Carrington Training Base.

Robben didn't expect to see Adriano here.

After signing with Manchester City, Robben was given five days off to attend to his personal affairs, but it only took him two days to finish his Spanish chores and then return to Manchester, where his agent had already found him a place to live, not far from the Carrington training base, so he drove to the training base himself, ready to train on his own.

Due to the Manchester City first team going to Scotland, the main training ground should have been empty at this time, but when Robben walked into the training ground with the ball, he saw a figure, a slightly bloated figure, Adriano.

With his back to the entrance, Adriano didn't notice Robben walking into the training ground, he just slowly moved his slightly bulky body, burning damn fat, and then little by little completed one of the physical recovery plans that his fitness coach Dina had set for him before leaving for Scotland, a 10,000-meter aerobic jog every day.

Weight is Adriano's strictest problem at the moment, and in Dina's words, now Ade, her grandmother can run faster than him. It was a vicious joke, vicious enough that Adriano stayed alone to train while the team travelled to Scotland. And now, Adriano was close to finishing today's training volume, and just as he was panting, a voice came from behind him, speaking somewhat lame Portuguese.

"Hurt?"

It was Robben who spoke, no greetings, no greetings, just like old friends meeting, Robben just seemed to ask casually.

"There's meat."

When he returned to see that it was Robben, Adriano froze for a moment, but still squeezed out a smile on his face and laughed at himself.

Coming here from Brazil, self-deprecation is a skill he learns, because only at this time. That terrible woman wouldn't "trouble" him. Can you imagine a woman running 10,000 meters with you, and then you are as tired as a dog, while the other person is alive and kicking? Can you imagine the mood of a woman who opens and closes her mouth to call you uncle, but can casually say what you are thinking in your heart? This is Adriano's happy life. Adriano is not stupid, he can tell what his teammates look at him, envy? It's just a joke.

Moreover, Manchester City brought in so many people this summer, only he is a free agent, and at another Carrington training base not far away, there is also a player who joined as a free agent, that person is called Michael Owen, and when Dina left, she gave Adriano a newspaper. The Daily Mirror, which has a comment on the signings of two Manchester teams, has a comment in it that talks about Adriano and Owen.

"At the very least, Adriano weighs much more than Owen."

The amount of it is in double quotation marks.

The familiar pressure was back on him, but this time, at least he knew how to relax. Just like Ariel told him, self-deprecation is a good way.

"Alger Robben."

Robben glanced at Adriano again and smiled. Then he stretched out a hand.

Adriano smiled as well, and soon both hands slapped lightly in the air.

"Reiter Adriano." ――

MCFC Bar.

"X fuck! Give him a red card! This group of bitches raised! ”

"Which idiot picked up this opponent, I knew these hillbillies in skirts would do such a thing......"

……

Bars with fans as their main customers have never had anything to do with elegance. Especially at times like these, there is a brutal atmosphere throughout the bar. Generally speaking, there is only one situation where bars will do this. That's when there is a Manchester City game, but the Premier League has not yet opened, and it seems a little weird to have such an atmosphere.

In fact, even Linson, who was far away in Scotland at this time, didn't know why an ordinary warm-up game turned out to be like this.

This is the last warm-up game of Manchester City before the season this season, the opponent is Celtic, three days ago, Manchester City drew 1-1 with Glasco Rangers, the beginning of this game, both sides are also more friendly, the kind of player on either side of the player will take the initiative to go over to pull a friendly friend, however, as the game progresses, the fire on both sides seems to be increasing.

The reason was that Robinho's bicycle breakthrough was stopped by the opponent, and then Robinho, who felt that he had lost face, moved a little more when he counter-robbed, and the two sides began to have some verbal altercations. Of course, this kind of thing can be seen in any game, and if it ends here, then the warm-up game can also be a friendly game, friendship is supreme, and everyone is still good friends.

It's just that three minutes later, Robinho tried to break through in a more fancy way, this time with a tackle, and then, and then Robinho didn't get back up. The referee gave a yellow card and did not suppress the anger of both sides, but seemed to ignite the anger of the nearly 30,000 fans at home......

The hot-tempered Bellamy added fuel to the fire in the 51st minute, and after a teammate David Silva was violated, Bellamy stepped forward and pushed away the opposing defender Caldewell, and because of this move, the two sides almost broke out into a group fight. Realizing that the situation might get out of control if the situation was not controlled, the coaches on both sides immediately chose large-scale substitutions very tacitly, and finally stabilized the shape on the field, but the game had lost the purpose of warming up.

The game ended in a narrow one-goal win for Manchester City, but no one cares about the outcome of a warm-up game.

The focus of Manchester City fans is naturally Robinho's injury, but there is no need to worry about this, Robinho's injury is not much of a problem, because Lin Sen has seen it a long time ago, otherwise, he would not be so calm to accompany the opposing coach Mowbray to control the game situation.

In the three games he played after returning from South Africa, Linson tried out three frontcourt combinations.

Against Burnley, it was Ade who acted as a bridgehead in front of him, and Gareth Bale, David Silva and Robinho in the back were the real killers, and the score of that game was 2-2, which can only be described as unsatisfactory. There are a lot of offensive opportunities, and there are a lot of holes in the defense.

In the game against Glasco Rangers, Linson changed another combination, Bellamy striker, Petrov on the left, David Silva in the middle, Wright Jr. on the right, in addition to David Silva, this combination should be a more commonly used combination in the second half of Manchester City last season, but unfortunately the effect is still not optimistic. City had few chances throughout the game, with the only goal coming from captain Dunn's header.

As for today's game, Linson changed the combination again, Bale to the left, David Silva in the middle, Wright Jr., and Robinho up front, this combination is a bit similar to against Burnley, the biggest difference is that Bale is fixed on the left side that he is more accustomed to. Robinho, on the other hand, has been given more space to move around and is no longer confined to the wings...... I didn't think about it, just saw some effects, and the game was ruined.

This is certainly not good news. Because next week, the curtain will open on the Premier League. And now, Lin Sen still has a few doubts about the starting position of next week's league opener.

The goalkeeper's position, after convincing Hart to stay. Givens will remain Linson's first choice in the league, while Hart will be given more appearances in cup competitions, which are more famous in the Premier League anyway. Hart doesn't have to worry about not playing.

On the backline, what may disappoint many England fans is that right-back Linson is confirmed to start Zabaleta, not Richards, who they have high hopes for, for no other reason, the Argentine is more comprehensive and more in line with Linsen's requirements for fullbacks, and Richards, I can only say that if it is in Malaga, Linson will definitely like Richards very much. As for the left wing-back, Cesar Azpilicueta will still need to adapt to the pace of the Premier League, with Bridge not having to worry about his position for the time being. There is no suspense in the combination of central defenders, captain Dunn and vice-captain Kompany have tacit understanding and experience, and the advantage of this pair is difficult to change in the short term, and the two new signings David Luiz and Cahill will also not lack opportunities, but the two will need to come up with "proof" to convince Linson, and the place for them to prove themselves, like Hart, will be in the cup.

In the midfield, Linsen's preferred midfielder combination was De Jong and Vidal, but through a few warm-up games, it was Javi Martinez who integrated into the team faster, and Vidal, who likes to participate in the attack, often let De Jong fight alone, if Vidal does not improve clearly in the next week, then it will be Javi Martinez who will make his debut at Ewood Park.

The most important thing for Linsen to scratch his head is the front court, which is why he has been changing combinations in the last three games, in theory, Bale and Robben will be the first choice of the two wings, but next week's game, these two people may not start, Bale from these warm-up games, obviously need to be familiar with the new position, of course, Petrov has not been able to prove how good his state is, so, the two are purely in terms of state, just half a catty.

And Robben, Lin Sen hasn't even met him yet, although he is not worried about his adaptation, but his physical condition is not what he says, fortunately, little Wright is in good shape.

As for the position of the forward midfield, there is no suspense about this, in the last three warm-up games, Lin Sen changed the combination, but David Silvare's inability to play as the forward midfielder illustrates a qiē. Not counting the newcomer Arjen Robben, Linson is trying to familiarise the only Spanish midfielder in the current Manchester City squad with the running habits of his teammates as much as possible, and at this point, David Silva has improved significantly in four games.

In the final striker position, Linsen, who originally had the most options, may now have no choice, Robinho is injured, although it is not a big problem, but the chance of catching up with the first game is not great. Adriano is still on Dina's "non-play list", and Bellamy is the only option. (To be continued......)

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