When the result of the Champions League draw was presented to Gao shunyao, looking at the result, all kinds of ideas of Gao shunyao came up for a moment. This year's Champions League draw, his team actually encountered such a group, so that he did not know how to speak.
If we only look at the strength of this group, it doesn't seem to be particularly strong. Manchester United is a strong team, but in addition to Manchester United, the other two teams, Marseille or Zenit, do not seem to be particularly strong team. Wolfsburg points in such a team, their qualification is quite a hope. At least compared with last season when they met Arsenal and miner in their group, this year's group seems to be OK.
However, if you look carefully, you will find that this group is not as simple as you think.
First of all, Marseille, as a former French club, is not too weak. Although they have been keeping a low profile for the past two years, they have been unable to raise their heads because of the pressure from Paris. Now even Monaco is going to rise, with the rich running rampant in the league, the team can only swallow their pride and behave in a low profile in front of the rich.
But it seems that even in such a down and out situation, Marseille still has some rich details. Although there is little hope for the team to win the championship, they have attracted some African International players, or French local quasi international players. The strength of this team is still very good, at least compared to Wolfsburg, they are not weak. Although they can't play Paris, Wolfsburg can't play Paris as well - it's not a shame to be inferior to Paris. This team may still be a good strong team, at least it can't be despised.
Zenit team, although far away from the mainstream League, has not been paid special attention, but if you think about it, it seems that this team is not a weak team at all. As a Russian team, they have a unique advantage: the natural climate is enough to make many teams crazy when facing them. Thinking that his team needs to go to Russia to play, Gao shunyao can only smile bitterly: Wolfsburg is not a strong team away from home. When they go to that place to play, they are afraid that even if they meet a very weak team, they will lose the game because they don't adapt to the road.
What's more, Zenit is not a weak team. Although this team is slightly despised because it is far away from the mainstream League, people are not particularly concerned about their situation, but if you look at some information of this team, then people will soon find something.
This team and Paris, Manchester City are all the same, is a big local tyrant. They are backed up by Russian natural gas companies, and their capital adequacy is also superior to others. Even if we do not consider the unreliable rumors that the real backstage behind them is the Russian government, we do not maliciously guess why UEFA, which is also funded by the Russian weather company, has been persistently throwing Zenit into a relatively weak group for many years. Zenit's money power, as long as you look at their team lineup, you can know quite clearly.
Hulk, wittsell, krishito These names are all members of their team. When it comes to the main players in the league, even if they are not the same, they are not the same. Although it is not well-known, it is a big mistake to underestimate Zenit.
According to this analysis, although this group is not hopeless, everyone in this group is likely to qualify, but the task is also not light.
A series of fierce battles are inevitable. Gao shunyao sighed softly, and also sighed that there was no weak team in the Champions League. Relatively speaking, this is a good result. If you look at another group, Arsenal, Dortmund and Napoli meet, Barcelona meet Manchester City again, Paris meet Bayern, it's enough to be thankful that you didn't meet such a group.
Moreover, looking at the opponents in the group, Gao shunyao has another idea. This group, it seems that there are some good places: if their team plays well enough, maybe their team can also get the first place in the group.
The reason why he thinks so is that although the group is in danger, there are many opportunities - of course, when it comes to the so-called opportunities, he naturally refers to Manchester United, the number one in the group.
In this group, the first team is Manchester United. Manchester United has always been one of the most elusive teams. Compared with the Western super two teams, he seems to be weaker, compared with the Portuguese super team, he seems to be stronger. However, it is quite difficult to determine his strength. And this year is even more so. What is the strength of Manchester United this year? I'm afraid that Manchester United can't say it clearly.
compared with last season, Manchester United's team doesn't seem to have changed much. If we only look at the lineup, it's easy to come to such a conclusion. However, compared with the players running on the court, their biggest change is in their coaching position. The people who are sitting there have changed. They are no longer the team that Ferguson is in charge of. Now their leader has become the former Everton coach Moyes, which is the biggest change they have encountered.For some teams, changing the coach doesn't seem to be a big problem. For teams like Real Madrid and Chelsea, it's just a routine to change their coaches. Maybe if they change their coaches, they will get such unscientific super assists as "the coach leaves class in the middle of the season, and the result is to enter the European finals". As a result, some fans have been discussing from the beginning of the season, "should we change our coaches?" It's just like a big capitalist who doesn't pay for breach of contract.
Fans will do this, of course, because the team's long-term bullshit does not take the coach seriously. For them, the coach is a part-time worker. If he works well, he will stay for two years. If he doesn't work well, he will go his own way. Everyone is happy.
Such a team change, naturally there will not be too much trouble.
But for other teams, it's hard to imagine a change of coach. Sir Alex Ferguson has been United manager since 1986 and has been in this position for more than 20 years. After so many years of vicissitudes, things have changed a lot, but what United have always been the same is the old Scot on the court, which is extremely rare in the whole football world.
More than 20 years is quite a long time. Many things are enough to change. When he took over the team, the Premier League had not yet been set up, the backhand goalkeeper could still use his hand to receive, and the backhand shoveling was not a red card, while Gao shunyao was not even born at that time. Over the years, the rules of football have changed many times, not to mention the people in football. However, Ferguson has always been with Manchester United. Ferguson is Manchester United, Manchester United is Ferguson, and people are used to it all the time. For this kind of team, changing the coach is not changing the team at all. It is tantamount to changing the soul of the team. The whole team will have a great change.
What's more, the coach Manchester United replaced this time is far from satisfactory. As a rich team, changing coaches should also consider top coaches, which is basically a conventional idea. However, Manchester United's special situation, they value loyalty, hope to get another Ferguson, which has become a major ideological burden for them. Ferguson is not so easy to find. They prefer Moyes, who has been with Everton for a long time, to other world-class coaches. This is also a questionable decision.
That's the big problem for Manchester United. This summer, their coach has changed from the wily Ferguson to Moyes, who has been in the middle of the team for a long time. Such a change is undoubtedly a change of soul for Manchester United. And their new soul can take them to sail smoothly? It's also something the world doubts.
After all, it's not easy to be Ferguson.
Now, Gao shunyao is also full of doubts. If Wolfsburg meets Ferguson's Manchester United, I'm afraid that before the game, Gao shunyao will have to worry about whether his team will have a chance to meet such a top club? Even though Manchester United have not performed as well in Europe in the past two years, as long as Ferguson is here, none of them dare to despise that opponent.
But now Moyes, that's another thing. Although Everton is a good coach, what he has done seems to be much worse than Ferguson. Before Ferguson became Manchester United's manager, he once led the Su team to overthrow the giants and won the winner's cup. Moyes has been at Everton for so many years, but his best result is the fourth in the Premier League. Even if they don't look at fame, it seems that their ability is far from being a person of the order of magnitude.
What's more, the coach didn't seem to be so smart about what he did after he came on stage. At least from the point of view of the transfer of Fellaini, it is clear that there are loopholes in the other party's contract. When the contract can be signed at a low price, it will not be signed until the price rises. This kind of thing also tells people everywhere. As a coach of a mid stream team, it seems that it is really not an easy thing to take over a big family.
Because of this, the first team in the Champions League was Manchester United, which made Wolfsburg not know how to express their ideas. With Ferguson gone, Manchester United seem to be gone. But it's hard to say whether it's so easy to defeat them.
But even if it is not easy, Gao shunyao still has an expectation: if they really beat Manchester United, they will be the first group to qualify for two consecutive years. If that's true, Wolfsburg is likely to face weaker opponents in the last 16. This situation is definitely worth fighting.