Chapter 831: The Player Least Skilled at Winning Championships Arrives Where Winning Championships is Most Skilled

They wanted to use the EAFF E-1 Football Championship as an opportunity to test Wang Wei's effectiveness, but the first match did not succeed.

The reason is simple: the prerequisite for Wang Wei to trigger is that he must start the match and serve as captain, but Tang Ye was on the bench in today's game, so it is a great pity.

Of course, the result was still quite good; a 6-0 scoreline counts as a decent opening.

"Judging from the matches against Japan and South Korea, they seemingly do not intend to test their team's strength at the EAFF E-1 Football Championship, because I saw them field many substitute players."

Tang Ye accepted a post-match interview and delivered some not-so-good news to the fans.

After yesterday's matches between Japan and South Korea concluded, the Chinese team's plan for the EAFF E-1 Football Championship also changed.

The national football team originally intended to use the matches against Japan and South Korea to test the squad's strength, but alas, Japan and South Korea did not value this edition of the EAFF E-1 Football Championship and fielded only substitutes.

Then there was no choice; the Chinese team could only join in the rot.

Are you asking Tang Ye to play matches against those substitute players from Japan and South Korea?

That is too abstract; it would be exhausting and yield no benefits.

"So, do you have anything to say regarding the upcoming World Cup?"

"... The draw results are bad, very bad..."

Tang Ye kept shaking his head; this question had been giving him a headache for some time.

"We will figure something out, hmm."

"..."

Xinhua News Agency summarized Tang Ye's interview content:

1. Key players of the Chinese team (Tang Ye, Wu Lei, Zhang Zhang Yuning, Jiang Guangtai, etc.) will not participate in the next two EAFF E-1 Football Championship matches.

2. The World Cup draw is unfavorable, but we will find a way.

3. Based on information he has gathered, Manchester United will have a very major transfer announcement during this season's Piggy Xia Chuang, though nothing is confirmed yet.

Manchester Evening News front-page headline: Greenwood's case remains undecided; Manchester United needs to find a substitute for Dembélé.

The transfer window is about to close, yet there is still no news from Manchester United's side.

Even the proud Manchester United fans are now starting to feel nervous.

With Cristiano Ronaldo departing and Greenwood being prosecuted, Manchester United suddenly lost two forwards.

For a Manchester United that relies heavily on offense, entering the next Premier League season with such a squad is definitely unacceptable.

Manchester United needs a powerful center forward, and Dembélé also needs a qualified substitute!

Romano: Here we go! Feyenoord defender Malacia transfers to Manchester United for a fee of 15 million euros plus add-ons.

【Brother, who are you?】

【Manchester United still has a 15 million euro transfer? Is this a substitute for Luke Shaw?】

【15 million euros? Has Ten Hag been knocked unconscious by Saint Erik? Why buy such a cheap player for Manchester United?】

【To be honest, you could sign Tang Rui for 15 million euros; isn't my Little Piggy better than whatever 'Spicy Shrimp' this is?】

【Buy some fierce players, can't you bring in some tough guys?】

After waiting so long, Manchester United's first transfer news turned out to be merely a "cheap" 15 million euro player, which directly drove the Red Devils fans to anxiety.

For the current Manchester United, a 15 million euro player is indeed somewhat awkward, because one cannot imagine what role a player of this caliber could play in Champions League matches.

Just as the fans said, Manchester United might as well use that 15 million euros to sign Tang Ye's newborn son!

However, some fans were relatively rational; they pointed out that Luke Shaw is injury-prone and indeed needs a substitute.

Manchester United buying Malacia for 15 million euros was not hoping he would deliver stunning performances in matches, but merely hoping that a full-back could step up when Luke Shaw gets injured.

The Malacia signing is purely defensive; from this perspective, spending this 15 million euros was indeed cost-effective.

So the question arises.

Where is the offensive signing?

Where is the fierce character belonging to Manchester United?

Time moved to July 26; Manchester United officially announced that their U18 player Garnacho had formally entered the first team, and this player happens to be a right winger.

After the news broke, the previously silent Manchester United fans suddenly became excited.

They checked Garnacho's profile; he is a bona fide Carrington academy product!

Could this be Manchester United's youth development system? Just as Greenwood fell, a new Greenwood immediately stood up!

Sky Sports: Manchester United's youth development system is indeed excellent, but Garnacho's ability still awaits testing in official matches.

Commentators pointed out that no matter how much talent this new DNA player of Manchester United possesses, it is unrealistic to ask him to serve as a substitute for Dembélé.

Youth players have a major problem: they lack sufficient match experience and cannot solve problems like top-tier stars do.

You cannot expect every youth player to be as heaven-defying as Tom in 2015, possessing stats despite having no experience.

It is a good thing that Manchester United fans hold high expectations for Garnacho, but from the perspective of the team as a whole, the club should seek a winger with more experience.

The Sun: Manchester United submits a third bid for Antony; if Ajax agrees to let the player leave, the final transfer fee could reach as high as 70 million euros.

Escrivá's beating did not make Ten Hag abandon his original intention; the Manchester United manager continued his consistent style: favoring Dutch nationals or players competing in the Dutch league.

When this news came out, many fans immediately became unhappy, especially those among the Manchester United supporters belonging to the Cristiano Ronaldo faction; they pointed out that Ten Hag's mindset is wrong.

Because if you look back, you will know that among these Dutch nationals or Eredivisie players purchased by Ten Hag, only De Jong's performance met fan expectations; others such as Lisandro, De Ligt, and Amrabat all failed to justify the Gao Ang prices Manchester United paid to acquire them.

With such a low success rate, why does Erik still persist in Ji De Xiang Fa!

Spending 70 million euros to buy a 35 million euro Antony?

Adding a bit more to that money could have brought in Félix!

"They think your transfer plan is strange."

Fan Fan Dejiahe sighed, hands clasped behind his head, sitting opposite Ten Hag, the Manchester United manager who was browsing complex player data on his computer.

His left hand was wrapped in thick bandages and encased in a hard cast.

Although the pain had vanished, those punches from Escrivá had already left their mark on the Dutchman.

"Who are 'they'?"

"The fans."

Ten Hag removed his hand from the mouse: "Why should we care so much about the fans' opinions? Michel, we are the professionals, not them."

"That... fine."

Fan Fan Dejiahe spread his hands: "But you at least have to consider the management's opinion; buying Antony now will cost us at least 85 million euros."

Reporters all say Ajax is asking for 70 million euros, unaware that their information is outdated.

The 70 million euro offer has already been rejected by Ajax; if Manchester United truly wants to buy Antony, they must pay at least 15 million euros more.

Spend 85 million euros to buy a player valued at 35 million euros?

The Manchester United management are all capitalists; they are indeed utterly disgusting, no doubt about it.

But capitalists aren't idiots!

"I will explain it to them. Paying a premium is normal."

Ten Hag acted indifferent.

With achievements under his belt, he naturally had the qualification to challenge the club management: "Back when I bought Tom for 180 million euros, wasn't that also a premium? If I remember correctly, Tom's value back then was just a little over 100 million."

"Paying a premium has always been normal."

"That... fine."

Fan Fan Dejiahe nodded.

Since the head coach had said so, he, as the assistant coach, naturally could not refute anything.

"What about Garnacho? Do you plan to give him a chance next season... if his training performance is good?"

"We'll talk about that later."

Ten Hag waved his hand, and upon hearing the name "Garnacho," obvious disgust flashed in his eyes.

Seeing this, Fan Fan Dejiahe could only sigh helplessly.

That guy Garnacho was simply too young; it was truly incomprehensible why he would like those comments by C. Ronaldo targeting Ten Hag.

Did he really think Ten Hag wouldn't read the news?