After watching the game, Gao Shen sent a congratulatory text message to Guardiola.
Originally, he thought Guardiola would be very busy and would not have time to pay attention. Unexpectedly, Guardiola responded quickly and invited Gao Shen to the locker room to share the joy.
If it had been anyone else, Gao Shen would have suspected that he was just trying to show off.
But Guardiola won't.
Gao Shen understands him very well, purely because he is so happy at this moment.
However, Gao Shen politely declined, because this was Barcelona's celebration time.
Whether he is the coach of Manchester City or the former coach of Real Madrid, it is always inappropriate for Gao Shen to appear in Barcelona's winning locker room, and the current Real Madrid fans are probably bleeding in their hearts.
At this time, Gao Shen went to celebrate with Barcelona. Isn't this asking for trouble?
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After watching the Champions League final, Gao Shen met with Florentino, then with Spanish King Juan Carlos, and then went to speak with UEFA President Platini and other core executives.
call.
According to Gao Shen's character, he really doesn't want to go to such trouble, but in this kind of situation, he must do everything, otherwise, he may be put in the shoes at any time.
Finally, Gao Shen made a special phone call to comfort Ferguson.
"It's okay, Jazz, this defeat can extend your career for another five years!" Gao Shen laughed.
Ferguson laughed and cursed on the other end of the phone, "Are you planning on letting me die on the coaching bench?"
"That's not bad, it's an honor!" Gao Shen replied.
But being so excited by Gao Shen, Ferguson really felt relieved a lot.
In fact, it is not difficult to see from tonight's game that due to the previous defeat to Manchester City, Ferguson was obviously more experienced when dealing with Barcelona, but the goal came too early.
"Judging from the game process, if you played more conservatively, you might not be unable to win, but you chose to press out."
Gao Shen was on the phone, analyzing some of his observations and gains with Ferguson.
"It's not impossible to play when you press out, and you are right to use attacking tactics at the beginning, but you overestimate your defense, especially the defense in the midfield. To be honest, after so many years, you should also strengthen the midfielder.
Already."
The first goal Manchester United conceded was because they pressed too far, resulting in a transition from attack to defense and no time to retract.
This is a very serious problem.
Defense in the midfield has always been a big problem for Manchester United. Since the failure to introduce Hargreaves, Ferguson seems to have given up on recruiting midfielders. But the problem is, how can Barcelona be stopped by Carrick alone?
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Perhaps it was because he had just lost the game and was feeling uncomfortable, or perhaps because he had been stabbed in the heart by someone so profound. After being silent for a while, Ferguson let out a mixed sigh.
"We really have no money!"
Gao Shen was also stunned on the phone.
For the proud Ferguson to say such weak words shows that his situation is indeed very difficult.
A few days ago, just as Manchester United was happily reaching the Champions League final, the Times of England broke the news that due to the inability to meet the PIK (payment in kind bond) requirements, Manchester United's bank loan interest rate will increase from 14.25% to 16.25%.
Manchester United currently has a total of 220 million pounds in loans, which means that Manchester United's liabilities will instantly increase by 75 million pounds.
It is said that this was the result of a series of capital operations carried out by the American Glazer family after acquiring Manchester United.
In February this year, the Glazer family was unable to repay loans that were about to mature, and was forced to issue bonds of up to 500 million pounds and sign a "challenging" agreement. The maximum debt of Manchester United can only be their pre-tax profits.
five times.
Seven million pounds of it, the bank loan was repaid as soon as it was obtained.
However, according to PIK's assessment in May, Manchester United's current total debt is 539 million pounds, but this season's pre-tax profit is several million pounds short of the stipulated amount, failing to meet the stipulated requirements, so the interest rate will be further increased.
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Nowadays, Manchester United is frantically soliciting sponsorships from all over the world, just to fill this hole before August.
Under such circumstances, where can Manchester United find the money to sign players?
According to previous media reports, Ferguson almost broke up with the management in order to sign Sneijder.
Fortunately, Manchester United has done well enough this season and reached the Champions League final, and can earn a lot of money in this area.
It is conceivable that if Ferguson fails to achieve satisfactory results after signing Sneijder, then he will really have no choice but to resign.
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After hanging up the phone from Ferguson, Gao Shen felt quite uncomfortable.
Looking at European football, there are not many teams that can be called business models. Manchester United in the Premier League, Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga, and Real Madrid in Spain are all very successful and wealthy teams.
But Manchester United is obsessed with capital operation and building its own business empire. As a result, the Glazer family took advantage of the loophole and performed a trick with nothing. Now that it is fine, it has caused a lot of trouble for itself.
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Sometimes I think about it, it’s not easy for Ferguson now either.
There is no money to recruit, but we still have to work hard to support.
However, the predicament is also temporary and will get better in a few years.
Manchester City is now mainly dependent on the investment of the sponsors behind it, which is actually very unhealthy. However, Gao Shen has seen Manchester City's business plan and the Abu Dhabi consortium is by no means just trying to burn money to gain advertising effects.
Gao Shen believes that Manchester City will eventually become a giant, and Gao Shen will be forever engraved in the history of Manchester City and even the history of the Premier League for helping Manchester City lay the foundation of a giant.
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Just after hanging up the phone with Ferguson, Gao Shen immediately received a call from Guardiola.
Not long after, he saw the Barcelona coach in the executive VIP room of the Bernabeu Stadium.
"Congratulations, Pep." Gao Shen smiled and hugged Guardiola.
Guardiola is obviously impatient.
He gave Gao Shen the impression of a student who had just gotten perfect marks on the exam, holding the exam paper and chasing after the teacher.
He wants to get praise from the teacher.
Of course Gao Shen understood his mentality, and satisfied his desire without reservation, and praised him mercilessly.
This made Tito Vilanova, who came with Guardiola and wanted to get to know the master, find it unbelievable.
Is he really the legendary top coach in the world?
Are you sure he's not a bastard who sells fake medicines and defrauds elderly people into buying insurance?
Guardiola is in a really good mood. After all, he just won the Champions League. He has made no secret that his next goal is to win the Triple Crown.
"Next season, I will definitely not let it slip out of my hands!" Guardiola said confidently.
Gao Shen smiled and nodded, but his heart was full of slander: Damn, labor and management are standing in front of you, and they are not dead yet!
However, it is funny to say that Guardiola has won the double championship for two consecutive seasons.
Last season it was La Liga and Copa del Rey, this season it is La Liga and Champions League.
Of course, judging from the results, this heavy report card is eye-catching and outstanding enough, so many people say that Guardiola is Gao Shen II, because he did serve as Gao Shen's assistant at the beginning.
He himself did not resist this title. On the contrary, he was Gao Shen and rectified Guardiola's name time and time again, which made Guardiola even more grateful and admired Gao Shen.
However, there is an obvious change that Guardiola recognized something Gao Shen told him at the beginning.
That is that Barcelona's current tactics are not suitable for high forwards.
Originally, Guardiola wanted a high center forward like Ibrahimovic who was technically and capable, but he just couldn't run and the pace was obviously too slow.
This is quite normal.
It is impossible for humans to survive on earth and escape gravity.
The weight of a tall player depends on where he is. I have never seen a tall player who can be as flexible as a small player and at the same time can provide a wide range of running.
If so, then this person really should be pulled into slices.
Therefore, Guardiola must face two choices, either to introduce tall men and adjust Barcelona's tactics to accommodate the characteristics of tall men; or to abandon tall men and introduce shorter men with flexible bodies, fast speed and excellent skills.
A player who can also run.
In the past, Guardiola was obsessed with tall men, but now it seems that his thinking has changed.
"I want to introduce Atletico Madrid's Aguero." Guardiola directly stated his goal.
Gao Shen was stunned, with questions all over his face, "Aguero?"
"Yes, I have been observing him for a long time. He is a very good player, and he has a very good relationship with Messi. I think he can adapt to Barcelona." Guardiola said with longing.
After hearing this, Gao Shen thought about it carefully and immediately realized that Guardiola was going to sell Eto'o.
Sometimes, Gao Shen can't understand why Guardiola doesn't want to see Eto'o so much.
Messi plays in the center and Eto'o plays on the right. Isn't this good?
Maybe, it really is an eyesore.
Guardiola is like this. When he appreciates or likes someone, he will look at him no matter what. But when he hates or dislikes someone, let alone an eyesore, even if he breathes a breath of air,
He felt it was a crime.
"Aguero is not cheap, and you are going to have a presidential election this year. Both candidates have their own target stars."
It's also interesting to say.
At that time, former Real Madrid chairman Sanz tried to re-elect Real Madrid as chairman by winning two Champions Leagues in three years. He did not take the challenger Florentino seriously at all. As a result, Florentino relied on his superstar
Policy won.
In Gao Shen's previous life, Laporta also relied on Guardiola's Triple Crown to seek a successful re-election, but was unexpectedly overthrown by his former assistant Rosell.
Now, history has changed. Guardiola's triple crown has become a double crown for two consecutive years. Laporta's momentum has also reached its peak. I wonder if Guardiola can still use Guardiola's momentum to defeat Ronaldo.
Serge, successfully re-elected?
"By the way, if you want to bring in Aguero and other stars, you will definitely need to invest a lot of money, right?" Gao Shen changed the topic and asked.
Guardiola was stunned for a moment, immediately stared at Gao Shen warily, and nodded, "So..."
"Thiago Motta, for sale or not?"
Guardiola secretly thought that it was true, but immediately refused, "If you don't want to sell it, don't even think about it, it's impossible!"
