Midfielder.

Chapter 411

With two near-bloodbath victories, the Portuguese team has warned the chasers behind them with their undisputed performance, don't think about what can be accomplished in this group.

Although there are still two games to wait until the end of the year, after the two games, even the head coach of the Slovak team said helplessly, "The number one in this group can only be Portugal."

This is not some grandiose polite words, but the most helpless answer of the other party. When the game has reached this point, Slovakia, which is ranked second in the group, has no chance to overtake.

Counting on Liechtenstein and Luxembourg to win the current Portuguese team?That's unless it's a miracle.

Even the Liechtenstein manager himself said he only hoped it wasn't a revenge game.

It is estimated that he himself regrets a bit now, why did he make the opponent unable to step down at the home court of the Portuguese team? If Scolari held his revenge, then what awaited Liechtenstein must be a brutal bloodbath, or their fate would be worse than that of Latvia. The team would be hundreds of times more unlucky.

Judging from the current progress of the game, the Portuguese team has almost locked in the first place in the group.

Even if Slovakia won the last two games, they can only be four points away from Portugal.

Not to mention that after being bloodbathed by Portugal, the Russian team was already seriously injured. After their disastrous defeat to Portugal, they were trampled under the iron hooves of the Slovaks in the away game, and could only rank third in the group.

It is now impossible for them to catch up with Slovakia, who is ranked second.

Basically, the Slovak and Russian teams can only strive to get the second place in the group with the best results in the European zone. Otherwise, they may be tragic and even lose the chance to participate in the play-offs.

However, Scolari is not in the mood to care about the tragic end of the opponent. For him, in the next few months, what he has to do is to collect as much information as possible about each opponent.

Of course, it is not the intelligence of the opponents in the group stage, but those teams that have already locked their seats in the World Cup in Germany. Facing these opponents that may be encountered in the future, Scolari hopes that he can prepare early.

The opponents in the final stage are all elites from the qualifiers of various continents. Even the teams from Asia are not so easy to deal with. Scolari did not expect to end up with nothing.

For those teams that are likely to enter the last sixteen, Scolari needs to prepare a copy.

It is definitely not easy to collect so many things in less than a year.

In addition, he also needs to examine the state of these players under him in the next half a year. For Scolari, the current main force does not mean that he can always be competent for this position.

Especially veterans like Figo who are approaching the twilight of their careers, once injuries find them, their competitive status is likely to decline sharply, including those young people who are still in their prime.

Like Ronaldo, Deco, Simao, including Lin Yi, they all have such dangers. Offensive players are a group that is prone to injury, and the competition in their respective leagues is becoming increasingly fierce.

No one can say that one day he will get sick. Scolari needs more spare tires. Once such an emergency occurs, he doesn't expect to become a tragic coach with a black eye.

Especially the offensive players in the midfield need more diverse combinations. Scolari also hopes that in addition to Pauletta and Gomez, he can also find a suitable striker for the Portuguese team. Maybe the recent performance is not bad. A normal Postiga can be inspected in the next year.

After all, Scolari really doesn't expect Pauletta to shine in the World Cup, and Gomez has been in a half-baked state since the European Cup in 2000, with ups and downs.

Compared with this striker who gave him a headache, Scolari is at ease about the midfielder.

Whether it is Deco, Lin Yi, Simao, or Ronaldo, they can play their own roles in their respective positions.

However, before the players of the national team left the training ground of the Portuguese national team, Scolari still told Deco and Lin Yi, the indispensable main players under his command, not to get injured easily.

After all, there is still nearly a year before the start of the World Cup. No one can guarantee that everyone in this team can be included in the final list, and Scolari will not make promises to anyone.

Just like players like Lin Yi and Deco, if necessary, Scolari will not hesitate to replace them. In the eyes of this Brazilian old man, there may only be achievements, not favors.

Lin Yi didn't care about Scolari's rigorous and impersonal performance. He didn't intend to have the same relationship with every coach as Mourinho. There is nothing wrong with being professional.

Especially in a part-time job like the national team, Lin Yi didn't have much nostalgia for it.

It's just that he is about to part with his old buddy Deco, which makes Lin Yi a little depressed. In the past two games, the cooperation between him and Deco seems to have returned to the Porto era.

Portugal's midfield can run so smoothly, thanks to the benign interaction between Lin Yi and Deco.

Even Deco himself said in private, "Partnering with you is the most comfortable thing on the court."

However, the reunion of the national team is short-lived after all. When the time comes to part, the next time they meet, they may be rivals again. It's just that Deco has already said hello in advance, and he doesn't want to meet Lin Yi again.

"I hope we don't meet again in the Champions League, otherwise, I really can't help kicking you."

Regarding such a cruel statement from his old partner, Lin Yi can only express his speechlessness, but considering how he tortured Deco and Barcelona in the Champions League last season, it is estimated that it would be so cruel to replace anyone.

But Lin Yi's response also made Deke very helpless, "If we meet, you will still lose."

Although they are bickering with each other, both of them know that if they meet again in the Champions League, then Barcelona and Chelsea will definitely be an endless duel, which cannot be changed.

There are enough grievances and grievances accumulated last season. If they meet again, the conflict will only intensify.

At that time, Lin Yi and Deke will definitely confront each other on the court, and neither will show mercy.

Not only are the two of them likely to meet in the Champions League, like Deco, Ronaldo also said to Lin Yi before leaving, "I will wait for you in the league, Manchester United will win the championship this year!"

Lin Yi didn't know where Ronaldo had the courage to challenge him, but judging from the situation, not only did Chelsea have to face more opponents in the European competition, but also in the league.

No way, who made Chelsea the most popular team last season, the Triple Crown, who wouldn't want to have the addiction of bringing down the Triple Crown?That is a chance to become famous in one battle, and many people also want to become famous.

It can be said that Chelsea has now become the target of public criticism. Both the traditional giants and the newly promoted teams want to find some face on this new king, and there are not only one or two who want to win.

Especially Manchester United and Arsenal, who have been suppressed by Chelsea for a whole season, are always thinking about a turnaround in the new season, so as to regain their lost Premier League throne as soon as possible.

As Mourinho said, this season they are the winners, and next season they will be the defenders of the trophy being spied on by everyone. This kind of confrontation is likely to be very difficult.

The Premier League is not the Portuguese Super League. The teams here are not so easy to mess with. Although he has experienced a successful season, Mourinho does not want to encounter any embarrassing failure in the new season.

Mourinho is not used to the feeling of failure, let alone being a winner, no one likes to lose.

It's just that in the transfer battle this time, the Chelsea family is not the only one. There are too many people who want to wrestle with it, especially when they see Chelsea's success in building a team like this. , the number of people who dared to spend a large transfer fee in the transfer market began to gradually increase.

High investment and high return may be the successful experience of the Chelsea team, which has inspired many people.

During the period when Lin Yi returned to Portugal, the European football transfer battle had already begun. Chelsea's main opponents in the Premier League had already opened their wallets and started to spend.

Manchester United can be said to be the first to make a move. Although Ferguson does not have a rich man like Abramovich who spends money and lives behind him, the new American owner who has moved to Manchester United is quite generous.

Although you can say that these Americans are new arrivals, they are using such performance to buy people's hearts.

But after all, these businessmen gave Ferguson 4000 million euros to strengthen the team lineup, which is not very generous, but compared with the two horse farm tycoons who always compete with Ferguson, it is not bad.

At least Ferguson has a chance to win a few players he likes in the transfer market. The Scottish old man's shooting speed is really fast enough. On the first day after the transfer market opened, he selected new players for Manchester United. The main goalkeeper of the season, the Dutchman van der Sar joined at a price of 200 million euros.

Fulham's outstanding performance last season is inseparable from the Dutch goalkeeper's performance.

Otherwise, Ferguson would not rush to sign this 30-year-old veteran on the first day of the transfer. The price of 200 million is already very cheap in today's transfer market.

Ferguson, who has been tortured by the goalkeeper's wonderful performance in the past few seasons, is planning to find an experienced guy to guard the goal for him this time. Van der Sar is a good choice.

Although many Manchester United fans have adopted a wait-and-see attitude as to whether a veteran player in his 30s can still maintain his competitive state, many people have frankly admitted that Sir Alex Ferguson's purchase is now Sometimes he never thinks too much about other people's evaluation of his actions.

For example, this time, Ferguson was able to spend 390 million euros to buy the Korean Park Ji-sung from Eindhoven. Many Manchester United fans expressed their opposition. They thought that this guy from Asia was definitely not worth the price. Ferguson is ready to start in the Asian market.

But Ferguson doesn’t need to explain so much to others. If you buy it, you just bought it, and his shooting speed will only be faster. When others are still talking about buying Koreans for him, Ferguson has already clamored for a long time. Ruud van Nistelrooy is done and the Dutchman is ready for another season.

Although the Dutchman promised only one season, but Ferguson can persuade Ruud van Nistelrooy to continue playing in the Premier League, which is definitely good news for Manchester United, which is currently struggling with strikers.

Moreover, the old man's hand was stretched long enough this time. After cleaning up a few substitute players, Ferguson also aimed at Ballack, who had already mixed enough in the Bundesliga. When he was big, what Ferguson has to consider now is to find a suitable successor.

Ballack has nothing to prove himself in the Bundesliga. Even if he is already the captain in the national team, for him, the Premier League and Serie A may make him a better player.

However, the struggle between Bayern Munich and Manchester United is still going on. If Ferguson wants to eat this piece of fat, he has to pay more transfer fees. You know, he is not without competitors this time.

I don't know if Manchester United owed Kenyon something in their previous life. Anyway, Kenyon has been fighting Manchester United to the end in this life. After Chelsea aimed at Gerrard, they didn't need to introduce more players. A midfielder, but Kenyon is very interested in competing for a trade for Ballack.

But this guy is purely to cause trouble for Manchester United, but for the main core of the German national team, Kenyon is not purely for raising prices with the opponent, he really needs more big names.

Just like what Kenyon and Mourinho discussed after the end of the season, in order to cope with more intense games, the team really needs supplements. For those big-name players, Mourinho is not very opposed, as long as it is useful , Mourinho does not resist those star players who have already achieved fame.

Otherwise, Kenyon would not be so ostentatious to hook up with the core players of other clubs. Anyway, in the eyes of this guy, there are few players in the world who are not for sale. The only difference is the price.

Anyway, the names of the players on Kenyon's acquisition list are enough to build another Chelsea, but according to Kenyon's current appetite, he doesn't care if there are too many players.

So during this transfer period, Kenyon let go of his money bag and messed around in European football.

It is no news that he poached the corner of the Liverpool team. Gerrard's transfer is now the final signing. As long as the opponent ends the task of the national team, all of this will not be a problem.

Of the top four teams in the Premier League, only Liverpool is the worst. Not only is the main force of the team openly seduced by others, but their club operation in the new season is also extremely bad.

After firing Benitez, the position of the team's head coach has not yet been determined.

From the famous Dalglish to the old coach Hodgson, from Ranieri to Trim, anyway, there are not many coaches linked to Liverpool, including those well-known in the Premier League.

But as of today, Liverpool's coaching position is still vacant, which makes their fans extremely worried.

The preparations are slow, not to mention the opponent. Now not only is the main general about to be poached, but the team is not even prepared for the new season. Relying on this state to compete for the championship?What idiot would believe that?
Perhaps it is more realistic for Liverpool to set their goal for the new season to strive for the top six.

For this club that still maintains the number one championship in England's top league, their only way out now may be to overthrow and rebuild, but that process will be very long.

But after crushing Liverpool, Kenyon's main opponents were Manchester United and Arsenal.

Unlike Manchester United's quick shot, the French old man in Arsenal has always been very stable in the transfer market, uh, actually, you should say that this guy really has no money in his hands.

However, Wenger did show his skills. Henry and Pires, who had already intended to leave, chose to stay after weighing, and Ljungberg and the others also accepted the contract extension.

Only Bergkamp has announced in advance that he will choose to retire after this season, and Campbell is ready to leave. In addition, the overall framework of Arsenal last season has not changed.

Moreover, Wenger also rarely spent a transfer fee of over [-] million euros to buy Hleb from Stuttgart. He also relied on his personal charm in France to get Traore for free.

Although it was only a 16-year-old central defender of the French youth team, that little guy had already appeared in the notebooks of many wealthy scouts, but this time he chose his fellow countryman.

Although the Arsenal team does not have the same buying strategy as Chelsea and Manchester United, compared to the Liverpool team that has fallen apart a bit, the current Arsenal's overall structure appears to be more stable.

Especially Fabregas and others gradually matured, which gave Wenger enough confidence.

There is no huge transfer fee to support, but Wenger has gone another way. He believes that with the new batch of weapons forged in the Arsenal, Arsenal can also regain the league championship.

The secret transfer battle between the top three in the Premier League is just a start. The fierce battle between them to compete for players and poach each other has not yet been staged. The most exciting transfer war is yet to come.

Anyway, the competition for the new season between Chelsea, Manchester United and Arsenal has already started in the transfer market. Who can win the Premier League title in the new season probably depends on whose lineup is stronger.

The Eight Immortals cross the sea, each showing their abilities. In this chaotic transfer market, no one is a good stubble.

It belongs to the championship battle between the top three in the Premier League. Before the start of the new season, there has been a strong smell of gunpowder. The new season?Maybe that would be a new battlefield that looks like sparks are flying.

Who can have the last laugh, let's go see it in a few months, anyway, there will be no worries about the show between the top three.

(End of this chapter)