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In the Premier League's official Player of the Month selection for August, Sun Ke beat out Dzeko, Rooney, and Van Persie to win the award.

Sun Ke was quite surprised when she first heard the news.

Given the nature of the Premier League, unless someone performs exceptionally well, it's difficult for a junior like Sun Ke to win in the competition.

He originally thought the award should go to Dzeko, as the selection largely depends on the team's performance.

Manchester City won all three of their league matches in August, with Dzeko scoring four goals against Tottenham and earning a perfect 10 rating.

It is indeed very difficult to shake such an opponent.

The Premier League's official assessment was: "With the team's squad incomplete and facing a series of strong opponents, Son Heung-min's outstanding organizational skills helped the team achieve two wins and one draw. His average rating across the three matches was 8.7."

"This player ranks first in the Premier League in both interception success rate and number of key passes, and his tireless running has made an outstanding contribution to the team's defense."

If they said that, Sun Ke thought it made no sense.

After all, he had been an important player in all three games, so winning such a small prize wasn't a problem.

The real benefits of this award are the points rewards and increased brand awareness it brings.

Compared to the Player of the Month, what truly shocked him was Arsenal's moves in the transfer market.

Sun Ke really couldn't believe that Wenger had actually bought Thiago Silva.

But that's exactly what happened.

Sun Ke learned from staff that Silva's weekly wage reached £14, along with a £700 million loyalty bonus and a 10% share of the transfer fee for the next transfer.

A world-class center-back lineup is truly something else; the loyalty bonus is enough to buy another one of them.

This treatment would be nothing in twelve years, but it was considered top-notch in 2011.

This is quite surreal. It's unclear why the club's management opened up a special channel for Silva's transfer fee and salary.

As a result, Arsenal not only spent all the money they earned in the transfer market, but also lost tens of millions of dollars.

With the transfer window now closed, Arsenal have become the club that spent the most money during the summer transfer window.

Including the loan fees for Capdevila and Maicon, Arsenal spent a total of £7900 million.

Of course, in the previous season, Wenger also spent nearly £3000 million on the last day of the transfer window, but the players he bought in haste were all underperforming.

Silva completed his signing and immediately joined the Brazilian team for a friendly match.

However, Sun Ke still felt the effects of the transfer.

Capdevila's defensive ability is truly top-notch. Although the veteran's explosiveness has declined somewhat, he is still physically strong and has top-notch stamina.

In practice matches, Walcott suffered a lot at the hands of this old guy.

Capdevila is a seasoned defender who always makes Walcott very uncomfortable.

Moreover, this old guy has a special skill: once he gets close to Walcott, Walcott's speed immediately drops significantly.

Maicon has just resumed training, so it's too early to tell much, but his ball control is truly amazing; he can control any ball and send it straight onto the grass.

During the off-season, Sun Ke still went out early and returned late every day.

The only big news these days is the Champions League group stage draw.

It has to be said that UEFA really does treat people differently based on their status.

Among the four Premier League clubs, Manchester United's group opponents are Benfica, Basel, and Galati Steel.

Chelsea's group opponents are Valencia, Bayer Leverkusen and Genk.

Manchester United's group is basically a guaranteed win.

Although Chelsea have drawn teams from La Liga and the Bundesliga, as long as they don't make any mistakes, advancing from the group stage shouldn't be a problem.

As a top-tier team, Arsenal faced Ligue 1 runners-up Marseille, Greek champions Olympiacos, and Bundesliga's second-best team, Dortmund.

Arsenal are naturally stronger overall, but there are no weak teams among their group opponents.

This means that Arsenal cannot afford to relax in any match if they want to finish first in their group.

Otherwise, the first round of the knockout stage would be a replay of five years at Bayern Munich and three years at Barcelona.

I have to say, being drawn into the group of death is truly disgusting.

But for Arsenal, this group is still acceptable.

Manchester City, on the other hand, found it completely unacceptable that they were relegated to the fourth tier by Bayern Munich, Napoli, and Villarreal.

This is the true group of death.

The newly promoted Premier League team, making their Champions League debut, truly experienced a warm welcome from UEFA.

Of course, Manchester City's entry into the group of death is good news for other Premier League rivals.

Manchester City, who dominated the first three rounds, will have to spend a significant amount of energy dealing with the Champions League group stage.

If there's only one game a week, a big-spending team like Manchester City can usually finish a match in just one hour.

In the third round, Tottenham tried to go head-to-head with them, but were beaten 5-1 each time.

After four seasons of rebuilding and replacements, Manchester City has become one of the top teams in the Premier League this season.

They can now truly confidently declare, "We're going to win the championship!"

Thiago Silva returned to the team three days before the offseason began.

The best center-back in Serie A is truly top-notch; apart from being only 1.83 meters tall, he has virtually no weaknesses.

Moreover, this guy's physical fitness is truly top-notch.

After a few days of getting to know him, Sun Ke found that Silva had a very calm personality, always positioned himself correctly on defense, and was particularly good at covering for his teammates.

The old man's transfer dealings in the summer were top-notch. If the team had fewer injuries, they might have been able to compete with the Manchester clubs.

Before we knew it, it was April 10th.

Arsenal hosted Premier League newcomers Swansea at home.

This Swansea team has many familiar faces.

Their manager was Brendan Rodgers, who later managed Liverpool and nearly won the Premier League title.

Rodgers' Swansea team took a unique approach in the Championship by playing a ground-based style of play, and ultimately advanced to the Premier League through a brutal play-off.

Rodgers' father passed away before the game, and the assistant coach took over the command.

Swansea's left winger Sinclair later joined Manchester City after his outstanding performance, but he didn't make it big.

This fast winger was also selected for the British Olympic team.

In addition, Joe Allen, who played for Swansea, later transferred to Liverpool and was also selected for the national Olympic team.

If Sun Ke wants to be selected for the national Olympic team, he will have to beat this small midfielder who is good at passing and controlling the ball in the competition.

Swansea's left-back Taylor and center-back Caulker, on loan from Tottenham, have both been selected for the national Olympic team.

This team isn't the best, but it's definitely not bad either.

Arsenal's injury list remains long, with Wilshere's injury recurring and likely requiring another two weeks before he can return to training. Vermaelen, Diaby, and Squillaci are also recovering from injuries.

In addition, Gervinho and Song are suspended and unable to play.

Fortunately, Gibbs, Sagna, and Arteta have recovered from their injuries and returned to the court.

Wenger fielded a backline of four players: Sagna, Silva, Koscielny, and Capdevila.

Sun Ke and Ramsey played as the two holding midfielders, with Arteta standing in front of them; the front three remained the same.

Arsenal's squad finally looks like that of a Premier League powerhouse.

Before the match, Wenger specifically instructed Sun Ke: "The opponent's wing speed is very fast, I still hope you can hold your position and protect the right flank."

Sun Ke nodded: "Boss, no problem!"

He's now afraid the old man will let him cut in line, or run uphill along the side road.

I really don't have that ability.

After twelve days of training, Sun Ke has accumulated 12000 points. In addition to the 2500 points remaining after the third match and today's sign-in points, Sun Ke has gained a total of five attribute points during this period.

Stealing increases by four points, and Strength increases by one point.

Shooting 60, ball control 74, dribbling 70, passing 79, long shot 100

Heading 64, Set pieces 60, Explosiveness 70, Speed ​​70, Power 61

Jump 67, Balance 70, Stamina 86, Tackling 70, Tackle 61

Anticipation 100, Off-the-ball movement 62, Creativity 61, Vision 60

Skill: Master of Organization.

Overall assessment: A commendable Premier League player.

This data looks much better, but it's still somewhat unbalanced.

Sun Ke has been using maxed-out prediction skills to compensate for his lack of combat ability during this period.

Moreover, after being positioned as a defensive midfielder, Sun Ke spent most of his time doing dirty work, and his off-the-ball movement, creativity, and vision did not improve.

These are all tasks that Arteta should be doing.

Sun Ke's first task this month is to increase his strength.

There are too many monsters in the Premier League; some of them are so physically strong that they can overcome any opponent with sheer force.

I must not break down at the slightest provocation.

Arsenal kicked off first, and Swansea players immediately pressed forward.

The ball was passed to left-back Capdevila, and Swansea's speedy right-winger, Dale, rushed up to him in the blink of an eye.

Facing a double-team, Capdevila skillfully maneuvered and passed the ball to Ramsey, who was there to receive it.

As soon as Ramsey received the ball, Swansea's muscular midfielder closed in from behind.

During a physical contact, Ramsey nearly fell headfirst onto the grass.

Sun Ke quickly received the ball from the side, and Ramsey hurriedly passed it out.

After Sun Ke received the ball, Joe Allen closed in from behind.

Facing a potential competitor from the national Olympic team, Sun Ke did not rush to receive the ball. Instead, he used his body to lean against the opponent and moved the ball from the left to the right.

This is a special skill that Sun Ke learned from Wilshere during the summer training camp. He practiced it repeatedly for a month and is now showing it off.

Joe Allen wasn't physically strong, and Sun Ke bumped into him hard with her body as she received the ball before taking it.

Taking advantage of the moment when the opponent leaned back slightly, Sun Ke stopped the ball and immediately passed it.

Both of Swansea's midfielders rushed towards their own half, leaving Arteta's position open.

The football arced slightly, passing over Swansea midfielder Britton's head and landing at Arteta's feet.

Arteta immediately advanced into the attacking third and, taking advantage of the opponent's unsteady footing, passed the ball into the left side of the penalty area.

Arshavin took a shot without adjusting, and the ball flew just past the right post and out of the goal.

After a sigh, the home fans immediately applauded their team.

Arshavin looked up at the sky and sighed, then turned back and gave Arteta a thumbs up.

Arteta then turned around and applauded Sun Ke.

Silva shouted from the backfield in broken English, "Sun Ke, well done!"

During these ten days of training, his teammates have witnessed Sun Ke's mid-range passing skills countless times.

At this point, the Swansea players were a bit bewildered.

They carefully studied the video of Sun Ke's first three games. Sun Ke's main methods of advancement were breakthroughs and short passes, while his medium and long-range passes were only average.

That's why Swansea's midfielders and forwards resolutely charge forward after the kickoff.

I never expected this guy to have this trick up his sleeve.

This incident caused the Swansea players to hesitate.

Should the pre-arranged tactics still be executed?