Chapter 427: The Winger to Explode, the First Game of the New Season

Yes, only Juventus can do it!

Because Pogba can never become the core in Villa!
Perhaps in the eyes of outsiders, Pogba is the future midfield core of Aston Villa.

With Kaka leaving, Pogba will become a member of Villa’s starting midfield.

Considering his talent, his future will be no worse than De Bruyne.

But…if you know He Tianqi well enough, you will know that Modric must be included in He Tianqi’s perfect midfield lineup.

De Bruyne and the defensive midfielder are indispensable to Villa’s lineup.

So it is the best choice for Pogba to play for Juventus.

Of course, He Tianqi’s arrangement is also beneficial to Pogba’s development.

Villa is waiting for him to come back as the core at any time, and he can also go to Juventus to expand his territory.

If he can really play at a world-class level in Juventus, it would be fine for him to stay in Juventus.

No matter whether it is a loan or not, as long as Juventus uses him well, Pogba will definitely be theirs.

The giants have never lacked the ability to retain core players.

It just depends on whether you are willing to let them go all in!

It’s almost a win-win deal.

Juventus has completed the most difficult midfield reinforcement.

Pogba plays in a core position.

Toni stayed in Juventus until the end of his life.

Modric has the ball to play with.

Villa will have the opportunity to sell Pogba for a sky-high price in the future.

Villa’s other midfielders also have more opportunities to play. After all, Modric is happy to be rotated, while Pogba is reluctant to come off the court once he comes on.

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Because of the World Cup, Villa has not arranged any activities in China this year.

But all three warm-up matches were played in China.

Played a game with the Chinese Super League champion Guangzhou Evergrande.

There will be one game each against Palermo led by Zidane and Alaves led by Fan Zhiyi. The standard is still very good, with teams from the Premier League, Serie A and La Liga all coming.

And since they were all family members and had no desire to win or lose, He Tianqi’s deployment of the troops was also very flexible. Almost the entire team was replaced, and everyone got sufficient playing time.

The fans are also very satisfied with this.

You can see Villa superstars, British stars, three second B players, new players and veterans, which is worth the price of the ticket.

August 8, Wembley Stadium.

Villa ushered in the first official game of the season.

Community Shield!

Last season’s Premier League and FA Cup champions Villa VS last season’s Premier League runner-up Manchester City.

Manchester City has undergone major changes in its lineup in the past two years, and has always been one step away from winning the championship. In addition, the lineup is aging, and it has gradually shown a sense of decline.

Still very strong, but not quite championship-caliber.

At this time, if the star players the team brings in fail to rise and instead fade away, the team will easily collapse within a year or two.

Manchester City’s starting players for this game are:

哲科
Nasri, Jovetic, Navas
Fernando Toure

Kolarov, Nastasic, Boyata, Clichy
Joe Hart

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Among this lineup, Joe Hart has the deepest resentment towards He Tianqi.

Although the England team won the World Cup, he only played once and had no sense of presence. Instead, he became a stepping stone for Pickford.

There is no doubt that Pickford will replace Joe Hart and become Britain’s number one goalkeeper in the future.

Once Joe Hart was abandoned by the times, he would never be able to regain his former glory.

He wants to prove himself through this game.

Villa’s lineup is relaxed:
Mane, Kane, Mahrez

Modric, Xhaka, Casemiro

Luke Shaw, Rudiger, Van Dijk, Trippier

Oblak
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Give some of the World Cup’s key players enough time to rest.

During the team’s previous warm-up match, players such as De Bruyne had not yet returned to the team.

Because they have more business activities to deal with.

He Tianqi has never been opposed to the commercial development of players. Villa even has a special player business development department to help players better develop their business and avoid some problematic contracts, problematic collaborations, etc.

The commission is lower than other brokerage companies on the market.

Because He Tianqi believes that the players’ good commercial value is also beneficial to the team’s image and influence. As for the less money earned, it can be earned back in transfer fees.

That’s where Villa’s biggest profit comes from.

This summer, Villa made a staggering profit of 412.5 million euros in the transfer market.

In fact, they only traded four players, and the average player’s value was over 100 million!

Eriksen: Bale and I together cost 235 million euros!
With a whistle, the game officially began.

In the third minute, Manchester City got a corner kick.

After the corner kick, Van Dijk cleared the ball with a header.

Serie A genius Jovetic’s volley was directly caught by Oblak without stopping the ball, and it failed to exert enough power.

The Manchester City coach doesn’t like him and he made less than 20 appearances last season.

He won’t get much time this season either.

In the two seasons from 2013 to 2015, he only made appearances in the Premier League for Manchester City.

Of course, he also took revenge on his head coach with his goal tally, scoring no more than eleven goals in all competitions.

In the ninth minute, Nasri hit the wall and Dzeko broke into the small penalty area, and he shot from a small angle.

Although the ball passed Oblak, it slipped out of the far end.

“Oblak’s defensive positioning is so good.” Terzic was very emotional. “In fact, I have been worried about our backup goalkeepers. Alisson and Ederson are too far behind Oblak.”

He Tianqi comforted Terzic, “Don’t worry, it will get better. Everyone is at this level at the beginning.”

Some top talented players, you never have to worry about their development, and it may be difficult for them to add abilities that they don’t have in the future.

But after knowing what they are good at and what they can develop, their success is obviously not far away.

No need for trial and error and a firm goal are the biggest secrets of He Tianqi in training players.

In the 16th minute, Boyata passed the ball to the wing.

Mane, who was pressing, slapped the ball away with his hand in a hurry.

The referee immediately blew the whistle and gave Mane a lecture.

Mane admitted his mistake with a good attitude.

But Manchester City midfielder Fernando came over in an emotional state and asked for a yellow card, and made rude remarks.

The referee immediately showed him a yellow card.

Manchester City players and fans were dissatisfied with this.

Needless to say, after the game, the news on media like Sky Sports must be “Black whistle! Villa player Mane committed handball, but Manchester City player Fernando received a yellow card instead”!
This yellow card also changed the game to a certain extent.

In the first twenty minutes, Villa’s players played passively and low-key.

Still somewhat lacking in confidence.

After all, most of them are young substitutes.

But almost since this conflict, Villa’s young players have played a little braver, perhaps because they have adapted to Manchester City’s game rhythm.

And these young players have essentially been working together at Villa for two or three years.

They may still be a work in progress in terms of ability, but in terms of overall integrity and technical and tactical aspects, they have actually reached perfection!
In the 25th minute, Modric received the ball near the midline and turned around, showing off his dribbling ability. He got rid of Navas and was knocked down by his old teammate Yaya Toure. Modric stood up and scolded Toure.

Touré tried to explain.

When the two were in Palermo, Modric was the undisputed core and big brother of the team.

Toure is Modric’s younger brother and bodyguard.

The way the two get along has long been fixed.

But Boyata didn’t know that, he rushed up and started arguing with Modric, and Toure became the one who tried to mediate.

But he was also curious, why did Boss Mo become so irritable?
He used to be a very cautious and nice guy.

At this moment, the referee blew the whistle.

This means that a free kick can be taken, but looking at the current scene, it is obvious that both sides will continue arguing for a while.

boom!
Modric takes a quick free kick!
He started the forward run himself and didn’t care about Clichy and Toure.

“Damn!” Toure knew he had been fooled.

When Luke Shaw received the ball on the left, he saw Modric’s gesture and immediately passed it diagonally against the wall.

After receiving the ball, Modric dribbled two steps on the left rib, waited for his teammates to speed up, and then passed the ball straight.

Mane accelerated on the left side, took over Boyata who was filling in Clichy’s position, broke into the penalty area and had a single shot!

Without waiting for Joe Hart to attack, Mane took a close-range shot and made a low pass.

The football was less than twenty centimeters away from Joe Hart’s toes and went into the goal!

Joe Hart made a misjudgment.

He was deceived by Mane’s eyes and thought that Mane was going to shoot at the near corner.

This is normal.

Mane ranks high in shooting ability in the Villa team, and confident wingers will most likely shoot at the near corner after cutting inside.

As a result, Mane suddenly shot the ball into the far corner, and Joe Hart was unable to adjust his center of gravity and could only watch the ball go into the net.

In the eyes of the fans, Mane’s shot was not of high quality, but Joe Hart failed to save it, so he was fully responsible.

“Oh! One to zero, Mane scores!”

“This Senegalese winger is getting better and better. Many people think he will become the next world-class super striker! Because after Bale left, Mane is the sharpest striker on Villa’s front line!”

“Joe Hart looked dejected and he looked like he had lost confidence.”

“It hasn’t been all good for him in this World Cup.”

To put it in Chinese, Joe Hart felt like his moral convictions had collapsed.

In the 38th minute, Casemiro intercepted the ball in the backcourt and made a through pass.

Mahrez received the ball and cut inside, forcing Kolarov to keep retreating.

boom!
Mahrez shot directly with his left foot from outside the penalty area, which was quite similar to Bale’s style.

But Joe Hart made no mistake this time and saved the ball.

Kane met the ball in front of the goal and shot without stopping.

This is a great opportunity.

Unfortunately, the football came too fast and was kicked out of bounds, going wide of the goal from close range.

Terzic covered his head and exclaimed in disbelief: “This… With this level, can he score three goals in a World Cup?”

He Tianqi smiled and said, “Don’t underestimate him. This kid is a super center forward who scores goals like crazy and is also very good at assists. He just doesn’t have much luck in winning championships.”

Terzic just thought that He Tianqi was encouraging young people and didn’t believe it at all.

In the 41st minute, Jovetic created a free kick on the left side of the penalty area.

After Manchester City took a free kick, Toure headed the ball.

This is almost a sure goal.

Once a header from a corner kick or free kick is accurate, it is almost impossible to save it because it is too fast.

however……

boom!
Oblak stretched out his hand to block the ball, which hit the crossbar and bounced back into the penalty area, where Rudiger cleared it with a big kick.

“Nice save! Obukra made people forget Courtois in the first game of the new season!”

“Look at Villa, all the teammates are cheering for Oblak’s save, and De Bruyne in the stands is cheering too.”

“To be honest, it’s been a long time since De Bruyne has been so excited about the wonderful performance of his goalkeeper. Although he and Courtois have resolved their conflict, their friendship has also been cleared.”

“Mr. 80 million euros has therefore never been able to integrate into the harmonious atmosphere of Vera.”

In the 44th minute, Modric repeated his old trick, dribbling the ball in the midfield to attract firepower before making a through pass.

It was Mane who received the ball and dribbled into the penalty area again.

But Nastasic made up for the deficit and blocked Mane.

Mane was like a child behind the tall man who was nearly 1.9 meters tall. It was useless for him to kick or jump like a donkey. In the end, he just fell to the ground.

The referee then blew the whistle.

Manchester City players were in a state of panic.

Are we going to give a penalty?
Are you blind?
“Yellow card! The referee showed Mane a yellow card, thinking that he was suspected of diving to get a penalty.”

“Mane looked a little embarrassed. It seems that he really thought so.”

“If you say he’s an honest man, he wanted to cheat a little. But if you say he’s dishonest, he wouldn’t be so embarrassed after being caught.”

With this little episode, the first half ended quickly.

Villa leads by one to zero.

In the second half, the two sides changed sides and fought again.

Everyone wanted to hold on a little longer and did not replace any players.

In the 49th minute, Modric dribbled again on the left side of the center circle and used a series of feints to get rid of the opponent.

boom!
Modric made a straight pass, still looking for Mane!

Mane is very fast. He makes a forward run to receive the ball, then dribbles it to the bottom line and makes a sweeping kick!
It’s quite sharp.

Kane made a quick run and overpowered Boyata.

While he was taking small steps to carry the man, the football flew over and was kicked by him.

Joe Hart was powerless to save the day.

“GOAL! Two to zero! Kane didn’t waste the chance again!”

“He scored three goals in the World Cup and his feet are still hot!”

On the sidelines, He Tianqi looked at Terzic and said, “How is it? His shooting quotient is very high, right?”

Terzic had to nod in approval.

Kane’s small steps allow him to carry the opponent with all his strength, while constantly adjusting his pace and waiting for the ball to fall, ensuring accuracy.

Although the final goal did not seem earth-shattering, the speed of the ball was not very fast, and the angle was not very tricky.

But in fact, there was no way Joe Hart could save this shot.

Epee without front.

Great skill comes without effort.

In the 55th minute, both sides began to make substitutions.

After all, it is a warm-up match, so more players should be allowed to play.

Villa replaced Mane, who completed the pass and shot, with Martial.

Fans and major media have confirmed it, and judging by Mane’s performance, he will definitely be the winger to become popular in the new season.

Grealish replaces Mahrez.

Compared to Mane’s sharpness, Mahrez’s form fluctuates greatly, his defensive involvement is insufficient, and his passing and receiving turnover rate is low, commonly known as sticky ball.

In a team like Villa, passing turnover is important because the team has many players who can use the ball to create deadly chances better than Mahrez.

If the ball stays with him for too long, it means the team loses opportunities, even if they don’t lose possession of the ball.

(End of this chapter)