ps: I have something to go out today, so I will release the afternoon update first.
There is a long embankment on the coastline south of Monaco. At the end of the embankment is a famous seafood restaurant. On the night after the half-league ended Monaco, the Christmas dinner for the whole Monaco team was held here.
When the players brought their families to the seafood restaurant in a daze, they found that Situ Yunbing was still wearing a club warm down jacket and couldn't help but tease him.
Situ Yunbing didn't mind this kind of joke. Besides, he wanted to be more casual during the holidays, but today he never went out in the single apartment in Capday. He had a good rest all day and had no time to shop.
Although the Christmas dinner where Monaco holds a club is not as grand and slightly luxurious as in some well-known hotels in the city, the seafood restaurant can taste huge oysters, fresh sea fish, lobster and other delicacies. I am afraid that only the most authentic locals will know that tasting delicious food here is much more enjoyable than eating foie gras truffle snails in the city hotels.
There are many young players on the team, so most of them just bring a female companion, while some older players bring wives and children. The coaches basically bring their wives with their wives. Situ Yunbing himself is not lonely, and he has long been used to it.
The restaurant specially made a clearance, and Debondan delivered a speech with great interest with a microphone, which not only summarized the team's performance in the past half season, but also hoped that everyone would continue to work hard in the future, but also took advantage of the Christmas opportunity to wish everyone a happy New Year.
After his speech, Situ Yunbing was invited to the stage. Amid everyone's warm applause, Situ Yunbing only said one sentence after he came to the stage.
"Now we can forget football and enjoy life. After the holiday is over, we will talk about football. Merry Christmas, everyone!"
It’s not that Situ Yunbing is not good at speaking, but that he used to be bothered by his leaders about work when he was about to have a holiday, especially after entering the holiday, he didn’t want any work matters to disturb him.
Since the winter break has entered, why bother to talk about work?
Debangdan has already said what should be said, and there is no need to say what should be said now.
After the dinner began, everyone sang and sang, enjoyed a delicious seafood meal, and drank the top wines from Bordeaux. Situ Yunbing was actually very satisfied with his life in Monaco.
Although this place is a small country, it can’t be as small as it is small, but it is full of all organs. Just talking about eating, Japanese restaurants, South American flavors, Italian restaurants, etc. can be found in the city. In addition to fresh seafood, it is difficult to achieve the taste of authentic Chinese food, but it is difficult to achieve.
While everyone was raising their glasses to celebrate, Situ Yunbing found that the Croatian player Leco who came alone was not very interested, so he started to sing and someone was dancing with music.
Leco was not very good at the end of yesterday's game, but because the team was celebrating the winning of the league half-time championship, it was too late in the end, Situ Yunbing did not talk to him.
Standing in front of the long dike fence, the sea breeze passed by, making the slightly drunk Situ Yunbing awake. When the light of the lighthouse was regularly reflected, it turned slightly and opened its sight to avoid direct light from being exposed, but it also reflected the sea water to make the scenery shimmering and beautiful.
Leco stood beside Situ Yunbing, and the two of them were elbows on the handrail of the long dike fence. Situ Yunbing asked Leco with a gentle expression: "I seemed a little unhappy when I saw you. I discovered it at the end of yesterday's game. I was wondering if it was because of the reason I replaced you in the half yesterday. I hope you don't misunderstand it, not because you performed poorly, but the team's tactical needs. If someone uses this to put the team's responsibility for losing the ball on you, or directly criticize you, I will defend you, and I will also tell those people in a blunt way how far they are to go as far as I can."
Leco had no doubt that Situ Yunbing had a determination and sincerity to defend himself. He looked hesitant and said after a while: "It was because I was replaced, but it was not entirely the reason."
Situ Yunbing said solemnly: "I think we can make it open and honest. If there is any problem, we should actively solve it."
Leco has never been a fanatical supporter of Situ Yunbing. At least he is not like the young players in the team, such as Menggonggu, and Moro and others, who support Situ Yunbing so strongly.
Young players like to support Situ Yunbing, but the reason is very simple. Situ Yunbing changed their careers and brought them major opportunities. To exaggerately, Situ Yunbing helped them realize their first step in their dreams!
However, Leco is not a staunch supporter of Situ Yunbing. As a member of the team, he can best understand the subtle situation.
Situ Yunbing did not simply trust young players, nor did he do a drastic job of cleaning up veterans. At least the four veterans he trusts most in the team are obvious: Modesto, Simici, Perez, and Merian.
As for Leco, it is not on this list.
Whether it was due to the situation or whether Situ Yunbing really expected the veteran to be able to stabilize the morale of the army, Leco's own importance was not that outstanding.
At first he had fantasies, and once believed that the trust Situ Yunbing gave him was equal to others, but as Situ Yunbing's position as the commander of the army was stabilized, Nkulu's opportunities increased, and Leco's opportunities decreased accordingly. This is a very obvious signal.
Leco thought about it and decided to be calmer. He said to Situ Yunbing: "In the boss's heart, Nkuru is the future of the team, and I am not."
Situ Yunbing didn't expect Leco to say such a sentence. The most important thing is that Leco's tone did not make him uncomfortable. They were both rational and calm, which was also very good. At least everyone could accept reality when communicating.
Situ Yunbing said to Lekko sincerely: "I can only say this. If the future you are talking about is two or three years later, then Nkuru will definitely be the future of the team. You are not, but if you only look at the next six months and one year, he still needs to grow, and it is difficult to be completely alone. Your importance is not lower than that of him."
A miserable smile appeared on Leco's face.
Nkuru is young, but he is 28 years old. If he wants to share his playing time with Nkuru, where should he go when Nkuru can completely squeeze him out?
Leco's age is very important. For most players, they are about to enter the end of their careers. They get a 3-5-year contract at the age of 29. After the performance of this contract is completed, they should consider or retire directly.
Leco made up his mind and said to Situ Yunbing: "Boss, there are rumors in the transfer market that Saint-Etienne wants to introduce me recently. If it is true, I hope the club can let me leave when the winter transfer window opens."
Situ Yunbing looked shocked, but he didn't expect Leco to leave the team directly!
Not so!
Situ Yunbing immediately advised: "You know the current situation of the team. We have a lot of hope to win the championship this season. We have been working in this direction. Your playing time may be reduced, but it will never become a substitute directly. I can guarantee this!"
Leco shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Boss, I will be 29 years old by next summer. If other teams want to introduce me now and can give me a stable long-term contract, then I will definitely choose to sign this contract. You also know that the situation in Monaco is better, but the financial situation will not improve completely at once, and I don't think the club will be generous to a veteran like me."
Situ Yunbing fell silent when he heard this.
He didn't consider this layer.
Monaco has cut wage expenditures by 40% in the summer. Because the record in the past three years has not been ideal and many players have nowhere to go, they can only sign the new contract.
But now the team is in good condition, will Monaco raise their wages back?
uncertain!
For players who perform well and have potential, the club hopes to lock in for a long time, the contract will definitely be very generous, which is also a kind of reward. However, players like Lecco who are not absolute main players and have reached the age of 30, the club may be as good as he said: You can't be generous!
Debangdan has his personal style, which is that he is very strict in financial control!
One of the important reasons why he was invited by Prince Albert to be the President of Monaco was that he hoped to improve the financial situation of the club through his operations!
He did a good job, Monaco's debt of more than US$70 million may be reduced directly by more than 40 million this season!
If the team wins the league championship, Situ Yunbing has no doubt that Debangdan, who is good at dancing in the capital market, can completely reverse the financial crisis in Monaco in just one year, and only needs to sign a few sponsorship contracts.
Leco is leaving, but it is not because Situ Yunbing forces him to leave, but because of his career situation. He may still get a generous contract when he leaves at this time. Starting next summer, the contract treatment may gradually decline, because too many clubs are stingy in players around 30 years old, unless they are top players!
In Ligue 1, more emphasis is placed on the cultivation of young players, and young people have more room for survival because they also belong to the club's future investment and have the attribute of excess returns that monetize. On the contrary, veterans basically do not have this attribute.
Leco also wants to bring better protection to his future life.
There is nothing wrong.
Chapter completed!