"Sporting Lisbon's Van Wolfswinkel dribbles ......"

'Raphael Varane broke the ball nicely and handed it to Xavi Martinez.'

"Harvey Martinez passed it again and gave it to Stroman."

"The Dutchman stops the ball, turns, picks up the ball with his left foot behind him, goes over the top"

"Beautiful, Drogba, the ball is in"

“goaLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL”

"In the 87th minute, Southampton scored again, 3-1"

"Didier Drogba, Southampton's third goalscorer, was also the best player of the game"

'The two previous goals for the Saints have come from his assists, one for Stroman to score from distance, and the other for James Rodriguez to score."

"Two passes and one shot, Drogba is amazing"

The entire office was so quiet that only the screams of the narrator came from the television.

And the overwhelming cheers from the fans in the stands at St Mary's Stadium.

The two are intertwined and converge into an impressive sound.

This is Southampton's home turf of the devils

Looking at the TV screen of Didier Drogba and the Southampton players cheering and cheering, Manchester City president Al-Mubarak sat on the sand with a grim face

But the originally soft and comfortable sand, at this time, made him feel uncomfortable about what to do.

'Southampton is too strong'

The middle-aged Englishman sitting on Mubarak's left hand side sighed, shook his head and smiled bitterly.

He is Manchester City's director of football, Brian Marwood, a former Arsenal wide star.

"Who's to say it isn't? The midfield of Stroman, Tony O Kroos and Vidal completely suppressed Sporting Lisbon to the point of immobility, and as soon as the midfield was suppressed, Sporting Lisbon was finished"

The speaker was sitting on Mubarak's right hand side, the club's acting executive John O. McBees.

After last year's former executive Gary Cook stepped down because of the emailgate scandal, John O McBeess temporarily took over the position, which is quite good, but there is still a certain gap from the correction.

Mubarak looked at the TV screen with a dejected face.

Although the two sides have nothing to do with Manchester City, they are stuck in the middle.

Not long ago, Manchester City suffered a heavy defeat to Sporting Lisbon and were knocked out of the Europa League.

Although head coach Roberto Mancini explained after the game that leaving the European competition will help the team to focus more on the English league.

But such an explanation, in the eyes of everyone, seems somewhat pale and weak.

Because, now Manchester City is in the English standings, still behind Manchester United.

Besides, with the depth of Manchester City's bench today, it is perfectly feasible to fight on two fronts.

Abandoning the European arena for the sake of the league is just a reason to fool ordinary fans.

I didn't see Southampton fighting on the fourth front, and so far they have won two championship trophies.

Could it be that the Saints' four-front battle is easier than Manchester City's two-front battle?

Thinking of this, Mubarak couldn't help but have a doubt in his heart.

"Why was Southampton able to beat Sporting Lisbon so easily, but we couldn't?"

This question from the president of the club made both the left and right stunned.

How to answer?

Mubarak did not seem to see the two assistants on the left and right thinking and embarrassed, and continued to talk as if talking to himself.

"In the same midfield, we have Gareth O Barry, Yaya O Toure, David O Silva, David O Pizarro, James O Milner, De Jong, Hargreaves and a number of famous first-class and even top stars in Europe and England."

"Why is it that Southampton, three little-known stars, can suppress Sporting Lisbon so badly, but our star-studded midfielder can't do it at all?"

Mubarak was not angry, but only asked about his doubts and puzzles.

Brian Marwood and John Mike Biss glanced at each other, both seeing the meaning in each other's eyes.

The chairman and the boss behind the scenes are dissatisfied with the status quo of the team

From the acquisition of the team in 09 to the present, Manchester City has invested nearly one billion pounds in the transfer market, and the net investment is nearly 500 million pounds, which is many times more than Southampton, but the results in European competition are so much worse than Southampton.

What's more, Southampton is a Championship team

Whoever changes this will definitely be dissatisfied.

Eventually, it was John O. McBiss who spoke.

"In fact, Southampton's midfield configuration is also very strong, Stroman is the main midfielder of the Dutch national team, and he has also become the vice-captain, which is the fastest rising midfield star in the Netherlands in recent years, and the momentum even overtakes De Jong."

"Needless to say, Vidal is the main player of the Chilean national team, the World Cup in South Africa shined, and now it has attracted the attention of many big teams, and Toni Kroos is a well-known talented midfielder, spending the Saints 60 million pounds......"

When Mubarak heard this, he stretched out his hand and waved, "They didn't spend a penny"

Interrupted, John O. McBeess smiled wryly with some embarrassment.

Insiders have been rumored to say that Toni Kroos is actually Abramovich's pocket.

Even the salaries of Toni Kroos, Drogba, Nemanja Matic, Sturridge and others were given by Abramovich.

It is said that it was because Abramovich and Yang Huan made a bet and lost miserably

Of course, this kind of thing can only be exchanged in a small circle, and no one will say it to the outside world.

It's as if Southampton split millions of pounds in prize money on the same day after winning the League Cup, most of the insiders know it, and they are all amazed by Southampton's generosity, and even some of the media know it.

But no one will announce it to the public.

This time, even Ferguson and Arsene Wenger remained silent

And this time Southampton also did it more cleverly than before, and no one caught the handle.

What can be said and what cannot be said, the people in the mixed circle know in their hearts.

This is also an unspoken rule of the industry

'Southampton's whole squad is very reasonable, Stroman, Toni O Kroos and Vidal, it's just three different types of styles, Bielsa put them together and the effect came out.

Brian Marwood is a professional football star who looks at problems professionally and hits the nail on the head.

Compared to Tony Kroos, who has been introduced heavily, but is only a decent appearance, Stroman can be said to be the thickest thigh in Southampton's midfield this season, passing, organizing, defending, attacking ...... He's pretty good at almost everything."

"This player can be said to be one of the most improved players for the Saints in the last two seasons, from being selected for the Dutch national team, to being a substitute, to the main team, and now an important member of the midfield of the Dutch national team, and even serving as the vice-captain of the national team, the quality of this player can be seen."

"Vidal has both offense and defense, a typical penalty area to penalty area type player, wielding a role similar to Yaya O Toure, Toni O Kroos is the midfield commander, quite a general's style, but it needs to be further carved and grown, but it is a pity that he is worth as much as 60 million pounds, how much is still a loss, but Stroman is the most eye-catching, and the table is also the most impressive"

Mubarak looked at Brian Marwood, "Didn't Mancini say that the team lacks a solid central defender and a midfielder with excellent playmaking and passing skills? ”

"Hmm," Marwood nodded immediately, "In the case of the central defenders, AC Milan's Thiago Silva, Juventus' Giellini, Southampton's Xavi Martinez, these three players are our targets. ”

'In midfield, there are just three players: Southampton's Stroman, Tottenham's Luka Modric and Benfica's Witsel.

Gareth Barry, as a midfielder, is very good among England's homegrown players.

Compared to players such as Luka Modric, Stroman and Witsel, it is still inferior.

"Harvey Martinez, Stroman?"

Mubarak read the names of the two players as if muttering to himself.

Harvey Martinez made the switch to Southampton last summer.

But as soon as the Spanish international arrived in England, he immediately retreated from his original midfield to central defence.

The result was this change, but the change of the commander in the Southampton backline

The defense is steady and sophisticated, the ball is accurate and decisive, the ability to organize the ball, and the overall view of the game.

With Raphael Varane, Gary Cahill and Nastasic on their side, Southampton's backline is not top-notch, but it fits perfectly into the team's tactical system.

"Is Southampton willing to sell?" Mubarak asked suddenly.

Brian Marwood was stunned for a moment, then shook his head, "I don't know, but there should be a chance, I heard that the Saints plan to talk to Stroman about a contract extension." ”

The so-called negotiation of contract renewal is either that the player's contract is about to expire, or that the player is doing well and asking for a salary increase.

Stroman has only been on the club for two seasons and his contract is not expiring so soon.

So, it can only be the latter.

'There are a lot of teams with their eyes on Stroman right now, with the likes of Real Madrid, Manchester United, Chelsea, Liverpool and Roma all interested in him, and there is also news that Barcelona, Real Madrid, Manchester United and Bayern Munich are all interested in bringing in Xavi Martinez.

When Mubarak heard this, he shook his head and smiled with envy and jealousy, and at the same time with a little distress.

"It seems that this saint is full of treasures."

John O Mike Biss took the opportunity to interject and said with a smile: "Who said it wasn't?" Neymar, Isco, Varane, Carvajal and other youngsters have attracted attention, this season the team in the Europa League Xiàn eye-catching, now in the semi-finals defeated Sporting Lisbon 3-1 at home, one foot in the final, this group of players in the team is afraid that they are targeted"

There are people grabbing, the competition is fierce, and the value of the players naturally soars.

John O. McBis's words reminded Mubarak.

The season is coming to an end, and if you want to operate the transfer recruitment, you have to hurry up now.

Many fans feel that the most troublesome thing about a transfer is the negotiation of the transfer fee, which is actually not.

The most time-consuming part of the transfer process is often the negotiation of personal treatment between the club and the player, and there are too many side details.

Therefore, the transfer of many stars is often the club and the player's agent first negotiate the personal treatment, and then conduct in-depth negotiations with the opposing club on the transfer price.

John O. Mike Biss also has his own little calculations in mind.

He is now an acting executive, while Manchester City have been looking for a candidate for an executive and once selected, he will have to go back and continue to be his manager.

But if he can participate in and be responsible for the transfer operation of the team during this agency period, then even if the new executive officer comes in the future, even if he is deprived of the title of executive officer, he can still participate in the transfer operation, and his power will be much greater than before.

At that point, he was still part of City's core management.

Mubarak didn't think much of it, after all, this is the practice of the transfer market.

So the Middle East nodded, "As for Harvey Martinez and Stroman, you go and talk to Southampton immediately." ”

John O. McBiss nodded in agreement.

"Oh yes, and Neymar, the star is pretty good too, let's see if Southampton are willing to let go"

"Okay" John O. Mike Bess was excited.

Three transfers, even if the operation is successful, are great credits.

Mubarak, on the other hand, had his own calculations.

Next season, Southampton will be promoted to the English League.

With the fighting power shown by the Saints this season and the team's huge squad, the competition in the English League next season is bound to become extremely cruel.

Manchester United, Chelsea, Manchester City, Arsenal, Liverpool, Tottenham Hotspur and this Southampton

Seven teams are competing for the top four in the league, how miserable

In this case, it is better to forcibly poach first, which not only weakens competitors, but also strengthens its own strength.

Isn't it money?

Just dig a few more barrels of oil

Big

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