Red Rebels

Everyone in the UK is overjoyed to win the Champions League trophy, and fans regard winning the trophy as a festival of English football, especially the outstanding performance of the English team in the Champions League this season.

If England's representative in the European War in previous years was Manchester United, then this season, new teams like Chelsea have become England's European heroes. On the contrary, Manchester United and Arsenal both stopped in the top 16, regardless of performance. Or in terms of strength, it is obviously not comparable to before.

On the other hand, although there was not much transfer investment in the summer, the team's performance this season is even better than last season. The talented teenagers in the past have now matured, including Kaká, Ronaldinho, Essien. When the stars broke out in full force, even Messi showed amazing strength.

In addition to these stars, a core group of players such as Evra, Terry, Cech, Vidic, Beckham and Drogba have also reached their peak, which has allowed them to perform very well in the league and the Champions League.

Although the performance in the league had some ups and downs in the middle of the season, which eventually led to the championship, the team finally withstood the pressure and almost reversed Chelsea. It was precisely because of the outstanding performance in the second half that gave Chelsea and Ancelo Ti created considerable pressure, which led to Chelsea's final victory.

If 4 teams entered the top 16, but only 2 teams advanced to the top 8, which was criticized by many anti-Premier League opponents, then the meeting of two Premier League teams in the top 4 is considered a typical representative of the rise of the Premier League. Although the Premier League teams ultimately failed to reach the finals, it is undeniable that the Premier League has shown a strong development trend.

In addition, in the UEFA national league points rankings, the Premier League has overtaken Serie A for two consecutive years and has become the second largest league in Europe. However, due to the accumulation of too much in La Liga in the past few years, the Premier League is still slightly inferior. However, Since this list is based on 5 years, overall, the Premier League has the strongest momentum.

In addition to the points rankings, after the end of the 2005 season, the selection of the 2005 World Footballer has also begun to be brewed, and the media has begun to hype the selection of the World Footballer and the European Footballer in advance.

Since in non-World Cup years, the Champions League has always been an important benchmark for selecting Mr. Double, this makes Beckham, who just won the Mr. Double last year, once again become the favorite to win the award with his outstanding performance this season.

As many media said, Beckham's election last year can be said to be largely due to his popularity and winning the Premier League championship. However, this season he ranked second in the Premier League and lost to Chelsea, but he won the championship. Fighting to the end in the cup and successfully winning the championship all benefited Beckham.

However, Kaka, who is also from the same country, is also a favorite. The Brazilian relied on his outstanding performance this season and his performance at critical moments to help the team win the Champions League and the league runner-up. He also scored 33 goals and double-digit assists throughout the year. The data also gives Kaka more leverage to win the Footballer of the Year award.

In addition to Beckham and Kaka, Lampard, the tactical core of Premier League champion Chelsea, is also a favorite in the selection. Lampard's outstanding performance throughout the year helped Chelsea reach the top four of the Champions League and win the Premier League championship at the same time. These are all factors that Lampard Pad gets Footballer of the Year chips.

Liverpool's Gerrard has also become a favorite. His chip is the UEFA Cup championship. This was originally the least attractive chip, but this season's Liverpool is considered to be Gerrard's team alone. He and Aaron The double defensive midfielder composed of Suo has almost become a guarantee for Liverpool's victory, and Gerrard's tenacity and bloody surname have helped him establish his personal image many times.

Barcelona's Ronaldinho is the favorite from La Liga. The Brazilian who helped Barcelona win the La Liga championship is considered to be the most talented magician in European football today. His magical footwork is dazzling. The sudden attack from Feixian was even more difficult to guard against.

Although Barcelona stopped in the top 16 of the Champions League this season, Ronaldinho's popularity has made it impossible to ignore this popular Brazilian star in all awards.

In addition, Juventus goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon, who won the Serie A championship, and Maldini, who is regarded as the spiritual leader of the Rossoneri despite only having two runner-ups, were also selected for the hot list.

Judging from the selection of the media, there are a total of 5 people selected in the Premier League. The possibility of being hailed as the defending double footballer is very high, but there is also a possibility that players from the same league will divide the votes, especially Beckham. Mu and Kaka, Lampard and Deco are all from the same team, which is likely to divide each other's votes.

The media believes that once the votes are divided, Ronaldinho, who has always been very popular, is likely to be elected. In addition, Maldini, an evergreen player for 20 years, can stand out based on sympathy points, and even perform poorly in Real Madrid. The best Ronaldo and Zidane are both possible.

Of course, no matter what, the two Footballer of the Year selections will still be at the end of the year. Now that the league has just ended, no one cares too much about these distant selections.

…………….. After winning the Champions League in Istanbul and returning to Manchester, the fans spontaneously organized a pick-up at Manchester Airport. Then as usual, the players held the Champions League trophy on the uncovered bus. As it circled Manchester, more and more fans joined the parade along the way, and fans lined the streets to welcome it.

During the parade, there were some small tidbits and accidents. Every time the team won the championship, fans would set off fireworks outside the Old Trafford Stadium to celebrate. This time the team passed by the Old Trafford Stadium, and the fans were furious. The celebrations were even more intense as a way to vent their dissatisfaction with the Glazer family's takeover of Manchester United.

In addition, when passing outside the new stadium that Manchester City was building, the fans' performance was even more enthusiastic. In response to the rival fans celebrating so arrogantly on their own turf, many die-hard Manchester City fans fought back. The two sides almost came to blows. Fortunately, the Manchester police The bureau arrived at the scene in advance to take precautions and resolve a potential fan riot.

After the parade, we returned to the stadium. Here, all the celebrations were ready, and countless fans gathered together. They may not all be fans, but this did not prevent them from participating in this celebration at all.

As before, all the drinks in the stadium today are provided by the club, and fans can enjoy them for free here. In order to create a better lively atmosphere, the club even launched various competitions, such as drinking competitions, singing competitions, etc. , the fans responded very enthusiastically.

In addition to the joy of the club and fans, winning the Champions League also attracted the attention of the British royal family. Although Queen Elizabeth visited Canada, she immediately announced through the spokesperson of Buckingham Palace that she would receive him when she returned to the UK. A congratulatory message was sent to the club.

All of this was a bit flattering. After all, being received by the Queen was a treatment that Manchester United had not had before. However, after getting to know each other through relationships, Xiao Yu understood that this was not only because of winning the championship, but also because this club had fought hard from the lowest level. Go up and finally win the Champions League.

The Queen obviously intends to use this interview to convey some ruling ideas to the outside world. At the same time, there must be a reason why Xiao Yu united with the clubs to help the Football Association carry out football reforms. After all, these reforms have allowed England to see the future of football. .

Although he enjoyed this series of favors, Xiao Yu did not feel elated at all. Instead, he felt very stressed. After all, the greater the attention and expectations the team received, the greater the pressure. So in this case, Xiao Yu held a meeting and launched a series of measures to help the team reduce pressure.

However, it was also during this meeting that Xiao Yu distributed huge bonuses for winning the Champions League to the coaching staff and players. After all, the team had gained a lot from the Champions League and had a lot of operating income this season, so Xiao Yu decided to take part of it. Come out and give it to the players, coaching staff and staff as a reward.

This also greatly stimulated the morale of everyone!

……………………Although the team won the Champions League and Xiao Yu paid huge bonuses to every player, Kolo Toure’s departure is inevitable, even though the players have said many times, If the club does not receive a satisfactory offer, he will consider staying with the team, but the player's agent is still actively seeking buyers from outside.

After the celebration, on the third day of the team's holiday, Manchester City once again made an offer for Kolo Toure. This time their offer was raised to 25 million pounds. This is also a high price that other European giants cannot afford at present. .

Mark David and Gardner, who are personally responsible for the transfer negotiations, analyzed with Xiao Yu that the transfer of Kolo Toure is certain. Maicon is becoming more and more important in Mourinho's team. Under this circumstance, Kolo Toure's transfer is inevitable. It would be ideal to sell Lo Toure at a high price, and the player also submitted a written transfer application, so reluctantly staying on the team may not be a good thing.

Manchester City is currently eager to strengthen their defense. They have a generous transfer fee. 25 million pounds can be said to be an opportunity to make a deal for them. In normal times, a price of around 15 million is considered normal.

Mourinho also participated in the meeting, and he also nodded in agreement with Mark David's analysis. Xiao Yu naturally had no objection to this. David and Gardner immediately allowed Manchester City to negotiate with Kolo Toure's agent. Negotiate individual player treatment.

However, it was clear that the two parties had a tacit understanding for a long time, and an agreement was reached the next day. Kolo Toure successfully transferred to Manchester City for a transfer fee of 25 million pounds. This is also known as another sky-high-priced defender in English football after Ferdinand. .

In addition to Kolo Toure, Manchester City's signings to strengthen the defense have not stopped. They hope to take the opportunity to poach again, targeting left back Evra and the best central defender in the Champions League John Terry.

These two stars who were selected into the best team of the Champions League are very good and the price is naturally high. They paid a sky-high transfer fee of 70 million pounds for Evra and Terry. This can also be seen from this. Tom's emphasis on transforming Manchester City.

However, he immediately rejected Manchester City's high-priced temptation and also began contract renewal negotiations with Evra. As for Terry, the third captain had already completed the contract extension before the end of the season.

Regarding the departure of Kolo Toure, Mourinho took it very lightly. He believed that Maicon was very suitable for his position as a full-back, with excellent speed and strong offensive ability. At the same time, his defense was becoming more and more stable. All these made Mourinho pay more attention to Maicon.

However, it is obviously not enough to rely on Maicon alone for one season, so Mourinho hopes that the team can introduce some players at the right back position. He highlighted the two players on loan. One is Benfica's best player this season. Player, Daniel Alves, this Brazilian player has performed well in Benfica and the UEFA Cup this season, attracting the attention of many wealthy clubs.

The other one is Micah Richards, who is on loan to Droylsden. The new England star has made great progress under the guidance of Pellegrini this season. His defense and offense are very stable, but for the time being, he may not have the ability to play well. The main force is strong, but next season we will still have to fight on two fronts.

Although both players are on loan, they return to the Newton Heath training base to participate in team training during pre-season training and some downtime periods during the season, and the laboratory is also paying close attention to the progress of these players. situation, so Mourinho knows their current situation well.

It can be said that any of the two players can be called back, the key depends on Mourinho's choice!