Chapter 018 Manchester City

Subsequently, the media also figured out Modric's transfer fee of about 25 million euros, which is not low for a young midfielder.

Just when Modric joined Manchester City, Chelsea, who was thought to use money to stir up trouble in the transfer market a few seasons ago, finally took action. Chelsea once again aimed at the Portuguese team. This time they are looking at Portuguese defender Bosingwa. Chelsea's official website has announced that Bosinwa joined with a value of 20.5 million euros, and his arrival is expected to solve the "pain of right-back" that has plagued the Blue Army for many years.

Before Bosinwa came to Chelsea, Deco had also come to Stamford Bridge and defected to his former mentor Scolari.

According to the English media, Bosingwa should have been a dish for Manchester City. Unfortunately, the player himself didn't like Manchester City at all, but went to Chelsea, coached by his mentor.

Fleet Street hopes to see the confrontation between Manchester City and Chelsea, the old and new players, or more precisely, they want to see Manchester City make a fool of themselves, because if Chelsea, which has won two consecutive Premier League titles in the Mourinho era, has begun to recognize the status of the team for many media and fans, then Manchester City is a complete upstart. Many people are happy to think about Manchester City's spleenness. They don't have so much money in their pockets. Naturally, they are willing to see rich people spleen. This is a common problem of people.

Sure enough, after Manchester City took Modric, they announced in a high-profile that their next target is Robinho and Drogba, two strikers with completely different characteristics, none of them are missing.

According to Cook, general manager of Manchester City Club, they want to take publicity as the core and create a front line that makes everyone feel horrible.

For Manchester City's high posture, it attracted a lot of ridicule.

Speaking of Robinho, who has been chased by Manchester City for a long time, another client, Drogba, directly said publicly, "I won't go to Manchester City. I will continue to stay in a team that has the strength to compete for the championship."

The implication is that I still look down on Manchester City.

This made Cook, the general manager of Manchester City, make a big joke. Before he could figure out the players' thoughts, he publicly announced that he would take down someone, thinking that they could use money to get the stars they wanted. This is not the first time that Manchester City has made this mistake.

In the media, there is naturally another sarcasm for Manchester City.

Even Zhang Yang also suffered from the suffering of Chiyu. Fleet Street began to talk about how Zhang Yang chose to join Manchester City. Is it really because of financial fans, or is it really because of financial fans? Or are you fascinated by the sand?!

In such disturbance and noise, Manchester City is about to usher in their first game of the 2008/2009 season. This game will also be the debut show in Manchester City.

In this game, Manchester City challenged Aston Villa to Birmingham.

When the team arrived in Birmingham, they trained to adapt to the field at Villa Park.

Outside the training ground, Aston Villa fans hold signs protesting against Manchester City. It says, 'Football can't be done with money!'

Seeing this brand, many Manchester City players are a little laughing and crying. Manchester City is rich now. However, it seems that because of this money factor, it has become a thorn in the side of many teams and fans. There is even no reason, let alone a so-called feud. It's just that you are unhappy. Who told you to have so much. What about the money?!

Zhang Yang is happy to see this brand. Yes, football can't be done with money, but it can't be done without money.

During the field training, Manchester City head coach Mark Hughes seemed to be too careful. He did not arrange any tactical training, but only carried out simple warm-up training, as well as some penalty and practice of the positioning ball.

No one, Mark. Hughes is guarding against 'spies' from Aston Villa. He knows that there must be Aston Villa people staring at him in a corner of the court, so he won't show the real thing on the enemy's territory.

Speaking of which, Mark. Hughes is under a lot of pressure now. Manchester City's debut in the new season. The senior management of Manchester City Club has issued a must-kill order. Manchester City is recruiting this summer, Wright. Needless to say, powerful stars such as Phillips, Compani, Benhaim and Zabaleta, famous players such as Maclelei have also joined in, as well as Modric, a new midfield star who has been contested by many giants, and of course, the most important one is Zhang Yang's transfer.

Someone has calculated an account for Manchester City, and the transfer investment of these players alone has reached 120 million pounds! Among them, Zhang Yang was allocated qi.5 million pounds!

Manchester City's investment so far this summer is equivalent to Arsenal's four seasons' investment!

In the context of such high investment, Manchester City is also particularly eye-catching. It can be imagined that the first game of Manchester City's new season is particularly eye-catching.

And, to be honest, in addition to Manchester City fans who expect their team to defeat their opponents and win the start of the new season, I'm afraid that more people are waiting to see Manchester City lose and jokes.

It is very common in the hearts of Qiufu.

So, this also makes Mark. Hughes was under great pressure, and an ordinary league was held by Mark. Hughes played as the Champions League final, although he did not even lead the team to experience the final of the English League Cup.

The only comfort for Mark Hughes is that Zhang Yang was in good shape in training. This seems to make Mark. Hughes added some confidence in his heart.

After the training, the media requested an interview with Manchester City's player, Mark. Hughes' original intention was to refuse all interviews. He didn't want the players to be harassed too much.

However, Manchester City Club has been with Mark for a long time. Hughes communicated with Mark. Hughes can support the team's publicity work and arrange important players to be interviewed. Manchester City's debut in the new season has attracted much attention, which is also regarded by the club as a good opportunity to take the opportunity to hype.

Mark. Hughes naturally knows who the important player in the club refers to. Now the whole of England is talking about Manchester City's new season debut. To be precise, they all want to see the publicity debut.

After the training, Zhang Yang was interviewed by the media in the public area.

"Aston Villa is a strong opponent... I know this team. They are very energetic and strong. Moreover, we are fighting away from home, so this game will be more difficult. As soon as Zhang Yang came up, he was very humble and sang praises to Aston Villa. This made the reporters who had interviewed before, or were dumbfounded by the reporters who thought they knew more about Zhang Yang. After they came to the Premier League, they were very happy. On the one hand, because of Zhang Yang's reputation, on the other hand, they knew Zhang Yang's obedient character, a player with such a personality, and a young superstar. How It may be honest, and it will definitely not cause trouble. This is good news for Fleet Street.

However, I didn't expect Zhang Yang to be so modest when asked about his first-time opponent Aston Villa in Manchester City in an interview. Is this still publicity?

Zhang Yang looked at the surprised expression of these reporters and curled his lips. Naturally, he knew what the reporters were surprised about. He and Aston Villa had no grudges in the past, but they were not stupid enough to make enemies everywhere for themselves... Naturally, he said some good things.

Many media muttered below: "When did Zhang Yang become so modest?"

"Yes, is this still publicity?"

"Is it time to show off your character after coming to the Premier League?"

Zhang Yang seems to want to show his goodwill to Aston Villa. But the Birmingham media doesn't seem to be planning to give him this opportunity. They asked Zhang Yang again and again. Is the debut nervous? If there is no goal, what will happen to you if Manchester City loses to Aston Villa?

"Have you ever thought that there will always be some difficulties in the first game, Mr. Zhang Yang?"

"I respect any opponent very much, because I know that they will work very hard and even work hard in the game, which also requires us to play very seriously. Well, only by taking the game seriously can we have good results..." After saying this sentence, it seems that there are many sentences, but they are all nutritious. After that, Zhang Yang asked the reporter with a smile, "Now, do you understand what I mean?"

The reporter from Birmingham was stunned by Zhang Yang's words. First, he nodded, shook his head, and continued to ask, "You mean, you don't value the results of this game, just the process?"

After the person realized that he was almost detoured in, he continued to stimulate Zhang Yang.

Zhang Yang sighed in his heart, why do they want to be an honest person, don't want to lose their temper, and want to study philosophy with them, they seem to be very unhappy.

So, he stared at the reporter who asked the question for a while. His eyes were slowly getting cold. The reporters were looking forward to Zhang Yang's sudden slap on the table and scolding, or talking wildly, so that there would be a good show.

Sure enough, Zhang Yang did not let them down. He said coldly, "I value the first time very much, so I want to score in this game and help the team win. Well, that's what you've always wanted to hear. You are really my confidant.

After saying this, he snorted coldly, turned around and left. He waved his hand without looking back at the call behind him, as if he were scattering a group of flies.

As Zhang Yang said, his answer made the reporters very satisfied. That's what they were waiting for.

So, on that day, all the newspapers in Birmingham were toxuan ran an idea, that is, Zhang Yang thought that he was sure to eat Aston Villa. This person said that he would definitely score and Manchester City would win!

"Birmingham People" also represents the media in Birmingham, appealing to Aston Villa's fans: Are we just watching this man so rampant? Guys, go to Villa Park and go there. Let's cheer for our team and see how they beat up Zhang Yang and Manchester City's money slaves!

Not to mention, the original attendance of the Premier League teams is good. Accelerating the Birmingham media's hype, tickets for this game have long been snapped up. A 50-pound ordinary seat ticket has even been speculated to 100 pounds on the black market! Considering that this is just an ordinary Premier League game, it is already very scary.

It can be imagined that the whole Villa Park players will be full at that time.

At the press conference before the game, the media also told Aston Villa's head coach Martin. O'Neill asked if he was worried about Zhang Yang's power at Villa Park. This question, whether Martin O'Neal is afraid or not, can make them hype it. If the answer is afraid, then Martin. O'Neal doesn't deserve to be the head coach of Aston Villa. There is no reason to be timid before the battle. If they are not afraid, they will start to hype, Martin. O'Neal already has a way to deal with Zhang Yang.

However, Martin. O'Neill was not fooled by the media, and he replied, "What I want to say is that this is just an ordinary league, and there is not so much to say. Manchester City has changed a lot this summer, which has brought great variables to the game. We must be cautious."

Martin. O'Neill is the representative of the British coach and is considered to be one of the most likely candidates for the future head coach of the Three Lions.

Open Martin. With O'Neal's coaching experience, you will find that this is really a pretty good coach.

In 1990, Martin O'Neal coached for the first time. At that time, he took over the Weikangbi team, which was still in the amateur league, and then led the team to two levels in two consecutive years to enter the then League Two.

Martin O'Neill began his brilliant coaching career in Leicester at the end of 1995. It only took half a season, Martin. O'Neill led Leicester to advance from the then League One to the Premier League.

The second season, Martin. O'Neill led Leicester to ninth place in the Premier League and won the English League Cup that season. In 1998, Leicester team won the 10th place in the Premier League. In 1999, Leicester once again won the 10th place in the Premier League. In 2000, Leicester led Leicester to win the English League Cup again. These achievements can be said to be the most glorious page in the history of the whole club team for a weak team that has been promoted from the League One to the Premier League.

After leaving Leicester, Martin O'Neill came to the Scottish Premier League. In the first year of the Direct Celtics, he won the Triple Crown of the Scottish Premier League, the Scottish League Cup and the Scottish FA Cup, helping the Celtics break the previous 13-year monopoly of Glasgow Rangers on the Scottish Premier League. Subsequently, he won the 2002 Scottish Premier League championship, the 2004 Scottish Premier League and the Scottish FA Cup, and the 2005 Scottish FA Cup.

In May 2003, the Celtics even reached the final of the UEFA Cup, but lost 2-3 to Porto, coached by Mourinho in overtime.

It can be said, Martin. After O'Neal became a coach, he coached all the way and performed quite well. He was regarded by the British media as the best local coach.

Martin. O'Neal became the head coach of Aston Villa in 2006, leading the team to a better season than a season. Aston Villa finished 6th in the Premier League last season. He left in Melborg this summer. After Bauer was seriously injured, Martin. O'Neill immediately added in the defensive position, Kudis. Davis officially transferred £8 million from West Brom to Villa. In addition, left and right defenders Shore and Luke Young, plus Rangers' worth 7.8 million Spanish central defender Clare all came to the team. In addition, after Carson's loan expiration, Blackburn's American goalkeeper Friedell also came to Villa Park, Sidville. He also joined from Chelsea for £5 million.

It can be said that although Aston Villa is not as rich as Manchester City and does not spend money lavishly, Martin. O'Neill's blueprint for building the team has been planned for a long time, and he is constantly improving according to his own intention, screwing the screws for each position. This is not a good team to deal with.

The game is approaching, and Manchester City has attracted everyone's attention.

The Guardian uses data to show that the current Manchester City team is different from the past. In their words, at least on paper, Blue Moon is already a quasi-strong team.

They speculated about the current starting lineup of Manchester City, evaluated the players and bench players in each position, and clearly marked the price of the 'starters'. To calculate the strength of this team.

The position of the goalkeeper: Joe. Hart (estimate: 5 million);

After Isaacson left, the goalkeeper may become the weakness of Manchester City. Although the Swede's performance is average, Hart is only a medium distance. Of course, if Schmeichel Jr. can play, then Manchester City will not need to buy more people.

Back defense: Richards (13 million euros), Compani (8 million euros), Richard. Dunn (10 million euros), Javier. Garrido (4 million euros);

Manchester City's defense is obviously not luxurious. Judging from the previous games of the season, Richards' performance on the right side is quite stable, captain Richard. Dunn is more reassuring. Coupled with the super demon Kampani, the middle defense is still okay. However, maybe the left side will become a loophole. Garrido's attack is strong and weak. Bauer is too old and may have to use Benhaim to make a guest appearance. Of course, in the position of right-back, veteran Sun Jihai can also play at any time.

Midfield positions: Modric (25 million euros), Elano (14 million euros), Zabaleta (8 million euros);

Compared with the starlight of the back line, in the midfield, Manchester City's starlight flashed, Elano performed well last season, and Zabaleta is also the red man of the Argentine Olympic team. Modric is the red man in the transfer market this summer. His strength is extraordinary. The midfielder composed of the three of them should be reassuring. In addition, On the bench, there are also young people like Johnson, Fernandez and Ireland, as well as powerful stars like Petrov.

Forward position: Zhang Yang (13 million euros), Boninoff (10 million euros), Wright-Phillips (13 million euros)

The total value of the front line is more than 126 million, which is the most luxurious place in Manchester City. There is also England's marginal international Vassell on the bench. Of course, don't forget that Robinho may also come.

After adding up the estimated value of Manchester City's main players, the Guardian found that the value of Manchester City, the starting eleven, has actually reached the shocking 214 million euros, which can be said to be an absolute luxury division, that is, Arsenal's starting eleven, the total value is not as good as that of Manchester City, Li The total value of Wupu's players cannot exceed that of Manchester City.

Therefore, the Guardian said that if you look at the value of the starter, Manchester City will undoubtedly become one of the new BIG4s in the Premier League.

However, the Guardian also pointed out that the value of 214 million euros contributes half of the team! If Zhang Yang is excluded, Manchester City's strength is at the level of the Premier League.

"Bang a person is equal to half of Manchester City's team... When we are still shocked by the young man's worth, the Premier League in the 2008/2009 season has come. Behind the super worth, the young man must be under great pressure. He We will wait and see how the performance will be in the new season.

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