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The new Premier League season is about to begin. Judging from the warm-up match, both Dzekelish and Ekitic need to work hard

8:04am, 2 August 2025Football

Look! The door to August is like a trumpet that sounded the opening whistle of the five major European leagues - the Premier League is scheduled to make its grand debut on August 16! However, recently, those Premier League teams can't hold back their loneliness and go to the warm-up match to "play monkey plays". The scene is quite fun. Ekitic and Dzekelish also showed their faces. Of course, it was just a warm-up show of friendly guest appearances, so we didn't want to talk much. But to be honest, the performance of these two guys... well, I can only say that I can pass the exam, after all, a game can't explain too many problems.

Speaking of Ekitic, his ability to confrontation is so weak that it makes people doubt life, and it feels like a gust of wind can blow him away. From this perspective, will he be like a lost little sheep when he really arrives in the Premier League? However, Liverpool must have a long-term vision when signing him. At the beginning of the new season, it is estimated that other big shots have to support the situation. As for Zhekelaysh, he had very little playing time, and he still looked the same - someone had to feed him a cake to eat it, but how could this little time show off his cooking skills?

Now all teams are preparing for the league battle in two weeks. Some are busy recruiting soldiers and accelerating recruitment, while others plan to slowly regain their feelings through the game. For example, Liverpool urgently needs to strengthen the central defender position. If there is no Dinghai Ji, I am afraid that I can only pray to God to bless the players in the new season, otherwise it will become an "injury team"! Looking at Manchester City, there seems to be no movement, and it seems that the current lineup is already invincible? But they played such a warm-up match all season ago (or in the name of the Club World Cup). Are they a little too confident?

Chelsea acted low-key and quietly solved the front line crisis, and the problems in the midfield and backcourt were basically solved. But, the Premier League championship battle next season will definitely be a big melee, with at least six teams staring at the trophy! The key is to see who can sign up the best. Moreover, many teams have changed core players. It is hard to say whether the new players can quickly become the new boss. Especially the two centers recently introduced, if you want to quickly integrate into the team, you may have to give them more patience.

There is another interesting point. Although the transfer window of the top five European leagues closed at the end of August, other leagues do not have this rule, which means that surprises will continue to happen next! As for whether Manchester City is a favorite to win the championship? Hehe, they have a lot of problems in the middle and frontcourt, and the right back is even more distressing. If you want me to say, the real favorite to win the championship should be Manchester United, Manchester City... let's talk about it first!

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