Legend of Fengshen

Chapter 887

Balotelli did not even make the squad for this game because he was late, and not making the squad is a punishment for him, but since he just came, he is not familiar with the team at all, and there is still room for striker position. Zhang Yuan, Lambert, with him or without him is not a big problem. Balotelli is well aware of this, but seeing Liverpool's wonderful performance, Balotelli is still a little itchy.

Zhang Yuan really belittled him to nothing. Balotelli is not a person who really lives in his own world. He still cares about the opinions of the outside world. Otherwise, he would not have said "why always me?!" ridicule.

And Zhang Yuan has only played a few games, and the outside public opinion has linked him with Liverpool's savior. Three assists and two goals, there is no better answer than this. If Pochettino is criticized by the media Altar, then Zhang Yuan continued to be deified by the English media with each performance.

Balotelli also hoped to receive such praise, so he took the initiative to send a text message to his teammates to express his congratulations after the game. He himself did not follow the team to White Hart Lane.

Zhang Yuan did not return to Liverpool, but directly returned home from London, and it was the national team match day. The Chinese team will play two friendly matches between the match days in this country, one is against Kuwait, and the other is against Jordan. , all played domestically.

After the World Cup, Director Fu received a lot of criticism. As a result, the Football Association also decided to change coaches. Finally, they announced a new coach at the end of August. Frenchman Perrin became the new national team coach. After many days, he is familiar with Asian football, which is an important reason why the Football Association chose him.

These two friendly matches are also his first show after taking office, so he still attaches great importance to it, intending to train for the 2015 Asian Cup.

As far as the national team is concerned, many coaches don’t have time to reform slowly. Perrin also stopped using the previous tactics of the Chinese team after taking office. It is said that the tactics of the Chinese team in the past were very complicated and changeable, and they were completely passive. It depends on the opponent's situation, but Perrin doesn't think so. He believes that the national team should establish its own style, select players based on this style, and carry out running-in.

The results of the two friendly matches were not bad. The Chinese team won the opponents in both games. Zhang Yuan played as a striker in both games, not as a midfielder.

During the training period of the national team, Pei Lan and Zhang Yuan had a very serious exchange, and told Zhang Yuan a lot of his own views and opinions. Zhang Yuan couldn't say whether it was good or bad. The tactical arrangement was the coach's job. Now There is still some time before the Asian Cup, and Perrin relatively has time to make changes.

Zhang Yuan just expressed his support on behalf of the players.

In the second game against Jordan, Zhang Yuan only played half of the match. It was because of Perrin’s favor. Zhang Yuan took this opportunity. The friendly match was not particularly important. He traveled so far to return to China and was about to set off for Liverpool again. However, Perrin also knew that Liverpool was also counting on Zhang Yuan, so he couldn't really treat Zhang Yuan like a donkey.

At the same time, the Premier League transfer market is over. Every summer, apart from the La Liga duo, Bayern Munich and Paris, the most eye-catching thing is the transfer of the Premier League. The Premier League clubs are very rich, and the small ball All clubs can spend a lot of money for transfers, so there is no shortage of big money in the Premier League market.

Liverpool's transfer investment is the highest in the Premier League, but their reinforcements are also very problematic. Obviously their weak link is the midfielder, but the team spends a lot of money on the frontcourt players. Having said that, the transfer fees of Balotelli, Lallana and others are not low.

There is a lot of movement among the other powerhouses. Arsenal have also started throwing a lot of money. Wenger is willing to spend money to buy people, which is not a good thing for other powerhouses. Manchester United has always been rich and powerful. Buying and buying costs a lot more than Moyes. Manchester City spends relatively less this year. Chelsea also bought a lot of players, but they also sold a lot of players. Overall, they still have a slight surplus.

Mourinho also needed a striker, and he thought of Zhang Yuan at the time, but he had certain doubts about whether Zhang Yuan could adapt to the Premier League, because Zhang Yuan's header skills were not particularly good. After round of performance, he regretted not making an offer.

But what he didn't know was that Abrahimovic had made an offer!

Back to Liverpool, there is not much time left for Liverpool to prepare for Aston Villa. Zhang Yuan is very tired, too tired, such a rush.

Their opponent, Aston Villa, has hardly moved in the transfer market this summer. This has a lot to do with their American boss. When they bought Aston Villa in 2006, Randy Lerner A little ambitious and a little dedicated. During Martin O'Neill's coaching period, Villa's performance was still good, hovering in the middle and upper reaches, but it was always a little short of the fourth place, and after that it was a tragedy.

Because they bought a lot of players, the salary structure of the Villa team is very unreasonable in the club's operation. It once accounted for 90% of the operating income, and the team's loss reached nearly 3 million pounds. Such a team wants to survive. It's not easy in the Premier League.

The main job of the Villa team these years is to deal with redundant staff and buy players every year. Lerner also has no expectations for the team. He doesn't want to play any more and doesn't want to invest money. He bids Villa a price of 2 million on the market. More dollars, whoever wants it will take it!

Faced with such a non-playing boss, Villa really has nothing to do. Last season they were just a thrilling relegation. This season, they haven't spent much in the summer, and the team's strength has further weakened.

Villa is famous in the history of the Premier League because they are one of the seven standing committee members, that is, the team that has never been relegated since the start of the Premier League. In the early years when the English team dominated Europe, Vila La also won the Champions League. The club was established early in 7. It not only won the Champions League, it was also a strong team in English football in the early days. It won 1874 league titles and 7 FA Cup titles. , Put it 7 years ago, it was also the traditional power of the Premier League.

And because of its glorious past, Aston Villa is also favored by England's political circles and nobles, and even the current prince is a fan of Villa.

But even so, so what, Villa's decline is considered inevitable by many people, but this is such a team, since the start of the new season, 2 wins and 1 tie, scored 7 points, ranking still in Liverpool Front.

Moreover, Villa is the sufferer of Liverpool. In the poor Villa team, they are not afraid of Liverpool in terms of record. In the last 5 times they faced Villa at Anfield, Liverpool only won one victory. Liverpool was forced to a draw by Villa.

Due to the match day of the national team, Rodgers made some rotations in this game. Zhang Yuan was still on the front line, but Sterling was replaced by Balotelli.

The current head coach of Villa is Paul Lambert. It is the third season that Lambert has taken over the team. In the first two seasons, he led the team to the 15th place in the league. Lambert's performance is also good at the beginning.

Lambert is also suffering. He has no money and no one, so he has no choice but to build Aston Villa into a team that has always defended and counterattacked. As a sharp knife on the counterattack at the front, the others spend most of their time on defense.

Liverpool played Tottenham very directly in the last game. Aston Villa defended wholeheartedly from the beginning of the game. For Lambert, the most important thing is to score. Even a point is good. Attack, rely on Counter-attack and set-pieces.

Villa's luck was good. In 9 minutes, Villa scored a corner kick into the penalty area. Senderos's first header failed. .

Liverpool then launched a fierce attack on Aston Villa's goal, and Lambert's team focused on defending in their own half.

(End of this chapter)