Explosive shooting at full level at the beginning, the arrival of the British Emperor Star

In Group B where Arsenal is located, Schalke 04 won 2-1 away from home in the first round against Olympiacos, who advanced to the Champions League quarterfinals last season.

After this game, Schalke 04 looks to be Arsenal's biggest competitor for first place in the group.

Olympiacos may have had some luck in reaching the quarterfinals of the Champions League last season.

But they are definitely capable, and their home field performance is particularly strong.

It can be seen that Schalke 04 must have a couple of tricks.

Although the overall strength of the Bundesliga is not as good as the Premier League, there is definitely no problem with its strength if it can compete in the Champions League.

The reason why Dortmund was last in the group last season was entirely because the young players had not experienced such big scenes.

My mentality was not adjusted well, which resulted in my performance being a bit stretched.

In the previous season, Dortmund, who entered the Champions League for the second time, still broke out. They defeated Real Madrid in the first round of the semi-finals and advanced to the final.

The age structure of the Schalke 04 players is more reasonable, and there may not be much room for improvement, but there is definitely no problem with their immediate combat ability.

In other group matches, Paris, which regards oil as its father, defeated Dynamo Kiev 4-1 at home, proving the magic of oil to the world.

They looked invincible in Group A.

In Group C, Malaga, who came out of La Liga, defeated Zenit 3-0, and AC Milan dedicated two eggs to the fans at San Siro and Anderlecht.

In Group D, Dortmund defeated Ajax 1-0, Real Madrid and Manchester City had an open battle, and finally defeated Manchester City 3-2.

If Group B is a hidden group of death created by UEFA, then Group D is a veritable group of death.

All four teams are at the top eight level, but this Manchester City team is still barely interesting.

In terms of physical strength, they are not as good as Real Madrid.

In terms of potential, a team put together in a short period of time will definitely not be as good as Dortmund.

Even if they talk about their background, they can't beat Ajax.

Of course, head coach Mancini is also to blame for playing like this despite having a handful of good cards.

After losing this game, Mancini jumped directly to the top four odds of being dismissed as a Premier League head coach.

In Group E, this season bid farewell to Drogba, Bosingwa, Essien and Kalou, and welcomed Hazard. Chelsea drew 2-2 at home with Juventus, which was not a bad start.

In Group F, Bayern defeated Valencia 2-1 at home.

After sufficient running-in, Ribery and Robben will kill everyone this season.

In Group G, Barcelona defeated Spartak Moscow at home with difficulty. Their opponents seemed to be increasingly adapting to Barcelona's passing and control tactics.

In Group H, Manchester United defeated Galatasaray 1-0.

Manchester United with Sir Alex Ferguson is indeed very stable. Except for their collapse last season, they are still competitive in the Champions League.

After the first round of the Champions League group stage, the four Premier League teams achieved 2 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss.

The English media believed that Manchester United's victory was a crushing of strength, Manchester City's defeat was a crushing of strength, and Chelsea's draw was understandable.

The "peak showdown" between Arsenal and Montpellier has become the most mentioned game.

Sun Ke discovered that the English media particularly liked to ridicule the French.

After Arsenal defeated Montpellier, the English media ridiculed the French champions for their lack of tactical literacy.

They believe that with Montpellier's strength, they should not study how to win like Barcelona, ​​but should study how to win like Fulham.

Last season, Arsenal lost a total of six games.

The opponents are Blackburn Rovers, Fulham, Manchester City, Sunderland, Olympiacos and Barcelona.

The English media believed that Montpellier had misjudged themselves.

When they see Arsenal's starting lineup, they should attack Arsenal's weakest link without hesitation.

That is the right side.

The Montpellier team is like a French woman walking into a clothing store, looking left and right.

They were lucky enough to get a penalty kick for Arsenal's foul outside the penalty area, which was a stroke of luck.

In this case, we should continue to create physical contact on the right and try to use the home court advantage to give Vermaelen a second yellow card.

Only then did Montpellier think of attacking the left, giving Vermaelen time to breathe.

The English media ridiculed Fulham as being more qualified to play this game than Montpellier.

Sun Ke paid more attention to his own team, and Leyton Orient won again.

In the seventh round of English League One, they won No. 4 Oyewell 1-6 at home, further consolidating their advantage in the standings.

But it's too early to discuss promotion now.

There is no way to compare English League One and the English Championship with Premier League thinking.

The teams in these two leagues are very close in terms of strength, and it's more like running a marathon.

If the results are good in a month, the ranking can be improved by seven or eight places.

If you don't play well, you may fall directly outside the fifteenth place from the play-off zone.

After a season, No. 1 will lose ten games.

The results achieved by each team are unrepeatable.

If they were allowed to do it again, their results might change dramatically.

After the Champions League ended, the team immediately returned to preparations for the league.

There are two focus battles in the fifth round of the Premier League. The first is the "double red club" between Manchester United and Liverpool, and the second is between Arsenal and Manchester City.

At the end of the first four rounds, Chelsea ranked first with 3 wins and 1 draw, and Manchester United ranked second with 3 wins and 1 loss.

Arsenal and Manchester City both have 2 wins and 2 draws, with Arsenal ranking third with a goal difference advantage.

Of course, the rankings at the beginning of the season have little reference value.

For Arsenal, the result of this game is very important.

If they want to win two consecutive Premier League titles, Manchester City will be their main competitor.

In the Premier League, Manchester United is the most stable team.

In recent years, if competitors cannot provide near-perfect performance, it will be difficult to win the championship from Manchester United.

In the era when Manchester United and Arsenal competed for hegemony, Manchester United usually lost three to four games in a season, which has almost reached the limit.

Not only did they lose fewer games, they also drew fewer games.

In evenly matched games, Manchester United can always score a goal when both sides are working to the limit.

Sir Alex Ferguson once said in an interview that Manchester United only needs eight players to perform normally. Even if the remaining three players play like shit, they can still win.

In many games, star players did not perform well, and Manchester United was able to win through the efforts of other players.

The competition in the league is about who is more stable. One season, Liverpool double beat Manchester United, but still lost the championship.

With everyone's investment roughly the same, only Arsenal led by Wenger can compete with Manchester United.

In that era, if Manchester United and its Premier League competitors were interested in a player at the same time, Manchester United would most likely win.

Especially in the competition for British players, the players Manchester United is interested in are rarely snatched away by their opponents.

But since Abramovich and the Etihad consortium joined the Premier League, the landscape of the Premier League has changed.

If nothing else, if you can get double the income of Manchester United by going to Manchester City, at least half of the people will choose Manchester City.

There will never be a shortage of ambitious players in this world, but the vast majority of people are ordinary people, and everyone is willing to get tangible benefits first.

Of course, ten years later, the situation has turned around. Players who go to Manchester City are not only for the championship but also for money, while players who go to Manchester United only do it because of money.

In the summer transfer window, it is said that Manchester City is preparing to use a record transfer fee of 1.5 million pounds to hit the boss.

Barcelona keeps saying that they will not sell their best players, but in fact their attitude is half-hearted.

In the end, because Messi denied the possibility of a transfer, the transfer completely stopped.

This summer, Manchester City still has not brought in the good players they have longed for.

Faced with Manchester City's intentions, many first-class stars still have concerns.

Everyone is afraid that if the owner of Manchester City stops playing after two years, his career will be wasted and his reputation will be ruined in such a team.

Over the years since the Premier League was established, the Golden Dollar Club is nothing new.

When the Premier League was founded, the boss of the newly promoted Blackburn Rovers took two seasons to create a lineup that could compete with Manchester United and win the Premier League championship.

When people thought Blackburn could compete with Manchester United from now on, Blackburn fell apart within two seasons.

The situation at Manchester United at this time was not good either.

Cantona kicked a Crystal Palace fan and was banned for a long time. Mark Hughes, who was past his peak, was sold. Paul Ince bullied the newcomers, drunk and walked into Sir Alex Ferguson's office with a gun, and was directly dealt with Inter Milan.

Right midfielder Kanchelski was addicted to gambling, and the creditors chased him to the Carrington training base, but Sir Alex Ferguson dealt with him decisively.

In the transfer market, all clubs know that Manchester United is short of players and plan to rip them off.

Shearer, who won a championship at Blackburn Rovers, chose the latter between Manchester United and Newcastle United. It was called returning to his hometown, but in fact, he was given more money there.

The next season, Newcastle used more financial resources than Paris Saint-Germain last season and bought a dozen stars in one go, hoping to dominate the Premier League.

Unexpectedly, the "Class of 92" came out of nowhere, and coupled with the expiration of Cantona's suspension, Manchester United achieved a great reversal at the end of the season.

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9 month 23 day.

Etihad Stadium.

Half an hour before the game, Sun Ke browsed the "Double Red Club" video on his mobile phone.

The Liverpool players really risked their lives and fought Manchester United to the death.

Compared with the current "Double Red Club", the so-called derbies ten years later will be like a joke, with form greater than content.

In the end, Manchester United defeated Liverpool 2-1 with two goals from Robin van Persie.

This guy is quite energetic!

Thinking of this, Sun Ke put down his phone with a smile.

Take down Manchester City first, and then take down Manchester United later.

The Premier League has been Arsenal's world since then.

No, it’s your own world.