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Chapter 102 The final puzzle, the Premier League kicks off!
The Premier League game of the new season didn't start until August 8. Sheffield United's opponent in the first round was Wigan Athletic. This opponent made Sheffield United's players and coaches very satisfied.

It's not that they are drifting away, but because Wigan Athletic was able to avoid relegation in the last round of the league last season. In the end, they were only three points above the relegation zone, ranking fifth from the bottom in the Premier League.

Do you think there is a big gap in strength between such a team and the top three teams in the British Championship?
Moreover, Wigan Athletic's signings this season are very small, and they are far less than Sheffield United.

Regardless of the fact that Sheffield United did not spend a lot of money, the few people Speed ​​wanted, bought or rented, all came to the team in the end.

In the previous friendly match with the Rangers, Sheffield United's defense in the midfield made the Rangers' offensive advancement quite uncomfortable, and Tarabut was stared to death by Medel.

Wigan Athletic only scored 40 goals in the Premier League last season, and their offensive firepower ranked second to last in the league.

With such offensive strength, Speed ​​really doesn't think it will put much pressure on the current Sheffield United defense.

Of course, it is impossible to underestimate the enemy, so when the time comes, Sheffield United will still adopt a defensive posture first. The first game will still focus on stability.

After the friendly match against Charlton, the Sheffield United players also ushered in their last new teammate of the season.

A person that no one has ever thought of, a real Premier League star player, although he is no longer young, but no one will question his strength.

"Welcome Shay, everyone."

On the training ground, Speed ​​stood on the sidelines and took the lead in applauding, and then Shea Jiwen also smiled and introduced himself to the young Sheffield United boys in front of him.

Of course, even if he doesn't introduce him, everyone here knows him.

The patron saint of the "Magpies" for more than ten years, one of the best goalkeepers in the Premier League in the past ten years, and also Speed's comrade-in-arms, Shay.

Shay, who was suppressed by Joe Hart in Manchester City last season and gradually lost his chance to play, entrusted his agent to seek a transfer after the summer window opened.

To be honest, he is not young anymore.

Although the goalkeeper is a special position and has a relatively long career, he is 35 years old this year, and no strong team will bet on his state and offer him a long-term contract.

Perhaps staying in Manchester City for another year would be a good choice, but Shay has his own self-esteem and pursuit. He feels that he is not old yet and can continue to play the main force.

Originally Aston Villa was willing to give him a contract, and he basically nodded.

But Speed's invitation made him change his mind, not only because Speed ​​was his old acquaintance, a senior whom he admired and respected very much.

Also because of what Speed ​​said when he called him himself:

"Shay, I have a group of great young people here, and we want to create a new situation. Here is your main position. I need you. Are you interested in completing this adventure with us?"

Ji Wen felt excited again. Although his saving style is very stable, he likes to take risks. Moreover, in Sheffield United, the newly promoted polo team, he will get more attention.

Faced with a two-year contract offered by Sheffield United, Shay did not hesitate to sign his name and came to Sheffield United to report on the same day.

Li Mo was still a little worried. Simonsen's strength is not bad. In front of him, the newly formed Sheffield United defense line is also good, which can effectively reduce the pressure on him to save. But in the Premier League, just being good is not enough.

Moreover, if Sheffield United mainly focuses on squatting to defend against counterattacks, it needs a goalkeeper with excellent goal-line skills, preferably an experienced one. Attack and foot skills are generally good, but the saves must reach an excellent level.

Before the coaching staff had no rumors, Li Mo thought that Simonsen would be the main goalkeeper for the new season, but he didn't expect that Speed ​​had already secretly contacted his old teammates.

Shay's arrival can be regarded as completely making up for the only shortcoming of Sheffield United's backcourt. His goal-line skills and experience are definitely among the best in the Premier League.

Perhaps, as many Premier League fans said in the previous life, the place that restricts Shayve from becoming a world-class star may be just because he has been playing in Newcastle.

If he hadn't been so loyal when he was young, he would have played for the Premier League giants earlier, and his reputation would have been the same as those star goalkeepers.

In the subsequent team training games, Shay also showed that he still maintains a good strength and state.

In the past, it was difficult for Simonsen to save Li Mo's shots, but Ji Wen was able to predict Li Mo's shooting choices in advance.

Although it is not always possible to judge accurately, as long as Li Mo does not get a single chance and shoots from a slightly more positive angle, Ji Wen can always save him out of the goal frame.

This is terrifying!

Li Mo has never faced a goalkeeper of this level, and the strength shown by Ji Wen also made Li Mo pay more attention to the various Premier League opponents he will face in the new season.

"There are so many heroes in the world!"

While Li Mo was feeling emotional, he worked harder to improve his shooting ability.

But what he didn't know was that Ji Wen was also surprised.

Li Mo's shooting skills and shooting power are only possessed by a handful of the best strikers Ji Wen has ever encountered.

He really didn't expect that a young boy could have such strong shooting skills, and Li Mo's physical fitness is still very good, his confrontation ability is completely top-notch in the Premier League, and his speed is also fast.

In the Premier League, a center like Li Mo is too rare.

When the time comes to face the defenses of the Premier League teams, those defenders, who can keep up with Li Mo's speed, will be crushed by him with their bodies.

This is simply that anyone who beats is "misplaced", and whoever beats Li Mo has an advantage.

From Ji Wen's point of view, Manchester United's Ferdinand may have a hand against Li Mo a few years ago, but now that Ferdinand is getting older, Li Mo can make Ferdinand feel uncomfortable by relying on his explosive sprint.

After finding out Li Mo's strength, Ji Wen is even more looking forward to his Premier League journey at Sheffield United in the new season.

The defense is solid, there is a young center with super personal strength in the frontcourt, and the team's staffing is also highly compatible with the tactical play.

There is a lot to do to fight against counterattacks!
After signing Shay Wen, Sheffield United announced that the team's summer window was closed, and they would no longer sell people or sign in.

This caused a lot of discussion in the outside media.

But this time, unlike last season, after Speed ​​signed in the winter window, he received overwhelming ridicule.

But the reviews are mixed.

In fact, in detail, Sheffield United retained the main team for promotion. On the central axis, Maguire and Li Mo were not poached by strong teams. Drinkwater also officially transferred from Manchester United to Sheffield United this summer window. Philippine United, on this point, Sheffield United has done a good job.

After the signing of Sheffield United, Medel is the main force of Chile's national team. His strength is also recognized by the English media. Bertrand is a talented player who has long been famous in England. Trippier played well in the British Championship last season. outstanding.

With the addition of Ji Wen, who bought in last, Sheffield United's strength must have improved.

But when Sheffield United bought Matic, the media was not optimistic.

Matic's performance in the Eredivisie last season can only be said to be quite satisfactory.

And with Drinkwater, Matic looks more like a substitute central midfielder. No one would have thought that Speed ​​bought him to play as a midfielder.

The remaining signings are either players bought from the British Championship, or U21 teenagers on loan from various Premier League teams, which may be just enough to play as substitutes.

Counting the many people who were sold before, Sheffield United's net transfer expenditure this summer window was just over 1000 million pounds, not even 2000 million pounds!
Apart from Shay Given, he didn't buy other Premier League stars, and he didn't seem interested in players from other European leagues. This is really hard for the English media to understand.

You Sheffield United were in the English Championship before, so it is understandable that you have no money, but now you have been promoted to the Premier League.

As long as the next season is not relegated, the broadcast income share in the past few years can be divided into at least 4000 million pounds per season!
Not to mention that everyone now knows that many of the big sponsors of Xie Feilian and Huaguo have signed sponsorship contracts.

This summer window will cost 3000 million pounds, right?

But now, after spending 1000 million yuan and directly announcing that the signings are over, who will be optimistic about your situation in the new season?
So the voice of doubt comes from this point.

Spending money is too stingy, and even many of Sheffield United's own fans feel that the team's signings are a bit small.

I saw a lot of people bought and rented, but apart from Shay, who is not at his peak, and Medel, there are no big-name signings.

But with Speed's magical winter window signings last season, the fans patiently continued to believe in the coaching staff's decision.

The big deal is to continue to sign in during the winter window. The fans' requirements are very low. As long as they are not relegated this season, it will be considered a success!

But no matter what the outside world thinks, the signing and cleaning work of Sheffield United is indeed over.

The players are also hurrying to train for the upcoming first round of the Premier League.

But before the start of the season, Li Mo's small villa also sent away the residents for the first time.

Stones, a kid, will return to Barnsley on loan in the new season.

Of course he had to leave Sheffield and move back to his home in Barnsley.

But now the Sheffield United club, as well as the entire coaching staff, value Stones very much. I believe that after training in the Championship next season, Stones will return soon and be promoted to the first team of Sheffield United up.

He and Maguire are Sheffield United's defensive partners for at least ten years in the future. When he comes back, as long as he is strong enough, Matthew Lorton will have to give way to him. After all, talents are not at the same level.

After sending Stones away, his room was not vacant, but a new owner was soon ushered in.

Gary Medel happily moved in.

During this period of time, he had the most contact with Li Mo. With Li Mo's help, his English communication level improved rapidly.

What surprised Medel even more was that Li Mo had bought a bunch of Spanish textbooks at some point, and was actually learning Spanish by himself, just to communicate with him better, which moved him very much.

Gary Medel has a straightforward personality and Li Mo is strong. He took the initiative to bring him into the team before, and now he is teaching himself Spanish to communicate with him, which makes him directly regard Li Mo as a friend.

After learning that several teammates lived in Li Mo's villa, he asked Li Mo if he could move in too.

It happened that Stones was gone, Li Mo agreed to Medel's request after consulting several other people.

So now the cottage has a new resident.

After learning about this, Speed ​​couldn't help teasing that Li Mo's home was almost becoming the player's dormitory for Sheffield United.

However, two forwards, one defender, and three midfielders all live together, which can further increase their tacit understanding, which Speed ​​is still happy to see.

The time is approaching August 8th day by day, and the players and coaching staff of Sheffield United are also well prepared.

Although everyone now has a confident understanding of the strength of the team, but before the start of the game, Sheffield United was extremely low-key from top to bottom.

That silent and low-key gesture almost made the Premier League fans forget their existence.

"What do you think about the game? I don't have any opinions. Wigan Athletic played very tenaciously last season. I admire their tenacious style. We came to the DW Stadium with a learning mentality."

At the pre-match press conference, Speed ​​faced all the media with a smile and kept his posture low.

"Get points? Of course, the first task of all Premier League teams in away games must be to get points, especially for a newly promoted like us, it is difficult, but we will fight for it."

"So what are your goals for this season?"

Facing the last question, Speed ​​smiled kindly.

"Of course it's relegation, we're just a relegation team~"

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