"Brother, I beg you, why are you so anxious to come to me?"
At Manchester City's Carrington training base, Fernando Lucas had just walked into Gao Shen's office when he was greeted by a stream of complaints.
"Do you know how busy I am right now? I haven't finished the report on Arsenal you asked for, and I have a lot of other work. Why are you looking for me now?"
Gao Shen asked him to sit down with a smile, and went over to close the door. When he came back, he saw Lucas scratching his head.
Don't tell me, his hair is really decreasing day by day.
Poor child, if he plays with numbers all day long, he will probably become bald at a young age.
Gao Shen casually touched the top of his head and found that his hair was quite thick.
Who told us, Lao Gao, that we don’t have such a gene?
"Boss, what do you want from me?" Lucas looked at Gao Shen miserably and asked.
Gao Shen sat down opposite Lucas and stared at his assistant.
If we want to say that in this world, apart from his parents and Su Qing's family, the person Gao Shen trusts the most is probably Fernando Lucas, because from the time he traveled to the present, this guy has always followed him. beside.
The whole world knows that Lucas is the best analyst in the world, but few people know that this guy is actually a top student who graduated in economics. God knows why he gave up his promising future and came to be a coach?
Maybe, this is love!
“Are you familiar with the Championship or League One?”
"It's fairly familiar." Lucas frowned, "But didn't we have to play in a cup match before? I checked it out. Who knew, hell, the first League Cup game of this season would be in the Premier League."
Speaking of this, Lucas still looked angry, which made the analysis team's efforts in vain.
In fact, this is also normal. After all, not all analysis can be used, but the important thing is accumulation.
"Which are the better teams in the Championship and League One now?"
"Better ones?" Lucas thought for a while, "The English Championship is probably those teams, such as Queens Park Rangers, Cardiff, Swansea, Norwich, Watford, Coventry, Leeds United , Hull City, Middlesbrough, Crystal Palace, Sheffield United, 24 teams."
"In English League One, the richest team is Brighton. After the owner invested tens of millions of pounds, this team took off immediately. It is upgraded step by step every year. It is estimated that it can be promoted to the English Championship this season."
"There are also Southampton, Charlton, Milton Keynes, the former Wimbledon and Huddersfield."
Not to mention, Lucas's memory is really good. When Gao Shen asked him casually, he still told him everything he knew.
"Why do you ask this suddenly?"
"I want to buy one!"
"What?" Lucas was so frightened that he screamed and jumped up from the sofa.
Gao Shen quickly pulled him down and told him not to be surprised or make a fuss.
Isn’t it just buying a football club?
However, seeing him so surprised, Gao Shen felt quite accomplished.
These days, head coaches are just doing a job. Who can be like him and want to buy a club?
This is definitely the first time this has ever happened.
By then, all the media will definitely be shocked.
…
Lucas was indeed surprised, but after Gao Shen showed his previous conversation with Su Qing, he showed obvious intention again.
Others don't know, but he, Carlo and other core coaching staff all know very well that Gao Shen's share in Naples is tens of millions of euros. If he wants to buy a Premier League, it is definitely not enough, but if he wants to buy the English Championship or For teams in League One, as long as they are not a "big" team like Queens Park Rangers, that should still be fine.
"Can the next Premier League local broadcast rights auction really sell for 3 billion pounds?" Lucas was shocked.
Gao Shen nodded, "So, I have a hunch that by that time, the Premier League quota will become more valuable, and it will lead to a substantial appreciation of the entire English club."
"That's for sure." Lucas highly recognized the advanced judgment. "If you buy it now, you will definitely strive to enter the Premier League in the next few years. This is simply a good deal with huge profits!"
With excitement, Lucas' whole body was on fire.
He really didn't have much money to invest, otherwise he would have wanted to buy a club and try his hand at it.
What a good deal is this?
But in his excitement, after he calmed down, his eyes towards Gao Shen became more eager.
He understood that Gao Shen told him such a secret because he was sincere to him. Otherwise, once word spread, Gao Shen would cause a lot of trouble himself, but Bernstein would definitely not be able to finish it off.
How did Lucas know that Bernstein didn't even know that he had said these words to Gao Shen?
"Leave this matter to me. After I go back, I will immediately finish the work at hand and start sorting out the information of the English Championship and English League One teams. I will also arrange for outside people to investigate various intelligence, especially Financial reports and debt status of each club."
Having said this, Lucas thought for a while and said: "If you want to acquire a club, it is best to do it in a big city or metropolitan area, so that you can have enough support from local fans and ensure attendance."
Match day income, broadcast rights income and commercial income are the three major income channels for European clubs.
Buying and selling players is just the icing on the cake. No one can guarantee that they will always be able to develop players.
In these three areas, match day revenue depends heavily on stadium attendance.
There has always been a rumor that Abramovich fired Mourinho not only because of his results, but also because he disliked Mourinho's style of play which was not good enough. As a result, Chelsea's attendance rate has always been the lowest among Premier League teams. On the low side.
Why are Arsenal ticket prices so high?
Because fans like to watch it.
Why do fans like it?
Because Arsenal's playing style is beautiful.
Don't underestimate the Gunners' poor results. Arsenal's matchday income is much higher than Chelsea's.
Moreover, big cities have enough industries as a foundation, local business development has more potential, and the pattern will be larger.
Of course, don't even think about the London teams. Even the cheapest Queens Park Rangers can't be purchased by senior players.
"It's best to have good youth training capabilities." Gao Shen suggested.
In the next few years, the UK will set off a vigorous wave of youth training reform. By then, local youth training will spring up like mushrooms after a rain. If you have excellent youth training, you will undoubtedly be able to catch up with this east wind.
I believe that anyone with a discerning eye can see the value of local youth training players without having to explain it in detail.
More importantly, in the next few years, the value of star players will become higher and higher. Excellent youth training is equivalent to blood-forming ability. This will be a great boost to Gao Shen's business philosophy of focusing on cost-effective gameplay.
Lucas nodded repeatedly when he heard this, and the more he thought about it, the more excited he became.
Just like the profound things, you can't think too much about some things, and you can't stop once you think about them.
…
After being told to keep things secret, Gao Shen sent Lucas away.
Gao Shen still has great trust in his long-time partner and highly recognizes and respects his abilities.
If nothing else, in just the past few years, he has become the world's top analyst. Although he cannot do without the help of experts, his own abilities cannot be underestimated.
More importantly, Gao Shen knows his abilities.
With a background in economics, Lucas is particularly sensitive to numbers. During daily contacts, Gao Shen found that he also had a lot of insights and understandings about club management, which was reflected in some daily complaints.
Over the years, Lucas has traveled with him all over the world, seen the highest level football stage, and played in the highest level games. He also has a deep understanding of football and the professional football industry, and his personal connections are also extraordinary.
Even in many fields such as the media, his network of contacts is wider than Gao Shen.
If Gao Shen really purchases a football club, Fernando Lucas will be the first person he thinks of as a suitable candidate for CEO, not only because of trust, but also because he believes in Lucas' ability.
Times make heroes.
Gao Shen has always believed that in team collaboration projects, there is never a so-called hero, or in other words, the team is the hero.
He had this philosophy in mind when he asked Lucas to be an analyst, and he still does so now.
The most typical example is Peter Kenyon.
When he switched jobs from Manchester United to Chelsea, he made such a splash and set a military order to make profits for many years, but did he bring Chelsea out?
There is also Monchi from Seville, he is so awesome, but after going to Rome, has he succeeded?
The media is motivated by the need for hype, while fans are influenced by media hype and have a strong mentality, making it easy for them to attribute certain successes to a certain person or a certain thing.
As everyone knows, whether you are running a football club or managing a business, success often depends on the team.
It cannot be said that there are no cases of success relying on personal heroes, but it is seriously unreliable, and such success is likely to be short-lived.
In addition to Fernando Lucas, a technical director who is responsible for technical tactics and youth training is also needed.
As the head coach, Gao Shen actually really dislikes having a technical director, so he holds the position of technical director himself at Manchester City, which can be said to have monopoly power.
But if you acquire a club, you will definitely need a technical director because he is so useful.
Moreover, it must be one of our own, someone who is very familiar with and understands the development trends of football, and understands his own thoughts and ideas.
Gao Shen's team itself has gathered elites and talents from all over the world. If you pick any one at random, they will be the elites that other teams covet, but there is one position that Gao Shen is currently having a headache for.
That means who will come forward to acquire and host this club?
go alone?
He simply doesn't have that much time.
The most troublesome thing is that this person not only needs to understand professional football, but also needs to be familiar with the European football environment. The most important thing is that he must be someone who has absolute trust in order to hand everything over to him.
But Gao Shen quickly suppressed this troubling problem.
The acquisition of the club has not yet been announced, but the game against Arsenal is imminent.
No matter what, the best thing to do is kill Arsenal first.
