Chapter 422: Ronaldo finally wins once, Manchester City offers 30 million for Mahrez and

Sane After the game in Shanghai, Manchester City rushed to Beijing without stopping.

On July 31, Manchester City and Real Madrid played the last match of the International Champions Cup in China at the Workers' Stadium.

Just like in Shanghai, the Workers' Stadium was packed with more than 65,000 fans.

Amid the cheers and applause of the fans on the scene, the two teams joined forces to present a wonderful game to the audience.

Compared with the previous game, Manchester City players were in much better condition in this game.

Of course, this is also related to Guardiola's adjustments after the game. The players who performed poorly in the previous game were not only criticized by him, but also kept on the bench and were not allowed to start.

Guardiola is well aware of what is wrong with these players, as he has experienced this before when he was at Barcelona and Bayern.

To put it simply, after players obtain the honors they have always dreamed of, their inner desire for victory and honor will be seriously reduced.

Once they lose their desire for honor, their fighting spirit on the court will naturally decline.

This is also the reason for their poor performance. Of course, there are other reasons, such as the vacation time is too long and the players' physical condition has not yet recovered from the vacation.

But Guardiola feels that this is the main reason.

There is no good way to solve this problem. We can only find ways to stimulate them and awaken their desire for victory and honor.

If this trick doesn't work, then we can only make substitutions, replacing them with a group of younger, more energetic players who have never won the Champions League.

In this way, not only can the team be kept vibrant, but the old players can also feel the pressure.

For the club, no one is indispensable. If they are not capable, then someone else will come in.

Of course, these players have proven themselves in Manchester City. They are very strong and the cooperation and tacit understanding between them have been formed.

If they can adjust and regain their fighting spirit, Guardiola will still be happy to continue coaching these players.

But in any case, the team does not need to add fresh blood, but to reserve corresponding talents in various positions in case of emergency.

Like Barcelona, ​​Real Madrid has also suffered a great loss at the hands of Manchester City.

In the 2013-2014 season, Real Madrid was strong and had a very good chance of winning the tenth Champions League trophy in team history.

However, in the semi-finals, they fell to Manchester City and were eliminated by Manchester City at their home ground.

This scene once made countless Real Madrid fans heartbroken. Sometimes, once an opportunity is missed, it may never come back.

This is the case for Real Madrid. When they took the lead in forming the BBC combination, other teams had not yet reacted and their relative advantage was greater.

By the time other teams reacted and started recruiting players to form various combinations, their chances became smaller.

In this year's Champions League semi-finals, Real Madrid lost to Barcelona's MSN combination.

Therefore, every time they think about it, Real Madrid fans feel extremely regretful. If they could have seized the opportunity and defeated Manchester City, perhaps they would have realized their dream long ago.

Therefore, Real Madrid came to this game with a mentality of revenge.

Objectively speaking, Real Madrid is still very strong.

Although Ronaldo had some unpleasantness with the club this summer, it did not affect his performance on the court at all.

In order to attract more attention and arouse the interest of other giants, Ronaldo even plays more seriously than ever on the court.

Even if he was not considering a transfer, for Ronaldo, simply seeing the opposing No. 10 player wearing a sky blue jersey was enough to inspire his endless fighting spirit.

Originally, he and Messi sang a duet very well, and their reputation as the two most outstanding duos was known around the world.

But the appearance of this guy broke everything.

In recent years, when Real Madrid fell into a slump, Manchester City led by Lin Quan emerged as a dark horse and successfully stole his limelight.

Affected by this, Ronaldo's position as a superstar is somewhat insecure, and some voices have emerged in the football world. Some people believe that Ronaldo should be kicked out of the ranks of superstars because he has hardly won any decent honors in recent years.

In terms of statistics, he is no match for Lin Quan, and in terms of honors, he is not even worthy of carrying Lin Quan's shoes.

In addition, he is older, and compared to the younger Lin Quan and Messi, Ronaldo's condition will gradually begin to decline, so the further we go, the louder this voice will definitely become.

C Ronaldo is a very strong-willed and face-conscious person.

He urgently hopes to respond to such questioning voices from the outside world with practical actions.

The best way to respond is to defeat Manchester City led by Lin Quan on the field.

So, even though this was just a warm-up match, Ronaldo still gave his all.

A superstar giving his all is very scary, and coupled with the fact that Manchester City players haven't fully recovered, they simply can't stop the attacks from Ronaldo and others.

So, at the end of the first half, Manchester City was already trailing 0:2, with Ronaldo and Benzema scoring a goal each.

The Real Madrid fans who came to watch the game were as happy as if it was Chinese New Year, while the fans of Manchester City and Lin Quan were all worried, feeling that something was not right! "Manchester City's condition is really not good!"

"Except for Lin Huang, the others were not in their best form, especially the defensive players. They made several mistakes in the first half."

Fans are starting to worry, will Manchester City suffer two consecutive defeats in the warm-up matches?

Although such a match is just a friendly warm-up match, winning or losing does not mean anything.

But losing two games in a row before the league started doesn't seem like a good thing no matter how you look at it.

And if there is a crushing defeat, it might affect the mentality of the players on the field, causing them to bring their bad form into the league.

Due to the European Cup in June next year, the start time of the five major leagues this year is generally 10-14 days earlier than last year.

After the International Champions Cup ends, the new season of the Premier League will begin in another week.

If Manchester City participates in the league in its current state, it would really make people sweat for them.

On the sidelines, Guardiola was not very satisfied with the team's performance. After returning to the locker room, he began to PUA the players and give them ideological lessons.

After adjustments during the halftime break, Manchester City's form recovered in the second half, with both defense and offense improving. Aguero and Lin Quan scored two goals each in the second half.

But the opposing Real Madrid was already in full swing. Led by midfield maestro Modric, Real Madrid launched an offensive like a tide, with Bale, Benzema and Ronaldo taking turns to attack Manchester City's defense.

In the 65th minute, Bale used his signature curve overtaking to break into the penalty area from the wing and scored a very wonderful goal.

In the 87th minute, when the game was nearing its end, Ronaldo scored a wonderful elevator ball from a free kick, setting the score at 4:2.

Real Madrid finally defeated Manchester City for a while, and Ronaldo also won the duel with Lin Quan for the first time, and suppressed the opponent in terms of data.

After the game, Ronaldo happily accepted an interview with reporters on the scene and talked a lot about his goals for the new season.

This season, Ronaldo wants to win the double of the league title and the Champions League.

As for the treble, it all depends on whether they can win the Copa del Rey! However, the Copa del Rey has always been unfavorable to Real Madrid, and their performance in this event is far inferior to that of Barcelona next door.

Given Ronaldo's status and strength, no one would think that he was bragging when he said these words.

And judging from the course of today's game, Real Madrid's form and strength are maintained well, and it is definitely a strong contender for the Champions League trophy.

On the other hand, although he lost the game, Lin Quan’s mood was not affected too much.

The only drawback was that after finally leading the team back to China to participate in the competition, he failed to win the Chinese championship in front of his hometown folks. It was a bit regrettable for him. "Lin, can I exchange jerseys with you?"

At the end of the game, Benzema and Bale almost simultaneously ran towards Lin Quan to exchange jerseys with him.

However, Bale was still a little faster and got the chance to exchange jerseys, while Benzema unfortunately missed the opportunity.

In this match, both players performed very well.

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Bale's speed and Benzema's supporting ability were fully demonstrated.

After two years of running-in, the power of the BBC group has been fully demonstrated.

Lin Quan believes that as long as there are no major changes in Real Madrid's own lineup, Real Madrid's competitiveness in the Champions League this year may be stronger than last year.

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After Manchester City had to end its International Champions Cup journey with two consecutive defeats, Guardiola returned to Manchester with the team and immediately started closed training.

The new season is about to start, and the team's current state in the league seems a bit dangerous no matter how you look at it.

Fortunately, it is still the transfer period, and he can spend money to buy players in the transfer market to address the loopholes exposed in previous games.

Due to the departure of Navas and Milner, Manchester City's personnel reserves on the wing and midfield are somewhat dangerous.

So Guardiola remembered Mahrez, whom he had discussed with Lin Quan before.

This guy's performance at Leicester City last year was not very outstanding, with not many goals and assists.

Plus, when Leicester City signed him last year, it only cost 500,000 euros.

So Guardiola's first offer was 25 million euros.

If Leicester City is willing to sell the player, they can make more than 20 million euros.

However, this offer was rejected by Leicester City, or to be more precise, by Ranieri.

What a joke, Leicester City's lineup is already very thin, and the team is not a wealthy club, so its financial resources and appeal are very limited, so it cannot buy any big-name players.

Therefore, Ranieri cherishes these players in the lineup very much and is reluctant to send any of them away.

His own offer was rejected, which was a bit unexpected for Guardiola.

However, he is well aware that these Premier League clubs are very good at ripping people off when it comes to transfers.

It is common to ask for an exorbitant price and then pay a low price.

But 25 million was not his bottom line, so he added 5 million without hesitation and made a new offer to Leicester City at 30 million euros.

However, what he didn't expect was that Leicester City once again rejected Manchester City's offer, and was more decisive than last time.

This is strange! Guardiola took Mahrez's information and studied it carefully. He is not British, so he doesn't have a British residence permit? In the Premier League, local residence permits are very valuable, and local players are often worth much more than foreign players because of this local residence permit.

If Mahrez is English, it is not surprising that the 30 million offer was rejected. It would be unrealistic to get him for less than 35 million.

But his information clearly states that his nationality is Algerian!

Since he is not a local, why is Leicester City not interested in the 30 million offer? I can't figure it out, I can't figure it out at all! Since the other party is not selling, he gave up the idea of ​​continuing to bid and turned to look for other targets.

At Leicester City, Ranieri was unable to calm down after reluctantly rejecting Guardiola's offer.

He asked himself more than once, is Mahrez really worth so much money?

Should they just sell him and use the money to buy some urgently needed talents in the transfer market? Leicester City's financial resources are far less than Manchester City's. In the past few seasons, their transfer budget has been within 10 million euros, and in some seasons they only spent a few million euros.

This money is not enough for Manchester City to buy a young player.

This summer, after hiring the famous coach Ranieri, the team's owner was a little more generous and approved a transfer budget of 30 million euros for him.

Ranieri took the money, calculated it carefully, and bought as many as five players to make up for the team's shortcomings in multiple positions.

The players bought by Ranieri are a model of good quality and low price.

Their transfer prices are generally within 10 million euros. The most expensive one is the Japanese international Shinji Okazaki who was bought from the Bundesliga team Mainz. The transfer cost 11 million euros, which made Ranieri feel painful for several days.

Now, there is an opportunity for him to earn 30 million or even more money. If he can seize the opportunity, he can also buy several more good players.

However, even a world-class coach like Guardiola has taken a fancy to Mahrez, which proves that he must have something outstanding.

It feels like a loss to sell such a future star for 30 million.

If Leicester City had no ambitions and only wanted to stay in the Premier League, then perhaps this deal could be done.

After all, for many mid- and lower-level teams, selling the stars trained within their own team and then going to lower-level leagues to train new players is an important way for them to make money.

But if Leicester City has ambitions to qualify for European competitions or even secure the Premier League title, then this transfer is unacceptable.

Because what they sell may very well be the team's future pillar.

Fortunately, Manchester City did not make any further offers, so Ranieri finally stopped worrying about whether he could make the money or not.

After Guardiola gave up Mahrez, he immediately made an offer to Schalke 04 for their young winger Sane for 30 million euros.

(End of this chapter)