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Chapter 89 New Season

"This season, Leo, which team are you most optimistic about winning the league championship?"

The host of the show, Ander, looked at Rio Ferdinand who was on the side.

"Actually, if I look at it, Manchester City has the greatest possibility of competing for the championship. This summer, they spent almost 2.5 million euros to strengthen the defense they lacked most before, and the goalkeeper position has also changed. , so the shortcomings are made up for, and Bernardo Silva is also bought in the frontcourt, which is a good supplement to the midfield and the frontcourt. The most important signing is not from Xia Chuang, but It was Wang Yi who was bought from Crystal Palace in the winter window of this year. At that time, we all thought that Manchester City was crazy, and they had to spend 1.8 million euros to buy it. It is too risky to spend this money on a young player who has only played in the top league for half a season, but looking at this summer, we can only say that Manchester City has made a fortune, and their scoring performance is not as good as Wang Yilai Mbappe sold it for 1.8 million euros, and Dembele, whose performance data was even worse with Wang, also sold it for 5 million euros. It seems that it is a wise choice for Manchester City to start early. And Wang Yi played in the preseason There were goals in each of the [-] International Champions Cup matches, although it was only a friendly match, but it was quick to see Wang Yi's scoring ability and integrate into the team."

"I agree with what Leo said in this aspect. I also think Manchester City is a strong contender for the championship this season."

The host took a look.

"The two of you, one Manchester United star Leo and the other Liverpool star Carragher, are you all so optimistic about Manchester City?"

"Liverpool, to be honest, is not very good in terms of overall strength or bench lineup. As for Manchester United, to be honest, the problem of only one side of the two wings has not been solved. From the perspective of the current Premier League, it is really Manchester City. most competitive."

"The problems you mentioned about the two teams would have been resolved if they had bought Wang Yi. Manchester United lacked a winger, and Wang Yi would have it if they bought it. Liverpool's overall strength is weaker, so it would be good to buy Wang Yi. Quite a few."

"Indeed, the transfer market is rising, and players will become more and more expensive in the future. Players like Lukaku will cost more than 8000 million euros. We used to be able to buy Kaka and Zidane at this price. Ballon d'Or players, but now they can only buy a striker who has not even conquered the Premier League. Including Chelsea bought Morata from Real Madrid for 7000 million euros. He is an iron-clad substitute in Real Madrid, and Chelsea will spend So much money was spent to buy him, which only shows that the current transfer market is too crazy, so looking at it now, Wang Yi’s original price was really cheap, 5500 million euros plus 4500 million euros plus, and this plus If the terms are fully paid, I believe Manchester City will only be happier."

"From the point of view of the quality of the purchases, Manchester City added two full-backs, and added three players at once, and immediately corrected mistakes in the goalkeeper position. So it is a pain point to make up. This skill is really strong. Manchester City is willing Spend money, and spend it wisely."

Guardiola watched the program on TV and turned off the TV with a snap.

He knew that what was on the TV was all praise, and whenever Manchester City performed poorly, they would immediately stand up and question the team.

So Guardiola didn't take the words of the guests on TV seriously.

He is now preparing for the first game of the new season.

The opponent in the first round is Brighton, and Manchester City is away.

Brighton is a typical weak team. Logically, there is no need to do so much pre-match preparation, but after all, it is the first game of the season, and Guardiola hopes to score a big score.

"Pep, you have also seen the training during this period. Wang's performance in training is also very good, especially the connection between him and Kevin is getting more and more. Kevin often chooses the first pass often. Just give Wang directly, is it true that Wang is the core of our frontcourt tactics? That's too—" said assistant coach Ander.

"Then there's nothing wrong with it. It's fine if you have strength. Besides, it's not as exaggerated as you said. Kevin has passed it on. It's just that Wang Yi's position is indeed better after you saw it a few times, isn't it?"

"Okay, Mikel, Wang Yi is still very young, you can't use him too aggressively, of course you can start in the league, but you can't play all the time, or you will be prone to premature aging, what do you think of Bregas and Arsenal before Geniuses, they have already played too many games too early. On the contrary, look at Messi and Cristiano. When they were young, they were used sparingly for the long-term. If you explain the situation to Wang Yi, I believe he will understand."

"Then Wang Yi won't be in the cup?"

"Actually, it's completely possible. We have a lot of matches in the FA Cup and League Cup in a season. It's completely okay not to play him. In this way, if we only play in the league and the Champions League, Wang Yi will have a lot of games. We also have a lot of matches for some weak teams. It can be rotated completely, and our frontcourt rotation can fully support it."

Guardiola said vowedly.

Therefore, that night, when Guardiola personally negotiated with Wang Yi, Wang Yi agreed without thinking too much, because it did not involve his fundamental interests. He wanted to play at a high level. The UEFA Champions League is enough, and Guardiola also said that it depends on the state. Wang Yiyi is very confident in himself. He has adapted to Manchester City's training for almost a month in Manchester City. It is likely to be similar to Dortmund's training. In terms of similarities, Wang Yi felt that he was seamlessly integrated, so his performance in training was indeed very good.

After talking with Wang Yi, Guardiola's office welcomed another person, Sane.

Guardiola really didn't expect Sane to come so early.

Because it's not time to compete yet.

After finally appeasing Sane, Guardiola had a headache.

He called assistant coach Arteta. In fact, he must be clear about the relationship in the team, but he will not ask himself, but let Arteta take a look.

"Pep, you are right. Sane has been quite anxious recently. In fact, he is 3 years older than Wang, but he is still a little impatient. He is worried that he will have no position. To be honest, it has affected him a bit. The quality of training has improved. The key is that Wang Yi’s mentality is too stable. During training, he completes various tasks steadily. He also plays well in team training games. The most important thing is his relationship with our core Kevin. Great, on the pitch."

(End of this chapter)