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Chapter 476 Tonic and New Season

Chapter 476 Tonic and New Season

Zhengyin center Viduka, Kenny who has completely confirmed the main position, Fowler who is well-known and powerful, plus Alan Smith who can play as a right winger at any time and Bridges who has paid for his injury, today's Leeds United If Keane is not counted, then there are five strikers, enough to complete the regular rotation.

The 1999-2000 season was Bridges' first season playing for Leeds United. He scored 19 goals in the league, including a "hat trick" against Southampton. At the end of the season, he and Andy Cole Tied for fourth in the Premier League scorer list, and 21 goals in all competitions made him the leading scorer in Leeds United.Leeds United finally finished third in the Premier League.

In the 2000-01 season, Bridges' state declined, and he failed to score goals after the start of the league. Bridges was also unlucky in the UEFA Champions League game against Besiktas due to poor field conditions in Istanbul. Bridges accidentally slipped and fell, and he was sent to a local hospital. After examination, it was confirmed that the ankle ligament was torn, and he was announced to be reimbursed for the season after undergoing surgery.

During the period, it was reported that Newcastle United intended to exchange Kieren Dyer for Bridges, but Bridges publicly expressed his desire to stay in the team.Later, on May 2001, 5, Bridges came back in a reserve team game against his old club Sunderland, but soon sprained his knee ligament again and missed the entire 11-2001 season. Keith can only go to the United States in November to undergo knee surgery in hopes of continuing his football career.Due to the oversupply of Leeds United forwards, Newcastle United asked Leeds United again after the end of the season about the feasibility of acquiring Bridges. According to reports, Newcastle United's bid was only £02 million.

Under such circumstances, Bridges was injured until the beginning of the 2002-03 season. Millwall offered to rent Bridges, but was rejected by Leeds United. No matter how the team needs a center to rotate with Viduka, Bridges is the best choice.For the ambitious Leeds United, the title of the new Champions League champion allows it to have greater ability and financial resources to recruit and complete its hegemony, and the club's top management is simply unwilling to leave the core players in the team.

After the end of last season, the old captain Radebe and the veteran Buck retired. Ferdinand renewed his contract with Dacourt, Mateo, McPhail and others. Among the main players, only Keane's future is in doubt. , and among the next-level players, Hart and Myers are obviously inferior in strength and are facing a change. If Leeds United finds a better choice, they are likely to be transferred.

The topic comes back to Keane. His suitors are Tottenham, Manchester City and Southampton. Among them, Tottenham is the most sincere, with 1800 million pounds + high salary + team vice-captain, and more importantly, Tottenham. Thorns can provide it with an absolute main position.Keane is also quite hesitant about this. As the hottest talent in the Premier League, Inter Milan's unsuccessful resume did not make him lose any pride in his heart. On the contrary, Keane's recovery in Leeds United made Keane even more proud.

Under such conditions, he is naturally unwilling to be a rotation player, even if Fowler is the rotation player.In view of this, Leeds United coach O'Reilly personally found Keane's home and started a conversation with him, trying to persuade Keane to stay.After all, he is a famous Arsenal player. O'Reilly is very clear about Keane's deep thoughts. He firmly grasped that Leeds United has a high-level cup competition and better prospects. En still agreed to stay, and rejected the very attractive conditions offered by Tottenham.

After keeping Keane, Leeds United sold Hart and Miles one after another, hired the Frenchman Gallas from Chelsea, and naturally started their own supplementary plan.

Received training from the famous Clairefontaine training base in France, Gallas, who has played step by step from the small club Caen, helped Desailly to gain a foothold in Chelsea. Gallas from the Caribbean island of Guadeloupe has the ability to fight Outstanding, almost no one can break through his defense from the front.The central defender is Gallas' favorite position, and the left and right full-backs are also doing very well.

Gallas, Henry and Trezeguet were members of the same group of French youth teams, but the latter two became famous early and won the World Cup and European Cup one after another. Gallas seems to have been forgotten by the French team. In the Champions League group stage of the 1999-00 season, the Marseille team relied on Gallas's only goal to defeat Manchester United. This was the first impression he left on England fans.A year later, Claudio Claudio Ranieri brought Gallas to London with 620 million pounds. Although Gallas still missed the World Cup in 02, with his increasingly mature performance in the Premier League, Gallas has become one of the most popular players in the world. A player to follow.

When Leeds United, which has more room for development than Chelsea, and can pursue more personal honors, offered an olive branch to the Frenchman, Gallagher agreed after thinking about it.Originally, Gallas was not willing to leave with a bad reputation just after joining Chelsea for one season, but Chelsea coach Ranieri also regarded Gallas as a very important member of his plan, but unfortunately last season Chelsea, which is not rich at all, spent a total of 4200 million pounds to buy Gallas, Lampard, Pettit, Jokanovic, and wingers Glenn Shire and Zenden.

Although reaching the FA Cup final at the end of the season and barely passing the league's sixth-ranked record, the Chelsea club spent a large amount of transfer funds on rebuilding the team, expanding Stamford Bridge and building a luxury hotel. debt began to mount.Therefore, while the Chelsea club is seeking investment, it is also beginning to think of ways to relieve itself from this world football financial crisis.

The price of 1000 million pounds, a full 400 million higher than a season, made it difficult to refuse, and the soft-spoken Chelsea coach Ranieri also failed to change the club's mind, so the deal was finally finalized.

However, there is still a clear stream in this arms race. Apart from the promotion of two young men, John Welsh and Stephen McNulty, from the youth team, Liverpool excitedly announced their final team, which made the Red Army Fans are disappointed.Coincidentally, the Red Devils Manchester United also maintained the stability of the lineup. At the same time, they sold Manninger and Richard Wright one after another, and loaned out four players. They earned nearly 700 million Premier League champions last season. Arsenal did not recruit any more players. , but directly launched preparations for battle.

Professor Wenger is very confident about this, and he has reason to believe that Arsenal can win the Premier League again in the new season.

It can be said that compared to the outside world, the Premier League, which has gradually climbed to the second largest league in Europe, is a faction of its own. Several giant clubs have maintained full trust and stability in their lineups. Only the ambitious Leeds United are everywhere. Search for strong players to prepare for the upcoming new season.

Of course, no one has underestimated the competitiveness of several clubs in the Premier League because of this. Manchester United, Arsenal, and Liverpool have all maintained their main lineups. Old coach Ferguson stayed behind. Manchester United, which intends to regain the championship status, wants to continue. Arsenal, who won the championship, the powerful Liverpool, and the ambitious Leeds United are all strong contenders for the championship.

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