Chapter 594 Reinforcement
Chapter 594 Reinforcement
After winning Manchester United, QPR's morale was booming, and they beat Sunderland 4:1 at home and Swansea 2:0 away.
And Manchester City was equalized by West Bromwich Albion in the 18th round of the league away game, and QPR finally took the top spot in the standings!
However, in the 19th round of the league, as a guest at the Emirates Stadium, QPR was not lucky.When leading 1:0, Rosicky scored a fairy ball.
After entering the second half, QPR's offensive became more fierce. Pandev received a ball from Modric to give QPR another lead, but soon after Arshavin's through pass assisted Van Persie to equalize the score again.
It was unlucky that QPR's three shots were rejected by the goal frame, and Ricardo was injured in the game.
However, they still occupy the top position in the standings, because Manchester City unexpectedly lost away to Sunderland.
At present, QPR ranks first with 43 points, and Manchester City ranks second with 42 points.
After losing to QPR, Manchester United has a tendency to slump. They lost to Blackburn and Newcastle and achieved a 3-game losing streak. They currently have 39 points. Tottenham have a win, a draw and a loss in these three rounds. Manchester United and Tottenham can't be regarded as lagging behind, and they are still clinging to the top two.
Before the opening of the winter window, QPR secured the first place in the league and became the half-time champion. For this reason, Simeone specially organized a meeting for everyone. The theme was that although they were lucky to become the half-time champion, they should not relax and continue to work hard , Until the league championship is in your hands.This year's championship competition is very fierce, which is a good thing for QPR. QPR can take advantage of the situation to rise.
On New Year's Eve, Riccardo originally planned to organize another dinner for the players to congratulate everyone on their achievements and hope that everyone will continue to work hard, promising that they will pay a large amount of bonuses after winning the championship.
It's just that the dinner party didn't work out. On the evening of December 12, as the number one football star in the Premier League, he took Olivia to attend the New Year's Eve party hosted by the British royal family.
Ricardo's injury is not serious, with an ankle contusion, but he will not be able to catch up with the Norwich game on January 1, and it will be difficult to catch up with the FA Cup away game against Milton Keynes, but the 2st round of the league against He should recover well at Newcastle.
On the evening of January 1, when QPR played against Norwich at home, Ricardo was in distant Ukraine, attacking Fernandinho with Marotta.
In the end, Fernandinho took the initiative to express his desire to join QPR, and the miners had to let him go.Of course, there is not much room for negotiation on the price. As one of the famous black shops in Europe, the products produced by the miners must be high-quality products. If they are high-quality goods, the price is of course very expensive.
The final negotiated price was 2500 million pounds, which was close to 4000 million euros. The miners bought Fernandinho from Parana Atlético for only 825 million euros, which is really a good deal.
Shortly after QPR defeated Norwich 3-0 at home, the official tweet released the news: "26-year-old Fernandinho joined from the miners. Welcome him to join the QPR family!"
Ricardo returned to London and started training, while Marotta rushed to Madrid to try to attack Felipe Luis.
On January 1, QPR won the first FA Cup victory by beating low-level Milton Keynes 7-1 in an away game.
Ricardo also started training with the team.
But Marotta brought him bad news: Atletico Madrid refused to let him go.Unless the offer reaches more than 3000 million euros.
This greatly exceeded Ricardo's expectations. Felipe Luis only spent 1100 million euros when he transferred to Atletico Madrid last year. Ricardo was not willing to be taken advantage of.
After thinking about it, he asked Marotta to attack Alex Sandro with all his strength.
Alex Sandro, who was born in 1991, is about to turn 21. Two years ago, he was sold to Maldonado Sports in Portugal by Atlético Parana for 2 million euros, and then he was loaned to Santos and performed well.
His performances have already attracted the attention of Porto, who are competing with QPR for the player.
Originally, his price was not high, but after two teams competed, his value soared.
Ricardo instructed Marotta: Excellent full-backs are scarce talents, and Alex Sandro must be won. As long as the price is less than 1500 million euros, he will bite his teeth and win.
Marotta's negotiating skills are still there.
Before the team went to the St. James Stadium, Marotta finally brought back good news: Alex Sandro is willing to join, and the transfer fee is 1100 million euros.
QPR's official tweet immediately announced the good news, and a large number of fans began to ask Google, who is this Alex Sandro and why he is worth as much as 1100 million euros.
Of course, in the eyes of FM players and senior football critics, Alex Sandro is a famous monster. In FM games, he can guard the left gate of any rich team for ten years.
In Riccardo's mind, because the team is facing a very difficult situation, Alex Sandro cannot be the team's main force for the time being, but Simeone should also ensure his playing time so that he can grow smoothly.Maicon can be his master and teach him some unique skills.
Next season, Alex Sandro will become the team's regular main force, fighting for the team's third line.
On the evening of January 1th, QPR came to St. James' Park. Ricardo's injury did not heal and he failed to enter the starting lineup, but entered the squad.
In the first half of the game, Newcastle led 1:0.
But after entering the second half, Klose and Ricardo each scored a goal to help QPR achieve a reversal.
After this campaign, QPR's points came to 49 points, continuing to lead the Premier League standings.
Manchester City won Liverpool and Wigan Athletic, with 48 points and continued to rank second.
Manchester United still ranks third with 45 points after two undefeated victories after the new year.
Tottenham won West Bromwich Albion, but was tied by Wolves, with only 43 points, ranking fourth.
It can be seen that Tottenham have gradually fallen behind.
On January 1th, it was another FA Cup match. This time, QPR's opponent was their old enemy and rival in the same city, Chelsea.
If they can win their opponents, QPR can enter the quarter-finals of the FA Cup.
Chelsea's state has been ups and downs recently. Before the New Year, they had not won 4 consecutive games. After the New Year, they barely won two games, but they also won stumbling.
QPR played at home, and Boas learned the lesson of the defeat in the last match, hoarding heavy troops to defend.
However, in the 75th minute of the game, Ricardo took advantage of a direct free kick to give QPR the lead.
Only then did Chelsea wake up from a dream and start attacking, but it was too late. QPR's defense was no longer as fragile as it was at the beginning of the season. The central defender combination of Alderweireld and Vertonghen has fully adapted to the rhythm of the Premier League. , They have the body, the speed is not satisfied, and the judgment is very accurate, so that the Warcraft Drogba returns without success time and time again.
In the end, with Riccardo's goal, QPR defeated their rivals in the same city 1:0 and broke into the quarterfinals of the FA Cup.
Tomorrow is a day off.This should be the last time off. . .The countdown to completion begins.
(End of this chapter)