Chapter 5 The New Season Is Coming

Van Persie officially joined Manchester United. This month-long transfer soap opera officially settled. Later, at Manchester United's official press conference, Ferguson and the new lover showed the Red Devil' No. 20 jersey.

"Yes, I'm very happy that this long transfer negotiation is finally over. It's not easy. To be honest with you, Mr. Wenger is not willing to sell Van Persie to us. But Van Persie's personal will has a role. He is eager to join us, which is very important. Ancelotti said.

Next, when talking about the causes and consequences of Van Persie's joining, Ancelotti continued: "It's all because Van Persie is eager to join us, and he refused the invitation to join other clubs. If he hadn't firmly told Arsenal executives that he wanted to join Manchester United, then I think a deal could not be the most Finally, the trip. He hopes to play for the world's most famous rich club, which is wonderful.

Ancelotti revealed that he once thought that Van Persie's transfer was impossible to complete, but when Van Persie announced his rejection of Arsenal's renewal request, Manchester United asked the Lord to decide whether to give it a try. It didn't go so smoothly at first. If Van Persie hadn't personally found the senior management of Arsenal and said to them, 'Look, I just want to go to Manchester United,' and then we would have expressed interest in him. There is no doubt.

"Then I found David Gill, and David Gill found the Glazer family. In this way, we began to operate the transfer of Van Persie, but this was a few months ago. It was not easy for his acquisition to operate for a long time. But thank God, Van Persie finally stood for me today. By the side. This is probably the most difficult acquisition in my coaching career.

"This matter has given everyone an inspiration. Van Persie and his Manchester United teammates can merge together. Now the most important thing is that we want to win in our way, and Van Persie is the one who can help us do it. Some people may ask, how will our frontline players be combined in the new season? Robin is qualified for 2-3 positions in the front court. He played in Arsenal, but last season, his position was fixed at the front and scored 37 goals, including 30 league goals. I think his position is at the top of the lineup.

At the same time, Ancelotti also revealed at the press conference that the club's signing is still not over, and he is "still looking for new players in some positions", but these are based on the premise of "there are suitable and available players".

Van Persie also expressed his excitement about joining Manchester United: "It is an honor to sign a contract with a rich team like Manchester United. I hope I can follow the pace of many predecessors and great strikers, bring my experience to the team, and do my best to help Manchester United win many great honors and picks. Laurel, I can't wait to appear in Manchester United's robe.

Van Persie arrived in Manchester on Friday, UK local time, and passed the medical examination arranged by the Manchester United club at Bridgewater Hospital. The Daily Mail revealed that he signed a contract with the Manchester United club with an annual salary of up to 12 million pounds. According to the Daily Mirror, Van Persie's weekly salary is 200,000 pounds; the Daily Telegraph says that Van Persie's weekly salary is also 200,000 pounds; and the Sun's news is that Van Persie's weekly salary is more than 200,000 pounds.

In addition, regarding Van Persie's £24 million transfer fee, the BBC website confirmed that Van Persie's fixed transfer fee is £22.5 million, with an additional clause of £1.5 million. If in the next four seasons (Van Persie and Mann have been together for four years), the Red Devils If you win a championship in the Premier League or the Champions League, the 1.5 million pound clause will automatically take effect. That is to say, Van Persie's transfer fee can reach up to 24 million pounds.

With the official announcement of Van Persie joining on Manchester United's official website, the Dutch striker's transfer drama finally came to an end. As the winner of the Silver Boot Award last season, Van Persie's joining Manchester United can definitely have an important impact on the pattern of the new season of the Premier League. In fact, the defending champion Manchester City is also one of Van Persie's pursuers, but the Dutch striker himself wanted to join Manchester United, which made the SkyBlues' poaching plan fail.

Now, the media's attention is focused on Manchester United and Van Persie, which makes Manchester City, the second in the league, a little embarrassed.

According to the Daily Mail, Mancini admitted in an interview that Van Persie's joining Manchester United would make the Red Devils the biggest favorite to win the championship. Mancini said: "Van Persie is definitely the top star and one of the best scorers last season. He and Li Yu will become the best partners in the Premier League. Any team that buys Van Persie will become stronger. I said last week that Manchester United will become the biggest favorite for the championship. I'm serious. Manchester United has been fighting for the league championship for the past 20 years, and we can't change this situation in one year.

Mancini also said that it was Manchester City itself who voluntarily gave up Van Persie. The Italian young coach said, "I feel that Van Persie will stay at Arsenal or go to other teams, not us. Manchester City already has four strikers, and it is impossible for us to sign another one.

In fact, Manchester City really doesn't need Van Persie now, because they have four strikers: Aguero, Tevez, Baloteli and Dzeko, which is enough to deal with the Premier League and European games.

Among them, the most noteworthy is Tevez. The Argentine Beast has completely reconciled with head coach Mancini and Manchester City. In the community shield competition, Tevez helped Manchester City overtake the score with a shocking long shot and finally defeated Chelsea to win the championship. With this wonderful goal, Tevez officially announced that he was ready for the new season.

According to Sky Sports, Tevez said in an interview: "I feel refreshed when I came back. I'm ready for the new season. I feel better now. I only focus on football. I feel that I have been valued, which is very important to me. I haven't scored such a goal for a long time, just like what I used to do in Boca, which means that I'm very confident.

Manchester United finally got Van Persie as they wished, and at the same time, the curtain of the Premier League is about to open!

After the most bizarre and exciting Premier League season, fans will witness the opening of the 2012-13 season this weekend after nearly three months of waiting. What other surprises can the Premier League bring us?

The Red Devils' primary goal in the new season is to ensure the Premier League championship. Although the left-back and back-back teams cannot be strengthened for the time being, and they have little chance of winning against Real Madrid and Barcelona in the Champions League, they have enough strength in the domestic arena.

In addition to the three advantages of determination, experience and Lord Fergie, the comeback of captain Vidic has increased the safety factor of the defense line, and the joining of Shinji Kagawa can reduce some dependence on the two elders, Giggs and Scholes.

The front line with Van Persie, Li Yu, Welbeck and small peas is extremely strong. Among the midfielders, Fletcher's condition gradually improved, Criveley slowly grew up, and Carrick was also very stable. There are no obvious weak links in the team. In the process of competing for the Premier League, I personally think the Red Devils are still the biggest favorite.

Manchester City almost became the champion of England's top league after 44 years. The process was thrilling, but it still failed to laugh to the end.

The prestige of coach Mancini has been further established, and the psychological battle with the Italian hometown Ancelotti is not at a disadvantage.

They beat Arsenal and Chelsea to win the Temple Cup and Community Shield before the season, once again showing the team's maturity and stability. Considering the Tevez incident last season and Balothely's suspensions, they still have room for improvement in terms of attack.

Mancini is very angry with the club's "silence" in the summer transfer market, and has only introduced Rodville's "waist" so far.

Judging from the lineup of the warm-up match, they want to try the formation of the three central defenders in the new season, which requires a high level of personal ability, tacit understanding of the central defender and the sense of recovery of the midfield.

Savage has been proved to be embarrassing many times, and Colo Torre is not in the coach's plan. Manchester City needs a versatile player like De Rossi. The stability of the defense and the physical condition of the absolute core Yaya Torre will largely determine the team's defending prospects. Can it maintain a magical record of 18 wins and 1 draw at home?

Can you still "double kill" the sworn enemy Manchester United? The UEFA Champions League will increase investment. Once it enters the knockout stage, will it affect the state of the league? "Blue Moon" is quite difficult to protect the country.

Chelsea was affected by Boas's failure to innovate and drop out of class last season. The league was opened by 25 points by Manchester's two players, ranking only sixth.

They have the largest number of signings in the summer, but careful fans have also found that Hazard, Marin and Oscar are all front-court attackers, and Mikkel, Romeu and Essin in the back position are still reassuring.

How to adapt to the era without Drogba? With Lukaku on loan to West Brom, there is only Torres as the center in the team. They lack a strong impact in the battle. Is it Hulk? Or Lorent? Or someone else?

The Blues have added two tasks, the European Super Cup and the FIFA Club World Cup in the new season. In particular, the latter needs to fight long distances to Japan. The above-mentioned factors will weaken the Blues' competitiveness in the Premier League. The point gap between them and Manchester City and Manchester United in the new season will certainly not be as big as last season, and it is even expected to form a strong momentum for a long time, but I'm afraid there will be more variables to regain the Premier League.

Arsenal were still able to grab the third place in the league after losing Nasri and Xiaofa last season, and captain Van Persie made great contributions.

Can the three new international players, Giroud, Podowski and Cassoura, make up for the goal number of "General Fan"? No one is sure.

The old problem of many injuries has always troubled the team, especially the main players in the midfield and backfield are prone to injury after the middle of the season. The gunner did not win in the away game against the top five teams in the season, and the stability of the defense line needs to be strengthened.

The number one goalkeeper Szesni is one of the epitome. He often has amazing saves, but he is prone to misjudgment at critical moments. He hopes to mature quickly after experiencing the nightmare of the European Championship.

Tottenham has replaced the senior coach Lao Lei, who is not "loyal" enough. The young coach Boaz learned the lesson of being eager to innovate in Chelsea. Can he stabilize Tottenham Hotspur, who is used to losing the chain in the second half? Vertonheng and West Goodson are both valuable signings. The two wings of Bell and Lennon are a great threat, but Adebayor has not signed a contract with the club for a long time. There is no high and physically strong center, and their attack power will be greatly reduced. Parker was injured for a month at the beginning of the season. It depends on whether Brazilian international Sandro and the injured Hodstone can ensure the balance of the midfield.

Newcastle achieved the best ranking in nearly eight years last season, thanks to the team's successful operation in the transfer market. The French football stars are shining one after another, especially Dunbaba in the first half and Cise in the second half.

These attack points will be closely guarded by all teams. For the "magpie" whose side breakthrough is not sharp enough, when Ben-Alpha, which is highly expected, will stabilize and serve more for the team is the key to maintaining competitiveness.

A pair of sworn enemies in Mercise are on the edge of the four groups.

The Everton team has been slow to start the season for three consecutive years. As usual, they don't have enough funds to attract players. There is a lack of scoring point in the midfield, so it is difficult to make room for progress.

Liverpool has changed four coaches in three years, and the tactical play will change a lot this season. Rogers' "hands own soldier" Joe Allen wants to provoke the backbone of the midfield offensive organization. Gerrard's position gradually moves back. How can Downing, Henderson and Shahin play a role? Is Suarez's best partner Borini or Carol? How to improve the shooting percentage? The Reds have a long way to go to shorten the gap of 17 points between last season and the fourth team.

The three promoted horses were successfully relegated last season. Swansea and Norwich, who performed best, were the original coaches all "poached".

I'm afraid they will be involved in the relegation war this season. Wigan's miraculous "Victory Escape" will not have a "second season", and the problem of weak attack power will continue to plague them. The three teams that have been successful in the Super League all have experience in the Premier League. Reading and West Ham are more confident. Southampton, the "South Coast's unique seedling" with more attack and defense, is probably more difficult to relegate.

In addition, the ranking is slowly declining, and the prospect of Stoke City's new season, which lacks new ideas, is not optimistic. It is estimated that five teams will struggle on the relegation line at that time.

In addition to the stability of the stars, the competition in the scorer list also depends on the strength of midfield support. Li Yu and Aguero are the most competitive. They have teammates who are good at transporting ammunition around and behind them, and their team is also easy to score big in the match against the middle and downstream teams.

For Arsenal fans, this summer is a little strange. The first thing they experienced was the ecstasy of buying the top three in a row and the worry that Van Persie would leave the team, followed by the disappointment and anger of Van Persie's defection from Manchester United. To make matters worse, at the first time after the first round of the Premier League today, Arsenal officially announced that it had sold Song to Barcelona. For many Arsenal fans, it was undoubtedly A heavy blow.

After Podolsky, Giroud and Cassoula spent 40 million pounds of real money, gun fans seemed to have an illusion of happiness, and then they found themselves "cheated".

Because the club immediately recovered the "cost" by selling Van Persie and Song. With 24 million pounds of Van Percy, 15 million pounds of Song, and the price of selling players such as Bella (3 million pounds) and Bartley (1 million pounds), the Arsenal's transfer account instantly turned into a profit of 3 million pounds, returning to being a member of the profitable club.

Admittedly, both players have taken the initiative to ask to leave the team, and Arsenal's sale of them may not be just to recover the cost. However, this series of transfer operations is indeed a test of the psychological endurance of the fans.

Another fact is that after selling Song, Arsenal has become the only team in the top six of the Premier League to make a profit in the transfer market. With other strong teams burning money to prepare for the new season, Arsenal actually kept a profit at the beginning of the game, which was really incomprehensible and even made people doubt that "Arsenal is still not a rich family".

Admittedly, the foundation of the fans is that these are what a rich club should have, but if it goes on like this, who knows what Arsenal's future will be like?

In the first game of Sunderland, after a typical scoreless game, Arsenal can only accept a 0-0 draw. Although it continues its 12-year unbeaten record against Sunderland at home, Arsenal also has to face a draw in the first game of the Premier League for the third consecutive year. Indeed, the team has been in turmoil again this summer. Although it is not like the rush to attract players at the end of last year, the running-in is still a problem.

Podolski, the first center, played unsatisfactoryly, as his compatriot Mertsack said: "Although it seems that Porty has integrated into Arsenal, it is still a little difficult for him to integrate into Germany. When he joked, the other 20 players didn't laugh except for two German-speaking players.

Although it's just a joke, it can also reflect that Porty has not fully integrated into the rhythm of the whole team's game. Giroux, the golden boot of Ligue 1, was put on the bench by the professor in this game. After the last game, you can find that his running position is quite imaginative. But his wasted opportunity in the 82nd minute still became the target of criticism from many fans.

Last season, Van Persie contributed 30 goals and 9 assists in the Premier League, which shows the importance of the whole team. If Arsenal fans want to forget Van Persie on the court, these two powerful new players have a lot of work to do to help Arsenal win the championship as they said when they joined.

In contrast, another new player, Cassoula's performance is much more convincing. He and his compatriot Arteta are sorting out the midfield of Arsenal today quite well. Cácerla has passed 77 passes and 72 times in the whole game, with a pass success rate of 93%, and has sent 7 threatening balls to the championship.

Arteta played a stable and excellent role last season, and the number of passes in the whole game reached a staggering 119, with 96 successes. These most intuitive data show the strength of the two Spanish players in Arsenal, only Arteta and Cásolá, who are just a standing substitute for the Spanish team, and the former has not even been selected for the national team once.

"Grassroots" players are the core, is Arsenal still a rich family? I'm afraid that when it can end without a crown will be the key to this problem. Who do you rely on?

The "heroic era" of Fabregas and Van Persie has become history. Unlike the solo leader of Fabregas's era, this time they are two Spaniards, and the division of responsibilities is clear.

Arteta is responsible for organizing scheduling, while Cassoura is responsible for threading needles and leads in the front court. This has to remind people of the dual-core of the Spanish national team and Barcelona, and even the data performance of the two after the game is similar to the dual-core of Harvey + Iniesta.

It seems that Arsenal must rely on the performance of the Spaniard in the new season. At the national team level, Spain has achieved three consecutive championships of Euro 08, 10 World Cup and Euro 12. Cassoula is also a member of the European Cup winning team. Wenger signed him, perhaps taking into account the long-lost champion temperament of the Gunners brought from the Spaniards.

However, the exposure of this game also exposed Arsenal's enough problems. In terms of goals, you can still choose to continue to trust the two new players. However, in terms of the waist, Song's walkers and Diaby's unstable performance made Arsenal "waistache", and Wenger also strongly hinted at the post-match press conference that he wanted to buy people. Everyone knows that if you want to end up without a championship by selling the main force every year, it is also an honor unless the champion of the seller.