Seven Hundred New Overlords of the Premier League

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When Gao Shen was planning to acquire the target, he first considered the Leicester City team that would perform miracles in the future. As a result, in the FA Cup draw in England, Manchester City got Leicester City. team.

The current head coach of this team is also well-known, the former England national team coach Eriksson.

Gao Shen played with all substitutes and a young lineup in this game, but Leicester City played with all the main players.

The two sides played one to one in the first 20 minutes. Manchester City scored a goal first, but Leicester City then pulled back a game.

But at the beginning of the 38th minute, Manchester City scored two goals in three minutes, expanding the score to 3-1.

It was not until the second half, before the end of the game, that both sides scored another goal.

In the end, Manchester City defeated Leicester City 4-2 away.

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After the game, Gao Shen chatted with Eriksson for a while.

Eriksson took over the team halfway in October. His predecessor was the famous Portuguese star Paul Sosa.

But it is a pity that under the leadership of Sosa, the first nine rounds of the league have only achieved a poor record of one win, two draws and six losses.

After Eriksson took over, the team's performance has improved by leaps and bounds, and the league ranking has risen to 14th. In the past 17 rounds, they have won nine wins, three draws and five losses, which is considered very good.

It is not difficult to see from this that an excellent head coach is really very important in low-level leagues.

And the Thai owner of the Leicester City team, Vichai Vichai, is willing to pay a high annual salary for Eriksson. It is not difficult to see his devotion to this team, which is also an ambitious team.

Gao Shen learned about it before. Among all the teams in the English Championship, Leicester City's worth is the highest, reaching an astonishing 55 million euros, far surpassing Middlesbrough and Queens Park Rangers Wait for the team.

But you can also look at it the other way around, the most valuable team played like this, the boss was willing to invest, but did not see the results.

In contrast, Leeds United's team is worth around 25 million euros.

"Our team invested a lot,

But the premiums for the players brought in are also very high. You know, the boss doesn't understand football. "Erickson said rather helplessly.

This is also a problem that almost all foreign acquisitions of English teams will bring.

"Anyway, you took over halfway. After getting familiar with the team, you can show your strengths when you transfer in the summer. Maybe you will return to the Premier League next season." Gao Shen laughed.

Eriksson shook his head and smiled wryly.

In fact, the current Leicester City team has many famous players, and there are even some well-known European stars, such as Portuguese goalkeeper Ricardo, former Chelsea player Bruma, former Tottenham defender Norton, and former Fulham player Kama La, ex-Aston Villa player Curtis Davies and more.

It can be said that many of them are Premier League players, and their strength is evident.

In one summer, more than forty players were introduced, and the integration alone was a big trouble.

The most important thing is that these players have different characteristics, and the integration is very difficult.

"By the way, how about Leeds United?" Gao Shen pretended to ask casually.

"The strength is quite strong. I have played against this team. How can I say it? I think it is still very competitive in the British Championship, but this team is poor and has no money. Most of the players are on loan. ’” Eriksson said.

Gao Shen said, knowing it well, "Many low-level leagues are like this."

"Yeah, we also have loans, but not as many as Leeds United. Ken Bates has contacted me before, but to be honest, if this team does not change the owner, it is difficult to make a big difference, but their The style of play is very good, and he has always played unconservatively."

When he said this, Eriksson suddenly looked at Gao Shen curiously, "Why did you suddenly ask this?"

"It's nothing, didn't they just draw with Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium? Let me ask casually." Gao Shen laughed.

Eriksson suddenly realized.

Indeed, this game was before them, Leeds United drew Arsenal 1-1 away.

Of course, it can be said that Arsenal did not do their best, but Leeds United performed well in an away draw with their opponents.

But as Eriksson said, many players in this team are on loan.

This is actually the norm for low-level league teams. Who would really invest so much money?

It's all on lease.

For the Premier League teams, this is actually beneficial, because they can release some young players they don't need to exercise, and they will benefit from the training.

Generally speaking, the salary of the loaned players is also paid by the home team, which means that they are loaned to you for free.

Ken Bates has been in English football for many years, so he is not too familiar with this set.

Gao Shen secretly slandered.

Nima, the stadium is rented, the training ground is rented, and now even the players are rented.

What exactly is your own?

In contrast, Southampton had a small upset, defeating the Premier League team Blackpool 2-0 at home.

The strength of the Saints is indeed good. Players such as Lambert, Schneiderlin, and Prouse who later became famous in the Premier League are all on the team. With the addition of Chamberlain and other youth training, the strength of the Saints is not weak.

The head coach at the beginning of the season was Alan Pardue, but he was fired after only a few games, and now it is Wilkins.

According to the discussion between Gao Shen, Su Qing, and Lucas, it is more inclined to Southampton.

But others are not fools.

From the later operation of the Liebherr family with the saints, it is not difficult to see that they are also shrewd people.

The possibility of the Saints being promoted to the British Championship this season is very high. The strength of the youth training is not weak. There are several national players in the team. Wilkins, but it can also be seen that his ambition is not small.

I'm afraid the price is too high!

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After playing the FA Cup, the semi-finals of the League Cup will usher in the middle of the week.

It is also interesting to say that so far this season, almost all the strong teams have given up the League Cup.

There is actually a Championship team like Ipswich among the semi-finals, and Arsenal is the only strong team in the semi-finals.

So the Gunners are also the number one favorite in the League Cup this season.

The advantage of being eliminated early is that after playing the FA Cup, you can get a week of rest.

For the team that has been playing games continuously since Boxing Day, it can be said that the rain comes after a long drought, not to mention how refreshing it is.

But unlike other Premier League teams, Manchester City has entered the charging phase of the winter break.

According to Buenaventura Pintus' plan, Manchester City needs to recharge during the winter break in order to better maintain their competitiveness in the Champions League starting in February.

Everyone knows that the Premier League does not have a winter break, but the schedule is more intensive and consumes a lot of energy. This is not good for the next Champions League match, so the best way is to use the winter break to rotate the team and let the players rush. Physical fitness.

A week later, in the twenty-third round of the Premier League, Manchester City played at home against Wolves, the deputy squad leader.

This team, which just upset Chelsea, now wants to blow the leader again.

Needless to say, in the opening 12 minutes, the Wolves took advantage of Manchester City's negligence and scored first.

But before the end of the first half, David Luiz used a corner kick to equalize for Manchester City.

After the start of the second half, Manchester City attacked in a wave and scored three goals in a row. Suarez scored twice.

In the end, Manchester City reversed Wolves 4-1 at home.

By the way, in the third round of the FA Cup in the middle of the week, Leeds United lost 1-3 at home to Arsenal.

This also proves once again that the strength gap between the two teams is still too great.

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A week later, the twenty-fourth round of the Premier League.

Liverpool beat Wolves 3-0 away, Arsenal beat Wigan Athletic 3-0 at home, Manchester United beat Birmingham 5-0 and Chelsea beat Bolton 4-0 away.

Manchester City drew 1-1 with Aston Villa in the away game.

This is also the second draw for Blue Moon this season.

Everyone is full of praise for Manchester City's performance this season, and this evaluation has not been lowered because of this draw, especially for Gao Shen, because Manchester City's dominance is really strong.

It can be said that Manchester City has not left any opportunities for other Premier League competitors so far in the league.

Twenty-two wins and two draws, twenty-four rounds of undefeated, this report card is eye-catching enough!

Many even began to think that Manchester City has become the new overlord of the Premier League and is writing a new era!

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A week later, in the fourth round of the FA Cup, Manchester City's opponent was Notts County.

This is a League One team and is known as the oldest football club in the world. Its city is Nottingham, and it is a sworn enemy with Nottingham Forest.

But the current performance of this team in League One is not good.

Gao Shen once again resorted to a full bench and a young player lineup. They beat Notts County 5-0 away and successfully advanced to the fifth round.

From the FA Cup game, Gao Shen also saw that the young players have grown and improved significantly compared to the beginning of the season.

For example, like De Bruyne, his performance left a deep impression on Gao Shen.

There is also Sturridge, this local player also shined in the FA Cup. In the game against Notts County, he even staged a hat-trick and his performance was remarkable.

After playing Notts County, Gao Shen took the time to go south and went to London Heathrow Airport to pick up Su Qing's plane.

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In the middle of the week, in the twenty-fifth round of the Premier League, Manchester City defeated Birmingham 2-2 away.

This is mainly because of the physical fitness of the players, Gao Shen carried out a large rotation, as a result, the team entered the state too slowly, and several players on the defensive line made mistakes.

The combination of David Luiz and Jerome Boateng led to two consecutive goals conceded, but in the second half City came to their senses and chased two goals, including another David Luiz scored.

But this time it was a free kick.

Yes, the guy has been working hard on free kicks.

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On the weekend, the twenty-sixth round of the Premier League.

Manchester City, who suffered two consecutive league draws, finally woke up and beat West Bromwich Albion 5-0 at home.

The bloomers are fighting for relegation, but at the Etihad Stadium, they were directly beaten into crotch pants by Manchester City.

Gao Shen was still not satisfied with the team's performance after the game, thinking that if the state is better, at least eight goals can be scored.

But unfortunately, Manchester City is still in the stage of adjusting their status.

This also caused many British media to accuse him of being too Versailles.

However, as the Times said, in today's Premier League, no team can stop the advanced Manchester City!

After playing West Bromwich Albion, Gao Shen and his party went south secretly to Southampton.