"Losing a game is nothing, there is no unbeaten team in this world."

"Losing before the season is a good thing for the team. After all, this is a signal, at least it can make the players understand that Manchester United has been eyeing each other for a long time."

Although Chelsea coach Mourinho is depressed, he does not admit that Manchester United's strength is stronger than Chelsea.

"What the league focuses on is the stability of the team. It does not determine the final championship in one or two games. We only know who is the final winner at the end of the season. Manchester United is capable of competing for the championship, but the final winner is definitely us. Chelsea will have to win three consecutive league titles."

Although he lost the first game of the new season, the championship will still be Chelsea's only goal in the Premier League. If achieved, the Blues will win three consecutive championships. In the history of England's top league, only four teams have achieved this great achievement (Horsfield in the 1920s, Arsenal in the 1930s, Liverpool in the 1980s, and Manchester United in the 1990s).

In the Premier League in the new season, Chelsea is still the biggest favorite to win the championship. Among the odds of William Hill and Ladbrokes, the Blues are both 1.44, which is much higher than Manchester United, which ranks second. Reuters also said in a pre-season analysis article, "Chelsea wins three consecutive championships, and it seems that there is a great possibility."

Reuters also analyzed that in the third year, the European Cup will be Mourinho's primary goal. The goal of introducing Shevchenko and Barack is not only in the England arena, after all, the Blues' previous strength is enough to dominate the country. It is still unknown whether this strategic shift in the goal will have an impact on the Premier League journey.

However, in order to win three consecutive championships, Chelsea still faces some difficulties that need to be overcome. Compared with the three main opponents, Chelsea's lineup changes are the biggest. Arsenal's central axis has not moved, Liverpool has only strengthened the wing and forward line, and Manchester United has almost no variables. The Blues' main scorer's substitution and the structural adjustment of the midfield are likely to bring instability at the beginning of the season.

Coupled with the impact of the World Cup, Chelsea needs a period of running-in in the new season, and it is probably difficult to recreate the perfect start of the 9 consecutive wins last season. In the Community Shield, Chelsea's pass-and-coordination cooperation is a bit awkward, and the individual battle traces are obvious. It is still difficult to call it a tight-fitting whole, so it is difficult to create a scoring opportunity in the second half.

Another question is how to keep the players positive. The negative impact of the gathering of big names is that it is inevitable that some people will be unhappy because they can't play. Mourinho has been solving this problem well for two years, and he also needs to do this in the new season. To this end, Mourinho specifically emphasized that his lineup only needs 20 people, which is also to avoid the personnel accumulation problem caused by an overly large lineup.

And the biggest competitor, Manchester United?

After a successful 433 change for a season, Manchester United finally began to get on track. Carrick's arrival has improved the team's midfield strength. Overall, Manchester United's lineup is not as complete as Chelsea, and each line has different degrees of weaknesses.

First of all, let’s look at the defense line. What reassuring Ferguson is the goalkeeper and central defender. Van der Sar and the new Kuzkazak are both good at stability. Central defender Vidic is the most reassuring. If Ferdinand is not fucked, there will be no problem. They and Brown and the young Pique can also form a small group with fierce internal competition. According to normal circumstances, Ferguson can be assured of this position, but once the center defender has no Vidic, this defense line will be a bit of a draw.

Heinze's return from injury has strengthened the strength of the left-back. With his tough body and abundant physical fitness, coupled with rich experience, it is not difficult for the Argentine to seize the main force. The young Evra may have to serve as the first substitute. Sylvester supplemented the center and left-back in time, but Ferguson has always wanted to deal with him.

The right back is in trouble. Neville's balanced offense and defense is worthy of peace, but the Red Devils captain has been troubled by injuries for the past year. Once Neville is injured, Manchester United may be in trouble on the right.

The front line, veteran recruits matched properly. Giggs and Scholes performed well in the pre-season warm-up match, and Smith is about to return. Carrick, Park Ji-sung and Fletcher have always performed very stably. Although they are not the top players, they have one common feature, which is very practical and hard-working.

The forward corps is Ferguson's most satisfied trident. Rooney, Ronaldo and Dong Fangzhuo serve as the main force, and Solskoa and Rossi are waiting for an opportunity to come out one by one. Rooney's temper and substitute depth are two major problems that Ferguson must solve. Whether Solskoa can restore to the level of a magical substitute in 1999, and whether Rossi can verify the reputation of a "prodigy", at least Manchester United fans are not sure yet.

The most important point is that once Dong Fangzhuo is not at the center, Rooney and Ronaldo seem to be unable to play football and will not score goals either. Last November, Manchester United suffered a Waterloo because Dong Fangzhuo returned to China to play the World Cup qualifiers. Ferguson must solve this problem this season.

Ferguson believes that the key to solving the problem is not to push Rooney to the front, but to adjust the 433 formation to 442 when Dong Fangzhuo is away, playing double strikers...

Of course, it is not necessary for every team to be like Chelsea, and can take out two sets of lineups at any time to deal with fierce competition. In terms of candidates alone, Manchester United has also achieved the ideal situation of "two people per position". Manchester United will not have major changes in the formation, but will only switch between middles.

With Manchester United's overall strength, as long as the players are in good shape, they can still win most games.

Manchester United's top four opponents in the league are relatively not strong, playing Fulham at home, Charlton and Watford away, and Tottenham at home. If they can win four or two at the beginning of the season, it would be nice to welcome Arsenal at home in the fifth round.

Just as everyone discusses who can win the league in the end, Manchester United club officially announced that they won the lawsuit against Chelsea about Mikel's player transfer and received a compensation of 12 million pounds. The club will use 6 million pounds of pounds to buy Croatian young player Modric.

"Who is Modric?"

Manchester United fans are not familiar with the player Modric at all. The name naturally comes from Eastern Europe, but it is unknown.

The club's official website introduces Modric in detail:

Luka Modric (born on September 9, Luka is a Croatian football player and plays as a midfielder.

On September 9, 1985, Modric was born in Zadar and his parents were workers in wool weaving factories. During his childhood, Modric had an indissoluble bond with football. In 1991, a civil war broke out in Yugoslavia. Modric's grandfather was shot dead by Serbian militants while walking a cattle on an abandoned street. Before he could get out of his grief, Modric's family began to live a displaced escape and finally settled in a large hotel as a refugee camp.

In addition to the influence of the war, Modric once wanted to give up football due to his short stature.

At the end of 2001, Modric was spotted by Croatian giant Dynamo Zagreb Football Club, which officially started his career. In the 2003-04 season, when Modric was 18 years old, Dynamo Zagreb loaned him to Mostar Zlin Iski Football Club in the Bosnia-Herzegovina. That season, Modric played 22 times in the Bosnia-Herzegovina Super League, scoring 8 goals, and was elected as the Bosnian Super League Footballer.

In the 2004-05 season, Modric returned to the Croatian League and joined Zagreb Inkel on loan. As a result, he helped the team win the runner-up in the Croatian League with 18 matches and 3 goals. Modric himself was also named Croatia's Hope Star of the Year.

In 2005, Modric returned to Dynamo Zagreb after his loan period expired. Starting from the 2005-06 season, Modric quickly established his main position in Dynamo Zagreb's formation with his outstanding performance.

At this time, Manchester United club gave him a contract with a weekly salary of 40,000 yuan...
Chapter completed!