What ball king, call me ball god

Two days after Matt Judge and Ten Hacher met, Matt Judge came to Ten Hacher's office again.At this time, Ten Hag is concentrating on studying the tactics of the Manchester City Derby that will be held tomorrow, and the entire office is filled with tactical diagrams and the atmosphere of a football match.When Matt Judge saw this scene, he couldn't help but feel a little drumming in his heart. He even began to wonder whether he came at the wrong time.

Ten Hag, however, saw Matt Judge come in and immediately waved him to sit down.There was a flash of seriousness on his face, but it was quickly replaced by his trademark smile.He warmly welcomed Matt Judge and said he was pleased to see his dedication and attention to the game.Matt Judge was a little surprised, but immediately sat down to discuss tomorrow's game with Ten Hag. Matt also expressed some of his views on tomorrow's game, but soon, he turned to the topic.

"Matt, is there something to talk about? It's so fast, it's only been less than two days."

"Eric, I see you are preparing for tomorrow's battle, or should I come back later?"

"You're here, and it's not too late. The players are still training, and I will hold a meeting with them in the evening. There is still time."

Matt Judge checked his watch. It was now 14:[-], and there was indeed still time.

"The current situation is that on the Wolves side, we initially quoted 3000 million, and the Wolves returned a non-sale item, and then we raised the price a bit, 3500 million, and the Wolves returned 5000 million. This is something to talk about. So After two days of tug-of-war, if you want to buy it, the winter window will cost 4450 million euros. It will be more expensive than the summer window.”

"The second player is Everton's Richarlison. Everton is very determined. They will definitely not sell it in this winter window. In next summer window, they can ask for 5000 million euros. But in this winter window, they will It won’t be sold, if you insist on buying it, it’s 8000 million euros!”

"Crazy them!"

"They just don't want to sell. I have been doing transfers for so many years. They are really not waiting for a price, but they really don't want to sell. The 8000 million euros is probably the price they have agreed with Everton. But if it’s 8000 million euros, I think it’s a loss to buy this player.”

"Indeed, let's cross out this player. Where's Grealish?"

"I know you are looking forward to this the most. Glarish players don't want to leave the team, but the funny thing is that his agent really wants him to leave. This is understandable. The agent earns a commission. The fun is, His club, Aston Villa, actually wants him to leave. And they said that this winter window can be won for 5000 million euros."

"Why such a big change?"

"Aston Villa's recent performance is mediocre and they are almost in the relegation zone. Especially after the game with us, their state is indeed mediocre. The problem now is that 5000 million euros can be won, but the player's own will is very important , after all, the football transfer market is not a two-party transaction market like the NBA, this is a three-party transaction."

"I see what you mean, Matt. I need his phone number, and I want to communicate with him in person."

"Okay, I got his phone number through his agent. But you'd better talk to his agent. Our private communication is actually illegal, but their club has agreed to sell him. So no It’s okay for people to report.”

"Okay, I see."

Ten Hag asked for Grealish's phone number and called him directly.

"Hello, this is Jack Grealish."

"Hello, I'm Erik ten Hag, I'm the manager of Manchester United."

"Oh—uh."

Ten Hag could clearly feel Glarish on the other end of the phone froze for a moment.

Immediately Ten Hag went on: "Jack, can I call you that?"

"Uh, okay."

"Jack, I believe you know why I'm calling you. Manchester United needs you very much. Both Manchester United and I attach great importance to you. We hope you can join Manchester United. Come with us to fight for the championship!"

"Mr. Ten Hag, I understand what you mean, but I have already said very clearly, and that Mr. Matt. I am Aston Villa's youth training, and I have not left in the most difficult times of the team. However, this is our first season back in the Premier League, I am still the captain of the team, I will not leave the team in the middle of the season!"

"I understand what you're thinking. But, Jack, your club Aston Villa have sent us an official letter that they are willing to sell you for 5000 million euros. I believe you don't know this news yet? After all , the club will not take the initiative to talk to the players about this matter. But you are the captain of the team, I believe you will know about it soon. So, what you think is helping the team is to stay, but in the club It seems that the help is the transfer fee of 5000 million euros that you stay. So, if you are really good for Aston Villa, I think you can seriously consider my suggestion! Come to Manchester United, your career can be Take it to the next level.”

"Mr. Ten Hag, I'm going to verify and verify what you said."

After speaking, Grealish hung up the phone.

Ten Hag understood that he had already thrown the hook.

Now it's up to Glarish to take the bait.

Now, the most important thing is the Manchester derby.

On December 12, the 8th round of the Premier League, Manchester City vs Manchester United.

The day before the game, Ten Hag started a meeting in the locker room.

"Manchester City is now ranked third in the league, but they were full of injuries at the beginning of the season, which was caused by too many injuries. In essence, Manchester City is very strong! So we have to take it seriously."

“曼城本赛季联赛里15场比赛里，1场352阵型，14场都是433阵型。其中三场输球都是踢的433阵型。而这三场输球的比赛里，他们的后防线是安赫利尼奥、费尔南迪尼奥、斯通斯和沃克。

Cancelo, Fernandinho, Otamendi and Walker.

Zinchenko, Otamendi, Stones and Walker. "

"Looking at the performance of these games, Stones performed poorly in the two games when Fernandinho came as central defender, and he did not play in those games. Otamendi and Stones' central defender partnership When combined it can be said to be terrible.”

"And Laporte is still injured, so there is a high probability that their central defender combination will be the arrangement and combination of Otamendi, Fernandinho and Stones. In this way, we have Link in terms of physical confrontation. The enemy, we have a great advantage in attacking the middle lane."

"In addition, Manchester City still has a great advantage in the midfield. Especially the three midfielders of De Bruyne, Rodri and David Silva, both offensive and defensive, are very strong."

"However, in Manchester City's midfield, after Aguero was injured, they didn't have a stable scorer. Jesus can only be said to be a center forward. Sterling on the left has always had poor shooting accuracy. , Mahrez is not bad. On the right, it may be Mahrez or Bernardo Silva. Their frontcourt is a combination of small and quick spirits. Our defense is still more afraid of this type of players Yes, be careful."

As soon as the words came out, both Lindelof and Smalling became alert, and both of them felt that the head coach was talking about themselves.

And Dericht is an old god, he doesn't think he is afraid of small and fast players.

After Ten Hag finished talking about Manchester City, he began to arrange the starting list for tomorrow's game.

"Tomorrow's game we are 433. Goalkeeper is De Gea, left back Luke Shaw, right back Feltman, center back is De Ligt on the left, Lindelof on the right. The midfielder is Guimaraes, left midfielder It's Bentancur, De Jong on the right, Rashford on the left, Perisic on the right and Link in the center."

After the meeting, the players dispersed.

Ten Hag and Mitchell remained in the locker room.

Mitchell looked at his old friend with some doubts.

"Eric, why don't you leave, why stay here?"

"Actually, I think our central defender is still a bit weak."

"I don't think so, Lindelof and Smalling, Bailey and Jones. These four are fighting for a position, so they are not weak."

"Mitchell, but if we want to compete for the championship, the level of these people is not enough. I believe you know this."

"Eric, why did you suddenly think of this, but we have no money this winter."

"I know that the level of Lindelof and Smalling is the level of the rotation of the giants. It is enough for now, but if we want to go to the next level, we must sign up next summer."

"Actually, you can inform the club in advance and let them prepare in advance."

"I've told Matt and told him to pay attention. If you want to buy a starting central defender, the price will be expensive."

"It will take at least two transfer windows to completely refresh Manchester United."

"So, there is a long way to go. Take your time, step by step, tomorrow will be our real test!"
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November 12, Etihad Stadium.

At this time, the Etihad Stadium was already packed.

The fans are eagerly looking forward to the start of the game.

The players of both sides are in their respective locker rooms, and the head coaches of both sides also started the final speech before the game.

At this time, the coaches of both sides also got the starting lineup for the game.

The first thing Ten Hag looked at was Manchester City's defense.

"Cancelo, Fernandinho, Stones and Walker."

"There are shortcomings in this line of defense. Fernandinho's physical fitness has declined now. He can play as a midfielder, but playing as a defender requires hand-to-hand combat with the striker. This is much worse. In addition, Stone Si is still relatively frizzy. So it's worse."

After Ten Hag studied it carefully, the game had already begun.

This game attracted worldwide attention.

Although Manchester City's current performance is not good, almost everyone knows that it is the result of their team's lack of major generals.

Their overall strength is still very strong.

And Manchester United is now winning 22 consecutive victories in all competitions. It can be said to be the most imposing team in Europe, and it is also the only team in Europe that is still winning streak.

So both sides are very hot teams.

In particular, two days before the game, when Guardiola was interviewed by the BBC, when he was asked who his favorite striker was, almost everyone thought he would say Messi, but Guardiola said Lin Kedi.

When the host asked why, Guardiola responded: "I used to admire Messi the most, because Messi combined many qualities in one. He is perfect and incredible. But what I want to say now is , Lin Kedi is also like this, he also has many characteristics in one, and he also has crazy running. It is incredible that a forward player runs as much distance as a midfielder, and he reads the game on the field. So much ability. The most important thing is that he is only 18 years old, which is unbelievable. Maybe his only flaw is playing for Manchester United."

As soon as this report was published, it immediately attracted the attention of fans and the media.

Some people think Guardiola is engaging in psychological warfare.

But some people think that this is what Guardiola thinks. After all, Guardiola is a head coach who can point out the shortcomings of opposing players after the game.

But in any case, Guardiola did not make a further response to this matter.

Guardiola's remarks also aroused discussions among many media people.

Football programs like BT Sport have discussed this.

Henry, a regular guest on the show, expressed his opinion.

"I think Link is definitely not at the peak of Messi's level, I'm talking about the level of Messi who scored 91 goals in one year at his peak. But - I will say that at 18 years old, Messi is not as good as Link. Lin Kedi has unlimited possibilities. His shooting skills are already at a superb level, his technique, his dribbling, his extraordinary, and his physical fitness are all at the top level in the world. It's hard to imagine a player who has reached this level at only 18 years old. His experience and his body have not yet reached his peak. I can't even imagine what kind of abnormal player he is at the age of 28. Yes, because by that time, he will have reached the peak state in terms of experience and body. So I completely agree with Guardiola, because his current level is already the top level in the world today, and he only has He is 18 years old, so we have great expectations for his future development, which is easy to determine. Now it depends on the overall investment of Manchester United. If the development of the team can match his personal development, I think we can see the birth of a new legend, but Lin Kedi's national team is not very good, so it may be more difficult to become the new football champion. After all, he has already become the world's footballer, the upper limit He has been raised infinitely, and people's expectations of him will be greatly improved!"

Carragher, a regular guest of another program group, also expressed his opinion: "Lin Kedi is very good. I basically agree with Guardiola. Manchester United is also very good now, but there is still a big gap between Manchester United and Manchester City. , especially in the midfield and the defenders, especially the centre-backs, Manchester United is a bit worse. Yes, what I want to say is the game - Manchester United, the central defenders have De Ligt, which is of course good, but the other central defenders Seriously, those few players can’t even play the main position in Manchester City.” (End of this chapter)