In fact, players such as Nainggran, Modric, Fernandinho, Alderweireld, and Walker have been coveted by giants such as Real Madrid, but Licardo's will is very resolute: Nainggran and Modric are not for sale.

Both players are irreplaceable for years to come.

As for the rest of the players, it doesn't hurt to sell them as long as the offer is right, as they can be replaced by youngsters from the reserve squad at any time.

Nainggran and Modric themselves don't want to go that way.

Last season, when they couldn't play in the Champions League, they were willing to join the team. And this season they can play in the Champions League, of course they don't want to go.

Of course, Ricardo can't just use honor to whet their appetite, after all, for professional players, making money comes first.

As a result, large-scale contract renewals began in mid-July.

Players have generally received a pay rise.

Of course, veterans over the age of 32 do not have a salary increase, which is also in line with the laws of the market.

With the deepening of the European Cup, the value of QPR players has risen to a certain extent.

In several warm-up games at the beginning of the season, QPR performed well, while De Bruyne and Pogba, who returned from loan, showed excellent competitive form and were quickly recognized by the fans.

And Neymar quickly became the new favorite of fans with a crazy performance of 7 goals in 4 games.

The first exam of the new season is the Community Shield on 12 August, which is last season's league winner against FA Cup winners, but last season's league winner and FA Cup winner were both QPR.

So their opponents are Premier League runners-up Manchester City.

Manchester City didn't make much of a move in this window, only buying Rodwell, Sinclair, Nastasic, Xavi. Garcia, with a total investment of only £48 million, is really drizzling compared to the investment in previous seasons.

Instead, they sold quite a few redundant manpower, Adam. Johnson, Bam Adebayo, Savic, Santa Cruz, etc., as well as De Jong and Pizarro who have returned to their original team after their loan spells, have streamlined their squad.

In the eyes of the media, Manchester City's transfer operation this season has finally returned to rationality.

However, QPR's transfer was also recognized by the media, only Neymar and Miranda were bought, and the few sold did not hurt QPR's vitality. In particular, the core of the midfield Modric and Nainggran, as well as the core of the defense Alderweireld, have been retained, so this season's QPR is still widely favored by the media.

In this Community Shield match, Simeone started Neymar, and the team continued to use the 4123 formation, goalkeeper Courtois, defenders are Sandro, Van Dijk, Miranda and McConn, midfielder Fernandinho, midfielders Pogba and Modric, Coutinho left winger, Neymar right winger, lone striker Klose, and Ricardo was on the bench because of a small injury in the warm-up game.

Neymar used to play at Botafogo and often tried the right winger position at the behest of Ricardo, so he was no stranger to it.

After the opening, Neymar appeared quite active, using his technique to trick City's defence on several occasions.

Although his physical ability needs to be improved, it is enough to pose a threat to Manchester City.

In the 19th minute, Modric opened the scoring for QPR with a long-range shot. Entering the second half, Sergio Aguero won the ball in the box and beat two of them to equalise for Manchester City.

But in the 65th minute, Ricardo came on.

Just three minutes later, Ricardo cut inside on the left and suddenly pushed the ball to Pogba, who swooped in from 30 yards out to find the back of the Hart goal.

Manchester City were not willing to let go of defeat, but they were also not willing to give their all for such an inconsequential game.

Although there was a counteroffensive, the thunder was loud and the rain was small.

In the end, QPR defeated Manchester City 2:1 to win the first official game of the new season.

A week later, the 2012-2013 Premier League season began.

Before the official start of the game, Ricardo called a meeting of all the players, and at the meeting, the goals for the season were clarified.

In the league, teams have to defend their title and, at worst, secure a Champions League spot.

In the Champions League, strive to enter the top four, and even reach the final, and at the last time, the top 8 must be guaranteed.

The FA Cup, which is mainly played by young players, can be abandoned depending on the schedule.

The League Cup is mainly played by young players, but if you reach the top 4, then you can fight for the title, after all, the League Cup ends relatively early and will not affect the knockout rounds of the Champions League.

After clarifying the goal and the amount of prize money, the morale of the team is even higher.

In the first Premier League game, QPR poured four goals into Swansea City and won the opening goal with a score of 4:0.

On August 25, the away QPR played 1:1 with Norwich City in the first half, and Licardo scored a hat-trick in the second half to win 4:2.

On 28 August, the fourth round of the EFL Cup, QPR's mixed team of substitutes and young players beat Walsall 7-0.

The situation was good in the opening three consecutive wins, but in the third round of the Premier League, QPR challenged Manchester City away and conceded the first goal in just six minutes.

Shortly after entering the second half, Neymar equalised for QPR on the back of a pass from Ricardo, but Dzeko and Silva scored twice in a row for City.

Although Ricardo pulled a goal back for QPR just before the break, it was too late and QPR tasted their first defeat of the new season.

On September 15, the fourth round of the Premier League ignited the flames, and QPR hosted derby rivals Chelsea.

Chelsea have learned their lesson this time and set up a bus in front of the QPR, seeking no merit but no fault.

And Cech also played well, saving the likes of Ricardo, Neymar and Ronaldo on a number of occasions.

In the end, the two sides shook hands 0:0.

This is an acceptable outcome for QPR.

After this game, QPR once again played a wave of consecutive wins, defeating Tottenham Hotspur 3:0 away, West Ham United 4:1 at home, Reading 2:0 in the fifth round of the English League Cup, 3:1 away to West Bromwich Albion in the seventh round of the Premier League, and then 1:0 at home to Everton.

In the ninth round, they encountered a strong resistance from Arsenal and finally drew 0-0 with their opponents away.

In the 10th round, Reading was slaughtered 6-0.

After 10 rounds, QPR's record is 7 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss, and 23 points are ranked second in the league.

Among the main rivals, Manchester United lost in the first round, but then won against Chelsea, Liverpool and Arsenal, and won 8 wins and 2 losses in 10 games, accumulating 24 points, ranking first in the table.

Manchester City, on the other hand, have an inconsistent record, and although they have not lost, their record of six wins and four draws puts them in fourth place with 22 points.

Chelsea have seven wins, two draws and one defeat, and are level on 23 points with QPR and are third on goal difference.

As for Arsenal and Liverpool and Tottenham, they are all a bit far away.

The new season is already clear, with QPR, Manchester City, Manchester United and Chelsea set to be the top contenders for the title this season.