Chapter Eighty-Four: The Return of the King

After buying five stars, Manchester United's training camp began. Grayson's roster is basically complete, and we are waiting for the preseason run-in to start the season.

The new season of the "Red Devils" is indeed worth looking forward to, and everyone wants to see what will become of the team that won the "Quadruple" last season.

Simon? Grayson is also enjoying a happy headache now, and the team's main lineup this season also needs to make some changes, and who to use and who not needs to think about it.

Manchester United's goalkeeper position is good to say, De Gea is the main force, 35-year-old veteran Robert? Green is also willing to take £1.2 million a year as a substitute, he just needs to try to maintain his form, and the number three goalkeeper Ben? Amos is happy to be able to move from the reserve team to the youth team, and he is still in the same situation as Robert? At the stage of Green's learning, it will be satisfying to become Manchester United's second goalkeeper and substitute De Ge Adam in the future.

The arrangement of the back line is not chaotic, or is it the same one last season that was played by Papadopoulos, Subotic, Van de Wiel, Jose? Angel formed a defensive line as the main force, Rivero, Evans, and Smalling are all substitutes, and Westdom is actually just an insurance, he is not strong enough to compete with others, and trying to improve in training is his goal this season.

Here in midfield, Simon? Grayson is about to start scratching his head, Flaney is the type of titan in the midfield position, and Krissettig is the organizational midfielder, the two are different types, and who is better will be tested by actual combat.

The midfield position still belongs to Wayne Rooney and Ganso, one is brave and good, the other is flexible and fickle, and the combination really complements each other. Coupled with the fact that Cleverley is on the bench, there is no problem with the inverted triangle midfield.

Forward line...... The goal-scoring Shaq is of course the only option, this monster who has never had injuries or ups and downs since his debut and has never played for Leeds United in the Championship, but Simon? Grayson's heart. And with Shaq's ability, no one really can snatch the position from him.

Really let Simon? Grayson's can't choose the right and right wingers, Di Maria, Nani last season was still good, but Gareth? Bale and Juan Mata are also outstanding stars, Simon? Grayson spent £71 million to buy these two men, and it is by no means that they will only play as substitutes, they will have to rotate, whoever is in better shape will be on the list, of course, who can provide more support to Shaq will be a hard criterion for assessment.

After assembling twenty players. Manchester United began to practice various tactics in training, Bale and Mata were both faster than Di Maria, but their passing skills were inferior, with Bale having more impact and Mata being more flexible.

Nani was completely enlightened after playing with Shaq last season, and the 28-year-old Portuguese winger is not only getting more and more mature, but most importantly, Nani is starting to learn to play with his brain, late last season. Nani found out that Shaq's free-kick scoring rate was very high, and when his team couldn't open the game, he preferred to risk getting kicked and hurting a free-kick in the danger zone. All of these credits are now Nani's plus points.

Simon? Grayson prefers to use Nani on the right side, Mata and Di Maria, two players who can play left and right, are difficult to compete with the Portuguese on the right, but how to arrange these stars with strong personalities is really a lot of thought.

At this time, Simon? Grayson finally understands why his peers say that Real Madrid's head coach is not good, and there are really not too many happy troubles!

Manchester United's first-team squad this season is 21. At present, there are only 20 players who have registered, and the lack is none other than Shaq!

Shaq, who is still playing in China, has enjoyed ten more days of vacation than others, and this is Shaq proposed, Simon? Grescent approved it, and the others didn't have an opinion. Regardless of how much Shack has contributed to the team, just because Shack was the most attendee and fatigued last season, it deserves an extra ten days of rest than others.

Last season, Manchester United's highest attendance was Shaq and De Gea, both of whom played 64 games for Manchester United, but this level of fatigue is completely incomparable, Shaq has played from midfield to central striker, and this monster can run more than ten kilometers per game, compared with De Gea only standing in front of the goal, this level of physical consumption is really incomparable.

Take ten more days of rest...... Count the ball!?

As for Shaq's state...... It seems that there is no need to worry, even if that kid doesn't do any exercise during a holiday, he just eats and drinks all day, even if his physical condition is only 60%, it is better than other people's cows!

On July 13, Manchester United played a friendly match at home against Ligue 1 giants Marseille, and Manchester United, without Shaq, drew 2-2 at home with Marseille.

Although Simon? In order to scout his players, Grayson used a lot of players in the first and second halves of the game, and even players from the development team, but as the "quadruple winner" last season, he was forced to draw at home by opponents like Marseille, which still made Manchester United fans feel a little disappointed.

On the 15th, Shaq appeared at the Carrington training base with a smile on his face and a lot of gifts brought back from China, his trip to China was so happy, he met with his father-in-law and mother-in-law smoothly, and had fun everywhere with Zong Wan'er, so that Shaq got back a lot of memories, but he didn't go to many famous tourist attractions in China back then, but he just enjoyed the pictures taken by others.

On the morning of reporting to the team, Shaq did not train with the team, but as vice-captain, he met the newcomers Bale, Mata, Rivero, Krissettig, and Westdom, and greeted the other teammates, and he went to the team doctor for a medical examination.

Results of the medical examination...... Manchester United's chief team doctor, Steve? McNally looked helpless to Simon? Grayson made a report: "Simon, I have to say that this guy Shaq is a big monster, he has been off for a month, but his physical condition has become better than before!" How so? I feel as if it's because he's rested, so his body adjusts itself to its best, which is incredible! Incredible! ”

Simon? Grayson smiled and nodded in satisfaction. The result he wanted to know was already known, as to why it was so...... Is there anything wrong with this!?

This is Shaq!

God's darling!

When Shaq had surgery on an ankle injury at Thorpe's Arch training base, no one would believe that this kid would become an iron man on the football field, and everyone thought he was a glass man, but this kid's serious injury not only recovered quickly, but also became extremely strong. God knows what the medicine that the hospital used for Shaq had to improve the body's function.

In the afternoon, Shaq began to join the team's training, and under the instructions of Lerotalie and Zanetti, he began to adapt to the passes sent to him by Bale and Mata, and even had to familiarize himself with Krissettig's long passes.

But what surprised the five new players the most, Bale, Mata, Krisetigue, Rivero, and Westdom, was the subtle changes in the mental level of the whole team.

Before Shaq didn't come back, although the team was led by captain Wayne Rooney, everyone completed the training plan arranged by the coaches in training with quality and quantity. But at that time, Manchester United always gave people a feeling of not being able to lift their spirits, but with the return of Shaq, the "Red Devils" seemed to suddenly become angry, and the atmosphere of the team became relaxed and energetic when they were engaged in physical training that took up most of their training time.

Just felt it, and the new team Bell and others initially realized how much influence Shaq had on this team, at least ...... On top of Captain Rooney!

Shaq's return to the team has not only made the team's training quality better. The most direct performance is still in the team's record.

On 17 July, Manchester United hosted CSKA Moscow in their second friendly of the new season. The result was a 5-0 win for Manchester United, with Shaq scoring a hat-trick in the first half and not playing again in the second half.

Juan Mata also scored, Nani also scored, but both of them came from Shaq's assists!

Shaq scored three goals and provided two assists in 45 minutes. Involved in all five of the team's goals!

It was just a friendly match, and Bale, Juan Mata and others were already fully convinced that the final result of Manchester United's team would directly depend on Shaq's performance.

On 22 July, Manchester United flew to Mexico. After playing away from St. Louis and winning 4-0, Shaq scored three goals again to complete his hat-trick.

Lead the team back to Manchester, Simon? Grayson led the team to practice for another two weeks, and on August 5, he led the team to Palermo, Sicily, Italy, for a fourth friendly against the Serie A side, and Schak's brilliant through ball into the bottom right corner of the Palermo goal was the only goal of the game after a successful anti-offside position in the first half.

In the second half, Simon? Grayson replaced his key players because he already knew the current situation of his team and it was time to prepare for the Community Shield at Wembley Stadium in four days' time.

Last year, Manchester United did not qualify for the Community Shield, but this year they are going to play against the city rival "Blue Moon". Grayson couldn't help but feel funny, the competition in the league, the Champions League, and the Community Shield...... Entangled!

But it doesn't matter, Simon? Grayson doesn't take Manchester City very seriously now, after all, Shaq's form in the new season is still very gratifying, and he can still score seven goals in three friendly matches while keeping zero, which is still a continuation of last season's divine possession, and what opponent can stop such Shaq?

[The number of monthly tickets is coming up again? ] The fat man hasn't asked for a monthly pass this month! You guys are so ruthless! Forget it, it's the last day, whoever has a monthly pass will smash it! Now I'm going to pay off the arrears of 16 chapters, let's get some monthly tickets to increase the fat man's debts, and the fat man is tired of counting the ball! (To be continued......)