During this long holiday, when Descartes finally won the person he liked and worried about the future of his Italian national team, he was also paying attention to another matter, that is, the recruitment of Arsenal.

Although the players have left A.T. Kearney to relax at the resorts, as part of the Arsenal team, they will still be keeping an eye on any changes to the squad this summer, the most important of which is, of course, the arrival of new players and the departure of old ones.

Due to the departure of Henry, Arsenal must make up for it in the front line this season, due to the lack of appearances last season, not too bright performance, Wenger has decided to loan Vela in the eating and drinking trio to the Spanish Liga team Salamanza, someone out, of course someone will enter, this time Wenger was called back, it has been on loan in the Premier League Birmingham team Danish striker Bendtner.

Born in Copenhagen, Denmark, in 1988, Bendtner is only 22 years old but has already played 34 games for the Danish national team. He was called up to the Arsenal Academy at the age of 16 and moved to Birmingham City on loan from the Arsenal Academy last August, where Bendtner excelled in a season, scoring the winning goal on his debut.

Originally, Birmingham wanted to spend a season on loan, but last season Birmingham excelled in the Championship and eventually won promotion to the Premier League, and according to the loan agreement between the two parties, Bendtner could not play for Birmingham in the Premier League, so Wenger thought it was time to bring him back.

With Bendtner wasn't enough, another substitute striker last season was so disappointing that Arsene Wenger didn't intend to keep him at all, so he kicked him to Middlesbrough and at the same time brought in Da Silva, the same Croatian player who later broke his leg at Arsenal. Alves. Reach. Silva.

A very talented but unlucky player, he scored 73 goals in 104 games for Dinamo Zagreb, a goal-scoring machine, and he quickly integrated into the team after arriving at Arsenal, opening the scoring when Arsenal faced his former club in the third round of Champions League qualifying in 07, which contributed to Arsenal's 5-1 two-legged win over Dinamo Zagreb.

Many people call him the Fox of the penalty area, but in fact, his individual combat ability is beyond imagination, Wenger once described him as "just put on the pitch to make a contribution to the team", but it is such a good goalscorer, but in the 27th round of the season Arsenal away to Birmingham City, the defeat of Birmingham defender Martin. Taylor broke his leg in a flying tackle, and as you can see from the broadcast footage, his left leg has a complete tibia, and even the socks are out.

Eduardo, who has since returned, seems to have lost his name, scoring 13 goals in the first 27 games of his first season at Arsenal, but he also scored only 27 goals in the two seasons after his return, and was finally sold by Arsene Wenger to Shakhtar Donetsk in the 10-11 season.

It's just that Eduardo is not familiar with his teammates and fans at this time, and he comes to Arsenal and it seems that he can only be the fourth or fifth pick.

In addition to the striker, Arsenal's midfield has also undergone major surgery.

After Thierry Henry, another hero of the unbeaten 03-04 season left the Emirates Stadium, and that was the 32-year-old Brazilian veteran Gilberto. Silva.

Gilberto has been Arsenal's main midfielder this season, but he was unhappy with the 30-year-old veteran's one-year signing policy, especially in the second half of the league, after his performance declined due to a decline in physical strength, and there was a disagreement between Wenger and him.

Until David. Dunn and Henry left one after another, Gilberto thought it was time for him to resign, so he first Wenger submitted a transfer application, Wenger, who was hesitant to keep him, immediately nodded in agreement, out of respect for the veteran, Wenger temporarily loaned him to the English One team Southend United, as a bargaining chip to introduce Southend United right-back Hoyt, and wait until the contract expires before letting him leave freely.

It's not the same as Gilberto's good get-together, but the departure of another veteran, Ljungberg, is a surprise.

Ljungberg moved to Arsenal in 1998 and at his peak he was one of the Premier League's sharpest midfield attackers, scoring 72 goals in 325 Arsenal appearances and even a year older than Thierry Henry.

But at the end of the season, the Swedish veteran, who was very disappointed with Arsenal's results this season, launched a jail against the media, he believed that Wenger had used too many young players, resulting in Arsenal's unstable record in the past two years, and he felt that Arsenal had lost all ambition and still did not have the opportunity to win trophies and glory in Europe next season, so he chose West Ham United because "they have bigger ambitions".

West Ham have bigger ambitions than Arsenal?

The Swedish veteran really had a quiet moment with Arsenal fans before leaving, and even Arsenal's most hardcore fans felt unbelievable, 9 years of affection, just leave?

Arsene Wenger had to add to his midfield position after the departure of the two key midfielders, with Chelsea waiver of Russ. Diarra then brought the horses to the pitch, plus Alexander who had recovered from Charlton. Song, Arsenal's midfield suddenly changed from a muscle with a sense of surname to a "black and hard" paradise.

Of course, these are not the only players who have left and returned, Baptista, who has been on loan from Real Madrid this season, has been returned to the Bernabeu by Arsene Wenger because he has never been able to find his groove in the league, and at the same time, Reyes, who was loaned to Real Madrid last season, was finally sold to Real Madrid by the professor at a discount of 12 million euros because he did not want to return to cold and damp London.

In addition to the big changes in midfield, the professor also operated on the biggest hole in the defence last season – the right wing-back position.

Last season, Arsenal's main right-back was Lauren, but the Cameroonian players clearly did not perform as well as they could have done in this position, and Arsene Wenger even had to send Galla to replace him at right-back. To make up for this huge hole, the professor has brought in two right-backs in one go this season, one is Hoyt, who was traded by Gilberto from Southend United, and the other is 24-year-old French defender Bakari. Sarnia.

Sagna is a dual French and Senegalese citizen, but he chose the French national team after playing for Auxerre in Ligue 1 since he was a child. He has made 87 appearances for Auxerre in the last three years and was named in last season's Ligue 1 Team of the Year and is a serious contender for the French national team's main right-back.

Apart from the positions mentioned above, the biggest change for Arsenal next season is a change in their main goalkeeper.

The 38-year-old Lehmann is feeling powerless in the face of more and more competitions, and in order to keep him in better shape and use his experience to make the team a big win on the European stage, Wenger has decided to make the young goalkeeper Almunia a regular in the league, and Lehmann will appear more in Europe next season.

There is no need for Arsene Wenger to inform the players individually, as the media have long recorded every bit of Arsenal's changes in black and white.

By the time the transfer window closed, Arsenal's squad for the season was basically decided, they sent away 13 players during the transfer period, recorded 43.5 million euros, welcomed 8 new members, and spent 24 million euros, Wenger once again ushered in a "positive return" for Arsenal in the transfer market.

But then people understood that "70 million a year, so far there is no crown", some money, it is not so comfortable to earn.

However, Arsenal have not been the team with the most action in the transfer market this summer, with Rafael Benitez and his Liverpool of the season being the biggest names in the transfer market this summer.

17 million Babbel, 7.4 million Benayoun, 30 million Torres, 12 million Lucas, plus Leto, San Jose, Plier, Kakanicklic and other unknown players, Liverpool really squandered 70 million this summer!

Although they also relied on the sale of Bellamy, Cisse, Garcia, Poigele and other players to recover some cash, but this summer, even the deep-pocketed Chelsea did not dare to call for the stout Benitez in the transfer market.

In our impression, the Reds Liverpool has become more and more depressed since the establishment of the Premier League, especially after the two Americans Hicks and Geely entered Anfield, except for a Champions League title, there is simply no good result, but few people have noticed that when Abu and his Chelsea were in the transfer market in the two years, Benitez and his Liverpool were not willing to be lonely, they spent nearly 200 million in three years, but in the end only in exchange for a Champions League title and a League Cup title, Five-time champion? Do you remember which five crowns they were?

It is said that when Hicks and Geely finally left Anfield in disgrace, the two of them lost a total of 140 million to the Red Army.

Compared with the Glazer family, which also bought the Red Devils Manchester United, the investment of the two Americans is simply a loss, and the Glazer family has firmly hugged Ferguson's thighs, and as a result, the Red Devils have not only won numerous championships in the league and Europe, but also delivered them close to 500 million in profits.

is also investing in the Premier League, and it is also acquiring giants, but because one is the "former" overlord and the other is the current overlord, the difference in investment income between them is nearly 650 million.

It's no wonder that when Abou first entered the Premier League, the first corner he wanted to dig was Lord Frude, and he alone was worth the total value of more than a billion euros that Chelsea invested in the following years.

Of course, the Reds fans and Benitez don't know what their fate will be, and they are basking in the joy of the club's lavish extravagance, and the Reds fans have been hoping to recreate the style of the former English football supremacy and kick the damned old Scottish man and his Red Devils to hell.

The Champions League victory two years ago gave them a glimmer of hope, but then Abu's entry disrupted the rhythm of the Reds' revival, and Chelsea took the title away for two consecutive years.

Now that the gold has been widely spread and the soldiers are strong, Liverpool fans can naturally be called proud, and even the team's head coach Bei Bald is no longer reluctant to keep a low profile, but praised Haikou in front of the media: "We have made important reinforcements this season, and I believe that after two seasons of hibernation, it should be our harvest season." ”

Harvest? League winner or Champions League winner?

Benitez didn't say it, but the media had already written the script for him: last season's Champions League runner-up, third in the league, and this season's introduction of many strong reinforcements, at least there should be progress on both fronts, right?

So aren't the Reds the favourites to win the Premier League and Champions League this season?

Dwarf oil, my mother, hey, the Red Army is really going to turn over, wow!

In the face of Bei Bald's call, before Lord Frell, who was firmly in the first place, came forward to refute, Mourinho, who has always been unruly, had already responded first: "Benitez? Of course, he did a great job at Liverpool, they won a record five in '01, especially the UEFA Cup, I don't think I'll ever get that in my life, but I've always told my players that the Champions League is the game we have to play and if one day we get into the UEFA Cup I'll be very disappointed. ”

Mourinho's words are simply crazy to the bone, he is flattering Benitez on the surface, but everyone can hear it, what he means is that Liverpool only deserves to compete for the League Cup title, and Chelsea is not a team of the same grade at all.

In the face of such an insult, how can Benitez endure it? Bei Bald immediately jumped out like a chrysanthemum and retorted: "We were European champions a season ago, but Mr. Mourinho, where are you?" ”

Of course, Mourinho has won two Premier League titles at Chelsea, but has never been able to touch the Champions League trophy, and in fact, this is also the one thing that Mr. Abou, a real football manager, cares about the most.

In the face of Benitez's provocation, Mourinho showed his demeanor as a guru of bickering, and he was not angered by Bei's words at all, but said lightly in front of reporters: "Champions League winner? Didn't I get it a year before him (the Champions League trophy that Jose Mourinho won with Porto in the 03-04 season), it seems that Mr. Benitez doesn't have a good name and needs to worry less about the team's affairs. ”

How can Benitez, who is not good at words, be Mourinho's opponent? After being killed by the magic bird in a single sentence, he could only swallow this evil breath unwillingly, and then gritted his teeth in front of the media and said: "This season, let's see." ”

On August 19th, the new season of the Premier League is about to kick off. (To be continued.) )