes.

At the same time this season, as his physical fitness has improved, his range of activities on the court has further increased. He can directly launch an attack in the midfield of the court, and then run over to respond.

From the eyes of his teammates, Li Xiaoming's pass was like a cruise missile, hitting wherever he pointed!

Now when he can even drop back in front of the back line.When he is kicking back and forth with the defenders, if he wants to push forward, he does not need to pass back and forth with his midfield teammates, and advances to the front layer by layer. Although it is safe, it is too slow, and the opponent will soon be able to Pull back to organize the line of defense.In this way, when Manchester United's offense advances to the frontcourt, it is time to start playing positional warfare again.

Although Li Xiaoming still has excellent situational analysis ability in positional warfare, wouldn't it be better if a simpler and quicker method could be used to resolve the battle?
Now Li Xiaoming has a new weapon.With plenty of energy, he can go to any position on the court. He can take the initiative to return to the backcourt to get the ball and get the ball to the frontcourt without relying on the midfielder.Moreover, his excellent physical fitness can make his already changeable offensive methods more varied and opponents more difficult to defend - he can pass long or short passes.You can even make your own breakthrough.So how does the opponent know what he's going to do next?
It was precisely because of the reminder of strength that Li Xiaoming was full of confidence.Not afraid of any challenge.

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Amid all the doubts, worries and curiosity of the media and fans, Suarez finally came to Manchester United's training ground in Austria.

Along with him, there is also a huge media reporting team of no less than ten people.After all, such a controversial player is the favorite of the media.

When they appeared outside the training base.It immediately attracted everyone's attention.

"Good guy, this battle!" Some of the Chinese reporters tutted. "Holding and hugging! He is indeed the top scorer in the Eredivisie"

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When Suarez, accompanied by Ferguson and led by assistant coach Meulensteen, came to the locker room, the players who were chatting were quiet and turned to look at Shinji Kagawa.

"Hey, guys. I brought you a new teammate. The Uruguayan player, Suarez!" Coach Ferguson said succinctly, straight to the point, and there was no nonsense.Captain Neville came up first.He extended his hand to Suarez: "Hi, I'm Gary Neville. The captain of the team, you can find me if you have any questions."

Suarez, who understood English, nodded humbly and bowed slightly.He took Gary Neville's hand.The two nodded and said something.

"Hey, Li, it doesn't look like those newspapers said it. Suarez has a bad temper." Pogba whispered beside Li Xiaoming.In just a few days, the optimist Pogba has become good friends with Li Xiaoming, and Pogba has been pestering Li Xiaoming all day, like a little follower.

"Do you believe the media in England??" Li Xiaoming touched Pogba's chest.The feel of the board is very good.

"Is there any way... I didn't bring anything, whether it's a PS3 or a computer. Except for playing football every day, I can only use my mobile phone to watch the news."

"Ha..." Li Xiaoming covered his mouth and smiled, "It seems that you are really hardworking."

"That's right, I'm going to be the main defensive midfielder. Then you will be in charge of attacking, and I will be in charge of defending. Our offense and defense will be integrated." Pogba said in a low voice.

While the two were talking, Gary Neville introduced Suarez's teammates one by one. When Suarez saw each teammate, he greeted them with a smile on his face and was very enthusiastic.Including shaking hands with Berbatov, the two people are very friendly, and there is no bad relationship between them at all.In fact, this is also due to the fact that Manchester United does not have any team bosses. The biggest is Ferguson. If there is any conflict between the two on the court, they have no doubt that Ferguson will put them in the cold palace.Everyone still competes healthy and improves each other.

Just as he was talking, Gary Neville led Suarez to Li Xiaoming and Pogba.

"This is Pogba, Paul Pogba, who was transferred from the second team to train with the team." Neville introduced.

Gary Neville seldom played, and Suarez held Mark's hand very enthusiastically as before, and then said in not-so-standard English: "Hi, I'm Suarez! Everyone learn from each other."

There is no change in attitude because Pogba is a player who was transferred from the second-tier team to train with the team.

next.It was Li Xiaoming's turn.

"Who is this……"

Before Gary Neville's introduction was finished, he saw that he had already asked, "This is Li!"

"Huh?" Li Xiaoming was surprised, "You know me?"

Not only him, Neville and others were also surprised.Suarez knows Li Xiaoming? ?
There were also players whispering beside them: "Do they know each other?"

Pogba shook his head in confusion: "I don't know..."

Everyone is wondering.Suarez suddenly came out with a series of English: "I have seen your game video, I am very happy to be your teammate. You are really very strong."

At this time, Li Xiaoming scratched his head in embarrassment and said, "It's so-so, everyone will work hard together in the future."

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With the players who participated in the World Cup gradually returning to the team, Manchester United's lineup is neat and training has become normal.

The whole team is training hard for the new season.

Of course, physical fitness is still what Ferguson values, and there is a lot of running training.

He specially arranged mountain climbing training.

Climbing is indeed a good training method. It can not only train physical fitness, but also exercise players' will.

Because at the end of the mountain climbing, it’s not about physical fitness, it’s about willpower—when you’re exhausted, when you look up and find the towering peaks and inclines that are difficult to climb, many people will feel a sense of frustration. It seems like the end is never out of reach.

At such times, only those who don't give up can finally reach the end.

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After the physical training, it is the tactical training stage of the team.

On the first day of tactical training, Ferguson arranged a closed team training game.

Divide the players into two teams for an 11-on-11, nine-to-ten-minute game.

Use a game to start the tactical training. Through this kind of in-team game that is not very intense, the players can try their best to find the feeling. At the same time, the coaching staff can also observe each player carefully.

Especially those new players who have just joined the team.

Originally, Ferguson wanted to observe more new players, such as Suarez, such as those young players who were transferred from the second team.

But soon, his eyes fell on Li Xiaoming.

Li Xiaoming's physical and strength training during the holiday was arranged by Ferguson.But he didn't do much supervision.Because in its view, self-awareness is a necessary quality for players, at least his last most proud disciple, Cristiano Ronaldo, did not worry him in this regard.

Of course, Li Xiaoming's own hard training results, Ferguson also saw in the physical examination report and the following physical training.

(End of this chapter)