Chapter 353 The rolled-up Premier League
Chapter 353 The rolled-up Premier League
Ibrahimovic pointed at Bruno from a distance and ran towards the young teammate. Bruno was so frightened that he backed away again and again, for fear that he would be entangled by this big man. If he was pressed on the grass, it would really happen. Deadly!
The continuous attacks drove Manchester United completely crazy!
Not only has the rhythm of the game been improved, but the team's frontcourt offense is becoming more and more smooth and coordinated.
Everyone is also clearly aware of the changes brought about by Bruno, which is to make Manchester United's offense more threatening.
Although Mourinho placed him in the left midfield position in this game, he actually has a wide range of activities. In many cases, he is even positioned further forward than Ibrahimovic because Ibrahimovic has to actively retreat to provide support. .
Whether it's cutting inside with the ball on the left, or quickly dipping behind the opponent's defense, this is Bruno's specialty.
More importantly, his passing coordination awareness is also very good.
In the 36th minute, he once again got the ball from the left and moved his big foot to the right. After Rooney quickly followed up and stopped the ball, he passed the ball and almost assisted Ibrahimovic to score another header.
Bruno's breakthrough from the left was also very threatening. The second goal came from the corner kick created by his breakthrough.
In the 44th minute, Bruno forced a breakthrough on the left and created a corner kick.
Mata's corner kick was passed to the front post. Van Dijk's header hit the left side of the penalty spot. Bruno, who was ambushing on the outside of the penalty area, suddenly jumped into the penalty area. Without stopping the ball, he directly faced Van Dijk's incoming ball and jumped out. Shoot!
The football was blasted into Hull City's goal again!
3: 0!
Bruno opened his arms and flew over the Kingston Communications Stadium like a glider, and the Manchester United fans who traveled with the team also shouted his name again!
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After three rounds of the Premier League, Manchester United leads the standings with three consecutive wins, scoring 8 goals and conceding 0 goals. However, they have not been able to gain points advantage and only rank first on goal difference.
Because the other two consecutive winning teams also won, Chelsea defeated Burnley 3:0 at home, and Manchester City defeated West Ham United 3:1 at home.
Following Everton, another traditional strong team in the top three, the Toffees achieved an unbeaten record of 2 wins and 1 draw in the first three rounds, ranking fourth with 7 points.
When the third round of the Premier League ended, Bruno had to lament the difficulty of the Premier League again. In ten duels, the away team's results were 2 wins, 4 draws and 4 losses, and the home team's winning rate was only 40%!
相比较下，意甲的客队成绩是3胜2平5负，西甲的客队成绩是2胜5平3负，德甲的客队成绩是1胜2平6负，法甲的客队成绩是1胜3平6负。
Obviously, the more competitive the league, the better the performance of the visiting team.
Two of the victories came from Manchester United defeating Hull City 3:0, and Arsenal defeated Watford 3:1 away from home.
Arsenal's victory was their first win in the new season. The Gunners lost 3:4 at home to the Red Army Liverpool in the first round. In the second round, they had a goalless draw with defending champion Leicester City.
The Gunners, who have scored 4 points in three rounds, are currently ranked eighth in the standings.
而在首轮击败了阿森纳的利物浦，排名还不如阿森纳。同样只拿到4分的红军，目前仅仅排名积分榜第11。他们在第二轮于客场0:2完败于伯恩利脚下，本轮则是在白鹿巷球场1:1战平热刺。
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Bruno's two shots and one pass in this game made him the best player on the field for the third consecutive game.
External media also spoke highly of Bruno's performance, especially the "Guardian" and "Manchester Evening News" who are close to Manchester United. They reported extensively on Bruno's performance and the changes he brought to Manchester United's offense.
Manchester United legend Gary Neville commented in his Sky Sports column that Bruno's arrival is a huge change for Manchester United.
"On the night of the game, I was at the Kingston Communications Stadium. Watching the game live is very different from watching it live on TV, because live TV has limitations and we can only watch part of the game through the camera. , but you can’t see it off camera.”
"I want to say that although the season has only lasted three rounds, I feel that if nothing else happens, Bruno will become the most successful and greatest signing in the history of Manchester United because of what he brought to me in the game. So much shock and surprise.”
"I was watching the game with Sir Alex Ferguson. Both of us noticed that Bruno's movements during the game were very smart. He always used his physical strength to hit the gaps in the opponent's defense. All his teammates needed was to get the ball. Pass to his feet. The most direct example is his single counterattack."
"If you just watch the live TV broadcast, everyone will only see Mata passing the ball and Bruno quickly diagonally cutting into the gap from the left rib. But on the spot, we can see that Bruno first passed the ball from the area near the center before that. He ran to the left, pulled the defensive player away, and after seeing the opportunity, he suddenly stabbed into the left rib."
"Under Bruno's repeated impact, Clucas could not stop him at all. He also forced a gap in Hull City's defense. Only then did he get the ball. Then Mata passed the ball and he caught the ball. A wonderful scene happened.”
"The reason why I say this is to tell all Manchester United fans that Bruno is a very good player. We have no reason to doubt his strength. As long as he is healthy, he will be Manchester United's sharpest weapon. "
"Two hundred million euros? Although I only played three games, I think it's worth it!"
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Neville's column contains more unknown details and is more convincing.
Other media outside also generally spoke highly of Bruno. Even media close to other teams, such as "Echo" and "Daily Mail", had to say in their comments that Bruno was the best performer in the Premier League this season. Outstanding player, bar none.
After all, the data does not lie. Whether it is the number of passes or the number of successful passes, Bruno ranks first among all Premier League players. Even in terms of defensive statistics such as interceptions and aerial challenges, Bruno is at the top of the list.
As for the scorer list and assist list, Bruno also ranked first in these two lists with 3 shots and 3 passes!
Many media have published Manchester United head coach Mourinho's answer at the post-match press conference.
<divclass="contentadv">"I am not surprised at all by Bruno's performance, because he is far from his best state and has not yet reached the peak of his career. I believe he can still do better. Even better, he can be even better. He doesn’t turn twenty-two until the beginning of next month!”
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After three rounds of the Premier League, major European leagues have entered the offseason, and international football has ushered in the first national team match day of the new season.
As the top club in the Premier League, Manchester United naturally has no shortage of international players. There are very few players in the Manchester United first team who have not been selected for their respective national teams. Not to mention superstars like Bruno, Ibrahimovic and Rooney, even newcomers to the team such as Januzaj and Rashford have been selected for their respective national teams.
The only two players who have not been selected for the national team are the two veterans Carrick and Bastian Schweinsteiger who have already announced their withdrawal from their respective national teams. The Manchester United vice-president announced his withdrawal from the England national team as early as 2012, while Schweinsteiger announced his withdrawal from the German national team at the end of July this year.
Before the start of the national team's games, that is, on the evening of August 8, local time in Europe, the 31 international football summer transfer windows of major European leagues were announced to be closed.
Before the transfer deadline, many buzzer-beating transfers took place.
For example, at Manchester United, two players left the team through transfers.
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On August 8, French Ligue 31 giant Lyon officially announced that Manchester United star Memphis Depay would transfer to Lyon and the two parties signed a four-year contract.
According to media reports, Manchester United recovered a transfer fee of 3000 million pounds through this transfer, and once Lyon qualified for the Champions League after the end of this season, an additional transfer fee of 300 million pounds will be added. In addition, Manchester United also has Preferential repurchase rights and buyout provisions.
On the same day, Paris Saint-Germain, another giant of French Ligue 2015, officially announced that Manchester United star Anthony Martial, the European Golden Boy Award winner, has joined the team and the two parties have signed a four-year contract.
This transfer attracted even more attention. After all, Martial was the European Golden Boy Award in 2015. He was also Manchester United's top scorer last season. He played 56 games for Manchester United in all competitions and scored 19 goals and 14 assists. A double-double transcript.
In the new season, Martial played in Manchester United's first four games and performed well, contributing a total of 1 goal and 2 assists.
However, when the media reported the value of this transfer, people were relieved: Manchester United spent a sky-high price of 3600 million pounds to introduce this supernova last year, and now the transfer fee is as high as 7000 million pounds!
In one year, Manchester United has almost doubled its profits!
Of course, Manchester United's actual profit is far from that high, because when Martial was introduced last year, there were many hidden clauses in his contract, such as how much additional transfer fees will be added based on the number of goals scored. Another example is Martial. How much share will be given to Monaco for another transfer, etc.
However, Manchester United also made at least more than 1500 million pounds from Martial's transfer.
The most important thing is that Manchester United recovered a full 100 million pounds in transfer funds by selling Martial and Depay, which greatly alleviated Manchester United's financial fairness pressure.
Originally, Manchester United spent a huge transfer fee of 5 million euros this summer to introduce five major stars: Bruno, Kante, Maguire, Van Dijk, and Gundogan.
Coupled with the high salaries of Bruno and the visa-free Ibrahimovic, although Manchester United's annual revenue is high, it also makes Manchester United face huge financial fairness pressure.
Now, by selling these two new stars, Manchester United has recovered 1.2 million euros in transfer funds, which has relieved a lot of financial fairness pressure.
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The summer transfer window of 2016 has officially closed. The authoritative German media "Transfer Market" has made a total statistics on the signings and sales of the five major leagues. The data shows that the Premier League is a super tycoon, and its investment in signings has reached an astonishing level. 15 billion euros, surpassing the other four major leagues.
In terms of net investment, the Premier League’s €8.35 million is 2 times that of the second-place Bundesliga!
On the day when the summer transfer window closed, the Premier League continued to sign in crazily, stimulating the entire football market. The most eye-catching among them is undoubtedly the Manchester City duo controlled by Middle Eastern oil capital.
Let's not talk about Manchester United. In this summer transfer window, they introduced 6 major players and paid a conversion fee of 3.41 million euros. They are the first team in football history to spend more than 3 million euros in a single transfer window. The net expenditure was 2.21 million euros, making it the first team in football history to have a net expenditure of more than 2 million euros in a single transfer window.
Compared with Manchester United, which is recruiting heavily, its local rival Manchester City is not inferior in signings. This summer, Blue Moon introduced a total of 9 players including Stones, Sane, Mkhitaryan, Jesus, Bravo, Nolito, Moreno, Rulli and Zinchenko, almost all new players. A whole team.
The signing cost of these 9 players is also as high as 2.3 million euros!
In terms of net expenditure, Manchester City is not much less than Manchester United. Blue Moon only recovered 1300 million euros in transfer fees this summer by selling Dzeko and Lejeune, which brought their net expenditure to 2.18 million euros, only 3 million euros less than Manchester United!
The two teams started a brutal arms race!
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It's not just the Manchester City duo who have made jaw-dropping signings, other Premier League giants are also making big spending.
Chelsea, currently competing with Manchester City in the Premier League standings, has invested more than 100 million euros in signings this summer, bringing in David Luiz, Eduardo, Batshuayi, and Marcos Aaron. Ask for the stars.
Arsenal's signings are also very intensive. They spent 4500 million euros to introduce Xhaka, 4200 million euros to introduce Shkodran Mustafi, and the other three new signings Lucas Perez, Asano Takuma, and Hall Ding also cost Arsenal 2700 million euros, which made Arsenal's signing funds this summer as high as 1.14 million euros!
Liverpool also has a lot of big spenders. For example, it spent 4120 million euros to introduce Mane from Southampton, and 2750 million euros to introduce Wijnaldum. Together with Karius and Klavan, the Red Army’s total investment in signings is also as high as 8000 million euros.
Another traditional strong team, Tottenham, also spent 8000 million euros to introduce players such as Janssen, Wanyama, Moussa Sissoko, and Ncudo.
In other words, none of the so-called Big 6 players in the Premier League have invested less than 8000 million euros in signings this summer!
For most of the top players in Europe, the investment of 8000 million euros in signings is an unimaginable astronomical figure, but for the Premier League big6, this is just a starting figure!
The extent of the Premier League team's losses is already jaw-dropping!
