My light shines on Arsenal

Chapter 225 Premier League Storm

The protagonist of the summer transfer window, or the upcoming 2013-14 Premier League season, is clearly not Arsenal.

After the signings of Mahrez, Kante and Van Dijk and the official announcement of Verratti's departure, Arsenal disappeared in the transfer market.

Apart from training and match briefings during the North American tour, Arsenal's presence in the summer was pitifully low.

Steve Walsh completed the formalities with Leicester City and went to London to report.

For his joining, Arsenal also paid a poaching fee of one million pounds. If Verratti's transfer hadn't brought a valuable income, Arsenal would have felt distressed even paying this money.

Dick Lowe received Steve Walsh in London on behalf of Chen Yao. Originally, Ivan Gazidis was also supposed to meet the new staff introduced by the team with a large sum of money, but the Gunners CEO was in a bad mood and found an excuse. Refused to meet.

Gazidis fought secretly with Wenger for many years in order to gain greater control over the club. After Wenger left the team, he and Chen Yao also fought secretly for a long time.

He thought he could completely transform Arsenal into a "modern club" according to his own intentions, but after two seasons, Gazidis was shocked to find that his power had been compressed to a very small scope.

Not much of the old Arsene Wenger side he intended to purge came out.

Juan Lillo and Dennis Bergkamp in the athletic department, these two main members of the coaching staff are direct descendants of Chen Yao. The newly joined Antonio Pintus himself is not even qualified to participate in the discussion.

The current position of Dick Law, the head of the transfer department, is as stable as Chen Yao's coaching position.

In addition, he originally arranged for Meng Qinghe to be a lock for financial control, but her role last season was that no matter how much money Chen Yao wanted to buy people, she would acquiesce in spending as much as the budget.

Steve Rowley from the scouting department was the one he couldn't move. Originally, he heard that Rowley was not in very good health and might retire in the next few years. But now he has been joined by Steve Walsh, as well as Senior scout Francis Kagigao is not with him.

In the business areas where he has the most tight control, Tim Lewis is obviously unwilling to share power with Gazidis.

After following Josh Kroenke to the Arsenal club, Tim Lewis became the talker of team management, steadily but firmly excluding Gazidis from the inner circle.

After a long journey, even Arsene Wenger came back. His appointment was approved at the shareholders' meeting in the second half of the year. Wenger became another honorary chairman in the history of Arsenal.

This is a good talk among the fan base, and the reputation of the Kroenke family has soared in response, so much so that even though they are unwilling to provide a transfer budget, the fans have become less vocal about the old Kroenke this summer.

But Ivan Gazidis went crazy. He had worked hard for so many years to fight for power, but in the end it was all in vain. None of the people who should have left were gone. On the contrary, he looked most like the one People who want to leave.

Gazidis was depressed. Now, he suddenly discovered that in terms of competition, Chen Yao's power and voice were no less than Wenger back then. In terms of business, Tim Lewis was supported by Josh Kroenke. He has all the power and has no place for himself.

Gazidis has never considered himself a person who is disloyal to Arsenal and the Kroenke family. His belief in supporting himself has always been to establish the perfect club structure in his mind at Arsenal.

But now, everything went in the opposite direction of what he expected.

……

The protagonists of the Premier League this season are generally expected by the media to be Manchester United and Chelsea.

In mid-July, Manchester United broke the big news: Sir Alex Ferguson postponed his retirement for a year.

Speculation among the public came to an abrupt end.

If the 2012-13 season was Ferguson's final season, it would certainly not be a season worth remembering, nor would it be a perfect ending.

Ferguson's Manchester United lost the Premier League championship, and the identity of the successor was difficult to determine. In the end, what Manchester United fans were waiting for was the news that everyone expected.

Manchester United officially held a press conference at Old Trafford. Ferguson said at the conference, "We lost the Premier League championship last season. It was a painful defeat. I cannot tolerate such an ending. I feel deeply guilty. I am responsible for this failure to the fans and the club. Therefore, I have decided to postpone my retirement plan for one year and devote myself fully to leading Manchester United back to the top."

"Like I said, it's ambition. Ambition is what makes me, what makes Manchester United. I won't give up. I will lead Manchester United to the [-]th league title, now."

Manchester United executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward immediately stated that the club will fully support Sir Alex Ferguson and lead the team to win the Premier League championship in the new season.

The next day, the Manchester Evening News reported that Ferguson was seeking a dynamic and creative top midfielder to join Manchester United in the transfer market. Marca reports that with Guardiola leaving Barcelona to join Bayern Munich, Cesc Fabregas is interested in leaving and is in contact with Manchester United.

Manchester became one of the focal points of English football, with another being London's West End.

"Madman" Mourinho leaves Real Madrid and joins Chelsea.

"This is not a simple return, but a redefinition of English football. Have you seen Stamford Bridge? Yes, this stadium, I once created immortal history here. Now, I am back, to Continuing my legend here.”

"I know Chelsea have gone through a few twists and turns since I left, like a cup of coffee being spilled. It's not pleasant, but it's harmless. Don't worry, I'm sitting here and I'll get everything back in order. "

"Alex? He's very old. He should go to Scotland early to live out his old age. I don't like bullying old people. Chen? We played against each other in the Champions League and I'm sorry that I have to bring him defeat again. But young coaches It’s not terrible to lose, it’s good for him.”

After returning to Chelsea, Jose Mourinho was active in front of the media. The British media also liked this guy very much. Although he often spoke wildly and made rude remarks, to the media, this meant attention, traffic and money.

……

The media are eagerly discussing the direction of the Premier League next season.

The 2013-14 Premier League season is full of topics.

Manchester City won two consecutive championships but was considered unworthy of their reputation. Roberto Mancini became the championship coach who was questioned.

Manchester United, which has won two consecutive championships, is accompanied by Sir Alex Ferguson's last stand.

With Mourinho returning to Chelsea, Abramovich can no longer tolerate the team's decline, and Chelsea must break the original pattern.

Arsenal led by Chen Yao, the youngest European champion coach in the Premier League, and leading the shabbiest giants, can they create surprises among the old and new giants?

There is also Liverpool under Rogers. No one cares about Rogers, but Gerrard, the soul of the Liverpool team, announced that this is his last season. If Liverpool still cannot win the Premier League championship, Gerrard will end his career with zero championships...

Early August.

Emirates Stadium. Emirates Cup.

Arsenal lost [-]-[-] to Napoli.

The man who scored two goals for Naples was Higuain, who was widely rumored to be interested in joining Arsenal, but ended up showing up in the Naples medical examination room.

In the first half, the two teams were tied.

In the second half, all Arsenal's new summer signings came on the field.

Arsenal adopted a three-midfield structure, with Van Dijk appearing at the center back position, Mahrez as the right winger, and N'Golo Kante as the single defensive midfielder.

Napoli smashed Arsenal's midfield and backfield.

The thin Kante was unable to stop the opponent's impact at all. Van Dijk was extremely unsuited to the tense defensive zone competition. Mahrez was obsessed with cutting inside and was repeatedly intercepted by Naples defenders...

"Oh my gosh, I can't believe this is our pre-season! £[-] million signings? Have you heard of it? This is the Premier League, not a sale! Other teams are having fun, but we are Here I take out my change and scrape by to make ends meet.”

"And look what happened?! Not to mention those pre-season games, it was a nightmare. Losing to those small teams makes you want to kill yourself. How do these players get on the field? When they play football Do you want to sunbathe on the beach?"

Robbie Leal was surrounded by a group of fans, all talking angrily about the team's pre-season preparations.

"Oh Fak, it seems that the protagonist of the Premier League next season really has nothing to do with us..."

(End of this chapter)