On 26 July, Manchester City play their third warm-up game in the United States, against the New York Red Bulls.

Thierry Henry the Great did not play, and like Yaya Toure, who had just arrived in the United States for Manchester City, he sat in the stands, dressed in casual clothes and looking relaxed.

In this warm-up game, Linsen finally changed the formation into their best four-two-three-one, but Manchester City still only played half a good game, and then also lost the game 1-2, three warm-up games, one win and two losses, the record is a little ugly, of course, no one will really take it seriously.

In this game, Linson sentenced another person to "death", this person is Michael Johnson, who was already on the purge list.

The most anticipated Manchester City youth midfielder, after being loaned to Malaga by Linson last season, he has been frequently plagued by injury problems, and his form has plummeted. He didn't have the hard work that a young man should have.

It was another young man, Weiss, who had a good warm-up game and assisted the only goal, but unfortunately his main wing, Manchester City really did not have his place. Linson had already called Tapia to recommend Weiss to him.

Two days later, in Atalanta, the day before the game against AC Milan, Manchester City welcomed back the last three players, David Silva, Arjen Robben and Luis Suarez.

Since then, Manchester City's first team has gathered -

A game is 3 to 1, a game is 1 to 0, and a game is 1 to 2.

Also on the North American tour, Manchester United won one more game than Manchester City.

But unlike the sparse stands during Manchester City's warm-up games, Manchester United has an unparalleled appeal in North America. The three warm-up games were full, and the last game against Kansas even set a record for the highest attendance. Competition is everywhere, and unlike on the pitch that have begun to keep up with Manchester United, the competition off the pitch for Manchester City is nowhere near their neighbours.

During the warm-up period, Ferguson continued to keep an eye on the transfer market on a daily basis.

Transfers are like puzzle pieces, watching their opponents disrupt and rebuild or move forward or follow suit, is a big drama for Alex Ferguson every summer. Each team has a different transfer strategy for each team. It depends on the manager, but fundamentally it depends on the state of the club.

Ferguson has always pursued "my own way" in the transfer market, and the so-called "my own way" does not mean deliberately being unconventional, but sticking to his own transfer strategy and not being affected by changes in the transfer market, so Ferguson has never lacked transfer funds, but he never spends money for the sake of spending.

Commitment and performance. Although Ferguson has always said that money does not equal the championship, it can still be seen from his actions that he wants the championship. You can't do it without money. Many of the records in the Premier League transfer market were set by Ferguson himself.

After so many years, between transfer and results, Ferguson also has his own opinion. In his opinion, disrupting the reconstruction, although the most radical situation. But if there is such a transfer strategy, there is no two or three years of pain, and fans don't want to expect anything from the team at all, of course, they can at least see some hope. The worst thing is blind reconstruction, and if the puzzle is broken up too many times, you may end up forgetting what the original figure looked like.

Therefore, rebuilding is never an easy task.

Last summer, there was one team that managed to rebuild, and that was Manchester City. And this summer, there is also a team that claims to be rebuilding, and that is Liverpool.

Coincidentally, both teams are bitter enemies of Manchester United. Ferguson has to admit that he is not optimistic about Manchester City last year or Liverpool this year, and last year he was more optimistic about Chelsea and his own Manchester United competition, because Chelsea were unusually solid in the transfer market last summer, and Chelsea did lead all the way for most of the season, but the fact is that Manchester City became the final winner, which surprised Ferguson, but did not change Ferguson's opinion.

And this year, compared to Liverpool, who almost changed the small half of the lineup, but in fact the quantity is too qualitative, Ferguson pays more attention to the other two teams, Chelsea, which values quality over quantity, and Manchester City, which is unusual, these two teams are destined to become Manchester United's big enemies this year.

Especially Manchester City, who brought in Yaya Toure.

Because, in Ferguson's eyes, the Manchester City in the new season no longer has any obvious weakness.

Ferguson knows just how much a heavyweight midfielder can do for a team, from Brian Robson to Paul Ince, and from Roy Keane to Carrick, Ferguson has never been sloppy in this position, Veron, Carrick, including Hargreaves...... All of them were heavyweight introductions of the year, and although not everyone worked, it can at least be seen that Ferguson has never been stingy in this position.

Any coach knows the importance of the midfielder, but not everyone can make the midfielder "important", and last season's first-leg match between Ferguson and Linson, although Manchester City finally staged a big comeback, but that game, Ferguson actually taught Linsen a lesson. As for the second and third battles...... Manchester United's strength is not in the front line, nor in the back, but always in their midfield, to be exact, in the middle of the midfield.

But in the new season, this advantage will no longer exist.

Atlanta.

What should come will come after all. Ahead of the warm-up game against AC Milan, Linson spoke to David Silva.

David Silva's expression was calm, and it was clear that he had been brewing words long enough for the sake of this conversation, and throughout the World Cup, from Casillas to Ramos to Xavi Alonso, there were consciously or not, half-serious, half-joking hints that he would go to Real Madrid, but David Silva never gave a positive answer.

Every time he met this time, he just smiled.

There are many kinds of players, some can dedicate all their careers to a team, like Casillas, this kind of player is especially respectable, and some are just in pursuit of a championship, constantly changing teams, this kind of player you can't say that he is not loyal, you can only say that he is unlucky, of course, there are also purely just for money, this kind of player, often the most despicable, but if the same choice is placed in front of you, not all people can choose to refuse.

David Silva can't be the first type of player, so he can only be the second or the third.

If he moves to Real Madrid, he doesn't need to worry about being considered the third option, because everyone knows that there are not many teams that can be more generous than Manchester City when it comes to money, even Real Madrid. So, if David Silva leaves Manchester City, the reason can only be the second one.

However, in just one season, he won three first prizes.

Why transfer?

David Silva needs to convince himself before he can convince Linson in front of him.

Theoretically, he wants to leave and stay, and he doesn't need to explain to anyone, let alone convince anyone. But David Silva still feels the need, trust is never innate, if someone gives you trust, not to say that you will be reciprocated, but the most basic respect is necessary.

What David Silva didn't expect was that Linson didn't give him a chance to convince at all, nor did he give a whole bunch of high-sounding reasons to keep him, he just put forward a "condition" that he couldn't refuse.

is similar to the gentleman's agreement between Alex Ferguson and Ronaldo two years ago.

Before Florentino became the president of Real Madrid, Calderón was actually close to prying Ronaldo, and Ronaldo also made it clear that he wanted to join Real Madrid, but Calderon persuaded Ronaldo, but failed to convince Ferguson, but angered the old man, who reached a gentleman's agreement with Ronaldo at that time: he would not let Ronaldo go that season, but if Ronaldo is in good shape next season, and Real Madrid shows enough sincerity, then he will not continue to block.

This is not some English tabloid chase, but a fact that Ferguson revealed in his autobiography a few years later.

And now, Linson intends to follow Ferguson's example.

David Silva has his own plans, and Linson has his own concerns.

The water flows low, and the people go high. Real Madrid is taller than Manchester City, so since David Silva wants to go, Linsen knows that it is useless to force a block, but he doesn't want to let go of his core so lightly, so, what is the "best of both worlds" way?

So, he thought of Cristiano Ronaldo.

Of course, this is still not a cure, but a symptom.

One season may not change the fact that David Silva is gone, but one season can buy enough buffer time for Manchester City, both at a tactical level and in finding a replacement.

After saying his "conditions", Lin Sen fell silent, quietly waiting for David Silva to give an answer.

David Silva also fell silent.

He himself has not been in contact with Real Madrid, but his agent has been in contact with Real Madrid, so there is basically no difference, Real Madrid means very clearly, as long as David Silva nods publicly, then, Real Madrid will take care of the rest, because if he does not nod publicly, obviously no matter what offer Real Madrid makes, Manchester City will directly refuse.

And now, Lin Sen just wants to keep him for another year, such a request is reasonable.

So, are Real Madrid willing to wait?

As Linsen said, if Real Madrid can't even wait a season, it can only prove that you David Silva is far less important in the eyes of Real Madrid than you think, and if a player can be replaced in the transfer market, it means that in the team, he is the same. If that's the case, are you David Silva really sure it's the right choice to go to Real Madrid? (To be continued......)