Chapter 665: Community Shield: Manchester City Derby
(Reply to two more tomorrow~~~ I'm going to try to rush the classification of the monthly ticket list, so I will add more on the basis of the two more, brothers, the monthly pass is left to me)
In the three friendlies in North America, Manchester City's performance was not good, and even completely different from what fans expected, in these three games, Manchester City won only one.
In the three games, they lost 1-3 against América Mexico and 2-3 against the Vancouver Whitecaps, until the final victory against the LA Galaxy won 3-2.
The biggest reason for the defeat in the first two games was the confusion in Manchester City's midfield, and last season, Manchester City's tactics were around Yaya Toure, Silva and Tevez.
But this season, the addition of Li Feng will inevitably cause a huge change in Manchester City's midfield, and at the same time, the addition of Aguero will also have a huge impact on the striker.
With the exception of goalkeeper Joe Hart, City's starting XI in all three games was different, and it was clear that this trip to North America was nothing more than Van Basten's training trip.
After the game against the Los Angeles Galaxy, Li Feng exchanged jerseys with Beckham as he wished, and then Manchester City officially ended his trip to North America.
Back in Manchester, it's August, with just two weeks to go until the start of the league campaign, but City still have one game to play before the league starts.
The England Community Shield, which is organised by the FA and is contested between last season's league winners and FA Cup winners.
Life doesn't need a script, but sometimes it's better than it is, and last season, Manchester United won the Premier League and Manchester City won the FA Cup.
Other words. This year's Community Shield is set to be a Manchester civil war, and seeing such a match is undoubtedly a treat, even a super treat, for the fans.
So far, 158 Manchester derbies have been played, with City winning just 43 of them. There are 22 fewer games than Manchester United, with the remaining 50 games ending in draws.
In the derby of the Cup, Manchester United also had a slight lead, with a total of 14 matches between the two sides, with Manchester City winning 6, losing 7 and drawing 1.
In terms of the number of times they have won the Community Shield, Manchester City cannot compare with Manchester United, who have won a total of 18 titles in the 100-year history of the Community Shield, dating back to 1908. Most recently, United beat Chelsea 3-1 last year, and the Reds have played in the competition for the fourth year in a row, which is now the fifth year, having won three titles in the previous four years.
Manchester City, on the other hand, have only played a pitiful three times, and the most recent appearance in the Community Shield was back in 1972, which is almost 40 years after now, and the two sides can be said to be completely incomparable.
Especially this season. After Manchester City's crazy investment, its strength on the bright side has not lost to Manchester City at all. Even faintly beyond.
Manchester United's legendary midfielder Paul Scholes officially retired at the end of last season, which is one of the reasons why Manchester United went crazy in pursuit of Li Feng in the summer.
As for the result, there is no need to narrate, and then Manchester United will move on to Inter Milan in Serie A, but Inter Milan's asking price is too high. After weighing in, United dropped Sneijder.
turned to Tottenham midfielder Luka Modric, but it was not only Manchester United who were interested in Modric, but also bitter rivals Chelsea, but unfortunately the two teams were fighting for the head. The Tottenham chairman actually stepped forward, and then Modric was labelled as not for sale.
Eventually, Ferguson turned his attention to Arsenal, the French attacking midfielder, after Nasri was locked in a stalemate with Arsenal over wages, and then Arsenal used the Frenchman as an add-on in their pursuit of Li Feng.
This move immediately caused Nasri's dissatisfaction, the proud French genius issued a declaration of departure in the introduction interview, the contradictions between the two sides can no longer be reconciled, and the Frenchman's contract is only one year, in order not to lose all his money, Arsenal can only push Nasri into the transfer market.
Although there are not many teams pursuing Nasri, there are not many who are willing to pay a high price, after all, Nasri's departure is a foregone conclusion, at this time, no one wants to be wronged, and even they prefer to wait a year and then get Nasri for free.
However, just when the two sides were in this dead end, an offer from Manchester United turned things around, and finally after discussions with Arsenal's top management, Arsenal agreed to Manchester United's offer.
Immediately, Manchester United officially announced on the official website that Arsenal's French attacking midfielder officially joined Manchester United, with a transfer value of 20 million pounds, a four-year contract between the two parties, and a weekly salary of 110,000 for the Frenchman.
United lost not only Paul Scholes this summer, but also their legendary goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar, for which Ferguson spent £1,780 to bring back the 21-year-old David from Atletico Madrid.
The Manchester derby is already very significant for both sides, especially for the new players, and this is their first time in the Manchester derby, which is the best chance to gain fan recognition.
As for the media, they started jumping up and down as early as when the Manchester duo were still in North America, after all, there is so much to cover this summer.
Not to mention the old hatred, the new hatred is eye-catching in football, in the face of the simultaneous pursuit of Manchester City's two heroes, Li Feng actually rejected Manchester United and chose to join Manchester City, which is enough for Manchester United fans to hold a grudge.
In addition, the media also linked Li Feng with Nasri, and Arsenal used the French as an add-on in order to pursue Li Feng, which is also the main reason for the falling out between Arsenal and Nasri.
And Manchester United's initial choice was not Nasri, in the media, Nasri was just a helpless choice for Manchester United after pursuing Li Feng to no avail.
Although this is also true, there are several meanings for you to slap your face so blatantly, so although Li Feng and Nasri have not met, Nasri already hates Li Feng.
Even Ferguson was unwilling to be lonely and jumped out, "Marco? All I know was that he was once a great player, manager? Oh~~~ I'm sorry, I haven't played against him yet, so I don't know, but ~~~ I'm still very welcome for Marco to coach in the Premier League. ”
"Sir Alex Ferguson is a great coach, he deserves everyone's respect for what he has achieved at Manchester United, I'm still a newcomer in terms of coaching, there's still a lot to learn," the disappointed expressions of the reporters at the scene were already palpable.
However, Van Basten's next words fully express his ambition: "I recently saw such a sentence in a Chinese book, the back waves of the Yangtze River push the front waves, and the new people in the world catch up with the old people" Although again the English media did not understand the meaning of this sentence, but looking at Van Basten's expression and tone, this sentence is obviously not a good word. (To be continued.) )