Chapter 175: Winter Transfer Window
The biggest difference between the Premier League and other leagues is that there is no winter break, even if there is no winter break, you have to drive fast from the end of December to January.
Known as the Christmas Express!
The players do not get enough rest, which tests the physical reserves and mental will of the players. At the same time, the level of manager rotation is also one of the decisive factors, Manchester United have the Premier League's number one veteran driver Alex Ferguson, who is familiar with the road, so he often drives fast during the Christmas period.
During this time, Manchester United had to deal with the league, the League Cup and the FA Cup at the same time, and it was very difficult to fight on three fronts.
Kaisa felt tired, if it weren't for the massage after each game to relax, Luo learned Kaisa, and also hired a trainer, or a female trainer, and the body was greatly relaxed.
The winter break almost overlaps with the winter transfer window, which opens on January 1 and ends on February 1, with a break day postponed to February 3 at the latest.
During this time period, many teams took the opportunity to strengthen themselves. Manchester United are the top teams in the Premier League, while Chelsea and Liverpool can't sit still, waving cheques and preparing to eat new players and sprint for the second half of the season.
In last year's winter transfer window, Manchester United bought Nemanja Vidic and Evra at a low price, and after half a season of adaptation, they are now the main players of the team, with a strong defense and quite stable.
Vidic is 7 million and Evra is 5.5 million, no matter when you look at these two transfers, they are great value.
Ferguson wanted to loan former Barcelona player, Swedish veteran Larsson, but seeing that Saha was healthy, he didn't have a chance to play, gritted his teeth, forget it, save a few dollars, and find a little demon tomorrow summer.
Manchester United have no transfer operations, most importantly without money. Ferguson, a player on the market, also doesn't like it, and it doesn't fit his team-building ideas.
With Chelsea trailing Manchester United in the league and captain John Terry suffering another injury, Jose Mourinho couldn't sit still and pulled out a long list of signings, urging the team to buy them quickly.
Oyeu, Richards and Ben Haim are not a problem, Mourinho can all be used.
However, Abou and Kenyon seem to be escalating their dissatisfaction with Mourinho, negotiating and failing to get along, and the winter transfer window has passed without a single player in the account.
Mourinho is extremely dissatisfied, the team's operation is like, there is no Manchester United results, and he still learns the operation of Manchester United? Yes, Manchester United did not operate anything.
Arsenal are now third in the league and are both on the lookout for the FA Cup and League Cup.
Wenger wondered if he would break the piggy bank and buy a few little shotas? In the future to become the new Fabregas. Sergio Aguero and David Silva in La Liga are both quite good and can be considered.
But he saw that Manchester United and Chelsea, who were further up the table, did not say anything, did not spend a penny, and did not make any movement. Inexplicably feeling excited, it turns out that there is still this kind of operation? He decided to follow and spend a winter that didn't cost anything.
Liverpool are fourth in the league, and Benitez does not have the calm energy of the first three coaches, he wants reinforcements and results. He went out in person and went to Atletico Madrid to recruit the golden boy Torres.
In Kaisa's previous life, golden boy Torres did not arrive at Liverpool until the summer transfer window, but this season has been completely different, with Liverpool spending a lot of money to bring the young Torres to Anfield.
Torres' transfer fee of £24 million also set a record for Liverpool's transfer fee.
Benitez's idea is very obvious, there is no hope of keeping up with Manchester United and Chelsea in the league, just keep the Champions League qualification, but the Champions League and domestic cups, you must keep one.
At the same time, Liverpool also brought in Arbeloa and Duran, and the team's weak midfield was further improved, and Gerrard was finally able to rest for a few games.
Thinking of Manchester United's strong midfield, Benitez looked envious, "If Kaisa is in Liverpool, we will definitely win the Champions League this year." Damn Ferguson, the one who robbed me......"
West Ham turned out to be one of the biggest buyers of the Premier League's winter window. After the new owner Magnussen took over, he gave Kobishley a large amount of money, but the effect of the reinforcements was average, and he couldn't play and continued to be relegated.
Villa bought fast horse Ashley Young for £9.65 million. Watford's Ashley Young is strong and has a good cross, Ferguson is also keeping an eye on him, and Mourinho and Rafael Benitez also wanted to buy but couldn't.
After joining Villa, Ashley Young quickly shone brightly, contributing two goals and two assists in five games, and his performance was eye-catching. Head coach O'Neal almost blossomed happily and found a treasure, which can be sold in the future.
Other leagues, La Liga and Serie A, interact frequently.
La Liga's winter transfer window this year ushered in a high tide of spending. Real Madrid invested 40.5 million euros, accounting for nearly two-thirds of La Liga's expenses, a terrible investment.
Capello convinced the management that they were ready to make a big splash in the league and the Champions League.
The elegant style of the ball and the long flowing hair of the back "New Redondo", a player from Boca Juniors, Gago, came to the Bernabeu for 20 million euros. However, in the face of fierce competition, he could only become a defensive sapper, wasting a long hair.
19-year-old Higuain, with a small belly, transferred from River Plate to Real Madrid. Marcelo, a young player with a confused face, has not yet grown into a wide striker.
But Real Madrid has gone with a superstar. Super striker Ronaldo left the Bernabeu for San Siro and joined AC Milan to meet with the Brazilian gang such as Kaka and Cafu. At AC Milan, and his old friend Andrea Pirlo.
Andrea Pirlo and Ronaldo were team-mates at Inter Milan and are now back together.
In the La Liga market, 6 teams including Barcelona and Valencia did not spend money in the winter transfer window, and Barcelona believes that Messi's growth is enough to support the striker, and their judgment is correct.
Serie A was affected by the "phonegate" and began to show signs of weakness. The teams with the biggest moves in the winter transfer window turned out to be relegation teams. Ascoli, Chievo and Regina all had big moves. Parma have also signed youngster Rossi on loan from Manchester United.
Rossi has the level, but he can't get a chance at Manchester United, Kaisa and others are too strong, and it is difficult for young people to get ahead. Pique was already considering whether to return to Barcelona and he wanted to play as well, but the combination of Nemanja Vidic and Rio Ferdinand was too strong for him to stand a chance.
AC Milan carried the Serie A flag alone. They paid €7.5 million to buy Ronaldo from Real Madrid. Ronaldo will wear a magic number "99" (why not 69).
Meanwhile, Stoneri, Grimi and Odor were also transferred to AC Milan, and Otto was sent back on loan.
After Ronaldo's transfer to Milan, he was not eligible to play in the Champions League, and he played when he was at Real Madrid.
But it can provide energy to Milan's front, at least to qualify for the Champions League. Milan was deducted 9 points because of "phonegate", and their performance in the first half of the season was average, and after Ronaldo joined, they began to exert their power.
In his last life, Ronaldo scored seven goals and provided four assists in 14 league games for Milan, and without Ronaldo, it is hard to imagine that AC Milan would have been able to stick to the two-front battle.
The team transfer upgrade is complete.
The League Cup has come to an end. After Manchester United eliminated Tottenham, they drew Wycombe Rovers in the second division to secure the final. Arsenal and Chelsea played a last-two meeting, with Chelsea coming out on top to win the game.
Jose Mourinho meets Alex Ferguson again and the Carabao Cup final is set for 25 February, which will be the first to be decided.
In the FA Cup, United beat Blackburn Rovers in the fifth round to reach the quarter-finals, also against Chelsea.
In the Champions League, Manchester United is the first away and then the home, occupying an advantage. In the first leg, Manchester United won 2:0 away from Lille and stepped into the quarterfinals with one foot.
Chelsea were in a good position to face Jose Mourinho's former club Porto in a 1-1 draw in the first leg and an away goal.
Liverpool were even more aggressive, beating last season's Champions League winners Barcelona 2-1 away. Benitez's ability to play cup games is not blown.
Arsenal dropped the chain and lost 0-1 away to PSV Eindhoven, losing the first move. It is worth mentioning that Sun Xiang joined PSV Eindhoven in the winter transfer window and came off the bench in the game and performed well.
In the Carabao Cup final, Kaisa wanted to play, but Ferguson didn't seem to have that intention......