Chapter 382 Can't afford to be hurt

Manchester United's Premier League first game was against the promoted Newcastle United at Old Trafford.

However, this round of the focus battle is the first opening battle of the new season of the Premier League, Manchester City vs. Tottenham Hotspur!

It is worth looking forward to whether the local tycoon team can complete the transformation and whether White Deer Lane can give birth to a rich family.

Before that, Manchester City gave full play to the style of the Premier League local tycoon. Just two days before the start of the game, Manchester City's official website announced that Manchester City officially introduced the Italian prodigy Balotelly from Inter Milan. The two sides signed a five-year contract. Manchester City did not disclose the transfer amount of Balothely.

However, the Manchester Evening News and Sports Life revealed that it was 24 million pounds (about 29.34 million euros); The Guardian revealed that it was 22.5 million pounds, while the Sun said it was 22 million pounds; the Daily Mail reported the most detailed report, which revealed that Manchester City would pay Inter Milan 20 in a lump sum. A transfer fee of 0 million pounds, and according to Balothely's appearance and performance, Manchester City will pay a transfer fee of up to 3 million pounds to Inter, that is to say, Balothely's maximum transfer fee will be 23 million pounds, about 28.12 million euros.

The Guardian revealed that Balotley's annual after-tax salary is as high as 5.8 million pounds (about 7.09 million euros), and his weekly after-tax weekly salary is 116,000 pounds, far exceeding his income during his Inter Milan period.

Balothely just made his debut for his national team in the middle of this week, but he was not selected into the list of Inter Milan to participate in the TIM Cup. Instead, he flew to the United Kingdom with his agent. Yesterday afternoon local time, he passed the physical examination of Manchester City Club, and then Manchester City officially announced that he had signed up to join. News. Balotli also became the fifth heavyweight player introduced by Manchester City this summer after Yaya Toure, Silva, Kolarov and Boateng.

Balotelly has just turned 20 years old. In December 2007, he made his debut in Serie A on behalf of Inter Milan. In his three years for Inter Milan, Balotelly made a total of 59 appearances and scored 20 goals. At that time, it was Mancini, the current coach of Manchester City, who promoted Balothely to the first team. Mancini, who had returned to his former love, and Manjo looked very happy. Mancini said, "With Balotheli, our team's lineup has been further improved. I am very happy about this. The reason why we chose Balotheli, Because he is very young, I will talk to him in the next few days.

Balotelly was once regarded by Moratti as the hope for the future of Inter Milan, but due to Balotelly's continuous trouble in the past two seasons, after Inter defeated Barcelona at home in the UEFA Champions League last season, Balotelly left the court angrily. This summer, Moratti finally made up his mind to sell Balotheli. However, Mancini said, "Barotheli is just a 20-year-old child, so his behavior is also the behavior of a 20-year-old teenager. He needs time to grow up, and every child of his age is like this." Although there are shortcomings in his personality, Mancini is full of praise for Balotley's talent. "Mario is one of the best players in Europe at his age. I am very happy to work with him. His playing style is very suitable for the Premier League, because he is very young and has a lot of room for improvement. Balothely is a very powerful player, and Manchester City fans can enjoy his performance.

After the signing, Balotelly explained the reason for joining Manchester City in an interview. He said, "I want to start a new challenge. I'm very sorry for leaving Inter and Italy, but I need to keep playing games to improve myself, so I participate in more games for me. It's very important. I need to play football. I may make mistakes, but I can learn from it, which is very important to me.

Speaking of leaving Inter Milan, Balotelly said, " Last season was very difficult for me. I realized my mistake. I am always under pressure and have a lot of criticism, but now I believe I will do well in the Premier League." At the same time, he expressed his gratitude to Inter Milan, "I want to thank President Moratti, who always shares the joy of victory with me and has always supported me."

In contrast, Manchester City's opponent Tottenham Hotspur.

In the 2009-2010 season, Tottenham's performance was impressive. With a golden header from Crouch, this veteran of English football finally returned to the UEFA Champions League after nearly 50 years. However, in the transfer market this summer, Tottenham Hotspur was disappointing.

At present, in the new season, Tottenham Hotspur's newcomer is only Brazilian midfielder Sandro, who joined the team in March. However, according to the agreement, Sandro will participate in the final of the Copa Libertadores with his old club Brazilian international team. Therefore, he can only report to Tottenham Hotspur one week after the first round of the league, that is, on August 19.

Another "newcomer" of Tottenham Hotspur is Dos Santos, a young Mexican player who returned on loan in Galatasaray. At this summer's World Cup, Dos Santos' performance was quite eye-catching. The former Barcelona hope star is likely to become a feature of Tottenham Hotspur this season.

In terms of turning out, Tottenham's action is not big. A total of 7 players left the team or terminated their contracts, and they were all players who played a few times last season. Therefore, it can be said that compared with last season, Tottenham Hotspur's personnel have not changed much, and their strength will be comparable to last season.

Looking forward to this season, Tottenham Hotspur's most realistic goal is to keep the European quota.

As they have done nothing in the transfer market, Tottenham will still play the world with a lineup from last season. However, in addition to the top four, Manchester City, which competed with Tottenham Hotspur for the Champions League last season, is the only team in the world that is "not short of money" in the transfer market this summer, and they will also become one of the strongest competitors for Champions League qualification.

What is strange is that the two sworn enemies of Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester City will have a direct dialogue in the first game of this season. It can be said that from the beginning of the season, the feud between the two families will continue.

Manchester City has been defeated in Bailu Lane for nearly six times in the league. The latest away victory over Tottenham Hotspur was the fourth round of the FA Cup in 2004. Manchester City scored four goals in a row in the second half to complete a magical reversal. The two sides have played 26 games in the Premier League history, and Manchester City has lost 3 wins, 4 draws and 19 losses, including double kills in 7 seasons. This is the 140th match between the two sides. Before that, Tottenham Hotspur had the upper hand with 56 wins, 33 draws and 50 losses. Manchester City's new aids Yaya Toure and David Silva started the game. They just transferred to Balotry and did not enter the list. England's goalkeeper Joe Hart started the game.

In the end, Manchester City drew 0-0 away with Tottenham Hotspur. Joe Hart saved several times in the audience, and the door frame also helped rescue twice.

The game that attracted attention before the game, and the last goal was not scored.

Many Chinese fans still turn their attention to the Manchester United game one day later. Newcastle, as a promoted horse, is difficult to be optimistic.

After a season of waiting, the Magpie finally returned to the Premier League. The fans of Newcastle can finally see their team's game again.

Some people once dreamed of seeing Newcastle in England in the 1990s, but on the first day of the opening of the summer transfer market, the Newcastle Club announced that they would not make a large investment. This also means that the era of Kevin Keegan is gone forever. Newcastle didn't issue a large amount of checks this summer. Saul Campbell ( Arsenal) and Goslin (Everton) are both free transfers, and James Perch of Nottingham Forest did not let the club spend too much.

In fact, the 30 victories in the Champions League last season are enough to prove Newcastle's strength. With this lineup to play in the Premier League, at least relegation should not be a problem. In coach Hughton's view, back to the first season of the Premier League, Newcastle's primary goal should be to gain a foothold. As for the competition for European qualification, it should be two or three seasons later.

However, Newcastle will face the Red Devils Manchester United in the first game of promotion, especially Li Yu, who is still in a hot state in Manchester United. Newcastle's head coach Hughton also said before the game that Newcastle's biggest goal in the first game is to adapt the players to the rhythm of the Premier League.

The implication is that you don't have to care about the score at all.

Manchester United have been unbeaten with 13 wins and 3 draws against Newcastle in the last 16 times. Newcastle's latest victory was to beat Manchester United 4-0 at home in September 2001. The two sides played 32 games in the Premier League, with 19 wins, 10 draws and 3 losses. Among them, 10 wins and 6 draws at home remained unbeaten. Manchester United have been unbeaten with 20 wins and 7 draws against Newcastle in nearly 27 home games. The last time Newcastle won at Old Trafford was in the First Division in February 1972. The two sides have played 150 games in history, and Newcastle is at a disadvantage with 39 wins, 35 draws and 76 losses.

Li Yu and Rooney started the game, and the new players Hernandez and Smarin entered the bench. Newcastle includes former Manchester United midfielder Alan Smith.

Manchester United tried to control the game after the opening. In the 9th minute, Nani passed the ball and Rooney's shot on the left side of the penalty area missed. Newcastle almost scored a goal a minute later, Barton made a corner kick, and Andy Carroll headed the ball off the edge of the penalty area. In the 12th minute, Valencia passed the ball and Nani's shot in front of the penalty area was blocked by Colocini. A minute later, O's shot in front of the penalty area was blocked by Smith again.

Manchester United's real kill came in the 33rd minute. Gutierrez was snatched in the backfield, and Scholes then made a very penetrating direct pass. Li Yu broke into the penalty area with a low shot from 7 yards in the right rib.

1:0!

Li Yu scored the first goal of Manchester United's new season, which is also her first goal of the new season!

After the goal, Manchester United's morale was greatly boosted. In the 42nd minute, in the next city, Nani broke through the side and passed the ball. Evra made a cross from the left side of the penalty area, Rooney stopped in front of the goal, and Fletcher shot at the edge of the penalty area and scored.

2:0, Manchester United scored two goals, which looks very relaxed. Newcastle players are sleepwalking on the Old Trafford Stadium. This stadium is really not Newcastle's blessing.

In the second half, Manchester United still had an advantage on the court, and the final score did not disappoint the Red Devils fans at the scene.

On Newcastle, Li Yu scored two goals in a game, and Rooney's ins instigation of attack is also obvious. Of Manchester United's four goals in this game, three of them are directly related to Rooney.

It is found that Rooney plays in two completely different ways in the club and the England national team, and the completion in the game is two completely different roles.

In Manchester United as a whole, Rooney is more about launching, instigating and responding to the attack. The final goal is often completed by others. Of course, it is not that he does not have this ability, but that he plays this role in the collective attack and defense of Manchester United.

Ferguson is also training Li Yu to develop more in this regard. At that time, the power of Manchester United's two-core front line will be unstoppable.

In the England national team, Rooney is responsible for almost all the scoring tasks. Xiao Pang is not used to it and is anxious to play.

If Li Yu and Rooney are both in the England national team, it would be perfect. Manchester United's perfect front line, perfect copy.

However, these can only be imagined, and it is impossible to become a reality.

In any case, Manchester United has won a big victory, and Li Yu and Rooney have shown good status, which is gratifying enough!

Before the start of Manchester United's game against Newcastle, he may have seen Blackpool's 4-0 away victory over Wigan in the first round. Ferguson reminded the players to beware of the Magpie Legion. When facing a newly upgraded team, you should always be careful, because, obviously, they have a strong motivation. But 90 minutes later, Manchester United unexpectedly defeated Newcastle 4-0.

Although Lord Fford was vaccinated with the team members before the game, everyone knows that Newcastle's trip to Old Trafford was a bad luck.

Chelsea just won 6-0 the day before yesterday. Of course, Ferguson wants to eat Newcastle, and it's better to win, because he doesn't want Chelsea to take advantage of the goal difference.

Before this game, Manchester United won 12 of the last 15 matches against Newcastle. In this game, Manchester United has won 13 wins in the last 16 games against Newcastle, which can be called Newcastle. In the past 14 years, Manchester United have only lost once in the first round of their Premier League, that is, they lost 0-1 to Chelsea in 2004. Newcastle has only won three of their last 11 Premier League first-round games.

The last time Newcastle won at Old Trafford was in February 1972. In the history of the Premier League, Newcastle had visited Old Trafford 16 times and only scored 7 goals. After this game, this number turned into a poor 17 games with 7 goals. Since September 2001, Newcastle has never won Manchester United. In the 08-09 season, Newcastle drew 1-1 with Manchester United in the first round, but in that season, the Magpie was finally relegated.

Perhaps learning from the lesson that the draw led to relegation, Newcastle fought fiercely in this game, but the absolute chance was almost zero. In the whole game, Manchester United scored 4 goals with 18 shots and only 5 shots. You should know that Harper, the Newcastle goalkeeper standing opposite the Red Devils, had the highest save rate in the Championship last season, with a save success rate of up to 80%.

According to the Premier League New Deal, each team can only register 25 players in the first team, and at least 8 of these 25 must be locally trained (i.e., they have played in one or more clubs in England or Wales for more than 3 years before the age of 21), and each club is 21 years old. The following players automatically have the right to participate in the league this season. Specifically, this year's standard is that players born after January 1, 1989 automatically have the right to participate in the Premier League.

It is difficult for clubs such as Liverpool and Manchester City to find eight local players, as evidenced by the Red Army's desperate efforts to attract local players this summer. However, only 10 people in Manchester United's team, such as Van der Sar, Evra, Park Ji-sung, Vidic, Kuzzzak, Valencia, Hernandez, Nani and Dewright, are foreign players, and the vast majority of the players are local training players.

Compared with Manchester United's lineup, although Chelsea cleaned up Joe Cole, Barak, Carvalho, Deco and Beletti this summer, the overall age structure of the Blues is still large. The bigger disadvantage is that, except for Sturridge, Chelsea can't come up with young players that can be used, which is in sharp contrast to Manchester United, which has quietly achieved new and old replacements and successful blood changes.

Arsenal's legendary goalkeeper David Seaman's words broke the real strength of Manchester United, that is, the combination of new and old is very good, and the new and old have been replaced. I really want to see Arsenal do well, but they need more continuity. Chelsea and Manchester United are still the two best teams. I think Manchester United will win the league championship this season. Their lineup is very strong and they are well integrated. Old players such as Giggs and Scholes are still shining, but they also have a lot of really good young players.

Li Yu and the whole team of Manchester United have been used to the media's praise after the victory of the game.

After the game, I went back to my apartment to lie comfortably in **, took out the book and video chat with Jenny. Everything in the outside world has nothing to do with him now. The two discussed more about the idea of a wedding in the future.

Especially at the venue, Huaxia Yanjing must do it, but the problem is that most of Li Yu's friends are professional players, and Jenny's friends are not ordinary people.

There is no choice but to hold it separately.

In China, it is more like a family wedding banquet. Find another place in Europe for a Western-style wedding.

After closing the video, Li Yu simply ate something and came to the second floor of the villa to start equipment training.

During the World Cup, the points bottomed out again, and now I have to hurry up to accumulate. Li Yu found that the points are no longer used for special training, but more for the escort of sudden injuries.

I really can't afford to hurt. The brain is still a vampire. It's not more or less rich. One injury is enough for Li Yu to go bankrupt. In order to have a guarantee, you have to give special training!