host must win

Chapter 763 A Weird Home Game
Just before the opening game of the Premier League, on August 8, the Chinese team ushered in an Asian Cup qualifier. This was the third round of the group stage. The Chinese team played against Singapore at home.

Since the major European leagues have either already started or are about to start, and Alihan also has the intention of examining domestic players, so he did not recruit players who play in the European leagues for this game.

Of course, Ali Han has the confidence to do so because of the limited strength of the opponent Singapore. At the same time, the Chinese team has won two consecutive victories in the first two rounds of qualifiers, and the qualifying situation is very good.

In the end, in the absence of a large number of players in Europe, the Chinese team still beat Singapore 1-0 at home, leading the group standings with three consecutive victories, and the group qualifying is imminent.

At present, in Group E where the Chinese team is located, apart from the Chinese team winning three consecutive victories, the other three teams, Iraq, Singapore and Palestine, all have 1 win and 2 losses.Under such circumstances, as long as the Chinese team scores 1 point in the next round of the group stage, the Chinese team can advance to next year's Asian Cup two rounds ahead of schedule.

The fans didn't feel much about this. They felt that for the World Cup semi-finals and the top ten Chinese team in the world, in a game like the Asian Cup group stage, of course it should be the best and advance early.

However, the team coach Alihan discovered a problem, that is, the strength gap between domestic players and European players is becoming more and more obvious.In this match against Singapore, which is ranked 106 in the world, the Chinese team did not show too obvious advantages on the court, and it can even be said that it was very difficult to win.

Of course, this also has something to do with the fact that after the World Cup, several international players went to Europe to play football, but the more important factor is that the development of the Chinese Super League is not satisfactory, and no new outstanding players have been cultivated.

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At noon on August 8th, Manchester, England, Manchester City Stadium.

In the locker room of the home team, Yin Jun sat on his seat and tightly tied the laces of the red football boots on his feet.Anyone can recognize the black hook on the side of the boot as Nike's signature.

And the one Yin Jun is wearing is exactly the first generation of Y8 tailored by Nike according to his size.It was rushed to Manchester only yesterday.In the next ten years, Nike will create exclusive sneakers for Yin Jun every year.

Originally, Naik planned to name Yin Jun's sneakers with Yin Jun's handwritten letters, but was rejected by Yin Jun.Because whether it is YJ8 or JY8, it is a bit spicy in the eyes of Chinese people.

Yin Jun really can’t tell the difference between the exclusive sneaker series Nike created for him and the Nike Assassin series he wore before. The comfort and flexibility are similar. There is really not much difference. .If you really want to find a difference, it is the psychological effect brought about by more money and less money.

With rebuilding at Old Trafford already underway, United may have to play their home games at the City Stadium for the next two seasons.

For a Manchester United old man like Yin Jun, this feeling is a bit strange, and there is always a sense of being in an away game.Just last night, Yin Jun was still talking to Ryan Giggs and Scholes that he hoped that the construction progress of the Old Trafford Stadium could be faster, preferably within a year.That way they can go back next season without having to depend on others.

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Yin Jun is no stranger to facing Fulham tonight. He has faced old opponents many times.

After all, it is the first game of the new season, and everyone in Manchester United attaches great importance to it.Ferguson also sent his main players to play in this game. The goalkeeper is Van der Sar, and the defense is Gary Neville, Ferdinand, Wes Brown and Evra. O'Shea and Scholes partner double midfielders. Jun served as the front midfielder.The striker trident is Ronaldo, Rooney and Giggs.

No wonder Ferguson attaches so much importance to it, the main reason is that Chelsea continued to sign up aggressively this summer, obviously to regain the Premier League title in the new season.As for Manchester United, there is not much improvement in the lineup. Although Tottenham midfielder Carrick has been introduced, Dutch striker Ruud van Nistelrooy has been lost.

Although Ferguson doesn't like Van Nistelrooy, he has to admit that Van Nistelrooy's departure must have a great impact on the team's offensive power.This has been reflected in the preseason and Community Shield games.The four-man striker of Rooney, Ronaldo, Giggs and Solskjaer is difficult to support Manchester United's multi-line battle in the new season.Even adding Park Ji-sung won't work. After all, the Korean is not an efficient striker. His positioning in Manchester United is more inclined to be a blue-collar midfielder.

Originally, Ferguson hoped to introduce a capable striker on the front line, but the current price of top strikers is more than 1000 million pounds, and the cash-strapped Manchester United really cannot afford enough transfer fees to operate.

Ferguson is hesitating whether to re-promote Alan Smith, who has switched to midfield, to the front line, or to withdraw Chinese striker Dong Fangzhuo from Antwerp in Belgium.

Last season, although Dong Pengzhuo had already transferred to Antwerp, the first team, but in the transfer contract, Manchester United added a preferential buyback clause.

In the three seasons in Antwerp, Dong Pengzhuo's performance is still very good, and he is the number one contributor to Antwerp's ability to remain in the league.

It's just that although these two can play forwards, judging from their usual performance, they are not considered efficient shooters.

And the first game of the new season against the difficult Fulham is really hard to rest assured.

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"The players of the two teams, led by the referee Marina, entered the court one after another."

"This is the first time that Manchester United does not play a home game at Old Trafford Stadium. Because many facilities in the stadium are very old, after the end of last season, Manchester United decided to demolish Old Trafford Stadium and build a world-class stadium on the original site. The new stadium. This makes Manchester United unable to play at Old Trafford for the next two seasons. According to the news disclosed by the media, Manchester United has signed an agreement with the Manchester City Government. In the next two seasons, The Red Devils will share the stadium with Manchester City as their home stadium."

"There was immediate applause from the home fans, who were clearly hoping for a good start to the new season at the new stadium."

"Tonight, Yin Jun, who has just renewed his contract with the team, will continue to wear the captain's armband to start for Manchester United, which surprised many of us. After all, Yin Jun led the Chinese team to the third and fourth finals, which made him Almost missed all of Manchester United's summer warm-up games."

"This also makes many Manchester United fans worry. Yin Jun's premature performance in the World Cup, coupled with the transfer that made a lot of noise in the summer, will it affect the performance of this superstar in the new season?"

"Tonight's game, let us wait and see."

(End of this chapter)