The media from all walks of life are still paying close attention to the Premier League in the new season, especially since there are no major competitions this summer, so the British media pay more attention to the signings of various clubs.
Manchester City, who are rich and wealthy, are still carrying out their constant blood exchange. Nasri, Aguero, Clichy and Savic have methodically replenished their strength and sold a large number of players they did not need at low prices.
It cost a lot of money to bring these people in.
Manchester United continues their steady transfer. Under the leadership of Ferguson, their signings have always been very steady. The addition of De Gea, Phil Jones and Ashley Young gave them a strong presence in goalkeeper, winger and center.
The defender position has been supplemented. Brown and O'Shea have left. Scholes, Edwin van der Sar and Gary Neville have retired. Manchester United has also experienced some impact.
Chelsea continues to be wealthy. An 18-year-old Lukaku cost them 20 million pounds, and Juan Mata’s transfer expenditure is close to 30 million pounds. Liverpool has opened up their money bags this year, and Henderson spent
They paid them 18 million, plus 35 million to pack Lambert and Lallana from Southampton. Although they made up some money by selling people, the net investment was still close to 50 million pounds.
This has been a rare big move for Liverpool in recent years.
Arsenal spent a lot of money this season. Although they sold Cesc Fabregas, Clichy, Nasri, Eboue and other main players to cash out a lot, they finally stopped being stingy when it came to signings.
, Chamberlain's 20 million is Arsenal's top summer bid, and he is also one of the few Arsenal players to reach 20 million transfers in recent years. Gervinho, Mertesacker, and Arteta are all outstanding players.
What Arsenal can do in the new season deserves attention.
As for Tottenham, they are relatively stingy. Apart from taking back Walker, they did not invest much. The biggest expenditure was 5 million to buy local midfielder Parker from the relegated West Ham United. Levy is one of the top bosses in the Premier League.
Notoriously stingy, Tottenham fans don’t want to say anything more...
The investment of other clubs is actually very small, with only five or six million-level signings. Therefore, under such circumstances, Southampton has become the most eye-catching team outside the Big 6...
Chamberlain, Lallana and Lambert were sold for 60 million, and Willian for 20 million is their top bidder this season. In addition, Ronaldo and Vidal are both tens of millions of signings. Southampton's
The signings this season are enough to make people feel gorgeous.
Although most of the money was spent on South American players, even in the English media, few people said that their money was not worth it.
The more sensational thing is of course the free introduction of Klose. Even if English football has a grudge against German football, they still have to admire a World Cup hero like Klose, who has the second most goals in the World Cup after Ronaldo (and
Gerd Muller (tied), for such a legend, everyone must show their respect.
Therefore, when predicting the rankings for the new season, the Times Sports Edition even ranked Southampton in the tenth position. It believed that Southampton should be the most eye-catching team outside the Big6 and could compete with them.
, that is, Everton, Newcastle and other established teams that can compete in European competitions from time to time...
As the youngest head coach (only 27 years old) in the Premier League and even the top leagues on the entire European continent in the new season, Noriya has also received enough attention.
Southampton's first game of the new season is against Manchester City on August 13, but they only have to play in the Premier League for the time being. After all, as the defending champions of the Europa League, they can directly enter the group stage.
As for the other cup competitions, that will all happen later. Apart from participating in the European Super Cup on August 27, other competitions are the same as those played by other Premier League teams.
Therefore, the start of Southampton's pre-season training camp this year will be similar to usual.
The camp will start one month in advance, that is, on July 13th.
After all, there are no big games this summer, and last season's games were all played on May 19. The players' vacation time is already long enough, so no one will complain.
Of course, when the team began to gather on the first day, the players were also somewhat unfamiliar with each other.
Ten players have left and eleven players have been added. For the first team that only had 24 players last season, this change has been extremely huge.
After all, nearly half of the players have left.
However, except for three local players, all the main players have been retained...
In terms of jersey numbers, the newly joined Blind got the No. 3 jersey left by Dixon, while Matuidi asked for the No. 13 jersey, Vidal wore the No. 8 jersey left by Lallana, and Giroud originally wore the No. 8 jersey number left by Lallana.
It's No. 10. He took the initiative to take Lambert's No. 9 and gave up No. 10. Now No. 10 is worn by young Ronaldo. At the same time, because No. 11 was originally vacant, Klose wanted it.
His favorite number 11, the equally vacant number 7 was given to William.
The newly joined famous players basically received good numbers, which seems to prove their importance in the future.
For professional clubs, it is a normal choice to introduce new players and sell some old players. At the beginning of the new season, the integration of new and old players will also be a very important thing.
Although Southampton may look like they have left ten players behind, in fact, it is normal for Southampton to be promoted to the third level in two years, a large number of players have been sold off, and they have even almost reorganized a team.
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If it weren't for Southampton's successful recruitment, players like Lovren and Font would be easy to use from the English League to the Premier League. Klein would have no problem moving from the English Championship to the Premier League. There are also Dembele and Schnee.
Delin, Drinkwater, Mkhitaryan, Giroud... Even if these players have been promoted from League One, they have grown all the way and deserve to gain a foothold in the Premier League, compared with those who look slightly older now.
As for the players, they can also represent Southampton's future very well.
Therefore, Ji Ya feels that Southampton’s current lineup is very reasonable. Apart from the two old captains over 30 years old, there are Klose and Kovac, followed by the 28-year-old Font and the 25-year-old Na
Vass, Nolito and Giroud, the 24-year-old Dembele, Matuidi, Vidal, these players are the backbone of Southampton, and the following are all outstanding young players.
This combination looks a bit younger, but not too much. After all, there are veterans like Klose and Wundt to check it. With their experience, Southampton's ship will not go astray.
