On July 26, Manchester City welcomed their third warm-up match in the United States, against New York Red Bull.

Henry the Great did not appear. Like Yaya Toure, who had just arrived in the United States in Manchester City, he sat in the stands in casual clothes and looked relaxed.

In this warm-up match, Lin Sen finally turned the formation into the 4231 they are best at, but Manchester City still only played good goals in the half, and then lost the game one-to-two. Three warm-up matches, one win or two losses, and the record is a bit ugly. Of course, no one will really take it seriously.

In this game, Lin Sen was sentenced to another person as "death sentence", which was Michael Johnson who was already on the list.

This Manchester City youth training midfielder, which Manchester City fans are most looking forward to, was frequently troubled by injuries after being loaned to Malaga by Lin Sen last season, and his condition plummeted. Although Lin Sen put him on the roster, he was not without the idea of ​​staying to play as a substitute and getting together with the Champions League roster if he performed well in the warm-up game. But now it seems that Johnson is really not even a useless person. He, who is mainly a midfielder, cannot help Manchester City at all, regardless of offense or defense. What made Lin Sen frown even more was that he did not have the fighting spirit that young people should have.

However, another young man Weiss performed well in this warm-up match and assisted the only goal. Unfortunately, Manchester City really has no place for him on the wing road. Lin Sen has called Tapia and recommended Weiss to him.

Two days later, Atlanta, the day before the match against AC Milan, Manchester City welcomed the last three players back, David Silva, Robben and Suarez.

Since then, Manchester City's first teams have gathered.

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One game three to one, one game one to zero, one game one to two.

It was also a North American trip, Manchester United won one more game than Manchester City.

But unlike the sparse stands in Manchester City's warm-up match, Manchester United, which has unparalleled appeal in North America. Three warm-up matches were full, and the last game against Kansas even set a record for the highest attendance. Competition is everywhere, and unlike the field that has begun to keep pace with Manchester United, Manchester City is still far from their neighbors in the competition outside the field.

During the warm-up match, Ferguson still focused on the transfer market every day.

Transfers are like puzzles, watching your opponents either disrupt and rebuild, or step by step or follow along, is a big show every summer for Ferguson. Each team has a different transfer strategy for each team. It depends on the head coach, but fundamentally it depends on the club's condition.

Ferguson has always pursued "will do one's own way" in the transfer market. The so-called "will do one's own way" does not mean deliberately unconventionality, but insisting on his own transfer strategy and not being affected by changes in the transfer market. Therefore, Ferguson has never lacked transfer funds, but he never spent money to spend money.

Investment and achievements. Although Ferguson has always said that money does not equal championships, it can still be seen from his actions that if you want a championship, it is not enough to have no money. Many records in the Premier League transfer market were created by Ferguson himself.

Over the years, Ferguson has also had his own opinion on transfers and results. In his opinion, disrupting reconstruction is the most thorough situation. However, if you have this transfer strategy, fans will not expect the team to have any future without a two or three-year pain period. Of course, they can at least see some hope. The worst thing is blind reconstruction. Once the puzzle is disrupted too many times, you may forget what the original graphics look like in the end.

Therefore, reconstruction has never been an easy task.

Last summer, a team was successfully rebuilding, which was Manchester City. This summer, there was also a team that claimed to be rebuilding, which was Liverpool.

Coincidentally, both teams are Manchester United's arch rivals. Ferguson must admit that he is not optimistic about Manchester City last year or Liverpool this year. Last year, he is more optimistic about Chelsea competing with his own Manchester United, because Chelsea was extremely stable in the transfer market last summer, and Chelsea did lead by most of the season, but the fact is that Manchester City became the final winner, which surprised Ferguson, but did not change Ferguson's view.

This year, compared with Liverpool, which has almost changed its lineup but is actually too high in quality, Ferguson attaches more importance to the other two teams, Chelsea, which is of no weight, and Manchester City, which is abnormal. These two teams are destined to become Manchester United's enemies this year.

Especially Manchester City, which introduced Yaya Toure.

Because, in Ferguson's eyes, this Manchester City team in the new season has no obvious weaknesses.

Ferguson understands how much a heavyweight midfielder can play a team. From Brian Robson to Paul Ince, and from Roy Keane to Carrick, Ferguson has never been careless in this position. Bellon, Carrick, and Hargreaves... all of them were the heavyweight introductions that year. Although not everyone worked, at least it can be seen that Ferguson was never stingy in this position.

Any coach knows the importance of the position of the back midfielder, but not everyone can make the back midfielder "important". Last season, Ferguson and Linsen had a big reversal in the first round last season. Although Manchester City finally staged a big reversal, in that game, Ferguson actually taught Linsen a lesson. As for the second and third matches... Manchester United's advantage is not in the front line or in the defense, but always in their midfield. To be precise, it is the position in the middle of the midfield.

But in the new season, this advantage will no longer exist.

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Atlanta.

What should come will come after all. Before the warm-up match against AC Milan, Linson had a conversation with David Silva.

David Silva's expression was very calm. Obviously, he had been brewing words for this conversation for a long time. During the World Cup, from Casillas to Ramos, to Xavi Alonso, they were all intentionally or unintentionally, half-seriously and half-jokingly suggesting that he went to Real Madrid, but David Silva never gave a positive answer.

Every time he encounters this, he just smiles.

There are many types of players. Some can devote all their careers to a team. For example, Casillas, players like this are particularly respectable, and some are just to pursue a championship and constantly changing teams. You can't say that this kind of player is unfaithful, you can only say that he is not lucky. Of course, some are purely for money. Such players are often the most despised, but if the same choice is placed in front of you, not everyone can choose to refuse.

David Silva can no longer become the first player, so he can only become the second or third player.

If he transfers to Real Madrid, he doesn't need to worry about being considered the third type, because everyone knows that in terms of money, not many teams can be more generous than Manchester City, even Real Madrid. So, if David Silva leaves Manchester City, the reason can only be the second type.

However, in just one season, he won three championships.

Why transfer?

David Silva needs to convince himself first, and then he can convince Lin Sen in front of him.

In theory, if he wants to leave and stay, he doesn't need to explain it to anyone, let alone convince anyone. But David Silva still feels that it is necessary. Trust is never born. If someone gives you trust, it is not said to be rewarded, but the most basic respect is necessary.

What David Silva did not expect was that Lin Sen did not give him a chance to convince him, nor did he give him a lot of high-sounding reasons to keep him. He just proposed a "condition" that he could not refuse.

Similar to the gentleman agreement between Ferguson and Ronaldo in the past two years.

Before Florentino became the chairman of Real Madrid, Calderon was actually close to leveraging Ronaldo. At that time, Ronaldo also clearly expressed his desire to join Real Madrid. However, Calderon convinced Ronaldo but failed to convince Ferguson. Instead, he angered the old Lord. The old Lord made a gentleman agreement with Ronaldo at that time: he would not let Ronaldo go of Ronaldo that season, but if Ronaldo is in good shape next season and Real Madrid shows enough sincerity, then he will not continue to stop him.

This is not a stolen English tabloid, but a fact that Ferguson disclosed in his autobiography a few years later.

And now, Linson plans to follow Ferguson.

David Silva has his own plans, and Linson also has his own concerns.

Water flows to the lower part, people walk to the higher part. Real Madrid is higher than Manchester City, so since David Silva wants to leave, Lin Sen knows that forcibly blocking is useless, but he doesn't want to let his core go so easily. So, what's the best of both worlds?

So he thought of Ronaldo.

Of course, this is still not a treatment for the root cause, but a treatment for the symptoms.

A season may not change the fact that David Silva left the team, but a season can gain enough buffer time for Manchester City, whether at the tactical level or looking for a replacement.

After saying his "conditions", Lin Sen fell silent and quietly waited for David Silva to give his reply.

David Silva also fell silent.

He himself has not had any contact with Real Madrid, but his agent has been in contact with Real Madrid, so there is basically no difference. Real Madrid's meaning is very clear. As long as David Silva nods publicly, then Real Madrid will handle the rest, because if he does not nod publicly, obviously no matter what offer Real Madrid makes, Manchester City will directly refuse.

Now, Lin Sen only wants to stay with him for another year, and such a request is reasonable.

So, is Real Madrid willing to wait?

As Lin Sen said, if Real Madrid can't wait for a season, it can only prove that David Silva is far less important in Real Madrid's eyes than you think. If a player can be easily replaced in the transfer market, it means that he is the same in the team. If that is the case, David Silva is really sure that going to Real Madrid is the right choice? (To be continued, please search for Astronomy, novels are better, updated and faster!
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