After beating Hull City, Manchester City have won all three games and are at the top of the Premier League table with nine points.

Considering they have a goal difference of 10, even the likes of Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur beat their respective opponents to make it three wins in a row and they won't be able to shake their spot.

After this game, the Premier League teams finally started to pay attention to Manchester City.

Before the game, there was a feeling that City had brought in too many signings in the summer, and it would take some time for these players to integrate into the team, so City's results in the early part of the season may not be too good.

But no one expected that they would start with three consecutive wins as soon as they came up and sit directly at the top of the standings.

This made the teams dare not underestimate them, and they have put them in the camp of the championship group along with several other giants.

The importance of the opposition is a recognition of City's quality, but that emphasis will lead to more resistance in their upcoming games.

The main fixtures of this round of the Premier League are the last two: Manchester United away to Liverpool and Arsenal host Tottenham.

After pushing off the mighty Chelsea, David Moyes' United collapsed at Anfield.

In the duel between the reds, Liverpool have always been able to play at a super-level level when facing the Red Devils at home.

Although in recent years, the Reds' record in both the league and the Champions League has been far inferior to Manchester United, but Manchester United just can't take advantage of Anfield.

In the last six seasons of Manchester United's visit to Anfield, their record has been one win, one draw and four defeats.

This record can be said to be one-sided!

And Moyes has just come to the top this season and has not yet fully mastered the team, and this situation comes down to Liverpool's home stadium, and the result can be imagined.

Just four minutes into the game, Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard set up team-mate Sturridge to open the scoring.

It was the only goal of the game, but even one goal was enough to leave the Reds in the red.

The defeat in this game was very bad for Moyes.

After the first three rounds of meetings against two opponents in BIG4, Manchester United's record is one draw and one defeat.

This record can be said to be very unsatisfactory!

Manchester United, who won only one of their first three games, has fallen to seventh place in the current standings, falling directly out of the title zone.

Considering they face an in-form Manchester City in the fifth round of the league, if United lose again in the local derby, then the Red Devils will surely continue to fall down the table, and this season's Premier League champions may have to say goodbye to them!

There was joy and sorrow, with David Moyes disappointed at Anfield and Arsenal's Arsene Wenger beating off north London rivals Tottenham Hotspur by the same score at the Emirates Stadium to halt a run of two consecutive wins after a surprise loss in their opening game.

Arsenal are currently on two wins in a row and are in fourth place in the standings, three points behind Manchester City and Liverpool, but the difference is not too big, and as long as the opponent makes a mistake, they can chase it back.

With his crazy performances in the first three rounds of the Premier League, Lin Quan was voted the best player in the Premier League this month.

It was his first Premier League award and the youngest foreign player to do so.

The popularity of the Premier League is indeed much greater than that of the Bundesliga, and after joining the Premier League, Lin Quan's Twitter followers soared rapidly.

Originally, after playing in the Confederations Cup, the number of fans rose to about 2.8 million and then stagnated, but after only three games after joining Manchester City, his number of fans rose by more than 1 million, and now the total number of followers is approaching 4 million.

Affected by this, Lin Quan's commercial value has also risen.

There was almost a long queue of sponsors who came to him for endorsements, and Perre, who had a large number, was almost too busy.

In line with the idea of preferring lack to abundance, Lin Quan asked Pere to reject most of these commercial endorsements.

"Coca-Cola and Pepsi have both approached me, and they want to work with you."

According to Lin Quan's requirements, Perret retained some international brands with relatively high prices and more sincerity.

"What is the price of the two?"

Lin Quan doesn't drink a lot of carbonated drinks, which is harmful to professional players.

But ordinary people don't care, as a fat house happy water, Coke has a huge sales volume all over the world, and it is also very well-known.

Business cooperation with them is also helpful to expand Lin Quan's own influence and popularity.

This kind of mutually beneficial and win-win cooperation is what he yearns for.

"Coca-Cola has a bit more influence, so they are more conservative in their price, offering a three-year, 9 million euro contract.

Pepsi has a slightly smaller influence, so it gives more promotion fees, and they offer a contract of 14 million euros for 4 years! ”

To sum up, Coca-Cola is 3 million euros a year, and Pepsi is 3.5 million euros.

However, Lin Quan prefers Sprite in Coca-Cola, and when he drinks a bottle of chilled Sprite in summer, it doesn't feel too sour, that is, it is easy to panic when he drinks too much before meals, and his stomach is hungry......

So he said to Perret: "You can sign a contract with Coca-Cola, but you have to ask them, I only endorse Sprite, see if they are willing?" ”

"Well, I'll negotiate with them!"

"In addition, Nike and Adidas can't sit still, and they have contacted me, intending to re-offer you."

"There's no rush for this, I'll talk to them after the Champions League starts, talk slowly!"

A few months ago, Lin Quan rejected offers from Nike and Adidas, and at that time he had not yet decided on his next home, and his popularity was limited to the Bundesliga, so he did not have much fan base in the world.

So the two major sports brands just regarded him as a potential new star and did not give too high an offer.

But now it's different, even though only one summer has passed.

But after winning the Confederations Cup and joining Manchester City for a sky-high signing fee, his influence in the football world has increased significantly.

At this time, neither Nike nor Adidas can treat him as a young player anymore.

Although he is indeed very young, his current influence is not lost to those top stars, and even surpasses it.

So, they have to show their sincerity again.

However, Lin Quan is not in a hurry about this kind of thing, because he knows that his influence has not yet been expanded to the extreme.

As long as he continues his current performances in the Champions League and the World Cup, the two most watched competitions, then his influence will expand further and he will truly become a superstar on par with Melo.

In addition to commercial endorsements, Lin Quan is also thinking about how to spend the money in his hands.

Last season, his salary was not high, so he didn't think much about investing.

But after joining Manchester City this season, Lin Quan received a sky-high signing fee of 100 million pounds.

That's not a small amount of money!

Considering that the price of the pound will continue to depreciate, if you don't spend it sooner at this time, it will be a big loss if you wait until a few years after Brexit and the exchange rate will fall sharply.

But what is the best investment?

……

After the third round of the Premier League, the FIFA matchday is here.

Lin Quan left the club and rushed back to Spain to report on the national team.

Spain have not assembled for more than a month after finishing the Confederations Cup.

There was originally a friendly match with Ecuador in the middle, but Bosque didn't recruit any main players, and directly promoted a group of young players from the youth team and handed them over to assistant coach Tony to lead the team.

Toney led the group of young players to kick Ecuador 3-0, much to Bosque's satisfaction.

It's not really important what the score is, the important thing is that the boss has already started to look for a candidate for the next generation of Spain's main frame.

Spain's current squad has a large number of players born around 85.

After playing in next year's World Cup, they will most likely not be able to participate in the 2018 World Cup.

So, it's time for Spain to start planning ahead.

However, with Lin Quan, the rebuilding will be easy, after all, the core of the team does not have to worry.

"Tsk, our big star is here!"

Lin Quan arrived at the training base of the national team and happened to meet Ramos and Casillas and others.

When Morata saw Lin Quan, he ran over, first punched him in the chest, and then gave him a bear hug.

"How's it going, is the Premier League fun?"

"It's okay, you want to come to the Premier League too?"

"How is it possible, I am wholeheartedly devoted to Real Madrid, my favorite club is Real Madrid, I will not go anywhere in my life except Real Madrid!"

Alvaro Morata speaks like I'm a loyal dog of Real Madrid.

Lin Quan glanced at him, not believing a word of Morata's words.

This guy is a football 'dreamer', when he left Real Madrid to join Juventus, he said that his dream since childhood was to join Juventus.

When he left Juventus and was bought back by Real Madrid, he said that he had a dream of being a child since he was a child, and he dreamed of succeeding in Real Madrid.

When he left Real Madrid for Chelsea and Atletico Madrid, he said it again.

Given that Morata dreams of joining so many teams, fans have given him the title of 'Dreamer'.

As for which team he really likes, I'm afraid no one knows except himself.

Seeing Lin Quan coming, Ramos and Casillas also stepped forward to greet him.

Ramos circled around Lin Quan, pinched his strong muscles, and said in his mouth:

"Yes, yes, I have grown a lot stronger, it seems that my previous worries were superfluous, with your body, even if you are a defender in the Premier League, I am afraid I can't help you!"

Casillas said: "Don't be careless, the defenders in the Premier League are rough and foul a lot, don't fight with them, so as not to hurt yourself." ”

Speaking of which, several people thought of David Silva, who was absent due to injury, and couldn't help but sigh.

Silva was injured in the Premier League and will miss at least three months.

For a professional footballer, a three-month injury break could well mean that their main position is not secured.

They may have been an indispensable workhorse in the team before they were injured, but when they return from injury, they may have been robbed of their main position.

Moreover, many players will be left with psychological shadows after injury, and their physical functions will also be affected, and the game state may plummet, and everyone will not be seen from then on.

It's no exaggeration to say that injuries are the biggest enemy of professional footballers.

……

In this training camp, there are many newcomers in the team.

Real Madrid's Nacho and Manchester City's Garcia were both selected for the national team for the first time, along with Negredo and Keylor Navas.

If you count the injured David Silva, Manchester City have five Spain internationals.

"Sergio Busquets is injured and Xavi Garcia is here to take his place!"

Bosque specifically explained.

But that's just the obvious reason.

Spain has no shortage of midfielders at all, and Xavi Garcia is 26 years old and not a young player anymore.

In addition to replacing Busquets, who was absent due to injury, another important reason for him to recruit the other party was to help Lin Quan.

Bosque has been following Lin Quan's Premier League games, but after watching three Manchester City games, he found that City's midfielders did not provide enough support for Lin Quan.

The heart of Manchester City's midfield is Yaya Toure, but this guy is not a midfielder who likes to assist his teammates, but a midfielder who likes to attack with the ball himself.

He passed the ball directly to Lin Quan very rarely, let alone gave Lin Quan an assist.

In these three games, most of Lin Quan's goals came from his excellent individual combat ability, and his teammates provided relatively little support and help.

It was not Manchester City's midfielder who gave him the most assists, but the team's striker Sergio Aguero.

Originally, when David Silva was not injured, he could still provide Lin Quan with some help.

But now that he's injured, he can't help.

With that in mind, Bosque has decided to promote more Spanish players in the Manchester City squad.

Give them more opportunities in the national team, and let them play more with Lin Quan.

In this way, when they return to the club, they will be able to provide Lin Quan with greater support and help.

The likes of Keylor Navas and Garcia don't know this, and both are excited about their call-up to the national team.

The World Cup is getting closer and closer, and footballers from all over the world are now desperately competing for the main position in the team.

Even if you don't get the main position, it's good to be able to successfully enter the 23-man squad.

Especially for the favourites Spain, if they can make the national team squad.

Once the Spanish national team wins the World Cup next year, then they have a chance to lift the Hercules Cup!

The other players in the national team have similar ideas, and in the training of the team, it is obvious that their attitude is much more serious.

On the contrary, because the players were too serious, in the team's training matches, there were even some players who almost clashed with their teammates because they really made a tackle.

Bosque will be both pleased and a little apprehensive about the form of his players.

He was pleased with the players' progress, but was worried that the limited size of the national team squad would not allow them to bring all these outstanding players to the World Cup stage.

This time, many of the main players are out due to injury, but that doesn't mean they have been sidelined.

Therefore, many of the players who were called up this time will probably not be here when the next national team training camp.

I don't know if they can accept this harsh reality.

After three days of intensive training in Madrid, the Spanish national team flew to Helsinki, the capital of Finland in Northern Europe, to prepare for the group stage opponent Finland.

This is Spain's penultimate game in the group stage, and a win against Finland will see them top the group two rounds ahead of schedule and direct qualification for the 2014 World Cup.

(End of chapter)