Chapter 448 Good Start

Cesco Fabregas was going to watch the first half of Manchester United and Arsenal before going to Barcelona's training in the evening. Two hours ago, he was in a good mood. "I feel good tonight. I hope it's a sign of Arsenal's victory..." But when Li Yu's free kick turned the score to 3-0, he completely Unintentionally in love, he went straight to the training ground to vent. At least, he can be glad that he completed a perfect escape half a month ago, but what he left to his old brother was crying.

On August 28, 2011, Xiaofa experienced the most mixed day, and there was no sign of anything.

After dinner, he updated his Weibo, "I'm going to watch two games tonight, Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur, and the first half of Arsenal and Manchester United. I feel very good. I hope it's a sign of Arsenal's victory."

Manchester City defeated Arsenal's sworn enemy. He was in a good mood and blessed his former teammate Nasri. Then, bad luck came, and the gunman scored a goal at the beginning, "Come on, guys!" He wrote. Van Persie missed the penalty, "Come on, Robin!" He still hasn't given up. Arsenal fell behind 0-3, "Unfortunately, continue." After updating this sentence, he did not continue. He turned around and couldn't bear to watch it, just as he was affectionate but determined when he left the Gunner two weeks ago.

But the difference this time is that the Arsenal teammates at that time also jointly blessed him, and this time, no Arsenal player responded to him after the game, and even a day later, his debut in La Liga was still ignored. Cesco Fabrigas, who returned to Barcelona and won three cups in a row, did not forget his old master's cultivation and love for him, but he and Arsenal have passed the intersection of two lines, and he can only go further and further.

This moment has long been doomed, but this moment is so sad.

Since he steadily took the main position in Arsenal in 2005/2006, Wenger has formed a team with him as the core, and his trust and support for him are no less than the rescue of Vieira.

And for Xiaofa, Wenger has another bit of kindness. It is the French who will bring the confused Spaniard of the Barcelona youth team to the arsenal and quickly give him the opportunity to help him grow and improve. However, Xiaofa really played the main force in the past six years, but it was Arsenal's six years of no harvest, the worst record since Wenger led the team.

The professor sacrificed the present to look at the future, but in the end, he was still empty. From Vieira to Henry, Arsenal is not without the past of sending away the core players, nor is it a beautiful business that has not sent away future stars like Anelka, but it is the first time for Wenger to send away the core players in the year of playing. In desperation, does this announce the end of an era?

"Wenger has become the main reason why I joined Arsenal. Other coaches only say that they reuse me, but no one has cashed it, and Wenger gives me absolute trust." Xiaofa's memory.

Wenger did what he said. In December of that year, Xiaofa became the youngest goal scorer in Arsenal's history at the age of 16 years and 212 days. In August 2004, he surpassed Anelka's record with a league goal of 17 years and 113 days. On December 7, 2004, he became Arsenal in The youngest goal scorer in Europe.

What came one after another was the establishment of Xiaofa's main position in Arsenal. In the summer of 2005, Wenger released the previous captain and midfield core Vieira, and the Fabrigas era officially came.

Former captain Adams recalled: "From the beginning, Wenger hoped to give young players more opportunities, but if Vieira continues to stay in the team, Fabregas is almost impossible to get the opportunity to experience."

As a result, although Arsenal in the 2005/2006 season was not good in the league, the young team, which was dominated by Xiaofa, made it to the final in the Champions League, and was finally reversed by Barcelona because Lehman was sent off prematurely.

And this also strengthens Wenger's determination to rebuild the team with a small method. In the summer of 2007, in order to establish the status and reputation of the little law in the locker room, and also to achieve the personal will of the players, King Henry also left. But in the next season, Arsenal still led the table by 5 points in February. Unexpectedly, Eduardo's broken leg in Birmingham became a turning point for the season. At that time, Captain Gala burst into tears. This scene and the final failure of that season became a node for the Gunners in seven years, which was finally established. The loss of self-confidence has been infected with the fragile and persistent disease in the heart ever since. Only Fabrygas benefited. At the beginning of the new season, Wenger put the captain's armband on his 22-year-old arm, and on this day, he may have been in his mind for a long time.

A 22-year-old young man served as the captain, which means that around him is not destined to be a very prestigious big name. It is also from that year that Arsenal has become completely rejuvenated.

Wenger gave Xiaofa not only a core position, but also a new structure of the team with him as the blueprint.

In order to give full play to the Spaniard's excellent offensive ability, Wenger changed the previously familiar 442 formation to 433, and used two defensive midfielders to make up for the loopholes left by the attack. Flamini, Silva, Diabi and later Song are all such figures, even if Wilschel is like this. A new talented player was born, and he had to move back to escort the French team.

Denilson, a once favored rookie, was even more dissatisfied and questioned the captain on Weibo: "I only care about personal performance and ignore team performance." But Wenger unswervingly protected his new Arsenal flag. But he may never expect to appear in the weak lineup of Old Trafford on August 28, 2011, which is directly related to this.

The rumors of Fabregas' departure, in the past five summers, have been an endless soap opera. From Real Madrid to Manchester City to Barcelona, Arsenal's captain is not short of followers.

At the World Cup championship celebration last summer, Reina, Pujol and Pike even put Barcelona's jersey directly on Xiaofa's body. Xiaofa is also very honest and has publicly expressed his desire to "go back to his hometown" one day. But Wenger is still stubbornly missing London Kearney in 2003. How gratefully the 16-year-old boy expressed his loyalty...

It is impossible for the professor without any scruples, but after Vieira left, there was Xiaofa, and after Henry left, there was Adebayor. He had always been prepared for the core to run away, but Xiaofa was caught off guard this time.

He ignored the fact that under the huge debt brought by the construction of the Emirates Stadium and the new rules of the Premier League and UEFA, all clubs have begun to pay attention to the youth training system, and Arsenal no longer has an absolute advantage in this regard.

And more importantly, the current economic situation makes Wenger have no choice. As Nasri said in an interview with French Football, "Wenger is a good man and takes good care of the players. But he has no money and can only use young players. Arsenal has now become a team that makes a living by selling people. What's the point of being a leader without a champion? That's why Cisco and I both left. In this way, the departure of the two star players has long been doomed.

The huge debt makes Arsenal financially overstretched and provides Fabregas with a high contract, which means that it can't keep Ashley Cole, Flamini, Hleb, Clichy and Nasri. After one new player after another, Arsenal can rely on is still those who are just starting out. The child.

Wilshere and Ramsey are the two latest geniuses trained by Arsenal. Ramsey is the successor appointed by Little Fa before he left, and Wilshere's growth speed and his temperament as a teammate are more popular with Wenger and fans.

At present, in the absence of a big-name signing in the midfield, Wilshire lying on the sickbed carries Arsenal's last hope. Wenger's high expectations for him are no less than his expectations for Xiaofa. In the outside world, Wilshire has even become the best choice for Arsenal's future captain. But with the lessons learned from the little method, I'm afraid Wenger will no longer dare to put all the hopes of the team on the shoulders of a young man under the age of 20.

Losing 2-2 to Manchester United, he only got one point in the first three rounds of the Premier League, which put Arsenal coach Wenger in more and more criticisms. Some famous gunmen have expressed their opinions and questioned the professor's practice.

Former Arsenal legend Frank Mackintok (the captain of Arsenal's double crown in the 1970-71 season) believes that Wenger's era may be coming to an end. Those mistakes have been three years, but Wenger has not yet begun to face and deal with them. Now it is possible that he will be fired.

"He has never been under absolute pressure before. The board of directors loves him. He makes a lot of money for them. The vast majority of fans love him, but I don't know if these have changed in the past two years."

"You don't want to see Wenger go. I think if Arsenal has two good central defenders and another excellent center forward in the past two years, they may win the championship. But since the loss of the five defenses, Wenger has paid less and less attention to the defense line. Their central defender position is very poor, and other teams know it, but Arsenal doesn't seem to have done anything to solve the problem.

"The undefeated Arsenal in the 0304 season is a strong, strong and skilled team. They have no weaknesses, but look at the current Arsenal, it seems that if their opponents play harder, they will be bullied. The lineup at Old Trafford is so inexperienced that they look like children.

Former Arsenal coach Graham also expressed his opinion. How good a coach is depends on the players he introduces. In the past, Wenger did a good job, but now he is a little abnormal, but now is not the time for him to leave. If he leaves next week, all the top clubs will want to sign him. I think Wenger only needs to adjust something.

"The strong point of Wenger's past was that he could buy some players who were not at the peak, such as Henry, who was a winger in Juventus at that time, and Vieira or Petit. No one knew that Wenger polished them, made them stars, and won everything. He is trying the same thing now, but it doesn't seem to work now.

Former Arsenal's famous center Ian Wright believes in his column that Wenger's approach is difficult to achieve today. I have always admired Wenger. In my opinion, he is a legend. But the current strategy: buying only young players obviously doesn't work.

" Arsenal has always been good at mixing top players with young players, but those days are gone, and Wenger is paying the price for his strategy."

"Look at Manchester United. Manchester United in the post-Ferguson era is in transition. People say that Manchester United is no longer so strong. Last season, they only won five away games, but still won the championship, because Ferguson's mixed ratio is correct, and he will not let young people join the team at the wrong time. Manchester United will also introduce young people, but there will always be some experienced winners around them. For example, Leo and Li Yu are here now, which is of great help to Smoling and Welbeck.

"Ancelotti's team that takes over Ferguson is composed of three parts. The players produced by youth training, talented young people bought from other teams, and famous stars. The proportion and balance of the team are very good. Arsenal's lineup is completely unbalanced, and none of the current lineup has bought a famous player from other Premier League teams. At present, there are too many young people in Wenger, and games like Sunday may ruin them.

"People say that Wenger can buy people to save Arsenal in the last few days, but no matter who they buy, it will be a medical deal. They should complete the transfer two or three months ago, like Manchester United."

"I also feel that Wenger's coaching staff is also disappointing. I don't know what's wrong with his scouting system. Some of these were Wenger's own mistakes. According to what I heard, Tony Adams and Borgkamp both wanted to stay at Arsenal as coaches, but Wenger didn't want to. In the end, Borgkamp, a person who loves Arsenal and nostalgic for London life, returned to Ajax, the Netherlands.

"In addition, I am still sad to see Vieira working for Manchester City. I think he could have played for Arsenal. Wenger must realize that times have changed. He must examine himself and find a solution."

Autumn has arrived, the weather is getting cold, and the red devil is happy to settle accounts.

With the end of the final madness of the European transfer market, the rich family also began to publish the financial reports of the past fiscal year. After a regretful success last season, the Red Devils have achieved unprecedented financial and commercial achievements. In the end, last season's Premier League champion Manchester United (Weibo) made a record profit of £110.9 million in the past fiscal year.

At the same time, Manchester United's total income in the past fiscal year has also set an amazing record. As of June 30, 2011, the total revenue of the Dream Theater team in the past fiscal year reached 331.4 million pounds, an increase of 45 million pounds from the previous fiscal year. That is to say, Manchester United's total revenue increased by 16%, and it was also the first time that Manchester United's revenue crossed the 300 million pounds mark in a single fiscal year.

In the past fiscal year, Manchester United's record was so brave that it not only stabilized the Premier League championship, but also reached the final of the UEFA Champions League and finally won the cup as desired. With excellent competition results, Manchester United's commercial turnover has reached a record 103.4 million pounds, not including a new annual sponsorship contract of 10 million pounds with international logistics giant DHL. Manchester United, which achieved a rare commercial success, will help the Glazer family cut their debt from 376.9 million pounds to 308.3 million pounds.

However, while opening source, Manchester United did not do a good job of saving.

According to the financial report, the Red Devils paid 51.2 million pounds of interest in the past year, which is equivalent to the team's operating income for half a year (the Red Devils' revenue in the last fiscal year was 110.9 million pounds). At the same time, the team's expenditure is also facing a sharp rise. In terms of employee costs, Manchester United soared from 18.52 million pounds in the previous fiscal year to 22.05 million pounds in the past season, an increase of 36.4%. This will also give more reasons for critics who question the Glazer family's business model. After all, the cash interest of £51.2 million is a big burden for Manchester United.

Manchester United is still rising in media revenue. Last season was the first year of the latest huge broadcast contract signed by the Premier League. Manchester United's broadcast revenue has also increased from £10.48 million to £19.4 million. With more home games and UEFA Champions League ticket revenue, Manchester United's daily game revenue also increased by 8.4% year-on-year, at 10.86 million pounds.

Such a strong financial statement will also help the Glazer family's plan to achieve an IPO in Singapore next month. The Glazer family has also ushered in the lowest debt since the acquisition of Manchester United for £790 million in 2005. Manchester United's salary burden mainly focuses on the players' salaries and bonuses. As we all know, Rooney has a weekly salary of 180,000 pounds. Now, although Rooney has transferred, the incoming Mata and the renewal of the contract with Li Yude have increased the salary burden a little, so the salary expenditure of Manchester United in the past fiscal year is the same. The ratio increased by 16%.

What's more gratifying is that the changed-generation of Manchester United is now a good start in the new season of the Premier League, with three consecutive victories.

Ferguson's departure is not as terrible as expected, and it is not easy to do this.

Facts also prove how wise it is for Manchester United's senior management to choose Ancelotti to take over. An Shuai wants to have the biggest characteristics of coaching according to local conditions, which is the greatest advantage that other coaches do not have. He is very good at Milan and Chelsea to prove this.

Now it is Manchester United, and he has done a great job. He has both his own style and maintains the appearance of the Ferguson era. Compared with the huge turmoil of the team, Ancelotti is very suitable for Manchester United.

In addition, one of the reasons for Manchester United's good start is also very important. Several transfers reserved by Ferguson in the early stage have been used in the new season. Coupled with Li Yu's excellent performance, this season's Manchester United makes people feel more powerful than last season. Note that Manchester United fans seem to have forgotten that their No. 10 has been replaced by horses. Tower instead of Rooney.