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Chapter 806 Good schedule and bad start

The Premier League in the 0708 season is destined to be very cruel.

Since this season, the Premier League's TV broadcast fee has increased more than tripled, which has also made the top 20 Premier League more abundant in funds. All powerful players are recruiting troops. Mid-stream teams are preparing to launch an attack on European events. Teams above the mid-stream have begun to covet the throne of the Premier League championship, and downstream teams have also increased their strength, which will increase the difficulty for teams like Manchester United, Liverpool, Arsenal, and Chelsea that are determined to win the championship.

Manchester United is the club that has the biggest move in the transfer market in the Premier League.

Last season, they lost the championship while leading Liverpool by 17 points, which made Ferguson and Manchester United club very annoyed. This season they set off a acquisition storm in the transfer market. Sir Jaw spent 71 million euros in one day and introduced Nani, Anderson and Manchester United's long-loved Bayern strongman Hargreaves.

Moreover, the Tevez transfer incident that has been in trouble for a summer in the past two days has finally come to light. The Argentine Tomahawk finally fell into Manchester United. Now Manchester United's attack combination is really super luxurious.

Chelsea, which has been in the transfer market in the past few years, has finally stopped being the protagonist in the transfer market this season. Of course, there are many reasons here. On the one hand, Abram began to tighten his money and no longer kept his money out as many as in previous years. On the other hand, after exploring and accumulating commemoratively, the current Chelsea club has become more mature and rational in its transfer policy. The more important and fundamental reason is that after several years of buying, selling and accumulation, Chelsea's lineup has become more mature and stable, and it is indeed not

It is necessary to make major changes. But even so, Chelsea still gained a lot this summer. The only players that Chelsea spent a lot of money to buy this year were Ligue 1 six-champion Lyon winger Maluda, but the few players they introduced for free were really worth the money. Ben Haim, Pizarro, Sidwell, and the revocation of Brazilian central defender Alex, last year, the Blues' five substitutes on the front line, the winger was not good and the defense had no depth, and the three major criticisms were solved in one fell swoop, and the overall strength was further improved and the strongest contender for the Premier League championship next year.

Arsenal, which has been running small, has been a dismal operation this summer, and has no momentum of a giant. In terms of the quality and investment of players introduced, not only can they not compete with Manchester United, Chelsea, and Liverpool, but also medium clubs such as Tottenham and Newcastle are much better than Arsenal. Throughout the summer, the Gunners were in a turmoil. Dane's departure triggered a series of sequelae. Head coach Wenger only barely stayed, and the real ace Henry went to Barcelona sadly, and veterans such as Ljubre, Ariyadire also left one after another.

In terms of introduction, only Sarnia and Da Silva made two big singles. These players are much worse than those of Tevez, Hargreaves, and Maluda in terms of strength and fame. Even the Gunners fans have to admit that Arsenal now, especially with Henry's departure, their appeal and appeal have dropped too much. It is already a burning fragrance to be able to maintain the top four this season. Fans no longer have luxury for the championship trophy.

The competition for Premier League championships will undoubtedly be between Liverpool, Manchester United, Chelsea and Arsenal, but the dark horses that disrupt the game will appear every year.

After Hong Kong businessman Yang Jiacheng officially entered the Birmingham Club, 9 of the 20 teams will be controlled by foreign investors in the Premier League this season.

Needless to say, Chelsea has the other eight clubs: Manchester City, Aston Villa, Portsmouth, Liverpool, West Ham United, Fulham, Liverpool and Arsenal.

In addition to giants Liverpool and Arsenal, these eight teams can affect the title of Manchester City controlled by Thai Prime Minister Thaksin, Portsmouth and Aston Villa controlled by Russians.

They are also dark horses in the eyes of the media. In fact, in the competitive football field dominated by Jin Yuan, funds have become one of the main factors that determine the team's performance. Just like Chelsea, without Abramovich's ruble, they would not have quickly become the favorites to win the championship. Teams like Manchester City, Aston Villa and Portsmouth have relatively strong funds than other clubs, so it is reasonable to become dark horses.

In addition to being rich and cruel, this season's Premier League has more Chinese elements than before.

Due to the complex and long-term relationship between China and the UK, Chinese players in the Premier League are unnecessary in other European leagues.

In the European arena of 2006-07, Chinese players finally reached a peak again after many years. Chen Yu led Liverpool to win the great double championship, Shao Jiayi made many wonderful performances in the Bundesliga, Sun Xiang entered the European Champions League, and Yu Dabao, Yu Hai and other players opened up new paths in the Dutch Eredivisie and the Portuguese Super League.

This season, with Zheng Zhi joining Charlton, Dong Fangzhuo returns to Manchester United. Following Hai and Li Tie’s comeback, Chen Yu continues to stay in Liverpool. After Chinese Hong Kong businessman Yang Jiacheng takes over Birmingham, the Premier League Chinese has also reached another peak, adding Chinese color to the Premier League in terms of relegation, championship competition, and Champions League seats.

Especially Chen Yu, since last season was not the year of the major competition, Chen Yu won the double championships in the Champions League and the Premier League. It is very likely that he surpassed Ronaldinho, Kaka, Shevchenko and others to win the World Footballer and European Footballer. If Chen Yu can be elected, he will also become the first World Footballer in the Premier League, which undoubtedly makes Chen Yu the number one star and a flagship figure in the Premier League. Therefore, whether before the start of the season or during the holidays, Chen Yu has always been one of the main stars used by the media to attract fans' attention.

Whether it is the most influential veteran selected by the English media, the most promising superstar, the top ten high-paying stars, or even the top ten villains, Chen Yu has occupied a place, which is enough to show Chen Yu's unique and important position in the Premier League.

The Premier League starts a little earlier than other leagues, and because there is no winter break, the schedule has become a very concern for major teams. Although each team has to play with the remaining opponents, strong teams have to play many games. With their strength, they don’t want to let go of various championships. If they encounter strong teams continuously when the schedule is dense, they may suffer a series of losses, which has a great impact on morale.

The schedules of Manchester United and Chelsea can be said to be stable. In the first three rounds, the two teams are host and away in three matches a week, and the two teams will directly collide in the sixth round of the league. Similar to last season, the two teams will also fight head-on at Stamford Bridge in the third round of the league, and this round may ultimately determine the final championship.

Compared with other giants last season, Arsenal was at the worst record. In this schedule, Arsenal was also in the most unfavorable position. They were the only team to encounter giants in a row. In the 11th and 12th rounds at the end of October, they had to play Manchester United at home and away against Liverpool; in the second half of the season, they were even worse, from the 31st round starting on March 22 to the 34th round on April 12,

They will confront Chelsea, Liverpool and Manchester United in succession, with a consistent nemesis Bolton in the middle. How the two devils' schedules will directly determine the fate of Arsenal in the Premier League next season. Since the end of October is the key battle in the last round of the Champions League group stage, the quarter-finals will be in the early April, and the schedule is really terrifying. If the Gunners don't make it right, they will lose two consecutive championships like last season.

In terms of the schedule of the four giants, the most favorable schedule is Liverpool. Their schedule is relatively balanced between the strong teams and the weak teams. Moreover, Liverpool has a very good advantage, that is, in the first half of the season, Liverpool's games against the other three giants were all at home. Liverpool can use this advantage to snipe their opponents and get enough points in the first half of the season, so that when the Champions League is tense in the second half, Liverpool can have some choice.

Although the overall schedule is good, the start of the new season is still relatively difficult for Liverpool. Compared with the other three giants, Liverpool's first three round opponents are the outstanding Aston Villa, the difficult Axe Gang West Ham United, and their old rival Chelsea who competes for the championship.

A good start is half the success. If you can start a good start and win three consecutive victories, Liverpool will definitely have a smooth game, but the start is not easy for any team, especially the giants. The players have more games last season. They just took a holiday and it is difficult to fully recover their state and their energy cannot be fully concentrated. The upset is often at this time. And under Benitez, Liverpool, under the rule of Benitez, has not won the first round of the league. Whether the opponent is the mid-to-upper-level team Tottenham or Sheffield, who was eventually relegated, Benitez has never scored three points after coming to Liverpool. This is also a fate for a giant like Liverpool.

In terms of strength, Aston Villa is very outstanding. He once won eight consecutive victories last season, and although he only ranked 11th in the end, it was because of the ball? He was just acquired by American boss Lerner, and the coach is also a new coach. From this point of view, it is already very good that Aston Villa has won 11th place. Although they are low-key and pragmatic in the transfer market this season, with the ability of head coach Martin O'Neal to plan, Aston Villa's performance will definitely continue to rise.

However, if Benitez has the right to choose his opener, Aston Villa may be his best choice, because this team has never beaten Liverpool at home in nine years. Benitez will definitely hope to use his opponent's fate to break the vicious circle that has been entangled in his entire three years. For this reason, Liverpool has also put all his energy into the opening game of the new season.

Head coach Benitez did not take any rest after winning the League Cup, and began preparing for Aston Villa, and told the outside world that they would prepare for the game against Aston Villa as they were preparing for Manchester United and Chelsea, and their intention to score all three-pointers was very obvious.

Liverpool captain Gerrard also said: "We must give Benitez and Liverpool fans a victory in the new season. It is incredible that we cannot get a good start for four consecutive seasons."
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