Chapter 6 Manchester United's Recruitment

Before the start of the International Champions Cup, Manchester United's recruitment actions for the new season have also begun to be completed one after another.

However, before the new reinforcements arrived, the old ones left first.

First up is Van Persie. On the third day after Li Qingshan arrived in the United States, Van Persie packed up his things and left Manchester United's base. Subsequently, the Turkish Super League team Fenerbahce announced the signing of Van Persie for a transfer fee of only 4.7 million euros. For Van Persie, the addition of Li Qingshan will definitely squeeze his playing time, and Van Persie hopes to have more playing time in order to maintain a good form for next summer's European Championships.

In fact, Fenerbahce wanted to bring in both Nani and Van Persie from Manchester United a few weeks ago, but after Ancelotti took charge of Manchester United, he called off Nani's transfer. But Ancelotti is still very open to letting go of Van Persie - Van Persie can stay, but the position of the main force must not be kept, with his current state, how can he compete with Li Qingshan.

It's just that Nani is now also recovering from an injury and cannot participate in the team's training camp in the United States.

After Van Persie left, players began to leave Manchester United's training base one after another.

Veteran Evans moves to West Bromwich Albion, while goalkeeper Valdés moves to Standard Liege.

Many of Manchester United's academy players have also been loaned out, such as Januzaj on loan at Valencia in La Liga and Andreas Pereira on loan at Getafe. As well as young players such as Jesse Lingard, McNair, Powell, etc., all of them were loaned out.

Suddenly, Manchester United's first-team personnel were reduced by a lot.

However, many personnel have gone out, and new signings for the new season have arrived one after another.

On July 17, Manchester United's training camp in Seattle welcomed their first signing of the season. German teenager Kramer who plays for Borussia Mönchengladanabach!

Kramer plays as a defensive midfielder, but he is actually a Bayer Leverkusen player who has only spent time on loan at Borussia Monchengladbach. Manchester United spent 17 million euros on a transfer fee to get the young German international.

Kramer's arrival quickly warmed up United's otherwise deserted training ground. It's not that Kramer himself is humorous, it's that this buddy's story at the World Cup is really funny.

On the first day he walked into the training ground, Kramer was ruthlessly teased by Rooney: "Hey, Chris, do you need my captain's armband?" ”

Kramer was no doubt accustomed to this kind of teasing, and he smiled a little awkwardly.

Kramer represented Germany at the 2014 World Cup, where he suffered a concussion after colliding with an Argentine player in the final, resulting in brief amnesia.

It's nothing, it's only in interviews that some German players broke out after Kramer's amnesia.

Rahm confided in an interview that when he played Argentina in the World Cup final, after Crumb was hit with a concussion, he unconsciously went straight to him, stretched out his hand to pull his captain's armband, which scared him a lot....

Thomas Müller recalls the scene: "Kramer came up to me and yelled at me, 'Hey, Gayd [Gerd Müller, a legend in German football. You've got enough, let me get one too. ””

And he even tried to exchange jerseys with the referee, and at one point tried to take the place of Manuel Neuer's goalkeeper......

The baby-faced German international made a name for himself in this way at the World Cup........

Of course, Carlo Ancelotti asked for Kramer to be brought in. It's not because of his troubles, but Manchester United are really in the midfield position and need to be supplemented. Carlo Ancelotti is still very optimistic about the quality of the young German international, who was born in 1991.

He is physically strong enough, reaching a height of 190 centimeters, and his strong body allows him to cope with the intensity of the Premier League. And his one-on-one defensive ability and positional sense are quite good. Ancelotti is still very satisfied with the successful introduction of Kramer.

As well as the need for reinforcements in midfield, Ancelotti also needs a new signing at left-back.

Originally, in this position, Manchester United had a very good attacking English youngster Luke Shaw, but in last season's Europa League game, Manchester United faced PSV Eindhoven away, Luke Shaw suffered a tackle by an opposing player in a defensive game, and suffered a serious injury with a broken leg.

At left-back, the current two players who can play at left-back, Marcos Rojo and Blind, are unable to satisfy Ancelotti in crossing.

Now Ancelotti is building the team completely around Li Qingshan, and all his thinking is arranged around how to accurately send the ball to Li Qingshan's head.

Therefore, his requirements for the full-backs on both sides, in addition to being able to return to position when defending, must also have the ability to cross forward and assist. This requires the full-backs to be fit enough to go up and down, and the footwork of the crosses is not too bad.

In terms of the selection of right wing-backs, if he can't buy good enough players, Ancelotti is planning to observe the current main right-back Rafael, if Rafael can't meet his requirements, he is ready to let Valencia pull back to play left-back. Valencia is fast, full of energy, and has a previous background as a winger, so he also has a certain ability to assist.

On the left, Carlo Ancelotti's preferred choice is Alex Sandro, who currently plays for Portuguese Premier League side Porto.

Alex Sandro is Brazilian, so he has the characteristics of a typical Brazilian full-back, full of speed and power, and has very good attacking ability. In 2014, Porto brought Sandro, who played for South American giants Santos, to Europe, and his performance last season quickly brought Sandro to the attention of many big clubs.

Edwardwood's job was done quite well this time, and in the face of competition from Juventus, Manchester United successfully bought the Brazilian full-back known as the "new Robert Carlos" for 28 million euros.

Ancelotti's two reinforcements were placed on defense.

With Li Qingshan, Ancelotti does not plan to spend too much money on reinforcements on the offensive end.

In terms of offensive players, in addition to Li Qingshan, Manchester United currently has Di Maria, Mata, Rooney, Nani and others, all of whom have proven their ability. Therefore, Carlo Ancelotti's main concern is how to consolidate United's poor defensive system for two consecutive seasons.

For defense, the central axis of midfield, central defender and goalkeeper is undoubtedly the top priority.

Having a player like David De Gea in the goalkeeper is a no-brainer – it's one of the candidates for the best goalkeeper in the world.

Ancelotti is not at ease at the moment in the central defender position. The combination of Smalling and Jones is really hard to reassure.

Both of them are very strong, but their brains are often short-circuited, and sometimes inexplicable mistakes are frequent.

And since Rojo arrived at Manchester United, his form has been unstable. Blind can play centre-back, but his height is a fatal weakness in the Premier League.

Therefore, the introduction of an experienced centre-back, Ancelotti is also very urgent.

It's just that in the position of central defender, there are fewer excellent central defenders, and even fewer can be bought. Therefore, the choice of a star-level centre-back suitable for Manchester United is not available. Ancelotti is also prepared for a failed takeover.

After the training adjustment in the past few days, the whole Manchester United team has gradually begun to get rid of the holiday mentality, and the training volume has gradually increased.

In order to make sufficient physical reserves for the new season, pre-season training, physical training with a large amount of exercise accounts for a large part.

Although they have to come once a season, this kind of training still makes many players complain.

And among a kind of panting players, Li Qingshan, who easily completed almost all physical training items, made the other players of Manchester United secretly admire.

Although they haven't officially played together, this physical quality alone is enough to make the rest of Manchester United's players admire.