Chapter 98 The curtain begins

On August 20, 2012, the 2012/2013 Premier League finally ignited the flames under great expectations. As the number one league in the world, the Premier League has received extraordinary attention.

In the first game, last season's defending champion Manchester City played at home, relying on Aguero's second mark and David. Silva's final goal finally defeated the promoted Saints Southampton 3:2. During the game, it is obvious that Manchester City's offensive firepower is strong, but the defense is still their big problem. The two goals were lost because the midfield and the back line were disconnected and were seized by the opponent for a long-range shot. This problem is in Manchester When Chini coached Inter Milan, he often appeared. It seems that after so many years, Mancini has still not made much progress.

In another game at the same time, Tottenham's rival Arsenal finally shook hands with Sunderland 00-0 at the Emirates Stadium at home, lacking the offensive core Van Persie. Arsenal can only rely on the long-range shot of the midfield to threaten the opponent's goal more often. This completely unreliable offensive method wants to defeat Sunderland, known for its tenacity, is obviously difficult.

In another game, Chelsea led by Di Matteo finally got rid of the slow habit of recent seasons and defeated Wigan Athletic 2-0 away.

The two most surprising games were Swansea's away 5-0 sweep of the Queen's Park Rangers, and Fulham also defeated Norwich with the same score at home.

These two games are indeed surprising, but what is really surprising is a later game. Manchester United challenged Everton away. Just two days before this game, Van Persie finally completed the transfer from Arsenal to Manchester United. At the press conference after the signing ceremony, the Dutchman also talked about the transfer. Van Persie explained that he chose Manchester United because he felt that the Red Devils were a perfect match for him.

This summer, Manchester City and Juventus also expressed strong interest in Van Persie, but the Dutch only wanted to come to Manchester United, and he explained: "Why Manchester United? Because they take football as their life, I quickly made a choice in my mind. You can look at Manchester United's players, stadiums and head coaches. All the conditions are very complete. It is always difficult to find a perfect match, but I think Manchester United is my perfect match.

Van Persie also said that he would strive for the honor of Manchester United: "I am proud to come to Manchester United. I am now looking forward to making important achievements in Old Trafford. This is a huge challenge for me. I hope to be a part of it. Manchester United has done it in the past, and now, I hope to help them do it again. Arrived."

Manchester United striker Rooney also welcomed the arrival of Van Persie: "We play for Manchester United, so people will always look forward to it. In the past two or three years, I have been the main goal scorer, but it is impossible without the assists of teammates. The only thing that will change is that our goal points may be more widely distributed. Point, if we can score more goals, it will be a better thing, because in fact, we lost the league championship last season. Van Persie can come is obviously a good thing for the team, the same for players and fans. As a striker, it is good to have such a teammate to play together. The new players will always be exciting, and this will also lead to strong competition. In the next few weeks, we will strive to reach a tacit understanding, hoping that it can be achieved soon. We can form a good partner. Now we are all looking forward to the first game with Everton.

Van Persie joined the team. The biggest hit was England's striker Wilbeck. Coach Ferguson said: "Wilbeck is still very young. As we know, he has grown up quickly in the past few years. He has played with Van Persie, Rooney and Hernandez. He will learn a lot. Many, I firmly believe that he will become an extraordinary player. Now we have a good front line match, which makes me very excited. It will be difficult for me to choose who to play, but it is good for the team as a whole.

Ferguson also joked that during Van Persie's transfer, Wenger's ability to bargain was really amazing: "Coach Wenger can open a poker school. His ** of value is amazing. He knows that Van Persie wants to leave and wants to come to Manchester United, which makes the transfer relatively easy, but in terms of bargaining It's not easy at all, but we are very happy to finally sign Van Persie.

Arsenal coach Wenger has his own explanation for the sale of Van Persie. He said: "Van Persie has played for Arsenal for eight years. He is 29 years old and has one year left in the contract, so we must also be realistic. We wanted to keep him, but we can't renew the contract with him. When the contract is only one year left, the player When we wanted to leave, we could only choose to let him leave. We regretted losing an excellent player, but there was nothing we could do. This was football. We expected this to happen, so we bought Podolski and Girou. Of course, we were ready to keep Van Persie. The worst plan was to sell him. It was not us to sell it to Manchester United. I want it, but there are not many choices.

Van Persie's transfer to Manchester United made Manchester City a little afraid of what he once wanted to be. Manchester City coach Mancini publicly said that Manchester United is now the world's forward line of Rouniga Van Persie.

"Manchester United's front line is the best in the world, so we need to work harder to defend the league title. Without Van Persie, they were two yards ahead. Now with him, they are five yards ahead."

After the introduction of Van Persie, Manchester United's front line has indeed reached a level of fear, but when the 90-minute game is over, I'm afraid no one will think that Manchester United will welcome the new season with a failure.

1:0!

What makes the Red Devils even more helpless is that even Manchester United's loyal fans can't find any excuse for defeat after watching this game.

Everton's performance at home in this game is indeed better. The attack is very oppressive, and the defense emphasizes integrity. In contrast, although Shinji Kagawa and Van Persie have played, the team's status is not on the same level. Some players have played very badly, especially the starting right-back Nani.

The Portuguese hardly made any threat to their opponents on the sidelines, and even the past passes and people did not show it. Although Nani has always won the trust of Ferguson, this time, the Portuguese still disappointed the old coach.

In the game, Nani seemed to be particularly anxious and seemed to be a little too anxious. Only two minutes after the opening, Frey made a long pass from the backcourt. Nani turned around and entered the penalty area at high speed, but the ball was damaged by the Everton defender who returned to defense.

Nani obviously thought that this should be a corner kick, but the linesman ignored it, so Nani roared and complained to the linesmen. In fact, at the beginning of the game, Nani did not need to anger the referee with such a ball, not to mention the away game. Such an irrational move will not only make the referee in the next game. Among them, special "care" will affect even your own mentality.

No, a minute later, Nani tackled the ball near the right line. He was caught by the referee and decisively showed a yellow card to Nani. Portugal's flying wing read a word and seemed to be dissatisfied with the penalty just now. In fact, this yellow card is real. It's not necessary. It's completely irresponsible to get a yellow card because of your lack of calmness just three minutes of the game.

I don't know where Nani came from, and the Portuguese should focus on the game because he is not in good condition.

In the 20th minute, Nani made a mistake in passing the ball at close range, which directly made Manchester United easily lose control of the ball and gave Everton a chance to fight back.

A minute later, Nani shot far outside the penalty area and the ball deflected from the post. This was Nani's only eye-catching shot in this game.

In the second half, Nani's performance still did not show any good. In the 72nd minute, Nani took the ball from the left and tried to pass it to Evra, but the Portuguese's pass was obviously too strong, making Evra unable to get the ball at all. Even the Everton fans at the scene booed Nani's mistake.

In the 74th minute, Nani broke through from the left and made a pass, but the ball flew straight out of the bottom line.

In the 78th minute, the unbearable Ferguson finally decided to use Ashley. Yang replaced Nani, and the Portuguese came down in the boos of Everton fans.

In the post-match scoring session, Nani only got 5 points, which is the worst of all the starters of the two teams. The opinions of all media this time are surprisingly unanimous that Nani has not made much substantial contribution on the court, and this is true.

Nani, who focuses on right-back, is not even as good as right-back Valencia in helping the team's offense. The latter's breakthrough and cross are one of the few highlights of Manchester United's game on the right side today.

In fact, Nani's position at Manchester United is a little awkward now. After Van Persie, Shinji Kagawa and others joined, Manchester United's front-court attackers are very sufficient. Under normal circumstances, Rooney and Van Persie will occupy two starting positions. The right road belongs to the new No. 7 Valencia, and Nani can only play with Ashley. Yang competes on the left side, and Welbeck can often make guest appearances in this position, which greatly reduces Nani's playing time.

Ferguson trusted Nani very much. In this game, the Lord put Valencia on the right back. In addition to being worried about Rafael, he also hoped that Nani and Valencia could form a smooth right corridor to add a fire point to Manchester United's attack, but from a practical point of view, the effect seems to be No, this is directly related to Nani's statelessness.

As the best player in the team in Manchester United's 2010/2011 season, Nani's state obviously declined last season. Although there was a shocking long shot at home against Chelsea, Nani's performance was average for most of last season, and the limelight was completely overshadowed by rival Valencia, right The main position of the avant-garde is also firmly occupied by the Ecuadorians.

Fortunately, Nani has won the trust of head coach Ferguson. Even though there are many doubts and criticisms against him, Ferguson has been giving Nani a chance.

However, judging from this game, Nani did not show a performance that satisfied the Lord. Once the defense personnel return one after another and Valencia is liberated to the front court, Nani's appearance will also be delayed.

In the new season, Manchester United's frontcourt personnel have changed a lot and the competition is particularly fierce. If you want to occupy a place, Nani must perform better.

Nani's poor performance also reflects the overall bad state of Manchester United. Last season's dream of winning the championship was shattered. Among them, being tied by Everton at home was the most critical game. In the first game of this season's league, he hit Everton and was simply defeated directly by his opponents. Looking at Moyes, Ferguson should have been slapped on the beach by the back waves. The sense of crisis.

But Manchester United gives people hope at least one point, and both major new aids have played their due role. Although General Fan only played for about 25 minutes and did not have a single shot, he habitually swim to the side and score a reasonable ball in sports battle, which makes people feel like Wilbeck is still bored in the penalty area. It is a qualitative difference.

Before Van Persie appeared, Manchester United performed almost blankly in an area, that is, the left attack. Nani felt wrong. In the face of a group of "old oil strips" in the Premier League, he could not enter at all, while Wheelbeck was stuck in the middle impact, which may be a little useful at the beginning, but by turning over Everton's defender's resume, let Wilbeck can be active in the small half. After eating through the routine, whether Nani or Welbeck, the attack on the left side was immediately suppressed to death.

After General Fan appeared on the stage, he said that the situation immediately changed qualitatively and must be exaggerated. As long as he did not score a goal and penetrate Everton's iron wall, it was not suitable to hold too high.

However, it is true that Van Persie's appearance has made the front court more and more stiff, and Manchester United has more or less shown a kind of gorgeous cooperation mode if the frontcourt players can really play sparks.

There is no strict distinction between left, middle and right. Van Percy, Rooney and Kagawa's new trident completely ran away, forming a small group between them to block and dismantle the cooperation, while the other team members play the peripheral role of traction support.

In this way, Manchester United's offensive combination was activated, and the arrival of Van Persie made it impossible for young players such as Wilbeck and Little Pea, which has cured the offensive problems of Manchester United in recent seasons.

A good goaler should also be a good sender. Such a law is very suitable for Van Persie. He pulled out of the penalty area and brought out the opponent's defensive strength. When the opponent thought he would hit the ball, he suddenly chose to send the ball to the player who really cut into the attack. It is a very simple trick. Van Persie succeeded.

The biggest highlight appeared in the 79th minute of the game. Van Persie first picked up the ball on the right side. After turning around and catching the ball with a gorgeous 180-degree turn, he chose to pass the low flat ball, facing the characteristics of fast shooting in the penalty area. Kagawa also understood Van Persie's idea for the first time and took advantage of it, but his The rhythm of the Bundesliga seems to be a little slower than Howard's Premier League pace, but it was intercepted by the latter in advance.

In the 85th minute, Van Persie chose to give the left rib straight to Rooney, but this time the opponent's defender was already prepared and jointly attacked to resolve the impact of Xiao Pang.

Although he failed, Lu Xiaopang was looking forward to this cooperation. He said before the game: "In the past two or three years, my task has been to score goals for Manchester United, but no one will assist you, and you can't get more. Now maybe we can share more goals, because we can play more efficiently in the front court."

The unfatal cooperation between the attacking players may create the front-court efficiency that Xiao Pang said.

After the game, Van Persie covered his face and sighed, because of Manchester United's unexpected defeat. Of course, it can't be blamed on him. It's to blame him for being too late.

Giggs, who did not play today, is very optimistic about Van Persie. In his opinion, Van Persie can quickly change Manchester United's current offensive style. Giggs said: "He can not only change the usual way Manchester United players shoot, but also change the usual way of running and playing. Welbeck and Hernandez have learned a lot from Wayne, and there is no doubt that they will continue to learn a lot of useful skills from Robin.

Although people still have unlimited expectations for Manchester United, the most popular Manchester United actually broke out the biggest surprise in this round, which is still surprising. It is obviously a little embarrassing for Van Persie, who ushered in the Red Devils' debut.

Van Persie played 20 minutes in this game, but unfortunately, in just 20 minutes, Van Persie could not turn the tide.

After the game, Van Persie was obviously not satisfied with his debut: "I was a little hasty when I played. At that time, Sir Alex Ferguson told me to play to activate the efficiency of the front court. I think I did a good job, but the time is too short, but I am still full of expectations for the future. I think I can do it. Better!"

Van Persie's excellent performance last season is also regarded by various media as a strong contender for Degan's best scorer in the league this season: "I am a striker. Of course, my task is to score goals, but compared with personal honor, I look forward to the team's breakthrough in results, whether it is the league, the UEFA Champions League or the FA Cup. In the League Cup, we have to show enough ambition in all competitions. Degan is excellent. He is the most threatening striker in world football at present, but my competition with him is not only on the scorer list, but also in other aspects, our competition is not less!"

Van Persie's debut at Manchester United has ended. Next, the last game of the first round of the Premier League will start the next day, and the much-anticipated Tottenham Hotspur will go away to challenge Newcastle United.

In the past, such a game can't arouse the interest of too many people, but because of Degan, everything is different. People want to see if Degan can succeed as usual in a new battlefield.

"Our whole team is ready, and now I'm looking forward to the game!"