In Yumo's absence, in addition to Euro 2000, which was in full swing, the transfer market was also active. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

The Premier League, which won the championship and runners-up last season, has become a price vane for players to buy and sell, and in addition to Arsenal and Manchester United, Chelsea and Liverpool have made a lot of moves.

The four teams are in very different situations.

Manchester United are still the undisputed No1, and even if Arsenal have a tendency to come from behind, the two teams' backgrounds and past records are not comparable. Ferguson's side were highly regarded for winning the league title and narrowly defending their Champions League title last season with a tactical change, and remain favourites to win the title in the new season preview.

There is also movement in terms of transfers.

Considered the successor to the legendary goalkeeper Schmeichel, Edwin van der Sar, who has just turned 30, makes an appearance at the Theatre of Dreams!

Standing at 197 and weighing 75 kilograms, the Dutchman is a rare all-round goalkeeper with his agility, wide range of control and excellent technique at his feet. At the age of 30, it is likely to be in decline for the rest of the pitch, and the goalkeeper position is in its prime. So while the transfer was still underway, all the media had already swarmed and threw poor Bosnich to the swamp country.

This is the case with competitive sports, when it comes to the overall interests of the team, meritorious people can abandon them as if they were gone, not to mention those who have been labeled as "colanders".

After making up for the last piece of the puzzle in the title race, Manchester United's squad has a reasonable age structure, considerable bench depth and a much richer tactical style of play than before. If the domineering and tenacity that you rely on to survive still exists, your combat effectiveness will only be higher than last season!

Compared with the dead-headed pair, although the Reds Liverpool made a lot of moves in the summer window, because of the lack of fame among players such as Reese and Baroshe, they failed to win the unanimous favor of the media.

In fact, people who really know this team know very well that their biggest problem is that their performance is not consistent enough, and they are prone to nerve knives in the long league. If this shortcoming can be overcome and the stability of the abuse can be maintained, this young guard army with an average age of only 22.5 years old will also be a tiger and wolf division, and has the ability to fight on multiple fronts.

Chelsea finished third last season and secured a direct ticket to the Champions League. Compared with previous seasons, the team's competitiveness has increased significantly, and its popularity has skyrocketed.

It's a pity that it's useless to just watch the scene in competitive sports, and the results are the most important measure!

Last summer, Abu brandished a cheque book and made a big purchase, and more than 100 million pounds of transfer funds were not enough, and the winter transfer window spent another 20 million pounds to bring Anelka, who once set a transfer record, back to the Premier League!

The result?

Not only did so many big-budget signings fail to win any trophies, but the Champions League, which originally looked promising to break through history, failed to qualify from the group!

In this way, the change of coach has become an inevitable choice, and even if many people are complaining about Ranieri, the tinkerer, it cannot shake Abu's determination to go under the knife.

The result was somewhat unexpected by the media, with the 37-year-old Jose Mourinho taking charge of Stamford Bridge as the new manager of Chelsea!

From translator to assistant to manager, and finally to the envy of everyone, the Portuguese has risen like a rocket. However, people are easy to be jealous, and after the news came out, the English media became sneering, and by the way, they also sneered at Jinyuan Football, thinking that they were just a bunch of international mercenaries who lacked a sense of belonging and couldn't fight a tough battle.

Fans also took the opportunity to mix blindly, and many people used last season's Arsenal as an example to prove that they can't smash the giants with money, and Chelsea is just a doll of the rich, and it will be beaten back to its original shape as soon as the freshness passes.

Actually?

Arsenal fans are a little upset.

The reason is really not another factor, it is just the word "money"!

Arsene Wenger joined Arsenal in '96, when he was halfway through the car and only had a winter window to make up for it, so in the summer of '97, Arsenal bought Vieira, Wiltord, Grimandy, Anelka, and Overmars.

Now, three years later, the top three of the five are still there, but there are less than two years left in the contract, which is a critical period for renewal negotiations. Coupled with Bergkamp, who came to the team one step ahead of Wenger, the contract renewal issue suddenly became the focus of everyone's attention, and for a while, the news was full of news, and there were all kinds of rumors.

The first three of the above six are all in their playing years, because the French team has been soaring in this European Championship, and now they have reached the final, and the value of the three has also risen, and various scandals have spread all over the rivers and lakes. In particular, the main force of the French team, Arsenal captain Patrick Vieira, according to the German authoritative media "Transfer Market", estimates that his worth has reached 25 million pounds, a proper world-class star!

And what is the weekly salary of the Frenchman, who is currently popular?

£18,000!

Such a disparity in comparison will obviously be surprising, and it is reasonable to have difficulty renewing the contract.

Due to the rising income from TV broadcasting, the Premier League teams are all rich, especially Manchester United, which has a solid family, and Chelsea, which is supported by the financial owner, and they spend money without blinking. The maximum salary of both teams has exceeded the £70,000 mark, and the average weekly salary of the main squad is as high as £40,000!

In contrast, only one person in the Arsenal team, Yu Mo, enjoys a maximum salary of 40,000, and the others range from 30,000 to 10,000, and the final average is only a little more than 20,000 pounds!

If they didn't win the Champions League last season, the Arsenal players are not qualified to keep up with their opponents, and now they are all famous, if they still take the previous humble salary, even if they don't mind, they will be laughed at!

What's more, I don't mind if only I know, no matter how beautiful I say in an interview with the media, it won't help!

There are currently three giants interested in Vieira, namely Juventus, Inter Milan and Real Madrid. Prices range from £16 million to £20 million, with a weekly salary of around £50,000. In addition, benefits such as floating clauses and signing fees will not be absent, as long as the parties are willing to nod, a transfer that is enough to make a splash in football can be completed immediately!

As the captain, he should have been the cornerstone of the team, and most of them will be marked with the words "not for sale". However, Arsenal are facing an overbudget for the new stadium and a lot of bank loans, and according to a well-informed source, the team can only offer £30,000 a week, a far cry from the offer of their rivals.

The real thoughts of the parties are undoubtedly the most important in this case, but the French team is on the way to the European Championships, and it is obviously not wise to distract from the contract renewal negotiations at this time.

Including Wenger, they have repeatedly stressed that the contract renewal is not a problem that can be solved in a hurry, and I hope the media can pour cold water.

It's a pity that it backfired, and the London media didn't buy it, let alone other media!

Compared to Vieira, Wiltord is not as highly sought after as his compatriots, but his position in the team is not fixed and his salary is pitiful, and if he does not improve in the new season, it is not impossible to follow in Anelka's footsteps.

In addition, how to renew the contract of a veteran like Bergkamp, who is 30 years old and has only one year left on his contract, has also become a difficult problem for the club.

The contract given is too small, the salary is too low, and people will be scolded for "crossing the river and tearing down the bridge", and if it is too high, it is risky, which is contrary to the budget club style. Arsene Wenger intends to sign once a year and maintain the original £20,000 weekly salary unchanged, but as a master, he is treated like this, which will inevitably make the parties feel cold and give competitors a chance.

As for the blind media....... I really don't bother to pay attention to it!

......

"You're not going to continue?"

Early in the morning of July 10, 2000, at the Kearney base, in the manager's office.

Steve Ball, who has become Arsene Wenger's first assistant, closed his mouth in surprise, as if he had just heard about a big transfer that shocked the football world.

"David told me that at least this number must be used to impress the other party."

Wenger's expression was quite calm, but his brows were furrowed tightly, and the four fingers stretched out did not obey the call, trembling slightly.

"Really? That's .......," Bald sighed inwardly, and before he could finish his sentence, he turned his head away, unable to bear to look at the hand in front of him again.

"No way, other competitors offer £30,000 a week, we are Arsenal, Tottenham's rivals, if it only comes up to that figure, I think he will refuse." Wenger took a deep breath and glanced at the clock hanging on the wall as he spoke, adding: "It's different from contract renewal negotiations, there is no emotion to speak of. ”

Sure enough, a minute later, there was a knock on the door of the room, and a familiar voice rang in the ears of the two of them.

"Did you miss me?"

As soon as they heard this, the two immediately cried and laughed, Bald hurriedly ran to open the door to greet him, Wenger straightened his tie, coughed twice, and said: "I actually spent the whole holiday on the field, I doubt that you can break through yourself again in the new season!" ”

"I'm not that greedy, just keep the form I was from last season." You Mo's answer obviously disappointed the two listeners, but this thing has always been like this, never caring about the listeners' feelings.

Seeing the head coach's look, Bald had no choice but to play a round and say: "You are only 20 years old, you are at the age when others envy your eyes are red, not to mention that lowering the requirements is not your style, why does it seem to be a different person when you come back from a vacation?" ”

"Let's be honest!" You Mo still smiled at the corner of his mouth, and didn't look at the head coach, and said to himself: "I haven't touched the ball much for more than a month, and now it's difficult to get back into shape right away." I had to go back to the Asian Cup in October, and I had to delay it for another month. When I come back and find my form, there are probably only a few games left this season, and it's hard .......to break through."

"You don't seem to have any psychological pressure on this!" Wenger couldn't take it anymore and interrupted: "The media are more welcoming you back than we are, they finally don't have to talk about the French!" ”

"Hey, hey, hey......." You Mole smiled, as if he had heard a rare cold joke.

It's kind of hilarious indeed.

The England national team manager who was at the mercy of Arsenal in the middle of last season, Tottenham legend Glenn Hoddle, who led the team to the European Championship, was quite high-profile before leading the team to the European Championship, and in an interview he believes that the team has the hope of surpassing the last four results!

The result?

Losing to Portugal and Romania in the group stage, even if the last game defeated the German team that had already qualified in advance, it could not save the doom of being eliminated in the group stage!

After returning home in the round of 16 of the 1998 World Cup, England at Euro 2000 was still disappointing, with a large number of stars playing good and bad games, making people wonder what level it is.

As a head coach, Glenn Hoddle's fate is only the word "out of class".

The media, which is in dire need of scapegoats, will not forget the words of the brother last season, as France are on a winning streak and could well become the first team to win the World Cup and then win the European Championship. So for a while, all kinds of reports were turning over old accounts, and the Arsenal people could finally raise their eyebrows and say "Phew, I'm embarrassed to point fingers at this level!" "That's it.

Of course, this is not a face-saving thing for the English, and it is shameful to talk too much. The return of a topic character like You Mo can divert attention to a large extent, which is a rare good material.

If this product can still be tossed as before.

"Laughing so happily, it seems that I have been mentally prepared!"

Bald couldn't help but laugh too, and although he was English, the old comrade was not as old-fashioned as the traditional British.

In fact, the most important thing is that he is not very old, only 37 years old, but his bare head and too old appearance make it impossible to see his real age.

"Okay, let's hear what you think of the new season?" Wenger didn't smile, he couldn't laugh, his brow relaxed slightly, and his expression remained serious.

You Mo smiled when he saw this, nodded slightly and said: "The situation is much more severe than imagined, if it weren't for the old man in the family, I would have thought that the Premier League would have been stable!" ”

This guy has always liked to wear a high hat for his family, and this time is no exception. Considering that Mr. Zhou intends to find a position in the Arsenal echelon, he is just introduced at this time.

Actually, there's nothing wrong with forcing it in, but that's not the usual style.

"There's an old man in the family?" Wenger's eyes widened, and he said with a curious expression: "You mean, your adoptive father, Mr. Zhou?" ”

"yes, a lot of my ideas come from him." You Mo said seriously, and explained: "He has been the head coach in China for more than ten years, and he has not yet reached retirement age, but I insisted on asking him to come over, so I became my counselor." ”

"Oh? Your staff officer? Wenger knew very well that the other party would not say something aimless, so he became more and more curious, and asked: "Then what is he most worried about?" ”

"The human heart."

Yu Mo said casually, and the whole room fell silent.

The feeling of depression spread, from Wenger's face to the corners of Bald's mouth.

After a while, a voice sounded, as if saving a sunken ship that was about to fall into the water, a little anxious, but not enough confidence.

"I believe in them, they won't abandon the team!"

Bald looked nervous and waited for a response with wide eyes.

Wenger sighed, shook his head and said, "No, Steve, blind optimism is better than pessimism to avoid a crisis." The blockage of the renewal is only a superficial phenomenon, and their values are no longer the same as they used to be, and they no longer match the values of this club. ”

Unexpectedly, as soon as the voice fell, it was refuted.

You Mo also sighed and shook his head.

'After winning the Champions League, it's time for the club's values to change. (To be continued.) )