Volume 1: When Heroes Come and Go, People Pay Attention. Chapter 18: The Mortal Enemy Is All-Round Competition (Second Update, Please Vote for Me)
Chapter 18 The mortal enemy is all-round competition (Second update, please vote for me)
When Manchester United fans and media began to call on Manchester United to increase its efforts in the transfer market, Ferguson happened to be meeting with Glazer, the owner of Manchester United. "" Novel handwritten by netizens
He is doing the same thing as the fans and media are calling for, which is to hope that Glazer can spend more money to help Manchester United continue to maintain its position as the Premier League hegemon.
He must convince Glazer that Liverpool has become a very terrifying enemy. If Manchester United does not invest more and deal with Liverpool like they did in previous seasons, I am afraid they will die miserably in the end.
"Is Liverpool really that good?" Glazer was a little skeptical.
He suspected that Ferguson was using the excuse that his opponent was strong, and then trying to make money out of his own pocket. In the past few seasons, facing the challenge of Manchester City, Manchester United did not deliberately increase investment, but still maintained the momentum of consecutive championships.
In his opinion, Manchester City is very powerful, and no matter how powerful Liverpool is, it is only on the same level as Manchester City, almost the same.
How could Ferguson not know what his boss was thinking? He explained: "A hundred times better than Manchester City!"
Glazer's eyebrows raised, he didn't quite believe it.
Manchester United itself may not be a hundred times better than Manchester City, so why should Liverpool?
Ferguson had to continue to explain to him, and explained in great detail.
"In England, Liverpool's reputation is no less than ours. Their appeal among English players even exceeds ours. Such a team, if they didn't have no money and didn't find the right people, they would have become the same as us. It's the same team. But now they have money, and they have many outstanding players. If we are not vigilant, our position in the Premier League will be surpassed and replaced by them..." All this is actually for Glazer. Useless.
Seeing that Glazer was unmoved, Ferguson had to use his trump card.
"If Liverpool takes the place of Manchester United, then Manchester United's brand value will decline and profits will also decline. In other words, boss, your assets will shrink as a result."
After speaking, Ferguson looked at Glazer.
This sentence was indeed effective. When Glazer heard that his money would become less, he couldn't sit still.
He moved his hips and asked Ferguson, "Okay, how much do you want?"
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Ferguson felt that there was only one thing in the world that could stop him from moving forward, and it was something he was unable to change.
That's "money".
Not to mention that a penny can't kill a hero, even ten million can put him in trouble. Without money, no matter how many ambitions he has, he can't realize it. Without money, he can only lower his goals and stabilize his position in the domestic league, thereby temporarily giving up the European war. Without money, he could only watch his opponents buy people one after another, while he had no money and could only tap the potential internally.
In fact, in recent years, Manchester United has been able to win consecutive domestic league championships despite reducing capital investment. Ferguson has tried his best.
If another coach were to lead Manchester United, they might not even be able to qualify for the Europa League.
Although this performance strongly proves that his sword is still young and proves his strong coaching ability. But Ferguson would rather be scolded that he won the championship because of his strong lineup.
Looking at the crazy buying of Manchester City next door, even to the point of waste, it would be a lie to say that I am not envious.
Watching Liverpool deal with Pepe and Gotze this summer, he really felt the crisis.
If there is no money, he may really lose in this competition.
So he needs money.
With money, he can declare war on Liverpool and push this down-and-out dynasty trying to revive back into the abyss for another five hundred years. It completely ruined any hope of Liverpool's revival.
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Everyone is waiting for the news that Manchester United will declare war on Liverpool in the transfer market.
There are many players now linked to Manchester United, but those are all rumors. Which ones are true, we have to wait for the official announcement.
Shinji Kagawa joined Manchester United, costing Manchester United 20 million euros. But this is not enough, Manchester United needs more players.
And like Liverpool, they also need to strengthen their bench.
However, if you just buy substitutes, there is no way to boost the morale of Manchester United. Only the head coach knows the importance of substitutes best, but the fans watching do not care, they just want to see big-name stars join.
Only in this way can they regain their confidence.
So Manchester United needs a blockbuster transfer news.
Towards the end of July, Manchester United finally took action.
On July 28, Manchester United officially announced that Tottenham midfielder Modric had transferred from Tottenham for a worth of 38 million pounds!
This news is like a shot of stimulant for Manchester United fans.
Modric has performed very well for Tottenham Hotspur in recent seasons. He is Tottenham's well-deserved core midfielder. He can not only organize his own offense, but also command and dispatch. He was the best midfielder in the Premier League last season. In the early years, he attracted the attention of many wealthy clubs, such as Real Madrid, who was very interested in him.
He almost went to Real Madrid last season, if Bell hadn't transferred... Because of Bell's transfer, Modric's transfer negotiations were stopped. Bell's departure has already devastated Tottenham. If Modric leaves again, Tottenham's midfield will have nothing to do.
Modric agreed to stay with the team for one year, on the condition that if a wealthy team is interested in him next season, Tottenham must let him go.
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Modric's transfer proves Manchester United's ambitions - they are absolutely not willing to let Liverpool ride on their necks. Whether on the court or in the transfer market, they have to compete with Liverpool.
Buying Modric is not enough, Manchester United continues to cause a bloody storm in the transfer market.
They subsequently bought England national team's main left back Barnes from Everton for 18 million pounds.
The main Dutch defensive midfielder De Jong also came from Naples for 15 million pounds.
In addition, they also snatched Pedro from Barcelona, which cost them 25 million pounds.
Manchester United's series of moves in the transfer market have made Manchester United fans excited and full of confidence in Manchester United's new season. With such a strong lineup, Sir Alex Ferguson is obviously ambitious and has great ambitions. This time he should not just play in the domestic league, but will definitely go to the European competition to show off!
At the same time, these people also said that Liverpool's actions in the transfer market are simply not good enough. Only Pepe and Gotze are the most famous, and the quality of others is obviously not comparable to Manchester United's transfers. So after the start of the new season, they are already waiting to see Liverpool's jokes.
Faced with Manchester United's aggressive offensive, will Liverpool also have to respond?
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Martin O'Neill convened a meeting with the three captains. This meeting has something to do with Manchester United, but it is not entirely related to Manchester United.
In fact, before the start of each season, the head coach will convene a meeting with the three captains. Before Carragher retired, there were four captains. Chen Yingxiong was the fourth captain and was able to participate in such meetings. This time, Niang, the club’s general manager, also participated.
The first thing to discuss is the issue of transfer.
Faced with Manchester United's aggressive offensive in the transfer market, should Liverpool continue to sign players?
"We can continue to sign players, but I'm afraid I won't be able to spend much money. It will be difficult to buy a player of Pepe's level."
General manager Niang introduced the club's current financial situation to everyone. Liverpool needs a lot of funds to restart the Stanley Stadium construction plan in the new season, so it cannot fully support the team in the transfer market. In fact, Liverpool has spent a lot of money to buy people this summer.
It cost 30 million euros to buy Pepe. The purchase of Gotze cost 23 million euros plus a Shaheen. Thornton was purchased for five million pounds, equivalent to approximately seven million euros. James McCarthy is worth 13 million pounds, which is approximately equivalent to 17 million euros. Michael Kelly cost Liverpool five million pounds, which is equivalent to about seven million euros. Two million pounds, equivalent to approximately 2.6 million euros, was purchased for backup goalkeeper Alex Smithies.
These players cost Liverpool a total of 86.6 million euros, nearly 100 million. This kind of transfer investment is one of the largest in European football this summer. It can be seen from this that Niang and Chen Xing have put a lot of effort into this team and are very cooperative with Martin O'Neill. They can be regarded as management teams that work well together.
Martin O'Neill also knows this. The club has spent a lot of money this summer to bring him many of his favorite players, and he has no excuse to continue asking the club for money.
But if Manchester United is so aggressive, doesn't Liverpool really need to stockpile more players? He was a little worried.
"If it doesn't work, we will look for more cheap, high-quality, cost-effective players to enrich the team's bench. Our biggest problem last season was that the strength gap between the bench lineup and the main lineup was too big..."
Martin O'Neill's words were quickly interrupted by Chen Yingxiong.
"I don't think there's any need to buy people, boss." Chen Yingxiong said to Martin O'Neill.
Everyone turned their attention to him.
"I think we are strong enough. With this lineup, let alone Manchester United, I think it is enough even against Real Madrid and Barcelona."
His words shocked everyone present - how ignorant or arrogant do you have to be to say such a thing...
Is Chen Yingxiong ignorant?
Absolutely, then he must be arrogant.
Niang asked him: "Are you sure, hero?"
Chen Yingxiong nodded: "I have confidence in myself and my teammates. I think if Manchester United buys a few people and we follow suit and buy a few people, then we will definitely lose because we are weak in terms of momentum. We There should be a difference between actively buying people and passively buying people. Lose nothing but momentum!"
Gerald nodded after hearing what Chen Yingxiong said, and then spoke to express his support for Chen Yingxiong.
"The hero is right, boss. It was our actions in the transfer market that forced Manchester United to buy people everywhere. This is a fact that everyone knows. If we buy now, doesn't it mean that we are being forced by Manchester United? Is it untenable? How will the media hype this matter? What will our fans think of us? If the performance in the transfer market is a war, if we follow the rhythm of Manchester United, We will lose, and the best thing to do may be to ignore the other party."
Reina raised his hand: "I agree with both of them."
Niang looked at Martin O'Neill: "Then you won't buy anyone?"
Martin O'Neill thought about it and felt that his disciples were right. War is all-round, and momentum is also a very important indicator. He is not as arrogant as Chen Yingxiong. He does not think that this lineup will have no problem dealing with the European giants, but he thinks it should not have any problem dealing with a declining Manchester United.
He also nodded: "There is no need to buy anyone, we can directly announce that the transfer is over."