Football career: From winning the championship to becoming a legend

After seeing off Raiola, Ricardo had no choice but to gather his emotions and travel with the team to Belfast, ready to vent on the court.

However, before leaving, Ricardo had already made an appointment with Julian that when Julian returned to Chicago on the weekend, he would transfer in Manchester and stay for a few days to soothe his wounded heart.

It was at this time that Ricardo comforted himself with an Ah Q spirit: Fortunately, I have many girlfriends, even if two of them ran away, I still have two!

In addition, Sarafina's best friend Emma Watson, who was chatting with him enthusiastically, had no time to talk to him. She only replied with a photo of her road promotion of the movie "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix", saying that she was too busy and would have time to meet after the promotion was over. Ricardo didn't care, so let's talk about it later.

However, what Ricardo did not expect was that Manchester United arranged a training session before leaving for Belfast. Ricardo could not help but sigh, but Manchester United has a lot of pre-season warm-up matches, and the training intensity is also high. I just don't know how other Premier League teams prepare for the pre-season.

Ricardo couldn't help but make some horizontal comparisons between Manchester United and several clubs he had played for before. Although each has its own advantages, in terms of pre-season preparations, discipline and training intensity, the Red Devils under Sir Alex Ferguson's coaching are indeed second to none.

Ricardo believes that the key to Manchester United's ability to reach the top of the league in terms of discipline is that no one in the team dares to be special or act like a big shot! Oh, no, the only one is Sir Alex Ferguson, who took care of his personal affairs while the team was away playing a warm-up match without even taking a day off...

It is only about 270 kilometers from Manchester to Belfast, but it is across the sea, so most people choose to take a flight, and Manchester United's A team is no exception. However, the entire flight takes less than 1 hour.

Belfast comes from the Irish word "Béal Feirste", which means the estuary of the Farset River that flows through the area, but today the river is hidden under Bridge Street.

This is the first time that Ricardo has come to this political, cultural center and largest industrial city in Northern Ireland to play a game. This game is to commemorate the 125th anniversary of the founding of the Northern Irish team Glendurran.

In this game, Manchester United sent out a 4-4-1-1 starting lineup, with Eaton from the youth team as goalkeeper;

The back line is lined up with Simpson, Ferdinand, Vidic and Evra. It can be said that most of the main defense line is in Team A.

The four-man midfield is Martin, Carrick, O'Shea and new signing Li Qi, while another new signing Anderson plays as a front midfielder to support the lone striker Campbell.

There was still a big gap in strength between the two sides, so even with only half of their main players, Manchester United scored a goal in just 5 minutes after the start and took the absolute initiative on the field.

Martin received a long pass from Li Qi, seized Colin Nixon's mistake and rushed into the left side of the penalty area from the left. He sent a half-high cross, and Campbell scored with a juggling volley from close range. Manchester United led 1-0.

Then, Manchester United used a quick counterattack in the 14th minute to expand the score. It was Li Qi who instigated the attack again. Li Qi intercepted the ball in the backcourt and sent a straight pass to Anderson in the center circle. The latter received the ball and made a wall-to-wall cooperation with Campbell to break through the opponent's defense.

Anderson then did not take the credit for himself, but instead rushed to the end line and passed the ball back to the front of the goal, where Evra followed up with a low shot and scored, changing the score to 2-0.

Manchester United, leading by two goals, still had complete control of the game afterwards, but shots from outside the penalty area by Lizzie, Anderson and Carrick were all saved, and the home team's several counterattacks failed to create direct scoring opportunities.

However, Manchester United scored again in the 35th minute. This time, Li Qi did not use a long shot after receiving Carrick's pass, but instead assumed a real breakthrough and cut into the edge of the small penalty area before shooting into the far corner. At the end of the first half, Manchester United entered the halftime break with a 3-goal lead.

In the second half, Glenduran made nine substitutions, and Manchester United also made three substitutions around the 9th minute, with Dong Yuanchao, Gibson and Ali from the youth team replacing Campbell, Simpson and Vidic who was hit in the head.

After Dong Yuanchao came on the pitch, Li Qi deliberately passed the ball to the Chinese striker, hoping to help him grow faster and gain a foothold in Manchester United.

But I don’t know if it’s because of the aura or the wrong way of appearing, but Dong Yuanchao just refused to eat the cakes made by Li Qi, and he kept spitting cakes in front of the goal...

In the end, as Dong Yuanchao once again missed Li Qi's cross pass, Manchester United finally won the warm-up commemorative match 3-0.

Although Dong Yuanchao's performance was not satisfactory, Li Qi's performance was well received by his teammates, coaching staff and the media. He has begun to form a tacit understanding and cooperation with his teammates. He has scored goals in the warm-up matches and is even considered likely to replace Ronaldo, who sprained his ankle, in the first round of the Premier League...

At the same time, at 8:9 on the evening of August 19, Manchester United had another pre-season friendly match in Scotland, against Dunfermline. Manchester United B team won 45-4 with Rooney scoring twice, Giggs and Eagles scoring one goal each, and also won the match against Team A with a slight advantage.

Both teams will return to Manchester shortly afterwards to prepare for the first round of the Premier League in three days.

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Just as Manchester United won the last two warm-up matches before the first round of the Premier League without any bloodshed, someone on the Internet started a discussion about which team in Europe has the strongest lineup...

Lippi said Barcelona and Inter Milan, and then added Manchester United; Moggi said Inter Milan. Judging from the 11 players in the starting lineup, Barcelona is the most luxurious, but if we talk about the entire team, Inter Milan and Manchester United are probably the first choice.

On the evening of August 8, Inter Milan and Manchester United publicly displayed their lineups to compete in terms of luxury and bench depth. Manchester United divided its troops into two groups to play two warm-up matches, while Inter Milan fielded two almost completely different lineups against Juventus and Napoli in the Moretti Cup.

Juventus and Napoli had somewhat overlapping lineups in the two halves of the Moretti Cup, but Inter Milan was too exaggerated. Only one Colombian, Rivas, played in both games. Although four young players from the second team played in the half against Juventus, the live broadcast commentator immediately reported a series of weapons in Inter Milan's arsenal that did not appear in the Moretti Cup like a running account: Cordoba, Burdisso, Crespo, Cambiasso, Zanetti, Samuel, Jimenez... With these people, the two lineups are indeed more than enough. Some of them just came back from vacation after the Copa America, and some are injured, so they have not been able to play yet, but most of them should be ready before the Super Cup. But now even without them, Inter Milan has already won the Moretti Cup in the two halves of the triangular competition.

In England, Manchester United also divided into two teams, A and B, to warm up with Dunfermline in Scotland and Glendurran in Northern Ireland, and won 4-0 and 3-0 respectively. In the starting lineups of the two teams, only Simpson, Campbell and Lee Martin were not in the first team. Manchester United's lineup also has potential. Van der Sar, Ronaldo and Solskjaer were not included in the match list. Saha and Gary Neville are still recovering from injuries. In addition, there is the Argentine beast Tevez who has been confirmed to join but has not yet officially registered to represent Manchester United.

In fact, the biggest advantage of Inter Milan and Manchester United is that they have a strong lineup that can cope with multi-line operations and is used for rotation. Although strong, it is not large. Inter Milan and Manchester United's first-line lineup actually has only 24 people, but the problem is that these 24 people can form two lineups with similar strength, and each of them is a master who can change the situation at any time when they come on the court.

This also means that when both teams face injuries, there are strong enough players to step up at any time. The advantages of Manchester United and Inter Milan in this regard are probably unmatched in Europe.

Barcelona's main lineup is indeed luxurious. If there were no injuries, their lineup would definitely be the strongest in Europe in terms of strength. However, professional football must always fight against injuries. Faced with the hidden dangers of injuries in the new season, Barcelona can only pin their hopes on outstanding youth players such as Dos Santos, Crosas, and Bojan Krdjic, although compared with the substitutes of Manchester United and Inter Milan, they will be slightly lacking in competition experience.

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As mentioned earlier, before the new season officially starts, Manchester United has strong reinforcements joining, which officially puts an end to Manchester United's transfer operations this summer.

After a soap opera-like toss, the transfer of Argentine striker Tevez has finally been settled. Manchester United officially announced that it has signed a contract with the Argentine beast. In the new season, Tevez will appear in the Premier League wearing the Red Devils' No. 32 jersey.

Last season, Tevez started 39 times in various games and scored 20 goals, almost single-handedly keeping West Ham in the Premier League, so the media generally believes that Tevez's net worth is not lower than that of Torres, the current Premier League transfer king.

It is reported that Joorabchian agreed to pay $410 million in compensation to West Ham United last week, and the total fees that Manchester United needs to pay to Joorabchian's company, the real owner of Tevez's ownership, may exceed the sky-high price of 3400 million pounds, but the final transfer fee has not been disclosed.

Manchester United first acquired Tevez's ownership in the form of a two-year loan, and after the loan period expires, they will have the priority to sign a formal three-year contract. Therefore, according to the Premier League regulations, Tevez can play in the match against Reading, but Ferguson said he would not arrange for the Argentine striker to appear in this game hastily.

Ferguson seemed very proud when talking about Tevez's ability: "In training, Tevez's performance surprised me. He just participated in the America's Cup and only rested for a short time. I thought he needed to recover for a while, but his performance was very good and he looked in great shape!"

"He is likely to play in the second round of the Manchester derby, but you have to know that derby games are very difficult for a new player. If you want to send a player to a derby game, you must make sure that he is ready for the possible scene. Your city rivals are always very enthusiastic. If we are sure that he can face such a scene, then the decision will be very simple."

With the joining of Tevez, Manchester United has completed a powerful forward combination of Rooney + Tevez. With the personal abilities of these two players, it will be a nightmare for the defense of any Premier League team.

Similarly, with the joining of Tevez, Manchester United's summer transfer window has officially closed.

This summer, Manchester United transferred a total of 5 players, among which Tevez should have the highest value, but the specific amount has not been announced. The second is Ricardo Richarlison, who was introduced from Barcelona for 1850 million pounds. Next is Hargreaves and Anderson, who were transferred from Bayern and Porto for 1700 million pounds respectively. Finally, goalkeeper Kuszczak was loaned out for 300 million pounds.

Correspondingly, Manchester United transferred a total of four players, among which Heinze transferred to Real Madrid for 4 million pounds, Alan Smith and Rossi transferred to Newcastle and Villarreal for 800 million pounds respectively, and Richardson transferred to Sandra for 600 million pounds.

In addition, it is rumored that Solskjaer, who is recovering from injury, plans to officially retire at the end of this month... If this is true, it would be exactly five in and five out.

Among other major Premier League teams, only Liverpool's actions can be compared with Manchester United's.

If the transfer price of Tevez is not announced, Liverpool will lock in the Premier League's top bid this summer, spending 2150 million pounds and exchanging players Luis Garcia to get Spanish golden boy Torres from Atletico Madrid for 600 million pounds. In addition, it spent 1150 million pounds to introduce Dutch genius winger Babel from Ajax, 800 million pounds to introduce Lucas Leiva and 500 million pounds to introduce Benayoun.

Liverpool mainly transferred Bellamy and Cisse. The former moved to West Ham at a cost of 750 million pounds, and the latter returned to Marseille in Ligue 600 at a cost of million pounds.

Chelsea, the transfer market champion in the past few seasons, chose to play small this summer, and it was the first summer window since Abramovich took over that saw more transfers out than in.

First, winger Robben transferred to Real Madrid for 2450 million pounds, then Diarra and Glen Johnson also left the team after the Community Shield, transferring to Arsenal and Portsmouth for 400 million pounds and 300 million pounds respectively; in addition, Geremi joined Newcastle as a free agent when his contract expired, and Boulahrouz joined Sevilla on loan.

Chelsea only had two major signings, namely Malouda from Lyon for 1350 million pounds and Belletti from Barcelona for 375 million pounds. Of course, Chelsea also had several very cost-effective free transfers, namely, central defender Alex from PSV Eindhoven, Ben Haim from Bolton, striker Pizarro from Bayern, and defensive midfielder Sidwell from Reading.

When talking about Chelsea, the next thing to talk about is the transfer situation of its city rival Arsenal, but it is still mainly about selling the captain and then picking up bargains.

After several seasons of rumors, Henry the Great finally transferred to Barcelona for 1600 million pounds. Reyes, who returned from Real Madrid after his loan expired, was intercepted by Atletico Madrid for 800 million pounds. In addition, long-time veteran Ljungberg also joined West Ham United for 300 million pounds.

However, Professor Wenger's purchases are still mainly based on spending little money to achieve big things. The most expensive was the purchase of striker Da Silva from Dinamo Zagreb for 800 million pounds. The second-most expensive was the introduction of full-back Sagna from Auxerre for 750 million pounds. The transfers of Diarra and goalkeeper Fabianski cost a total of 600 million pounds.

In addition, other major transfers of Premier League teams include Darren Bent's transfer from Charlton to Tottenham for £1650 million, and Yakubu's transfer from Middlesbrough to Everton for £1125 million...

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Just when Ricardo had finished studying the transfer situation in the Premier League this summer and was about to take a look at the summer operations of his former club and the La Liga giants, Ronaldo suddenly called and mysteriously invited Ricardo to dinner, saying that he wanted to enhance friendship, deepen understanding, and discuss plans for the new season...

So mysterious? And we need to have a private dinner? She's not a girl, and she's not gay, so what's going on? What do you think? Should we go or not?

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