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Chapter 90 Goalkeeper Candidates

Shevchenko looked at the assistant referee's flag with disbelief in his eyes.

A few minutes later, Duncan replaced Shevchenko with Samaras.

Of course, this is not because Shevchenko is in poor condition, but because in a non-threatening fight, Shevchenko cramped and fell to the ground due to excessive running.For the purpose of protecting him, Duncan replaced him.

After the game, Shevchenko covered his head with a towel, his face full of confusion.

The goal shortage is something that cannot be caught or seen, but it does exist, so Duncan has no good way, and everything can only be adjusted by Sheva himself.

In the end, Manchester City defeated this opponent 7:0 and won the last game before the start of the new season.

On August 2007, 8, the Premier League Community Shield kicked off. Manchester United defeated Chelsea 10-3 on penalties and won the first game of the season.

The media with good things captured that Chelsea Abramovich had an ugly face when he left the field. Combined with the rumors of Mourinho’s disagreement with Abramovich because of the sale of Sheva, Mourinho The handsome position fell into an unprecedented crisis.

Since ancient times, the coach has been so hard-working that he will not let the world see defeat.Even if Mourinho's meritorious service went to Mourinho, he gradually lost Abramovich's trust after failing to win the Champions League for four years.

Every year, the Community Shield is an appetizer for the league. As soon as the Community Shield is over, the league will start soon.

For each team's direction in the new season, it has become a hot spot for everyone to pay attention to.

The defending champion Manchester United is naturally the first to bear the brunt. They did not leave a main force in the summer, and there are young players such as Barry, Anderson, Nani, etc., and their strength is steadily improving; then Liverpool, which invested a huge sum of money to buy Torres, shouted the championship slogan every year Benitez declared that Torres is the last piece of the puzzle in his Red Army's rise, and Liverpool are naturally the favorites for the championship this season...

As for the predictions for Manchester City, different people have different opinions.

Andy Gray gave a prediction for the top four in the league. After all, Manchester City has invested 8000 million pounds this season, which is the most in the Premier League;
The staunch "Duncan Black" Johnny gave the fourth-to-last prediction in the league, which means "only one place above the relegation zone". His reason is that Manchester City's running-in is a big problem. Winning Manchester United can also lose to Wimbledon, which is very incomprehensible.

From the standpoint of the mass media, everyone is not optimistic about Duncan's team.Among them, there are many people with calm analysis, who believe that although Thaksin expressed his approval of Duncan, in essence, Thaksin attaches great importance to the team's performance.

The ass determines the head, and Thaksin wants to use Manchester City as a game tool to attract the attention of the British government, so Manchester City must have a good result.

Thaksin spent 3000 million pounds on Manchester City. It was definitely not a waste of money. You get what you pay for. He must see the results.

To sum up, Duncan's current position is actually not easy.

And although Manchester City has improved in almost all positions this season, only the goalkeeper position has not changed.

The 27-year-old Isaacson has a quasi-first-class level and can fully cope with Manchester City's schedule. However, since the summer, Isaacson has suffered from knee problems and has not been training with the team.In the three warm-up matches, Manchester City conceded five goals. The performance of No. [-] goalkeeper Weaver can be said to be completely unqualified.

So the outside world began to rumor that Manchester City will introduce a new goalkeeper before the start of the new season to make up for this weakness.

Casillas, Lehmann, Friedman...

In popular opinion, the vast majority of players have been linked with Manchester City.

But inside Manchester City, it is as calm as water, and there are no rumors about this matter.Duncan didn't say anything about calls from the outside world to introduce a new goalkeeper.

With the Premier League approaching, Jim Russell is also very anxious about this matter.Seeing that Duncan has not moved, the impatient assistant coach felt that it was necessary to remind Duncan, so he knocked on the door of Duncan's office on this day.

"Hey, Luke, are you there?"

After entering the room, Jim Cassell found that besides Duncan, there was also a head coach of the U19 youth team, Luke.He was sitting at Duncan's desk, and it seemed that the two were discussing something.

"Oh, you guys are talking about something." Jim Cassell, who is also a member of the coaching staff, knew that Luke would report to Duncan on the status of the youth team on a regular basis, so he said: "Then you guys are busy first, I will tell you later. Come again."

But Jim Cassell, who was about to close the door and exit, was stopped by Duncan.

"Jim, wait a minute, there is just one thing I want to discuss with you."

"Oh?" Jim Cassell was a little surprised. His duty was to be in charge of the tactical training of the first team, and the content of his work had little to do with the youth team.

Unless it is something related to the structure of the team, Duncan will not come to him.

"What do you think is the problem with our team lineup?" Duncan cut to the chase.

"The biggest problem now is running in." Jim Cassell thought for a while, and said: "The players have a short training time, and the tacit understanding is not enough, which leads to a lot of cooperation. The team can really play now. The ability to develop may be weaker than the strength at the end of last season. There is not much time now, so we can only put the efforts of running-in the team in the league. Apart from running-in, I think the biggest weakness of the team at present lies in, The goalkeeper position is too weak. Although Weaver is working hard, his concentration and quick response are not up to the requirements of the team. So I think the most urgent thing is to introduce a goalkeeper who will play in his prime."

Jim Cassell expressed his concerns and put a document in front of Duncan: "This is the medical report given to Isaacson by team doctor Ginobili, and he will rest for at least three weeks. Even if Isaacson is not injured now, I think a reliable second goalkeeper is essential."

Jim Cassell got serious, but Duncan and Luke looked at each other and smiled.

"I came here today to recommend a goalkeeper to Steben."

"Oh? Is it Lyman or Friedel?" Jim Cassell's eyes lit up, and he uttered the two loudest voices.

"It's not foreign aid, it's internal potential."

"Are there any good goalkeepers in the team?" Jim Cassell frowned and thought for a while: "Except for the two goalkeepers of the first team, the rest are the goalkeepers of the reserve team. The reserve team's fierce players are not as good as Weaver. ..."

"It's not the adult team, it's the youth team. Hey, look at this player." Duncan handed a copy of the player's information to Jim Cassell.

"Joe Hart? 19 years old? Joined last season? From the fourth league? Transfer fee £60?"

Reading one, Jim Cassell frowned.After reading the materials, Jim Cassell's forehead was wrinkled and wrinkled into the word "Chuan".

Like Cody LS Maras, Mido and other players, Joe Hart is also a player introduced by the former head coach Pierce.

As a goalkeeper, the 20-year-old Hart is still too young, he still has a long way to go.During Pierce's tenure, Joe Hart had only one chance to play, but after Duncan took office, Joe Hart was loaned to Tranmere and Blackpool consecutively.

Although he is over 20 years old now, what Joe Hart signed with the team is already a youth team contract.If Joe Hart-does not get a professional contract from the club next year, then Joe Hart will end up becoming a free agent.

A 20-year-old goalkeeper free agent with only one official game experience.

(End of this chapter)