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Chapter 146 Professional League, Here I Come!

Two days later, the surprise of Manchester City's "weird formation" by the Premier League powers was not over yet. Manchester City defeated Middlesbrough 5-0 at the Riverside Stadium.

On another field, Arsenal dealt a blow to the prophets who predicted that Arsenal would fall behind in the winter break!They sat at the Emirates Stadium, relying on the goal of midfielder Cesc Fabregas, defeated West Ham United 1-0 and continued to lead the Premier League standings.

From the second round of the league to now, there have been 21 rounds in the Premier League. In these 21 rounds, Arsenal has led the other 19 rounds except for being briefly surpassed by Manchester City in the middle.

In the standings, Arsenal has 21 wins, 19 draw and 1 loss in 1 games, ranking first with 58 points.Manchester City has 21 wins and 18 losses in 3 games, with 54 points, ranking No. 2. Manchester United ranks third, also with 54 points, because the goal difference disadvantage is lower than Manchester City.Ferguson's team followed closely and did not fall behind.

Arsenal's performance this season has been impressive.Their youth storm, even after half a season, still has more stamina!
Cesc Fabregas, Eduardo, Van Persie... The performance of the Gunners Youth Army is impressive!
The situation on the standings is still mixed!Any team that is negligent will fall behind!
Therefore, the schedule for the second half of the season is not only a struggle of physical strength, but also a decisive battle of will!

The three teams each made their own plans.

Manchester United gave up the FA Cup and League Cup, and pinned their hopes on the league and the Champions League.

Arsenal is even more single. Wenger gave up all the cups and focused all the team's focus on the league. They haven't tasted the championship for three years. How can Wenger's team not be anxious?
As for Manchester City?
Manchester City is now ranked second in the standings, only one point away from the first.

In the UEFA Cup, they also advanced to the top 32, but there are still many strong teams, such as Bremen, Tottenham, Glasgow Rangers, and even the behemoth Bayern Munich.But the game is kicked out. If you only look at the value, you don't have to play, just make a table.

In the FA Cup, they will face Barnsley.

In order to get closer to the team and to urge the team's performance, the club owner, Thaksin Shinawatra, specially held a New Year's reception.Duncan attended the reception with the coaching staff and all the players.

For Thaksin, Manchester City's achievements are related to his political destiny.

During the party, Thaksin took the initiative to find Duncan and talked with him about the local customs and customs in England, as well as some embarrassing things he encountered in life in England for half a year.

Interpersonal communication is a basic quality that politicians must have. Thaksin Shinawatra, as one of the best, makes the atmosphere of the conversation cordial and warm without deliberate guidance.

It also narrowed the distance between him and Duncan.

During the dinner, pretending to be casual, Thaksin asked about the team's performance this season.

"Since we are going hand in hand, why not fight for the championship on all three lines?" Duncan said with a smile at the New Year's dinner.

"You mean, we want to win both championships?" Thaksin said with some surprises in his words.

"As long as we are not eliminated, then we have hope." Duncan nodded.

"Haha, if you have any request, just ask! I will definitely meet it!" Thaksin smiled, patted Duncan on the shoulder, and said earnestly.

"Boss, I want to buy someone!" Duncan said seriously.

Thaksin was a little surprised. Although he said this, although he meant it, it was more of a ceremonial word.It's like saying "how's the weather" when people in England meet, it's a meaningless greeting.

Duncan apparently took this "greeting" seriously.

"No problem, just give me a number, and I will convene a board of directors later to add this budget!" After all, he is a tycoon in both political and business circles. attitude of conscientious implementation.

Of course, the more reason is that recently the Bangkok authorities are considering releasing Thaksin’s personal assets, nominally because these assets are “from clean business income”, but in fact, they still come from the international community headed by England pressure.

In any case, with such "good" news, it is rare for Thaksin to become a "local tyrant".

At the dinner, Thaksin showed the good skills of a politician, making everyone feel like a spring breeze.

Of course, what is even more gratifying is that Thaksin publicly announced that he will add another 5000 million pounds to the budget.This budget is dedicated to increasing the wages of the players and signings during the winter break.

This cheers everyone up.

The team's performance is very good, and I can still raise my salary. Such a good thing is of course very happy.

"5000 million pounds, who do you want to buy?" Thaksin still remembered Duncan's words after walking around with a glass of wine, and asked Duncan when he found him.

"Have you heard of Messi..." Duncan said.

Thaksin's hands trembled, and the red wine instantly spilled on his white shirt.

If it is said that in the current world football, there is a person who can replace Ronaldinho, then Messi is undoubtedly.

Although he is only 20 years old, Messi has already become famous all over the world: the hat-trick in the national derby, five people in a row, the hand of God... No one doubts that Messi will become another superstar.

It's not that Thaksin never thought of introducing Messi, but at the end of last season, Messi signed a new contract with Barcelona, ​​with a liquidated damages of up to 1 million euros!
In view of Messi's loyalty and love for Barcelona expressed on many occasions, it will cost at least 1 million euros to introduce Messi!

This comb is twice the total transfer expenditure of Manchester City last season!
Thaksin bought the Manchester City club for only 2100 million pounds.

That's why Thaksin was almost scared out of Xiang by Duncan.

Fortunately, Duncan didn't finish his sentence.

"Messi...he is in the youth team and has always had a substitute...his name is Pedro!" Duncan said the second half of his words.

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The 2007-2008 season was a year that all Barcelona people do not want to recall.This year, the Dream Team [-] fell into a downturn.Russie Rijkaard lost control of the team, the core Ronaldinho had prominent conflicts with the top management, Eto'o's big mouth made the team miserable, and the locker room conflicts intensified...

Everything has caused the Red and Blue Army to fall into internal and external difficulties.

Of course, the sudden rise of Messi has given people hope!
Not only in La Liga, but also in all echelons of Barcelona, ​​including Team B and Team C, Messi is the most dazzling existence. His growth is accompanied by a series of records...

With such a radiant Messi, others will naturally be covered up.

Pedro is such a person.

Pedro's talent is not low, he can play both left and right wingers or second forward positions.He has excellent skills, extremely fast speed, and quite strong shooting ability. He can not only grab points in front of the goal but also score with long-range shots. He is a rare all-round attacker.

But in the Barcelona team, there is still no place for him.

The main center is naturally Eto'o.The left winger is still No. 1 Ronaldinho in the world, and at the right winger position, Messi has squeezed Giuly to the bench.

Even if none of these four players play, Iniesta can still play, so Pedro, who is 20 years old and desperately needs to play, has not yet had any first-team appearance records.

But this record will be there tonight.

2008年1月8日，西甲联赛第19轮，比赛第80分钟，巴塞罗那4:0领先弱旅穆尼亚尔。

A young man wearing the "No. 17" game uniform was bouncing around on the sidelines doing warm-up to relieve his nervousness.Beside him, the fourth official is holding up a sign: No. 17 is on, No. 9 is off.

Pedro comes on, replacing Eto'o.

Eto'o was a little upset that Rijkaard replaced him. He felt good today and had already scored two goals. He had a premonition that he would definitely score a hat-trick, but the coach replaced him early.

Eto'o is not a man of the city, his displeasure is completely written on his face.He also walked slowly.

However, he did not convey his displeasure with Rijkaard to Pedro. He knew that this teenager was playing for the first time, so he gave the opponent a high-five and said "come on" to the opponent.

But Pedro didn't hear Eto'o's words. After a few high-fives, he suddenly accelerated and rushed onto the court.

Professional league, here I come!

(End of this chapter)