future king

There are still 5 rounds left in the Premier League. In the just-concluded Tianwangshan battle, Manchester United defeated Chelsea 3:1, leading Chelsea by 6 points in the standings. Manchester United's road to winning four consecutive championships has become much smoother. In the event of a major accident, Manchester United has locked in the final championship of the season ahead of schedule.

And Chelsea, who lost this game, did not even keep their second place in the league, ranking third in the league with a goal difference disadvantage, and the second place became Arsenal led by the professor.

Both Manchester United and Arsenal still have Champions League matches. The situation of the two Premier League giants in the Champions League is also quite different. Manchester United beat Bayern Munich in the first leg away, while Arsenal drew Barcelona 2:2 at home, allowing the visiting team to get two goals. Valuable away goals, the next round will be a guest at the Nou Camp, Arsenal is already in danger.

Although the season is not over yet, Manchester United coach Ferguson has already set the tone for the summer transfer market: the Red Devils will not spend big money to buy people, they will only supplement individual positions.

After selling Ronaldo for 8000 million pounds last year, Manchester United has never made a big signing, and this situation seems to continue until the summer. "We don't need big-ticket introductions," Ferguson said, "We have a very good lineup, we just need individual position repairs." [

"Looking at the potential tinkering with the squad is an ongoing process, not just at a certain stage of the year, we have some ideas at the moment, but there won't be many players coming in. Anyway, I think the prices in the transfer market last year have been overwhelmed. It's been bid too high."

Real Madrid's Benzema is regarded as one of the targets that Manchester United may introduce, but now it seems that once the price is not ideal, Ferguson will not be put into reality.At present, Benzema's agent has denied any contact with Manchester United: "I repeat, I know nothing about the rumors, there is no transfer contact, Benzema is very happy in Real Madrid." In addition to Rooney, Manchester United's striker may still need to rely on Li Yu.

No one is questioning Li Yu's performance now. The title of the best transfer of this century has actually been deserved. At this juncture, Manchester United can only pin all their hopes on him. Rooney is injured. Li Yu will be the starting center forward against Bayern on Wednesday.Former Red Devils star Andy Cole believes that Li Yu has the undoubted ability to provoke the leader. "I've been talking about Huaxia Li Yu. I think he has magic in his shoes. He is the most important figure for Manchester United."

"Li Yu's way of playing football has changed a lot from when he was at Everton. Those who admired him at that time have now become believers in him. Over the past year or so, I have been able to move and distribute the ball. Think Li Yu is a super player, the scariest thing is, ah, still growing, many people may disagree, but I really think so, now that Rooney can't play, he has a good chance to shut some people up forever .”

In addition to Li Yu, Ferguson has another record, that is, the same configuration as Chelsea, and Macheda is sent at the critical moment. The British media revealed that once the situation cannot be opened against Bayern, the Italian rookie will be the priority to be replaced. choose.In the game against Chelsea, Kiko scored after he came on the field, and he also had miraculous performances against Villa and Sunderland last season.For Ferguson, the Italian golden boy, who is favored by fate and always has elusive and mysterious luck, will be a peerless good card he played at the last critical moment.

The second round of the match between Manchester United and Bayern Munich is about to start. Both sides are trying their best to cheer themselves up. Red Devils coach Ferguson mentioned the 7-1 Champions League sweep of Rome to motivate his players.

United faced a similar situation three years ago when they lost 1-2 away to Roma in the first leg and swept their opponents 7-1 at home.Ferguson said: "That kind of performance is what you hope to see every week, but it's not possible. It's a once-in-a-lifetime performance and the 7-1 score shows it."

"I think in terms of quality, Roma and Bayern are the same, they have some very good players, like Totti, De Rossi, Chivu."

If they lose to Bayern, it will be another Champions League defeat for Manchester United at Old Trafford. They just beat Chelsea at home last week. In other words, Ferguson said: "Two brilliant victories, we want to make this kind of thing happen here often, if we can perform better than last week in Germany, we can also give the fans a nice surprise. "

Talking about the opponent's two threats, Ferguson said: "When Robben played for Chelsea, we played against him a few times. He is Bayern's best player this season, but we know him very well."

"Franck Ribery is a very talented player, he dribbles very well, but I don't think he is much faster than Gary Neville. We have played against many good players. Last round we faced Ronaldinho. He and Ribery Berry is also very talented and not afraid to get the ball."

Bayern coach Van Gaal talked about Manchester United's threat players. He said that he has always wanted to buy Li Yu. "I have always liked Li Yu. When I was the head coach of Ajax, I wanted to buy him. Unfortunately, his worth was an astronomical figure for the club at that time."

"Manchester United concede a lot of goals but they tend to score three and get through, they have the quality and Ferguson made sure of that. We have to win the game anyway, and big wins, United are still the favorites .”

While people were still talking about the Manchester United game, another Premier League giant, Arsenal, was bloodbathed by Barcelona at the Nou Camp in the Champions League.

Arsenal lost 1 to 4 away to Barcelona, ​​and the road to the Champions League came to an abrupt end. The 2 to 2 first leg and Bendtner's first goal gave Wenger a glimmer of hope, but then Messi's outbreak gave him another chance The first pot of cold water, the Gunners can only hope to break the 5-year cycle of zero crowns.

Arsenal suffered rare large-scale injuries, Gallas, Cesc Fabregas, Song, Asavin, Van Persie and other main players could only watch from the sidelines. It is difficult for such a lineup to create miracles.Barcelona's situation is not much better, the two central defenders are absent, and important players such as Ibrahimovic and Iniesta (only available as substitutes) are also unable to play, but there is one biggest difference between the two teams: Messi.

The British News Agency commented that Arsenal lost due to the confrontation with players of this level. Barcelona has Messi, who can the Gunners do? "The 22-year-old Messi has been compared with Pele and Maradona. The symbol of the two kings is their ability to win the game individually when their teammates are not performing well. This is what Messi did to Arsenal. Yes, Barcelona didn't play as smoothly as they did in the first leg tonight, but they still have Messi."

Some people even joked that if Wenger went to Ferguson to borrow Li Yu on a short-term loan, the outcome of Arsenal with Li Yu might be different.

The loss to Barcelona continued Arsenal's humiliating record in the strong dialogue this season. In the England arena, the Gunners' performance against strong teams was almost a complete defeat.In the Premier League, Wenger's team was double-killed by Manchester United (1-2 away, 1-3 at home) and double-killed by Chelsea (0-3 at home, 0-2 away). Two games and two defeats (League away 2-4, League Cup 0-3), the only sliver of comfort is the record against Liverpool (League 1-0, 2-1 double kill the Red Army, League Cup 2-1 win), but this season The Red Army, which has fallen sharply, can hardly be compared with the strong team of the year.It can be said that Arsenal still have a glimmer of hope in the league so far, relying on their ability to score points from mid-lower teams, but when they meet a strong team, they will fall into a disadvantage. [

What makes Arsenal unable to hold its head up in the strong dialogue, the answer may not be difficult to find, that is the lack of "strong points" and the lack of "super-class" players.Barcelona has Messi, Manchester United has Li Yu and Rooney, but who can be called the same level for the Gunners?Fabregas may be the biggest star player in Wenger's hands, but even he is still some distance away from the top ranks in the world, not to mention that due to the limitation of the midfield position, he is not decisive in the moment of victory or defeat. Not as good as those frontcourt attackers.

Strong dialogues are often compared with stars of this level, and they can best play the role of finalizing the final decision.Arsenal's defeats this season are bloody examples: two losses to Manchester United, Wayne Rooney scored two goals, two losses to Chelsea, Drogba wreaked havoc on four cities, and now it's Messi's turn to dance in front of the Gunners.In contrast, Arsenal may have Arshavin who was once close to the same level, but the Russian's state has been ups and downs this season, and he is no longer the magic quick gun in the second half of last year.

The last time Arsenal had a real "Emperor Star" was the period when they were brilliant. Henry around 2003 was a super star in the Premier League and even the world football. He once scored 30 goals and assisted 25 in a single season. Driven by him, the Gunners have unprecedented competitiveness. A group of top players such as Gekamp, ​​Pires and Campbell helped out, and Arsenal once created the myth of winning the Premier League unbeaten in the 03-04 season.Today's Gunners, although there are a group of outstanding young people with potential, but very few can reach the superstar level, and there are no figures who can call the wind and rain like Henry back then.

Since Arsene Wenger came to power, Arsenal have seldom encountered a game that can be completely blown up by one player. Of course, the lack of five main players, especially Gallas and Xiaofa, is very important. However, it must be admitted that although Arsenal rushed to the Champions League eighth Strong, although there is still the possibility of competing for the league championship, the strength of some positions of this team is no longer in line with the standards of giants, at least they should not be the main force.If Wenger wants to re-establish his image of not being afraid to play all over the world, and win at least one championship in the league and the Champions League, then the main players with three positions must consider buying.

The first is the goalkeeper. Almunia made 4 saves today and lost 4. The success rate of the Champions League saves plummeted to 709%, the lowest among the top eight. However, this success rate is similar to his performance in the league. The success rate is 69%.These are two bleak enough statistics, which directly reflect that Almunia's state is no longer this season.

Last season, Almunia felt very energetic, and even made rumors that he would change his nationality to play for the England team. Now no one is interested in making such a story.The current Amu gives people the feeling that it is difficult to fight a big battle, and he lacks the aura of a wealthy family who dares to fight against a strong opponent.

Take a brief look at the four goals conceded today. The second conceded goal is not much to say. Before the cooperation of Barcelona's Liuguang Feiwu, Almunia at least stared at Messi and was the last dribbler. Nothing wrong.The other three goals were more or less problematic. The first goal was Messi's power, but the angle was mediocre, and his shot should be felt in advance. Don't look at Almunia flying out, he has great momentum, but The level of fluttering is not enough; the third ball is picked by Messi, and in front of the Argentine, either don’t attack or play hard, and you can only be humiliated if you freeze in half; the fourth ball is missed, the goalkeeper feels the most The aggrieved thing can be summed up in one sentence. In front of Messi, Almunia exposed more than a lack of state, and a complete weakness in psychological competition, which made many of his technical moves deformed.

Almunia and Fabianski have contributed a lot of surprising own goals in this year's competition. The loss of this piece may not be noticeable in the league. In the competition of high-level teams, the wound The traces are startling.If Wenger does not intend to give Mannone a chance, who feels mediocre, he must buy a goalkeeper with strong enough nerves and a fairly stable performance to guard Longmen in the coming year.

The second position is the left back. Although Clichy has been going forward today, his defensive performance is average. When Messi scored the second goal, Clichy was actually the closest Arsenal player to the ball, but Barcelona hit from the left. In the middle, and then to the right, Clichy is just passively watching the scenery. The problem of the Frenchman’s offensive strength and weak defense has become particularly serious after his comeback this season. Wenger has frequently changed left-back candidates this season, but they are not as good as Kerry Xi, the only Gibbs who felt hopeful was seriously injured again.

In this position, Clichy is qualified to play as a substitute. He can also try to find the good feeling he had when he first arrived in the Premier League. It is entirely possible to return to the main lineup in the future.But as far as the summer adjustment is concerned, Arsenal must find a full-back who feels good on both ends of the offense and defense. Taking a step back, finding a high-quality left-back who is strong in defense and offensive is better than the current Clichy .

The third position, I believe everyone can see, is the central defender candidate. The lack of Gallas' defense can reach this point, which will make many Arsenal fans unbearable.At Gallas' age, the quality of the team he plays for requires him to play at a high level all the time, and the league he plays for is so fierce, it's normal for the Frenchman to suffer a lot of injuries. Even if Gallas is to be retained next season Therefore, finding a qualified replacement for him is an urgent task, and the selection criterion is a character like Vermaelen.The Belgian is the mvp of Arsenal's central defenders this season. In today's game, Messi only played two ribs. There is really no way for him to run around alone to make up.

Today Sylvester was the central defender, and Campbell was on the bench. As soon as this old combination came out, I believe many people had a premonition that something was going to happen.Their previous careers were indeed brilliant, but now and then, they can still support some weak teams in the league. In such a big scene, you have to sigh that Arsenal's defense is really young and strong, so that these veterans can make up for it.

Ferguson once said that Wenger loves to buy offensive players too much. This is the fact. Wenger does not seem to be active in the refinement of the back line. Take the old, the weak, the sick and the disabled to fight against world-class players.Arsenal is too short of a group of quality and quantitative defensive backbones. Such a "deformed giant" was completely defeated by Messi alone today, and he can only blame his own team building for problems.

The British Press Agency pointed out: "When Arsenal compete with the best teams, it shows a big gap. They lack the top superstars (thebgplyers), who can only be recruited with the highest salary checks, and this has always been the case. Wenger was unwilling to do it." Barcelona spent around 8000 million euros in transfers in the past two seasons, but Arsenal can only rely on the old Campbell who signed for free in the winter when there is a shortage of people...

After the game, Bendtner praised Messi in particular: "He scored four wonderful goals and is a phenomenal player. I would say that he is currently the best player in the world." When the Danish center faced Barcelona He tried his best and scored a goal in this game. He can be regarded as an excellent striker with potential, but if he uses "excellence" to compete with "the best in the world", Arsenal will naturally be no match. Wenger wants to get rid of the embarrassment of zero championships , Maybe he has to wait for him to find the next Gunner's Emperor Star.

Arsenal go buy Li Yu. This is the advice many people gave to Wenger. Of course, this is a joke with a sarcastic nature. Manchester United will not let Li Yu go so easily, nor will it be sold to potential competitors. opponent.

A joke is a joke, but Wenger may regret that he did not make up his mind to buy Li Yu. At that time, Arsenal had already offered a price of up to 3000 million pounds. Ge recognized Li Yu, but it is undeniable that the sky-high price was still a bit petty. In the end, it was instantly overwhelmed by Manchester United's luxurious numbers. Wenger could only watch helplessly as his favorite player joined Manchester United.

Now there is only Manchester United left in the Premier League in the Champions League. This is the first time in the Champions League in recent years. The opponent will be the winner between Bordeaux and Lyon. In the first round, Lyon beat Porto 3:1 at home, and the hope of advancing is greatly increased. If Lyon advances, then Manchester United's road to the final will also become smooth. The media also found that, Today's Champions League is very likely to replicate the lineup of last year's final, Manchester United and Barcelona staged the last battle of the century.

Is it to avenge last year or to win the Champions League three consecutive times?

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