Cesc Fabrigas was planning to watch the first half of the match between Manchester United and Arsenal before attending Barcelona's training in the evening. Two hours ago, he was in a happy mood, "I feel good tonight, I hope it's Arsenal."
Signs of winning..." But when Li Yu scored a free kick to turn the score into 3-0, he was completely uninterested in the game and went straight to the training ground to vent. At least, he could be grateful that he had completed a perfect goal half a month ago.
He fled, but what he left behind for his old club was a lot of crying.
On August 28, 2011, Xiaofa experienced the most mixed emotions day, without any warning.
After dinner, he updated his Weibo, "I'm going to watch two games tonight, Manchester City and Tottenham, and the first half between Arsenal and Manchester United. I feel very good. I hope it's a sign of Arsenal winning."
Manchester City beat Arsenal's mortal enemy. He was in a good mood and wished his former teammate Nasri well. Then, bad luck came. The Gunners were scored a goal in the opening game. "Come on, boys!" he wrote. Van Persie missed the shot.
The ball, "Come on, Robin!" He still did not give up. Arsenal was 0 to 3 behind, "Unfortunately, continue." After updating this sentence, he himself did not continue, turned around and left, unable to bear to watch, just as he left two weeks ago
The gunman's affection was lingering but his determination was firm.
But what was different this time was that his Arsenal teammates at the time also jointly wished him well, but this time, no Arsenal player responded to him after the game. Even when he made his La Liga debut a day later, no one paid attention to him.
Cesc Fabrigas, who won three trophies in a row after returning to Barcelona, has not forgotten the training and favor given to him by his former owner, but he and Arsenal have already passed the intersection of two lines and can only go further and further from now on.
This moment has been destined for a long time, but this moment is so tragic.
Since he steadily took the main position at Arsenal in 2005 and 2006, Wenger has built a team with him as the core, and his trust and support for him is no less than the way he saved Vieira.
For Fabregas, Wenger had another kindness. It was the Frenchman who brought the Spaniard who was confused in the Barcelona youth team to the arsenal and quickly gave him opportunities to help him grow and improve. But it has been these six years that Fabregas has truly become the main force.
, but it was Arsenal's six years of no results and the worst record since Wenger led the team.
The professor sacrificed the present and looked to the future, but in the end, he still ended up with nothing. From Vieira to Henry, Arsenal has not never sent away core players in the past, nor has it not failed to send future stars like Anelka.
It was a beautiful deal to send away, but it was the first time for Wenger to send away a core player in his prime. In desperation, did this announce the end of an era?
"Wenger became the main reason why I joined Arsenal. Other coaches would only talk about using me, but no one fulfilled it. Wenger gave me absolute trust," Xiaofa recalled.
Wenger certainly kept his word. In December of that year, Fabio became the youngest goalscorer in Arsenal history at the age of 16 years and 212 days. In August 2004, he surpassed the league scoring record at the age of 17 years and 113 days.
A record held by Anelka; on December 7, 2004, he became Arsenal's youngest goalscorer in the European War.
What followed was the establishment of Fabregas' main role in Arsenal. In the summer of 2005, Wenger let go of the previous captain and midfielder Vieira, and the Fabrigas era officially arrived.
Former captain Adams recalled: "From the beginning, Wenger wanted to give more opportunities to young players, but if Vieira continues to stay on the team, it is almost impossible for Fabregas to get a chance to play and gain experience."
The result was that although Arsenal was mediocre in the league in the 2005-2006 season, the youth team dominated by Fabio reached the finals of the Champions League. In the end, Barcelona was reversed because Lehmann was sent off prematurely.
This also strengthened Wenger's determination to reuse Fabregas to rebuild the team. In the summer of 2007, in order to establish Fabregas' status and reputation in the locker room and to achieve the player's personal wishes, Wenger also left King Henry
.But in the following season, Arsenal still led the standings by 5 points in February. Unexpectedly, Eduardo's broken leg in Birmingham became a sudden turn for the season.
At that point, the then captain Gallas burst into tears. This scene and the final defeat of that season became a node in the Gunners' seven years. The confidence they had finally built up was lost, and they were infected with the stubborn disease of inner fragility. The only thing that benefited was
Fabregas, at the beginning of the new season, Wenger put the captain's armband on the arm of Fabregas, who was only 22 years old at the time. He may have been thinking about this day for a long time.
A 22-year-old young man serves as the captain, which means that those around him are destined to not be big names with high personal reputation. It was also from that year that Arsenal moved towards a complete rejuvenation of the entire team.
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Wenger gave Fabio not only a core position, but also a new team structure based on him.
In order to maximize the Spaniard's excellent offensive ability, Wenger changed the 442 formation he was familiar with before to 433, using two defensive midfielders to cover the holes left by Fabregas' assists, Flamini and Schier.
Watt, Diaby and later Song are all such figures. Even if a new talented player like Wilshere emerges, he has to move back to protect the French team.
Denilson, a once promising rookie, was even more dissatisfied. He questioned the captain on Weibo: "I only care about personal performance and ignore team performance." However, Wenger has no doubts about employing people and unswervingly protects his new captain.
Arsenal's flag. But he may never have guessed that the weak lineup that appeared at Old Trafford on August 28, 2011 was directly related to this.
Rumors of Fabregas leaving have been an endless soap opera over the past five summers. From Real Madrid to Manchester City to Barcelona, the Arsenal captain has no shortage of followers.
At the World Cup victory celebration ceremony last summer, Reina, Puyol and Pique even put Barcelona jerseys directly on Fabregas. Fabregas was also very honest and publicly expressed his desire to "retire from old age and return home" one day. But
Wenger still stubbornly misses London Colney in 2003, how that 16-year-old boy expressed his loyalty with tears of gratitude...
It is impossible for the professor to not have any scruples, but there was Fabio after Vieira left, and Adebayor after Henry left. He has always been prepared for the departure of the core, but Fabio was caught off guard this time.
He ignored the fact that due to the huge debt caused by the construction of the Emirates Stadium and the new rules of the Premier League and UEFA, all clubs began to pay attention to the youth training system. Arsenal no longer has an absolute advantage in this regard.
More importantly, the current economic situation leaves Wenger with no choice. As Nasri said in an interview with "France Football", "Wenger is a good man and really takes care of the players. But he has no money, so he can only use it.
Young players, Arsenal has now become a team that relies on selling people to make a living. Without a championship, what is the point of being a leader? Cesc and I both left because of this." From this point of view, two star players
His departure has already been determined.
The huge debt makes Arsenal financially strapped. Providing a high contract to Fabrigas means that Ashley Cole, Flamini, Hleb, Clichy and Nasri cannot be retained.
After players who have just grown up one after another leave, Arsenal can still rely on those kids who are just starting out.
Wilshere and Ramsey are the two latest talents cultivated by Arsenal. Ramsey was the successor appointed by Francesco before leaving. Wilshere's growth rate and his temperament of standing up for his teammates are even more impressive.
Wenger and the fans love it.
At present, in the absence of big-name signings in the midfield, Wilshere, who is lying on the hospital bed, carries Arsenal's last hope. Wenger's high hopes for him are no less than those for Fabregas. In the outside world,
It seems that Wilshere has even become the best candidate for Arsenal's future captain. But with the lessons learned from the past, Wenger may no longer dare to pin all the team's hopes on the shoulders of a young man who is less than 20 years old.
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The 8-2 loss to Manchester United and only 1 point in the first 3 rounds of the Premier League have brought Arsenal coach Arsene Wenger under increasing criticism. Some famous Gunners have expressed their opinions and questioned the professor's approach.
Former Arsenal legend Frank McIntock (captain of Arsenal's Double in the 1970-71 season) believes that Wenger's era may be coming to an end. "It's been three years since those mistakes, but Wenger still hasn't started to face them.
Right and dealing with it, now there is a possibility that he will be fired."
"He's never been under absolute pressure before. The board loves him, he makes them a lot of money, and the vast majority of fans love him, but I don't know if that has changed in the past two years."
"You don't want to see Wenger leave. I think if Arsenal had two good center backs and another good center forward in the past two years, they might be able to win the championship. But since losing the five veterans in the defense, Wenger has attached great importance to the defense.
It's getting lower and lower. Their centre-back position is poor and other teams know that, but Arsenal don't seem to be doing anything to fix the problem."
"The unbeaten Arsenal in the 2004 season were a strong, strong and skilled team. They had no weaknesses. But if you look at Arsenal now, it seems that if their opponents play more aggressively, they will be bullied. In
The squad at Old Trafford is so inexperienced, they look like kids."
Former Arsenal coach Graham also expressed his opinion. "How good a coach is is reflected by the players he introduces. Wenger did a good job in the past, but now it is a bit abnormal, but now is not the time for him to dismiss get out of class. If he dismisses get out of class,
If Zhou leaves, then all the top clubs will want to sign him and I think Wenger just needs to adjust a few things."
"Wenger's advantage in the past was that he could buy some players who were not at their peak, such as Henry, who was a winger at Juventus at the time, Vieira or Petit. No one knew about them, and Wenger polished them and made them become
Star and win it all. He's trying the same thing now and it doesn't seem to be working these days."
Ian Wright, the famous former Arsenal center, believes in a column that Wenger's policies are difficult to achieve today. "I have always admired Wenger. In my opinion, he is a legend. But the current strategy: only
Buying young players obviously doesn't work."
"Arsenal have always been good at mixing top players with young players, but those days are gone and Wenger is paying the price for his strategy."
"Look at Manchester United, post-Ferguson, they are in a transitional period, people are saying Manchester United are not that strong anymore, they only won five away games last season but still won the title because Ferguson had the right mix, he
We will not let young people join the team at the wrong time. Manchester United will also introduce young people, but there will always be some experienced winners around them. For example, Leo and Li Yu are both here now, which is very good for Smalling and Welbeck.
Big help.”
"The team that Ancelotti took over from Ferguson is composed of three parts. Players produced in the youth training, talented young people bought from other teams, and already famous stars. The proportion and balance of the team are very good. Arsenal
Na's lineup is completely unbalanced, and none of the current lineup is a famous player bought from other Premier League teams. At present, Wenger has too many young people, and a game like Sunday may destroy them."
"People say Wenger can buy someone in the last few days to save Arsenal, but no matter who they buy, it will be a desperate move. They should have completed the transfer two or three months ago like Manchester United did."
"I also feel that Wenger's coaching staff has been disappointing, I don't know what happened to his scouting system. Some of it is Wenger's own fault, from what I've heard, Tony Adams, Bergkamp
At first, everyone wanted to stay at Arsenal and become a coach, but Wenger did not want to. In the end, Bergkamp, a man who loves Arsenal and is nostalgic for life in London, returned to Ajax in the Netherlands."
"Also, it still hurts me to see Vieira working for Manchester City. I think he could have played for Arsenal. Wenger must realize that times have changed and he must look at himself and find a solution."
Autumn has arrived, the weather has turned cooler, and the Red Devil is happy to settle accounts.
As the European transfer market ends its final madness, giant clubs have also begun to announce their financial reports for the past fiscal year. After last season's success mixed with a trace of regret, the Red Devils achieved unprecedented financial and commercial achievements. In the end, last season's Premier League
Champions Manchester United reported a record operating profit of £110.9 million in the past financial year.
At the same time, Manchester United's total revenue in the past fiscal year has also set an astonishing record. As of June 30, 2011, the Dream Theater team's total revenue in the past fiscal year reached 331.4 million pounds, which is higher than the previous
Revenue in one fiscal year increased by 45 million pounds. In other words, Manchester United's total revenue increased by 16%. It was also the first time that Manchester United's revenue in a single fiscal year crossed the 300 million pound mark.
In the past fiscal year, Manchester United had a brilliant record. Not only did it secure the Premier League title, but it also reached the finals of the UEFA Champions League and finally won the cup. With its outstanding performance, Manchester United's commercial turnover reached a record high.
Record 1.034
million pounds, which does not include a newly signed annual sponsorship contract of 10 million pounds with international logistics giant DHL. Manchester United, which has achieved rare commercial success, will help the Glazer family reduce its debt from 376.9 million pounds to 308.3 million pounds.
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However, while Manchester United is increasing revenue, it has not done a good job of reducing expenditure.
According to the financial report, the Red Devils paid 51.2 million pounds in interest over the past year, which is equivalent to the team’s operating income for half a year (the Red Devils’ revenue in the last fiscal year was 110.9 million pounds). At the same time, the team’s expenses also faced a substantial increase.
Rise. In terms of staff costs, Manchester United has improved from the previous year.
The £18.52 million in the first financial year soared to £22.05 million in the past season, an increase of 36.4%. This will also give more reasons to critics who question the Glazer family's business model. After all, the cash interest of £51.2 million is
A big liability for Manchester United.
Manchester United's media revenue is still rising step by step. Last season was the first year of the latest huge broadcast contract signed by the Premier League. Manchester United's broadcast revenue also increased from the previous 10.48 million pounds to 11.94 million pounds. With more home games and
Champions League ticket revenue and Manchester United's match day revenue also increased by 8.4% year-on-year, specifically to 10,860 pounds.
Such a strong financial statement will also help the Glazer family to implement its IPO plan in Singapore next month. The Glazer family has also ushered in the lowest debt since acquiring Manchester United for 790 million pounds in 2005. Manchester United's wage burden
Mainly focused on player wages
In terms of bonuses, it is well known that Rooney earns a weekly salary of 180,000 pounds. Now, although Rooney has been transferred, the addition of Mata and the contract extension with Li Yude have increased this salary burden. Therefore, Manchester United has increased the salary burden in the past fiscal year.
Salary expenses increased by 16% year-on-year.
What's even more gratifying is that Manchester United, which has changed its regime, is now off to a good start in the new Premier League season, winning three consecutive victories.
Ferguson's departure is not as terrible as imagined, and it is extremely difficult to do this.
Facts have also proven what a wise choice it was for Manchester United's senior management to choose Ancelotti to take over. Ancelotti is expected to have the biggest characteristic of coaching according to local conditions. This is the biggest advantage that other famous coaches do not have. He is very good at Milan and Chelsea.
Good proof of this.
Now it is Manchester United, and he has done a great job. He has his own style and can maintain the appearance of the Ferguson era. Compared with the huge turmoil in the team, Ancelotti is very suitable for Manchester United.
Furthermore, another reason for Manchester United's good start is also very important. Several transfers reserved by Ferguson in the early stage have come in handy in the new season. Coupled with Li Yu's outstanding performance, Manchester United this season makes people feel better than last season.
To be strong, note that Manchester United fans seem to have forgotten that their No. 10 has been replaced by Mata instead of Rooney.
