"Alger Robben."

"I'm sure he's going to be one of the best players in the world."

"As long as he's away from injury."

At the press conference of Robben's arrival, Mourinho was full of praise for Robben.

'Of course we'll do a further check-up on his body to make sure he's fully recovered before we let him play for Chelsea.'

'At least this weekend, we're not going to play him.'

However, then the reporter mentioned Zheng Zhi, and Mourinho replied decisively.

'Yes, Zheng Zhi is in good shape, injuries are a thing of the past for him, he will be in the starting line-up and next to him is Frank Lampard. They have been training together for less than two hours but I'm sure he doesn't need any time to settle in, he's the new brain for Chelsea. ”

Jose Mourinho didn't lie, Zheng Zhi's integration was surprisingly fast, in a recent training session, he put Graimy, Frank Lampard and Makelele next to Zheng Zhi, Zheng Zhi took on the task of attacking organization, unleashed Lampard's attacking potential, and let Makelele and Geremi take care of the defence, this main line-up played the substitute lineup without a temper at all.

Mourinho then talked about the game the day after tomorrow and the new season.

'Success always depends on yourself and others, every team has the same goal as us, which is to win the Premier League, and Manchester United are a very strong team,'

'Sometimes you're doing well, you've built a good team and you've had good results, but sometimes you're still one point away from the end of the season. I believe we can win the Premier League, there's no doubt about that, but I wouldn't say we're going to win the Premier League without a doubt. ”

"I can say I'm 100% convinced that we can win the championship and fight for it. But I'm not going to say that we're going to win the championship for sure,"

'I have complete confidence in myself, but at the same time I also have a complete feeling for football, you fight for the goal but you don't necessarily get there.

The Portuguese went on to say: "I'm going to have Manchester United, Birmingham next, Crystal Palace next. But it's just three points per game, nothing more, and even if we win, we're not champions. If we lose, we won't give up fighting for the title, so it's just one game, it's no different from other games. ”

With nine of United's main players unavailable for Sunday's game due to injury and suspension, Jose Mourinho has warned that the Reds will not be relaxed yet. 'Like every team, they have some injuries but as a top team they have to deal with situations like this, the top teams are always different from other teams, they are the top teams and Manchester United always have 11 top players playing.

'They have a big advantage because their manager has been in charge for many, many years, and the other advantage is that they've always had the same squad for many years, except for Smith and Miller, who have played at a high level and we don't have a good preparation period because the players are coming together at different times. The other advantage is the Manchester United spirit that Silvestre is talking about, and we don't have time to create that. ”

The Blues finished second last season ahead of Manchester United, and Abu continues his plans to expand the squad this season, but the Reds are plagued by injuries. How many people still have faith in the Red Devils?

On the same day, a Manchester United fan named Fred publicly shouted to the world: Manchester United will be ranked higher in the Premier League this season than Chelsea, with a bet of 1 million pounds!

A millionaire with a chain of 450 stores and an annual turnover of £5 million, Fred has been a big fan of the Red Devils since childhood. Fred was confident about the huge bet of $1 million: "It's going to be the biggest bet in history, but my money is safe and I'm sure Manchester United will end up higher than Chelsea. ”

When talking about the situation of his opponent, Fred said frankly: "It doesn't matter if it's from Cambridge or Hong Kong, I don't care who will make this bet with me." The only thing I worry about is the other party's bank deposit and creditworthiness. ”

However, even if Fred eventually wins, he will not receive a penny, and the £1 million will be donated to charity.

This isn't the first time Fred has gone crazy. In 1998, he was convinced that Alex Ferguson's side would eventually win the Premier League title and placed a bet on Easter. But in the end, Manchester United were beaten by Arsenal with an 11-point lead to win the league and FA Cup double, and Fred's $1 million gamble was also lost.

Now, he's back again......

But most United fans don't have as much confidence as he does.

Many Manchester United fans have expressed their uncertainty in an interview with Sky Sports.

An 18-year-old said: "I'm not sure because Abu has shown people the madness of Golden Dollar football. ”

'We really can't ignore Chelsea because they did finish second last season and reached the last four of the Champions League.

'Jose Mourinho is good enough and they still have the World Footballer of the Year. But United haven't bought a strong enough player for a long time. ”

"I think it's going to be more intense than ever, as for the championship? I'm definitely rooting for Manchester United. ”

A 69-year-old Red Devils fan is convinced that United can win the title.

'I know this Manchester United, I know Ferguson and they won't tolerate losing the league title for years in a row.

"We're going to win the championship this season,"

"As long as the spirit of Manchester United remains, Manchester United will be the biggest favourites to win the Premier League!"

……

Manchester United boss Alex Ferguson is not so optimistic.

Ruud van Nistelrooy is about to undergo hernia surgery, Saha is out for three weeks, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer will be out for the whole season, and Manchester United's forward line is in a hurry; Kleberson suffered a knee injury, Ronaldo Jr. participated in the Olympics, Fletcher was suspended for the first two rounds of the new season, and Manchester United's midfield was lacking; Rio Ferdinand will not be available until 20 September, with Brown suffering a heel injury and Heinze representing Argentina at the Olympics, United's backline was unavailable at the start of the season......

Ferguson, who has never been worried about the thickness of the bench, was also in a hurry, and he had to appeal to the Manchester United hierarchy: "Quickly allocate funds to buy people!" ”

Since Sunday's 3-1 defeat to Arsenal in the Community Shield, Ferguson has spoken a lot less. This defeat is a continuation of last season's misfortune and a terrible start to the season.

"It was the worst start to the new season I've seen at Manchester United," he used to sum up the defeat at Arsenal in every interview for a few days. Does the worst start lead to the worst season? "It's not the time to think about the final result, we urgently need to add new players to make up for the loss caused by injuries. ”

But now basically no one has bought it.

At Sunday morning's tactical kick-off meeting, Ferguson circled Zheng Zhi's name separately on the tactical board.

"Get this bastard done!"

"Maybe we'll win half of the game!"

Most of the Manchester United players here are basically no strangers to Zheng Zhi, and they have never taken advantage of Zheng Zhi in the Champions Cup over the years.

Ferguson is repeating the same old tune.

However, you have never succeeded, right?

'Chelsea will definitely play with him attacking the core of the organisation, we ......'

When the meeting was over, Ferguson sat down in his chair and did not leave immediately.

He rubbed his eyebrows and asked himself.

Did you do something wrong again this time?

Why didn't you stick to your decision last year and buy Zheng Zhi? The board is such a fucking shit.

Mistake after mistake, the result is now ......

For the first time, Ferguson felt unprecedented pressure to be distracted by a player, not even when he sold David Beckham last year......

At the press conference, Ferguson was also reluctant to talk about his missed Zheng Zhi many times, which could make his blood pressure rise instantaneously......

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There were long queues at the Chelsea store at Stamford Bridge on both days of the weekend, with fans looking to buy a Zheng Chi shirt.

Despite the £128 price tag, the shirt still can't stop the fans.

The number 10 shirt became the best-selling product, followed by Arjen Robben's number 11 shirt and Drogba's number 9 shirt.

When United fans arrived outside the field, they were amazed to find that the number 10 was all here.

"Ah, damn it,"

"Originally, he belonged to us!"

"Alas......"

"What have we been doing in the past two years? I really can't figure it out, even Beckham has been sold, who else do we have? ”

"Counting on young Cristiano Ronaldo and Wayne Rooney?"

"And Stunned Green Smith?"

A sigh......

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At 16 o'clock local time in the UK, Chelsea's big game against Manchester United at Stamford Bridge is about to begin.

Chelsea starters:

Goalkeepers: Petr Cech;

Defenders: Ferreira, Galla, Terry, Bridge;

Midfielders: Geremi, Makelele, Lampard, Zheng Zhi;

Forwards: Didier Drogba, Gudjohnsen.

Manchester United starters:

Goalkeeper: Howard;

Defenders: Gary Neville, Silvestre, Keane, Fuqiong;

Midfielders: Miller, O'Shea, Demba, Ryan Giggs, Scholes;

Forward: Smith

Judging from the starting lineup, Manchester United is indeed too miserable, even captain Keane has run back to play at the back, and only Smith is left in the striker.

On paper, Manchester United have no chance of winning, right?

When the players on both sides walked out of the locker room, Zheng Zhi still met Ferguson, and he took the initiative to run over and hug Ferguson.

Ferguson's face was ugly.

What do you mean by that?

Deliberately to irritate me?

But Ferguson eventually smiled and patted Zheng Zhi on the shoulder.

"Be careful,"

"I don't want to see you on a stretcher again!"

Is this a 'warning' to Zheng Zhi?